Panel W15 Line 90 - Elker G. Katz Sgt. 65th Eng. Bn Co. C 25th Infantry...
In a place called Hau Nghia Province, South Vietnam
Born 02/07/1949
Died 12/24/1969
It seems like yesterday,
Brave Elker,
Through jungle that tore at your thighs, under cold nights and scalding days,
With the leeches that worked their way through your uniforms,
To suck your blood and soon be infected,
And had I been a better officer,
Teaching you more that you should have known,
Doing my job a little bit better,
Today you might be alive with grandchildren on your lap,
And a loving wife at your side,
Instead of in a cold grave,
Unremembered,
Except by God.
