More detail on this person: K. Lee Westbrook,
70, a retired U.S. Army chief warrant officer 2,
went home to be with his Lord on Friday, June 22,
2011. Funeral: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Eagle
Mountain International Church. Interment: will
full military honors will be at 9:45 a.m. Friday
in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Visitation: 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Eagle
Mountain International Church. Condolences may
be sent to Biggers Funeral Home, 6100 Azle Ave.,
Lake Worth, Texas 76135. Lee was born in Sulphur
Springs and raised in Gainesville by Jones and
Nola Westbrook. Mr. Westbrook served with
distinction in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1973,
and again from 1982 until his retirement in 1993.
He married Nancy Jean Zunk in 1961 and they had
many adventures together across the United States
and Europe. Despite his best efforts, Lee never
could figure out how to be a civilian. Whether on
active duty or not, he always lived his life as a
soldier. He graduated from the U.S. Army Aviation
School at Fort Rucker in 1967, and flew
helicopters in Vietnam with the 57th Assault
Helicopter Company in 1968 and the 57th Medical
Detachment (Medivac) in 1971. Between combat
tours Lee was an instructor pilot at Fort Wolters,
and graduated from the University of Southern
California's Aviation Safety Course to become an
FAA-certified flight safety officer. Lee's awards
include, but are not limited to, the Meritorious
Service Medal, 24 Air Medals, the Vietnam Service
Medal with one silver and three bronze Stars, the
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with bronze star,
and the Gold Recruiter's Badge with one sapphire
star. During his break in service, Lee flew
helicopters out to oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico,
off the California coast for the tuna fleets, and
in the Alaskan bush country, as well as flying the
traffic helicopter for radio station KVIL in the
Dallas/Fort Worth metro area and working as an
instructor pilot for Bell-Textron in Iran in 1977.
Lee was a very active member of Eagle Mountain
International Church where he was held in high
regard, both for his strong faith and his many
tales about his adventurous life. Lee was also a
published author, having written the book "The
Broken Sword" about his exploits as a soldier and
how his relationship with Christ healed the scars
of his combat experiences. He will be remembered
as a soldier, a storyteller, and a man of God.
Survivors: His wife, Nancy; his children, Debra
Noble, Kathy Huckabay and Allan Westbrook; his
granddaughter, Christina Rose Mattox; as well as
his large extended family at Eagle Mountain
International Church.
Published in Star-Telegram on July 27, 2011
K. Lee Westbrook , a retired US Army Chief
Warrant Officer 2, went home to be with his Lord
on June 22, 2011. Mr. Westbrook served with
distinction in the US Army from 1957 to 1973, and
again from 1982 until his retirement in 1993. He
flew helicopters in Vietnam with the 57th Assault
Helicopter Company in 1968 and the 57th Medical
Detachment in 1971. Lee's awards include, but are
not limited to, the Meritorious Service Medal, 24
Air Medalas, the Vietnam SErvice Medal with 1
silver and 3 bronze stars, the Vietnamese Cross of
Gallantry with bronze star and the Gold
Recruiter's Badge with 1 sapphire star.
From: Ed Faught
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