CMC Veteran Experiences

If you would like to share your story or nominate someone to share their story, email Robin Bartlett ’67 at Robin.Bartlett@ClaremontMcKenna.edu.

Lauren Jeans '24 in military fatigues holds a rifle and bouquet of flowers.
Lauryn Jeans ‘22

While First Lieutenant Lauryn Jeans ‘22 has not been on active-duty service for many years, her assignments have had her crisscrossing the United States from Ft. Knox, KY to, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, to Ft. Bragg, NC, to Ft.

Black and white photo of Gilbert Ferrey '64 receiving a military award.
Gil Ferrey ‘64

Before transferring to CMC in his Sophomore year in 1962, Gil Ferrey ‘64 and a buddy spent four-months in an East German prison.


Russ as a young man in the service, seated on stacked bags of sand.
Russ Chung ‘67

Russ Chung ‘67 has done a lot. He has checked all the boxes at CMC and throughout his military and civilian careers.

Black and white photo of Dale Jacobs '66 in fatigues outside his camp.
Dale Jacobs ‘66

Dale Jacobs ’66 has a penchant for swapping. In Vietnam he swapped with a buddy who liked to go out on ambushes but didn’t like Civil Affairs calls on Montagnard villages.