Steve Burch

 

I was within miles (at the "rock pile") of my friend and neighbor Steve when this happened.  I didn't know it at the time, but when I got a letter from my mom I knew.  One of the hardest things in life to do was to visit Steve's mom when I got home.  This affected the neighborhood as well as myself.  Life isn't fair, but it goes on anyway.  You don't get to be a helicopter pilot unless you are the best of the  best, and Steve was that.  Been to the wall a couple of times to "visit" and look up names.  Very very somber place for me.