{"id":82,"date":"2012-06-19T14:18:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T14:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olewarskule.lsu.edu\/?p=82"},"modified":"2012-09-28T21:11:58","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T21:11:58","slug":"names-of-2-alumni-unveiled-on-lsu-war-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/olewarskule.lsu.edu\/?p=82","title":{"rendered":"Names of 2 Alumni Unveiled on LSU War Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jim Reeves, second from left, father of SOC (SEAL) Robert Reeves, and Victoria Cormier, CPT Aaron istre\u2019s mother, accept etched renderings of their sons\u2019 names from LSU Alumni Association Executive Vice President Cliff Vannoy, Cadets of the Ole War Skule President Norman Deumite, and Secretary of the Louisiana Office of Veterans Affairs Lane Carson. Interim LSU System President William Jenkins is pictured in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The names of SOCS (SEAL) Robert James Reeves and U.S. Army CPT Aaron Dale Istre were unveiled on the LSU War Memorial Wall of Honor on May 30 during the annual LSU Memorial Day Ceremony sponsored by the University and Cadets of the Ole War Skule.<\/p>\n

Both men were killed while serving their country in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Istre graduated from LSU and was commissioned through LSU\u2019s Army ROTC in 2003. He died on March 24, 2012, during a training mission outside Kandahar, Afghanistan. Reeves, who attended LSU in 1997-98, was a member of the Navy\u2019s Special Warfare Tactical Development and Evaluation Group, known SEAL Team Six. He died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Aug. 6, 2011.<\/p>\n

Following the unveiling and a presentation of etched renderings of the names to their families, Istre\u2019s uncle, Joe Delvecchio, and Reeves\u2019s father, Jim Reeves, shared their memories of the soldiers. Delvecchio said Istre was dedicated to serving, and the family joked that he would one day be a general. But they weren\u2019t kidding that much,\u201d he said. \u201cHe would have attained this position had his mission here on Earth with us been extended.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reeves recalled the arduous training his son endured to become a SEAL as well as some of his trials during service such as being shot in the neck and escaping from a roof collapse after a grenade blast. \u201cRob\u2019s enthusiasm for and love of being a Navy SEAL never faded through his 13 deployments and five Bronze Stars,\u201d Reeves said.<\/p>\n

Also speaking at the ceremony were BG Glenn H. Curtis, Adjutant General, State of Louisiana; and Lane A. Carson, Secretary, Office of Veterans Affairs, State of Louisiana; and Interim LSU System President William L. Jenkins.<\/p>\n

Secretary Carson was the keynote speaker at a luncheon held at the LSU Faculty Club following the unveiling. The Bayou Brass Quintet and LSU Music Professor Terry Patrick Harris provided music for both the ceremony and the luncheon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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