{"id":57803,"date":"2015-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-rotc-hall-of-fame-ceremony-honors-men-for-distinguished-service\/"},"modified":"2015-12-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T00:00:00","slug":"uri-rotc-hall-of-fame-ceremony-honors-men-for-distinguished-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/12\/uri-rotc-hall-of-fame-ceremony-honors-men-for-distinguished-service\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC Hall of Fame ceremony honors men for distinguished service"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 December 2, 2015 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 Army ROTC Alumni Chapter honored veterans for their service and sacrifice in the military during ceremonies this month.<\/p>\n


\nA special Hall of Fame induction and celebration honored the men of Rhode Island State College who distinguished themselves in the cause of freedom with extraordinary service in World War I and World War II. Family, friends and fellow alumni gathered at the Memorial Union in remembrance of the recipients. <\/p>\n


\nThe ROTC Chapter also honored the sacrifice of the following men who were killed while serving on active duty during the Vietnam War:<\/p>\n


\nMaj. Walter J. Decota ’54, U.S. Marine Corps

\nCapt. Edward A. LaPierre ’55, U.S. Air Force

\nCapt. Robert L. Mosher ’59, U.S. Army

\nFirst Lt. Carl W. Myllymaki ’65, U.S. Marine Corps

\nSecond Lt. William G. Schanck Jr. w\/’70, U.S. Marine Corps
Sgt. Danny V. Scurfield w\/’67, U.S. Army

\nSpecialist Paul F. Little w\/’70, U.S. Army <\/p>\n


\nThe ROTC program involves students from 溏心vlog免费B站, Roger Williams University, and Salve Regina University. The program is known as Cramer\u2019s Saber Battalion. The following 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni were also inducted:<\/p>\n


\nMaj. Gen. Rocco Negris, U.S. Army, Retired, ’53

\nBrig. Gen. Paul E. Casinelli, Medical Corps, Retired, ’76

\nCol. Nicholas H. Grosz Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, ’62

\nCol. William J. Lacey Jr., U.S. Army, Retired ’63

\nCol. James H.P. Kelsey, U.S. Army, Retired ’65

\nCol. John Petrella Jr., U.S. Army, Retired ’68

\nCol. William A. MacKinlay, U.S. Army, Retired, ’69

\nCol. John Campbell, Medical Corps, U.S. Army, Retired, ’81

\nCol. Richard W. Brown, U.S. Army, Retired, ’84

\nLt. Col. Milton F. McKenna, U.S. Army, Retired, ’68

\nLt. Col. Paul L. McNamara, U.S. Army, Retired, 溏心vlog免费B站 PMS (Honorary)<\/p>\n


\nPictured Above:

\nRetired Col. Thomas Heaney, president of 溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC Alumni Chapter congratulates Gen. Paul Casinelli (right) as he accepts induction into the 溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC Hall of Fame.
\nPhotos by Mike Salerno <\/p>\n


\nThis release was written by Caitlin Musselman, a 溏心vlog免费B站 Marketing and Communications intern and a public relations and political science major.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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