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LTC Gerald E. Hadley

(765) 285-2711

gehadley@bsu.edu

 

 

 Dear BSU Army ROTC Alumni:

 We are trying to initiate the BSU Army ROTC Alumni Program.  Since commissioning, many of you have been involved in some pretty amazing activities.  I would like to organize a way for the Alumni to bring everyone up to date on their life experiences and provide a venue for all of you to connect with your classmates.

 If you are interested in contributing information to the BSU ROTC Alumni Program, please send me the following information and you may also send photographs which I will post on our Website:

 Name

Rank

Year of commission

Current Assignment

Any interesting snippets that you would like to share about your career

 

If you know the contact information of other BSU alumni, please pass that along as well.

Please contact me if I can do anything for you.

LTC Gerald E. Hadley

Professor of Military Science

Ball State University

 

Alumni Contact Information:

Sir,

I was checking out the alumni portion of the ROTC web sight and though I'd send you some pictures. I commissioned in 2006 and am currently deployed to Al Asad in Anbar, Iraq with the 76th IBCT. Our mission here is convoy security. I've attached a couple pictures that aren't that great. I have some betters picture that I'll send when I get more time.

Respectfully,                                                                             

Patrick Broderick

1LT, IN

C Troop 1-152 CAV (RSTA)

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Sir-
I was just looking at BSU ROTC’s website. And I thought I would contribute what little information I have.

 Name: Jessica Porter

Rank: Lt

Year of commission: December 2005

Current Assignment Iraq

POC: jyporter@gmail.com

 Jessica Y. Porter

2LT/QM/ 1-293 HHD

SAFETY OFFICER

483-2388

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LTC Girdley,

I am a BSU ROTC alum and decided to check out the website again after a couple of years.  I thought I’d answer your call for information on alumni and I’ve added two current photos of myself.  They were both taken here in Afghanistan where I’m deployed with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).  The first photo is of me singing during a revival and the second is when I received my combat patch.

Name:  Janice Sypolt (Shults)

Rank:  LTC                                                                       

Year of Commission:  1991

Current assignment:  Supply & Services Chief, CJ4, 101st ABN DIV (AA)

Information about my career:  Definitely not on the beaten path that many officers take.  I was branch detailed in the Chemical Corps for two years before transitioning to the Ordnance Corps.  After graduating Chemical OBC in 1991 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, I was stationed in Germany where I got caught in the drawdown.  I was the Division Chemical Officer in the 2d Armored Division (-), Garlstedt (we deactivated) and in the 5-7 ADA BN at Bitburg AB.  When I transitioned to the Ordnance Corps, I moved to Miesau where I was the shop officer for the 6th Combat Equipment Company.  This was in the days just after REFORGER where the CECs housed Battalion and Brigade sets of equipment and maintained them…precursor to the Army Prepositioned Stocks (APS) of today.  I attended the Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course at Fort Lee, VA in 1995/96, after which I was assigned to Fort Hood, TX.  I began as the Current Operations Officer in the G3 of 13th Corps Support Command (COSCOM) and later took command of the 597th Maintenance Company, within the 544th Maintenance Battalion, still in 13th COSCOM.  After command, I attended the Combined Arms Staff and Services School (CAS3) at Fort Leavenworth, KS, and then was assigned to Eighth US Army (EUSA) in Korea from 1999 to 2000.  After Korea, I was assigned to the 1-1 IN BN at West Point, NY as the Battalion S4.  After promotion to MAJ in 2002, I headed to Puerto Rico with United States Army-South (USARSO) as the Materiel Management Center Chief (and later, as we relocated the unit to Fort Sam Houston, I was also the Supply & Services Chief).  In 2003, I was offered a MAJ-level command as the Patriot Training Detachment Commander at Fort Bliss, TX.  After two WONDERFUL years in command as a MAJ, I relocated to Fort McPherson, GA where I was a plans and operations officer in the ARCENT G4 Exercise Branch.  I was the lead logistics planner for the 07/08 BRIGHT STAR in Egypt and spent about 90 days in Egypt over the course of two years.  In 2008, I joined the 101st as the Supply &  Services Chief two months before deploying to Afghanistan.  I was frocked in March and promoted in May of 2008. 

Odd tidbits about my career: 

-       I was selected for the All Army Track and Field Team in 1994 and 1995 where I placed 2d and 3d in the high jump at the Armed Forces Meet.  That was a blast and I was fortunate to have Commanders who supported this opportunity. 

-       I sang the US national anthem at a “home” Montreal Expos game in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2003.  This was when the Expos were trying to save their club and spent half their home games in Puerto Rico and half in Montreal.  They wanted a US Soldier to sing the national anthem and our garrison selected me.

-       I would not be where I am today if not for the Cardinal Battalion.  I do not come from a military family and only took the initial classes my freshman year as an elective.  As I always say, I got too interested in every aspect of ROTC and the Army and was hooked for life.  The Cadre and MSIVs did an outstanding job and I always wanted to give back to ROTC in some way.

I’m married to Jeff, a retired CW4 Blackhawk helicopter pilot/Safety Officer.  He is currently located south of Atlanta until I redeploy and then he’ll move up to Fort Campbell.  He works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an Emergency Preparedness and Response Team/Occupational Health and Safety Specialist. 

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Aloha Sir,

I was commissioned through Ball State ROTC in 1998. Currently, I am finishing up grad school courtesy of the Army's ACS program. Prior to that, I was an Armor and Cavalry officer with assignments as a tank platoon leader and tank company XO in 2-8 Cav and Ft Hood, a ground cavalry troop XO in 4-7 Cav in Korea, and a ground cavalry troop commander in 1-1 Cav in Germany. My staff positions include assistant operations officer at the cavalry squadron level in 4-7 Cav in Korea, 3-16 Cav in Kentucky, and at the division level in 1st Armored Division in Baghdad from 2003-2004. I was also a squadrom maintenance officer in 1-1 Cav in Germany for a time.

Now, I've been assessed into FA34 (Strategic Intelligence) and will attend the required training upon completion of my Masters in Diplomacy and Military Studies at Hawaii Pacific University.

I do have some additional information for you. On your list of previous PMS's, LTC Foley's tenure ended in 1996. After him was LTC Jerry Gill, who I know was there until 1998 when I left, so he also probably was there until 1999 until LTC Warrick took over. Additionally, I am in regular contact with other BSU ROTC Alumns CPT (P) Nick Sporinsky (gets promoted to Major in a few days), CPT Jeff Lowe (curently the J2 of INARNG's JFHQ at Stout Field, MAJ Ben Rex (currently BDE ADJ of 3rd BDE, 82 ABN DIV), and in recent years was in Germany with CPT Steve Crowe and in Germany and Iraq with MAJ Ben Wilkins.

The website looks great!

v/r

Brian Guenthenspberger

MAJ, FA34

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Alumni Day at BSU Homecoming 2009:

     

BSU ROTC alumni cookout prior to game

    

BSU ROTC alumni recognition prior to kick-off

    

BSU ROTC Color Guard at Homecoming game

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Current BSU PMS:

LTC Gerald E. Hadley 2009

Former BSU PMS's:

LTC James A. Girdley 2008-2009

LTC James L. Baker 2006-2008

 

LTC Larry L. Trittipo 2003-2006

(no picture available)

 

LTC Charlynn Saguid 2001-2003

(no picture available)

 

LTC Tim Warrick 1999-2001

 

LTC Gill 1996-1999

(no picture available)

 

LTC William A. Foley Jr. 1993-1996

MAJ Vincent P. Johnson 1992-1993

LTC William J. Ekman 1990-1992

LTC James Flynn 1986-1990

LTC Larry L. Harless 1984-1986

          LTC Donald S. Bergin 1980-1984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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