17148 ROGER RAY KUHLMAN
KILLED IN ACTION, SEPTEMBER 12, 1950, IN KOREA, AGED 23 YEARS.

LIEUTENANT ROGER R. KUHLMAN was born January 11, 1927 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kuhlman of 1404 Sherwin Avenue, Eau Claire
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Lieutenant Kuhlman was graduated from West Point with the Class of 1949. He served at Fort Riley, Kansas, and at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he graduated from the paratrooper course in July 1950.

At the time of his death-caused by enemy mortar fire-Lieutenant Kuhlman was serving as a platoon leader with Co. L, 5th Regt., First Cavalry Division.

There is a tendency to idealize our loved ones after they have been taken from us, but of Roger, nothing finer can be said after death than was said of him while he was living. Both as a growing boy and during the few short years of manhood allotted him, he brought to all who were privileged to know him well, an outgoing friendliness, a brightness of spirit, and a confidence in the goodness of life that made every contact with him a joyous and cherished experience. He became a vital part of all who knew him.

Enough of a dreamer to always believe in the ultimate triumph of right, his few brief letters from the battle lines brought messages to his loved ones, of faith in God, courage, and a full realization of what the consequences of victory or defeat in this conflict would mean to his country. He said,
"Try not to worry, do everything you can to support this effort, and never lose faith in the promises of the Twenty-third Psalm -those promises are with me now in my foxhole".

Someone has said, "A part of each of us dies with the death of every good man".

A part of many persons died with Roger in Korea that fatal September 12th, but in the memory of him as he lived and died for his high ideals, some added faith and courage must also be born.

- G. Stees.
 

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