United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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taff Sergeant Russell Bolt, 5th Special Forces Group, MIA - last seen 1.5 miles inside Laos attend- ing a wounded comrade. The decision to accept the chal- lenge of our profession carries with it the realization that we may be called upon to offer the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of our nation. The long hours, adverse conditions, and danger inherent to the profession of arms are accepted as part of that sacrifice. In or- der to stand vigilant over the free- doms our nation enjoys, we must of- ten forsake our ability to share them. There is no doubt that the soldier who dies with a record of selfless service to the nation sleeps in peace. We stand in the footsteps of the gallant Ameri- can soldiers Who performed their duty faithfully. Freedom is not free, it is not cheap. Some Americans respond to a calling, an internal destiny to serve in the defense of the United States of America. The soldier who stands guard at the DMZ on Christmas, the sailor who spends six months in the Persian gulf away from his family, and in a hangar the airman who Waits for days to fly off to war, these are to- day's unsung heros. From the found- ing of our nation to the challenges of the future may we never forget that freedom is not free, it is not cheap. Staff Sergeant Russell Bolt never came back from Vietnam. He is listed as missing in action since he was last seen inside Laos guarding a Wounded comrade whom he refused to leave behind. This is the legacy of the American soldier, a person that puts the life of another before his own. - Scott Morrison. 12 Opening I am an American fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am pre- pared to give my life in their de- fense.

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