THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from your wife Lorene is touching and reflects her love for you and the anguish experienced by so many who lost ones in this war. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever…..

Sergeant First Class Gerry George Chesnut, Served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

You were a great soldier.
One of a kind, I stand an salute you.

Gerry finished his required year tour of duty July 24, 1967 but volunteered to extend during a period of the heaviest fighting which would be seen by the 1st Infantry Division during the entire war. From Oct. 1967 through Dec. 2, 1967, the date Gerry was killed, Gerry’s 1/18th Inf. Battalion turned the tables on one regimental sized enemy ambush at Da Yeu and repulsed an all-out night time regimental size assault on 1/18th night defensive position at the Battle of Loc Ninh on Nov. 30th, not to mention a number of other un-documented fire fights like the one where Gerry was killed on the 2nd of December. I was in B Co. and Gerry was in D Co. I can barely remember the names of a couple Sergeants in my own company but everybody in the entire Battalion knew Gerry Chesnut. I personally saw him in action. Simply put, he was the most fearless man that I have ever known and I have known a lot of brave men, but he was different. I can honestly say that the only way to describe him would be to say he was a man apart, fearless in battle but at the same time so kind and considerate to the rest of us.
Wayne Wade
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Dear SFC Gerry Chesnut,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Your 81st birthday is soon. Happy Birthday. Yesterday was Veterans' Day. Thank you for your service. This is the month that we remember all those who have passed-on. We remember you. It is so 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 strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.