View a eulogy for Tommie William Bates, USMA '86, who passed away on September 14, 1990.
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Tommie William Bates
West Point, 1986
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by George L. Reed, Ph. D. '84 on March 26, 2004:
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Of all the faces, and all the souls I have encountered in my long journey....none were more bright, or more kindred than Tommie. There is an empty place these near 15 years later, that never seems to fill... "I cannot pace the Dragon...nor match an eagle's flight...would that it could be so...I'd sing with you tonight..." Rest well, my brother... |
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