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Gary Burnell Beikirch died at home with his sweetheart and family by his
side on the Lordโs day, Sunday, December 26, 2021. Mr. Beikirch, 74,
was a resident of Greece, New York. He was a husband, father and
grandfather. He was also a Christian minister, and a recipient of the
Medal of Honor.
That medal, presented to him at the White House by President Nixon, was
for action at Camp Dak Seang, Vietnam, on April 1, 1970. A Green Beret
medic, serving with Bravo Company of the 1st Special Forces of the 5th
Special Forces Group, Sergeant Beikirch was wounded repeatedly over
several hours as he worked to defend the camp and tend to wounded
American and Vietnamese soldiers. He carried more than one of these men
to safety while administering immediate life-saving care to them, and
while facing direct enemy rifle and mortar fire.
Eventually, his injuries were so grievous as to paralyze his lower body,
at which point he directed a Montagnard teen-ager โ a beloved comrade
named Deo โ to carry and drag him to unmanned gun positions and to
wounded soldiers needing his care.
Mr. Beikirch served for more than 30 years as a guidance counselor in
the Greece Central School District, from which he himself had graduated.
There, he shaped the lives of untold thousands of students, many of
whom did not know of his wartime service. Their tales of gratitude and
love for this wise man are legendary. Mr. Beikirch was also involved in
various Christian ministries, including one to the inmates of Groveland
Correctional Facility.
Mr. Beikirch was also active in veterans affairs, and was one of the
founders of the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester. He was the
chaplain of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, spoke to hundreds
of military and veterans groups across the country, and counseled
innumerable veterans grappling with the emotional toll of their service
- Bob Lonsberry, WHAM Radio
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