Remembrances:

You were my "first love" in High School and I didn't know until just this moment that you were not still out there in this world, maybe wondering about me, as I have so many times wondered about you. Ours was a sweet and innocent love...one I still cherish. Over the years, I have wondered where you were, what you were doing, if you were happy, with a wonderful wife, lots of happy children (and of late, lots of happy grandchildren)...and hoped with all my heart this was true. I am so sad that you did not live long enough to enjoy these earthly blessings...God bless you always and 1-2-3

Jackie Bradley
August 23, 2001

Harvey was my Beast Barracks roommate.  I will never forget our first room inspection.  In walked the Tac Officer CPT deMoya and some First Classmen.  The TAC took a quick look around the room and asked something like "Mister Brown, is this room up to your usual standards?".  "Yes Sir!" replied Harvey and out the door went the inspection party.  Seems CPT deMoya had been Harvey's TAC at VMI the year before.  We all got some special attention from the Beast Detail for that.

Harvey also was a regular recipient of Baby Ruth candy bars from home which he shared with us.  To this day they are one of my favorite candy bars. 

I went on to I-1 and Harvey to D-2. Our paths never crossed again.  For that I am sorry as I never forgot how important he was to my getting through Beast Barracks.  Since he died of an illness contracted in Viet Nam he was not awarded a Purple Heart.  Without that award he was not eligible to be inscribed in the Class Reconciliation Plaza memorial.  But as long as we who knew him are alive he will stay in our memories.

Samuel N Weiss x-'61