Tracy Alger Remembered

The December 2007 Commencement took on a somber note as Lieutenant Tracy Alger, a 2001 graduate of UWRF who was killed in action by an improvised explosive device in Iraq earlier this year, was honored for her military service. Alger was a 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division.

“Her convoy responsibilities did not require Lieutenant Alger to participate in dangerous escort assignments, but she did so because the soldiers who served under her command took priority over her own safety,” said Betz. “By aspiring to live up to her value of leadership, Lieutenant Alger made the ultimate sacrifice.”

An American flag flown in Alger's memory at the 2007 UWRF Veteran's Day ceremony was presented to two close friends she met in college, Carrie Hickman and Micki Larson Moos. Assisting in the presentation of the flag was Staff Sergeant David Till, president of the Veteran's Club and a member of the 1st Battalion of the 128th Infantry Regiment of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.