Photo Albums

Tom Runge ’71, Wabash Director of Alumni and Parent Relations, was a big hit at the Hoover School Veterans Day celebration.

Tom Runge introduces himself to fourth grader Jackson Albrecht at the Hoover School Veterans Day celebration. Jackson is the son of Lilly Library Acquisitions Manager Susan Albrecht and the grandson of Emeritus Physics Professor Vern Easterling.

Dressed in his flight suit that fits just like it did in the 1970s, Colonel Runge shows the fourth graders his helmet and oxygen mask.

Nope, not Darth Vader. Colonel Tom Runge, Wabash ’71, USAF Retired.

All of the kids wanted to try on Tom Runge's helmet and oxygen mask.

Sammie Amidon was one of the first to try on Tom Runge's flight helmet and was proud to have Tom stand in for her many military relatives.

Tom let dozens and dozens of kids wear his helmet.

Tom Runge shows the Hoover School fourth graders a picture of a jet like he both flew and for which he served as squadron commander in the USAF.

Sammie Amidon and Tom Runge pose for a photo at the Hoover School Veterans Day celebration.