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Charles Patrick Moses

West Point, 1986

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Tom Wenneson on February 23, 2001:

I was walking out of the Ft. Hood Officer's club the day that Charlie, Chris and Wayne died in the Chinook fire/crash. I saw Charlie sitting in the O'club Barber shop, waiting for a haircut.

I remembered him from several classes we had together, but I didn't stop in to say hi, although it had been almost 2 years.

I was in a hurry and figured that I would see him again as we were on the same post.

I had forgotten his name.

My memories of him at WestPoint were already fading when I walked on out of embarrassment, but the image of him sitting in that chair, waiting, is still razor sharp today, almost 13 years to the day.

I never pass up an opportunity to say "Hi" any more, even if I've forgotten a name.

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