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Col. Richard L. Boyle

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A Distinguished Life: 42-Year Serviceman, Col. Richard L. Boyle, Recently Of Wyckoff A Distinguished Life: 42-Year Serviceman, Col. Richard L. Boyle, Recently Of Wyckoff
A Distinguished Life: 42-Year Serviceman, Col. Richard L. Boyle, Recently Of Wyckoff TRIBUTE: Among the recent residents of an assisted living facility in Wyckoff was a man with a distinguished history that few could match: Col. Richard L. Boyle. Boyle, who will be buried this Friday following his death from pneumonia last month, devoted nearly half of his 89 years to military service. He completed more than 28 active duty tours with various reserve and regular U.S. Army divisions after serving in the Navy. But there’s much more. Boyle also worked at the Pentagon, where he oversaw and coordinated the development of the Abrams M1 A1 Tank and a backpack field transmitter, s…

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