13 Nov 2002 EPITATH FOR A SOLDIER Syria 1941 Build me no monument should my turn come; Please do not weep for me and waste your tears. Write not my name on honour rolls of fame To crumble with man's memory through the years. Wear no dark clothes, speak in no saddened voice Seeking rare virtues which did not exist; Just let me lie under the cool sweet earth And sleep in peace, where I will not be missed. I ask one thing, that in still far-off days Someone who knew me should in their daily round Suddenly pause, caught by some sight or sound, Some glance, some phrase, some trick of memory's ways Which brings me to his mind. Then I shall wait Eager with hope: perhaps to hear 'How great If he were with us still.' Then, at the end, All that I wish for - just: 'He was my friend.' From a fellow aviator, CW3 Dave Long (Ret) eagle@rc-rotorywing.com

 

19 Dec 2002 Every year at Christmas time I think about Dan. We shared the same "Hootch" and our rooms were next door to each other. Know that you are remembered and missed. Regards, Tim Butler White 8 tbutler94@hotmail.com

 

01 Apr 2003 Happy Birthday, 2003. You are missed, loved and remembered, especially now with other servicemen fighting and dying. Before Dan left for the war he was helping me paint and remodel a house I had just bought. He accidentially broke a window pane between the living room and an enclosed porch. I never replaced the broken pane. It is still Dan's window and served as a reminder of him and how he was willing to help when needed. Uncle Allen Akcoom@aol.com

 

30 Sep 2003 It saddens me to know that politicians' actions helped take you from our family, and it saddens me even more knowing that they haven't learned anything from the past. But what saddens me the most is that I never had the chance to meet you. We miss you. From a nephew, Aaron Marvin aaronmarvin@hotmail.com

 

A note from The Virtual Wall Two men of the Air Cav Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry, died when their OH-6A light observation helicopter (tail number 69-15963) was hit by enemy fire, crashed, and burned: 1LT Dan L. F. Coombs III, pilot SP5 Joseph W. Blickenstaff, Jr, observer

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