Norwich to honor alumni and family in memorial service

For Immediate Release
Sept. 28, 2011

Contact: Daphne Larkin
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NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Norwich University brings together alumni, family and friends in honor of 27 members of the Norwich community whose names will be added to the Harmon Memorial Wall in a special service during Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. in White Chapel.

Among the 27 names will be decorated Navy SEAL Brian Bill, NU’01, who died on Aug. 6, 2011, in the largest casualty event of the Afghanistan War. His name will join that of his classmate, Mark Dooley, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2005. Their class will be celebrating its 10th Homecoming reunion.

The 30-minute service will include a reading of the names with a brief biography of each person and will conclude with Echo Taps.

The Ernest Harmon Memorial Wall, named for former Norwich President General Ernest Harmon (1950-1965), is part of the park around the statue of Gen. Harmon. The wall is a standing reminder of individuals who have served Norwich University.

Inclusion on the wall is not exclusive to those killed in action.

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