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Today, 08/30/2012, at 1130 hrs. SFC Donald Shue, SFC Bill Brown & SFC Gunther Wald were laid to rest in a single coffin at Arlington National Cemetary, VA. Attending were those of us who knew Gunther from Trng Gp. as well as those members of SOG who knew him, Donald & Bill. Some of those in attendance were MG Eldon Bargewell, Bob "Spider" Parks, Doug "the Frenchman"Letourneau, Frank "Namu" McCloskey, Lou Deseta as well as numerous SFA members. Also in attendance were members of the three families and active duty Officers and Senior NCO members from Ft. Bragg. At the reception which followed, we had a chance to speak with members of the families. Gunther's family was from Germany and was accompanied by an interpreter. It enabled the family members to get a better idea of the closeness of our membership and our dedication to one another. It was the first time I had the opportunity to meet Donald Shue's wife as I had not attended his funeral in NC. The families were each presented a flag which had touched the coffin, by Col Zeegers from Bragg.
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"The American flag does not wave because the wind moves past it. The American flag waves from the last breath of each military member who has died protecting it. American soldiers don't fight because they hate what's in front of them...they fight because they love what's behind them." - unknown
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