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External Partners Alumni Search Submit Return to home Search Search About About Olin Home Why Olin Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Leadership & Strategy News & Media Events Contact Us Programs Programs Home Explore Our Programs BS in Business Administration MBAs Specialized Master's Doctoral Executive Education Dual Degrees Faculty & Research Faculty & Research Home Faculty Directory Research Research Centers Olin Brookings Commission Olin Award Student Resources Student Resources Home Career Services Center for Experiential Learning Entrepreneurship Academic Calendars Student Organizations For Current Students For Military Veterans Admissions Admissions Home Scholarships & Aid Attend Program Events Visit Olin Ask a Student Student Profiles Request Information Refer a Candidate External Partners Alumni Memorial Day: A tribute poem from an Olin alum May 25, 2018 By Guest Blogger 2 minute read Home News Memorial Day: A tribute poem from an Olin alum Leonard Adreon, BSBA ’50, is a Korean War veteran, a corpsman who chronicled his experiences in a recently released memoir, Hilltop Doc: A Marine Corpsman Fighting Through the Mud and Blood of the Korean War. The memoir marked the first time in 60 years he had confronted and told the stories of the gruesome experiences he faced in war. He recently returned to campus for&＃160;a public conversation about his book, moderated by Olin Dean Mark Taylor. &＃8220;I didn&＃8217;t say a word to anybody,&＃8221; Adreon&＃160;told the&＃160;St. Louis Jewish Light. &＃8220;A lot of us decided that the smartest thing to do was to go on with our lives and put it behind us. What we experienced and endured was horrendous. It was better forgotten.&＃8221; After the war, Adreon returned to St. Louis and&＃160;spent 36 years as the executive vice president of The Siteman Organization.&＃160;a real estate management and development company. He was an active advocate for the building and real estate industry throughout his career, serving in advocacy roles around the world and in Washington, DC. Adreon has also been a leader at a variety of charities focused on child welfare and volunteers as a facilitator for writing classes in Washington University&＃8217;s&＃160;Lifelong Learning Institute. He offered this poem to Dean Taylor in late April as a tribute to fallen US soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines. Remember Forever I am aloneamong the silent stonesIt&＃8217;s early morningThe sun creeps throughsparsely scattered cloudschases the night awayA cool gentle breezetingles my skin Row after rowmarble stoneson a carpet of greenEach curved at the topstanding proud over the gravea small religious symbolabove the etched name of one who servedand the dates of a shortened shattered life I&＃8217;m here to visit my sonresting quietly with other soldiersToday is his 40th birthdayIf he could talk to mewhat would he sayWhat is the message I should carry home I sit on the small benchclose my eyes and listen Dad, you&＃8217;re here, that&＃8217;s what countsWhen I went away I knew the scoreDanger lurked with every stepMost guys made it and came homeSome of us ran out of luck I tried to do my bestfor you and Momfor Jamie and HelenI longed to hear your voiceFeel the warm hug of your love try to remember me Dadand all who lie beside meRemember me foreverRemember them forever About the Author Guest Blogger From time to time we have professors, students, staff, alumni, or friends who are not regular contributors, but want to share something with the community. Be sure to look at the bottom of the post to see the author. Contact Us For assistance in finding faculty experts, please contact Washington University Public Affairs. Monday&＃8211;Friday, 8:30 to 5 p.m. Sara Savat, Senior News Director, Business and Social [email protected] &＃160; Kurt Greenbaum,Communications [email protected] Twitter: WUSTLnews Share article Apply Now Visit Us Request Info One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 [email protected] 314-935-7301 News & Media Events Faculty Directory WashU Center for Career Engagement Washington University home Olin Links Sitemap Privacy Policies Title IX Accessibility ©2024 Washington University in St. Louis