Richard “Ric” Erickson

Ric Erickson launched his long career in the Army with ROTC training at John Carroll University in Ohio. Over the next three decades, Erickson would serve as a field artillery officer, battery commander and instructor, among other positions. His tours of duty included Vietnam, West Germany and the Pentagon. He retired in 1990 with the rank of colonel.

Richard Erickson, 2025