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View a eulogy for Frederick French Van Deusen, USMA '53, who passed away on July 3, 1968.

Frederick French Van Deusen

West Point, 1953

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by JOHN E. PRITCHARD on December 23, 2017:

LTCOL Van Deusen was a battalion commander in Vietnam. His sister married General William Westmoreland when the latter was a full colonel in '47. Colonel Van Deusen was killed when his helicopter crashed into the river. Well done, Sir! Be thou at peace.

 
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