Don A.-Clary-Obituary

Sgt. Don A. Clary

Troy, Kansas

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Military service ran in Don Clary''s blood, so it was no surprise to his sister when he joined the National Guard at the age of 17. Clary''s father was a Vietnam veteran and his grandfather served in World War II and the Korean War. "He also knew the day could come that he would have to give his life in order to save someone else''s, and that he would do it without hesitation and with pride," his sister, Kristy Clary said. "And that''s what he did." Clary, of Troy, Kan., died Nov. 8 when he and another soldier tried to protect their convoy from an insurgent car that exploded in Baghdad. He was based in Horton, Kan. Clary, 21, the youngest of five siblings, also felt a duty to help his family when they needed it. He quit college to take care of his father when he became gravely ill and stayed by his side until he died. "You''re never ready for anybody to die, even if they are on their death bed for a month," said Nick Dannevick, a counselor at Clary''s high school. "For a young person like this, whose life was basically ahead of him, it''s awful sad."

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To family of Sgt. Don Clary:
I saw Sgt. Clarys commemorative dog tag on a Traveling Wall of Soldiers killed during the Global War on Terror (GWOT) back last Summer at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia during an American Legion Post 62 event. My self being a Clary took a picture of his tag and I found it here recently and looked his obituary up for info. I was in Iraq during November 2004 in the Babylon Region but I do not know Don. I know there are not alot of us Clarys and figure we may...

We still thank you Don Clary for what you did for us.

To the family and friends of Sgt. Don A. Clary:
Please accept my remembrance of Don on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.

To the family and friends of Sgt. Don A. Clary:
Remembering Don on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
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In Memory of Don ~ (Debra Estep)

Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.


The Wind on The Downs

“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you...

Don you have a very special place in the hearts and prayers of your hometown. It is hard to have a soldier fall - but even harder when it's one of our own. You along with all of your family will always be remembered for all that has been given for our freedom.

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Sgt Clary!

If this person can stand in battle to ensure my freedom, then I will stand in grief with his/her family to honor him/her. For every fallen HERO there is a bright star that shines in the evening sky to remind us of the cherished gift we were given – even if for too short a time.
My heart breaks again as I sign yet another guest book of another courageous young soldier who gave their life so selflessly. I wish I never found myself in a position to have to sign another guestbook for the rest...