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Battalion Thanllts Maj or Norfolk For Hi~ SerV~ce

CMAJJack Dwyer

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Immediately tpereafter - serviceat hisretirementceremony

~ I remember aSkll1g mys~middot o~25 Jartu~ry 1996at0700~ middot CtTC Monica Scales attemIted

middotmany tirn~while studying tactic~ middot middotThE cerentonyheld to express the depth ltgtf feelings the middot

or map relding What am i dOUlg iIlSid~ L6ftU~ Centerwas simple b~ttaJlon and in particUlar the MS

~t the RotCbuilding at 8pm7 yetdignified With the battalion Wis h~ldfor ~ajorNorfolk Aft~~ However then I would realiZe ~at stand~g at atte~tioni CSFC Ben trying fruitlessly tocome up~ith middot

the person helping me was pUtting Rost read~ajorNorfolks ~itation middot middotmiddota succinctdesdiptipn of what tile in doubl~ duty After ~ssi~tirig formiddotthe MeritQriousScentrviceMedal yenajor had a~c~~~lished h~r~~e

me he stillhadt~retiimh~~~ andretirement otdemiddotrsmiddot LTC middotaitd~hare thedutiesa~s6ciated OBrlenspokeof the Majors - -

bullRememberingmiddot withfailierhoodandmaciage~ middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddothistoryOf army serric~ aiM middot middotTheColonel

th~keo himf~i hi~ ~y bull bull middotmiddot C2LT PatrickShane

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middot middotNotreDameLosesTwo-Legendsriiiiisectiiiijiiiiiiiiiii iflmiddotmiddot respectsmiddottoColonelJohnJq~middoteph

Stephens At th~ age of 83 Th~ - ~

~ Colonellllosthis fight against middot

caI1c~r His life was long and verYmiddot middot ~

full andthose ~h6we~e forttiriate

enough to havekrlownhim will miss him dearly Thenumerous

and varied pepplem attendance at

Members of the NOlre Dame Drill Team led by CCPT Tim Wickhtim march afthejunera(offormer PMS Colonel John Joseph Stevens The iadets were part ofa 21-gun salute detail to Honor The ColonelFuneral services for Maor Gmeral Francis L Sam son ~erecohducted durin thesanie middotweek

Articles On Pages 1 amp

See THE COLONEL on Page 3

Cadet FeatureArticle Inside

See Pages 4 amp5for the Secret Behind Cadet Emily Lords Musical Success middot

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Lettet from the Professor ofMilitary Science LTCQBrien

The week marking the end of january and thebeginning of February was a tough middot week The weather was dangerou$ly d)ld---dipping under 15 degrees below zero 1gtefore weeks end It didnt get bright outside until well after 730 in the inomLng----~i1dlight was fading by 430 iritheaftemooh The Christmas holidays were a distant menwrywithspring

break Qvera month and a half away Evenmiddotthegroundhog felt the lack ofnurth in-the week middot scurrying back into its b~rrow after seeing itsshadowami therebyliprorrUsiitgisix Il10re weeks of dreary winter

Weburiedthebodie~ of two ltgtf njyheroes during that toughweek Colonel Jack - Stephens and MQnsignorPrancis sampson both staunch suppottetsofthe FightiW Irish ~

Battalior both ~3years old died within a few daysomiddotfeachottermiddot

Colonel J~ck Stephei1~ was the PMS oftheFightffiIrish Battalion from 1964-98 He was the person mosfresponsihle for the Shamrock qejngdesignated by the U$Army

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Department ofHenildry as the distinctive unit insignia for ourbattalion~n~ siinple feat His contrlbutiofS to both lheUS Army and Nottemiddot Darrte arEegendary He and Mrsmiddot

Stephenswereregul~rs atbattaJiori funCtibns--Ican still picturethero sitting togetherat amiddot Presidential Review ora VeteransDayRetrea~ ceremony He made a difference in others

1ives

Mo~i~orFr~n~is SaIIlpson)ivecra fulllif~apiain ltgtfaUnit in th~ 10lstwith tTIreecombat parachute jumps in yvWII twice ~aken POW awarded theOistinguished SerVice Cross (~condonly to the Medal ofHonor) and the P~le leariserviCein the

~ bull l ~ Korean War risingthrough the ranks t6becomeahVo star general and Chief ofChaplains e shy

President ()f the USO and SpeCial Assistah tio the President of Notre Daine for Rorc AffairS Tohis dYiig day hecontinuedto middot~brkwith a Catholic high schqoI-fuSiotlx Falls 50 His love for theArnjy ~as obviousne requestedto be buried inhis Arn1Y uniform

~ ~ middot after his death He too touchedandmademiddot a differenlte~ peaples f lives

1 h~te~akesf viewings andf~erals~Ye my intellectual side says itshouldbea

time for rejoicing as these noble persons ale at lastenj6ying their heavenly rewC)rds at peace

with their Maker Th~ ache in qlyheart howeverismiddotnotswayedbY this reasoning Jwill middot missmiddotthephysicalpresence 6Hhose who have died I am moved by the sorrow and pain of other friends ~uld family The end ofthe temporal lives of these persons is too recenttoo middot fresh In ~)Ur miOds to not be ()verwhelmed with the pam of our own loss of their company

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Oespitethis there was no way thatiwould miss ~ither ofthesefuneraJs~ -I w~ted to be fullya part of remenihering thesegre~tIi1en 1wanted to do what I could do to comfort middot

middotmiddot their families ard friends I wanted to do what I could to saya final thanks to these men fo~ their Coltrioution to each of us 1 partiCipated in their fuIlerals to horior the memory of these great people

shyThe weather will change Were in for somegooQ weeks ahead One thing will not

improve-wellnot have the physica presence of these two heroes withus again Lets do middot all we can to keep their spirits alive in us and in our actions

LTeOBRIEN

The Shamrock

(THE COLONELjrOIl J)

attendance at the fUperal were a

impact he irtaqe in his life

Military personnel were

ui~re to ~niember ~ soldier l

Colonel St~phens served in the

_ Philippines during WoddWarrI

After th~ war he becamea military

~ ttache in I~diaand adviser in middot

Turkey an~ SOllthKoreej and

fii1allyhe~d ~fth~Army ROTC

program here atN-0trepune bull D himiddotmiddot middot th ili h Majorfoljolk addressesthecadets atthe eiose qfhis retirementc~~moR) urmg middot s years ir em middot tary emiddotmiddot Amiddotj middotmiddothmiddot fi 11 hd di d II h k dh fi hi middotmiddotmiddotIrr IS arewe speec ca et~ In VI ua ) tall e 1m or sserylce -received~UmerQt1~ awards - i

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inchlding the Legion opound Merit the Rugby teap1 members ~

came to theBasilicato rememberSilver Star the Bronze Star with

two oakleafdustets and the middotan middotadvisor and coach seiving~as

Purple ~e~t bullbull the ~~giyteamsfa~ty a~~isbr middot Faculty staff and CoionelStepherls broJghtclass

-administr-ijto sftommiddotthe middot an~ di~ty toa $port~hich - University were in att~~ndcinC~ to fr~qUeritlYlackssuch a

~ertle~ber a f~llow ~ork~r lJpon cc)mbinatio~ lie often ~

retiring from the Army iit 1968 denr~nstratedhis physical

~ Thec61~nel te~eq upwithEd middot prowessbydoing mOre puSh-~ps M6os~ KIcausein the athletic ~thilI1~yonemiddotonthet~~iUd h~ middotdepartment Serving as Ed never misse~ th~oppothmity to

Kratises ii~ht-himd man the tWo give youngmen lessons onlipounde dose friends would be all but The field on~hich Notre Dame

insepa~abl~ Even after offi~iaUy Rugby plays is named ill his

retiiing fro~ his ~ostas associate honor

athletic director in 1982 Colonel The various backgrounds

Stepnen~ ~ontinued to work art of the visitors tp Sacred Heart

s~ecial proj~cts and assist Basilica had on~thing ~ common

subsequent Athletic Directors Co19nel John Stephens had I

The Colonel mqintajned an touched their heart May he

officeinthliIACCuntil only a few always do so

months ago

(RETIREMElXt from1) ~ ~

cadetmiddotBattalion Commander

chillacteriud yenajor Norfolks

s~iyice peifectly~$~~selfless

~tTt middotScales aiSo

pres~n~d the Major ~it9 a

m~nwrablemiddot ~oliag~~tompiled and

matted byCIILTfuenfTadsen~

FInallyMCljor Norfolk _

with ~durtlp inhisthro~t

~p~ed seveiai ~ords of

wisdoxn to the battalion and

conduded Yvithaheartfeit

fare~elL After theceremoqYi

ev~ry cadet apptoaChedmiddotthe Major

and expressed the~ gratitucie for

all he had done Major Norfolk

may be gorie hut will not be soon

forgotten by the memlers of our

battalion

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Beginnings FullofPromise ---=--==-=--~------------------

CSFC Heidi Urben at Ca~p All-Americ~ and assessintothe

W~bster defines diverse as middotmiddot highlyselective br~rtlthofMilitary

somethingdistinct inkind~ or~like Intelligence

anything else Uponmeeting ~he m~lti- ROTC has changed my life Lord

talented~ uniqu~and at~omplished Emily -admits lII l ve met some of the best friends

Lord one soonrealizes that even the word Tli ever havel

~lverse is insufficient to describe this But as Lordill also admit ROTC is _ particuhi~ t~det only one part ofE~ilys life For example middot

rhos~ who know Emily only through the honor stude-nt spent her sophomore year

ROTC might be unaware that the middot cmiddot ab~oad studying inSpain -middot an e~petieilce

_ -UhassumingMSIV fr0i1 Mass~chusetts is an Lord says openedltereyes to a new middot

accomplished mU$ician andmiddot buddi~g st~r - perspective oillifeSp~in _

Like her fello~ seniorsm themiddot operates cita muchslower FightjnIrish pace lt was the best thing

-__ Battalionshe has thatcould)lappe~ toine1

qlietiy gone about h~d time to think~botit her duties thisyeartheAnny- andlny fufue

se~ing ~s Alpha I traveled everywhere

Company Cmninan~er things and m~stand Bathtlion S5 shy

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-to kriowEmily you so~gtn more time t~ spel1d

realize that she is nota on my mtlsic ~ I -_

typkal cadet middotmiddot IV1usic certainly is

She will be the first to the definirtgand I~oStyisible

_ admit to you thatwhile facetol Emil-yslifet0ciay Even asa child

growing up a future in the Arrny Lord knew that mtisicwould alwaysplay a was prob~bly the furthest thing from her partiri her life Growing up listening to

mind Nevertheless she arrived at N~tre middot Elvis -Presley ahd JohnDenvetinfl~~nced middot Damein the fall of 1992 an eagerbut Emily to try an early stab at songwriting 111

nervous freshman and MSImiddotcadet Looking ~ro~emy first s~ngwheril was ~ th~ fourth

back I was s0irltimidated that first year grade Lord reminisces withasmi~e~ My

Lord remembers Yet threeyears latershe friend and I used to put on shows for Our

~ent on to achieye oneof the highest scores parent~ in the basement of o~r house

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What is most int~resting is that ~mily With graduation looming one song L~rd never even wanted to play the guitar standsout and has quickly become ~

Well not at firs~ -When Iwas a kid I v favorite for the seniors who~rill soon have

actUallYwanted toplay t~ banjo the tosay goodbye The lyrics toThrough the

senior confi~es with a laugh But my mom Tears aresiInple but touchirtg I wonder if lt()nvinced me to try guitar lessqns inst~ad a year hom nowi~ thmgs are gonna

chang~and howdI do the years before I Each song is very personal e~er 1~new you~ name ~butI wish upon

fot m~ andTthinkjtsbett~r your i~ve anci tears and the~like drifters O~y for eachperson-to have~hell ~ anQperi sea~ stbPsometirneandthlnk 6f me

own personalinterp~etat~onIl soohI~l1 b~ hereWith y~u ~gain

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right choice by remempering th~ir BeginningsI bull

She describes her music as raw

a2oustics aild her fanS like tQ thinkof her ~ as a crds~ between th~ Indigo Girlsand Tori Amos Her CD hasm~de he~alocal

gt ce~ebrity arid its songs c~n b~heard fom the-pac~edCorbypound Pub ~n ThurS(iay rught

~ t~ th~ quiet halls of any d~rm Oha Soodaymiddot

afternoon Arigelina alld Hey Joe have

become ~~u~eh~ld~aines aridare played

with the fr~tiehcy of any Billy Joel or Elton Jelm ballad

Her popularity is so~~ghoncainpus that Lmdha~ ee~recei~edphone callS

from strangers asking her to explain the

meaillltgs to so~e of her songs However

she is often reticent to tell people- I think

that bytellingpeoplewhat the song means

cau~es thesong to lo~e something ~ach EmiliLordgiows wiih pride after presenting M(1jor

song is very personal for ineaIidI ~ihk its Noifolk withhis Battalion retirement gft amatted collection ofmentorable photographs better for ~achperson to have their9~

personal in terpreta tion

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What is most int~resting is that ~mily With graduation looming one song L~rd never even wanted to play the guitar standsout and has quickly become ~

Well not at firs~ -When Iwas a kid I v favorite for the seniors who~rill soon have

actUallYwanted toplay t~ banjo the tosay goodbye The lyrics toThrough the

senior confi~es with a laugh But my mom Tears aresiInple but touchirtg I wonder if lt()nvinced me to try guitar lessqns inst~ad a year hom nowi~ thmgs are gonna

chang~and howdI do the years before I Each song is very personal e~er 1~new you~ name ~butI wish upon

fot m~ andTthinkjtsbett~r your i~ve anci tears and the~like drifters O~y for eachperson-to have~hell ~ anQperi sea~ stbPsometirneandthlnk 6f me

own personalinterp~etat~onIl soohI~l1 b~ hereWith y~u ~gain

LQ~dsfriends in the Fightit Irish

Witllthe~uccessful s~ash ~elease bfher Batt~1iori vm be sad to see the seniorleave -

first CD~B~girumgs its probably-safe to b~tcan ~l~ay~ trrink backo~ the fond ~~ay th~t ~ticent~ingwith th~ g~itarwa~ the Inemori~~theYve shar~d throtightheyear~

right choice by remempering th~ir BeginningsI bull

She describes her music as raw

a2oustics aild her fanS like tQ thinkof her ~ as a crds~ between th~ Indigo Girlsand Tori Amos Her CD hasm~de he~alocal

gt ce~ebrity arid its songs c~n b~heard fom the-pac~edCorbypound Pub ~n ThurS(iay rught

~ t~ th~ quiet halls of any d~rm Oha Soodaymiddot

afternoon Arigelina alld Hey Joe have

become ~~u~eh~ld~aines aridare played

with the fr~tiehcy of any Billy Joel or Elton Jelm ballad

Her popularity is so~~ghoncainpus that Lmdha~ ee~recei~edphone callS

from strangers asking her to explain the

meaillltgs to so~e of her songs However

she is often reticent to tell people- I think

that bytellingpeoplewhat the song means

cau~es thesong to lo~e something ~ach EmiliLordgiows wiih pride after presenting M(1jor

song is very personal for ineaIidI ~ihk its Noifolk withhis Battalion retirement gft amatted collection ofmentorable photographs better for ~achperson to have their9~

personal in terpreta tion

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-General FrancisL Sampson a Notre 19 1 g44 During the Korean war he Dame graduate~ passed away on j~inped wilh the 187th Airborne January 28 1996- His career in the DivisionHe was ordainedmiddot ii military ~In(r the religious life was Monsignor on Augusr18 1967 and longpnd distinguished After was soonprorrtoted to -the ninkof graduating from Notre Dame in 1937 Maj1 GeneraL He reured from the he attended StPauls seminary in Stserv~ce on Jlll~31 1971 but served PauiMN and was ordain~d a priest bull as the ROTCspecial assistanr to the on Junel 1941 He was preside~tofthe University of Notre commisioned as anAnny Chaplain in Dame from 1983-1986

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Army ROTe Goes On-Line CILT Jeff Catalina

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remember what tiine the ROTC

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publication Finally one can visit

tlte E-mail Forum containing

the e-ntail addresses of Cadre and

numerous alumni of theFightin

Irish Battalion

The WorldWide Web has

undergone a terrific expansion

over the pasttwo years Notre

Damermy RO~C is one of many

tohaveeag~rlyjumped on ~e dir~cto~y arui even syllabi for the information superhighway~

military science classes Future

middot planicili for the Cadet

Haitdbook to b~ plpceqQTllke

Such a detailed~ reso~uc~ wo~ld be

bullh~ipful to all cacietsespeci~ly ~

whenall dorm rooins are

middot netWork~d for access to ~he middot

middotinternet stCltingmiddotthis Fall

The 1Nebpage has aphoto

provide it w~althmiddot ofWormation to middot scrapbook mntahung pictures of

cadets past presentand future c~dets 6ver the pastfew years

AI1yone in the w6rldcan ~d the Shunrockon-line artgt

middot access the ~ightin~ Irish Battalions

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middotLT CtaigRom~ 95 and ~e the lt

openIDg screen cont~ins a list of

liriks to several different sections

The fitsi s~cti6n ~Army

ROTC at Notre Dame is geared

towards prospective cadets These middotmiddot

students ~an read about our

program itshistoryexp~~tationsmiddot Cadetack Dwyer lnd his dauiSusan Riemann enjoy the loint- and benefits Another section Military Ball atSouth Bends Union Station Fomany seniors

this was the lasi military ball of their ROTC cdreers~

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