THE WALL OF FACES

Sgt. Castle was wounded in the action of 14 October 1966 and flown home to Walter Reed Hospital, where he remained until his death on 2 July 1967. Turk was enroute to visit him... hopefully to aid in his recovery... when he died. After spending a few days at Fort Benning, Turk was returned to Vietnam. Rest in peace with the warriors.

FOREVER REMEMBERED

"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you....and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.....Be not ashamed to say you loved them....
Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own....And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind...."

Quote from a letter home by Maj. Michael Davis O'Donnell
KIA 24 March 1970. Distinguished Flying Cross: Shot down and Killed while attempting to rescue 8 fellow soldiers surrounded by attacking enemy forces.

We Nam Brothers pause to give a backward glance, and post this remembrance to you, one of the gentle heroes lost to the War in Vietnam:

Slip off that pack. Set it down by the crooked trail. Drop your steel pot alongside. Shed those magazine-ladened bandoliers away from your sweat-soaked shirt. Lay that silent weapon down and step out of the heat. Feel the soothing cool breeze right down to your soul ... and rest forever in the shade of our love, brother.

From your Nam-Band-Of-Brothers

Even though I didn't know you personally I served with the 40th Infantry Platoon Scout Dogs and think often of the guys who never made it back. I do remember Turk and we took good care of him, he retired when he came back to the unit, no more walking point. We still remember all the heroes.