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Boston Globe
24-05-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Boston University's Honor Wall profiles students, alumni killed in service to country
His story is included in BU's new 'They're really humbling stories of heroism and bravery that a lot of people kind of overlook nowadays, especially when we think of the importance of that time in history,' said Michael Tozeski, who graduated last week with a master's degree from BU's Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Tozeski spent the last year researching BU students or alumni who were killed in action since World War I. He relied on state and national military records, BU archives as well as outreach to veterans organizations. Advertisement The wall so far includes 28 killed in World War I, 221 killed in World War II, 15 killed in the Korean War, nine killed in the Vietnam War, and three killed in the Global War on Terrorism. Tozeski said it has been 'tremendously humbling' to learn about BU's service members. Advertisement 'It's just been a truly unbelievable project,' Tozeski said. 'Like, really, greatest generation kind of stories.' BU hopes to hear from people with information about other students or graduates who died while in uniform, so that their profiles can be added to the page. The wall was modeled after an online veterans memorial The memorial page launched at the suggestion of John Woodward, BU's director of military education since last year. He had heard there were about 220 service members from BU killed in World War II alone. 'The lack of a comprehensive list of the members of the BU community who made the supreme sacrifice serving in uniform saddened me,' Woodward said in an email. 'My dad and my uncles were all combat veterans of World War II. I grew up seeing how important their war service was to them. They always remembered the comrades they lost in the war.' Tozeski, Woodward's research assistant, got to work. He figures he spent at least 150 hours on the project, spending his lunch hour twice a week at the university's archives center. 'They were able to provide archival material dating back to the turn of the 1900s and were extremely gracious in helping pull records,' Tozeski said of the archives staff. The profiles on the wall also include World War I Army Private WWI Army Private Charles W. Whiting of Avon is among the BU alumni listed on the Honor Wall. Boston University/Honor Wall 'Enemy soldiers were made aware of his efforts, and despite being targeted by field artillery, Pvt. Whiting remained steadfast and continued to repair and maintain the communication lines until he was killed in action,' Tozeski said. 'Such bravery cannot be quantified.' Advertisement While some of the people included on the wall had already graduated from BU before they went to war, many were still students, Tozeski said. 'And they're kids,' Tozeski said. 'That's the other thing that I've been so humbled learning, is that a lot of these were students that gave up their education to go to war, you know, they gave up their lives to serve the country.' Adam Sennott can be reached at
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Santaquin officer to be honored at Utah Capitol on first anniversary of his death
SALT LAKE CITY () — Sgt. Bill Hooser, the Santaquin officer killed in the line of duty last year, will be honored Thursday as part of the Annual Utah Police Memorial Service where his name will be engraved on the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Wall. According to the Santaquin Police Department, its office will be closed to the public for most of the day so officers can attend the ceremony at the Utah State Capitol. EXCLUSIVE: Wife of Sgt. Hooser speaks out for the first time Officers, family, friends, and leaders attend the annual event where they hold flag ceremonies, a service with bagpipes, the release of doves, and a rifle salute in honor of the 150 officers who have been killed in the line of duty in Utah, according to the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial. This year, the ceremony will include the engraving of Hooser's name on the Honor Wall. The Santaquin community has already begun honoring Hooser by wrapping city trees with blue ribbons. The tribute was done last year after his death, and the department asked for community help to do so again for this first anniversary. The ribbons are still available for pickup at the police department on Thursday and Friday, despite the office's partial closure. If you decide to participate in wrapping a tree with a blue ribbon, the department asks that you remove it after National Police Week, which ends on May 17. On May 5, 2024, Hooser was killed by a semi-truck after initiating a traffic stop. The driver, now identified as Michael Aaron Jayne — allegedly fled the scene before making a U-turn into Hooser. Hooser is survived by his wife, Kinda, and his two daughters and granddaughter. Mike Waltz out as Trump's national security adviser: Reports Santaquin officer to be honored at Utah Capitol on first anniversary of his death 'I truly love you': Florida teacher accused of sending 5th grader inappropriate letter 'Absolutely false': Tesla chair denies report that company is looking to replace Elon Musk Fatal crash in Midvale, motorcycle engulfed in flames Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Licking Heights educator, students honored at Red Cross dedication
For Steve Varricchio, community service is in his blood. The Licking Heights business teacher and Distributive Education Clubs of America advisor was honored at the dedication of the new Newark Red Cross Blood and Platelet Donation Center on March 12 for his work to lead successful blood drives in the district and involve students in Red Cross service. Licking Heights and Varricchio were included on the Honor Wall in the new center, which recognizes local organizations and businesses in the Red Cross East Central region of Ohio who go above and beyond in supporting the organization. Six other organizations across the 10-county East Central region were also recognized at the ceremony. 'The fact we got selected is nothing short of amazing. I'm surprised and humbled for myself, and I'm proud to represent the district,' Varricchio said. 'Coming out of how many counties this covers, for us to be selected is humbling. More importantly, I'm so happy that the students and staff who have done the work over 16 years are being recognized.' Varricchio has led the blood drives at Licking Heights since 2010, when DECA took over as the main club sponsor. The district went from doing one blood drive a year to three. 'Since I got involved, we have done 1,465 blood donations to the Red Cross,' he said. 'Each whole blood donation can be separated into three parts, so you can save three lives with every donation. We have saved over 4,000 lives with our donations.' Personally, Varricchio has been involved with the Red Cross since the first time he donated blood as a high school student in 1988. In his lifetime, he has donated more than 10 gallons of blood to the Red Cross. Now, as an educator and club advisor, he views his role as educating the next generation about the importance of blood donations and community service. 'I don't know anyone personally in my family who asked for a blood donation, but we hear the stories over and over,' he said. 'For example, we have a staff member whose daughter's life was saved with a blood donation. You hear stories like that and know it's an easy way to quickly and consistently impact a lot of lives.' Varricchio believes opportunities like participating in blood drives teach students practical skills in leadership, organization, event planning and customer services. It also provides students with opportunities to earn their required volunteer hours for graduation, and instills a lifelong interest in volunteering and community service. It usually takes between 12 and 15 students to run a blood drive. Junior Ilyas Ali and sophomores Dikshya Adhikari and Deepshika Nepal are active volunteers and members of DECA. Ali assists with setup and is a regular donor, while Adhikari and Nepal check donors in and hand out snacks. 'Opportunities like this are important because you get to see how blood drives work firsthand. You learn management, leadership skills and if you donate, you get to help people as well,' Nepal said. Information submitted by Licking Heights Local Schools. This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Licking Heights educator, students honored at Red Cross dedication
