Reflections 2009:Reflections v4 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

DEAR ALUMNI:The touching letter at right,previously mailed to ourManlius School alumni, isreprinted here because it soaptly captures the signi -April 2009Dear Brother Old Boy:The first time I visited The Wall was to find my roommate, Steve Haight ’67A. After Ifound his name and made a rubbing, I looked at all the personal mementos that lay atthe base of the black granite. Pictures, flowers, unit patches, teddy bears; all manner ofitems left by comrades and loved ones. One that caught my eye consisted of two onedollarbills held in place by a can of beer. Written on one of the bills was:ficance of this June’sdedication of our newKorean and Vietnam War“A debt so long unpaid and the beerI promised. In memory, with love.”Memorial. We invite all ouralumni to be present at thememorial dedicationservice, which will be heldon campus duringClambake Weekend, at11:30 p.m. on Saturday,June 13.We Old Boys also have “A debt so long unpaid.” Our fellow Old Boys who died in WorldWars I and II have memorials that were transported from the Manlius campus and nowoccupy places of honor at the DeWitt campus of Manlius Pebble Hill School. We OldBoys made a pledge to remember our brothers every time we sang:“The name we bear unites us therewhere friends shall never part.”The Old Boys who died in Korea and Vietnam will be given their due honor at this year’sClambake. You can be a special part of this remembrance by sharing your memories ofthose who died. Write us a letter; send us an e-mail, and help us pay tribute to those ofour brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice. But most importantly, be at Clambake onSaturday, June 13 at 11:30 p.m. for the official dedication ceremony.20MPH REFLECTIONS 2009To the right are two lists of names, representingthose who will be on the memorial. If you have anyinformation about anyone whose name is notlisted, please let us know before the lists are,literally, cast in stone. If you would like tocontribute by helping us underwrite the cost of thememorial, your gift would be greatly appreciated.We are also symbolically honoring those whoserved during these two wars. We would like tohonor all we can, so please let us know of any otherOld Boy who should be included.Share your memories; share your stories; but, mostof all, please plan to share this day with yourBrothers. Hope to see you there.Sincerely,John P. Ellis ‘67HQP.S. Memories of those KIA can be given to thealumni office or brought to the service to be shared.Please contact Maureen Anderson, director of alumnirelations, at manderson@mph.net, 315/446-2452,ext. 136.Korean War KIADonald D. Arnold ’45AJules T. Bouckhuyt ’45 BBrice G. Cargin ’47HQWilliam J. O’Donnell ’46CJohn W. Sample ’47ACornelius E. Scott ’38HQFrank F. Sherman, facultyElmer Wainman ’49PHDonald Welch ’45 BVietnam War KIADonald R. Bonko ’56CPhilip C. Craig ’59CRichard H. Ferguson ’63CJohn W. Foreman ’61CStephen Haight ’67ACarlton Harris ’62B ??Donald Judd ’62ARobert R. Little ’56HQCharles Munson ’56B ??Robert Rera ’66BJohn P. Roe ’61BDee W. Stone ’60B