THE WALL OF FACES

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.

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace 1LT. Coley, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.

1LT Billy Coley, You are remembered.

Dear Lt Billy Coley,
Thank you for your service as a Tactical Aircraft Pilot (Various.) Your 54th anniversary just passed, so sad. December is almost gone, along with all the preparations. It is the 5th Day of Christmas. 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.

1LT Donald A. Mollicone was killed in a “freak accident" on December 20, 1963, when his O-1F (# 57-2831) forward air control plane from the 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron crashed at Soc Trang Airfield. At the time of the crash, Mollicone was not stationed at Soc Trang. His crew had stopped there for a short time. He was taking 1LT Billy J. Conley, to another site, probably back to Bien Hoa, where Mollicone was assigned. The plane took off on an empty tank and stalled about 300 feet in the air. Had it been another 200 feet higher, they might likely have had time to recover and survive the incident. Both Mollicone and Conley suffered fatal injuries in the crash. [Taken from togetherweserved.com and coffeltdatabase.org]