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Christian Hall is a student majoring in Communication from the Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism. Matt Wardojo is a senior majoring in Business Administration. He also has family in Southeast Asia one of the main reasons he is interested in Asian studies. Nick Wright is a junior majoring in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis is Nanotechnology from the Viterbi School of Engineering. [Profiler bio] Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thomas Edward Lasser retired after completing 40 years of military service. He spent seven years on active duty with the US Army and another 33 years with the California National Guard. Thirty years of that which was fulltime status with the California Military Department. Tom is a Vietnam veteran. He is now consulting for his own firm, T. E. Lasser & Associates, LLC. He earned his Army aviator wings after completing the Army Aviation Warrant Officer Aviator Flight Course. He flew UH-1 Hueys in the Republic of Vietnam and after receiving a direct commission, he completed another tour in Vietnam flying Boeing CH-47 Chinooks. LTC Lasser then transferred into the California Army National Guard following his second tour of combat duty. He is a master Army aviator with over 6000 flying hours including more than 1000 helicopter missions in Vietnam and almost 1800 combat flying hours. His military decorations include:the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, Air Medal with 35 Oak Leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medals, Bronze Star and other commendations, service awards and campaign ribbons which reflect over forty years of military service. Unit awards include the Valorous Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. [Profile bio]
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