LYNNFORD SAMUEL WILSON, SR.
Colonel, United States Army (Ret.)
Of Madison, Virginia, on Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Culpeper Memorial Hospital, beloved husband of the late Grace Wilson; father of Lynnford Samuel Wilson, Jr., Ronald Craig Wilson and Dr. Deborah Jane Wilson; brother of Emily Wilson. He is also survived by six grandchildren.
A funeral procession will assemble at the funeral home beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, departing for Arlington National Cemetery at 2 p.m., where graveside services will be held at 3 p.m., with full military honors. A reception will follow at Ft. Myer Officer's Club from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The Colonel
Army, Army, Army
All he asked and gave.
Duty, Honor, Country
Standd Rest upon this grave.
Old Trooper gone today
The Long Line lost a Man.
The line re-groups
And passes on again.
Army, Army, Army
Never miss the call
Proud Comrades Passed
Soldiers, one and all.
WILSON, LYNNFORD S
- COL US ARMY
- DATE OF BIRTH: 03/16/1912
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/21/2000
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1603-C
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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