{"id":61580,"date":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-rotc-to-induct-15-outstanding-alumni-including-first-woman-into-high-tech-hall-of-fame-on-saturday\/"},"modified":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","slug":"uri-rotc-to-induct-15-outstanding-alumni-including-first-woman-into-high-tech-hall-of-fame-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/11\/uri-rotc-to-induct-15-outstanding-alumni-including-first-woman-into-high-tech-hall-of-fame-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC to induct 15 outstanding alumni, including first woman, into high-tech Hall of Fame on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I., Nov. 15, 2013 \u2013 In the shadow of Veterans Day, more than 300 people from across the country will gather at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Saturday, Nov. 16, for the Army ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to celebrate the remarkable achievements of ROTC alumni with friends and family.<\/p>\n


\nThe ceremony, which begins at 9 a.m. at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Memorial Union, will feature the unveiling of a more modern and attractive ROTC Hall of Fame that has been completely renovated and features state-of-the-art electronics. The improved Hall of Fame displays an interactive, large screen TV, which contains the pictures and biographies of the inductees and historical videos of the time periods during which they served. The new Hall of Fame was funded by alumni contributions and proceeds from the annual Lt. Col. (Retired) Paul F. Helweg, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament.<\/p>\n


\nOf particular note among the honorees are:<\/p>\n


\n\u2022\tThe first woman honorary inductee, Assistant Dean Emerita Jane O\u2019Connell Stich, \u201962, MS \u201969, and MBA \u201983;

\n\u2022\tMaj. Gen. Kevin R. McBride, \u201980, who, as the adjutant general of the State of Rhode Island, is commander of Army and Air National Guard;

\n\u2022\tBrig. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, \u201985, the brother of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a 2011 inductee;

\n\u2022\tArmy 2nd Lt. Joseph D. Fortin, who graduated from Roger Williams University in 2008, and was killed in action in Operation Iraqi Freedom. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe inductees made significant achievements in the Army, in their communities, and in their private lives,\u201c said David A. Accetta, \u201987, a retired Army officer and member of the ROTC Alumni Chapter Board of Directors. \u201cSome of them were killed in action and many were involved in very important battles in the history of our country and were highly decorated for bravery.\u201d<\/p>\n


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


\n\u2022\tMaj. Gen. John H. Capalbo, U.S. Army, retired, ’60

\n\u2022\tCol. Charles V. McCaffrey, U.S. Army, retired, ’34

\n\u2022\tLt. Col. William G. Gessner, U.S. Army, retired, ’75

\n\u2022\tLt. Col. Chester W. Sutphen, U.S. Army, retired, ’79

\n\u2022\tMaj. Kenneth B. Goff Jr., U.S. Army, ’66

\n\u2022\tMaj. Kenneth M. Perkins, U.S. Army, retired, ’40

\n\u2022\tLt. George W. Martin, U.S. Navy, ’43

\n\u2022\tLt. Christopher M. DiMaio, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy, ’62

\n\u2022\tCapt. Henry R. Phillips, U.S. Army, 62

\n\u2022\t1st Lt. Charles Yaghoobian Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, 65

\n\u2022\t1st Lt. Carmen DeCubellis Jr., U.S. Army, ’68 <\/p>\n


\nKey board members in the ROTC Hall of Fame Renovation include Gen. (Retired) Leon LaPorte, 溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC Alumni Chapter President and Col. (Retired) Bill MacKinlay, Col. (Retired) Tom Heaney, and Marna Ashburn Krajeski. Key board members in the ROTC Hall of Fame selection and induction include Col. (Retired) Phil Saulnier, who is the Hall of Fame chairman, inductee Stich, LaPorte, and MacKinlay.<\/p>\n


\nThe 溏心vlog免费B站 and the Memorial Student Union assisted in the development of the new Hall of Fame and worked closely with the ROTC Alumni Chapter to improve the display and surrounding space.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I., Nov. 15, 2013 \u2013 In the shadow of Veterans Day, more than 300 people from across the country will gather at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Saturday, Nov. 16, for the Army ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to celebrate the remarkable achievements of ROTC alumni with friends and family. The ceremony, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}