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A Hero Will be Laid to Rest Tomorrow in Arlington(10/24/07)

Posted on 10/23/2007 7:35:27 PM PDT by Santa Fe_Conservative

Walter Lee Keesceker, my uncle, will be laid to rest tomorrow in Arlington National Cemetery. The service starts at 9AM. I do know he was a member of the Utah GOP Party I remember looking at all of his party cards he had.

His obit:

Walter Lee (Bobby) Keesecker 72, of Layton, Utah and formerly of Martinsburg, W.Va, died August 10, 2007 at the University Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He was born February 4, 1935 in Martinsburg, WV, He was a member of the Moler Avenue Church of the Brethren. He was a member of the Clearfield Veterans of Foreign War.

He was married for 49 years to his beloved wife who passed away in 2004. A sister and two half-brothers, also preceded him in death.

Walter retired as CWO4, the highest enlisted rank given by the United State Army, in 1987 after 35 years of service, during which he served numerous tours in Germany and two tours in Viet Nam for which he received a Legion of Merit Medal, two Bronze Star Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, two Meritorious Service Medals, Humanitarian Service Med-al, Vietnam Service Medal w/Silver and Bronze Service Stars, Good Conduct and Occupation Medals.

Upon military retirement he served for 5 years as Director of Logistics, for the U.S. State Department at the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, an agency for international development where he coordinated the United States responses to world disasters.

He is survived by his daughter and husband and two grandsons, a sister, and husband and a number of nieces and nephews

Graveside services with full military honors will be conducted at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. on 24 Oct at 9:00. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name are suggested to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or your local unit of the American Cancer Society designated for research.


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1 posted on 10/23/2007 7:35:28 PM PDT by Santa Fe_Conservative
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

Rest in Peace Brother.

I wish I could make it.


2 posted on 10/23/2007 7:36:57 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative; Kathy in Alaska

ping.


3 posted on 10/23/2007 7:37:32 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

How proud of him you must be.

Hugs.


4 posted on 10/23/2007 7:41:37 PM PDT by Shyla
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

God Bless the Chief and his family.


5 posted on 10/23/2007 7:42:58 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

Rest In Peace.

A true American hero.


6 posted on 10/23/2007 7:43:21 PM PDT by Chuck54 (Global warming my butt! It's getting cold here.)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

Prayers for you and your family in this time of grief. Your uncle sounds like one great guy, and now he’s in one great place.


7 posted on 10/23/2007 7:48:33 PM PDT by Paul Heinzman
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

Rest in Peace Walter.


8 posted on 10/23/2007 7:50:04 PM PDT by Eagles6
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

I’m sorry for your loss. God bless you.


9 posted on 10/23/2007 7:56:10 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (America: “the most benign hegemon in history.”—Mark Steyn)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

May he rest in peace.


10 posted on 10/23/2007 7:57:52 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (Duncan Hunter .....................a man of his word.)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

May God bless you and your family. Rest in peace, brave Chief.


11 posted on 10/23/2007 8:02:56 PM PDT by RDTF ("Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear". Mark Twain)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

“I consider it no sacrifice to die for my country. In my mind, we came here to thank God that men like these have lived rather than to regret that they have died.”

General George S. Patton


12 posted on 10/23/2007 8:29:21 PM PDT by Patriot Hooligan ("God have mercy on my enemies because I won't." General George S. Patton)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative; Jet Jaguar; laurenmarlowe; StarCMC; AZamericonnie; MS.BEHAVIN; ...

TAPS

CWO4 Walter Lee (Bobby) Keesecker USA


Amazing Grace

13 posted on 10/23/2007 9:02:53 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

One Day every tear will be wiped away.

Rest in Peace.


14 posted on 10/23/2007 9:06:59 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; Santa Fe_Conservative

Rest In Peace CWO4 Walter Lee (Bobby) Keesecker USA


15 posted on 10/23/2007 9:09:39 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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To: Kathy in Alaska; Santa Fe_Conservative

REST IN PEACE
CWO4 WALTER LEE KEESECKER
BRAVE WARRIOR
YOU ARE OUR HERO

HERO'S RESTING PLACE
[CLICK]


16 posted on 10/23/2007 9:17:50 PM PDT by luvie (Friendship is neither a contest nor a race. What matters is the feeling involved. <3)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

Well done, sir, rest in peace!

Prayers for you and your family.


17 posted on 10/23/2007 9:50:30 PM PDT by Theresawithanh (FRED!)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

God speed, Walter, and THANK YOU!

18 posted on 10/24/2007 12:48:32 AM PDT by Just Lori (There is nothing democrat-"ic" about democrats.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

BTTT


19 posted on 10/24/2007 2:54:52 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative
Rest in peace, Walter Lee Keesceker. Welcome home...and thank you.

 

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20 posted on 10/24/2007 5:06:45 AM PDT by StarCMC (http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/school-of-the-counterpropagandist/)
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