The Pilot: Scott Roberts

Howard Stowe Roberts, Jr. was born on March 31, 1939 in Pensacola, Florida. He enlisted at seventeen years-old in the United States Marine Corps in 1957 prior to graduation from high school. He completed recruit training at MCB Parris Island, South Carolina. Following six months of training, including infantry training at MCB Camp Jejune, North Carolina, he was released into the Marine Corps Reserves and accompanied his parents to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Scott completed high school in Honolulu and later graduated from college in 1963 as a Commissioned second lieutenant in the Marines. After completion of basic infantry officer training at Quantico, Virginia, he transferred to NAS Pensacola to train as a pilot. Mr. Roberts reported to his first helicopter squadron at New River, North Carolina; part of Camp Jejune. Soon thereafter, he embarked aboard an aircraft carrier to assist in putting down a rebellion in the Dominican Republic. During the latter part of 1965, his squadron deployed to Futima Airbase, Okinawa prior to insertion into Vietnam. He arrived in DaNang during the huge buildup there. He later went to Quinoun where he supported the Republic of Korea, Tiger Division and elements of the hundred and first airborne division. Following his tour of fourteen months, he was transferred back to the Training Command in Pensacola as a flight instructor where he completed a three year tour before resigning his commission to go with the airlines as a pilot. Today Scott says he will never forget his service. Semper Fidelis means "Always Faithful." “That's what it means and that's what we are!” –Scott Roberts Jake Rogers is from Laguna Beach, CA and currently a senior. He is studying finance at the Marshall School of Business here at USC. Pansy Tran is from Torrance, California and is currently a sophomore at USC Marshall School of Business studying finance. Alex Man is from Palo Alto, California and is currently studying computer science at USC Viterbi. David Schall is from Pasadena, California and currently studying communications at USC Annenberg.