John Fishel , Army ROTC, applied his International Relations (IR) major to military strategy. The Army activated him after his Ph.D. thesis work in Peru. He went to the Pentagon and worked on the West European Desk, USSR and East Europe, and finally the China Desk. After finishing his thesis he taught IR for 15 years at Wisconsin-LaCrosse. The Army reactivated him; he worked on strategy dealing with counter-insurgency, counter-drug initiatives and a plan to rebuild Panama's police forces, implemented after General Noriega's demise. He now teaches IR at the University of Oklahoma and American Public University. Wife Kim also teaches IR and is an accomplished pianist, who's working to compete in this spring's Amateur Cliburn Competition. They have one daughter, Karina, also a musician.
Lee Chilcote, USMC ROTC, gave four years, over a year in Vietnam. It took another 25 before he could talk about his experiences. After Officer Training School he chose to go to the battle zone, not expecting to be dropped off in the midst of a fire fight. He replaced a lieutenant who had been killed. His first night he lost two men, and it got worse, much worse. Lee concluded his service as a Captain, handling courts martials in his last few months, then went to law school. He practices corporate and real estate law. Emily wrote him during his tour in Vietnam. Married in 1968, they have four grown children and two grandchildren. They cherish their family vacations in Chataqua, NY in their second home.
Stan Herr, USAF ROTC, made a career 'deal' with the Air Force after seeing the research labs at Wright-Patterson AFB. He joined advanced ROTC with a guarantee to be assigned to those labs. His physics major was the entrée into working on several optical missile warning and countermeasure systems. Though Stan had sensitive projects that kept him out of combat zones, his work was largely directed toward use in Vietnam. His experience with infrared missile systems helped him design threat engagement simulations. Stan was very active in the Dayton Dartmouth Club, interviewing for 40 years. He and Ann, a retired stockbroker, have two grown children. Now retired, they love to travel and volunteer.