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SFC DANIEL RICHARD HAMILTON, US ARMY, (RET.)
March 21, 1935 September 16, 2020
SFC Daniel Richard Hamilton US Army, (Ret.), 85, of Colorado Springs, CO passed away September 16, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Dan was born on March 21, 1935 to Oscar and Bertha Hamilton on the Southside of Chicago, IL, the oldest of four children.
After his graduation from Chicago Vocational High School (CVS) he enlisted into the United States Army in 1953. During Dan's military career he served two tours in Vietnam, the first was in 1967 with the 4th Infantry Division and the 2nd tour in 1970 with the 1st Cavalry. Among his military awards were the Bronze Star, 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. His military service included many assignments over 22 years in Germany (Bad Kreuznach, Giessen, Hanau, Oberammergau), Vietnam, and Ft. Carson, Colorado.
Dan will be greatly missed by those that loved him. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 64 years, Eva; his brother Robert Hamilton; his eight children: Brigitte (Kevin) Brown, Gerhard (Rhonda) Hamilton, Barbara Dukart, Daniel Jr. (Christy) Hamilton, Cindy (Greg) Moler, Susie (Leo) Lloyd, Gabriele (Steve) Rouiller and William Hamilton; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren, and (2) bundles of joy on the way. Dan was preceded in death by his parents, his brother William, his sister Gail, and his son-in-law Donald Dukart.
With deepest respect for his wishes, Daniel was cremated and will be laid to rest at Pikes Peak National Cemetery at a future date.
A ceremony with military honors to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Shrine of Remembrance "America the Beautiful" Chapel, 1730 E. Fountain Blvd.
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Long time friend of Gardner family. RIP
Ruby Gardner
Friend
October 6, 2020
The Buckley AFB military Retiree Activities Office (RAO) would like to offer our sincere condolences and our gratitude for SFC Hamilton's 22 years of service to our country in the Army. If you would like help with any matters related to casualty assistance, Defense Finance & Accounting Service, Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), Veterans Affairs (VA), etc. you can contact our office on Buckley AFB at 720-847-6693. The RAO is staffed by volunteers, all military retirees themselves, and our sole purpose is to provide assistance to any military retirees and surviving spouses/family members with anything related to their military service and/or benefits, in particular during difficult times such as this. We are deeply sorry for your loss.
Steve Young
Lt Col, USAF, Ret
Director, Buckley AFB RAO
Steve Young
September 27, 2020
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