IN MEMORY OF DECEASED LEXINGTON VETERANS

This page honors those veterans who came to Lexington and have since passed away. Since Lexington is a young community, most did not have much time to enjoy life here. Not a fair exchange at all when you consider how much each gave to ensure our freedom and our great way of life.

Eulogy for a Veteran

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the Gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the mornings hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.

~Author Unknown

Taps

Day is done
Gone the sun
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky All is well,
safely rest.
God is nigh.

" The human heart yearns for peace and love and freedom. Peace heals, elevates, and invigorates the spirit."
~ Dr. Michael DeBakey*

To view full military record please click on person's name.

	Yong Chol Ahn - South Korean Army - Korean War
	Harold Baeverstad - U.S. Army - WWII
	Boyd Bartlett - U.S. Navy - WWII
	Donato Bernadone - U.S. Air Force - Korean War
	Earl H. Beswick - U.S. Navy (Seabees) - WWII
	Robert J. Bird - U.S. Air Force - WWII
	Robert S. Bird - U.S. Air Force - WWII
	Phillip M. Burrows - U.S. Navy - WWII & Korean War
	Glenn R. Butters - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Bernard F. Casady - U.S. Navy - WWII
	Joseph Chudnoff - U.S. Army - WWII
	Victor Colway - U.S. Army - WWII
	John E. Cronin - U.S. Navy - Korean War
	Liborio "Libby" Curcuru - U.S. Navy - WWII
	Melvin A. Dachs - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Carlos R. Deremo - U.S. Air Force - WWII
	Nicholas Discenzo - U.S. Army - Korea
	Dennis Dougherty - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Donald Eckhardt - U.S. Marine Corps - Korea
	Carl Etshman, Jr. - U.S. Navy - WWII
	Scott Estabrook - U.S. Marine Corps - Vietnam
	William R. Findley - U.S. Army - WWII
	Edward D. Flynn - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Woodring Fryer - U.S. Navy - WWII
	Wayne F. Gibbs, Jr. - U.S. Navy - WWII
	Harry W. Goodwin - U.S. Army - WWII
	Jeanne H. Gordon - U.S. Army - WWII
	Frank Hammond - U.S. Army - WWII
	Wesley M. Hart - U.S. Army - WWII
	Robert J. Hellner, Sr. - U.S. Army - WWII
	Frank B. Holowicki - U.S. Navy - WWII
	William J. Hurley - U.S. Army - WWII
	Robert Kelley, Sr. - U.S. Army - Korean War
	Alan G. Klitzkie - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Edward Krautheim - U.S. Navy - WWII
	Leon Lapidus - U.S. Army - WWII
	Joseph J. Leonard - U.S. Air Force - WWII
	Karl B. Miller - U.S. Army - WWII
	Donald Moelter - U.S. Army - Korea
	Richard Morgan - U.S. Army - WWII
	William Myers - U.S. Air Force - WWII
	Elmer Ostermeyer - U.S. Army - WWII
	Carl Richey - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Charles Ricketts - U.S. Army - Korea
	Sam Riggs - U.S. Air Force - WWII
	Kenneth Rose - U.S. Army - WWII
	Jack Shervin - U.S. Air Force - Cold War & Vietnam

	Ralph B. Smith - U.S. Army - WWII
	Joseph F. Simonis - U.S. Marine Corps - WWII & Korea
	Paul Stivers - U.S. Air Force - Cold War & Vietnam
	Louis Szabo - U.S. Marine Corps - WWII
	Dr. William J. Tevlin - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Robert Vissers - U.S. Marine Corps - Cold War
	Miles M. Vondra, Jr. - U.S. Marine Corps - WWII & Korean War
	Pinkney C. Walker - U.S. Navy - WWII
	William Wenner - U.S. Navy - Korea
	John Wenrich - U.S. Army - Korea

	Seth Wheeler - U.S. Army - WWII
	William E. Wilder - U.S. Navy (Retired) - Korea
	Robert W. Wildey - U.S. Army - WWII - Cold War
	John "Jack" Woods - U.S. Army - Cold War
	Henry Zemel - U.S. Army - WWII

I WANT TO MAKE YOU PROUD

I wish every day I could turn back time, Back to the days of yours and mine. The last thing I wanted was for us to part,

But I know you remain within my heart, I see God's might show in the sky,

And I know you soul did not die. Though your body did depart, Our love and bond will never part. And I know your light will lead me there, And then that love again we'll share.

I just can't believe you're truly gone, But I know from Heaven you still look on.

I just hope that I make you proud, I'd give anything just to hear a sound, To know you're there watching me,

And to know my life...you do see. I know where you went the day you died;

And I know you saw the way I cried. So up in Heaven I hope it's bliss, And that's the place I mustn't miss.

So lead me, Grandpa, away from sin, So Heaven's a place we'll meet again. So I'll see you the day my tears run dry, For that's the day that I will die. Show me the light so I won't be scared,

And thanks for letting me know you always cared...

I miss you, Jared

Wrote in loving memory of his grandfather, Raymond Bisley, Jared Burns is 16.

This touching poem could apply to every Grandfather and every Grandson & Granddaughter.

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