tuckerhat
05-12-2004, 07:58 PM
I'm from the northeast, an area where enlistment is relatively lower than from other areas of America. Thus the losses of Operation Iraqi Freedom were distant to me, people from places I have never been to. However the recent death of Nick Berg has finally hit home. I am currently an undergrad in the Engineering School at Cornell University. I recieved this in my email today.
It is with deepest regret that I write to inform you that Nick Berg,
brutally murdered in Iraq, was one of our former undergraduate students; he
studied civil engineering at Cornell from 1996 to 1998.
College constituents who knew Nick remember him as an outstanding student
and a caring individual with a passion for helping people. During his years
at Cornell, he arranged his class schedule to spend a semester in Uganda,
studying abroad and putting his education to work in local construction
projects to develop appropriate technologies.
Nick was a regular on the dean's list, and his engaging personality made
him a favorite of faculty, staff, and students. We extend our sincere
condolences to Nick's family and friends and assure them that the Cornell
Engineering family shares not only their grief but also their memories of
an exceptional young man.
Please note: There is, obviously, a great deal of interest in this from the
national and local media. The Cornell News Service has asked that, for
accuracy and consistency, all requests for information be forwarded to News
Service Director Linda Grace-Kobas at lg16@cornell.edu or 255-4206.
Sincerely,
Kent Fuchs, Dean, College of Engineering
It is with deepest regret that I write to inform you that Nick Berg,
brutally murdered in Iraq, was one of our former undergraduate students; he
studied civil engineering at Cornell from 1996 to 1998.
College constituents who knew Nick remember him as an outstanding student
and a caring individual with a passion for helping people. During his years
at Cornell, he arranged his class schedule to spend a semester in Uganda,
studying abroad and putting his education to work in local construction
projects to develop appropriate technologies.
Nick was a regular on the dean's list, and his engaging personality made
him a favorite of faculty, staff, and students. We extend our sincere
condolences to Nick's family and friends and assure them that the Cornell
Engineering family shares not only their grief but also their memories of
an exceptional young man.
Please note: There is, obviously, a great deal of interest in this from the
national and local media. The Cornell News Service has asked that, for
accuracy and consistency, all requests for information be forwarded to News
Service Director Linda Grace-Kobas at lg16@cornell.edu or 255-4206.
Sincerely,
Kent Fuchs, Dean, College of Engineering