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In the strong uniting
Power of this
Brotherhood

That unites all generations of
Omega Mu brothers,
One-to-another, we

Remember in
Profound humility,
Honor, reverence and

Respect all Omega
Mu Brothers who
Served in the hellish

Soul-waking and
World-Shifting
Chaos of war,

And, most importantly,
Our Omega Mu
Brothers who made

The costliest exchange
In war, and we
Know that

These brothers are
With you, O God,
In their eternal life

Just as you were
With them in their
Waking mortal life,

And for that we
Praise and
Thank you,

For in the rich
Historical history
Of Omega Mu,

O God, there have been
Many Omega Mu
Brothers who

Honorably, admirably,
And unforgettably
Kept faith with

The very deepest of
What it means to be
An Omega Mu Fiji,

Who by word and
Act believed that
There was only

One way to be:
That a life lived in
Service to others

Is a life worth
Living for and
Dying for since

The Spanish American
War, and every war
Thereafter:

The Boxer Rebellion,
Chateau-Thierry,
North Africa, Germany,

Northern Italy,
Korea, Vietnam,
And Beirut,

And in the
Skies over our
Country, from
New York to Colorado,
Testing and training in
New bombers,

Who, with determined
Grace, vigilantly
Defended with

Selfless purpose
Principles we
Each cherish:

Liberty, freedom
And the right to
Dissent.

Bestowing upon
Us by their
Death during war,

The mandate that
We exercise these
Rights with

Careful consideration
Because they cost
A great deal to

Defend in battles
In the past, and in
The battles of today.

And each of them was
And will continue to be
A fine portrait of an

American citizen,
An American soldier, and
Omega Mu Brother

As character and
Courage were not
Sometimes things

For these brothers, and
All of our Omega Mu
Veterans, and

Our bond with these
Brothers will never
Be broken,

For the bond of
Brotherhood that
Started in 1874

With our QTV brothers
Exists today, and
It always will exist, for

“It is a fearful thing
To love what death
Can touch.”

And it is fitting to
Recall that fifty years,
On this very day

April 22nd, 1967, in
Bien Hoa Province,
South Vietnam, an

Omega Mu brother was
Killed in his helicopter, and
Seventy-five years ago an

Omega Mu brother was
Killed Near Kasserine Pass,
Tunisia, fighting against

Rommel’s Afrika Korps, and
A little over 100 years ago
Another

Omega Mu brother was
Killed while leading his men
Up Hill 212 during the

Battle of Chauteau-Thierry.
And such is the nature of our
Historically linked

Omega Mu Brotherhood,
That we loving name
Each Omega Brother this

Evening, with grateful
Veneration for their
Ultimate service to our

Nation and who
Now live
Grace-to-grace

With You in heaven.
And are whispering
Heartfelt Thanks

To each Omega Mu
Brother gathered here at
Pig Dinner

That the ultimate lineament
Of their courageous
Spirit is being honored

Tonight, and that it
Never be forgotten
In the full historical

Memory of this
Nation and our
Omega Mu Brotherhood.

Spanish American War:
Charles C. Scott

World War I:
Willett Clark Barrett
Ira Miller Bradbury
William Hewitt Knowlton
Anthony Percy Schneider, Jr.

World War II:
Joseph Sebastian Boulos
Frederick Melville Cogswell, Jr.
James Frederick Dow
Hamilton Higgins Dyer
Laurie Jones Greenleaf
Stewart William Grimmer
George F. Kehoe
Charles Leslie Pfeiffer
Frederick J. Shepard, III
Arthur Leu Teall
George Brewster Walker

Vietnam:
Paul Lewis Stimpson

Other:
Ricky Michael Bean

O God, may the
Silent, eternal
Spirit and character

Of these named
Omega Mu Brothers
Continue to illuminate

The spiritual, fraternal
Whole of our
Omega Mu Brotherhood,

For what is born between all
QTV and Omega Mu Fiji
Brothers’ is forever.

Fraternally, 
Chip Chapman, ‘82

Perge!