Rest in Peace: LTC Shannon Beebe dies in plane crash

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