THE WALL OF FACES

Private First Class Ronald Joseph Allen, Served with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

I did not know you during your time on earth but I feel a connection to you since you too were from New Orleans. Thank you for your sacrifice.
Too young and too much ahead for you in life to have died in a war .
My condolences to all who knew and loved you.
Rest easy brave soldier you are remembered.

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

As long as you are remembered you will never die....

DEAR PFC ALLEN,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A GRUNT. REST IN PEACE.

Dear PFC Ronald Joseph Allen, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter