August 9th, 2005  
Charge 7
Master Gunner
 
 
Yes, I did. In fact, I've visited his grave site. Do you know why he's buried there? Because he died onboard a US airplane and his body was recovered by US graves and registration.

He was a bit of a loony, and certainly a maverick, but he was one of the foremost military minds of his era. It is fitting he's buried in Arlington afterall for he is a grandfather of US Special Forces. Many of the ideas that SF use now came directly from him.
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