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View a eulogy for Charles John Pedersen, USMA '69, who passed away on May 9, 2007.

Charles John Pedersen

West Point, 1969

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Bill Bahr, USMA '69 on June 30, 2008:

From the "Howitzer" - 1969

"Charles John Pedersen, San Mateo, California, B-1

"To many of us who knew him well, the Ped was undoubtedly our most unforgettable character. Indeed, precious few among us took with such overwhelming calm the daily grindings and gratings of Thayer's System, or were hazed so incessantly and managed to emerge with feathers even half as unruffled; and with whom else from our midst could we shuffle out of a Saturday night movie and find ourselves involved in a discussion on empathy, Aristotle, the hippies, or creeping nationalism? Whether he bounces or flies, the Ped will go far with the same enthusiasm and unselfishness he displayed to us on countless occasions while a cadet. And who could want more for any man?

"Glee Club 3, 2, 1; Karate Club 4, 3; Catholic Choir 4, 3, 2. Field Artillery"

USMA classmate and Regiment-mate, may you rest in peace.

 
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