Dahl, Stanley, 1SG

Retired Army 1st Sgt. Stanley Dahl, of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, surrounded by his beloved family. Stanley was a distinguished Army serviceman who spent most of his 20-year military career with Special Forces as a weapons expert, medic and intelligence sergeant. 1st Sgt. Dahl served with the 77th, 7th, 5th and 1st Special Forces groups, and participated in Operation White Star in Laos. He served on the weapons committee and 1st SFTG, and he was SCUBA qualified. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. He later worked for civil service as a housing inspector for Hardy Hall for 20 years after his active duty retirement. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, at Adock Funeral Home & Crematory chapel in Spring Lake. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Fort Bragg Main Post Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at a visitation at the funeral home. Stanley was preceded in death by his darling wife, Janet Lee Barte Dahl; and two sons, Garry Owen Dahl and Steven Joseph Dahl. Left to cherish his memory are his loving children, Jimbo Dahl, Michael Dahl, Kathleen Dahl, Marianne Dahl Kerschen and Shannon Marie Dahl. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Services entrusted to Adcock Funeral Home & Crematory of Spring Lake.