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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 74
BY SENATOR ADLEY
CONDOLENCES. Extends condolences on the repatriation and burial of the remains of
Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Lt. Col. Don C. Faith.
A RESOLUTION1
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the2
family of United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith upon the repatriation3
of his remains from an unmarked grave in enemy territory, his long journey home4
and his burial with full military honors befitting a recipient of the Medal of Honor5
in Arlington National Cemetery on April 17, 2013.6
WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Faith was a native of Washington, Indiana, and came from a7
family with many ties to the military, but he was found medically unfit to attend the U.S.8
Military Academy at West Point, so he graduated from Georgetown University in June,9
1941, and joined the Army soon afterward; and10
WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Faith was assigned to the legendary 82
nd
Airborne Division and11
he remained with the All-American unit for the rest of World War II, participating in all four12
combat parachute assaults the division made during the war; and13
WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Faith was awarded decorations for combat valor, four stars on14
his jump wings, the first award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Arrowhead15
for his airborne assaults, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; and16
WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Faith remained in the Army after WWII and was assigned to17
the 7
th
Infantry Division in Japan as a battalion commander, but the outbreak of the Korean18 SR NO. 74
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War in the summer of 1950 sent him and the division to the Korean Peninsula; and1
WHEREAS, in November, 1950, Lt. Col. Faith and a small task force found2
themselves trapped on the shore of the Chosin Reservoir vastly outnumbered as wave after3
wave of Chinese communist forces overran their position and he was eventually forced to4
take command of the task force as a result of his superiors being killed; and5
WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Faith gallantly led his men in a breakout maneuver until he was6
mortally wounded himself and was placed in a truck for evacuation South to friendly lines,7
but the truck was badly shot up en route and abandoned and Lt. Col. Faith's body was left8
behind; and9
WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Faith's remains were recovered sixty-two years later; and 10
WHEREAS, his daughter, Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Broyles, a long-time resident of11
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was only four-years old when her father died, and she is very12
grateful that his story is being told and that now he rests in peace with other heroes interred13
in a place of great honor, Arlington National Cemetery; and14
WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Faith's award and decorations include the Medal of Honor, the15
Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart16
with oak leaf cluster, the World War II Victory Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United17
Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the18
Korean War Service Medal, the Combat Parachutist Badge with four stars, the Bronze19
Arrowhead Device for participation in airborne assaults, and the Combat Infantryman Badge20
with star, indicating award in two wars.21
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana22
does hereby extend its deepest and most respectful condolences to the family of United23
States Army Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith upon the repatriation of his remains from an24
unmarked grave in enemy territory to his burial over six decades later with full military25
honors.26
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does27
hereby recognize the gallant and fearless services he rendered in two wars and for his28
ultimate sacrifice in combat.29
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Ms.30 SR NO. 74
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Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Broyles.1
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Heyward Jeffers.
DIGEST
Adley SR No. 74
Expresses condolences upon the repatriation and burial of U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel
Don Faith.