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Donald F. Van Cook  1968

Cullum No. 27602-1968 | 6/4/1969 | Died in Vietnam
Interment: West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY

 


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On 4 June 1969 a rocket ended the life of First Lieutenant <em>Donald F. Van Cook Jr.</em> when his battery came under hostile attack in the Republic of Vietnam. It occurred exactly one year after he graduated from the United States Military Academy.</p>
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Donald volunteered for duty in Vietnam just prior to graduation because he felt it would be his obligation as an officer of the Regular Army to take part in this particular action. Perhaps an excerpt from The Cadet Prayer which he tried to live by motivated this feeling: &quot;Endow us with courage that is bom of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy, that scorns to compromise with vice and injustice and knows no fear when truth and right are in jeopardy.&rdquo;</p>
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The citation which accompanied the Bronze Star Medal he was awarded makes known to all that The Lord did endow this young lieutenant with courage, endurance, and knowledge of his vocation above and beyond the call of duty.</p>
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He had previously sustained wounds which hospitalized him for almost two months. After recovery he returned to duty to continue in his efforts to help the people of South Vietnam rid themselves of insurgent communist forces.</p>
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The messages of condolence which poured forth from the men in his company and from his commanding officers praising him as an officer and a friend helped to soothe the aching hearts of his family and all who knew him.</p>
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His classmates at the Academy said of him in the Howitzer for 1968 that &quot;Donald had a philosophy of life that many prcachcd but few practiced.&rdquo; By his actions he proved the words written by his peers to be true.</p>
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Donald was buried at West Point where he is among men who lived as he did, to serve others.</p>
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Unfortunately, the row in which he lies is being filled so rapidly with his own classmates who also served unselfishly in accordance with their belief of &quot;Duty Honor Country.&rdquo;</p>
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May Donald and all his classmates rest in peace, for they are the true gentle men of this world.</p>
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In loving memory of my son, Gloria Van Cook<br />
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