Marquette University NROTC - Porthole Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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MMANDING OFFICER ROBERT BRENT HARRELL CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES NAVY muuwqum-

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if is From The Commanding Officer The young man of today is faced with a great challenge - the challenge of the times. If there is one word that characterizes today it is change. The world has seen more change in the last decade than it has in the past century. In fact there has been more change in the last half-century than in the entire history of mankind - technological change, social change, change for the better and change for the worse. Everywhere today there is a great need for men who are aware of the times and have the quickness of mind to COpe with challenge - the challenge of change. In no field is this more true than in the United States Navy. The modern Navy and Marine Corps has a great need for well educated officers; not only officers with engineering and physical science backgrounds, but those with liberal educations and backgrounds in the arts and humanities. The opportunities open to you are many and challenging. The alert and aggressive young man will take advantage of them. To our graduating class of 1969, our newly commissioned Ensigns and Second Lieutenants, I wish you Godspeed, fair winds and following seas, smooth flying and happy landings, and good luck in any endeavors. Having been associated with you the past two years, I have confidence that you will meet the challenge. To our new Freshman class, iiWelcome Aboard? I hope your years at Marquette will be pleasant and rewarding. Your challenge is immediate and obvious. Today more is expected of a college student academically than ever before. For you in the NROTC Program this is especially true. The next four years will be difficult. Do not be deluded into thinking otherwise. Your reward will be a university degree and a Navy or Marine Corps commission - both are worth working for. 53

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Commander Russell S. Eaton Executive Officer Mme-o YYM A a M Mwmww ,0sz M '0' www, Rev. Bartholomew J. Quinn, S.J. Coordinator of Military Affairs 55