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TJames said:
Memorial Stadium was built to "memorialize" World War I and II veterans who died serving their country. That is what "Memorial" means.
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No love for the fallen soldiers of the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Vietnam, Grenada (if there were any casualties), and the Wolverines of WWIII as evoked in the 1980's film epic Red Dawn starring C. Thomas Howell and Patrick Swayze.
 

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Sell the NAME rights to a corporate sponsor and help pay for the stadium...in the design though...make sure that you are taking the fan in consideration...allow them to tailgate and create a football atmosphere that is friendly to the fan.
 
4Q_iu said:
Or are you being facetious?

After World War I, city planners conceived a stadium as a memorial to veterans; especially those from Terre Haute.

http://specials.tribstar.com/terrehautestop40/stories/memorial.html

Furthermore, during World War II, the University OWES it's survival to the Navy's V-5 and V-12 Program. That relationship is portrayed via Mr Wolfe's sculpture/statue. http://bill-wolfe.com/sculptures/navy_v12.htm

Because of the war, our enrollment fell to 750! The two Navy programs provided students and $$ to train men as Naval Officers.

There are three particular individuals of note who are ISU Alumni and achieved a great deal of success in the US Military:

• Major General Jack A. Davis, USMC : http://www.facesofvalorusa.com/davis.shtml http://people.forbes.com/profile/jack-davis/34455

• Lt General Kenneth L. Peek, Jr, USAF: Vice-Commander, Strategic Air Command, Commander, 8 AF : http://www.af.mil/INFORMATION/BIOS/BIO.ASP?BIOID=6724

• Colonel John J. Suggs, USAF, Tuskegee Airman : http://www.geocities.ws/isudc/localshakers.html

If you don't know of the Tuskegee Airmen; I suggest you do a bit of research, reading and enlightenment.

In their current 'forms,' ROTC has been present on campus since 1967 for the US Army and since 1982 for the US Air Force.

I doubt a comprehensive study/analysis of ISU Alumni and their military service has been accomplished but perhaps it's time.

Finally, you're old enough (and were probably on campus) when David K Fribley was murdered in Iraq. I say murdered because the :censored: the killed him did so while holding a flag of truce, a violation of the international rules of war.

http://www.indstate.edu/news/archive/2003/april/service.html
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fortwayne/obituary.aspx?n=david-k-fribley&pid=913487

I believe Cpl Fribley was an 'I-Man' (Track & Field).
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Frib was a dear friend and fraterntiy brother of mine, I was a pallbearer at his funeral. I think about him every day and about how much of an impact he had on my life, my wife, etc. He was the best! And he died defending our freedoms (regardless of your political views on the war). He was a great American, great Sycamore and a GREAT FRIEND!
 
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Quabachi said:
No love for the fallen soldiers of the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Vietnam, Grenada (if there were any casualties), and the Wolverines of WWIII as evoked in the 1980's film epic Red Dawn starring C. Thomas Howell and Patrick Swayze.
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I do get what you are saying but considering the fact that Indiana wasn't a state until 1816 (right?) then you couldn't really memorialize soldiers from the American Revolution, war of 1812 (though it lasted through Indiana Statehood)....But ultimately I think we need to memorialize soldiers in general.

I think what will probably happen is that they will go with corporation or donor name of the stadium (ISU seems much more willing to sell naming rights through donation nowadays). But some other have mentioned before we need to continue the tradition of honor our veterans, so having a memorial on the grounds in entirely appropriate and should happen. If that is a statue, if that is a wall or arch or whatever, it is appropriate and should happen.
 
Quabachi said:
No love for the fallen soldiers of the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Vietnam, Grenada (if there were any casualties), and the Wolverines of WWIII as evoked in the 1980's film epic Red Dawn starring C. Thomas Howell and Patrick Swayze.
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As the Institution didn't come into existence until 1865, over 80 years AFTER the American Revolution, 50 some years AFTER the War of 1812, ~20 years after the Mexican-American War AND at the outbreak of the Civil War...

It's not a matter of 'no love,' it a matter of no alumni (or DAMN few alumni) were veterans of those wars.

Should we use Memorial (again), it would be great if the University did a 'scrub' of the alumni databases, surveyed the alumni AND did a census of the true numbers.
 
4Q_iu said:
As the Institution didn't come into existence until 1865, over 80 years AFTER the American Revolution, 50 some years AFTER the War of 1812, ~20 years after the Mexican-American War AND at the outbreak of the Civil War...

It's not a matter of 'no love,' it a matter of no alumni (or DAMN few alumni) were veterans of those wars.

Should we use Memorial (again), it would be great if the University did a 'scrub' of the alumni databases, surveyed the alumni AND did a census of the true numbers.
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Wow dude, you took my post way too seriously. Red Dawn, c'mon.
 

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Dgreenwell3 said:
Does that really surprise you? And just so you know, you forgot charlie sheen, Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson dammit
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With Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson and all those guys, I always wondered what went on around that campfire in the scenes that didn't get into the movie...:eek7:
 
Sackalot said:
Frib was a dear friend and fraterntiy brother of mine, I was a pallbearer at his funeral. I think about him every day and about how much of an impact he had on my life, my wife, etc. He was the best! And he died defending our freedoms (regardless of your political views on the war). He was a great American, great Sycamore and a GREAT FRIEND!
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These are the type of people we need to memorialize. Seriously, great people go unnoticed on a daily basis and they need to be noticed and not by a vague "memorial stadium"
 
IndyTreeFan said:
With Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson and all those guys, I always wondered what went on around that campfire in the scenes that didn't get into the movie...:eek7:
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HAHAHAHAHAHA. To be honest, that movie came out four years before my birth soooooooo :bigsmile:
 

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I made mention of the same name the other day. At least TWO of us like it. I think it is perfect! My guess is ultimately, the "donor(s)" will likely bare the name on the stadium but if it doesn't, I love the sound of it.
 
Quabachi said:
Wow dude, you took my post way too seriously. Red Dawn, c'mon.
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No I got it; I chose to ignore the Red Dawn for a couple of reasons; mainly as it was a pretty cheesy 1980s flick; thought Lea Thompson looked better in All the Right Moves and Back to the Future
 

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I understand Memorial Stadium and have no problem with it. However, I would prefer the concept shown by Veterans Stadium. Depending on what other sports facilities are in the immediate area at the time of construction, maybe Veterans Stadium at the Joe and Josephine Blow (insert appropriate name, names) Sports Complex. Then we could go through this same process for each facility.
 
Sycamore Proud said:
I understand Memorial Stadium and have no problem with it. However, I would prefer the concept shown by Veterans Stadium. Depending on what other sports facilities are in the immediate area at the time of construction, maybe Veterans Stadium at the Joe and Josephine Blow (insert appropriate name, names) Sports Complex. Then we could go through this same process for each facility.
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I like that.
 
Dgreenwell3 said:
These are the type of people we need to memorialize. Seriously, great people go unnoticed on a daily basis and they need to be noticed and not by a vague "memorial stadium"
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Not that this has anything to do with ISU or the football stadium, but the post office in David Fribley's hometown is named in his honor

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2007-10-09/html/CREC-2007-10-09-pt1-PgH11335.htm

And the football field in Warsaw is also named in his honor...
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=37454

Frib was an amazing guy! All these memorials are deserved. And though he would have been very modest about all this, ISU was a major part of his life and so was his fraternity KA. It shows what ISU and the education and experiences gained at ISU can lead to.

So just for all of you wondering, an ISU alumnus has a post office and a youth football field named in his honor.
 
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