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G2 Memorial Wall of Honor
Peter Shunk
Class of June, 1958
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From 1958 Howitzer: Pete, "the perpetual plebe" as Mrs. Barth once called him, is one of the "old men" in our class. He graduated from college with a commission and degree before returning to his birthplace as a cadet. A son the the thundering herd of "24, he inherited his love of the Artillery and sleep from his father. Pete's consistency is sure to make him a success

Peter Shunk

Year	x	Rank	x	Status

1950-1954	x	Graduated	x	Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA. Upon graduation, received Congressional appointment to West Point.
June, 1958	x	Graduated	x	Company G2; Cullum 22100
June 4, 1958	x	Branch/2nd Lt	x	US Army; Signal Corps
date	x	Family	x	Married Rosie.
date	x	Family	x	Son Peter Steven born.
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date	x	Assigned	x	.
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date	x	Family	x
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November, 1979	x	Military	x	Retired as Lieutenant Colonel.
aft November 29, 2015	x	Deceased	x	Buried at United States Military Academy Post Cemetery.
January 11, 2016		Memorial		Memorial service at West Point. Video link of service shown on this page below.

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This space kept as spaceholder. These are from Fred Easley's bio page. August 13, 1961 At Checkpoint Charlie


Fred Easley in lead tank w/crosshairs on Soviets

Fred Easley had a front row seat when the border was closed on August 13, 1961. His tank platoon stood face to face with ten T-55 tanks, shown here at Checkpoint Charlie. Most of us in Germany had orders home cancelled. Field exercises were accelerated. It was a tense moment for all.

Update from 1961 Military Register

Update from 1968 10th Reunion Directory
7504 Parkland Drive, El Paso, TX 79925

Update from 1988 30th Reunion Directory
Get photo from family.
Upon graduation, I was assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado. Susequent assignments included Hawaii, Vietnam (2 tours), Fort Gordon, New Cumberland Army Deport, Denmark, and retirement at Fort Huachuca, AZ. After leaving the Army, I worked for a major company in the Telecommunications Industry and lived in teh San Francisco Bay Area. Just before moving to the East Coast, I earned my Stock Brokers license. Stocks and bonds have always been of great interest to me as well as Financial Planning, which is one of my biggest strenths. My son, Peter Steven, enjoys Connecticut and although very familiar with West Point (we live about 45 miles away), he has his eye on the Air Force Academy. Rosie and I plan to retire permanently in California, when the time is right.
Update from 2008 50th Reunion Directory
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Entry for this 50th Reunion Directory was copied from the 30th Reunion Directory.

1988 Update. Easley material below to be replaced by appropriate Lawton data.

		Left: Scott, Joanne, Margaret, Fred, Rick
		Fred writes: "After 22 years of socialism, I'm quite fond of capitalism. Because I was a gypsy, Uncle Sugar was very good to me: assignments in Berlin, Buenos Aires, Ankara (Turkey), and Seoul come quickly to mind. The two boys were born in Turkey, and my daugher was born in Austin, TX (that makes two Turks and a Texan). I got my Masters Degree from the University of Texas, then two grand years in southern South America. After leaving the Army, we settled in Santa Barbara, CA; to date it's been as idyllic a setting as I know of in the continental U.S. Have made good money as a Personnel Recruiter. Joanne has had great success as a Media Consultant. I married her when she was a well-known TV newscaster in Boston (my mother-in-law assures me had we not married, Joanne would now be Barbara Walters). Life has been good! No earthquakes at this moment in sunny Southern California, but remember what Santayana said: "Everthing in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence." Here's to '58 -- in 1958, or any year, an extremely admirable group of men!"

San Antonio 2004 and San Francisco 2005 Mini Reunions


San Antonio Mini: October 22, 2004 Fred and Pam Grattan	San Francisco Mini: October 19, 2005 Fred and Pam Grattan

Memorial Tribute to Peter by himself and/or family.

Peter Shunk's "living memorial" entry

United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
His father, (Col, ret) Peter Wesley Shunk, also buried at West Point Post's Cemetery.
Video of memorial service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlflGerwWYo

Peter & Rosie Shunk Family; photo appearing in 2008 50th West Point Yearbook

Peter & Rosie Shunk Family; photo appearing in 2008 50th West Point Yearbook

Fort Bragg, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Camp Carson okay for Pete. Bar code for this specific Easley website page

Fort Bragg, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Camp Carson okay for Pete. Bar code for this specific Easley website page

Fort Bragg, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Camp Carson okay for Pete. Bar code for this specific Easley website page

Fort Bragg, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Camp Carson okay for Pete. Bar code for this specific Easley website page

Peter Shunk Lieutenant Colonel Army Signal Corps United States Army
	Get Pete's photo in uniform.
Bronze Star, Army Meritorious Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal

From 1958 Howitzer
Peter Shunk
"Pete"		G-2
Westville, IN		Congressional
Pete, "the perpetual plebe" as Mrs. Barth once called him, is one of the "old men" in our class. He graduated from college with a commission and degree before returning to his birthplace as a cadet. A son the the thundering herd of '24, he inherited his love of the Artillery and sleep from his father. Pete's consistency is sure to make him a success.

Mathematics Forum 2-1; Camera Club 1; Sergeant 1.

References
Peter Shunk's G2 memorial page: http://www.1958g2.com/pages/memoriam.html Peter Shunk's obituary: http://www.1958g2.com/pages/shunkobit.html Eulogy by his family and companymates Memorial Article for 22100:	pic

Died: November 29, 2015 in Laguna Niguel, CA.

Music: "You Raise Me Up"