Dave Burroughs
(29 SEP 1932, 21 MAR 1999)
Dave Burroughs Eulogies
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Burroughs Plaque
(45th Reunion, 2000)
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| Standing (L to R): Weaver, Lewis, Turner, Chikalla, Gallup, O'Brien, Freed, Hadly, Wix, ?, Streett, ?, Reb Young, Quinn, Lenio, ?, Perkins, Thorsen, ?, Nieves, Sherman, Burroughs, Giza, Traut, Sloan, Gay, Paul Parks, Andrews, Ginter, Bates, McNair, ?, Lichtenberg, Nidever, Secord, Feagin, Cathey, Herren, ?, ?, Ludwig, ?, ?, ?, Ralls, ?, Shimunek, Macdonald, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Bob
Strickland Front (L to R): Soper, Newton, Dax, Chance, Schmidt, Shideler, Bergen, Matteson, Hargrove, Hornbarger, Steakley, Stevens, Drummond, Rudzki, Knierem, Wargowsky, ?, Stern, ?, ?, Livesay, Dickson, Michalove, Hagan, Landers, ?, Blitch, ?, Cardillo, Ordway, Trobaugh, Crancer, Maus, LaFrenz, Sydenham, Strom, ?, Howie Stone, Schepps, Raymond, Spellman, Sanderson ?, Wray , Fikaris, Stevenson, Sims, ? |
(10th Reunion 1965)
Larger Size
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M - 2
1st Row: Sullivan, Batchman, Bosshard, Mullan, Blanton, Katenbrink
2nd Row: Schmidt, Rock, Mendell
3rd Row: Burkhart, Enslow, Farrington, Burroughs
4th Row: Holbrook, Dryer, Cliff Jones (CO), Ben Franklin (Absent: McIntosh)
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2nd Regt Staff
Burroughs, Schow, Roades, Bishop, Mayson, Patton
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Herren, Malone, Bazilwich, AF Captain, Olvey, Weden, Doerr
Holbrook, Hall, Perkins, Wargowsky, Burroughs (1953 Air Force Trip
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Connie and Family: Our deepest sympathy on the passing of your husband and father. Dave was a true patriot and his loss will be felt by all who love freedom. Please know that we share in your grief and that Dave and the entire Burroughs family will remain in our prayers. Rich and Inez Cardillo March 22 (1999) I sang in the Choir with Dave for four years and was in the backfield with him during painful game against the Goats. Yet, he was so modest that I was surprised when he was selected for Regimental Commander. Our paths crossed again a few months ago on the usma1955 net. As an ameteur poet, I was overwhelmed by Dave's POW poem, "Moonshine," in which he says "In the darkest of times, I peep through a slit...For me a peep through a slit will do;" ever the saintly, modest Dave. Dick Fontaine March 22 (1999) Dave was a terrific officer and pilot. His sacrifices were enormous, but his courage prevailed. We have lost a classmate, and the country has lost a great hero. All of '55 should stand taller because of him. R.V. Secord March 22 (1999) He was a helluva guy...he was our "engineer" quarterback (with Arnold Tucker as the coach) at the "Goat-Engineer" Class of '55 Football Classic on Thanksgiving Day 1953) ... we lost but Dave fought with us to the end ...God Bless Old Soldier Al & Dot Spaulding March 22 (1999) "Now cracks a noble heart...And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest." Dave was a dear friend, a colleague, a fellow teacher, a fellow pilot, a roommate and, above all a true gentleman. Memories will keep him alive and constantly with us; memories that will all lead to the same thought: how fortunate I was to have Dave Burroughs as my friend. Rest well, Dave, you above all, have earned the peace. Charles W. Roades March 22 (1999) During my four years as a cadet, I had two 'role models' and both of them were classmates...Bill Maus and Dave Burroughs. To me, both Bill and Dave were what cadets should look like, act like, and be like. With Dave's death, both my cadet role models are gone. (MAY their souls rest in peace. Bill Welter March 22 (1999) I spent four years with Dave in the English Department at the AFA. We became good friends and I helped hiim get his recce asignment when we both left in '64. I next met Dave at the '73 River Rart Reunion in Las Vegas, renewing our friendship again and helping him through a tough time. We saw each other again at several RRVA reunions and there were good times. I had come to know him well and I cared deeply for him. He was a fine person to be with and a good friend. He was strong and true and tough and I will always remember him for that.. (MAY he rest finally in peace. Godspeed. William L. Anderson March 24 (1999) I first came to know Dave when we were in the same batallion as cadets. He was later our leader in primary pilot training at Moore AB in Mission, TX. Later still we were on the faculty together at USAFA- he in English and I in Engineering Mechanics. My most vivid recollection of him was at the 40th reunion when we attended a mass in one of the hotel rooms with Fr Oscar and other Catholic classmates. It was the closest I have ever felt to classmates as we prayed for our fallen comrades. Dave exemplified the highest ideals to which we all strive. In his quiet courage and strength he set the mark for the rest of us. (MAY God bless you, Dave, and be a comfort to your family. Stan Harvill March 27 (1999) I didn't know Dave well when we were cadets, but I have great admiration for the man and what he endured. To me he typifies what USMA stands for: Duty, Honor, Country. Well done, Dave. Be thou at peace. Tom Auger April 17 (1999) It is my loss that I never got to know Dave as a cadet. All that I do know and have learned most recently places him at the hero level for me. Dave is the person that all of us should be holding up as the role model for the youth. Be thou at peace. I know he has already heard, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Robert B. Brown April 18 (1999) Even though I did not have the honor of knowing Dave well at West Point, I always considered him to be one of our "stars", even before his heroic performance of duty in Viet Nam. We are honored by his presence among our small part of the Long Gray Line. (MAY his soul rest in eternal peace. Lee McKinney April 19 (1999) Dave and I were teammates in the Goat-Engineer football game on Thanksgiving 1953). He was quarterback and I was a lineman, whose duty included protecting the quarterback, especially on pass plays. Across the line of scrimmage from me was another classmate, Will Holbrook, who was bigger and stronger than I. Late in the game, we were behind and nearly every play we tried was a pass. Will consistently burst across the neutral zone and shoved me back toward Dave and literally wore both Dave and me out. Both Will and Dave earned my sincere respect that day. Will whipped me soundly in the trenches, fair and square. Dave showed a lot of old fashioned guts, repeatedly getting up and trying again despite the physical punishment he was taking. He showed the strength of character that helped pull him through his time in the POW camp years later. He is surely one of our most revered classmates, and I am proud to have known him. John C. McCloskey April 19 (1999) |
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