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Seventy-five years after his war service, Sperie Perakos 38 wins the Legion of Honor. Brita Belli Sperie Perkaos ’38 at his home in Connecticut last year. View full image Sperie Perakos ’38 will receive France’s highest recognition, the Legion of Honor, on October 29 at his home in Connecticut. The award will recognize Perakos’s actions on the battlefields of France during World War II. Perakos enlisted in the US Army in 1941, several months before Pearl Harbor. As a captain in military intelligence for the 448th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, attached to the 35th Infantry Division, he fought in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, helping the Allies push their way east toward Berlin after the D-Day landings. One of five Perakos brothers to serve during the war, he earned the Bronze Star in 1944. ....
By Henry Kwan ’05 MA | Posted December 15, 2020 In a livestream program intersecting military affairs and journalism, the Yale Veterans Association (YVA) hosted a behind-the-scenes discussion with the filmmakers of “Father Soldier Son.” The Netflix documentary follows the life of Army veteran Brian Eisch and his family over a 10-year period, chronicling the struggles and challenges they faced along the way, including his protracted recovery from a combat injury. Organized in partnership with the Yale Alumni Association and supported by the Yale Alumni Journalism Association, the event was kicked off by Adrian Bonenberger ’02, president of the YVA, who served with Eisch in Afghanistan, when they deployed with the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division. ....
| L to R: Mark Badger, Lydia Cristobal, Amanda Filippelli, Suzanne Francis, and Jimmy Holloran Each year, the Yale Alumni Association Leadership Awards celebrate the accomplishments of volunteers whose efforts reflect the YAA’s mission and core values, honoring them both for their service to Yale and for their innovative leadership – both with the YAA and in the graduate and professional school ranks. This year’s ceremony will take place online, as part of the virtual 2020-21 YAA Assembly and Yale Alumni Fund Convocation. Candidates/honorees are nominated and selected by alumni relations staff members. The 2020 YAA Leadership Awards for Volunteer Service and Innovative Leadership recipients are: ....