On This Day In Penn State History
by BSD on Jul 18, 2008 6:00 AM EDT
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July 18, 1918
Lt. Levi Lamb, a lineman and three year letter winner on the teams of 1912-1914, is killed near Soissons, France, while leading his army platoon against a German stronghold. He is one of two former players to die in World War I along with 1912 teammate Red Bebout who is killed on a French battlefield on September 29, 1918.
In 1952 Penn State's first student athlete scholarship fund was founded by the Lion's Paw Alumni Association. The endowment was named the Levi Lamb Fund in his honor and still exists to this day.
- Information obtained from the Penn State Football Encyclopedia by Lou Prato
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The Ultimate Sacrifice
Does PSU have a monument to those graduates that made the ultimate sacrifice? The University opened six years prior to the Civil War so there must be a significant number of names to honor.
Recently, PSU graduate Lt. Michael Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan. If a memorial does not exist, one needs to be built.
Reg4
by Regulator4 on Jul 18, 2008 7:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lone Survivor
If you want to read a book about what happened to Lt. Murphy in the SEALS read Lone Survivor. It is by Marcus Luttrell, who was with Mike on his final mission. I have no finished it yet, but it is very good.
by psuphiman80 on Jul 18, 2008 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
USS MURPHY
i just found out that the Navy has named the next destroyer the USS MURPHY in honor of Lt. Michael Murphy. Quite an honor.
Reg4
by Regulator4 on Jul 22, 2008 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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