{"id":149880,"date":"2025-11-13T15:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=149880"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:53:09","slug":"brothers-in-service-ucf-alums-u-s-navy-reservists-honor-the-heroes-who-serve-quietly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/brothers-in-service-ucf-alums-u-s-navy-reservists-honor-the-heroes-who-serve-quietly\/","title":{"rendered":"Brothers in Service: UCF Alums, U.S. Navy Reservists Honor the Heroes Who Serve Quietly"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Capt. Roger Dub\u00e9 \u201988<\/strong> and Capt. Orlando Lori\u00e9 \u201996<\/strong>, both UCF College of Business<\/a> alumni, met through the U.S. Navy Reserve, they instantly recognized something familiar in each other \u2014 a shared commitment to service, a steady sense of purpose and an enduring connection to the university that helped shape them.<\/p>\n

Both also hail from military families. Dub\u00e9s\u2019 father served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and Lori\u00e9\u2019s father served in the U.S. Army National Guard.<\/p>\n

Though they graduated nearly a decade apart, their stories run in parallel. Both found at UCF a foundation of curiosity and discipline that would carry them through decades of military service and civilian leadership. Both rose through the ranks of the U.S. Navy Reserve while balancing successful careers and family life. And both now point the spotlight away from themselves, emphasizing that the true heroes are those serving alongside them, including their fellow Reservists.<\/p>\n

UCF alums Capt. Roger Dub\u00e9 \u201988<\/strong> and Capt. Orlando Lori\u00e9 \u201996 <\/strong>are among the university’s highest-ranking alumni Reservists in the Navy Supply Corps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Reservists are individuals who maintain their military skills while working in a civilian job and typically fulfill their military obligations with one weekend of duty per month and two weeks of annual training. However, it’s not uncommon for Reservists to serve beyond the minimum commitment, or to be deployed during times of conflict or in support of contingencies, either individually or as part of a military unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoger and I have always believed that what defines the Navy Reserve isn\u2019t the rank or the ribbon \u2014 it\u2019s the people,\u201d says Lori\u00e9, who earned a bachelor\u2019s in management<\/a> from UCF. \u201cThey\u2019re doctors, engineers, teachers, small business owners. They leave their families and jobs behind to answer the call, and they do it without expecting recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n