An act of vandalism against a symbol of the U.S. military on the UI
campus over Spring Break prompted leaders Monday to stop requiring cadets
to wear uniforms to class.
Authorities are looking for a person who smashed two glass doors at the
Reserve Officer Training Corps office in the South Quadrangle building
and spray-painted such slogans as "Stop U.S. military research"
and "Fuck all wars" on four other UI buildings between March 20
and 21, UI police records show.
"I am not concerned for the safety of the cadets, but I worry that
their uniforms may provoke attention from a person who is looking to aim
his antiwar sentiments at someone," said Lt. Col. Carol St. John, a
professor of military science.
PRETTY LONG LIST OF U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS, WITH NAMES AND DETAILS:
It's here, and some of the names are
doozies. I like "Operation Intense Look" and "Operation
Nimrod Dancer." (Thanks to the Command
Post for the pointer.)
