Veteran's Day slideshow featuring historic images of veterans at SUNY Delhi.

1. Salute to Veterans
SUNY Delhi
November 15, 2012

2. Veterans have
figured
prominently in
SUNY Delhi’s
history, beginning
with the first
official college
yearbook in
1922.

3. William La Que
(“Bill”)
“Bill is a good
scout, his only
failing is the
love for his
little daughter,
Ethel.”Record: Member American
Legion; Donald Gleason Post.

4. Orrin J. Eckler
“Orrin’s heart may
well be compared
to the liberal
proportions of his
physique, making
him a friend to
all.”
Record: Joined the U.S. Army of Volunteers, June 17,
1917; was commander of National Disabled Soldiers’
League; member Veterans of Foreign Wars, No.248

5. 4.7 million Americans fought
in WWI. Of these, 116,000
died in service and 204,000
were wounded.

6. Joseph Mangold
(“Joe”)
“One of the main
features about
him is that he is
painfully
punctual, which
is a quality many
of us would like
to have.”
Record: Member Donald
Gleason Post, American
Legion; Lt. Harold Gouch
Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars

7. Henrik Petersen
“Pete”
“Pete the great is a good walker.
He travels the miles in search of enjoyment.
He is tall and quite proud,
Though dresses quite rough.
But a man all around in his studies and play.”
Record: Mexican War, 1915;
World War, 1917 to 1919;
member of Veterans of Foreign
Wars; member American
Legion

8. The first law in the colonies on
pensions, enacted in 1636 by
Plymouth, provided money to those
disabled in the colony’s defense
against Native Americans. In 1776
the Continental Congress sought to
encourage enlistments and curtail
desertions with the nation’s first
pension law.

9. Eugene Bennet
“Bennie”
“Bennie’s quiet
manner and
ready smile have
won him many
friends about
D.A.S.”
Record: Served with the
3rd F.A. at Texas; veteran
of World War; member
American Legion

10. Thomas Russell
Brown (“Brownie”)
“Don’t tell him he
is a fine fellow,
because he knows
that already.”Record: American Legion,
Donald Gleason Post

11. Charles D. Randles
“When Charlie is
around we know that
some business will
be transacted soon,
for he is always so
ambitious and
practical”
Record: World War veteran; 59th C.A.C. Co.,
2nd Division; member of American Legion;
member of Disabled Soldiers’ League.

12. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed the GI Bill of Rights into
law in 1944.
This law assisted 7.8 million GIs
with training and guaranteed
5.9 million home loans. This bill
transformed the economy and
society of the U.S.

13. Senior
Class
History,
1948

14. Aerial view of campus, 1947

15. Senior
Class
History,
1949

16. More than 6 million Vietnam-era
veterans returned from the war
but the percentage of disabled
veterans was higher than in any
previous war. By 1972 there
were 308,000 veterans with
disabilities connected to military
service.

17. SUNY Delhi Veteran’s Club, 1969

18. SUNY Delhi Veteran’s Club, 1970

19. The number of cases for
disability pension payments
increased from $80 million in
1960 to $1.24 billion by
1978; this included veterans
from WWII who reached the
age of 65.

20. Slide 4
SUNY Delhi Veteran’s Club, 1971

21. SUNY Delhi Vets Club, 1973

22. As of 2012, 800,000 recent
vets have gone back to
college.

23. Veterans Day Reception, 2011

24. Slide 4
Veterans Day Reception, 2011

25. In 2012, SUNY Delhi was
named a Military-Friendly
school by G.I.Jobs Magazine
for the second year in a row.

26. Virginia Giles and Michele DeFreece display a
plaque from G.I. Jobs Magazine