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PAUL HENDERSON LAWING JR
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POSTED ON 8.31.2009
POSTED BY: Dennis Rickman
Any information about Paul Henderson Lawing, Jr., Lincolnton, NC
I was Paul's (Paul Henderson Lawing, Lincolnton, NC 1-2-72/6-14-72) Cadet Company Commander at Georgia Military College (GMC) in the fall of 1969. Paul was my 1st Platoon Leader. After Christmas (1969) Paul returned to school and said he was leaving but did not know what he was going to do. The next time I saw Paul was December 1971 in Myrtle Beach, SC down at the Big Roller Coaster (Family Kindgom). The park had closed & he and several other members of his Special Forces group were enjoying a couple days of leave - they had just received their orders for VN. I had orders for VN in September 1972. We said we would look each other up. Never got the chance.
Does anyone know what Paul did after college, when he enlisted, how long he had been in or what happened the last day?
Paul was a great person, a wonderful friend, always had a smile & really enjoyed life. May God Bless him Always.
Dennis Rickman
[email protected]
Does anyone know what Paul did after college, when he enlisted, how long he had been in or what happened the last day?
Paul was a great person, a wonderful friend, always had a smile & really enjoyed life. May God Bless him Always.
Dennis Rickman
[email protected]
POSTED ON 6.14.2006
POSTED BY: Dave Avery
Who Shall We Send
"An God said who shall we send.I answered I am here,send me."
Isaiah 6:8
Repos Dans La Paix
Isaiah 6:8
Repos Dans La Paix
POSTED ON 2.23.2006
POSTED BY: Arnold M. Huskins
His final resting place
POSTED ON 11.2.2005
POSTED BY: Arnold M. Huskins
Newspaper articles reporting his passing
The following article appeared in the Lincoln Times News (NC) on 19 June 1972:
Paul Lawing, Jr. , Killed in Action in Viet Nam
Sgt. Paul Lawing, Jr., 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lawing of 504 East Hoke Street, was killed in military action Wednesday in Vietnam.
His family was notified of his death Saturday. Details of his death were not immediately available.
He was a member of the Special Forces (Green Berets) and had received extensive training at Ft. Bragg, NC; Ft. Benning, Ga; and Ft. Polk, La.
He was a 1968 graduate of Lincolnton High School, where he was an all conference basketball player and football player. He later attended Georgia Military Academy for one year.
He left the military academy to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces.
He is survived by his parents; one sister, Mrs. Jan Harris of Charlotte, his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Puett Lawing of Lincolnton; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Boring of Crouse.
Funeral arrangements will be made at a later time.
21 June 1972:
Sgt. Lawing Rites Set Thursday
Army Sergeant Paul Henderson Jr., 22, died last week as the result of hostile action in Vietnam.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hollybrook Cemetery with military escort.
Comments by columnist Smack Proctor on Sports page:
The tragedy and futility of the controversial war in faraway Vietnam again has struck close to home--Lincolnton--bringing grief and heartbreak to family, relatives and friends, in the news that 22 year old Sgt. Paul Lawing, Jr., U.S. Special Forces, had been killed in action..There can be no real consolable words conveyed to the next of kin when news of this kind reaches them...Only a greater divine power and faith can comfort and sustain...
I learned to know Paul Jr. during his student-athlete days at Lincolnton High School. His modest, quiet personality earned him many friends--in the classroom and in athletic competition. He played the football and basketball sports, being particularly outstanding in basketball, serving as team co-captain hi senior year and was na all-SWC selection. He was a dedicated athlete, an all out hustler, and ever trying to improve upon his skills and contribute to his team's success.
His death, while serving his country in military service, is shocking and numbing news locally. Especially when you think of his young age,22, with his future and potential still ahead. Paul Lawing, Jr.'s sacrifice will not soon be forgotten--neither will his memory here in his hometown.
Paul Lawing, Jr. , Killed in Action in Viet Nam
Sgt. Paul Lawing, Jr., 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lawing of 504 East Hoke Street, was killed in military action Wednesday in Vietnam.
His family was notified of his death Saturday. Details of his death were not immediately available.
He was a member of the Special Forces (Green Berets) and had received extensive training at Ft. Bragg, NC; Ft. Benning, Ga; and Ft. Polk, La.
He was a 1968 graduate of Lincolnton High School, where he was an all conference basketball player and football player. He later attended Georgia Military Academy for one year.
He left the military academy to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces.
He is survived by his parents; one sister, Mrs. Jan Harris of Charlotte, his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Puett Lawing of Lincolnton; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Boring of Crouse.
Funeral arrangements will be made at a later time.
21 June 1972:
Sgt. Lawing Rites Set Thursday
Army Sergeant Paul Henderson Jr., 22, died last week as the result of hostile action in Vietnam.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hollybrook Cemetery with military escort.
Comments by columnist Smack Proctor on Sports page:
The tragedy and futility of the controversial war in faraway Vietnam again has struck close to home--Lincolnton--bringing grief and heartbreak to family, relatives and friends, in the news that 22 year old Sgt. Paul Lawing, Jr., U.S. Special Forces, had been killed in action..There can be no real consolable words conveyed to the next of kin when news of this kind reaches them...Only a greater divine power and faith can comfort and sustain...
I learned to know Paul Jr. during his student-athlete days at Lincolnton High School. His modest, quiet personality earned him many friends--in the classroom and in athletic competition. He played the football and basketball sports, being particularly outstanding in basketball, serving as team co-captain hi senior year and was na all-SWC selection. He was a dedicated athlete, an all out hustler, and ever trying to improve upon his skills and contribute to his team's success.
His death, while serving his country in military service, is shocking and numbing news locally. Especially when you think of his young age,22, with his future and potential still ahead. Paul Lawing, Jr.'s sacrifice will not soon be forgotten--neither will his memory here in his hometown.
POSTED ON 6.17.2005
POSTED BY: Bob Ross
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Mary Frye – 1932
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Mary Frye – 1932