College of the Holy Cross CrossWorks Annual Dinner Program The 'O Callahan Society 10-5-2013 2013 Annual Dinner Program The 'OCallahan Society, College of the Holy Cross Follow this and additional works at: http://crossworks.holycross.edu/ocs_dinner Part of the Military History Commons Recommended Citation The 'O Callahan Society, College of the Holy Cross, "2013 Annual Dinner Program" (2013). Annual Dinner Program. Paper 1. http://crossworks.holycross.edu/ocs_dinner/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The 'O Callahan Society at CrossWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Annual Dinner Program by an authorized administrator of CrossWorks. The O’Callahan Society Annual Dinner Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 Hogan Campus Center College of the Holy Cross Chairman’s Welcome James F. Delehaunty ’67 O’Callahan Society Chairman James F. Delehaunty ‘67 with his wife, Katherine Delehaunty, at the May 2013 Commissioning ceremony Dear Members, Friends & Guests, I thank Bill McCarthy ’76 and Bill Dougherty ’73 for pinch hitting for me Welcome to the thirteenth in a series this morning at the Society’s annual of speaker events sponsored by the meeting. I also thank the midshipmen O’Callahan Society. Since 2001, when battalion for hosting the Society at its tail Bill Dempsey ’63 began this event, we gate before this afternoon’s game. have been fortunate to attract eight flag For their efforts to make this evening officers as speakers. possible I would like to acknowledge Our keynote speaker tonight is the and thank Tom Cadigan ’02, Alumni first of seven flag officers commissioned Relations Office; Suzanne Morrissey, from the Holy Cross NROTC unit in editor of Holy Cross Magazine; Cindy the 1970s. I came to know him when I Hayes of the Naval Science Department served as the aviation and freshmen class and our emcee this evening, Lester officer, 1971–1974. As a 1/c midshipman, Paquin, Society member ab initio. he became the tenth recipient of the Fr. Finally I give special acknowledgement Joseph T. O’Callahan Memorial Bowl and thanks to Katherine, my wife, who award in 1973. has supported the Society in more ways This evening the Society welcomes than I can count. to Mount St. James Captain Calvin Slocumb USN, the twenty-sixth Chair Please enjoy the evening. of Naval Science and Commanding Officer of the Holy Cross-Yale NROTC Cordially, Consortium. We will also acknowledge the contributions of Commander Jamie Jim Delehaunty ’67 Godwin USN, the Unit’s Executive Chair Autumn at Holy Cross. [ON THE COVER This view of the O’Kane clock tower captures the old and the new: Officer who begins his fourth and final a sliver of the modern Integrated Science Complex on the left, and one of the Fenwick spires on the right.] year at the Holy Cross. Today’s Events Looking Back Homecoming & Dinner Program Past Speakers Society Annual Meeting Dinner Program 2008 9 a.m. Reception VADM Bruce MacDonald, JAGC, USN, 10 a.m. Annual Meeting Pledge of Allegiance Holy Cross ’78 Hogan Campus Center, Room 304 Navy Judge Advocate General Invocation, Rev. Earle Markey, S.J., ’55 Pre-Game Tail Gate 2007 11 a.m. NROTC spaces between Carlin Introductions, Lester Paquin RDML Arnold Lotring, USN, and Stein Halls Holy Cross ’78 Dinner Commander, Harvard v Holy Cross Football Game Naval Service Training Command 1 p.m. Fitton Field Presentation, Jim Delehaunty 2006 Society Dinner Keynote Speaker, Barry Costello RDML William McCarthy, USN, 5:30 p.m. Reception VADM Ret. Holy Cross ’76 6:30 p.m. Dinner 2012 Commander, Operational Test and Hogan Campus Center Benediction, Paul Covino, NROTC RADM Garry J. Bonelli Evaluation Force Suites A-C (4th Floor) Chaplain (above, with wife, Marti, at last year’s O’Callahan Society Dinner) 2005 Deputy Commander, Naval Special RADM Louis Iasiello, CHC, USN Warfare Command Chief of Navy Chaplains 2011 2004 Philip J. Crowley, COL, USAF (Ret.), Robert Kelly, CAPT, USCGR Holy Cross ’73 General Counsel, HawkEye Systems Former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs 2003 Jay O’Callahan, Holy Cross ’60 2010 Renowned Storyteller CAPT Ronald Harrell, USN Professor of Naval Science, 2002 Commanding Officer RDML Thomas Steffins, USN, Holy Cross NROTC Holy Cross ’69 Director, Force Protection, 2009 U.S. Atlantic Fleet VADM Peter Daly, USN, Holy Cross ’77 Deputy Commander, 2001 United States Fleet Forces Bernard Trainor, LTGEN USMC (Ret.), Holy Cross ’51 Photos from the Noted Author and Military Commentator 2012 Society Dinner Keynote Speaker Vice Admiral Barry Costello USN (Ret) ’73 Commander, Third Fleet Vice Admiral Barry M. Costello is a State Bar. He also attended the College of include: the Defense Distinguished native of Vermont. He attended Holy Naval Command and Staff where he was Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Cross and was commissioned an Ensign selected as honor graduate, graduating Medal with gold star, the Legion of Merit through the NROTC Program in 1973. “With Distinction,” and earned a with two gold stars, the Bronze Star, His sea tours include: Navigator in master’s of arts degree in Foreign Affairs. the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, USS Brownson (DD868); Weapons Additionally, he has participated in the Meritorious Service Medal with two Officer in USS Whipple (FF1062); the National Security program at John gold stars, and the Navy Commendation Operations Officer of Destroyer Squadron F. Kennedy School of Government at Medal with gold star. Additionally, his Five; Executive Officer in USS Harry Harvard University. leadership of CTF-55 during Operation W. Hill (DD 986); Commanding Officer VADM Costello’s primary shore Iraqi Freedom was acknowledged by in USS Elliot (DD967); Assistant Chief assignments include: Joint Planner in the United Kingdom with the Honorary of Staff for Operations, THIRD Fleet; the Operational and Interoperability Award of Commander of the Most Commander, Destroyer Squadron Directorate (J7), the Joint Staff; Principal Excellent Order of the British Empire 23; Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Deputy for Senate Liaison in the Navy’s (CBE). Group One, Constellation Strike Group Office of Legislative affairs; Deputy Since retiring in June 2007, VADM Commander, and Commander Task Force Director for Strategy and Policy (J5), Costello has founded a company, the 55 during Operation Iraqi Freedom; and the Joint Staff; and Chief of Legislative Costello Group, which provides strategic Commander, THIRD Fleet. Affairs. advice and counsel. He resides in Seattle, He attended Albany Law School where VADM Costello’s personal decorations Washington. he earned a Juris Doctor degree and is currently a member of the New York FAR LEFT, TOP: Vice Adm. Barry M. Costello’s official Navy portrait. FAR LEFT, BOTTOM: Vice Adm. Costello addresses the crew and guests during the commissioning ceremony of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Halsey (DDG 97) in the summer of 2005. Photo by Lithographer’s Mate 1st Class John P. Kass LEFT: Vice Adm. Costello talks with a Sailor aboard the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz (CVN 68) upon his arrival aboard the ship in spring 2005. Costello visited the Nimitz crew as she departed on a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. Photo by Photographers Mate Airman Elisabeth Ann Saccotelli The NROTC at Holy Cross The Unit Commander received a Bachelor of Arts degree in and deployed for Operations DESERT the 1999 Battle”E” Efficiency award and English and was commissioned in 1989. SHIELD and DESERT STORM in the Navy Unit Commendation medals. Capt. Capt. Slocumb served ashore after Arabian Gulf and in the Mediterranean Slocumb decommissioned Cyclone in commissioning, upon his selection as and Atlantic Ocean areas. He reported February 2000, transferred her to the U.S. Navy representative and instructor in aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) as Main Coast Guard, and led the crew hull-swap the Texas Pre-Freshman Engineering Propulsion Assistant and Assistant Chief to Pre-Commissioning Unit Tornado Program (TEXPREP) and Upward Bound Engineer from May 1996 to January 1998 (PC-14). Capt. Slocumb served as Com- Program at Pan American University in deploying for Operation SOUTHERN manding Officer of Pre-Commissioning Edinburg, Texas. He attended the Naval WATCH and Western Pacific. Addition- Unit Green Bay (LPD-20) in Avondale, Postgraduate School earning a Master of ally, he served aboard USS Vandegrift Louisiana from February to July 2007 Science degree in Systems Technology (FFG-48) as Executive Officer from No- leading Green Bay from her christening (Joint Command, Control, Communica- vember 2002 to May 2004, home ported and through shipbuilding construction. tions, Computers and Intelligence - C4I in Yokosuka, Japan during deployments During this tour, he transferred to take - Systems) in 1995. He was selected for for Operations ENDURING FREEDOM command of USS Rushmore (LSD-47) the CNO’s OPNAV Fellows program and IRAQI FREEDOM in the Arabian during her deployment at sea in the Ara- and Operations Study Group (OSG) at Gulf and Western Pacific. bian Gulf for Operations ENDURING the Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) in Capt. Slocumb’s command assignments FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM, Washington, D.C in 2000. He then served include Commanding Officer of USS successfully completing his tour from Capt. Calvin Slocumb reported to Holy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Logistics Di- Cyclone (PC-1) from June 1998 to Febru- August 2007 to January 2009. Cross in April 2013 after a tour of duty rectorate (J-4) during the terrorist attack ary 2000 supporting Special Operations Capt. Slocumb is a designated Joint at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean on the Pentagon from November 2000 to Command and Naval Special Warfare Qualified Officer and holds personal dec- Territory. There he commanded Maritime September 2002. Command. Under his command, Cyclone orations including the Legion of Merit, Prepositioning Ships Squadron TWO.