Clemson to dedicate Scroll of Honor Memorial
April 14, 2010
CLEMSON, SC – April 14, 2010 – Nearly 500Clemson Tigers have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to theircountry. They will be memorialized during the dedication of the Scrollof Honor Memorial at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 22.
“Clemsonhas a proud tradition of military excellence, dating back to itsfounding as a military school,” said Clemson President James F. Barker.“It is an honor to dedicate a memorial that will stand to remind us ofthe efforts and ultimate sacrifice of so many Clemson veterans.
RetiredMarine Corps Col. Larkin Spivey, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, willspeak during the ceremony. Spivey commanded infantry and reconnaissanceunits in combat and was trained in parachute, submarine and specialoperations. Spivey is the nephew of two alumni recognized on the Scrollof Honor – twin brothers Edward R. Norton and James A. Norton Jr.,members of the Class of 1942 who were killed during World War II.
Thededication ceremony will honor a veteran from each major conflict andfeature comments from individuals representing the organizations thatsupported the memorial. Major donors and volunteers include the Classesof 1954, 1958 and 1959, IPTAY, the Clemson Alumni Association, theClemson student body and the Clemson Corps.
“It truly is movingto see how many volunteers supported the project and worked tirelesslyto make the memorial a reality,” said retired Air Force Brig. Gen. HapCarr, past chairman of the Clemson Corps and co-chairman of the Scrollof Honor Memorial project committee.
“We are thankful for thehundreds of alumni, friends and family members who have helped us makethis memorial a reality,” said retired Col. Danny Rhodes, past chairmanof the Clemson Corps and co-chairman of the Scroll of Honor Memorialproject committee.
The Clemson Corps started maintaining a scrollof names in 2002 to recognize alumni killed in the line of duty. Thegroup always had a vision of erecting a memorial in honor of those lost.The Corps was established in 1999 as an Alumni Association constituentgroup to help raise funds to create scholarships for ROTC cadets and tohelp perpetuate Clemson’s military history.
Information onadditional honorees, as well as progress of the memorial construction,is available at http://cualumni.clemson.edu/scrollofhonor.
