Charles David St Clair

Specialist Four
B CO, 1ST BN, 61ST INF RGT, 5 INF DIV
Army Of The United States
09 January 1950 - 16 January 1971
Coxs Creek, KY
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5 INF DIV

61ST INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Charles David St Clair

19 May 2002

This is to memorialize my brother Charles David St Clair who gave his life for us.

We LOVE and miss you very much.

Beverly St. Clair Beard
mikebev1@msn.com

20 May 2002

Dedicated to my Uncle David, I wish I had a chance to know you! I hear what a wonderful man you were! Much love, this is to you:

Unselfishly, you left your fathers and your mothers,
You left behind your sisters and your brothers.
Leaving your beloved children and wives,
You put on hold, your dreams, and your lives.

On foreign soil, you found yourself planted
To fight for those whose freedom you granted.
Without your sacrifice, their cause would be lost
But you carried onward, no matter the cost.

Many horrors you had endured and seen.
Many faces had haunted your dreams.
You cheered as your enemies littered the ground;
You cried as your brothers fell all around.

When it was over, you all came back home,
Some were left with memories to face all alone;
Some found themselves in the company of friends
As their crosses cast shadows across the land.

Those who survived were forever scarred
Emotionally, physically, permanently marred.
Those who did not now sleep eternally
Neath the ground they had given their lives to keep free.

With a hand upon my heart, I feel
The pride and respect; my reverence is revealed
In the tear that now streams down my upturned face
As our flag waves above you, in her glory and grace.

Freedom was the gift that you unselfishly gave
Pain and death was the price that you ultimately paid.
Every day, I give my utmost admiration
To those who had fought to defend our nation.

I LOVE YOU, UNCLE DAVID!

From his niece
Tammy Cooke Gordon
tgordonsavon@aol.com



A memorial initiated by his sister,
Beverly St. Clair Beard
mikebev1@msn.com 
19 May 2002



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