17 Mar 2001 I was not sure what to say as I begin trying to trace a 30 year old journey into my past. Like many others, I too lost my father in Vietnam, although I know spiritually he is always with me. I see his face in my own children, although I never saw his. I do not regret his decision to return to Vietnam to fight for a second tour, it was his duty as he saw it. But I do miss him. I miss him a lot. I miss a man I never had a chance to talk to, to hold, to sit on his lap and have him tell me a story. There is a hole in my heart, never to be filled. I wonder if he would be proud of me, of what I have become. Without ever having him physically here, I still believe that based on the life he lived and the values he stood for, I can model myself after him. It hits me at odd times, the missing feelings. Sometimes it's tough, sometimes it's too much. I just really miss my dad, I wish he was here, I wish he could see me, I wish I could see him. I would give anything to just talk to him once. But all I have are fading photographs and so many unanswered questions. I love you, dad.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall C Company, 2/47th Infantry, lost six men on 9 May 1968: 1LT Frederick R. Casper, Fond Du Lac, WI SSG Paul R. Standridge, Anniston, AL SSG Clarence H. Washington, Newburgh, IN CPL Kenneth W. Arnold, Chicago, IL CPL Merrill A. Moser, Baldwin, AL PFC Thomas W. Cranford, Redding, CA

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