THE WALL OF FACES

You are my mother's 1st cousin as a child I remember my Grandmother telling me about you and that you were MIA. Your mother had died never knowing what had happened to you. I have visited the Viet Nam wall in Washington DC and the Traveling Wall. Once as it had you classified as MIA and the 2nd as KIA. I am so glad that they have finally brought you home and hope to visit you in Arlington soon. You will never be forgotten.

They say time heals but here I am with a tear in my eye still After all these years I see that you were on the USS Kitty Hawk I was on the Kitty Hawk in 1971 on my way to the fantastic place of Vietnam hope to see your name on the wall when I go there

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. I am heartened you were returned home though I wish it had been under different circumstances. May you rest in eternal peace.

Thank you for your devotion and duty. You will always be remembered and never forgotten by family and friends.

Capt. M. A. Cartwright CAP/USAF

Captain Billie Jack Cartwright, Served with Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85), Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11), USS Kitty Hawk, Task Force 77 (TF-77), 7th Fleet.