View a eulogy for Malcolm Stanton Gilchrist, USMA '65, who passed away on February 9, 2015.
Malcolm Stanton Gilchrist
West Point, 1965
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by John D. Talbott on June 5, 2016:
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My memories of Colonel Gilchrist are distant and few, but strong nonetheless. As a boy, Mal occasionally came up from Virginia to stay with his relatives -- my next-door neighbors -- the wonderful Duncan family, in Stamford, Connecticut. His extended family of Stantons, Picketts, Duncans, and Gilchrists were treasured additions to our neighborhood when they visited. I remember what a squared-away, good-hearted, fun-loving dude he was as an early teenager, and that he was looking forward to a military career even then. I'm sure Colonel Gilchrist served his country well and gallantly, and a brief glance at the medals he earned proves that. I would be proud if my own military service measured up half as well to his. May God bless you and keep you, sir. John D. Talbott Venice, Florida 3rd Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment First Cavalry Division |
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