New Hampton School Veterans

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rom its earliest days when it was known as the

New Hampton Academy, this small school in Central New

Hampshire has impacted the Armed Forces of the United States by

preparing students for a commitment to service. Whether it was an

alumnus fighting in the Civil War or a more recent graduate jumping

out of planes in Afghanistan, New Hampton School has been well

represented in wartime and in peace. � By Will McCulloch

perhaps headmaster emeritus t.Holmes Moore ’38 serves as an appropriatemetaphor for what New Hampton hasmeant to the military and what the militaryhas provided to graduates of the School.Almost twenty years before John F.Kennedy uttered the words, “Ask not whatyour country can do for you, but what youcan do for your country,” Moore and somany other New Hampton men spent largechunks of their life not only serving theircountry, but doing so with the pride that thisinstitution hopes to instill in all graduates.

While the following pages include the sto-ries of graduates who made the ultimatesacrifice, there also are the enriching storiesof those who used the military as a spring-board to other endeavors and those whocontinue to serve. For their efforts, militaryservice has provided lasting values, enduringfriendships, and a way of expressing theirpatriotism. These stories are those of only asmall fraction of the New Hampton Schoolgraduates that have served, but they areoffered as a way of thanking all the graduateswho made the commitment to their country.

The United States military has, since the Civil War, used medals to recognize service. above, left: the American

Defense Service Medal recognized American active duty military service from September 8, 1939 to December 7,

1941. above, right: the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for active duty military service during the

Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars, as well as any conflicts during the War on Terrorism. The medal is oldest service

award still in circulation by the United States armed forces. All medal images in this feature courtesy the US

Department of Defense; background image courtesy the National Archives.

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Eric Buer ’84 spent countlesshours in attack helicopters,risked his life during innumer-able missions in Iraq as aLieutenant Colonel in theMarine Corp, and found him-self hunkered down in thePentagon reporting to the

joints staff in recent years. But Buer—whofound his facility for intellectual engagementas a four-year student at New Hampton—might have discovered his true callingrecently as an associate Professor at theNational Defense University. Buer traded thelong hours of pondering strategy in hallowedoffices of the Pentagon in 2010 for standingbefore a cast of future decision makers in hisclasses on Strategy and Policy and Ethics. Thesoldier turned strategist is now a professor,and life seems to be pretty good for the mar-ried father of four.

“Preparation for class for me is two orthree times as much as it was as a student,”says the San Francisco native who received aBachelor’s in economics from Ohio Wesleyan;an mba from La Salle, and Master’s degrees inmilitary studies and strategic studies from theMarine Corps Command and Staff Collegeand the War College. “With teaching youneed to put everything in context. You needto read things a couple of times and actuallyknow what you’re talking about.”

Buer carries a sense of humor that wasneeded during the more challengingmoments of his military career, which includ-ed three tours in Iraq. In 2004–05, he wasbased in Al Anbar province between theflashpoint cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. Hiscommand of 400 included pilots and aircrew, maintenance and healthcare workers,and administrative and logistics specialists.Buer carried incredible responsibility, whichled to a bump to Colonel and a posting at theWar College. After three years of traveling

the world and helping to determine the poli-cies of nato, he now spends his late hoursreading for class. He is no less inspired by therewards that come with the military life.

“What keeps me going is the sense of serv-ice,” Buer explains. “The traveling is great; thethree tours in Iraq were not so great. But fun-damentally, the satisfaction I get from serviceis above all about the people. You meet themost incredible people. …As you get older, it’sa cool job because you’re with a younger peo-ple—18- and 19-year-olds. It amazing whatwe put on those folks. And to lead them andmentor them, it was a big part of what I did.”

Buer believes that New Hampton Schoolpushed him toward a career in service.

“I think you get exposed to a lot of oppor-tunities there,” he explains. “You have a chanceto go to Golden View Health Care Center andshow prospective students around. With allthe sports I played, there was camaraderie andteamwork. There is a sense of family there,and the Marine Corps are very similar. At NewHampton, I got exposed pretty quickly to asense of volunteerism.”

After three years working for theChairman of Joint Chief ’s staff, Buer is set-tling into his new role, commuting to thenation’s capital from Fredericksburg, Virginia.His days of flying attack helicopters are over,but Buer carries with him all his experiencesfrom Iraq, Somlia, Kuwait, and the formerYugoslavia, and is proud of the DistinguishedFlying Cross with Valor he earned with morethan 35,000 flight hours and 370 combatmissions, many aimed at rescuing woundedsoldiers. As the United States of Americatries to navigate through the treacherousglobal landscape and the conflicts in which itis involved, friends of New Hampton Schoolcan feel proud to have a soldier in their midstthat has provided hands-on service, shapedpolicy, and is now molding the next genera-tion of military leaders. �

Eric Buer ’84

inset: the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor

Device (bronze “V”). The cross is awarded for

“heroism or extraordinary achievement while

participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to

November 11, 1918,” while the Valor Device is

awarded for heroism in combat. Eric Buer ’84 was

awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor

Device in 2005 for his service in the Middle East.

above: Eric Buer ’84.



Alicia Burrows ’00 was sitting in her dormroom at Colby College in 2011, preparing fora French class when the terrorist attacks ofSeptember 11, 2011 struck. It changed theway Americans think about homeland securi-ty and the career path of a freshman collegestudent from Meredith, New Hampshire.

Four years later, Burrows was an Armyplatoon leader headed to Iraq, responsible forforty men and women and far away from theathletic fields, classrooms, and campus spacesthat had been a far less turbulent setting forher maturation as a leader.

“I’ve learned a great deal from my experi-ences in the military and what sticks out themost is leadership,” says Burrows, a Captainwho has completed seven years in the serviceand endured two combat deployments to theMiddle East. “Young Army officers are pur-posefully introduced to the military by a sortof ‘baptism by fire.’ My particular experience

was taking charge of a platoon of 40 soldiersas a 22-year-old lieutenant and leading themthrough a yearlong deployment to Iraq.”

Burrows believes she was ready for thechallenge, though, with her experiences atnhs and Colby tucked away in her toolbox.A class president, standout athlete, andexemplary student during her time at NewHampton who won the Meservey Medal,Alicia tackled leadership roles and responsi-bility from a young age.

“Fortunately, my preparation for thatmoment began years ago right here at NewHampton School,” Burrows told NewHampton School graduates in May 2011.

Now a full-time student at the College ofWilliam & Mary’s Mason School of Business,pursuing a Master's in Business Administra-tion, Burrows appreciatively looks back onher service thus far. With all the challengesthat come with a military life, there are alsothe opportunities for travel and exploration.Alicia calls living in Germany for five yearsand travelling throughout Europe her biggestthrill. Now she’s taking advantage of the edu-cational benefits of the armed services.

For Burrows, military service began assomething to keep her personal grade bookfilled, but morphed into something moreholistic in its meaning.

“I initially joined the Army Reserves incollege because I wanted a challenge,” saysBurrows, who remains on active duty as afull-time student and will return to Armyresponsibilities next summer. “At the time Ihad no plans to serve on active duty, but then9/11 happened shortly after I completed basictraining. Unsure about my post-collegecareer plans and with my country at war, Idecided to pursue and accept an rotc schol-arship for active duty service.”

Yes, Alicia Burrows’ plans changed, andwith it, so did the good fortune of the UnitedStates Army. �

Alicia Burrows ’00

Alicia Burrows ’00, spoke at the 2011 New

Hampton School Commencement.



Robert Crum ’59 utteredrevealing words to PrivateDavid Dolby as he passed

away at the age of twenty-sixfrom multiple bullet wounds

in the Central Highlands ofSouth Vietnam on May 21,

1966. “How are my men? How are my men?”

On that horrific day, Lieutenant Crum andhis Army platoon walked into an ambush ofalmost insurmountable circumstances, and onthat day Crum, with his final words, contin-ued to exhibit the character that made him arespected student at New Hampton School, acaring family member, and an enigmatic col-lege-educated officer among teenage soldiers.

In a detailed chapter of S.L.A Marshall’sBattles in the Monsoon: Campaigning in the CentralHighlands, Vietnam, 1966, Crum’s final day isdetailed, painting a picture of Dolby’s courageand Crum’s leadership under fire. Awardedthe Purple Heart as well as the Silver Star andVietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, posthu-mously, Crum was first shot in the shoulderon that day in Binh Dinh Province before suf-fering fatal wounds. According to firsthandaccounts, “he continued to direct his men tocover the personnel in the area who hadbecome casualties, demonstrating his fearless-ness and courageous leadership to his men.”

While the chapter in Battles in the Monsoonchronicles the manner in which Dolby self-lessly charged up a hill and tried to protecthis platoon’s casualties from a barrage of gun-fire, it also elucidates the magnitude ofCrum’s leadership. Providing guidance to theend, Crum recognized that the unlikely posi-tion of machine gunner, Dolby, was the manwho needed to make the strategic decisionsfor the platoon.

“Take control and get these men out,”Crum said to Dolby.

Crum’s nephew John Leonard was noteven born yet when his uncle died inVietnam, but he has made considerable effortas an adult uncovering what happened inVietnam and honoring his uncle’s bravery.What resonates more than the details of theambush, is the man Crum showed himself tobe before and during his tour in Vietnam.Leonard recalls the story that Dolby told himabout Crum. Dolby—a five-tour veteran whoreceived the Congressional Medal of Honorand died last year—walked into Crum’s tentin the early days of his time in Vietnam andimmediately recognized that Crum was notthe classic officer. On his bunk was a bookthat was battered, highlighted, and tabbed.Crum, who loved consuming the poetry ofRudyard Kipling and Walt Whitman, wasdoing more practical reading. The book wasabout what it is like to be an infantryman. AsDolby recalled, he knew that Crum was “dif-ferent. He wanted to know about us. Iappreciated that.”

Long before he adorned his Army uniform,Crum distinguished himself as anything butan ordinary guy at New Hampton. A hockeyand football player, Crum was also the busi-ness manager of the Belfry yearbook. JasonPilalas ’58 recalls “a smiling happy-go-luckykid. He had a huge streak of common senseand saw the humor in every situation.”

Olivia Thompson married Crum in 1965in a “beautiful military wedding.” She hadmet him six years earlier when Crum was acollege freshman at Wake Forest and she wasa waitress in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

“He was a young man full of life, full ofenergy, and full of fun,” Thompson recalledduring the dedication of the Crum CampusCenter at New Hampton in 2004. “He had acuriosity, warmth and eagerness that drewyou to him—charisma and a zest for life that

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Robert Crum ’59

inset: the Silver Star, awarded

to members of the US military for

valor in the face of the enemy;

Crum was a recipient of this. top:

Robert Crum ’59 before enlisting

in the Army. above: Robert

Crum ’59 in active duty.see “crum,” on page 40



above (l–r): Donald R. Galletly ’41; the carrier

USS Bataan returns from Korea in 1951; Grumman

AF Guardian anti-submarine aircraft of the type flown

by Galletly. The aircraft consisted of two airframes: the

AF-2W (bottom) “hunter” that carried detection gear

and AF-2S (top) “killer” that carried the weapons.

His only son tears up over the tele-phone when he considers the fatherhe only knew for five months, butgrew to love and appreciate evenmore as he became an adult and builthis own family.

“He loved to fly,” says DonaldGalletly Jr., son of Donald R.Galletly ’41. “He was very close tohis friends in U.S. Naval Reserveand thought very highly of them.”

A little more than ten years aftergraduating from New Hampton

School, Donald Galletly Sr. was shipped outto the West Coast to prepare for a combatrole in the Korean Conflict. Galletly was acti-vated for duty. He was an experienced pilotwho had grown up flying planes as a youtharound his hometown of Great Neck, NewYork. He was flying a Grumman AFGuardian plane based at Los Alamitos thatwas landing on the aircraft carrier USS Bataanoff San Diego in December 1951. When tur-bulent seas created difficult conditions, hisplane crashed into the deck and sank. DonaldGalletly perished in the high seas. He wastwenty-eight years old and left behind ayoung wife, Barbara, and two children.

“My mother never spoke about it much,because it was such a hole for her,” says hisson, who now lives near Philadelphia after asuccessful career in business. “He was very

special to her. He was a wonderful personand family man.”

During his two years at New Hampton,Galletly was every bit the team player. Wellliked by his classmates, he played football, JVhockey, varsity baseball, and also contributedto the Manitou newspaper. A graduate ofLafayette College, Donald Galletly worked inadvertising for the New York Daily News andwas in the U.S. Naval Reserve, based out ofWillow Grove, Pennsylvania. When hebecame an active member of the Navy, heembraced the opportunity to serve his coun-try. His brother Robert ’42, father of PeterGalletly ’73 and Robert Galletly Jr. ’71, alsoserved in the War (see photo insert, page 43).

Young Don was forced to paint a pictureof his father, a sketch that became more clearwhen he encountered his old friends. Theydidn’t fill the air with exaggerated descrip-tions. It was always sincere and genuine.

“From talking to them, I would say he wasthe kind of guy who would walk into a roomand light it up,” says Donald Jr. “He had a bigpersonality and was very thoughtful. Heloved the outdoors and sailing. …He was atrue patriot, loved being in the service ofcountry, loved that aspect of his life.” �

Donald Galletly ’41



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inset: the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary

Medal was awarded for US military for service from

September 11, 2001 to 2005 within Iraq and

Afghanistan. top: Victor Lima-DeAngelis ’03 in the

wake of a Blackhawk helicopter in Afghanistan.

above: Victor (right) with cohort in Afghanistan.

The sacrifices that militaryfolks make for their countrytend to dwarf those of the

civilian man. For Victor Lima-DeAngelis ’03, son oflongtime faculty member andhead of the tennis program

Veronica Lima-DeAngelis,each treacherous deployment into the war-zone is exacerbated by a simple fact: he mustleave his family behind.

“I have a beautiful wife named Emily,who is currently in nursing school and willgraduate January 2012,” he explains, “and abeautiful daughter, Sophia Valentina. It is sohard to go home and see them, and spendsuch an unbelievable time creating greatmemories throughout the year, and thenwhen it’s time to deploy, having to tell them,especially my daughter who is almost four,that Daddy is leaving for a year, and shewon’t be able to see him until he is doneworking. That has got to be the worst thingever, because you always wonder what if thatis the last time you will see your family.”

A six-year veteran of the Army, Lima-DeAngelis is awaiting his Sergeant pin and isa team leader in a Scout/Sniper/Reconnais-sance platoon that is currently serving inAfghanistan. He is part of the 3rd BrigadeCombat team (First Battalion, 32nd infantryregiment), which is a subordinate unit of the10th Mountain Division based out of FortDrumm, New York. It is Lima-DeAngelis’third deployment after stints in Abu Gharib,Iraq, and Kirkiurk, Iraq. In the middle ofSeptember, Lima-DeAngelis wrote from theZari district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, wherehe was excited about his unit’s progress.

“We recently pushed to the ArghandabRiver for the first time,” Lima-DeAngelisexplains. “And let’s say that it has definitelybeen a wild one. We are the first unit to pushthat far south to the river.”

Since arriving in Afghanistan six monthsago, Lima-DeAngelis has endured the totali-ty of wartime, the reality of losing comrades,but also the thrill of trying to accomplish amission.

“I would have to say my biggest thrill wasa few weeks ago, when we got into a prettygood fire fight and we were pinned down,”he explained in September in an e-mail.“And we used our amazing Air Force anddefinitely showed them up. Oh man, whenyou hear that gun run from an A-10 Jet,everything just stops.”

The military was an option that Lima-DeAngelis thought would make the mostsense given his desire for a challenge andactivity.

Victor Lima-Deangelis ’03

see “lima-deangelis,” on page 41



Headmaster Emeritus T. Holmes Moore ’38was about to enter his senior year at Middle-bury College in the Summer of 1941, spendinga few months on the shores of NewfoundLake playing music for money with his bandthe Black Panthers in Harry Meehan’s JungleBallroom. He played tennis and golf and tookhikes to the neighboring peaks in betweenswims in Newfound Lake. But life would takean aerial twist.

“In spite of our separation from the realworld, we became increasingly aware of thefact that something was wrong with theworld,” Moore writes in his unpublishedmemoirs. “This awareness was sharpenedwhen the Navy announced the V5 program, anewly established program which enabledyoung men who had completed two years of

college and could pass a flight physical toqualify for enlistment into flight trainingto become Naval aviators.”

A few months later, Bud Moorewas learning how to fly and beginningwhat would be a four-year stint in theNavy. Only a few months removed fromplaying music, he was the Junior Ensignon a ship of 2,109 men and the JuniorOfficer in the V (Aviation) Division. Heflew os2u Kingfishers off the battleshipIndiana and embraced the time-drainingprocess of flying the main float seaplaneswith two wing floats. The planes werecatapulted into the air and then returnedto the vessels when they landed on sledsthat were pulled by the battleships.

Moore, who became the SeniorAviator at the age of twenty-two to hisdisbelief, spent most of his time in theSouth Pacific where he transitioned fromthe battleship USS Indiana to the USS NewMexico, another battleship. All the while,his responsibilities were consistent.

“Our job was to take islands backfrom the Japanese,” Moore says of his

flights over the Marshall and SolomonIslands, “and spot the guns firing from theshore—soften them up for when theMarines and Army landed. That was mymajor duty. There was a lot of reconnais-sance. But mostly it was the spotting.”

For his efforts in the South Pacific, he waspresented with the Air Medal for “consum-mate skill and daring beyond the call of dutyin the performance of duty as Senior Aviatorof the Indiana and the New Mexico in theGilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, andMarianas campaigns.”

During his time in the Navy, he managedstop-offs in Pearl Harbor and Australiabetween patrols in the South Pacific. His trav-els continued in 1944 when he was assigned to

T. Holmes Moore ’38

top: Vought os2u Kingfisher, similar to the one

flown by Bud Moore, on the deck of the battleship

USS North Carolina. The aircraft was catapult-

launched (see open catapult on left of deck) and

then retrieved from the water using the crane at

back. above: Bud Moore in 1943.see “moore,” on page 41



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Jason Pilalas ’58 was a stu-dent at Harvard BusinessSchool in the early 1970s

and did not have the sameweekend schedule as many ofhis peers. Once a month,Pilalas hopped in his car and

made the trip to New York forNaval Reserve training. He would returnearly on Monday mornings for classes, aseemingly inconvenient part of life for anambitious young man attempting to cull themost out of his graduate school experience.But few people shared the affinity for theNavy that Pilalas developed and maintains tothis day. For if there was any experience thatpaved the way for his success more than histime at New Hampton School, it was his 23years in active and reserve duty.

“I always loved going to sea,” Pilalas says.“I like being with a bunch of people with ashared mission who are determined toaccomplish the mission.”

And his missions were rarely cruisesthrough the harbor during peace time. Pilalas was not ready for college in the springof 1958 when he left New Hampton beforegraduation and enlisted in the Navy. Hespent six months “chipping paint” as a seven-teen-year-old enlistee before finding his wayto the Naval Prep School. Then the Navy, inexchange for his service, paid his way throughthe University of Southern California on anrotc Scholarship. Pilalas graduated in 1963,and the Vietnam War greeted him with hisdiploma. A young man in his early twenties,Pilalas quickly earned a great deal of respon-sibility. He made three tours in Vietnam andwas the second commander of a ship with 26officers and 260 crew. Though his first twotours included more pedestrian missions,“moving from peace time to war time” and“running with the carriers and supportingMarines,” his third tour proved to be the

most challenging. Pilalas found himself onthe Mekong River in South Vietnam wherehe was on a converted Landing Ship, Tank(lst) that had ten pbrs (Power Boat, River)and Huey helicopters among other resources.The bulk of Pilalas’ missions involved plan-ning and giving orders for the rescue ofdowned aircraft.

“There was so much energy dedicated togetting there, aiding the wounded, and notgetting killed. The most harrowing part ofVietnam was dealing with people who werebadly injured,” Pilalas recalls.

The images from that final tour lingeredwith him in the ensuing years.

“I don’t know that I had post-traumaticsyndrome, but for the first one-and-a-halfyears of my marriage, my wife told me shewould wake up and I would be yelling. Iteventually went away.”

What didn’t evaporate was Pilalas’ passionfor helping people. A loyal supporter of NewHampton School as well as so many charities,Pilalas believes that his experiences in rescuesituations made a profound impact on howhe lived the rest of his life.

“I think the Navy and my experiences inVietnam made me a more caring person,” saysPilalas, who with his wife Rena was the leaddonor for the construction of the PilalasCenter for Math and Science at NewHampton (opened in 2009). “When you areinvolved in saving people’s lives, you get agreat sense of satisfaction and have a desireto do it again. You want to do it again. …Ihave a generous streak that was magnified bymy experience there.”

Pilalas’ loyalty to the Navy never wavered.With his work as an investment titan at theCapital Group in Los Angeles taking himaround the world on business travel and awife and two children, he finally left thereserves in 1981 as a Lt. Commander.

Jason Pilalas ’58

inset: the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,

awarded to members of the US military for service in

the Vietnam War, until the creation of the Vietnam

Service Medal in 1965. top: Jason Pilalas ’58, from

the 1958 issue of The Belfry. above: a Navy Landing

Ship, Tank (lst) in Vietnam.

see “pilalas,” on page 41



When Tristan Poh’02 considers his mil-itary service in theUnited States Navy,his thoughts don’timmediately drifttoward covert mis-sions and complexmilitary tactics.

“Many of thesemissions have longnames and can soundimpressive at cocktailparties,” says Tristan,“but the more mean-ingful missions havebeen humanitarian.My squadron was

called upon to aid in the search and rescue ofthe Air France crash from Brazil and to assistHaiti after the earthquake in 2010. Whetherit was trying to bring closure to the Frenchand Brazilian families or helping guide aid tothe victims in Haiti, the humanitarian effortsput forth by the United States military forceis where our training is most evident.”

For the Poh family of Meredith, NewHampshire, service in the Navy is as muchabout being citizens of the world as it isabout defending their country. A family tra-dition of military service has long been astaple of the success of the United StatesArmed Forces, and the citizens of the UnitedStates depend on the dedication of thisfamilial tradition. The trio of siblings fromMeredith perhaps embodies this more thanany New Hampton School family of the lastthirty years. Alexandra ’99, Tristan ’02, andBrendan ’05 all graduated from NewHampton with exemplary achievements in

and out of the classroom, only to be matchedby their service to their country.

Alexandra “Sasha” Poh spent more thaneight years in the Navy, receiving her officialhonorary discharge in July of 2011. Sasha leftthe Navy with the rank of Lieutenant, andher years of service provided enduring valuesand access into a career as a nurse.

“The Navy further instilled in me integri-ty, honesty, accountability, and leadership,”says Sasha, who earned a Masters in Nursingat the University of New Hampshire, beforebeginning work in the icu at ConcordHospital in the state capital while remainingin the reserves.

Today, Sasha lives in San Diego with herhusband Chris. She is a registered nurse inthe Cardiac Care Unit at Scripps MemorialHospital in La Jolla. Her New Hamptonexperience resonated in her military travelsto Hawaii, Singapore, Dubai, and Australiaand now, as she embarks on civilian life and acareer in healthcare.

“The School’s powerful motto, ‘in a worldthat expects you to fit in, we teach you tostand out,’ was an inspiration to me and itchallenged me to believe in myself and followmy dreams,” Sasha says.

The eldest Poh lives around the cornerfrom baby brother Brendan, who in 2009 wasthe third Poh child to graduate from theCollege of Holy Cross. A Lieutenant JuniorGrade, O-2, Brendan is surface warfare quali-fied and was the Auxiliaries Officer onboardthe USS Princeton (cg-59) until October. Herecently moved to the USS Curts (ffg-38) asthe Navigator onboard. Already, Brendan hasaccrued some adrenaline-inducing experience.

“My biggest thrill as a Surface WarfareOfficer is being able to drive a billion-dollar

top: The Poh clan, back (l–r) Brendan Poh ’05,

Tristan Poh ’02, Timothy Poh; front (l–r) Alexandra

Poh ’99, Diane Poh, and grandmother Peg Plumer.

above: Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft,

similar to the type flown on by Tristan Poh ’02.

The Poh Family: Alexandra ’99,Tristan ’02, And Brendan ’05

see “poh family,” on page 40



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Nick Robillard ’05 is frustrat-ed. Forget about the pains-taking yet speedy recovery he

is making after getting shotfour times on August 19, 2011,while serving his country inAfghanistan. Robillard wants

to be back in the game, with hiscomrades and helping the United States’cause in his highly specialized role as aPararescue Jumper.

“My guys are still out there,” he explains.“It kills me to not be out there with them.”

Robillard does not sensationalize themoments that led to a broken femur, soft tis-sue damage in his leg, and the broken bonesand tissue damage two other bullets caused inhis hand. Rather, he points to the fact that hisskill set demanded more than two-and-a-halfyears of training compared with other United

States soldiers who carry basic training andsix months of preparation with them on thefront lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Robillardcan’t be too specific in his detail of the eventson the day of his injuries, noting that he wasperforming additional ground duties withNavy Seals and Special Forces in Afghanistan.He brushes it aside like a determined athletewho has sustained a torn acl.

“I knew what I was getting into,” heexplains.

Robillard feels more comfortable talkingabout the work he was doing, the almostaddictive nature of finding himself in a war-zone, charged with the important task ofhelping soldiers in need. He is more inclinedto talk about the 70-plus missions that wentaccording to plan.

“Every time we went out it was like ourhands just started working,” he explains.

“There were multiple patients and chaoseverywhere. You always fall back on yourtraining. Everything gets done quickly andefficiently.”

Robillard did not always know that help-ing people as a “PJ” was his destiny. After hegraduated from New Hampton School in2005, he found himself on the Seacoast ofNew Hampshire, working construction andtrying to figure out what he was going to do.College didn’t seem to be the right fit; he wassearching for a passion.

In 2007, he enlisted in the Air Force inConcord, New Hampshire. What followedwas one of the most comprehensive trainingsin the United State Military. There was basictraining for six weeks followed by thePararescue indoctrination for nine more

above: Nick Robillard ’05 (second from left) with his fellow Pararescue Jumpers. inset, below: the Purple Heart, awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the

United States who has been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military on or after April 5, 1917.

Nick Robillard ’05

see “robillard,” on page 40


When Fred Smith ’45 entered OfficerCandidate School in 1953, the son of formerNew Hampton School headmaster FredrickSmith had plenty of people trying to coax himinto service in the United States JudgeAdvocate General’s Corps. Unlike so manyother enlistees who were interrupting theirstudies, Smith already had completed hisundergraduate work at Dartmouth and car-ried a law degree from Cornell. But Smith wascompelled to see the world outside of court-rooms during his time serving his country.

“I could have gone into the jag and livedin New York City or Boston doing legal workand created a good resume, but I decidedthat if I was going to go into the Navy Iwanted to see the world,” Smith says.

That’s exactly what Smith did. FromSeptember 1953 to February 1957, Smithserved his country as a line officer and trav-eled throughout the Pacific.

“I spent three years aboard the USS Platte(a 550-foot tanker named for a river inNebraska) in the Pacific, most of the timefueling, underway at sea, ships of all shapes and

sizes—minesweepers, submarines, destroyers,supply ships, cruisers, and aircraft carriers,”Smith says. “…I served initially as GunneryOfficer. The ship’s complement of officers wassupposed to be 20 but, during all my timeaboard ship, we never had more than 13.”

He also experienced some interestingmoments during his time in the Navy due tohis legal expertise.

“When I was aboard the ship,” Smith says.“I would have to attend special court mar-shalls because I always had to represent theperson who had done bad things. I was alawyer.”

Though military service wasn’t on Smith’simmediate list when he graduated from NewHampton, he knew that public service was inhis future, especially after his corporate lawexperience. When his time in the Navy wascomplete in 1957, he transitioned to a longand successful career as a Foreign ServiceOfficer and U.S. State Department Attorneywith stops in Washington D.C., Mexico City,and Toronto.

For Smith, who grew up attending a sin-gle-room elementary school in bucolic NewHampton and attended prestigious institu-tions, the military provided exposure to aglobal society as well as different cultures inthe United States.

“It was an experience in the Navy,” Smithrecalls. “There were people like me who weredoing it after college. In contrast, the crew,sailors, and enlisted men, the great majoritywere from south and southwest—Alabama,Texas—a different culture. …We wereexposed to different cultures. It was eye-opening, and that’s what I found mostinteresting.” �

top: Fred Smith ’45 (far left in back row) and fellow

officers aboard the tanker vessel USS Platte. above:

the USS Platte (center) refueling two ships in the

the western Pacific in July 1955.


Frederick Smith ’45


William “Bill” Stirrup ’61knew after he graduated fromMarietta College in 1965 that

his draft into military wasimminent. So instead of wait-ing for the military to callhim, Stirrup, who already was

working for Price Waterhousein New York City out of college, enlisted inthe Army.

According to Bill’s father, Al Stirrup, wholives in Florida, his son knew that he wouldhave a different experience if he enlisted.Opting to stay out of the front lines, he wentoff to Officer’s Candidate School and became asecond lieutenant in the financial corp. Mean-while, he got married and served his time whilebased in Indianapolis, Indiana. BetweenChristmas 1967 and New Year’s Day, Bill wasshipped off to Vietnam where he was soon pro-moted to a full lieutenant.

“He was very impressed with the Army,”Al Stirrup says. “He was happy with his serv-ice, and was very willing to go to Vietnam.”

Bill was in Vietnam for five or six months,according to his father. During that time hewrote home to his parents.

“He would write about what was going onand how they would hit the foxholes once ina while,” Al Stirrup says, “but he didn’t doany fighting.”

As Al tells it, Bill was handing out payto soldiers one day in Vietnam when he col-lapsed. He was airlifted to Walter ReedHospital in Washington D.C. where he wasdiagnosed with advanced cancer. Two weekslater, on May 15, 1968, Bill died in WalterReed Hospital. A wonderful man who madethe ultimate sacrifice for his country, BillStirrup—who would have celebrated the50th Anniversary of his graduation fromNew Hampton School this past June—wasposthumously awarded the Bronze StarMedal for service. �

inset: the Bronze Star Medal; Stirrup

received one posthumously. left: William

“Bill” Stirrup ’61 from the 1961 issue of

The Belfry. above: Walter Reed National

Military Medical Center, where Bill passed

away on May 15, 1968. Image courtesy of

the Library of Congress.


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William Stirrup ’61


endeared him to all. …I respected him as aperson with a strong value system whoseinternal compass led him to embrace themilitary life as his duty.”

Thompson believes Crum’s time at NewHampton and the patience of T. HolmesMoore ’38, who called Crum into his officeon occasion, had a profound effect on herlate husband.

“New Hampton molded him into becominga young man of courage and principles,” saidOlivia Thompson, who still lives in Crum’shome state of New Jersey. “His budding matu-rity was acknowledged and rewarded. Hereceived and cherished the medal for themost improved student. He followed hisHeadmaster’s instruction to the end.”

Crum’s passion for his country and hisduty was only surpassed by his commitmentto his men. The military seemed to allow theonce mischievous Crum to embrace hisinnate capacity to lead.

“What I knew from my mother and fromhis pictures was that he was a fun-loving,

weeks. “Every day was the worst of my life,”Robillard says.

Then came the Pararescue pipeline, asuccession of nine different courses includingcombat dive school, survival school, Armyairborne, parachuting, free fall, free falljumper, Air Force emt, and a civilian emtparamedic course. He graduated inSeptember , and moved on to two dif-ferent deployments, one in Okinawa, Japan,and the next in Djibouti, Africa, the latterinvolving search and rescue in a country thatpierced a young American’s emotions.

“We had the opportunity to go intoorphanages. We brought soccer balls andfrisbies, mres and water,” Robillard says. “…Iremember a kid grabbing me and he broughtme out to the field and begged me to playsoccer with him. I almost got heat exhaus-tions we were out there so long.”

When his third deployment arrived,Robillard clutched the adrenaline that was inthe envelope with orders to serve in Afghan-istan. “I was pumped up,” he explains. “Icouldn’t wait to get there and do my job. Icouldn’t wait to get there and help people onthe ground.”

And that is what Nick Robillard has doneand hopes to do soon. Though thePararescue Jumpers have carved out an enig-matic place in the military with theirprodigious training and versatility, Robillardhas learned so much from his service.

“It’s humbled me a little,” he explains. “Idefinitely developed a maturity. And overall,this career field has caused me to become a‘silent professional’—the less you say the bet-ter off. It’s taught me humility. When you areworking in military it’s not about you any-more, it’s about your country.”

Four bullets might have taught others tostay home and figure out the next stop onthe career, but Nick Robillard has foundsomething in which he believes. And his two

warship,” Brendan explains. “In the UnitedStates, there is no more than one percent ofpeople that can say they have accomplishedthis feat at the age of twenty-five.”

Military service has its benefits, but forthe youngest Poh the learning outside theclassroom is the enduring payoff. “I havelearned that anything is possible,” Brendansays. “As long as you work hard, have enthusi-asm, and never forget your goals in life youwill succeed.”

Brendan believes he had a leg up on hispeers when he entered the Navy because ofthe diverse community at New Hampton.

“A lot of the countries on the other side ofthe world have great cultures which are alearning experience,” Brendan explains. “NewHampton prepared me in that I was able tolearn about these diverse cultures and minglewith people who are from different countriesprior to my college experience and the Navy.”

Middle child Tristan lives in the othercorner of the country, stationed in Jackson-ville, Florida, where he lives with his wife. Heis a Naval Flight Officer flying on thep-3c Orion as a Tactical Coordinator andMission Commander. Carrying the rank ofLieutenant, Tristan has been deployed toJapan in support of the global War on Terror,El Salvador to help in the fight against illegaldrug production, and most recently Italy andDjibouti, Africa.

To all corners of the globe the Poh familyhas taken their skills and commitment, and itis the Navy, the United States, so many coun-


“crum,” from page 31

“poh family,” from page 36

“robillard” from page 37

tries, and New Hampton School that arebetter because of three siblings’ shared pas-sion for service. �

nick robillard ’05

wild guy, but in the military where he had aresponsibility, he was a completely differentRob,” Leonard says. “…He wasn’t worriedabout this or that. I can’t think of a betterexample of accountability. He was account-able for his men until the end.”

Each day at New Hampton, hundreds ofstudents walk beneath a plaque with RobertCrum’s likeness on it. The Crum StudentCenter remains a place for students to enjoyeach other’s company, something RobertCrum, a hero, did so well. �


years at New Hampton seemed to havehelped prepare him for every challenge andlife- altering moment in training, Japan,Africa, and Afghanistan.

“All the different cultures that are at nhsreally set me up for success,” he says. “I hon-estly didn’t think anything was that differentbecause I had a lot of friends from aroundthe world.” �

A collector of Naval artifacts who shared apassion for Naval History with then-Head-master T. H. Moore ’38 during his time atNew Hampton, Pilalas believes he was shapedby his Naval experience in a dramatic way.

“It made me a much more mature andconfident person,” he says. “I have been in alot of situations that required good judgmentand rapid judgment and I did well in thosesituations. …Going to the Navy and getting ascholarship opened up everything for me—aprogression of good events in my life. I metmy wife at usc.”

Pilalas certainly gained some wisdom fromthe time when he was an enlisted man to thetime when he was an officer carrying the loadof so many lives in his hands. In addition todiscovering a keen sense of his strengths andlimitations, he developed an appreciation forhis fellow soldiers and its role.

“It’s not McDonald’s that makes this coun-try great,” Pilalas says. “It’s the the peoplerisking their lives so the rest of us can live.” �

“I chose to join the military because Ihave always wanted to fight for my countryand college just wasn’t for me,” he explains.

“I am a guy that needs action all the time,and sitting in a classroom listening to peoplelecture, just wasn’t exciting for me.”

Meantime, Veronica Lima-DeAngelis isthe picture of a proud mother overwroughtwith the fear that is expected when your sonis thousands of miles away in such a precari-ous location.

“Having a son in Special Operations isvery difficult,” Veronica Lima-DeAngelissays. “Victor has had two tours in Iraq andthis one in Afghanistan. Working in the NewHampton community has given me thestrength to persevere during these tryingtimes. … I am very proud that my son is inthe United States Army and serving hiscountry. I feel a strong passion and feel forall who are in harm’s way. Victor chose thispath, and I support him totally.”

Lima-DeAngelis opted to leave NewHampton early to finish his education wherehe could train for tennis, but remains thank-ful for his experience and the values it taughthim. “New Hampton will always be a placethat I will never forget—great memories andgreat people.”

The military has provided enduring lessons.“The military has definitely taught me not

to take anything for granted,” he says. “Younever know when your last day is going to be,and you should definitely enjoy and make thebest of every day.” �

Pensacola, Florida. He was trained to fly thef4u Corsair, a single-seat fighter-bomber, acombat plane that demanded a departurefrom his previous responsibilities. His exten-sive training included a move to Michiganwhere Moore and his colleagues flew count-less training missions. Bud became a skilledaviator of this plane, despite a trepidation-filled final flight that included a spray ofhydraulic fluid in his face.

“I got into the Navy because I wanted tolearn to fly and serve my country,” heexplains in his memoir. “The Navy served mewell. I realized my childhood dream of beinga fighter pilot and along the way learned a lotabout leadership, problem solving, perform-ing under pressure, decision-making andmanaging people.”

These were all skills that helped him in histransition to a life of service to his alma mater.Indeed, Bud Moore led New Hampton Schoolwith the precision and passion of a pilot. �


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“lima-deangilis” from page 33

“pilalas” from page 35“moore” from page 34

diane poh with her son brendan ’05 and daughter alexandra ’99



Adams, Basil R., Jr., usa, 1949Adams, Jeffrey T., usa, 1981Ahl, George W., Jr., USN, 1944Alder, Anderson C., usmc, 1985Allen, Byron A., USN, 1949Allen, Kenneth R., usmc, 1949Allen, Robert M., USN, 1940Ames, Rodney W., USN, 1965Anthony, Tony, USA, 1964Bailey, Walter E., usa, 1951Barlow, Robert S., USA, 1948Bascom, William H., USA, 1965Baston, Prescott W., Jr., USA, 1964Becker, Robert E., usn, 1948Benson, Gardner R., usmc, 1947Bernhard, Leia N. Weaver, usaf, 2004Borrego, Krystal Corbeil, usa, 1999Brax, Harri J., USN, 1949Bray, Stephen R., usn, 1959Brockway, George R., USN, 1945Buck, Conrad F., USAF, 1949Buer, Eric F., usmc, 1984Buliung, Arthur L., III, USA, 1965Burke, F. Thomas, III, usn, 1945Burke, Stephen P., uscg, 1989Burrows, Alicia M., usa, 2000Butler, Howard E., USA, 1945Carey, Daniel M., usa, 1989Carlsen, Alan R., USA, 1950Carter, John P., usa, 1960Casey, William F., Jr., usa, 1957Casterline, Arthur B., Jr., usn, 1947Cates, Richard L., USMC, 1943Cavicke, Richard J., usn, 1949Champney, William A., usa, 1958Charron, Peter C., USAF, 1954Childs, Dale R., M.D., USN, 1958Colby, George P., USN, 1940Conkey, Henry G., Jr., USA, 1946Connare, John A., Jr., usn, 1951Cooke, Bennett W., III, uscg, 1976Coombs, Richard Y., USA, 1947Cowe, Marc A., usaf, 1987Crothers, Jeffrey K., usa, 1957

Crowell, George R., usa, 1938Crowell, William B., usa, 1949Crosby, Carolyn Richards usn, 1981Crosby, Peter, uscg, 1981Crum, Robert H., usa, 1959Cumming, Steven B., USA, 1969Cutler, Hooper W., usn, 1958Delaney, Steven G., usn, 1965Derthick, Allison A., USA, 2010Descary, William C., usaf, 1960Desnoyers, Richard P., USA, 1964Dexter, Clark O., usa, 1959Diaz-Silveira, Jorge T., usa, 1960Dickie, Jason S., usa, 1962Dinsmore, Ronald E., USAF, 1944Doherty, William F., usa, 1947Drake, John E., usa, 1936Drake, William M., usaf, 1943Duffett, John R., USN, 1948Durant, Michael, USN, 1949Dyson, Albert O., usn, 1961Eames, John B., usa, 1960Ecker, J. Arlen, usa, 1982Eddy, Burton A., usa, 1951Edmands, Peter L., Esq., USN, 1957Egner, John, Jr., usa, 1951Eldredge, David W., USAF, 1944Ernst, Charles A., III, usa, 1960Etmon, Sean F., usmc, 1989Evans, Carlton F., USN, 1943Fahy, Richard H., Jr., usn, 1981Fairbank, David P., usa, 1960Farnham, Timothy A., USAF, 1963Farris, Douglas M., usa, 1985Feldman, Robert A., usa, 1960Fendler, Donn C., usa, 1945Ferdinando, Normand V., usa, 1954Fitzgerald, James F., usaf, 1990Fitzgerald, Thomas J., usa, 1958Gallagher, Daniel A., usa, 1939Galletly, Donald R., usn, 1941Galletly, Robert C., usa, 1942Gaudette, Alan C., usa, 1960Gilbert, Francis P., USN, 1945

Gilbert, John J., Jr., USN, 1941Gilmore, David S., usaf, 1974Gilmore, Jefferson K., usa, 1979Glidden, Barrie R., usaf, 1953Glidden, Elmer G., Jr., usmc, 1934Goode, Alan P., usa, 1965Gordon, George F., usa, 1965Gough, Kevin, USAF, 1940Green, Richard J., usn, 1989Greenbaum, Thomas L., usa, 1960Hackel, Alan J., USA, 1957Haff, Carter G., USCG, 1957Ham, Richard L., USN, 1956Hamel, Matthew S., usmc, 2008Harmon, Christopher D., usmc, 1995Harris, Richard E., USMC, 1950Harrison, Webster L., usmc, 1959Harter, Frederick J., USN, 1959Heald, David, USA, 1938Healy, Richard D., usa, 1938Heckman, Debra L., usa, 1974Henderson, Jacob R., USMC, 1961Henry, Karl W., usn, 1965Henshaw, David C., Ph.D., USA, 1964Hill, David L., usaf, 1960Hill, Edmund W., Jr., USA, 1951Hill, William H., III, usa, 1960Hiller, Berton B., usn, 1950Hinchcliffe, John H., III, usa, 1960Hirst, Judith A., usmc, 1973Hoffman, William T., USMC, 1961Holleran, Francis J., Jr., USN, 1944Hollis, Peter B., dmd, usn, 1959Holman, Rockwell, usn, 1944Howley, Bryan A., usaf, 1989Hoyt, Douglas A., USN, 1942Huber, David E., usaf, 1951Johns, Donald L., USA, 1946Johnston, Scott D., USA, 1980Jones, Theodore A., USAF, 1949Kayajan, Armen G., USA, 1938Keane, Garrett P., usa, 2001Kennedy, Thomas R., Jr., usa, 1942Kerchof, William C., USA, 1945

New Hampton School Alumni Who Have Served in the Military(Listed alphabetically, with service branch and last year of attendance. This list reflects the New Hampton School Alumni records. After our Fall 2011 feature on alumni service, we

adjusted our list of alumni veterans, thanks to updates from alumni and friends.Please send corrections and additions to Cindy Buck in the Alumni Office, [email protected].)

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Kimball, Christopher J., usmc, 2002 King, Robert S., USAF, 1966Kirchhoff, Charles W., usn, 1960Kleager, James S., usa, 1992Klein, Christopher M., usmc, 1964Knapton, John D., usa, 1950Knox, Robert, usa, 1937Koutsogiane, Charles M., USN, 1965Kurtz, Robert J., usn, 1946LaFlamboy, Wayne L., usaf, 1953Larkin, Charles D., usa, 1963Leary, Brian E., Jr., usmc, 1993Lemke, Garrett D., usa, 2006Levine, Samuel J., Esq., usn, 1959Liebert, Jacob A., usn, 2010Lima-DeAngelis, Victor P., usa, 2003LiVolsi, Frank W., Jr., USA, 1957Lucey, David T., usaf, 1960Lynch, Kevin K., usa, 1965Lyons, Robert W., USAF, 1944MacGillivray, Earle P., Jr., USMC, 1951MALLERY, Thomas O., USMC, 1950Margolis, Gary F., Ph.D., USA, 1963Marren, Mary E., usa, 1999Martins, Jack D., usa, 1956Masters, John F., usmc, 1958McCamic, Jeremy C., USMC, 1946McDonald, John D., usa, 1991McIninch, Douglas A., USN, 1963McIntosh, Henry H., usa, 1960McKeen, Robert W., usa, 1958Mead, John C., usn, 1960Meckfessel, Ronald W., usaf, 1960Metzger, John T., USA, 1955Middleton, Curtis T., usn, 1971Miller, Hien, usn, 2007Mizell, Jackson P., usa, 2004Moore, John D., USA, 1951Moore, T. Holmes, usn, 1938Moore, Thomas H., Jr., USN, 1963Morganstern, Thomas C., USN, 1949Morrison, Richard D., M.D., usa, 1953Morrissey, William P., USN, 1941Morrissey, Robert A., USN, 1945Mudgett, Donald M., usa, 1963Mullen, Thomas N. T., USA, 1962Nichols, Chester E., II, usa, 1954Noe, Keith F., usn, 1983Norris, Olivia, uscg, 2008

Ochse, Bernhardt A., usa, 1982O’Hara, John P., USA, 1951Paddock, David H., USA, 1964Pearce, Frederick P., usa, 1946Penniman, Mary C., USA, 2011Perkins, Gilbert S., usa, 1960Perkins, Donald F., usaf, 1939Peterson, Richard T., usaf, 1985Peterson, Walter R., usn, 1942Philippi, Eric T., usa, 1959Pilalas, Jason M., usn, 1958Plaia, Joseph S., Jr., usmc, 1991Poe, William H., II, usaf, 1988Poh, Brendan T., usn, 2005Poh, Tristan D., usn, 2002Pope, John A., USA, 1964Provencher, Gregory J., usn, 1993Raftery, Jill A., usa, 1997Rainville, Eugene E., USMC, 1957Reardon, Michael P., usaf, 1955Richards, Edward L., uscg, 1975Richards, Ernest H., usn, 1974Richardson, Hugh B., usa, 1957Richey, James P., USN, 1946Roberts, Erling R., usa, 1959Robillard, Nicholas A., usaf, 2005Rodriguez, Richard S., usaf, 1976Roy, Michael T., usaf, 1997Sadler, M. W., usn, 1959Sanborn, Alan M., usmc, 1959Sanson, Edward J., USAF, 1943Shattuck, James D., USA, 1958Shaughnessy, Kerri Ann, USA, 1996Shaw, Paul S., USN, 1937Sims, Frederick R., Jr., usn, 1941Skidmore, Frank M., USA, 1964Smith, Carey T., usa, 1950Smith, Craig A., usaf, 1973Smith, David L., usa, 1960Smith, Frederick, USA, 1910Smith, Frederick, Jr., usn, 1945Smith, M. D., USN, 1942Smith, Robinson V., USN, 1942Smyth, Philip J., USCG, 1944Snyder, Christopher H., usn, 1996Snyder, Patrick C., USA, 1968Spear, Erwin M., Jr., USAF, 1945Spear, Mark A., usa, 1988Spivak, Steven G., USA, 1963

Sprague, Nathan, usaf, 1999Stachelski, Mark E., usa, 1990Stalker, Donald M., USA, 1965Staples, Joseph M., usn, 1960Starin, Mark S., USN, 1970Sterling, Scott E., usn, 1992Stirrup, William D., usa, 1961Strickland, Andrew P., usaf, 1999SULLIVAN, Alexandra Poh, USN, 1999Swan, Robert S., usn, 1951Tailby, Allen S., USAF, 1972Topercer, Terry J., II, usn, 2006Townsend, Norris G., USN, 1945Tripp, Fred R., uscg, 1961Turville, William S., USA, 1963Umla, Walter E., USAF, 1941Underhill, Robert L., usn, 1949Uttley, Harold A., Jr., usa, 1953Vellucci, Tomas S., USAF, 1947Vohr, James C., Jr., usn, 1953Vohr, Thomas D., USN, 1956Vose, Frank R., USA, 1941Wahl, Robert C., usn, 2001Walker, James H., Jr., usa, 1959Wallace, Robert S., usa, 1959Walton, Mark L., USN, 1993Ward, Owen M., USAF, 1943Ward, Robert N., Jr., usmc, 1970Warthen, John G., usa, 1968Watt, Derek R., USA, 1990Weeks, Robert N., USMC, 1953Westland, Johnathan G., usaf, 2007Whipple, Chandler S., usa, 1939Whitcomb, Barrett S., usa, 1960Whiting, Joel D., usa, 1961Whitten, Bertwell K., usa, 1959Williams, William J., usmc, 1973Winkemeier, Howard R., usn, 1941Winters, Geoffrey J., USMC, 1962Worthen, Christopher S., usaf, 2003Yeager, William L., USA, 1942

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