View a eulogy for Arvid Spencer Doucette, USMA '58, who passed away on May 19, 2008.
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Arvid Spencer Doucette
West Point, 1958
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by John Bradley on August 24, 2010:
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I did not know Arv very well, but I remember one unusual incident when we were assigned to the 1st Platoon of 1st Company at Camp Buckner in the Summer of 1955. As I marched the platoon to the Mess Hall one day, I gave the standard command of "At Ease, March" as we neared the entrance to the building. Just after I gave it, I heard Arv speak loudly to a classmate in the rear of the platoon. Then, out of the blue, my TAC from A-2, Captain George Patton, the OC at the time, called out: "Mr. Bradley, What command did you just give?" I did not know where Captain Patton was, but I answered, "At Ease, March, Sir." Patton replied immediately: "Write that man up." One never knew where Captain Patton was and what he might do. Arv handled the situation gracefully. RIP. John |
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