Leonard "Len" Whistler AKA "Lynn"

[Mike Spight]

I am shocked and saddened to read of his passing.

I met Len when we were both ROTC Cadets at the University of Southern Mississippi in the late 70s. Len did not complete the program for some reason, and I later bumped into him at Ft. Bragg in the early-mid 90s. IIRC, he was an SSG. and we got together on occasion at the GB Club for lunch or beers after work.

He was, as others have pointed out, an MI guy and did a fair amount of time ISO various SF or other units over the course of his career. Intelligent, articulate, inquisitive...he had all the right tools for his chosen calling.

Len and another ROTC bud and I used to spend a fair amount of time shooting pistols at a local gravel pit just outside of the Hattiesburg city limits...setting up humanoid targets and scenarios...he was pretty focused on shooting back then.

RIP Len...sorry we did not stay in touch to a greater degree...Vaya Con Dios, Mano.