THE WALL OF FACES

Sp4 Joseph Camerlengo is buried at Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp, New York.

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

SP4 Philip W. Baughn, SP4 Joseph V. Camerlengo, and SP4 Dennis G. Hall were infantrymen serving with D Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. On October 20, 1969, SP4 Camerlengo was the driver of a M274 Mule, a small platform utility vehicle, with Baughn and Hall as passengers. While traveling on a road near the Song Bo River railroad bridge in Thua Thien Province, RVN, the vehicle hit a mine. Baughn and Hall were killed in the blast. Camerlengo was transported to a military facility where he expired. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Thank you for your sacrifice, you would be very proud of your son, Joe. I am very proud to call him one of my best friends, like a brother really. And your wife Patricia, is like another mother to me whom I affectionally call "Aunt Pat". Thank you again and may you rest in peace, AIRBORNE!

Dear Spec 4 Joseph Camerlengo,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Your 69th birthday is next week. Happy Birthday. As another summer comes to an end, it is important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.