Randall John Gustafson

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17 Apr 2008 Memorial Day 2008 Forty Years Later Dedicated to PFC Randall J. Gustafson 2/02/1947 -02/14/1968 Binh Duong, South VietNam If God be the music Let me stop to listen to the symphony If life be a song Let me sing it with my whole heart If love be a tear Let me sob with tears of joy and sorrow For God has a special vial just for me. If a soldier be the instrument of liberty Let my voice ring out in honor to his memory If a soldier sacrifices his life Let it be for God, country and his fellow man For no greater love can be given If death be the dirge to awaken our souls Let Christ be our peace and our hope If memories be the key to my heart Let them be cherished For those who have fallen, Know the memories are alive and well And kept next to my vial of tears If honor and duty be the trumpets of angels Let it be heard as the battle cry of heroes Shouting from the heavens With some called home to sit at the right hand of God. If courage be a soldiers heart beat Let its rhythm give him strength And life for one more day If gratitude be a light to the soldiers path Let it shine brightly on his face And warm him while he is away If a prayer be the path Let it travel straight to you LINDA J (GUSTAFSON) NEWLIN 4/12/08 From his sister, Linda J. (Gustafson) Newlin linda@riversidemetro.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 14 Feb 1968 I Troop, 3/11th Armored Cavalry lost three men in an engagement in Binh Duong Province: SGT Vitalio Vela, Falfurrias, TX; PFC Randall J. Gustafson, Lakewood, NY; and PFC Joseph R. Weaver, Sylvester, GA.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his sister, Linda J. (Gustafson) Newlin linda@riversidemetro.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 17 Apr 2008
Last updated 05/01/2008