View a eulogy for John Wilburn Schneider, USMA '58, who passed away on March 25, 1975.
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John Wilburn Schneider
West Point, 1958
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by John Wilburn Schneider, III on April 12, 2001:
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You stand in silent guard over us Never seen or heard since God called you home Except once your volley you accompanied A howling wind grown from a cold still morning As the mournful sound of "Taps" cried over your flag You bade us a roaring good-bye. Until the bugler's last note faded. A wind blew down the cliff and over the Hudson. Then it quickly faded into a cold April morning So long ago. And now a quarter century is past. Some sadness still remains. I never said good-bye to you. There never seemed to be the time. But upon reflection you seemed to know And waited just a little while Before you gave your lion's heart to God You cast a farewell to the skys. You have not gone so far away though, For I swear that I can see you in your grandchildren's eyes. In loving memory of my departed hero, teacher, father. -John Wilburn Schneider, III |
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