Honoring Our Fallen Brothers
by Chris Barrick • July 2008 • 5 Comments •
As Lambda Chi Alpha begins celebrating its first 100 years, it is important to look back and honor all the brothers who have given the ultimate sacrifice of protecting our freedom. One of the pillars of the Associate Member Ceremony is patriotism, and these brothers have lived and died as true patriots. Lambda Chi Alpha has been represented in every major conflict since our founding in 1909.
Buddy Givens Says:
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:06 pmI was unable to see the list of Fallen Brothers on the email version, but I could download the pdf file and see the list. One omission under the Vietnam War list is Frank Elmore Meador, Texas-El Paso ‘71. Frank was killed in Cambodia in the summer of 1973 flying a rescue mission in an Air Force helicopter.
Albert Kimball Says:
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:06 pmI would like to see the list. I served in the Army 1951 to 1973 wartime in Korea and VietNam,
SSG Christopher Mielke Says:
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:18 pmI saw the list on the PDF version, and I don’t see anything after Vietnam… I know for a fact that a fellow Lambda Chi brother died in Tal Afar, Iraq while our unit was there… 2LT Charles Rubado. Unfortunately, I didn’t find out he was a brother until after his death…
Here’s a website to read about him…
http://visitors.polkvoice.com/default.asp?item=1961315
May all our fallen brothers Rest in Peace,
In ZAX,
Chris Mielke
UTEP (Zeta Epsilon) 2000
Bill Richard Says:
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:14 pmI haven’t seen “the list,” so I don’t know if brother Donald Wolstenholme was included, or overlooked, but he certainly deserves to be listed. Don was quite an unusual brother of Gamma Tau Zeta (Ohio State)in the mid to late 50s. From a small agrarian community in central Ohio, Don studied agriculture at Ohio State. He was largely respected by all Gamma Tau brothers of the day, and was fondly known as “animal,” later shortened to “Mule.” When he reached a point in his major where he was allowed some elective courses, he selected several advanced English Literature courses, and displayed a wide knowledge and interest in American poetry, art, etc.
Upon graduation, in 1958, Don enlisted in the Army. Shortly thereafter, he was enrolled in Officers’ Candidate training, which he flunked. He reapplied, was accepted, and graduated high in his class. One of his early assignments was Fort Knox, Ky., where he became the lowest ranking Company Commander (2nd. Lt.) In 1963 he was assigned to Viet Nam as an “advisor” to the South Vietnamese army, which capacity he ate lizard tails and monkey entrails along with his men. He then served a stint as an ROTC instructor at an eastern college, and determined that he intended to retire as a college professor. After a second tour of duty in Viet Nam, Lt. Col. Wolstenholme returned to Fort Bragg, N.C. Once there, he gave his wife some relief from her duties as a wife and mother, and took his elementary school aged children for a weekend at Nagshead, N.C. while she enjoyed some private time. Nobody knows exactly what happened, but he and his young son drowned on the beach there. He is greatly missed by all who knew him. With his passing, Lambda Chi lost a great brother, America lost a great citizen and soldier, and I lost a dear brother and friend.
Jeff Reisdorfer Says:
July 7th, 2008 at 11:16 amIt should be noted, for those who cannot see the list, that you need a free piece of software called Adobe Flash Player. If you prefer not to install that on your computer, you can go back to the main page of this website and view the .PDF version (and download it).
If you are looking for the Adobe Flash Player, you can find it here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash