Class of '64 (September-October 2011 Issue)

Philip McFerrin majored in economics and then completed law school at the University of Virginia before starting his four-year commitment. He arrived in mid-1968 when the war was intensifying. He worked in Saigon and Da Nang in the JAG, adjudicating claims by local citizens for non-combat losses. His responsibilities caused him to go to Hue after the Tet offensive, where he was overwhelmed by the damage. He learned that much of the farmable property was owned by absentee landlords, so land reform was needed. He values his draft-influenced experience, which he describes as "a necessary but unpopular task without any support from the nation at large." He and Thea, a musician, have two married sons and a granddaughter. They plan to attend our 50th reunion.

Tim Brooks came to Dartmouth planning to major in engineering, instead shifted to economics and became seriously committed to WDCR, which 'qualified' him for the army signal corps following ROTC. Service taught leadership, taking responsibility and being proactive to gain the advantage. He led a communication station in Vinh Long (Mekong Delta). He found the locals to be friendly and taught English to ARVN soldiers. Alan McKee, Assistant Officer in Charge of Armed Forces Radio Vietnam, arranged a weekly show for Tim, who hitched to Saigon by helicopter. Tim enjoyed leading, so stayed in the reserves for ten years becoming a captain. Professionally he became a TV network research executive and has written several books about television and the record industry. His current project is a book about the history of WDCR.

Chuck Marsh had an NROTC scholarship. A sociology major and a member of Alpha Theta, he joined the DOC and directed the ski patrol. The Navy sent him to destroyer school, then to Vietnam, though he never set foot on land. His destroyers provided search and rescue support, gunfire support and drone helicopter reconnaissance. Subsequently, he became the flag lieutenant and personal aide to a three-star admiral in Coronado, CA. He retired as a captain from the reserves after 15 years. After active duty Chuck went to Stanford for an MBA. He joined a private company doing shopping center development, a company he now owns. Chuck has two daughters and three grandchildren. His wife Karla is an investment adviser.

Don Bross benefited from high school ROTC then accepted an NROTC scholarship. He parlayed his modified Spanish major into foreign study in Latin America before Dartmouth had established a program there. The Navy sponsored him as a summer 'junior diplomat' in Columbia. Don acquired an appreciation for the history of governments and the influence and importance of the military. Before deployment to Vietnam, Don studied the culture and the experience of the French in Southeast Asia. His time in Vietnam was spent as Officer-in-Charge of a Swift boat near the Mekong Delta, protecting the coast and interdicting ships carrying weapons. Later, Don earned a law degree and a Ph.D. in Sociology. He teaches conflict resolution and child abuse prevention in the Pediatrics Department of the University of Colorado Medical School.