First Lieutenant Donaldson "Donnie" Preston Tillar III - A Soldier's Story
First Lieutenant Donaldson Preston Tillar III was born on May 13, 1965, at Fort Still, Oklahoma and grew up in Highland Falls New York.
He attended Miller School and James O'Neil High School, where he played lacrosse before entering the US Military Academy at West Point.
He deployed with the 1st Infantry to Saudi Arabia in the Fall of 1990 to support Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield and the Gulf War.
On February 27, 1991, First Lieutenant Tillar would die during his service when his helicopter was shot down.
He rests at Emporia Cemetery, Emporia, Virginia.
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