The Wall
Photo of Wall © by Sue Brogan
Thanks QZ for the pic. How kind of you taking it for me
This page is dedicated to my brother Charlie
who was killed in action durning The
Viet Nam War. Also a online friend
Johnnie Jones,
Roy A Moseley and to all those
who served or where killed,lost or
missing in Action.
For over 20 years I would not accept the
fact that Charlie was dead.. For you see
they said his body was so battered it
was deemed unrecognizable,therefore we never opened his coffin. Our dad
wanted to remember Charlie as he was he
did not want to have his last image of
Charlie being a vision of a mingled and
battered body. So in my minds eye there
was always a glimmer of hope that he
would return. I just always knew they
had made a mistake. But,upon my visit to
the minature wall and I saw his name
upon the
stone cold marble I had to let my hope
go. That hope has kept me away from his
grave all these years because I refused
to believe he was gone. Now I feel
so guilty about never going back since
the day of his funeral in May of 1970.
And now I live so far away hopes of
every going back to Arizona to say
goodbye to him is rather
slim..
So, Charlie I am
so sorry I have never returned to your
grave.
I just never could
believe you were dead.
"Please
Forgive Me"
In the shadows of the Wall are the names
of the ones who gave their all
Charlie it has been so long ago since
the day
you called to say goodbye
Our
hearts some how knew then you were not
returning
and that you would be one of those who
would fall,
To become a
Shadow on
the Wall..
Gone are the years but my heart still
aches for you ,
and the tears always
seen to flow.
Your sis
Margaret..
Feburary 2001, I finally made it home, and I returned to Charlie's grave,upon his grave I layed one and told him GoodBye.
Photo of Gravestone © Scott Moseley
Cpl Charles Allen Davidson
"Did you ever know that you were my Hero"
CHARLES ALLEN DAVIDSON
CPL - E3 - Army - Regular
4th Infantry Division
20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Jan 11, 1950
From TUCSON, ARIZONA
His tour of duty began on Jan 06, 1970
Casualty was on May 08, 1970
CAMBODIA
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Religion
PROTESTANT
Panel 11W - - Line 130
The first known admitted casuality to
be killed in Cambodia from the state of
Arizona.
Shadows on the
Wall
Written
by Johnnie Jones
Reflections of the past in granite
cold.
Each name written a story
untold.
Faces eitched in battles past.
Upon forgotten places in time will
last.
So is told from
within,
The Shadows on the
Wall
Hear the crys from
within the stone.
Why were we forsaken at home.
So listen well to what is said from
within
The Shadows on the
Wall
To all the protesters
that shamed our death we have but one
thing to ask...
For each an everyone of you to kiss our
ASS....
Now the story is told of
the
Shadows on the
Wall...
(my input)
Forgotten soldiers of the past,
young
men whose bodies layed torn and mingled
their blood spilled upon the
grass.
For those of you
who made it home stand proud and walk
tall..
Do it for
those who names are eitched upon the
Wall.
Johnnie thank you so much
for things you write and give to
me....Johnnie you may not be a Shadow on
the Wall but for you and all who served
durning Nam.. You are still living in
the shadows of the past. And I for one
love,respect and thank you for giving
your all....
copyright©1999-2003 By Johnnie Jones and
Margaret Moseley
*
Roy
A. Moseley is my ex husband he served 3
tours of duty in SEA. He was stationed
in Thailand when my brother was killed..
He was a FireFighter in crash an
rescue.In 1972 he was deemed Chief Of
Heros by his follow AirMen.He flew
rescue missions on the helicopter
"Pedro". He dedicated his life to this
country for 24 years.Msgt Roy A.Moseley
U.S.A.F retired. Oct.14,1962 to
Oct.1986. 19 years of being a military
wife has instilled in me the highest
respect and reqards to all members of
the military
branches.
Johnnie Jones
his Words.
To my
company those who died and those who
came back. The heros of the war is those
who were not lucky to make it back, for
us that did we will forever be in their
debt.
There was no glamor to war, no
great march to glory with drums and
marching bands. What we found was the
best and the worst of man and the truth
of war is that its the most inhuman act
that mankind can inflect upon
itself.
War is not and answer to problems but a
lack of one and in the end time changes
things not the gun.
But as long
as there
is those that would seek to take by
force the God given right to be a free
spirt as the Lord intented us to be we
as the keepers of the free world we as a
nation must be ready to defend our
brothers for we are our brothers
keeper.
And the greatest gift an american
soldier can give to the world other than
his life is that after the smoke of the
battle is gone the Flag of this great
country ,The United States of America,
Flag still waves and stands strong and
proud
over the field of battle.
We
must not
forget, we must not let those who took
our pride forget those brothers and
sisters who gave the final gift of life
to let the world know we will not let
freedom , our country or our flag fall.
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