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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |

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BORN:
October 09, 1860 at Winchester, NH
Entered Service in the US
Army from Boston, MA
Earned
The Medal of Honor During the Indian Campaigns For heroism on
Summer 1886 at Apache Campaign, AZ
DIED: August
07, 1927 at the age of 66
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Assistant
Surgeon Leonard Wood voluntarily carried important messages
through the Arizona territory region during the Apache Campaigns
during the summer of 1886. He was recognized for making a
journey of 70 miles in one night, and for walking 30 miles the
following day, in order to accomplish his mission. While in
pursuit of Geronimo and his warring band of Indians, he
encountered an Infantry detachment that was without an officer.
He requested and received permission to command that unit, and
did so, throughout the summer campaign. He served as a member of
the expedition that conducted the army's final campaign against
the legendary American Indian fighter Geronimo
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