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View a eulogy for Christopher Shultz Goeke, USMA '08, who passed away on July 13, 2010.

Christopher Shultz Goeke

West Point, 2008

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Manny Laureano on July 23, 2010:

Dear Lieutenant Goeke,

While on this earth we did not know each other. While you served this nation we both love I basked in the security you provided me while you endured the heat, the boredom, and the day-to-day operations far away from your family. And still I appreciated every drop of sweat and blood you shed for me, a stranger who prayed for you and your comrades in arms.

There is no possibility for me to know what you endured every day without complaint. There's no way I can know the type of sadness you experienced when you saw a comrade fall.

But know this, Lieutenant: every time I saw a flag go by I thought of you. Every time I sang the National Anthem I thought of you. Every time I taught a child of mine a lesson about the greatness of this country I thought of you for without your protection I could have done none of the above.

In whatever form it takes I will await the day I can shake your hand and say "Thank you".

May Almighty God rest your soul and bring peace to your loved ones. You and your comrades are the best of the best.

With the love of an unknown brother,

Manny Laureano

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