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Obituary, Chadwick Funeral Service (New London, NH), 12 Dec 2011: Colonel (Ret.) Charles Kilbourne (Bob) Nulsen, Jr., 88, passed away peacefully, just before dawn on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Clough Center in New London, New Hampshire. He had Parkinson's disease. Bob was born on November 6, 1923 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon graduation from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia he enlisted in the United States Army on July 6, 1943. Following graduation from Infantry OCS at Fort Benning, Georgia he entered the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York on July 15, 1945 and graduated in June 1949. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and assigned successively to the Army Ground School, Fort Riley, Kansas and the Infantry officers basic course, Fort Benning, Georgia. In September of 1950 he was transferred to the 351st Infantry in Trieste where he served as Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General TRUST. During that time, he married Alice M. Diggs of Washington, D.C. and returned to Trieste where he served as company commander in the 351st Infantry . From 1953 to 1955 Bob served as company commander of the 511th AIR, 11th Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He attended Infantry Officer's Advance Course in Fort Benning, Georgia and earned an MA in International Relations from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. From 1961 to 1962 he attended the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and was subsequently assigned to Vietnam as the Senior Advisor to the Vietnamese Commander of Phuoc-Binh-Than Special Zone until August of 1963. Following his return to the US, Bob was assigned to the Tactical Department at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York serving as a Plans Officer for Military Instruction from 1963 to 1966. After leaving USMA, he joined the 196th Light Infantry Brigade and was battalion commander of the 3rd battalion, 21st Infantry in Vietnam from May 1966-July 1967. Upon return from Vietnam, he attended the US Army War College. From 1970 to 1972 he commanded the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bob closed out his active military career as Director, Joint and Strategic Forces Directorate, Concepts Analysis Agency, Bethesda, Maryland. Bob retired from the Army on May 1, 1975 after 28 years of exemplary service. Among his numerous awards and decorations were the Silver Star, CIB, Master Parachutist Badge and the Ranger Tab. In 1975 Bob joined the Nuclear Regulatory Commission where he was responsible for publication of physical security requirements and promotion of international safeguards. During his time with the NRC he traveled significantly internationally before retiring in May 1988. In May of 1990 Bob and Alice retired to their summer home, Faraway, in West Springfield, New Hampshire where he served the needs of the community of Springfield in various elective and non-elective positions. He served one term as a town selectman, President of the Springfield Historical Society and as a Trustee of the Wilmot Congregational Church. Throughout his life, Bob exemplified the terms officer and gentleman. While navigating his military career, he remained a loving husband and father. He maintained active interest in local, national, and world affairs till the very end of his life, reading voraciously and always looking for someone to talk with about such events. He loved the theater, music and opera and regularly attended performances until his confinement in the last years of his life. He will be sorely missed, not only by his wife and family, but by the many communities and people he influenced in such positive ways throughout his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles K. Nulsen, Marion Long Nulsen, and sister, Marion Nulsen Elliott. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Alice Diggs Nulsen, of Springfield, New Hampshire; his daughter, Alice M. Nulsen, of St. Paul, Minnesota; his son, Charles K. Nulsen III and wife JoAnn, of Bethesda; niece, Barbara Elliott Adams, of Austin, Texas and 5 grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for May 2012 in New Hampshire. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in Bob's name to the Springfield Historical Society P. O. Box 6, Springfield, NH 03284 or Clough Center New London Hospital, 273 County Rd. New London, NH 03257. Service Notice, InterTown Record (North Sutton, NH), 15 May 2012: Springfield, NH -- A memorial service for Col. Charles "Bob" K. Nusen, Jr., 88, who died on Dec. 10, 2011, will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 3 p.m. at the Wilmot Congregational Church. Age: 88 yrs. S/O BG Charles Kilbourne Nulsen, Sr. & Marion (Long) Nulsen H/O Alice Muse (Diggs) Nulsen; m 4 Oct 1952, Washington, District of Columbia, USA F/O Alice M. Nulsen F/O Charles Kilbourne Nulsen, III

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