Maj. Glenn Moore ’90 earned a Bronze Star and two Army Air Medals as an aviator in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. He was later deployed to Iraq where he led Bravo Company 159th Aviation Regiment in nearly every major battle in the war. He recently wrote: “The picture of me holding my first-born son, Justin, was on the day of my return (from Iraq). We had him delivered 10 days early via C-section so that I could see him for a couple days before I left for Iraq. Leaving a crying 7-day-old to go off to war was the toughest thing that I had ever done. So, that day in the picture was an awesome and memorable day for me.”

1st Lt. Jonathan Bender was deployed to Baghdad on March 17 as executive officer for Charlie Company, 1-13 Armor Battalion. His unit was responsible for patrols in a northwest sector of Baghdad. His daughter, Grace Louise, was born July 10 at Fort Riley, Kan., where wife Laura Kilmer Bender ’99 and Grace live.

Room 115 in Winton-Scott Hall has been designated the “CPT Tristan N. Aitken Memorial Classroom.” Aitken, from the class of 1995, was killed in action April 4, 2003, while leading a convoy near Baghdad International Airport. The convoy was ambushed and his vehicle struck with a rocket-propelled grenade. Rarely seen without a smile, Aitken will be remembered for his accomplishments. His love for people shall serve as inspiration for cadets, and for all.