JAMES PORTER, Class of 1964, was reported slain near the demilitarized zone on January 31, 1968. He graduated from the U.S. Army School of Clinical Psychology and was serving with the Medical Corps and was attached to the 4th Infantry Division in Viet Nam at the time of his death.
Jim was one of my very best friends. We shared a love for all art and painting. After graduation we went our separate ways. I only found out about his death at a visit to the Vietnam Memorial. Jim had just gotten to Vietnam when he died. . . such a loss. Incredibly it's been 46 years since we wished each other the best in life. . .I know he gave me the best in friendship.
I didn't learn about Jim's passing until my 20th reunion, the first I attended I believe. Jim and I used to talk a lot in Political Science class and he had written something in my yearbook that puzzled me so I looked forward to meeting him at a reunion to clarify that message. I'll never know what we were talking about that led to that message. I agree with Gail...Jim's death is a terrible loss.
Gail Cummings (1964)
Jim was one of my very best friends. We shared a love for all art and painting. After graduation we went our separate ways. I only found out about his death at a visit to the Vietnam Memorial. Jim had just gotten to Vietnam when he died. . . such a loss. Incredibly it's been 46 years since we wished each other the best in life. . .I know he gave me the best in friendship.Penelope Brown (Conlan) (1964)
I didn't learn about Jim's passing until my 20th reunion, the first I attended I believe. Jim and I used to talk a lot in Political Science class and he had written something in my yearbook that puzzled me so I looked forward to meeting him at a reunion to clarify that message. I'll never know what we were talking about that led to that message. I agree with Gail...Jim's death is a terrible loss.