Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Visit to Natick Soldier Center
On Friday, 8 February 2008, the Commodity Support Team (CST) hosted a visit to the Natick Soldier Center by 10 cadets and staff from the Northeastern University Army ROTC Program. After receiving a NSRDEC Overview briefing, the ROTC students visited the DoD Combat Feeding Directorate, the Camouflage Evaluation Facility, the Doriot Climatic Chambers, the Center of Military Biomechanics, and the Shelters Pavilion. The tour was very well received and many of the cadets expressed an interest in working at the Natick Soldier Center during the Cooperative Education (work study) Program.
POC: Joseph Cooper 508-233-6239
Veterans Day 2007
On 10 November 2007, Northeastern University conducted its second annual Veterans Day Memorial Ceremony at the NU Veterans Memorial. The Northeastern University Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 2006 to honor Northeastern University students and graduates who died in service to their country.
There are 279 names on the Veterans Memorial. Each soldier, sailor, marine or airman is remembered with a sturdy individual medal dog tag. The Northeastern University family lost one member in World War I, more than 240 in WWII and two in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This year Staff Sergeant Rob Pirelli of Franklin, Massachusetts was added to the memorial. His entire family was in attendance. Additionally, more than 20 members of the 10th Special Forces Group from Ft Carson, Colorado were present for the ceremony (photos). Many of the 10th SFG Green Berets, including his commanding officer, who attended the ceremony were with SSG Pirelli when he fell in combat.
LTC (P) John McClellan, ROTC Professor of Military Science was the Master of Ceremonies. Northeastern University President Aoun was a guest speaker. Major (Chaplain) Robert Williams of the Natick Soldier Center gave a very special and moving invocation at the Memorial Ceremony and at the Annual Remembrance Ceremony conducted by the Northeastern University Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) Alumni Association.
Conducted an hour before the NU Veterans Memorial Ceremony, historically on 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 15 members the NU ROTC Alumni Association and 2 members of 10th Special Forces Group solemnly read the names of all 279 soldiers. Joseph Cooper of the TACOM ILSC is president of the NU ROTC Alumni Association.
Alumni Readers - John R Power 63 E, Richard Curtin 72 BA, Eric Waxman 11 CJ, Emily Moore 04 Bouve, John Xenakis 63 BA, John Madden 73 E, Joseph Cooper 75 CJ, William Maloney 68 BA, Jason A Sokolov 63 BA, Randall C Craig 64 E, Stephen Brainard 64 BA, Glory Williamson-O'Neill 11, Bouve, Thomas Desmond 73 LA, Leo Lazo 51 BA, Donald J Thieme 67 BA, Alexa Del Greco 97 BB