Keith Laverty
Society Member 

Duty Position(s):
Sentinel

Relief:
3rd

Dates:
August 1959 - March 1960

Brief Army History:
Volunteered for the draft

Units:
Company E (Honor Guard) 3d US Infantry (The Old Guard), Fort Myer
Honor Guard Platoon, Post #1, Tomb Guard
AIT, Columbia, SC
Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO

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Awards / Decorations:
Tomb Guard Identification Badge

 



 

Highest Rank:

Specialist (E-4)


Home City / State:
Neodesha, Kansas

Date of Birth:
November 14, 1937


After the Army:
I worked as a Computer Specialist at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC until I retired in 1986.

Family Information:
I live in retirement with my wife Nance in Ormond Beach, Florida. I am the proud father of a beautiful daughter, Kelly.

Current Occupation:
Retired but I stay busy because we have a Fudge business at the Daytona Flea Market.

Degrees/Schooling:
North Lawn Elementary
Neodesha, Kansas High School

Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
Every tour on the mat was memorable. It was indeed an honor to be with all the "Heroes" buried in Arlington. A most memorable guard change was when George Seawrights bayonet came off during the rifle inspection. I can still hear it clanging across the plaza. The changing of the guard was not always perfect.

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