Summer 2024
A fallen Cougar, at last home
Washington State College alum Captain Donald Harvey Froemke died in World War II and his remains finally came back to Yakima. » More ...
Veterans
Winter 2022
Waiting to exhale
It’s a rendezvous in a trusting environment for military kids—whose families sacrificed for their country. » More ...
Spring 2022
Briefly noted
Short reviews of books by Washington State University alumni » More ...
Summer 2021
Pilots for the presidents
On parallel paths as Marine Corps helicopter pilots, Jeff Tontini and Dan Ircink took to the skies. » More ...
Winter 2020
Profiles of valor
The Fallen Cougars Project aims to honor the legacy of former students who served in the Second World War and made the ultimate sacrifice.
Some 200 servicemen with ties to Washington State College—now WSU—died in World War II. Learn about a little more about their lives, deaths, and service to America here.
Charles Noble Kirkham
Charles Noble Kirkham (x’45 Mech. Eng.) was a pilot aboard the U.S.S. Shangri-La at the beginning of June 1945 when the aircraft carrier was preparing for the invasion of the Japanese island of Kyushu. During that series of airstrikes, Shangri-La’s airmen faced their strongest resistance to date—and suffered their heaviest casualties.
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Winter 2020
Fallen, but not from history
A new project memorializes the stories of Washington State University alumni and students who died in World War II. » More ...
Winter 2020
The faces of small farms
Despite the hurdles, a new crop of Washington small farmers are finding their way into the field. » More ...
Winter 2019
Veterans preserve history
Veterans are now curators of ancient lives at Washington State University through a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers program to catalog archaeological finds. » More ...
Winter 2018
Peace for the wounded warrior
Since the earliest days of the republic, Native Americans have stepped up to defend the United States at higher rates than any other ethnic group.
From General Washington’s inclusion of Tuscarora and Oneida warriors at Valley Forge, through the world wars and Vietnam to today’s conflicts in the Middle East, Native Americans continue to answer their cultural calling to serve.
Traditionally, these soldiers were welcomed home with healing ceremonies that helped reintegrate them with the tribe and wider society. Compassionate medicine men, and women, used time-honored practices to mend the emotional, spiritual, and physical trauma of war.
“Unfortunately, the U.S. government banned Native religious ceremonies … » More …
Winter 2018
Gold mettle man
Poles planted and ready, Sean Halsted ’92 waits at the starting gate for the 15-kilometer cross-country skiing race. It’s March 2018 at the PyeongChang Winter Games and he’s wearing the signature red cap and striped jersey of the U.S. Paralympic team.
Behind sunglasses, Halsted glances at the grandstand filled with thousands of cheering fans, colorful flags, and jangling cowbells. Cameras point in every direction and he catches a glimpse of himself on the jumbotron. Though the Air Force veteran has competed all over the world, the enormity of the event is overwhelming. His eyes turn back to the countdown clock where seconds creep by until … » More …