View a eulogy for David Bernstein, USMA '01, who passed away on October 18, 2003.
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David Bernstein
West Point, 2001
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by The Associated Press on October 21, 2003:
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Chester County man dies in Iraq By The Associated Press Tuesday, October 21, 2003 WASHINGTON -- A West Point graduate from Pennsylvania was one of two soldiers killed in action in Iraq over the weekend, the Department of Defense said Monday. Authorities said 1st Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, of Phoenixville, Chester County, and Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, of Bedford, Mass., were killed in Taza, Iraq, on Saturday when enemy forces ambushed their patrol using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Bernstein's father, Richard, described him as "an athlete and a scholar" who graduated fifth in his class at the United States Military Academy in 2001. "He was a wonderful person. He wanted to serve his country," Richard Bernstein said last night. "He felt like he wanted to give something back to his country." |
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