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View a eulogy for Jacob D. Bower, USMA '15, who passed away on July 21, 2011.

Jacob D. Bower

West Point, 2015

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Rick Burney on July 26, 2011:

To the family of Jacob-
My thoughts and prayers are with you and with Jacob this night on learning the news of loss. During my time as a cadet, I served as a squad leader during cadet basic training and I feel deeply for the CBT family that joins you in grieving the loss of Jacob.

I am unfortunately familiar with the untimely loss of a beloved taken too early. Though these days are filled with sorrow, my solemn prayer is for these words to find their mark:

"It matters not how long you live, its the quality of your time. It's the friends you make, the lives you touch and the love you show mankind."

By all accounts, Jacob's was a life well lived.

My heartfelt condolences,
LTC Rick Burney, MD
Class of 1991

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