For Gato You left too soon with far too much left unsaid A Celebration of Life John Prados and how is it that I’m still here talking and now I’m told you’re dead Nam taught me my friends would go in the roar of a rocket with a shot… in the blink of an eye and now all I’ve got is memories of you and left to wonder why Outside of the politics you and I always spoke of the ladies we love of our kids the things of which our lives are really made of But we have more left between us and when my time does come we’ll sit and grin praise Jah and drink Pepsi and Puerto Rican rum Your friend Dave Connolly January 9 1951 – November 29 2022 National Churchill Leadership Center first floor Gelman Library The George Washington University Friday May 19 2023 4 00 – 6 00 p m Followed by refreshments at the National Security Archive Gelman Library Suite 701 List of Speakers Tom Blanton welcome Joey Prados Mary Prados Silvia Juves Fernandez Dotty LeBoeuf Riera Jim Dingeman Lenny Glynn Lloyd C Gardner Dani Prados Tasha Prados Ivan R Dee Tim Weiner Fred Logevall Ellen Pinzur David Connolly For a copy of a fuller tribute to John please visit https nsarchive gwu edu document celebration-life-john-prados For Gato You left too soon with far too much left unsaid A Celebration of Life John Prados and how is it that I’m still here talking and now I’m told you’re dead Nam taught me my friends would go in the roar of a rocket with a shot… in the blink of an eye and now all I’ve got is memories of you and left to wonder why Outside of the politics you and I always spoke of the ladies we love of our kids the things of which our lives are really made of But we have more left between us and when my time does come we’ll sit and grin praise Jah and drink Pepsi and Puerto Rican rum Your friend Dave Connolly January 9 1951 – November 29 2022 National Churchill Leadership Center first floor Gelman Library The George Washington University Friday May 19 2023 4 00 – 6 00 p m Followed by refreshments at the National Security Archive Gelman Library Suite 701