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March 20, 2003
Godspeed to Our Brothers in the Military
On March 19th, 2003 at approximately 9:00pm, the war with Iraq began.President Bush's warnings to Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq in 48 hours went unheeded. President Bush stated,
"On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign."
The impact of this event has been felt around the world and especially by the families and friends of the men and women serving in the military. The brothers of the Iota Sigma chapter of Sigma Chi are also concerned about their loved ones in the military. Our chapter has several alumni serving in the military as well as active brothers serving in the Air Force ROTC.
In this time of incredible peril, we wish to hold in our hearts those brothers affected most directly by this event. I, as Webmaster, have tried to collect the names of all the Alumni I could that are currently serving in our military. If any brothers or other readers of this article know of any Iota Sigma brothers not listed who are serving, please email me at tom.mathews@valpo.edu.
Iota Sigma's prayers go out to all of those serving in the military at this dangerous time in history. We wish the best to all of you in the war and hope that you will return to the USA safely. Godspeed to our brothers in the military and to the other troops.
Dan Carlson
Graduated in 2000 with BS in Mechanical Engineering
United States Navy
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Reactor Department as the Machinery-1 Division Officer
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Currently located in Persian Gulf
Keith Fleischer
Graduated in 2001 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering
United States Air Force
Graduated Air Force Officer Training School Nov. 8, 2002
Civil Engineering Officer
Demolitions Engineer
Stationed at Eielson Air Force Base Alaska
Patrick Sanchez
Graduation Date Unknown
United States Air Force
Rank Unknown
Location Unknown
Bryan "Boomer" Kaisk
Graduated in 2002 with BA in Photography
United States Air Force
Enlisted on March 16th, 2003
To begin training shortly
Todd Blum
Graduation in 2005
BS in Meteorology
Air Force ROTC
Cadet Third Class
Dan Santiago
Graduation in 2005
BS in Meteorology
Air Force ROTC
Cadet Third Class
Once again, if you have any information about the above brothers or about brothers no listed above, please email it to me at tom.mathews@valpo.edu.
Posted by Webmaster at March 20, 2003 03:01 PM