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Find the camaraderie that you’ve been missing and a place you can be yourself.

The Holcomb Center is committed to continuing the legacy of selfless service and unending commitment to the mission exemplified through the actions of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, SGT John N. Holcomb.

We are here to help you make the most out of the benefits and services you and your family have earned. We want to contribute to your success by helping navigate the requirements of higher education, find available benefits and services, and to connect you with other members of the community that are on the same path and facing the same challenges.

The Holcomb Center currently assist over 2,000 service members, veterans and family members on our campuses and across the globe.


Supporting the Mission

GIVING SITE

Veteran and military-connected students embody the spirit of service and leadership that is central to the Oregon State University community. Because veterans and military-connected students are part of what makes OSU so special, Beavers everywhere are joining together to support their academic and lifelong success. Together, donors to this initiative will support these students in their transition to university life, help bridge financial gaps, enhance opportunities for peer mentoring and more.


Oregon State University Gold Star Service Member

  • Harr, Gerry Arthur

    Born in Multnomah, Oregon he commissioned as an officer out of the Oregon State University ROTC program earning a Bachelors of Science in Agriculture in 1967. During his first tour in Vietnam he earned the Distinguished Service Cross while serving with the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division on 7 Apr 1968 as a platoon leader during a reconnaissance-in-force operation. Upon entering a hostile base came his team came under heavy fire, exposing himself to a “hail of bullets to fire an antitank weapon at a key bunker. Unable to destroy the strongly built fortification, he charged through a hail of fire and hurled a hand grenade into the bunker, and then crawled inside to insure its occupants were dead. Receiving fire from a previously undetected position, he assaulted it also, slaying one Viet Cong with rifle fire and one with a grenade...


 

Contact Us

HOLCOMB CENTER
Military and Veteran Resources
Suite 150 Snell Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-2130
Email  |  Phone:(541)737-2278  |  Fax:(541)737-6144