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When he reported into the Academy on 1 July 1943 as a fresh-faced seventeen-year-old, <em>George Miller</em> had already demonstrated the traits which would mark his subsequent military career. He had, for instance, proven his intellectual brilliance by graduating first in his high school class in Amhler, Pennsylvania; he had demonstrated his sensitivity and artistic abilities by playing major roles in his high school band, orchestra, choir and dramatic society. His warmth and essential humanism were clear from the many friendships he had formed; his determination was evidenced by his having lettered as a distance runner despite the fact that he had no particular talent as a trackman.</div>
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It was a case of “love at first sight" between George and the military. Despite the rigors of plebe year and the moments of despair to which they gave rise, he always smiled—sometimes wearily—and challenged the system to try him further. George tackled life at West Point with characteristic zest and relish, establishing early the pattern of excellence that carried him through to graduation with eminent success. Along the way, he applied himself with equal diligence to helping deficient classmates, spending brief hours at home and with Nancy Brady, becoming a member of A-squad fencing, riding, singing in the choir and glee club, and enjoying and enhancing those one-of-a-kind relationships which develop only in the face of common adversity. With indispensable help from home, “G” hosted boodle fights beyond belief, and many a baked chicken entered the First Division tower never to be seen again.</div>
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George was a model cadet from both the "Tac’s" and the “P’s" viewpoints. His typical monthly demerit record, even as a Plebe, showed two or three trivial infractions totalling four or five demerits altogether. The most serious offense in his cadet career was “studying in the hall" at 2345 hours. As suggested by the demerit entry, George was a serious student. He graduated 122 in a class of 875, particulady excelling in such professional subjects as ordnance and tactics.</div>
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George and Nancy began their very special marriage on 22 June 1948, and it became increasingly special in 1955,<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1956, and 1962 with the arrival of Roy, Edward, and Martha, in that order. Always strongly family-oriented—perhaps as a consequence of the deep affection and respect which he felt as an only child for his own mother and father —George especially prized assignments which let him spend time with Nancy and the children.</div>
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As the marriage and the children grew, so did George’s career in the variety of troop and staff assignments to be expected of a brilliant young Armor officer. His military file reflects outstanding performance of these successive duties; it could hardly do justice to the strong impressions, left on contemporaries and superiors alike, of a warm and sensitive human being, balanced in his judgments, and uncommonly dedicated to the ideals of service.</div>
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Among his favorite assignments, for he loved the place, was a tour at West Point, with the Department of English, upon the completion of a Master's Degree at the University of Pennsylvania. There, in the cadet section rooms and in instructor conferences, an uncompromising regard for truth and a deep concern for man melded with his lifelong adherence to the precepts of the cadet motto. Those who knew him at that time noted a remarkable balance of exceptional intellect and compassion for his fellow man.</div>
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A cavalryman at heart (he had even enjoyed riding instruction as a cadet, to the despair of his classmates!), George thrived on and invariably succeeded in troop assignments—particularly in Germany where he served twice. He especially enjoyed commanding the 4th Squadron of the 7th Cavalry in Korea in 1965-66, just after attendance at the Army War College. His principal forte, however, was in senior staff positions with Department of the Army, the Office of the Secretary of the Army, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. There his precision, energy, and lucidity—combined with professional knowledge—made him the very model of a modern major staffer.</div>
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George's final assignment was as the Senior Advisor to the 24th Special Tactical Zone in Vietnam. He was accompanying his advisee, the Commanding Officer of the 24th Special Tactical Zone, in a tour of the combat area, when their helicopter was shot down by hostile fire.</div>
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George left us all enriched by the experience of having known him. May his legacy as comrade, husband, and father continue to inspire in us the same high ideals of service which he so consistently exemplified in his own life.</div>
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