He had become a surgeon in the Army and was on his second deployment in the Iraq War. As soon as he graduated, he hurried off to Fort Sill, Okla., for officer training in the field artillery.įast forward to 2004. Duty called with the California Army National Guard.īesides his degree, the Stockton native had earned the rank of second lieutenant after serving in UC Davis’ Army ROTC. in biochemistry in 1986 but couldn’t stay for commencement. “Golden memories,” Dateline UC Davis (May 26, 2006) “Honoring the fallen: Staffer remembers those who did not return from war,” Dateline UC Davis (May 26, 2006) “City dedicates park to alumnus killed in Vietnam,” Dateline UC Davis (May 25, 2007) Digital scans of every page of the Golden Memory Book can be seen in this PDF. See a rendering of what the new wall may look like, in slideshow above.Ĭlick here for a list of all the Gold Star Aggies, each accompanied by class year at UC Davis, branch of service, highest rank and the war in which the Aggie lost his life.
The plans include a memorial wall with an interactive digital display that will provide direct access to each page in the memory book. Soon the book will have a new home, in the MU renovation scheduled to start in the fall. It has a page for each of our Gold Star Aggies - “Gold Star” is a term that surviving family members might use, as in Gold Star Mother or Gold Star Father, to indicate the loss of a child in war - and it is kept in a display case in a corner of Griffin Lounge in the MU. The Golden Memory Book will be on display, and the pages will be projected individually onto a screen. Taps will conclude the ceremony.Ī reception will follow in Griffin Lounge, in the Memorial Union. Kevin Tretter, both from the campus's Army ROTC cadre, present a framed copy of Lt. Vice Chancellor de la Torre will then preside as Lt. The readers: Jay Brookman, Cameron Henton, King Moon, John Paul Wallis, Joseph Wetherbee and Claire White. Taylor’s page from the Golden Memory Book, and after that six student and alumni veterans will read all the names in the book. Veteran Megan Kennedy, who attends UC Davis, will read a summary of Lt. The program includes ROTC color guard (all UC Davis students, some who are cadets in UC Davis' Army ROTC and some who are midshipmen in UC Berkeley's Navy ROTC), the national anthem (sung by student Brian Chiang) and a wreath presentation, as well as remarks by Adela de la Torre, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, and Liam Burke, an ROTC cadet. Thursday, May 22 (reception follows, 5:30-6:30) WHAT: Memorial Day Ceremony, presented by Campus Recreation and Unions
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