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View a eulogy for Joseph Oliver Reed, USMA '89, who passed away on April 14, 1996.

Joseph Oliver Reed

West Point, 1989

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Guy Moore on August 18, 1999:

Joe,

I don't know much of what to say, other than the world is a little gloomier without you around. I remember seeing you get baptized and the great joy it brought to you. I remember you faith and your strength, and knowing that I'm sure you're in a great place right now. That doesn't make it much easier to accept that you're gone.

I will always remember your beaming smile and your willingness to always help others. You were one of the people who exemplified the selfless service that being a good soldier is all about. We lost touch once we got out, as I have with almost everyone, but I still thought of you.

Now I will think of you still, but it will always be a picture of a great man with a smiling face.

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