jeremiah walsh World War II Navy veteran, serving in the Pacific aboard the USS Auburn.

’55 Donald Hildebrand now writes historical novels, including The Community House, published by iUniverse, a Barnes and Noble publisher, on August 26, 2006.

He and his wife, Sara, live in Nashville. I came out of the war knowing I needed more schooling, and I had the chance to get it.' After graduating from Vanderbilt Law School, Rice had a lengthy career in industry and state governing, serving as state attorney general in 1974 and state insurance commissioner from 1969 to 1971. 'You learned that one man had to be in charge, and every man had to do his job,' he said, noting that he and his shipmates gained confidence from each battle experience. 'We wanted to get the job done and get home alive.' Rice joined the Navy after graduating from Lambuth College, serving on the USS James O'Hara Attack Transport, which won several battles in the Mediterranean and the Pacific. 'None of us went into this looking to be heroic,' Rice said. Rice was one of three World War II veterans who wrote and presented an account of his wartime experience at Lambuth College in April 2006. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. During Charlie's 50-plus years in the legal profession, his practice focused on business and commercial matters, environmental law, litigation and appeals. The attorneys and staff of Stites & Harbison contributed the puppy's $1,750 sponsorship fee to Southeastern Guide Dogs, which allowed them to name the puppy 'Charlie' in honor of Mr. The puppy will then complete six months of advanced training before being matched with a blind recipient. Until Charlie is 18 months old, he will spend every weekday at the law firm, and evenings and weekends with volunteer puppy raiser and Stites & Harbison marketing director Becky Dan. The firm's staff is helping train and socialize the puppy in preparation for a career as a guide dog for a blind person. Warfield, a founding partner of the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison, welcomed to the firm a namesake, 'Charlie,' a Labrador retriever who is the third guide dog to receive training at Stites & Harbison. Send it to Grace Renshaw, Vanderbilt University Law School, 131 21st Ave.

Jeremiah walsh World War II Navy veteran, serving in the Pacific aboard the USS Auburn.