Fri, Dec 20
|Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Internment and Celebration of Life for COL (R) and Dr. Warner "Rocky" Farr
Please join us in honoring Special Forces Legend COL (R) and Dr. Warner "Rocky Farr
Time & Location
Dec 20, 2024, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA
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About the event
Dr. (Col.) Warner D. Farr enlisted in the Airborne Infantry on April 23, 1967, joining the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He served in Vietnam with the Military Assistance Command-Vietnam Studies & Observation Group. In 1971, he attended the Defense Language Institute and joined Detachment A, Berlin Brigade. He later became an instructor at the ROTC Detachment, Northeast Louisiana University, and completed a bachelor's in medical technology. As a sergeant first class, he taught the 18D course and was selected for master sergeant. He attended the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, commissioning as a second lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps. He was the distinguished honor graduate of his Army Flight Surgeon Course, solo qualified in the TH-55 helicopter, received his Doctor of Medicine in 1983, and completed residencies and board certifications in aerospace medicine, anatomic and clinical pathology.
Dr. Farr held numerous leadership roles, including Commander of Company…