Harold Paul Kindleberger

West Point, 1964

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Paul E. Tardiff on March 27, 2006:

I am the Army Recruiter that enlisted Harold in the US Army. I am a retired Command Sergeant Major and I have a long story about my encounters with Harold (and his mother) while I was a recuiter in downtown El Paso from August 1958 to October 1960. I turned 74 yesterday, but I remember Harold and our association as if it was yesterday. I remember his H.S. R.O.T.C. insturctor a captain who had a spanish last name (very sharp!) - who called me and said "you need to meet one of my cadets"... I think at that time Harold had been received negative results on his military academy applications. The captain told me, "Sergeant, (I was a staff sergeant at the time) when you meet this young man you will see that he could step into the boots of a platoon leader and to hell with any further training. I was in Vietnam the same time as Harold - the notice of his death came as a shock. For what it is worth - I am a two War infantryman -CIB, Silver Star, PH, BS and I have written a book that will be published in either May or June 2006. My story of Harold had to be in that book... You may reach me at csgmt9@yahoo.com Thanks for the opportunity to speak about Harold. This is a great tribute to a very exceptional young man.

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