I am sad to report that LTC Shannon Beebe died in a plane crash last weekend. I had only met LTC Beebe a handful of times but he was someone that I admired deeply. As a young officer just starting out as an Africa FAO, LTC Beebe was always kind, sincere and humble in our interactions. His book The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon: Human Security and the New Rules of War and Peace was one of the first books I read as an Africa FAO and has profoundly shaped my perspective on the realm of possibilities for a FAO working in Africa. He was someone that carried with him a light and a brightness everywhere he went. He will be missed.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/he-thrilled-at-the-most-challenging-flying-but-died-in-routine-test-flight/2011/08/12/gIQA8gmxBJ_story.html
http://mountvernon.patch.com/articles/remembering-mount-vernon-lawyer-elizabeth-pignatello-39#photo-7362985
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/08/shannon-beebe-dies-in-fauquier-county-plane-crash-64982.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=ltc+shannon+beebe+died
http://features.rr.com/article/07CtdYL2H5bDd
http://www.hotsr.com/news/localnews/2011/08/12/lh-graduate-security-expert-dies-in-virg-50.php
http://cseees.unc.edu/News/Beebe
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/he-thrilled-at-the-most-challenging-flying-but-died-in-routine-test-flight/2011/08/12/gIQA8gmxBJ_story.html
http://mountvernon.patch.com/articles/remembering-mount-vernon-lawyer-elizabeth-pignatello-39#photo-7362985
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/08/shannon-beebe-dies-in-fauquier-county-plane-crash-64982.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=ltc+shannon+beebe+died
http://features.rr.com/article/07CtdYL2H5bDd
http://www.hotsr.com/news/localnews/2011/08/12/lh-graduate-security-expert-dies-in-virg-50.php
http://cseees.unc.edu/News/Beebe
This is sad Jack...really at a loss for words. Thank you for posting this. I really hope we get to see the day when some of his hopes and ideas are realized. He was a great and humble officer who always put his country and others first. When he spoke to you, you knew he was genuinely interested in what you had to say. I wish we had more like him in this world...it would, without a doubt, be a better place. You are right, he will be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteSadly, he was a risk taker that took one too many. He had a lot of ambition but I always knew him to be someone who also liked the spotlight and accoldates; I think flying gave him some of what he sought after at too great a risk.
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