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James G. Huse Jr., a 1965 alumnus and retired US Army captain who served as inspector general of the Social Security Administration, will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Veterans’ Reunion Reception, to be held May 30 on the Burns Library lawn.
Huse was an ROTC cadet while at Boston College, and following graduation was commissioned a US Army officer with assignments in the infantry and counter-intelligence branches. He served two tours of duty in South Vietnam, and later returned as the special intelligence officer assigned General Creighton Abrams, commander of US forces in Vietnam.
For his military service, he received a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with V device, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and other prestigious decorations.
Huse worked for 26 years as a US Secret Service special agent, rising to the rank of assistant director. He was appointed by President Clinton in 1998 as inspectoral general for the SSA.