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Lackland Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
OCS Class 62-A
 
OCS Class 62-A Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
1. OCS Class 62-A Memorial
 
Inscription.
Dedicated
to those young airmen
who became known as
Class 62-A
U.S.A.F.
Officer Candidate
School
Apr. 3 1961-Sept. 22, 1961
To Our Fallen Comrades
Rest Easy,
Sleep Well My Brother.
Know The Line Was Held,
Your Job Is Done.
Rest Easy,
Sleep Well.
Others Have Taken Up
Where You Fell.
The Line Was Held,
Peace, Peace And Farewell.

From Your O.C.S. Classmates

 
Erected by OCS Class 62-A.
 
Location. 29° 23.353′ N, 98° 36.98′ W. Marker is in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in Bexar County. Marker is at the intersection of Kenly Avenue and Truemper Street, on the right when traveling south on Kenly Avenue. Click for map. Memorial is near the former site of Chapel No. 1. Access is restricted due to Lackland AFB being an active military installation. Marker is in this post office area: Lackland A F B TX 78236, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. USAF Officer Candidate School (a few steps from this marker); Aviation Cadets (within shouting distance of this marker); One More Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Order of Daedalians / Fighter Aces Association (within shouting distance of this marker); MTI Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); C-121 "Constellation" (approx. ¼ mile away); "Kelly No. 2" Flight Line (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kelly Air Force Base (approx. 3.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lackland Air Force Base.
 
OCS Class 62-A Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
2. OCS Class 62-A Marker
 
 
OCS Class 62-A Tribute Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
3. OCS Class 62-A Tribute
 
 
OCS Class 62-A Memorial Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
4. OCS Class 62-A Memorial
Looking SW, with tribute pavers at base of memorial.
 
 
Leonard C. Leeser Memorial Paver Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
5. Leonard C. Leeser Memorial Paver
[Member of OCS Class 62-A]
HH-53B Jolly Green
So Others May Live
KIA January 1970
North Vietnam
RIP, Our Classmate

[Representative paver]
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 334 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
 
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