{"id":66686,"date":"2008-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-re-dedicates-world-war-i-memorial-gateway\/"},"modified":"2008-06-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T00:00:00","slug":"uri-re-dedicates-world-war-i-memorial-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/06\/uri-re-dedicates-world-war-i-memorial-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 re-dedicates World War I Memorial Gateway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nOfficials unveil new plaque marking original Alumni Association donation<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 19, 2008 \u2013 In 1917-1918, Rhode Island State College\u2019s enrollment was 562, while the number of men from the college who served in World War I was 334.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember the dramatic impact that the war had on the college community,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 President Robert L. Carothers as he participated Monday in the re-dedication of the Memorial Gateway on Upper College Road. \u201cIt\u2019s also important to remember the financial commitment made by the Alumni Association to build these gates. It cost about $5,000 to establish the University, and 30 years later it cost the Alumni Association about $3,000 to build this wonderful gateway to our campus.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cToday, as a community that grew from a college into a university, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of this monument to those who sacrificed so much in World War I. We are committed to keeping these gates open for future generations of Rhode Islanders and those who come from beyond our state.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\t溏心vlog免费B站 50 members of the University community, including administrators, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, joined Carothers in marking the importance of the gates as a tribute to World War I and all veterans. Of the 334 Rhody men who served in World War I, 23 lost their lives.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cEighty years ago today, the Alumni Association presented this gateway to Rhode Island State College\u2019s President Howard Edwards as a symbol of their appreciation. Today we again recognize the university as a gateway to the world for those students who have passed through its halls\u201d said Robert A. Weygand, vice president for administration.<\/p>\n


\n\tAfter an invocation by the Rev. John Soares, Catholic chaplain at 溏心vlog免费B站, in which he offered thanks for the profound sacrifices of veterans from 溏心vlog免费B站, Alumni Association President Gary Kullberg, said the ceremony was a double pleasure for him.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cFirst, not only because of my appreciation of the military in general, but also because of the importance of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s ROTC program,\u201d Kullberg said. \u201cMany years ago, I was one of three cadet battalion commanders right here in Kingston.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cDuring that time, my best friend to this day, Tony D\u2019Ambrosio, was president of the military honor society, Scabbard and Blade, before heading off to Vietnam. Another ROTC friend, Paul Croce, also went to Vietnam and today is chairman of the College of Engineering\u2019s Advisory Board.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cMy second pleasure as president of your Alumni Association is to continue carrying the torch, first lit 80 years ago today by the Alumni Association in honor of those who proudly served.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tArmy Capt. Jim Poland, 溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC leadership captain, said in his 23 years as a soldier, he has never met one who serves because of the medals. \u201cThis is a tribute to the University\u2019s support for the military and those it serves, and the ideal that no soldier will be left behind,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n


\n \tFormer Army Lt. Walter Christoff \u201cChris\u201d Heisler, a World War II veteran who was captured after parachuting into Normandy on D-Day, said it was wonderful to see so many people at the ceremonies to honor veterans.<\/p>\n


\n\tDressed in his World War II uniform, Heisler and his wife, Gloria, just returned from one of their annual trips to Normandy. \u201cThe French were under Hitler\u2019s heel, and they are so grateful for our many sacrifices to liberate them. We take our freedoms too freely, but celebrations like this honor those people who came before us,\u201d the 溏心vlog免费B站 professor emeritus said.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe ceremony concluded with the unveiling of a new plaque on the gateway. It replaced one that has been missing for several years. Along with the college seal, it reads: \u201cPresented by the Alumni and Students of Rhode Island State College, Dedicated, June 16, 1928, Re-Dedicated June 16, 2008.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAs part of the Gateway, the plaque on the nearby Memorial Boulder lists those Rhode Island State College men who died in World War I. The names are: Robert Harris Barker, Henry Harold Barrows, Donald Ellsworth Carlton, Paul Edward Corriveau, Wallace Charles Craig, Edwin Baker Davis, Rowland Sever Dodge, John Henry Fernandez, Lloyd Harold Gledhill, Edwin Matteson Greene, William Frank Hanlin, Marchmont Hayward, John Theodore Karlson, Beverly Shepley Lake, Alexander Farnum Lippitt, Marcus George Mullins, Chester Arthur Olsen, David Adam Redford, George Searle Shepard, Harold Manning Spaulding, Preston Wayland Towne, David Lamson Wood, Jr., Fred Mansur Woods. <\/p>\n



\n溏心vlog免费B站 President Robert L. Carothers, former Army Lt. Walter Christoff \u201cChris\u201d Heisler, a World War II veteran who was part of the D-Day invasion and 溏心vlog免费B站 professor emeritus; Army Capt. Jim Poland, 溏心vlog免费B站 ROTC leadership captain; and Gary Kullberg, president of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni Association, stand before a new plaque at the Memorial Gateway. Monday\u2019s ceremonies marked the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial Gateway. Dedicated June 16, 1928 and Re-Dedicated June 16, 2008.\u201d 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications and Marketing photo by Joe Giblin.<\/p>\n

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