Donald A. Seibert

I never met Colonel Seibert but I think I knew him by the letters he would write my father who served with him in Okinawa. Col. Seibert would write to him every year around Christmas. My first assignment as an Infantry platoon leader was with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division in 1973. Col. Seibert had commanded this brigade in Vietnam. I wish I could have met him personally.

A rare privilege indeed to have met and known Col. Donald A. Seibert, to whom I was introduced by my Uncle Wick. They were lifelong friends, Army comrades, and eventual neighbors at The Fairfax. Col. Seibert’s military career speaks for itself and leaves a person speechless. Yes, the Greatest Generation, yes! When I think of him, I think of Wick’s towering admiration for the man when he’d say in his inimitable way, “Oh Don, he’s infantry!” It was made clear to this civilian niece that...

RIP O great warrior, you deserve nothing but the best in eternal sleep, for you have done your duty to your Country and for your fellow man. Warriors like you are an inspiration to those that follow in your footsteps. Sleep well, and GOD Bless.

Donald H. Malone (Liberty, PA. ) Friend of Nephew Bill and U.S. Army 63 to 65.

"We the class of 1956 dedicate this yearbook to a man, who has done a great deal towards the betterment of our school. During his years here, he has set an example of leadership and prestige that every cadet has followed and admired. He has set up new ideas for the improvement of our school, and yet he has maintained the age-old traditions that have made this school what it is today.

He has set new goals for the cadets to work for and accomplish with great pride. He may leave...

I knew two Don Seiberts, one well, one not so well. The one I knew well and whose friendship I prized most was the one from the 1950s, when he was the PMS&T at Kentucky Military Institute. Many of the cadets from those days, themselves elderly today, considered Don the significant influence on their lives. As a young faculty member and former airborne infantry officer so did I. I last saw Don at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., in maybe 1955, where he ate a whole pizza as an...

Uncle Don, we will always remember you as a strong dashing young army officer, back on leave from some exotic place. You chose the hard core route-infantry, and you pursued that with a zeal that we seldoem see today.

You were the inspiration for my wanting to go to jump school as a young signal corps lieutenant in 1970. I remember the fuss that was created when I was stationed in Stuttgart when you mistook a letter I wrote complaining about being assigned to an engineer unit...

Our sincere condolences to the Seibert Family. May the Good Lord, Bless Donald's Soul Abundantly.

The United States are proud of you.May you have a special place in heaven,our country needs more MEN like you.

Viet-Nam Vet

You don't get to know many truly great men during your life. It was my privilege to have served under COL Don Seibert.