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William J. Connolly

West Point, 1965

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Dean Loftin on April 20, 2021:

Although we were never together at the Academy our paths crossed a number of times over the years. He was in the cohort whose first assignment was to the 101st and so I know we must have seen each other then or at Airborne and Ranger schools. The next time I saw Bill was in Vietnam on a helipad somewhere near Tuy Hoa. Mike Deems, my Ranger buddy, was there at that time also. Some how they knew I was in the area and contacted me. The last time was in graduate school at the University of Alabama.

I remember Bill as a good sole. An easy guy to like. Seemed to always have an upbeat thing to say.

God bless you Bill. Soldier on trooper. Rest in peace.

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