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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe word around the internet is that CSM Basil L. Plumley passed on this morning. I can’t find anything substantial, but I noticed last week from being “friends” with General Hal Moore that Plumley had been admitted to a care facility to have his cancer treated and everyone seemed to think he’d heard the last bugle call. He was born in Shady Spring, WV on January 1, 1920 and served the country in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars. According to legend, he participated in four of the 82d’s combat jumps in Europe, as well as the single combat jump with the 187th in Korea.<\/p>\n
I sat on this all day because I couldn’t verify it, and I knew that if published it too soon, CSM Plumley would hunt me down, but our buddy Susan Katz Keating<\/a> confirmed it with Joe Galloway who says he confirmed it with the family. So I haven’t been ignoring that flurry of emails you all sent, but I just didn’t want my junk sliced off by a 92-year-old sergeant major of his reputation. Or of any other reputation, for that matter. There’d better be a thousand comments from you guys judging from all of the emails I got from those of you who think I can’t read.<\/p>\n ADDED:<\/strong> I guess the Ledger-Enquirer<\/a> was waiting for me to confirm. Thanks to John for sitting on them all day for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"