THE WALL OF FACES

Dear Sgt Robert Cannon,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. It is another autumn, and time has passed since this war. 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.

Dear SGT Robert Earl Cannon, 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

I don’t know where to begin to express my gratitude to someone so courageous, but I will try.

I want to thank you for taking up the call to serve your country so honorably and I want to thank you for the ultimate sacrifice that any man can make – your precious life. Please know that these mere words come from my heart and I mean ever one of them.

No matter how others may feel you did not die in vain, nor was the war senseless. You and your brothers-in-arms whose names are engraved on The Wall have been and will be an influence for good in this country. You and the others have influenced the youth of our country – this is shown by the remembrances these young people have left for all of you on this site. You all have touch a cord in them and they will remember your sacrifice all of their lives; so, your deaths are not in vain.

I am proud of you and the others and can hardly wait for the day when I will be able to meet you and give my thanks to you all in person.

You courageous men have touched me to my very soul with your selfless actions and I will spend the rest of my day honoring you all in whatever way that I can. Thank you for the bottom of my heart!!

On this your Angel Day I leave this quote for you it’s from the movie We Were Soldiers:

To fallen soldiers, let us sing,
Where no rockets fly or bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord

No more bleeding, no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night,
Just divine embrace, eternal light
In the Mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
Through the ages safely keep
The Mansions of the Lord

It is hard to belive that it was 40 years ago that you lost your life fighting for your country. I think of you, your parents and your brothers often. God Bless Bob Cannon!!!

Month In Vietnam

Sergeant Killed in War

Robert E. Cannon, a 23-year-old Delaware county Army sergeant, was killed in combat Sunday. He had been in Vietnam less than a month.
Sgt. Cannon, of 112 W. Ridge rd., Upper Providence Towwnship, arrived in Vietnam on October 2, after serving as an advanced infantry instructor at Fort Jackson, S.C.
A 1963 graduate of Ridley High School, Sgt. Cannon attended Winston-Salem College, Winston-Salem, N.C., and West Chester State College before being drafted in October 1967.
He planned to return to college upon completion of his tour.
A former high school and college football player, he is survived by his wife, Donna; his parents, James R. and Eleanor, and brothers, Willard and Michael, all of the Ridge rd. address.
His brother, Willard, 19, scheduled to report for Naval Reserve basic training at Great Lakes, Ill., on November 10, was given a 30-day leave.
His wife, formerly of Folcroft, said Sgt. Cannon was deeply moved by the poverty in Vietnam.