C Alumni Newsletter

From CAPT Evans, Unit Commanding Officer

What’s Inside:

Greetings from the CO

New Unit Staff

Staff Farewells

Where Are They Now?

Community

Involvement and

Upcoming Events

UM-EMU NROTC Alumni Newsletter 23 September 2013; Volume 3, Issue 1

Greetings from the CO! I hope that this newsletter finds everyone well and energized about our

upcoming year at the University of Michigan. As it is with every new school year,

the Battalion has been a hub of activity between the excitement of newly

indoctrinated 4/C’s and the commencement of classes. This promises to be

another exciting year.

As a matter of introduction to you, in early August I became the new

Commanding Officer of the University of Michigan NROTC unit. With a fulfilling 26

years of active duty service under my belt, I am thrilled to find myself here at Ann

Arbor on one final tour of duty. To answer the question that is probably on your

mind; no, I am not an alumna myself nor do I have any ties to Michigan, but my

family and I intend to make this our home and become Michigan’s biggest fans

– Go Blue! Oh by the way, I am happily married to my wife of 15 years,

Stephanie, and my two boys, Tucker (14) and Tate (12), are attending middle

school at Dexter. We absolutely love this area, and I couldn’t be more excited

than to be working with this great staff and these motivated Midshipmen at the

University of Michigan.

CDR “Lovey” Howell is fortunately staying on and resuming his former duties as

Executive Officer. Lovey has been a tremendous aid in helping me adjust to the

new job. XO, thanks and ‘Bravo Zulu’ for a job well-done leading this Battalion. I

am looking forward to working with you over the next year as we mentor, train,

educate and commission the next generation of Naval officers.

Much of the staff is relatively new. Since the last newsletter, we have added

LTJG Love, USN, and Capt. Kerg, USMC. You can read about them further in this

newsletter. Welcome aboard (figuratively since you both arrived before I did!).

The week before classes commenced, I had the honor of giving the Oath of

Enlistment to 17 freshmen scholarship (with an additional 8 college program)

Midshipmen. The Oath is filled with meaning and purpose that draws deeply on

our core values of honor, courage and commitment. For these newest

Midshipmen this is the very beginning (and a continuance for our upper

classmen and staff) of their journey towards a profession of service and sacrifice

in “support and defense of” a document that speaks to a concept much greater

than ourselves. The officers and staff are committed to keeping these young

men and women on that course.

There is a lot for all of us to look forward to in this semester. Besides the ball

games (not to miss our very professional color guard), we have an upcoming drill

competition at the University of Wisconsin, Veteran’s Day services, our annual

238-mile relay run and the Navy & Marine Corps Birthday Ball.

I am looking forward to meeting and hearing from alumni and parents alike. This

promises to be another exciting year and the development of our country’s

future leaders is second to none in importance. Please come out and see us at

our upcoming Battalion events.

CAPT Evans, Unit CO

Captain Evans was born in 1964 and is a native of Montana. He earned a

Bachelor of Science degree from Montana State University in 1987 and was

designated a Naval Aviator on 15 September 1989 at NAS Meridian. Following

flight school he reported to VA-42 at NAS Oceana where he qualified in the A-

6E Intruder. Upon completion of the Fleet Readiness Squadron, he was

assigned to the VA-34 “Blue Blasters” and made one deployment to the Persian

Gulf embarked aboard the USS EISENHOWER (CVN-69). In 1994, Captain Evans

was transferred to the VFA-106 “Gladiators” for FA-18 Hornet transition training.

He subsequently stayed on with the Gladiators as a flight instructor until 1997.

From April to December of 1997, Captain Evans served as the aide-de-camp to

Commander, Carrier Group TWO, aboard the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67),

making one deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and to the Persian Gulf. In 1998, Captain Evans reported to the “Golden Warriors” of VFA-87 for his

department head tour. He served as the Operations Officer while embarked

aboard the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) for the 1999 deployment in

support of Operation ALLIED FORCE and Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. His

subsequent shore tour assignment was to the staff of the Commander, Naval

Air Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, where he served as Assistant Air Wing Training and

Readiness Officer. Following that tour, he attended the United States Air Force

Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB. In 2004, Captain Evans reported to the VFA-83 “Rampagers” as the Executive

Officer and assumed command in 2005. Captain Evans completed one

deployment to the Persian Gulf onboard the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in

support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. His squadron received the CNO 2005

Safety “S” Award and the 2005 CNO Fleet Retention Award. Captain Evans’

next tour was split between the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He specifically served as the

Principle Deputy to the Chairman’s Legislative Assistant and subsequently as

the Director of Senate Affairs for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for

Legislative Affairs. His follow-on assignment was to the National War College

graduating with a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategies. Captain Evans has over 3000 flight hours and 550 arrested carrier landings. His

personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the

Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Air Medal with Combat “V” (one

individual, three Strike/Flight), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the

Navy Commendation Medal (five awards), the Navy Achievement Medal

(three awards) as well as various unit, service and campaign awards.

New Unit Staff

CAPT Kerg, MOI

Captain Brian Kerg, a native of Piqua, OH, enlisted in the United States Marine

Corps Reserve in 2003. Upon graduation from Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD)

Parris Island, he attended the School of Infantry-East at Camp Lejeune, North

Carolina, and was designated as a 0341 mortarman. He was assigned to Weapons

Company 1/24 in Perrysburg, OH, where he served as an ammo-man, SAW gunner,

81mm mortar assistant gunner, 81mm gunner, and Mobile Strike Platoon team

leader. He completed Officer Candidate’s School (OCS) Platoon Leaders Class-Combined

(PLC-C) in 2005, and graduated from Wright State University (WSU) with a Bachelor

of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religion in 2006. He was

commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in June

2006. In March 2007 he completed The Basic School (TBS) at Quantico, VA and received

orders to Basic Communications Officer Course (BCOC). While awaiting the start of

the next BCOC class cycle, he served at the Marine Corps History Division (MCHD).

Assigned as an assistant historian, he conducted archival research in support of the

MCHD staff, served as a liaison to the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and

wrote for Fortitudine, the historical bulletin of the Marine Corps. He graduated from BCOC in December 2007 and reported to Communications

Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group at Camp Pendleton, CA. He served as the

Radio Platoon Commander and Multiplexing Platoon Commander before being

assigned as the S-6 and Communications Platoon Commander for Combat

Logistics Battalion-11 (CLB-11). He deployed to the Western Pacific with the 11th

Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) in 2009. In 2010 he received orders to Detachment Communications Company,

Headquarters Battalion, and 4th Marine Division to serve as the Inspector-Instructor

in Indianapolis, IN. In 2011 he deployed in support of NATO Training Mission-

Afghanistan (NTM-A) 12.1, serving as the detachment Executive Officer and as the

Site Commander of an Afghan Border Police (ABP) training site in Regional

Command-East (RC-E), Afghanistan. Upon redeployment in August 2012, he

resumed his duties as the Inspector-Instructor. In June 2013, he reported the

University of Michigan to serve as the Marine Officer Instructor. Captain Kerg is a graduate of the Expeditionary Warfare School Distance

Education Program (EWSDEP). He is currently enrolled in the Command and Staff

College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP). He is a certified Marine Corps

Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) black-belt instructor. He holds a Master of Arts in

Military History (MMH) from Norwich University. He is married to Jennifer Arambula.

He has one daughter, Zoe Kerg, 5, and one son, Owen Kerg, 4.

New Unit Staff

LTGJ Love, Freshman 4/c Advisor

Lieutenant Junior Grade Patrick Love is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Upon

graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Navy and served on active duty

for four years as an Operations Specialist. During his four years he served in USS

John A. Moore (FFG-19) and Commander Amphibious Squadron One

completing one 4 month deployment to the C4F AOR and one 7 month

deployment to the C5F and C7F AORs.

After being honorably discharged in 2002, LTJG Love pursued a college degree

in Education, earning a BA in Education from the University of Michigan in 2007.

He then went on to become a high school English teacher in North Carolina for

two years. Following two years of teaching LTJG Love altered careers once

again earning a commission from the Navy after successful completion of Officer

Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island.

After commissioning, LTJG Love reported to the USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in San

Diego, CA. He served as the Main Propulsion Officer, Auxiliaries Officer, Admin

Officer, and signed on to complete a single longer division officer tour as

Assistant Chief Engineer, and assistant Phased Maintenance Availability

coordinator. During his tour LTJG Love completed two deployments, one three

month deployment to the C4F AOR and one Seven month deployment to the

C5F and C7F AORs during which time he qualified OOD U/W, EOOW, TAO, SWO,

and CDO.

Following three and a half years, he transferred to the University of Michigan

NROTC unit in April of 2013. He currently serves as the Freshman Class advisor,

Assistant Professor of Naval Science, and the Surface Warfare Officer. LTJG Love

teaches Naval Operations and Navigation. He will start courses to earn a

Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Michigan beginning in the

fall.

LTJG Love’s personal decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal and

Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal. He has been married to his wife

Leah for 11 years and they have two sons, Trevor (3) and Ryan (2). Both he and

his wife are avid fans of the Wolverines, Tigers and Red Wings and enjoy golfing,

running, and biking whenever possible.

New Unit Staff

During my three year tenure as an instructor at the University of Michigan NROTC

unit, the students, staff, alumni and parents made the decision to leave Active

Duty the most difficult of my life.

It was humbling to know that I would be one of the first military instructors and

advisers to an incoming class of approximately 35 students each year. The

students were raw but had limitless potential and I realized that to help develop

them, I needed to improve my own leadership skills. My goal was to make the

fleet better through my part in training these students, and I hope I was able to

achieve that as a part of the staff team. A large part of me wanted to continue

on in the Navy to watch the further development of these outstanding students,

but I believe I made the best decision for my family and future.

The Navy prepared me well for my new career as Operations Manager for the

Department of Transportation in the City of San Jose. NROTC played an

instrumental part in my development as a person; both as a student at the

University of Washington and as an instructor at the University of Michigan. I have

absolute faith in this program and believe one is better for having participated in

it. Thank you to the students for the achievements, service and dedication to the

program; staff members for making the unit an outstanding place in which to

work and learn; parents for trusting us with their students and alumni for the

continued support. The University of Michigan NROTC unit has left an indelible

mark on me and my wife Giuliana, and for that I am forever grateful.

Sincerely,

Rick Scott

LT Richard Scott

Staff Farewells

CAPT (Ret) Loren Heckelman (Class of 1989)

Capt Heckelman received his commission from the Miami University NROTC. The

Navy then sent him to Michigan and he received his MBA in 1989. CAPT

Heckelman retired from the Navy on 1 January 2008 and after two years in the

private sector with American Funds. He was invited to come back to the Navy as

a civil servant in financial management. He is currently the Director, Financial

Management Operations for Military Sealift Command in Norfolk, VA.

Capt Heckleman has two sons: one graduated from the Naval Academy in 2011

and is serving on USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99) and the other graduated in May 2013

from the University of Virginia and is working in Atlanta, GA.

CAPT Nicole Childs (Class of 2007)

Capt Childs was BnOps in 2006 and graduated in 2007. She then went to OCS in

2007 and TBS in 2008. She was an Air Defense Control Officer stationed at MCAS

Yuma, AZ for 3.5 years. Capt Childs deployed in support of OEF in 2009 and

worked out of Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afg. She ended her

active service as a Captain at the end of 2011.

Capt Childs is back in the state of Michigan finishing up her second bachelor’s

degree in nursing and looking forward to working in intensive care.

LT Kirk Jackson (Class of 2007)

LT Jackson graduated from Michigan in 2007. After graduation, he spent the next

3 years going through flight school in VT-6, VT-9, VFA-125, and VFA-122. He then

finished up at an F-18C pilot in 2011 and joined VFA-25. Capt Jackson did a

WESTPAC with -25 and did operations in Afghanistan, the Arabian Gulf, and

around India and Australia.

He got back from cruise in 2012 and went through the transition to the Super

Hornet and has spent the time since flying in Lemoore as well as doing Red Flag

and a few other operations with the Air Force.

LCDR (Ret) Mark Adamy (Class of 1994)

LCDR Adamy received his degree in Physics from the University of Michigan in

1994. He has since retired as of 2008 and has moved to Lima Peru. He is currently

working as the operations manager for Peru Plast, a flexible packaging converter.

LCDR (Ret) Eric Fretz (Class of 1989)

Eric Fretz is now U of M Faculty as a Lecturer in the Psychology Department,

teaching various seminars and lectures. He remains active supporting the

Student Veterans Association on campus and will be teaching some of the

sessions at U of M's Student Veteran Orientation in September. He completed is

Masters of Science in 2002 and his PhD in 2010.

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

CDR (Ret) Todd W. Rahmes

CDR Rahmes is currently living in Austin Texas with his family. He retired as a CDR

in the Navy Reserves. His career included being an NFO at VP-9 at Moffett Field,

CA, deployed/detached to Iceland, Okinawa, Adak, Scotland, Mogadishu

(when it was a little safer), Oman, Diego Garcia and other far flung places, then

Navy Office of Legislative Affairs in the House of Representatives, then left active

duty, became a Defense Legislative Assistant for an Armed Services

Congressman.

CDR then went to law school back at Michigan stayed in the P-3 Reserves, and

between active and reserve duty probably has close to record total time on top

then-Soviet submarines, joined a law firm in San Francisco and then Palo Alto, was

activated for Desert Storm and flew missions in the Persian Gulf and along the

Kuwait coastline, then was allowed to retire a little early at 17 years during a well-

timed Navy RIF, became a General Counsel for a technology company in the

Silicon Valley, then moved to Austin and opened his own technology licensing

practice representing lots of software and other technology companies. He has

learned how to fly front seat, and now have a new Cirrus SR22T single engine

piston aircraft, and painted it in Michigan colors. CDR Rahmes plans on

attending a couple football games this year. He has two kids almost ready for

college, but both want attend smaller schools than Michigan and I cannot bribe

either one to go NROTC.

Anne Matthews (Class of 2007)

Anne Matthews graduated from the University of Michigan in 2007. She is no

longer in the military as of last year and is currently working in Briarwood IL at

Exelon/Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station.

LT Dan Kuriluk (Class of 2007)

LT Danny Kuriluk was the BNCO fall 2006 and graduated 2007 from the University

of Michigan. He just finished his sea tour as an instructor pilot/ mission commander

with the Fighting Tigers of VP8. LT Kuriluk did 3 deployments, and earned an Air

Medal for missions in Iraq and the Coast Guard Special Operations Service

Ribbon for their part in interdicting 20000+ kilos of coke (about $1.2 billion). He just

checked into Harvard as the Politico-Military Masters Fellow for the next 2 years. LT

Kuriluk will earn his masters in public policy and receive a sub designation as a

naval strategist upon graduation, and hopefully go on to advise in the White

Where Are They Now?

ENS Samuel Dodge (Class of 2013)

ENS Dodge graduated from BDOC with high marks and is currently stationed on

the USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) in Mayport as the Repair Officer. ENS Dodge is

enjoying commissioned life and is anxious to get underway and start working.

LCDR (Ret) P. J. “Josh” Rovero (Class of 1977)

LCDR Rovero is currently at Sonalysts, Inc., VP for weather and aviation information

systems group. Their software is used by airlines, aviation service companies, and

as the forecaster toolkit within the USMC Meteorological Mobile

Facility Next Generation, or METMF(R) NEXGEN.

LT Michael Haberkorn

LT Michael Haberkorn finished his tour on board the USS Whidbey Island (LSD

41) as the Combat Information Center Officer and transferred to the University of

Illinois NROTC Unit. He is the Senior and Junior class adviser and teach Navigation

and Naval Operations.

Richard E. Zuckerman (Class of 1967)

Richard Zuckerman commissioned in the Supply Corps April 1967. He was

assigned as Assistant Supply Officer, USS Northampton CC-1, a “National

Emergency Command Post Afloat (NECPA)” ship. He was then sent to Crypto

School in order to provide assistance to assigned JCS Team in the event the

President was embarked. Richard Zuckerman then served in Northampton until

June of 1969 when transferred to Naval Special Warfare Group Pacific, Coronado,

California as the Sr. Supply and Logistics Officer on the Command Staff. He then

went to law school in 1971 and is currently practicing in Detroit at the White Collar

Criminal Defense and Investigations Group Co-Chair and Partner at Honingman

Miller Schwartz and Cohen LLC.

Where Are They Now?

ENS Patrick Trabert and 2nd Lieutenant Allie Trabert

(Class of 2012) As many of the midshipmen know, Allie and I became married in May of 2012 and

ventured off to the fleet to serve the Navy and Marine Corps as husband and wife.

Allie has since completed The Basic School in March and went to Logistics school

for her MOS. She is currently stationed at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina. I

have been navigating the Submarine Officer pipeline and am currently in the

middle of Prototype and expect to see a boat in January of 2014. So far life in the

fleet has been what we expected, stressful but rewarding.

Back in January of 2013 we found out there was going to be a new addition to our

family! Although this news was scary at first, we quickly saw how spectacular it

would be to have a beautiful baby girl. To summarize the story of the life

changing day I will begin by telling where we both were when Allie's contractions

started. I (Patrick) was working the mid shift (1930-0730) at Prototype on Saturday

September 8th, which happened to be during the Michigan vs. Notre Dame

Game. As many of you might know, my wife gets really into football and you can

probably guess where this story is going. During the third quarter, Gardner threw a

pick that led to a ND touchdown. This caused a, what I have been told,

somewhat large outburst from my wife. A few moments later she received what

would be the first of her contractions. Somewhat in denial she spent a few hours

seeing if it was actual time for our baby girl to enter this world. At 0300 there was

no more doubt and it was time for her to make the call to me. Due to strict

policies in the nuclear community, no cell phones are allowed in the buildings so

Allie had to call the training coordinator's office. Out of this office came a very

anxious Petty Officer grabbing anyone near him asking if there is an ENS "Barber or

someone that sounds like that" attached to the crew. Due to his frantic behavior I

realized that I was most likely the person he was looking for. After a phone call,

and five hours of somewhat fast driving later, I arrived to a wife casually sitting on

a hospital bed watching Sports Center. After a couple hours of hard labor (with

no epidural!) my wife gave birth to our first child. On Sept 8, 2013 at 1407 our

beautiful baby girl was welcomed into our world. Joslyn Michelle Trabert weighed

6 lbs. 7 oz. and has made us both happy as humanly possible.

Where Are They Now?

Paul Hutcheson (Class of 1990)

Paul Hutcheson graduated in 1990 from the University of Michigan and was

selected for Submarines. He is currently with Merck, which develops and distributes

pharmaceuticals, as Captain Team leader.

LCDR Josh Hammond (Class of 1999)

LCDR Hammond is currently a student at the Naval War College on board Naval

Station Newport, Rhode Island. Upon the completion of his studies, he reports to

Portsmouth, United Kingdom, as an exchange officer with the Royal Navy.

Kurt Phoel (Class of 1992)

Kurt Phoel was commissioned in 1992, and was the Scabbard and Blade

commander for the second semester of his senior year. He eventually ended up in

the Supply Corps from 1995 until he resigned his commission in 2003, serving on

both the USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64) and as the Supply Officer of the USS JUNEAU

(LPD-10). Since then, Kurt Phoel have been using the skills as both a contractor

and civil servant in the Army supporting the Army's Logistics Modernization

Program, an SAP based ERP solution for the Army's National level supply chain. He

currently lives outside of Atlanta, GA.

CAPT (Ret) USN Phil Klintworth (Class of 1962)

CAPT Klintworth has served on the USS Remora (SS487), the USS Permit (SSN 594),

the USS Snook (SSN 592), and the USS Sam Houston (SSBN 609). He was the

Commanding Officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN 600), the USS Tautog

(SSN 639), and of Submarine Base San Diego. CAPT Klintworth is currently working in

the commercial nuclear power industry and currently Principal Consultant at Tetra

Tech in Ann Arbor.

Chris Eagle (Class of 1995)

After commissioning Chris Eagle was a west coast A-6 Bombardier/Navigator. He

was deployed on the USS Ranger with VA-145 and Flew combat missions during

Desert Storm in 1991. He Retired from the Navy in 2005 and is currently a faculty

member at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, teaching and researching

in the Computer Science Department where he focuses on computer security

related topics. He is also the author of The Ida Pro Book.

Where Are They Now?

CAPT Douglas Mikatarian (Class of 1986)

CAPT Douglas Mikatarian, a native of San Jose, California, graduated from the

University of Michigan in 1986, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political

Science and his commission.

CAPT Mikatarian’s sea tours were aboard USS SKIPJACK (SSN 585), USS ALABAMA

(SSBN 731) (BLUE), and USS PARCHE (SSN 683). He commanded USS BOISE (SSN

764) from September 2003 to October 2005, leading BOISE through an intensive

Depot Modernization Period followed by a full upgrade of the ship’s tactical

systems. He most recently served as Chief of Staff of Carrier Strike Group

12/ENTERPRISE Strike Group from 2009-2011, participating in the strike group’s

2011 deployment to the Fifth and Sixth Fleet Areas of Responsibility.

Shore assignments include assignment to the Naval Postgraduate School in

Monterey, where he earned a Master of Arts Degree in National Security Affairs.

He served as Director of Students, Enlisted Department, and Director, Officer

Department, at the Naval Nuclear Power School from 1996 to 1998. He

subsequently served as Executive Assistant to the Deputy and Chief of Staff, U.S.

Pacific Fleet, as the submarine force Director of Manpower and Personnel (N1),

and as the Chief of Training Requirements Division at the Joint Warfighting

Center, J7, of United States Joint Forces Command.

CAPT Mikatarian is entitled to wear the Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit

Commendation (two awards), and the Battle Efficiency “E” (four awards), and

various personal and service awards.

CAPT Mikatarian is married to Michelle, also U of M graduate, and has two

children at U of M, Kaitlin and MIDN 3/C Kendra.

Where Are They Now?

Drew Childress (Class of 1987)

Drew Childress graduated from the University of Michigan in 1987 with a degree in

engineering. He served five years on the USS Indianapolis out of Pearl Harbor. Drew

Childress currently resides in Portland Oregon and has put his skills as an engineer

to use in the semiconductor world. He is currently making plans to sail around the

world within the next five years.

CAPT David Durham (Class of 1989)

CAPT David Durham is graduated from University of Michigan’s college of

Literature, Science, and the Arts. He is a drilling reservist currently assigned as

Director Plans & Assessments, NR USFF Maritime Operations Center Enterprise. In his

civilian career, David works in Dahlgren, Virginia for General Dynamics Information

Technology (GDIT) as a Section Vice President in its Navy-Air Force Services

division. His customers include NSWC Carderock, Navy Air and Missile Defense

Command, Center for Surface Combat Systems, ASN (RDA) Director Acquisition

Community Management, PEO Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile

Defense Agency. In his spare time, you can find him on various Michigan sports

blogs and social media sites opining on Michigan sports

1st LT Daniel Erwin (Class of 2011)

1st LT Erwin graduated from EMU with a criminal justice degree in 2011. He was

BnCO in 2010-2011 before commissioning a 2ndLt and heading to the Basic

School, Quantico, VA in June 2011. He then attended Artillery School at Ft Sill,

Oklahoma and upon graduation checked in to 3D Bn 11th Marines in luxurious 29

Palms, CA in June of 2012. Shortly after his arrival, he received TAD orders to deploy

with 3D Bn 4th Marines in support of OEF and began the 6 month workup. LT Erwin is

currently in Helmand Province, Afghanistan with Weapons Company, 3D Bn 4th

Marines as an Artillery Forward Observer. He is married to Neena Erwin. He is

planning on coming to speak to the Unit about the life of a junior officer and

expectations in a few months.

Current Happenings

Every semester, the same volunteer projects come up – giving blood, visiting the

Veterans Affairs Hospital and various other community service projects and

fundraisers. All of these things are great opportunities to reach out and make

someone’s day.

The Battalion again participated in the 9/11 Never Forget Project which places

2,977 flags on the Michigan Diag to honor those who lost their lives during the

terrorist attacks.

Our Battalion as well as the Army and Air Force ROTC Programs are a staple at

home football games, raising the American Flag before the game and

cheering on the Wolverines from the end zone.

The Battalion will also compete in the drill competition held in Wisconsin this

year. All of our teams are practicing very hard, giving up their other free

mornings to practice.

An finally, in the beginning of November, the Battalion will again celebrate its

Marine Corps heritage with the Birthday Ball and the Birthday run where we will

complete 238 miles around the Diag.

UPCOMING EVENTS

10/4-10/5 Wisconsin Drill Meet

11/1 Marine Corps Birthday Ball

11/6-11/8 Marine Corps Birthday Run

11/11 Diag Flag Raising and VA Ceremony

12/13 Winter Commissioning

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a bio for this edition of the

Alumni Newsletter!

We are very interested in catching up with all of you. Please send us a

bio or an update of how you are doing.

We hope to hear from you soon!

For more information about Unit events, pictures, and more please

visit our website www.umich.edu/~umnrotc.

We continue to thank you for your years of service and dedication to

the Navy and Marine Corps.

As always, GO Blue!

If you would like more information regarding alumni functions, please

contact the Battalion Alumni Coordinator MIDN Fahey, at

corsair@umich.edu