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From: Captain Paul E. Mawn USN (Ret.) To: Advocates for Harvard ROTC Subject: Post WW2 veterans among Harvard alumni (H-1920 to present) Harvard graduates have a long proud history of serving as warriors in the military. During the Korean , 60% of the Harvard classes served in the US military but only 23% of the class of 1963 served in the US military (note: the % of military veterans in other classes since the have not yet been validated. I suspect the % of veterans in the late 1950’s & early 1960’s were similar to 1963 participation level but was slightly higher during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s as the War heated up. Due to the anti- military policies of the Harvard administration and the expulsion of on campus ROTC programs, the mid 1970’s saw a precipitous drop in the number of patriotic Harvard graduates who elected to do something beyond their own self-interest by serve our country in the US military. Thus over the past 4 decades, less than 1% of Harvard graduates are military veterans of whom about half were commissioned through the ROTC programs based at MIT. However recently, Harvard has recently taken a proactive positive posture towards the US military. As result, ROTC participation at Harvard has been steadily increasing with over 1.3% the Harvard class of 2023 serving as midshipmen or cadets and a significantly higher % accepted for the class of 2024.

The purpose of developing the subject is not for egotistic self-promotion but to reinforce the general awareness that “freedom is not free”. In addition, Harvard undergraduates in particular as well as others should be aware and appreciate that many Harvard alumni before them paid a price in time, blood and restricted earning for our national security and liberty. Such military veterans at one point of their life wrote a blank check made payable to the USA for an amount up to and including their own life. “All gave some and some gave all”. . Since the end of World War II in August 1945 through 2020, the United States faced significant threats to our national security which resulted in 4 combat engagements including: , Vietnam, Desert Storm in the Middle East and the current World Wide War on against Islamic Fundamentalist involving a prime focus on & . During the last 75 years, over 6,000 Harvard alumni have served in the US military which unfortunately includes 42 sons of Harvard in the subject who made the supreme sacrifice while on active duty. The author has identified and posted military oriented bios & available photos of 122 warriors in “The Long Crimson Line” who served our country since World War II. The subject and the many other PDF files in the Harvard Hall of Heroes & All Other Veterans are “works in progress” based on data that has been gleaned by or provided to the author. Any help in providing any additional entries for the subject would be greatly appreciated.

The valor awards for valor earned by the 122 entries in the subject include:

Medal # % of Σ 3 7% Legion of Honor 1 2% NC, AFC & DSC 2 4% 13 28% Bronze Star 27 59% Σ 46 100%

* NC, AFC & DSC = Navy Cross , Air Force Cross &

Distinguished Service Cross Since the Civil War, 18 Harvard alumni were recipients of the Medal of Honor (i.e. 17% after World War II). However only 1% of the 160+ of the 2nd highest valor awards for Harvard alumni since were presented for action in combat after 1946 (i.e. NC, AFC & DSC). Furthermore among Harvard alumni, 14% of the grand total of a 110+ Silver Star Medals (3rd highest valor award) were earned since World War II.

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Post WW2 military veterans among Harvard alumni (H-1920 to present)- cont.

Most of the Harvard veterans with entries posted in the subject served in the Navy (i.e. 39 out of 122 or 32%) which was followed by the Army (31 or 25%), the Marine Corps (20 or 24%) and only (7 or 6%) in the Air Force. As expected, the vast majority of Crimson warriors were from (i.e. 38 out of 122 or 31%) with & Ohio in 2nd & 3rd place (i.e. 10 & 7 respectively or 8% & 6%). Other home states of record noted in the subject are: 4 from CA; 3 each from CT, FL, IL & OK; 2 each from, KY, MI & NJ and one each from: AK, AL, DC, IA, ID, IN, MN, NH,PA, RI, TX, UT, VA & Germany. In addition, information on the home states for 33 veterans in the subject was not available to date (i.e. 12%). 7 of the 122 veterans in the subject (i.e. 6%) were enlisted personnel and only 2 were female (i.e. 98% were males). Since the end of World War II, 14 of the 122 entries in the subject were flag officer out of the 80+ admirals & generals among Harvard alumni since the American Revolution. Harvard also educated over 320 (O-4 to O-6) senior commissioned officers also since the American Revolution of whom 27 were on active duty since World War II.

Among the 122 entries in the subject are the following political notables: • 1 state governor (Ron DeSantis of FL [R] - Harvard Law School class of 2005) • 2 US Senators: (Dan Sullivan of Alaska [R] - Harvard College class of 1987 & Tom Cotton of [R]- Harvard College class of 1995) • 2 US Congressmen (Seth Moulton of MA [D]- Harvard College class of 2001 & Ruben Gallego of AZ [D]- Harvard College class of 2005) All of the above 5 politicians are combat veterans and members of the Advocates for Harvard ROTC.

1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS 1920 Major General Pierpont M. Hamilton US Air Force (CINCEUR - USAF) Medal of Honor

H was born in the Tuxedo Park, New York in 1898 as the great, great grandson of . and grandson of John Pierpont Morgan. In May 1918, he was

commissioned as an aviator in the US Army Signal Corps & served as an instructor pilot

in Ellington Field, (TX) during World War I. After his discharge, he completed his

undergraduate studies at Harvard where he also late received his MA. He then became

an international banker in France for several years before returning to the US in 1938 as

President of Dufay Color Inc. He was voluntarily recalled to active duty in March 1942 and helped plan the ill-fated while serving on the staff of General Lord Louis Mountbatten. He then participated in Operation Torch, (i.e. the Allied invasion of French North Africa) and volunteered to be an interpreter on a mission to meet with the French commander near Port Lyautey (Morocco) and broker a cease fire. After landing on the beach under hostile fire, Hamilton & COL Craw USA were approaching the French HQ in a light truck when they came under heavy fire. As a result, COL Craw was killed & Hamilton was wounded and captured. However as prisoner, Pierpont convinced his guards to take him to the Vichy French general who he persuaded to surrender. After recovering from his wounds, he was became the Operations & Intel officer for HQ North Africa Tactical Air Force. After , General Hamilton was released from active duty but recalled in 1947. In 1951, he was appointed as the Commander US Air Forces - and a year later retired from the Air Force as 2 Star general. Pierpont died in 1982 at age 83 in Los Angeles (CA)..

His Medal of Honor citation reads: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the . On 8 November 1942, near Port Lyautey, French Morocco, LT Col. Hamilton volunteered to accompany Col. Demas Craw on a dangerous mission to the French commander, designed to bring about a cessation of hostilities. Driven away from the mouth of the Sebou River by heavy shelling from all sides, the landing boat was finally beached at Mehdia Plage despite continuous machinegun fire from 3 low-flying hostile planes. Driven in a light truck toward French headquarters, this courageous mission encountered intermittent firing, and as it neared Port Lyaut a heavy burst of machinegun fire was delivered upon the truck from pointblank range, killing Col. Craw instantly. Although captured immediately after this incident, LT Col. Hamilton completed the mission”.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued)

1939 (continued) LT General John Chaisson US Marine Corps (1st & 2nd Marine Divisions) Silver Star & 2 Legion of Merit Medals

John was born in Swampscott (MA) in 1916 and graduated from the local public high school prior to Harvard. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific in multiple amphibious assaults of Japanese held islands with the 1st battalion, 11th Artillery Regiment st of the 1 Marine Division. In March 1942, John shipped out to before landing on in September where his unit played an especially significant part in the Battles of Tenaru and Bloody Ridge. In mid-December 1942, his regiment was sent to for R&R for a few weeks prior to invading New Britain at Cape Gloucester where his regiment helped the in the capture of the Japanese aerodrome. Following the New Britain campaign, his unit prepared for the landings which took place where on 15 . During the Battle of Peleliu, both novel and conventional artillery support was provided with massed preparatory harassment, interdiction fire as well as firing directly into the mouths of enemy caves. As a result of his exceptionally meritorious conduct and outstanding performance as battalion training officer at Peleliu, then Major Chaisson was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V”. In March 1945, he then participated in the final combat operation of World War II on Okinawa where his regiment played an important defensive with effective counter- battery fire, and steadily suppressed enemy attempts to counter-attack objectives already won by U.S. forces. After the Japanese surrender in the fall of 1945, the 11th Marines moved to Tianjin in North to keep peace in the midst of the increasing conflict between rival nationalist and communist Chinese factions.

John also deployed to Korea during the Korean War as well as several deployments to the , Mediterranean as well as other part so Europe in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. During his initial tour to Vietnam in 1966 as a colonel, he was awarded the Silver Star for valor while serving as the Assistant Chief of Staff, (G-3) for the 3rd Marine Amphibious Force. His citations reads: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel John Robert Chaisson USMC, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving in the Republic of Vietnam. During a period when certain Vietnamese forces were opposing Central Government forces, Colonel Chaisson displayed extreme courage and heroism on three separate occasions. On 9 April 1966, he landed by helicopter directly in front of two 155 millimeter howitzers which were in firing position, aimed at DaNang Air Base. Disregarding the danger to himself, he boldly served notice on the commander of the artillery force that, if he fired, he would jeopardize United States lives and installations and must stand prepared to suffer the consequences of such action. As this was occurring, armed Vietnamese aircraft, hostile to the artillery force, were making low passes over the position. On 19 May, Colonel Chaisson courageously led a small force of Marines onto a contested bridge which had charges in place, planted by forces opposing the Central Government. In spite of manifest tensions between opposing forces and after sporadic firing, he drove a jeep between the forces directly in front of a loaded machine gun, succeeding in the recovery of the bridge without bloodshed. On 20 May 1966, immediately after Vietnamese aircraft had strafed an opposition , Colonel Chaisson landed by helicopter directly in front of a burning truck which then came under aircraft and tank fire while he was only thirty meters away. In spite of the grave danger involved, Chaisson remained in the area, supervising the evacuation of wounded Vietnamese, and convinced the officer in charge of the convoy that he should withdraw to prevent greater loss of life among the Vietnamese. By his courageous actions, exemplary leadership and inspiring devotion to duty, Colonel Chaisson upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

While in Vietnam, John was promoted to to direct the Combat Operations Center of Headquarters, Military Assistance Command – Vietnam (MACV) from November 1966 to June 1968 when he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service. As a LT General serving as the Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs at Headquarters Marine Corps from May 1971 to July 1972, John was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for his leadership and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States. He retired from his beloved Marine Corps in July 1972 but unfortunately died two months later.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.)

1945 Major General George W. Casey Sr. US Army (1st Cavalry Division) 3 Silver Stars & 2 Purple Hearts [] He was born in in 1922 and served on active duty in the Army at the end of World War II as well as in combat during both the Korean and Vietnam . After Harvard, he transferred to West Point where he became a distinguished graduate and later received an

AM from Georgetown in 1958 and an MBA from George W ashington University in 1965 as well as post grad studies at Harvard’s Center for International Affairs. George was the

highest ranking officer killed in Vietnam when the Huey helicopter that he was piloting crashed in heavy clouds on 7 July 1970 due to bad weather in the mountains 25 miles st northwest of Bao Luc (Vietnam). George had just assumed command of the 1 Cav on 12 May 1970 and was flying to visit wounded troops near Cam Ran who had been wounded in

a recent successful operation in . George was survived by his wife, 3 daughters and 2 sons, including former Army Chief of Staff, General George Casey Jr. USA (Ret.) who was the key note speaker at the Harvard Medal of Honor Plaque ceremony in Memorial Church in 2009. In addition to the Silver Stars and Purple Hearts, General Casey also was awarded the following military medals & decorations: Army Distinguished Service Medal, 2 Legion of Merit medals, Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star (with “V”), 7 Air Medals and the Army Commendation Medal

1947 VADM Thomas Hughes US Navy (Ret.) [Deputy CNO-Logistics] Distinguished Service Medal & Bronze Star Vice Admiral Hughes was born in , NY & enlisted in the Navy at the end of 1943. He reported for active duty as a seaman apprentice. He was honorably discharged and then sworn in as an Ensign USNR on the same day in June 1946. A year later, he graduated from Harvard College and augmented to the regular U.S. Navy. He served as a junior officer in various engineering billets on , amphibious ships and service vessels before being selected as the executive officer of the USS Wilkinson (DD545) in 1955. After receiving a Master of Science degree from the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey in 1962, he was sequentially appointed commanding officer of the following ships: USS John King (DDG 3), USS Thuban (AKA 19) and the USS Chikaskia (AO 54). After working directly for the Chief of Naval Operations, then Captain Hughes assumed command of Squadron 36 as a gun line commander off . In 1974, he was selected for Rear Admiral as the assistant Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel and later Commander of Service Group Two. Tom was selected as Vice Admiral in 1983 and served as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics). He retired from active service in 1987 and has subsequently served on the Board of Directors of many corporations including: the Navy Federal Credit Union & Visa. Tom was also a distinguished Visiting Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School. In addition to the Distinguished Service Medal & Bronze Star with combat “V”, his other major military medals and awards include: 5 Legion of Merit Medals, 2 Joint Service Commendation Medals, Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon, 2 Gallantry Cross by the Republic of Vietnam , 4 Korean Service Medals & the 4 Vietnam Service Medals .

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.)

1947 (continued) Captain Richard Rich US Navy (VF-96) Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart & Air Medal [Killed in Action] Rich was born in Stamford (CT) in 1925 and matriculated at Harvard College with the Class of 1945 just 3 months before the sneak by Imperial Japan. However near the end of World War II, Rich took a leave absence from Harvard and enlisted into the Navy. After his release from active duty, he returned to finish and obtain his undergraduate degree from Harvard and then went to and completed Harvard Law School. After passing the NY bar, Rich went to work as a financial lawyer on Wall Street but found this life unfulfilling. He then tried out for the 1948 Olympics in sailing, crew and ski jumping and then decided to rejoin the Navy in 1951 as officer via OCS at Newport (RI). Since he already had pilot’s license, Rich was accepted and later graduated from the Navy Flight School at Pensacola (FL) where he earned his “Wings of Gold”. Rich was then accepted to fighter pilot training & later applied to the Mercury Astronaut program but was rejected as being too tall since he was 6’4”.

Like many F-4 pilots on a deployment during the “Cold War”, Rich had to escort Soviet Bear bombers that were flying too close to Alaska or their carrier . However, a photo of this particular incident piloted by

Rich somehow ended up in Life Magazine.

In 1966, Rich was promoted to Commander & volunteered to go to Vietnam in January 1967 as the XO of VF-96 squadron embarked on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). On 19 May 1967, he was on combat air patrol for MIG suppression during Operation Rolling Thunder 3 which was probably going to be his last mission of his current deployment since he o nly had 15 days left on station. For his next assignment, he had the choice Soviet Bear bomber & a Navy F-4 of either becoming the CO of the VF96 squadron or helping to start up a Ne w program the Navy was starting called: “TOP GUN”. While flying cover for an attack A-1 Skyrider (a single seat attack fighter bomber), Rich’s Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) in the back seat called out that a surface to air missile (SAM) was in the air and “On their 6”. Rich tried to out maneuver the SAM but lost a lot of altitude in the process. The pursuing SAM exploded in the rear of Rich’s jet but without precipitating any smoke, fire or loss of internal communications. Rich descended to12000 feet when his F-4 was hit with another SAM but this time the plane’s communication system was knocked out. His RIO, Bill Stark, was not able to talk with Rich in the front of the plane and Bill was involuntarily ejected from the aircraft. Rich’s wingman could not find any trace of Rich's aircraft, any emergency radio signals or a parachute. efforts for Captain Rich were impossible due to the high threat in the Hanoi area. Electronic surveillance of the area also produced negative results. In 1973, 591 Americans were released by the Vietnamese from the Hanoi, including then CDR William R. Stark USN (Rich’s RIO) who had been captured by the North Vietnamese Army and spent the next 7 years as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. At that time, CDR Stark indicated that his did not see Rich’s ejection or parachute but he did remember a single gunshot heard from the area of the plane crash. Thus for 30 years, Captain Rich was reported as MIA who was either dead, a POW take to Russia as many reports had indicated.

In January 1997, Captain Rich’s crash site was visited about 20 miles southwest of Hanoi after the Army's Central Identification Lab (HI) identified his remains based on 30 bone chips and a tooth. Captain Rich remains was repatriated in April 2000 and buried at Arlington National Cemetery (VA) with full military honors including a 21- gun salute, taps and a Navy fly-over with both members of his family and squadron mated in attendance.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.)

1948 LTC John G. Sheehan US Army (7th Reg., 1st Cavalry Div.) Silver Stars & 2 Purple Hearts & CIB [Killed in Action]

He was born in the Boston area and graduated from Watertown High School. In 1945, he

entered Harvard as a World War II veteran who had been wounded in the Normandy D Day

invasion. After graduating from College, John attended Harvard Law School for a year before he accepted a regular Army commission. Just prior to the Korean War, he was the chief of the Administrative Division of Army Intelligence for the 1st Army District in New York. In 1950, he deployed to the war zone in Korea where he assumed command of a in a Cavalry regiment. John was killed in combat in November 1950 and was survived by his wife and 3 children

1st LT David White US Army (160th Reg., 40th Infantry Div) Silver Star & Purple Heart & Combat Infantry Badge He was originally from Worcester (MA). He was on the crew team at Harvard. During World War II, he served with the 71st Division in Europe and was recalled for the Korea War where he was with the 40th Infantry division. His Silver Star citation reads: “1st Lt David White USA distinguished himself by gallantry in action near Satae-Ri Korea on 3 and 4 November 1952. During the hours of darkness, LT White led an ambush patrol deep into enemy territory where they engaged the enemy. In the ensuing fire fight, LT White killed one enemy and the fire of his patrol drove back the remainder of the foe. LT White then set up a perimeter of defense and sent word back for a litter bearer to carry back the body of an enemy soldier. The enemy then opened up a devastating attack with artillery, mortar and small arms fire. LT White observed the enemy moving up both sides of him and thus began to withdraw. Under LT White’s calm efficient and courageous supervision the patrol moved back to the main line of resistance without a . The alerting of the men on the main line of resistance saved many lives as

it eliminated the element of surprises from the vicious enemy attack. Lt White was wounded but fearlessly and with disregard for his own personal safety, refused to leave the line. Though not being able to stand up, he directed his men’s fire and that of mortars. Not until the attack had ended and the wounded men of his had been evacuated, did LT White agree to be carried to the aid station. LT White’s inspiring leadership, courage and devotion to duty, reflects great credit upon himself and the US Army. Dave retired to Cape Cod with his wife and died in 2019.

1949 Captain Charles Cogan US Army (Signal Corps) &CIA Légion d’houueur (France) & Intelligence Order of Merit (CIA)

Charlie was born Melrose (MA) and graduated Magna Cum Laude in History from Harvard

College where he later also received a Doctorate of Public Administration. He served on

active duty in Korea during the Korean War. After his release from active duty in 1954, he then spent the next 37 years as a CIA officer which included postings in: , the Congo, Morocco, Khartoum (Sudan), Jordan, Paris (France), Afghanistan as well as in between various overseas posting in billets at the CIA HQ in Langley (VA), including serving as the Chief of the -South Asia division in the Director ate of Operations. In this latter position, he was involved arming and financing the Mujahedeen to oust the USSR from Afghanistan. After retiring from the CIA, Charlie received a Harvard Research Fellowship in the Intelligence & Policy in an unclassified project at the Kennedy School. In this position, he was both an academic writer and teacher until his death died in his home in Cambridge (MA) when he was just one month short of his 90th birthday.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.)

1950 LT Col. William M. Blakeslee US Air Force (fighter pilot) 2 Silver Stars & 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses Bill was born in Virginia and went to John Marshall High School in Richmond, (VA). After graduating from Harvard, he enlisted in the Air Force and became a flight line mechanic. In the following year, he was accepted into cadet training from which he graduated and was commission as a 2 nd LT. He then was selected for flight school and later received his wings. In late 1952, he was deployed to Korea where he flew F-86’s in a tactical bomber wing. Bill rd then served as a forward air controller with the 23 Infantry Regiment. He returned to the US and then flew F 84’s before becoming an instructor in AFROTC at St. Michaels College (VT). He later was assigned to NORAD in Labrador and subsequently went to Washington and later to Holland flying F-105 fighter bombers. In July 1967, he deployed to which included 100 missions over . After a year he returned to the SAC at March AFB flying KC-135 tankers before retiring from Offutt AFB (NE). LT Blakeslee’s other major decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal, 12 Air Medals and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

2nd LT Douglas Bradlee US Marine Corps () Silver Stars & Purple Heart [Killed in Action] . Doug was born in Boston (MA) on New Year’s Day. He prepped at Saint Mark’s for

Harvard where he was a resident of Eliot House and played varsity foot balls in his last 3

years of college. Doug also skated on both the freshman hockey as well as for Eliot for 3

years. Doug was also a Harvard prize scholar and a member of the Hasty Pudding Institute

of 1770 and the AD Club.

After graduating from Harvard, Doug was commissioned a 2nd LT in the Marine Corps. He spent 6 months at in Quantico (VA) and then advanced Infantry training prior to deploying to Korea where he was Killed in Action on 3 June 1951 which a little of over a year after leaving Cambridge. Doug body was recovered and repatriated to the USA where he was buried with full military honors.

LT Arnold Hunnewell US Navy (USS Randolph) . Arnold was born in Boston (MA) and grew up on a family estate in south Natick on the banks of the Charles River. At Harvard College, he was a member of the Porcellian Club which was founded in 1791. After graduating from college, he climbed the Matterhorn in Switzerland with 3 friends and then returned home to attend Harvard law School from which he graduated in 1953. Arnold then applied and was accepted to the Navy OCS in Newport (RI). After his commissioning as an ensign, he served for several years on the USS Randolph (CV 15). After his release from active duty, Arnold practiced law in Boston for more than 50 years. In addition, he was the 1st president of the Conservation Law foundation which he helped to found and was an accomplished sailor. In 1983, he sailed

across the Atlantic from to Antigua.

Arnold died on 19 March 2019.

LT Edward Jordan US Navy (DD in 6th Fleet) After Harvard, Ed served on a destroyer in the Med during the Korean War. After active duty, he moved to Washington (DC) area & worked in various federal agencies including: DOD, the Atomic Energy Commission, NASA and the Department of Housing & Urban Development. Ed was an avid sailor with a captain’s license from the US Coast Guard and taught navigation in his US Power Squadron. Edwin died in Pennsylvania on 23 November 2017.

1st LT Gerald “Cub” Lauderdale US Army (Infantry) Bronze Star Cub prepped at Deerfield Academy for Harvard where he was cadet in US Army ROTC. In the Korean War, he was awarded the Bronze Star.. After his active duty, Cub worked in industrial sales in Boston and later shifted to advertising as the account manager for the game company Parker Brothers. In Concord (MA), he served on the town finance committee &d was also a board member of the National Braille Press. Cub died on 12 February 2019. Advocates for Harvard ROTC

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1951 Major A. Robert Abboud US Marine Corps (1st Battalion, 5th Reg., 1st Marine Div.) Bronze Star & Purple Heart Bob was born in Boston (MA) in 1929 to a Lebanese immigrant mother and a 1st generation American father of Lebanese descent. He prepped at Roxbury Latin for Harvard where he majored in classics and was a Marine option in NROTC. Bob was commissioned as 2nd LT when he graduated from Harvard and was ordered to Quantico to complete The Basic School where one of his classmates was fellow Bostonian General Mick Trainor USMC (Ret.) who became a notable TV military spokesman during Desert Storm. After further training at Camp Pendleton (CA) and cold weather operations in the Sierra Madre Mountains, Bob arrived in Korea in April 1952 and was involved in extensive combat operations including battles at: 3 Fingers, Hill 137, Bunker Hill, Nevada City, Reno, Vegas Carson, the Hook and York. In July 1952, Bob was wounded but was patched up and stayed on the line. After returning to the USA in May 1953, Bob passed through preflight school at Pensacola but elected to go to Harvard Law School rather than continued on to flight school. He graduated from the Harvard law School in 1956 and continued at HBS for an MBA which he received in 1958 as a Baker Scholar. Up to this point, Bob had stayed in the active Marine Corps Reserve. After HBS, He joined the 1st Bank and moved up the promotion chain of this bank until he became chairman and CEO in 1975. In the 1980, Bob became president of Occidental Petroleum which was owned by Armand Hammer.

2nd LT Franklin Dunbaugh US Marine Corps (1st BTN./1st Reg.) Bronze Star, Purple Heart [Killed in Action] After Harvard, Frank enlisted into the US Marine Corps with several classmates including: George Lee, Tom Hubbard and Medal of Honor recipient, Rod Skinner. After finishing boot camp, Officer Candidate School and The Basic School, Frank shipped out to Korea as an infantry platoon commander. In September 1952, he was wounded while leading his platoon in action on Bunker Hill. He returned to his outfit after hospitalization and led his platoon on a night combat patrol. As a result, he was in December 1952 and presumed dead in December 1953.

Frank was awarded the Bronze Star medal with combat “V” which had the following citation: For heroic service as leader of a rifle Platoon of Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) during operations against enemy aggressor forces in from 11 June to 5 December 1953. A skilled and resourceful platoon commander, 2nd LT Dunbaugh led his men in a series of daring combat patrols against the enemy, frequently probing deep in to hostile territory to successfully accomplish his missions. During the defense of Hill 122, he personally manned a rocket launcher and destroyed 12 enemy bunkers. Although seriously wounded during the intensive action, he refused to be evacuated until is unit had secured its position. Returning to his outfit upon completion of his hospitalization, he bravely led his platoon on a night combat patrol against an entrenched hostile position in the face of intense enemy small arms fire. Missing in action after close contact with the hostile force, 2nd LT Dunbaugh, by his exceptional courage, exemplary leadership and aggressive fighting spirit throughput this period, served to inspire all who observed him and upheld the highest tradition of the United States Naval Service.

Captain Edward Handy US Marine Corps (Artillery) US Navy & Marine Corps Combat Ribbon At Harvard, Ed was a resident of Eliot House. He served in Korea in an artillery unit during the Korean War and remained in the Marine Corps Reserve for a few years after his return to the US. After his release from active duty, Ed went into the aerospace business and r. Ed’s wife was a Radcliffe graduate and 2 of their 4 children graduated from Harvard College. After retiring as a vice president of Textron where he worked for 32 years, Ed then moved to Barnstable. (MA) and died in February 2018.

2nd LT Thomas Hubbard US Marine Corps (1st Marine Division) Purple Heart [Killed in Action] After Harvard, Tom enlisted into the US Marine Corps with several classmates including George Lee and Medal of Honor recipient, Rod Skinner. After finishing boot camp, Officer Candidate School and The Basic School, Tom shipped out to Korea as an infantry platoon commander. Tom was wounded and hospitalized but after his recovery he returned to combat with his unit. He was killed in action on August 1953.

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1951 (continued) 2nd LT George Cabot Lee Jr. US Marine Corps Silver Star & the Purple Heart [Killed in Action] . George was born in Boston in 1929 to a prominent Boston family. His great-grandfather George Cabot Lee was the father of President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1st wife Alice & a partner in a prominent Boston investment bank (i.e. Lee, Higginson & Company) where he ran the Union Safe Deposit Vaults. George Jr. enlisted into the US Marine Corps shortly after graduating from Harvard. After finishing boot camp at Paris Island (SC), he was selected to attend Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a 2nd LT upon his graduation. He then completed The Basic School at Quantico (VA) before shipping out to Korea as an infantry platoon commander. Two days before his rotation back to the United States in December 1952, George was relived as the platoon commander but choose to stay on the front lines with his troops until his day of departure. From inside a bunker, George saw a member of his platoon shot and lying in the line of fire. In a fierce firefight with the enemy, George left the safety of his bunker in an attempt to rescue his wounded platoon mate but was shot and killed in this heroic attempt.

His Silver Star citation reads as follows: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy, while serving with a Marine infantry company in Korea, on 18 August 1952. Serving as a platoon commander, 2nd Lee exhibited exceptional heroism and leadership while assigned the mission of defending a section of an important hill position against repeated fanatical enemy attacks. With no concern for his personal safety, he exposed himself to intense enemy fires to deploy his men in the most advantageous manner. Although seriously wounded and partially blinded, he refused evacuation and continued to call in supporting mortar and artillery fire which inflicted many casualties upon the enemy. 2nd Lieutenant Lee’s selfless devotion to duty and leadership were inspirational to all who observed him and materially contributed to the successful defense of the position. His gallant and courageous actions were in keeping with the high traditions of the United States Naval Service.

2nd LT Sherrod Skinner US Marine Corps (1st MarDiv.) Purple Heart & USN/MC Combat AR & Medal of Honor [KIA] . Sherrod was born in Hartford (CT) in 1929 but raised in Lansing, Michigan (MI). His twin brother (David) was also in the Harvard College class of 1951 and after their graduation later a fellow Marine officer in Korea. Their father was a General Motors Vice President. Sherrod deployed to Koreas as artillery forward observer. At age 23, he was Killed in Action in Korea in 1952 when he threw himself on an enemy to save the lives of the men in his company.

His Medal of Honor citation reads: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as an artillery forward observer of Battery F, in action against enemy aggressor forces on the night of 26 October 1952 when his observation post in an extremely critical and vital sector of the main line of resistance was subjected to a sudden and fanatical attack by hostile forces. Supported by a devastating barrage of artillery and mortar fire which completely severed communications lines

connecting the outpost with friendly firing batteries, 2nd LT Skinner, in a determined effort to hold his position, immediately organized and directed the surviving personnel in the defense of the outpost, continuing to call down fire on the enemy by means of radio alone until his equipment became damaged beyond repair. Undaunted by the intense hostile barrage and the rapidly-closing attackers, he twice left the protection of his bunker in order to direct accurate machine gun fire and to replenish the depleted supply of ammunition and . Although painfully wounded on each occasion, he steadfastly refused medical aid until the rest of the men received treatment. As the ground attack reached its climax, he gallantly directed the final defense until the meager supply of ammunition was exhausted and the position overrun. During the 3 hours that the outpost was occupied by the enemy, several grenades were thrown into the bunker which served as protection for 2nd LT Skinner and his remaining comrades. Realizing that there was no chance for other than passive resistance, he directed his men to feign death even though the hostile troops entered the bunker and searched their persons. Later, when an enemy grenade was thrown between him and 2 other survivors, he immediately threw himself on the deadly missile in an effort to protect the others, absorbing the full force of the explosion and 1. sacrificing his life for his comrades. By his indomitable fighting spirit, superb leadership, and great personal valor in the face of tremendous odds, 2nd Lt. Skinner served to inspire his f ellow marines in a heroic stand against Advocates for Harvard ROTC the enemy and upheld the highest traditions of the US Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.” page 10

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1951 (continued) Rear Admiral Gerald E. Thomas US Navy (Ret.) [CruDes 5] Meritorious Service Medal & Navy Commendation Medal Gerald was born in 1929 in Natick (MA) where he went to the local high school. After a year at the University of Nebraska, Gerald transferred to Harvard College where he was an NROTC midshipman and graduated in 1951 with an AB in biochemical sciences. As a Navy ensign, his initial afloat duty was on the USS Newman K. Perry (DRD 883) for 3 years during which time he was selected to attend the Fleet Engineering School at Newport (RI) for 3 months. His next ship was the USS Worcester (CL 144) which sent him to both the Combat Information Center Watch Officer & Day Air Control Schools. In 1957, he then learned to speak Russian at the Defense Language Institute, and qualified to become as an interpreter at the in Fort Meade (MD).

Gerald was appointed as the executive officer on the USS Lowe (DER-325) in June 1960 and two years later was given command of the USS Impervious (MSO-449). In the following year, he was the commander of the College Training Program at the Bureau of Naval Personnel until 1965 when he was sent to the Naval War College in Newport (RI)

where he was chosen as the 1965-1966 Distinguished Graduate of the Naval

Command & Staff. School. In August 1966, he was given command of USS Bausell (DD-845) with DesRon 9 steaming in the (Vietnam) from March to October 1967. Gerald then again rotated back to shore duty as the executive officer of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit at Prairie View A&M College (TX) for which he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

In 1973, he took command of Destroyer Squadron 9 and was promoted in November 1974 to Rear Admiral as the 2nd African American flag officer in the US Navy. As an O-7, he became commander of Destroyer Squadron 5 for a year after which he became the acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs which was followed by a year as the DOD Director of the Near East, South Asia and Africa regions at the U.S. Department of Defense. From 1978 until his retirement in 1981, Gerald served as the senior rear admiral in the U.S. Pacific Fleet. It was during this period in the that Admiral Thomas just happened upon then Commander Paul E. Mawn USN who was all alone shooting pool one night in the Navy BOQ at Pearl Harbor. After the Admiral joined CDR Mawn in a game of 8 ball, they jointly discovered and discussed their Crimson alma mater and common NROTC Naval roots, among other things.

Gerald had earned a MS degree from George Washington University in 1966 and a Ph.D. in diplomatic history from Yale University in 1973. After retiring from the Navy in 1981, Admiral Thomas was appointed that year by President Ronald Regan as the US Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to Guyana and 2 years later named to the same position for Kenya. On returning from Africa, Gerald joined faculty the history department at Yale and taught in the African- American Studies program. In 1981, he was selected as Master of Davenport College at Yale where he served until his 2nd retirement in July, 2001. Gerald & his wife Rhoda had a daughter and two sons, one of whom is also a Harvard College graduate. Rear Admiral Thomas died on March 20, 2019 in New Haven, Connecticut at the age of 89. 1952 RADM John Addams US Navy (Ret.) [USS Cochrane] Distinguished Service & Defense Superior Service & Medals As the youngest of five siblings, John was born in 1930 in Fort Thomas (KY) where he attended the semi-private Highlands High School. At Harvard, John was a resident of Adams House & a midshipman in the NROTC unit. At Harvard, John was commissioned as a Navy ensign and reported to the Naval Base in Portsmouth (NH). To go to sea, he augmented to regular Navy & later was a “plank owner” on 2 of his ships: the guided missile destroyer USS Pratt (DG-29) & the guided missile USS Jouett (CG-29). As CDR, he was appointed as the CO of the USS Cochrane (DDG 21) & participated in 2 West Pact deployments off Vietnam. He took part in both Operation Sea Dragon (firing support missions off Vietnam) & later returned to off the Vietnamese coast to support troops at Chu Lai and Da Nang. John later commanded: both Destroyer Squadrons 5 and 7, Middle East Forces in Bahrain and later appointed as the Commandant of the National War College. He died in November 2019 and was buried with full military honors in Washington (DC). In addition to the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, John also earned The Legion of Merit with Gold Star and multiple Bronze Stars and early in his Naval career had received an MA from George Washington University. Advocates for Harvard ROTC

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 1952(1954) PFC Carroll Lowenstein US Army (Counterintelligence Corps) Army of Occupation Medal & National Defense Medal Carroll was born in 1929 in Malden (MA) where he went to the local public high school prior to attending Harvard where he was a member of Dudley House and played varsity football as the starting quarterback. With the Korean War raging after his college sophomore year, Carroll was drafted into the Army. After completing boot camp and intelligence training, Carroll deployed to Germany where he was involved in counter intelligence work targeting Soviet agents and other related Cold War related activities. After his release from active duty in the summer of 1953, Carroll returned to Harvard and the Crimson football team which elected him as the team captain in his senior year. In the game with Davidson College, Carroll scored st Harvard’s 1 score & passed for a record of 5 touchdowns which resulted in a 43 to 5 rout. Many of Carroll’s football passing records held for decades.

For many years, Carroll owned and managed a security & janitorial business with over 500 employees that serviced many of the downtown Boston office buildings. Carroll was inducted into the Malden High School Hall of Fame as well as The Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame. Carroll was the past president of the National Football Foundation & a longtime member of the Harvard Club of Boston, the Gridiron Club of Boston, the Advocates for Harvard ROTC and the Winchester Country Club. Carrol died in his home in Arlington (MA) in November 2019.

1953 RADM Paul Dillingham US Navy (Ret.) [National Security Agency] Defense Superior Service Medal & Silver Star Paul was born in Lowell (MA) in 1931. After graduating from Harvard College with an AB degree in Physical Sciences, Paul was commissioned as a Navy ensign in 1953 after successfully completing Navy OCS in Newport (RI) and augmented into the regular Navy in 1958. In his initial overseas tour in in the Marianas Island, he served as the Communications & Administrative Officer which included Comm watch officer duties. After returning to the US, Paul learned Russian the Naval Intelligence School which was followed by various classified operational tours in Germany, Cyprus and elsewhere. His Department Head tour was with the highly classified Navy Security Group and he later was appointed as the Executive Officer of the US Naval Communications Station in . His 1st major command tour was as the Commanding Officer of the US Naval Security Group in Misawa (Japan). Paul’s next billet was as a political/ economic intelligence analyst in London (UK) on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, US Naval

Forces Europe. Paul then returned to Washington for 2 tours in the Special Operations department at the National Security Group. His next assignment took him to Norfolk (VA) as the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff of Cryptology working directly for the Commander-in- Chief of the Atlantic Fleet. Paul remained in Norfolk for his next job as the Director of the Naval Security

Group (Atlantic). After his promotion to Read Admiral in 1979, Paul returned to the Washington area and became the

Chief of the Operations and Requirements Group of the National Security Agency. A year later, he was again promoted to the position of Commander of the Naval Security Group which held for the next 3 years. Prior to his retirement from the Navy in 1984, Paul was appointed by President Reagan as the Deputy Director for Plans and Policy of the National Security Agency. After his Navy retirement, Rear Admiral Dillingham joined Cray Research as the corporate Vice President for Special Systems and 2 years later assumed responsibility for Cray’s world-wide Government Marketing based in Washington, D.C. until his 2nd retirement in 2000.

1 953 (1957) PFC Eliot F. Porter US Army (Infantry) Purple Heart & Combat Infantry Badge Eliot was a member of Dudley House at Harvard when his studies were interrupted by getting drafted into the Army. After boot camp, he was shipped off to combat in Korea where he was wounded. After his release from active duty, Eliot returned to Harvard to complete his undergraduate degree. After college, He was a reporter for several newspapers in the Northeast until 1964 when he moved to Missouri and reported for the St. Louis Dispatch for 34 years until his retirement.. Eliot died in November 2019

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 1956 LTC John G. Lunn US Army ((Ret) [94th Infantry Division] Meritorious Service Medal John was born in Boston in 1934 and prepared at Browne & Nichols for Harvard where he majored in Engineering Sciences and was a member of Army ROTC. Since he was named a Distinguished Military Graduate, John was offered a Regular Army commissions and assigned to the Antiaircraft Branch. After attending the Officer Basic Course at the AAA and Guided Missile School in Ft. Bliss (TX), he served as launcher platoon leader later a fire control platoon leader in a Nike Ajax battery at Ft. Niagara (NY).

Upon his release from active duty, John was admitted to the Harvard Business School & graduated with an MBA in 1960. He joined the MA Army National Guard and served as the Executive Officer of a Nike Ajax battery. He later moved to (CA) to work for Convair Astronautics and signed up for CA Army National Guard as a Battery Executive Officer for Nike Hercules missile site. His subsequent CA Guard units included: Battalion HQ Battery Commander & Assistant S-3 (nuclear weapons qualified). After shifting to the Army Reserve, he was promoted to Major and moved to Chicago to join the Executive offices of United Airlines where he managed the Supply Department staff. During this time, John completed the Army Command and General Staff College and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Subsequent military assignments prior his Army retirement in 1977 were: HQ Army Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs (CO), Army Aviation Systems Command in St. Louis (MO), 6th Army Controllers HQ Office at the Presidio (CA) and the Pentagon Office of Management and Budget where worked to apply airline maintenance techniques to military aircraft and ground vehicle maintenance programs. John’s other military awards include: the Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass Device & the State of Commendation Medal.

1957 Staff Sergeant Peter Reed US Marine Corps (2nd Btn/21st Reg.)Purple Heart; Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon He enlisted in USMC and later fought on Iwo Jima in the same battalion as Navy Cross recipient Col George Percy USMC (H-’18). He has retired and is living in Jaffrey (NH).

Captain Rod Wolfe US Navy (Ret.)[USS Rivers & USS Dixon] Meritorious Service Medal & Navy Commendation Medal

Captain Wolfe was born in Newark (OH) in 1935 as the only son of a WW II Naval veteran

who was commissioned through the V-12 program. His family moved around until 1942

before settling in Arlington, VA where Rod attended the local public schools. Rod was

awarded an NROTC scholarship for Harvard College where he played varsity baseball as well

as house football and swimming as a resident of Winthrop House. After graduating with

honors in Architectural Sciences, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy. He served as

gunnery officer on the USS Harold J. Ellison (DD 864) for 3 years. He was then selected for

the School in Groton, CT and then for Nuclear Power training after interviewing

with Admiral Hyman Rickover USN. After Nuclear Power School, Rod reported to the USS

Skate (SSN 578) as an engineering division officer and eventually the Main Propulsion Assistant. During this period, the Skate deployed to the North Pole and conducted the first coordinated nuclear submarine operations in the Arctic. Subsequently, Rod became the Engineer Officer on the USS Robert L. Lee (SSBN 601) which included a deterrent patrol and a major overhaul. He was later promoted to be the Executive Officer of the USS Dace (SSN 607) under the command of CDR. Kinnard R. McKee USN, who later replaced Admiral Hyman G. Rickover as the head of the Nuclear Reactor Design Division of Bu Ships. After his XO tour, Rod served for 2 years on the Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet to conduct inspections ensuring the safety of nuclear powered ships. Rod then assumed command of the USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN 686) during construction, commissioning and the initial deployments. His next duty station was at the Prospective Engineers Course in Idaho Falls ID) as the Senior Naval Instructor. Almost 3 years later, he was given his 2nd command on the USS Dixon (AS 37) and deployed for 6 months to Diego Garcia in the for which he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Captain Wolfe had previously also been awarded Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. In 1982, he retired to to the San Diego area after 25 years of active duty service in the Navy. Advocates for Harvard ROTC

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1959 Brigadier General David Brahms USMC Ret.)[JAG]Bronze Star, Legion of Merit & Navy Commendation Medal David was born in 1938 in (NY). At Harvard College, he was a resident of Winthrop House and majored in psychology. 3 months after graduating from college, David entered Harvard Law School and in his 1st year enrolled in the Marine PLC program from which he was he commissioned as a 2nd LT in 1961. However, he was allowed to complete his 3rd year of HLS. After receiving his law degree in 1962, 2nd LT Brahams reported to the 2nd Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune (NC) to serve for over 2 years as a military lawyer in the Judge Advocate General Division of the Marine Corps (JAG). During this time, he participated in the Dominican Republic incursion.

In 1969, David was promoted to major and was deployed with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing to Da Nang (Vietnam). From 1976 to 1977, he attended the National Law Center at George Washington University and studied law psychiatry and criminology and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. After being promoted to brigadier general in 1985, David was appointed as the Director of the Judge Advocate General Division of the Marine Corps where he served until his retirement in 1988. Since his retirement from the military, David has been practicing law with a California law firm and also has also served on the board of directors of the Judge Advocates Association. In addition, he served as a technical consultant for the Hollywood movie “A Few Good Men” starring Tom Cruise as a Navy JAG.

In addition to the Legion of Merit & Bronze Star Medals, David also earned the, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Vietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation and several other campaign and deployment medals and ribbons.

Captain Keith Costa USMC (Platoon leader) National Defense Medal At Harvard, Dan was a resident of Winthrop House. After graduation, Keith joined the Marine Corps and was commissioned as a 2nd LT after he successfully completed OCS and The Basic School in Quantico (VA) prior to joining the Fleet. After his release from active duty, Keith worked for many years with Corning Glass Works where he rose to be became an Executive Vice President prior to his retirement. He lived in Wellesley Hills (MA) at the time of his death in Boston in October 2017.

Captain Byron Edwards USMC (Platoon leader) National Defense Medal Byron was born in Sydney (Australia) and at Harvard was a resident of Elliot House. After his college graduation, Byron joined the Marine Corps and was commissioned a 2nd LT after he successfully completed OCS &The Basic School in Quantico (VA). After his release from active duty, Byron was in the paper & pulp business and retired a senior vice president of Champion International Paper.

Captain Daniel Leary USMC (3rd Recon Battalion) Bronze Star & Navy & Marin Corps Combat Action Ribbon At Harvard, Dan was a resident of Lowell House and a heavyweight champion wrestler. After graduation, Dan joined the Marine Corps and was commissioned as a 2nd LT after he successfully completed OCS in Quantico (VA). Following his graduation from The Basic School, Dan was sent to Vietnam where he led more than 30 patrols deep behind enemy lines and engaged in many fire fights in rice paddies without losing any men in his Recon unit.

After returning to the US, Dan completed Medical School and spent the next 45 years practicing cardiology and internal medicine in Newburyport (MA). He died in July 2018 in Byfield (MA).

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1959 LT Terance R. Murphy US Navy (USS & USS Robert F. Keller) National Defense Medal Terry was formed by his youth in the Boston - linked Upper Michigan “Keweenaw Copper Country” on Lake Superior’s southern shore as well as Harvard College and the US Navy. He was descended from English settlers in Salem (MA) in 1636as well as later German and Irish stock. His ancestors’ military service included late-17th Century Colonial Wars and the Battle of Machias in June 1775 that was the 1st engagement of the future US Navy. Both of his brothers were naval officers, and other family members served in the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and the Cold, Gulf Wars. Terry’s son served overseas as a NCO in a Marine infantry battalion during Desert Storm.

In high school, Terry played & lettered in varsity basketball plus participated in Junior ROTC. He enlisted in the Navy Reserve at 17 and completed boot camp at the Great Lake Naval Training Center before entering Harvard College with a NROTC Scholarship. In college at Adams House, he majored in History, Government and English and served as the WHRB’s News Director as well as the writing “Undergraduate” columns for Harvard Magazine. In addition, Terry was a member of the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 and a player in Adams House Dining Hall comic theatricals.

Upon graduation, Terry was commissioned as an Ensign USN and trained in Naval Gunfire, Fighter Direction, Crypto, and Nuclear Warfare. His initial sea duty was as Deck Division Officer, assault wave commander, Gunnery Officer, OOD (underway in-formation), and flagship CIC Officer on the USS Monrovia (APA-31) in the Sixth Fleet during the 1959. During the 1961 Berlin Crisis, Terry was an underway Staff Watch Officer and as an Operations/Weapons Officer and Commodore’s aide on the command staff of Amphibious Squadron Six steaming off Cuba and the Dominican Republic, He was involved in developing assault plans before the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and the Dominican Republic intervention in 1965 for which he was awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal. In the active Navy Reserve, he was an OOD (underway in-formation) and Gunnery Officer (department head) on the USS Robert F. Keller (DE-419) and again steamed near Cuba. For “outstanding performance” managing AAW missiles fitted for “special weapons” in the Cuban Missile Crisis, Terry was awarded two Letters of Commendation. After his release from active duty, Terry was a political/policy aide to former US Senator Philip Hart and later received a JD with honors from the University of Michigan Law in 1966. He later was an admiralty trial lawyer in the US Justice Department’s and later a partner at the Wald Harkrader Ros law firm in Washington (DC) and focused on antitrust & international trade litigation and served a term on the firm’s Executive Committee. Terry later founded a “preeminent” boutique international law firm and CEO of a multi- disciplinary strategic-trade consultancy. He led the expansion of his consultancy to the West Coast, Europe and Asia, also creating. He also and managed annual London-based and world-leading Global Trade Controls conferences. His other awards are: Order of the British Empire (OBE), Chevalier: Officier de l’Ordre de Leopold & the “Knight’s Cross” of the German Order of Merit for great service to German-American relations.”

1959 Captain Joseph Philipson US Army MC (9th Infantry Division) Silver Star & Purple Heart [Killed in Action] Joe was born in Boston in 1937. After Harvard College, he earned and MD from Medical School. In 1962, he entered the Army Medical Corps as a 1st LT to serve as a physician. Joe arrived in th th Vietnam on 7 July 1967 as the commanding officer of the 9 Medical Battalion attached to the 9 Infantry division. From his arrival in country to the end of February 1968, Joe’s unit provided the medical support to the 9th division for over 20 major combat engagements, including the successful Operations: “Paddington” in July and “Coronado” and the TET offensive which started on 30 January 1968. By 22 February 1968, more than l,625 Vietcong and North Vietnamese th Army bodies had been credited to the 9 Division troops which was a stunning blow to the VC/ NVA terrorists. As part of the TET campaign, the Viet Cong attacked Tan An Air Field in Long An Province which is about 30 miles southwest of Saigon. While treating the wounded US troops in this fire fight, Joe was Joe was killed by mortar fire on 28 February 1968. His body was repatriated to the USA a burial with full military honors at the Custer National Cemetery in Big Horn County (MT). For his valor during this engagement, Doc Philipson was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1960 Captain William Feaster US Army Chaplain Corps (196th Infantry Brigade] Purple Heart [Killed in Action] Bill was born in Portsmouth (NH) in 1938 as the son of a Protestant minister from Wolfeboro (NH). After graduating from Harvard College, Bill followed in the path of his father by going to Divinity School & at the same time joined the Army Reserve as a Chaplain drilling with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade (i.e. 196th LIB) at Fort Devens (MA). His Reserve unit was reactivated as part of the regular Army in September 1965 and originally scheduled to be sent to the Dominican Republic in mid-1966. However, the US role in was escalating from an "advisory" to direct confrontations with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and its local supporting elements such as the Viet Cong (VC). Thus, more US ground troops were quickly needed for South Vietnam. As a result, the 196th LIB boarded a Military Sea Transport ship in Boston harbor and steamed to Vietnam on 15 July 1966, instead of being deployed to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. After transiting the Panama Canal and Ocean, Bill with the 196th LIB arrived at Tay Ninh City on 14 August 1966 which is located about 80 miles northwest to Saigon th & close to the Cambodian border. Operating as a separate brigade, the 196 LIB immediately involved.in several operations over the next 8 month in the western area of the III Corps Tactical Zone. On 18 September 1966, Chaplain Captain accompanied a unit of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade on a search and destroy mission as part of Operation Attleboro which was a Vietnam War search and destroy operation initiated by the 196th LIB.

As frame of reference for Bill’s role as a chaplain, more than 25,000 chaplains from many religions have provided spiritual guidance and counseling to our armed forces since 1775. While chaplains were noncombatants, they often became targets as they put themselves in harm’s way to pull the wounded to safety or to administer comfort and last rites. The Chaplain Corps of the US Armed Forces has been active in more than 270 major combat engagements and more than 400 have died serving their country. During the Vietnam War, chaplains were resolute in offering compassion and connection to all service members. They were responsible for holding memorial services for those killed, conducting religious services, raising troop morale, lending an ear, and offering spiritual counsel to service members under duress. Peaking at 300 chaplains serving in Vietnam in 1967, chaplains often had to go into harm’s way while providing steadfast care and compassion. On the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are inscribed the names of 16 chaplains who made the supreme sacrifice in Vietnam, including Captain Feaster plus thousands more chaplains have served their country and troops.

Operation Attleboro noted above was named after Attleboro (MA) where the brigade had been formed and grew to be the largest series of air mobile operations up to that time. The objective of Operation Attleboro was to discover the locations of People's Army of Vietnam (NVA) and Viet Cong (VC) base areas and force them to fight. On the other hand, The NVA & VC mission was to destroy a “vital” American element and oppose the increasingly successful pacification and expansion efforts. The communist insurgents were ordered to direct their "main effort" on the inexperienced 196th LIB which had just settled in at Tây Ninh. The 196th troops made contact with a well-entrenched enemy base camp and immediately received injuries from the enemy shooting from secluded trenches and camouflaged foxholes connected through the tunnel complexes. Although forward visibility in the jungle entanglement was less than a yard, Captain Feaster assisted the hectic medic plunging into the battle to back up his unanswered calls. An enemy mine connected to a trip wire exploded and blasted most of the hot shrapnel into the tree next to him but a sharp chunk carved a piece out of Bill’s leg & obliterated the nerve endings. However, the Chaplain Bill struggled forward to retrieve another wounded soldier. Bill's wound was unnoticed until he escorted the injured soldier to the Command Post where his commanding officer noticed his Bill’s ripped pants with red flesh & white bone showing on his leg. The CO directed the medic to tie the gap together with first aid gauze and ordered the chaplain to remain at the CP with the other wounded. By the time the MEDEVAC was able to penetrate the jungle canopy, the number of wounded had increased. Although ordered to leave with the chopper, Chaplain Feaster insisted on remaining at the battleground caring for "those more with needs". However the jungle's extreme humidity and temperature coupled with his prolonged evacuation, caused a rampant infection in Bill’s leg. Shortly after arriving at the hospital in Saigon, Bill’s leg was amputated. Bill’s wife was an Army Nurse stationed in (Korea) and was quickly flown to Vietnam to care for her husband. In the hospital, Bill was in a body cast and very sick but was most concerned on how the amputation might interfere with his chaplain work. However on 26 October 1966, Chaplain Feaster at the age of 28 became the youngest chaplain to die in Vietnam.

During Operation Attleboro, 155 American soldiers were killed in action including Chaplain Bill Feaster plus 5 were declared “missing”. On the other hand, the 1,016 troops of NVA 101st Division & the VC 9th Division were killed plus 200 were captured or “missing” .

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1960 (continued)

LCDR Stephen Harris US Navy (Ret.) [USS Pueblo] DMS POW PH 2 Navy/ MC Com Medals

Navy Comm Medals Steve was born in1938 & raised in Melrose (MA) where he graduated from Melrose High School. At Harvard, he was a resident of Lowell House and a midshipman in the NROTC

program. Upon his graduation in 1960, he was immediately commissioned at Harvard as a Navy ensign. After communications school, he served as the communications officer and division officer on 2 East Cost based ships. Steve was then selected to learn Russian at the Navy Language School and subsequently changed his designator from unrestricted line officer to cryptologist (communications & intelligence specialist). After related training with the Navy Security Group (NSG), Steve was appointed as the officer in charge of a NSG Direct Support Unit which embarked on the USS Pueblo (AGER-2) in September 1967. This former WWII Army freight & supply ship had just been converted in

September 1967 in a yard overhaul to serve as a Navy “environmental research” (aka “spy”) ship. The Pueblo is 177 feet long and 32 feet wide with a draft of only 9 feet & di splaced 5 dead weight tons. This ship had two 500 HP diesel engines providing a maximum speed of only 13 knots and could protect itself with only two50-caliber machine guns. The Pueblo’s complement was 6 officers & 70 men but got underway from Sasebo (Japan) on 5 January 1968 with 83 men of whom 44% had previously never been to sea. In addition to the CO, only two sailors had proven navigational experience in addition to the CO (CDR Bucher) who later reported: "I did not have a highly professional group of seamen to do my navigational chores for me". As the LT of the NSG unit with the responsibility for communications & intelligence, Steve’s mission was

to intercept and conduct surveillance of Soviet Navy activity in the Tsushima Strait & to gather signal and electronic intel from North USS Pueblo (AGER-2) in Korea (NK) for the National Security Agency (NSA). On 23 January 1968 after 3 days of harassment, the Pueblo was eventually surrounded, challenged & attacked by 7 NK naval ships plus 2 MiG-21 fighter jets. Shots were fired which killed a sailor on the Pueblo which unsuccessfully attempted to maneuver away and escape the attacking NK ships which were must faster and had a wide variety of weapons at their disposa . Based on their sailing orders, the 2 Pueblo machine guns were unmanned and wrapped in cold- weather tarpaulins. As result, all hands on the Pueblo were captured and sent to a NK prison where they were severely tortured and starved until their release after many months of negotiations. Although still a commissioned US warship, the USS Pueblo has remained in North Korea as a propaganda museum exhibit for the last 52 years. While assuming “freedom of the seas”, the Pueblo was sent into “harm’s way” without the necessary armament, DOD military support, security procedures & trained personnel. The plight of the Pueblo should never have happened & hopefully lessons have been learned to forever prevent another such “incident.”

After 11 months as a POW in North Korea, Steve served most of the rest of his Naval career with the Naval Security Group. After retiring from the Navy in 1981, Steve was the commander of a Navy Junior ROTC in South Central Los Angeles High School until 1995 and also served as a substitute high schools teacher. In 1997, he moved from CA back to MA where he again lived until his death in May 2020. LCDR Harris was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. As shown above, Steve earned the following military awards: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Medal, the Purple Heart, 2 Navy Commendation Medals plus several other deployment or unit medals & citations.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1960 2nd LT Lewis Walling US Army (MAAG] Purple Heart CIB [Killed in Action] Lew was born in Woonsocket (RI) in 1938. At Harvard, Lew was a cadet in Army ROTC and reported to Artillery School after his commissioning, where he qualified as a Field Artillery Unit commander. He was then sent to Vietnam at the start of the war to serve in the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG). In the 1st year of the Kennedy administration, MAAG in Vietnam worked closely with administration officials, United States Operations Mission (USOM) to develop a counterinsurgency plan (CIP). The CIP's purpose was to strengthen the ability of the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) to combat the Communist insurgency. In turn, the South Vietnam government agreed to significantly increase the number of US advisors; to ARVN battalion from 746 in 1961 to over 3,400 before MAAG Vietnam was placed under U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) (i.e. renamed the Field Advisory Element, Vietnam). On 11 February 1962, Lew was asked to embark on a Douglas SC-47A cargo plane to fly from Saigon to Da Nang and drop propaganda leaflets with a New Year message from President Kennedy over the high plateau of central Vietnam. About 100 miles Northeast of

Saigon, Lew’s plane swept low over the village of Blao in Lam Dong Province. A concealed enemy force then opened up with small arms fire. As a result, Lew’s plane was hit & crashed in a mountain which killed all 8 US servicemen, including Lew plus 2 from the South Vietnam Air Force. Lew’s body was recovered and repatriated to the US for a full military burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Hopkinton (MA).

1962 1st LT Dick Baker US Army (82nd Airborne Division) National Defense Medal At Harvard, Dick was an English major who played varsity football and captained the rugby team as well as being a cadet in the Army ROTC unit. He graduated with a regular Army commission with orders to Jump School which was followed by the Infantry Officers Basic and Ranger Schools. 2nd Lt. Baker was one of 80 Rangers who was frostbitten one bad night in Dahlonega and he spent two months in the Fort Benning hospital recovering but later finished the Swamp phase of Ranger School. He was then assigned the 187th brigade of the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg as an infantry platoon leader and later as a Recon Platoon leader. Dick was promoted to battalion S-1 and later as company commander of 1/508 battalion (i.e. the “Devils in Baggy Pants”). His unit was the Division Ready Force which President

Johnson sent to intervene in the Dominican Republic where the first American killed was his 7 communication chief, Sp5 Kellerman. As CO of the Headquarters Company, Dick reports that his combat time was marginalized to obtaining ice and beer for the higher-up. He suspects it was the most dangerous job in the battalion since it forced him to travel into strange areas of Santo Domingo with his intrepid driver. Dick considers himself lucky to be released from active duty from the Army in July of 1965 since his division then moved directly to Vietnam. After the military, he was accepted into graduate school at UC Berkeley which was a180 degrees from the world of the military. His fellow officers of the 82nd represented one of the most important and enjoyable communities that he had ever joined. While his time at Berkeley was educational & fun, it did not provide the sense of community that Dick enjoyed in the military. He currently works now in a small private high school where the he is the only veteran among the 150 adults on the faculty which he describes as an odd but and disturbing statistic. Dick indicates that his years in the Army were among the experiences of which he is most proud. However, the academic world is not comfortable with the military and he has spent his professional life hiding his military record, hoping that his colleagues didn’t notice. He does not consider himself a hero and would not want his bio attached to any reference to heroes which is a term is way overused and, like grade inflation, diminishes the accomplishments of the truly outstanding heroic warriors.

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1962 (continued) Captain F. Warren Coulter US Navy (Ret.) [USS Fletcher & USS Furer] National Defense Medal Warren was born in Paonia (CO) in 1940 and graduated from Ogden High School (UT) prior to Harvard where he was a resident of Leverett House and majored in physical science. As a first class midshipman, he was commander of the Harvard NROTC Honor Guard which won the Inter- service drill competition as well as marched in many local parades. After his commissioning as a Navy line officer, he graduated from the Combat Watch Officer School at Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Center in San Diego (CA) prior to reporting aboard the USS Fletcher (DD-445) as the gunnery officer. Following a West Pac deployment, he returned to his homeport of Pearl Harbor (HI) and became the First Lieutenant and Deck Division Officer. While on active duty, Warren was involved in recovery operations of the Mercury space capsule an extended yard overhaul as well as a 2nd West Pac deployment involving several SEATO operations in and around South Vietnam and the southern . Upon release from active duty, he continued to serve in the active Navy Reserve. His Navy Reserve billets have included: surface & defense intelligence units, REDCOM training officer, Group Commander, Commanding Officer of the USS Furer (FFG-6) res crew and 10 years at the Naval War College (NWC) as the reserve unit Training Officer & later Executive Officer. During his NWC tour, the War Gaming Center was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation. After 30 years of Naval service, Warren retired on the deck of the USS Constitution in Boston Harbor. After his release from active duty, he received an MBA from Babson Institute and held senior financial executive positions with several companies and became a licensed securities & insurance advisor. In Hollis (NH), he has been the Chairman of the Trustees of the town trust funds and scoutmaster of the local Boy Scouts of America Troop. Warren also is a NH Board member of the Military Officers Association of America & a member of he Advocates for Harvard ROTC, the Veterans Count Club of NH and the Wardroom Club of Boston.

1st LT James Dunton US Army (MACV) Purple Heart CIB [Killed in Action] Jim & his twin brother Lew were born in Melrose (MA) in 1940 as sons of RADM Lewis Dunton USN (Ret). At Melrose High School, he was on the varsity football, track & hockey teams in his last 2 years, Vice President of his HS class & a member of the National Honor Society. At Harvard College, he was an Army ROTC cadet and commissioned a 2 n d LT when he graduated. Jim then completed Basic Infantry School and then became Ranger qualified prior to being shipped to Vietnam in early 1964. He served with the Military Assistance Command Vietnam ( i.e. MACV) & advised the 2nd battalion of the 33rd regiment of the South Vietnamese Army (i.e. ARVN). The mission of MACV was to counter the threats to South Vietnam from an insurgency of an over 30,000 regular communist Viet Cong and civilian sympathizers among the civilian population. On 8 December 1964, Jim was Killed in Action by explosives fighting with his assigned ARNV unit. His

body was repatriated for his burial with full military honors in Spencer (MA).

Captain Lewis Dunton US Navy (Submarine Force) National Defense Medal Lew & his twin brother Jim were born in Melrose (MA) in 1940as sons of RADM Lewis Dunton USN (Ret). At Melrose HS, Lew was on the varsity football & track teams for 4 years plus was also a member of the National Honor Society & Glee Club. Lew and his brother were both at Harvard College where Lew was a Navy ROTC midshipman and the 1961/62 Battalion

Commander. After his commissioning as an Ensign at Harvard, Lew went to the US Naval Nuclear Power School at Mare Island (CA) & later to the Sub School in Groton (CT). He served in the US Submarine Force on active duty and later joined the active Naval Reserve in which was promoted to the rank of captain. Lew unexpectedly died in 2018.

Left to right: RADM J. Wellings USN, 2nd LT Jim Dunton, Ensign Lew Dunton and RADM Lewis Dunton USN (Ret.) at the 1962 Harvard ROTC commissioning.

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1962 Captain Aaron (Mal) Mixon II US Marine Corps (3rd Btn./12th Reg.) Air Medal , Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Mal was born in 1940 in a small town in Oklahoma. He attended Spiro public schools prior to Harvard College where he was a resident of Winthrop House and a midshipman in the Harvard NROTC unit as a Marine option. After his commissioning as a 2nd LT, he reported to TBS (The Basic School) in Quantico (VA) to learn the basics of leading a Marine infantry platoon. After his TBS graduation, Mal requested and was granted an assignment as an artillery officer in Hawaii which required that he first attend the Artillery School in Fort Sill (OK). Upon completion of artillery training, he traveled to Hawaii and joined the Pineapple Marines (i.e. 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Brigade). Mal’s battalion then deployed to Chu Lai (Vietnam) in May 1965 as the first combat unit in country, except for advisors. As an air observer), he flew over 75 combat missions in the section of Vietnam and participated in the first major battle of the Vietnam War called, “Operation Starlite”. His military awards included the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V as well as the above noted Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters (i.e. 4 awards) Upon completion of his Vietnam tour, Mal was released from active duty as Marine captain and entered Harvard Business School where graduated with an MBA in 1968. After working in the financial services market, Mal’s primary business career involves serving as Chairman and CEO of a NYSE company that he founded called Invacare Corporation, which is the leading worldwide manufacturer and distributor of medical products for the home health care market. Mal has also served as a director on several Corporate Boards as well as Chairman of the Board of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

1963 Captain James R. Beery US Marine Corps (2nd Tractor BN, 2nd Mar Div.) Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Jim was born in 1941 and grew up in up in Columbus (OH) where he graduated from Grandview High School. At Harvard, he played varsity football and rugby and was on the JV basketball team and rowed freshman crew. Jim served on the Levertt House committee and was a midshipman in the NROTC unit at Harvard. After he was commissioned as a Marine 2nd Lt, Jim served as forward air controller and artillery officer in Vietnam as well as in Hawaii and San Diego. After his active duty, Jim graduated from the Stanford Law School and then spent several years as corporate lawyer in a New York City law firm before being seconded to with a Japanese Law Firm for 2 years. After later spending several years in London, UK as a partner in a California law firm, Jim became the Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel for the pharmaceutical firm of SmithKline Beecham PLC which is based in England.

CDR Ronal Bonebrake US Navy (Ret.) [Surface Warfare Officer] National Defense Medal Ron grew up in Oklahoma City (OK) where he went to the independent Casady School prior to Harvard where he was a resident of Eliot House and majored in History. At Harvard, he was a member of the varsity football and freshman Lacrosse team as well as a member of the Hasty Pudding, Pi Eta and Owl Clubs.

After college, Ron enlisted in the OK National Guard and reached the rank of sergeant before transferring to the Navy and successfully earning his commission as an ensign via Navy OCS in Newport (RI). After his release from active duty, Ron went into the radio broad casting business in OK and eventually owned and managed 2 radio stations. He continued to serves in the active Navy Reserve until his retirement as a Commander. Ron died in his hometown in August 2013.

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1963 (1964) LT John “Andy” Davis US Navy [USS Glacier & MACV) Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Andy was from Hingham (MA) and prepped at Middlesex for Harvard where he was a resident of Lowell House and was a midshipman in NROTC. After his commissioning, Andy reported aboard the ice breaker USS Glacier (AGB 4) where he served as a division officer and navigator on 2 deployments to Antarctica. His next billet was as an advisor to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam based in Nha Trang which is a coastal town in South Central Vietnam that is almost 200 miles northeast of Saigon.

After his release from active duty in 1967, Andy initially went onto export business and later shifted to residential estate in both Massachusetts and later California. 1963 Captain John Doherty US Army (101st Airborne Div & 4th Infantry Div.) 2 Bronze Stars & 3 Purple Hearts John was born in Lawrence (MA) in 1941. He lived in Andover (MA) w ith his family and prepared at Phillips Andover for Harvard College from where he graduated cum laude with a field of concentration in Classics (Latin). As an undergraduate, John participated in Lowell House athletics on the football, basketball, and softball teams. He was also a member of the Harvard Catholic Club as well as a cadet in Army ROTC from which he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in Military Intelligence as a Distinguished Military Graduate. After then receiving an MA from the University of Pittsburg, John reported for active duty to the US Army Infantry School in Ft. Benning (GA) in November 1964 and was subsequently further trained at the following Army Schools: the Platoon Leaders Course, the US Army Intelligence School at Ft, Holabird (MD), the Basic Intelligence Officers Course and finally the Aerial Surveillance and the Reconnaissance Officers Course. In September 1965, 2nd Lt Doherty was transferred to the Southern European Task Force at Verona (Italy) in a multi-national Missile Command. His duties at this location included: Air Intelligence Officer, Soviet Order of

Battle Specialist, and Nuclear Missile Warhead Code Courier Officer. As a collateral duty, he also served as a liaison officer with the Italian Army Alpini (mountain) troops. During this time, John was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and flew as an Observer in an Army Aviation OV-1 Mohawk, a twin engine surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. At the USAF base in Zweibrucken in Germany, he was ejection seat qualified before volunteering for combat duty in Vietnam. In country, John joined the Military Intelligence Detachment (Corps) at Nha Trang in June 1966 as an Aerial Surveillance Officer and Prisoner of War Interrogation Officer. He then was temporarily attached to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry at Phan Thiet before joining the 1st Battalion, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and later the HQ, 4th Infantry Division. After his 1st tour of combat duty, Captain Doherty volunteered for a 2nd tour in Vietnam in August 1967. He then was assigned to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) Advisory Team # 3 at Hue as a G-2 Air Advisor to Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 1st Infantry Division and as an Advisor to the ARVN 1st Infantry Reconnaissance Company. John was wounded in action 4 times during the TET Offensive of 1968, 3 times at Hue and again at Cho Lon, a suburb of Saigon, while awaiting flight home after being medically evacuated by helicopter from Hue.

John returned to the USA in 1969 & was honorably discharged from the Army since he was permanently rated 100% disabled from his combat wounds & not eligible for further active or reserve military service. John entered & graduated from Boston College Law School. After passing the Massachusetts Bar, he served as an assistance District Attorney for 9 years and as a US Attorney for 3 years before entering private practice as a lawyer. In addition to the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, Captain Doherty also was awarded the following awards: Combat Infantry Badge, 3 Overseas Combat Bars, Vietnam Campaign Medal with five battle stars, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnamese Republic of Vietnam Honor Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Gold Star and Silver Star devices and various other related medals.

Captain William Hunt US Air Force (Medical Corps) National Defense Medal Bill was born in Evansville (ID) and went to high school in from Poplar (MT). At Harvard he was resident of Kirkland House and majored in Economics. After receiving his MD degree, Bill spent 2 years as the medical director at an Air Force base. After his active duty, Dr. Bill went to the emergency medicine department of the Greenwich Hospital where he 1.retired HARVARD after 32 years as theCOLLEGE medical director. byHe spent CLASS several months (continued) on a medical mission to Kenya but unfortunately became seriously ill and died in October 2018.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1963 (continued) Captain John Endicott Lawrence Jr. US Marine Corps (2nd Amphib Tractor BN, 2nd MarDiv) National Defense Medal Jack was born in 1941 in Boston as the son of CDR John Endicott Lawrence USNR (H - 31). He prepared at the Groton School for Harvard College where he majored in Middle Eastern History and was a resident of Winthrop House. During his college days, Jack rowed on the crew and became a member of the US Marine Corps Platoon Leader Corps, the Porcellian Club as well as the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770. He was commissioned as a Marine 2nd Lt after his graduation with honors from Harvard and served on active duty in an Amphibious Tractor Battalion based at Camp Lejeune, NC. Upon returning from a 6 months deployment with a Battalion landing team in the Mediterranean, he ran the Battalion crewmen’s school and served on the emergency capsule recovery team for Gemini and Apollo space launches. After his release from active duty, Jack completed the Special Development Program at the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York and engaged in commercial banking on the desk. His subsequent business career has involved seafood processing, the import and export of a variety of commodities and manufacturing structural building panels in South Africa. He now represents Infinity Structures of Atlanta selling building technology for residential buildings. In his home of Hamilton (MA), Jack has served as a Selectman and on many other town committees.

LCDR Harris “Tink” LeRoy US Navy (USS Jerome County) Navy & MC Combat Action Ribbon National Defense Medal Harris “Tink” Leroy was raised in Zionsville ( OH ) and graduated from Lawrence Academy in Groton (MA). At Harvard, Tink was on the varsity football and lacrosse teams. After college, he attended Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport RI where he was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy. He then reported for duty onboard the USS Jerome County (LST 848) which was home ported in San Diego (CA). Despite his junior officer status, Tink was became the Deck Department Head and later qualified as Officer of the Deck as well as Command Duty Officer. He deployed to Viet Nam in late 1964 and was in Saigon right after President Diem's assassination. Tink subsequently participated in several amphibious landings as a Boat Group Commander. During this time, he also did a lot of river patrolling in his ship’s small boats prior to the expansion of the “Brown water Navy” Riverine Force. In the following year, he returning to the US and was assigned to a joint military staff in charge of the Missile Defense for the Eastern Seaboard. For his service in harm’s way, Tink earned the Viet Nam Service Medal, Viet Nam Campaign Medal as well as the Meritorious Service Unit Citation.

After his release from active duty, Tink received an MBA from Northwestern University (i.e. the Kellogg School) and then worked for the Bank of New York and later J. Henry Schroder Banking in the both the US and England where he was eventually promoted to Senior Vice President in the banking and merchant banking operations. In 1990, Tink started a Medical Consulting Business which he currently still manages. Tink remained in the active Navy Reserve for several years until travel and business commitments forced him to resign his commission.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1963 (continued) Captain Paul E. Mawn US Navy (Ret.) (USS Spiegel Grove, USS Harris & USS Parker) Navy Commendation Medal st Paul E. Mawn was born in Woburn (MA) as the oldest of 7 children. His father was a 1 generation American and a truck driver before and after World War II when he served as nd a Navy 2 class petty officer in the Pacific. Paul grew up in West Lynn (MA) and was initially educated at St. John’s Prep in Danvers (MA). In his sophomore year of high school, his family moved back to Woburn (MA) so he transferred to Malden Catholic where he was on the football & track teams and the leader of the school dance band. At Harvard, Paul played hockey for both Dudley & Winthrop House, trumpet in the Harvard Band & served on the House Committee and as a midshipman in NROTC. He was also a member of Pi Eta, Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 and Harvard Catholic Clubs. For 3 years at Harvard, Paul was a member of Dudley House but found it impossible to commute from Woburn without any public transportation or a car. Thus for 3 years without room and board, he usually racked out each night on the living couch of his future senior year roommates at Winthrop House & scrounged for food in part by rd working in the college dining halls. In his 3 year, someone suggested that he apply for a long term loan from Harvard to pay for his room & board which was granted & allowed him in his senior year to become an official resident of Winthrop House from which Paul graduated cum laude in Geology.

After his commissioning at Harvard as a Navy ensign, Paul was sent to Norfolk (VA) for intelligence, communications & amphibious warfare schools prior to reporting aboard the USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32) on which he qualified as an Officer of the Deck in formation steaming. He later served on the USS Thaddeus Parker (DE 369) and later the USS Albert T. Harris (DE 447) as the CIC officer. Paul’s afloat assignments involved extensive overseas deployments to the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Persian Gulf & the Middle East during both the Cold War with the Soviet Union and the Vietnam War. He was the CIC officer and EMO aboard the USS Parker which became adrift and lost in the Sargasso Sea in the Triangle without power & dead in the water for several days before a harrowing rescue. During the 1970’s, he was also involved in various petroleum related activities, including an extended time in Moscow (USSR). Upon release from active duty, Paul served in the active Navy Reserve for 2 decades in a variety of surface warfare billets as well as: industrial security officer, petroleum logistics expert in Defense Fuel Supply Center later on the active duty staff of the Chief of Naval Operations (OP-OOK) to develop Navy Petroleum strategy & other assigned tasks . After briefly serving on active duty during Desert Storm, Captain Mawn was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy and he retired from the Navy on the main deck of the USS Constitution in Boston harbor.

Paul received his MBA from Rutgers University and his subsequent civilian career has been in various aspects of the oil industry. He has served in senior line management positions with both Exxon and Hess Oil as wells as managing petroleum consulting projects with Arthur D. Little Inc. and as a partner with Mercer Management Consulting. Paul is currently the president of Concord Consulting Group and Chairman of the Advocates for Harvard ROTC. He was awarded the Patrick Henry Silver Medallion for patriotic service from the Military Order of the World Wars and is a long term member of the East India Club in London (UK) as well as the Harvard Clubs in both Boston and New York City.

CDR Spence Perry US Navy [Judge Advocate General Corps) National Defense Medal Spence was born in in Jacksonville (FL) where he prepped at the Bolles School. At Harvard he was resident of Quincy House and majored in social relations and was a member of the Hasty Pudding and Speakers Clubs. After college, he received his law degree from Duke University Law School degree and was admitted to the New Hampshire bar. Spence then worked as an assistant editor of the Houston Chronical and then in the legal department of Metropolitan Life before becoming a JAG/Navy lawyer. After Navy Legal School, Spence became an assistant legal officer at the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk (VA) a year later he was assigned as the legal officer at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Puerto Rice. Spence later deployed to Vietnam where he served as an assistant staff JAG and also taught as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Saigon. After his release from active duty, Spence initially worked as a lobbyist for the oil industry and then began a 25 year career working as lawyer for the US Federal government in various agencies including: Director of petroleum allocation for the FEA, Deputy Director the Department of Energy and Senior Policy Advisor for the Federal Insurance Admin. Spence retired from the US Senior Executive Service in 1997. Spence died in November 2017.

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1964 LTC Charles Bevard US Army [Army Transport Corps) 2 Bronze Stars At Harvard, Charles was in Army ROTC and a resident of Lowell House. He deployed twice to Vietnam and received the Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster for his valor. After 20 years on active duty, Charles retired from the Army and went into the banking business in Nebraska. In 2007, he retried again as the Senior Vice President at the Farmers Bank in Cook (NE). Charles died in Lincoln (NE) in May 2016.

Captain William Emerson US Marine Corps (HMM-265, MAG-36, III MAF)-Silver Star & Purple Heart [Killed in Action] William (Bing) Emerson was born in Concord (MA) in 1941as the son of COL David Emerson USAFR (HC-1938) who was fighter pilot in North Africa & Europe during World War II. Bing’s uncle Bill Emerson was killed in action while in the Army Air Corps during World War II. A cousin of Bing named 2nd LT Bill Emerson (HC-1916) was also Killed in Action in World War I during his 1st flight as an aerial observer in France. In addition, Bing’s great-great-great great grandfather also named William Emerson (HC-1761) died on active duty from disease while serving as a chaplain in Colonel Reed’s Concord Regiment of the MA Militia during the American Revolution. By the way, Chaplin Emerson’s grandson was the poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (HC-1821) who in turn was Bing’s great-great grandfather

At Harvard, Bing was a resident of Dunster House and a government major. He was a member of varsity lacrosse and freshman football teams as well as the Delphic Club. After college, Bing graduated from Marine Corps OCS & later The Basic School at Quantico (VA). Bing then earned his “Wings of Gold” as a Naval aviator at the Naval Flight School at Pensacola (FL). After helicopter training, he went to Vietnam in February 1968 and was Killed in Action when his CH 46 helicopter was hit by hostile fire on 20 November 1968 in Quan Nam Province in the I Corps section of northern South Vietnam. Three CH46 helo troop carriers, including Bing’s, were lost that day while transporting Marines of 3/5 into a hot LZ during the Mead River Operation in an area SE of Da Nang. The mission was to transport infantry to support Marines who were greatly outnumbered by the North Vietnam Army. The CH 46’s were exposed to heavy ground fire & hit with an RPG and small arms file while going about 50 MPH about 50 feet off the deck. As a result, Bing was Killed in Action and his body was recovered and repatriated for burial with full military honors at Cemetery in Concord (MA).

Captain Emerson’s Silver Star citation reads as follows: “The President takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Captain William Emerson, United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 36, in connection with operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. On the morning of 4 November 1968, Captain Emerson launched as Section Leader of a flight of 2 CH-46 transport helicopters assigned the emergency extraction of a USMC recon team that had captured an enemy soldier and was being pursued by a large North Vietnamese Army force southwest of DaNang. Arriving over the designated area, he was requested to attempt a hoist extraction of the prisoner, and as he entered the zone and commenced a hover, his aircraft came under a heavy volume of hostile automatic weapons fire, forcing him to abort the extraction attempt. After refueling and rearming at An Hoa, Capt. Emerson returned to the hazardous area and, observing a potential landing zone, guided the ground unit to the designated position while calmly providing the patrol with words of encouragement. When the Marines arrived at the site, they informed Capt. Emerson that the zone was unsuitable for landing. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, he unhesitatingly elected to attempt the extraction and, skillfully maneuvering his aircraft in an evasive approach to avoid detection by the enemy, fearlessly entered the area and hovered with the loading ramp resting on an abandoned hostile bunker. As the patrol embarked, the aircraft came under intense enemy automatic weapons fire supporting an assault by a large North Vietnamese Army force. Disregarding his own safety, Capt. Emerson steadfastly maintained his dangerously exposed position while directing armed helicopters in attacking the advancing enemy, forcing them to withdraw. When the hostile force delivered anti-tank rocket fire at his aircraft, he ignored the rounds impacting nearby and calmly waited until all the team members were on board, and then rapidly departed the hazardous area. By his courage, superior aeronautical ability & unwavering devotion to duty, Capt. Emerson inspired all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service.

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1964 Captain Charles Kessler US Marine Corps (1st Battalion, 11th Marine Reg.) Bronze Star, Navy/MC Combat Action Ribbon Charlie grew up in Lynnfield (MA) and attended schools there until he transferred to Phillips Academy where he became captain of an undefeated football team and also lettered in hockey and lacrosse. At Harvard, he was the captain of the freshman football team and earned 6 varsity letters in football, hockey and lacrosse. After college he taught at Deerfield Academy for a year before entering an insurance trainee program and then following his college roommate George (Lee)

Sargent into the Marine Corps. In March of 1966, Charlie entered Marine OCS at Quantico (VA) from which he was commissioned as a Marine 2nd LT and then sent to The Basic School. In both of these schools, he was platoon honor man. After a brief tour with the th 2nd LT Kessler at Quantico th 12 Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune (NC), Whiskey 1/11 battery in Vietnam 2nd LT Kessler reported to the Artillery (“cannon cocker”) School at Fort Still (OK). After “Arty” training, he shipped out to Vietnam as a Fire Direction Officer in June 1967 to join Whiskey Battery of the 1st battalion/ 11th Regiment (W 1/11) which was stationed south of Danang with 4.2“ mortars. In mid-January 1968, his battery went to Camp Edwards and was

augmented with four 155 mm howitzers along with all the associated men and equipment. In the fall of 1968, W 1/11 went north to Quang Tri where Charlie was the executive officer and then he was given command of W/11. On the day before the start on the TET offensive (i.e. 30 January1968), W 1/11 passed through Hue before taking up positions near Phu Bai. That evening all hell broke loose and the W 1/11 battery was firing pretty much constantly for the next month. During that time, W 1/11 moved further north toward Hue to support operations on the south and west of the Perfume River. In addition, Charlie had a platoon of his mortars inserted into Hue where they could provide close support to the grunts. Once Hue was cleaned up, W 1/11 went North on Operation Pegasus as part of a joint operation of the and the 1st AirCav to relieve Khe Sanh. Subsequently, W 1/11 was sent into Khe Sanh and picked up two more 155’s and more people. For couple of months in Khe Sanh, W 1/11 mostly fired counter battery fire while a platoon of mortars was emplaced with the infantry on Hill 885. In addition, Charlie’s 155 howitzers did an interesting (& scenic) helo-lift operation on the ridges near the border. Charlie rotated back the US in July ’68 as the battery was about to leave Khe Sanh. After a short leave, Charlie returned to Quantico where he took over a half-finished OCS platoon of whose commanding officer had been relieved and then had a second class of OCS students before being released from active duty. After the Marine Corps, Charlie earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and then worked in banking and later at several catalog companies including: L. L. Bean, G. H. Bass & Cuddledown of Maine. For his service in combat during the Vietnam War, Charlie was awarded the Bronze Star with combat V; 4 Presidential Unit Citations, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Navy Marine Corps Combat Action ribbon as well other lower precedent medals for which he takes no personal credit but were reflective of the performance of the Marines under his command.

LT Colonel Fredrick Stearns US Air Force (125th TAC Fighter Squadron) National Defense Medal Rick graduated from the local high school in Osage (IO) prior to entering Harvard College where he was a member of Winthrop House & the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770. After graduating Magna cum Laude in Social Relations, Rick went to Baylor University Medical School. After earning his MD in 1968 & then interning at Rochester General Hospital (NY), he joined the US Air Force as a medical doctor. th Following flight medical training, Rick served with the 348 TAC Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB (TX) for a year. After a year of residency in internal medicine and later dermatology at SUNY Buffalo (NY) , he was transferred to the 136th fighter Squadron of the OK Air National Guard. As a reserve officer, Rick joined the faculty of the School of Aerospace Medicine and was recalled to active duty to Wilford Hall Advocates for Harvard ROTC USAF medical Center during Desert Strom in 1991. Dr. Stearns was rated by the Air Force as a Chief Flight Surgeon and Chief Physician and retired from the Air Force in 2003 with over 34 years of commissioned service.

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1965 LT Thomas H. Bilodeau US Navy (86th Attack Squadron) Air Medal and Navy/ Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon Tom grew up in Milton and summered in Hull. At Boston Latin, he was inducted into the Boston Latin as well as the Boston Park League Halls of Fame. After a post- graduate year at Exeter, Tom became a three-sport athlete at Harvard College and set several Harvard records in baseball and football. After graduating from college, Tom entered Navy OCS at Newport (RI) where he graduated as the Regimental Commander at the top of his class. As a result, he was selected to attend the Naval Flight School in Pensacola (FA) where he earned his “Wings of Gold” as a Naval aviator and later successfully completed fighter jet training in Texas. Tom then deployed to Vietnam th with the 86 Attack Squadron while embarked on the USS (CV 33). In A7 fighter jets, Tom flew 232 combat missions including being shot down and surviving twice . For his valor and skills, he was awarded numerous medals, commendations & ribbons including the Air Medal and Navy Commendation Metal..

After his release from active duty, Tom entered the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth College and graduated with an MBA in 1976. Tom embarked on a series of successful entrepreneurial ventures including several companies and real estate developments St. Louis (MO). He also served as a director of multiple public companies including Corning Natural Gas and Fall River Gas. Tom died on 15 October 2017 in Rockland, (MA). In addition to the Air Medal, tom was also awarded the Navy Commendation Medal and USN/MC Combat Action Ribbon.

LT Dan Daly US Navy (USS Bristol & PCF 76) Purple Heart and Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon

Dan grew up in Milton (MA) & graduated from St. Sebastian’s. At Harvard, he lived in Leverett House & was a member of the DU Club, Hasty Pudding, NROTC & the Varsity Track Team in field event throwing the weight and hammer. At graduation, he was awarded an engraved Naval Officer’s sword for NROTC leadership by the Massachusetts Naval League. His 1st duty station was in the Engineering Department aboard the USS Bristol (DD 857). In January 1967, he volunteered for Swift Boat duty & served in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968, while conducting combat patrols out of Chu Lai, Da Nang and Cua Viet. Dan was Officer in Charge of PCF 76 which was lost on patrol in heavy weather on 6 November 1967 while exiting the Cua Viet River mouth.

After his release from active duty, Dan started several small companies under the umbrella of Daly & Company focusing on a wide variety of personnel related activities such as: • Senior-level executive search • Personnel placement • Board of director education & consulting • Conducting video interviews, and • Publishing an electronic newsletter

For the last 10 Years, Dan has served as Chairman of the Board of The New England Center for Homeless Veterans. In 2014, he completed writing a book on Swift Boat duty in Vietnam titled: “White Water, Red Hot Lead”.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 1965 (continued) 1st LT Wilson Halley US Army (Ret.) (9th Reg,, 25th Infantry Div.) Bronze Star, Purple Heart & CIB [Killed in Action] Wilson was born in 1943 in Chesterton, (IN). After Harvard, he was commissioned as an Army 2nd LT and then sent to the Basic Infantry School at Fort Benning (GA). As a newly qualified infantry commander in May 1968, he shipped out to Vietnam. On 27 November 1968, Wilson was on patrol with his platoon in Binh Duong Province which is about 40 miles north of Saigon. As he walked up to the edge of a North Vietnamese Army (NVA) battalion camp, LT Halley then halted his platoon but instantaneously was ambushed by hidden NVA snippers. Wilson remained were recovered and repatriated to the USA when he was buried with full military honors in Chesterton Cemetery in Chesterton (IN).

LCDR IV US Navy (UDT 11) Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon

Theodore Roosevelt IV was born 1942 . He is the son of Ted Roosevelt III and the grandson & great-grandson of Medal of Honor recipients [i.e. President Teddy Roosevelt (H-1880) & Ted Roosevelt Jr. (H-1909)]. At Harvard, Ted was an Eliot House resident and a member of Navy ROTC, the Porcellian Club & the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770. After his commissioning as a Navy ensign, Ted was selected for & completed the Basic Underwater Demolition School (BUDS) at Coronado Beach (CA). As a “frog man” with UDT 1, he completed 2 “in country” tours to Vietnam when he participated in several pre-invasion reconnaissance missions from the USS Perch (SS 313) and later the USS Tunny (SS 682). [note: UDT units were the precursors of the Navy SEAL Teams]. After his release from active duty, Ted joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer where he was assigned to Upper Volta (West Africa). He later took a special leave of absence from t he State Department to attend Harvard Business School where he was a member of the HBS Rugby Club & received an MBA in 1972. Ted then joined Lehman Brothers as a general banker in domestic corporate finance. After many promotions, he became Chairman of Lehman Brothers Financial Products in 1994 and Derivative Products in 1998. He is now a managing director at Barclays Capital in New York City where he is a trustee of several cultural and environmental organizations

Colonel Jeffrey B. Schulz US Army (Ret) (2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry) Bronze Star & Combat Infantry Badge J eff was born i n April 1943 in Greenlawn (NY) where he graduated from Ha rborfi elds High School. At Harvard, he was a member of Dunster House & majored in Social Relations. He was commissioned via Army ROTC as a 2nd LT. in the Medical Service Corps. After graduate school, Jeff entered active duty in July 1966 and was assigned to the Letterman General Hospital. In December 1967, he shipped out to Vietnam as the Medical Platoon Leader with the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. In December 1968 as a Captain, he reported to Fort Hood (TX) as a company commander & S3. His 26 year career in the Army included time with: Commanding General, Walter th Reed Army Medical Center as Aide-de-Camp, the 15 Medical Battalion, the Sergeants Major Academy, the VII Corps, Commander, 21st Evacuation Hospital and the Academy of Health Sciences. Jeff earned an MA Degree in Health Facilities Management from Webster University and retired from the Army in 1992. He then worked for Premade Corp to develop & train organizations in the use of MedModel which was the first computer simulation software dedicated to the healthcare industry. Jeff’s other military awards include: the Combat Medical Badge, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), Army Commendation Medal (6 awards), Army Achievement Medal, Army Overseas Service, Army Service Ribbon, National Defense, Vietnam Service & Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medals & Order of Military Medical Merit.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.)

1966 1st LT Edward Argy US Army (9th h Infantry Division) Purple Heart CIB [Killed in Action] Ed was born in Medford (MA) in 1944 where he grew up in a 2 family house on Linwood Street near the Malden border. After Immaculate Conception Grammar School, he graduated from Malden Catholic High School where he was an excellent athlete. At Harvard, Ed was in Army ROTC and upon his graduation was commissioned as a 2nd LT and also accepted to Harvard Medical School. However, Ed felt it was his duty to initially fulfill his commitment to serve our country in the Army on active duty and to put the start of his medical career on hold until after his release from active duty. Ed made this heroic & patriotic choice despite the fact that he could have easily postponed his military service until after graduating from Medical School. Ed then reported to the US Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill (OK) where he qualified as Field Artillery Unit Commander.

Ed arrived in Vietnam on 8 November 1967 and joined the 3rd Battalion, 34th Artillery battery of the 9th Infantry Division which often provided artillery support for the Mobile Riverine Force and other US Navy units (i.e. aka “The Brown Water Navy”) which operated in the rivers and canals of the Delta.

At the start of the TET offensive, Ed was Killed in Action by multiple fragmentation wounds on 10 January 1968 in Din Tuong Province which is located about 50 miles southeast of Saigon. Ed’s body was recovered and repatriated to the US where he was th th buried with full military honors at Oak Grove 105 mm Howitzers of 3rd BM, 34 Arty, 9 ID supporting the “Brown Water Navy” in the Mekong Delta (Vietnam) Cemetery in Medford (MA).

Corporal Langdon “Don” Burwell USMC (2nd CAG) Purple Heart , Navy & MC Combat Action Ribbon [KIA] Don was born in Boston in 1944 as the son of veteran who served as a medical doctor in World War II. Don moved to Falmouth (MA) in 1954, where his father started a practice in internal medicine. 3 years later, Don’s family moved to Woods Hole which is the most southwestern part of Falmouth. to the home built by his maternal grandmother. Don prepped at Phillips Exeter (NH) for Harvard College. However after his college freshman year, Don took a leave of absence to enlist in the US Marine Corps to become one of “The Few & the Proud”. After successfully completing boot camp at Paris Island (SC), Don was sent to Radio School & eventually shipped out to Vietnam where arrived on 9 January 1968 to serve with nd the 2 Combined Action Group (CAG). The Combined Action Program was a US Marine Corps operational initiative during the Vietnam War which to be one of the most effective counterinsurgency tools developed during that conflict. The CAG program embedded a 13 man rifle squad plus a Navy corpsman with l ocal Vietnamese militia known as the Popular Forces whose members were too old or too young to serve in the ARVN. After 2 weeks of CAG training in Saigon, Don was assigned to CAP D1 (i.e. Combined Action Platoon) in the village of Thanh Quit in Quang Nam Province which located in I Corps in the Northern part of South Vietnam on Route 1 just south of Danang. 11 days later on 3 February, the Thanh Quit village was attacked by a VC battalion with 350 men as it moved in position in preparation for the next phase of the Tet Offensive. During this battle, Don was Killed in Action outright by VC motor fire. His body was recovered and repatriated to the US where he was buried with full military honors at the Woods Hole Village Cemetery in Woods Hole (MA).

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.)

1966 (continued) 1st LT Peter Johnson US Army (5th SF Group) Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star&Combat Infantry Badge [KIA] Peter w as born in Wilton (CT) i n 1944. At Harvard, he was a cadet in Army ROTC from which he commissioned as an infantry officer during his college graduation week. A short time later, he reported to the Infantry Basic Officer at Fort Benning (GA). He next completed Jump School after which he selected for the Army which trained him until he finally was qualified to wear the “Green Beret”.

After arriving Vietnam on 13 September 1967, he joined the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) which was the most prominently decorated unit for its size during the Vietnam War. These “Green Berets” played the predominant role with the highly secret & covert, Studies and Observation Group in the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV- SOG). In Vietnam, almost 1,000 “Green Berets: were Killed in Action, particularly on MACV-SOG reconnaissance missions in Laos and Cambodia. The many missions of Army Special Forces in Vietnam included: training regular and paramilitary units of several Allied nations, supervising the indigenous Civilian Irregular Defense Groups stationed throughout Vietnam in fortified camps, monitoring the border region and Infiltration routes, conducting strategic intelligence missions and numerous other special operational tasks. Peter was attached t to Detachment B-22, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh Province which is about 150 miles southeast of Danang (Vietnam). On 13 February 1968, Peter was doing a battlefield assessment as the Intel/ Security Officer (i.e. S2) of Det B-22 when he was Killed in Action (KIA) by enemy small arms.

His Distinguished Service Cross citation reads: “The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Peter Wyeth Johnson (ASN: 0-5331906), , for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Detachment B-22, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. First Lieutenant Johnson distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 13 February 1968 while serving as senior Special Forces advisor to a Vietnamese strike force platoon conducting a search and destroy mission in Binh Dinh Province. The unit was moving across open rice paddies when heavy automatic weapons fire erupted on it from a reinforced North Vietnamese company occupying well-fortified positions in a nearby hamlet. Quickly withdrawing his troops from the savage fusillade, Lieutenant Johnson directed accurate artillery and air strikes on the enemy positions. As the bombardment lifted, he rallied his men and led a fierce assault on the hamlet. An intense hail of bullets raked the exposed platoon, and Lieutenant Johnson withdrew his men and again requested artillery and air support. He then reorganized his troops and fearlessly led a second assault through a curtain of hostile fire. While shouting encouragement and gallantly charging the fortified North Vietnamese bunkers, Lieutenant Johnson was hit by enemy fire and instantly killed. His determined and courageous leadership in close combat inspired his fellow soldiers to overrun and capture their objective. First Lieutenant Johnson's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty, at the cost of his life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Army, Vietnam, General Orders No. 981 (March 4, 1968)

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 1966 Captain Henry S. Parker III US Navy (Ret) (USS Sutter County & USS Hoist) National Defense Medal Henry is the son of Captain Henry S. Parker Jr. USNR (HC - 1935) who also was commissioned via NROTC at Harvard and later both a Pearl Harbor survivor & PT boat skipper. Furthermore, Hank’s younger brother, Anthony (HC-1968), was also a member of NROTC. At Harvard, Hank was a resident of Dunster House and a member of Navy ROTC, the Delphic Club and the Hasty-Pudding Institute of 1770.

After his commissioning as an Ensign, Hank reported aboard the USS Sutter County (LST-1150) and steamed in and off the coast of Vietnam from 1966-1968. After returning to the USA, he attended the U.S. Navy School of Diving and Salvage from which he graduated as a Ship’s Salvage Diving Officer. From 1969 to 1970, he then served aboard USS Hoist (ARS-40) as the Operations Officer and Diving Officer. Upon his release from

active duty, Hank served in the active Naval Reserve from 1970-1991 in various billets including: Commanding Officer of a Harbor Clearance Unit as well as Commanding Officer of a Military Sealift Command during which his change of command ceremony was held on board the USS Constitution. Hank retired from the Navy as a Captain in 1991 with the following military medals and citations: Viet Nam Campaign Medal, Viet Nam Service Medal, the Navy Meritorious Unit Citation & the National Defense Service Medal.

After his release from active duty & continuing to serve in the active Navy Reserve, Hank’s civilian jobs have included:

• University professor of marine biology • Senior executive at the USDA Agricultural Research Service • Research Fellow at the National Defense University and currently A • Adjunct professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.

In addition, Hank was the co-leader of an expedition that found and recovered remains of a galleon in in the Northern Marianas Islands. In 1999-2000, his novel “CONTAINMENT” which is a bioterror thriller was published by Simon & Schuster (Touchstone imprint) in 2017.

Captain Stuart Ray US Army (Intelligence Officer) Bronze Star & Combat Infantry Badge At Harvard, Stuart was a resident of Lowell House and a cadet in Army ROTC. After his college graduation, Stuart served as an Intel Officer in Germany and later shipped off to Vietnam where he earned the Bronze Star. After active duty, Stuart received his MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1970 and went into the investment banking business initially in New York and later moved to Houston (TX). Stuart died in in Jupiter Island (FL) in February 2019.

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1966 Brg. General Michael Wholley US Marine Corps (Ret) (JAG) Bronze Star, Legion of Merit & Meritorious Service Medal Mike Wholley was born in 1944 in Lawrence (MA) where he Lawrence Central Catholic High School. At Harvard College, he was resident of Lowell House and received a BA degree in History & Literature. During his college commencement week, Mike was commissioned as a 2nd LT in US Marine Corps through the Navy ROTC program at Harvard. After subsequently completing the Naval Flight School in Pensacola (FL), he was earned his “Wings of Gold” as a Naval Aviator and later competed fighter jet pilot training in 1969, Mike was sent to Vietnam for a year to fly the F-4 Phantom interceptor fighter bomber with VMF 115 & VMF 542. After getting promoted to captain, he returned to the USA and joined VMFA-251 at MC Air Station at Beaufort (NC) as both a fighter pilot and later and as the legal officer of Marine Aircraft Groups 31 and 32. In January 1972, Mike reported for duty with the Royal Air Force as an F-4 fighter weapons instructor at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire which in 110 miles north of London (UK).

After returning to the US from the UK, he was allowed to attend law school as a Marine Corps officer at the University of Virginia where he received his law degree in 1977. Mike then went to Naval Justice School after which he was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune (NC) to serve as a defense & chief trial counsel, military justice officer, review officer and deputy staff judge advocate. In December 1979, he was reassigned as the Staff Secretary until being transferred to Okinawa as a military judge in July 1981. From 1982 to 1984, Mike served in the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy as an advisory attorney until he was selected In for the Special Education Program and attended the George Washington University Law School where he received a Master of Law Degree with highest honors in land use management and control (environmental law).

In July 1985, Mike was assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point as the Staff Judge Advocate. He was reassigned in July 1987 as the Staff Judge Advocate and Director of Legal Services for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. A year later, he was promoted to colonel and subsequently invited to the Naval War College in Newport (RI) from which he graduated in June 1989. Over the next 3 years, he was then assigned as the Staff Judge Advocate for Marine Corps Combat Development Command at Quantico (VA). From July 1989 until July 1992, he was then assigned for 10 months as the Chief Judge of Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary in Washington (DC). However, Mike was nominated for promotion to brigadier general with date of rank effective in October 1993 and then assigned as the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Director of the Judge Advocate Division.

After retiring from the military in 1996, Mike served as Executive Director of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and later was appointed as the General Counsel for NASA where he served for 10 years until his 2nd retirement in June 2014. In addition to the Bronze Star & Legion of Merit, Mike also has been award the following medals an citations: 2 Meritorious Service Medals, Air Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal (2 service stars), Vietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation, Vietnam Civil Actions unit citation and Vietnam Campaign Medal

1967 (1971) Sergeant (SP5) Colin Canham US Army (1st Military Intelligence Battalion Army Commendation Medal Colin was admitted to Harvard with the Harvard class of 1967 but left in his senior year with no diploma which he attributes to poor grades and immaturity. After enlisting in the Army, he did his boot camp at Fort Dix (NJ) which followed by the Army Combat Intelligence School in Fort Holabird (MD). In 1968, Colin deployed to Vietnam to join the highly decorated 1st Military Intelligence Battalion which worked with the US Air Force to procure, interpret & disseminate aerial photography, infrared and radar imagery intelligence for the Army. After a year in country, Collin returned to US as part of the Combat Surveillance & Target Acquisition Unit at Fort Month. He was honorably discharged from active duty in September 1971 and readmitted to Harvard College where he graduated in 1971 as an English major. For his service in Vietnam, Sergeant Canham was also awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with 4 campaign awards and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.

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1967 (1970) Patrick A. Conway US Marine Corps (3rd Battalion/ 26th Marines)Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon Pat was born in 1944 in Haverhill (MA) when his father was working as a welder in the Boston Naval Shipyard. He was an accomplished athlete and scholar at Haverhill High & Phillis Exeter prior to entering Harvard where he played lettered in varsity football, lacrosse and track. Pat was a resident of Quincy House & also a member of the Pi Eta Club. However after his junior year, Pat felt a need to re-focus his life & took a leave of absence from Harvard to enlist in the US Marine Corps. After boot camp and infantry training, Pat was sent to Vietnam and found himself as a squad leader in the middle of the 77 day Siege of Khe Sanh in 1968, which was the longest and deadliest battle of the Vietnam War with 6,000 Marines and soldiers surrounded by about 35,000 enemy soldiers of the North Vietnam Army (NVA). This Khe Sanh Siege will live in the annals

of Marine Corps history along with Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima, Pusan and Fallujah.

Despite supplies being cut by land, the Marines held Khe Sanh until their base until relieved almost 3 months later with 700 US Marines & soldiers Killed in Action and almost 30,000 NVA casualties. During this fight, Corporal Conway saw many friends killed in action and he was wounded twice but he did not desire to process the proper paperwork that should have resulted in his being awarded 2 Purple Heart Medals.

After his release from active duty, Pat returned to Harvard to complete his senior year. Despite the lack of playing time for over 3 years, Pat again made the roster of the Harvard football team as a starting defensive safety and was named to the 1st Team All-Ivy, All-New England and All-East. As a result of his perseverance, Pat then played a prominent role in the most famous football game in Harvard history during which “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29” and Yale was forced to share the Ivy League Championship since Harvard scored 16 points in the final 42 seconds of the game. After graduating in History from Harvard College with the class of 1970, Pat entered Harvard Business School where he received his MBA in 1972. For the next 4 years, he was an importer of foreign automobile parts until he founded Fairfield Capital Inc., which was a financial planning and money management company in Westport (CT). Pat has also qualified as a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

1967 LT John Martin US Navy (VF 191 embarked on the USS Oriskany) Air Medal [Killed in Action] John was born in Stillwater (OK) in 1945 but moved with his parents in 1957 to Montclair (NJ). At the local public high school, he was on the varsity hockey team and a member of the National Honor Society. At Harvard, John major in International Relations and was a member of his House football team as well as the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 and the Pi Eta Club. After his college graduation, he went to Navy OCS in Newport (RI) where he was commissioned as Navy ensign. He spent the following year earning his “Wings of Gold” as a Naval Aviator which was followed by advanced fighter jet training. John then reported to Naval Airs Station North Island /Coronado (CA) where he joined VF-191 Squadron. In this unit, he was not only flying F-8J Crusader fighter jets but also the Squadron Public Affairs & Safety Landing Signal Officer. On 1 June 1970, VF 191 embarked on the USS Oriskany (CVA 34) for the and arrived on 14 June at Yankee Station which at that time was in the Gulf of Tokin & about 90 miles off of the

North Vietnamese coast. VF-191’s mission each night was to strike NVA logistical targets along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in East Laos (e.g. storage bunkers & lines of communications). On 6 October 1970, John was returning to land in bad weather with heavy seas on the CVA 34 after a night barrier combat air patrol. In his first approach, he radioed that he had vertigo and was waved off since he was coming in too low & too slow. His 2nd approach had an excessive sink ratio and hit the ramp which caused John plane to bounce into the water. His body was not recovered but John was give a full military funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery (VA).

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 6 1967 (continued) 2nd LT Charles Ryberg USMC (1st Btn, 13th Reg, 3rd MarDiv) Purple Heart, Navy&MC Combat Action Ribbon [KIA] Charlie was born in Jackson (MN) in 1945. After grammar school, he accepted a 4 year scholarship to Phillips Exeter (NH) where he lettered on the varsity track team and played in the school orchestra. At Harvard College, Charlie was again on the track team and graduated in 3 years with a Magna Cum Laude degree as an English major. After his Harvard sophomore year, Charlie was selected to spend 2 summer months in East Africa with the Experiment in International Living. After college, Charlie was nd commissioned a as a Marine 2 LT and the complete The Basic School in Quantico (VA) and subsequently the Army Artillery School at Fort Will (OK). Charlie was sent to Vietnam with the C Battery in the 1st Battalion, 13th Regiment. However on 7 September 1967, he was assigned to act as a forward observer with India Company, 3rd th Bat talion, 26 regiment ( note: the latter is the same unit as his Harvard classmate Corporal Pat Conway USMC as shown in the previous page). On 7 September 1967, 3/26 encountered a large North Vietnamese Army (NVA)force 4.6 kilometers south of the village of Con Thien in the Quang Tri Province near the DMZ adjacent to the border between North & South Vietnam. As a result, 2 bitter battles ensured along the main supply route between Cam Lo & Con Thien. The initial fight took place around a churchyard between 3/26 and the NVA during which 20 Marines and 1 Navy Corpsman were Killed in Action, including 2nd LT Ryberg who died outright when hit by enemy mortar fire. Over the next 3 days in this area, a total of 140 NVA were killed as well as 34 Marines and a Navy corpsman. These 2 engagements which were part of what was defined as Operation Kingfisher which lasted from 16 July to 31 October 1967 with an objective of blocking the entry of the NVA into Eastern Quang Tri Province. While both sides theoretically claimed a tactical victory for Operation Kingfisher, over 1,900 NVA were killed with a cost and the sacrifice of 340 US Marines and Navy corpsmen who were Killed in Action. The body of 2nd LT Ryberg was recovered and repatriated to the USA where he was buried with full military honors in Miller Cemetery in Jackson (MN).

Colonel James Metcalf US Air Force (Ret.) (Hanscom Air Force Base) Meritorious Service Medal Jim was born in 1945, in Cambridge (MA). He was the son of a career Army Reservist, and grew up in Watertown where he graduated from local public high school. During his freshman and sophomore years at Harvard, he commuted from home. An Air Force ROTC scholarship enabled him to live in Leverett House during his junior and senior years. He majored in physics and was granted a delay of active duty to pursue postgraduate study in geophysical sciences at The University of Chicago, where he earned his doctorate. He served on active duty as an atmospheric physicist in the Weather Radar Branch of Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., from 1972 to 1975. After separating from active duty he remained in the active Air Force Reserve and served as a weather officer (Air Weather Service, 1977–1979), scientific manager (Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1979–1992), and acquisition manager (Electronic Systems Center, 1992–1997). He was retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1997.

While in the active Air Force Reserve, Jim pursued a civilian career in science and scientific program management

(1975–1981). From 1975to 1981, he worked at Institute of Technology. Jim then moved back to the Boston area and joined the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory & successor organizations at Hanscom Air Force Base where he worked for 30 years. Jim has served as treasurer of the Harvard ROTC Alumni Fund from its incorporation in 2001 & is also on the Board of the Advocates for Harvard ROTC.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1968 LTJG Robert T. Brooks US Navy Supply Corps (USS Desoto County) Navy Achievement Medal Bob was born in Washington, DC. After prepping at the St. Albans School, Bob majored in English at Harvard and was a starter on the Harvard varsity football team for which in 1990 he was inducted into the Harvard Football Hall of Fame. After graduating cum laude from college, he was accepted to attend the Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport (RI) from where he was a Distinguished Naval Graduate. After his commissioning as an ensign, he attended the Navy Supply School in Athens (GA). In July 1969, Bob was assigned to the USS Desoto County (LST-1171) as the Supply Officer and subsequently was deployed to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. In recognition of his work preparing the ship on short notice for a deployment to the Mediterranean, Bob was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal. After his release from active duty in August 1971, he attended Harvard Business School where he earned an MBA in 1973, with a concentration in finance.

After HBS, Bob joined an investment counsel firm in where he became a partner and stayed for 19 years. He answered a midlife call to the ministry and graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge (MA) with a Master of Divinity degree in 1995. For the next 15 years, he served as an Episcopal priest as the Rector of parishes in Kent (OH), Providence (RI) and Little Compton (RI). Bob retired in 2009 from parish ministry and lived both in Little Compton (RI) as well at his summer house in North Ferrisburgh (VT) until his death in August 2019.

Captain Philip A. Keith US Navy (Ret.) (FltCorGru-1) Navy&MC Combat Action Rib, Bronze Star & Purple Heart Philip was born in Springfield, MA in 1946 as the oldest of the four children of a father who worked as a civilian comptroller with the Department of the Army. He went to public schools in central MA and graduated from East Longmeadow High School where Phil was the first graduate to attend Harvard. At Harvard, Phil played squash and football and was a member of the Crimson Key Society as well as the NROTC battalion as a Navy scholarship recipient. Phil graduated from Harvard as a history major and as a Distinguished Naval Graduate. After his commissioning as an Ensign in the Regular Navy, he reported to Flight School in Pensacola, (FL) where he earned his “Wings of Gold” as a a Naval aviator. After Phil cross-trained as a Legal Officer at the Naval Justice School in Newport, he joined his 1st fighter squadron in Vietnam in 1969 and flew off the USS Constellation (CV 64) and from Cam Rahn Bay (Vietnam). After being wounded on his 2nd tour in Vietnam, he was re-assigned to MACV Staff in Saigon & served on the Phoenix Program during the waning days of the Vietnam War. Phil then l successfully applied for a change of his Naval officer designator change and became an Intelligence Officer. He subsequently served in a variety of afloat Intel billets including: a 2nd tour aboard the USS Constellation, the USS New Orleans (LPH 11) and the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). His other shore intel billets were: Office of Naval Intelligence, liaison assignment with the CIA and Commanding Officer of FLTCORGRU-1 at NAB Coronado (CA). Phil’s scheduled retirement from the Navy was delayed when Desert Storm erupted during which he later earned the Bronze Star Medal for his actions during Desert One. Over the course of his Naval career, Phil also earned the following: Air Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. After his retirement from the Navy, Phil began working primarily in the educational technology & software development where he has served as: Chief Operating Officer of a joint venture between the US State Department & the Israeli Defense Ministry, Vice President of Berlitz Publishing & Senior Vice President of Simon & Schuster. Phil then started his own sales and marketing consulting company and has taught a variety of undergrad and graduate business courses at Long Island University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He has also become a published author of several novels, sales textbook and a non-fiction book on Vietnam for St. Martin’s Press titled “Blackhorse Riders,” and recently completed a commemorative book entitled “Crimson Valor” which chronicles the lives and exploits of the seventeen Harvard alumni who have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Phil lives on Long Island (NY) where he serves on the Planning Board and writes an opinion column for the Southampton Press.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 1968 (continued) 1st LT Michael Loitz US Army (C Company,4th BTN, 9th Reg, 25th ID) Bronze Star Purple Heart CIB [KIA] Mike was born in 1947 in Rootsville (OH). As a senior high school in 1959, he was one of 2 students from Ohio who was selected to participate in the Senate Youth Week in Washington (DC). After his sophomore year at Harvard College, Mike took a leave of absence and wen to Army OCS where he was commissioned a 2nd LT after 23 weeks of challenges. On 23 November 1968, Mike’s company was involved in a major combat engagement with the Viet Cong (VC) in Boi Loi wood which is 3 miles southwest of Truong Mit in Tay Ninh Province which is about 50 miles northeast of Saigon and adjacent to the “Parrots Beak” Cambodian province. At 0915 during a sweep of the area, Mike’s company came under heavy fire from a hedgerow. Despite subsequent artillery and helo supporting fire to soften up the VC position, the enemy struck again with heavy fire which continued all day before the VC broke contact. In st the course of this battle, 15 soldiers were Killed in Action , including 1 LT Loitz who was hit with small arms fire. Mike’s body was recovered and repatriated to the USA where he was was buried with full military honors at Homeland Cemetery in Rootstown (OH).

1st LT Christopher Morgens US Army (1st BTN, 52nd Regt, Americal Division) Purple Heart CIB [Killed in Action] Chris was born in Redlands (CA) in 1948 and the son of a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps who stayed in the active USAF Reserve & retired as a colonel. Chris prepped at Phillips Exeter (NH) for Harvard where he was cadet in Army ROTC and commissioned a 2nd LT during his Harvard graduation week. After later completing the Basic Infantry Leadership School at Fort Benning (GA), Chis was ordered to join the Americal Division in Vietnam where he arrived on 18 July 1970. On 8 November 1970 a after a fire fight the previous night, Chris a & his platoon was relaxing at his base camp in Quang Ngai Province in I corps which was about 50 miles south of Dan Nang. Suddenly a large explosion shook the camp probably from a NVA mortar which badly injured several soldiers. Chris’s company commander then called for a meeting of his platoon officers and sergeants in his command compound which Chris attended. As he came out of this meeting, Chris inadvertently stepped on motor round which exploded knocked Chris onto his back with severe wounds. A Medivac helo quickly arrived to evacuate Chris and the other wounded soldiers. However, Chris unfortunately died on route to the Army Mobile hospital. His body was returned to the USA & he was buried with full military honors in Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands (CA).

LT Anthony Parker US Navy (Surface Warfare Officer) National Defense Medal Tony is the son of Captain Henry S. Parker Jr. USNR who also was an NROTC midshipman at Harvard with the Class of 1935 and was both a Pearl Harbor survivor and PT boat skipper during World War II. Furthermore, Tony’s older brother, Hank [HC-1966] was also a member of NROTC. Tony was commissioned as a Navy Ensign during his Harvard graduation week.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1968 (continued) LT James Roosevelt US Navy (Judge Advocate General Corps, Washington Navy Yard) National Defense Medal James Roosevelt was born in Los Angeles (CA). His father was Navy Cross recipient Brigadier General James Roosevelt USMC (H-1930) who was the son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (H-1904). Jim graduated from La Salle High School in Pasadena (CA) before entering Harvard College. After graduating with honors in government, he was commissioned as Naval Officer through the NROTC program at Harvard. He received permission from the Navy to postpone his active duty service until after his graduation from Harvard Law School in 1971. Roosevelt then joined the Navy JAG Corps and became as a Navy lawyer after further military legal training. He was initially involved in the Navy Appellate Review Board before joining the JAG headquarters staff in Washington. After his release from active duty, Jim spent 10 years as a lawyer at Choate, Hall & Stewart law firm in Boston, Massachusetts, where he made partner. He was appointed by President Clinton as the associate commissioner for Retirement Policy for the Social Security Administration before joining Tufts Health Plan in 1999 as senior vice president and general counsel. During this period, he also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2003. Mr. Roosevelt was promoted to President and Chief

Executive Officer of Tufts Health Plan.

PFC Carl Thorne-Thomsen US Army (2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg., 25th Infantry Div.) Purple Heart CIB [Killed in Action] Carl was born in 1946 in Lake Forest (IL) and became an accomplished cello player. He elected to take a leave of absence from Harvard College to enlist in the US Army after the 1st semester of his junior year. After completing boot ca p and further infantry training, Carl shipped out to Vietnam where he arrived on 23 August 1967. In country, he was assigned as an infantryman with the 25th Division. On 25 October 1967, Carl’s company walked into a VC ambush which was shaped like a “horseshoe” in Binh Duong Province which is located about 25 miles north of Saigon. In the fierce fight that followed, 5 troopers were Killed in Action by small arms fire from the Viet Cong, including PFC Thorne-Thomsen. Carl’s remains were recovered and repatriated to the USA where he was buried with full military honors in the National Memorial Cemetery

of the Pacific in Oahu (HI).

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1968 (continued) LTJG Chase Untermeyer US Navy (USS Benner) National Defense Medal Chase was born in Long Branch (NJ) during l946 but his family moved when he was 2 years old to the Spring Branch area of Houston (TX), which has a large population of Hispanic and Korean Americans. After Spring Branch public schools, he attended Harvard College where he was an NROTC midshipman and graduated with honors in government. While in college, Chase helped future President George H.W. Bush in his 1966 successful race for the congressional seat from Houston and spent two summers as an intern on the Washington staff of freshman Congressman Bush. After being commissioned as a Navy ensign, he reported aboard the USS Benner (DD-807) which steamed in WestPac during the Vietnam War. In his next billet, Chase served as the aide and flag lieutenant to the RADM L. Kauffman USN who was the commander of U.S. Naval forces in the Philippines. After his release from active duty in l970, Chase traveled on his own for 16 months throughout Asia and Africa. He then returned to Houston to begin his career as a political reporter for the Houston Chronicle. 3 years later, he became the executive assistant to the newly-elected county judge (i.e. chief executive) of Harris County, which surrounds Houston. In l976, Chase was elected for 2 terms as a GOP member of the Texas House of Representatives serving a district including: River Oaks, Tanglewood and Spring Branch sections of Houston. In the fall of 1977, Chase accompanied Mr. & Mrs. George H.W. Bush on their return trip from China in a delegation that included: James A. Baker III (future US secretary of State), James R. Lilley (future US ambassador to China, David Broder (Washington Post political journalist) and Lowell Thomas (author and broadcast journalist). Then Texas State Representative Untermeyer became a fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard in the fall of 1980.

Chase resigned his seat in the Texas Legislature a few months later and moved to Washington to serve as the executive assistant of the newly elected Vice President Bush. During his 2 years on the vice presidential staff, he handled politics, Texan affairs, personnel and traveled with the Vice President on 99 trips of which 10 were overseas. In 1983, Chase as appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Facilities, in charge of the bases and other land and buildings of the Navy and Marine Corps. In the following year, President Reagan then appointed Chase as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, with responsibility for recruiting, training, health, housing, discipline, and other personnel aspects for 600,000 Navy and 200,000 Marine Corps men and women plus 330,000 civilian employees. The morning after his election, Mr. George H. W. Bush named Chase as the director of presidential personnel to advise the President on over 3,500 federal appointments. In August 1991, Chase was named the director of the Voice of America (i.e. the overseas broadcasting arm of the US Government) as well as WorldNet (i.e. a US government a television & radio entity broadcasting 24 hours per day entirely to Cuba).

After again leaving government service in 1993, Chase became director of public affairs at the Compaq Computer Corporation and later the vice president for government affairs as well as professor of public policy at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Then-Governor George W. Bush in January 1999 appointed Chase as the Chairman of the Texas State Board of Education where he remained until the end of the Bush governorship of Texas. President George W. Bush appointed Chase as ambassador to Qatar in 2004. He is currently chairman of the Houston Committee on Foreign Relations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and founding Chairman of the US-Qatar Institute and is a member of several boards & councils, including serving as the Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the US Naval Academy.

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1969 Captain James McTigue US Navy (USS Philippine Sea) Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Navy&Marine Combat Action Ribbon Jim is originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts and received his commission through the NROTC program at Harvard College. Following an initial sea tour as navigator on a destroyer, he completed an assignment in Vietnam as a Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer, attached to a U.S. Army advisory team. His subsequent afloat billets included: Engineer Officer, Operations Officer, Fleet Scheduling Officer, Flag Secretary and Executive Officer of the guided missile frigate, USS Julius A. Furer (FFG 6). In December 1987, he was appointed as the commanding officer of the USS Simpson (FFG 56) which steamed to the Persian Gulf in April 1988 to participate in "Operation Praying Mantis," which turned out to be the largest naval battle since World War II. During this engagement, the USS Simpson sank a hostile missile patrol ship in the first surface to surface missile exchange in U.S. Navy history.

In 1994, Jim assumed command of USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) and deployed to the Mediterranean as well as in extensive counter-drug operations in the Caribbean. During the summer of 1995, the USS Philippine Sea served as the flagship for BALTOPS '95 which was a multi-national exercise in northern European waters.

Onshore billets and training assignments included: Master's degree in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and graduating from the Naval War College. He also headed the Surface Warfare Manpower Requirements Branch in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington. After his command of the USS Simpson, he returned to Washington to head both the Surface Junior Officer Assignment Branch and the Officer Plans and Career Management Division in the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuPers). In 1996, Jim became executive assistant and staff director for the Navy’s Director of Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements. In 1997, he returned to BuPers for his twilight Navy tour as Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Personal Readiness and Community Support and director of the Quality of Life liaison office.

Captain McTigue retired from active duty on board the display ship USS Barry (DDG 52) at the Washington Navy Yard on June 1999 which was thirty years to the day from his commissioning at Harvard’s Loeb Drama Center. As a civilian, Jim has provided contractor support to the Navy and later as a civilian employee of the Navy serving as the director of Test and Evaluation and Human Systems Integration in the Naval Sea Systems Command. He retired in 2012 to live in with Elizabeth. Among his military citations and awards are: the Bronze Star with Combat "V," three awards of the Legion of Merit, three Meritorious Service Medals, two Air Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals, the Navy Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1971 LT Tony Farrell US Navy (SC) (USS Mount Whitney) National Defense Medal

Tony‘s father graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1943 and then served as a Naval officer until his retirement in 1960 when he began a second career as a shipping executive. As a result, Tony changed schools every few years and led a nomadic life from Guam to Germany and places in between as a Navy “brat”. He prepared at the Sidwell Friends School for Harvard where he was an NROTC scholarship recipient and the last battalion commander of a Navy ROTC unit based at Harvard. After his commissioning, Tony attended the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens (GA) for 6 months prior to joining the fleet on board the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) which was based in Norfolk (VA). In 1974, he was assigned ashore to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair in Washington (DC) area.

Following his release from active duty, Tony attended Harvard Business School where his received his MBA in 1977. He eventually moved to the San Francisco area where he sifted his career into marketing and merchandizing for specialty retailers. After many years with both the Gap and Sharper Image, he became Director of Marketing for a major TV commercial and infomercial production company.

1972 Rear Admiral Ron Henderson US Navy (USS Kennedy) Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Navy&Marine Combat Action Ribbon Ron is a native of Strafford (PA) and graduated from the Hill Prep School prior to graduating cum laude from Harvard College. After completing Naval flight School in Pensacola (FL), he earned his Naval aviator “Wings of gold” and reported to Attack Squadron 93 as an attack pilot flying A-7E’s which embarked onboard the USS Midway (CV 41). His other afloat assignments included: Strike Operations officer & Tactical Action Officer aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), Strike fighter Pilot & Department Head in Strike Squadron 25. Ron subsequently served as the commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 and the USS Juneau (LPD 10) which was forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. During Operation Enduring Freedom, he commanded the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). In addition, Ron has completed deployment on board the USS Constellation (CV 64), the USS Independence (CV 62) and the USS Nimitz (CV67) during Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch and Allied Force. During his aviation deployments, he has over 3,8000 mishap-free light hours in single seat tactical jet aircraft and over 600 carrier landings on numerous aircraft carriers.

In between the above sea tours, Admiral Henderson graduated with a Master’s degree with distinction in National Security and Strategic Studies from the National War College in Washington in 1998. Other ashore billets have included: Electronic Warfare & Strike Tactics instructor at the Light Attack Weapons School – Pacific, A7E and F/A 18 Instructor pilot, Requirement Officer for Strike and Precision Guided Weapons at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, DC, US Navy Liaison Officer to the commandant of the Marine Corps War Fighting laboratory where he was the staff officer for Exercise Hunter Warrior. Ron was also the Assistance Chief of Staff – Operations for the Naval Striking and Support Forces – Southern Europe which is headquartered in , Italy.

At the start of 2005, Ron was promoted to Rear Admiral and then served as the Deputy Director for Operations at the National Military Command Center and subsequently as the Defense Attaché at the US Embassy in London, UK. He retired with over 30 years of commissioned service in the Navy in 2014.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 1981 Gen. John Hyten US Air Force (Vice Chairman - ) Distinguished Service Medal & Legion of Merit John grew up in Huntsville (AL) where h is father worked on the Saturn V rocket. As a local high school senior, he was awarded an Air Force ROTC scholarship to attend Harvard College where he studied engineering & applied sciences. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an USAF 2nd LT. John's career includes assignments in a variety of space acquisition and operations positions. He served in senior engineering positions on both Air Force and Army anti-satellite weapon system programs. His staff assignments include tours with: the Air Force Secretariat, the Air Staff, the Joint Staff and the Commander's Action Group at Headquarters Air Force Space Command as Director. He served as mission director in Cheyenne Mountain th and was the last active-duty commander of the 6 Space. In November 1981, John reported to Gunter AFB (AL) as the Configuration Management Officer in the Automated Systems Program Office. During this time, he was promoted to 1st LT in August 1983 and also attended Auburn University at Montgomery where he receive and MBA in 1985. He was then ordered in

December 1985 to Maxwell AFB (AL) as the Special Adviser to the. Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite Program Office of the US Army Strategic Defense Command in Huntsville (AL). After completing the Squadron Officer School as a Distinguished Graduate, he was promoted to Captain in August 1985. Four months later he was ordered to Los Angeles AFB (CA) as the Chief of both the Software Development Branch and Engineering and Acquisition Division in the Space Defense Programs Office. At the same AFB, he was promoted to Deputy for Engineering in the Strategic Defense Initiatives Program Office in July 1990. Two years later, he moved to the Pentagon in Washington (DC) as the Executive speechwriter and systems analyst for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. A year later, John became the Program Element Monitor for Advanced Technology Programs and was promoted to major in May 1993.

After a year at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base (AL), John graduated as a Distinguished Graduate in June 1994. For the next 2 years, he served as the Mission Director, Space Operations Officer and Chief of the Command Center Training of the US Space Command located at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CO). In August 1996, He became the Commander of the 6th Space Operations Squadron located at Offutt AFB (NE) and 4 months later was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. John then spent a year as a National Defense Fellow at the University of Illinois before returning to the Pentagon as the Operations Officer and Chief of the Space Branch in the Defense and Space Operations Division as well as Deputy Director for Operations (Current Readiness and Capabilities) on the Joint Staff. Without moving from Washington, he later became the Chief of the Space Control Division in the Directorate for Space Operations and Integration as well as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations. During this tour, he was promoted to Colonel in June 2002. John’s subsequent commands included: • June 2003 - Director of the Commander's Action Group, USAF Space Command at Peterson AFB (CO) • July 2004 - Commander, 595th Space Group at Schriever AFB (CO) • April 2005 - Commander, 50th Space Wing also at Schriever AFB (CO) • October 2005 - Commander the 595th Space Group & the 50th Space Wing at Schriever AFB and the assuming command of Air Force Space Command after serving as the Vice Commander, Air Force Space Command. • May 2006 • John deployed to Southwest Asia as Director of Space Forces for operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. • May 2007 - Operations Squadron Commander at Offutt Air Force Base (NE) • May 2008 - Director of Requirements, Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB (CO). During this tour, John was promoted to Brigadier General in October 2007 • September 2009 - Director of Cyber and Space Operations at the Directorate of Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements in the Pentagon • February 2010 - Director, Space Acquisition, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon • September 2010 - Director of Space Programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition in the Pentagon and in November 2010 was promoted to Major General

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1981(continued) Gen. John Hyten US Air Force (Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) - continued 30 years after leaving Cambridge, John returned to Harvard to attend the Senior Managers in Government Course. After he received his 3rd star as a Lieutenant General in May 2012, John again returned to Colorado as the Vice Commander of the Air Force Space Command in Peterson AFB. On 15 March 2013, it was announced that John had been nominated to be Commander, 14th Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space in the US Strategic Command. A year later, he was promoted to 4 star rank of General and became the Commander of the Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB (CO). 2 years later, General Hyten was to head the United States Strategic Command. In April 2019, Joh was again nominated and confirmed by the Senate to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which is the 2nd highest ranking military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Among General Hyten major awards and decorations are: Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and over a dozen other citations, campaign medals and ribbons.

1985 LTC Margaret D. Stock US Army Reserve (Ret.) (Military Police) Legion of Merit & Joint Commendation Medal Margaret was born in Boston (MA) in 1961 as a middle child in a family of nine children. She is the great granddaughter of Colonel Joseph Spencer Wood US Army who served in the Boxer Rebellion, the Philippine Insurrection, World War I, and World War II. Margaret grew up in Wellesley (MA) and went to the local high school and Boston University prior to Harvard. After her commissioning as a 2nd LT in the Army Reserve through the ROTC Early Commissioning Program, she was a platoon leader in a Reserve infantry brigade and finished her undergraduate education at Harvard College where she graduated with honors in government. As an undergraduate, Margaret played on the Radcliffe Rugby team and rowed on the Dudley House st women’s crew. Just before her college graduation, she was promoted to 1 Lt. and started her active duty at Fort McClellan, (AL) to attend the US Army Military Police Officer Basic Course. Upon completion, she was assigned to Fort Richardson (Alaska) as a platoon leader with the 6th Infantry Division. She later became the operations officer and then executive officer & CO of the Fort Richardson Special Reaction Team. After being released from active duty, Margaret was accepted at Harvard Law School & the , where she received her J.D and MPA from in 1992. At HLS, she was also Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy and also served as a Yard Proctor, Dudley House tutor, & a Teaching Fellow for Harvard College. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Margaret returned to Alaska to practice law & continued to serve in the Army Reserve as: Security Officer for US Forces Japan, instructor at the Command & General Staff College and Combined Arms & Services Staff School at Fort Leavenworth (KA) and Deputy Provost Marshal, US Forces Japan. In 2001, Margaret joined the faculty at the United States Military Academy as a full time faculty member in the Law Department and also taught in the Social Sciences Department. She later earned a Master degree in Strategic Studies from the Joint Forces Staff College & the Army War College in 2006. When voluntarily recalled to active duty in 2007, she worked on a military recruiting project that she initiated for the US Army Accessions Command to recruit US-educated immigrants with special language skills and US medical degrees and ultimately recruited about 1,000 talented immigrants for the US Armed Forces. For her efforts as the Army’s Project Officer for this program, LTC Stock was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Joint Service Commendation Medal prior to her retirement ceremony from the Army Reserve at West Point in 2010.

Margaret is an attorney at the law firm of Cascadia Cross Border Law in Anchorage (AK) with a focuses on immigration & citizenship law. She founded the American Immigration Lawyers Association Military Assistance Program to provide pro bono legal services to military members, veterans, and their families. As an expert on immigration & national security laws, she has testified regularly before Congressional committees on immigration, homeland security. In 2012, she wrote the book: “Immigration Law & the Military” (publisher - American Immigration Lawyers Association). Margaret served on the Steering Committee for Advocates for Harvard ROTC and as President of the Harvard Club of Alaska from 2009 to2012. In 2013, she was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (i.e. the “genius grant”) for her work related to Immigration law & national security and the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interests (i.e. MAVNI).

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1987 Colonel Dan Sullivan US Marine Corps Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Dan was born in Fairview Park (OH) in 1964. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a degree in Economics and later earned his law degree, cum laude from Georgetown University where he was a member of the Law Journal and interned at the US Court of Appeals. He graduated from Marine Corps OCS in 1993 was commissioned a 2nd Lt. After 6 months at The Basic School at Quantico he was selected for advanced training as an infantry officer and served in various infantry battalions until his release from active duty in 1997. As a civilian lawyer, Dan clerked for both the US Court of Appeals and later the Alaska Supreme court before joining a law firm to practice corporate law. In the Washington area in prior to 9/11, he headed the International Economics Directorate of the national Economic Council and later served on the White House staff of the National Security Council.

After moving back to Alaska, Dan joined a Marine Corps Force Recon Reserve unit based based in Anchorage from which he was a subsequently recalled to active duty 3 times: 2004 to 2006, again in 2009 to work on a strategy report for General David Petraeus USA (then Commander of U.S. Central Command) and finally once more in 2013 for duty in Afghanistan. Colonel Sullivan then commanded the 6th Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. Dan served as the Attorney General of Alaska from June 2009 until December 2010 until resigning to accept his appointment as the Commissar of Department of Natural Resources by Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell. In 2014, he was elected to serve as a US Senator from Alaska

1988 LT John Stiker US Navy (USS Bristol County) Navy Commendation Medal John was born in 1966 in Bronxville (NY) and grew up in Falmouth (ME) where he went to the local high school. He was awarded a Navy ROTC scholarship to attend Harvard as a Romance Languages major where he was a resident of Eliot House and an active member of the Fox Club. During graduation week, he was commissioned as a Navy ensign on the deck of the USS Constitution as well as an honorary commissioning ceremony on the steps of Memorial Church with former Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger (H-38) as the key note speaker.

John reported aboard the USS Bristol County (LST-1198) which was homeported in San Diego (CA). As the "Harvard Ensign with a French literature degree" he initially was assigned as the “SLJO” & assistant First Lieutenant leading 40 sailors in the deck force. John subsequently served as the Bristol County’s Communications Officer, Helicopter Control Officer and Navigator. During 1989, Ensign Striker deployed to West Pac for 6 months and in 1991 participated in Operation Desert Storm, when he earned the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy 1. HARVARD COLLEGE Achievement Medal, by CLASSthe Joint Meritorious (continued) Unit Commendation and the Southwest Asia Service

The USS Bristol County was a 1970’s vintage LST with a "clipper bow" which steamed at 20+ knot, despite the flat bottom required for beaching. Despite stomach-churning rolls in stormy seas, John qualified as an Officer of the Deck (underway), Tactical Action Officer as well as an Engineering Officer of the Watch. During his Desert Storm deployment, the USS Bristol County passed through the Philippine Islands just as Mount Pinatubo erupted. As a result, his ship played a key coordination role in “Operation Fiery Vigil” evacuating over 8,500 civilians from down to Cebu. During this time, John personally led the Navy efforts directing evacuees on the island of Cebu for five sleepless days and nights for which he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal. After his release from active duty, John worked with Procter & Gamble in the brand management program. He subsequently moved back to San Diego as: Executive Vice President for Corporate Development with Connors Brothers Income Fund, President and CEO of Distant Lands Trading Company. In 2006, he became a Senior Operating Partner of Centre Partners Management which is a leading private equity firm in Los Angeles. John currently serves as a Director of Bellisio Foods, Distant Lands Trading Company, Orion ICG LLC, Taylor Precision Products Inc. and previously Boards of Bumble Bee Foods, L.P. and International Imaging Materials, Inc.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 1995 LT Eric Navales US Navy (USS Russell & USS John C. Stennis ) Navy Commendation Medal Eric is from San Diego (CA) and the son of a Master Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy. He proudly followed his father’s footsteps by joining the Navy as a midshipman after accepting an NROTC scholarship to attend Harvard. As college senior, he served as the Battalion Commander in the Old Ironsides NROTC unit based at MIT which hosts Harvard midshipmen. Eric graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and was commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer. His initially served as a division officer on the USS Russell (DDG 59) and subsequently reported aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 73) where he qualified as nuclear engineering officer and participated in 2 Middle East deployment s. Eric’s next duty station was HMAS Watson in Sydney HMAS Watson which is located in Sydney Harbor (Australia) is the premier maritime warfare training establishment of the Royal Australian Navy. is Eric served as a tactical instructor on a 2 year swap program at this location which is the home of the Training Authority Maritime Warfare. “Good on ya mate!”

After his release from active duty, Eric earned an M BA with honors from the Wharton School. Eric then joined the L.E.K. Consulting where he has participated in a wide variety of projects, including: corporate strategy development, market forecasting and M&A support. Eric made partner at L.E.K. and subsequently was appointed as the Managing Director of the Boston office. His consulting projects focus on National Defense, building materials & industrial products as well as Energy & the Environment.

Major Van Taylor USMC (2nd Recon) Navy Commendation Medal + Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Nicholas Van Campen (Van) Taylor was born in Dallas in 1972. After prepping at St. Paul's School, Van graduated from Harvard College in 1995 with a degree in history. He then joined the United States Marine Corps as an officer candidate at Quantico (VA). After completing OCS, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. and selected for further infantry and intelligence training. Van then served as a platoon leader of C Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion. After four years of active duty, Taylor joined the Marine Corps Reserves and returned to Cambridge to earn an MBA in 2001 from the HBS. He subsequently worked for McKinsey & Trammell Crow in Dallas until he volunteered for active duty service in Iraq where he fought with the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company. After promotion to captain, he led missions behind enemy lines for Task Force when the he led the first platoon to enter Iraq before the start of the main invasion. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Van's platoon encountered and defeated several Fedayeen ambushes. He also participated in the rescuing POW Private 1st Class Jessica Lynch USA and later rescued 31 wounded men-under-fire during a counter attack by several thousand Iraqi soldiers. Major Taylor's military decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal with "V" for Valor, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Presidential Unit Citation. Van is currently still serving in the United States Marine Corps Reserves in Texas where he lives as businessman with his family.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (cont.) 1999 Captain Thomas Cotton US Army (101st Airborne Div., 506th Infantry Reg.) Bronze Star & Combat Infanty Badge Tom was born and raised on his family’s cattle farm in Dardanelle, Arkansas. His family has a tradition of military service as his grandfather served in the Navy during World War II and his father in the Army during the Vietnam War. After graduating from Dardanelle High School, Tom went to Harvard College where he was a resident of Adams House and a newspaper columnist on . He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with major in government. In the next year , Tom entered Harvard Law School from where he graduated in 2002.

As a result of the “9/11 atrocity during Tom’s final year in law school, he left the law after a clerking with the U.S. Court of Appeals and a brief period in private practice to join the armed forces. He declined direct commission as JAG attorney and instead nd entered the Army’s Officer Candidate School. After his commissioning as a 2 LT, Tom reported to the US Army Airborne and Ranger Schools. In May 2005, he deployed to Bagdad as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was responsible for the combat operations of a 41 man air assault platoon. After his return to the US, Tom was assigned In May 2005, he deployed to Bagdad as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was responsible for the combat operations of a 41 man air assault platoon. After his return to the US, Tom was assigned as platoon leader in The Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. He then volunteered for a return to combat as part of the Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008 where he was the operations officer of a Provincial Reconstruction Team with 83 members in eastern Afghanistan just north of Tora Bora. Tom’s military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, and Ranger Tab.

After his release from active duty, Tom worked with McKinsey & Company as well as on his family cattle farm until he was elected to Congress as the Representative for Arkansas’s 4th Congressional District. In November of 2014, he was elected to the United States Senate to represent Arkansas.. Tom and his wife Anna and family live in Dardanelle (AK).

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1999 CDR Will Moynahan US Navy (VFA-25 & CAW-25) Air Medal, Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Will Moynahan was raised in London (KY) where he attended South Laurel High School and graduated as valedictorian. He matriculated at and lived in Eliot House. While at Harvard, he served as a Senior Editor for The Harvard Crimson and was the Vice-Chair of the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) at the Institute of Politics (IOP).

3 months after he received his AB magna cum laude in Economics, Will enlisted in the Navy and earned his Commission through the Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport (RI). He received his “Wings of Gold” as a Naval aviator after completed the Navy Flight School at Pensacola (FL).As part of the” VT-28 Rangers”, he underwent jet fighter training at Corpus Christi (TX). He was then selected for the strike syllabus with the “VT-21 Redhawks” at Naval Air Station Kingsville (TX). In January 2002, Will then was assigned to VMFAT-101 in Miramar (CA) for follow-on F-18 training. In 2003 after his Hornet qualification, Will joined Strike-Fighter Squadron Two-Five (VFA-25) known as

”The “Fist of the Fleet” at NAS Lemoore (CA). While with “The Fists”, Will completed two full deployments with Carrier Air Wing 14 embarked on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in 2004 & the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during 2006. During the latter deployment, he flew 40 combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During his time as a Fist, Will served as Legal Officer, Line Division Officer and NATOPS Officer. He also earned his section lead and division lead qualifications as well as his F-18 functional check pilot qualification. In 2006, Will accepted orders to serve as an instructor pilot with VT-21 and returned to Kingsville (TX). During his instructor tour, he served as Production Officer and taught Tactical Formation and Basic Fighter Maneuvering. In 2009, Will left active-duty, transitioned to the Navy Reserve, and affiliated with the VT-21 Squadron Augmentation Unit (SAU). As a member of the SAU, he has served as Admin Officer, Operations Officer and currently serves as Executive Officer.

After his release from active duty, Will attended the George Washington University Law School while working as a law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He graduated with high honors in January 2013 and became a member of the Kentucky Bar in May 2013. After serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Eugene Siler Jr. on the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Will accepted a Trial Attorney position in the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Will’s decorations include the Air Medal (2), the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal (2) along with other squadron and theater awards. He has more than 2,900 hours in Navy jet aircraft, including 1,000 hours in the F- 18. He also has more than 300 arrested landings aboard seven different aircraft carriers.

2001 LT Jonas Peter Akins US Navy (Carrier Wing One, USS Enterprise) Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Jonas is o riginally from Dover (MA) and a resident of Eliot House at Harvard. After graduating from Harvard, he taught at the Sedbergh School in England for two years before applying to Navy Officer Candidate School I Newport (RI). After his commissioning as a Navy ensign, he reported to Intelligence School before 2 deployments with Carrier Air Wing One embarked aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 67) as an aviation intelligence officer. Jonas then served in the Pentagon as an intelligence briefer to the Chief of Naval Operations and the SECNAV. From August 2008 to September 2009, Jonas deployed to Baghdad (Iraq) as intelligence briefer & intel watch chief for the Commanding General, Multi-National Force. After his return to the USA, he again returned to the Pentagon as the senior briefer to the CNO and Secretary of the Navy. After his release from active duty, Jonas was accepted at HBS where he became a non-resident tutor in Eliot House and co-president of Crimson Serves promoting closer ties among the growing population of veterans on the Harvard campus and restoring the long and vital links between Harvard University and the US military. Jonas received his MBA from HBS in 2012.

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 2001 (continued)

CDR Luis A. Gonzalez US Navy (USS Gonzalez) Navy Commendation Medal & Defense Meritorious Service Medal Luis is a native of Brooklyn (NY) who graduated from Phillips Academy prior to Harvard where he received an AB in Government. After his commissioning as an ensign in the Harvard yard via NROTC, Ensign Gonzales initially was homeported in Norfolk (VA) as the First Lieutenant of the USS Gonzalez (DDG 66). His first ship with his surname was in honor of a Medal of Honor recipient Marine sergeant from Texas who was that was Killed in Action in Hué (Vietnam). 3 years later, Luis became the Fire Control Officer on the USS Laboon (DDG 58) which was also based in Norfolk. For his first shore duty, Luis spent the next 2 years served as an Associate Professor of Naval Science

at the NROTC unit of the University of Minnesota. During this time, Luis earned an AM degree in Public Policy from the University of Minnesota. He went back to sea in 2008 for his department head tours as a Chief Engineer initially on the USS Momsen (DDG 92) based in Everett (WA) and 2 years later on the USS Chosin (CG 65) homeported in Pearl Harbor (Hi). In 2012, he was transferred to (Portugal) to serve as the Flag Secretary & Executive Assistant to Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. His 2nd shore duty tour occurred in 2015 when became the Engineering and Material Readiness Military Deputy and Gas Turbine Division Head at Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport (RI). In 2018, he was selected as the Executive Officer of the USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) based in Norfolk (VA) and relieved his predecessor in the middle of a 6th Fleet deployment. In June 2018, the USS Bulkeley participated in Operation Atlantic Resolve which included liberty in the , Norway and Scotland. After returning to the Med with liberty in Turkey, Portugal & Crete, the Bulkeley was homeward bound to Norfolk after a 7 month deployment. As a penultimate Surface Warfare Officer, Commander Gonzalez served in operations, combat systems, and engineering billets on guided-missile destroyers and with 3 combat deployments in support of Operations: Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn. On 21 February 2020, Luis justifiably achieved the ultimate goal as a maritime warrior and assumed command of the USS Bulkeley. His personal awards include: the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 3 Navy Commendation Medals, 2 Navy Achievement Medals as well as various unit and campaign awards.

Captain Seth Moulton US Marine Corps (1st Btn. 4th Reg.) 2 Bronze Stars, Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Seth is from Marblehead (MA) and graduated from Phillips Andover prior to Harvard where he was a resident of Currier House and gave the commencement address for his class in June 2001. He decided to join the Marine Corps before 9/11 and started OCS at Quantico (VA) just after the attacks. In April of 2003, 2nd LT Moulton was an infantry platoon commander in the first Marine company to enter Baghdad. In 2004, he fought in the lead company in the Najaf cemetery. The following year, he became a Special Assistant to General Petraeus to work in the field on a small team that partnered with Iraqi Security Forces. Following his 3rd deployment to Iraq, Seth was released from active duty and accepted to Harvard Business School, but deferred attending to go back on active duty when General Petraeus asked him by personal request to return for the Surge. He again served on a small team in the field reporting directly to the senior Allied Commander in Iraq. After this fourth tour from 2007 to 2008, Captain Moulton returned to Harvard for both MBA & MPA degrees in a joint program of the Harvard Business School and Kennedy School of Government. Seth subsequently worked as president of a startup health care firm and as the managing director of a privately-funded high-speed rail project in Texas before becoming the first person to defeat a sitting Democratic Congressman in Massachusetts in 22 years. He now represents the 6th Congressional of

Massachusetts, which covers the northeastern corner of the state. In addition to a Bronze Star and Combat Action Ribbon,

Seth was also awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with the combat “V” and Bronze Star with combat “V.”

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 2004 Corporal Ruben Gallego US Marine Corps (3rd Battalion, 25th Reg,) Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Ruben was born in 1979 in Chicago to immigrant parent s with a father from Mexico & a mother from Columbia. When he was young, his father abandoned the family and Ruben was raised in Chicago by his mother along with his 3 sisters. Ruben applied himself in a local high school and was admitted to Harvard as the 1st one in his family to attend college.

After receiving his graduate degree in International Relations, Ruben join the US Marine Corps Reserve. Following boot camp, he was assigned to a reserve unit (Lima Company) based in Columbus (OH) which is part of a reserve infantry battalion (i.e. 3rd Battalion/ 25th Regiment or 3/25). His unit was activated in January 2005 and sent Iraq 2 months later after pre-deployment training at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base (CA). The mission of 3/25 at that time was to train the Iraqi Security Forces and conduct stability and security operations to prevent insurgents from gaining a foothold in and around the cities of Iraq's Al Anbar province. Over his 6 month in country deployment, 3/25 participated in 15 regimental & battalion operations in Iraq including the following combat engagements: Matador, New

Market, Spear, Sword, River Bridge & Outer Banks.

During this time, 46 Marines and 2 Navy Corpsmen of 3/25 were killed in action, including Ruben’s best friend plus 150 were wounded out of the battalion compliment of 1,350 Marines. Ruben’s Marine company was defined by some as the workhorse of 3/25 and was the subject a television documentary on the A&E channel in May 2006 titled: “Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company”.

After his release from active duty in 2006, Ruben moved to Arizona where he worked as the Director of Latino and New Media operations for Strategies 360 as well as one of the largest public relations firms in Arizona (i.e. Riester) and later for a Phoenix Councilman. In 2011, Ruben was elected to the state legislature where he championed veterans’ affairs which started with his 1st bill granting in-state tuition payment to Arizona veterans. In 2014, he successfully ran a campaign to serve in the US House of Representative and currently represents the 7th Congressional District in Washington for the Phoenix area.

2005 LT David Patterson US Navy (Navy SEAL) Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon

David grew up in New York City, After Harvard College, he served as a Naval officer from 2005-2010. As a Navy SEAL, David was deployed to Anbar Province and Baghdad, Iraq, where he targeted high-value individuals and trained Iraqi Special Forces. He later returned to the Middle East where he trained Lebanese and Saudi Arabian Special Forces from his Bahrain base of operations in the Persian Gulf. David will receive his MBA from HBS in 2012 and has served as co-president of Crimson Serves. David notes: "The Vietnam War drove a wedge between our nation’s elite universities and our military, to the detriment of both parties. The work of Crimson Serves is the complete removal of that wedge."

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1. HARVARD COLLEGE by CLASS (continued) 2006 Captain Peter Brooks US Marine Corps (1st Battalion, 7th Regt., 25th Marines) Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon Peter Brooks grew up in California. At Harvard as 1 st class midshipman, he was the battalion commander of the Navy ROTC based at MIT. He also reestablished and served as president of the Harvard ROTC Association which is a non-partisan, civilian group of Harvard students dedicated to furthering the interests of Harvard's Cadets and Midshipmen. In addition, he served as a midshipman board member of the Advocates for ROTC and was a member of the heavyweight rowing team. After being commissioned as a 2nd LT in the US Marine Corps, Peter spent 6 months at The Basic School in Quantico (VA) and was selected for further training as an infantry officer. In 2007, Peter was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th

Marines in 29 Palms, CA and later deployed to Al Anbar, Iraq for 9 months as an infantry platoon commander during “The surge”. After returning to the USA, his unit was again sent back to Iraq where he was involved in the battle of Fallujah. After his release from active duty, Peter spent a year in India as a Fulbright Scholar studying fresh water management. Peter is currently an MBA-MPP joint degree candidate at the Harvard Business and Kennedy School of Government where he is also a Center for Public Leadership Zuckerman Fellow. Peter was appointed as the director of military outreach for Crimson Serves and received his joint graduate degrees from Harvard in 2013 2007 LCDR Danielle Thiriot US Navy (VFA-81 fighter squadron) Navy & MC Action Ribbon National Defense Medal Danielle is a native of Salt Lake City (UT) and was commissioned through the NROTC program at MIT which serves Harvard midshipmen. At Harvard, she was a resident of Quincy House & a member of the Radcliffe crew. Danielle was commissioned as a Navy Ensign on the steps of Memorial Church in June 2007 and then reported to the US Navy Aviation Pre- flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Fla. She subsequently completed Primary flight training in the T-34C at NAS Corpus Christi (TX) before moving to Kingsville (TX) for advanced jet training in the T-45C Goshawk. After completing her 1st carrier qualification, Danielle earned her "Wings of Gold" as a Naval aviator in May 2010. Danielle then stayed at NAS Kingsville for an additional year as an instructor pilot in the T-45 before flying the F/A-18 Super Hornet in May of 2011 and joining the VFA-81 SUNLINERS which deployed the following month

to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) on board the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). After this Middle East deployment, Danielle returned to the SUNLINER’S home base at Oceania Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach (VA). At the start of 129th Harvard–Yale game in November 2012, LT Thiriot was one of 2 fighter pilots which swooped down from closed end of Soldiers Field in Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets. Probably as result of this unique flyover, Harvard beat Yale: 34 to 24. 2017 2nd LT Michael Murray US Marine Corps (1st Radio Battalion) National Defense Medal Mike was raised in Dorchester (MA) and graduated from Boston Latin School prior to Harvard College where he majored in Government and a secondary concentration in Economics. He was a resident of Cabot House and captained the house hockey team and also was a midshipman in NROTC and a member of the Crimson EMS program. Mike commissioned in the Harvard Yard as 2nd LT in the US Marine Corps. He reported to “The Basic School” in Sept 2017 where he was cited for superior performance as well as the Colonel Lemly Award for Academics. After TBS, Mike graduated from the Signals Intelligence Officers Course in Aug 2018 and was reported to Camp Pendleton where he served as a Platoon Commander at 1st Radio Battalion.

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2. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL by CLASS 1948 (AMP) General John Gerhart US Air Force (NADC; Commander) 3 Silver Stars & Bronze Star

He was born in Saginaw (MI) in 1907 and graduated from the University of Chicago in nd 1928 with an AB in philosophy. In the following year, he was commissioned a 2 LT in the Air Corps Reserve after graduating from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field (TX). His various assignments included Mitchell Field (NY) and several years as a flight test th pilot in both powered aircraft and gliders. After Pearl Harbor, John joined the 8 Air Force and was sent to England in July 1942. He assumed command of the 95th Bomb Group in rd June 1943 and later became commander of the 93 Combat Bomb Wing with four groups of B-17 Flying Fortresses. For a year after the war, John returned to London & Paris as air adviser to the American Delegation drafting the Balkan and Italian peace treaties. In January 1947, he served as the director of the Legislative & Liaison Division and then Chief of statistical services in the Comptroller office in Washington. During this time, he

graduated from the Harvard Business School (AMP-13). His subsequent billets included: Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group to the UK, CO of 12th Air Force in Germany, Deputy chief of staff at USAF HQ, CO of the North American Air Defense Command. He retired from the US Air Force on March 1965 and died in January 1981. His other military awards include: Distinguished Flying Cross, Legion of Merit, Air Medal with 2 oak clusters, French Croix de Guerre, Belgium Croix de Guerre with Palm.

1968 (AMP) Brigadier General Robert F. Titus USAF (NORAD Commander) DFC& Bronze Star & Silver Star & Air Force Cross He was born in Orange (NJ) during 1926 but grew up in MD & VA. After studying mining engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he enlisted in the US Army in January 1945where he served as a squad leader with the 82nd Airborne Division. After finishing his undergraduate degree, .Bob was commissioned as a 2nd LT in the US Air Force in September 1949. During the Korean War, he was a fighter pilot with 101 combat missions

in F-51 and F-86 aircraft as a flight commander and assistant operations officer. After being transferred to Dover Air Force Base (DE), Bob ferried F-84 and F-86 fighters to Europe via the arctic route. In March 1954, he was transferred to Edwards Air Force Base (CA) for test pilot training where he remained to participate in the flight developing & testing all the late 20th century series fighter aircraft through the F-107. During this period, he represented the USAF as a pilot in the NATO fighter trials in France in 1957 & 1959. After flying an F100 as 1st jet fighters across the North Pole, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). He also qualified as a test jumper and jump master with the 6511th Parachute Test Group at the Air Force Flight Test Center. In 1961 he served as the operations officer of the 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron at Ramstein & Bitburg Air Bases in Germany. From 1964 to 1966, Bob was at Langley AFB (VA) as the chief of Fighter Operations before being sent to Vietnam where he flew 400 combat missions & destroyed three MiG-21 jets in aerial combat as the commander of an F-5 squadron in the USAF at Bien Hoa AFB. For his heroics, Bob earned the Air Force Cross 2 days after he was awarded the Silver Star in another mission. In 1970, he was the commander of 15th Tactical Fighter Wing MacDill AFB (FL). His subsequent commands included: 18th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kadena AFB (Okinawa) & 313th Air Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Systems Command Andrews AFB (MD) & in September 1974, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe at SHAPE (Belgium).

Bob received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1961 and graduated from the 1968 Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School as well as the National War College in 1970

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2. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL by CLASS 1970

Staff Sergeant Robert Murray US Army (4th BN,31st Rgt,23rd [Americal] Inf. Div.)Purple Heart & Medal of Honor [KIA] . nd Bob was born on Marion Avenue in the Bronx in 1946 as the 2 oldest among his 6 siblings. After Our Lady of Mercy grammar school in the Bronx, he graduated from Fordham Prep in the Bronx where his father worked was a maintenance man. In September 1960while in high school, his family moved to Tuckahoe in Westchester County (NY) to his live what was formerly the home of his grandparents. However, Bob continued to commute to Fordham Prep until he graduated with honors after which he enrolled at nearby Fordham which is a Jesuit University.

Like many others at the time, Bob discussed the pros and cons of the country's involvement in Vietnam. A lifelong friend and classmate summarized that Bob’s attitude this divisive topic: 1. He wanted to be as prepared as possible 2. He thought he could make a difference.

Bob graduated summa cum laude from Fordham and was accepted by Harvard Business School. After his first year at HBS, he received his draft notice and decided to put his Harvard plans on hold to serve his country at the height of the Vietnam War. Given Bob’s education, he likely could have tried for an academic deferment or applied to an Officer Candidate School and seek a non-combat commission. However, Bob chose to join the Army as an enlisted soldier and subsequently complete boot camp. In preparing for his tour of duty after basic training, he volunteered for Special Ops training and qualified as a Ranger. He shipped out to Vietnam where he arrived on 7 November 1969. By mid-1970, Bob was a staff sergeant (E-6 paygrade) squad leader in Company B, 4th Battalion, 31st Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division. On 7 June 1970 Bob was on patrol with his squad near the village of Hiep Duc in Quang Tin Province (I Corps), which is about 50 miles south of Da Nang. Bob was 23 years old when he laid down his life by throwing himself on an enemy grenade to save the lives of the men in his squad. And there can be no doubt that he made a difference in a most extraordinary way for those men whose lives were saved by his heroic and selfless actions. Bob’s body was recovered and repatriated t0 the USA where he was buried with full military honors in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne (NY). In August 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford presented the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Murray’s family at Blair House in Washington, DC. His Medal of Honor citation reads as follows:

"S/Sgt. Murray distinguished himself while serving as a squad leader with Company B. S/Sgt. Murray's squad was searching for an enemy mortar that had been threatening friendly positions when a member of the squad tripped an enemy grenade rigged as a booby trap. Realizing that he had activated the enemy booby trap, the soldier shouted for everybody to take cover. Instantly assessing the danger to the men of his squad, S/Sgt. Murray unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own safety, threw himself on the grenade absorbing the full and fatal impact of the explosion. By his gallant action and self-sacrifice, he prevented the death or injury of the other members of his squad. S/Sgt. Murray's extraordinary courage and gallantry, at the cost of his life above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army” for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as an artillery forward observer of Battery F, in action against enemy aggressor forces on the night of 26 October 1952 when his observation post in an extremely critical and vital sector of the main line of resistance was subjected to a sudden and fanatical attack by hostile forces.

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1988 VADM Philip Cullom US Navy (Ret.) (Dep. CNO) Defense Superior Service Medal & Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Phil is a native of Flossmoor (IL) who graduated with distinction from the US Naval Academy with a bachelor's degree in physics in 1979. His decades of military experience were marked by leadership at multiple levels: from destroyer to squadron and ultimately command of a tactical Carrier Strike Group in every combatant theater of operation.

He participated in 9 named military operations supporting US military efforts in the Middle East, Mediterranean, Adriatic, Caribbean and the Western Pacific. His afloat assignments have included serving aboard the following Navy warships: USS Mobile Bay (GG 63), USS Jesse L. Brown (FF 1084), USS Truxtun (CGN-35) and as commanding officer of the USS Mitscher (DDG-57) and 6 Carrier/Expeditionary Strike Group deployments with 8,000 sailors and Marines serving on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) as well as the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Strike Groups.

His ashore assignments include serving with the Office of Management and Budget, the CNO Executive Panel (Op OOK), Chief of Naval Operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the United States National Security Council and the Idaho National Laboratory. Among his many challenging assignments were: training, operations & and subsequently planned $23 billion annual for operational readiness and logistics as well as all base infrastructure planning/funding/environmental approvals for the entire U.S. Navy as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics). Prior to his retirement from the Navy, Phil served as 3-star coordinator for innovative technology developments for the Secretary of the Navy. As such, he developed working relationships with many alternative energy leaders in academic and commercial sector arenas, innovators in additive manufacturing, and policy leaders on Capitol Hill.

Phil had 2 tours in the White House: 1st as Assistant to the Director - Office of Management and Budget and subsequently serving as principal author of the 2000-2001 National Security Strategy of the United States in his second assignment as Director of Defense Policy/Arms Control on the National Security Council. For two years, Phil was a U.S. representative for the Inter-American Defense Board to develop collaborative approaches on common defense/security issues facing countries in North, Central, and South America and provide technical advice and services to the Organization of American States He also later served for 5 years as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the over 300 retail stores of the Navy Exchange system with annual revenues of over $3.2 billion. He also served on the Audit Committee Chair for the Defense Commissary Agency which has 240 grocery stores which annually have sales of nearly $5 billion.

In 1988, Phil earned an MBA with distinction graduated from Harvard Business School and has attended Executive Education programs at MI T, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Keenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina. Phil is also serves on the Honorary Steering Committee of the Advocates for Harvard ROTC and was elected in 2019 to the Board of Oversees for Harvard University.

His military awards include: Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit as well as the Superior Honor Award from the US State Department and the French National Order of Merit as well as many other unit, operating theater and personal medals and citations.

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2. HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL by CLASS 2014 nd COL Everett Spain US Army (82 Airborne Div) Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal & Bronze Star & Purple Heart Everett grew up in Pensacola Florida and was a 1992 distinguished graduate of West Point where he was commissioned into the Army Corps of Engineers. He subsequently completed the US Army Airborne, Ranger and Sapper Schools before being assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. He was certified as a master parachutist and won the 82nd Airborne Division’s Best Ranger Team competition. He then commanded an Army company which was part of the initial deployment to Kosovo and later recognized with the Itschner Award for the best engineering company in the US Army. Everett then attended the Fuqua School at Duke University where he received his MBA and was selected by his peers for the Spaulding award for Leadership. Subsequently, he served on the West Point faculty teaching leadership and organizational change. Everett deployed twice to Iraq, initially with the 1st Cavalry division in the summer of 2004 and later as the personal aide-de camp for the Commander of the multi- national force- Iraq during “The Surge” of 2007 & 2008.

Returning from Baghdad, Everett was appointed as a White House Fellow acting as in the Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Office of Financial Stability (TARP) for which he received Secretary of Treasury’s Honor Award. Prior to entering Harvard Business School’s Doctoral program management, Everett served as the commanding officer of the US Army Garrison-Schweinfurt (Germany) with the responsibility for over 10,000 Americans at the base. In addition to the above noted valor and achievement medals, Everett has also awarded 3 honorary medallions: the Bronze de Fluery Medal (Engineers), the Honorary Order of Saint Barbara (Field Artillery) & the Order of Saint Michael (Aviation) as well as several other unit, operational and personal medals and citations.

3. HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL by CLASS 1956 Commander Melvin Lederman US Navy MC (NavSupPACT - Danang) 7 Air Medals & 4 Purple Hearts [KIA] Dr. Lederman was born in 1928 in East New York (NY). After graduating from the Thomas

Jefferson High School in Brooklyn (NY) where he played varsity soccer, Melvin served in

the US Army from 1946 to 1948. With the GI bill, he received both BA and MS degrees in

human genetics from the University of Michigan. After deciding to be a medical doctor, he

subsequently received an MS in physics for Yale and an MD from Harvard Medical School.

Melvin interned & served as a resident in both the VA & the Memorial Hospitals in

Manhattan (NY). In August1968, Dr. Lederman was commissioned as a LCDR in the Navy.

Four months later, he shipped out to Vietnam to serve at the Naval Hospital in Danang.

During his deployment, Dr. Lederman was particularly honored by the Marine Corps for his

heroic parachute jumps in battle area and his service with medical , demolition and rescue

teams.

On 18 November 1969, Dr. Lederman wrote home:” I hope I make though the next week since I plan to leave for the states via Japan.” 11 days later (29 Nov), volunteers for an emergency med-evac were solicited to evacuate a seriously wounded Marine about 25 miles south of Danang (i.e. Quang Nam Province in the middle of I Corps). While enroute to the Landing Zone, a stream of enemy small arms rounds hit the bottom of the helo and continued behind the cockpit and struck the synchronization shaft running between the forward & aft transmissions which then failed and allowed the intermeshing rotor blades to hit each other . As a result, the blades sheared & the helo simply plunged to the deck and crashed which instantly killed all 5 of the helo crew, a Navy corpsman and Dr. Lederman. Melvin’s body was recovered and repatriated to the USA where he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery (VA).

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4. HARVARD LAW SCHOOL by CLASS 1973 Captain Paul Patrick Daley US Navy (Fighter Squadron 96) Distinguished Flying Cross & Navy Commendation Medal

Paul grew up in Newton (MA) as the son of immigrants from Ireland. After graduating from St. Sebastian’s Country Day School, he was accepted by Harvard College with the class of 1963 but elected to be educated by the Jesuits at Boston College where he was a member of the varsity hockey team. After college, he entered the Navy through the Aviation Officer Candidate School at Pensacola (FL) where he earned his “Wings of Gold” as a Naval aviator. Upon graduating, Paul was assigned to Fighter Squadron 121 at Miramar Naval Air Station (CA). From 1965 through 1967, Paul made two combat tours to Vietnam embarked aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN 67) with Fighter Squadron 96 (i.e. The Fighting Falcons). After returning from his Vietnam deployments, Paul taught Naval History for two years as a NROTC Assistant Professor of Naval Science at Yale University and also served on the staff of Commander of the 6th Fleet's staff aboard the USS Little Rock (CL 92) in the Mediterranean..

In 1969, Paul left active duty and joined to the Navy Air Reserve at NAS South Weymouth (MA)In the an active Naval Reserve, Paul served as Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve units supporting the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), the NS ROTA on two occasions as well as VTU-9191. During his military service, Paul flew 212 combat missions in Vietnam for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Vietnamese, Air Gallantry Cross, 16 Air Medals, and the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, Vietnam Service Medal and the Navy Unit Commendation and also received his parachutist wings from the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning (GA).

Paul graduated from Harvard University in 1973 with a joint JD degree from HLS and an MBA from HBS. He then joined the prestigious Boston law firm of Hale and Dorr as an associate and eventually became a senior partner. His legal practice focuses on bankruptcy and commercial law and he has been named in every edition of Naifeh and Smith's Best Lawyers in America. Paul is formerly a Director of the American Sail Training Association and a Trustee of St. Sebastian's.

1997 Covert Case Officer Helge Boes CIA (Counterterrorist Center) CIA Exceptional Service Medallion [Killed in Action]

Helge was a German national who was born in Hamburg (Germany) in 1970. 2 years later, he moved with his parents to West Berlin where he graduated in 1989 from the John F. Kennedy School which is a German-American elementary & high school. Helge then came to the USA to attend Georgia State University where he played varsity soccer and was a cadet in Army ROTC. However, a severe soccer injury prevented Helge from getting an Army commission after he graduated summa cum laude from GSU in 1992 with an AB degree in political science. He then entered Harvard Law School graduated cum laude in 1997. Helge moved to Washington (DC) since he married an HLS classmate (Cindy) who went to work at the CIA HQ in Langley (VA). Helge then practiced corporate law for 4 years at major Washington Law firm. At that point, Helge no longer found satisfaction in working as a lawyer so joined his wife at the CIA. However due his language skills &”can do” adventurous spirit, Helge trained to become an officer in the Directorate of Operations Clandestine Service. After his training at the CIA “Farm” in 2002, he volunteered for duty in Afghanistan and few weeks later was dropped off by helo at an Afghan high desert location. After a year in Afghanistan, Helge returned to work at the CIA HQ for a few months before volunteering for a 2nd deployment to Afghanistan. On 5 February 2003, Helge was participating in a counterterrorism operation in Eastern Afghanistan when a grenade prematurely detonated in a live fire exercise which killed Helge and wounded s others. Among 125 CIA agents Killed in Action with stars on the CIA Memorial Wall, ,the CIA determined Helge’s name could be released publically without compromising security or current intelligence activities. At his memorial service, the CIA director stated: “Helge was everything a superior case officer should be: bright, energetic & ever prepared to apply his skills where they were needed most. He believed deeply in our mission of defending freedom”.

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4. HARVARD LAW SCHOOL by CLASS (cont.)

1997 (continued Major Michael Weston US Marine Corps & DEA (4th Combat Eng. BN) Defense Meritorious Service [ KIA]] Mike was born in Los Angeles (CA) in 1971 as the son of a corporate lawyer. After growing up in CA & PA, Mike graduated cum laude from Stanford University in 1994 with a degree in Computer Science & Economics. While at Harvard law School in the following year, Mike enlisted into the Marine Corps Reserve and completed boot camp at Paris Island (SC). As a rifleman with the 25th Marine Regiment based in Worcester (MA) in 1997, he deployed as part of a Rifle Security Company to Panama, Norway & Lithuania. In the same year, Mike graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. However, a year later, he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 2 and later Special Boat Squadron 2. In 1999, Mike transferred back to USMC & graduated from OCS as a 2nd LT & then The Basic School in Quantico (VA). Mike deployed in 2003 to Kuwait & the Iraq as a convoy commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mike was released from active duty in August 2003 & joined the Drug enforcement Agency as a field agent & later was promoted as lead investigator in the Organized Crime Drug Task Force. However at that time, Mike agreed to rejoin the active Marine Corps Reserve. As a result, Mike was active reactivated & sent back to Iraq for the 2nd time in 2005 as OIC of Task Force Wolf. He later assisted in the training of the Iraqi Army and 9 months later was rotated back to the USA. A few months later, Mike again volunteered for his 3rd combat tour of Iraq where he served in Ramada as the XO of a 4th Light Armored Recon Battalion. In July 2006, Mike started his 4th combat tour in 6 years when he volunteered with the DEA for a 2 year deployment to Afghanistan to peruse the local criminal drug organizations. On 26 October, Mike was Killed in Action in western Afghanistan in a military helicopter which crashed while returning from a joint DEA- military mission. Mike is survived by his wife who was a HLS classmate that he married when she was the widow of their HLS classmate Helge Boes whose entry is above.

2005 LCDR Ron DeSantis (JAG) US Navy (Seal Team One) Bronze Star, Navy & Marine Combat Action Ribbon

Ron is a native Floridian who was born in 1978 with blue collar roots. After graduating from Dunedin High School (FL), he matriculated at Yale where he was the captain of the varsity baseball team and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts in history. While attending Harvard Law School, Ron earned a US Navy commission as a JAG officer prior to graduating with honors from HLS. After completing the US Naval Justice School in Newport (RI) in December 2005, Ron received orders to Naval Region Legal Service Office South East to serve as a military prosecutor and had recurring temporary duty assignments on the staff of the Joint Task Force-Guantanamo working directly in matters concerning the incarcerated terrorists at the Gitmo. In July 2007, Ron reported for duty to the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command Group ONE in Coronado (CA) to serve as the Legal Advisor to SEAL Team ONE. For “The Surge”, he deployed to Iraq in October 2007 and became the Legal Advisor to the SEAL Commander in Fallujah to support the combat operations of SEAL Team

ONE with additional duties carried out in Ramadi, Al Assad, Balad and Baghdad. After his return to the USA in 2008, he became a Trial Defense Counsel at the Naval Region Legal

Service Office. During this period, he earned an appointment with the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Florida. After his release from active duty in February 2010, Ron joined the US Navy Reserve at Region Legal Service Office (SE) where his duties included: presiding over Article 32 investigations and providing command advice to Naval Reserve Commanding Officers and various legal assignments at US Naval Station, Mayport (FL) and the US Naval Air Station, Jacksonville (FL). As a civilian lawyer, Ron served as a federal prosecutor in a wide range of cases involving offenses such as child exploitation, fraud, and interference with military air navigation. On January 2013, Ron was elected to Congress in as U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for Florida’s 6th Congressional District and is currently the Governor of Florida In his spare time, Ron has written on constitutional first principles in various outlets and in his book: “Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama”.

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“While a bright future beckoned, they freely gave their lives and fondest hopes for us and our allies that we might learn from them courage in peace to spend our lives making a better world for others.” . Harvard Memorial Church Wall

Harvard Roll of Honor – post World War II

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The following quote below captures the essence of the sacrifice of all of the above Harvard warriors: “So nigh is grandeur to our dust So near to God is man When duty whispers low, thou must. The youth replies I can” Ralph Waldo Emerson – Harvard College (1821) Fair winds and following seas,

Paul E. Mawn (H-63) Captain USN (Ret.) Chairman – Advocates for Harvard ROTC If you or a relative are a Harvard alumnus and veteran, please send your military focused biographic write up and photo to Captain Paul E. Mawn USN (Ret.) at the above e-mail address. Please use a similar format as in the above entries Sources: Harvard Alumni Magazine and various Harvard reunion reports plus information from various veterans and their families.

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