THE WALL OF FACES

Happy Birthday, you would have been 56 today. I am so sorry that you are not here to celebrate it. God bless you and thank you for your sacrifice...you and so many others.

Rest in Peace
Wildman VNV M/C USA

It is so sad he died on his birthday

Such a terrible loss at such a short life. Thank you!

If I should die, and leave you here awhile, be not like others, sore undone, who keep long vigils by the silent dust, and weep...for MY sake, turn again to life, and smile...Nerving thy heart and trembling hand to do something to comfort other hearts than thine...Complete these dear, unfinished tasks of mine...and I, perchance, may therein comfort you.

I was there the day the "Wall" was dedicated and I thought of you and our other classmates who were lost during the war. There were so many people there that day that I couldn't even get close enough to see any names. A few years later, I visited the travelling
"Wall" when it came to Houston and looked for your name. My friend and I (also from Channelview) wept when we saw your name...such a stark remembrance of your being. You were so young--yet you gave your life to give us freedom. It was not in vain. We will always remember and honor you and your memory.