Jay Luvaas passes

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From: "Kuehn, John Dr CIV USA TRADOC" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:03:52 AM
Subject: Jay Luvaas
General Nelson just called with the sad tidings that Jay Luvaas passed away in mid-morning, evidently of a heart attack. His passing came swiftly and apparently without
pain.
There will be a memorial service for him in Williamsburg; the date is not yet set. He will be buried in the historic portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, also at an
indeterminate date. General Nelson will alert us as soon as dates are known.
He was our 11th HKJ Professor, an influential member of the AWC faculty, and one of the real giants of the military history profession. We have lost so many of the Great Ones
these past five years.

"Kuehn, John Dr CIV USA TRADOC"

Another sad loss. Anyone who has used any of his War College Guides know how much battlefield trompers owe to him.

 

[samgrant]

I am not familiar with this guy, but found this interesting PDF:

http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/parameters/1995/luvaas.pdf


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[PvtClewell]

I found this obit for Luvaas:

http://www.meadvilletribune.com/obituaries/local_story_012220719.html

He occasionally gave tours of Gettysburg for the Civil War Institute as well as staff rides by the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle. Very nice fellow.

 

[ole]

That's hard to hear. He was a fixture of the community.

Sam: If you have books beginning with "A guide to....." Chances are that more than a few of them were written by Jay Luvaas.

Hats off! Salute the passing of a friend.

Ole