Wisconsin bishop named to board of visitors for Army training school

Published: 2005-10-11

MADISON, Wis. (CNS) -- Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison has been named to serve on the board of visitors of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning, Ga. He was appointed by the U.S. secretary of defense and the U.S. secretary of the Army. The institute, established in 2001 as a successor to the 55-year-old School of the Americas, instructs civilian, military and law enforcement leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere. In commenting on his appointment, Bishop Morlino said, "I was somewhat surprised when I was approached about this opportunity to serve our country, but I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to support our military and our brothers and sisters, neighbors in the Western Hemisphere, by standing up for the truth about morality and justice." The board of visitors is a body of the Department of Defense, not part of the institute itself, Bishop Morlino said.

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