Wendell Otis Beard, Father of Kris Stewart
Wendell Otis Beard, Father
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<dt> Football - in College - 1945
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<li><a href="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/pdf-07FB151to190-072007.pdf"> All Conference Tackle 1945</a> at UC Berkeley (Cal)
<li><a href="http://cfreference.net/cfr/show_all_school_drafts/251">
Cal list of all pro drafted players 1935-2005</a>, Wendell Beard, 1945
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<dt> Marine, World War II
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<dt> Football - Professional NFL Chicago Bears drafts "Moose" - 1946
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<li><a href="http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1946&lg=NFL"> NFL Draft 1946</a> After World War II
<li><a href="http://www.northwoodsbears.com/drafts/d1940s/d1946_47.htm">
Chicago drafts</a>
<li><a href="http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CHI&yr=1946&lg=nfl"> 1946 Chicago Bears Team</a>
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<dt> Marine, Korea January 1951<p>
<dd> Wendy Christine Beard was born at <a href="http://www.cpp.usmc.mil/cpao/pages/baseinformation.asp">Camp Pendleton</a> Hospital to Janet Douglas
Beard and Wendell Otis Beard. Wendell was not present due to responding to
the
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir">Chosin Reservoir</a>.
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<dt> Marine, Vietnam
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<li><a href="http://www.echo23marines6569.org/Contents.html">Be part of the pack</a> Marines [Echo Company]
<li><a href="http://www.amtrac.org/1atbn/Battles/FortressSentry.asp">
1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion</a> [Story and photos by David Douglas Duncan]
<img src="http://www.amtrac.org/1atbn/Battles/FortressSentry/photos/ddd032.JPG">
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"An old hand from the Korean War , Major Wendell Beard, shepherded the entire task force. He lived comfortably atop his monstrous amtrac, where he also held court much like an Arab sheikh- regally ignoring the monsoon cloudbursts raging across his local desert domain. The Major had left the Marines for one season to play professional football as "Moose" Beard of the Washington Redskins, but then he returned home to the drab-green uniform after "some really big guys worked on me-taking out two ribs." Major Beard stood six feet four and weighed about two hundred and thirty pounds-totally unflappable, confident of his Marines, a natural commander ."
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This quote from David Douglas Duncan, War Without Heros.
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