ROTC "HALL OF FAME" INDUCTION CEREMONIES will take place in the Memorial Union "Atrium" Room on the URI campus in Kingston on Friday, 14 September 2001.
There will be a buffet lunch served beginning at 12:30 PM, followed by the induction program which will start at approximately 1:30 PM.
If you are interested in attending the luncheon please contact REBECCA BROSNAN '95 in the URI Alumni Relations Office at (401) 874-4854 or email: rbrosnan@advance.uri.edu Cost for the buffet luncheon is $18.00 and payment can be made over the phone by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, or American Express).
NOTE: this charge does NOT apply to inductees or their family members/guests.
It is essential to contact Rebecca Brosnan before September 1st in order to accommodate meal planning preparation.
2001 Hall of Fame Inductees are:
COLONEL Edward Regan '40
LTC (R) Kendall Moultrop '41
LTC (R) John Leach '57
Richard "Dick" Smith H '97
"Messages from the Field..."
CPT Tim Duffy ('92) currently commands the 13th MP Company of the 22d Area Support Group, Italy and writes that both he and CPT Jonathan Cameron ('95) command adjacent units. Tim was commissioned Military Intelligence branch in 1992, serving at both Ft. Huachuca, AZ and Ft. Bragg, NC. He completes 26 months of MP company command this month and reports to CID command at Ft. Belvoir, VA very soon. Tim can be reached at: Timothy.Duffy@setaf.army.mil OR srjumper@altavista.com and Jonathan at: Jonathan.Cameron@setaf.army.mil
NOTE to Tim: see below for fellow URI alumni LTC Byron Freeman................................................
CPT Jonathan Cameron ('95) writes: "I graduated from URI in 1995 and was commissioned as a TC officer. After a tour with the 2d ACR at Fort Polk, and the TC Advanced course, I PCS'd to Vicenza, Italy and was initially assigned to the 14th Trans BN. The 14th provides movement control for all of Southern Europe and the Balkans. I have deployed to Bosnia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Greece. On 6 June 01 I assumed command of the HHC, 22d Area Support Group here in Vicenza, Italy. I married Shannon Kowit in 1997." See above for Jonathan's email address.
2LT John Breen ('99) is a platoon leader with the 984th MP Company at Fort Carson, Colorado. John reports that after working on the URI campus as a "Gold Bar" ROTC recruiter immediately following graduation he completed MP Officer basic at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. - along with fellow URI graduate Mark Gabriele. John reports: "Needless to say, we stuck out like sore thumbs because of our RI accents and humor. Mark and I stuck together on everything , whether it was doing PT, studying for an exam, or conducting a mission. The instructors began to call us the Rhode Island kill team. Before all was said and done, the two URI grads cleaned house - Mark Gabriele won the leadership award and I was the distinguished honor graduate of our class. Both Mark and I have the URI ROTC program to thank for it's great instructors and peers who helped prepare us for this initial step of our military careers."
John has been at Fort Carson for about one year with the 984th MP company. He reports the 984th is a line company and he spends most of his time in the field, rather than garrison law enforcement. His unit recently returned from a rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California where he ran into URI alum LT Jeff Scott ('99) who is a railhead OIC. John reports that his was the only MP platoon selected to deploy with and support the 3d ACR and it was a great training experience. John is to be promoted to 1Lt this month and states he'll be "happy to get rid of his Gold Bar............". John can be reached at: BreenJohn3@aol.com or at: John.Breen@carson.army.mil
1Lt Monica Gupta ('99): is currently an executive officer of a Patriot battery (E/1-7 ADA; 108 BDE), graduated and was commissioned in 1999 with Lt. Suzanne (Lampro) Hubert. Lt. Gupta discovered our URI ROTC website and alumni link and has asked to be put in touch with Lt. Hubert. We are happy to link two former cadets again.
LTC Steven M. Green ('80): has contacted us with a brief message. Steve is an active duty QM officer now enroute to a new assignment at DA DCSLOG after relinquishing battalion command. Steve can be reached at: steven-green@us.army.mil or: thegreens@prodigy.net
LTC Byron A. Freeman ('84): is a Military Police officer currently assigned as the Deputy Provist Marshall, Eight US Army and Chief, Long Range Plans - 8th Military Police Brigade in South Korea. Byron returns to the US this summer for an assignment at HQS, Criminal Investigations Division Command at Ft. Belvior, VA. He was recently selected to command a Military Police Battalion later this year. Byron informs us he intends to participate in the Washington DC URI Chapter upon his return to the "states". Welcome back to URI ROTC too, Byron. He can be reached via email at: FreemanB@usfk.korea.army.mil
CPT Patrick Lee and CPT Gail (Mendes) Lee: both URI ROTC alumni, currently reside in South Carolina with their three children: Brendan, age 6; Jared, age 2; and MacKenzie, 3 months. Patrick writes: "I was commissioned Field Artillery n 1990 and graduated in 1992. Gail was commissioned AG in 1992. Patrick and Gail both headed to Fort Hood, Texas with the 1st Cavalry Division. Pat served with the 1-82 Field Artillery and Gail, was an Adjutant General 1Lt in the reserves, commanded E Troop, 4/6 Cavalry. Following the advance course, Pat went to Korea and commanded a FA firing battery while Gail worked for COL Bill Babcock ('68) as a National Guard CPT at RI State Area Command in Cranston. Gail also completed her masters in Education at URI during this time. Upon his return from Korea, Gail and Pat headed to Fort Jackson, SC where he was an observer-controller/Trainer for a field artillery BN evaluating the National Guard. Gail completed the AG advance course at Fort Jackson (#1 in her class!!) and is currently in the South Carolina National Guard working as a Personnel Officer at State Area Command. Gail also recently completed a National Training Center rotation in support of the 218th ESB out of South Carolina. Patrick recently completed a Masters degree program in Computer Resources and Information Management from Webster University and has begun working for the Ft. Jackson Directorate of Information Management (DOIM) on post. Patrick sends his regards to Major Paul Reilly, a fellow ROTC classmate while at URI. Welocome Patrick and Gail. They can be reached at email: patrick.lee@us.army.mil
CPT Ken Niles ('96): has been in touch with us via the URI ROTC website. He graduated in 1996, commissioned Armor and can be reached at: PO Box 578, Fort Knox, KY 40121. His email is: kenniles@hotmail.com
David Cormier ('84): "found" his URI ROTC fellow officers during our annual fundraiser at the Quonset Air Show in June. David currently lives in Jamestown, RI and is a member of the RIARNG in Providence. A hearty "THANK YOU" to David for stopping by, introducing himself and helping us out. We look forward to seeing more of you during the coming year. David can be reached at email: vonderinsel@cs.com
2Lt Matthew Pierce ('01): currently is serving in the Medical Service Corps at Fort Bragg, NC. We hope to receive even more information from Matthew as the months pass by but , for now, we welcome him to our "net......"! Matthew can be reached at email: mpie0351@yahoo.com
2Lt Matthew Conn ('00): is currently stationed at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, HI as an Army Nurse Corps officer and works on the medical/surgical/cardiac floor. Matthew will be married in East Greenwich, Rhode Island on 3 November 01 to Neysa Kubica of Warwick , RI. Though he cannot yet attend URI ROTC alumni events, Matthew sends his regards to the "Corps" and can be reached at email: MGC66H@hawaii.rr.com
1Lt Alan White ('98): was commissioned Signal Corp and now works as a platoon leaer for the 1st Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Battalion (Airborne), Okinawa, Japan. He states: "I have had the best first assignment I think a new platoon leader can have. I have deployed throughout Asia. The unit has a real world mission and the OPTEMPO is very high. This makes my job very exciting and keeps my soldiers and me very busy". Welcome to your ROTC Alumni Association, Alan, and please keep us here in Rhode Island posted on your activities/career. Alan can be reaches at: alan.white@us.army.mil
ANNOUNCEMENT: There will be a meeting of the ROTC alumni association at the home of LTC (R) Ted Higgins on 15 August 2001 at 1800 hrs. Format will be VERY informal cookout style. Those interesting in attending need to contact BOTH Ted and Paul Helweg at the following emails so we can have good headcount: TED = higginst@ride.ri.net PAUL = dblue@erols.com
Our meeting agenda will be the final planning for the 14 Sept 2001 "Hall
of Fame Induction Ceremonies", program discussion, etc. LTC Mike Papadopoulos
and his staff will update us on the coming semester at URI - ROTC and the recently-completed
summer Advanced Camp at Fort Lewis, Washington.
-- Paul Helweg '70