The U.S. Legacy in Iraq April 11-12, 2018

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Won the War,Lost the Peace:

The U.S. Legacy in Iraq April 11-12, 2018

colby.norwich.edu WELCOME

Welcome to the 23rd annual Colby Military Writers’ Symposium.

This year we mark the 23rd year since Norwich launched the Colby Symposium, the only program of its kind at an American university that celebrates military writing, authors and ideas. Established in 1996 to bring influential writers to campus, the symposium has evolved into one of the nation’s most prestigious academic events.

Its purpose is to educate, enlighten, and inspire the men and women of the Norwich University community and its alumni. Over the past nearly two and one-half decades, the symposium has evolved into a position of national prominence. Not only have we hosted well over one-hundred military writers, historians, journalists, and biographers that have included many of the most outstanding names in their field, but since 1999 the event has been enhanced by the advent of the Colby Award, a prestigious $5,000 literary prize.

As we celebrate the “Year of Legacy” leading up to our bicentennial in 2019, we do so with the knowledge the symposium continues to address issues that dominate the uncertain world of the 21st century. We have never avoided the hard issues and this year is the latest example of our enduring commitment to make the symposium a relevant and meaningful experience for all.

Beginning in 2017, we also augmented our longtime partnership with the Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Chicago, IL. Supported by the generosity of its founder, COL (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Ret.), we now have the ability to enhance and expand our programming to a wider audience.

As the co-founder of the symposium, I’m very proud of our dedication and service to the university, and sincerely thank the staff, volunteers and donors who make this unique event possible.

Carlo D’Este ’58 Co-founder, Colby Symposium

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It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium. The symposium is a signature event of the Norwich University Peace and War Center, an interdisciplinary academic Center of Excellence. I am excited to share that the symposium been a great comple- ment to the work being done by the Peace and War Center.

This year marks the “Year of Legacy,” the fourth in Norwich’s five-year bicentennial commemoration. “The U.S. Legacy in Iraq” is also a fitting theme for our symposium discussions over the next two days. Both events underscore the importance of reflection in order to understand how our current actions will impact future generations.

As Norwich looks forward to its 200th birthday and beyond, it is our opportunity to continue institutional advances and traditions. I am pleased to share with you some exciting news about the symposium.

I invite you to save the date for October 3-4, 2018, when the 2018 Colby Award winner will be hosted on campus to receive their award, give a presentation, and participate in a book signing. Additional details will be forthcoming this spring.

Beginning in fall 2019, the symposium will be held annually in the fall. This time of year allow us to showcase Vermont’s fall splendor and our beautiful campus to our visiting authors and guests. We are excited for the opportunities this timing will provide academically—this shift allows for greater integration of student summer research, student trips and experiences, and involves more academic disciplines in the event.

We have been very fortunate to expand our partnership with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago, Ill. The symposium, supported by the generosity of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, now has the ability to broaden its reach and its programming to a wider audience. It’s also a partnership that has increased experiential opportunities for our students.

This is an exciting time for Norwich University, the Peace and War Center, and for the symposium. I’m grateful that you have chosen to join us at this important event, meet our students, and experience Norwich.

W. Travis Morris Executive Director, Colby Symposium Director, Peace and War Center

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:00–9:50 a.m. “Iraq Counterinsurgency - Lessons Learned” 9:25–10:40 a.m. “Unraveling Iraq” Presentation by R. Alan King Presentation by Emma Sky Todd Multipurpose Room, Kreitzberg Library Todd Multipurpose Room, Kreitzberg Library

10:00–10:50 a.m. “Viewing War Parochially” 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Friends of the Colby Symposium Spring Meeting Presentation by Saifaldin Abdul-Rahman All are invited Todd Multipurpose Room, Kreitzberg Library Todd Multipurpose Room, Kreitzberg Library

11:00–11:50 a.m. Presentation featuring Jonathan Wriston NU ’18, 1:30–3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Won the War, Lost the Peace: inaugural Richard S. Schultz ’60 The U.S. Legacy in Iraq” Colby Symposium Fellow Panelists: Saifaldin D. Abdul-Rahman, Todd Multipurpose Room, Kreitzberg Library Andrew Bacevich, R. Alan King, Emma Sky Moderated: Sarwar Kashmeri; Fellow, Foreign Policy 12:30–2:00 p.m. Lunch and Learn: “IEDs as Force Multipliers in Iraq” Association Featuring BG Peter DeLuca, USA (Ret.) and David Plumley Armory Ulbrich, PhD. Co-hosted by the Colby Symposium, the Sullivan 3:30–4:30 p.m. Book Signing Museum & History Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate, Featuring featuring Andrew Bacevich, R. Alan King, and the Norwich University College of Graduate and Sarwar Kashmeri, David Ulbrich, Carlo D’Este, Emma Sky Continuing Studies Milano Ballroom Milano Ballroom 6:30 p.m. Meet the Authors Reception & Dinner Presentation of the 2018 Colby Award Ticket required National Guard Readiness and Regional Technology Center, 161 University Drive, Norwich campus

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Saifaldin D. Abdul-Rahman April 2004, he served as a senior member of the ceasefire negotiations in Fallujah Saifaldin Abdul-Rahman is Vice President of IWG, a U.S. firm providing and then dispatched to An Najaf to coordinate with tribal sheikhs. King was consulting, logistics and construction work in Iraq. Abdul-Rahman heads awarded two Bronze Star Medals for Valor for actions in Iraq and under his com- the consulting and business development portfolio within IWG. In that mand his battalion was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. position, he has guided U.S. and international Fortune 500 companies through contract awards and negotiations with the Government of King concluded his 26-year military service as the Deputy Commander for Army Iraq. Abdul-Rahman held senior posts in the Government of Iraq, Elements (Intelligence), U.S. Central Command, Tampa, Florida. including the posts of Advisor to the Vice President of Iraq (2009), Chief of Staff to the Speaker of Parliament (2005) and Chief of Staff to His book, titled Twice Armed, An American Soldier’s Battle for Hearts and Minds in the Minister of Industry & Minerals (2004). He helped engineer Iraq’s Iraq, was awarded the 2008 Colby Award. He is a contributing author to the book election law during the days of the Iraqi Governing Council and as the The New Islamic State. Director General of the Parliament’s Research Directorate. Abdul-Rah- man participated in the negotiations on the Status of Forces Agreement and its subsequent reconstruction. Emma Sky Emma Sky is Director of Yale Greenberg World Fellows and a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute, where she teaches Middle East politics. She Andrew J. Bacevich is the author of The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq, Andrew J. Bacevich grew up in Indiana, graduated from West Point which was one of the New York Times 100 notable books of 2015, and shortlisted and Princeton, served in the U.S. Army, became an academic, and for the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction and the 2016 Orwell Prize. is now a writer. He is the author, co-author, or editor of a dozen She is widely published in the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign books, among them American Empire, The New American Militarism, Policy, Politico, the Atlantic, Survival, U.S. Institute of Peace, and Army The Limits of Power, Washington Rules, Breach of Trust, and, most Magazine. recently, America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History. Sky served as advisor to the Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Carlo D’Este Iraq from 2007-2010; as advisor to the Commander of NATO’s Inter- national Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2006; as advisor Carlo D’Este is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and military historian. to the U.S. Security Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process He is the author of Decision in Normandy, Bitter Victory: The Battle for in 2005; and as Governorate Coordinator of Kirkuk for the Coalition Sicily, 1943, World War II in the Mediterranean, Fatal Decision: Anzio Provisional Authority, 2003-2004. and the Battle for Rome, Patton: A Genius for War, Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life 1890-1945 and most recently Warlord: A Life of Winston Sky was educated at Oxford (UK), Alexandria (Egypt), Hebrew University of Churchill at War, 1874-1945. Jerusalem (Israel) and Liverpool (UK). Sky is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. In 2011, he received the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. D’Este is the co-founder and executive director emeritus of the Colby Symposium. Sarwar A. Kashmeri Sarwar A. Kashmeri is Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Applied Research R. Alan King Fellow, Peace and War Center, Norwich University; and a Fellow with the Foreign Policy Association. His courses at Norwich focus on U.S. Grand Strategy. R. Alan King is an award-winning author and noted speaker on terrorism, 21st century security matters, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, strategic com- He is an author and current affairs commentator, and is noted for his munications, political Islam, cultural understanding in irregular warfare, expertise on U.S.-China relations, U.S.-EU relations, and NATO. A and Middle Eastern geopolitical issues. King is an adjunct professor at former international businessman, he has served as a communica- Norwich University. tions advisor to several Fortune 100 companies and brings a global business perspective to his work in U.S. foreign policy and national In July 2004, King returned from Iraq after spending 16 months as a security strategy. Civil Affairs Battalion Commander and then as the Deputy Director of the Office of Provincial Outreach, Coalition Provisional Authority, The author of two books, NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete? and America & Baghdad, Iraq. Europe After 9/11 and Iraq; The Great Divide. While in Iraq, King was credited with leading the Coalition’s Tribal Affairs and Sunni Outreach Programs meeting with over 3,000 sheikhs and clerics. In Bios courtesy of our speakers, edited for length. 6 7 SPECIAL GUESTS LUNCH AND LEARN

BG Peter “Duke” DeLuca, USA (Ret.) The Lunch and Learn presentation during this year’s symposium is co-hosted by Peter “Duke” DeLuca was commissioned from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps the Colby Symposium, the Sullivan Museum and History Center, and the Norwich program at the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 after earning Bachelor of Science University College of Graduate and Continuing Studies. This lunch and learn is degrees in Economics from the Wharton School of Business and in Mechanical sponsored by the Sullivan Museum Associates. Wednesday, April 11, 12:30-2:00 p.m. Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He also earned Milano Ballroom. a Master of Arts in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Harriman Institute in 1993. Sullivan Museum and History Center, A Smithsonian Affiliate BG DeLuca served from platoon level through combatant command in Army, Joint, The Sullivan Museum and History Center is a state-of-the-art facility featuring Multi-national and Interagency environments. He has commanded from company engaging exhibitions, both temporary and permanent, that bring the story of Norwich through division level, including command of an Engineer Battalion and an Engineer and its alumni to life. Norwich Voices, a program of the Sullivan Museum and History Brigade in combat. Center, is an oral history project that seeks to capture the stories of the Norwich community. The theme is the training of citizen soldiers and the effects of that training He served as Commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School beyond school. This program is generously funded by the TAWANI Foundation. running an enterprise that taught over 270 courses to all ranks from trainee through colonel, and set standards and academics.norwich.edu/museum/ requirements for the Army engineer forces in all components for Doctrine, Training, Organizations, Material, Leadership, Personnel, and Facilities. Norwich University College of Graduate and Continuing Studies His final assignment in the Army was as Commanding General of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) builds upon leading a multi-billion annual water resource program from Canada to the Gulf of the university’s 199-year educational heritage with innovative online programs. CGCS Mexico, and serving as the President of the Mississippi River Commission. offers master’s degrees in areas such as Military History, Diplomacy, International Relations, and Strategic Studies; as well as several bachelor’s degree completion BG DeLuca is an engineer and Eurasian Foreign Area Officer, a graduate of the programs. The programs are recognized throughout the industry for their rigorous Defense Language Institute, and has served in fellowships at Columbia University, content and high student satisfaction. The CGCS courses are taught by some of the the George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies and Harvard’s John F. premier scholars in these respective fields. Alumni have gone on to take leadership Kennedy School of Government. roles in military, government, academic, corporate, and non-profit sectors.

David J. Ulbrich, PhD online.norwich.edu David J. Ulbrich was named the program director and associate professor in the Mas- ter of Arts in History and Military History programs at Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies in August 2017. Ulbrich earned his BA from University of Dayton, his MA from Ball State University, and his PhD from Temple University, all in history. His first book, Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Marine Corps, 1936-1943, won the “2012 General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Prize” from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. More recently, Ulbrich and co- author Matthew S. Muehlbauer published the second edition of Ways of War: American Military History from the Colonial Period to the 21st Century.

Previously, Ulbrich served as a civilian historian at the U.S. Army Engineer School in Missouri. From 2007 to 2009, he worked as a historical consultant and on-air segment host for the award-winning “Echoes of War: Stories from the Big Red One” television documentary; and as co- director of the Cantigny First Division Oral History Project. Both these projects were funded by the McCormick Foundation.

8 9 THE FRIENDS OF THE COLBY THANK YOU

MILITARY WRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM Founders’ Circle Members (Cumulative donations since 1996) The Friends of the Colby is an affinity group whose members seek to enhance Jack Abare ’57 & P’87 the symposium through recommendations of authors; foster and encourage COL Guy S. ’60 & Robin Huntley, USA (Ret.) an appreciation of the program by students, faculty and the public; and grow Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Johnson ’60 & H’63 COL & Mrs. Reinhard M. Lotz, USA (Ret.) ’60 opportunities to attract new interest. Members of the Friends of the Colby give at Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Mack ’64 & H’06 all levels, and every gift sustains this one-of-a-kind program. Barry ’68 & Marcia Meinerth Robert L. Needham ’58 The Friends of the Colby Spring Meeting will take place on Thursday, COL (IL) Jennifer Natalya Pritzker, ILARNG (Ret.) H’07 April 12, 2018 from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the Todd Multipurpose Room Myrna L. Schultz W’60 Mary Jo Segal W’60 of the Kreitzberg Library. LTC Edward C. Smith, Jr., USA (Ret.) ’58 Philip ’73 & Peg Soucy Would you like to become more involved? Become a Friend of the Colby. TAWANI Foundation Visit colby.norwich.edu to access the member newsletter, view meeting Pritzker Military Foundation minutes, and learn more. Authors’ Circle Members Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Mack ’64 & H’06 Pritzker Military Foundation

Platinum Star Members COL Guy S. ’60 & Robin Huntley, USA (Ret.) Barry ’68 & Marcia Meinerth

Silver Star Members Cheri Caddy ’90 Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Morelock Mary Jo Segal W’60 MG W. Russell Todd, USA (Ret.) ’50, H’75 & P’75

Bronze Star Members The Honorable Thaddeus Buczko ’47 & H’96 Dr. Anthony Caprio ’60 Harold Colvocoresses COL Tim & Jackie Donovan, USA (Ret.) ’62 Jack ’60 & Jennifer McDermott R. John Mitchell

Friends of the Colby Symposium Stephen ’70 & Lynn Egan, Jr. Luis & Elizabeth Figarella Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Stark P’09 Kenneth & Bonnie Stock ’68 Mark Titus ’70 LTC Thomas H. Wright, Jr., USA (Ret.) ’75

This list reflects all gifts as of 28 March 2018. We apologize for any donors who we have not included due to our printing schedule. 10 11 COLBY SPONSORSHIP THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE THE PRITZKER MILITARY MUSEUM & LIBRARY

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library is proud to partner with Norwich University The Colby Symposium experience for students has grown beyond a two-day event in to help solidify the university as a regional center on military history and affairs. As both April. Each year, a cohort of undergraduate students takes a deeper dive into the ideas a private university and a non-government organization, Norwich and the Museum & and topics addressed by the symposium. Library share strong stakes in the study of military history and affairs as they have a deep impact on the character of who we are as a country. Together, the Museum & Library and • Experiential Learning: In Summer 2017, Nicole Wenthe ’18 and Peter Kase ’18 Norwich build awareness of the importance of study of military history and affairs and the travelled to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago to see the Colby Award role of the military in a democracy. winner appear on “Pritzker Military Presents.” While in Chicago, they met with area alumni, received a behind the scenes tour of the Museum & Library, and attended a The Museum & Library’s sponsorship of the William E. Colby Military Writers’ reception for the Colby Award winner. Symposium helps further promote it as a world-class forum that features established and emerging scholars in the field of military history and affairs. In addition, by bringing In November 2017, Thomas Carlson ’18 traveled to Chicago to represent Norwich Colby Award winners to Chicago to be featured on the Museum & Library’s television University at the Liberty Gala, hosted by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Only series Pritzker Military Presents, the Museum & Library draws greater attention to the the second Norwich student to attend this prestigious event, he had the opportunity to Award and drives Norwich University’s message and mission into other regions. meet Peter Paret, the recipient of the 2017 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The Pritzker Military Museum & Library is located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Open to the public, the Museum & Library features an extensive collection of books, programs, • Internship: Beginning Fall 2017, Thomas Carlson ’18 was named the Colby Symposium artifacts, and rotating exhibits covering many eras and branches of the military that are intern. In this capacity, he planned and coordinated outreach opportunities throughout available to visitors in person and online at pritzkermilitary.org. the year to further connect the symposium and its theme to Norwich students. In addition to representing Norwich and the symposium at events, Carlson organized a student “think Opened in 2003, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library is a center where citizens and tank” to discuss the upcoming symposium theme; coordinated with regional military service members come together to learn about military history and affairs. Each year, the representatives to host military vehicles by the Wise Campus Center green and spark Museum & Library awards the prestigious Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature conversation; with Corps leadership planned a Remembrance Ceremony for Norwich Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing to recognize a living author who has alumni killed in the conflicts in Iraq; and served as a resource to student participants in made a lifetime contribution to the understanding of military history affairs. The Museum the event. & Library is a living memorial to current and former service members and their families and is supported by its members and sponsors. • Fellowship: In Winter 2017, the inaugural Richard S. Schultz ’60 Colby Symposium Fellow, Jonathan Wriston ’18, began his research by traveling in Vermont, Boston, and New England to conduct interviews. His project, a short collection of poetry based on oral histories conducted with Iraq war veterans, their spouses and families, and Iraqis, will be showcased as part of National Poetry Month’s PoemCampus initiative, and he will present during the Colby Symposium. Additional information on subsequent pages of this program.

• Academic Excellent Award: In April 2018, the inaugural recipient of the Carlo D’Este ’58 Military History Award was announced. Connor LaFontaine ’18, a Studies in War and Peace major, will receive the award in recognition for his outstanding work in his field. Additional information on subsequent pages of this program.

• Student Engagement: In March 2018, a group of six students convened, led by Prof. Sarwar Kashmeri, to explore a speaking role in the symposium panel discussion over the course of four practice sessions. Benjamin Pulminskas, Elizabeth Ells, Emma Bunker, Erin Proctor, Bobby Ferm, and Spencer Duhamel represent six different majors across three www.pritzkermilitary.org academic colleges.

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The Richard S. Schultz ’60 Colby Symposium Jonathan Wriston ’18 Fellowship was established in 2017 as an endowed fund in honor of “Dick” by his wife Jonathan Wriston was born in Hanau, Germany to a of fifty years, Myrna L. Schultz, their children military family stationed overseas. He grew up traveling Marni and Alan, and his classmates and Europe with his parents. He achieved the rank of Eagle friends. Scout and is a competitive shooter. He started his college career at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala. The Richard S. Schultz ’60 Colby Symposium as a cadet in the Early Commissioning Program. He Fellowship enables Norwich undergraduates, commissioned into the U.S. Army as an Armor second from any academic discipline, the opportunity lieutenant on May 7, 2016. to pursue areas of inquiry and experiences that will promote and expand their understanding In Fall 2016, Wriston transferred to Norwich University, where he of the past and how it impacts the present and is a history major. In Spring 2016, he was awarded a ten-week research fellowship, future. Through research, travel, and inquiry and was invited to present his research at the National Conference for Undergraduate the Schultz Fellow and faculty advisor will Research in April 2018. offer perspectives for us to face the future with better understanding and confidence. The Wriston was awarded the Richard S. Schultz ’60 Colby Symposium Fellowship in Colby Military Writer’s Symposium provides January 2018. a forum for the presentation of the Schultz Fellow’s work and access to the breadth of Norwich University audiences. After taking several writing classes at Norwich, he discovered his love of poetry. As the Richard S. Schultz ’60 Colby Symposium Fellow, his project is to produce poetry After a wide solicitation and competitive selection process, this annual fellowship is based on oral histories he conducted with Iraq war veterans, their spouses and families, granted by the Norwich University Peace and War Center to an undergraduate student and Iraqis. His poetry will be showcased throughout campus as part of the National for a single project that may involve additional Norwich undergraduate students. Poetry Month PoemCampus initiative, and has been featured in the latest edition of the Chameleon, Norwich’s student literary journal. Jonathan will present on his work and his research process during the Colby Symposium on Wednesday April 11 from 11-11:50 a.m. in the Todd Multipurpose Room.

“The opportunity to be a Richard S. Schultz ’60 Colby Symposium Fellow has given me the chance to learn about men and women in relation to war and conflict; whether they be service members, families, or civilians, in a whole new light,” says Wriston. “I cannot thank the Schultz family enough for their support of this fellowship, and for the opportunity for learning that it provides scholars like myself.”

After graduation, Wriston plans to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing with a focus on poetry and prose, while serving as an officer in the Alabama National Guard.

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Donors to the Richard S. Schultz’ 60 Colby Symposium Fellowship Gabriela & Robert Romanow Carol & Rob Trow COL Raoul Alcala, USA (Ret.) Dr. Andrew & Wrenn Kates Barbara & Nelson (Deceased) Ross COL & Mrs. Paul V. Valvo, USA (Ret.) ’60 Ethan ’69 & Ellen ’69 Allen Samuel Kates Carol Saivetz Dr. Lawrence and Diane Weene Dr. Jonathan & Ronni Arden Victor ’60 & Pauline Kim Alan & Alisa Schultz Roger ’60 & Margaret Winslow Gabriel ’61 & Jane Auerbach Laurie LaMothe Myrna L. Schultz W’60 Alan & Alice Zaff Scott & Pat Barron Joel T. Lazarus Martin and Joyce Schwartz Donna & Joel Zeger Myra J. Biblowit Bret and Nancy Leifer Marni & Andrew Schwartz Arbella Insurance Company Francine & Ira Bourne Ms. Jane Levine Mary Jo Segal W’60 Norwich University Class of 1960 Ellyn Caiazza COL & Mrs. Reinhard M. Lotz, USA Ellie & Arnold (Deceased) Siegel Fireman Family Donor Advised Fund at Schwab Charitable Dr. Anthony Caprio ’60 (Ret.) ’60 Eric Siegel Friends and Family of Richie Schultz Stephen and Joan Clark Mul and Patricia Mathews Jeff Stewart Robert L. Epstein Family Foundation Rayhme Collins Carol McLeod Joe & Ann Terrill Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Sarah Coviello COL & Mrs. James T. McWain, USA Hank Till (Ret.) ’60 Dr. David & Tao Guo Chandler & Dolores Moisen This list reflects all gifts as of March 28, 2018. Sandy Dukette P’11 Karen & John Moran We apologize for any donors who we have not included due to our printing schedule. Michael Epstein Susan & Mike Musto Joanne B. Frolich W’59 Drs. Wendy Nelson & Ron Breteler Kelly Gately John Norris ’60 Robert and Claire Gilson Michael ’73 & Susan O’Brien Martha W. Grasberger Dr. David Papermaster Stephen & Susan Gross Sandy Pinstein Evelyn & Robert Hausslein Robert and Michelle Proctor Ellen Hewett Rhonda & Frank Prokos Rosalind & Herb Hill John and Christine Reid David & Marilyn House Kathleen Rogers Terry & Margie Huggard Peter S. ’60 & Margaret A. Romano Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Johnson ’60 & H’63

16 17 CARLO D’ESTE ’58 MILITARY HISTORY AWARD CARLO D’ESTE ’58 MILITARY HISTORY AWARD

The Carlo D’Este ’58 Military History Award is a $1,000 award presented to an out- Connor Lafontaine standing undergraduate senior pursuing a history or studies in war and peace major. The student is selected by Norwich University history faculty and the director of the Connor Lafontaine is a senior Studies in War and Peace Peace and War Center. major from Tolland, Conn. He attended Tolland High, where he competed in Cross Country, Indoor Track, The award is generously funded by COL Jerry Morelock, USA (Ret.). It is presented and Outdoor Track for four years, lettering 11 times in honor of Carlo D’Este ’58, co-founder of the Colby Symposium, in recognition and serving as team captain four times. His family has a of his legacy to Norwich, the Colby, and his incredible contribution to the field of long history in the U.S. Army: he had three great-uncles military history. land at Normandy; a grandfather, Henry, who fought in Korea; his father, Peter, attended United States Merchant Marine Academy (’83); and his brother, Trevor, attended United States Military Academy (’15). Lafontaine was the recipient of a four-year Army ROTC scholarship.

He is currently working on an honors project with Prof. Reina Pennington on the Soviet Space/Missile Program during the Cold War.

Lafontaine is a four-year Cross Country runner at Norwich, where he has lettered four times and served as captain twice. This May, he will be commissioning in the U.S. Army, where he will be branching Ordnance. He will be stationed at Ft. Drum, NY. Lafontaine is the inaugural recipient of the Carlo D’Este ’58 Military History Award.

18 19 PEACE & WAR CENTER AT NORWICH UNIVERSITY

The Peace and War Center (PAWC) was established in June 2015 to advance interdisciplinary knowledge for students, scholars, practitioners on the relationship between peace and warfare at local, national and global levels. Travis Morris, assistant professor of criminal justice, is the first director of the Peace and War Center and oversees the center’s work in conjunction with an advisory board.

The 2018 William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium is a Peace and War Center signature event. This partnership between the Peace and War Center and the symposium has increased opportunities to engage students and faculty from across Norwich University’s five academic colleges and allows for expansion and innovation in the Colby’s programs.

Highlights of PAWC initiatives in academic year 2017/2018:

• Hosted the German Reserve Officer Association and the Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr 25th Partnership Seminar on “Cybersecurity Strategy.”

• Guest speaker Theo Padnos spoke to students about his 20 months of captivity under Al Qaeda in Syria.

• Afghanistan’s first all-girls boarding school, the School of Leadership Afghanistan, was co-founded through the efforts of Shabana Basij-Rasikh. Basij-Rasikh visited Norwich University and shared her story.

• Korean Consul General Yonghyon Kim, spoke on “PyeongChang 2018, North Korea, and Peace on the Korean Peninsula: An Insider’s Perspective.”

• Teferi Tafa, a visiting scholar from Ethiopia, gave a presentation about “The Traditional Citizen Soldier: The Oromo Gadaa System in Ethiopia.”

• Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, facilitated a discussion about the US, NATO, and Transatlantic Defense.

• Former NATO Advisor Alexis Vahlas presented his lecture “Allies and Adversaries: NATO’s Evolving Role.”

• A joint initiative between the Norwich University’s Peace and War Center and the School of Art + Architecture hosted Sarah Sentilles to speak on “Draw Your Weapons.”

Additional information, including full details of PAWC initiatives, can be found at libarts.norwich.edu/peace-and-war-center/

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