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SUPERINTENDENT'S CALL Vice Admiral John Ryan '67, USN DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARDS Rachel F. Goldberg, ShiJiTnate Staff

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B U I L D I N G LEADERS O F C H A R A C T E R Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale '47, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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VesiJent's Call

The First 100 Days...

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ctober has always I been a significant 'month for the greater Navy family. This particular October is especially significant as it marks the 225th birthday of the United States Navy, and the 155th anniversary of the founding of the United States Naval Academy. For 155 years the Naval Academy has been in the business of producing leaders.. .leaders who were morally, mentally, and physically ready and competent to lead in the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines...leaders for the nation. And although its mission, though refined, has never changed, the Naval Academy has had to deal with dramatic change since it was first conceived and established by Secretary Bancroft.

The Naval Academy has evolved from a time when Midshipmen attended classes in two small rooms of a former Army enlisted barracks at Fort Severn to today's modem facilities of nearly 200 laboratories and classrooms. Technology has changed the way midshipmen work and learn, from a time when they made their navigation computations on hand held slate boards to today when they design 21 st century warships with hand-held computers. And we all know about marching. Midshipmen have gone from a time when Superintendent Franklin Buchanan clapped the regiment in irons and marched it barefoot through the snow to a floating brig, through the Class of '52's "tough shoes to fill!" to today when the Class of 2001 will proudly lead the Brigade in a march-on at PSI-Net Stadium to play Army.

And the Academy—and the nation—have grown, from a time when the entire Brigade was moved to Newport while the country was in a great civil war ...to a period of racial integration in the 1940s, 50s and 60s; gender integration in the 1970s and 80s; and now into a new millennium of leadership challenges and opportunities. We remain appreciative of our history, our tradition and our legacy, but also mindful of the responsibility of being forward looking and providing capable leaders.

With that said, one thing has not and will not change: our core values. Courage, Honor, Commitment. Our mission at the Alumni Association is to serve and support the nation, the naval service and the Naval Academy. As graduates we must accept and live the same values of the brigade, for we are in fact still a part of the extended brigade: The 67,000 of us who have gone before and passed our legacy onto today's brigade of 4000. And, just as the Naval Academy is appreciative of its history while remaining relevant to today's needs, we too should be appropriately reflective of our traditions, but cannot become shackled by the past. Our challenge, and perhaps our responsibility, as alumni is to see that we prepare for the future by taking advantage of the present. Whether in Annapolis, Miami, Philadelphia or on the deck of the Battleship TEXAS in Houston, alumni will be bound together in October to celebrate our founding, reflect on our many successes and then pledge our mutual support to the "Blue and Gold."

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In Annapolis, we will celebrate during our annual Homecoming Weekend. And this year's homecoming will be extra special. The Alumni Association will be awarding its second annual Distinguished Graduate Award. Last year's awardee (and our first) was Admiral Tom Moorer '33. However, this year we will recognize/rve of our alumni as Distinguished Graduates: Dr. John McMullen '40, Admiral Jim Holloway '43, Vice Admiral William Lawrence '51, Major General Bill Anders '55, and Mr. Roger Staubach '65.

Our distinguished graduates carry the mantle for all of our graduates, living and dead. Not only has each of them served with disfinction in his respective military and civiUan careers, each one has also given back to his alma mater. There will be a host of events to honor these alumni who have personally served the nation, the armed forces, and the Naval Academy. On pages 10-13, you can learn more about them and the events we have on tap to honor them.

This homecoming also is significant because of the many major reunions. It will feature the 20th reunion for the Class of '80. The Class of '80 reunion will mark the first class where many of our female graduates will be coming home as retired military officers, after having served full careers on active duty. In recognition of this milestone, we are highlighting some of our female graduates who have made, and continue to make, significant contributions to the military.

See our special feature on pages 16-17.

Also in this issue. Vice Admiral Ryan addresses the summer training program, something near and dear to all Naval Academy alumni (if we have any 19th century graduates reading this issue, please let us know how to find you. Your legends continue to grow in this category). He also discusses how we, the senior alumni of the Naval Academy, influence midshipmen today through our acts, words, and deeds. To give our readers a flavor of the influence alumni can have on today's midshipmen, we have included a brief address by Vice Admiral Sagerholm '52, to the Class of 2002.

I hope you will find this issue, like this year's Homecoming, to be a celebration of the greatness of the Naval Academy through our alumni. As we honor our Distinguished Graduate Award winners, it reminds all of us in the extended Brigade that we have countless graduates of great distinction. Each one of them cheers loudly when our newest members throw their hats in the air on graduation day. Perhaps the loudest cheer will be from the graduating class, "for those we leave behind." But there is another cheer.. .from the very souls of our legacy. You know them as well as I do. Their impact is on the battlefields around the world; in the depths of every ocean; on board our ships, aircraft and Fleet Marine Force; the Army; the Air Force; in the halls of the Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, the White House; and in hospitals; in churches; in business and governments around the world. And, not a few of them are remembered in Memorial Hall. We are indebted to each of them and, to many of you, for adding to our legacy.

At its core, the Naval Academy is—as it has been, and continues to be—a place where past and present come together to form the future.

It is a national treasure, shaping young men and women into leaders of great character for the next 155 years.

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SUMMER 2000 PROGRAMS Success and Progress Continue . By Vice Admiral John Ryan '67, U.S. Navy

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his year, our professional summer programs were high lighted with measurable progress and unquestionable success across the board.

Under Rear Admiral Sam Locklear's leadership, our talented midshipmen and superb staff raised the "bar of excellence" as we completed our first summer of the 21 St century. Our goal was to ensure that each midshipman received a variety of leadership opportunities both here by the Severn and in the fleet. Consequently, we placed even greater emphasis on providing the best preparation and training available for the Plebe Summer program, and the Professional Development department staff aggressively coordinated top quality fleet and foreign naval cruises for upperclassmen. We sought to optimize each midshipman's opportunity to practice and demonstrate effective leadership in challenging environments. Based on feedback from the fleet and Plebe Summer results. Classes 2001, '02, '03 excelled as leaders, and '04 exceeded our expectations.

Plebe Summer 2000 Last year, I told you about the effectiveness of our changes in the Plebe Summer program that were implemented with the Class of 2003.

Those changes reduced the impact of administrative requirements on the progressive and demanding training of the Plebes. This year, under Captain Bruce Bole's leadership, our goals included greatly increased emphasis on providing effective leadership development for the first- and second-class detailers, establishing a solid foundation for the plebes' moral and ethical development, fostering professionalism and discipline, increasing squad leaders contact time with the plebes, and improving performance in physical fitness requirements.

The first and second class "plebe detailers" made the most of these goals to optimize their leadership development and the plebes' indoctrination. Plebe Summer 2000 represented unparalleled success in many areas, including a record low attrition rate, and exceptional drill performance. Physical Readiness Test (PRT) results, and character development. Mother nature also supported the class of '04 with nearly perfect weather. This was the coolest July since 1918, with only one day where the mercury rose above 90 degrees!

Milestones The plebe class had to navigate successfully through three distinct, and intensive phases of Plebe Summer—the processing phase, forming phase, and training phase. Each phase carefully prepared the Class of '04 for the next step and focused on preparing them physically and mentally to join the Brigade of Midshipmen.

The primary objective of the processing phase was to facilitate the plebes' administrative transition from civilian to military life.

Plebes completed validation examinations, gear issue, and other administrative requirements during the first four days of training.

The forming phase began when the plebes were introduced to their actual detailers on day five. The environment was high stress with concentrated training, testing, and evaluation. This was the "foundation-building" phase, targeted with building base-level military knowledge and spirit. The plebes were exposed to six very full days—from 0530 until 2200—of intense physical training, military indoctrination, close-order drill, rates, and detailed squad leader instructional periods. Squad leaders had maximum contact time during this phase.

This intense pace continued during the training phase, which began on day eleven. Other more traditional training venues such as rifle, pistol, sailing, and damage control were also completed.

Detailers The leadership development of the plebe detailers was as important to us as the indoctrination of the plebes. We maintained emphasis on empowering the first- and second-class detailers with the best training and leadership tools for plebe indoctrination. Our best company officers and senior enlisted personnel were selected to maximize the detailers' development. Each detailer received preparatory training in all aspects of indoctrination including medical response, instruction techniques, drill, and lessons learned from previous Plebe Summers. They also received four consecutive days of classroom and physical training prior to 1-Day. The detailers were directiy involved in establishing goals for the plebes' development. They challenged the plebes to set higher performance results in physical fitness, drill, and basic military knowledge.

H o n o r and Character Development This year, we placed even greater emphasis on the moral and ethical development of plebes during indoctrination. Plebes attended six sessions on the Honor Concept and participated in six additional sessions on Character Development.

The detailers' energetic interaction with plebes during these sessions resulted in meaningful dialogue on some very tough issues.

Our goal was to educate plebes about the Honor Concept at the Naval Academy. The detailers emphasized the importance of "brigade ownership" of the Honor Concept. They also discussed why the class of 2004 came to the Naval Academy, the traditions they were now part of, that being honorable is much more than simply not "lying, cheating, or stealing," and the differences between our honor system and that of other academies. Plebes even participated in a mock brigade Honor Board.

Here is one plebe's summary of the honor sessions: "During honor training, I thought the stories they told were the most effective. It's good to hear true stories of midshipmen with integrity. When put in a tough situation, I will remember these stories and will hopefully do the right thing."

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Character Development Seminars Character development is our top priority at Navy. We want the plebes to establish a solid foundation of understanding in these areas prior to their four-year immersion into the brigade. Character Development Seminar lessons included topics on confidence, assertiveness, diversity, respect, and moral standards.

Admiral J.L. Holloway III '43, USN (Ret.), General Michael J. Williams '67, USMC, and Captain Gerald Coffee, USN (Ret.), spoke to plebes about Navy Core Values and the importance of Character Development at the Naval Academy. Admiral Holloway reminded plebes and detailers of the importance of commitment in both war and peace. General Williams inspired plebes with his discussion on physical and moral courage. He provided relevant examples of moral courage based on his own experiences as a plebe. Captain Coffee concluded the speaker series with a personal testimony about honor and his experiences as a prisoner of wan I was impressed with the challenging questions that plebes asked during the question and answer periods. The plebes' feedback indicated that each speaker had an enormous positive impact on the class of 2004.

The plebes also met our local World War II hero, Mr. Howard Dignen. He has worked as a barber at the Academy for many years, and to many he is a "hero in our own back yard." He discussed his experiences as an infantryman during the D-Day invasion at Normandy. Mr. Dignen encouraged plebes to exemplify the warrior spirit.

Measures of Effectiveness By all measures, Plebe Summer 2000 was one of the best even Physical Readiness Test (PRT) scores were up, attrition was down and drill was superb.

Similar to last year, our specific goal was 100% PRT passing rate, of which 75% would be an "A" or "B" score. By design, the Academy PRT standards are much morerigorousthan fleet PRT standards.

Our Physical Education Program (PEP) provided the preparation and conditioning that challenged the plebes. Physical training included weekly three-mile runs in addition to the group exercises. We also conducted group-ability runs to challenge each plebe at their appropriate level, and we focused on abdominal and upper/lower body workouts following the routine exercises of the PEP sessions. In addition to all the PEP sessions, the Class of '04 ran more than 60 miles in the six weeks of Plebe Summen Overall, the class of 2004 had a final PRT passing rate of 95.5% with more 77.2% of the participants scoring an "A" or "B." Class of 2004 passing rates exceeded previous classes by at least five percentage points in both categories.

This year the plebe attrition rate was the lowest in history. By Parent's Weekend, only 67 plebes out of 1224 had voluntarily resigned. The low attrition rate is a testimony to our admissions team, to the determination of the Class of 2004, the professional leadership of the first- and second-class .. .and maybe a littie bit of cool weather!

Finally, the Class of 2004 was also one of the top drill proficiency classes even Their first parade of the summer was flawless. I received numerous comments from alumni, staff, and detailers on the plebes' unparalleled sharpness and discipline. The class of 2004 was the best at drill in my three summers at USNA!

some six short weeks later, during Parent's Weekend they knew exactly what that oath meant. So with friends and family proudly looking on, the class of 2004 took the Oath of Office again, renewing their commitment to the Naval Academy, our country, and to themselves.

As an added treat, members of the Class of 1954 marked the ceremony by establishing a bond and partnership with their fellow "classmates"—50 years removed. The great class of '54 made a public commitment to sponsor '04 during its four year immersion at Annapolis.

Class of 1954 Vice President, Captain Jim Bell, USN (Ret.) made the sponsorship official and challenged '04 to maintain its honor and always "do the right thing." We intend to link each incoming class with the one 50 years eariier so that our midshipmen have a sense for the extraordinary heritage, traditions and history of USNA. You will hear more about our success soon.

Fleet Cruises While the plebes of 2004 were learning the ropes, their upperclassmen were participating in summer training programs far beyond the banks of the Severn. I see alumni emails indicating midshipmen no longer get much fleet experience. They are mistaken. The fleet cruise experience continues as our fundamental building block in the professional development of midshipmen. The Commandant and our Department of Professional Programs did a great job in coordinating more then 1850 individual cruises worldwide, second- and firstclass midshipmen were assigned to overseas cruises with forward deployed units in the Second, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Fleet areas of operations.

From Bali to Bahrain and from Halifax to Haifa, USNA midshipmen participated in sanctions enforcement in the Arabian Gulf NATO operations in the Mediterranean, and the bilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises with the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore navies.

Midshipmen also participated in the largest maritime exercise in the world—Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RimPac). For five weeks in RimPac 2000, U.S. Navy and Marine Forces joined the armed forces of Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom to participate in a number of high-technology scenarios that simulated real-time naval battles. Our mids were there.

Third Class Cruise Led by USNA officers, 1,064 midshipmen third class were introduced to their first at-sea experience on the 108-foot Yard Patrol craft. • There, they applied the fundamentals of seamanship and navigation learned during the previous academic year. The three-week program began with four days of classroom training and chart preparation.

This was followed by a fourteen-day "deployment" that included a brief port visit in Boston, Newport, or New York City.

Four Yard Patrol craft participated in the International Naval Review in New York City on the fourth of July. Two midshipmen were selected to view the Pass-in-Review with the President onboard HUE CITY (CG-66) in New York Harbon Midshipmen third class then had the opportunity to spend another three weeks cruising the East Coast in the 44-foot Naval Academy sailing sloops or to participate in Naval Tactical Training, which provides an introduction to the Special Warfare community, the Marine Corps and the Joint Services. As a result of these hands-on YP and N44 experiences, our "youngsters" get a great appreciation for the sea and the elements very early in their Academy careers.

Reaffirmation The Reaffirmation Ceremony was the highlight of my summen Back on 1-Day, plebes took the oath because we told them to. Now,

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Second Class Cruise Second class midshipmen were assigned to a month-long surface or submarine cruise. While on ship, they became a part of the crew.

Wearing dungarees and having been assigned a junior petty officer running mate, they slept in crew berthing and ate on the mess decks.

They integrated into the ship's organization, taking part in damage control drills, gunnery exercises, and standing underway watches.

This "enlisted cruise" experience provided the midshipmen with firsthand knowledge of the daily routine of the Navy at sea and with the opportunity to appreciate the talents, responsibilities and perspectives of the enlisted men and women they will later be privileged to lead as an officen After this cruise, they participated either as plebe summer detailers or received exposure to various branches of the Navy or Marine Corps to help them with their upcoming service selection decision.

Later in the summer, about 500 of the second class midshipmen were introduced to the major branches of the Navy and Marine Corps in the Professional Training for Midshipmen (ProTraMid) program.

This exposure to aviation, surface and submarine communities and to the Marine Corps one year prior to their service selection helps them confirm or reconsider initial thoughts towards community preferences.

As mentioned earlier, some 350 midshipmen honed their leadership skills participating in various plebe summer detail assignments.

First Class Summer As for the "firsties," their summer professional development found them assuming the role of junior officers, wearing khakis and working side-by-side with division officer running mates. Serving onboard

surface ships, submarines, aircraft carriers or in aviation squadrons throughout the world, they integrated into the wardrooms, and functioned as assistant division officers.

For the first class mids considering the Marine Corps after USNA, it was off to Quantico, VA, for a four-week challenging leadership and team experience followed by an optional month with a Fleet Marine Force unit.

With the help of OpNav, USNA selected 26 highly qualified First Class midshipmen to participate in foreign exchange cruises with foreign navies. The program was a complete success, sending midshipmen to countries such as Australia, Chile, Turkey, Tunisia, the Netheriands, Greece, France, Belgium, Singapore and the United Kingdom. These deserving midshipmen were treated to a once-in-alifetime experience with allies around the world.

During the final eight weeks of summer training, first class midshipmen had the opportunity to participate in a different fleet cruise, serve as division officers in the fleet, work in sailing programs, or fill leadership roles in the plebe summer detail.

Well Done t o All! The summer of 2000 provided an exceptional training experience for our young men and women. Their experiences participating in plebe summer; sailing with Fleet units in UNITAS, RIMPAC 2000, and International Naval Review; and with the forward-deployed EISENHOWER and GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Groups will serve our young men and women well in future fleet assignments. Well done to Rear Admiral Sam Locklear, Captain Bruce Bole, Captain Bob Wells and their talented staffs for a terrific summen I am confident we are moving in the right direction and that there are more improvements to come. Beat Army! vL

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USNA Alumni Association announces Distinguished Graduate Awards 2000 Awardees t o be honored Homecoming Weekend

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he Naval Academy has a long and distinguished history of graduating leaders of great chjiracten These leaders have distinguished themselves around the world in a variety of environments—military, industry, private sector, public sector, sports—that have benefited from their leadership and technical skills. Among these living graduates are a select few who have epitomized the mission of the Naval Academy Alumni Association through their support of the United States, the Navy, and the Naval Academy.

The Naval Academy Alumni Association's Second Annual Distinguished Graduate Award will be awarded over homecoming weekend, 20-22 October 2000.

The awardees will review the formal parade on Friday on Worden Field, then they will be honored at the Rutgers game at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium and later at a formal, invitation only, dinner in Memorial Hall.

The Alumni Association began the Distinguished Graduate Award as a way to identify to the public and the Brigade of Midshipmen the broad national significance of the United States Naval Academy as one of the nation's cherished and most valuable institutions.

Nominated by class and chapter presidents, a single graduate was to be selected annually for the Distinguished Graduate Award. However, the large number of nominees precipitated the nomination committee's decision to select five individuals this yean This year, the Alumni Association has selected Dn John J. McMullen '40, Admiral James L. Holloway III '43, USN (Retired), Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence '51, USN (Retired), Major General WilHam A. Anders '55, USAFR (Retired), and Mn Roger Staubach '65 because they have demonstrated publicly their support for the nation, the armed forces and the Naval Academy.

The individual achievements of each Distinguished Graduate are testimony to the values of duty, honor and integrity instilled by the Naval Academy. They exemplify the qualities and characteristics that the Academy strives to imbue in the fine young men and women who train to • photo courtesy of Mr McMullen be Navy and Marine Corps officers.

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;es are too numerous to account for aU of them here, lJuiPtiSJBighKghts of their military and civiUan careers illustrate their dedication to the nation or the armed forces and the Naval Academy.

Dr. John J. McMullen, Class of 1940

Dn John J. McMullen is the former owner and chairman of the New Jersey Devils hockey team, 1995 and 2000 winners of the Stanley Cup. He is also a director of Norton Lily International. His affiliation with the Devils and Norton Lily are examples of the life-long diversity of Dn McMullen's interests and achievements.

From the start, he was taken with ships, sports and education; it was only natural that he chose to attend the Naval Academy, a place where these elements are the pillars of life. Dn McMullen had his eyes set on the Naval Academy from the start, growing up with a father in the ship repair business.

The Naval Academy gave Dn McMullen the education and experience that served as a foundation for his future successes. He learned, particularly from athletics, that to be successful one must be able to recover from failure and disappointment.

After graduating from the Academy, he served on YORKTOWN (CV-5) and STACK (DD-46) during the Second Worid War. Following the Korean War and 14 years of service, Dn McMullen resigned from active duty to venture out on his own, starting a naval architecture business which grew to be one of the world's leading firms of its kind. He also led international shipping companies such as United States Lines and Norton Lily International.

But, ships are only one of Dn McMullen's interests. Sports were on his mind early on as well, starting with high school football and progressing to varsity sports at the Academy. Obviously, his connection to sports has continued to grow, from participation to part ownership to proud ownership. Dn McMullen was part-owner of the New York Yankees in the mid-1970s, then he purchased the Houston Astros, and then the NHL's first iteration of the Colorado Rockies who are now the New Jersey Devils.

While his interest in ships and his athletic prowess continued to mature at the Academy, Dn McMullen's pursuit of knowledge also grew. He completed a postgraduate degree at MIT in naval architecture and marine engineering and then earned a Ph.D. in technical sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

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Underlying all interests, and as obvious as each one of them, is Dn McMullen's loyalty to the Naval Academy. While he watched the Devils win two Stanley Cups and led Norton Lily, he continued to support the Academy in many ways.

He is a founding director of the United States Naval Academy Foundation and still serves on its board. He was the national chairman of the campaign for Alumni Hall and he established the Distinguished Leadership Chain He is a member of the Naval Academy Board of Visitors and the Academic Advisory Board. He was a key contributor for the William H.G. FitzGerald Baseball Clubhouse.

Dn McMullen is a member of the Superintendent's Society and The U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, Inc.'s President's Circle and Robert Means Thompson Society.

Dn McMullen's distinguished service to the United States Naval Academy stems from his loyalty to his great alma mater in recognition of what it has done for him, saying, "It gave me the critical building blocks of success: discipline, integrity and leadership."

Admiral Holloway retired after 39 years of active duty in 1978, but he continued to serve our nation on several presidential task forces and advisory committees.

He also turned his energies to the Naval Academy as chairman of the Academic Advisory Board from 1984 through 1992. He was cochair of the committee on private support to the Naval Academy. He is a founding member of the former Naval Academy Associates, now the United States Naval Academy Foundation, Inc. Under his leadership as chairman of the board, he took the organization through the strategic planning process making the Foundation what it is today.

Admiral Holloway also has exhibited support to the community as chairman of the Association of Naval Aviation and as chairman of the Historic Annapolis Foundation.

Admiral Holloway offers this advice to midshipmen and young officers: "Concentrate on the task at hand and your career will take care of itself. Seek challenges. Be good to your word."

Vice Admiral W i l l i a m P. Lawrence, U.S. Navy (Retired), Class of 1951

A former president of the Class of 1951, Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence graduated from the Academy as a winner of the gold medal Admiral James Holloway was interested in attending the Naval from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame and winner Academy because he greatly admired and respected the midshipmen of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Theodore Award. As he had met while in high school in Washington, D.C, and because he a midshipman. Admiral Lawrence was instrumental in developing the honor concept for the Brigade of Midshipmen. His creation has wanted to be a naval aviaton When the time came, a young James Holloway found himself in stood the test of time.

He went on to become number one in his class at Naval Test Pilot Annapolis with the Class of 1943, in a country on the edge of war.

At the Academy, Admiral Holloway had to select a sport and de- School and the first naval aviator to fly twice the speed of sound in a cided to take up wrestling, a sport in which he had never participated. Navy airplane.

Admiral Lawrence's achievements and leadership characteristics For him, wrestling was a personal test against a single opponent in a contest of strength, endurance and skill—a lesson that earned him a were tested in Vietnam, above and beyond the call of duty, when his jet varsity letter, but more importantly, a lesson that served him well was shot down over enemy territory and he was taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese. He met the challenge as a POW and was an inspirainto his years beyond Annapolis.

The Class of 1943 graduated in 1942 and Admiral Holloway and his tion to his fellow captives as senior-ranking officer for his nearly six classmates were sent off to World War n. He served in destroyers in the years in Camp Vegas. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his valon The love for his country prevailed in the camp, as eviNorth Atiantic, the North African campaign andfinallyin the Pacific.

As he had always wanted to be a naval aviator, orders to flight denced by the poem he wrote there, "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee," school arrived late in the war. After receiving his wings, it was too which was adopted as the official state poem of Tennessee. late to return to war as an aviaton But soon, the Korean War preAfter his return with honor from Vietnam, Vice Admiral Lawrence sented an opportunity for the young aviator to excel—and excel he continued in distinguished service to our nation and dedication to the did. Admiral Holloway rose through the ranks rapidly, and in Viet- Navy, becoming the Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. This nam he directed combat operations as Commander, Seventh Fleet. was followed by a tour as Commander, U.S. Third Fleet in the Pacific.

After the wars, his military career progressed taking him to serve Later, Admiral Lawrence returned to Annapolis to serve as the as the twentieth Chief of Naval Operations and a member of the Joint Naval Academy superintendent from 1978 to 1981, where he would Chiefs of Staff.

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Major General W i l l i a m A. Anders, U.S.Air Force Reserve (Retired), Class of 1955

National Aeronautical and Space Council, advisor and architect to future space and satellite programs.

He also served as commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the first chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission when the agency separated from the AEC. Transitioning to civilian life. General Anders was selected by President Ford to serve as ambassador to Norway where he served through 1976.

After Anders retired from public service, he assumed the position of vice president of General Electric's nuclear energy products division, later becoming vice president and general manager of General Electric's aircraft equipment division. At Textron Corporation, he became the executive vice president of aerospace and then senior executive vice president of operations, followed by posts as chairman and CEO of General Dynamics.

General Anders remained in the Air Force Reserve throughout his public and private careers, continuing his service to our country.

In addition to recognizing the importance of serving our nation, he acknowledges the important roles that soccer coach Glenn Warner and the Naval Academy played in his life. This is evidenced in General Anders' role on the United States Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors and his leading role in developing and building the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility in the Yard.

The 1968 flight of Apollo 8 carried the first three Americans out of the Earth's gravity to orbit the moon. Among them was the mission commander. Naval Academy graduate, then-Lieutenant Colonel William Anders.

Naturally, General Anders came to Annapolis in the summer of 1951 to prepare for life at sea. A career in the fledgling space program was practically unheard of at the time and was even less likely to be equated with the "Boat School." Through academics that were often tough. Midshipman Anders pursued—and found—his niche in mechanical and technical arenas.

Participation in athletics helped Midshipman Anders meet the challenge. Under the tutelage of soccer coach Glenn Warner, General Anders learned the value of team work, focus and tenacity, and the will to win over the long haul. These lessons proved successful on the soccer field— winning several letters—and later in life.

After academics and cruises, Anders' goal of life at sea became a dream of flying through the sky. General Anders took a commission in the Air Force following graduation and thought he would be on his way to studying aeronautics. Instead, the government sent him to study nuclear engineering at the U.S. Institute of Technology at WrightPatterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

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Mr. Roger Staubach, Class of 1965 Mn Roger Staubach served four years in the Navy after an illustrious four years as a midshipman, most notably, leading the Navy football team. He has been recognized with numerous awards for his talent, including the Heisman and Maxwell trophies; NCAA's Theodore Roosevelt Award; and induction into the Collegiate Hall of Fame and the National Football Hall of Fame.

Following four years in the fleet, Mn Staubach resumed his football career and joined the Dallas Cowboys—then nicknamed "America's Team"—which he led to many memorable wins including division and Superbowl championships.

While playing for the Cowboys, Mn Staubach began his real estate career which led to the founding of his own company. The Staubach Company is a real estate strategy and service firm that serves organizations seeking office, retail and industrial space. Mn Staubach is chairman of the board and CEO of his company which is known for its high standard of business and personal ethics. The company is also dedicated to providing innovative solutions for clients seeking space to lease, purchase, build or manage.

In addition to military service and business practices with a reputation of good moral standing, Mn Staubach is dedicated to the nation and its cities which is exemplified in his direction of Power-Up, a nonprofit organization that helps underserved youth acquire skills, experience and resources to succeed in the digital age. Power-Up is based in

have the opportunity to lead and inspire the next generation of naval leaders. It has been noted that while Admiral Lawrence was the Superintendent, he could put a name to every face he knew and he was exceptionally caring for all midshipmen.

Following his tour as Superintendent, Admiral Lawrence served as Chief of Naval Personnel.

Admiral Lawrence retired in 1986 after many years of distinguished duty to our country, but retirement certainly did not mean the end of his service.

He returned to the Yard once again to chair the Naval Leadership Department. In this capacity he served as a guest lecturer and teacher; sponsored special leadership programs and seminars; reviewed and helped prepare leadership courses and teaching materials; and he advised the Naval Academy staff and faculty members on leadership topics.

A classmate said, "I continue tofindthat Admiral Lawrence is someone whose life exemplifies the definition of this award. He represents what is best about humanity and his impact will be felt for years to come."

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schools and community centers and provides young people access to information on the Internet.

The Naval Academy is also a beneficiary of Mn Staubach's resources and leadership. He is a member of the United States Naval Academy Foundation Inc.'s President's Circle and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Nominating Criteria In order to be nominated as a distinguished graduate, candidates must be living graduates who have: • Demonstrated a strong interest in supporting the Navy and the U.S. Naval Academy;

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hese five Distinguished Graduates sprung forth from the Naval Academy in different times, but took with them the same lessons and values: duty, honor and country. Their loyalty to the Academy is unswerving and their service to the nation, the Navy and the United States Naval Academy is exemplary. These men are truly Distinguished Graduates and are so honored by the USNA Alumni Association.

• Provided a lifetime of service to the nation or armed forces; • Made significant and distinguished contributions to the nation via their public service; • Character; distinguished military and civilian service, and stature that draw a wholesome comparison to the qualities that the United States Naval Academy strives for; in keeping with values of duty, honor and integrity, and "through knowledge seapower"

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The Distinguished Graduate Program was an initiative of Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott '57, former president and CEO of the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association. The 2000 selection committee was headed by former Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost '53, U.S. Navy (Retired).

The first Distinguished Graduate was recognized in 1999. Admiral Thomas Moorer '33 is a former Chief of Naval Operations and a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Since his retirement from the Navy he has served on numerous corporate boards and has taken a leading role in developing the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. -L

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This homecoming marks the first in which female graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy are returning after serving full active duty careers. In addition, the matriculation of the Class of 2004 marks the 25th year of women serving as midshipmen at the Naval Academy. It seems appropriate to mark such important milestones by highlighting some of our go-getters. Naval Academy women who have given—and continue to give—so much to the nation while serving on active duty.

Continuing to Serve Lieutenant Commander Katheryn Allen '87, U.S. Navy A Sea Bee, Commander Allen led the first U.S. military engineering element in Honduras following Hurricane Mitch. Leading more than 800 engineers, she directed construction operations of two 500-person tent-camps for follow-on relief forces, directed the construction of temporary river crossings, and the repair of schools, medical facilities, and levees.

Lieutenant Commander Allen recently was selected to be a White House Fellow, working for the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Second Lieutenant Victoria Aunapu '99, U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Aunapu is on scholarship to Stanford University, completing her master of science degree in mechanical engineering, with a focus on fluid mechanics and heat transfer. She graduated ninth in her class from the Naval Academy. She was a Trident Scholar, a 1st Team Academic All-American, and has won numerous awards, including the Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence Sword, and the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Award.

She was named the 1999 NCAA Woman of the Year for Maryland.

After her graduation from Stanford, Lieutenant Aunapu will attend The Basic School, and then attend flight school in Pensacola, where she will train to become a Naval Flight Officer.

Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Cicchini Bachiller '81, U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Bachiller is commanding officer. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29, New River, NC. Commander Barbara Bell '83, U.S. Navy Commander Bell is Commanding Officer, Defense Contract Management, Australia. She provides contract management for the Defense Department and the National Science Foundation for contracts in Australia and New Zealand worth nearly $200 million. Commander Bell's command provides services throughout the acquisition lifecycle, ranging from the research and development phase through production contracts, to post-production logistics contracts.

Commander Bell is an aviation engineering duty officer. She holds a master of science degree in space systems engineering.

Commander Tina D'Ercole '80, U.S. Navy (Retired) Recently retired after 20 years of active duty. Commander D'Ercole was an Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer. She held such positions as plant representative for the unmanned Aerial Vehicle program in San Diego, CA, and plant acquisition manager in Denver, CO, responsible for the in-plant government staff engaged in the design, development, procurement, integration, and test of a highly sophisticated space system. At present. Commander D'Ercole works for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (C4I, EW, and Space).

Captain (select) Carol Desmarais '80, U.S. Navy Captain (select) Desmarais is the Supply Officer on the precomissioning unit for Iwo JIMA (LHD-7). She is responsible for the proper outfitting of the supply department in order to provide proper support for a crew in excess of 1000 Navy and 2000 Marine Corps personnel.

In addition to standard supply support (meals, money, merchandise, and personal services), Captain Desmarais is responsible for the parts and supplies for all ship's systems, and for the Amphibious Ready Group Intermediate Maintenance Availability (ARGIMA—a concept to allow big-deck amphibs to provide services formerly provided by tenders.)

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Iwo JIMA (LHD-7) can carry all Marine helicopters, AA'-SB Harriers, has a well-deck capable of carrying LCACs, and has a large hospital on board. Iwo JIMA will be commissioned 30 June 2001.

Commander Peggy Feldmann '80, U.S. Navy Commander Feldmann has extensive experience in undersea surveillance, distributed computing, and information technology. She holds a master of science degree in acoustical engineering, and has served tours as project manager of a deployable, fiber-optic surveillance system. With her modeling background, she then began to work with distributed computing, which led to a tour with DARPA, where she developed artificial intelligence agents for distributed simulation. At present. Commander Feldman is working on the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program.

Commander Kate Gregory '82, U.S. Navy Commander Gregory is Commanding Officer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133). Homeported in Gulfport, MS, Commander Gregory leads a battalion that is deployed to sites in Spain, Italy, Crete, England, Tunisia, Moldova, and Estonia. She is preparing her battalion for upcoming deployments to Bosnia and West Africa.

Commander Michelle Howard '82, U.S. Navy Commander Howard is Commanding Officer, RUSHMORE ( L S D - 4 7 ) .

Commander Margaret Klein '80, U.S. Navy Conmiander Klein is commanding officer of VQ-3, a TACAMO/Airborne Command Post squadron stationed at Tinker AFB, OK. Her squadron flies the E-6B aircraft, and has more than 400 personnel assigned to it.

Commander Wendy Lawrence '81, U.S. Navy Commander Lawrence is a NASA mission specialist. She has flown on STS-67, STS-86, and STS-91. She has more than 789 hours of space flight. She is a helicopter pilot and holds a master of science degree in ocean engineering from MIT. Commander Cheryl Spohnholtz '80, U.S. Navy Commander Spohnholtz is a space architecture analyst for the National Security Architect working with satellite communications. She was the commanding officer of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Pensacola, until the command was disestablished last May. She holds a master of science degree in systems technology (Space Systems Operations.) The most "fun" assignment was being the Satellite Launch Officer for the Navy, launching the last Scout rocket to orbit the final satellites in the TRANSIT navigation system.

Commander Allison Webster-Giddings '84, U.S. Navy Commander Webster-Giddings is commanding officer. Defense Contracts Management, Lockheed Martin, Oswego, NY. Her responsibilities include managing Defense Department contracts made with Lockheed Martin Systems Integration—valued at approximately $4 billion.

A test pilot. Commander Webster-Giddings flew the first flights of the Navy's prototype SH-60R helicopter prior to its delivery to the Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Squadron in preparation for developmental test.

Lieutenant Commander Sunita Williams '87, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Williams is a NASA mission specialist. She works in Moscow and in Star City Russia, working on Expedition One's International Space Station Procedures. She is awaiting her space flight assignment. Commander Williams is a helicopter pilot and was both a Test Pilot and a Test Pilot Instructor. She was Assistant Air Boss on SAIPAN (LHA-2) prior to being accepted for the astronaut program in 1998. She has logged more than 2,300 hours in more than 30 different aircraft.

Lieutenant Kendra Williams '94, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Williams is the Air-to-Ground weapons training officer for VFA-105, the GunsUngers, operating with the HARRY S TRUMAN battlegroup. During Operation Desert Fox, she flew strike missions—and dropped ordnance—over Iraq. She feels her biggest responsibility was as the Line Division Officer, being responsible for the well-being of "25 of the hardest working (and youngest) guys on the flight deck." -l

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"Winning the Cold War"

By Vice Admiral Ted Parker Jr. '55, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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lumni Hall was built and equipped in the mid-1980s with a significant amount of private funding. Nearly two-thirds of the $33 million price-tag were contributed by alumni and friends of the Academy. The Class of 1955 provided generous support for the fundraising campaign, and long had been interested in making a contribution to this beautiful building in the form of a work of art. The nature of the art contribution was discussed among class leaders for several years begirmuig in 1990, and finally a decision was reached to use the medium of an inspirational mural and to do so with the idea that it would be presented to the Naval Academy as a gift. The gift was given in honor of the Naval Academy's 150th birthday, and to celebrate the 40th armiversary of the graduation of the Class of 1955.

The basic concept for the mural began to develop in early 1992, and in June of that year, Class of 1955 President, Dennis Sullivan, proposed the project to the Naval Academy Superintendent, Rear Admiral Tom Lynch '64. Following extensive review by the Naval Academy staff, Admiral Lynch gave his approval for the concept in December 1992. In the meantime, a group led by Geoffrey L. Gardner began to flesh out ideas that might be represented in the work. By late 1993, it was time to enter the execution phase. A mural concept was defined and included in an invitation to bid package that was promulgated to ten qualified artists. Three good proposals resulted, and in March 1994, the firm of Douglas/Gallagher was selected.

Douglas/Gallagher, in turn, selected Mr. Stewart White to be the artist. A class committee was formed to work with the artist and review progress, together with Mr. Patrick Gallagher of Douglas/ Gallagher. The committee consisted of Ted Parker, chairman; Jack Baldwin, Joe Chmelik, Jim Dunbar, Geofif Gardner, Todd Meloy, Wes Saunders and Dan Shields. Hank Mustin later joined the committee and participated in many of the reviews.

In conducting the design competition, the class had required bidders to submit models to represent their proposals. Before beginning work on the full-scale version of the mural, the model submitted by Douglas/Gallagher was carefully reviewed and modifications were made so that it more precisely corresponded to the committee's interpretation of the purposes and themes which the class had prescribed.

The modified model then was displayed on several occasions to large groups of classmates and criticism was solicited. All class members

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who responded expressed their approval of the concept for the mural, and the constructive comments they provided were incorporated in the model as new or modified images. In late summer 1994, when the committee was confident that the model represented class wishes, work began on the full-scale mural. The painting of the mural was accomplished by Mr. White in his Georgetown studio with our committee of classmates conducting reviews every few weeks. The mural was moved to Alumni Hall in August 1995 for installation and final preparation for presentation to the Naval Academy.

The theme for the mural, "Winning the Cold War," was selected to demonstrate Class of '55 pride in the contributions of Naval Academy graduates to the primary strategic aim of the United States during the major portion of our professional lives. Members of the class served in all the armed services and in industries supporting the services; and several classmates gave their lives in combat and in other circumstances related to the Cold War. In addition, the class intended that the mural communicate the enduring values of the Naval Academy to viewers of the work, and impress upon them that it is those values that have enabled the Naval Academy to make unsurpassed contributions to national security.

The mural consists of five panels, each one possessing interesting content and symbolic themes. The three panels on the main wall express themes of leadership and excellence. The large central panel contains a world map and is painted in strong colors to capture the viewers' attention. It makes clear that during the Cold War, U.S. leadership was pitted against a very large and powerftd Soviet threat which had pushed into Europe. In the end, the adversary was shown to have many serious weaknesses, as is suggested by the riveted and rusted steel texture. In numerous scenes set within the world map, significant events are called to mind. Several scenes include combat actions, while others are related to important technical achievements.

All of the events mcluded contributions by Naval Academy graduates performing in roles ranging from military leadership, to leading edge scientific activities; and while serving in officer grades from the most junior to the most senior. The Class of 1955 crest is engraved in glass overlaying a portion of this central panel indicating the pride felt by class members in presenting the mural. These panels should be viewed with the understanding that "leadership," as the Class of '55 perceives it, includes strong moral, ethical and spiritual

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How the Mural came to Alumni Hall components, without which the success of our nation in the events portrayed would not have been possible.

The central piece is flanked by two panels, separated by overlaid glass panels upon which appear the seals of all the services, the Department of Defense and the Naval Academy. The insignia and panels call to mind the fact that graduates of the Naval Academy devoted many years of their lives to operating significantly complex military systems. These systems were operated by all the services in regimes ranging from the aerospace domain of high performance aircraft and spacecraft to the sand and mud of ground combat as shown on the right panel, and aboard many classes of surface ships, submarines and underwater exploration vehicles as shown on the left panel. Had it not been for the leadership training received and the high standards of performance graduates came to expect of themselves at the Naval Academy, the contributions the graduates made to winning the Cold War certainly would have been of significantly less value.

Glass overlays at each end of the main wall portray many of the ships, submarines and aircraft in which Naval Academy graduates served during the Cold War. These images, along with those throughout the mural, include most of the ship classes and aircraft types of the period.

On the angled walls, the panels suggest some of the strengths which graduates drew from the Naval Academy and which served them well all their professional lives. On the right angled wall, the images represent the academic environment of the Academy in which midshipmen who used slide rules for calculations and mechanical analog computers for computing gun orders nevertheless were prepared to deal with the amazing technological advances which took place during the Cold War years. The Naval Academy prepared graduates to provide technological as well as miUtary leadership in winning the Cold War. The academic foundation provided by the Naval Academy enabled graduates, thenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and nowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to master the complexities of the computer and information age, and to lead subordinates in the application of new technology. The consistent ability of our nation to stay ahead of the Soviet Union in the development and application of technology forced a series of communist leaders to realize that they could not compete successfully with the United States.

Opposite, on the left angled wall, a panel is devoted to the influence of the Naval Academy's athletic programs. In athletics, midshipmen learned

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how to function effectively in a team setting, and to achieve personal excellence while at the same time contributing wholeheartedly toward goals of the team and the Academy. A memorable example of what can be achieved was the "Team Called Desire," led by members of the Class of '55, which overpowered a favored Army team and then defeated Mississippi, the Southeastern Conference champions, in the Sugar Bowl.

Other teams and individuals represented in the panel won Olympic, national, league and Eastern intercollegiate championships, and others as well. Whether on intercollegiate teams or participating in battaUon- and company-level sports, graduates are inspired by the lessons learned in athletics and leam the crucial importance of the will to win and a refusal to quit. The appUcation of winning habits learned in athletics, whether in the armed forces or in other professions related to national security, most certainly contributed to winning the Cold War. At the ends of the mural, figures are placed to reflect the transformation that the Naval Academy affected in the lives of the Class of '55 while they were midshipmen. They came as plebes from all parts of the nation, and foreign nations as well. Some had several years of service under their belts, while others were fresh from high school.

They had wildly disparate value systems, family and educational back' grounds, intellects and talents. They formed habits of banding together against conmion foes, and marveled at what could be accomplished together. They learned to admire excellence and this transitioned easily to professionalism later.

The figure at the left end of the mural represents graduates of the Academy at the outset of their training, as plebes. At the opposite end is thefigureof a midshipman about to graduate, well prepared for commissioning in the service of his choice. Thesefiguresenclose the mural.

When the mural was presented to the Naval Academy on 19 October 1995, the presentation made clear that the mural is only a token response to the gifts the Class of 1955 received from the Academy as midshipmen. The ideals imparted to members of the class led them to habits of excellence, professionalism, athletics and leadership, and contributed much to "Winning the Cold War." The Cold War is over, and the world has entered a new and very complex phase. It is to be hoped that the republics that once comprised the Soviet Union wiU, with the eventual institution of many democratic processes, be able to pursue peaceful aims. Whatever happens, and wherever threats to U.S. interests arise, the future will continually challenge the existence of our nation. We believe that eternal vigilance is the price of freedom, and that the need for well- equipped graduates of the United States Naval Academy, prepared to lead morally, ethically, spiritually and with honor, will not decrease. <!/ Admiral Parker '55, retired from active duty in 1989. He commanded three ships, a Group, the Operational Test and Evaluation Force and in his final tour, directed the Defense Nuclear Agency He now heads J.T. Parker Associates, Inc., and advises on defense technical matters

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Loyalty, Honesty, Integrity"

An excerpt from the Commitment Day Address given to the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2002

by Vice Admiral James A. Sagerholm '52, U.S. Navy (Retired), on Monday, 21 August 2000.

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ifty years ago, there was no "Conunitment Day." We simply returned from summer leave and commenced second class year. But the Korean War had started in late June of 1950, and we expected to take part in that war, either at sea off Korea with Task Force 77 or ashore in Korea with the Marines and Air Force.

One could say that we had our own sort of commitment, although it was neither formal nor documented.

I understand that it was the inception of the so-called "two-and-five" obligation that has led to the tradition of a formal Commitment Day, and at this point in your service careers, I suppose that obligation may look rather large to you. But I would hope that rather than dwelling on the obUgation of "two-for-seven," you would instead look ahead to the truly meaningful commitment that you will incur when you take the oath of an officer and join the commissioned ranks of the Navy and Marine Corps. When you accept your conmiissions, you will be committing yourselves to the service of your country, service that is guided by the ideals of loyalty, honesty, integrity, and a willingness to sacrifice. Encompassing all of these are the concepts of duty and honor.

There should be loyalty up, loyalty across, and loyalty down. You should be loyal to your command, loyal to your peers, and loyal to your subordinates—who look to you as their leader. A word of caution: loyalty should never be blind, nor should it be misplaced. There will be times when the proper exercise of loyalty will require a nice sense of judgment, based upon what is needed for the greater good.

Honesty is having the courage to embrace the truth, no matter how difficult that may be at times. Honesty engenders trust, and trust engenders respect. And let me assure you, there is nothing more important among a crew or a platoon than seeing honesty in their leaders.

Just as honesty is having the courage to embrace the truth, so integrity is having the courage to act upon truth, and that also may be difficult at times. It means doing the right thing rather than the easy thing, or the popular thing. Above all, it means being true to your principles. You will always know whether or not you are doing so, and so will those with whom you serve.

Implicit in the concept of service is the willingness to sacrifice, to place the needs of your country, your Navy, your ship, your platoon, before your own needs, for the greater good. The tradition of sacrifice is sacrosanct in the service. It is a tradition hallowed by the likes of such men as Conunander Gilmore, who lay wounded on the bridge of his surfaced submcirine and ordered, "Tfike her down." He knew that order meant his death, but he also knew that it was the best hope for saving his crew and his boat. Sacrifice was embodied by Sergeant

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Basilone, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic exploits on Guadalcanal. He volunteered for additional combat on Iwo Jima, where he gave his life. There are other kinds of sacrifice that may be asked of you: the sacrifice of family separation, the sacrifice of doing without some material things because no one gets rich in the Navy or the Marines, the sacrifice of long days at sea or in the field.

But I can tell you with the deepest conviction that there is nothing more satisfying to the soul than to know that your sweat and tears have been expended for something higher than material gain. To know that you have served—and served well. To know that your family and your countrymen live in that freedom we so dearly cherish because of the sacrifices made by you and others like you.

Memorial Hall contains the names of those who have gone before you and who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Take some time every now and then to go up to Memorial Hall and look at those names; let them be a source of inspiration to you, and when you think of commitment, think of their conunitment. Take the time to think of others still with us who, under the pressure of years of unrelenting physical and mental torture, solitary confinement, abysmal living conditions, were themselves unrelenting in their defiance of their North Vietnamese captors. Men like James Stockdale and William Porter Lawrence provided the leadership and example for their fellow POWs that enabled them to continue their resistance to their captors. And men like John McCain, who, because he was the son of Admiral McCain, Conmiander in Chief, Pacific, was offered early release by the North Vietnamese. How tempting that must have been. But McCain knew that it would embarrass his father, it would harm morale in the fleet, it would give the enemy a propaganda victory, and it would be deserting his POW comrades who had no hope of an early release. So McCain did the right thing; he refused the offer, and endured six more years of captivity in the Hanoi Hilton. Admiral Stockdale received the Medal of Honor, and Admiral Lawrence, who later was superintendent of the Naval Academy, received the Navy Cross; and, of course, you are all familiar with the poUtical career of Senator McCain.

Incidentally, it was Bill Lawrence, Class of 1951, who initiated the effort during his first class year that led to the establishment of die honor system.

Finally, I give you two examples of heroism in combat by two of my classmates, Gus Eggert and Jerry Zacharias, both naval aviators.

Jerry Zacharias was the pilot of an A-6 attack aircraft flying from ENTERPRISE off Vietnam. On 24 February 1968, he was on a night, low-altitude attack mission against a target in Hanoi. On the way in to the target, he met heavy anti-aircraft fire and was hit in the left

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wing. Nevertheless, he pressed on, and put his bombs on the target.

On the way out, he again encountered heavy anti-aircraft, and had to maneuver violently to avoid a number of missiles fired at him, one of which exploded just aft of his aircraft. Despite the damage to his plane. Commander Zacharias and his B/N brought their plane safely back to the deck of ENTERPRISE. In the spring of 1972, Commander Gus Eggert was realizing a longheld dream: he was wing commander on the carrier CONSTELLATION, leading Alfa strikes over North Vietnam. These were daylight attacks by massed aircraft against heavily defended targets. On 10 May 1972, Gus led a mix of 35 attack and fighter aircraft against a large railroad marshaling yard located between Haiphong and Hanoi. They fought their way through the dense fields of anti-aircraft fire, inflicted heavy damage to the target, and as they were departing the area, they were jumped by a flight of 16 to 20 MiGs. As strike leader, it was Gus's job to get the attack aircraft out and vector the fighters in to intercept the MiGs, and this he did with superb skill. In less than 20 minutes, six of the MiGs were shot down without the loss of a single A-6.

Lietenant Duke Cunningham, now a congressman from California, shot down three of those MiGs, but in so doing, his own plane was damaged to the extent that he had to bail out over the water on the way back. Commander Eggert had the additional chore of directing the rescue cap, which successfully retrieved Cunningham from the water. It was subsequentiy determined that this was the largest air-toair engagement of the entire Viemam War. Jerry and Gus were both awarded the Navy Cross.

I think you can see from the examples I have cited that, once you don the uniform, you never know when or for what you must stand up and be counted upon to do your duty. The trick is to live each day such that, when that time does come, you will be ready. With the exception of Sergeant Basilone and Lieutenant Cunningham, every person I mentioned, at one time or another, sat where you are sitting.

Your turn will also come. o far, everything I have talked about has been pretty heavy stuff, and I would not want you to think that there is no fun in the fleet. I cannot speak for the Marine Corps, but I can tell you that the Navy is a great life, no matter whether you're a tin-can sailor, a fighter jock, or a member of the world's finest submarine force. Being a part of the fleet, sailing the oceans of the world, meeting different kinds of people in strange exotic places, (yes, I said strange exotic places) will give you experiences and memories that you can find nowhere else. And once you have formed that special, indescribable bond with your shipmates, a bond that comes from sharing those unique experiences, you will have formed friendships that will last all your life.

In behalf of all active and retired officers of the Navy and Marine Corps, and especially in behalf of the Class of 1952,1 commend you and congratulate you on this Commitment Day of the Class of 2002.

We join with you in looking forward to the day when you will take your well-earned place among the commissioned ranks of the Navy and Marine Corps. Until then, we wish you nothing but fair winds and following seas, and may each of you always let God be at your side. X

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Why Moral Philosophy?

By Vice Admiral |im Stockdale '47, U.S. Navy (Retired)

n the July-August issue of Shipmate, I wrote about my ideal of the combat leader with character, using three examples. This month I want to address how we build those kinds of leaders for our armed forces in the twenty-first century. I want to start by giving some background on my upbringing and how I found a discipline in philosophy. I would then hke to address some of the ideas of classical thought and how they apply in the broader context of our lives. Then, we may finally understand how classical education can benefit naval officers, especially in teaching moral philosophy.

My education, in large part, comes from the Navy: from the Naval Academy, and a stream of risky jobs in the Fleet—test pilot with nearly 2,000 hours in the mach 1.7 F-8U Crusader. That education was enhanced by tours as XO, CO, and CAG in war and peace—and seven and a half years of terror and torture in a North Vietnam prison.

Somehow I survived fifteen times "through the ropes," and more than four years of solitary confinement, during which I was awarded four Silver Stars Medals and the Medal of Honor.

Through it all, I tried my best to live up to the expectations of my mother and father. I was an only child, born to parents married in their middle 30s. My mother was a teacher with a master's degree.

My father had a job at 17, helping his aiUng parents make ends meet in our littie Illinois town of 3,000 people. His job was with a man named Jim Simpson (for whom I am named), an Englishman who came to build a vitreous china plant—making bathroom fixtures.

At age 28 my Dad, an officer in the company in 1917, approached Jim Simpson and requested a leave of absence so he could volunteer for Navy service. He knew how to keep books, how to run a factory, and in eight months time was a "slick arm chief." World War I service was his college education. When I was about 14, he let it be known to my mother (who wanted me to become a lawyer), that he was going to do everything in his power to get me into Annapolis. I studied hard, starred on the honor role, captained the football team, and received an appointment to the Naval Academy the year after I finished high school.

When I was called to be inducted in Annapolis in 1943, Dad got on the train with me, and we sat in the parlor car listening to sea stories from Vice Admiral Matt Gardner ' 19. He was a fighter pilot who had finished his tour as a task force commander in the heavy fighting of World War II and was heading to Washington, D.C, for higher command.

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In Annapolis, we stayed at a hotel named Carvel Hall—in those days, it was the best in town. Most of my classmates were living around town in boarding houses until they passed their Academy entrance physicals. There was no universal "swearing in" ceremony in those years. As soon as they had about 20 mids who passed thier physicals, white works were issued, and it was off to Memorial Hall for their ceremony.

I had come to know most of those with me in the process of checking in. Among them were roommate, Stan Smith, son of a Wyoming rancher who took the precaution of first giving him a year at Cal Tech and one at Stanford just in case. A mid from another company. Bill Crowe, also was in that thin line of 20 oath-takers. Bill was from Oklahoma City and had had a year at "OU," as he called it. He was a debater there, and regenerated debate competition with other colleges while at the Academy. Yes, the same Bill Crowe became CinCPac, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and ambassador to the Court of St. James. He was famous for composing a marching song, which we chanted under our breaths as we marched to class.

Stan and Bill had become friendly with my Dad, and after the simple ceremony, we three strolled out down Bancroft Hall's front steps, and said farewell to Dad who was taking a train home to Illinois. His last private words to me as he scanned the heights of Bancroft Hall, were: "I want you to do your very best to be the best midshipman here." He left there a happy man, and I was never to let him down. He was always my pal, and a real comedian.

My Naval Academy education was tough. But it convinced me that, for building future officers, education should not be easy or passive. To me, the greatest educational fallacy is that you can get it without stress. Education should be hard work, and students should be forced to think rigorously and creatively. As we all know, diis burden, plus athletic and military training, is par for the course in all U.S. service academies. During Plebe Year, midshipmen study under great pressure, and are constantly subjected to personal stresses that some might think of as poinUess harassment. That year of education under stress was of great personal survival value to me.

I believe that the center of all this service academy stress is.

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and probably should be, education. It is the model for officer development. As I have said before, always striving for true education is the best insurance against losing your bearings and perspective, in the face of disaster or failure. I came home from prison to discover something I had forgotten. In my old Webster's Collegiate Dictionary I had pasted a quotation from Aristotle: "Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity." I had lived in the truth of that for all those years.

In this high tech century, technical competence is invaluable to the professional officer. But the leader of troops—the combat leader of character—will need more than technical competence and prowess.

I have long believed that the best education, the best preparation for a full and successful life, surely entails a proper blend of classical and contemporary studies. While we pursue the keys to the kingdom of modernity—studies in political science and economics and high technology—we need to understand the importance of a broad background in the readings of antiquity, those readings that form the basis of our civilization. In times of duress, in war especially, this classical background is important. My years in prison taught me the importance of having some idea of how citizens of a given country lived at the dawn of their history. It was a rude awakening to suddenly find myself being controlled by pain and pain alone—in the ropes, in hammer shot blows to the face, in endless arm twistings, in silence.

Believe it or not I found comfort in remembering that my captors had been living this brutal life among themselves for centuries. Culture takes root grudgingly when everybody knows that you can get what you want merely by slamming people around—breaking bones at will. I braced up and said, "Hell, I can take it as well as the next one—culture or no culture." Good that I had planned on it; they broke my left leg a second time in torture.

It had been at Stanford University, between 1960 and 1962—five years before that second leg break, that I had started developing this knowledge of antiquity.

Years before, I had promised my mother I would get a graduate degree on the way through the Navy pipeline. I knew at the time that I was tailor-made for an advanced degree in aeronautical engineering, but by the time I got shore duty and a window for graduate education, my age and rank allowed me only one major: international relations. What a letdown. It was a real bore at Stanford University.

In political science you were supposedly learning how "the system works." Heck, I had been beating "systems" for 15 years. I was 39 years old; just too old for this sort of thing. But I saw a way to break out of the impass. I hit the books and plowed straight through my course work and was finishing my thesis way ahead of schedule. I had time to leam a completely new field before my two years were up when I became acquainted with Stanford's dean of humanities and sciences, Phil Rhinelander. What rang the bell was when I asked his advice about trying to take some philosophy. "What is your profession?" he asked. "Naval officer," I replied. Then he said, "Sit down, I was in the Navy during World War II." Phil's background was unique.

He was a Boston blue blood, son of an Episcopal bishop. Harvard B.A. (classics and philosophy). He graduated from Harvard Law, practiced with a Boston firm for ten years, volunteered for Navy duty and was appointed a lieutenant commander in naval intelligence for duration of the war. Then he returned to Harvard, took his Ph.D. in philosophy, and after a few years on the Harvard faculty, joined Stanford as the top dean.

chemist, taught "Science for non-Science majors." At Conant's suggestion, Phil set up his own course, "Ideas of Good and Evil" for science majors. He was in his exalted job as Stanford dean when he quickly fixed things so he could teach his new course, "Problems of Good and Evil." It was this course that we talked about my taking.

The deal was done when he said, "You have not had much philosophy in college, and on top of that, you are entering the second half of the course. I would have to ask you to have a one-hour tutorial in my campus house library every week." That was all I wanted to hear—I signed up immediately. I knew graduate students ready for degrees who couldn't get an appointment with their advisors for months. Those hours with Phil in his study were golden. He was a total intellectual—and a good sport as well.

Phil and I soon became best friends. I would read and we would discuss an important book at each meeting. He was fascinated by my interest in the parade of Middle East settlers who descended on Greece and Rome in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's campaign in Asia.

Epicureans, then Stoics, with Christians bringing up the rear. After I read David Hume's Dialogues on Natural Religion, Phil dutifully explained to me what "natural religion" is: It is one which disallows miracles as part of their tribe's religious faith. His best example of this was Stoicism. The Stoics admired the balance of nature—the self-correcting aspects of it. In fact, according to their dogma, nature is the body of God. Christianity borrowed much from the Stoics— the fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of man, and particularly the Holy Ghost—which was identified by the Stoic philosopher Chrysippus who died more than 200 years before Christ. Like Christianity, it is a monotheistic religion—one God who is in charge of the world. Epictetus, a famous Stoic who was born in Asia Minor in 50 A.D., tells people of all centuries what I have come to believe is the truth: That the essence of yourself, your inner self, is totally what you make it. Your moral purpose is of your own making, and so it is with your deliverance and your destruction. No buck-passing.

After Stanford, I had lived on three aircraft carriers in the Pacific.

On my bedside table in each ship, I had copies of the two major books of Epictetus: his Discourses and The Enchiridion. I read them every night I was aboard.

What has all this got to do with building leaders? Some people say that our cultures and our genes have a lot to do with all this, but Epictetus probably would say that if you have the willpower, you should, and you probably can, override both. You don't leam a bunch of rules of behavior from someone Uke Epictetus. What you leam is how to rebuild yourself to have "greatness of soul" and "nobility of character."

That is what I am looking for in our modem military officers. (By the way, Epictetus lived a tough life in his youth; in torture he was crippled in the same leg I am—the left—and he had been a slave for many years before he won his freedom as a Stoic philosopher.)

As my dear friend and colleague Dr. Joe Brennan has written, "Someone has said that philosophy is what a man does with his solitude." Alcatraz, a section of the military headquarters of North Vietnam, was brought into use for American incorrigibles. The North Vietnamese certainly gave all eleven of us plenty of solitude. Although in solitary confinement, wearing leg irons 16 hours every day, the solidarity of us 11 grew into a "brotherhood."* In 1973,1 returned from that hell as a peg-legged Stoic scholar. But I had to wait a few years before I could have my own classroom and students at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

''Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.*'

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I developed a pen-pal relationship with Dr. Joe Brennan. By this time he was about to retire as professor of philosophy at Columbia University in New York. We got together for a visit in Newport, and he has since joked about how I "ordered" him to give up a fellowship he had been offered in Europe. He accompanied me to the biggest lecture room on the Naval War College campus to co-teach a course we entitled, "The Foundations of Moral Obligation." It was a popular and highly regarded course by the professional naval officers and other smdents at the War College. Its heritage lives on, not only at Newport, but at our alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy.

At the War College, we studied moral philosophy by looking at models of human beings under pressure, their portraits drawn from the best materials we could find in philosophy and literature. We did not have to draw diagrams; the military applications came up naturally in seminar discussions.

Some years later, when the Naval Academy developed a new core course for all third-class midshipmen, our War College course was a central ingredient in the mix of ideas crafted together to form this critical element in the moral education of future Navy and Marine Corps officers.

I visited the Naval Academy late last year, and was briefed on the content of this course. There was a similarity between the USNA's and Joe Brennan's and my approach to the subject. Many questions about how moral philosophy is taught at the Naval Academy may have been answered in the July-August Shipmate. But the overarching question that remains is: Why are ethics and moral philosophy taught at the Naval Academy? They are taught for the same reasons they were put in my War College course: to teach leaders how to rebuild themselves to have "greatness of soul" and "nobility of character."

At this point, I would Uke to close with some true philosophy. In Epictems' Discourses, there is an allegory about a man who is being

brought before his boss for some sort of punishment Epictetus narrates what his logical solution of the dilemma could be (note: In Stoic Uterature, the words "Another," or "Him" is God, invisible in the hearing room): When you come into the presence of some prominent man, remember that Another looks from above on what is taking place, and that you must please Him rather than this man. He speaks to the accused as a "second."

The interrogator, then, asks of you, "In your school, what did you call exile and imprisonment and bonds and death and disrepute?"

I called them "things indifferent."

What do you call them now? Have they changed at all?

No. Tell me, then, what are things "indifferent?"

Those that are independent of moral purpose.

Tell me also what follows.

Things independent of moral purpose are nothing to me.

Then enter in, full of confidence and mindful of all this, and you shall see what it means to be a man who has studied what he ought, when he is in the presence of men who have not studied.

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n the late eighties, James Webb's novels topped the list of books THE MARINE most read by midshipmen at the Naval Academy. Although we were just starting our journey toward a commission, Webb's nov- J 3 , S O n / \ C l K l n S O n Uved next door to me during els confronted us with the challenges we would face as leaders in most of my time at the Academy. The son of a Marine fighter pilot, military. A Sense of Honor captured the trials and tribulations of plebe Jason was a fiercely independent and intelHgent midshipman who year like no other novel. Fields of Fire reminded us that combat re- gave fits to the upperclassmen and officers who ruled with a "do as I mained the ultimate test of our training on the shores of say, not as I do" mentality. A Marine pilot who flies Cobra helicopters, Jason has excelled as a leader and pilot in a career that has althe Severn.

The novel by Webb that most captured my imagination, however, ready included several deployments. Following his operational tours, was A Country Such As This. This story, which tracks the lives of Jason returned to the Naval Academy to earn his master's degree and three Academy classmates who pledge to meet again at a bar in 25 lead midshipmen as a company officer. After visiting with Jason in years, earned well deserved praise as a major work of post World Bancroft Hall, it was impossible to talk with him and not be conWar II American literature. As Webb's characters scaled the highest vinced that he thrives on leading midshipmen. Following his Naval peaks and struggled through the deepest valleys that were character- Academy tour, Jason and his wife. Shannon, will return to a job where istic of the men who fought the Cold War, it was hard to imagine Jason can fly Cobras and lead Marines. what it would be like to graduate from the Academy, much less affect events that would shape our nation.

THE TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE Ten years later, as my classmates and I labor through life's day-today challenges, it is still difficult to gauge whether we will ever make â&#x20AC;˘ was my plebe year roommate. an impact like Webb's inspiring characters did. Let's face it, whether A hard worker with a big heart, Mark would lament that most of the we are serving at sea, starting new careers, or raising families, intro- Academy's challenges did not come easily to him. As often happens, spection is a luxury few of us can afford right now. If there is one Mark's work ethic turned him from a solid citizen at the Academy to time of the year, however, that compels most young graduates to as- a rising star in the fleet who was selected to serve as Admiral Chuck sess their achievements, it is Homecoming.

Larson's last aide at the Naval Academy. Although he was well on I will confess that Homecoming holds a far different meaning for his way to a superb naval career, Mark and his wife, Maureen, chose me as a returning graduate than it did when I attended the Naval Acad- a different path that better met their lifetime goals and family needs. emy. During my time as a midshipman, my expectations of Home- Now working as a logistics and communications manager for a coming Weekend meant that Navy's football opponent would be easier, thriving technology firm based in Annapolis (Telecommunication the halftime would be longer, and the tailgaters would be more Systems, a start-up owned by Maurice Tose '78), Mark is also a crowded. This is not to say that I, or any other midshipmen, did not new father. In addition to his duties at work and home, Mark is value our predecessors' contributions, but merely to admit that the the youngest elected member of the Community Board of his heroics of older alumni were not our primary focus during Saturday neighborhood in AnnapoUs. afternoons in the fall.

Now, of course, things are a little bit different. As my class ap- THE RESTAURANTEUR proaches its tenth Homecoming, we have had a decade's worth of experience to begin to appreciate the staggering achievements of the was a hard working mechanical Naval Academy classes that won the Cold War. The tribute to our engineering major in our company who graduated as one of 21st Distinguished Alumni represents the tip of the iceberg, yet serves as company's highest ranked engineering students. After a tour as a testament to the contribution made by all the graduates of this era. nuclear-trained officer on submarines, Keith left the Navy to return I often think of the Class of 1961, whose members received their to Delaware to work for MBNA. Keith thrived at the company as his diplomas from a young president and former naval officer who in- wife. Amy, completed her residency and now serves as a doctor to spired a generation of Americans to serve. That class would later grieve low income families in Wilmington. Despite his success, Keith gave at the news of President Kennedy's death, honorably fight the Viet- up his business career to pursue his life-long dream of opening a nam War, labor through the military's unpopularity in the seventies, restaurant. In a time when financial security and money reign suand ultimately lead our military and our country to victory and pros- preme, Keith and Amy showed the courage to abandon a sure thing perity in the eighties and nineties. Clearly, the adventures of these to do what they loved. The restaurant they purchased, the Del Rose classes rival the fictional adventures of Webb's protagonists and pro- Cafe, is a family owned place that both Amy and Keith visited when vide an imposing example for us younger graduates. they were growing up in Wilmington.

Mark Donohue.

Keith Erdman

A New Generation We Can Be Proud Of After a fairly busy year that limited my interactions with classmates, I recently had the chance to catch up with five classmates over the last few months. Although my visits were merely an effort to catch up with great friends, each one of them showed me that, ten quick years after graduation, midshipmen from a decade ago are making a difference that anyone who graduated from the United States Naval Academy can take pride in. In fact, although each of these classmates represents widely varied career choices, they are making an impact right now:

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THE DOCTOR t \ l I v j y V J v ^ l Iwl y rounded out the three-man room of Adkinson, Erdman and Gentry. A gifted athlete with an incredibly analytical mind, Andy graduated as the top ranked engineer in our company, led our company's basketball team to excellence, and served as a Big Brother to a young man who lists Andy as the most profound male influence in his life. Andy selected LOUISVILLE and nuclear power for his career. After a superb run as a division officer and a shore tour in the D.C. area, Andy was selected for the Navy medical program.

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ndy, his wife, Caroline, and their son, Gavin, reside in Annapolis while Andy completes his fourth year of medical school.

THE SURFACE WARRIOR

Bill Guarinithesonofa plmnber from Jersey City, was the most likable guy in 21st Company. Any trip to New York City or die Meadowlands always included a stop at his parents' house in North Jersey for some superb Italian food and hospitality. Bill loved the Navy so much that those of us who were more cynical gave him a hard time about his enthusiasm. After a superb tour on a West Coast cruiser. Bill returned to Washington, D.C. and earned an M.B.A. while serving as executive assistant to a Navy captain.

When I contemplated leaving the Navy, Bill sent me a list of the top 20 reasons to stay Navy that remains one of the funniest and most compelling testimonials for the Navy I have ever read. I spent six months laughing as I sat next to Bill in Department Head School. His breezy, sure-handed, leadership style served him well during an outstanding tour as operations officer on JOHN PAUL JONES

(DDG-53). Hand-picked to serve as combat systems officer on GETTYSBURG (CG-64), BUI, Tracy and their two great kids headed east this spring to tackle this new challenge.

The Story Continues ...

The stories I relate are by no means complete, and there are many like them to be found in any recent Naval Academy class. That notwithstanding, I am amazed at the consistently high achievement each one of these classmates has demonstrated in their respective professions.

At the end of the day, the six of us will likely not be meeting in a bar to split a bottle of 30 year-old scotch as the heroes of Webb's novel planned to do. Furthermore, there may not be a President, admiral or Medal of Honor winner as there will be when the Class of 1947 meets at Homecoming. Nonetheless, even today, I am gratified that these men, who have nothing in common but the school that shaped them, continue to make a difference in "a country such as this." <1-

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omputer issue is a Naval Academy fall ritual, with fast machines having simplified students' study habits with instant access to research materials, class notes, the World Wide Web and professors.

This academic year the Academy will participate in a study to determine whether learning would be made even easier if midshipmen could carry their computers with them wherever they go, versus using the more powerful desktop computers in Bancroft Hall.

For 15 years the Naval Academy's incoming class has been issued a desktop computer with the latest technology. This year, 80 randomly chosen plebes received government-owned laptop models instead.

"I think in some ways having a laptop is gonna be better than a desktop computer," says MIDN 4/C Brandon Hammond '04. "I can take it to the library to work. At the same time though, carrying it around to all the classes with my books and everything is going to be a challenge."

The laptop experiment is part of the Special Academic Dean Curriculum Microcomputer Project. As part of the study, the midshipmen with laptops must take them to all their classes. Participating mids are scheduled to take their classes together.

Use of the computers during both semesters will determine whether the compact, portable version is worth the extra money, or whether the larger, more technologically capable desktop machines are better-suited for the USNA learning environment.

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According to Sandra Groche of USNA's Information Resource Center, each midshipman receives an Academy-specified desktop computer which is issued to him or her at the beginning of the academic year. Currenfly, plebes are issued the Dell OptiPlex GX300 Mid-tower System, which features an Intel Pentium III 733 MHz processor. This system costs about $1,500. Midshipmen pay for their computers on a 21-month payment plan. Groche says most have their computers paid off by the end of their youngster year.

The laptop computers being used in the study are Micron TransPort ZX Notebook computers, with an Intel Pentium HI 600 MHz processor, priced at about $2,200 each. The laptops can make virtual classrooms a reality when the mids tote die machines to class. Plus, with the computer laboratories already available, it is possible for midshipmen to use more than 100 different software programs on designated laboratory computers within the academic spaces.

"I think the laptop will be very useful for them because it will give us a chance to get away from the hall to study. Property used, I think it will be a useful tool. It's a littie less powerful with fewer features, but it will be interesting to see how it works out," says MIDN 4/C James Brobyn '04.

The laptop study concludes in May 2001. Decisions on replacement computers for those 80 midshipmen in the experiment have not yet been made. But feedback from plebes involved with the laptop study will be closely examined. JShipmate, October 2000

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xactiy 100 years after the first flag officer of the U.S. Navy, David G. Farragut, led the Federal Navy to victory at Mobile Bay, one of the climactic acts signaling the end of the Civil War, the Class of 1965 was preparing to receive commissions and to continue the tradition of proud naval service to our nation.

Tom Murphy '65, a retired attack air officer, describes the baptism into the fleet as a dramatic culture shift: "We were the first class that started (USNA) under the old 1950s peacetime rules and graduated into war." The same culture shift existed in the 1850s and history likely will repeat itself. For this reason the motto of the Class of '65 provides a timeless reminder of our collective obligation: We serve with Honor.

Normally, this column would focus on current operations and the enduring service of USNA alumni around the globe. But, as many classes remember their times together during this reunion season and as this issue of Shipmate looks at the distinguished service of so many USNA alumni, the Saltiest Class still serving the fleet deserves a special tribute.

The classmates of 1965 served in all dimensions of combat: surface ships, submarines, aviation, carriers, amphibious craft. Swift Boats, Marines, etc. Their service to our country included over onethird of the history of aviation and submarine warfare. As '65 began classes in their First Class year, VADM Rickover had just been extended beyond his mandatory retirement age for the first of 15 more years, and the first naval strikes on North Vietnam were conducted on targets along 100 miles of coastline. In January 1965, AMERICA (CVA-66) was commissioned and two months before graduation, daily air strikes began launching from Yankee Station in the South China Sea. One month before graduation. Marines began the first ground assaults in Vietnam. Operation Market Time started weeks before graduation and the first two of over 100 Swift Boats arrived on station by October. These were the times when '65 entered the fleet.

With their permission and help, I have captured several of the anecdotal incidents from their vast Web pages that contain more than 200 pages of stories covering the full spectrum of time and service in myriad communities. I hope that these few snippets reveal the depth of their service to our country in "Oceans Away" and provide a brief snapshot of what it was like to begin service with the Class of '65.

For a more in depth look at their history, please visit: http://users.planet cable.net/daveand/ Flight of the Intruder (Tom Murphy): ...The North Vietnamese had positioned a battery of 85mm northeast of the runway we were approaching. The 1 st notice of the heavy flak was bursting black and red explosions around our A6s. Almost immediately Buckeye #2 took a direct hit in the port wing. I looked over at my 2 o'clock position and saw Buckeye #2 just as his fuel ignited at his port tailpipe and flames quickly covered the port wing and side of the A6.1 could hear the MAYDAY over the other radio chatter and watched as the bombs jettisoned to lighten the aircraft...

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Man Overboard (Jerry Robinson): ..."Breakaway! Break away! Man overboard!" With a single blow the pins to the pelican hooks were knocked free and everything began to rattle and crash over the side in response to my "RIGHT FULL RUDDER! ALL AHEAD FLANK!" We became what Tin Cans are famous for: white water and black smoke. The lee helmsman clung at a 30-degree angle.

Adrenaline flowed like hot coffee and so did thousands of gallons of black oil, down the side...

Advising t h e V i e t n a m e s e (Bob Andretta): ...Suddenly, we were taking small eirms fire from the left bank. The Yabudas erupted with return fire, but I decided to squelch it since no one really knew where the fireworks were coming from. Just then something larger exploded in the water nearby and then dead ahead. By now, the river was narrowing and small arms fire was intensifying. This was not a good place to be...

Av/ay All Svsrift Boats (Doug Burgess): ...In 1967 I was with Coastal Division 12, a Swift Boat division operating out of Danang. One of our boats patrolling at night. South of the demilitarized zone, was sunk with another U.S. service's missile that thought they had fired on a helicopter North of the DMZ. The skipper of the Swift thought that an earlier near miss was a short round from a gunfire support ship. He attempted to clear the area and his movement was interpreted as evasive action, "confirming" it was a helicopter.

They fired another missile, which was a direct hit. We were advised that the North Vietnamese were operating helos in South Viemam and that they had sunk the Swift...

VA 44 (Mike Concannon): ...My oxygen mask had rtpped off from impact and now I had no air. I pulled the "ditching handle" on the left side of the seat, but my parachute started to deploy making life even more difficult. I then struggled to unfasten the four old "Rocket Jet" fittings that held me in. Unfortunately, we had to wear the old goatskin gloves and they were greasy in the water so, I pulled them off to work the fittings. My Academy rtng and $80 hero's watch went to the bottom of the Gulf...

As we enter the 21st Century, '65 is still serving their country proudly. Admiral Donald Pilling is retiring as die Vice Chief of Naval Operations and Vice Admiral Jim Amerault will remain as the sole representative of this proud class that served with honor. His Vietnam service was in Swift Boats for which he received the Bronze Star. His recent service has been in key financial management assignments in the Pentagon, and he is now distinguished as the "Old Salt" of the surface Navy. In addition to running the Navy, these two admirals, while aging gracefully, still run together almost daily and try not to be held back by the slower members on their staffsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like several of us, bom in 1965. The contributions of these men and all the graduates of '65 will remain with the fleet for many years to come.

Special thanks go to Jerry Robinson '65 for assisting in this compilation. George Capen can be contacted at GeoCapen@aol.com for comments and ideas about future articles in this column, -l

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find myself walking around the halls of Bancroft these days, repeating the same phase over and over again, "I can't believe I'm a firstie!" Then I find a good, wholesome plebe, and I ask the only important question on my mind, "How many days until I graduate?" Three years ago, I found myself answering that question for the Class of 1998, and now 2004 is answering it for me. I have had the summer of a lifetime and I have returned to the Naval Academy for my final year and to share a few more inches in the life of a midshipman.

My aviation cruise aboard JOHN C . STENNIS sealed my fate this summer. I had the unique opportunity to ride STENNIS the last month of her WestPac cruise. I arrived in Western Australia, had four days of liberty in Perth, and then transited to Hobart, Tasmania, where we spent five beautiful days. Funny thing about that southem hemisphere, it was winter. Good thing I packed all my good t-shirts and shorts.

We then got underway again and began to head home on the secondto-last leg of the journey. I spent my time with the best squadron on board, VAW 112, the Golden Hawkeyes of Carrier Air Wing 9. Undoubtedly the greatest moment of that cruise was my first catapult shot on 24 June. On a clear and beautiful day, with blue skies and white fluffy clouds, I sat in the back of the E-2C and went off the number one cat. I don't think I stopped grinning that entire day, or the next, or even now when I think about it. I got to fly for a little while, experience my first trap, and knew from that moment on that the only thing I wanted in life was to be a Naval Aviator. The pilot saved the catapult pin from that flight, and it now sits on my desk, the greatest souvenir. I spent hours on Vulture's Row watching flight operations, soaking in as much as possible, falling in love with the

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Luckily, I did get to soak in a little of the Pacific Ocean. I stand proudly before you as a Golden Shellback. The ship's navigator had STENNIS cross the International Date Line and the Equator at the same point, and I paid the fee to return home. Nothing in the world can match the smell of aviation fuel mixed with dirt and salt water, sprinkled with a little mayonnaise as you try to blow out the padeye on an already flooded flight deck. In a tangled mess of peanut butter, lard, mayonnaise, syrup, marshmallows, green spaghetti, ketchup and mustard, I made my way from being a WOG to a Shellback.

After STENNIS, I was off to NASSAU (LHA-4) for a surface cruise. I got onboard just in time to head into New York City for Fleet Week and OpSail 2000. NASSAU hosted the official reviewing party and the Commandant of the Marine Corps for the summer's festivities in the harbor. The Fourth of July itself was spectacular. I sat on the deck on one of the world's greatest warships, and watched in awe and silence the brilliance of the fireworks; all the while sitting in front of the symbol of freedom and greatness, who lights the sky with her own torch.

NASSAU, also known as the Top Gator, worked exceptionally hard at convincing me to become a surface warfare officer, especially the Bos'n. C W 0 3 Tim Harrison, who has as many salty years in the Navy as I have been alive, took me under his wing and showed me everything. I paid the price for his tutelage-constant harassment for wanting to be an air dale. With Bos'n Harrison I was able to see the dual operations performed by large deck amphibious ships, spending some extensive time in the well deck as well as on the flight deck. He is one of the finest officers I have ever met, and I truly enjoyed my time with him. I think eventually he will forgive me for wanting to be a pilot though.

Once I finished my training, I hopped on a Space A flight to Germany, and spent three weeks backpacking through the French Riviera, Spain and Morocco. So all in all, 1 touched three continents this summer. Not too shabby. I joined the Navy to see the world, and I am well on my way. This was my second trip to Europe and I have visited Nice, Marseille, Barcelona, Madrid, Prague, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Heidelberg, Fussen, Frankfort, Mannheim, Salzburg, Tangers, Marrakesh, Essouria and Casablanca. 1 have met the most wonderful and exciting people in my travels, while making memories to last a lifetime.

But 1 have finally begun the last leg to the greatest journey of my life, I am a First Class Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy. With two semesters, and 37 credits to go, it is going to be a long road. I have strapped on two stripes and assumed the position of the 11th Company Executive Officer. I'm excited and scared, but the challenge is all mine. I wanted it, I took it, and all too shortly, those butter bars will be mine. vL Shipmate, October 2000

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Luckv Ba<i of Books TheYard: Building a Destroyer at the Bath Ironworks Michael S. Sanders HarperCollins, 1999: Hardcover 253 pages Reviewed by Captain Martin P. Hanson '59, CEC, USNR (Ret.) The Yard by Michael S. Sanders, is about Bath Iron Works, (BIU) Bath, ME, and its wonderful people. This book that reinforced so well all that is good about the shipyard, the town and most of all the people who make both what they are.

The ship I started my Navy career in was built in Bath and I had the glorious opportunity to be a member of the crew that put another Bath-built ship into commission.

Much later in my Navy career, I became the commanding officer of a reserve Navy construction battalion based in Brunswick, ME, just "downcast" of Bath, where my unit had several Bath Iron Works employees. This experience gave me the opportunity to meet and work in detail with these wonderful people. My tours in two BlU-built Navy ships taught me from the very beginning to admire the marvelous workmanship of these Americans from Maine.

This wonderful book is full of personal interviews with all kinds of people in Bath. It includes interviews with many BIU employees including several workers at Hardings, a new metal fabrication facility south of Bath on the famous old Route 1. It includes interviews with management and workers at the main facility on the Kennebec River. The author interviewed several Navy people, including a "newly minted" sailor who left the life of a street gang member and now revels in the attention the skipper gives him during the ship's crew

training for getting underway in a new Bath ship. There is an interview with the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, a senior U.S. Navy Captain. And the author interviews citizens of Bath who do not work at the shipyard including a young family who lives on the hill overiooking the yard.

The description of how a huge ship is built and launched, as well as the skilled labor used, are based on tradition making a fascinating book. A vignet about how John Wayne, saves the day and gets a ship stuck on the way during a launching ceremony is priceless.

The Yard is intertwined with discussions of the economics of shipbuilding—formeriy a huge industry in the United States dating from the earliest days of the country, has now virtually disappeared. Bath, ME, is one of the places where shipbuilding started in the United States and it is the only eariy shipbuilding area in the country where ships are still built. The book shows how the town and shipyard support each other economically.

The book also explains how the shipyard takes care of its workers.

Shipbuilding is dangerous business and workers are injured. But BIU finds work for its injured personnel and sees that they continue to have an opportunity to contribute for the rest of their lives.

The whole tone of this fun book is summed up by a quote from a Bath Iron Works weapons system electrician, "Don't tell management this, but I'd work here for free." J^ Captain Martin P Hanson '59, CEC, USNR (Ret.), served ten years on active duty as a surface line officer and another 21 years in the Naval Reserve as a Civil Engineer Corps officer. He worked for electric utilities and engineering firms and is a registered professional engineer in several states. He is now retired and Uves in Illinois.

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S p i r i t B a n n e r This festive banner is appropriate for all seasons, indoor and outdoor use, and is guaranteed t o remain colorfast for at least one year. Anco-dyed on NylGlo 100% heavyv/eight nylon fabric, each banner measures approximately 30" X 48" and is finished with a pole sleeve and Velcro tabs. $30.00 s t a d i u m B l a n k e t Stay warm and dry with this wonderful USNA stadium blanket. W a t e r p r o o f nylon side with crest tells everyone w h o you're rooting for, while reverse is a cozy blue/ green plaid in washable acrylic. 45" x 72". $52.00 U S N A Buildings S c a r f This 36" square 100% silk scarf has gorgeous drawings of USNA buildings: Bancroft Hall, the Chapel, Alumni Hall and Alumni House (Ogle Hall). $36.00 "N"

Signal Scarf Also 36" square and 100% silk,

this navy blue and white checkerboard design based on the " N " signal flag, and is accented with the N-star throughout

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Signal Flag T i e A companion piece t o the scarf, also based on the signal flag, the tie is accented with the USNA crest throughout 100% silk. $35.00 U S N A T i e s W h e n you dress for success or just need a tie, these 100% silk ties match up with just about everything.

A i u m n i T i e : $35.00 A n n i v e r s a r y T i e : $35.00 C l u b S t r i p e T i e Show your true colorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a traditional club stripe in lovely navy blue and gold.

Perfect for any occasion. $35.00 U S N A Braces Braces are 100% silk and match the USNA alumni tie. $35.00 N a v a l A c a d e m y Crests A d d a distinctive touch to a blazer with these elegant crests.

C l i p - o n gold: $25.00

S t i t c h - o n gold: $25.00

S t i t c h - o n t r i - c o l o r : $25.00 Official U S N A B l a z e r B u t t o n s Turn an ordinary blue blazer into something special with Official USNA buttons.

Choose gold on brass or gold on blue enamel. $65.00 per set U S N A C r e s t Jewelry The perfect gift for a new graduate, a successful alumnus or family member (All gold filled) M o n e y C l i p : $39.00

T i e Bar: $ 4 / . 0 0

L o c k e t on 18" C h a i n : $38.00

T i e T a c : $25.00

Official C r e s t Cufflinks: $55.00

B r a c e l e t w i t h C r e s t C h a r m : $36.00

C h a r m only: $25.00

Ann Hand Jewelry Collection Ann Hand is founder and owner of The Ann Hand Collection, one of the most distinctive and prominent jewelry design firms in Washington, D.C. The White House, the United States Department of State, and the United States Department of Defense have chosen her creations as diplomatic gifts for foreign dignitaries.

The Liberty Eagle pin, the most popular brooch in her American Collection, has been worn by some of the most outstanding women in America and throughout the world. It is gold plated with a ruby eye and the finest 14mm faux shellbased pearl. It comes packaged in a genuine leather box. $80.00 The American Flag pin is made in genuine Austrian Swarovski crystals, I4K gold plate. It is packaged in a genuine leather box. $80.00

j t 3 . n C l 3 . r C l ^ h 3 . i r O t v j a r d n e r has been manufacturing and creating beautiful chairs in Gardner, Massachusetts, since 1938.The chairs are made of the highest quality solid hard rock maple in a choice of cherry o r satin black finish, hand decorated with the Naval Academy crest. Perfect as a gift for a birthday, retirement o r Change of Command. Place your order now and treasure your chair for years t o come.

Standard Captain's Chair** ss = silk screened seal $295.00 laser = dark laser seal All black, ss seal Black with cherry arms, ss seal All cherry, laser seal Black with cherry arms with top panel and laser seal Boston Rocker**

$295.00 All black, ss seal All cherry with laser seal Black with cherry arms with top panel and laser seal Executive Swivel Chair**

$425.00 All black, ss seal Black with cherry arms, ss seal All cherry finish and laser seal Black with cherry arms and top panel with laser seal

** For Chair Orders Only, please contact Debbie Cohen at 410-263-4448 ext 136 for shipping and personalization information

Videos The sights and sounds of Naval Academy tradition come alive in these official USNA videos: Blue Angels Around the World at the Speed of Sound, Host Dennis Quaid opens the cockpit on this legendary spectrum as they take off on their first European tour in 20 years. $18.00 To Lead and to Serve An up-close and personal view of the challenging and life-shaping voyage each midshipman experiences at the Naval Academy. $18.00 U S N A 150 Years in Annapolis The official documentary of the colorful and fascinating history of the first ISO years of the Academy $18.00 Clock/Barometer Set A solid mahogany plaque holds a ship's bell clock that announces the hour and half-hour in traditional ship's bell manner or marks time in silent precision when the bells are turned off The barometer measures air pressure with a temperature compensated diaphragm movement in graduated millibars and inches of mercury Both instruments maintain the screw bezel cover style tradition of naval vessels.

Quartz: $523.00 Jeweled/Atlantis: $544.00 Pewter Sturdy barware crafted in pewter Jefferson cup: $15.00 â&#x20AC;˘Billy" jigger: $24.00 Tankard: $32.00 Cross Stitch Kits Complete with floss and all instructions, these counted cross stitch kits will delight hobbyists who want to recall popular symbols and scenes of the Naval Academy Unframed.

U S N A Sampler: $24.00 U S N A Chapel Kit: $24.00 Eternal Father Print A moving vigil for "those in peril on the sea," this illuminated manuscript embellishes the "Navy Hymn" with exquisite gold leaf and watercolor illustration on parchment.

A first edition original designed by Jose Pablo Dominguez while he was a midshipman at the Naval Academy (14" x 18" unframed.) $39.00 I _r L_t

Plaque Commemorate graduation or other special occasion with this solid cherry plaque with brass USNA crest and inscription plate. $25.00

Scarf 100% silk makes this official USNA scarf appropriate for a dressy occasion or ideal for a table top throw I I" x 49" ON SALE for$2S:etr $20.00 Pen Set This pen set of solid cherry and brass is a perfect compliment to any desk. $25.00 Commemorative Rugs These exquisite Tiensin hand-made rugs have been custom designed for the U.S. Naval Academy 100% virgin wool with 80 knots per nch, 3/4 inch pile. U S N A Crest Round Rug: approx 36 in. diameter $355.00 S W O , Naval Aviation and Submarine Insignia Rugs: approx 2' x 3' $215 00

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Set Sail 36 stirring musical selections performed by the Naval Academy Band, Glee Club and the Drum & Bugle Corps. CD or doublelength cassette. $ ; 6.95 Pass in Review A spectacular program of music by the U.S. Marine Band, including 6 Sousa marches. Also including "Eternal Father" with the Marine Corps verse. A 2-CD set $29.95 Eternal Father; V o l u m e s I o r II ~ | Chapel music performed by the Midshipmen Choir wilh organ "accompaniment. CD $16.95 or cassette $1 j_sOT--"""i Eternal Father,Volume III ._ÂŤ~.j Chapel music performed by the USNA Men's Glee Club, Women's Glee Club, Gospel Choir; Catholic Choir, and Protestant Choir, with organ accompaniment. CD only $/6.95 U S N A D r u m & Bugle C o r p s , V o l u m e II " ^ A popular program of musical arrangements performed by the Drum & Bugle Corps. Cassette only. $11.SO

A Cappella A unique recording of the Men's Glee Club on their European Tour CD only. $/6.95 Musical T r a d i t i o n s A collection of musical selections performed by all the Naval Academy musical organizations. CD or double-length cassette. $16.95 Fanfare V i r t u o s i t y for O r g a n Thirteen compositions performed on the Academy's Chapel organ. Cassette only $/1.50 O n Tour Features the Naval Academy Glee Club in a live concert recording of popular music. Cassette only. $11.50

Army-Navy Stamps A t r i b u t e t o t h e ultimate game. A beautiful h a r d w o o d frame and special mattings surround t h e first day cover w i t h special game day cancellation, a block o f stamps f r o m each school and gold embossed crests f o r b o t h Academies. Game statistics detail t h e game's history, and each piece is numbered as part o f a limited edition. $79.00 C o m m e m o r a t i v e Stamps Each of these collector-quality framed stamp tributes features a commemorative post card with first-day cancellation, block of stamps and single stamp. $55.00 A.John Paul Jones, 1979 B U S N A , 1937 C. C o m m e m o r a t i n g t h e 5 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y of N a v a l A v i a t i o n D. I w o Jima C o m m e m o r a t i o n , in honor of U.S. Marine Corps E. U S N A 150th Anniversary, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Limited Edition

Bracket Clock Hand-rubbed cherry finish and optional Westminster chime movement U.S. Naval Academy seal is center medallion. Choose from two finely etched clock face options—^the classic face or the nch, decorative face. 10"W x 6"D x 12"H. $/ 79.00, with chimes: $209.00 Lane C e d a r Chest Hand finished in cherry or oak, each chest features the U.S. Naval Academy seal on a blacketched brass medallion. Lock it for privacy - it offers over four cubic feet of storage inside.

Personalize the chest with an engraved brass plate. 44"W x 15"D x 19 I /4"H. $499.00 Candelabra Lamp Standing 22" tall on a solid marble base, the lamp features the distinctive U.S. Naval Academy seal on a black shade. Personalize the lamp with name and year of graduation on an engraved brass plate affixed to the base. Handsome and dignified, it is the crowning touch for your desk.

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dmiral Charles R. Larson '58, USN (Ret.), has been elected as the new chairman of the board of directors for the United States Naval Academy Foundation, Inc. He replaced Admiral James L. Holloway III '43, USN (Ret.), who stepped down in August 2000 after five years of service as the organization's first chairman. Holloway will remain as the Foundation's chairman emeritus.

Admiral Larson brings to the Foundation a depth of experience across a broad range of military, leadership, management and government policy, including over 19 years in command positions. He served as senior U.S. commander in the Pacific and was responsible for 350,000 personnel and the readiness of all U.S. forces. He served as superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1983 to 1986 and 1994 through 1997.

"I am really excited to have Chuck Larson back on the team, particularly in such an important position," said current academy superintendent. Vice Admiral John Ryan '67. "His dedication, vision and ability will be key in the Foundation's effort to increase our private funding margin of excellence. I know I speak for the entire staff, faculty and the Brigade of Midshipmen when I say welcome back." Ryan also added, "Admiral Holloway has been extraordinary both as our chairman and as a mentor to me. I am very pleased he will remain as Chairman Emeritus."

Admiral Larson's vision as the new chairman is to promote the plan developed by Holloway in 1995. As USNA superintendent, Larson worked closely with Holloway to develop the concept of one fundraising entity to benefit the Brigade of Midshipmen and the Naval Academy. This concept is now a reality.

"With the organization in place and functioning smoothly, I felt it was time for me to step aside," Holloway said. "I am delighted that Chuck Larson has been selected as the next chairman of the United States Naval Academy Foundation. He is the right person at the right time to take our fundraising efforts to the next level that will support the Brigade and the Academy's strategic priorities for the future."

Admiral Larson's focus for the Foundation is to communicate the Foundation's mission and purpose and to inform alumni, friends of the Academy, and the public about the importance of private funding for the Naval Academy. "It is an honor to relieve Admiral Holloway, a man of such stature and accomplishment who has developed an organization that is giving the Naval Academy and the Brigade of Midshipmen the support it needs as we enter this new century," Larson said. "I am looking forward to working closely with Vice Admiral John Ryan, our Foundation President George Watt, and the collective staffs of the United States Naval Academy Foundation and Alumni Association."

ecently a small group started an effort to find as many juniors of the Class of 1926 so that they could be included in the activities for the 75th Reunion of that great Class in 2001 at USNA. We anticipate this will be a parade with a reception following, but those details have not been determined as yet. We believe this will be a terrific way to honor our gallant dads, grandfathers and uncles who were part of such an incredible Class who gave so much when the stakes were high.

Ward LeHardy has commenced the task of locating '26 juniors, and has gotten off to a good start. Folks at both the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association are lending a hand in looking for '26 juniors. If you are a descendent of someone who was a member of the grand and glorious Class of 1926 and you have not been contacted, please sound off to either Ward LeHardy (wardjudy56@rivnet.net) or Pat Stroop (stroop@nadn.navy.mil).

Phone numbers are Ward: 804-436-8904 and Pat: h: 410-268-4919 or w: 410-293-1914.

12 Meters Return to Annapolis

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xperience history by sailing on America's Cup thoroughbreds.

Two classic 12 meters, WEATHERLY winner of the '62 America's Cup, and AMERICAN EAGLE, contender in the 1964 Defense Trials and later Ted Turner's famous ocean racer, return to Annapolis

Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Bay Foundation 20-31 October for a second annual event to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. This years participants will have the choice of match racing or cruising for the day. Opportunities for individuals and groups are still open.

For more information, rates, and availability, call Judy Blood at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation 410-268-7742, extension 830.

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e have begun to receive inquiries about the 2000 Register of Alumni. We try to publish a book that is of interest and utility to our readers. Unfortunately, we had some technical problems with our 1999 Register that required extensive database work, and those Continued on page 42

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All Hands Continued from page 41 issues will not be resolved to my satisfaction in time to print the Register this year.

During conversion from our old database to a newer system, a lot of data was re-ordered, and while it was saved, it is not easily retrievable. For example, graduate school and war colleges were automatically put in notes fields in the database, but not the same field consistently. We cannot query all the records for those entries. In some cases.

Class ranks changed by a factor of ten. Faced with printing bad data, I chose to leave that out until it is corrected. For our Civil-War era alumni, their dates of death sometimes were extended by 100 years, or, if they joined the Confederate States Navy, that annotation was dropped because the new system did not have a place for it, nor did it recognize CSN. We have received a great deal of feedback about these problems in the 1999 Register, and correcting these issues is very time, and manpower intensive. As important, the corresponding quality checks should be equally demanding. As the director responsible for printing the Register, and as an Alumnus, I want a publication that I can be proud of. That means ensuring the data contained in the Register has real value to those who buy it; therefore, I have decided to take the time to get the information right, and to forego publishing the 2000 Register until these issues are cleared up. At present, I plan to print the next issue of the Register in Fall 2001.

Mike Collins '84

U S N A Band Fall Schedule October 6

(Chamber Music Series) No Tone Unstirred Master Chief James Rodak presents a recital of music for saxophone.

8:00 p.m. at St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church, 701 College Parkway, Annapolis.

October 13 Navy Day Concert Commander Mike Alverson and the men and women of The United States Naval Academy Band celebrate the Navy's 225th Birthday.

8:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall.

November 3

Veteran's Day Concert A musical salute to America's past and present servicemen in honor of Veteran's Day. The program will feature the full Concert Band, performing patriotic favorites. 8:00 p.m. in Mitscher Hall.

November 17

(Chamber Music Series) Wind Octet 8:00 p.m. in Mahan Hall.

December 9

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Childrens Holiday Matinee Our Children's Matinee, a favorite for kids of all ages, promises many surprises including a visitor from the North Pole. Join the fun at 2:00 p.m. in Mitscher Hall.

December 14 & 15

Holiday By The Bay Our annual "musical gift to Annapolis," features traditional holiday favorites to help put you in the "spirit." Two nights due to popular demand! 8:00 p.m. in Mahan Hall.

All Naval Academy Band concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. (except where noted) and are free and open to the public. Please note the various venues. For concert information call 410-293-0263 or visit our Web site at www.nadn.navy.mil/USNABand/Schedule.

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he Naval Academy Women's Club 26th Annual "Spirit of Christmas" Arts and Crafts Show has evolved over the years to become a very well-known and well-attended event. The current show offers over 150 juried crafters and artisans from Maine to Florida and the Midwest; and features an excellent selection of fine art, handcrafted jewelry, dried flower arrangements, baskets. Navy items, photography, clothing, holiday crafts, and much more.

When: Thursday, 19 October 2000 Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Halsey Field House, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. Admission: $3.00 door donation requested. All proceeds go to the NAWC Scholarship and Charity Fund, which provides $1,000 college scholarships to qualified applicants, and gifts to local charities.

Parking: $4.00. Off Rte. 50 and Rowe Blvd. at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium with free shuttle service to and from Halsey Field House during show hours.

NOTE: Please wear soft sole shoes to protect the floor. Handicapped accessible.

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Warfare Expasition and Sympasium 10-11 October 2000 Pavilion Convention Center Virginia Beach, Virginia

C h a n g i n g Hai/v W e F i g h t FREE ADIVIISSiaiM A huge exposition—nearly 200 booths—featuring new technology and proven equipment.

Influential speakers talking about key topics—and taking questions from the floor.

Frank panel discussions of current issues—providing an opportunity for audience participation.

An open forum session with Atlantic Area Type Commanders.

Panel topics include: Leadership: Where Are the Chiefs? Last year's symposium focused on the commanding officers.

This year, do the chiefs have answers to address retention and readiness issues?

Delivering the Next Military Strike: Who Will Carry the Load? How/ will it be done, and by whom or what?

The Future of the Services: Transformation or Not? Can there be real changes? If so, how?

Anthrax Vaccination: Take It or Leave? What are we doing and why? Where do we go from here?

Dominating the Littorals: How Will We Do It? Is Streetfighter an answer? Does the Coast Guard have a role to play? How do our allies approach the problem?

REGISTER N O W on line at www.usnl.org to avoid standing in lines at the Convention Center.

For more information about the speaker and panel discussion program, call Naval Institute Seminars at 410-295-1067 or email semlnars@usni.org.

For hotel reservations at special rates or more information regarding registration, call J. Spargo ft Associates at 703-631-6200 or 800-564-4220.

For information on exhibiting at Warfare 2000, contact James Spargo at 703-631-6200 orjsspargo@jspargo.com.

The Department of Defense finds this event meets the minimum regulatory standards for attendance by DoD employees. This finding does not constitute a blanket approval or endorsement for attendance. Individual DoD Component commands or organizations are responsible for approving attendance of its DoD employees based on mission requirements and DoD regulations.

Mail Bodt Teaching Ethics ravo Zulu to Bemie MaGuire (President, Class of 1964) for his Jul-Aug 2000 Shipmate article. His personal research into how the one-semester course, "Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader (NE203)," is discussed with third-class midshipmen is superb. He made a considerable effort to find out what this course is all about before publicly expressing his views. Too many Alumni have not.

Another strong Bravo Zulu to Jim Stockdale '47 for his essay on character in the same Shipmate. His emphasis is that much of the recent Alumni criticism of NE-203 is based on imperfect knowledge of the purpose, scope and method of teaching ethics at our Naval Academy. His emphasis that leadership roles are far more complex in today's world where "values" have replaced "virtues" is on target. Too many Alumni either ignore or do not understand this in expressing their views on how or why Ethics is presented to midshipmen.

These essays inspire this old grad to describe for his fellow alumni his personal journey of about a year, researching Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader (NE-203).

In August 1999, I expressed my concern to Admiral Chiles '60, Distinguished Professor of Leadership, wondering about the philosophical mind-set of whoever selected the prize-winning essay published in the January-February 1999 Shipmate. Essentially, the author used the morally relativistic Utilitarian philosophy to critique the Tailhook fiasco.

Upon the advice of my classmate, and former superintendent. Vice Admiral Jim Calvert '43, I decided to leam more about the various ethical theories as well as the context in which they are presented. I sat in on class discussions of the one-semester midshipman (3/C) course, "Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader (NE-203)." I obtained a copy of the 1998 edition of the textbook for this course. I have studied it extensively and intensively. I now read about a chapter per week for relaxation.

I found that I had a zero comprehension of the extensive and intensive four-year leadership and character development effort that permeates Academy life. NE-203 is one semester of this four-year effort. It is well done.

A Monday lecture is given to large groups by a civilian scholar followed by small group discussions (about 20) led by Navy and Marine Corps officers with splendid operational and command experience (commander or lieutenant-colonel and above). All grades are given by Navy and Marine Corps officers. I

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was surprised that the Navy gives such priority in assigning so many officers of their caliber and experience to the Naval Academy.

Alumni should consider the following in analyzing why and how Ethics is presented at our Naval Academy: • The Distinguished Professor of Leadership Chair is held by retired four-star Admiral Hank Chiles '60 who has as strong an operational background at all levels of command, leadership and responsibility as one can find. The dean of academics. Dr. Bill Miller '62, is a retired rear admiral with both a strong sea-going background and a superb civiUan educational background. His last active duty position was Chief of Naval Research. The Character Development Director is an active duty captain who has served on several aggressive attack submarines (read Blind Man's Bluff) and has commanded two ballistic-missile submarines with the tremendous responsibility both bear for nuclear war deterrence. He reports directly to the Superintendent, an indicator of priority emphasis. Please read the summary of the current incumbent's (Captain Mike Kehoe '71) report to the Washington, D.C, Alumni Chapter on p. 141 in the May 2000 Shipmate.

• This is a far more different and more difficult society to raise either children or midshipmen or naval officers than the one in which we old grads grow up. Societal moral and ethical standards have been swept away by a sexual and cultural revolution. Instead of a "responsibility society" we have an "if it feels good, do it" society, glorified by Hollywood, television and the media. A glaring example is babies having babies—single mother families headed by 14-year olds who have not been adequately socialized.

• Our Naval Academy is forced to accomplish its difficult mission in a glare of publicity that brings national attention to wrongdoings by any of approximately 4,000 midshipmen with an intensity of public scrutiny far greater than most colleges. Even so, it enjoys a well-earned "service reputation" with the American public and Congress. As proud members of the "band-ofbrothers" who have graduated from this great institution we should be very judicious in how we criticize, in knowing the full context of what we are criticizing and in appreciating the congressional and public impact of our criticism. This is not to say that we should mute our criticism. We should keep it within channels and not go public in either the media or on the Internet.

• The totality of the one semester NE-203 Moral Reasoning for Naval Leaders 3/C

course. Please read the textbook or, at the least, review the table of contents. Note that there are 14 topics covered in the one-semester ethics course. They are: (1) Introduction to Ethics, which includes a defense of moral relativism and the problem with relativism reading; (2) Constitutional Ethics; (3) Utilitarianism (ends justify the means); (4) Kantian Ethics—emphasizes duty, right action and indicates that the fatal flaw of Utilitarianism is lack of consideration of justice; (5) Truth-telling; (6) Rights and Responsibilities; (7) Justice; (8) Liberty; (9) Virtue; (10) Natural Law; (11) Divine Command; (12) Just War Theory including a reading by St. Thomas Aquinas; (13) Conduct of War; and (14) The Moral Leader with emphasis on Admiral Stockdale's lecture on duty, based on his Vietnam experience and a reading on his leadership model. Both of Admiral Stockdale's readings are superb for midshipmen and for any of us.

In my year-long research effort, I have become acutely aware of Dr Gerald Atkinson, his Atkinson Associates Press, and his six essays on "Cultural Marxism at the U.S. Naval Academy." Only two of his six essays address the Naval Academy. His 25 July 1999 Washington Times Forum attack entitled, "Fellow Travelers at the Naval Academy," and his numerous book-seUing, fund-raising mailings and Internet rantings are shallow ethical and philosophical gymnastics. He unfairly and unjustly damages the "service reputation" of a great institution. As far as I know, he has never visited the Naval Academy to discuss the leadership, character and ethics development effort. Apparentiy, he has not read the textbook for the Ethics for Naval Leaders one-semester course (NE-203). He has not replied to my four-page 16 June 2000 letter challenging his unwarranted and undocumented attack.

Here are a few of the NE-203 textbook readings for Alumni in considering Dr. Atidnson's attack rantings. There are many, many more in the NE-203 textbook.

• "Death of a Marine," (p. 1) in the very first week of the Ethics course, emphasizes an officer's personal responsibility for his own people and for his own actions. In this real-life tragedy, the whole chain-of-command was relieved, including the major general in charge of this peacetime desert training exercise. Hardly Cultural Marxism!

• "Rescuing the Boat People," (p. 23) is a case study in command decision-making under the pressure of time to sweep mines after SAMUEL B . ROBERTS was severely damaged and nearly sank in the Persian Gulf.

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The CinCPacFlt and ComSeventhFlt OpOrders conflicted with Navy Regulations in this actual case. Hardly Cultural Marxism! â&#x20AC;˘ "Constitutional Ethics," (p. 29) by Colonel Paul Roush '57 presents four principles to guide the practical application of the Constitution as an ethical reference point. His first principle lists the priorities of a military officer to be to the Constitution, then to the mission, then to the service, then to the ship or command, then to the shipmate, then to self. Hardly Cultural Marxism! â&#x20AC;˘ My wife and I monitored an NE-203 Ethics class last January. The discussion concerned a mine explosion in the Persian Gulf which caused severe fires and flooding in SAMUEL B . ROBERTS. Fighting the fires with water was causing the ship to sink. Sailors had to fight the fire with foam. Some were killed; many were burned and injured. A discussion generated by a fine, operationally experienced naval officer was: "How do you treat and train men to have the courage and coitmiitment to go into the jaws of death and injury to save their ship and their shipmates?" Hardly Cultural Marxism!

Hardly "facilitating" in the negative sense that Atkinson develops in his rantings!

In conclusion, this old, old grad, after considerable effort and research, has come to the firm conviction that, in the total leadership, character and ethics effort, our Naval Academy is far superior to anything available in any other state-supported university. West Point and the Air Force Academy have equally impressive programs. The same can be said for the innovative Ethics and Moral Reasoning for Naval Leaders (NE-203) course. Great credit should be given to the Superintendent and his entire command as well as to his predecessor and his command.

Such a superb, aggressive effort is badly needed throughout today's morally deteriorating society. It is far better than anything in my time.

I opened this musing with a Bravo Zulu to Mr. Bernard MaGuire and Admiral Stockdale.

May I close with Bravo Zulu to Superintendent Admiral John Ryan '67 and his team, and to his predecessor. Admiral Chuck Larson '58 and the team he built.

I thank Admiral Hank Chiles for his patience in responding to my numerous requests. No doubt some will call this "brainwashing." I call my learning curve "fact-finding."

Thanks for listening!

RADM Jack Barrett '43, USN (Ret.) Proud to be '43!

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George I. Purdy '31 A Legacy in japan

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n a recent Shipmate I noted the passing of George I. Purdy ' 3 1 , but no obituary. Although I do not feel qualified to write one, I would like to make George's many friends aware of his recently published biography, A Summer for a Lifetime—The Life and Times of George L Purdy, as told to Thomas Caldwell (Lost Coast Press, ISBN 1-88289745-5). It is a must read for his classmates and also for the numerous other Academy graduates who have served a tour as a senior officer in Yokosuka or Tokyo, as few of us were left untouched by the friendship of George and Midori. His over half a century in Japan serving our country and later pursuing his own businesses are most remarkable. In addition to these business interests, he was deeply involved in the establishment of Masonry in Japan, and with the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (President in 1972). And the Emperor of Japan bestowed upon him the Third Class Order of the Sacred Treasure in recognition of his postwarera contributions to relations between Japan and the United States.

Amongst his many friends outside the naval community over the years were Japanese govenmient and Maritime Self Defense Force officers, and the diplomatic community, including the Honorable Ambassadors to Japan Mike Mansfield and Walter Mondale. As Commander, Submarine Group Seven in Yokosuka from 1981-1983,1 remember well his friendship, generosity and certainly not to be overlooked, his passion, the GIPSEA (his yacht which was kept at anchor in Green Bay at the Yokosuka base). Again, I commend to you his biography, so, as they say, you can read "the rest of the story."

CAPT George R. Lehmberg, Jr '59, USN (Ret) Ed. Note: As Captain Lehmberg notes, one often can see a death notification in Shipmate, or even an obituary in a leading paper, long before an obituary will appear in Shipmate.

We obtain obituaries on our Alumni from leading papers rapidly, through a daily Lexis/ Nexis search. But we contact the decedents class secretary and family first, so that we can offer the choice of re-printing a well-written obituary from a local paper, or perhaps tailoring the Shipmate obituary for our Alumni family. This is less timely, but we believe it is more sensitive to the lasting memories of our Alumni.

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n response to the Ring Story in the May 2000 issue of Shipmate "A Miniature is no Small Matter" by Susan Boland, the emails and calls have been very amusing and sweet...from new grads wishing to buy a gift for their OAO, to long-time grads who have always meant to buy one for the special lady in their life, to wives who have always wanted one! Here are a few of the memorable requests: • "/ request information on purchasing a miniature class ring for my lovely bride. One of my biggest regrets is that I never purchased one for her, even though we shared my Academy years together and were married on graduation day in the USNA chapel."

• "/ am interested in having my USNA Class ring serviced and would also like to find out information on purchasing a miniature for my wife of 22 years (about time!) " • "/ saw the article in Shipmate about class miniatures. I plan to start bugging my dear husband for a miniature for our 15th anniversary ...where is a goodplace to buy one?"

• "/ am a graduate of USNA and unfortunately my wife's miniature was lost (possibly stolen) several years ago. With our anniversary and her birthday coming up in the not too distant future, I am interested in looking into buying her another one."

• "I've done some wild things, but this year I want to give her something extra special for our anniversary. My intention is to give her a replica of my ring, though I'm flexible. It should be a surprise, so she won't be involved in the selection process."

• "/ am looking into replacing my class ring which I lost during a 'national emergency' and obtaining a miniature ring for my wife."

If you would like to order a miniature, please remember to plan ahead. Many would have liked to purchase rings as June Week anniversary gifts, but they do take a while. For more information, please contact me directly: Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury, USNA Alumni Association, 410-263-4448 ext.l 12, timothy, woodbury @ usna. com.

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he following set of remarkable coincidences may be of general interest: First, there is Otto Scherini '32's story (Shipmate June 2000, page 57) "The Unsinkable MAYRANT: The Last Battie of World War

II." Captain Scherini relates the torpedoing of PENNSYLVANIA on 12 August 1945, my

mother's birthday. At the time of the torpedoing, I was on watch in Sky One, WEST VIRGiNL^, at anchor near PENNSYLVANIA in Buckner Bay, Okinawa. It was early in the first watch; the movie was being shown in the wardroom.

Having recently reported aboard, I asked CIC for an air target for tracking practice and was given a contact about twenty miles out. We picked up the air target on the director's radar and tracked it during its approach to torpedo release. The force air defense control officer instructed that it not be fired on. The decision for non-firing was undoubtedly predicated on knowledge of surrender negotiations in progress. Immediately after the explosion. Bill Pledger '45, whose GQ station was Sky One came bounding up to Sky One. The morning after the attack, one had to step down from a 50 foot motor launch to the ship's deck to board PENNSYLVANL\.

Otto Scherini's plebe was Harvey Headland '35. In the same issue of Shipmate as Scherini's story on page 57 is Captain Headland's story "Sitting Ducks" on page 34.

On 23 July 2000, the Puget Sound Chapter of the Alumni Association held its annual picnic at the Tacoma Golf and Country Club arranged through the good services and connections of Captain Headland. In attendance at the picnic was not only Harvey Headland but also Ralph Scherini '76, Otto's son. Captain Ralph Scherini is currently comptroller at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and is married to the former Desiree Holmes, the daughter of Dolly and Captain Robert Holmes, a 1955 PGS classmate of mine. Also at the picnic, I was introduced to James Pledger '72.

On my inquiry as to whether he had a relative in 1945, he told me that Bill Pledger (see above) is his uncle. It is a small family.

David Kilpatrick '46

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t's appropriate in this Olympic year to recognize and take pride in the extraordinary accomplishment of Navy's 1952 crew team that won an Olympic Gold Medal in Helsinki, Finland. These nine midshipmen raced together for the first time in the spring of 1952 and in four months shattered all U.S. rowing records by winning 14 consecutive races against 39 competing crews. In the following two years, they extended their record to 29 consecutive races against 94 competing crews, becoming the most dominant crew in U.S. rowing history and the most successful Navy team in any sport.

Their win in the 1952 Olympic finals was by two boat lengths over the second-place Russian team that had been rowing together for two years. Our gold medal winners were Dave Manring '53 (coxswain), Ed Stevens '54 (stroke), Wayne Frye '54, Hank Proctor '54, Bob Detweiler '52, Dick Murphy '54, Jim Dunbar '55, Bill Fields '54, and Frank Shakespeare '53. They are the only midshipmen to win Olympic gold medals since 1920, and except for David Robinson '87 in basketball, they are the only Naval Academy grads to win Olympic gold medals since 1932. All of the above are living except for Manring, who died in 1991 from a heart ailment and Fields who died an accidental death in 1992.

We have one other living USNA grad who won an Olympic medal—Josiah Henson '45 won a bronze medal in 136-lb wrestling in 1952. Peter Blair '55, who passed away in 1994, won a bronze medal in 191-lb wrestiing in 1956.

Mike Nassr '54

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aving been a Plebe during those long ago days when Ned Beach '39 was regimental commander, and having since that time read many of his fine books, I barken back to his great defense of Admiral Kimmel and General Short in "Scapegoats."

What brings this to mind is a recent article from a Wilmington, Delaware, newspaper (Wilmington News Journal, 3 July 2000) written by Admiral Kimmel's son, Ned. The latter is an old shipmate of mine in RANGER and later, good friend and next-door neighbor in Wilmington.

As many of us know, the Kimmel family is one of three generations of graduates— Admiral Husband E. Kimmel 1904; Manning Kimmel '35 (lost in ROBALO during World War II); Tom Kimmel '36; and Tom Kimmel Jr '66. Ned would have been, but for his eyes.

He graduated from Princeton in 1943 and went directly into the Navy.

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Well Done

Ned and Tom '36 have worked long and tremendously hard to clear their father's name. Tom died in 1997 so Ned has had to carry on alone. Those of us who have read "Scapegoats" can well understand and appreciate this unquestionably just cause.

Reading Ned Kimmel's newspaper article, it hopefully appears that our government officials soon will be given the chance once again to remedy this unfortunate situation.

Would it not be most fortunate if this is done while surviving family members can see their efforts come to fruition?

Layton Southerland Allen '42

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want to complement you on the July/August issue of Shipmate. I think it is one of the best you've put out to date. The articles brought me back to the roots of who and what we are as Naval Academy Alumni and what the Naval Academy produces—leaders. It is paramount that we never forget that. I especially liked the article by Admiral Stockdale that emphasized risk taking in the face of the unknown, and the article by Robert Sterling about service academy graduates as business leaders.

Keep it up! You've got a lot of people reading the front of the Alumni magazine—not just the back.

Lawrence Stovall '84

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ravo Zulu '58: Dr. Murray D. Blank accepted appointment of Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Maryland University College. '60: CDR Dean Allen "Al" Ablowich, USN (Ret), appointed to Virginia Beach School Board. David H. Hofmann was named to the board of directors of Technitrol. '61: Thomas R. Cochin II was named to the board of directors of AmeriServe. '62: CDR Martin W. Goldsborough, USNR (Ret.), heads BOMI Institute making a name in education.

Brooks T. Mancini has been re-elected as chairman of San Jose Airport Commission. '63: CDR Thomas B. Dade, USN (Ret.), provided support of Virginia Beach Sea Scouts and Boy Scouts in OPSail 2000 and Tallships 2000. CAPT R.J. Pearson III, CEC, USN (Ret.), was named vice president of ROHN Construction Incorporated. '64: RADM H.W. Habermeyer Jr., USN (Ret.), is new president and CEO of Florida Power.

Claudio A. Pacheco recently appointed as Costa Rica's Coast Guard Director. John F. Thuente was named partner at Patterson, Thuente & Skaar, RA. '65: CAPT D.R. Neutze, USN (Ret), joined Chadboume & Parke LLP as a partner, London. RADM Bernard J. Smith, USN (Ret.), recently retired after a distinguished 41-year career. '66: CAPT Walter M. Higgins III, USNR (Ret.), is the new chairman, president and CEO of Sierra Pacific Resources. Henry R. Nothhaft received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award for more than 35 years of community service. '67: MajGen Michael P. DeLong, USMC, has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assigned as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Central Command. VADM Henry C. Giffm IH, USN (Ret), retired from active duty after 33 years of service and final duty as Commander of the Atlantic Fleet Surface Force. '68: VADM Paul G. Gaffney, USN, assumed duties as the 10th president of the National Defense University at Fort McNair. '69: RADM Robert G. Sprigg, USN, recently took command of the Navy Warfare Development Command. '70: CDR Royal W. ConneO Jr., USN (Ret), heads one of the top Junior ROTC programs at Annapolis High School. '71: Michael R. Hecomovich named to AARO Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. board of directors. Paul J. Longinotti Jr. joined Greenwich Capital Markets as vice president of ABS Sales. Paul D. Steinke has been appointed senior vice president and director of corporate programs at Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall. '72: Thomas F. Crawford HI has joined Atlas Commerce as senior vice president of operations. John L. Skolds has been named COO at ComEd's NGG and will become executive vice president of Exelon Generation, COO of Exelon Nuclear and CEO of AmerGen at the closing of the merger. Steven L. Soroka has been named vice president, operations at Astrolink. '73: CDR John C. Stencil, USN (Ret), received NASA's 1999 Meritorious Executive Award. '74: CAPT C.E. Manley, MC, USNR, selected for captain in the Reserve. '76: David J. Rossetti has joined Planned Systems International as director

of proposal development. CAPT R.K. Schmitt, JAGC, USNR, selected for captain in the Reserve. John D. Virden has been appointed Categoric Software Corporation's new vice president of sales and marketing for its North American operations.

'77: James M. Bethmann is new Co-Head of the North American Advanced Technology Specialty Practice for Kom/Ferry International. J. Scott Spiker has been appointed president and COO of HealtheCare, Inc. CAPT Walter H. Yonrstone Jr., USN, has taken command of Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

'79: CAPT George H. Baker Jr., USN, is an instructor at the Command Leadership School, Newport, RI. CAPT S.J. Brasington, MC, USNRR, selected for captain in the Reserve.

'80: CAPT Mark L. Bathrick, USN, is new commanding officer of the Naval Weapons Test Squadron at Point Mugu.

Richard G. Episcopo has been named vice president of commercial operations for Sequenom, Inc. CDR Barbara A. Geraghty, USN, is Commanding Officer of NavComnTelSta, Far East. LCDR Dennis P. Kilian, USNR, has been appointed senior vice president of sales for General Magic, Inc. '81: Joel M. Anderson has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. LtCol Lisa C. Bachiller, USMC, has assumed command of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29.

Patrick E. Bailey, Esq. has joined Marshal, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin as an associate in its Philadelphia office.

CDR Mark E, Donahue, USN, is new commanding officer of GuNSTON HALL (LSD-44). '82: CDR Timothy C. Bertch, USN, is new commanding officer of HELENA (SSN-725). Victor R. Casada has a new position with Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. CDR Michael J. Cortese, USN, is new commanding officer Of WEST VIRGINIA (Blue) (SSBN-736). CDR Kenneth M. Perry, USN, is new commanding officer of PENNSYLVANIA (Gold) (SSBN-735). CDR Ralph C. Ward Jr., USN, is new commanding officer of BUFFALO ( S S N - 7 1 5 ) . '83: CDR Robert P. Papadakis, USN, is new commanding officer of VAQ133. CDR Douglas W. Sellers, USN, is new commanding officer of VS-32. CDR Joseph E. Tofalo, USN, is new commanding officer of MAINE (Gold) (SSBN-741). '84: CDR Robert B. Rabuse, USN, is new commanding officer of VS22. '85: Jeffrey A. Sigler has charted new course with career as an artist/designer. '86: LT Mark F. Crumblish, USNR, has been appointed executive director of business development for MILCOM Technologies, Incorporated. '88: Danford R. Deakin has been appointed COO of Venture Catalyst Incorporated. James F. McKenna Jr., president and CEO of Edge Connections Inc., a leading broadband services provider. '89: Zachariah R. Bell, director of operations, has been named to head Cenetec's Miami technology accelerator. LT Brian D. King, USNR, vice president ofHoustonStreet.com, a division of Houston Street Exchange, Inc. G, Derek Tangeman is new branch manager for Salomon Smith Barney in Lancaster, PA.

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Four teams the mids will compete against at the Eastern Division Championship are ranked ahead of Navy: Massachusetts (10th), St. Francis (12th), Princeton (15th), and Queens (16th).

The mids retum 13 members from last year's squad that finished 19-13 and won the CWPA Eastern Division.

Navy will open the 2000 season by playing host to the fifteenteam Navy Labor Day Water Polo Toumament, 2-3 September, at Lejeune Hall and Macdonough Hall.

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Volleyball Fifth in Patriot League he Navy volleyball team was picked to finish fifth in the Patriot League.

In voting done by the league coaches and sports information directors, the midshipmen received 42 points and one first-place vote.

Colgate, winner of the 1999 league crown, was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the 2000 title. The Red Raiders received 64 points and five first-place votes, narrowly edging second-place Army who received 63 points and four fu-st-place votes. Lehigh and Bucknell both received 44 points to tie for third place, and was followed by Navy, Holy Cross with 24 points and Lafayette with 13.

Last season. Navy won a share of the Patriot League regular-season tide with a 9-3 record and reached the championship match of the league toumament. The mids finished the 1999 campaign with a 21-13 overall record.

"I understand why we were voted fifth," said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. "We have lost a lot of players and experience from last year's team, but I have a great deal of confidence in our present team and their abilities. I am very excited about what they can do."

"It is a busy and challenging schedule we have put infrontof our players," said Schwob, "but we feel the more matches we play against quality opponents, the better we wUl be come the Patriot League season."

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Men's Soccer Preseason Favorite he Navy men's soccer team gamered six first-place votes and was tabbed the preseason favorite to win the 2000 Patriot League crown.

In voting done by the league coaches, the mids received 55 overall points and are followed in the preseason poll by Holy Cross, who was picked to finish second, receiving one first-place vote and 47 overall points. Lafayette was picked to finish third, receiving two first-place votes and 46 overall points.

Navy posted an 11-5-2 overall record in 1999 and 5-1 mark in the conference. The mids return seven starters off a team that earned a spot in the Patriot League championship game last year.

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Lepore On Watch List For The Thorpe Award aval Academy senior free safety Chris Lepore (1/C from North Olmsted, OH) is among the 40 players on this year's watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation's top defensive back. Semi-finalist will be announced the second week in November and three finalists will be selected the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

Finalists are invited to ESPN's College Football Awards Show at Disney World in Orlando, FL, where the winner will be announced 7 December Formal presentation is at a formal banquet in February in Oklahoma City. The Jim Thorpe Association has presented the Jim

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Thorpe Award to the best defensive back in college football since 1986. Previous winners have included Thomas Everett (Baylor), Bennie Blades (Miami), Deion Sanders (Florida State), Mark Carrier (USC), Terrell Buckley (Florida State), Deon Figures (Colorado), Antonio Langham (Alabama) and Charles Woodson (Michigan). Last year's winner was Tyrone Carter from Minnesota.

Lepore is coming off a fantastic junior season in which he recorded a team-high 127 tackles, 24 more than the next-highest tackier Lepore had some huge games in '99, but none bigger than at Notre Dame where he recorded 20 tackles, had a sack, caused a fumble, recovered a fumble that led to a Navy field goal and blocked a punt that led to a Navy touchdown.

Strabbing Named to Honor Roll avy's Tim Strabbing was named to U.S. Rowing's 2000 Collegiate Honor Roll, it was announced by the association. The honor roll recognizes smdent-athletes who have excelled in both academics and rowing, as well as participated in extracurricular activities.

Strabbing was a member of Navy's first varsity-eight boat this past spring as a junior It was his first season on the varsity after originally walking-on to the squad as a freshman.

The native of Hudsonville, MI, carries a 3.91 grade point average in honors political science. Combining his academic and professional ranking as a midshipman, Strabbing ranks first in his class of 936.

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"It was definitely the most heartbreaking, toughest game I have ever played in," said Lepore. "It was very emotional to lose the way we did. It was almost a dream come true. To beat Notre Dame would have meant everything.

Growing up and watching Notre Dame football, that's traditional college football. Notre Dame Stadium, Touchdown Jesus, I remember the day, it was a gorgeous fall day, the leaves were brown, it had football written all over it. That game was something I appreciate now, but it is something I will appreciate more when I am 50 years old and I can pop the tape in and show my kids. It was one of the best times of my life."

"I got home that night and watched the TV broadcast of the game," said Bob Lepore. "I knew he had played pretty well, but I really didn't have any idea how well he played. It brought tears to my eyes hearing what the announcers had to say about he and his teammates."

Notre Dame was Lepore's best game, but it certainly wasn't his only great game. He recorded a career-high 22 tackles against Rice and came up with 20 against Air Force. Against West Virginia he saved the game with an interception at the Navy 24-yard line with just over a minute to go and the Midshipmen clinging to a three-point lead.

He was named Honorable Mention All-America by Football News after ending last season with 127 tacklesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;24 more than the nexthighest tackierâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;four tackles for a loss and two sacks.

Because of his performance in '99, Lepore has already received fan and he wanted to expose numerous accolades heading into the 2000 season opener He has the three youngsters to the been named a Preseason All-America by both Athlon and Blue Ribcampus and all of its his- bon, making him the first Preseason All-America from Navy since tory. When Chris returned Napoleon McCallum in 1984. He has also been invited to the Gridhome to North Olmsted that iron Classic and the Hula Bowl All-Star Game and is on die initial night, he was carrying an list for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation's best envelope in his hands. defensive back.

"What do you have in that "I am very surprised by all the attention I have received," said envelope," said Bob Lepore, Chris' father.

Lepore. "My goal when I came to the Naval Academy was to start.

"It is grass from Notre Dame Stadium," said Chris. "We got to go To get these accolades in the preseason is surprising and flattering, down on the field and walk around. I am going to play there one but it's not what I'm really out to do. I am just out to win ballgames day." Bob Lepore wasn't so sure. Chris was a pretty good high school and all the other stuff is just icing on the cake. My goals are very player, but didn't know if he was good enough to play college foot- simple for this year-win the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and win ball. "I basically told him that I hoped he was right and to keep work- a bowl game. That's it. If I don't make any tackles all year, if I ing hard," said Bob Lepore. get hurt in the first game and don't play the rest of the year and we do 30 October 1999, Chris' prediction came true. Lepore was playing those two things, I'll be happy. If I don't get any accolades and on the grass at Notre Dame Stadium. And play he did, recording 20 we win a bowl game and beat Air Force and Army, it will be a tackles, a sack, recovering a fumble and blocking a punt. His recov- successful season." ered fumble set up a Navy field goal and his blocked punt at the end Despite going from an unknown to an All-America candidate in of the first half set up a touchdown. Lepore almost single handedly just one year, Lepore says he doesn't feel any extra pressure. led Navy to its first win over Notre Dame since 1963, having it taken "My mentality towards that is to just go out and have fun. That's away by a fourth-down spot of the ball by the head linesman. my mentality for every single game. To go out, run around and have fun playing. If I do that, usually everything else just takes care of itself.

MEDALS, AWARDS CASES, That's the same mentality I had last year and I'm not going to change because of some preCUSTOM MOUNTING season hype."

VETERANS, FAMILIES! Because Lepore was being promoted as an HONOR A CAREER All-America candidate by the Navy Sports InOF SERVICE TO YOUR COUNTRY. formation office, he was the focus of the athFull-sized & miniature medals, insignia, badges. letic department's marketing efforts in a preseason ad campaign to sell season tickets. All Heirloom quality awards cases, expertly mounted over the Annapolis-Baltimore-Washington corFine sword cases, flag cases.

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S a w Athletics "The guys have given me a hard time about it, especially the offensive lineman," said Lepore. "I think they are just disgruntled because they do all the work and don't get any of the glory," said a laughing Lepore.

"Being on the billboard was great for my parents more than anything. They eat that stuff up. I love them to death and it is great that they have something to talk about back home."

"We were driving into Annapolis Easter weekend and all of a sudden here was a big billboard of Chris. I just said 'Oh My God,'" said Bob Lepore.

"Chris never had even mentioned it. My wife and I couldn't believe it." The Lepore family has been blessed by not one, but two sons playing major college sports. Chris' younger brother, Steve, was Kevin O'Neill's leading scorer at Northwestem last year as a sophomore and is sitting out this year after transferring to Wake Forest.

"Every morning I wake up and pinch myself to make sure this is all really happening," said Bob Lepore. "We are so fortunate to have two sons playing athletics on this level, while getting a great education."

When asked who is the better athlete, Chris does not hesitate to answer "Of course me," said a laughing Lepore. "No, it all depends on who you talk to, but I can never give him the edge on athletics."

"If it wasn't for he and I pushing each other competitively, I don't think we would be where we are right now," continued Lepore. "I credit him a lot for my competitive spirit and I think he feels the same. It is a good thing we played two different sports. I played him in basketball until about the eighth grade when he kept growing and I stopped. But before then, we would play one-on-one every day, games up to 50, best two-out-of-three. We got into plenty of fights in those games. My mom thought there was something wrong with us, but it was great fun and great competition. It really developed us into the athletes that we are and gave us the will to win. Both of us always wanted to, had to be, better than the other. My brother is a workaholic

"To get these accolades in the preseason is surprising and flattering, but it's not what I'm really out to do. I am just out to win ballgames and all the other stuff is just icing on the cake."â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chris Lepore .^n^iis^ and when I see him working, whether I want to or not, I'm going to go out there and do something myself" Lepore's personality on the field is the antithesis of his personality off the field. "My personality is totally different on and off the field," said Lepore. "Off the field, it's almost impossible to get into a fight with me. I just don't like conflict. 1 will agree with the other person whether I am right or wrong or whether they are right or wrong just to avoid a fight. On the field, I have a mean streak. All I want to do is hit people. Play all out with aggressiveness and fury. I keep all of that on the football field where it is legal and you won't get in trouble.

Off the field, I try to be a person who doesn't get into fights, doesn't get into conflicts with anybody else and is just easy to get along with.

You have more friends that way."

Lepore has not decided yet on what he wants to do after graduation, but he is leaning towards Naval Intelligence or the Marine Corps.

Eventually, though, he would like to coach.

"My dream job would be to have a job that I could work until about 2:00 p.m. every day and then I could go and coach high school football," said Lepore. "I would love to do that. I want to coach, but I really don't want to do all of that recruiting, so I will probably stick to high school. I would like to be the graduate assistant next year for the football team to get me started in that direction."

Whatever Chris Lepore decides to do after graduation, there is no doubt that he will do it with the same will and determination he has shown for four years on the football field. Whether he becomes an All-America in football or not, he is already an All-America in a more important place-off the field.

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So that's the worst of it, but we're still keeping the battle flag flying at the main!

Charlie added that he is sorry he and I are no longer playing lacrosse. I wish I could get the ball and pass it to him one more time for a sure goal! Classmates will not be surprised by Charlie Buck's good attitude; keeping the battle flag flying at the main.

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Pres. and Sec'y: CAPT Gordon Campbell, USN (Ret.) 3848 Somerset Drive, Durham, NC 27707-5017 h: 919-489-2520 Vice Pres: RADM Ben Scott Custer, USN (Ret.) The only news is a letter from Charlie Buchanan, and it is not good news.

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The daughter of CDR William De Witt Kennedy, Faye Kennedy Irvin, sent in the following sad news: The widow of CDR Kennedy, Elizabeth Pate Kennedy, age 92, of Orange Park, FL, passed away 29 July 2000. Mrs. Kennedy was born 20 September 1907, in Baltimore, MD, and grew up in the family home on Market Street in Annapolis. She was a 1927 graduate of Annapolis High School.

Mrs. Kennedy was one of the earliest members of the Garden Club of Orange Park and an avid player of the Officers' Wives Bridge Club at NAS Jacksonville.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Bill C. Irvin of Orange Park; her son, Mn William DeWitt Kennedy Jr., Beverly Hills, FL; grandchildren: Mrs. Jeff Lynch and Mrs. John Stewart of Greenville, SC, Ms. Robin Kennedy of St. Augustine, FL, Mr William DeWitt Kennedy III of Gainesville, FL, and Mrs. Jose Toledo of Brandon, FL; her sister, Mrs. Harold Molineau of Edinburgh, VA; five great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews in Annapolis and Tangipahoa Parish, LA. She was proceeded in death by her husband, CDR Kennedy, and two grandchildren, Elizabeth Faye Irvin and Ronald E. Irvin of Orange Park, FL. A memorial service was held Tuesday, 1 August 2000, in the Chapel of the Jacksonville Memory Gardens with the Rev. William D. Kennedy officiating. Mrs. Kennedy was laid to rest with her husband in Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, 9 August 2000.

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Pres: RADM William O. Snead, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT John A. Moreno, USN (Ret.) 1214 Fifth Street, Coronado, CA 92118 h: 619-435-3732 I had a brief phone chat with Bill Lowery.

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Paul Grouleff's smiling face completes our picture. In 1934, he attended Sub School and served in various submarines for the next five years. His command was MARLIN, on which he served for two war patrols in the Atlantic.

Paul was then ordered to engineering duty in SubRon 28, responsible for refitting and replenishment of 47 submarines. Later he took over SubRon 8. Grouler and Mary had four delightful children.

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Pres: CAPT Will I. Bull, USN (Ret.) 1725 Oak Lane, McLean, VA 22101 h: 703-538-5981 Sec'y: Bob Gamble 8311 River Crescent Dr, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-266-8775 Fortunately for our column. Page Perkins had this great picture available for the 100th year of submarines. It was taken 14 years ago when all four men were in fine fettle.

Earl Hydeman, Si Perkins, CAPT Benson, Paul Grouleff To freshen your memories. Earl Hydeman married Theora; he had two fine daughters and was on TUNA (exec) and SEA D O G (captain). In

the spring of '45, Earl led a group of eight subs into the Sea of Japan. In 12 whirlwind days in the "Emperor's backyard" they sank 28 ships and many small craft. Then, on the surface in a pea-soup fog, they steamed out. For this exciting bit of war activity they earned the name "Hellcats of the Sea." Si Perkins went into submarines in 1937 in STINGRAY, then some Neutrality Patrol, then to S-11 as captain. In ' 4 3 he took command of BuRRFiSH, commissioned in Portsmouth. Si was the first one out of '32 to take command and he logged a total of 322 days as captain on war patrol. Si also had the distinction of launching the first Reconnaissance Landing Group in the area of Peleliu and Yap Islands as well as the coast of Gagil Tomil.

Our third captain, Benson in TRIGGER, does not appear in my '32 records. He could be from another Class or from the USNR. Certainly he has excellent appearance and we would be glad to have him as a member should that be the case.

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On the last day of June, 1,235 new Midshipmen took the oath. The Washington Post said, "They had the rigid stuff to win acceptance into the prestigious officer training college: the sterling grades, the athletic skill, the earnest desire to serve their country." We didn't hear all that 72 years ago. I remember meeting Bob Porter in Carvel Hall that morning as we ate our hurried breakfasts and then rushed over to Bancroft Hall for our appointment with the U.S. Navy. Bob went on to become a Marine aviator and during the war led his fighter/ b o m b e r squadron in many actions in the Solomons and the New Hebrides. After the war, Bob and Ronnie moved to Florida where he worked hard on skill development in golf and duplicate bridge. At our last Reunion Bob appeared to be in first-class shape and gives every indication of being one of our longterm survivors.

All of you remember the Tripoh Monument.

Because of its old age (we are all familiar with that!) the memorial has been in need of repair.

It has been competing for money with places like Bancroft Hall ("mission critical"). Alumni money helped a contractor tackle the c m m bling marble surfaces, using water misting and bleaching; he filled cracks with a dental mixture softer than marble.

Few of you know it was carved in Florence

by Mical in 1806, moved to Navy Yard and the capital and finally to the Academy after its beginning in 1845. The long exposure to the elements is considered by many to be unduly harsh for a national treasure. (Ed. note: see "Tripoli Renaissance" article (on p. 18) in the September issue of Shipmate.)

A brief letter: Dear Mr Gamble: We are in receipt of your letter dated 20 June 2000 addressed to James M. Manwaring. Please be advised that Mr Manwaring died on 19 June 1999.

Very truly yours, A lawyer in Stanford, Connecticut.

Jim's write-up in our Golden Anniversary Book was equally brief.

Appointed by the President, knew his way around the local environs as if he were a native. He always had a lot of fun and was an addition to any gathering. By Febmary 1930, academics had caught up with our good Classmate and Jim resigned on 10 February.

I guess Jim was like many other friends; he took an early departure and then kept in touch by reading Shipmate.

Anne and Ed Konrad retired on Sanibel Island some 41 years ago. Anne writes that she is still happy there and would enjoy seeing some of Ed's Classmates if they are down that way. It's interesting how these two met. Ed

was practicing football and Anne's school, Vassar, was quarantined, so she was in Annapolis visiting her brother in PG School. They were married in 1933 in Nashville; then they bought a second hand car and started West.

During the war, Ed commanded Group 17 on HORNET. He had a lot of carrier duty and maybe that helped him enjoy working on investments and travel during his time on Sanibel.

CAPT Shires had a sneak preview of what our 2 1 s t Century L a n d Attack Destroyer (0021) is going to look like. His response, "Oh, what I wouldn't give to be a J O again!" He felt the new ship was going to be awesome.

For the first time, the Navy has utilized the creative minds of industryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Litton Ingalls S h i p b u i l d i n g , R a y t h e o n , B a t h Iron, and Lockheed-Martin, plus hundreds of contractorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to incorporate innovative ideas into the old Navy shipbuilding process. The resulting plan incorporates advanced surface frres, 256 vertical launch cells, lower signatures, smaller crew and cost per ship under $750 million.

They plan to use 155 rrmi projectiles (6") that will hit targets 100 N M away.

To help all armchair sailors keep up on the Navy's latest land attack plans, I will report from the June Surface Warfare: The first enhancement is the introduction of a 2003 version of the Tomahawk with a range of over 1,500 NM. This will be followed in 2004 with the supersonic Standard Missile (LASM) with a range of 150 NM and with Extended Range Guided Munitions for 5" guns shooting 63 NM. All will utilize the Global Positioning System.

Guns and missiles will be coordinated with the Aegis Combat System. With reduced manpower, fast attack times and being synchronized with other ship actions, a highly automated system is mandated. Tactical Tomahawks will have the ability to "loiter" in the attack area and receive new targeting information and engage emerging or more critical targets.

Recently I read some interesting lines in Time magazine: Looking like a submerged locomotive, the Confederate submarine HUNLEY poked steadily forward toward the Union ships blockading Charleston harbor and rammed a harpoon-like torpedo into HOUSATONIC. Then, as HUNLEY backed away under handcranked power (eight men); it triggered the torpedo's warhead, sinking the Yankee warship, for a first in submarine warfare. But rebel jubilation was short lived as HUNLEY then unexpectedly sank.

Divers recently discovered the sub's remains in 30 feet of water, some four miles offshore.

As the sediment was cleared away, a three-foot hole was discovered in the riveted hull. How it got there, nobody knows. A conservation facility will take the hull, remove the long dead crew and make its best determination of what went wrong for these pioneer submariners.

Sometimes it is no fun to recollect one of those really bad incidents that happened during the war. D a v e Scott was on SAVANNAH

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A sudden whoosh, then an eerie quiet for a very few seconds and then turmoil. First aid, fire hoses, bilge pumps and then trying to care for the wounded.

Back in June, Shipmate carried a good ' 3 2 column, b u t t h e r e w e r e t w o o m i s s i o n s .

Howard Prince was somehow lost from the column. We want to make special mention of the wide variety of his war involvement. From the Spanish Civil War to neutrality patrol to Casablanca to the North Pacific to Japan, Howard saw it all. His last years were spent quietiy at Ginger Cove. Mary Bruce still lives in tiieir nice apartment.

And then there was the longer write-up about Otto Scherini's destroyer MAYRANT. Otto's whole family were upset at the omission of five paragraphs. We'll give Otto's words another chance: Marcus was ours, and still is. It was taken without a single loss of life; an unusual episode in our war with Japan. Our occupation of this small island turned out to be an act of peace instead of violence, and a mission of compassion instead of hate. Nakamura and his men who expected to die while defending their island returned to Japan and helped rebuild their country.

We waved goodbye to Marcus and headed back to Saipan at good speed. As MAYRANT cut through the waves her bow-wash sounded like a song, a song of triumph.

Somehow she knew the war was over—and she was proud—proud that she had helped defeat the Axis powers and set the Nippon's Rising Sun. Thus ended my last assignment on the Mighty MAY. Back in Saipan, I suddenly received orders for a new assignment and my sorrow in leaving MAYRANT was balanced by the excitement of getting the job I had dreamt about—to take charge of the Navy's antisubmarine development program at Key West.

In the summer of 1946, MAYRANT was as-

signed as one of the guinea pigs for the atomic tests at Bikini. But not even the cataclysmic blasts of Operation Crossroads could put her on the bottom!

There may have been newer, larger and faster destroyers than this one but there were no destroyer sailors who took more pride in their whip. She was finally retired from service at Kwajalein Atoll—battered and weary—but still proud—and still afloat. She was the Unsinkable MAYRANT!

Modoc Sunderland had a great experience last June. His father was a general out of the Class of 1900 at West Point. They invited all of the descendents of the 54 graduates to come up for a celebration of this 100th Anniversary.

Modoc and Louise were royally entertained.

Beautiful weather, cocktail parties, tour buses, parades—they had it all.

Speaking of anniversaries, the Alumni Association has a new way of handling a Class celebrating its 70th (and its last!) Reunion.

They put us in with a Class like ' 4 2 ; w e ' d get a free ride with them doing the work! I feel this is a good idea to use for ours since we can still do some special things just for ' 3 2 . The Class of '30 is thinking of doing this right now.

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Pres: ADM Thomas H. Moorer, USN (Ret.) Acting Sec'y: CAPT Gary Coleman, USN (Ret.) 925 Leigh Mill Road, Great Falls, VA 22066 h: 703-757-9572 San Diego Correspondent: Mrs. R.S. Riddell 4037 Alameda Drive, San Diego, CA 92103 h: 619-295-9091 The Washington Group met for lunch on 8 August at the Chevy Chase Club. Attending were Renee and Ernie Campbell, Carrie and Tom Moorer, Lee and Gary Coleman, and John Oren. The Class of '31 was represented by John Webster '31, Ruth Day and Audrey Dempsey.

Tom Moorer, Ernie Campbell, John Oren, and Gary Coleman attended the funeral of Joe Enright at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Meyer, VA, on 8 August 2000. A D M Moorer delivered an excellent eulogy during the service.

Two of our late Classmates were honored by having ships named after them. The christening of the guided missile destroyer BULKELY on 19 June 2000, and the christening of the BuRKE-class Aegis D O G MCCAMPBELL on 2 July.

Both Classmates were Medal of Honor recipients, John Bulkely for his P.T. exploits, and David McCampbell for his leadership of Air Group 15. He was the Navy's top fighter ace.

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Convalescent Hospital at Monterey, CA. She had been in the nursing home for close to two years with Alzheimer's and suffered a moderate stroke on 13 May. The combination was too much for her already weakened state.

Augusta was from Massachusetts, graduated from Beverly High School and the Leland Powers School of Boston, majoring in speech and drama. While at the school, she had leading r o l e s in s u m m e r s t o c k t h e a t e r i n Marblehead and Cape Cod. She and Keith were married in December 1940. Besides Keith, she leaves a son, a daughter, and two grandsons.

Jake Heimark '40 sent this photograph he took of John Harllee at the SecNav Current Strategy F o m m in Newport, on which John had reported in the September column. Sadly, the picture arrived just too late to be added to that column.

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Pres: CAPT Hugh Q. Murray, USN (Ret.) 6310 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA 22307 Sec'y: CAPT Roy C. Smith 111, USNR (Ret.) 1310 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-224-4060 West Coast Correspondent: CAPT Robert W. Leeman, USN (Ret.) 1611 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 The October Class lunch will be held at Paul's on the South River, just outside of Annapolis, on 19 October Gather at 11:30 a.m., sit down about 12:15 p.m. That is the first day of the USNA 2000 Homecoming, for which the schedule is elsewhere in this magazine (see page 21). If any want to stay over, in addition to the major hotels, there are a number of courtyards and B&Bs available, some of which are advertised in the magazine.

The menu at Paul's will be a salad, choice of three entrees (poached salmon, coconut shrimp or almond chicken), with a dessert of berries and ice cream. The cost is $19 each and your check in advance is your reservation.

If any Classmates are coming for Homecoming, please plan on coming to the lunch and send me your checks in advance.

A note came from Keith Taylor just too late to make the September column that his beloved Augusta had died on 12 June in the Ave Maria

John Harllee at Newport Fid Murray hosted the September W B & A luncheon at his Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria on the 20th with a total of ten attendees. Those present were Dorothy Bunevich, Isabelle Fleck, Tres Hill, Betty and Bill Keller, Janet MacLeod, Grayson Merrill, Fid Murray, Ann and Roy Smith. As always there was a very good lunch and an interesting and amusing cross-table conversation, including a few good stories.

Grayson Merrill showed me an extensive clipping from the Covina, CA, newspaper about a visit he had made out there to the Masonic Home for Children, where he had grown up in the 1920s and on his distinguished naval career His father died when Grayson was four and his mother tried for six more years to raise him and his sister in Los Angeles on a hamburger stand's pay. Then she heard about the Home in Covina, remembered that her husband had been a long time member of the Masonic order, and arranged for both children to be raised there. On her off day on weekends she would spend all day driving to Covina and back for a few hours visit with Grayson and his sister.

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Grayson had just arranged to publish a novel she had written (Conger Eel) and transfer all author's royalties to the Masonic Home in Covina in appreciation of how much the Home had done for him during his growing up days before the Naval Academy. The book should be available in bookstores and for Internet shopping by the time you read this. He says the book is of the same genre as Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October, which should be of interest to all Navy types.

A young Grayson Merrill The Covina paper had this photograph of a young Grayson Merrill in a tweed coat of the late '30s period, along with the story of how he became "The Father of Point Mugu." He selected the site for the test facility and served as the first technical director of the missile range.

John Green just sent me a copy of the announcement that his wife, June, had been awarded the H. Carl Moultrie Award for Judicial Excellence. Its summary of her judicial career and the honors she accumulated is so well done that I ' m making an exception to quote it almost verbatim.

The Honorable June L. Green, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

When Judge Green married in 1936, a legal career was not in her plans. It took a lot of persuasion by her husband, John, to visit the local law schools. She found that most did not accept women but she did find the Washington College of Law, founded by women and now the legal component of American University in Washington, which accepted hen Fledgling lawyers did not easily find jobs in that depression era, especially women, but June was eventually hired by the Washington branch of a national insurance firm.

There she built a record of success that earned her the recognition and respect of her fellow trial attorneys. When she decided to strike out on her own she found a client base of both plaintiffs and defendants for a rewarding career During this period she served on a number of legal committees, including the Gesell Committee chosen by the Circuit

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Judicial Court to examine the operation of all the courts and to recommend significant improvements. When she and her fellow members presented their recommendations to the Congress most of them were adopted.

This career earned a number of commendations and awards. Among them, she was a bar examiner for the Admissions and Grievances Committee for the District of Columbia, involving legal ethics, torts, and evidence.

She was a director of the D.C. Bar Association and president of the Women's Bar Association for two terms. In 1965, that organization named her Lawyer of the Year.

In 1968, President Johnson nominated her for the Federal Bench, here she succeeded the first woman judge on the U.S. District Court for D.C. Judge Green also served on the U.S. Judicial Conference Jury Committee from 1979 to 1986, and as a Judge of the Special Regional Rail Reorganization Court from 1987 to 1997.

In the community she has been commended for her "commitment to the rehabilitation of the offender and the ex-offender" One element of the commitment was a project undertaken by Judge Green and her husband, at night, to teach district jail inmates to read and write.

In 1984, when she assumed "Senior Status," she was warmly commended by the Judicial Conference, the Bar Association of D.C. and the D.C. Bar. In the following year, American University gave her its Lifetime Achievement Award.

This new honor adds to all those that have come before. Three cheers for our June Green, a great '34 wife.

This month's dicho is very simple: Manda solo cuandas aprendido obedecer (Give orders only when you may have learned to obey).

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Pres: CAPT Jefferson D. Parker, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Jesse B. Gay Jr., USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: RADM Ed Keats, USN (Ret.) 3704 N. Charies St., Baltimore, MD 21218 h: 410-235-3803; f: 410-243-1960 e: edkeats@aol.com Photographs Annabella Walling DuBois took the accompanying photos at our 65th Reunion.

Morrow and Roberta Decker

Tom and Ruth Gilmer

Get-togethers The San Diego-Coronado group held a luncheon on Flag Day, 14 June, in the Skyroom at the Naval Air Station, North Island. According to Bill Hazzard, whose timely reports the Class depends on, George Towne Baker, Shipmate, October 2000

Katie and Ralph Baum, Lou Bauer, Nellie and Al Bowker, Beryle Folta, Marion and Mason Freeman, Mary Jo and Bill Hazzard, Jerry McCormick, Red McQuilkin, Norrie and Dave Nash, Teeny and Lew Schock, Helen and Skip Sellers, Fred Steisberg, and JC Wilson were present.

The Washington area group met for a luncheon on 2 August at the USNA Club. Present were Phyllis and Rod Badger, Chet Briggs, Clagg Claggett, Ruth and Slade Cutter, Owen and Jesse Gay, Ruth and Tom Gillmer, Sellen and Ed Keats, Fran and Doyen Klein, Ruth and Wy Packard, Ann and George Powell, and Elise Seymour.

Sad News Helen M. Jackson, the widow of our Bill Jackson who died in 1991, died on 15 May 2000 at Fleet Landing in Atiantic Beach, FL. She was bom in Chicago on 22 June 1912, but grew up in Southem Califomia. The Jacksons returned to California to live after his retirement. She and Bill were married in Beverly Hills on 28 June 1939. They had two daughters, Jeri Leedy who lives in Florida, and Dale Walz who Uves in Califomia, and four grandchildren. The famihes came home to Southem Califomia a final time to spread Helen's ashes over the Pacific Ocean south of Point Mugu, Bill's duty station in the early 1950s.

Louise Ridout Islev-Petersen, the widow of our Pete Islev-Petersen who died in 1985, died on 20 July 2000 in Annapolis. She was bom in Eastport and graduated from, tiie Hannah Moore Academy in Reisterstown, MD, in 1933. She and Pete were married in June 1937. They had a son, Harold Jr., and a daughter, Rebecca Anne Huber, wife of Paul M. Huber '66. Each of their children had a son and a daughter The Ruber's son is Mikel R. Huber '93. There is one great-grandchild. Louise was buried in AnnapoUs at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, which was established by her ancestors.

Anna Frances Turner "Fran" Shaffer, wife of Nev Shaffer, died on 24 July 2000 in Austin, TX, where she and Nev had lived since 1989. She was born in Towanda, PA, on 1 October 1913 and graduated from Penn State College in 1936. She and Nev were married on 7 June 1937 in Towanda. They had three children: Laurie Bottoms who died on 19 November 1999, Floy Lilley, and Nev Shaffer Jr. '70. There also are six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Interment is planned to be in Towanda.

A Confession of Long Ago Events Norm Meyer has come up at this late date with a desire to extirpate what he considers to be a lie he told during our Midshipman days when he was co-editor of the Lucky Bag. Norm writes: Early on, some of you had come to Frank Slason and me and said: "We don't care about cost, but just give us a Lucky Bag we can be proud of" Norm explains that the sentiments expressed were caused by the view that a predecessor class' Lucky Bag cover was not as good as the Shipmate, October 2000

one they desired. So Frank and his gang set to and came up with an attractive design.

The budget, according to Norm, was $24,000,40 percent above the year before, but was met through sales and ads.

From $17,000 to $24,000! Boy did I feel goodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;until one January afternoon reviewing our books I suddenly realized that our costs were going to be $26,000, involving two thousand dollars we did not have.

Just then, we received a mock up of our very attractive cover So I went around to Classmates, Company

by Company. Held up the cover "You all have agreed to buy four copies each. I am sorry to tell you that to have this beautiful cover I have to ask that you buy one more copy, five each to cover the cost."

It was a lie, of course, to cover Norm's lousy arithmetic. The cover was not an extra.

Activities of our Grandchildren Christy Jones, granddaughter of Pat and Johnny Becker, spoke to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, 2 August, as a small business entrepreneur member of the Republican Information Technology Steering Committee.

Another Lost Ring Story This is based on Wy Packard's account of his recent adventure in Santa Barbara, CA, as related by him at the Class luncheon on 5 July, and as augmented in several letters from him since then. On their final full day of a visit to Ruth's daughter, Susan, on 21 June, Wy went for a late afternoon walk in weather that was hot. His Class ring "felt heavy and was uncomfortable." He took it off and stowed it in the pocket of a 25-year-old blue jacket with a Navy crest that he was wearing. He then decided to have a cup of coffee at "Spudnuts & Bagels," a local eatery. Since it was hot in there, too, he removed the jacket, and draped it over the back of his chair When he left he forgot his jacket and did not miss it for the remainder of the day. The next moming, during last minute packing for their return to Washington, its absence was noted, but no time remained to look for it. However, Wy reports that all ended well. The manager of S&B had held the jacket for safekeeping and turned it over to Susan with the ring still in the pocket.

Wy now has his jacket and, above all, his 66-year-old ring.

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Pres: CAPT William N. Price, USN (Ret.) Sec'y/Treas: CAPT O. M. Butler, USN (Ret.) 1101 S. Ariington Ridge Road Ariington, VA 22043 Corr. Sec'y: CAPT William A. Ellis, USN (Ret.) Goodwin House West #832 3440 S. Jefl'erson St., Falls Church, VA22041-3127 h: 703-578-7546

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Pres: CAPT John S. Slaughter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y/Treas: RADM D.G. Baer, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Frank N. Shamer, USN (Ret.) 7112 Lewison Drive, San Diego, CA 92120-1248 e: FShamer@aol.com Editor's note: The '37 column was inadvertently omitted from the September issue.

It is reprinted here, followed by the October column.

September Column Thank goodness Tory Harper couldn't stand the climate in Westerly, RI. She left here on 3 May, progressing slowly through her West Coast family to a 15-hour trip staged through Providence to Westerly. Inclement weather, slow progress in her garden and three days of 38 degrees Fahrenheit for highs convinced her to return to San Diego's more acceptable weather pattern of dry, warm days and cool nights.

She found me in the midst of working to regain my driver's license. The nature of my problem, possibly falling asleep at the wheel and my age, 85 years, were red flags to the DMV screeners. I don't blame them; it took me three driver's tests (the limit) to make it.

The last one had only one deviation from perfection, "violation of the half-car length rule."

When your lane stops, end up no closer than half a car length from the car ahead of you. I cannot find this mle in the California Driver Handbook. My license is being processed, but I have a telephone conversation on 3 July that may or may not carry weight in DMV's decision. The trauma trip through the hospital included stress test and a sleep apnea test. I have had no indication of narcolepsy. It is well to have Tory here to type up this column. She is a much quicker typist than I am, especially with my shortened left forefinger Based on the replies to the annual letter, Jack Slaughter is preparing a spreadsheet that could be used to correct Bill Brinckloe's class directory. It would help greatly were we each to send Bill the correct information about our current entry in the class directory.

We also need multiple addresses, when used, and designated family representatives where principals have passed on.

As the cmise gets closer, we have lost a few folks from the list, i.e., Betty and Wayne Brown, Irene and Herb Hartman, and Nancy and Charlie Putman. Let's hope we lose no others.

The die hards among the Washington-Annapolis region met on 9 June at Paul's Seafood on the South River. Attending were Nancy and Morgan Baldwin, Dave Bell, Paul Harmann, Elsie and Bill Mack, Mary and Charlie Minter, Bess and Jack Slaughter, and Jean and Chuck Stein. Nancy Baldwin and Bill Mack are doing well with their knee operations.

Jack reported he had received 67 responses to the annual letter. He would like to hear from more of us. Our funds with the USNA Alumni 59

Association have appreciated by $2,800. Some replies bore a question mark indicating some doubt in the Class about attending the 65th Reunion in Annapolis.

Chuck had a conference with Bob Hofford '61 at the Naval Academy Foundation. Bob's functions include the maintenance and supervision of class gifts to the Academy. He is recommending an overall plan to assure space in both our "no body found" listing and in the Columbarium for additional names that qualify as entries. The Columbarium will fill up quickly.

The plan would include dignifying the area of Hospital Point where both are located. We are working with Bob to see how we can help. It seems to Frank Shamer that removing the "by classes" feamre of our memorial, would loosen it up adequately, letting the number of display tablets grow with the number needed.

Ralph Cousins reports that: Mary and I hosted a small luncheon party on 3 June at the James River Country Club in Newport News. Betty Kelly had worked hard to round up all '37ns in the area, but only eight of us were able to attend: Betty Kelly and Mary Barry from the Norfolk side, Zeke Soucek from Franklin, VA, Babe Transue, Libby and P.K. Taylor, and Mary and Ralph from the Newport News side.

Libby brought a rose for each of us. There was much reminiscing and catching up on the news of all our mutual '37 friends. The date of the luncheon, 3 June, was the same as our graduation 63 years ago. It was especially good to hear from Mary Barry as to how pleased she is with the arrangements and accommodations at Atlantic Shores, the retirement home where she now lives at Virginia Beach.

Ralph, I well remember 8 June 1933, my U S N A reporting date and, of course, our graduation date.

Ace Barton takes over from Swampy as the l a t t e r r e l o c a t e s to the D . C . a r e a . Cliff M e s s e n h e i m e r continues as the alternate in Florida.

The San Diego-Coronado Lunch Bunch met on 15 June in the Crosby Room of the Golf Club House at Rancho Santa Fe. Present were Jann Murphy and Eddie Arentzen (hosts).

Jinny and Claude Bailey, Bebo Carroll, Mel Cooper, Lois and Bob Erly, Edith and Bud Hall, Edith's daughter, Edith Castagnaro, Beth Held, Tex Lander, Margie and Walt Phaler, Eloise and Gene Rankin, Tory Harper and Frank Shamer, Mary and Jack Whistler, and Ellie and Vic Wildt. Donnie Bringle did not make it. Her car was rear-ended by an SUV, thus detouring her to the hospital until late in the afternoon when she was released to her home. As she could not phone us, I didn't know what happened until today, the 16th. The added people (we totaled 23 present) generated much conversation.

I brought the information that a men's room in the new golf activity building at the Navy Golf facility in the Admiral Baker recreation center had a baby diaper-changing ledge. This caused one of our wives to disclose that a lady's restroom at the Marine Corps Recruit 60

Depot sported a condom-dispensing device for multi-colored c o n d o m s . My n u m b e r two grandson opines that the diaper-changing ledge is code now in all restrooms. Me points out that Marines are ever-rady, and so could have the dispenser available in a ladies' restroom.

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Mel Cooper, Walt Phaler, and Bud Hall

Bob Erly, Jann Murphy, and Eloise and Cicnc Rankin

Ellie Wildt, Frank Shamer, and Jann Murphy

Bob Erly, Frank Shamer, Ed Arentzen, and Gene Rankm

October Column: Tradie Yavorsky, widow of Joseph Thomas, passed away peacefully, at home, on 7 June 2000. Their Jesuit priest son, Stephen, came from his post in Africa to conduct her service at her home parish.

An email from my brother, CAPT Preston N. Shamer '39, U S N (Ret.), sent me the following bit of advice for us long-in-thetooth types.

How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone All of a sudden you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only several miles from the nearest hospital, but you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far What can you do? You've been trained in CPR, but the person that taught it neglected to tell you how to perform it on yourself Many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack: What can you do? Without help, a person whose heart stops beating properly begins to feel faint and has about ten seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way heart attack victims can get to a phone and, between breaths, call for help. You'll be giving yourself CPR with this technique. Tell as many other people as possible about this. It may save their life.

The above was taken from Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital.

Russ Wallace cut an article out of the 6 July edition of The Wall Street Journal. The hero of the story the article addresses is RADM Albert H. Konetzni Jr. '66. It concerns policies he instituted as Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet. I recommend hitting the libraries in your neighborhood to give your-

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self something different to think about. They file newspapers.

I have met the admiral only a few times. He is a people person. When you speak to him you sense that he has opened all his switches except those concerned with listening to you.

His effort as ComSubPac is to make life in the Submarine Force Pacific Fleet as palatable as it could be. His people were to find out why their people were not measuring up to requirements and were not reenlisting. He even diverted funds in order to hire civilians to do labor type work; sort of a Mary Sue at Hong Kong approach to work that was not within rate applications. Working hours in port were never to exceed 40 hours a week.

What he demands works. Sailors are used in their rate, period. SubPac has reenlistment records to prove it. He even intervened to switch sailors from one submarine to another to meet one sailor's preference. I don't want to bore you with extracts from the article. You can read that edition of The Journal.

I found it interesting. Goodness knows we have all survived periods of personnel shortages. This man is succeeding in spite of facing one of these periods. I recommend it to your attention.

Gene Rankin checks in with: Dear Frank, I have been a bit slow writing a resume of our last cruise. Sorry.

This was a busy, 23-day cruise, stopping in 16 ports and going on a tour at each port.

We boarded MARCO POLO at Civilovecchio

(port for Rome) and headed through the western Mediterranean—Cannes, Barcelona, Gibraltar—and then north to Lisbon, La Rochelle, Le Havre, Dover, missed Amsterdam because of bad weather, Hamburg, Kiel Canal, and Copenhagen. The Baltic, we touched Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, and Tallin (Estonia). For someone who wants to see several capitals in Europe on one cruise, this is it. We saw seven capitals and tours were offered for Paris and London, which we declined. At our age, we kept up with the groups, but came back aboard slightly exhausted a few times.

From 24 August until 31 October material for our column should be sent to me c/o Mrs. Victoria P. Harper, 55 Rossini Road, Shelter Harbor, Westerly, RI 02891-4754; 401-322-7893.

Our Al Waugh passed away on 9 July. His commitment in Arlington Cemetery was scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, 18 July. Attendees assembled at the Administration Building at Arlington National Cemetery at that time.

May the rest of us Keep Revvin' with '37!

www.usria.com Your worldwide Alumni connection.

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Pres: RADM M. H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) e: mrindskopf@earthlink.net Chairman, Wash. Area: CAPT Hugh M. Robinson, USN (Ret.) h: 703-532-3772; e: hughrobinsonl@webtv.net Sec'y: CAPT O.K. Ela, USN (Ret.) 3260 N. 12th St., #329, Grand Junction, CO 81506 h: 970-256-7174, f 970-256-9120, e: dkela@gj.net President's Corner CNO Change of Command. Sylvia and I attended the Change of Command at the Academy on 21 July at which ADM Jay Johnson '68, '38s friend in support of the Annual Leaders Fomm, was relieved. Praise was heaped upon him and his wife as well. We knew him as a great "standup" speaker who impressed the Midshipmen and Cadets, and us old salts at the Forums. He was succeeded by ADM Vem Clark who stated in his remarks that a painting of JOHN W. WEEKS (DD-701) would

hang in his office because that was his first duty station in 1968 and it left a lasting impression upon him. WEEKS goes back to 1944, and it may well be that one of our band of destroyermen served in her. If so, speak up because that will establish a connection with the new CNO and give him added incentive to participate in the Leaders' Forums during his tenure.

Leaders' Forum 2001. We have commenced our annual dialogue with ADM Hank Chiles '60, the Distinguished Leadership Chair, and the new Head and Deputy in Professional Development, CAPT Bob Wells and CDR Corky Vasques. We believe there will be further changes in the Fomm format, which will make it even more effective than the past several have been. As always, we hope that we can fill the front row with an enthusiastic '38 contingent.

1938 National Lacrosse Champions. As reported elsewhere, we lost our good friend, Dick Bowers in July. You may remember that I talked about our great lacrosse team at the memorial service during our 60th Reunion. I said that there were nine '38ers on that team: three defense men—Raymond DuBois, Heber Player, and Alphonse Minvielle; three midfielders—Frank Case, Frederic Greene, and George Muse; and three attackmen— Steve Mann, Dick Bowers, and Maurice Rindskopf. Now only George Muse, Steve Mann, and Mike Rindskopf are left, along with our proficient manager. Herb Mandel. That team, and the later Navy Championship teams, were honored at the 1999 Army-Navy Lacrosse game at the Stadium.

Class Comer As always, we have some sad news before the good news. Rube Konig, 2nd Batt, passed away on 12 March in Medford, OR, where he retired after 23 years and became a math teacher. Ann survives him. Memorial contributions should go to the Rogue Valley Manor Assistance Fund, 1200 Mira Mar, Medford,

OR 97504. Then we lost Ike Brooks, 4th Batt, on 17 June in Chambesy, Switzerland. His world-wide ranging Supply Corps duties led him on retirement to working for the World Health Organization. He is survived by his wife, Sybil, in Geneva, their home for the last 20 years. His memorial service was held 26 June in Geneva. Next in this sad list is John Shirley, 1 st Batt, who passed away in Annapolis on 26 July. He was an MIT post graduate and a career ED. He and Evelyn had lived there since retirement where he served in local civil service engineering capacities and was very active in his church. And last, just in, Dick Bowers, 4th Batt succumbed on 31 July after a critical period in intensive care. Services were set for 9 August in the Chapel. To add to Mike's note, he was a star man in academics along with roommate Alden Laborde, an MIT post graduate, Sigma Xi, and continued on retirement to teach engineering and become a dean at Anne Arandel Community College. He and Bobbie teamed in support of HammondHarwood House and Historic Annapolis.

This bleak news brings our graduate survivors down to about 143, my list, and 141 according to Paul Schultz who has probably the best set of Class records. However there are enough address unknowns (9) to count with certainty, and the list does not include nongrads. We recently sent to regional representatives a living Class directory and have made many changes per comments received. The effort makes one humble: how could so many gremlins hide in a database, and how on earth do the phone companies do it, and how do the tax collectors never fail? Nonetheless, we will copy, handle and mail a corrected set to any and all Classmates who put a buck in an envelope addressed to the non-profit agency at the bottom of the above masthead.

Now on to Class lunches: Swede Olsen called in a good attendance at their new club in San Diego which was crowded and noisy so we were unable to acquire new stories or old lies: William Finn, Harry Foley, Thomas Foster, Daniel Henry, Elvin Ogle, Swede Olsen, William Ratliff and John Ready. Jan Olsen and Gayle Foster formed the never-tobe-underestimated group. Swede's binnacle list bodes a 65th reunion lite. The Washington group gives up on the summer meetings.

Occasionally in futile attempts to improve our mind, we press the TV mute button and open a book, the latest by ADM Bill Owens '62, Lifting the Fog of War which establishes the need for a revolution in military affairs with stark facts and anecdotal evidence from his career He retired as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second highest rank in the DOD, in the first Clinton Administration, knows whereof he speaks, and has some important following. His concern: a truly joint force does not exist, joint ops have been massively inefficient, DOD internal discord is a source of distmst by the Oval Office, reorganization is inevitable, and yet it faces opposition of tradition bound service loyalties of 61

which the deepest and bluest blindly follows the precepts of RADM Alfred Mahan 1859.

Do we merge forward intelligentiy, or wait for the worst in an organizational crisis? The German and the Russian armed forces are reconfiguring: handwriting on something?

Should we join the Marines whose expeditionary forces are a working model of jointness?

The first lesson at the bottom in boot camp is teamwork, teamwork. Has the top in the Pentagon lost it? More reading in Credibility Crisis, NIP August 2000.

Our view of the world is strictly through haze, literally and figuratively. Fires in the sage, pinions and pines of the Pacific to the Rockies states have dimmed the distances, already laid waste to the equivalent of about four Rhode Islands as we reach the peak fire season. Ecologists to the contrary, we have yet to control the forces of nature whether El Nifios and La Nifias, or yet to conserve precious water by destroying the dams, or yet to save the whales by eliminating sonar.

RSRH (Reefed Sails Retirement Home) Notes We now know the brain is a muscle in need of exercise as in Scrabble, bridge, and crosswords. With 85 years of experience, we know words aren't written in stone. Tending visiting children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren since the last column we've learned that when LLCool J sings "I'm bad," bad means good. And far from respect, we are often dissed (disrespected). Candy has become a synonym for Pogey Bait (which still works on our resident widows; try it fellows, they like it). (It helps to be only a short distance to the nearest Russel Stover/Whitman candy factory with half price for seconds.

Chocaholics unite.) This could go on for 24/7, we'll spare you.

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rent Strategy Forum on 14 June. At the dinner held at Harbour Court, the New York Yacht Club's Newport clubhouse, was also Dave S. Bill Jr, wlio is retired and the CEO for Mr Peter de Savany, a golfing entrepreneur who is developing a golf course and clubhouse in Newport, and a major plantation and clubhouse in South Carolina with Dave in charge.

Jake Heimark '40, Tom Weschler '39, and ADM Tom Fargo '70

Dolores Klippel and Becky Akers

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Pres: CAPT Paul Loustaunau, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT William J. Ruhe, USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Avenue, McLean, VA 22102 e: docabbot@aol.com A letter from Tom Weschler (with picture) brought us up to date on the doings of the originator of the Tall Ships program. With these glorious, big sailing ships (including the Coast Guard's EAGLE) on display in New York Harbor over the 4th of Julyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and very much on TVâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tom's recent letter sheds some light on his inspired idea.

Tall Ships for 2000 in Newport was a huge success, with perfect weather and an excellent turnout of ships. I've enclosed a fine picture of Jake Heimark '40, me, and ADM Tom Fargo, CincPacFleet, who gave a lecture at Newport Naval Way College's Cur-

Fred Clarke in San Diego writes: Our June coed luncheon was at Reubens.

Attendees were Gay and Val Holzapfel, Madeleine and Ken Barker, Dal and Doc Norton, Bob Dexter, and John Dolan, plus Art Fischer and I brought our daughters.

Some of our regular attendees. Peg and Tom Walker, Kathy and Skeet Bemis, and Bob Brent had physical problems and cancelled out. As we age, our numbers drop.

A First Family of the Naval Academy? Why not? Since they're the product of Doc Abbot. In Doc's "Family" picmres are left to right, ENS Matt Abbot '00, CAPT J. Lloyd Abbotm '65, USN (Ret.), LCDR John Abbot '84, RADM J. Lloyd Abbot Jr. '39, USN (Ret), LT Charles Spencer Abbot '95, USN, and ADM Charles S. Abbot '66 (deputy commander in chief of the U.S. European Command).

Updating on Grant Roger's torch carrying for the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, on 15 September 2000, he'll still do a leg of the 6,600-mile relay, but a marine biologist, Wendy Craig Duncan, carried the brightiy glowing torch along the Great Barrier Reef, and then underwater. The flame was able to burn underwater because special chemicals were loaded at high pressure into a steel tube and the flame was hot and fierce enough to

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prevent water from entering the tube and put- The cmises sell out a year in advance. So time's ting out the fire. a-wasting! The American West Steamboat J.D. Hodapp was alerted by Betty Bonvillian Company that runs these cmises has been rated that his zip code 59401-1583 was incortectiy by Conde Nast magazine as one of the top eight printed in my last Shipmate column, "causing cruise lines. Honest. Plunk your money deposme to get my mail from him 2'/: weeks late." its down gang.

OK we've fixed that.

Today I received a birthday greeting card Next! John Hodapp noted that: for my 85th. It showed a reclining sailor Bill Bonvillian was my shipmate on and said: "Remember when you were FARRAGUT and was best man when I married sleek...powerful...and...deadly, y'Mif like a my Clare on 12 June 1941. I was then an fleet submarineT Then inside there's an old usher when he married his Betty, on 14 June diesel boat shown, plus an officer with a long 1941. Shura and I are really enjoying the Big white beard, plus a nasty looking dirty goat.

Sky country and our new residence is 1104 Get it?

Sixth Ave. North #110, Great Falls, MT Doc Abbot (with a computer mnout to many 59401. I'm one of only 41 Pearl Harbor sur'39 addressees) criticizes my antidiluvium (bevivors in the state, according to the PHSA fore the deluge, when it rained 40 days and 40 chairman. The ranks are thinning (along with nights) attitude. The fact that I have no fax the hair). Smooth sailing.

Chris Scott, widow of George Scott, writes: machine, don't operate my computer-word I have been going through "stuff and processor, and don't use a small boy to gather found a wooden plaque with a very heavy, my email for the '39 Web site (which Doc 11-inch diameter round iron medallion on monitors) makes me like some sort of mule it. The medallion shows Ethan Allen on top with its feet firmly set so that it can't be with two crossed muskets underneath. On budged. Doc probably rants: "Why in the hell the bottom is "SSBN-608" with an outiine does this guy Ruhe have the job of Class Secof a sub, a torpedo, and a nuclear symbol. retary and acts as mouth-piece for the Class in Can you tell me anything about the sub?

Shipmate!" Yes...Why?...oh why?

Hope you have summer weather as nice as we do back here.

Doug Syverson's death on 9 June became doubly sorrowful when the photo shown here was unearthed. Reddy Syverson (whose hair was now snow white) was indeed a pleasure to be with any time. We'll miss this tmly delightful person!

Norm Bennett and Doug Syverson Working in overdrive, Jim Coleman plotted out a 2002 "interim get together" for the Class of '39. It was felt that our 65th Reunion was too far in the future and too uncertain for us 85-year-olds to presentiy contemplate. So Jim proposes an eight-day trip on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in a stemwheeling steamboat. It would be QUEEN OF THE WEST and would be a thousand-

mile round trip, starting from Portland, OR. Following in the wake of the early American explorers (Lewis and Clark?) and experiencing a different place each day, it will be more than just a cruise through lush national forests, rolling hills and fertile valleysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;along with a transit of one of the world's most extensive systems of river locks and dams. Does this sound enough like Maddie and Ken Barker's travelogue descriptions? QUEEN O F THE WEST has 73 staterooms. Enough to handle all '39ers who've signed up. Costs today mn from $2,475 to $3,569 but might go higher.

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Paul Loustaunau, Bill Ruhe, and Rhythm Moore Bing Gillette answered the question: "How are your eyes doing after the laser operation on the cornea of your right eye?" Bing's answer was (a sexist one, of course): "The eye is now good enough so I can tell which girls are wearing short skirts." As my wife, Carol, observed: "There's life in that old boy yet!"

The death of Walter B, Miller on 10 July marks the loss of a very distinguished member of the Class of '39. Fifth in his Class (a real savior), his interests after his retirement in 1960 mark him as a rather unique Classmate. In 1967, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in invertebrate biology, specializing in sea snailsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;their environment, living pattems, and history. He had 12 graduate students helping him pursue this offbeat study of his. Earlier, his collector's interest in seashells had caused him to acquire a magnificent collection of shells of great variety.

He was still going on field trips, consistent with these avocations, just before his death.

At the July '39 Washington luncheon. Flip Anderson collected money for the meal from 18 Classmates. This high number of active Classmates attests to the vitality of the over80 crowd here in the Washington area. Danny Weitzenfeld our MC opined:

The 4th of July is the most important day in the life of our country. The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence, on that day, knew full well that if they were captured by the British, the penalty would be death. They were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians, but rather were soft-spoken men of means and education. They gave you and me a free and independent America. Remember, however, that freedom is never free.

Those were Danny's jokeless remarks at the July luncheon!

Marie Lawrence called to say that DeWitt Patterson's wife, Charlotte, had died on 23 July. Details are still lacking, except that after her burial service in the old Ft. Myer Chapel, she'll be buried alongside her first husband in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Pres: CAPT William M. Carpenter, USN (Ret.) 1119 Aquia Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Sec'y: CAPT Jacob V. Heimark, USN (Ret.) 410 Old Gulph Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Edward C. Sledge, USN (Ret.) 932 Shetiand Court, McLean, VA 22102 Four days after our 60th ended, ten Classmates and 39 family members and friends began gathering in Castine for the 30th Castine Capers. Attendees included: Cissi and Cliff Bundy, daughter, Andrea, and her three children, Chloe, Alexis and Danny; plus son, Bill, his wife, Patty, their daughters, Victoria, Jessica and Elizabeth, and their friends, the Wolfes, with two children plus. Also attending were Mary and Bill Carpenter, Eloise and John Chase, Maijorie and John Clagett, Ellen and Ellen D. Cochrane, Marg and Fritz Freund, Isabel and Virgil Gex, Betty and Jake Heimark, son, Donald, wife, Mary Ann and their son, Emory, Yvonne Kalen, and Betty and Phogg Newcomb. Caryl and Art Varnum, daughter and son-in-law, Susan and John Wood, plus friends, Ann and Michael Guss, Penny and Hugh Vickery, and Dee Winters with daughter Wendy and her children, Montana, Phoenix, Winters and Summerleigh also attended.

Once again, as has been the case now for many years, Fritz Freund has provided such superb leadership that events seem to happen on schedule as if by magic. But that is the way it is when he is in charge. For 2001, Fritz has asked that someone else take over, so Bill Bundy, our Califomia regular, has agreed to ran the Castine Capers next year. While Bill has offered to fill a very big pair of shoes, none doubt that Bill will keep the Castine Capers a uniquely wonderful '40 holiday.

For the second year in a row, Cissi won the duck raffle.

On our way home Betty and I spent a night with Jini Wood, Punkin Wood's widow, and daughter, Andrea, in East Swanzey, NH. It was great fun renewing friendships with these two good friends of '40. Besides lots of catch-up, we learned that since Andrea has been ap63

pointed to a very good position at Quincy University, they are moving back to the south of Boston area.

Betty Miller, Bob Miller's widow, has suffered several sfrokes that have left her immobilized. Fortunately she is mentally alert and enjoys carrying on brief conversations with friends. So, if you have enjoyed her company in the past, give her a call. You will be glad you did. To call, use her correct phone number, which is shown in the last paragraph of this column.

For public service in recognition of his lifetime contribution of outstanding writing in the field of Naval readiness, and for years of dedication and effort in creating better systems for improving the fighting abilities of Navy ships, our Dan Appleton has been decorated by the Chief of Naval Operations with the Meritorious Public Service award.

After citing his many significant contributions, the Chief of Naval Operations takes note of Captain Appleton's dedication and loyalty to the Navy which reflect great credit on himself and that are in keeping with the highest traditions of the Department of the Navy.

Congratulations Dan, for being given this well deserved recognition of the valuable benefits you have brought to our Navy. We are all very proud of you.

But that is not all! In addition, as his gift to '40 on our 60th Anniversary, Skip has made the text of our 50 Yearbook Plus selected parts of the Archives index available on two CDs. The Yearbook includes the text part of the biographies of '40 members, the memorial service homily, the long voyage narrative and Class statistics. For those who do not have a copy of the 50-year book, printing this out on your computer is a good way to have this information. And if you do not have a computer, ask a family member or friend who has one to do this one-time job for you. To get a copy of these two CDs, contact Skip.

What a thoughtful gift! You are a trae shipmate, Skip.

All picmres are from our 60th except the one of Fritz Freund consoling Yvonne Kalen at the inurnment of her late husband Robert Kalen.

Farewells On 15 June, CAPT Richard Boyer Laning was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. On this occasion, joining his wife, Ruth, son, Chris, and daughter, Luci Block, and families, from '40 were Charlotte and Gene Hemley, Ted Hill, Pat and Bob Kaufman, George Kittredge, and Ed Sledge. In addition, there were a number of fellow submariners and personal friends who attended as well. It was a very moving graveside service.

On 18 June, following the close of our 60th, many Classmates gathered at the Academy Chapel to bid farewell to Robert Lawrence Kalen and then proceeded to the Columbarium for the inurnment of his ashes.

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Lacouture and their family and friends to bid a last farewell to Sis Crandall Refo Lacouture: Art Berndtson, Betty Bowell, Betty and Julian Burke, Phil Eckert, Jo Gray, Julianne and Ted Hill, Bill Scott, Harv Seim, Mary and Ed Sledge, and Dee Winters. Sis will be missed by many.

On 13 July, we lost David Fenton Maclnnes. When '40 graduated, Dave received his diploma in the Academy Hospital.

He remained hospitalized under treatment until 1941, when he was then given an honorable discharge based on physical disability.

After marrying Kathleen O'Neill in 1942, they lived in the Philadelphia area where Dave worked as an engineer until 1981, when he took up writing travel books.

To Kathleen and their six children, 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild, and their many good friends, Dave's Classmates all join me in sending them all our heartfelt condolences and our offer of support.

On 20 July, two '40 wives left us. In New Hampshire, Claudia White, Bob White's widow, died after a long illness. This loyal helpmate of Bob leaves behind their two children, Jennie Mason and Wilmont White, three grandchildren, and a host of friends. We of '40 send to all our sincere condolences in your time of grief And in Maryland, Charlotte Lamiman Patterson lost her valiant battie with cancer. She was buried in Arlington National Cemetery alongside her first husband, Gene Lamiman, on 7 August. Charlotte and Gene led very active lives until his death in 1985. They were one of the seven families who attended the first Castine Capers and were regular attendees.

Charlotte continued participating with her second husband, DeWitt Patterson '39, whom she married in 1989, until her health prevented her from making that trip.

Charlotte, a devoted Episcopalian, was very active in church affairs, including considerable involvement in National Cathedral activities.

A nearly filled Chapel included, from '40, Art Berndtson, Betty Bowell, Mary and Bill Carpenter, Eloise and John Chase, Lu and Paul Desmond, Phil Eckert, Jo Gray, Chris and Mike Hanley, Betty and Jake Heimark,

Ted Hill, Harv Seim, Mary and Ed Sledge and Dee Winters. All joined Charlotte's husband, DeWitt Patterson, daughter, Ellen, sons, Del and John, two grandchildren, as well as many dear friends of this warm, friendly, very popular lady. To all, the '40 family sends our condolences in their time of grief Word just received from Bill Fly that Captain William Edgar Benbow died today, 10 August in a nursing home in Pennsylvania. No further details.

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Chmn & Sec'y: CAPT Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 5610 Wisconsin Ave., Apt # 1409 Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4439 h: 301-215-7532 e: Vdelano@aol.com The new Class Roster is out and I think that Don Lennon and the splendid people at East Carolina University's Joyner Library certainly deserve our appreciation and thanks for having done such a fine job on our behalf. I hope you will all take the time to read Don's letter that accompanied the roster as well as the prefatory remarks by East Carolina University.

If, by now, you have not received your copy, please let Don Lennon or me know as soon as possible. Perhaps the address was wrong or it just got lost in the mail. Whichever, we want to be sure that the addresses are cortect so that 60th Reunion material will reach you on time.

Also, some Classmates have gotten lost, e.g.

Jake Beatty's address is wrong and the Alumni Association has lost him, too. Does anyone know where he is? Meanwhile, the 60th Re66

union planning continues. Rusty and his planners have artanged for rooms at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel and a hospitality suite, plus a schedule that will include visits to classrooms with Midshipmen, lunch with the Brigade in the Mess Hall (now called King Hall), an evening craise with cocktails and a buffet dinner, a memorial service in the Chapel, a lunch in Alumni Hall with a talk by the superintendent, a YP craise, a dress parade in our honor, visiting hours at our observatory and, finally, a grand reception, dinner and ball at Loew's Hotel. A shuttle bus arrangement is being set up that will facilitate getting to the various events as well as for your convenience at getting around Annapolis. Early in November, the detailed schedule and sign-up sheets will be mailed to all hands so keep an eye open for this data. I hope they will get to you before Thanksgiving.

Seymour Einstein writes that he plans to rent a car at the 60th Reunion and, after the Reunion, visit Civil War battiefields and Washington. He invites any individual or couple to join him. Seymour will provide the car, and the other expenses are Dutch treat. Seymour's address is correct in the new roster.

After Abbie died, Ed Svendsen moved into a special care facility in Stafford, VA, about ten miles south of Quantico, which is fairly convenient for their daughter, Barbara, who lives in Alexandria. Ed welcomes cards, notes and phone calls. If you are planning a visit, I suggest you call first. Barbara can be reached at 703-671-5075.

If you watched the Republican Convention, perhaps you saw and heard Stu Jones' granddaughter, Christy. She was one of the speakers and did a fine job. Another offspring of note is Archie Kelley's daughter, Sharon. She received an Emmy for her work in directing the longest ranning children's TV program in history—Wallace and Ladmo. Steven Spielberg took the time to write a letter about his fascination with the program while growing up in Phoenix.

As some of you know, Mike Burbage's wife, Mary, has been in a nursing home in Memphis, TN, for the past two years. In order to brighten Mary's days, Mike has planted a flower garden on the grounds outside the home's sunroom where Mary often sits. Mike takes wonderful care of the growing garden, which now means a great deal to all the residents of the nursing home. It has gotten even more attention from a full-page article about Mike and his garden that appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Mike says that the article has generated lots of correspondence from his and Mary's friends. He tells his friends that the garden is "payback time" for all the great things that Mary and he shared together since their marriage in 1942.1 wish I could share the newspaper pictures with you so that you could all enjoy the lovely job that Mike has done.

Dick Wright wrote from another end of the earth that he has visited and this is what he said:

Greetings from Spitsbergen. This trip report could prove interesting to our Classmates who have been to all the usual, wellknown tourist objectives and are looking for a rewarding trip to some place off the beaten track. That's Spitsbergen. In all my travels I've never seen a more beautiful place.

Spitsbergen is the principal island of Svalbard, an archipelago a few hundred miles north of the north cape of Norway and one and a half times as large as Switzerland.

The total population of Svalbard is about 2,900 people; 1,600 in one and 1,300 in the other of two villages on Spitsbergen. The only commercial "reason-for-being" is a small amount of coal extracted from the mountains around the two villages. In earliertimes—the1600s and 1700s—there was some whaling done from there, but no longer Also, there are a number of scientific research stations operated by several interested foreign countries.

But, oh dear God, it is beautiful! It is all— absolutely all—terribly mountainous. Not very high—only about 1,000 to 3,000 feet, except for a rare few higher peaks—but extremely steep and rugged, jumbled, piling, one upon the next. Mostiy just rock. Practically no vegetation—no trees, no brush, no summer time, a littie grass and some flowers. Then add snow! Lots and lots of snow. The unordered pattern of black and purest white is unendingly spectacular and beautiful.

The only way to see it is by ship. There are no roads or railroads, not even between the two villages, 35 miles apart. The coastline is very contorted, and there are countless fjords going back in to countless glaciers creeping down from countless valleys.

A ship can get close to much of it.

There are two ways to see it by ship. One can buy a one-week cruise in a small but comfortable motorship of the Bergen Line Services (405 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022; 800-323-7436). Cmises are offered between mid-June and early September, to and from Tromso, Norway. Or one can fly to Longyearbyen (principal village of Spitsbergen) and buy, from a local travel agent, a cmise on a very small cmise ship operating firom that village. Or one could rent a snowmobile and do-it-yourself. I recommend the first.

Besides the beauty of the mountains and the fjords and the glaciers and the abundant bird life, there is always the chance of seeing whales, porpoises, seals, walruses, reindeer, fox, polar bears...whatever.

Dick also enclosed a lovely postcard which supports his description. He can tell us more at the 60th!

I have some sad losses to report to you. In July, Leon Grabowsky died after a long and brave straggle with Parkinson's disease. Leon was bom in Paris and came to this countiy when he was three. He was first assigned to ARIZONA, but was not aboard when the ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor. He was later assigned to LEUTZE, a 2,100-ton destroyer. At the Battle of Surigao Straits, in which the Japanese force was utterly destroyed, LEUTZE participated in a torpedo and gunfire attack on Japanese craisers. Later, off Iwo Jima, while Shipmate, October 2000

Leon was the executive officer, the ship was hit by shellfire and the captain was severely wounded. Leon took command and fought the ship as the commanding officer for the rest of the war. A severe kamikaze attack at Okinawa nearly sank tiie ship. Leon not only saved his ship, but was instrumental in saving another destroyer that was more severely damaged. For this, Grabo was awarded the Navy Cross.

When he took command of LEUTZE, as a lieutenant, he became the youngest destroyer commanding officer in the U.S. Navy. To Joanne and his whole family goes every bit of our sympathy and understanding at this difficult time when we have all lost a trae Navy hero.

Belatedly, I learned of Jane Ann and Rick Parisian's deaths in the following note from their children: Rick Parisian worked in power plant design for Bechtel Corp. for the last ten years of his professional career In 1975, he and Jane Ann retired early to their home overlooking the ocean in Pacific Palisades, CA. They traveled regularly to England, Mexico and Oregon. Rick was a sailor and an avid fisherman. In 1989, they had a lovely home built on a golf course fairway in the wine country north of San Francisco Bay. Shortly after their 50th wedding anniversary, Jane Ann was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Rick rose to this challenge by choosing to be her full time caregiver At the end of this six-year illness, Jane Ann passed away. Rick began to travel and fish again.

He visited Paris as a single man for the first time since Youngster Cruise. At 80, he bought a red sports car and took local trips to the Pacific Coast and the Napa wine country. This spring, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and he died peacefully at home with his family at his bedside. Rick's funeral was a celebration of how he had always taken care of his family, served his country and loved life every day.

Tom, Mark and Sheri Parisian have our sincere gratitude for taking the time to tell us about their mother and father and I know that the Class joins in extending our deepest condolences.

I have also leamed that we have lost Dolores and Fritz Molitor, but I do not know the dates or any details. Yet another loss is Phyllis Gunnels, widow of Charles William, who died in July, but I have no other details.

October is the month of hope—the opal. And who rates these opals: Bartlett, Don Carr, Tip Clark, Fleming, Gray, M c L e a n , McRory, Murphy, Schoenbaum, Vail and Vincent.

Even though last minute updates were entered in the new roster just before printing, there have been some changes since then that you will have to enter yourselves in your copies and here they are: Jerry Ball's email is: Eball82619@aol.com; Jack Bennett's correct area code for phone and fax is 858; Priscilla Crommelin's area code is 334; Elise Deller's email address is edeller@mindspring.com; John Duke's correct area code is 562; Ernie Farkas' wife's name is Betty and his email is: e.farkas@juno.com; Phoebe Gilpin's correct area code is 650; Joanne Grabowsky's cortect

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area code is 925; Archie Kelley's apartment number in Coronado is "702" and his street address number in Rio Verde, AZ, is 18526; Don Kirk's correct area code is 650; David Loomis has moved to 12102 Steepleway Blvd. #59, Houston, TX 77065; Ed Svendsen's address is Marian Manor, 177 Old Potomac Church Road, Stafford, VA 22555; 540-6596375. If you are curious about the asterisk in the roster, it's a hold over from the past to indicate the highest rank held before becoming a civilian.

Get ready for the 60th!

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Pres: CAPT James D. Small, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR R.S. Day, USN (Ret.) 2426 Chestnut St., Falls Church, VA 22043-3052 Homecoming will find the metro lads and lassies gathered as usual at the Officers' and Faculty Club after the game. Max Duncan has the arrangements in hand and any one in the area is encouraged to join in the festivities. If you are coming in from out of town, give Max a call at 410-757-2338 so he can arrange for a bit more water in the soup. Keep in mind that the pre-game tailgate gathering will be in the usual place along the fence in the northwest side of the parking lot.

Robert Tower's widow, Zoe Tower's daughter, Paula, has arranged for her mother to live in an assisted living residence. Her new address is 48500 Jona Drive, Apt. 305, Sterling, VA 20165; 703-444-8186.

In connection with communications with Paula and with Shirley Hopley concerning Fran Poage, I was curious to learn how a w i d o w can arrange to r e c e i v e Shipmate.

Checking with the Alumni Association staff I was advised that currently 12 widows are annual members and 65 are life members and all receive Shipmate. If a husband dies and is either an annual or life member, the remainder of the subscription is transferred to the wife.

If he is not a member, or if the subscription has lapsed, the widow may get her own subscription by calling the membership department at 410-263-4448 x203 or x 148. In the case of Zoe and Fran, an application and brief explanation of the benefits has been forwarded to them.

Ace Mullen writes that he has found a way to stay young by involving himself in charitable endeavors in Haiti.

In January 1999, I joined a group of parishioners from the Prince of Peace Church in Chesapeake, VA, under the guidance of a marine colonel who had headed the Marine detachment in Haiti several years earlier We were directed to the Louverture-Cleary School in Port-au-Prince where we spent a week tackling the most urgent needs to upgrade and repair the physical plant. The electrical system was grossly unsafe, the plumb-

ing system was marginal, and the sewage system had failed the day before they arrived. In January of this year, I returned for ten more days to affect additional repairs, spending several days working at a Missionary of Charity (Mother Theresa's order) orphanage—120 children under two years of age. There are seven such communities working in Haiti.

The school director asked me if I would help set up a physics lab program. The school had a good "book" science program, but no lab. The U.S. Army had constructed a lab building for the school as one of the last projects they completed before they were pulled out in December 1999.1 returned again in March expecting to work on the program for a month. However, my sister died a few days after my arrival and I returned for her funeral. The director had been able to recruit four freshly graduated college men to volunteer for a year to augment the native teaching staff and scheduled an orientation period in August. I returned to work with them and prepare for the next academic year.

The school was started 13 years ago by the Diocese of Providence as an orphanage.

It quickly became a school. It selects the brightest kids they can find with preference to ghetto kids. It provides board, room, and instraction from Sunday afternoon to Friday afternoon, on the agreement that they graduate and pass the national test, stay in Haiti, and work to help the country—not to immigrate. There are 150 boys and girls in the school studying French, English and Spanish; their language is Haitian Creole, which has only been a written language for about 40 years. My parish has provided money to purchase an adjacent three acres on which to expand the school to 300 students.

There is no regular mail and no package delivery service, so we take our personal gear as carry on and use the 140-pound checked baggage allowance to take tools, materials and supplies. The electrical system is not adequate to power the city so they just randomly cut the power without warning to various segments of the city. The power shortage is compounded by the almost universal theft of power The power poles are not very high and the natives just clip onto a hot line. The school has a generator but it is only used at essential times—to pump water The director says it is expensive and the diesel is getting pretty "tired."

The poverty and filth is most depressing to see and much more than depressing to endure. One must recognize that Haiti has had a history of violence and tyranny that goes back for 200 years.

When reporting that Bobby Lim and Norm Nash's son, Gordon, had broken bread in Manila, overlooked the fact that Gordon is a Marine Corps brigadier general and was leading his command, the 3rd Marine Division, in a joint exercise. Currently, Gordon has reported to Marine Corps Headquarters as assistant deputy commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations. Anticipating that he will be in that billet for at least a year, Gordon has already signed up for JT's Quantico Memorial Tournament on 17 April 2001.

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BUI Houser, who took the lead in commemorating the Battie of Midway with our Class memorial at tiie Naval Academy, played a key role in the first Midway night held at the Naval Academy on 13 April 2000. As Bill explains: In the period from 1991 to 1996, 50th year commemorations of the major battles of World War II were held. Honored was the Battle of Midway, one of the three most important battles of World War II and the U.S. Navy's most important naval battle ever. A year long review by the chief of naval operations in 1998-99 of all Navy wide events resulted in the decision to reduce the number to two annuaUy, the Navy's birthday ball on about 13 October and Midway Night on or about 4 June. Although the Midway Night commemorations were started in 1997 under private volunteers, those of year 2000 and subsequent are to be conducted by Navy forces worldwide.

On 3-7 June 1942 the U.S. Navy defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Battle of Midway. In the battle, a lesser force of U.S. Naval forces defeated a substantially larger Japanese force at a critical point in the Pacific War. For the six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Fleet ran rampant and uncontested over the central and western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean. Facing little opposition they attacked and conquered the Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Singapore, Burma, French Indo-China, the Philippines, Guam and a number of smaller islands. Midway was their last offensive action of the war They were on the defensive of the next three years all the way to Japan and unconditional surrender in September 1945.

In 1995 a memorial monument was erected on Midway Island by the International Midway Memorial Foundation and dedicated to the U.S. forces who fought so valiantiy in the Battle. In 1996, a memorial monument was erected by the Naval Academy Class of 1942 at the Naval Academy. For the next three years, commemorative dinners, known as Midway Nights, were held in selected areas of the U.S. In 1998, the chief of naval operations established a committee to review all social functions of the Navy. A year later he had selected Midway Night as one of only two annual events, the other being the annual Navy Birthday Ball.

The first Midway Night under Navy auspices was held at the Naval Academy on 13 April 2000. A wreath was placed at the Midway Memorial by VADM John Ryan '67, 68

the superintendent, and VADM William Houser, representing the Class of 1942, complete with honor guard and colors.

Dr. William Dudley, the Navy historian, made a short presentation about the battle including the significance of the battie on World War II and the sacrifices of the valiant men who fought there. The crowd was then led to Memorial Hall by bagpipes.

The Midway Night dinner was attended principally by about 190 Second Class Midshipmen who were students in the Strategy and Tactics Course. A competitive essay contest was conducted sponsored by the USNA Class of 1942. A framed print of "Turning Point," a magnificent painting by the noted artist R.G. Smith was presented as first prize and won by MIDN 2/C Mark R. Fenwick '01. This was a part of the Midway Night dining-in ceremony held in the inspirational and tradition-filled Memorial Hall. The noted naval historian, Norman Polmar, gave the principal address.

From the view of the attendees and especially the Midshipmen, the affair was judged to be a great success. The Midshipmen seemed to both enjoy the ceremonies and also be inspired by the speeches and particularly by the tales of 24 veterans of Midway who were seated with them.

Overall, it was a great launching of the annual all Navy Midway Night. The Midshipmen brought much credit to the Naval Academy and themselves.

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Pres: CAPT E. A. Robie USN (Ret.) 2111 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-224-0850; e: edrobie@aol.com Sec'y: CAPT "Jack" Van Ness Jr., USN (Ret.) 7108 Broxburn Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 h: 301-320-4564; w: 202-357-3762 e: Jvanness43@aol.com Elizabeth Tanner Atkins Elizabeth "Tammy" Atkins, wife of our Classmate Victor Atkins, died on 18 May in Santa Barbara after a brief and unexpected illness. She and Victor had been married for 56 years. In addition to Victor, she is survived by t w o sons, one daughter, and four grandchildren.

An avid golfer, she held a single-digit handicap for over 50 years and was ladies' champion several times at the golf and country clubs to which she belonged.

The captain of our golf team, Dan Hunt, remembers Tammy, his golf partner, in a tournament in 1945, with these warm words, which he labels "An Indelible Memory": In the fall of 1945 at the Winchester Country Club near Cambridge, MA, on a crisp sweater-wearing afternoon, a lovely, petite lady smoothly stroked a 2-iron some 160 yards on a magnificent arc to a green in the valley below, and the ball bounced twice and ended six inches from the hole. This shot clinched the victory in the annual mixed scotch twosome tournament. The favorites.

Horace Ford (ex-third baseman for the Red Sox) and Kay Belcher, perennial women's club champion, were finally defeated. The large gallery of Winchesterites were disappointed, but sportsmen. The small handful of several Navy couples were elated (but humble) as new post-war members of the club.

Elizabeth, this day, was a goddess to her closest admirers. We can say this now because years later Lee Trevino would say that "only God could hit a 2-iron."

Liz was a perfect lady with a great sense of humor and a terrific ability to make the other person feel at ease and important. She was a perfect wife, a perfect mother and grandmother. We shall miss her Anniversary Luncheon On Wednesday, 21 June 2000, our Class held its annual anniversary luncheon, marking our graduation from the Naval Academy so many years ago. This festive occasion, held this year at the Army-Navy Country Club, continues the tradition of our Class to hold such events alternatively in the Washington area and the Annapolis area.

The following Classmates, wives, widows, and special guests attended: Peg Kirkland and Jim Aller, Charlotte and Steve Anastasion, Bea and Frank Ault, Jane Beaver, Geo and Wes Burnett, Ginny and Bill Busik, PhylUs and Clif Gates, LaNelle and Det Detweiler, Jan Dudley, Bull Durham, Pat and Fred Fearnow and son Clay, Jean and Pete Fisler, Mary and Bernie Frese, Hazel and Bob Greenwood, Bimey Saunders and George Grkovic, Fran Hudson and Bob Hansen, Connie and Fritz Hansen, Jane and Les Heselton, Ed Hitchcock, June and Bill Humphrey, Shirley and Dan Hunt, Jean and Doug Jennings, Betty Kackley, Jane and Dan Karcher, Jean Luberda and daughter, Anne Luberda, Becky and Dick Madson, Tom McClellan, Jan and Pat McGann, Lorraine and Howard McKinley, Wally and Bill Newlon, Jack O'Brien and Teddy Ellis, Mariella and Jim Oliver, Norma and Chuck Pendleton, Patty and Ed Robie, Joe Schmidt, Milly and John Shepherd, Dave Shonerd, Libby and Art Sibold, Jan Spreen, Mary Ann and Dewey Struble, DoUie Petrullo, Lou Tuttle, Sue and Jack Van Ness, and Helena Ward.

Our Class President, Ed Robie, welcomed the attendees, and thanked Fran Hudson and Bob Hansen for planning and managing the entire event. He also gave special recognition to Classmates coming the longest distances to be present: Lorraine and Howard McKinley (who came from San Francisco); Mary Anne and Dewey Struble (who came from Los Angeles); and Norma and Chuck Pendleton (who came from Jacksonville).

Special thanks go to Joe Schmidt, who was the "official photographer" for the event.

He provided many photos of the luncheon, from which your writerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with great difficultyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;selected the following three for your viewing pleasure.

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L to r: Jane Beaver. Connie and Fritz Hansen, and Pat and Jan McGann

Lto r: John Shepherd, Clif and Phyllis Gates, Betty and Bill Humphrey, and Lou Tuttle

L to r: Norma and Chuck Pendleton, Bob Greenwood, Wes Burnett, and Bill Busik The Zumwalt Class of Destroyers On 4 July 2000, the President announced that the Navy will honor our Classmate "Bud" Zumwalt by naming its new class of 21 st century land attack destroyers (DD-21), a total of up to 32 future warships after him.

Entering the fleet at the end of this decade, ZUMWALT will usher in the Navy's newest class of destroyers. The ZUMWALT class will incorporate several advanced technologies and introduce a number of design feamres to improve the DD-21 sailors' quality of life.

Armed with an array of land attack weapons, ZUMWALT will be capable of delivering an unprecedented level of offensive firepower from the sea. These include two 155mm guns capable Shipmate, October 2000

of an automated firing of up to 12 rounds per minute from magazines holding as many as 1,500 rounds. In addition, a land attack missile system is being developed to support Marine Corps interdiction requirements. Defense armament is centered on a highly capable radar and the Sea Sparrow missile.

It will also be the first U.S. Navy ship to be powered and propelled by a fully integrated p o w e r system, including modern electric propulsion and ship service electrical distribution, allowing power to be sent wherever it is needed.

The craiser-sized ZUMWALT will be manned by a crew approaching 100, and will include staterooms for the entire ship's company.

Classmates: Mark Your Calendars The office of the program executive officer for the ZUMWALT class of destroyers has been contacted with a bold request that Bud's Classmates be invited to the commissioning of ZUMWALT. We have been told by phone that our request will be granted, but that we should not expect the official invitation anytime soon, as the commissioning is currently scheduled for the year 2010. Mark your calendars! Some of us will be there. Shucks, we'll only be about 90! What a grand event it will be!

More Typhoon From our Classmate and correspondent in El Salvador, Bob MacQuaid, comes this story, told in his own words: When the December '44 typhoon that wreaked havoc on the Third Fleet struck, I was serving as assistant damage control officer aboard INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22).

Contrary to the motion of the EssEX-class carriers, which pitched in heavy seas, the ships of the INDEPENDENCE class, with their narrow cruiser hulls, rolled. With each roll we would dip our gunbuckets and catwalks in the water All of our topside life-rafts were carried away and several planes on the flight deck went over the side when their tie-downs worked loose.

On the hangar deck, the small tractor used to move planes broke free and proceeded to make a tangled mess of several planes. In the aft elevator well, sacks of potatoes stored there broke open and turned into a rotten, stinking mess of mashed potatoes that lasted for days.

The 40mm quad gunbucket on the forecastle was flattened, and I spent an anxious hour with a gang trying to shore up the forward bulkhead of the catapult compartment, which was slowly giving way before the onslaught of the heavy seas.

Back in the chiefs' quarters several of the 3/4" steel damage control plates secured to the bulkhead broke loose and rapidly cut off the legs of the tables and chairs as the ship rolled back and forth. The plates were finally secured by jumping on them when the ship momentarily stopped rolling and spot-welding them to the deck!

Two of the CVs with us had 40 to 50 feet of their flight deck bent down over the forecastle. One of the two CVs was due for overhaul and went back to Pearl for repairs.

Bob, thanks for sharing your experience!

What a story!

Note: In the September column was published the first of four experiences of our Classmate "Sunshine" Aubrey, torpedo and gunnery officer on SEGUNDO (SS-398). Here is his second story, titied: Man Overboard!

8 December 1944: Battling the North Monsoon at its worst.

5:20 a.m.—Submerged for the day. Made periscope exposures every 30 minutes, as it was hard to hold the boat at 60 feet.

5:54 p.m.—Surfaced. No let-up in the weather.

9 December 1944: Still fighting the North Monsoon, heading toward land for a fix.

1:53 a.m.—Made radar contact on Luzon and at 2:38 a.m. made contact on Dalupiri Island.

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INDEPENDENCE rolls in the storm 3:30 a.m.—Having established our position, headed west to patrol the high speed convoy lanes between Formosa and the "Southem Empire."

5:33 a.m.—Submerged for the day.

6:24 p.m.—Surfaced. Seas and wind are the same, if not worse.

7:23 p.m.—Made radar contact bearing 041 degrees, range 7,150 yards. Went to battle stations. Pip was reported to be clear and well defined. However, the pip was lost a few minutes later, and not regained although we headed in its direction for a couple of miles. Radar officer considered that the contact was a very big wave.

9:53 p.m.—The following named man was lost overboard while serving in line of duty as port lookout: Saunders, G.H., Fl/C, V6, USNR. All efforts to recover this man were to no avail. At 9:53 p.m. the boat took a sudden and heavy lurch to port, estimated to be 35 degrees. The wave that caused this roll then broke against the periscope shears and Saunders was knocked from the lookout platform and fell into the sea, hitting the side of the boat as he fell. The after lookout saw the man go over, and gave the alarm at once.

The CO, who was in the conning tower, ordered the screws stopped just ahead of the OOD, went to the bridge, and assumed the conn. A float light was thrown over to port within one ship length of the man. The light worked very well. The ship's speed was only eight knots and wind was favorable for backing. The ship was backed first on both shafts until sternway had been gained, then on the starboard shaft on a 20-degree divergence to reverse the original course. When abreast of the float light, an eight-inch portable searchlight was used to search the waters on both sides of the ship for about 30 minutes.

The ship was backed on its nearly opposite course for about five boat lengths beyond the float light, then kicked ahead and the

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float light circled close aboard two times just in case the man had been able to swim to it.

Search was abandoned 37 minutes after the man went over the side. It did not appear possible for even the strongest of swimmers to remain afloat in those roaring, breaking, tumultuous seas. Although you do everything you can, there remains an empty feeling inside—"so near, and yet so far away."

11:30 p.m.—All hands not on watch attended short burial at sea service for our lost shipmate.

10 December 1944: The sea is state seven.

All hull openings closed except C.T. hatch, main induction and after engine room induction flapper.

5:57 a.m.—Submerged for the day. Would like to conduct a surface patrol here, but since it takes two to three minutes to dive due to the rough seas, do not think it is advisable.

6:04 p.m.—Surfaced. The sea has subsided to state five.

Gee, Sunshine, what can we say? 9 December ' 4 4 was a really sad and tough day for SEGUNDO.

Horses USA You have to be quick and energetic to keep up with Tish and John Quirk. Their lives focus on big and elegant events involving jumping horses. Here is the latest, told by John, in his light and breezy style: Our "Budweiser Las Vegas World Cup 2000," 19-23 April, produced by Las Vegas Events, appears to have been a rousing success. We had the world's 40 best jumping horses and riders at the Thomas and Mack Arena, a full house, worldwide telecast, 250 reporters, 40 photographers, with extravagant reviews, "best ever," that sort of thing, and everybody wanting to come back again.

Maybe you saw Budweiser's full doublepage, four-color ad of congratulation in USA Today.

We began work on this event five years ago, to create and present a new kind of horse show, combining the elegant world of show jumping with the showmanship of Las Vegas. With this success, we're signed to repeat in 2003 and probably every odd year thereafter, which should keep me off the streets for the next decade or so.

If this is bragging time, I can report that ft they gave me a Horse World Lifetime "» Achievement Award, but since I still have achievements to achieve, it was agreed that they would repeat the award in 2010!

I didn't see you in the crowd this time, so I'll expect you in 2003.

John, you and Tish are remarkable and amazing people. Congratulations!

Brave Aviators From Classmate Jim Aller comes this interesting photo of himself and Classmate Howard McKinley and six other student pil o t s , t o g e t h e r w i t h i n s t r u c t o r "Pappy" Runyon. The photo (on next page) was taken in April or May 1946 at NAS Ft. Lauderdale.

Jim and Howard are in the front row, Jim at far left and Howard second from left.

Correction In the June 2000 column, in the story about the great typhoon of 18 December '44, your writer referred to our Classmate Don Weed as Don Reed. I just goofed it, and the enor is regretted.

Another Guest Editor Following in the footsteps of guest editor Bud Carter and upcoming guest editor Dale Cox, and in the tradition of editions of our Midshipmen Logs of 5 April 1940 and 6 December 1940—both designated as "Femmes' Log"—there will be a first-ever "Femmes' Edition" of this column in October 2001.

(Maybe another "first" for '43!)

P e g K i r k l a n d has g r a c i o u s l y accepted e d i t o r s h i p of this sure-to-be-fascinating edition. Peg, thank you for accepting this assignment. Ladies, stand by with yoiu" very best stories.

President's Comments Our President, Ed Robie, has the following message: Our Homecoming dinner/dance will be held at the Loews Hotel on West Street following the Rutgers football game on 21 October. Patty and I will host it, and since attendance at affairs of this type is falling off because of the drive home to Washington, we will sit down to dinner earlier than in the past. Flyers have been mailed out with all the particulars about six weeks prior to the event. Please mark the date on your calendar and make every effort to attend.

Coming Up There are some great stories coming up in future columns. When you read them, I hope you will agree. Here are several: • Larry Kurtz and "The Odyssey of 'The Maid of Crete'" • Bill Jacobs and the December '44 typhoon • Dick Phelps and "Van" Van Dusen on their experiences in the June '45 typhoon • "Sunshine" Aubrey and "A Near Collision"

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Johnny Price reports: Joyce and I just returned from an 18-day cruise/tour through the Scandinavian countries including visits to Amsterdam, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Gdansk, Rostock, and Copenhagen. The photo shows us at a lunch that included free champagne and vodka and a floorshow of Russian music and dancers. The show was great—maybe the vodka helped. We enjoyed St. Petersburg most of all.

I put on only two pounds during the entire cruise. I'm already working on taking them off—so much harder to remove than add— the price of growing older

Nine brave aviato:>

• "Whizzer" White Returns to Korea • Photos of Social Events in Virginia and New Mexico • Jack Sweeney and "A Letter Home" • Lew Walker does business on "The Web" • Mike Strohl in Saudi Arabia •And More!!

Closing Classmates, that's it for this column. Be sure to send in your stories for sharing with others in a future column. Time is going by! Don't delay!

That's '43 Family For Today and Proud To Be '43

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Pres: Fred Schnurr Annapohs Rep: CAPT Charlie Rozier, USN (Ret) Sec'y: CAPT Wynn V. Whidden, USN (Ret.) 6156 Loch Raven Drive, McLean, VA 22101-3132

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Jack Gambrill died on 20 July 2000. No further information is available at the time of this writing. Jack was a Maryland lad who transferred his allegiance to Califomia where he settled after retiring from active duty.

The Way We Are Cliff Bermann and Ms. Helen Piombino were wed at St. Marthas Church in Sarasota, FL, on 27 May 2000. Classmates in attendance included Genevieve and Pete Perkins, Jessie and Bill Petrat, Jane and Bill Strong, and widows Rhoda Stone and Mary Lou McLain (now Schultz). The bride and groom had a great honeymoon traveling to Bermuda onboard PACIFIC PRINCESS (the Love Boat).

Their new address is The Fountains, 7979 South Tamiami Trial, Sarasota, FL 34231 (same phone number 941-921-3111).

Ex-Navy cheerleader, currently president of Suncoast Alumni Chapter, Cliff did 62 pushups when Navy beat Army last December.

Now Helen is in charge and she limits Cliff to no more than 45 in a single day.

Annual Membership: 32% Life Membership: 47%

Pres: CDR Everett Parke, USN (Ret.) Secy: CDR Robert O. Sherman, USN (Ret.) 4208 Ormond Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304-1621 h: 703-370-5867; e: roshenn@aol.com In Memoriam Mrs. Jessie Irvin, wife of Lee Irvin, died in March. Lee, who passed away in 1982, was a Georgia boy, tried and trae, and returned to Georgia after retiring where he spent his final three years. Jessie returned to Virginia where she built a home near her daughter, Mrs. Ronda Strickhauser.

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Joyce and Johnny Price living it up in St. Petersburg

The accompanying photo is of three generations of USNA Alumni. The relationship is somewhat unusual—from uncle to nephew.

From left to right. Bob Sherman '45, with his nephew, Bruce Hermanson '71, with his nephews John McGunnigle '95 and Bob McGunnigle '97. John and Bob have notified their sister that it is up to her to maintain the tradition.

Three generations of Academy Alumni

Helen and Cliff Bermann beam at their wedding

Ray Bates writes: You no doubt noticed that the June '45 Shipmate column states I am "a fund of knowledge regarding Virginia medical facilities." Everyone will realize that was an error that should have said VA. I see no need for correction, as I'm sure I'll never be contacted about Virginia medical matters.

I do have knowledge about VA facilities in the Boston area as my daughter is a longtime VA nurse and I have many friends who avail themselves of VA facilities. My advice to all is keep your private primary doctor and medical insurance, but use the VA for a 71

second opinion and especially expensive prescriptions.

Thank the Lord I just got my "good results" report on my May Lahey Clinic exam, but I've got another checkup at the Lynn VA Clinic, on 4 December Between the two I should have early detection and treatment. I urge all vets to have semiannual physicals likewise...

I wish the military publications would keep reminding veterans to sign up and make use of the VA. Everett might consider having a VA outreach enrollment coordinator speak at one of your monthly luncheons. I'm sure they are ready upon request and anxious to help just as they are around here.

The Way We Were I threatened to tell tales of my youth on the farm whenever news was skimpy, when I took this job of writing our column from the old master, Dutch Shulz. That action strikes me as crael and inhumane and I have not the will to do it even in this somnolent summer with a dearth of news. However, in digging through my files, I found this photo for your enjoyment of four 6th Company Plebes enduring the harsh Maryland winter on the Severn River.

'45 Plebes Paul Nuschke, Jack Spencer, Warren Colegrave, and Mark Tremaine

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Here are more pictures from the 55th.

Harbor cruise. Lto r: Wally Schirra (13); Kimberly Plummer, daughter of Phil Plummer (10) deceased.

Hank Phelps (10), and Jo Schirra

L to r: Clete Kennelly (1), Tuck Huey (1), Lou Junod (1), and Hal Edwards (16)

L to r: Jack Roulstone (11), Shirley and Bob Williamson (2)

Annual Membership: 31% Life Membership: 47%

Pres: VADM Charles H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) Vice Pres and Annapolis Factotum: CAPT Jim W. Foust, USN (Ret.) 1914 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401 w: 800-334-5701 Treas: CAPT Wils F. Engel, USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St., Annandale, VA 22003 h: 703-256-5832 Sec'y: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleaford Place, Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 h: 301-654-7315 Corr. Sec'y and Chairman 55th Reunion: CAPT Ed Ellis, USN (Ret.) RO. Box 921117, San Diego, CA 92192 h: 858-278-8665; f: 619-576-0979 e: edmhe@aol.com Good News\ A lost Class ring was found.

About five years ago, after Rod Bonner's (7) wife, Jackie, passed away. Rod accepted the offer of a group of compassionate strangers to help him clean and rearrange his house. Sometime later, after the group had left. Rod found that his Class ring and his wife's jewelry were 72

missing. Efforts to track down the strangers were fraitiess and Rod figured that his possessions were irtetrievably lost. But, earlier this year, Ms. Timothy Woodbury, the Ring Bank Coordinator for the Naval Academy Alumni Association, on one of her routine and daily checks of eBay, an Internet auction site, noted that a 1946 USNA ring with Rod Bonner's initials was up for bid. A check of her records (she also maintains the death notification records of USNA Alumni) indicated that Rod had not died. She contacted him at his last known address to notify him of the sale and determine if he still wanted his ring. (The wholesaler who had put the ring up for bid did not know it had been stolen. He had obtained it in a lot sale.) As a result, Rod got his ring back. This story highUghts several points: (1) Do not let strangers into your home to help you even at a time of extreme stress; (2) Keep the Alumni Association informed of your current address; and, (3) If you lose your ring, notify Timothy Woodbury at USNA AA 410263-4448 x l l 2 to report the circumstances of the loss and provide her with a description of the ring. (If you're wondering what eBay is, get a copy of the July 2000 edition of Reader's Digest and read "The World's Biggest Tag Sale.")

Some more good news! As a follow-on to his announcement at the 55th Business Meeting on 4 June 2000, Bob Leuschner (15) reports that his granddaughter, Jessica Cross, has made the U.S. Olympic Team in both the hammer throw and the shot put. Let's all root for her during the track and field portion of the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, between 22 September and 1 October. It's a great opportunity to support one of our own.

L to r: El Frame (10), Lois and Bill Doty (7), and Gloria and Dan Good (10)

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Jack Roulstone (10), and Fran and Jim Weirich (17)

Jack Roulstone. Wendell McHenry. "Swede" Hansen, Jack Green, Carl Duberg and Wally Hankins. all 1 Ith Company

Jim Irvine (13). Colette Irvine. Peggy Peck, widow of Bill Peck (16), and Marilyn and Bruce Althoff (1)

The 6th Company attendees (minus John Wash). L to r: AP Mac Donald, Al White, Jim Janson, John Kent, Doty Sinclair, Chuck Griffiths, Dick Daly, Don Hellwinkel, and in front, John Gibson

Bud Clark (18) and Joann Clark (Bud produced the 55th Memento) Jean and Tuck Huey (1) (Jean is responsible for most of the great close-up pictures) Shipmate, October 2000

1 deeply regret to report the loss of the following Classmates: Patrick S. "Pat" Dowling (13) in his home in Las Vegas on 8 July 2000. Pat served in various submarine billets until '65-'67 when he attended the Naval War College. Then, he served as CO of AMBERJACK (SS-522) followed by a tour as a student at the Army War College. After command of WINSTON (AKA-94), he served as ComServRon 4 and then as C/S of ComServLant. In his final tour in the Navy, he was C/S of the Apollo-Soyuz Recovery Force. He was recalled to active duty until completion of the recovery 1 October 1985.

After retirement, he taught television communication arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is survived by Mary Jayne, his wife of 55 years; two sons; three daughters; and nine grandchildren. In accordance with his wishes, his remains will be inumed at the Naval Academy columbarium.

A recent report indicates that William A. Faucett (2) died 11 November 1999. No other information was received. According to Class records, he was a naval aviator who served two tours at the Naval Academy; the first as an instractor from '53 to '55 and then as a Company and Battalion officer '57-60. He retired from the Navy in 1965. After that, he served as CEO of Stanton and Wilmington Campuses, Delaware Technical and Community Colleges from '67 to '84. Available records indicate that he is survived by his wife, Phillis; four children and five grandchildren.

William Vernon Hanson (8) died at his home on Hilton Head Island on 10 July 2000.

Class records are sparse on his Navy service.

He was a surface warfare officer and retired as a commander USNR. In civilian life, he worked in the paper industry in mills, sales and executive recraitment. He moved to Hilton Head Island in 1990. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; three children; two step-children; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 14 step-great-grandchildren and a stepgreat-great-grandson. Inurnment will be in the Columbarium at the Naval Academy.

The deepest sympathies of the Class are extended to the survivors of each of the foregoing Classmates.

The following items remaining from the 55th Reunion are available for sale at reasonable clearance prices which include shipping and handling:

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The 55th Memento, a small reproduction of the Class Crest with a banner at the top saying "55th Reunion" in gold on a dark blue background. It is a very attractive lapel pin. $ 12 each.

Video copy of Red Twible's talk to the personnel at the Mote Marine Laboratory on the sinking of INDIANAPOLIS. $15 each.

Send orders to Ed Ellis (7) with a check payable to the 55th Reunion, Class of '46.

Future Events The monthly Greater Washington, D . C , Group Luncheons at the Army-Navy Country Club on the third Friday of each month resume in September. Call Wils Engel (4) at 703-2565832 for information and reservations.

Homecoming Navy vs. Rutgers, 21 October 2000. The '46 tent will be located adjacent to the water tank and Gate #1. Barbecue-type food and soft drinks will be served after the game between 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Glasses and ice will be available for those who bring their own libations. Cost $25 each. Mail your checks to Wils Engel (4), payable to the Class of '46, at the address shown in the masthead at least one week before the game to permit realistic ordering of consumables. In the event of unexpected cancellations, refunds will be made.

Bruce Althoff (1) at 410-626-9653 will answer any questions. Current plans provide for the West Coast Army-Navy Game Party to be held at the Harry Watsons' (7) in Poway, a suburb of San Diego on Saturday, 2 December, 2000. A flyer with details will be mailed to all Classmates and widows of Classmates listed on the Greater San Diego Address List.

If you're not on the list and want info, contact your Class Corresponding Secretary.

Warren Johnson continues to "provide support" while Robert Sembrat, the conservator, (facing away) completes the task of reinstalling the newly gilded bronze flames in the ums that surround the Tripoli Monument

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Pres: VADM John "Jake" G. Finneran, USN (Ret) Sec'y: Chester "Chet" H. Shaddeau Jr. 343 Prestonfield Lane Sevema Park, MD 21146-1512 h: 410-647-5868; f: 410-647-2453 e: stadir@erols.com

Tripoli Victory (Ed. note: see "Tripoli Renaissance" article (on p. 18) in the September issue of Shipmate.)

With the mounting of the re-gilded bronze flames on the four ums at its corners, the Tripoli Monument has emerged from her cocoon of accumulated grime at last! The pristine brightness of its marble almost seems to glow.

And when the forthcoming landscaping and lighting are added, it will finally become a focal point in the Yard, a position it so richly deserves as the oldest military statue in the United States.

Hopefully, many of you will have an opportunity to see it on a visit to the Academy, but if not, you may see it on the Web site, www.tripolimonument.cjb.net, which Warren Johnson, who headed the long restoration 74

effort, and who provided this report, has recently established.

While the goal of refurbishing has been accomplished, the conservator, Joseph Sembrat, of Conservation Solutions, Inc. has told Johnny that the monument has deteriorated to such a state that it can never be this thoroughly cleaned again. Only a simple water bath may be used in the future. This makes the option of moving it indoors or providing a protective cover even more critical. These options are being considered, but space is extremely limited in the Yard, and the size of the monument, in its curtent configuration, presents obstacles.

The large base upon which it sits, which was added in 1830 when it was moved from the Washington Navy Yard to the west terrace of the Capitol building in Washington, has attained a certain cachet of its own. The base is over a hundred years old, and permission must be obtained to remove this addition. The monument has also recently attained a special significance within the Navy, having been classified as a "National Treasure." Funny tiiat they should just now realize thisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we've known it all along!

Congratulations It is our pleasure to announce the recent marriage in Arlington, VA, of Classmate Curran "Tiff' Tiffany to the former Nicole Donnell of that city. Our warmest congratulations go out to them both.

Final Honors It is our sad duty to announce the death of Charles Ingraham Buxton II, 23rd Company. Chuck's battle against leukemia ended on 6 August. A full obituary appears in Last Call.

As a result of the extremely helpful research work and assistance by Don Donohue, we have sadly confirmed the death of two of our Classmate "ghosts"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;those for whom we had no address or records. We can now definitively report the passing of Marvin Leo Black, 11th Company, on 23 March 1993, and that of Alan Eugene LeFever, 10th Company, at La Habra, CA, on 1 December 1999.

In accordance with Class practice, their names and their affiliation with the Class have been inscribed in the Memorial Log of the U.S. Navy Memorial at Washington, D.C. No further obituaries are available.

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The Mail Buoy Bemie and Ed Scoles, having returned from a case of Northern Exposure, reports in: We continue to enjoy Elderhostel trips, having previously visited China, Kenya, and Turkey to participate in travel/education programs. In June, we spent three weeks in Norway, highlighted by a ride on the "Hurtigruten" or coastal express from Bergen to the Lofoten Islands. We visited several towns and steamed into beautiful fjords with their tumbling waterfalls and snow-capped peaks. On an excursion from Sogndal, we hiked to the top of Nigards Glacier, the largest in Europe, sampling a chunk of 700-year-old ice. During a week in the Lofoten Islands, above the Arctic Circle, I squeezed in an abbreviated round of golf under the midnight sun on a new 6-hole course along a rocky shore. Putting, however, was a problem.

All golfers know that curving, downhill putts are the hardest. Well, of course at high latitudes, all putts go downhill—and our proximity to the magnetic pole caused my putts to curve erratically! So that's my excuse. Regards, Ed and Bemie.

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Ed and Bemie Scoles in Norway's fjords

Have received an email from Bud Baldwin in Osaka which draws our attention to one of his efforts which might well interest you. Bud is part of an organization devoted to the study, popularization, and honoring of Lafcadio Heam—who, although he was bom of Greek and Irish parents, is generally considered an American writer, because of his writings while resident in the U.S. and in the Caribbean. In fact, he went on to live, write, marry, teach, and die in Japan, where he is extremely popular and well-known under the Japanese name he assumed—Koizumi Nakumo, and he is now littie-known in this country. Bud operates a Web page at www.lafcadiohearn.org/ bkup.html that you might find interesting.

George Grove, as he promised some time back, sent us a photo of himself at his father's grave in Tunisia. You may remember that his dad was killed in an aircraft crash in Iraq in lune of 1941, while in a Royal Air Force aircraft en route from Baghdad to Saudi Arabia.

His body was first buried at Basra, then sent Shipmate, October 2000

to Teheran, and finally buried in the American Cemetery in Tunis. A clue to the political dynamics of those times may be gleaned from the date—before Pearl Harbor—and the fact that LCDR Grove was then already serving on the staff of ADM Cunningham RN, then commanding the British Mediterranean Fleet.

George Grove stands at his father's grave in Tunisia.

The stone reads: George W. Grove, Lt Commander USNR, Connecticut, June 13 1941

George also sent along a clip from the local monthly county newspaper from Bradford, VT, {Sec 'y Note: Beautifully edited and printed. A gem of its kind! CHS) in which they interviewed him and featured the ongoing work on one of his newest enthusiasms—the rehabilitation and preservation of a one-room country schoolhouse located on the property adjacent to his Chamberlin Farm, in West Newbury, VT. George has bought the property, and plans to move the old Brock Hill schoolhouse up away from the road, and set it up to last, including the three-holer boys' and girls' outhouses! The building, dating from the 1860s, is near coUapse, but he has credentials in this sort of preservation and no one up in Vermont doubts that the job wiU get done, according to the newspaper!

Jeanne, Mo Muncie's widow, writes from Florida: Since our conversation last May, I have purchased a new.. .downsized home, but still plenty of room for '47ers who are always welcome—whenever I'm here! Had a dessert "showofP' party for several friends and Classmates: Clare and Bob Gower, Anne and Frank Keith, and Birgit Toohill (Don's widow, who moved here recently) plus several singles dropped by. Janet and John (Cab) Callaway came over earlier in the week, before their takeoff to Hale Koa, (Janet's first trip to Hawaii, by the way). Note my new address—only one digit change in street address and small change in ZIP, enabling me to be frugal and still use my old stick-on address labels! I will be visiting my friend and traveling companion Bob Webb (we met on '98 cmise and have been cruising ever since) in Issaquah, WA. I hope also to contact Bob Wenke while in the area—which will be midAugust to sometime in November, to escape the hurricane season here! Give my best to all.. .and Beat Army! Jeanne Want to feel breathless? Just read the text of this postcard from Les and Mase Wells in France, punctuated just as received!

We came to France with some of our family, and the first three days we walked all

over Paris, climbed the Eiffel tower and Arc de Triomphe, visited Notre Dame, the Louvre, Montmartre, Sacre Coeur, and took the grandchildren to see the famous Bluebell girls at the Lido!! Now we're on a one-week barge trip on the Canal du Midi in the South of France and next week we'll be on the Riviera, then home. Go Navy! Les and Mase.

A Cautionary Tale The recent plight of a Classmate, who communicated that he had missed several issues of Shipmate, revealed that the reason was nonpayment of annual dues/subscription fee, and loss of the notification, resulting in a considerable hiatus. We were able to buy and send him the missing issues, but it took time, effort, and considerable postage. My subsequent advice to him is good advice for many, and since your subscription must still be active if you are reading this, take heed: become a life member! The cost of $200 will probably not wreck anyone's life savings, and at the annual membership fee of $40, most of us can still consider it a bargain, from an actuarial point of view. In the event of your demise, the magazine continues to be sent to your spouse for her lifetime. Most important, perhaps, is that "senior moments" regarding annual payment won't get a chance to gum up the works! Don't give it too much thought—just do it, if you have not already done so.

They're All Beautiful!

We have received from Susan McCoy, the 1966 Color Girl, the photo which appears here of Sarah Callison, the Class of 2000's Color Honoree, with Jim Wilson and our own Color Girl, his Dotty. There is a reception each year for the new Honoree, and it is attended by many of those from previous Classes. Quick, without looking—what Company was our Color Company? If you were there with Jim, you remember—but the rest of you?

L to r: Dotty Wilson, 2000 Color Honoree, Sarah Callison, and Jim Wilson

Ghost Chasing After entering the sad losses described under Final Honors, the '47 Graduate "Ghost" List is now down to 2.5 Classmates. It's really three, but we have a pretty good lead on one— it just keeps eluding us!

So: Do you know where to find, or do you have any info on: Harold Doty MOORE, 22nd Co. William Arthur MURAUSKAS, 5th Co. Joe Alexander BROWER, 14th Co. The plan is, when these are cleared up, to attack with renewed vigor the list of Non-Grad Classmate ghosts, which now stands at about 75

40. Boy, would I like to be able to report this job complete for the 55th!

Homecoming 2000 It seems funny to be writing about this, with the temperature outside in the humid nineties, but by the time this issue reaches you. Homecoming 2000 will be just around the comer, and we want to make sure that all Classmates everywhere get The Word that as always, the Class of 1947 will be tailgating "under the watertower" in the parking lot at the NavyRutgers football game, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, on 21 October.

Classmates who can possibly make it; we urge you to join us. A delicious hot branch will be served commencing at 9:00 a.m., and finger food, sandwiches and beverages will be available continuously, including during tiie game and until one hour after the game ends.

We are collecting ahead of time from the locals, but the tariff of $24 a head is (for out-of towners only!) payable at the affair. Go Navy!

Beat Rutgers!

Quick Takes Recent additions to CyberSevern47, our Class online group, include Althea "Rumble" Hall, Dick Beaubien, Bill "Wildcat" Blair, Walt Johnson, and Andy Sides, bringing our p r e s e n t m e m b e r s h i p to a little over t w o hundred.. .as of this writing, Vern Rose is recovering nicely from some very bad medical problems. In a phone conversation, he says the doctor has okayed his going back out on the golf course—which of course is as official as it can get!.. .Bill Crowe recentiy received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony.. .one presumes that you have noted the dearth of text in this month's effort, as opposed to the norm. It just means you'll have to get off your ditty bag and send stuff. Get with it! CHS

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Sec'y: CDR Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret.) 11 Seastones Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871 h: 401-846-2875; e: sk48moore@aol.com Here we are into October, and fall is ensconced with the usual color, football, and cookouts. It is sad that the last few columns seem to have been devoted in large part to the passing of Classmates or wives. I receive in some cases a lot of nostalgia and reminiscences from old friends, roommates, shipmates, notes from the families, news obituaries. This information is often received over a period of several months, and it is therefore not possible to put it all together in one column. I try to put something in the column as soon as I have the earliest notice. Sometimes further information has to appear in subsequent columns, and there is still a two-month delay between my deadline and publication. Meanwhile, the Shipmate

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staff tries to assemble information for the Last Call section. I work with them, but what appears there is usually the result of a direct input from the family or a close friend or Classmate. I encourage that input.

So, let's start with a great first-year-aftergraduation sea story from one of the best of our story-spinners. Bob Slater.

I went to CoMPTON (DD-705) upon graduation. It took a while since she was deployed to the Med with the rest of DesRon 12, and BuPers did not provide overseas transportation in those days. I actually reported 6 September The Navy was very short of enlisted help at that time, so DesRon 12 ships were stripped of crew to the point of not being able to get underway. Well, not really—we could get underway—there just weren't any watch reliefs. The one time we went to sea we had a bunch of two-week Reservists aboard to flesh out the watch bill. My room was the after starboard stateroom in after officers quarters—the "miserable one that always got flooded during rough seas." The reason the room flooded regularly was that the starboard weather door to after officers quarters was badly warped, and leaked copiously. This was well Icnown, it was obvious, but no one ever fixed anything aboard CoMPTON. I was too young and new to fully appreciate it at the time, but COMPTON was a very sorry ship. I was very fortunate that the other three ships in which I served in my 30-plus year career (mainly as an engineering duty officer). GROSBEAK (AMS-14), TOWHEE (AM-388), and INTREPID (CVA-11)

were fine ships, the best of their types. Not so for COMPTON. My recollection is that every officer (except for the CO, XO, and mustang chief engineer) had his resignation in. We did get a new skipper, probably late October, CDR (later RADM) T.H. Morton '33, who was a real breath of fresh air My tour was abruptly curtailed when it was decided, about late November, to decommission DesRon 12 and all its ships. When that was announced, we drove the ships across Narragansett Bay to Quonset Point, where we could tie up to a pier, and the crew could be even further reduced. The '48A ensigns who had just reported aboard in September (eight of us, one per ship) were the first to get our orders. We were to be detached in December and attend the January Mine Warfare Course in Yorktown, VA. Of course, we had to negotiate our individual detachment dates with our ships, but in my case (and I think, generally) that was not a problem.

After all, the ships weren't doing anything, anyway. Our problems were mainly about staying legal with BuPers. The procedure for calculating leave balances was that, on 30 June, each officer was credited with 30 days leave for his service during the preceding year Of course, if you were not on active duty for the entire year, the 30 days was reduced accordingly. Since we were graduated 6 June, we were credited with two days. But some of us had taken leave (not graduation leave) to get married, and now we were taking leave again in December, and the school was only four months long, so we were going to have to take leave again before getting our 30 June 30-day credit. And BuPers

was willing to let you go negative only to the minus 30 point. In my case, I opted for detachment 20 December When we reported in the YORKTOWN, 3 January 1948, only seven of us showed up. One, Warren Spry, had delayed being detached, and, on about 22 December, the decision to decommission DesRon 12 was reversed. The squadron was, instead, to go to New Orleans and become a Reserve training squadron. Our Mine Warfare School orders were canceled. Too late, however, for the seven of us who had already executed them.

Thanks, Bob, for the reminiscences of the state of the Navy at that time. One year later, '48Bs were charged with advanced leave for all post-graduation leave, including that en route to the first duty station. Many were in hock for what seemed like years.

Concerning the 55th Reunion, from Annapolis, Ben R e a m s explains in response to a Chuck Braley inquiry that since the Wyndham Garden Hotel, chosen location of the Reunion, has been acquired by Sheraton, there are changes in how to reserve yourself a room for the event in 2003. They have dumped their Annapolis location from a separate 800 number access, and you have to use the world wide reservation number, 800-325-3535. But, they will not accept reservations until 18 months in advance, which we calculate is December 2001. Sounds Uke they do not appreciate who we are and have lumped us in with the rest of the unwashed world. Nevertheless, that is where we are at the moment. What that does to reservations aheady made with Wyndham G I know not. By the time you read this in October, there may be a different slant and more information.

Tom Kilcline '49 sent an interesting email as follows: Frank Readdy '47 and Tom Kilcline are checking in with our friends in '48 to announce that the son of one of their and our heros, the late Chuck Hathaway, is now their pastor at St. John's Catholic Church in McLean, VA, and he is a wonderful priest (not a wrestier, but he does run marathons).

Last month's column carried information on Joe Wilson's death. In the meantime, I have heard further from Bill Barnes, who offers the following, which is informative for Joe's many friends and honors his memory. However, he also provides us with additional news:

Fay and Bill Barnes with Gloria and Joe Wilson at Homecoming 1999, when Joe brought eight members of his family to Homecoming

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In the week of 18 June, two members of the '48 family were mourned at the Academy Columbarium on Hospital Point. On 19 June, Marylou Kenyon, wife of Bob Kenyon, was inumed. At Bob's request, this was very much a family ceremony; very touching, as presided over by the Rev. Diana Meehan, LCDR ChC, USN. I spoke with Bob after the inurnment, and he remains the same even-keeled guy he was in his years in the 24th Company. Bob can be reached at 33 Apple Lane, Colchester, CT 06415; 860-267-1076.

Bill Barnes goes on: On 3 June, I received a call from Joe Wilson's daughter, Jenny, with the very sad news of Joe's death from a massive stroke that moming. Joe was one of the most popular men in the Class, and having spent three years with him in the 24th Company, and knowing of his Navy years, including Korean War service, I knew that many would grieve at his passing, as I did. Joe's widow, Gloria, and her family held a funeral mass on 6 June in Joe's home parish in Abingdon, PA. The mass was celebrated by Joe's brother, Fr. George Wilson, SJ. Classmates at the mass were Jim Carrington, Mary Ellen and Jack GafBgan. and Mari and Ed Ortleib. Gloria told me that Joe wanted to be inumed in the Academy Columbarium, and I helped her with the arrangements for 22 June. With Gloria and many of the extended family present, Fr Bill Petruska, CDR, ChC, USN, conducted a very moving ceremony with full military honors, after which Gloria graciously hosted a luncheon for the attendees at the Officers' Club, where many fond memories were recalled. Attending the USNA ceremony were Paul Abel, Carolyn and George Ball, Fay and Bill Barnes, Lou Boland, Phil Bolger, John Fry, Mary Ellen and Jack Gaffigan, Warren Graham, Charlie Held, John Holland, Dudley Holstein, Betty and Ben Moore, Mari and Ed Ortleib, Nancy and Ben Reams, Phil Rogers, and Carlos Villarreal.

A great turnout for a wonderful man. Gloria's family included son, Mark Wilson, with children, Conor and Tiemey; daughter Andrea and husband, Harry McCann, with sons, Shane and Kyle; daughter Jenny Wilson; son Luke, and his wife, Helene Wilson; daughter Lisa and her husband, Mike Staerk; daughter Stephanie Wilson; and Joe's sister, Anne Crane. Gloria can be reached at 1833 Rowland Road, Abington, PA 19001; 215-887-5382.

Finally, a note from Gloria and family to '48 Classmates: Your loving memory of my "Little Joe" has been overwhelming in so many ways!

Our family and I want to thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.

Now, from Max Morris in Jacksonville: I recently received word that Classmate and roommate, Elliot A. Dewey, passed away on 7 May (see the September column).

His wife, Doris, was wonderfully supportive of "Dewo" during the past three years of progressive respiratory illness. Dewo and I grew up together as neighbors in Springfield, MO. When the War came, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and I enlisted in the Army.

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Both of us ended up at Annapolis on the same day in 1944 and thereafter roomed together for three years. He married Beth Ann Murphy of Baltimore when we graduated and chose duty as a CEC officer. He and Beth Ann had two children, Suzanne and Christopher, before Beth's early death from a brain tumor Dewo and Doris divided their time between their homes in Rockport, MA, and Clearwater, FL. Those of us who knew him well should not be surprised that he asked to be cremated and his ashes scattered offshore.

Kay Spalding wrote from East Dennis, MA, about Joe Wilson and other information: Sad, sad, sad. Joe and Clay were shipmates on the carrier PRINCETON and he asked Clay to be his best man, not realizing that he had to have a Catholic best man; Gloria turned Catholic for him. Clay and I drove back and forth to Cape Cod quite often, and stopped at Joe Tagliente's restaurant. The Gold Fork, exit IB on 495. They have taken our favorite sandwich off the menu. It is a spinach, bacon, and tomato, with two slices of melted cheese. His wife told us about it. I want to write him and tell him to put it back on the menu. He is still in a wheelchair. He and his son are building a hotel in Boston. Our address is now 10 Kensington Park, Bloomfield, CT 06002. Please note.

The harbinger of bad news this time is Gordon Meriwether: Our Classmate and my Companymate (18), Samuel Cambridge Newman, died on 10 July at the age of 74. Born in Berkeley, CA, the son of Rea C. Newman and Maude Barlow Newman, Sam entered the Academy in 1944 and graduated with '48A in June 1947. He maintained a typically close relationship with his 18th Company Classmates who remember his love of sailing and friendly, unassuming manner Sam attained the rank of lieutenant commander and was a flight instructor at NAS Pensacola before leaving the Navy for private business. He is survived by his wife, Mary Melton Newman, daughter, Ann, and two grandsons, John and Isaac. A memorial service was held on 14 July at the first Presbyterian Church in Pensacola. Our love and sympathy goes out to Mary and the family. Mary can be reached at 407 Lee St., Pensacola, FL 32501; 850-432-2623.

Well, the Class Endowment Committee wants to keep in touch, and feels you should know that our Class continues to narrow the gap as we approach our goal of $2 million.

The Class of '48 Endowment Fund has reached $1.6 milUon, thanks to several significant, recent contributions and pledges. A small donation from each of those who have not yet contributed could put us within striking distance of the goal. The Committee is now assisting those who have indicated interest in the insurance program announced by letter in June.

These insurance policies when finalized will greatly enhance the total value of our pledges, cash contributions and planned gifts. Warren Graham, committee chairman, shares some words from a Classmate's letter on the progress of our Endowment Fund:

You guys are doing an excellent job stirring up the Class to meet our commitment. I can't imagine any graduate from our Class who doesn't feel a tremendous indebtedness to our alma mater for all the successes we' ve enjoyed over the last 50-plus years. Keep up the good work.

Once again, in the September column, the sudden passing of another Classmate, John Chelgren, on 1 June, at home in Port Orchard, WA, was noted through Dave Carruth, who was John's roommate, and who had heard from John's son, Scott. From Scott's letter to friends and family, he summed up his father as a man of great intelligence, unfailing integrity, and fierce independence, who liked nothing more than to solve a problem or lend a hand. John was a snow and water skier and enjoyed mountain climbing. Dave Carruth recalled with fondness his old roommate.

John didn't smoke. I was in one of my pipe smoking periods, so in the middle of the winter I would light up. John would open all the windows. We had a comer room, and we would sit there and freeze. Oh well, you can't legislate against stupidity.

John retired as a captain in '72, graduated from MIT in '52, and from '69 to '72 he was technical director for the anti-air warfare ship acquisition project. His wife, Ruth, died in 1997. He leaves three sons, four daughters, six grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Chuck Gorder reports on the success of the walk-a-thon out at UCal San Diego in memory of his son, Bruce, to further research and treatment of melanoma.

It was a beautiful day, and approximately 90 people participated. While not all gifts have been received, we are anticipating a record amount of contributions in excess of $65,000.

He e x p r e s s e d his s i n c e r e t h a n k s a n d deep appreciation to all Classmates w h o contributed.

Bill Chandler sent a note of thanks to the Class for the beautiful flowers at the service for his wife, Barbara, reported in the JulyAugust column, and for the many expressions of sympathy and prayers of Classmates.

In the July-August column, Don Harvey described his and Debbie's visit to Joan and Jack Ryder. The accompanying photo did not make the pages for reasons known only to Jimmy-legs at the Main Gate. My apologies to the Harveys. Maybe it'll turn up.

Keep in touch with classmates.Update your email/ mailing address www.usna.com/misc/forms/ changeaddress.htm or call 410-263-4448 ext. 203

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Pres: John F. Barrow Sec'y: RADM Ralph Ghormley, USN (Ret.) PO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262 p: 703-351-0964; fax: 703-351-5864; email: rmghormley@aol.com Secy: CAPT Pete Swanson, USN (Ret) (Departing) RO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262 Reports Washington The nation's capitol has been as quiet as it must have been before air conditioning, when everyone went elsewhere to escape the infamous summers that inspired the British during the 19th century to designate Washington an official hardship post. This summer has been one of the coolest ones on record and after last year's drought, this year's rainfall has brought up lush crops of grass as well as all the undesirables. The farmers are finally breathing a sigh of relief.

Annapolis The Annapolis group met in June and July in Eastport. In a take from "Casablanca," they rounded up the usual suspects both times.

Here and There From Pete Swanson: In early June, DeEtte and I traveled to Pensacola to participate in a reunion of my first squadron, which I joined in 1951 after flight training. It was VA-115 in which I sailed into Korean combat in the Philippine Sea. We had a grand time there, my first visit since flight training. Beside all the personal greetings and old tales being retold, we had a chance to visit the National Naval Aviation Museum at main side Pensacola. That institution is a treasure, which I hope all supporters of Naval Aviation can visit. But more to the Class' interest is that we had a chance to visit long-time residents of Pensacola, Gay and Roger Boh. We were greeted at their beautiful house fronting Perdido Bay, facing west with the shores of Alabama in the distance. Leading straight west from their front room, into die bay, was a beautiful pier to which were attached crab traps, and at the end of which was Roger's powerboat, hoisted up. Roger mentioned that he had to rebuild that pier three times due to storms and hurricanes washing it away. Inquiring about how he did that, he showed me how he marked each plank in the pier for identification and so, when the storm scattered the pier far and wide, he only had to do two things: one, cmise several miles around the bay to retrieve his wood and, two, call his children to come and help him reconstmct the pier Tmly, Roger and Gay are frontiersmen of the modem type. We also found out that Gay is a competitive golfer and was doing very well in the local lady's golfing league. We had a wonderful time and were feted with the most gracious of southern hospitality and food. Enclosed is a picture of Gay and Roger we took during the evening. As a happy footnote, we also had a chance to view ENTERPRISE, which pulled into Pensacola while we were there. What a sight

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L to r: Ed and Carolyn Dennis, Cal Roberts, Eileen Butler, and Gay and Roger Boh to see that magnificent carrier, the one on which I sailed in its first Vietnam tour in 1965 as strike operations officer We had a terrific visit. Best regards to the Class.

More from the Gulf Eileen Butler reports that on their way back from Louisiana she and Cal Roberts visited Marge Kirk in Alabama and then stayed with the Bohs in Pensacola. Coincidentally, Carolyn and Ed Dennis were there and all feasted on crabs from Roger and Gay's dock.

Tom Parsons reports: On a weather friendly May afternoon, Hampton Roads '49ers gathered for the yearly baseball outing, thanks to Jack Magee, who set it up. The Tidewater Tides, after trailing the entire game, scored two mns on a Buffalo Bison error in the last half of the 9th and won the game.

Over the years, '49ers have joined the Naval Academy Foundation not only to help deserving applicants to the Academy gain admission and to support Navy athletics, but also to attend the twice-yearly meetings which became for us a mini-reunion. I doubt that any other class has a greater representation than '49. At the most recent meeting, our Classmate Arch Roos, my old star sight buddy, was given recognition that must be acknowledged. The minutes of the spring meeting state, "One of ourtmstees. Bill Roos (a former Navy football player) has set up a $250,000 tmst fund for a "Pooley" award to be given each year to an outstanding player on the B-squad similar to our Rip Miller award for the varsity squad.. .The first winner of this award was none other than Brian Madden." Well done. Arch. The '49 foundation members are recommending that you receive an extra crab cake at the luncheon following the next Foundation Meeting.

The hats we received at the 50th have been recognized from time to time in '49er meetings. I personally find mine to be the perfect guard against our blistering Virginia summer sun. I was wearing it the other day while shopping for plants at a nursery. A young lady saw my hat and asked if we had enjoyed our 50th Reunion. She turned out to be George Kling's granddaughter So regardless of whether or not you like the hat, it certainly identifies the wearer Is it too early to close with "See you at the 55th?"

John Donlon sent the following picture taken at Dodo and Paul Laric's hideaway in the Berkshires during a recent weekend. 55 years worth of sea stories.

Dodo and Paul Laric's hideaway Stan Counts reports: I am still happy in Califomia especially after a five-week trip to the East Coast in May and June. We went to Jacksonville, FL, on 31 May to see my grandson graduate from high school (summa cum laude)—he is a smart kid! We went to the Navy League Convention in Philadelphia to witness our son-in-law receive the John Paul Jones award for outstanding leadership. He was CO of PHILIPPINE SEA (CG-58) during Kosovo and fired the first Tomahawk missiles there.

After Philly we went to Northern Virginia and helped daughter Ashlie move into their house in Centreville. We did not help her move out of Jacksonville—enough is enough!

While in Northem Virginia, I was able to make contact with the NATO Seasparrow Project people and provide an oral history of their founding and early years. They had thrown away all the files ancl no one remembered anything. I think they were happy to get the information!

Bette and I were honored guests at NATO HQ in Brussels in Oct. '98 for their 30th anniversary—a big ego trip. The SecretaryGeneral said that NATO Seasparrow was tlie most successful, longest-lived cooperative program in NATO's history. Nice words.

Bette and I are both into pro-bono charity work. I am currentiy president of the Greater La Jolla Meals on Wheels. As a final item our grandson, Robert Donald Jenkins IV '04, is struggling through Plebe Summer Bette is busy baking cookies and brownies.

Sag Sagerholm reports that he and his crew raced his J/35 sloop. AUNT JEAN, in the New

York Yacht Club One Design Races at Newport, RI, presented by Rolex, on 21-23 July and won the J/35 Class North American Championship. As a result, he was presented with a Rolex submariner wristwatch, in addition to the N Y Y C ' s first place trophy.

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B.B. Lane and Herbert Broleuer at San Diego Aero-Space Museum Baseball outing attendees, rear row. are Bill Dotson, Whitey Klinefelter '48, Jack Magee, O'Hara (Georgetown '48), Don Dahlman. Hal Trueblood, Harry Train, Red Tolbert, Malcolm Thiele;/ronr row, Kelly (Arch Roos' landlord), Arch Roos. Jack Huenerberg, and Kesler (VMI '50), team doctor

Address Updates Bill Black: new address 7967 Blitz Ct., Dunn Loring, VA 22027; Jack Baltar: jackbaltar@earthlink.net; Eileen Butler: eileennir@chesapeake.net; Coleman Brown: new address 1165 Dixon Court, Dunedin, FL 33698,727-733-8805, colegem@earthUnk.net; Bob Congdon: Bobcongdon@aol.com; Dale Hawley: dhawley@dbug.org; Henry Hoppe: h050161@eatel.net; C.M.C. Jones Jr.: cmcjonesjr@aol.com; Jerry Kenyon: new address 37301 28tii Ave. So., Federal Way WA 98003, 253-835-4024; Ed Kocher: RADMK@aol.com; Bill Kremidas: new address 1469 Hampton Hill Circle, McLean, VA 22101, 703-827-0547, and 1063 Continental Ave., Melbourne, FL 32940 (winter); John McFeaters: jsmcf@telerama.com; John Ostlund: jostlund@uswest.net; Pete Plank: pplank@hotmail.com; Cal Roberts: new address 2576 Hidden Cove Road, AnnapoUs, MD 21401-6815; George S. Schuchart: new address 1500 42nd Ave. E #5, Seattle, WA98112; Al Thomson: alelthomson@worldskyUne.com.

Extract of the month: "It's hard to believe that he beat 1,000,000 other sperm to the egg."

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Pres: RADM Roy Snyder, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Wayne L. Jensen, USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Court, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Neil Block '61, Chairman of the USNA Alumni Association Governance Study Group has completed its work. The main purpose of the Study Group was to determine if the composition of the Board of Trastees should be restmctured. What the Study Group accomplished with their primary task is well accepted within the membership in that more Trastees Shipmate, October 2000

now have a defined constimency. Deke Forbes critiques that a further issue the Study Group considered was one that prompted an opinion survey on the question of single slate candidates for Chairman and Vice Chairman of our Association. Deke believes that for an opinion survey to be fair it should include pros and cons and an assessment of impact on membership. This entire issue undoubtedly will have been resolved by October 2000.

Dick Powell, by letter to The Washington Post, points out the appreciation of the Class for the Post's favorable piece on the USNA Museum in Preble Hall. While we of the Class are very familiar with the valuable addition to learning the Museum will become, it is well that the general public be more fully informed.

As Dick illustrates, the Museum uses many of the 45,000 artifacts it possesses presenting them in chronological sequence reinforced by co-located audio-video displays of memorable action of the events and artifacts displayed.

The gallery commences with coverage of the Spanish American War, goes through World Wars I and II, the Korean, Vietnam and Cold wars which, in the case of the latter, is supported by a teaching theater Displays conclude with the Navy in Space where Naval Academy graduates represent the largest single source of astronauts. Fundraising for the gallery effort was under the aegis of the Alumni Association and was kicked off by a commitment of $505,050 by the Class of 1950, who now number just about 500 living members.

Dick concludes that the Class of 1950 has since established another fundraising goal of $1 million for an endowment in support of the Museum. It is estimated that another $5 million will be required by private subscription for displays by the time the project is completed in 2008. Those wishing to participate in this historic, patriotic project and qualify for a tax-deductible charitable contribution may write a check payable to the "Naval Academy Foundation" annotating "'50 Fund" or "Museum Fund" and address it to the U.S.

Naval Academy Foundation, P.O. Box 64978, Baltimore, MD 21264-4978.

B.B. Lane writes to say: Many thanks for a great tour of the San Diego Aerospace Museum on 15 July. Our guest, Herbert Broleuer from Capetown South Africa, was impressed and thoroughly enjoyed the tour Docent knowledge at the museum is tmly outstanding and an experience not to be missed.

Eileen Crafts writes from New Smyrna Beach, FL, to officially inform us of the death of Clifford E. Crafts on 22 January 2000 of myelofibrosis. Eileen adds: Cliff went rapidly down hill after October but he kept trying to eat and regain weight so he could make the big 50th Reunion in Annapolis. He wanted so badly to go, but that was not to be. I'm sure he was there in spirit.

He will be sorely missed by Eileen and family. Additional information will be found in Last Call.

Lewis Kessler called from Venice, FL, to inform of the death of Richard W. Welsh of Venice. Richard died on 13 July of heart disease. He is survived by his daughter, Susan, of Redondo Beach, CA. As promised, the concluding paragraph of what every Xmas letter should contain goes: Pat was elected president of the American Medical Association, the Ford Foundation, and the Santa Catalina Garden Club this year, but she says it takes most of her talent and energy just being Mom. She made new curtains and slip covers for the condo in Puerto Valero and her filly "Just My Luck" was named Thoroughbred of the Year by Bloodlines magazine. Between doing consulting for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and serving as chair of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University, she fixed tasty frozen dinners for Larry and gave harpsichord recitals at the local Presbyterian Church.

One sad note is that our Burmese torn Huon Huang Lo of Royal Xandu of Baht III bit our Vietnamese handyman, Hoa, and had to be put downâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hoa that is. We hope you all had as comparably fulfilling 1999 as we did.

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50th Reunion: Joann and Jack Branson, Gerry and Skip Orem and Dick Sheridan Hawkins, Willy Ayres, Arnold Austin, Charlie Hirsch, Dick Powell, Jim Lynn, Bill Taylor, Bob Oliver, Tom Rogers, Earl Halpem, John McNally, Bob Bisselle and Tom Bigley. Meanwhile, out in San Diego at the Naval Station Mariner Club we drew: Mark Fradden, Wayne Jensen, Bob Muck, Dick Thurston, Lloyd Harrison, Frank Cassilly, Charlie Clark, Gene Wisenbaker, Dick Smith, Dick Martin, Ward Lasley and Bill G r i m m . Both gatherings passed on the vice president selections, tax cut proposals, increased spending on education, and reduction of the federal debt. All was well in the world.

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Pres: CAPT Bob Small, USN (Ret.) 874 Coachway, Annapolis, MD 21401 email: rhsusna@aol.com H: 410-841-5167 Corr Sec'y: H.T. "Beau" Dietrich 9508 Woody Lane, Great Falls, VA 22207 email: beau9pnt5@aol.com Treas: John L. Woodbury Jr. 7515 Comith Dr, Alexandria, VA 22306 Class Fund Raiser: Guy Shaffer 344 Martins Cove Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 email: ghbs51usna@aol.com Class web page: www.usna.com/classes/class51/ 51a.html President's Comer Our President is at sea "guiding" the Middies in their summer foray into the Atlantic, so his "golden" words will have to be translated by little old me into an "appeal," or suggestion, if you will. We need to have your bios, with pics, as soon as possible, puleeze! We've received about 385 so far. We also would like your obituary, with pic, so you can spare your mate having to do it at some future date.. .hopefully, much later You may be interested to know that of the 80 or so obits we have received, only one who submitted has actually left us. Hint, hint!

Also, it's time to get your reservation in at Loews Annapolis for the 50th. The number is 800-5262593. They will guarantee you a room, but details like king or double, or smoking/non-smoking, or floor will have to wait until later Be patient, but get your reservation in!

Another alsoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;please send in your questionnaire about whether or not you plan to attend the Reunion next year. We' ve received about 250 so far, and need the info to realistically plan on numbers for buses, tailgate, banquet and all the other activities. Your cooperation will help us tremendously. Amen!

Class Business There are two groups of your buddies working on the 50di. One is, naturally, the Board of Directors, under the guidance of Prez Bob Small. They are responsible for planning and running the Reunion...all the details, including hotels, food, parties, special occasions, the buses, tailgate detailsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the works. The second group, headed by Sam Ginder, is creating the Reunion Book, which will be a part of your Reunion registration; and the 50th Reunion Book, which will include the Class history, memories of our 50th Reunion, and many pics of yesteryear. This book will be mailed a year later, like in 2002, to all who sign up for it. Both groups meet regularly, and have spent a lot of time on the many details of both activities.

I am also echoing Guy's suggestion that you should join us on the Class Web site, which will keep you informed of all our plans for the 50th.

Ross Williams has done a notable job in getting the page operating, and updated with the latest news.

Please join us in accessing the Web site and learning of all the latest news.

Reunion Ads We are reserving ten pages in the 50th Reunion Book, the one coming out after the Reunion, for personal ads. These can be for a product or something about your Company, or a personal tribute to someone in the Class. As an example, the Marines have collectively signed up for a full page, for whatShipmate, October 2000

ever they want to say. Full page is $500, half page $250. quarter page $125. For more info on ad makeup please contact Beau Dietrich at his address shown in the masthead.

Here and There Al Raithel reports that he recentiy traveled to Texas for a nostalgic visit with his sister and brotherin-law, Roberta and Ray Whitfield. Ray is West Point '46 and always reminds him that he knows more Navy football songs than Al does. It seems that during WWII, due to a shortage of transportation, the A-N games were held at West Point and Annapolis, and that half of the Corps or Brigade would be Midshipmen or Cadets for the day. During Ray's Plebe Year his half of the Corps were Middies for the game and he was required to leam all the Navy football songs. By the time we came along, several of the old songs had been dropped, hence his contention. Al also recentiy had dinner with Ruth and Jack Ledbetter as they passed through the Washington, D.C, area on the way to join a convoy of motor homes traveling to New York and New England. Jack is in the process of putting together a package of material, photos and reminiscences of our Midshipman days to bring to the 50th.

L to r: Gerry Thomas, Jay Woodbury and John Redfield My sister sent a clipping from the Chapel Hill, NC, News in April, showing a pic of Charlie Paddock receiving the A ARP Volunteer of the Year Award during National Volunteer Week. At the ceremony in Chapel Hill, Charlie was presented with a plaque and was read a letter from the national president of A ARP.

sity city, thence to Oporto and the Duoro Riven Boarded DUORO PRINCESS for a delightful week-long trip up the Duoro River, through four locks and dams—which basically made the river a series of lakes—all the way to the Spanish border, followed by a bus trip to Salamanca, Spain's oldest university city (and Europe's fourth oldest). For those who haven't tried the riverboat trips, and there are a lot around, try them. A number of travel companies, including Odysseys Unlimited, have trips in Europe, Russia and the U.S. with small numbers of people (18-24). No constant unpacking, no five-foot waves, just a very intimate way to travel and see some wonders of our world. In the pic. Jack is beside the pool leading up to the Chateau Mateus, which you may recognize as the castle on the bottles of Mateus Rose wine.

Jack at famous Mateus Palace in Portugal Captain Selectees In the July-August column, I included an article announcing that we have four sons of Classmates who are captains or captain selectees. This number has been increased to six. Rodger L. Welch '78, son of Nancy and Tex Welch, was early selected for captain two years ago. Rodger is currently CAG of Air Group 17 embarked in GEORGE WASHINGTON.

L to r: Ray Whitfield USMA '46 and Al Raithel Jr. Our Color Company Commander (13th), Jim Winnefeld, and his Color Girl, Fredda Winnefeld, were at the Class of 2000 graduation P-rade on 23 May. They had a chance to meet and be photographed with the 2000 Color Girl, Sarah Callison.

Charlie Paddock receiving the AARP Volunteer of the Year Award The gang at Annapolis holds their monthly luncheons at the Officers' and Faculty Club at USNA the third Tuesday of the month. Bill Lawrence attended the June luncheon, and it was good to see him. Fortunately someone took some good pics of those attending.

Bob Harding informs me that his oldest son, Richard Harding, was promoted to colonel, USAF in May '97. Bob goes on to state that he proudly sent a set of his old eagles to his duty station in Alaska where they were used for the pinning-on ceremony.

Since then. Rich has served as deputy JAG at Transportation Command in St. Louis where he eamed a Defense Superior Service Medal and he is now getting settled in as the new JAG at Strategic Command in Omaha.

Recap I pass the baton to Al Raithel for the November article. Needless to say, we would all be fish out of water if it weren't for our constant tutelage by our coordinator and father-confessor. Beau Dietrich. He keeps us all in line, and "space limited," along with one of our "buddies" at Shipmate, by name, Rachel Goldberg! Adios, amigos—Jack H.

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L to r: Fredda Winnefeld, Sarah Callison 2000 Color Girl, and Jim Winnefeld Here's a pic of three local stalwarts who are all deeply involved with the Reunion, on the Book team and on the Board. They were having a serious talk: Gerry Thomas, Jay Woodbury and John Redfield.

L to r: Wake Stornetta, 16th Co. Middle, Lee Doggett, and Guy Shaffer Suzanne and Jack Hamilton (me!) had a glorious trip to Portugal in May, with three days in Lisbon and a trip north through a walled city and a seaside resort to Coimbra, Portugal's oldest univer-

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Pres: CAPT Jacob C. Brown, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Leigh Ebbert, USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Road, Alexandria, VA 22308-2133 e: lebbertl @juno.com General elections next month. Are you ready?

Wayne Hughes sent me a draft of the Class history for our Golden Lucky Bag that he and Ralph Enos are putting together. It is very good and reminded me of Harry Tmman's election in the fall of 1948.1 believe that we marched in the inaugural in a very cold January 1949. Did 1 remember that right?

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The July Washington, D.C, luncheon found us musing about a very different July in Washington with cooler days and quite a bit of rain. Red Stein (lorestein@aol.com) handed out a revised brochure for "A Class of '52 Trip to Witness the Splendors of the Southwest-The Four Comers of America" planned for 17 to 26 September 2001. Tour cost per person-double $1,180. There will be more information available. Deposit is required prior to 30 January 2001. For more specific information contact Red, his phone is 410-798-8684. Mel Meltzer brought us up to date on the 50th; we will be having our banquet in Alumni Hall. According to Howard McCollum the biographies continue to trickle in. Have you done yours? We've had inquiries from Classmate widows regarding participating in the Golden Lucky Bag. We are encouraging their participation and hope they will join us at the Reunion. Jerry Rapkin, our representative on the USNA Alumni Association Board of Tmstees, described a tour of the Alumni House and outlined some steps the Board is considering to determine what repairs are needed for that 263-year-old building. Attending: JimTroutman, Harry Spencer, Tom Thawley, Jerry Rapkin, Charles McDonald, Jim Stone, P.D. German, Gene Avallone, Dick Denfeld, Jake Brown, Dick Smith, Bill Ryan, Demp Jackson, Bill Wyatt, Joe Wilkinson, Howard McCollum, Bob Reed, Guy Townsend, Al Bress, Jack O'Connell, Garnett Bailey, George Lester, Jack Young, Bob Caulk, Phil Case, Leigh Ebbert, Art Thompson, Tom Julian, Red Stein, Mel Meltzer, Toxey Califf, and Gordon Engquist. We welcomed Guy Townsend, a non-grad, who attended for his first time.

From 29 May to 14 June Bobbie and Dick Denfeld were cmising in the Mediterranean, with Barbara and Nick Liontas, Judy and Walt Gragg, and Emie and Carl Webb. Dick tells us: We started in Istanbul and ended in Barcelona and along the way visited the ruins of Ephesus and the Greek Islands of Mykonos and Santorini.

In Italy we went to Pompeii, Rome, Florence and Portofino... ...stopping in Cannes to visit Monaco. On a stormy overnight passage from Cannes to Mallorca, he describes: ...the ship crashing into a rogue wave which broke cabin windows on the fifth deck forward on the starboard side and on the sixth deck forward on the port side. More than a dozen cabins were smashed up and totally demolished.

Needless to say we didn't make it to Palma, but diverted to Barcelona for repairs.

Barbara and Nick Liontas were in one of the damaged cabins and it was a frightening experience. I understand from Gamett that, fortunately, they came through with only some scratches and loss of items.

An Ephesus experience Dick includes a picture of our four Classmates trying out the public toilet in Ephesus which the Apostle Paul must have used in his travels there.

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It reminded us of the slotted troughs in the heads on the WWII era battleships and cruisers. It must be where the ship designers got the idea...We couldn't pass up the chance for a picture.

The other picture shows them as four gladiators in Rome. Thank you, Dick, for the report.

Jean Ebbert and Marie-Beth Hall's book. Crossed Currents, and Mary-Lin Jackson and John Beecher's book. Ships of the U.S. Navy and Their Sponsors, were donated. We are looking for other donations. Charles notes: The idea is to encourage our wards in the 17th Company to establish their own professional library.

Thank you, Charles, for your work and input.

At our last Executive Committee meeting we also talked more about how we might proceed with our relationship to the Class of 2002. It was noted that the Class of '50 presented each Class-of-2000 graduate with their first set of gold bars. More information will follow.

Happy Halloween.

P.S. Sorry about mislabeling the caption in the JulyAugust picture of Jim Troutman and Vince Manara in front of the Class sponsored Memorial Cold War Theater in the museum.

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Pres: CAPT A.E. (Gus) Hubal Jr., USN (Ret.) 6449 Johns Road, Falls Church, VA 22043 h: 703-533-3041; work fax: 703-534-8005 Sec'y: LCOL David B. Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland Lane, Gainesville, VA 20155-1513 h: 703-754-4492; e: djlocker@earthlink.net Webmaster: Paul Dudley e: pauld53@earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pauld53/usna53

At a Navy League reception Jerry Rapkin sends along a picture of Jan and Jerry with Elizabeth "Wev" Roane and Pat Roane at a Navy League reception following the Sea-AirSpace banquet held in April. Jerry also included with his note an article published in The Capital, "Midshipmen's Mom Away From Home," telling of Penny Vahsen being named a Naval Academy honorary graduate by the Class of 2000 for being a sponsor parent. The article says: Known by Mids as Mrs. V. she has served as a sponsor parent to 120 Midshipmen since 1978acting as mom, confidant and counselor.

"No amount of money our parents could spend could cover what she does for us," said MIDN 2/C Jason Fahy '02, from Rocheser, NY. "Some of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her."

Congratulations, Penny, for your dedicated work.

Part of the continuing Class activity is the sponsorship of the 17th Company wardroom. Charles McDonald, living in Annapolis and one of our Executive Committee Members-at-Large, is our current coordinator with the Company. Vince Manara and Charles began a project to donate books to the Company's professional library written by Classmates or their spouses. Charlie Brown, while conducting a book signing at the Midshipmen Store on 1 May for his book. Dark Sky, Black Sea, donated a copy at an informal ceremony in the Company wardroom. At this ceremony a copy of

Our Princeton Nature Tour's Australia-New Zealand Trip was wonderful. Australia was even better than we had hoped it would be and New Zealand was simply spectacularly beautiful. There must be some ugly spots, but we certainly didn't see them. Margot and Tom Southerland did a great job putting this trip together and everything ran like clockwork. Lodging was in four or five star hotels except for one hotel listed simply as "modest."

However, this hotel was attached to a good pub, had very good food, was on the historic properties list, and was the only hotel in the town. It turned out to be a memorable two-night stay and we will be telling tales about our Lake Eacham Hotel for years to come. Food was very good and plentiful everywhere we went. We, of course, had lamb fairly often and it was very good lamb. There is a difference with fresh rather than frozen. Our only food complaint was the general blandness of the food, but as soon as we began salting it, the taste improved dramatically. People in both countries were all very helpful and friendly. It was a real pleasure to be in countries that seemed to genuinely like Americans. Even the flights to and from Australia were bearable, even though they were fully loaded.

The weather, which some naysayers had said would be a problem, as it was winter down under, was not a problem at all. In fact we would probably suggest that winter is the right time to visit. The outback is not oppressively hot and the bugs are almost nonexistent. Nights were pleasantly cool, generally in the high 40s or low 50s and the days were generally in the mid to high 60s, except for the Darwin area of Northem Australia where the daytime temperatures were in the mid 80s. Making the trip even better was the congeniality of the group. There were four couples from '53 including Margot and Tom. The other members of the group were a couple that were neighbors of the Southerlands in Princeton, a physics professor from Notre Dame, another physi-

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cist from the Argonne Labs and his wife, a youngish New York banker, and another younger businessman who was only with us for die first part of the trip. All of these people were fairly avid birders and they had a good time as we saw much of the countryside of both countries, which was where most of the good birds were. If we didn't accomplish anything else we did get the Notre Dame prof, to agree to root for Navy for the next couple of years. I'll run only one picture of the trip. It was taken at the O'Reilly's Resort in the mountain rainforest south west of Brisbane. It shows four '53ers who quite literally have gone to the birds. From right to left it shows Tom Southerland, me. Jack Morrison and Huntly Boyd. For you non-birders the red ones are Crimson Rosellas and the green ones are the Australian King Parrots. For additional information on the trip check the Class Web page. We all send our thanks to Margot amd Tom for a great trip!

â&#x20AC;˘53 has gone to the birds The Australia trip caused us to miss the Class Pavilion Party on 17 June. All reports are that it was another great Pavilion shindig. Adams Rib, the caterer, did a good job and our Class photographer, Ed Chase, took some more of his super informal portraits. The first shows a very happy Frank Ostronic. The next one shows a smiling Ed Willever. The next two pictures are of some of the couples that attended. The first of these is of Madelene and M Spar (before Ed had his surgery), and the next picture shows Betty and Al Villeret.

The last of Ed's pictures shows Jack Hoch with Mike Maher. From all the smiles it looks as if it was as good a party as the reports said. My thanks again go to Ed Chase. He really gets some nice pictures for us.

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Jack Hoch and Mike Maher At the August Class Luncheon Hart Sebring read a letter from Ed Spar reporting on Ed's heart surgery on 24 July. Ed said, "The surgery had been scheduled for several weeks. No emergency, the coronary heart disease had just progressed to a point that surgery was really the only prudent course of action." The surgery was a quadruple bypass and everything went well. He came home on the 27th and has started the rather long, slow process of healing. While he was not feeling very peppy at that point, he does feel amazingly good, considering.

Fairfax Hospital and the surgical team favorably impressed him. He notes that it is very nice to have the hospital close by. We are glad to hear that the operation went well and are looking forward to seeing Ed at future luncheons.

Jerry Weinstein reports that Howard Morgan, the recently retired Albuquerque TV weatherman, has just had major surgery and is now at home recuperating. The past year has been a tough one for Howard who lost his wife, Phyllis, retired and then became sick. That is a real load of the bad kind of stress. Jerry notes that "fortunately, Howard's kids and grandkids live close by and so do his Classmates, so his spirits are pretty good." Thanks, Jerry.

Please give our best to Howard.

In a happier vein we have learned that there are two new Plebes that are '53 grandsons and one new Zoomie (he wanted to come to Navy) that is also a '53 grandson. The new Plebes are Horace Madison Leavitt IV '04, son of Horace Madison Leavitt 111 '78, who is the son of our Horace Madison Leavitt Jr.; and Kevin White Jr. '04, son of Kevin White '78, who is the son of our Chuck White. The new member of the USAF Academy Class of 2004 is the grandson of our Jerry Weinstein and is the son of Jerry's boy, Mike Weinstein USAFA '77.

I once flew a Texas Congressman from Waco, TX, to Washington, D.C. The congressman talked most of the six hour trip and the only thing I remember from all that talk was that he didn't think it was a good idea for sons and grandsons of Service Academy graduates to go to a Service Academy. That bothered me since I was a Navy Junior I wonder now what the congressman would think about the above news. I think it is great and I congratulate all the new students, their parents and especially their grandparents. Horace's son. Matt, attached a good picture of the three Leavitt men to his email message. If I can figure out if it is of the proper resolution, and a way to successfully transmit it to Shipmate, you may see it in a future issue.

If Matt could send me a hard copy of the photo via snail mail I am sure I will be able to get it into a later column. Sometimes computer literacy comes slow.

An email starting out "miracles will never cease, my kids finally beat me into it. I now can communicate by email," arrived the other day.

The email was from Pat and Tony Dowd (dowdp@iopenernet) and I'm sure it was Tony who did the actual typing. Tony wanted to know if I got his message and also needed email addresses for all the Marines that are on the Web. He said his only news besides the miracle, was that he had mn into Fred Andrews, the captain of the Swim Team our First Class Yean Tony and Fred had met during Plebe Year and were close friends for the four years, but had not seen each other since we all escaped from Mother B. Of this meeting Tony notes, "He has changed a lot, of course I have not!" I immediately replied to Tony and told him how to get on our Web page, where there is a complete list of email addresses for all Classmates on the net that we are aware of. Tony increased the number of wired Classmates to 314. That is pretty good. When are the rest of you going to join us? If Tony and I can do it, anyone can, right Tony? Thanks, Tony, and congratulations again.

Also online now are Norma and Jack Burkhardt (NormaBJackB@aol.com). They have actually been online for several months and had just notified our Webmaster Paul Dudley. Jack says that they are enjoying their time in Springfield, IL, where he is still working for the State as the project 83

manager in the Capital Development Board. They are the construction arm of the State, except for roads, which are handled by the Illinois Dept. of Transportation. They have four daughters-in-law, four sons, four grandchildren and many-many blessings. Thanks, Jack—do you have any plans for retiring?

Lynn and Dave Johnson have sent in two recent emails. The first reported that AOL was too slo-oo-o-w for them so they have new email addresses.

They are mamagriz@bendcable.com for Lynn and dave.johnson@bendcable.com for Dave. The second message was a status report on their move. I had told them that most of us were sure they would have had everything unpacked and stored in the perfect spot about eight hours after the movers arrived, as we all knew that they had taught Martha Stewart everything she knows. Lynn says wrongl They are floundering in a sea of unemptied boxes trying to build "Johnson" storage shelves to get everything off the garage floor, and if Martha Stewart were there they would probably have to kill her as she would be underfoot and a thom in their side trying to show off. If we thought they were organized, "Boy did we have you all snowed!" They have received an email from J. Morgan and a phone call from Jock Craig and were surprised since they haven't been getting their Shipmate and knew nothing about the mention in there about their move.

As to suggestions for our tailgates she says just be there early enough to set up the tables and stoves.

Have Jack Hoch keep roping off our parking area and have Earl Griggs make sure he is there very early with plenty of margies. They won't be at the first tailgate as Dave is having a hemia repaired, but they send their love to all and say Beat Army!

Thanks guys we miss you already.

Sue and Dick Albright sent in a postcard from their Caribbean Cmise on the new Holland America liner, ZAANDAM. The Albrights were in a party of 18 including their kids and grandkids, and had a ball! Sue says the ship was gorgeous and the weather was perfect. This was just the 16th cruise for ZAANDAM and they were astounded at how smoothly they move the 1,500 passengers. She says all their party especially enjoyed the shopping in St. Thomas! Thanks, Sue—I knew you would like St. Thomas.

All of you will be happy to know that the tables for our Pavilion have finally arrived and they look great. For those who did not see the sample tables they are large tables with 12 attached seats, have wheels for mobility and fold up for storage. Our table honcho is Bill Trueblood and with the help of volunteers Huntly Boyd, Denver Eddy, and Joe Thomas assembled all 24 tables one recent weekend. The picture shows the assembly crew with most of the tables. As Bill said they are a very attractive and usable table, and will be a great addition to our Pavilion. Wonder how many times someone will say why is that naked guy sitting on that ball?

Thanks Bill and your volunteer team.

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The '53 crowd at Hawley Brook's bon voyage and birthday party A letter from Hawley Brooks discusses a party that the '53 Hampton Roads group participated in.

It was a dual purpose party that Kathryn organized to celebrate the second anniversary of Hawley's 35th birthday as well as a bon voyage sendoff for his sail to Bermuda aboard their sailboat LADYHAWK. Food, island drinks and friendships abounded at this gathering. The picture shows the attendees from '53 on the dock alongside LADYHAWK. The picture was taken early on before the effects of island drinks could become a factor Hawley says the trip to Bermuda was a challenge weather wise, but the boat and the crew made it through without any significant mishaps. There were several interesting experiences, but one stands out in his mind. While crossing the Gulf Stream on the retum voyage, CAPT Chuck Larzelere '58, USN (Ret.), was sitting next to Hawley in the pilot house on the port cushion.

There was a loud bang on the port quarter and Chuck unintentionally exhibited his athletic prowess by becoming airbome, executing a perfect somersault, up and over the table, landing upside down on the starboard couch. The expression on his face was more than memorable. (Is that why they say '58 is great?)

Hawley makes the following observations about the trip. First, the magnificence of the sea looks a lot different from the deck of an aircraft carrier than from a 42-foot sailboat. It was clear that we were up close and personal with Mother Nature and her majestic blue sea. "Secondly, I value the experience and memories of this trip but it falls into the category of been there, done that, at least for now.

There is always the possibility of the third anniversary of my 35th." Thanks, Hawley. For those wondering about the picture, in the back row are Hawley, Don Thomas, Pete Carr, Jim Harris, Vaughn Wilson, Don Cannell, Jim Willenbrink, Buck Sheeley, and Bob Desmarais; in the second row are Caroline Phillips, Lillian Campbell, Audrey Cannell, and Jeanette Willenbrink; the kneelers aire John Phillips and Allison Carr. Did you take an after-the-island-drinks picture?

I have received a very lengthy and interesting letter and package of information from TY and Don Koch. He says he has received almost 50 letters from Classmates, friends and even shipmates from Classes going as far back as '33, since the picture and blurb about them in a recent Shipmate. He guesses he is now back in the loop. It is nice to know that Shipmate has readers that react to news in the columns. Unfortunately, I don't have any room in this column for the rest of Don's info so I'll hold it until the November column. For those of you that missed the earlier report, the Koch's address is Post Office Box I, 2407 BANI, Pangasinan, Philippines.

That is it for this month, although I am putting in one more picture. This one shows me with Joan and Bob Lowell at Laguna Beach, CA. On the way west for the Australia trip we spent a few days in Califomia and had lunch with the Lowells one day.

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Pres: COL Fitz W. Woodrow, USMC (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Oliver Shearer Jr., USN (Ret.) 9615 Podium Dn, Vienna, VA 22182-3338 h: 703-938-5211; e: ovshearer@erols.com Webmaster: Will Croom e: willyaye@hotmail.com Class Web site: http://www.usna54.net Class President's Message (Jul-Aug Web excerpts) I want to say how much we are going to miss Louie Jordan. He was the guy that was always there to help the Class whenever any Classmate asked for assistance. He handled the homecoming dinners every year at Annapolis (except the year that he had his transplant) and he was in charge of each of the large reunion tailgates with the big tent, or pavilion, since we started the large reunions every five years. He came to Class acShipmate, October 2000

ovities when most of us would be "sick in room" and on the Class cruise after our 45th he was there with his Classmates even though he was tired and needed additional rest. He never complained and was an inspiration to all of us. We won't be able to fill his shoes, but we will always remember him for all that he did for his counU7 and his Classmates and hope that Anne will continue to join us in '54 social activities.

We continue to be indebted to our Webmaster Will Croom! As a result of Will's efforts, over half of our living Classmates who graduated are practically in instant communication with one another. Also continuing thanks to Jack Wildman who keeps our email and postal addresses on the '54 Web site updated each month. The dialogue between Classmates has been good and interesting. We don't all think alike, and that is a good and healthy thing. There is so much to see on the Web site. We ought to ask Dora and Jim Bell to keep going on trips so we can read about the places that they visit. The article on their trip to China was simply super. The poem that Lu Yarger submitted on "The Reunion" was so true.

We will be getting information on a cruise being offered by cruise director Craig Martin (who handled our cruise in '99) which will be in February 2001. The Classes of '53 and '55 are being asked to come along with us. Best regards, Fitz.

Class Social Calendar 13-14 October: '54 Mini-Reunion and NavyNotre Dame game in Orlando. Call Les Huffman for any more details, 813-864-9887. / / October: Washington Metro Area Luncheon at Squire Rockwells.

21 October: Dinner at the Academy O&F Club after the Homecoming football game with Rutgers.

See September Class column for details or call Bill Peery 410-757-7730 or Bill Hargrave 410-263-5463.

14 November: 11:30 a.m. Annapolis Area luncheon at O&F Club.

13 December: Last event this year, the combined Annapolis-Washington Metro Area Christmas luncheon at the Academy O&F Club. Wives, widows and other guests are invited. More details in the November Class colunm. Bill Peery has lead on this.

Army-Navy Game on 2 December '54 dinner after the Baltimore game. The Class social committee is arranging for one 40 person capacity bus to transport Classmates, wives and guests from the new Comfort Inn and Conference Center at intersection of US 50 and US 301 (near Bowie), to the game in Baltimore and retum afterwards for cocktails (cash bar) and Italian buffet dinner, in our own dining area, at the Inn and Conference Center Park your car, let Annapolis Bus Co. do the driving and avoid all the high-cost, sold-out hotels/motels and restaurants in Baltimore. If I get requests for 80, I'll get another bus. Cost is $41 per person for bus and dinner Can take dinner reservations ($31) before 1 November for those not going to game. Individuals must make any room reservations. Cost about $76 per night. Comfort Inn and Conference Center: 301-464-0089. Call your Scribe ASAP to confirm availability and send checks to O.V. Shearer by 1 November

other Classmates and me the day before he left us.

Ned Kellogg was close by during these last few days as was Ed Martin and Bill Hargrave providing comfort and assistance to the family as well as news to us on the East Coast that we could forward to the Class. His body was cremated and services were held at the Coronado Yacht Club overlooking Glorietta Bay on 30 July. Ed Martin reported that '54 was well represented among the several hundred in attendance attesting to the love and affection of all for Bob. Adjacent to the dais, on a tripod, was a large wreath of blue and gold fiowers with a broad ribbon depicting "USNA Class of 1954." Among the many, Larry Burkhardt spoke in a moving tribute to Bob. Ned Kellogg was one of the two ministers officiating. There will be memorial services this fall in the Academy Chapel and burial afterward in the Columbarium. Donations in his memory may be made to the San Diego Hospice, 4311 3rd Ave., San Diego, CA 92103.

Bob was a submariner He and I were in the same Class and section at Basic Officer Submarine School in January 1957. He later commanded the submarine Atule, combat stores ships NIAGARA FALLS and MARS and the Shore Intermediate Main-

tenance Facility in San Diego. Bob was active in Class affairs and arranged the mini-reunion in San Diego in 1998. We will miss his optimism, smiling face and willingness to do more than his share of heavy lifting in Class events.

Jim Pitman sent a newsy update on himself.

After graduation and serving on two aircraft carriers and a destroyer, Jim transferred to the CEC and went back to school to get a civil engineering degree at Rensalear Poly where he married his high school sweetheart, Mary. After working at various naval activities starting at NAS Brunswick, ME, and retiring from the USN at NavSta Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico, he accepted a job working for the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and later worked there for Atomic Energy of Canada. Jim and family then moved to Seattle where he worked for Boeing Company. Mary accepted a job teaching at the American School in Argentina so Jim followed her back there, taking another job with former Boeing employees. Today Jim and Mary cycle back and forth between Buenos Aires and their other home in Cape Canaveral while managing to keep track of their four dogs. Jim included a photo of his favorite canine.

John Hurt and Bea visited Scotiand in June including a tour of "Burns Country" near Solway Bay in the Southwest Corner of Scotland. While near Solway Bay they visited the cottage where John Paul Jones was born. John sent a photo of himself at IP's birthplace and explained, that with the beautiful scenery around Solway, it is easy to understand why Jones was drawn to the sea.

John Hurt in Scotland Ed Tipshus is ever on the move between Ohio, New York and Florida and when he remembers to keep his camera batteries charged, he mails a photo to ye olde scribe. His photo this time captures Ed and Dick Boverie at a sidewalk cafd on 14 June, deep in alligator land, as they celebrate Ed's 50th anniversary of being swom in as a Mid.

Boverie congratulates Tipshus Jamie Duel reports that he received a phone call from an unknown person who said that he had just left an Albuquerque community theater where he'd seen a file photo of Jamie. The caller then asked if Jamie was still acting and interested in being in the cast in a low budget film he was shooting soon.

Jamie responded that he was interested and was then offered the part of a Canadian Mounted Policeman in a film titled "Fort Miserables," about the underground railway during the Civil Wan After looking at the script Jamie convinced the director that he (Jamie) might be a bit mature for a young mountie and suggested taking the part of the fort's CO, Commandant Chablanc. The director agreed with Jamie.

Crock's sequel will be in next month's column.

Since few photos came in for this month I dug in my seabag and found one taken during the last End of the Dark Ages Party at Quantico Marine Base.

This one shows Smoke Gard describing his New Hampshire early summer tomatoes to Joan Alger who appears to doubt the size Smoke claims.

Sad News

We were saddened in early July that Bob Schlenzig's condition had taken a tum for the worse and he was admitted to a San Diego hospital with acute pulmonary fibrosis in addition to pancreatic and liver cancer In June, Bob had been feeling better after chemo treatments. After two days in the hospital he was transferred to a San Diego hospice where he died shortly afterward on 9 July with Marion and his daughter by his side. Bob was able to talk with a positive tone on the phone to several Shipmate, October 2000

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Since there was less input than usual this month, I'll add some of my comments and be well under the word count limit. National elections are on 7 November Get off your seat and vote. Your vote does count. Don't forget to urge your children to vote too and offer them the benefit of your superior wisdom. The eyes of ADM Chester Nimitz '36, Generals O.P. Smith and Ray Murray, Claire Chennault and Ira Eaker are upon you. Best wishes from your scribe, OUie

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Pres: LCDR Dennis Sullivan, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Thomas G. Kiefaher, USN (Ret.) 11814 Triple Crown Rd., Reston, VA 20191 h: 703-758-1077; e: KIEF55@aol.com http://members.aol.com/us55na/index.html By the time you read this, our 45th Reunion celebration should be close at hand. Early returns indicate that there will be a large attendance this year.

Hopefully it will be a memorable event for everyone. For those of you coming, who are still not sure what to do on Saturday night, there will be at least two "all Classmates welcome" parties. Fred Schoenberger is putting together what he calls a "Creek Crawl" and Charley Plumly has reserved the Officers' and Faculty Club for a dinner party that night. Details will be posted in the hospitality suite, but you are encouraged to contact Fred or Charley in advance at 301-286-0457 or 757-4815573, respectively.

From Denny Sullivan, our Prez: During the summer, we formed a committee to review possibilities for a permanent gift to the Academy to mark the 50th anniversary of our graduation—to be presented during our 50th Reunion. Based on a survey done by Jaclt Baldwin, all viable options will be presented at our Class meeting during the 45th. At the meeting, a choice will be made and we will begin a five-year fund drive to conclude before our 50th Reunion.

Along the lines of fundraising, soon we will receive a letter from the Naval Academy Foundation requesting a contribution to the Annual Fund.

Contributions will be used to meet various Academy needs and to support the operations of your Alumni Association. By annotating your check, your contribution can be earmarked for support of the Soccer Facility, for our Class fund (Account #7055), or for any other purpose.

It is important to understand that the Alumni Association is no longer in the fundraising business. At the beginning of this year, the Naval Academy Foundation assumed all responsibilities for raising funds for the Naval Academy and for the Alumni Association. The Foundation was chartered in 1944 to raise funds for and to support Naval Academy athletic programs. Over the years, its mission was expanded to include other programs. But on I January 2000, the mission was changed to encompass all organizations soliciting support on behalf of the Academy and the Alumni Association. The Foundation is the only fundraiser for all Academy organizations and as such distributes money to athletic programs, other Academy programs as requested by the Superintendent, and to the Alumni Association. (This is more fully explained on page 52 of the JulyAugust issue of Shipmate.)

The Class plans to run a bus from the Washington area to and from the Army-Navy game in Baltimore on Saturday, 2 December. Details are still being worked out, but if you are not in receipt of Washington area fliers and need more

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A mighty festive time was had by all at Ann and Wes Saunders' Severnside Farm on 22 July. The Annual Crab Feast and Outdoor Fun Event was attended by a big group this yean Some rain fell but didn't dampen spirits. Showing up were: Ginny and Don Conner, Tom Davis and friend, Betsey and Bob Fountain, Si Fullinwider and friend, Sally and Hartley Holte, Nancy and Don Kellerman, Sabra and Bill Kennington, Ursula and Tom Kiefaber, Eileen and Fred Koester, Dave Koonce, Shirley and Steve Lowe, Roz and Mai MacKinnon, Dottie and George W. Martin, Tom Mclsaac and Joan Connelly, Todd Meloy, Joannie and Dick Morgan, Anne and Ted Parker, Jackie and Mort Rubenstein, Denny Sullivan, Karen and Pat Taylor, Betsy and John Thune, Sid and Fred Tolleson, Jan and Ray Way, Sheila and Cal Weaver, Jean and Barrel Westbrook and Mary Gale Buchanan.

Taps It is with sadness that I pass on notification from Helge Lamb that her husband, and our Classmate, Leroy A. Lamb, died on 5 December '99 in Las Vegas, NV Also, our condolences go out to George Atkins who lost his wife, June, on 19 July '00 after an extended illness.

Potpourri In June, Bill Kennington, John Ganey, Tom Kiefaber and Denny Sullivan set sail on Bill's 37footer from Annapolis (actually from Bill's place in Crownsville) on an overnight cruise to St. Michael's on the Eastem Shore. This has gotten to be an annual event with slight changes in port calls and crew list each year. This year's trip was fun and relaxing (except for Tom's head getting in the way of a swinging boom!).

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Gordon Guimond's account of his trip to Alaska on the '55 Listserv was a real humdinger I would like to have put it in this column, but it was just too long, and editing or shortening would not have done it justice.

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able. For example, feedback to the USNA A A was recently needed concerning its elimination of the write in vote privilege, which had been used in the past and some other allied subjects. The awkwardness in obtaining opinion from our Class was apparent, thus the need for an additional discussion channel came about.

Already in place, the email group 56USNA has for its purpose the distribution of messages that are personal. Class and Academy messages of broad, general interest. Essentially, 56USNA is an announcement board that allows any of its over 300 subscribers to pass on the word. One message type on 56USNA is a short announcement of a topic that is being discussed on 56SaltySam, a new email group. The subscribers to 56USNA have been subscribed to 56SaltySam as well. However since all of the discussions are not of interest to all the subscribers, 56SaltySam was initiated with the mail to be read on the Web site only—that is no automatic email delivery.

If you are interested in receiving the discussion messages as they occur, go to http:// www.egroups.com/mygroups and toggle the mail delivery menu for email delivery. This selection may be done as frequently as you wish, whether as a standard delivery for you, or for the duration of your interest in the current discussions.

Recall that eGroups provides an easily accessible archive available for past messages. In this case of 56SaltySam, go to http://www.egroups.com/group/ 56SaltySam and cliclc on Messages and you have the archive available to you.

Around the Horn Class Calls Pete Bennett (13) reports in: Nancy and 1 took a two and a half-week trip to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest in June. Included in the outing was an eight-day river cruise on the Danube. It was wonderful and fantastic! We recommend it as a '56 mini-reunion!

We were accompanied by Lu Dell and Leo Koerkenmeier (18), Roma and P.J. Wilson (19), and Betty and Gerry Gard '54.

The weather was perfect. There was much toasting with beer and wine of the USNA and all the graduates wherever they may be!

Nancy and I are looking forward to this autumn and the trips to Orlando and Baltimore games. Not to be far away from the activities in Baltimore, we have decided to stay in Fells Point! Perhaps we may be able to stir up interest in a Friday evening gathering before the Army-Navy game.

Best to everyone, Beat Army.

A nice note of appreciation was received from ENS John P. Stevenson '00, the winner of the Admiral Kelso award, which is presented by the Class.

Gail and Byron Cyr, George Biles, and Janet Frame gather in Hendersonville, NC George Biles (14) sends in the following: How often will you see a North Carolina license plate sporting the phrase Aliikai? For those of you who were members of the Pineapple Fleet, you may be aware that aliikai means "big fish." Byron Cyr (14) spent many years in SubPac. I served in DESRON 25 out of Pearl. When we met in a restaurant in Hendersonville, NC, in April, it was obvious that Byron and Gail Cyr had gotten there before me. Their Aliikai license plate was a dead giveaway!

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Class Executive Committee Co-Chairmen: CAPT Douglass E Hayman, USN (Ret.) (11) COL George Mushalko, USAF (Ret.) (15) Secy: Pete Randrup (3) e: hardhead@erols.com; h/f 410-243-0552 4407 Atwick Road, Baltimore, MD 21210 Web Page: http://home.att.net/~US56NAindex.htm Signals in the Air The USNA A A has revised its Board of Tmstees representation basis to include the Classes. As topics come up from time to time, a method of exchanging opinions using email seems to be desir-

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Danube outing: Lu Dell, Leo, Nancy, Pet, Roma, P.J., and Betty and Gerry Gard '54

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Pres: CAPT Walter T. Meukow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT W. H. Peerenboom, USN (Ret.) 1003 Rachael Lane, Vienna, VA 22180-6473 e: whp36@aol.com When it rains, it pours! This month we have an overdose of snail mail... and more pictures than we can fit in, especially since we had an overflow from the last column. (For the record, there is a limit to the length of individual columns, and that limit includes pictures, so everything that was sent may not appear on this occasion. But, never fear, we can always save it for later when the input is on the thin side.)

First, I received a note (via Walt Meukow) from Mike Gubitosi along with a great picture. Mike was brief and to the point: We had great weather in San Diego when Betty and Dick Dolliver joined us for a few days in June.

They said they wanted to see the city, so we had a non-stop showing off of San Diego to the two Flo-

ridians. Spent many hours catching up on the varied paths (Navy and civilian) that our lives have taken. We celebrated a first company reunion when Chris and Ted Erikson joined us for dinner in Coronado. The Eriksons were in Coronado for the christening of their new grandson. It was a time of friendships renewed and memories relived.

Great note, Mike, but nice weather in San Diego is not news.

Dick Stober has been doing what so many of us should be—cleaning out his things and tidying up, and in so doing, sent along a note with some of his findings: As I sorted through my Desert Shield-Desert Storm memoirs, I ran across some photos taken at the Riyadh airbase where I was managing construction for the Army Corps of Engineers—doing runway extensions, taxiways and parking aprons for the Saudi C 130s. It was an interesting tour as we were under daily attack by Scud missiles coming in from the north like clockwork between 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., as we were shutting down construction for the day. The Patriot batteries behind us did great work and would cause the sky to light up like the 4th of July. Beat Army!

G o o d p h o t o , D i c k . You l o o k ten years younger.. .which, of course you are in the picture.

Hard to believe it has been that long!

Bob Foss, in his role as 3rd Company Coordinator, has been in touch with us, and received a nice note from Ted Vaughn, which he passed along for me to include. Ted has done a fine job of bringing us up to date on his not very quiet lifestyle, as he writes: For the past years I have been "gainfully unemployed" doing things I enjoy when and how I want to do them. A large part of my life is spent travelling with my wife, Beth Staford, a professor at the University of Illinois; restoring antique furniture; designing and building new furniture using classic styles and techniques, and preparing and driving my "little red car," a very fast Porsche 944 Turbo-S. In the last few years, Beth and I have traveled to Australia, England, Holland and France. Our travels in the U.S. have included Alaska, the West Coast, and all of the east except New England (planned for this summer). We plan to drive to the Rockies and possibly visit Israel and/or Tunisia as well.

I suspect that the little red car is a bad influence on me because it has changed my calendar so that it now has two seasons—"racing" and "get ready for racing." I thoroughly enjoy driving the car fast—over 140 m.p.h. or so, on the major road racing courses such as Road America, Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen, NY. Incidentally, the randomly chosen number for my car is particularly appropriate. It is 357, and I never take it on the track without thinking of the 3rd Company in the Class of '57! After five years of driving, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as a driving instructor for drivers education events at five racetracks. It is amazing how much you can leam about high performance driving by trying to teach novices!

Ted, does USAA know about this? Aficionados of this column will recall that Ted called me from Waticins Glenn earlier in the summer to try and get a lead on how he m i g h t h o o k up with Bruce Tapper so he could take Bmce for a Sunday drive.

Ted, you ought to put out a catalogue of your fine furniture, and give us an opportunity to enjoy your craftmanship.

Bob Strange took time from what you will see is a very busy work schedule to let us know what he is about: I am currently working as a support contractor for the combat system of the new DD-21 ZUMWALT class destroyer. I used to see Clay Parnell and Mickey Finn, in and around the DD-21 office, but Clay has since retired, and I believe Mickey is working in a different area now. The first ship of the class is scheduled to enter the fleet in 2011.

My better half, Darlene, also continues to work, and both of us are contemplating retiring from the five days a week grind. Currently Darlene manages NFCU's field mortgage offices located on the West Coast and Hawaii, requiring a few visits to those areas each year. I have not made the West Coast jaunts, but do manage to find a way to accompany her to Hawaii when she visits. We were there last November in the hale Koa along with the Navy football team and its entourage. Saw lots of familiar faces, but not many Classmates.

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L to r: Chris and Ted Erikson. Lois and Mike Gubitosi, and Betty and Bob Dolliver

July marked our 40th anniversary, and we decided to do something different by helping our heirs spend their inheritance while we could also enjoy it. We took them on a seven-day Caribbean cruise. We all had a great time, and are pictured together on the bridge of ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEA. When opportunity presents, we commute to Sand Bridge, a family beach near Virginia Beach.

We see Jerry Smith who also owns a cottage there, along with close acquaintances from other USNA classes.

Pete Neumann's wife, Joan, sent in this note to a c c o m p a n y a p i c t u r e p r o v i d e d by D a l e Hollabaugh: Carol and Ron Marryott and Nada and Dale Hollabaugh joined Joan and Peter Neumann in celebrating the marriage of Neumann's son, Paul, to Lynda Deschamps on Saturday, 10 June 2000.

Ceremony was held at Centerport United Methodist Church, following which, with weather cooperating, reception was held on the Neumann's neighborhood beach on Wincoma Point in Huntington Bay, Long Island.

Thanks, Joan. Looks as if you all had a great time!

Our final letter is from a former Classmate, Bill Morrison, w h o is now an Alumni Association Chapter President out in Arizona. Bill's email reads as follows: I transferted to the University of Washington following my Plebe Year. In two years I qualified for naval flight training and in August 1957,1 received a Marine Corps commission and my pilot wings followed by three years of active duty at MCAS Kaneohe. Not bad duty for a second lieutenant. At completion of my tour, I left active duty and was accepted by United Airlines for flight training. For the next 34 years, I had a chance to fly every aircraft they had starting with the DC-6 and 7 continuing up through the Caravelle, Viscount, B-727, DC-8, DC-10, B-767, finishing

off the last five years flying the B-747-400 to the Far East. It was a great flying career and I was indeed very fortunate!

I did by chance happen to see a few of our Classmates, namely Hugh Bostick, and Bill Weaver at Pensacola, just prior to my finishing my training.

Unfortunately, it was too brief.

I have a couple of friends at United: Bill Matheny '54 and Ricky Davidson '58. You just never know who will be next.

When I moved out here to the Sonoran Desert I never expected to see anyone from the Alumni.

Was I ever surprised! The only Classmate I have out here is Dick Renner, so at least I'm not solo.

Dick and I were prep school classmates plus football teammates. I have just taken on the Chapter Presidency and am enjoying it so far It seems the bond of brotherhood is still alive. Last May I went to Annapolis for the annual Presidents and Trustees meetings. I was amazed at the changes at the Yard, both physically and operationally. The June Shipmate class articles alluded to thisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a different world!

Great to hear from you. Bill, and when next I add to my lOOK plus mileage on United Airlines, I will mention your name and hope for an upgrade!

In other news, the annual summer picnics are now a fond memory, and once again, Martha Ann and Bill Romoser hosted an event that somehow managed to be even better than the last. There was a fine showing of Classmates, wives, and a few offspring (they are too old to be called kids or children any more!). The weather was picture perfectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; clear, warm (not hot, as has happened in the past) and the food, provided by Red Hot and Blue, was superb. Space limitations preclude a complete listing of all 47 in attendance, and there are more pictures than can be included, so I have drawn a random sample whose key characteristic is no profile views of internally stored been And, our hostess is always a fine subject, so Martha Ann is included in one of the shots, along with Frank Fendler who came farthest (Buck's County, PA) and Ginger and Jim Poole.

L to r: Frank Fendler, Jim Poole, Martha Ann Romoser and Ginger Poole

Bob Strange and grandson at sea Thanks for the letter. Bob. What are the chances you might adopt us before your next cmise? We wouldn't want the Clinton veto of the death tax to cause your heirs to have to pay, and it would be a fun get-togethen The Marryotts, Neumanns and Hollabaughs Shipmate, October 2000

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Hal and Yvonne Bullock Regrettably, Betty and I were travelling and missed the annual Third Company soiree hosted by Carolyn and Herb Hoppe. I did receive a verbal report on what a great event we had missed from Monica Shewmaken This yean Carolyn and Herb added to the enjoyment by making it a theme event, an Hawaiian luau. The food was superb, and they are still recovering from Herb's hand crafted Mai Tai's! But Monica reports that in all of the greater Washington metropolitan area, it is not possible to acquire an authentic PuuPuu tray! Pot holes, yes; PuuPuus no. Where are standards!

That is it for this issue. It is time to get ready to visit PSINet Stadium in Baltimore to watch our team Beat Armyl (I now work for PSINet, as it tums out—they bought my entire company just to get my services). Their sign on the Baltimore Ravens stadium is awesome.

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Pres: Lt Col Gordon M. Gerson, USAF (Ret.) e: gmgerson@erols.com Sec'y: Col Warren S. Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Lane, Springfield, VA 22151-2430 h: 703-321-9586; e: wwalters@mail.erols.com Web page: http://www.usna.com/Classes/1958/ e: usna58@home.com The autuirmal equinox has once again managed to creep up on us, wave its magic wand, and put us into the lovely month of October Days are still warm, nights are cooling, and we get to celebrate Columbus Day, the end of Daylight Savings, and Halloween, all in a few weeks span. Baseball is finishing up, and college football is about one-third through its season. That means Navy has already tussled with Georgia Tech and Boston College, two of the tough ones on the schedule, and many Classmates are gearing up to go to Orlando for the Notre Dame game. It's a great part of the year! Now while we enjoy the decent weather, let's backtrack to the summer months and follow the happenings within the Class over those July and August days.

Classmates were saddened by the accidental death of Tom Degnan (13) at his home in Sevema Park, MD, on 13 July 2000. Tom had been up on a ladder trimming a tree when a cut branch fell in an unexpected way, knocking him 20 feet to the ground, which caused his death. Services were held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Annapolis, and inurnment was conducted at the Naval Academy Columbarium. Tom joined our Class after a year at the University of Connecticut, and upon graduation was commissioned in Navy line. He served on a destroyer, a cmiser, and a carrier during his seagoing years, went to PG school in Monterey, and ended up teaching math at USNA. After ten years, he resigned his commission and became a civilian

engineer for the Navy at the David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center in Annapolis for the next 27 years, retiring in 1995. Tom was active in many pursuits during retirement, including the Historic Annapolis Foundation and serving as a Company Representative for the Class of 1958. His wife, Marianne, of 141 Northway Drive, Sevema Park, MD, and three grown daughters survive him. A sad departure of a Classmate who shall be missed.

The great wheel keeps turning, however, and entering the Naval Academy this past June is what may be the first grandchild of the Class of 1958 to take the oath. Let Scotty Gibbons (19) tell you in his own words: On Friday, 30 June 2000,1 had the great pleasure of witnessing my oldest grandson's induction into the USNA Class of 2004. MIDN Thomas Joseph Gibbons '04, aka, "T.J." hails from Cary, NC, where he played football for Cardinal Gibbons High School, yeah, believe it, and was recruited by Navy as a wide receiver. As you may recall, in 1977-1981, his dad gave me heartburn when he played on Notre Dame teams that beat Navy all four years. I must admit that for those four years I rooted for Notre Dame against Navy. Well, what comes around goes around and now my son will be rooting for Navy against Notre Dame. By the way, is this perhaps ourfirst'58 grandson to follow grandpa to USNA? '58 is Great—and—'04 is Ready to Score—Beat Army and Notre Dame!

Scotty did send a photo of a grinning Plebe in his new baggy whiteworks, standing in front of Tecumseh. On one of the visit weekends, he can get a photo of what appears to be the first '58 grandchild into USNA. Looking forward to receiving a photo of both.

The Class is well represented in the newest USNA Alumni Association Chapten the Recreational Vehicle one. These folks are always on the move and arranging get togethers called "Come Arounds" in various locations in the country. You will see a strong representation of this at the Navy-Notre Dame game in Orlando. Among the earliest members were Marion and Frank Conery (13), who have been on the road forever Some of their doings make it on to the Class Web site, but in addition, Frank sent in a note telling of their wintering over in Key West, where they visited with Priscilla and John Lorusso (3) and Rene and Bob Shearer

(14) in Naples, FL, both coming and going. On their way back to New Hampshire for the summer months, the Conery's hosted a Come Around at Letterkenny Army Depot near Chambersburg, PA, where they drew in Classmates Jan and Charlie Pinkham (4) and Kay and Tom Powell (13), along with grads from several other USNA Classes. They also encountered a West Pointer out of '36! In the photo (taken by RV traveler Darrel Westbrook '55), you see Kay and Tom Powell, Marion and Frank Conery, and Jan and Charlie Pinkham in front of the Conery manse. They invite anybody who has an RV or trailer to join the Chapter and finally enjoy a Come Around!

A copy of The Dolphin, the newspaper of the Naval Submarine Base, New London, CT, from last April was sent in by Diane and Massie Hughes (10).

Prominently displayed in a huge color photo on the front page was '58er Richard K. Alexander (10), old submariner He was shown putting the finishing touches on a submarine model that he had been contracted to make for the Submarine Force Library and Museum, depicting an SSN-688 Class attack submarine. Dick put more than 800 hours into building the model. Remember those neat ship models we used to see in Isherwood Hall, six and eight feet long, with great details? The model built by Dick is a 20-foot long cut-away showing all spaces and decks, completely equipped down to curtains on the bunks. Drop by the Submarine Force Museum and admire Dick's handiwork that has been put on display.

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On 29 July Dick Beam (21) made his 200th donation to the American Red Cross blood program in Fort Wayne, IN. This is significant in that his platelets are used to sustain the life of a four-year old Ohio boy. The child was b o m with a rare syndrome, of which there are only some 200 known cases in the world. Dick and one other donor were found to have the correct tissue-type match. On one occasion, when the child was in critical need of platelets, Dick drove his own donation from Fort Wayne to Lima to get them to the youngster who will need platelet donations all his life. Dick is now retired from his engineer career with ITT and actively involved in family and church activities, including being a grandfather to three boys.

Television cameramen have caught the Class of 1958 flag for evening news exposure a couple of times during the past year, the most recent at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

On the night that Senator John McCain (17) made his speech, the camera panned the crowd and up popped a '58 flag from the multitudes. At this point, we don't know who the holder of the flag was, but when he/she/they come forth, it will be another tale to tell.

The Burdens, Dennys. and Cartys in Virginia Beach

Not so happy w i t h T V c a m e r a m e n is R o n Randall (12), who sends in a photo with the following note.

Enclosed is a picture of the Class flag (including my wife, Charlys, and me) at my condo on the Kahala Coast of Hawaii at Maima Lani Resort. There is nothing unique about this picture except the original intention. This picture was taken diuing the Senior Skms Golf game at the 15th hole. This event was televised before the Super Bowl this year. Last year the TV camera had scanned my condo a few times and I thought that this year it would be a good idea to get national attention for the '58 flag. Alas, the cameraman never looked my way when the flag was out Maybe he was a WooPoo relative. Oh, hanging items from the condo terrace is against regs and punishable. Probably a 15/3.

Services for Joanne Vargo

Burden, then Anne and Lee Denny, and finally Pat and Don Carty. Beat Army!

On with some other h a p p e n i n g s during the

summer. Charles "Buddy" Manazir (12)

The Randalls in Hawaii

(budmanaz@earthlink.net) changed jobs in June, at a time when many are finally looking at retirement. After five-years at PSG, he has moved to the Liebert Corporation, only six-miles from his Mission Viejo, CA, home. There he will be the Customer Test Witness Coordinaton ensuring that any special feature that a customer wants on his equipment is properly tested before delivery. Email Bud with your special order

We have had many photos of the traveling flag, but new ground has been broken by some of our 5th Battalion Classmates, who used the Class security blanket. The letter with the photo was sent

by Don Carty (20): In early July, Dave Burden (19) and I with spouses met at Lee Denny's (20) estate (it includes his own 26 acre private lake in the heart of Virginia Beach) to watch for the tall ships. I probably would have had more success at the "night submarine races." However, after sampling some of Lee's drinks I discovered that I could see all sorts of ships! Of course I thought that this was pretty good for an old Air Force type. I also took the opportunity to call the 18th Company Officer, Lt (at that time) W. T. Chipman '48 who had awarded me a Class A at the start of First Class year for selling date applications. We had a nice chat and a good laugh. Anyway, he remembered '58 well! In the photo on the left are Lori and Dave

A bit of plans changing also occurred for Jim Fredericksen (10) (jim.frederickson@halliburton .com), who reports: My email address has changed. I am still in South Africa, but no longer working in the Engen Refinery. I have now returned to my parent company Kellogg Brown & Root and work between Durban, where I still maintain a house, and Johannesburg where KBR South Africa's corporate offices are located. I have no idea with regard to my tenure. Peggy and I are taking life one day at a time. I had expected to be demobilized when I completed my assignment of almost four years at the refinery but wound up doing business development and consulting instead. So much for my planned summer vacation in Europe on the way home.

And yes, the email address last name is with an "o," notwithstanding the historical spelling of the name with an " e . "

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All of you who watch college football on these autumn days should be watching for our lawyer/ referee Classmate, Pat Flood (6), who will be doing Pac-10 games and others this year, according to his email note: I was in Vancouver, Canada, recently at a lawyer's meeting, and ran into one of our Classmates, Dick Keefe (4). We had dinner with Dick and his charming wife, Elaine, and leamed that they live in San Juan Island, WA. Dick has been practicing law for over 30 years at a large Seatfle based law firm (Dick was managing partner there for nine years). He still looks very fit and continues to stay active by hiking and playing soccen I will be doing my college football officiating "other" job once again this fall, but have announced that it will be my final season (after 39 years). In addition to the normal Pac-10 rivalry games, my schedule this fall includes TexasStanford, Ohio State-Arizona, and Notre DameUSC, so at least I'll go out with a blaze of glory.

I've really enjoyed officiating since it's kept me close (sometimes too close) to the game, and has allowed me to come into contact with some marvelous people and such great memories.

Best to all my Classmates, and I don't have any excuse for not attending our next reunionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even if it's in the fall (although I did attend, and greatly enjoy, our 40th held in April).

One of the Class, Bill Schramm (17), has retired from government employment and sends in a leaming experience he went through in the process:

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I retired from NOAA. I now work at the Califomia State University of Monterey Bay, which is located at what used to be Fort Ord. I teach a course in the oceanography of Monterey Bay. Last month I turned 65 so I started Social Security. I now receive four government retirement checks per month. Navy, United Nations, OPM (NOAA) and Social Security. One thing that may interest others is that I discovered when I retired from the civil service that the four years at Annapolis do count as time for civil service retirement. There is a section in the Federal Employees Manual that states that time at Annapolis, West Point and the Air Force Academy counts toward retirement. I don't know if that is generally known. I actually worked for NOAA for six years but was given credit for ten years when I retired. They also had to recompute my annual leave and give me a cash bonus for leave lost. The Navy never told me anything about this civil service credit.

Not all of our gatherings occur under the happiest of occasions. Ron Fisher (17) has sent in the following note and photo:

Stibler (18), whose daughter Mary Mulholland, delivered a whopping baby boy at nine pounds two ounces on 8 July. Young Joseph James Mulholland, starting out large, will be a defensive back in the Class of '21 or '22. And you may see him at tailgate this year, as his parents are also season ticket holders for Navy. The picture shows these two Navy stalwarts.

Lastly, a correction: the Norfolk-Virginia Beach Class luncheons are on the first Thursday of each month.

'58 Trivia: The bandstand was named for Charles Zimmerman, Bandmaster of USNA for 25 years, who composed "Anchors Aweigh." So who wrote A'avy Blue and Gold! What year? Hasta Luego! WSW

The remains of Joanne Vargo, wife of Hank Vargo (17), were interred at a service at the Naval Academy Columbarium, 14 July 2000.

Joanne passed away 18 June 2000, in Jacksonville, FL. Those attending the service included: 17th Company Classmates Ron Fishen Bonnie and Keith Bunting, Eric Mansfield, Babs and Dan Demand, Becky and Bob Caldwell (18), Bob Stibler (18), Dave Willingham (19), Scotty Gibbons (19) and Carolyn Peters (wife of Bill Peters (14)), and George Futch '62; Hank's son, Phillip Vargo, with daughter, Maurann Vargo Hakun; and Seton Hill Classmates of Joanne, Mary Heagarty Burgan, Mollie McGuire Huitema, Charlene Trichtinger Dorrian, and Mary McNemey Murray.

After the service, participants reminisced with Hank and his family at a luncheon at the Naval Academy Officers' Club. To Hank, we offer our sincere condolences from the entire '58 group.

The Binnacle List on the Class Web site has been full this summer, and is the place you can get updated information rapidly.

Names on the list include Frank Gamboa (17), recovering from a July heart attack; Pete Gatje (24), who underwent a double-hemia operation in July; Sally Withers, wife of Bill Withers (19), who suffered a stroke and is recovering at their new home, 700 Sandpiper Point, Fort Collins, CO 80525; Bob Caldwell (17), who experienced circulation problems in his leg that made August a miserable month; Joyce Walter, wife of Buff Walter (11), who was diagnosed with liver cancer; and Carolyn Peters, wife of Bill Peters (14), who continues in her stmggle with cancer A change of address notice provided by Mel Runzo (10). He and Tinker have left the D.C. area and headed a bit south to 125 Mahogany Run, Williamsburg, VA 23188-8412. If you are having trouble keeping your address book up to shape, you can now find the Class of 1958 address roster on the Class of 1958 Web site. The Duke of the Database and the Baron of Broadband (Gerson and Victor) finally figured out a way to present the information in chunks that download in about ten to fifteen seconds, so you can get the latest information on addresses there. Our lead-time is so long that we have people changing addresses before the column has cauglit up with the last place they lived!

Let's finish this session with grandpa stuffi Way last November Pat and JJ Seeherger (10) became grandparents for the sixth time when their daughten Kristin, gave birth to her second child. The young lad's name is James Faulkner Preston, and JJ says he will probably be a writer some day. Joining the ranks for the first time are Ginny and Boh

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Pres: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) Chairman Exec. Committee: CAPT Norbert H. Bednarek, USNR (Ret.) e: bednarek@annap.infi.net Exec. VP: Joe Flynn Admin. VP: Gary Geist Exec. Sec'y: Bruce Nordwall Corp. Treasurer: Dave Osbum Sec'y: CAPT John A. Butterfield, USN (Ret.) 1130 Sugar Sands #190, Singer Island, FL33404 w: 561-840-1104; h: 561-881-7512 f: 561-863-8984; e: jbsgma@aol.com www.roanoke.kl2.va.us/Dave'sWorld/usna59.html Now is the time for all good '59ers to make your vote count! If you are on travel or are unable to get to your voting booth, vote absentee! But be sure you vote; this will be a critical election. We need some leaders, some patriots (and make sure you see "The Patriot" and get an injection of red, white, and blue), more emphasis on the military, and a sound defense policy! So let me hear it from you

'59! Pretend we have Ted Wu back at his cheer-leading position and we are clanging 'em together!

I must continue first with a sad news report.

Geoffrey Cant (ashcrest@erols.com) got the bad word before anyone else in the Class of 1959: Bob Russell called me at 3:00 a.m. Saturday moming, 15 July 2000, just before I left Denver to get back home (Maryland). His dad, our Classmate, Dick Russell, had passed away from heart failure. Sally and Dick had been heading for Maryland a week or so earlier when a bad car accident left him largely paralyzed. The doctors performed a cervical fusion procedure on Dick (Sally only had minor injuries), and he came through that OK. They were then planning a transition to a lower level of care-recovery in a rehabilitation facility. However, Dick's heart gave out. Please keep Sally and the family in your thoughts and prayers!

Geoff went on to communicate with Larry Weaver (lweaver@dellem.com) about arrangements. The service was to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, 19 July, at Grace United Methodist Church of Cape Coral, near Ft. Myers, FL. Geoff advised that information could be gained from Barbara Rippey (the Russell's daughter) at 941-9394325 or cell phone 941-209-8871. Geoff was alongtime, close friend of Dick's; they were old sailing buddies for over 40 years. Geoff had been asked to speak at the service (and I will print portions of that eulogy if it becomes availableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I could not get there in time). Larry was a 24th Co. friend of Dick's, and he was going to attend. I will ask Larry for some comments and reflections. Dick was well known and well liked by so many '59ers. He was a most active Alumnus and a '59er you could really count on. Our hearts and prayers reach out to a great family and many dear friends!

We were recently reminded of another great loss to the Class, that of William "Dave" Ekleberry, and a number of Classmates regret the fact that he was not recognized at the 40th Reunion. I do not know how that dropped through the cracks, and we are not out to blame anyone; rather we are just sorry he was not listed for our Reunion. I know that I did write about it; mention of Dave's passing should have been in one of the first issues of 1997. Dave died on 25 October 1996. Fred Yeatts of 8th Company updated us that Dave, who lived in Spencen MA, had put up a long, tough stmggle with cancer If any of you wanted to contact the family or get further information, his son, Don, can be reached at 508-885-6038. Dave was an airiine pilot for 29 years (TWA) and had flown a number of missions in support of Operation Desert Storm.

Another update, but this not of the bad news department. New address for CAPT George Milton Elliott, USN (Ret.), (elliottgm@prodigy.net) is 124 Gills Neck Road, Lewes, DE 19958; 302-645-5071.

Where you are now George, you will have to do battle with Reif, Joe "Patty" Ford, Norm Bednarek, et al on the golf courses they frequent in Maryland and Delaware, and there should be no excuse for you not to get back for the "old-timers" baseball games when Joe Flynn and gang take to the field.

Walt Wynn is another Classmate with lots of spirit and was one of our first '59ers with "techno"/ computer skills. He has been known to pass around some good humon and this short one I will include and make sure you have his email address (wwynn@xtalwind.netâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Carol and Walter Wynn are the honchos of Walter Wynn and Associates, Inc.). A university creative writing class was asked

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to write a concise essay containing these four elements: religion, royalty, sex, and mystery. The prizewinning essay read: "My God," said the Queen.

"I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?" Now I probably can expect other humor in a "can you top this" sort of competition. But rememben they must be concise! And all inclusive of key elements!

From Noel Flynn (nflynn@alum.mit.edu): Have mn across a copy of the Log. Vol 48 No 10 of 20 Feb '59, "The Femme's issue." I quote from Salty Sal's column: Strictly Confidential. A Co. Officer while on a routine inspection of first class rooms, heard a clacking noise similar to a radiator knock, but...being very thorough, as every officer should be, he checked further. He found it was coming from a confidential locker. Upon having opened the locker, the culprit was found.. .one pet squirrel. Not quite as I remember it. Black Jack (Lt Scoville, 14th Co Off.) saw Seymore gnawing at the missing combination lock hole and wrote me up for a pet rat. And another write-up for a frivolous statement when I explained it was an injured orphan squirrel that I liad rescued from a trampling at evening meal formation, and more demerits for poor penmanship on my statement. With the threat of then losing all my spring term weekends, the squirrel was rescued by the Chaplain's daughter. (Secy note: Me thinks there may be even more to the story!) Rise 'n Shine, Noel.

Thanks for some humor in this column, Noel; we needed it, and now you have set the stage for someone to top this.

If I forgot to mention it, Al Shinn has a new email: shinnal@cs.com (The cs is CompuServe, who sent out an official change). Hope Al is still doing well with his exciting j o b and ttavels. I have not "talked" to him recently, but this may prompt him to give us an exciting update. T h a n k s in advance, Al! Miscellaneous from Dave Sullivan: Did the biathlon at West Harwich on Cape Cod. Paid a visit to Chancellorsville Battlefield which I had visited before, but this time I had just finished a detailed account of the battle and so this visit made a lot more sense. Also a trip to Gettysburg and seeing an ugly observation tower demolished. The company setting the explosives agreed to do it free of charge if they could light the fuse at 3:00 p.m. on 3 July, which was the anniversary of the start of Pickett's charge. It was then gone! Good riddance! Visited hometown of Newport, RI, and while there I passed by an again, green-corroded statue inside a small triangular picket fence park. I had passed that statue many times as a young boy/man, but I stopped for the first time in 63 years. It is a stame of two Federal Civil War soldiers and it is in memory of the Fifth Rhode Island Regiment that saw action just about everywhere from 1861 -1865. Sometimes there are definite advantages to getting older, a little smarten a bit wiser, and more appreciative of our history and those who sacrificed. During that twoweek vacation I ran into Everett Overman (efo@capecode.net) who resides in West Harwich and works in the textile industry. Old pals can reach him at 94 Main St., zip 02671; 508-4326412. He looked great and has not changed much since I saw him 41 years ago.

Thanks, Dave for good report, and incentive for us to get out and about, to not overlook history, and to be on the lookout for Classmates!

More about Dick Russell from Geoff Cant: Larry Weaver and I were the only Classmates who made it. In addition to my remarks, a friend from scouting discussed Dick's many accomplishments in that area, and a former Commodore of the Coconut Grove Sailing Club briefly noted what else Dick did. The Commodore's story brought smiles and chuckles as he recounted how Dick had taken a team of youngsters to another club for racShipmate, October 2000

ing, and there was some disagreement; Dick's group was upset. Dick went to discuss the matter with someone in the other club; that gentleman somehow ended up in the water (and some of you may have thought Dick was mild-mannered).

What follows is my text, changed in midstream a few times. Dick flew multi-engine, left the service, and flew for Braniff in several of its corporate incarnations, but mainly for years doing South America runs. He was a remarkably active person; worked on a restored railroad museum/train south of Miami; was a volunteer fireman on Pine Island where they moved a few years ago. While still in the Miami area, after Hurricane Andrew, he told stories of using swimming pool water to do the wash in their Coral Gables home for a long time, and also how he wielded his chain saw going around to help people in the neighborhood.

Recently he reached the retirement age for the PI Fire Dept, but he did not want to stop so he took EMT training, passed the course, and was set to sign up for duty there. Sally and Dick had three sons (including twins) and a daughten Barbara.

Oldest is Bob Russell '83, USNA, who went nuc subs, got out, received an M.B.A. from University of Michigan, and is now high up in corporate finance for 3Com. Dick and I were Classmates, both came from New York State, in the same battalion, but it was our shared love of sailing that drew us together In fact, prior to Annapolis, we had both raced small boats on Long Island Sound, albeit he from Manhasset on south shore, and I was north shore. At USNA Dick worked very hard in the sailing program, concentrating on the 44' yawls. He was highly respected for his overall knowledge of boats and sailing, his ability to put a crew togethen and sail the boat well. In our Lucky Bag the terms "hard worker and persistent" are noted about Dick. An accurate description of him for all of his too short life! Although I was unable to usher at Sally and Dick's wedding 41 years ago (I was sailing an ocean race on a USNA boat), we stayed in touch as our active duty paths went in different directions; his above water, and mine below. With retum to civilian life, we had greater opportunity to get together up and down the East Coast. The Academy builds trust in one's shipmates and friends. It was that kind of trust that enabled Dick to offer me use of AMISTAD, their 35' ketch, which he had moored in the Severn. When I expressed surprise at this level of trust, he replied in typical Dick Russell fashion, that I could not break anything that he could not fix. In Sept '78 I had the pleasure of helping bring the ketch south from Annapolis with Dick. After a couple of rough days in the Chesapeake, we enjoyed a few glorious crisp fall days seeing the beauties of the Dismal Swamp Canal and the Alligator and Neuse rivers. Somehow (and honestly 1 don't recall who was at the helm) we found bottom coming out of the Canal. Dick dug into his bag of tricks and demonstrated his ingenuity as we "kedged" off the shallow spot. One year Dick impressed me with how he ran the Orange Bowl Regatta. Among my strongest thoughts about Dick is that he was a "doer." He did some great work on his kids' houses. He literally "raised the r o o f on son Ronald's Maryland house by adding a second story. Dick was curious and enterprising on trips to South America; he met the local people, leamed their cultures and made friends. He cared about people and was generous in many ways, with his time and his skills. He even was Mr. Fix-It for me when he visited. Knowing my family's love for real key lime pie, he always brought us a bag of fresh key limes upon his arrival in Maryland. We were impressed with the breadth of interests Dick had, and we always enjoyed hearing the tales of the many interesting places that he and Sally, his loving helpmate, had sailed to or camped at. It was an honor for me to usher at Bob Russell's wedding at the Naval Academy Chapel. As things often go full circle, having missed the wedding of

our generation, I made it for one of the next.

In the many and varied activities throughout his life, professional and recreational, Dick demonstrated the core values inculcated at the Naval Academy. He was hardworking, a team playen knowledgeable, a "Sailor's Sailor" and a man of integrity; he reflected trust and confidence. We thank the Lord for having had Dick in our lives— and the Class should be very proud—this was a fine man, a leader!

Thanks so much, Geoff for sharing this with us.

Now I shall take the liberty of passing on more specific news about Geoff and family. Geoff retired from the NRC on 16 June and has been busier than even Showed his Saluki at a national specialty in Lexington, KY, in early June; delighted with a ribbon in a tough class!

Spent five days in Orlando area with several of Cathy's relatives; had the pleasure of dinner with Larry Weaver and his lovely new wife, Sharon, who graciously came over from Tampa. Then 4 July to Denver for 11 days for the General Convention (Triennial) of the Episcopal Church where I was altemate deputy from Diocese of Washington. Then back to Florida to honor a fallen comrade. Now preparing for a week in northem Idaho, a true vacation for the two of us, to enjoy scenery, birding, reading, etc. Cathy still overworked as chair of the math/engineering dept. at Prince George's Community College. She will probably work two to three more years. I co-chaired the search committee for our parish's new rector for past one and a half years; pleased that she started this month, our first permanent woman priest. I am still busy with church work! Son Chris obtained master's degree in Italy; just started new job. Daughter Katie finished the fourth year of a five-year Ph.D. program at George Washington U. in pediatric clinical psych. She moves to Miami in August for fifth year, a clinical intemship at Mailman Center of U. of Miami. Katie ran first marathon in November, Richmond, VA; did the San Francisco earlier in July. Says she will do Disney in January 2001, once she is used to Florida weather.

Way to go, Katie, and thanks so much. You're doing great Geoff!

New subject: If you leam of any available football tickets in the '59 section for the Army-Navy g a m e , p l e a s e c o n t a c t D a v e R o g e r s A S A P at drogers@srcorp.com or call: work 202-488-9740 x l 0 2 ; home 703-241-5729. If you want to keep up on golf doings or other stuff, contact George Lehmberg (glehmberg@prodigy.net). George and others are working on holding an April 2001 outing, perhaps in Williamsburg. Stay tuned!

Short note from MOONESHINER: Back aboard for the summen and headed for St. John River in New Branswick, Canada. Many wonderful stories to tell about 2000 Newport Bermuda Race, and exciting news about a new Labrador Retriever puppy who was bom on the Fourth of July and will be joining our crew in September Plans are to cmise south to Florida this winter. For 2001 we are studying a trip to the Med from the East Coast via the Azores. More later; have a super summer! Kathy and Ron Trossbach, from somewhere out on the briney deep!

And with that upbeat note, bye for now, John B Rise 'n Shine

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Pres: Dr. Richard R. Pariseau Sec'y: Bill Lewis 14312 Cove Ridge PI., Midlotiiian, VA23112-4337 h: 804-744-8808 e: bilewis@home.com Web site: http://navysfo.org/supersixty.html First column after Homecoming. I hope all those who attended had a great time. I also hope that those who were unable, put it down on their calendar for the 45th.

We were able to locate a lot of Classmates for the 40th. We would like to move one step further and track down those remaining, and keep a good database in the future. Any info you might have on one of the missing, might put us on the right track.

Some of those who have checked in over the last month include: Bill Parlette, Sal Perry, Sperling Harris, Dick Davis, Dave Bolden, Grant Sharp, John Groth, D e n n i s Hickey, G e o r g e D a v i s , D e n n i e Davidson, Norm Sammis, Dick Rapasky, Larry Helms, Tom Hyde, Terry Sparks, Dean Angel, Gary Defibaugh, John McDonald, Bob Wycoff, Lew Hilder, Eric Roemish, Sam Key, Bill Bass, Ed Whitehurst, and Bob Colegrove.

I received the following article about the no. 1 guy in our Class. Alphabetically!

Headline: Virginia Beach School Board appointee, a quiet leaden gets things done. When wellprepared, insightful Ablowich talks, people listen: Byline: Vandana Sinha Carolyn Lincoln hardly noticed the new guy sitting quietiy at the Council of Civic Organizations meeting, watching while those around him flew into a heated debate on some issue. Then, the man silently held up his hand. The others seemed to hush when he spoke, his native Texas twang just discernible.

"Perhaps if we looked at it like this," suggested Dean Allen "Al" Ablowich before describing a solution that had almost everyone nodding in agreement at that meeting some six years ago.

Colleagues say Al Ablowich has influence behind his reticence. He may sometimes observe silently from the back row, but when he speaks up, his methodical musings often take center stage.

School board members had those qualities in mind when they unanimously voted him into his second term in three years, replacing the body's longest-running member, Donald F. Bennis, who stepped down last week.

"Al has a better grasp of the strategic planning process than anyone I ever worked with," said board member Nancy D. Guy, who served on the technology and redistricting committees with him.

"He made me a better board memben and us a better board. I turned to him a lot to see how to handle situations."

Before 1997, Al Ablowich, a 62-year-old senior computer systems software analyst, had been to no more than four meetings. He had little idea about board protocol. He also had no agenda to push. Then and now, he said, he only wants to help his peers push their issues. He never ran for the school board, partly because he refused to challenge an incumbent who voted him into office.

He said he might consider running in 2002, when his term ends.

"He has a way of bringing different people togethen" said Denise T. Damon, president of the Virginia Beach Council of PTAs, who spoke on Al Ablowich's behalf even though other PTA leaders applied for the post. "If my own name were in the hat, I'd probably pick Al over me. He has mesmerized me as a leaden" Friends say Al's strength comes from his calmness, not dominance. He 94

never comes to a decision without doing his homework. And he never comes to a meeting with a cross word. He doesn't let someone's emotions cloud his analysis, but he doesn't let his analysis cloud his open mind.

"He listens to everybody's point of view and makes decisions based on what he thinks is right," said his wife, Merrilu, a retired elementary school teacher whose Virginia Beach Education Association background often clashed with her husband's votes. "He analyzes everything."

That cold analysis, likely rooted in his four years at the U.S. Naval Academy and 24 years in the military, eamed him criticism during his first stint on the board. He said he didn't have enough information to support separating students into a gifted school or changing school hours, two issues that cost him several angry letters from parents. "I'm reluctant to jump into things I don't understand," said Ablowich, who was in the minority vote on both issues.

Nowadays, he and his wife leave messages on their dinner table, telling each other where they are that night. With civic league activities. Republican Party soirees and Scottish heritage gatherings, Ablowich stays busy. He hardly has time to work his half-acre vegetable garden or make his wife's favorite chicken dish. His short vacations are spent playing with his baby granddaughten grooming his horses or watching his four dogs and 12 cats—all one-time strays that will soon get their own newly tiled canine and feline rooms in his farmhouse.

The upcoming school board agenda probably won't help matters. At the end of a seven-hour orientation alone, Ablowich walked to his sky blue Chevrolet truck with policy binders and department packets a couple of feet high. Lincoln, CCO president, sees Al Ablowich, CCO director, building consensus on the board, much like he did at that CCO meeting some six years ago. "He is who he says he is," she said. "He's not a pretentious person. He's just an honest man who wants to make a difference."

A copy of a note to Dick Alexander '58 from Bill Parlette (13) via email: Don't know what your time frame is, and I have a significant number of photos from RIO - 3D to boot—though it is unlikely that 3D holds memories for more than a few of us—and Trinidad and Guantanamo and Norfolk. The major drawback is that I am resident in Europe and the photos are in my sister's garage in New Jersey, with littie likelihood of early retrieval, at least before our 40th at the end of September Let me know if that would do, for they are sorted and it wouldn't take much to find them. And in any event, I have to get my stuff out of her garage.

The Rio photos include girls, Corcovado, girls, beach, girls, ships (I was on NORTHAMPTON), girls, Ipanema, girls, Sugarloaf, and...(wonder if the kids, girls and boys togethen have as much fun today? Ich bin sehr sceptisch).

I'm sorry about your Classmate, our schoolmate John McCain '58. As Commander in Chief, he would have been a breath of fresh air within a system perhaps irretrievably coagulated by cash. But hopefully his potential effectiveness can be felt in other ways. Perhaps "a 5-inch 38 in every garage" would have been a reasonable campaign mantra, to introduce some balance into the insanity re. the right to arm a well-formed militia. And there may be enough old Red Skelton fans still around to appreciate and laugh at the inherent fresh air of a campaign slogan based on Willie Lump-lump's "I calls 'em the way I sees 'em!" Wish John hadn't disclaimed the potential of a third party run. Would loved to have seen him go with Colin Powell. I write this as a third-party voter the last two goarounds, then not from enchantment with the mysteries of Ross Perot '53, but rather despairing of the effects of interest groups, the cowardice of the two major parties, and specifically the

"incroyable" impact of the gun lobby (don't know what your language was, but whateven incredible will do just fine.)

I get some measure of humor from European bewilderment over American peculiarities, as they find it quite easy to overlook the very predominanfly European names of all origins in the present USA "follower-ship" who lend advocacy by inertial acquiescence to the things this generation of "new" Europeans finds so objectionable. Truly all in the family. Still, common sense and concern for America's welfare encourages acknowledgment of their concerns. (Who was the AF general whose choleric face comes up in harmony with the phrase "nuke 'em"? No, not "Bat" Guano.

Rather attractive, the simplistic solutions. Which is, I suppose, what is really behind the NRA position. Yes, yes...another triumph over Herr Prof.

Dn Alzheimer...Curtis LeMay. Being withdrawn in the mountain vastness of Switzerland is not a great deal different from those of Montana or Idaho or Utah, except for the incredible cost of living here.. .and the ability to get on a train on any mountaintop, to ride into the big city to see the latest objectionable and highly popular American movies—generally in English.

Makes me laugh that the present favorite is another Fred Hintstone movie, whom we first saw I think your 1/C year on that "big" TV in Smoke Hall, when your Class hogged all the chairs because you rated leaving the mess hall early. Cultural imperialism indeed! I will have to develop an essay on that and submit it one or the other of Swiss papers for further appreciation of the presumed narrowing of the "Trans-Atlantic communication gap" and its effect on an interdependency of US/European "cultures."

From this side of '60 I have presumed on "old school" collegiality to compose a familiar note. I remember your name well, simply because I had a well-known high school Classmate of the same, but do not have a face to go with it. Though it is highly probable I had a more intimate contact with one or two of the "negat" members of your Class, of whom there were a few I seem to recall from a Plebe's point of view. And in all likelihood, I am rebelling against the European custom of personal address by only honorific and family name for the first 50 years of acquaintance, and thus stress the American tendency to familiarity. And that's it.

Let me know if I can help.

Bill was referring to Dick's request for pictures from our Youngster Cmise with '58 to Rio. I think those who responded, in addition to Bill, helped Dick out immeasurably.

I made contact with Harris Sperling during the early summer: "Bill, my son told me that you had called. Sorry I missed you. I can't believe it has been 40 years since those halcyon days on the Severn. I hope all is well with you."

And as I mentioned above, I also heard from Dick Alexander '58 via email: 1960 was a special Class for me. During your Plebe year, three of your Classmates lived directiy across the passageway from me. Early on, we became fast friends, and, quite frankly, I really didn't consider them Plebes any more, more like schoolmates. One was Fred Phillipi, one of the most natural and self-effacing guys I've ever met; it was my pleasure to have been associated with him.

I left Vietnam on 7 March 1967. A couple of days before, I was relieved of my unit, D-2-11 (an artillery battery). After the change of command ceremony, I was kibitzing with the incoming CO and offered to tum over my jungle utilities (organizational property at the time) to him as we were about the same size. On 19 May 1967, he was killed in action in the Danang TAOR, very shortly after taking over the position area of B-1-11, which was commanded at the time by one of my Academy roommates; he told me that Marty l\ill was wearing my utilities upon the occasion. I've been in mourning ever since.

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I heard from Charlie Simmons via email: By the way. Bob "Oz" Osmon, Barbara and I just got back from a boat cruise and the generator and everything else (knock on wood) is working beautifully. We're having a terrific summer so far here in the Great NW. From Norm Sammis via email: I really appreciated your getting in touch with me. We who went into the Marine Corps really lost touch with our Navy shipmates. I haven't heard from my old buddies in ihe 20th Company in more years than I care to rememben Could you give me addresses (snail mail or email) for the following? Roy Hughes. Bob Spoylar. Dick Rapasky and Lawrence Helms.

Also any information about the Reunion would be appreciated. When is it scheduled? Will it be held in conjunction with the annual homecoming game in the fall? Tickets needed?

And from Dick Rapasky via email: Bill, thanks for Norm Sammis' addresses, as well as the others. I will send Norm a note as soon as I have a chance. It was very good of you to hunt me down for him. Alice and I are still struggling with getting down to Annapolis for the 40th ' IReunion. Like the Mid East peace talks, we have • not yet been able to find a solution. The apparentiy non-negotiable date is closing the sale of our house. I'll be in touch.

And from MGen John McDonald, AUS (Ret.), 1308 Chadwick Road, Wilmington, DE 19803, via email: Thanks to USAA, I received your letter annoimcing your efforts to gather members of the Class of 1960 for its 40th anniversary of graduation. As it happens, I have been thinking about that milestone and wondering what became of my Plebe Year roommates, going so far as to visit the Web site in an effort to find them. (I did succeed in re-establishing contact with my Firstie, however) Mark me down as interested.

I took a different path after leaving the Academy, via Army ROTC at the University of Delaware, and so my chances to cross paths with Classmates who served in the Navy and Marine Corps were few, even though I participated in a few joint operations in Egypt, Korea and Hawaii (although I did meet a Class of '57 Marine from 4th Co. on Bright Star 85 at Cairo West).

If you have any info on the whereabouts of Melvin A. Nosal, Kevin T. Ryan and David J. Goniea, my former roomies, I'd appreciate having it. But, please keep me informed of plans in any event.

From Dick Gaffney via email: It was nice to talk to you the other day. For quite a while I have wanted to reconnect with the crew at USNA. But, for quite a while I had the feeling that I didn't make it, because I didn't graduate with my Class. But, after a number of years, and a number of other graduations from other universities, and advancements in other careers; I began to "let go" of the feeling that I didn't make it at the Academy.

When I get back after summer teaching assignments, I will reconnect with some of the guys in the Class of '60. We are all "old and tarnished" now so maybe we have a commonality that we didn't have before.

One thing I can say with conviction is; one Plebe Year is enough to instill some great, and important morals and values in anyone. Values and morals that last a life time of testing...and still come through as, "...Yes, I did go to the U.S. Naval Academy and I am damn proud of it." Thanks for the phone call.

Gary Defibaugh contacted me via email: Thanks for Hunter Gridley's address. Howeven I've never heard of John McDonald, which is somewhat unusual for a small state like Delaware. Will keep in touch.

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The Pony Express Lives, Doherty, Inderlied and Henning I spoke to one of the 5th Company stalwarts a few weeks ago in Green Bay, WI. I didn't realize that Gary Dilweg was from "Title Town, USA." Back then I guess I wasn't a great football fan either Remember we had the Redskins of that era and they weren't much. Anyway, Gary is doing well up in Green Bay and we had a long conversation about the "fighting" 5th Company.

Frank Clark was tracked down in Florida, though when I reached him, he was on a fishing trip in Maine. It was great to hear from him and that he would try to end his trip by trying to fish the Sevem (an excuse to join the reunion). Frank had been out of touch for some time and was looking forward to renewing contacts.

I reached Gil Hansen by phone. Gil is active in church ministries in Northern Virginia and still shows the enthusiasm I remember him for when we roomed together Plebe Year, as noted in his email that I received the next day.

You're coming through loud and clear. It's good to hear from you again. The only restriction I have regarding email communications is that I use a table model at the office—no laptop and no PC at home, so I only use the system when I am in the office which routinely is Monday through Friday and Sunday, sometimes on Saturday. I'm sorry that the schedule won't permit Sylvia and I to attend the 40th activities this fall, but I look forward to keeping in touch with you and other Classmates in the future. You may remember that my brotherin-law is John Claman, 1st Battalion, 3rd Company, I think. He did real well—RADM (Upper half), and now is one of the vice presidents for American Management Systems (AMS). He lives here in Northem Virginia. I appreciate your willingness to help provide addresses. Do you have any info on two "old roomies"—Lynn Hale and Gary Dilweg? May the Lord bless you and your family.

From out of the past I was able to contact Boh Wycoff: Also received email from Keith Young, today.

He mentioned a reunion. I will look forward to hearing more from both of you.

A r e c e n t e m a i l also c a m e in from H a r v e y Kramer (11): It's great reading about everyone each month and obviously email has made communicating less of a hassle. I've been living in Silver Spring, MD, for 27 years. During that time I retired from the Navy. Betty and I formed a computer company, which we operated with some of our children for 13 years. After selling that company 1 started a management training company which I've been working hard at for the past six years. That and raising our children and enjoying our grandchildren keeps us very busy.

Tom Inderlied wrote me with the enclosed pictures and updated us on his recent Class activities:

Flight instractors, Doherty, Inderlied, and Henning The Tom Dohertys, the Harry Hennings, and the Tom Inderlieds met for the roomie reunion, 2000. This time, the Inderlieds hosted and stunning Sedona, AZ, was the setting. Planes, trains, jeeps, and horses all played their parts in making every day a new adventure for our intrepid crew.

The pictures we are sending will show that our senses of humor are still firmly in place. We all look forward to seeing everyone at the Reunion.

Finally I received a short email from Kevin Ryan on the West Coast after John McDonald asked for info to get back in contact.

Bill, 1 got the email with no problem and thank you for the information. Hope to see you at the Reunion.

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Pres: R A D M Jerry Smith, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret.) 1756 Point-No-Point Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-849-3812; w: 301-261-8862 f: 301-261-8669; e: rtrogero@starpowennet http://www.jorge.com/USNA61 Howdy WGNACers! Hard to believe that fall has arrived, and more importantly, more than half our Classmates have already had their 61st birthday arrive. I never ever believed we'd get here this fast.

Let's hope the next 61 years go as smoothly.

Mail Call From the Tidewater, VA, area, Ned Kuhns (7) checks in with a photo and report: Since today is the 43rd anniversary of my entrance to USNA, thought I'd better get hot and send you the enclosed items in the event you need some filler for the column. The photo is courtesy of Ken Craig (7) and was taken at the May luncheon when Arlie Campbell (1) was in town giving us an update on Class activities. We meet at 11:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Longbranch Steakhouse & Saloon. Our crowd usually ranges from 10-15 Classmates.

There are about eight local Classmates who have yet to join us even though they are contacted for each meeting. (Sec'y note: Dave Sutelin (2), Don Ward. Todd Barnes (10), Fred Palumbo (13), Glen Smith (5), Hunt Lewis (19), J o h n 95

WGNAC's Tidewater bunch for lunch IXilodieski (10), Mike Gambacorta (3), and Tom Eckert (5) are hereby warned that unless you join the WGNAC Tidewater group soon. Hank "Teddy Bear" Hahn (II) will reap great havoc upon you and your loved ones by unleashing one of his world famous Wild Man's.)

I also saw an article in a recent Wall Street Journal on Jim Connell (2). He's been working in Russia for many years trying to find information on missing U.S. pilots.

I'm still marketing groceries to the Commissary System at C. Lloyd Johnson Co. Will take time off in August for a back country canoe trip to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. Also have been sea kayaking in the Tidewater area.

Bob Hoag checks in with a short note and photos.

Here's a pic from our wonderful USNA sponsored trip to the Provence area of France. Chuck Larson was one of the group and we had a great time telling sea stories.

The Hoags introducing Provence to the WGNAC Cyberspace Nooze Boh McLaughlin (11): Doris and I have been traveling again, this time to Pennsylvania to help Doris' dad celebrate his 95th birthday. Shortly after our return, hosted a mini '61 outing with Stan Roman (13), Dan Schroeder (3), and Larry Dishon (10), taking on our new course (Tigers Eye). The Navy (Stan and I) took on the Army and Air Force (Dan and Larry) with the predictable result of a Navy win, although Stan got pretty heavy to carry at timesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you would think we are getting old with the excuses thrown around, bad knees, hernia, bad hips, recent laser eye surgery, etc. Karen Schroeder joined us at our home after the round of golf for some tales of yore, libations, and dinnen

alumni relations, the Farrah Law Society, and Law School publicity and publications. Bob's connections to the Law School go beyond just being an alumnus. He is married to Elizabeth Kirksey Shaw, a 1978 Law School grad. Bob served as president of the University of Alabama's National Alumni Association in 1998-99.

Milt Jones (11): Just spent three weeks in Italy trying to keep the Italian males away from my two blonde daughters (sometimes it ain't cool to have extremely attractive daughters...never did figure out how Marji did that...must have conspired, or something, behind my back). My former company went bankrupt in May trying to pay my exorbitant salary and benefits, so I took off for three weeks in June to Italy with Marji and the two youngest girls.

Had to rent a mini-van to carry all the luggage, but managed to hit Torino, Milano, Perugia, Venezia, Firenze, Siena, San Gimignano, Assisi, Roma, Gaeta (homeport of Sixth Fleet flagship, where we lived for three years), and Napoli.

Daughter Kathryn's Italian godfather owns a 40foot Bertram so we spent five of our six days in Napoli out on the boat, visiting places like Capri, Sorrento, Amalfi, Positano, Ischia, etc. Anchored in little coves, swam like seals in that gorgeous clean water and called in to restaurants on the beach to deliver hot pasta, cold wine and Italian ice cream by water-taxi...hell of a tough life, but someone had to do it! Came back from Italy and had a consulting job waiting for me.. .so I guess I made the right decision to stop job-hunting and take the trip. Cori (Jones) Parker '93 (eldest daughter) should be back home to Whidbey Island after finishing three-month EA-6B "Prowler" deployment to Incirlik, Turkey, flying northern Iraq "no-fly suppression" patrols.

Seen and Heard Around Town Last May, at the USNA Prizes and Awards Ceremony, your Class Executive Vice President, Don Evans (21), had the honor of presenting the Class of 1961 Sword to MIDN 1/C Jonathan Cerrito '00 for standing first in his class in professional courses.

Don reported that MIDN Cerrito was a very worthy recipient and collected enough swords and other hardware to start his own Navy. We also received a nice thank you note from ENS Cerrito.

Tiny, Dan, Larry, and Stan at Ocean Ridge Bob Shaw (17), a 1984 Alabama Law grad, became the new Asst. Dean for Advancement beginning 1 August, following his retirement as a vice president of AmSouth Bank. Bob's primary assignment will be to raise major gifts to the Law School.

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Upcoming Class Events Washington area Class luncheon on Tuesday, 14 November 2000.

Tailgate parties at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis before, during and after all Navy home games.

For those folks attending the Tulane game in The Big Easy, New Orleans, on 11 November, don't forget to contact Milt Jones (11) who is putting together a big shindig for alumni. The best way to reach Milt is via email (either MHJones61@ aol.com or MarjiJones@aol.com). Altematively, his cell phone number is 504-451-3510 and his home phone number is 504-895-8445.

40th Reunion Update Here's some hot scata from our 40th Reunion Lucky "Bag man," Art Rowe (12).

This Requires Your Immediate Action!

General. The Class of 1961 will publish a 40th Reunion book to celebrate this significant Class milestone. The most important part of the book will be autobiographies of you and our other Classmates written by each individual. We urge maximum participation in order to document our life stories, our families, and our other accomplishments achieved in the last 40 years. You will receive a mailing with all the required instructions and forms. The following summarizes what is contained in the mailing.

Commitment. Other Classes have found the reunion book to be very popular and well received.

We must have definite purchase commitments to produce the book. We expect the cost to be in the $30 to $40 per book range. The book will be delivered at the reunion for those attending and arrangements for shipping can be made for those unable to attend. Cost of shipping will be additional. When submitting your material for the book, please state whether you will be purchasing a book so that we can forecast the number of books to be produced. We will be asking for advance payment to pay printing costs.

Deadlines. We want to produce an informative and interesting book. To do so we need your help, your input, and your commitment. Please respond to this column by 1 November 2000 stating: 1. Whether or not you will submit an input.

2. Whether you will purchase a copy of the book.

Inputs. Biographical information on each Classmate will consist of three elements: 1. Photograph. A recent photograph to be submitted by each Classmate.

2. Contact and Family Information. Address, phone numben and email address. Names of spouse, children, grandchildren, as desired.

3. Autobiography. An autobiographical narrative about your life during the past 40 years.

We are asking you to follow these instructions carefully. Detailed instructions for each of the above three elements are provided below. If at all possible, please submit your Contact/Family Information and Autobiography text via email and only send your current photograph by regular mail.

It will, of course, be possible to send everything by regular mail. For all material you are able to email, the address is: arowe@wdn.com For your photograph and any part of your biography that you need to use regular mail, the address is: Arthur E. Rowe Jn, 5221 Cannes Court, Alexandria, VA 22315-3924.

Have YOU signed up for Life Membership?

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Detailed Instructions.

1. Photograph. Thefinalimage size for the photograph will be approximately 3.5 inches high by 2.5 inches wide. A portrait aspect photo is preferted but we will work with a landscape aspect photo if your desired photograph is in that format. All photos will be reproduced in black and white, but we can work with a color print. Photos may be of only the Classmate or may include other family members, as desired.

To submit your photo, simply mail a print, no negatives, to the address listed on the previous page with your name written on the back of the photo orfirmlyattached to the print. Photos will not be returned by mail, so don't send your valuable portraits. Howeven if you request it, we will have the photos available for you to pick up at one or more of the reunion events.

2. Contact and Family Information. There are two methods for submitting this data. If you do not have email capability, you can fill out the attached form and mail it to the address listed above along with your photograph. Otherwise, please send the information requested in the attached form by email message. Identify the elements of information by item numbers as listed on the form.

3. Autobiography. The content of the narrative is clearly your choice, but we believe that your Classmates would appreciate reading about such topics as: (a) your family, (b) your career to include accompUshments and honors, (c) your hobbies, activities, travels, etc. and. (d) your plans for the future.

The narrative should be in thefirstperson.

It would help us greatly if you could type the narrative using Microsoft Word, 10 point. Times New Roman type face with .8 inch margins on a standard size page. Please do not exceed 42 lines of text (approximately 500 words). Put your name at the top of the page and attach the narrative to an email message.

If you cannot access Microsoft Word, you can send your narrative as email text and we will convert it. Please use only Microsoft Word for your email and not a different word processing program since we may not be able to access text created using other word processing software.

Finally, if you don't have access to Microsoft Word or don't have email capability, send a typed copy of your narrative along with your photograph and the enclosed Contact and Family Information form to the mailing address listed above.

Rememben most of the book will be written by you, so please review the instructions, commit yourself to sit down and write a thoughtful narrative, and send the three elements of your biography (narrative, photo, and contact/family information) as soon as possible, but no later than 1 March 2001.

If you have any questions, you can contact me by either telephone or email. We look forward to your participation in this ambitious class project.

Also, if you would like to volunteer your help with this project, please contact me, Art Rowe, h: 703922-7014.

Parting Shots Let me close this colunm with a short update on our Class project. Thanx to the efforts of Stan Roman (13) and Bill Moore (15), ably supported

by Bob Hofford (7) and our Class prez, Jerry Smith (8), our project is well underway. Some of you have already been contacted, and soon all will receive a missive from Jerry explaining the project and asking for your support. Without going into a great deal of detail, let me summarize where we are today.

In a meeting last September a "focus group" of 30 Classmates from around the country unanimously proposed we embark on an ambitious effort to create a significant endowment dedicated to leadership development of Midshipmen. We will thus help the Academy meet both short- and long-

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term needs that can't be adequately provided through federal appropriations. Last Novemben after over three years of research, study, inputs, meetings, and discussion, your Executive Committee approved this effort to support the Naval Academy's sine qua non, "Building Leaders to Serve the Nation."

Our vision is to support the Naval Academy's Leadership Center of Excellence through private donations applied to developing enhanced programs designed to improve the Midshipmen's leadership experience and to produce leaders of extraordinary talent. We foresee the Naval Academy being the nation's premier institution for producing future military and civilian leaders having core values of honor courage, integrity, and the highest moral character Our immediate goal is to endow "The Class of 1961 Leadership Education Chair" by our 40th Reunion in 2001. This requires us to establish a corpus of $2 million. Since our last project for our 30th Reunion, we have managed to accumulate gifts totaling more than $850,000. We have, therefore, made a formal commitment to fund the Leadership Education Chair beginning in 2001.

With your support we can make a difference by doing something unique, great, and lasting by making it possible for the Naval Academy to build on its tradition and increase and further leverage its margin of excellence. We will contribute to the preparation of future Midshipmen to "assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government" unto perpetuity. To achieve our formidable goals, we need your considerable financial support.

Your gift matters! Whatever the size, every gift adds to the Academy's ability to carry out its mission and creates a tangible indicator that we are indeed the "World's Greatest Naval Academy Class."

Get It Done With '61

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Pres: CAPT Richard J. Hayes, USN (Ret.) h: 703-461-3582; e: USNA62@erols.com Sec'y: CDR Howard S. Pinskey, USNR (Ret.) RO. Box 3380, Annapolis, MD 21403-3326 h: 410-974-1962; e: PINSK62@aol.com Class Web site: www.usna62.com Greetings From Annapolis Fall weather and Navy Football. It's always a great time of yean Our 39th Class Reunion will be held on Saturday, 21 October 2000, at the Naval Academy Officers' Club. The cocktail party begins at 5:00 p.m. after we beat Rutgers, and the buffet dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. Dress is casualâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;game wear or whatever suits your fancy. The reservation form was sent out with the summer flyer letter If you need information or reservations, call me anytime at 410-9741962 or email me at PINSK62@aol.com, Now for our Class news this October issue of Shipmate.

Naomi and Greg Chauncey write from San Diego that they expect to be in the D.C. area in October, and then for the Wake Forest, and Army-Navy football games. Naomi and Greg visited Linda and Don Bourassa in their winter home in Palm Springs. He was a Plebe Summer Companymate and Greg fixed him up with a date in Cleveland for Youngster Cmise. He has never forgiven him. Linda and Don have a lovely home and guesthouse in Palm

Springs. The guesthouse is almost bigger than our house in San Diego. He has the guesthouse fixed up with Go-Navy, Blue and Gold banners and other USNA appointments. We had a wonderful time checking out the local hot spots. Don and Linda do a mean jitterbugâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his glasses went flying during one set and we had to clear the dance floor to find them.

Ken Updegrove is an assistant district attorney in Salt Lake City and an avid flyfisherman. He tells us that: .. .for those Classmates who are just as obsessed withflyfishingwestern waters as I have been for about 50 years, send me an email and I can suggest some of the better waters to cast a caddis, mayfly, stone fly, terrestrial, etc. Depending on my schedule at the local district attorney's office, maybe we can get together on the Madison, Green Beaverhead, South Fork of the Snake, Upper Missouri or even a nice mountain stream. I have a drift boat and an outcast pontoon (kickboat) craft. The latter is my favorite as it allows you to become one with the stream and it doesn't have the high profile which can spool the fish. I'll retire from the prosecution business sometime between '02 and '06 and will then devote my remaining years, if any, to making the acquaintance of every trout along the Rocky Mountain chain. I own slightiy less than four acres above Cedaredge, CO, in the Surface Creek Valley. The Grand Mesa (the world's largestflattopped mountain) is to the north and northwest of the property so the valley is protected from heavy snow and cold temperatures.

Even though I'm at about 7,000 feet, it rarely gets below zero and summers go by without getting above 90 degrees. Also, the humidity is low and every summer night is pleasantly cool. There are even orchards around me so you know the climate isn't severe. Just letting you folks on the coasts know what's available out in the howling wilderness, r ve never really enjoyed big cities but that's where Uncle always seemed to send us and it's easier to make a living in the concrete world. Howeven when I'm officially retired from the rat race.

I'm not looking back. God willing, I hope to make an appearance at USNA for our 50th in 2012.

Regards to all.

Dave Mayfield's wife, Ellie, tells us that a challenge from son, Chris, to swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco Aquatic Park in the Alcatraz "Sharkfest" competitive swim on 10 June 2000, spurred Dave's competitive juices to train for over a year to complete the one and a half mile swim.

Togethen along with approximately 800 other men and women they competed in the freezing 57 degree water to complete the swim in approximately 56 minutes. Although Chris, a former Cal-Berkley college competitive swimmen could have made it in a faster time, he stayed with his dad to help navigate the very strong currents, which add to the challenge of this swim. We are all very proud of Dave for a job well done. Daughter Jenni also flew into join the family for moral support. A fun family vacation in Lake Tahoe followed with the exception of daughter Amanda who is off in France doing a six-week internship.

In response to my request for Classmates news, Jim Honeywell tells us that he reached another of life's milestones, retirement.

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The numbers all seemed to add up; Class of '62, retirement at age '62 in the year 2000. It all seemed to fit. After eight years in the Marine Corps as a fighter pilot (242 combat missions in Vietnam), 16 years in the computer business at Ross Perot '53's EDS (Fred Lewis brought in the newspaper ad for me to see at Pax River in 1970), 14 years at the CIA (just down the street from my home) and a "why not" from my financial advison I decided to hang up my spurs. Well, sort of. I was told by the experts that most retirees accomplish their retirement goals within two years of retiring. Now, I have a boatload of home tasks and car projects (I'm on my second sports car restoration), but, on consideration, I probably could finish all tasks within two years. I'm also a part-time automotive journalist, but that doesn't take much of my time.

So I decided to start a small business, working part-time. I chose my specialty for the past 30 years, the computer business. The name of my company, incorporated to do business in Virginia, is Computer Guy, LLC. I will specialize in supporting small businesses in the local metro D.C. area with computer technologies. This will include networks, Web sites, databases, email, software, training and consulting. (Please visit my Web site at www.smallbizsupt.com) I'll do it as long as it is fun. And I'll still be able to chip away at the home tasks and car restoration. Ain't life just grand! Regards to all. Beat Army!

Our good friend Roger Kisiel tumed the great age number 62 in July and sent us this photo of his lovely wife, Sharon, and sons. Chandler, age four and Cameron age one, bom on another famous date 30 June. Possible future members of USNA 2018 and 2021?

All around great athlete and present low handicap golfer, Al Hughes informs us that the 1960 Navy Football Team is having a reunion during the weekend of 28-30 September to coincide with the Texas Christian University football game. Over 80 wives and guests will attend. The reunion schedule includes a dinner Friday night in Hubbard Hall and tailgate/game on Saturday. The tailgate hopefully will be close to the '61 and '63 normal tailgate assignments. As a reminder here is what the team accomplished: This team was headed by CAPT Joe Matalavage '61 under Coach Wayne Hardin. The team was 9-1 with an additional loss to Missouri in the 1961 Orange Bowl attended by President-elect John F. Kennedy. This team had outstanding victories over the University of Washington in Seatttie, Notre Dame in Philadelphia, SMU in the Oyster Bowl and the first ever Air Force game (35-3) in Baltimore. They also beat Villannova before President Dwight Eisenhower in Annapolis. Joe Bellino '61 won the Heisman Trophy this year and he and Frank Visted '61 participated in the College All Star Game. The team will be recognized just before the game.

Dan Curran, living up in Adamsville, RI, says he just finished a book review from the Wall Street

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Journal (6/15/00) of Bill Owens' new book.

Lifting the Fog of War. Bill states that the U.S. is not preparing for the battles of the future. He advocates a complete transformation of our armed forces to address the "cyberwarfare" of the future. The only solution is to "tear down the military establishment structure once and for all." Thank goodness that members of the "silent generation" are speaking out.

I am ordering the book and looking forward to reading about a subject that will affect our grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Sandra and Dick Life have some great news to share with us: We are to be grandparents again. Erin and Kevin are expecting in January, while Diane and Tom (Katie is now eight) are pursing the adoption of a four-year-old girl from Kazakhstan, hopefully to bring her home before Christmas. As you can imagine. Grandma Sandra is ecstatic about both.

We will move into the home we are having built in Fort Collins, CO. New address: 2203 Sweetwater Creek Drive Fort Collins, CO 80528.

Phone remains the same 970-223-1192, as well as email address.

One of Dick's areas of concem and expertise is Russia, its systems and its people. He wrote the following article. It makes interesting reading, the title is "The Russian People are Embracing Democratic Principles." This weekend. Presidents Clinton and Putin will meet for the first time since Putin was swom in as the second democratically elected president in Russian history. Men throughout the world have asked if his election in March was legitimate. We, the 380 international observers who monitored it in the polling stations and tally centers, have no doubt that it was a free election and that he won fairly. None of us observed fraud or other irregularities that would have affected the results. Putin gamered 53%, the communists 29% and the western oriented reformers, 6%. Is it possible that in any democratic state 69% of registered voters would bother to take the time and make the effort to vote for those who will lead their country?

In Russia they did, the last Sunday in March. Just who were the zealots exercising their right and responsibility as citizens?

Deployed throughout Russia from the Pacific Coast to the Baltic, and from above the Arctic Circle to the Black Sea, we observers stood in awe watching them stream to the polls. They included: bent, feeble, yet proud and bemedalled WWI Veterans; old guard communists and dreaming monarchists, most of whom are now on meager pensions that place them in the 30% of total population below the official poverty line; smartly dressed and coifed 18 year olds sporting walkman earphones, fascinated by the novelty of free speech and choice; farmers from traditional collectives and those who own newly privatized farms, most of whom still do not have the luxury of indoor plumbing thus carry water in buckets from the village well, wash clothing in ponds and quick step to/from outhouses in sub zero weather; new entrepreneurs who rarely have access to bank loans for expanding their small businesses and when they do, pay interest rates of 65-110%; young soldiers, sailors, airmen and police officers who have received very little training due to budget constraints, yet face the prospect of being sent as green recruits into ambushes sprung by seasoned chaconne guerrillas; plus doctors and other medical professionals, professors, teachers, scientists and government workers who have not received a paycheck in three to six months.

This observer was assigned to the Republic of Bashkortostan, an oil and gas rich state about half the size of Colorado, with a population of 4.1 mil-

lion, in the southwestern Ural mountains. The population is 28% Tartan 22% Bashkir and 40% Russian, thus it is an Islamic majority Republic. On election day, a biting wind whipped the snow in and about Ufa, the capitol. Very few cars or trucks are found in most villages, even today. Still the hopeful left their charming, weather-beaten, log peasant homes that have been passed down through their family for generations, and tradged on foot as far as two miles along the slushy, muddy ruts that pass as roads, seeking the village one room schoolhouse, tumed polling place, where they voted and discussed events with neighbors over a glass of steaming tea. The walk for apartment dwelling city folk was much shorter but still treacherous on sidewalks and alleys that had not been cleared of ice and snow since September Russian political scientists were convinced that voter apathy would significantly reduce turnout, and combined with the ballot option to vote against all, would force a second round mnoff between Putin and the communist. The experts were wrong. As observers for the "organization for security and cooperation in Europe" (OSCE), we concenfrated on four concepts accepted as being central to Democratic traditions: Fairness, Freedom, Secrecy and Transparency. This, the second presidential election in two millennia of Russian history, demonstrated that their neophyte democracy is alive.

Since 1992, the Russian people have been leaming the exceptional value of the mle of law and the freedoms most Americans take for granted: freedom of speech, press, assembly and religion. Fortunately for us, the majority appear eager to embrace these tenets. The U.S. and Russia are inextricably linked, historically and into the foreseeable future. It is in our best interest to remain vigilant and closely monitor the manner in which President Putin leads his people into 21st-century democracy.

That's our Class news for this issue of Shipmate.

As always, your Classmates appreciate hearing from you. Your cards, letters and photos help bind us togethen Keep in touch. Until next time.

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Pres: Hon. Stephen M. Duncan Sec'y: Michael H. Shelley 25 Sweetwater Lane, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 h: 828-862-4245; e: nstar@citcom.net Web site: www.USNA63.org I am very sorry to report to you that our Classmate Kevin Sullivan died on 18 July at his home in Meredith, NH, ending his valiant stmggle against cancer Survivors include his wife, Sandra, four children, and six grandchildren. Kevin's family can be contacted at 81 Pleasant St., Meredith, NH 03253. His obituary appears in the "Last Call" section of this issue.

Again this year. Bob Harper served as the nucleus of the Class of 1963 "Terry's Team" of bike riders who honor our Classmate Terry Ahell by participating in the annual Northem Virginia road tour to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research. This year's riders included Bob, Roger Glaes, Roger's wife, Sami, Dick Williams, Jay Gowens, Tom Morgan, Brev Moore, Mike Cronin, Dave Robinson, Pete Browne, Satch Baumgart, and Jim Carter They raised contributions of more than $4,200.

Bob has provided an account of the event, held the first weekend of June, and Jim submitted a dozen Shipmate, October 2000

digitized photos of the riders. The photos couldn't be reproduced in the hard-copy Shipmate but are included in tiie Shipmate section of the Class of 1963 Web site. Take a look! Seeing your Classmates clad in colorful lycra and other miracle stretch fabrics is an experience not to be missed! Now, here is Bob's description of the event: As Jim Carter's photos show, we mustered a hearty (as evidenced by tiieir girth) crew. Roger Glaes lent a real touch of class to the Class on two counts. First, he alone was eloquent enough to convince his bride to accompany him (and us) and secondly, he alone was cerebral enough to pilot a recumbent bike, equipped with an aerodynamic windscreen.

With such an illustrious cast of over-achievers, considerable pre-planning had, of course, been executed. The collective decision was to assemble and start early such that the potential heat load of a June day would be reduced by logging some early-hour miles. Accordingly, we had arranged for a 7:30 a.m. assembly, ready to ride. Even I could sense that a 7:30 a.m. start time from Manassas would impose a very challenging departure time if I had to travel from my house in Crabtown. Accordingly, I arranged to impose on my co-worken Charlie Minter, and his bride, Carol, at their home in Reston.

On Saturday moming. with the team assembled, we posed for the obligatory pre-start pictures and started sometime before 8:30 a.m. Jim Ring had braved the early reveille and was there to help get pictures of all the combatants; maybe we can reUim the favor for his MS Walkathon next year.

The weather was nearly perfect and the route level enough that spacing the rest stops at nine or ten-mile intervals worked tolerably well. Jim Carter had Navy League decals and Navy recraiting stickers to add to our distinguished group of senior citizens. Navy jerseys on Jay Gowens, Tom Morgan, and myself added emphasis to our mission. Suffice it to say that a lot of people found out just how serious USNA '63 is in support of Terry Abell. This year everyone had trained into good condition and nobody suffered any serious physical or equipment mishap.

That's not to say that good judgement accompanied good conditioning, howeven At one point where the route provided a serious downhill (with the inherent promise of the immediately ensuing uphill) Jay Gowens reported that his speedometer read 42 m.p.h. as I passed him. It had become obvious that we were in for a hard uphill and I was determined to catch all the momentum possible. It must have worked (in addition to a revised and kinder route), since this year I managed to stay on the bike without walking any of the hills.

I don't even want to think of what a flat tire would have done on that downhill, howeven I was able to verify that Roger's aerodynamic windscreen was most effective. While riding with the various team members, I had the chance to ride behind Roger for a while. The reduced wind drag was remarkable (and appreciated). I was able to stay close enough to chat with everyone at various times, although youngsters like Pete Browne certainly lowered our average team age.

It was really superb having such a good sized (no pun intended) team this yean We hope that next year will find even more of us there. Compared with previous years, the revised route between Manassas and Fredericksburg was much user-friendlier to old legs. I missed the Sunday portion of the ride this year as our family got on a plane for two weeks in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Another take on the MS bike ride came from Jay Gowens, who echoed Bob's approval of the kinder, gentler route: The route was terrific. Not too hilly, not too flat.

The rolling terrain made the entire tour very pleasant. I really enjoyed it. The food was fantastic.

Then a free beer or two to top it off How could we go wrong? I think I was the only one silly Shipmate, October 2000

enough to sleep in the common tent, rather than a motel bed. I think next year I will get smart. It only takes twice for me to learn a motel bed is better than the ground. Not to mention the opportunity to take a nice hot shower But the pleasant feeling lying under the stars with a full belly and good music from a live band made the common tent worth it.

Here's the Quote of the Month, which I found in an email from one of our Classmates: "I'malawyen and I agree with (Classmate). Guess that means I'm a lousy lawyen which is probably why I'm retired."

Thanks to Tom Robertson for sending this illusfrated report: The last time you heard from me, Julie and I were moving to Amelia Island, FL, and there we remain loafing at the beach. Linda and Jack Reed moved in as our neighbors and we frequently enjoy Classmates drifting through. In a previous Shipmate there was a great note from Jack Fischer reporting his visit to Bob Tieslau in California.

Bob and I lived together in 1963-64, self proclaimed as the most eligible ensigns in Northem Califomia. My past attempts to track him down in the mountains were unsuccessful so Jack's work gave me new inspiration.

In July we were in San Francisco for other business and got Bob's phone number through the magic of the Internet. We hadn't been in contact since we both got married 35 years ago, but we reconnected Uke it had been just a few months.

So Julie and I went to "the mountain" and spent several wonderful days at the farm, 40 acres of beauty in Amador County east of Sacramento. Bob and Marjun have created a self-sustaining life with productive gardens, livestock and prize winning red wines from their five acres of vines. While becoming, of necessity, a master builder and mechanic. Bob has taught calculus and algebra to three decades of high school students at Sutter Creek High. It was obvious that he is revered as a teacher and coach in the same manner that he and Marjun are admired for community leadership. The weather was stunning and Bob put me to work feeding the sheep and chickens in compensation for the prodigious amounts of prize wines we consumed.

Tieslau and Robertson flexing at Lake Tahoe Bob and Marjun's three children all live around Lake Tahoe so we spent a few more days up at the lake bicycling, swimming, and casino-ing. Bob was concerned that the picture of him and Jack Fischer in the previous Shipmate caught him unprepared between flexes, so we got a more generous shot of the two of us at the very same spot on the south shore of the lake. Bob put me to work again helping him finish a deck at their Tahoe place and then it was time for us to leave with lots of great laughs and memories. It turns out his mother still lives near us in Jacksonville and we look forward to a reciprocal visit not too far in the future.

Besides, I've got a few projects of my own that could use some advice from the master builder

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In the September Shipmate, I published J i m Ring's claim that Gonzaga High School had more of its graduates in the U S N A Class of 1963 than any other school. Seeing this when the column first appeared on our Web site in July, John Kelly offered this quick response: Not to take anything away from Jim Ring, but shortly after I reported in for Plebe Summer I was visited by Malcolm Schantz, whom I hadn't seen since we were in elementary school at Pearl Harbor Elementary for about four years, and he let me know that Charlie Minten another long-time hut mate was in '63 too. Tommy Murray '64, another hut mate showed up with the Class of '64.

1 don't know how many of our Classmates were our schoolmates at PH Elementary, I just know that four of us from the same quonset hut were at USNA at the same time.

Here are some excerpts from an article in the 7 July Norfolk Virginian-Pilot describing a sail excursion in which our Classmate Tom Dade played a major part. From 1 July through 5 August, Norfolk area Sea Scouts and Boy Scouts participated in the cmise, which was a part of the OpSail 2000 and TallShips 2000 programs.

The scouts were to sail CHESSIE, a 54-foot Irwin ketch from Poquoson, VA, to New York City to take part in the 4 July OpSail 2000 celebration.

The voyage was to continue to Boston for the TallShips 2000 Parade of Sail. After that, the young crew would race to Halifax, Nova Scotia, against TallShip cadet crews from around the world. About 30 Scouts trained for this adventure for 18 months. Coast Guard licensed CAPT Tom Dade handled the shipboard training, while another leader did the shore-based training. Twothirds of the Scouts had never been on a boat before. CHESSIE went out every weekend, including overnight sails.

The Scouts were not alone on the high seas.

CHESSIE'S skippen Dade, and his "mate" Andy Ling, also a certified captain, were along for the ride with a few other adult helpers. In 1986, to support area Sea Scouts, Dade founded Seaway Inc., a non-profit organization providing Scouts with boats and equipment. Seaway owns CHESSIE. Dade lives in Poquoson and was a Sea Scout as a boy, when the Scouts were referred to as "Sea Explorers." He credits the experience with helping him get into the U.S. Naval Academy. After working on Navy submarines for 20 years, Dade is the manager of advanced technology at Newport News Shipbuilding. Scouting is a good way to teach boating safety and help develop leadership and good citizenship, he said. "It helped me, so I thought I'd help other kids," said Dade.

Thanks to Will Settle for bringing to our attention an article in the 18 June Baltimore Sun about Lowe Enterprises, the international real estate development company in which Jim DeFrancia has been a principal executive and shareholder for many years. Of special interest to many of us is the fact that L o w e has begun d e v e l o p m e n t of the old Bainbridge property in Cecil County, MD, where many of our Classmates attended NAPS. As you've read here before, one of the most notableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and certainly uniqueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;features of the Class of 1963 Web site is the Electronic Lucky Bag (ELB).

The ELB contains all of the portrait photos and biographical notes as they appeared in our yearbook.

"Site Hostmaster" Bill K e n n e d y applied his amazing digital manipulation skills to make it possible for each of us to add current information to the ELB. So fan more than 100 of our Classmates have submitted updated information about their careers, families, and personal interests. Some have also supplied recent photographs. Current information is now available for the following men: Terry Abell, Bruce Alitt, Clint Alley, Ross Anderson, Gary Baldwin, Mike Blackledge, Mike

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Bonsignore, Dave Byrnes, J.J. Calande, Chuck Calvano, Jerry Carpenten Pete Cartothers, Wayne Clarke, Steve Coesten Mike Corgan, Lanny Cox, Steve Curtice, Eli Dabich, Alex Daunis, Ted DelGaizo, Tony DeSantis, Pete Deutermann, Chuck DiBari, Duffy Doherty, John Dolby, Jack Donegan, Steve Duncan, David Durfee, Bill Eamen George Emery, Jack Fischen Don Freese, Bemie Grabowski, Mike Harman, Charlie Helspen Frank Hilton, Harry Hirsch, Frank Holmes, Bill Howard, Dave Hull, Paul Jara, Joel Jaudon, Dick Kell, Bemie Kelley, Bill Kennedy, Ed Kolbe, Eric Krieger, Bob LaGassa, Cole Lindell, Phil Marsden, Jerry Mazetis, Alan McAnally, Thom McNulty, Charlie Minten Dave Moore, John Morgan, Chris Mungen Charlie Newkirk, Jim Oakes, Jerry Olendzenski, Win Orgera, Rich Pace, Jud Pearson, Pete Peroni, Bob Polich, Pete Quinton, Rusty Rank, Dave Reif, Max Ricketts, Jim Ring, Arae Roe, Richard Rogers, Jerry Saben Hugh Schall, Malcolm Schantz, Ron Schowalten Austin Seay, Will Settie, Norm Shackelton, Joe Sharpe, Mike Shelley, Dave Shute, Gary Smith, Paul Sutton, Alan Taylor, Roger Tetrault, Ray Theep, Jim Thornton, Craig Thrashen Paul Tobin, Denny Tomlin, Vera Von Sydow, Roy Warren, Joel Warshaw, Pat Waugh, Dick Whalen, Don White, Dick Williams, Tom Williams, Frank Wroblewski, and Sherwood Zimmerman.

To view someone's portrait, biographical note, and current information go to the "Classmates" section of the Web site, select the ELB, and do a name search. To add information about yourself (please do so!), simply click on your own portrait and complete the pop-up form that will appear.

Bill Kennedy, who hosts our Web site at his home in cenfral Texas, has upgraded his phone service to a T-1 line, increasing the communications speed from 128K bps to 1.55M bps. Those of us who have cable modems or DSL service wiU enjoy remarkable response times when visiting the site. Quality ' 6 3 !

One more tech item for this issue: Pat Waugh has assembled a very impressive personal Web site (www.digitaldune.net/~patois) which is worth a visit. Among the features of his site is a map and photo gallery including many of the USNA alumni who participate in the SNOOPY email discussion group. SNOOPY provides an Internet home for discussions on topics of interest to alumni. It is a private list to promote frank and open communications among its members. For further information, contact me, Mike Shelley, at nstar@citcom.net.

Jerry Carpenter slowed down long enough to prepare this report of his recent travels: I visited with Frank Pinney in late June and finally called a halt to the evening after a six-hour trip to the past and present for each of us. I hadn't touched bases with Frank since 1971. He is the owner of a thriving constraction business south of Carmel in Big Sur and is definitely one of the town fathers, having been there since the early '70s and contributing much time and fund raising to the betterment of the community. I am sure he would like to hear from some of his Classmates.

I will soon be heading back to the CIS with another computer consulting job, this time in Uzbekistan and a follow on project in Turkmenistan.

This is a six-week project, delivering management and Web revenue generation training to local Internet service and support companies in each country. My fluency in Russian allows for getting results quickly in those countries. Although as a Plebe I never made it to Russia, I have more than made up for that as 1 spent more time in the CIS republics in the '90s than in the U.S.A.

The North Carolina mountains continue to exert a magnetic pull on some of our Classmates. In June, Lou and I visited Liz and Bob Polich at their beautiful new home in Hendersonville, 18 miles east of us. The Polich's are also maintaining a residence in the C h i c a g o area: does that m a k e t h e m semibicoastal? Since neither Chicago nor our mountains are anywhere near a coast, maybe they're just semicoastal. W h a t e v e n In early August, Sarah and Malcolm Schantz were in town from the Northem Neck of Virginia for a family visit and spent a pleasant, laid-back afternoon at our home. A few days later Annapolitans Virginia and Brev Moore paid us a visit. Brev grew up in Saluda, NC, and has kept the family home there. It was great to spend time with these Classmates and their wives, and we look forward to seeing many more of you here in the Land of Waterfalls.

Malcolm sent this email a few days after his visit: Early this summen I found a note on the windshield of my pickup (which sports USNA "63 AYE" Virginia tags). It was from Classmate Neil Smart who spotted my snazzy plates while shopping in Kilmarnock, VA. We subsequentiy talked by phone, and agreed to get together in the near future. Neil retired from the Army as bird colonel, and now lives in his retirement house in MoUusk, VA, only 25 or so miles from me in White Stone. Neil has carried on the strong interest and talent in music that he was known for at USNA, and is an active member of the Rappahannock Chamber Soloists, a network of musicians sharing chamber music.

John Kallestad wrote in July to bring us up to date about some of his activities since graduation.

Jim DeFrancia organized a 22nd Company dinner a while back after the 35th Reunion. I was able to attend the inspiring event briefly with my wife, Kate, and my two young sons, Knute (5) and Lee (3). After 35 years Dick Miehle, Dave Thornhill, Dave Ebert, Tom Taylor, Rich Omohundro, and Jim had hardly changed. It was like being at an old 22nd Company meeting again.

I had to wonder how everyone else in the Company had fared. Now more time has passed.

Currently we live north of Minneapolis and I work part-time as required while executing my main duties as a househusband. Kate works full time and writes books of modera fiction. We like our sports and outdoor activities. (Oops, literature too.) Most of my work life after the surface Navy was spent in the construction industry.

I've had a lot of luck over the years, mostly good. Tried a lot of things as I had during my Navy days. Way back, it didn't take too many months of being moored to a buoy in San Diego harbor on my first ship, POKTERFIELD (DD-682), before I requested conventional subs. Nope! I advanced in spite of myself to Dept. Head. While moving ahead I thought: UDT, Coronado. Request submitted and accepted. Then came the Fleetwide request for volunteers for Vietnam, Swiftboats, river and coastal patrol, JG and above. O.K.! We had a number of Classmates in the program (None of us knew what a Swiftboat looked like, how it was armed or what it could do.): Joe Bustamante. Jim Thorell, Pete Deutermann, Harry Ball, et. al.

My volunteering for Vietnam duty wasn't oven though. In 1972, having a ton of minesweeper experience while living in Florida, I requested to be activated for the clearing of mines from the Haiphong approaches and harbon Nope! (They took three Ensigns from my Class instead.) That was my Navy finale, around 12 years after taking our Oath on Tecumseh Court.

John Kallestad and sons at the Washington Navy Yard in 1998 In San Diego in October there is to be a reunion of Swiftboat veterans where one of the last two remaining patrol boats is to be enshrined. The other Swift is mounted on concrete pillars at the Washington, D.C, Navy Yard dedicated some five years ago. Funny, aside from family, it's those Navy memories, so vivid and lasting, of the struggles, losses, and victories that remain at the fore for me. The rest, when compared, are as so many paper clips in a drawen My best to you all!

We'll close this report with a tme sea story from our Midshipman Cmise in the Old Navy, submitted by Pete Deutermann.

I was supposed to be aboard NORTHAMPTON for Youngster Cruise. Because my dad was ComSecondFleet and NORTHAMPTON was the official second fleet flagship, I asked the cruise coordinator to assign me somewhere else. For once, they listened and actually obliged, and sent me to SARATOGA. I spent the first couple of weeks doing normal mid-coolie scut work in the bowels of the carrien Then she went out on FleetEx. Unbeknownst to me, since a fleet visit to the Soviet Union had been cancelled, ComSecondFlt decided to ride SARA for the FleetEx. Some truly distressed-looking aide appeared in the number two firehouse one moming, trying hard to keep his whites white, and asked for MIDN Deutermann. The chief BT snipe (really big guy) brought me to him, holding me by the scruff of my neck, as I recall. I'd been cleaning burner assemblies in the idle boilen The JG said that my father wanted to see me, but that I needed to clean up—a lot—before I went up to flag level (the 099 level, measured from the fire room). The chief boiler-tender asked, as politely as he could, who the blank is this blank's blanking fathen if I may blanking ask, cause he's got three more blanking burner assemblies to work? The aide blanched, looked at me (my eyes, anyway—the rest of me was pretty much black) told me to just get up there.

Then he fled.

Naturally, I looked to the chief for direction, explaining that my old man was the fleet commanden Sure he was. He dropped me through the grating to the lower level and I went back to burners. It took the chief engineer to convince the chief BT that, yes, I had been legitimately summoned, and would the chief like to come up with the Mid to meet the admiral? The chief would not, thank you very blanking much, but tell this snot-nosed kid to get his butt back down here when he's done because he has one more blanking burner assembly to do.

I did.

This was another good compilation of news from all oven Now it's time to send your contribution to our news exchange. My addresses are at the top of this report. Use them, please!

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Pres: The Honorable Bernard "Bemie" A. Maguire Sec'y: Dennie Pignotti 10907 Wilder Point Lane, Reston, VA 20191 e: dpignotti@navalengineers.org Class Web page: www.usna64.org The Great Class of 1964, it's hard to believe tiiat summer is gone and fall is here! I hope I see you at the Navy football games. It should be an interesting year. In his regular message to the Class, our President Bemie Maguire writes: Classmates: To begin my letter for Dennie's column this month, I'd like to offer a personal thank you and Bravo Zulu to two hard working U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association wives of Classmates.

Personally, 1 think Mardy Laabs and Cammy Bosworth are the backbone of Alumni House and I know that Steve Laabs and Robin Bosworth agree. As a minimum, Mardy and Cammy always respond to requests ontimewith quality work and it's always a pleasure dealing with them.

We are also grateful for the hard work of Dee and Dave Gould who manage the football game tailgates for the Class of '64. game after game.

Dave provides the tent and has arranged for us to continue to have our tailgates in the same space as last year, along Farragut Road about 80 yards east of Cedar Run Road. Out of town visitors should seek out and stop by the Blue and Gold '64 banner and sample the dishes brought to the game by Classmate-fansfromthe local area. Come early and stay late!

Scott Harman is now ensconced as the USNA Naval Museum Director in Preble Hall. Classmates are urged to stop there to see Scott's recentiy unveiled exhibit depicting over 100 years of naval history. This state of the art, colorful display features Academy graduates whose achievements are museum worthy. The space accomplishments of our astronaut Classmate, Bob Springer, are prominent alongside Arleigh Burke, et al. Well Done, Scott.

We offer best wishes and plenty of admiration for Woody Vaughn who is attacking Mount Everest again during October Congratulations also to Bill Habermeyer who was named CEO and president of Florida Power Corporation in August. For Chico Pacheco, we wish you success in your struggle to revitalize the Coast Guard of Costa Rica. (More on these later in the column).

Remember Plebe Rates? Guess which Class of '64 member is now part of the lore that is required knowledge for the Class of 2004? For the final answen refer to Reef Points 2001, page 231, for "Famous Naval Sayings:" "We're not going to do anything stupid here, are we?" by VADM Al Krekich. Another addition to Reef Points this year, under my favorite category of Irish Pennants (not that I could remember them) is a description of the Class of 1964 Navy versus Notre Dame Trophy, designed and built by Len Wass, which was donated in 1998.

Meredith Martin, daughter of Ralph Martin, sent us the following note: "Thank you so much for die grant toward the cost of my education next year. This grant is such a privilege and an honor in the memory of my fathen" As a reminder to Classmates in need of a tax deduction at year's end, we are still in need of funds to be certain we can provide a grant for Meredith's final year at Furman University, Please send your Memorial Scholarship Fund contributions to me at the above address.

Grant Fulkerson has asked for help in updating our Class database. He is including some instructions for you to go online and update your personal information (address, email address, phone num-

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ber, spouse name) on the Class homepage (http:// www.usna64.org/) and also for you to retrieve information that is available for all Classmates from the homepage. It is particularly important to update your ever changing email addresses if you want to be kept on the email list. With each Class mailing we get ten to 15 undeliverable messages from Classmates whose addresses have changed. Even if none of the information has changed, if you verify the data then we know the information is still correct (Example: My home address has not changed in ten years, but if the data is verified then we know the address is still current).

Grant also wants to thank Dennie Pignotti, Ron Benigo and Scott Bushnell who are helping with the database updates. If any of you happen to see an incorrect address or phone number or an email address for a Classmate please let us know and we will try to get it updated (we do not add email addresses to the list without getting the Classmates permission). We have nearly 500 email addresses now (you can find every one of them from directions listed below) and the list grows daily. Here are the instructions for updating your information. l.To access database go to: 2. Click on: Search & Update '64 Database.

3.CUck on: Search & Update '64 Database on the new screen 4. You will then see a screen with the USNA '64 Database Update Form 5.

For your initial Logon, enter your logon information. The first time you use the database you will need to register for an account.

A. Enter your user name: Your user name is: your first initial (capital letter) and last name (capitalize the first letter of your last name) e.g.: Jdoe B. You must then enter a password: register a password of your choice. Nothing has been set up for you until you complete this step. Once you are registered you will be able to have full access to the database.

1. To use the database after your initial registration follow the steps above and when you reach Logon Info: Enter your first initial (capital letter) and last name (capitalize the first initial) no spaces between letters. Then enter the password that you used to register 2. You can access Classmate information by clicking: "View the database."

3. Then the new screen will say "Search the database." Enter the query that you wish to make.

Example you may want to find all Company mates: A. In the space beside USNA Company enter the number of the company that you want to search.

Be sure to check exact match to narrow the search.

B. The same applies to queries relating to states, cities, etc. E.G. entering VAas state-97 names come up at the present time. Entering the symbol @ in the email line will bring up 457 Classmates who currentiy have email addresses.

C. If you want to find a single Classmate just enter the last name next to the name block.

Another undemtilized feature of the Class Web site is the Message Board. Any Classmate may post a message or response to a message. This is a way to have dialogue among Classmates. Scott Bushnell has worked hard to provide us with this excellent Web site, but it takes information from all of us to keep it interesting and timely. Please look at Missing Classmates, if you have information about any of these men either contact them asking them to update info or forward the info to Grant Fulkerson at fulkie@erols.com

As mentioned above, if you have an email address for any Classmate that is not in our database please send the address to me so that they can be added to the Class listing. As mentioned in previous messages, the data gathered at the Class reunion was lost and therefore our records have not been updated with the information that was provided at that time.

Speaking from experience, I suggest that you make note of the password that you set up since it is encrypted, meaning that Scott does not have access to it. If it is lost it is necessary for him to erase you from the allowed list. Once that is done you can re-enter your user name and password. Best to remember it in the first place. Good searching, enjoy the Class Web page.

I received a note from Lenny Wass who wanted to pass the following information on his latest adventure. This time he goes to Africa!

Enclosed are two photos of an African Hunting Safari I went on in June. Ernie Blake couldn't go, so earlier this year he recommended me as a fill-in to his hunting buddy, Jim Knubel '69, who had found a good place to hunt in Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia). The one photo show me with a 39-inch spread Cape buffalo I shot the first afternoon in the bush.

Len Wass with Cape buffalo The other photo shows me congratulating Jim on the Cape Buff he shot the next morning. My stepson, Rob, is also shown in the picture. Rob had just graduated from the University of Notre Dame and I brought him along as an observer We all thought the trip was fantastic.

Rob Guetierrez, Jim Knublel '69, and Len Wass Both buffs weighed about 2,000 pounds, and are considered "dangerous game" because they get very intemperate when wounded. Took five lethal shots over a mile chase to bag mineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and I was using a .458 WinMag which is only a notch smaller than USMCfieldartillery. I also bagged a Defassa Waterbuck (elk size), a Kafue Lechwe (225 pounds and found only in Zambia), and a nice Impala.

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Jim got an Impala too, plus a record-book Kudu with 59-inch homs. All the plains game we shot have the typical, African spiral homs. Our taxidermists will be very busy.

One of the most memorable parts of the safari was the bush people next to our camp. They are extremely nice in disposition and are even more than dirt poor The average life expectancy in Zambia is 30 years—but if you make it to five you might live to 80. Bush people make virtually no money, live off the land, and gather in primitive villages without electricity, wells, or any other modern convenience. Walking is the mode of transport, even to the clinic that was 50 miles away.

Unbelievable hunters and trackers, and fearless even though they cohabitate with lions and other dangerous game in the bush. I was glad to see that some relief items like old clothes from the U.S.A. make their way to these folks. Jim, Rob, and I gave generous tips to our nine local helpers—in Kwacha the local currency because there are no banks available to them to exchange U.S. dollars. The going pay rate is one U.S. dollar per day, so they were grateful to us for tips and for the over 5,000 pounds of meat we shot and gave to the village.

They usually eat fish. No protein gets wasted in Africa—they dry the meat into biltong (jerky) and even eat the entrails. Makes you think our Plebe Year was a holiday in the sun.

The game ranch we hunted at has one of the largest Cape buffalo herds in south Saharan Africa and I'd recommend it to Classmates. We lived and ate in first-class conditions in the middle of nowhere. Fine South African wines and after dinner liquors were served with each dinnen which always featured local dishes and game. Leamed that warthog sausages are much better than our local porkers in the U.S.A. All the best.

I received word that the Costa Rican govemment has appointed Claudio "Chico" Pacheco to direct efforts to make the Costa Rican Coast Guard more professional. According to a Los Angles Times article (7/9/2000), Central American countries are "helping fight dmgs and not rebels."

In our government's efforts to battle the drug traffic coming into the United States from South and Central America, Costa Rica and five other Central American nations are participating in annual joint exercises called "Central Skies" that provide training for joint anti-drug efforts. The L.A. Times article reports that last Novemben Costa Rica signed an extensive anti-drug maritime agreement with the United States where both U.S. air and sea patrols are supported by Costa Rican authorities. The article further reports that "Costa Rica is taking steps to better patrol its own waters by passing a law to make its coast guard more professional" and "by appointing U.S. Naval Academy graduate Claudio Pacheco as director" Chico has a major challenge ahead of him since it was reported that he estimates that only six or seven of the coast guard's 30 boats are working properly and the rest are "not worth fixing." We wish him the best in this important new position.

Bob B i s h o p sends information on "Another Classmate makes good." Bob sends the following from a N a n d o Media press release where Bill Habermeyer has been named President and CEO of Florida Power Raleigh, NC, 2 August 2000 (9:54:37 EST)— CP&L Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CPL) (CP&L) today announced that Joe Richardson, current president and CEO of Florida Powen has decided to leave the company following the close of CP&L's acquisition of Florida Power's parent company Florida Progress Corporation (NYSE: FPC) (FPC). William Habermeyen current vice president-Western Region of CP&L, will replace Richardson as President & CEO of Florida Powen "Joe Richardson is a talented executive and has been a valuable member of the management team throughout the integration and we are disappointed 102

in his decision to leave," said William Cavanaugh, CP&L chairman, president and CEO. "CP&L's focus on development and succession planning is one of the reasons we have such depth in our management team and were able to quickly name someone as capable as Bill Habermeyer to head Florida Power following the close of the acquisition. With many significant regulatory and integration milestones already behind us, the acquisition is on track to be completed this fall."

"This was my decision and a difficult one," said Joe Richardson, president & CEO of Florida Powen "I've spent 25 years of my career with Florida Power and Florida Progress and have enjoyed having responsibility for all facets of the organization. Now that Florida Power will be part of a larger organization with headquarters elsewhere, it's not appropriate for me to have a similar role with the company. Therefore, I have decided to move on and seek leadership opportunities in other organizations, including those in other industries and other areas of the country. In the meantime, I remain committed to successfully completing this combination with CP&L. After working side by side with CP&L management for nearly a year now, I am confident Rorida Power and CP&L are well positioned to succeed in the marketplace."

"Florida Power is an outstanding organization and I look forward to working with the team in Florida," said William Habermeyen vice president, CP&L. "Customer satisfaction and community involvement are my top priorities. I want to make Florida Power the envy of the combined company and the best place to work in Florida."

Habermeyer joined CP&L in 1993 after a distinguished 28-year career in the U.S. Navy. He served as CP&L's vice president, Nuclear Services and Environmental Support from 1993-1995.

From 1995-1997, he was vice president. Nuclear Engineering. He was named to his curtent position, vice president-Western Region, in 1997.

Headquartered in Asheville, NC, Habermeyer has been responsible for regional distribution management, customer support and community relations.

He has been very active in the community and is curtently serving as chairman of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. Habermeyer retired from the Navy in 1992 as a Rear Admiral after serving various assignments including commander Submarine Group Two, New London, CT, director of Attack Submarines for the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has an M.S. in Public Administration from George Washington University. The acquisition is expected to close in the fall. The combined company will be one of the nation's ten largest energy companies based on a generating capacity of more than 19,000 megawatts. The new company will have a powerful presence in the Southeastern electric and natural gas markets with more than 2.8 million customers and will be dedicated to expanding the region's electric generation capacity and delivering reliable, competitively priced energy throughout its high-growth service area.

Well done and a hearty congratulations. Bill!

Tony Taylor is making another major change in his life. He writes: My dear wife, Brigitta, and 1 are moving to the Seattle area later this month to live near our son and his wife. They are expecting twins in the fall.

We look forward to the move and being near them, but we will miss Virginia and all of the great Classmates who live here in the area. If there is anything I can do on behalf of USNA '64 while I am our there, let me know. I have already applied for Washington State tags "USNA 64." 1 will pass on my Virginia "USNA 64" tags to the highest bidder! Here is our address as of 26 July: Anthony R. Taylor, 26808 SE 14th Court, Issaquah, WA 98029; 425- 313-5856. Best regards to all of our wonderful friends here in the East.

We'll miss Tony and Brigitta here in Northem Virginia. Best of everything in the Northwest.

Tom Barnett emailed me with a Joe McCain tribute to Tony Taylor as Tony moves to the West Coast. Joe writes: Dear Fellow McCain's Patriots: Well, our pal Tony Taylor is taking off for Seatfle on Wednesday, after 12 years in Reston. Tony, for those who didn't get to know him, was one of the good guys.

Constant, loyal, a front-line working fan of El Senaton Truly, Tony—USNA '64—showed up at the Patriots Wing one day, I guess early in January. Got right down to work. As "What can I do to help?" Well, when they sent me on the road to do some discount surrogate stuff, they sent Tony along to make sure I wouldn't go to Dallas instead of Dulles, or to the zoo when I was scheduled to address the Elks. I can only tell you that Tony was the most thorough, most conscientious man I have ever worked with. We went to North Dakota, South Carolina, Western New York, and disparate parts of Virginia. He kept schedules, made contacts, followed up on appointments, got briefings from Alexandria every day, and did all the things that an Aide Nonpareil does. I remember once, climbing out of the rack to make an appointed phone call to some pre-drive-time radio show—before 6:00 a.m., as I remember—and Tony was literally holding the phone with the producer, so I could go right on. I told him not to do that stuff, that I could do it, because he was already doing everything except the talking. And he said, smiling "It's my job—now shut up and take the phone." That's part of the point. Some of those days were rough—six or seven press things, a fund-raisen a lunch, a dinnen a speech...It wasn't the long days, as much as it was the keeping your eyes on the radar, staying on mission through fiak hits like "Why did your brother vote against breast cancer research?" and getting cold-shouldered by local GOP mutants. Tony never lost his cool. Always smiling. Helped me get the smile back, too.

In 1968 and '69, Tony Taylor was flag aide and secretary to the Commander Chief, U.S. Forces in the Pacific, Admiral John S. McCain Jr. '31.1 used to kid Tony that he started out as aide to a four-star admiral at the height of the Vietnam War, and wound up as "nanny" to his kid. It was a dumb joke. Tony was a first-Class aide to CinCPac, just as he was to his number two son, because Tony is simply that—a first-class guy. By the way, he was no headquarters naval officen A year in a shooting-gallery Swift Boat, probing the jungles, trying to find the enemy—usually by drawing his fire.

I'm going to miss him. He served in the trenches as well as any man in this entire campaign. Maybe we can do it again, sometime. Tony, what are you gonna be doing—oh, in a couple of years, or so?

Thanks Tony Taylon USNA '64, and a McCain's Militiaman, First-Class.

Tom Barnett adds: I can affirm that it is completely tme. If we were going to replay the campaign wan Tony is one of the first veterans to be called back to active duty.

Once again, I'm running out of material for our column. Please send me some updates on what you and other Classmates are doing. I'd like to continue to push the limits of our column space so keep those cards, letters, and emails coming. Don't forget digital photos (at least 300 dpi resolution and 2.5 inches wide) and hard copy photos are always acceptable.

Until next month, as always Beat Armyl Dennie

Keep in touch with classmates.

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Pres: Pete Gness 410-757-4796; e: pdg@nrc.gov Sec'y: CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret.) 98-2039 P Kaahumanu Sfreet, Aiea, HI 96701 e: daveand@planetcable.net Web Page: http://www.users.planetcable.net/daveand Joe Croteau sent me an obit he found in the Seattle Times on Bob Shaw who passed away on 11 June. You may or may not have read some of this info in last month's Shipmate. When Bob passed away, he was an award-winning Seattle tax and transaction lawyer who also taught at the Seattle branch of Golden Gate University. "Bob had a national as well as regional reputation and was the kind of lawyer that other lawyers hire to answer their tax questions," said one of his former partners at Short, Crenshaw & Burrgess, where Bob practiced for 25 years. Bob won the title. "Washington Super Lawyer" for the Washington State Bar for 1998-99 and w a s o n e of American Lawyer magazine's Best Lawyers in America.

After flight school. Bob was stationed in Italy as the pilot for the commander of NATO forces in 1968-69. Bob eamed a law degree from the University of Denver in 1974 and a master's in taxation law from New York University in 1975, the year he joined the Seattle firm. Bob was active in many commimity and professional groups and recentiy served as president-elect of the South Seattle Community College Foundation and as a board member of the Healthy Tykes Foundation. Bob is survived by his wife of 21 years, Oline, of Belle vue, WA, and children, Scott of Tacoma, Kelly, a USC student, Robert M. of Bellevue, and Marylou of Cranston, RI. Oline has asked that donations go to the Oncology Unit, Providence Seattie Medical Center Foundation, RO. Box 34008, Seattie, WA 98124.

Don Hill '45, a stalwart '45 alumnus noted a nice article on Roger Staubach and was kind enough to send it along. Anyway, Rog and his real estate firm, Staubach Company, is evidently establishing a name for themselves in Southem California. The Rog now has some really good people and a 750,000 square foot office in the Westwood area of L.A. and is focusing on the booming Westside of LA. Rog and company specialize in finding leased office space for companies—small and large—wishing to expand or relocate. Rog's Califomia group had been operating out of Irvine, CA, but this recent opening in L.A. broadens the market for the quite successful Staubach C o m p a n y . Rog also recently teamed up with European real estate firm D T Z Debenham Tie Leung to form an international partnership and his company is now in every major market. A photo of Rog with his L.A. office head is shown below.

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Check the online directory at http://www.aoc. vt.edu/Dcv/Dir_ToC.htinl to check out who is attending the 35th and sec if you have any balances due to Pelc. Lleni Meehan is managing this list of attendees and has received s e \ e i d l emails with jacket sizes. Clem eutouiages us all to send in corrections and missing information (spouse/guest names and jacket sizes) as soon as possible.

From the Email Basket Tom Murphy. 14 July 2000: There is a big change for the July class luncheon.

After over 25 yeais the lunch location is changing to The Fort Mycr Ofliccrs' Club.

Due lo the lunch price rise al the Sheraton ($21 buffet plus $6 for parking), wc arc moving to Ft. Myer O' Club. The Class will have a reserved room in the club. See the sign posted in the lobby. The buffet is $14 and parking is free—cither across the street or to the right of the club entrance. The room is reserved in Jack Moore's name.

Directions: Fort Myer is the next entiance along Washington Boulevard from the Sheraton. Go sUaight al the gate lo the new chapel and turn left.

Then go lo the end of the road al the old chapel.

Turn left and sneak thru the generals' VIP housing lo the Officers' Club. In the event of funeral traffic, MPs will detour you around the block to the O' Club from the old chapel.

And thanks to Jack for heeding the cries of disgruntled attendees at June's lunch and setting up this new location on short notice. See you there to get the latest reunion news.

Jack Moore, 15 July 2000: Gentlemen: Thank you, Tom Murphy, for the excellent email to our Classmates. As a follow up to Tom's email about our Class of '65 luncheons in the D.C. area, I have further information, 1 met with the manager of the Fori Myer Officer's Club yesterday, and here are the club rules: 1. The manager needs a head count on the Friday before our Tuesday luncheon. If we do not have a minimum of 20 people, we will not get a private room, and we will be seated in the general dining room, but as segregated as possible so we can meet and talk without disturbing others, or being disturbed.

2. If we call and tell him that we will have 15 people, but only 10 show up, we will be billed for 15. If we call and tell him we have 10 people, and 14 show up, we will be billed for the 14. So, we will not exaggerate the numbers. If you say you are coming, please do so. A good way to notify Tom or me is to respond to the email announcing the luncheon. Only a positive response is necessary. We seem to get an average of 15 at our lunches, so I am in favor of calling with a count of 12 as a standard. We usually make that. He has my master card for good faith, and I know you will not let me down.

3. If any of you have suggestions for another place to have our luncheons (serious ones only, please) let Tom Murphy or me know. It is hard to find many good places for less than $14. At the Fort Myer Club, that amount includes the buffet, tax, tip, and parking is free. I welcome your ideas and recommendations, and we all know that we will not please everyone. Thank you. As Tom said, we have been meeting at the Sheraton National Hotel for over 25 years, but the hotel was sold and Ihe new owner has made some major changes, and they will not include us.

Ron Bishop (to Bull Durham), 16 July 2000: Really looking forward to 19-22 October and all the festivities for the 35th Reunion. Both of my daughters are Virginia Tech grads ('92 and '98). so feel like I own a building or two over there.

Sure pretty and somewhat envy you being in that setting full time. Take care, thanx again, see ya' in Octoben and Beat Army!

Don "WaXer" Hallwachs (waxer65@aol.com), ISJurOO: Alter 7 July, 111 be retired, so the only good ciuail then will be waxcr65@aol.com.

P a l M a r t m , 14 July 2000: Alive and kickmg al Arthur D. Little in D.C. Am slated to go over to the FAA on 27 July. Suspect I'll be working two projects for AD Little from there. Bob Green was in town this week to help care for his dad. He left yesterday for France where he is leaching this summen Jeff Lewis, 21 July 2000: This address will give you a list of most of the USNA class Web sites: www.usna.com/classes/ classes,htm. Food for thought.

This was sent to the presidents and secretaries of the USNA Classes ' 6 5 , '70, ' 7 5 , '80, ' 8 5 , '90, and '95 and is here for your interest: "Capen, George" (capen.george@hq.navy.mil), 25 July 2000: Subject: Shipmate article (Classes of '65, '70, '75, '80, '85, '90, and '95) Shipmates: 1 am writing "An Ocean Away" column for October and want to include some things within it that only you (and your Classmates) can besl provide. This email is being sent to the most current presidents' addresses and cc: to Class correspondents listed on your Web pages. Please help mc by forwarding some form of this request to your Class e-list or appropriate Classmates that may be able to assist.

My intent is to capture the five-year intervals as your Class was in service in the past and as it is today. The focus, as with this column's theme, is of an operational nature. I intend lo write about things associated wilh the year of your graduation and one or more special operational anecdotes of more recent flavor In so doing, this article will capture the operational spectrum of service for USNA graduates (and coincident with your Class anniversaries) for the duration of current active service. As an example: 1989 will not be in the article, but if it were, this section might read like: 1989 then: DDG-5i (ARLEIGH BURKE Class) being built, 600 Ship Navy, VLS on all new surface combatants.

Highlights: ENS Jimmy Jones distinguished himself as the first fire-control officer to launch Tomahawks into Baghdad in 1991.

Now: LCDR John Smith just returned from a squadron tour in VS-99 on carrier NEVERSAIL. After conducting stiike missions into Kosovo, he was forced to eject and was rescued by his Classmate ...A large number of this Class are completing dcpartmenl head assignments and serving their first tours in D.C." 1 appreciate any inputs or suggestions to make this a meaningful article that provides a snapshot of all we've done and where we're at while capturing service anecdotes of several individuals in each class. Thank you and enjoy your reunions.

Very respectfully, George S. Capen '89 (geocapen@aol.com or capen.george@hq.navy.mil) Jim Roorbach (james.roorbach@ba-dsg.com), 23 July 2000: I am changing jobs from Bell Atiantic (Verizon) to 3Com corporation, so would you please delete my work email and address and substitute the following: Jim Roorbach, 3Com Corporation, 5400 Bayfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA 95052. Jo and I will be moving out but not until Oct, Nov or Dec,,..haven't decided yet, I'll commute until then, I start on 7 August so will send you my new email address at work after that. Home email: roorbachj@aol,com.

That's it for this month—sorta skimpy. Can only improve ihc output if I get better input. CU at the 35th. Dave

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Pres: VADM John S. Redd, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin St., Annapolis, MD 21401 e: baird@toad.net West Coast Sec'y: Robert G. Johnson Jr., Esq. 30131 Town Center Drive, Suite 147, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Class Web site: www.usna66.org It's another Homecoming, and I hope many of you can make it to Annapolis. I'll have more on our festivities later in the article. Right now I have several news items, so on with the show.

Tom Bernier (tbsb440@aol.com) sent me the following email to advise me of his good fortune: As unbelievable as it may sound, the lovely lady who accompanied me to the Homecoming '99 festivities, L. Jan Kennedy, of the Vermont Kennedys, accepted my proposal of marriage. Because of our mutual interest in Native American heritage, plus Jan being of Algonquin descent, our vows were blessed in a traditional Navajo ceremony at a sacred site in the Santa Rosa Mountains. The location is not farfromTucson near the town of Tubac, where our heralded Classmate, Ned Same, owns some property. We were going to use Ned's property but it was under water at thetime,a rare occurrence in Arizona (sorry, Ned). But the land is still a good deal, with four gila monsters per acre (when its dry!).

Not long ago my partners and I sold both the retirement community (nursing home, assisted living, and cottages) and the home health care businesses. It was a difficult decision in some respects, as we had developed them from scratch and operated them for ten years. In a way it was like the kids leaving the home-nest.. .except the businesses won't be allowed to come back and live with us!

I am doing freelance consulting in the health care industry and Jan, an RN, is involved in teaching LPNs. My son, Sam, is in the Marine Corps: 3/3 out of Hawaii (now on afloatout of Okinawa).

He is enjoying the experience, he says. The Corps has identified him as potential officer material, in part because of his three years at VMI, I suppose.

I'm not sure what he will do but at this point my parental instinct is just for him to be happy. My daughter, Beth, is in Tempe, AZ, working and attending graduate school at Arizona State. When I sold the health care businesses, I invested in a house in Tempe, believing that my daughter could manage the property for me, Alas, what she "managed" was to move in! Actually, that is what I intended and the house triples as housing for Beth, an investment for me, and a place for Jan and me to escape the winten See you at Homecoming, if not before.

Steve Kowalick finally obtained a van. He relates the details in his email that follows: Today we hit paydirt on the van in Chantilly, VA, at Pohanka Lexus. It's a 2000 Grand Caravan Sport with four-wheel drive. It comes equipped with the lift and all the remote controls I need. It has 4K miles on it. The owner bought it for his wife and she passed away 4K miles later The bottom price was $32,900. Joe put down $22K from The Wheelchair Fund and to keep the account open (we still are receiving donations ($150 today), Joe left approx. $900 in the account. Where's the other $10,900 coming from? I financed it myself. If I

receive the $8K from the VA for my 100 percent disability, the check will go to pay the rest of the bill. I took a simple interest loan so I can pay it off quickly when money comes in, or I sell a vehicle, or I win the lottery. We pick up the van on Wednesday. I intend to be at homecoming to thank all of you for providing monies, your prayers, your emails and letters and faxes, and your phone calls.

I'll still keep all of you posted on how it goes with the new legs. I visited the surgeons today too and they were pleased with how things look. They had me counseling a young lady from Guam who lost both legs in a motorcycle accident while they were attending to me. They also had school call using me as the guinea pig on some of their interns and students. Once again Classmates and Betty and Joe McFann, Dolly and I cannot thank each of you enough for what you have done for us. Some of you are coming our way over the summen Please stop and stay awhile. The price isright,it's free, and the golf courses and fishing are great.

Again, thank you from the both of us.

Gary Fiske, in attempting to set up a reunion for VA-112, sent me an email requesting an address for Ken Helmsin. I responded, and Gary emailed me back to report that Ken had passed away over four years ago. Gary also reported that Robin and Ken's youngest son, Erik, was a student at the University of Central Florida. I contacted Robin, who kindly provided me the information to compose the Last Call article that is in this issue. Ken retired from the Navy in 1990 and worked for B.F. Goodrich as a Technical Director in their Engineered Polymer Products group in Jacksonville, FL. Ken left B.F. Goodrich in 1994 to buy his own business. In 1996 he suddenly died of an aneurysm.

Many more details are provided in the Last Call article. Robin's address is 892 Putters Green Way, Jacksonville, FL 32259-4339; e: RJHELMSIN@ cs.com. I know you join me in extending to her our prayers and best wishes.

Wayne Du Bois checked in from Australia to provide an address update so he could make early reservations to attend the 35th Reunion. He's a sole practitioner optometrist on the West Coast of Australia. His new address is 59 Darch Street East, Yokine, WA, Ausfralia. Thanks, Wayne.

Jim Acker also moved. I guess the Georgia heat was too much. He's settled in Michigan now. Winters will be different. Jim's new address is 7984 Stout Ave., Grosse He, MI 48138-3302.

My son, Michael Baird '89 and several Classmates provided me copies of the 6 July front page Wall Street Journal article on Al Konetzni. Al is ComSubPacFlt. He's also been featured on the "Larry King Show." Al is making news for his unconventional methods for increasing retention in the submarine fleet. In doing so. Big Al the Sailor's Pal is mnning against criticism from within and without the Navy for being too easy and lowering standards to keep sailors in the Navy. Al believes we're driving sailors out because they are being mn to death. They have very little life outside the Navy and few breaks between deployments. One of the first things he did when he assumed command was to order submarine crews to work from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. while in port. He also included a sample plan of the day. His message was that taking care of people means something even if we've been pretending it doesn't. Some of the things he's done to ease the burden is hire outside help to do mundane

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tasks, so the sailors can do the real work of mnning the submarine. He took $500,000 from his spare parts budget and hired civilians to paint submarines and fix galleys. He used another $12,000 from his travel budget to purchase a conveyor belt system to load stores onto submarines. He's also gone to bat for sailors, especially misfits, by finding them other assignments. His focus is retaining people because without them there's no one to man the submarines.

So what effect has all this had? Commanding Officers are getting counseling for their persormel, the number of personnel in SubPac who didn't complete thefr first tour dropped from 300 in 1998 to 170 in 1999, and the percent of sailors reenlisting in SubPac has doubled in the last two years. It's easy to second guess someone, and many of you may agree or disagree with Al's actions. But, he's driving the train, and it sounds like he's putting into practice what our Plebe Year tried to ingrain in us, care for your men first. Best wishes for continued success, Al. Dave McKie sent me a brief note and change of command brochure from Tim Beard's change of command and retirement ceremony that occurred on 30 June. Melissa and Tim are supposedly headed for the Washington, D.C, area. Dolly and Dave sfretched their Independence Day weekend to attend and were impressed by the event. Thanks, Dave.

Anyone going to www.airlant.navy.mil may recognize the (almost) smiling face of Joe Mohley. If you click on him, you are taken to a full-page photo and bio. I'm not sure when he took command of Naval Air Force Atiantic Fleet, but congratulations are in order on eaming his third star and taking one of the top posts.

In other flag news, I received an invitation for Steve Abbot's change of command. I was pleased and surprised to note that his relief (and gaining his fourth star) is Carl Fulford. I was sorry I couldn't attend, since it's rare to have two Classmates, let alone four-stars, relieve one another Well done to Steve and Marjorie as they head into civilian life, and best wishes for success to Mary Ann and Carl in their new surroundings in Stuttgart.

Here are some other address changes I've received. Bill Difilippo (Wdifilip@aol.com) is in Richmond working at the Science Museum of Virginia; 9608 Rockstone Court, Richmond, VA 23233.

Randy Hardy has left Seattle for Spokane; 1121 East Overbluff Road, Spokane, WA 99203; 509-536-9589.

So tiiat wraps up another month. For those who can make Homecoming, we plan to be in the usual spot; along Taylor Avenue on the Blue (West) side of the stadium. Lunch starts at 12:00 p.m. Hope to see many of you there. And, don't forget about the 35th Reunion. A mailing should be out this month.

Until Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;All the best! Mike

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Pres: CDR David E. Church, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: LCOL Jim McNeece, USMC (Ret.) 4832 Solomon Dr, Annandale, VA 22003-4041 h: 703-425-1380; f: 703-425-5073 (call before faxing) e: SCRIBE67@AOL.COM This column starts with bad news. We received word that Gary Bastian passed away in San Diego. The first word I received was relayed from Ritchie Gouk. He'd heard from Gary's brother that Gary had been admitted to the UC San Diego MediShipmate, October 2000

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cal Center and was in the intensive care imit. Though Gary was very ill, having had failure of his kidneys and other problems, he was stable. Pete Young became the Class of "67 local presence and planned to visit, howeven Gary passed away about 3 a.m. on 25 July 2000. Pete picked up die ball and provided local assistance to Gary's father, Len Bastian, and brothen Kevin. Burial was in Connersville, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Eagle's Wings, c/o Chaplain Ron Ritter, Veterans Memorial Center and Museum, 2115 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101.

The following came from Ron Holcombe: On 28 July, Tern and I had the privilege of attending a memorial service for an old friend and Classmate. Gary Bastian. Also in attendance were Classmates Pete Young, Tom Sommers, Jack Feehan, Bob Lang, and Gary's fathen Len. and brothen Kevin.

I have known Gary since high school days and only lived a few blocks away. It seems he was always overcoming obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a Navy pilot. He went to Duke for two years on an ROTC scholarship before receiving an appointment to USNA. He had some health problems at USNA and had to fight to receive his commission. He wanted to fly, but had to go surface line because of his health history. His distinguished service off Viemam eamed him orders to flight school and he became a weapons officen Two more tours in Viemam flying Phantoms eamed him Air Medals for his courage and valon Thanks to Ritch Gouk finding Kevin through the Internet, and Pete Young helping to organize the memorial service at the Veterans Memorial Museum and Chapel in Balboa Park, San Diego, we were all able to meet Len and Kevin, and leam of Gary's remarkable achievements. Gary certainly deserves to be numbered among the heroes of our Class.

Moving to brighter things, MajGen Michael P. Belong, USMC, has been nominated for appointment to Ueutenant general. He will be assigned as Deputy Commander-in-Chief U.S. Cenfral Command. I suppose this is not the time to go into sea stories starring the general, but it certainly is tempting! Congramlations, Mike. This is indeed good news.

Wedding bells are a popular topic for this column. E d F i n n e y g a v e m e p h o t o s of G e o r g e Thompson's wedding to Lou Ann Pioli. It was Saturday, 27 May 2000 in Perth, NY. Marshal David also attended; George, Ed and Marshal were Plebe Year roommates. Welcome aboard, Lou Ann!

Lou Ann and George Thompson Then this came in from Bob Cutter: This past fall in October, I returned to the Naval Academy Chapel for a wedding. I married the former Mary Mileski at the Chapel on 30 Octoben Members of the Class of 1967 who attended the wedding were Anthony Principi (living in the San Diego area), ADM Pete Long (stationed in Newport, RI), Tim Anderson (living in the Charieston, SC, area), and Tim Sullivan (living in the Dallas area). The reception was held at The Chesapeake Bay Beach Club (a great new location just across the bridge). The day was a perfect Annapolis fall day. Tony Principi was my best man.

I have been back to the Academy for many reunions and events. This trip was most memorable.

I am working with PricewaterhouseCoopers as the national director of business development. My wife, Mary, is the CFO for a company in the Shipmate, October 2000

Chicago area. We moved back to the Cleveland area and have recentiy moved into a new home just south of the city.

Mary, welcome aboard to you, too! For both the brides, w e ' r e looking forward to meeting you at some Class of '67 event in the future. Make the guys take you to meet the people who really know them...or is that too scary a proposition? We'll be on our best behavior.. .honest!

Mary and Bob at the Chapel door (Check out the admiral with the knife!)

I received an email from R.B. Hall. If you recall, he was the Sixth Fleet surgeon in Italy and was looking for a set of orders back this way. His note: Well, they called me this moming, and told me I was selected as the next EUCOM surgeon, working for GEN Ralston and ADM Abbot. Since it's the top DOD physician in the AOR, it was hard to say no. Janie and I will be up in Stuttgart, Germany, sometime this summen So much for my orders back to ConUS. I've heard from him since that note, and he's at work in Stuttgart. Actually, he was heading off to Romania, so this may be one of those jobs where he's hard to catch at home!

I may have to institute a "Reporter of the Month" award, but Dave Church has a decided advantage.

He gets lots of mail.. .unlike a lowly Scribe I know.

He sneaked into the CNO's Change of Command and: While there saw and talked with Willie Williamson. Willie retired last year and is now Microsoft's man in Washington, D.C, for military programs. Said hello to Lin Wells. He looks great; just got back from nine days or so at the Boy Scout's Philmont Ranch in New Mexico with his son (who's ready to go off to college in Sept.), where they went on a mountain adventure, hiking all over the place. Then I saw Bob Natter—looking good! I beheve Susan and Bob Hawthorne were there (but missed them—^remember I wasn't an invitee so I didn't get to the seats or to the reception).

Another day, he had a two-fer: This moming George Samaras, from Houston (still the Chickenman—owns the Hertz Chicken Chain! Doing a lot of co-branding: two or three brands under one roof), is in town with the clan for his mother's 80th birthday this weekend. He said to say hello to everyone!

Then this afternoon as I was trucking on foot around State Circle to get some more Crab Feast tickets there is Craig White, of Farmville, V,A, fame with family in tow. He, his wife, daughter and son-in-law, and most importantiy the grandson, of about three years old, were in old Annapolis for a few days—mostiy for the "important introduction and indoctrination" of said grandchild into the Naval Academy aura! Never can start too early! Seems Craig taught at USNA and his daughter is an alumna of the Naval Academy Primary School over by the USNA Golf Course. His kids curtently live in Virginia Beach.

Dave received this from Bob Murrian: I'm still a federal magistrate judge here in Knoxville. I have four grandchildren with a fifth one on the way and I really enjoy being a granddad.

The Class of '67 listserv is a great way to keep in touch with the Class and I really appreciate those of you who make it go. Although I'm landlocked here and a long way from all things Navy, there

isn't a day that doesn't go by that I do not think of some Classmate or experience 1 had during my four years at USNA. Dave also told me that John Chehansky (John. chehansky@itt.com) has surfaced on the East Coast.

He's evidently taken leave of that nasty San Diego weather for the sunny climes of New Jersey. John is V.P. for Business Development for ITT Industries (100 Kingsland Rd., Clifton, NJ 0 7 0 1 4 - 1 9 9 3 ; 973-284-4732). They are living temporarily in a condo as they search for a house (may be in it by the time you read this). John plans on buying season football tickets and will try to make a Slummers or two as the year progresses.

But while Dave might have won this month's competition, Dick "of the D a t a b a s e " M e a d e was hot on his heels. He sent this one from John Scalzo over to me: For info, I'm working in Ankara, Turkey, for a few months. (Yes, that's right, amazing what a guy will do for a buck nowadays!) Thanks for the info re: John Craighill, that was a terrific email he took the time to send to all of us. It probably was his PT for the day just to type it.

I'm supporting Pete Nanos' guys in a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case assisting the Turkish Navy in restructuring/rebuilding their shipyards after the tragic earthquake of Aug last yean It is a fun project, I report directiy to the PM who has a great responsibility. He just briefed his CNO today. The project is the third largest in the Turkish national budget over the next few years.

1 was home for a few days earlier this month and plan to be home again for our (Pam and I) ninth anniversary on 1 Sept, and Navy's first win on 2 Sept. Hope to see the whole gang there!

For those of you who have not heard, John Craighill had quadmple bypass surgery on 10 July 2000 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. He came through it famously, and as soon as he got home he wrote a paper he called "Reflections on Quadmple Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery." I have unilaterally declared it required reading for everyone in the Class. It was distributed over the listserv, but if you don't subscribe to that or missed seeing it, let me know and I'll get a copy to you. John underscores what others (specifically Ken Ptack and Jack Feehan...you read about those last November) have said about symptoms and the foolishness of ignoring them. By the way, John's fine and should be back at work by the time this hits print.

This one came to me direct (!!) from Ken Tuttle: I want to tell you about a missed photo op in April. We had more ' 67s in Mem Hall eating steak and listening to Trident Scholar war stories than any other Class except 2000 and 2001. Rich Mies, Admiral, Commander in Chief, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, was the featured speaken very impressive, (as you might expect from a former Trident Scholar and numero uno); VADM John Ryan, Superintendent, United States Naval Academy, he bought the steaks and was accompanied by his wife, Diane; Ted Verdery and his wife, Sandy, were guests of the Trident Scholar from Georgia that they sponsored; I was there with my wife, Susanna, because I am on the Trident Scholar Committee and we get to go every yean We got together at the end and were thinking picture, but Ted had already left and we didn't want to leave a Classmate out of the action. So you will just have to imagine us in tux's and dinner dress. These are exciting times, courtesy of our high ranking Classmates.

Back to work: I am writing a thermo text. I took orders for advance copies at the last Slummers I attended. I didn't get any but Jack MaciduU did for his book. Chiang Imperative was great. Alien Legacy is next. Now I know why I had so much trouble in Bull, you guys with the high verbal SATs are a lot better at this than I am.

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There have been a couple of retirements that I'm aware o f but I don't have any specific tales to tell.

Hank Giffin retired at the end of June in Norfolk, and I think Ted Herring and maybe others went down there for it. Pete Long is scheduled to be piped over the side on 11 August 2000 (two days from now) at the Naval War College. Word has it he and Janet will head to Philadelphia where he will become the President of the Valley Forge Military Academy. From the email I've seen zipping around between the likes of Bill Belden and Bill Calhoun he should have a great roasting at his luncheon!

Dick received a photo from Jane Smith Wolcott.

If you recall, Mike Smith was honored at a Memorial Day Ceremony at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. Her accompanying note read: Bill Gautier was most thoughtful to honor Mike at the NASCAR Coca Cola 600 Memorial Day Race on Sunday, 28 May 2000. The "Fallen Comrades" ceremony before the race was very moving. Maggie and Bill were wonderful escorts for this extremely special occasion. My parents, Alice and Dick Jarrell and my son, Scott, join me in our thanks to Bill and Maggie.

Jane Smith Wolcott and Bill Gautier Stu Fonda sent a photo taken last January in D e n v e r He attached this note: This picture was taken at the Navy League meeting in Denver on 20 January 20000. Rich Mies gave a great talk during dinner on the U.S. Strategic Command. From left to right are Dick Raaz, ADM Rich Mies, me, and Gary Voorheis.

I've been Hving in the Denver area since 1973 and currently manage a water and sewer utility in Englewood, CO. My wife, Barbara, and I have two daughters ages 18 and 13. If any Classmates are passing through Denven my phone number is 303779-1948. I would love to go skiing or snowboarding with any Classmates who are interested.

Now, that's going to be a tough offer to pass up.

Ski season should be starting or soon will be when you read this. Stu, I hope you meant it!

Denver Navy League speaker and guests I've received quite a bit of correspondence from Al Guhl. Al was in our Class until after first semester Second Class Year when he became a victim of electrical engineering. He'd been an enlisted Marine before coming to USNA so he returned to the Corps as a PFC at Marine Barracks, Naval Station, Annapolis, just across the riven I'll let him pick it up: At the completion of my enlistment, I got out, returned to Chicago, and was in the Marine Reserve to round out my six-year military obligation, but something weird happened: I was selected for Officer Candidate School via the Enlisted Commissioning Program!

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As luck would have it, after the OCS turmoil, I was commissioned a second lieutenant USMCR, went to The Basic School (TBS), and in December '67 reported to Camp Pendleton as XO, C Co, 1 st Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th MarDiv(-)(Rein).

When President Johnson asked for 20,000 more troops in February '68, I was transferred to become 1st Platoon Leaden M Co., 3d Bn., 27th Marines, 5th Mar Div(-)(Rein) and we deployed and became part of 1 st MarDiv(Rein), based about 20 miles south of Da Nang. Three USNA '67 grads were also in the 3d Bn 27th Marines: Mac McCormack was the 3d Platoon Leader and Tom Weiss the Weapons Platoon Leader in "M" Co, and Bob T\ittle was in (I think) I Co. Mac was wounded within two weeks of our getting in-country and departed. Tom Weiss took over at 3d Platoon.

Life plodded on, as did we grunts, with enemy explosive devices taking their share of our men and it came my turn, as we were in what appeared to be a whole field of booby traps, an area through which amtracks obviously frequentiy passed. It was 11 April 1968 and we were to search and clear a small village when it became obvious we were going to miss the hot breakfast that Bn was holding for us. I stepped on my second explosive device... an 81 mm HE mortar round! (The first was "merely" a ChiCom homemade hand grenade the week before which failed to explode.) KaBoooom! Even as a USNA varsity gymnast on the parallel bars I didn't do as many summersaults as I did right then! It was a biggie and tossed a number of us about, but fortunately, I was the only one to be injured. Both legs were blown off and my right thumb, not opening fast enough, was ripped loose when my rifle departed my hand. Having nothing better to do at that time, I took part in calling in my medevac notification to my company commander...damn was that an uncomfortable time! Filled in my platoon sergeant on some stuff and awaited the chopper ride to Da Nang.

I was at the Naval Med Facility there long enough for the CG 1st MarDiv(Rein) to pin on my Purple Heart.. .maybe a week or a littie more.

I blew up on that which is referred to as "Good Friday" and "enjoyed" the Easter basket in intensive care there, although I couldn't eat and was unconscious most of the time. Was transported to (now gone) Clark AFB Hospital, P.I., where I played life and death for about three weeks.. .ain't pneumonia, blood poisoning, and staph infections great? (I prefer a Manhattan on-the-rocks and a filet mignon and all the trimmings!) Then it was on to the (now gone) USNH-Philadelphia (Beat Army!). There I picked up my silver bars and, after what seemed like an eternity, I was retired: IstLt A.H. Guhl, USMCR (Ret).

I forgot to add that, besides Mac being WIA, Tom Weiss and Bob Tuttle were KIA. At the time of his death. Bob was 1st Platoon Leaden M Co. 3d Bn 27th Marines—"my" platoon!

After his retirement, Al retumed again to Chicago to get his wits about him and to leam to use his artificial legs, but he found a wheelchair easier By a very circuitous route through Yellowstone in Wyoming, Big Nail Park in Texas, and a raft frip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, he found some confidence and he fell in love with the natural world. He worked at National Parks for awhile and after honing his photographic skills is now in Arizona at the Tucson Botanical Gardens doing photography for the curator of horticulture

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for a newspaper column. He says it's nice to see his name on photos that are published. Besides often being in the weekly column, some of his photos have been in both Tucson newspapers, the Lowell Sun, New York Times, two U.S. journals, one journal in England, and soon a journal in Australia. As Al puts it: .. .that's where I am now.. .a fem-feelin' flowerphotoing Crazy Al! My old hospital roomie sums up my current job as sounding "very satisfying, apparently not lucrative, but satisfying.".. .I'm enjoying what I'm doing and I don't come close to having to sell pencils or beg for change on roadway medians for my next bottle of Fosters or Rolling Rock. What the hey... all that while also enjoying beans 'n' franks on holidays, too.. .life is good!

M-3-27 (1968). Kneeling on left: Al Guhl; Standing second from left: Tom Weiss That's it...Goodnight!...Semper Fi!...Jim

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Pres: Joseph V. Conway Exec Sec'y: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Road, AnnapoHs, M D 21401-1061 e: lkuehn@arinc.com Corr Sec'y: Gordon 1. Peterson 7994 Hidden Bridge Drive, Springfield, VA 22153 p: 703-913-5404; fax: 703-243-8251 e: gpeterson@navyleague.org Class Web site: www.usna68.com "Today we pay fribute to the leader who has guided our ships and our Sailors with such great care and compassion—a leader who over the past four years has had a most impressive tenure and, indeed, over his lifetime...has reaffirmed and ren e w e d the t i m e l e s s v a l u e s and traditions of America's Navy."

With those words. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen praised our Classmate, outgoing Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) ADM Jay L. Johnson, before the large and distinguished audience diat had gathered in Tecumseh Court on 21 July to witness the C N O change-of-command ceremony. ADM Vem Clark, former commander in chief U.S. Atiantic Fleet, relieved Jay. We had a good-sized turnout of Classmates on hand for this very special event.

Jay said that—with the possible exception of being at sea—there was no more appropriate place to conclude his career than where it began 36 years ago when, as a teenager from West Salem, WI, he was sworn into the Navy as a Midshipman in the Class of 1968. (Most of you will recall how the soaring "heat-humidity index" on that hot, muggy day obliged the Academy's staff to move our induction ceremony to Dahlgren Hall.)

Shipmate, October 2000

Jay and Garland are piped over the side on 21 July The list of speakers extolling Jay's leadership was impressive. Sen. John McCain '58 (R-AZ)—a 1958 Naval Academy graduate and, like Jay, a veteran of two Viemam combat tours (on the aircraft carrier ORISKANY)—credited Jay's "frardc counsel" as being of "great value" to him and other members of Congress.

Sen. McCain also praised Johnson as a "champion of reform" in maintaining the Navy's operational primacy, and he lauded Jay for having "led the charge" to reform the miUtary's pay tables and to reuim 20-year pension benefits to their original levels. The "dramatic increase" in defense spending recently set in motion on Capitol Hill was "in large part due to Jay Johnson's influence," Sen. McCain said.

Secretary Cohen and Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig extolled Jay's leadership and his critical contributions to the Navy and the nation.

Secretary Danzig described how Jay's combat experience as a fighter pilot served him well in the Washington, D.C, context—both as a fighter for Sailors and as a pilot to guide the Navy into the 21st century. "I see so many thousands of Sailors so much the better for Admiral Johnson's efforts," Danzig said.

During his remarks. Sen. McCain announced that our Class had named Jay as the first honoree for the new Class of 1968 Leadership Award—a $2,000 endowment to the Naval Academy's Leadership and Ethics Department that was made in Jay's honor There is some background information to relate regarding this inaugural award.

Some months ago, our Class Board of Directors, acting upon the recommendations of several Classmates, established this award to recognize selected members of our Class for their outstanding leadership. A gift in the amount of $2,000 will be made by the Class to the Superintendent in the honoree's name. A plaque will be permanently displayed in the area of the Leadership Department in Luce Hall.

It will have spaces for 50 names. Our Class may choose to select more than one Classmate per year, and recipients will be selected from all walks of miUtary and civilian professional accomplishment.

A smaller plaque will be given to each honoree.

Jay was awarded botii the Navy's Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Distinguished Service Medal for his achievements as CNO and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Garland was awarded the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award for her significant charitable work on behalf of the Navy and for her sustained service to Sailors and their families at family service centers, hospitals, and schools throughout her husband's careen

Shipmate, October 2000

"significant improvement" in guaranteeing U.S. national security. "The national awareness must be raised, and the commitment must be taken."

Based on his assessment of more than three years of data on how the United States has employed and deployed its military forces, versus how those forces have been resourced. Jay said it is clear that the armed forces cannot get any smaller and, in fact, will have to be increased in size in some areas. "In either instance," he said, "there's a mismatch between requirements and resources."

Secretary Cohen captured die emotions of the day in a ringing salute to the outgoing CNO. "I could not be more proud of his service, sacrifice, and sense of devotion to America's Sailors and indeed to all our men and women in uniform," he said. Cohen recalled how, during testimony on Capitol Hill, Jay was asked how he would spend one more dollar if given it to spend. "Sin" Jay replied, "one dollar, all things beGarland receives the Navy Distinguished Public Service Awardfromthe Secretary of the Navy as Sen. McCain ing equal, I'd put in the pocket of my Sailors." looks on "That is a very simple but very powerful stateJay made no attempt to summarize the highlights ment about who Admiral Johnson is," Cohen said, of his long career during his remarks, but he did "and with whom he has stood in the past, and why focus on his time as the 26th CNO. He reminded he is able to stand here today at the pinnacle of a the audience that in 1996, as he assumed duty as great careen" CNO following the death of ADM Jeremy M. Our Class also gave a personal gift to Jay and "Mike" Boorda, he told President Clinton, the Con- Garland in a private Pentagon event in Jay's office gress, and the Navy that his vision was to steer by some weeks before the change of command. Class four stars of equal magnitude—operational primacy, President Joe Conway, accompanied by VADM leadership, teamwork, and pride.

Mike Mullen and Class East Coast Vice President Not surprisingly. Jay deflected all praise for his Russ Hermanson presented Jay with an engraved performance and accomplishment to the men and sterling silver wine cooler women of the Navy. "Over the past four years," he I know I speak for all Classmates when I extend said, "they have indeed led the way." Jay stressed a special Class of 1968 salute to Jay and Garland, that the credit for making his vision a reaUty rested and wish them every happiness and continued sucwith Sailors, and not with the Navy's senior lead- cess during their transition to civilian life. ership. While praising the Navy for its "fundamenJust two weeks before Jay's ceremony, LtGen tal enduring sttength" of providing the United States Mike Hagee assumed command of the I Marine with self-sustaining, combat-credible expeditionary Expeditionary Force on the parade field at Camp naval forces. Jay voiced fnisfration and concem over Pendleton, CA. The I MEF's motto is, "Our benchhis inability, at the current levels of defense spend- mark is warfighting," and Mike brings impressive ing, to recapitalize its forces. credentials to that mission, including combat duty Jay called for a decade of sustained growth in in Vietnam and service as a liaison officer to the the Department of Defense budget. "Simply stated," U.S. Special Envoy to SomaUa from 1992 to 1993. he said, "spending three percent of the gross do- Most recentiy, Mike served on ADM Denny Blair's mestic product [GDP] on defense is inadequate to staff at the U.S. Pacific Command as director for our needs. We must have sustained growth." He sttategic plans and policy (1999-2000). Denny had asserted that an additional 1 % of GDP would yield the distinction of promoting Mike to three stars.

Joe Conway (left), Mike MuUen, and Russ Hermanson present our Class of 1968 personal gift to Jay in his Pentagon office 107

Mike Hagee (left) receives the I MEF colors In speaking with Mike, he told me that other '68ers in die Corps have recently assumed new leadership positions in the Pacific theater Fellow three star Chip Gregson departed the Pentagon in July to assume command of the 3rd Marine Division, and Charlie Bolden assumed command of the 3rd Marine Air Wing in August. Congratulations to all our Leathernecks!

Jayne and Steve Haines again hosted a megasocial event for West Coast Classmates in conjunction with Mike's assumption of command, and 1 wish to thank them for taking the time to forward the program for the ceremony and the nice group photograph.

dential areas. They did still look the same, though, even the pool where I worked as lifeguard. (USNA swim classes did have some payoff) 1 live in Huntsville, AL, but the company I work for is headquartered near BWI airport, so I do get up there frequently. Both my sons also live in the D.C. area, so I get to see them often. Although Huntsville is an Army town, we have an active USNA Alumni Association Chapter with monthly lunches. We manage to give the Army a hard time as much as possible (especially when we win in football).

This past year has been eventful. I got divorced after 30 years of marriage, my youngest (only daughter) graduated from college, I have been president of the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, and my company started a new business doing contract airline and general aviation maintenance at BWI and Philadelphia airports! We just won a new contract to continue our support of the Army Aviation and Missile Command here in Huntsville, and I also manage a contract we have with the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, GA. The company also has contracts with the Navy and Air Force in the Maryland-D.C. area.

One of my frequent means of transportation is a 1941 J-3 Clipped-Wing Cub. U belongs to a friend who moved away in January and left it here for me to fly until he could find a place for it. I have flown a lot of different civilian single-engine aircraft, but this one has been the most fun flying since the Phantom lis I flew in the early 1970s. My vacation last summer was eight days flying that airplane around Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. I also fly a Cub on floats around the local lakes and hope to build an amphibian in the near future (with all that extra money I have now that my daughter is out of college).

I haven't been to any of the reunions, but hopefully that will change. The only Classmate I have seen very much is Bob Schreiber who comes to Huntsville occasionally for a simulation conference. I have talked to Jeff Cook several times, and a few years ago we managed to meet for breakfast in Crystal City. If anyone else gets down this way be sure to let me know.

'68ers attending Mike Hagee's assumption of I MEF command include (1 to r): Dick Evert, Chip Gregson, Jim Longerbone, Mike Hagee, Jim Treadwell, Steve Haines, and Brade Phillips

John Robbins with a 1941 Piper J-3 Clipped-Wing Cub

Steve and Jayne also were considerate in forwarding two large group photographs showing the total of 36 husbands and wives from our Class who attended their party for Diane and Dennis Blair last April, but I regret that space limitations prevent me from running them with the column.

John Robbins (phantom-ii@usa.net) emailed me this informative update on his activities: In June I went to a conference in Raleigh, NC, that was held about two blocks from the apartments where Jeff Cook, Chip Drury, and 1 lived while we were going to graduate school at N.C. State University. Although they were several miles from the campus back then, they are now almost surrounded by the university and associated resi-

Thanks for that great update, John. I received a similar note from Ned "civvies for me in ' 7 3 " Garrigues (Garrigues4@email.msn.com) that I have reproduced below: After three and a half years as professor and chairman of plastic surgery at the University of Kansas, I have retumed to San Diego, where I am at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. My practice continues to offer academic opportunity, but is a significant departure from the full-time teaching of how to run a surgical-training program. I've noticed the weather is a bit milder in San Diego than Kansas as well!

Maxine and my two sons chose a different path than the Academy. The younger will be a freshman, the older a senior—both water polo players

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at Harvard. We travel east frequentiy for games, and are particularly looking forward to seeing them play Navy this fall. My time beyond work continues to include outreach surgical missions to developing countries, most recently to Havana and aboard a missionary hospital ship in Benin, Africa.

While in Kansas, I took up wild turkey hunting, and I visit a different state or two each spring for same. If any Classmates enjoy that arcane and frustrating pursuit, give me a call, and perhaps we can "camo-up" for a joint hunt.

I think that I will stick to hiking, camping, and fly fishing in the Rappahanock River for recreation, Ned, but speaking of your surgical skills and "camo"—of the natural variety—I would like to inquire about your rates for liposuction!

This just in from Jim von Suskil (von.suskil@ worldnet.att.net): I retired from the Navy in 1995 and took a job with PECO Energy. I left from the Pentagon, so it was easy. Chuck Mayer and I work for the same company, but in different places. Susan and I live about 15 miles west of Philadelphia and charge reasonable rates for room and board over Army weekend (except for this year's Baltimore venue).

Additionally, as the newly appointed Web master for the 2nd Co., I would be pleased to hear from any of my 27 Co. mates, in an effort to put together a Company directory of electronic addresses.

Again, thanks for the magazine. Beat Army!

Speaking of Army, those of you—like me—who delayed your ticket purchase until after 1 August leamed the hard way that the game is sold out! Great news for the team and TV ratings, but bad news for procrastinators.

I will close this month's column with some personal news. In July, Diana and I fraveled to England for my daughter, Laura's graduation from the Birm i n g h a m C o n s e r v a t o i r e . S h e r e c e i v e d her bachelor's degree in music with honors (piano) on a Friday and was married the following Monday to an Englishman in a beautiful ceremony in her new home of Sfratford Upon Avon. "Concurrent planning and execution" are the only way to go! If anyone would like information on staying in a fully fumished and renovated 16th-cenmry cottage located along the River Avon just a block from the Royal Shakespeare Theater—at very affordable rates—drop me a line.

During a reception at the Chinese Embassy in August, I met RADM Don Weiss and Terry Glover.

Don is now working Asia-Pacific security matters in OSD, and Terry is with the Center for Security Strategies and Operations with the Anteon Corporation. We rely upon a number of Anteon's analysts as authors for Sea Power.

That rounds out all the news that's fit to print! I thank everyone for the great job that they're doing providing me material for the column. Keep it up!

All the best, Gordo

Keep in touch with classmates.

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Gerry Doempke finally found time to get some film developed, and would like to share his photo of the Class of '69 motorcycle contingent at Rolling Thunder XIII this past Memorial Day weekend (28 May 2000). Left to right: Tim Sullivan, Jerry "Wop" Motta, and Gerry Doempke. Somehow they managed to find each other among the thousands of riders in the Pentagon parking lot. About a halfhour later they were riding through the streets of D.C. ending at the Vietnam War Memorial. Tim and Gerry rode last year; this was Jerry's first ride, but they are already planning on making this an annual event. Lanny Hunt has ridden in the past, but wasn't able to make the ride this year. As for Gerry, he's changed jobs from DCS Corporation to SAIC, to support the new office of the Director of Interoperability on the staff of the Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L). Interesting work, but like many Pentagon jobs, it only involves less than half a day's work (8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.!) Thanks for the letter Gerry!

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Pres: CAPT Edwin "Steve" Potts, USNR Vice Pres: F.H. "Mike" Michaelis Sec'y: A.L. "Al" Cipriani Treas: Steve Ward h: 703-864-1775: w: 703-620-2279 Corr Sec'y: Dr. Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310 e: hudocksa@ingalls.com What about that football team! Hope the weather holds out for the home games this year—the worldclass '69 tailgate will continue in the same place this year so come on buy, renew some old friendships, have a drink, and enjoy the Blue 'n Gold camaraderie—nothing like it anywhere in the world!

We received word that Jay Munninghoff is fighting cancer He had an operation last month to remove a tumor from one of his lungs, and during the operation the docs found the cancer was much more serious and widespread than they had believed. He had the first round of chemo and apparently it really kicked his butt, so he spent some time in the hospital receiving nourishment and getting ready for round two. According to his wife, Jan, spirits are good. We have the following locating info on Jay for those who want lend support: 3221 Club Breeze Drive. Memphis, TN 38125-8876.

The support Jay and Jan have received up to now has been both gratifying and perhaps at times a little overwhelming. In an effort to assist Jan, the "Munninghoff Fan Club" has designated someone as "corresponding secretary".. .he is Bob Kiem and his email is bobkiem@aol.com. It is suggested that emails be sent to him and he will deliver them to Jay and Jan. (Editor's Note: Since this column was written.

Jay has passed away. Details will follow.)

Kat and Jake Jacobs spent June flying across the U.S. from Virginia to Montana and up through Canada to tour Alaska in their single engine Mooney. Highlights included flying around Mt. McKinley/Denali on a rare clear day, viewing myriad mountains, glaciers and lakes, visiting the University Museum at Juneau and making many new friends. The weather was unseasonably good allowing for a non-stop flight down the inland passage from Ketchikan, after checking out the totem pole park, to Whidbey Island in Washington. In fact the longest weather delays were on the retum flight chasing a front of thunderstorms across the U.S.— what ttavel agent could possibly book a St. Marie, Idaho/Cody, Wyoming/Fort Dodge, Kansas/Sidney, Iowa itinerary? They expect the summer to be headlined by roommate Douglas Liebschner's wedding at West Point near his home in New York. Nice note Jake, thanks.

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Kat and Jake Jacobs with their single engine Mooney The Class of '69 Foundation meeting is scheduled for Friday, 20 October commencing at 2:00 p.m. in Ward Hall Conference Room 101 (second deck landward end). For voting and dues information please check out the USNA69 Web site.

That's all in the mailbag this month. Enjoy the fall and the Navy Wins!! Beat Army—Steve

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Pres: Fred Hall Sec'y: CDR Royal Connell, USN (Ret.) 1978 Valley Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401 e: njrotc@arctic.nadn.navy.mil Greetings all, this is the lame duck article.. .written just before the Reunion but which won't be seen until after the Reunion. Hope we all had a great time and I hope we can remember it.

Anyway, there are a few little things to talk about so I'll get them out to you. First of all with all the pressure I put him under Ed Moore had a mild heart attack recently. He is fine now but he had some chest pains and sweating on a recent Sunday night and his wife, Lisa, called 911. They admitted him to the hospital for observation and to schedule a fread mill test. He had another episode of chest pain and sweats Monday moming. The doctor suspected a blockage in the artery. Tread mill test canceled.

They gave him dmgs and blood thinning medicine for the procedure Tuesday moming. Tuesday moming, they did the dye test, catheter up the leg to the heart arteries. They found 95-99% blockage in one artery. They cleared that out. He is fine now, but has said that he'll never be registrar on another reunion committee.

Reunion Bits and Pieces I got an invitation to Ed Giamhastiani's change of command in July. He's leaving ComSubLant and going to be the Deputy CNO for Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments, N8. Scott Douglas sent a note that he was, unfortunately, going to have to back out of attending the 30th. Following his 30year retirement from the Navy, he was leaving Colorado Springs to take a position with Cubic in Honolulu.

Starting 1 September he had to get out there to find a house and put a kid in school. Terry Councilor was looking for "missing" 8th Company Classmates over the last year for the reunion and was finally able to get what might be a good email address for (now RADM) Alfie Graham. He is the Pemvian Naval Attache in London. Terry had been in touch with him

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sporadically (three or four times) since graduation but could never maintain regular contact. Kate and Ed McKenny are still with Caterpillar, but are in the process of relocating from Japan to Brazil. Friday, 9 June was Mark Rogers' last day at Vanderbilt Naval ROTC. He retired on 30 June on CARNEY ( D D G 64) in Mayport, FL. He notes that "As I tum a new page in my professional life, I continue to be amazed at how every time God closes a door He opens a window. My life is tmly blessed." Kent Hamlin sent a photo of his retirement as the senior reserve captain ED taken over in Jolly Old England with RADM Stephen Israel '67 the senior reserve ED.

industry fundamentals and fully realize the benefits from profit enhancement initiatives. In addition. Dale's understanding of markets and focus on customers will be beneficial as we continue to implement and expand our market driven strategy and culture."

There is no place in this article to put this next piece of news that will make it any easier Boh Baker sent us word on 4 August that Bob Tamburini's daughten Beth Tamburini, was in a fatal auto accident. The mass was celebrated at St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church in Garden City, Long Island on Saturday, 5 August. Condolences may be sent to: CAPT Bob Tamburini, R O. Box 949, Bridgehampton, NY 11932-0949; 631-5379079. The thoughts and prayers of all of us are yours Bob. Let the Class know if we can do more.

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ConEdison Solutions, the leading energy services provider in the northeast, announced that Louis E. Buck Jr., former senior director at Walker Interactive Systems and past chief accounting officer of Entergy Corporation, has joined ConEdison Solutions as its vice president and chief financial officer. In addition to his duties at ConEdison Solutions as CFO, he will play a leadership role in business planning and strategy development as a member of the company's Solutions Policy Team.

A resident of White Plains, NY, Lou began his business career 20 years ago after receiving his Ph.D. in finance from Texas A&M University, an M.B.A. in business and industrial management from the University of Houston, and a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy. He joined Texas Utilities Company in 1980, where he held several management positions until his appointment as vice president and chief financial officer of North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation. From 1995 through 1998 he was Chief Accounting Officer of Entergy Corporation, a New Orleans based global energy services company.

In other business news, the chairman and chief executive officer of Temple-Inland Inc. announced that Dale E. Stahl has been named president and chief operating officer of Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc. and group vice president of TempleInland Inc. Dale has more than 20 years of experience in the paper industry, including having served as president and chief operating officer of Gaylord Container Corporation for the past twelve years.

Prior to joining Gaylord, he served in various capacities in the paper industry. Mn Stahl holds a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master of science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a master of business administration from The Pennsylvania State University. In making the announcement, Mn Jastrow said, "We have significantly repositioned our paper group to focus solely on containerboard and corrugated packaging. Dale Stahl's extensive experience and operational expertise will allow us to further capitalize on favorable containerboard

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Pres: CAPT Perry Martini, USN Sec'y: CDR Brian Horais, USNR (Ret.) 11234 Cranbrook Lane, Oakton, VA 22124 e: bhorais@schafercorp-ballston.com http://www.erols.com/horais/USNA1971.htm In my last article, I gave you a phone number to contact Al Ptak for nominations on new Class officers (The elections will be held next spring). I gave you Al's/ax number by mistake (did you recognize the tone...). His phone number is 202-220-2775 (Sorry, Al). Inputs/nominations for candidates for Class Officer positions are due to Al by 31 Dec '00.

I had a chance to visit Dan Hickey at his place of employment recently. Dan and his wife, Jeanne, are the owners and operators of Smith Point Marina on Virginia's beautiful Northem Neck. The Smith Point Marina occupies the north-eastem-most comer of Virginia where the Potomac River meets the Chesapeake Bay. If any of you remember taking the ttansport ships down the Chesapeake to Norfolk to meet our ships for Youngster Cmise—Smith Pt. was probably about the halfway point. (I was catching rays— or snoozing on one of the upper-upper flat surfaces, so I probably missed it). Dan came out to greet us (I arrived with two other friends on motorcycles) in his golf cart wearing a USNA Class of 1971 t-shirt. I'm not sure if everyone gets such a friendly greeting or if Dan was worried about the wrong element (bikers) invading his marina. It's tmly a beautiful piece of property—located not far from Reedville, VA. Dan tells me it's a 24/7-job—so you have to love it. From the looks of the Marina and its facilities—Dan loves it! Here's a picture of Dan and me in front of the Smith Pt. Marina store.

You can leam more about the Smith Pt. Marina at Dan's Web site: http://www.crosslink.net/~smithpt.

Paul Longinotti was recently named as vice president of ABS Sales at Greenwich Capital Markets (a leading fixed income investment banking firm based in Greenwich, CT) new branch office in San Francisco. The office will initially be devoted to the sale of mortgage and asset-backed securities (ABS). Paul's last assignment was as mortgage department sales manager at Deutsche Bank.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced on 5 July 2000 that the President has nominated Navy VADM Scott A. Fry for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as director. Joint Staff, in the Pentagon. Fry is currentiy serving as director for Operations, 13, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Jeff Steelman sent in a short note on his relocation to the D.C. area. Jeff has taken the position of Director, Naval Programs at Thomson-CSF, Inc. in Alexandria, VA. Jeff and Mary have lived in Mississippi for eight years where he was directon business development at Litton Ship Systems. The Steelmans look forward to moving back into their home in Fairfax in August. (Jeff just bought his Navy season tickets so he says they're doomed for the coming season.)

Al Wall, his old roommate, is ComPhibRon 5 and getting ready to deploy. Al and Colleen are living in San Diego now.

Ellen and Boh Annis are enjoying Bob's retirement to the max. Bob is playing the stock market and golf, in that order, and refuses to work. Welcome back to the D.C. area Jeff!

Gay and John Ball sent in a note from Texas, enroute to their new home in San Diego. John retired from a job as a test pilot with Bell Helicopters (he says they needed to get out of the Texas heat— with their temperatures over 100) and is on to a new adventure. Their two sons live in San Diego, so the move will bring the family closer togethen John says he won't even miss flying much. He will be a financial planner working with USPA&IRA and active duty military families in San Diego—a real career change and challenge.

Gay and John just got back from another awesome vacation. The day after he left Bell helicopters, they flew to Lisbon for a week cruise to Barcelona aboard the staysail schooner ship WiNDSTAR, which they have been on the last two summers. Not exactiy like the Med. cmises John did in the '70s! Rode a camel in Tangien sailed near Gibraltar while eating supper on deck, toured the Alhambra in Granada, saw where Henry the Navigator was in Portugal, toured beautiful and warm Ibiza and Menorca, had fantastic food, excellent coffee, renewed friendships on the ship, and saw some beautiful scenery. Wow. Gay and John were glad they were able to do it, and what a nice break.

RADM Dave Polatty assumed command of the Naval Training Center Great Lakes, on 12 August 2000 at Great Lakes, IL. Dave's previous command had been as Commander Carrier Group One at Naval Station, North Island, CA.

L to r: Steve Ayers, Bill Luckey, Paul Timmins, Roger Young and Mike Bluestein L to r: Dan Hickey and Brian Horais Shipmate, October 2000

Hats Off! 30th Reunion class of 1971

All hands on deck! Block these dates: 20,21, and 22 September 2001 ^ ^ W

^ Embark upon a moonlight Dinner Cruise ^ Enjoy the legendary Tailgate Tent Please advise your Company Representative or Class Secretary of your current land and e-mail addresses. We also need your help in locating our missing classmates-include their address as well.

(A prize wiU be given to the company with the most current addresses!)

L to r: Paul Timmins, Bill Luckey, Steve Ayers, Mike Bluestein, and Roger Young Steve Ayers sent in his annual report and photographs from the 16th Company Testosterone Festival. In Steve's words, this was either the 10th, 11th or 12th annual reunion (I guess that testosterone gets to you after a while...). This years event was hosted by Roger Young in Reston, VA, the weekend of 5-7 May 2000. Paul Timmins, Bill Luckey, Mike Bluestein, Steve Ayers and Roger attended.

The weekend included a Friday golf outing and visits to D.C. tourist attractions on Saturday. Steve included some photographs to document the event.

Shown left to right in the photograph on the Mall are Steve Ayers, Bill Luckey, Paul Timmins, Roger Young and Mike Bluestein. The large spike on top of Steve's head is not really his hat—it's the Washington Monument. The Testosterone Five also visited other D.C. memorials, including the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. A group shot was taken in front of the famous "breadline" sculpture with the inscription "Ill-housed, Ill-Clad, Ill-Nourished." (I'm not sure the Testosterone Five live up to this inscription—too well fed). Shown left to right in the FDR photograph are Paul Timmins, Bill Luckey, Steve Ayers, Mike Bluestein, and Roger Young. Steve pointed out that their visits to the FDR and Vietnam memorials were very moving experiences. Roger rounded out the weekend's activities by cooking meals for the crew and mmor has it that he has actually tumed into a decent cook. Steve pointed out that he tumed 50 in May and has the distinction of being the youngest in the Class—but that doesn't mean much now that we are as old as this. Steve passed his 20th year at SAIC in San Diego and is giving serious thought to retirement. He and his wife are in the process of selling their suburban house and moving into a high rise in downtown San Diego—to be closer to the new Padres ballpark and to participate in the urban renaissance in San Diego.

Mark Macklin, who was not able to attend this year's Testosterone Festival (TestFestRest), is mnning Macklin Distributing in Springfield, MO. Dave Morgan sent in a short note on his recent trip to Tampa, FL, to visit his folks with his new son, Cody, who is almost 2 years old now. While there, Dave visited with Marsha and Mark Krivonak. They came out to Dave's folks for lunch on Sunday and spent the aftemoon talking about old times at the Academy. They had a great time!

It's only been 30 years since Dave has seen or talked to anybody from those days! Dave has decided to attend the 30 year '71 Class Reunion and actually is looking forward to it very much. Dave stated that he hasn't been back to Annapolis since he left there.

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On a sad note, I received notification that Bill Rightmire passed away in a single engine aircraft crash near Aspen, CO, on 10 July. Jim's wife, Rhonda, and his youngest son, Keith, were also killed in the crash. His oldest son, James, wasn't along and survives. Memorial ceremonies were held in Littleton, CO, on 14 July 2000. Jim Searing, who was Bill's roommate for three-and-a-half years, attended the memorial ceremony.

That's all I have for now. Keep the inputs and photographs coming via email and regular mail.

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Pres: Tom Storch Sec'y: RADM Tom "TJ" Wilson III, USN 8310 Gushing Court, Springfield, VA 22153 h: 703-913-0094 e: Tjwilson@erols.com Classmates, My ugly little secret is that the Navy pays me to do what I would pay them to let me do. This update comes to you from Aarhus, Denmark, via the marvel called the Internet. I have just completed the coldest July of my entire life. Admittedly I'm from South Carolina, but even so, one should not have to wear a sweater in the evening in July, even in Iceland! Enough of that, let's press on.

Some months back I reported that John Benjamin was working on John McCain's campaign but was otherwise out of work. John has reported that he is now off the public dole and back to being a taxpayer He is with Duke Engineering & Services Resources working a steam generator job at Indian Point 2 Plant in New York. Nice going John... now get to work!

I received a nice note from Robin Franke '84.

Robin informed me that, thanks to the efforts of Randy Hess at the Postgraduate School, '84 was able to mobilize assistance for the family of one of their Classmates who died while assigned to NPS. Nice going. Randy. That's "taking care of our own" at its finest. And to Robin and all of '84, our condolences on the loss of your Classmate.

Jerry Hogan (jhogan@kconline.com) checked in and reports he is president of The Resource Development Group. He forwarded a lo-o-o-ng email from Ken Johnson with lots of news that I will summarize. Bob Barnes is at Carlisle Barracks teaching at the Army War College. Don Randall is at ComSubLant. John Jaurequi is going great guns with Dyncorp. He hasn't changed a bit except for some gray hair (How odd, gray hair in his late forties!?!) Mark Geschke moved to Florida and works with a defense contractor Randy Mollet flies with Federal Express. Chuck Poltack is with a local company in Manchester MA. And finally Ken is working as an archivist at the National Historic Center's Operational Archives. Great update, Jerry and Ken. I also received a short update from Dan Couch.

All is fine with him and his family. He occupies his time by working in Russia and Ukraine in a program to improve safety at their nuclear power plants.

We do, indeed, live in interesting times. Stay in touch, Dan. Jim Masterson (bat73@aol.com) reported in with a problem that would cause many of us to wake up screaming in the middle of the night. He recentiy moved to Boca Raton, FL, (that's not the bad news) and his personal address book in the computer didn't fare well. I guess the ones and zeros got carsick.

Anyway, he is now out of touch and wants to get back in touch. By the way, he is most happy that the Navy-Nofre Dame game is in Florida this year.

Deb and Tom Kilicline are in the process of moving from Stuttgart, Germany, to San Diego where Tom will be COS at CNAP. Tom, remember that unlike German autobahns there are speed limits in Califomia!

Finally this month I have a small picture of two of us taken in far away Iceland. I was visiting Reykjavik with 1,100 of my closest North American and European friends and Dave Architzel was kind enough to make us all feel at home. The visit was really well done and Dave deserves all the credit.

Dave Architzel and Tom Wilson That's it for this month. Thanks to all who took the time to send in the news. We all like to keep in touch so please keep those emails coming. Have a great October and Beat Army.

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Pres: Steve Middleton 516 Green Forest Drive, Sevema Park, MD 21146 Cori Sec'y: LtCol John Brown, USMC (Ret.) 15791 Edgewood Drive, Dumfries, VA 22026 h: 703-583-0385; e: jrbrown74@home.com

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Pres: Steve Hubbard Sec'y: CAPT Larry Warrenfeltz, USN 21 Colony Trail Drive, Mandeville, LA 70448 h: 504-626-4964; e: highvolt_sid@hotmail.com Dear 'mates.

With Dennis Miller having either saved or sunk Monday Night Football by the time you read this, it is time for my annual rant on the unfairness of having to write an October column during a Louisiana August. With overnight lows dipping all the way down to 81 degrees and dew points so high that my eyeballs fog up when I leave the air conditioning, it's just dum near impossible for me to visualize sitting in the stands in Annapolis in my Navy sweatshirt and trying to stay warm as I cheer Big Blue on to victory over mighty Rutgers. With our 25th Reunion taking place around the time you receive this edition of Shipmate, it makes it doubly hard to be interesting and relevant without repeating the news you just heard from 'mates at the festivities in AnnapoUs. Still, there are those faithful readers who were unable to join us at Homecoming and as your scribe, it is my duty to provide food for the mind and nourishment for the memory! (Not to mention something to read in the John.)

Tina and Andy Howard continue their evenbetter-than-we-hoped recovery from kidney fransplant. Both donor and recipient are back to work and laughing so much that they occasionally stress their respective sore spots. See Andy's Web site at http://web.wt.net/~achoward/Kidney.htm and give generously to the Polycystic Kidney Foundation!

Jon Stuffleheem (Admiral Boomer to you and me) sent an update right after successfully helping Jay Johnson '68 through his last day as Chief of Naval Operations.

Quick update on the Stufnebeems...saw Jay Johnson '68 through his change of office and retirement as his EA last Friday (21 July). Have detached from CNO's office (curtently on leave for two weeks) and will check in to the Joint Staff (J-38) in early August to relieve Bob Willard '73.

Put on 0-7 last Wednesday. Nan is still with me.

(God bless her!) Our two daughters will be seniors, one in college and one in high school, this fall. We're living in Old Town Alexandria and expect to be here for another couple of years. We're coming to Homecoming and looking forward to seeing many at the dinner/dance Friday night and Tailgater Saturday. Still Alive from '75!

From southwest Asia, Commodore Jim Hanna (cds50@cusnc.navy.mil) took a couple moments to launch some electrons our way as well. Jim was checking out the Class Web site and accidentally launched an email to me with only his address. I chastised him for holding out on the news, so he came right back with a great response:

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Rather than delay, I'll catch you up since we last talked (when I was trying to gut your budget).

Don't know why you need all that stuff. ..it's easy to say "hot and hotten hazy with blowing dust/ sand." Actually, I'm glad that worked out.

But now I've escaped from the clutches of D.C. for the third time. The tour started in April '97 on one week's notice to be Navy's JROC guy in N81.

Didn't have a clue what the JROC was...learned quickly though. Did that for about 19 months and then—as you know—got pulled over to take over the IWARS. I started pipeline in January with stops in Newport, Whidby Island, Fallon, Ingleside, Norfolk, Dahlgren, and San Diego. I flew out to Bahrain 18 May and took command of DesRon Fifty/ MidEastFor on 30 May. We embarked on EISENHOWER as Sea Combat Commander and Maritime Intercept Operation Commander—the infamous MIO. I have a small staff...smallest DesRon.. .but they're all great. We are at sea about 60 percent of the time. We also are rather involved with the exercise program and regional engagement, so that pretty much takes up the other 40 percent.

I've got a nice place in Bahrain.,,five-bedroom waterfront villa with pool in walled enclosure. Of course, I've been paying rent on it and have yet to spend a night in it! We bought another house in Baltimore. Linda will leave there and be out here in August. She's looking forward to it—should be a good break for hen She deserves to be spoiled.

She was working as a private duty nurse...she's gotten tired of the hospital assembly line routine.

She wants to spend time with the patients and the drive to save money has reduced the number of nurses on the floon Can't give the care she was taught to give at Hopkins.

Richard has just finished his junior year at Delaware...graduated from Bishop Kenny in Jax with class of '97, He's going to take five years and get a double major in history and biology.

Right now he's on the great adventure,,.somewhere in Montana backpacking. Andrew has finished his freshman year, also at Delaware. He's going for geology and getting really excited about rocks. Reminds me of all of thosefieldtrips with Dr. Thompson in Monterey. He wanted to drop out of school and live with us out here for two years. Gave him the big negative—he gets long breaks from school and can come out then. Of course, if we can work an intemship with an oil company that sets him up well then we may reconsiden He graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore with class of '99. David finished his freshman year at Loyola Blakefield in Baltimore, Calvert Hall's archrival, and had some twinges about leaving since he's known these guys since kindergarten. Since they've been telling him how cool its going to be, he's been a lot happier about it. I really look forward to having them out here, even though I won't be around too much.

DONALD COOK (DDG-75) will be out here shortly as one of my ships. I'll try and think of something creative to do with them as a '75en I'm sorry to be missing Homecoming, sounds like its going to be a great one.

Navy Blue to Corporate Gray—Nawrocki, Conrad, and Schenk at the Iwo JIMA christening

Richard Schenk is VPfor business development at Litton Ship Systems in Pascagoula, MS. Litton is building John Nawrocki's new ship, Iwo JIMA (LPD-7). John will be the commissioning CO. The photo shows John, Richard, and CAPT Bob Conrad at the party following the 25 March christening. Bob is the director, Asian Pacific Region of the Navy International Program Office.

Finally, I saw Joyce and John McTighe at a Special Boat Unit (SBU) 22 change of command ceremony on the Pearl River at Stennis Space Center, MS, this morning. The McTighe's came south from Dam Neck, where Johnny runs the Special Warfare Development Group. First time I ever saw the official party (in Full Dress White with swords) arrive for a ceremony in an assault craft. Cool!

Enough for today. I have two more "lame duck" deadlines between now and the time we gather in October, so I'll rant at you again next month!

Go Navy! —Larry

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Pres: Chuck Gorum 146 Prince George St., Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-263-3337; e: cgomm@annap.infi.net Sec'y: Chuck Dirienzo 476 West 465 South, Spanish Fork, UT 84660 h: 801-794-1818; w: 801-861-9219 e: cldjr@uswest.net Greetings, '76ers. I hope all is well with you. I have moved. My new address is 476 West 465 South, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. My new home number is 801-794-1818. My new email address is cldjr@uswest.net.

Now on to other Class news. Earlier this month I received an email detailing the plight of one of our Classmates. I would like to thank Lori Stegner for sending this information. The email is fairly long so I will give the highlights. For those of you that don't know, Tom Smith was in a terrible car accident in January 1982, married only two years. A lady ran a red light and walked away. Tom was left in a coma for three months. His mother said he came out of it very slowly and that actually he wasn't meant to live at all. Tom managed to survive and come out of the coma. Tom has been in a number of homes and facilities. Many of these facilities were sub-standard. The VA stepped in after he had a bad fall and mptured his spleen. Tom has been warehoused in nursing homes funded by the VA ever since. Tom had been living in Nashville, while his wife, Gail, had been living in Florida and collecting his checks. Lori knew Tom graduated in 1976 from the Academy and wanted to get in touch with some of his Classmates that might like to say hello via email through her (lstegner@oprylandusa.com).

She will take them to him and he can read them and catch up on what was going on in their lives.

She also got in touch with Chuck Gorum. He gave her John Sarao, who in tum lead her to Frank Rodrick. Many others have joined as the months have past. Their goal was to offer help to Gail to getTomoutof thehomehe wasin. Gail didn't want any help. After months gone by, Frank and Lori began to check into some of Gail's stories about the way she planned to get Tom out of Madison Nursing Home. Gail felt the VA should support Tom the rest of his life, while she continued to get his money. The VA is not set up that way. Tom will be released from the system and the money he receives

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is supposed to pay for his careâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the money that Gail has been getting for the last 18 years. A few weeks ago, Frank Rodrick spoke with the Smiths. Frank also spoke with Gail. Gail informed Frank that at the end of August when Tom would be finally released from the VA system, she was just going to leave him there and that someone would pick up the tab. Someone had to take care of Tom and she stated that Tom could never live with her again. As a result, there have been a number of changes and this has resulted in getting attorneys involved and moving Tom from his present facilities to a home that is better equipped to help him and give him a better life. We need to band together and provide assistance for a Classmate in need. If you feel you can help, please send anything to Frank Rodrick (rodrick@san.rr.com), 3067 Kames Way, San Diego, CA 92117. Should you like to speak to him about any of this, send him an email. We could use letters written to the VA in Nashville. Send them to Thomas R. Jensen, Director Nashville Regional Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1190 9th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37203. This is our chance to lend a hand to a Classmate. Let's not let him down.

I got a couple of emails from Bruce Franklin (seml00@mediaone.net). He wanted to let the Class know that he has been working with Pick Systems. http://www.picksys.com. This company is going places. He is in the technical support department as a senior technicad support engineer for Linux and Proplus. He is also assigned to the special projects concerning the Internet connectivity products like Flashconnect. Bmce handles intemational technical support for computer software. He also has his own company called Semi00. He provides IBM AS/ 400 files access utilities and contact management solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Currently he is also restoring an '89 Corvette, which you can see at his Web site, http://www.semlOO.com. Bmce is attending Califomia State University in pursuit of another degree, MIS. He also went on a fishing trip. On this frip he caught 15 mackerels and three additional got off the hook while trying to land them in the boat. There were about 50 people on the boat.

This was a twilight trip, a few miles off the coast of Califomia near San Onofre and San Clemente. They went out of Dana Point Harbon He was kind enough to send a picture.

Bruce Franklin goes fishing This in from Chuck Litz (Chuck.Litz@ DTRA.MIL). Last year, he attended the National War College at Ft. McNair (Class of '99) and in his committee was our Classmate, the infamous Marine, Chuck O'Neill. Chuck (Gordon.0'Neill@ carlisle.army.mil) is teaching the Army what tme ground pounders do and how to think strategically while chugging beer at the Army War College in Carlisle, PA. 114

There was also, from Ed Gilmore (EDWARD. GILMORE@BET.NET), a picture that was taken on 19 May 2000. This was a gathering of a few NAPS Class of '72 who went on to USNA in the Class of '76. This was a golf outing at the Beechfree Country Club in Aberdeen, MD. In attendance were: Mark Rupperecht, Steve Soules, Steve Chapman, Ed Gilmore, Tom Kennedy, Leroy Washington, Pete Varsanyi, Pat Brady, and Elliott Bloxom.

Gathering at Aberdeen Beat Army, more next month! Keep those cards and letters coming.

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Pres: CAPT Richard "Rick" White, USN 1404 Hunting Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21403 w: 703-602-7630 ext 200; h: 410-295-0089 e: (w) WhiteRW@navsea.navy.mil; (h) betwhite@erols.com Sec'y: Bob Sanderson 210 Autumn Chase Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-571-6267 e: mbsanderson@eartMink.net From the Yard (October Edition) OK, I'm back at the computer again compiling another month's worth of information about the illustrious Class of '77. However, I'm sorry to say that not much has been happening during the last month (except for our former Brigade Commander's frocking ceremony, which I'll discuss in a moment), and I haven't received any new emails or letters in the last month to include in this month's column.

Where has everyone been? Do people still take vacations during the summer? I hope things pick up soon or I'll have to start making things up! Fortunately, I've still got last month's column in the bag since I missed the deadline, so you now get to read exactly what you would have read last month had my juggling skills been a little more refined (hence the two versions of "From the Yard").

Anyway, Plebe Summer is just about to end (Parent's Weekend is in a few days), the Brigade is about to re-form (or is that reform?), and football season is almost upon us again. By the time you read this column. Navy should be well on their way to a winning season with convincing wins over Temple, Georgia Tech, Boston College, and TCU, and a close win against that old, arch rival. Air Force. (Why is it that I root for Army as long as they're not playing Navy, but I always want to see Air Force lose? Must be for the same reason that I always like to see Notre Dame and Penn State lose.)

Michelle and I have our season football tickets again, so if you're going to be at any of the games, please look us up or let me know in advance and we can try to hook up. I understand that our Class may have one of those helium balloons that you see all over the Stadium parking lot, and I'm trying to frack it down now. Be on the lookout for it, 'cause you never know who might be at the bottom of it!

For those of you who don't already know, Sam Locklear (samlock@erols.com) was frocked to rear admiral at a ceremony in Memorial Hall on 14 July

2000. The organizers were expecting a relatively small crowd, but with all of the well wishers, it was standing-room-only for almost half of the people who were there. Sam's daughter's, Jenn and Jill, were on hand to attach his new shoulder boards, which he immediately thought were very distracting with all of that gold, and his wife, Pam, gave him his new cover Our Class was well represented by over a dozen people including me, Dave Aland, Henry Brus (bms@jsc.mil), Jeanne and Dempsey Butler (dbutlerjr@compuserve.com), Julius Caesar, Jeff Holloway (hollowayjl@aol.com), Dan Lambert, Shelton Lee, Jim Lochry (jlochry@east. delfin.com), Carol and T\ig McGraw (tug_mcgraw@ sri.com), Jeff Sapp, Kathy and Owen Thorp (thorp@novell.nadn.navy.mil), and Betty and Rick White. Lee Geanuleas (SkateG@aol.com) found a way to be there in spirit through his wife, CDR Deborah Loftus, who also attended. Once again, our best to Sam and his family as they continue a remarkable naval careen Now on to what you should have read in last month's issue...

From the Yard (September Edition) Well, here it is the middle of summer in Annapolis, and the Class of 2004 is well on their way to enjoying the rigors of Plebe Summen Michelle and I caught a few glimpses of the new Plebes immediately after the 4th of July fireworks, which we watched from Farragut Field. It was a pretty phenomenal show (the fireworks that is), and the Plebes looked just as confused as I'm sure we did a few summers ago. By the time you read this column, the Brigade will have retumed, and the Plebes should have already done a few pushups at our first home football game against Temple. Every time I see the Plebe Class run onto the field after a Navy score to do pushups, it makes me pretty happy that we didn't have that "tradition" during our tenure.

By the way, if anyone knows the origin of the pushup tradition, please let me know since many people ask me about it at the games.

As I promised everyone last month, here is one of the few photos that were taken at Paul McMahon's (McMItaly@aol.com) post-changeof-command reception at his home in June. It gives us a glimpse of Paul's Academy roommate who continues to enjoy the fact that he has never been mentioned in a Shipmate column. Although I did promise not to mention his name, I'm sure he can't be too upset with a simple picture (and maybe an email address: rdrotz@aol.com)!

Bob and Michelle Sanderson, Pat and Paul McMahon, and Kristie and "Anonymous" Rotz The mailbag was pretty slim this month, so there's not a lot to report; therefore, I'm issuing a challenge to the Class. The Alumni Association has a 4,000-word limit on the length of the Class Column, which we haven't come close to breaking yet (longest column that I've written so far was 2,500 words). I'd like to challenge everyone to force me to be more concise in writing the column, which would happen if a greater number of you submit news and other inputs. I'd like to increase the Mail Bag Section and reduce the other sections. Let's see what you can do. On to the mail...

Shipmate, October 2000

From the Mail Bag Mark Kenny (mcskenny@aol.com) reports that he was out in Hawaii in May moving his family to D.C. after leaving a tour as SUBRON 7. He's been at OpNav (N-87) since March, and has seen a few of our Classmates in D.C, such as Joe Walsh, Bill Millward(william.h.millward@us.arthurandersen. com), and Dan Smith (smithdan@mindspring. com). He also said that he's looking forward to hooking up with some more Classmates after having spent six years in Pearl Harbor John Gaillard (gaillardjd@navsea.navy.mil) wrote to say that several Classmates attended Joe Kovalchik's (kovalchi@usna.edu) retirement ceremony at Alurrmi Hall on 26 May 2000. Going from his admittedly shorter memory, and hoping not to leave anyone out, John remembers the following 1st Company Classmates attending the ceremony: Herb Bracewell (hbracewell@erols.com), Dennis Dalton. Dave Finley (DavCFinley@aol.com), Jess Schrum (jess.schmm@aditech.com), Chris Diller, and Gary Grice. He said it was a very nice ceremony tiiat was followed by a barbecue at Joe's house, which was catered by Red Hot and Blue.

John was also in San Diego in early June and had lunch at the San Diego Yacht Club with Ray Higgins and Roh Jenks (robjenks@nosc.mil) as Ray's guests. John said that lunch was "quite nice," and reports that both Ray and Rob are doing very well for themselves. He also indicated that they were aware of several other 1st Company Classmates in San Diego, but they couldn't get anyone else to join them on short notice.

Dave Jensen (74502.2417@compuserve.com) admits to not having been a regular contributor to Shipmate in the past; and since he left active duty in 1985 to pursue an airUne career with Northwest Airlines, he's kept a pretty low profile. However, as a proud father he had to come out of seclusion to annoimce the graduation and commissioning of his son, ENS Dennis Jensen '00. As fate would have it, Dennis was presented his diploma by Sam Locklear. Dave says that the four-year experience was even more remarkable the second time around, and it went a lot quicker, too! ENS Jensen starts flight school in the fall.

Proud father Dave Jensen with his son, Dennis, during Commissioning Week 2000 The Virginian-Pilot reported on 22 June 2000 that Charles L. Watkins (clwatkin@dpcmail. dukepowencom) had been named Vice President of Corporate Development for Landmark Communications Inc. In addition to graduating from our illustrious institution, Charlie received an M.B.A. from the College of William and Mary, and was formerly the president of DukeSolutions in Charlotte, NC. He also held various positions at the Norfolk-based Jonathan Corporation, including chief financial officen and was president of Epsilon Technologies in Portsmouth, VA. (I realize that Charlie's email address may no longer be correct, but it's the only one in my records, so if anyone has a better one, please let me know.)

Finally, I have some sad news to report. CDR Kerry Knoizen died of a heart attack on 17 July Shipmate, October 2000

2000 while vacationing in Weirsdale, FL. His most recent duty assignment was as a staff anesthesiologist for the National Naval Medical Centen in Bethesda, MD; he was also a member of the Board of Navy Mutual Aid and served on the Vestry for St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Herndon, VA, where he lived. Bob Andersen, who flew P-3s with Kerry, represented the Class of '77 at the service that was held at St Timothy's on 21 July 2000. Our deepest condolences go out to Kerry's family, especially his wife, Betsy, and their children, Lauren (16) and Christopher (14).

Class Communication We already have several Classmate volunteers who are working to help locate and verify the email addresses of their missing Company mates and provide the updated information to the Alumni Association.

It seems that John Gaillard has been pretty busy frying to locate all of his 1st Company Classmates.

He said that he's found everyone in the company except Jim Beaver, but Jess Schmm is reasonably certain that he'll be able to frack him down, too.

John is even contemplating a search for some of our more celebrated non-graduates, and he'd like to send special kudos to Jess for his efforts in helping track people down.

Bill Frost has volunteered to be the Class contact coordinator for 6th Company, and has sent emails to all of his 6th Company Classmates whose addresses are listed with the Alumni Association.

So far, he's only gotten responses from Jack Gavin (gav77@msn.com). Bill Bristow (wbristow@erols. com). Hank Brus (brus@jsc.mil), and Larry Laughlin (lklaughlin@aol.com), all of whose information is still good.

Other Classmates who have volunteered to locate and validate email addresses are Rick "Duke" Snyder (twamajordad@worldnet.att.net) for 14th Company, and Tom Osseck (usna7722co@yahoo. com) for 22nd Company. If anyone is aware of other volunteers, please let me know and I'll get the word out, or if you're a volunteer who is having difficulty locating people, I'll be glad to publish the names of the missing Classmates.

Closing Remarks In closing, please make sure to note my newest email address, which is mbsanderson@earthlink. net. After several recent changes in my work email address, I've finally decided to simply use my home email address for all personal correspondence. I promise that this is the last time I'm going to change it for a while (at least until the Alumni Association establishes lifetime email addresses). Also, if anyone has sent me emails after 7 July 2000 to any of my previous email addresses (i.e., bsanderson@ worksmartinc.com, bsanderson@anacomp.com, bsanderson@docHarbonnet), I did not receive them since those addresses are no longer valid, so please resend them to my home email address above. As always, drop me a line and let me know what's happening out there! Until next month. —Bob Sanderson

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Pres: Arch GrifUn Sec'y: Vince Balderrama 45 Littie Fawn Drive, Shelton, CT 06484 e: VBalderrama@Sikorsky.com Class Web site: http://usnal978.org Horace "Matt" Leavitt (leavitt@erols.com) starts out this month's column with some news about '78's progeny entering Mother B with the Class of '04 and following the same course we charted almost 25 years ago. "1-Day" on 30 June was a family reunion for the Leavitts. In Matt's case there is a long history of Leavitts who have passed through the "virgin" canons at T-Court. The senior Leavitt, Horace Leavitt Jr. '53, entered with the Class of '53. Then there is our own '78 version of Matt Leavitt (III) who now is followed by his son, Horace Madison Leavitt IV '04. Matt '53 came down from New Jersey to join Matts '78 and '04.

'78 thought that '04 had a good attitude about the day and seemed to adjust better to the rigors of "IDay" than he did. Could it have anything to do with that the fact that young "Of Four" had a couple of generations worth of "gouge?"

In further news of "I-day," Arch Griffin provided a list of other Classmates with kids who are sharing the Plebe experience including his own son, Jeff Griffin '04, who is in India Company (17th Platoon). Should all these pups make it through the next four years they and their '78 parents will be in the unique position of being able to claim common Classmate links. Don't be surprised to see a lot more Mids attending our tailgaters—they'll be our kids.

Here's the list of '78's Plebes and a photo of the Leavitt Navy men: Bob Novak (Patrick '04), Matt Leavitt (Matt '04), Mike Kalnoske (Justin '04), Arch Griffin (Jeff '04), George l^ree (Michael '04), Kevin White (Kevin '04) (He's also John Young's nephew) and Mark Fox (Colin '04). I also heard that Jock Maloney's son, Christopher '04 got in as well—though that not yet confirmed by Jock. All this news sounds like reason enough for a proud parent or two to drop a line.

Three Generations of Horace Madison Leavitt Bubba Lilly's wife sent a note about Bubba and their son. Sale Lilly IV '04. Talk about your small worlds—he's a 17th Company Plebe with Archie's son. Not only that, but his sponsors are Cheryl Ridenhour '86 and Chip Ridenhour! Sale IV (don't know if that makes him a Dubba Bubba), is a high school state champion wrestler who will now be slamming Woops to the mat for the Blue and Gold. Do we have an NCAA or Olympic hopeful in the works? As for Bubba, he's been working in the telecommunications industry with Motorola.

Just recentiy he transitioned to Giganet Wireless where Gordon Miller '83 is a vice president. Ahhh, that Navy connection never hurts. Bubba had a treat few of us get, he swore-in his son to the U.S. Navy on 1-Day. I suspect some of the aforementioned Plebe dads may also have claim to the same privilege but Bubba claimed it first.

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Bryan Livingston (livingston33@earthlink.net) and his wife had those twin girls! To be precise, Audrey Grace, 4 pounds 7 ounces, and her sister, Chloe Rose, 5 pounds 7 ounces, came into the world on Thursday, 13 July 2000 (which would make them the Class of—egad—'22). Thanks for the news.

Rich. By now the twins should be keeping mom and dad quite busy with the early a.m. "duets."

Paul Mansfield (PMansf9676@cs.com) sent greetings from Ellicott City, M D . On 9 June, he and his wife. Barb, had a baby boy, Mark Andrew.

Mark Andrew joins his older brother. Jack, to round up the Mansfield foursome. The Mansfields have been living up in Ellicott City for three years and love the area. Paul passed on the following news on o t h e r C l a s s m a t e s : T h i s F e b r u a r y o u r ' 7 8 Webmaster, M i k e Holden, retired as did Jack Christensen. Al Gonzalez is in Hawtdi, enjoying life at ComSubPac and dealing with personnel issues. Dirk Stanley moved to Arlington, TX, where he now works for Pratt & Whitney. Stan Labak moved to Annandale, VA, after his company closed down their Rhode Island operation. Ken Colby moved from Singapore to London. (Though Paul has a feeling that Ken's probably moved again.)

John Woodward now works as a civilian for the HH-1 program at NavAir in Patuxent Riven Woody also is involved with the USNA Alumni Rowing Club. My recent excursion in Turkey reminded Paul that he, Mike Holden, Ken Colby, and Stan Labak had agreed to meet at the Straits of Bosphoms on our fifth year anniversary. The closest anyone got to that was Ken, who sailed through it on our fourth year anniversary.

These days Jeff Fowler (fowlemavy@aol.com) and his family are leaming how to say "Howdy" instead of "Aloha." Jeff will soon get orders to be executive assistant for U.S. Strategic Command (ADM Mies, the four-star commander) at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, NE. Before heading out, Jeff passed command of Submarine Squadron Three on Tuesday, 8 August the Submarine Base Pearl Harbon Fred Butterfield (Fred.Butterfield@EM.DOE. GOV) and our Washington, D . C , area contingency held another '78 informal gathering at the Pentagon City Mall food court (above the Mefro station).

Like the last time, the event was intentionally lowtech and low-maintenance. There was no fee, no speaker and no agenda. It was a buy your own chow (lots of good choices around the fast food smorgasbord), stake out a table together (in the vicinity of the movie theatre), and enjoy the camaraderie and sea stories. Fred passed on that, for planning purposes, they'd be holding these luncheons on the last Wednesday of every other month, i.e., April, June, August, Octoben etc. They'll obviously have to play it by ear in D e c e m b e r ) . He's not a proponent of "spam mail" and doesn't intend to send a shotgun blast of info. So if you really want to be advised of when exactly these things will be held, drop him a line and ask him to add you to his mailing list. (You know that means you'll have to attend some of them.)

In closing, your Class officers have been doing some reflecting on our 25th Reunion (it's just around the corner from a planning perspective).

With that it mind, here's an open letter from our Vice President, Bob Novak (w: 703-601-5578; w: n o v a k r e @ j a s t . m i l ) , with an a d v a n c e p l a n n i n g request: Hey '78! It's been almost two years since our 20th, some of us now have USNA Grads and Midshipmen as our children and nine more '78 children were inducted on 30 June 2000, as the members of the Class of 2004. Lots of us are enjoying our "second careers" and none of us could fit into 116

our issue WUBA if our lives depended on it. Additionally, we as a Class are sponsoring PORTER (DDG-78), have bought a room at the USNA Robert Crown Sailing Center and continue to support and affect USNA directly thru the likes of CAPT Bruce "Baja" Bole, who is running the Plebe Detail, and CAPT Chris Wode, as a BATTO. As the Class VP, I recognize that everyone is busy, but we need to start to re-engage and build up steam to plan for the 25th Reunion. Arch Griffin (agriffin@xla.com), as your Class Prez, and Ron McNeal (mcneal@novell.nadn.navy.mil), have already done a lot of leg work in that arena, and now, we are in the process of starting to again get updates on email addresses, cunent bios, etc. We plan to use the Class Web page as the primary—if not only—venue for information for the 25th. If you have not visited it recently, please do so at http://www.usnal978.org/. Mike Holden has done a great job of making it a Class act and a great tool for us to do business. Please log on to it and check it out and update your bios. Also, please send this note to any other Classmate you keep on your email list and get them back in the loop. I recognize that we are three years away, but, as the past two years have flown by, so will the next three.

We also need to get Classmates interested in helping to plan and execute the 25th—if you want to help out, please give Arch or me a call. I am also interested in just getting us in the habit of hitting our Web page on a regular basis to be able to confidently use it as the best method of getting the word out. It saves the Class lots of cash over mass mailings and is in keeping with one of the goals of Arch and me. Hope you all had a good 4th of July and hope to see lots of activity on the Web page in the coming months. Beat Armyl '78, Sir! I reinforce Bob's request for email updates and news. It certainly helps us all out. I also would add another request: If you aren't already a lifetime member of the Alumni Association stop paying the annual membership rate and get on board as a lifetime member while it's economical (you still have enough "life" to make the amortized cost worth it).

If you know of a Classmate who keeps bumming your Shipmate, get them to join the Alumni Association and get one of their own. Come on, you're making the big bucks now and can afford it.

Well, that's it for now—Oh, one more thing.

Here's the Web site for our sponsored ship. PORTER: http://www.spear.navy.mil/ships/ddg78/. Check it out. Okay, gotta go now—Launchin' Spot Four from Homeport USA (Yup, I'm back from Turkey.

If anybody wants to hear some doing business-inTurkey sea stories he can buy me a beer!).

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Pres: LCDR Sean Cate, USN (Ret.) e: stcate@prodigy.net Sec'y: LCDR John "Wiz" Withers, USN (Ret.) 22445 Bluebird Court, Leonardtown, M D 20650 h: 301-997-1980; w: 301-342-4936 ext. 156 e: (h) WithersJ7@starpowennet; (w) WithersJD@navainnavy.mil Class Web site: www.usna79.com Greetings, '79! And welcome to the October edition of YNIB (Your Name In Bold). It's been a fairly active month in the Classmate information library, so let's get right to the bolded names.

This month starts off with the following update from our Class President, Sean Cate: Greetings, Classmates! In late June I received an urgent program-funding request from the Naval Academy Foundation. For those of you who

don't know, the Foundation is the money-arm of the Alumni Association, using your contributions to support USNA and Alumni programs.

The funding request was based on programs identified by the superintendent to support the Academy's strategic initiatives. Like all of you still serving in the military, and many of us serving elsewhere, the Naval Academy is faced with "doing more with less." Renovations of many of the 19th century buildings, including Bancroft Hall, take a big bite of the available funds for special projects. These special projects are important for attracting quality recruits to the Academy, as well as maintaining the existing infrastmcture.

While there are numerous programs that the Alumni are asked to support, the Foundation asked for our help on any of three specific programs.

We were asked to channel some of our Visitor's Center Bridge Wing account funds towards any or all of these three programs: the Volunteer Graduate Education Program (VGEP), a program that provides top Midshipmen with an opportunity to pursue master's level courses at local colleges; an orthopedic medical study that is conducting an experimental but promising orthopedic rehabilitation study; and funding for a master plan study for the Academy Cemetery and Columbarium.

Since the request was presented as "urgent" I wanted to act quickly, but on your behalf. I asked our other Class officers, Mike Parrott, Jeff Johnson, and Wiz Withers for their thoughts on this. Kirk Michealson left an active classmate association in the D.C. area before he departed for Richmond, VA, and a civilian career and I tapped into that resource as well. I was very gratified with the many replies I received, as well as the generosity of spirit they conveyed.

A consensus formed around our Class supporting the Master Plan Study for the Academy Cemetery and Columbarium. As several Classmates pointed out, the debt we owe to the World War II, Korean, and Vietnam era veterans, who are passing on to their final reward, is well worth our consideration. The Master Plan will identify new gravesites for a nearly full historic cemetery. It will also plan for memorial gardens and a small chapel, among other things. I have thus granted the Foundation $12,000 from the Bridge Wing fund to fully support this project. I have been promised that this memorial work will benefit the Academy and provide significant impact with our Alumni.

I also noted a great deal of interest in supporting the medical study. While there was some interest also in the VGEP program, it did not rise to the level of either the Cemetery Plan or the Medical Study. The medical study directiy supports the recovery of 25 Midshipmen who may otherwise have been medically discharged for such things as blowing out a knee. On your behalf, I pledged $3,000 for support of this project. Our total contribution of $15,000 towards these urgent projects still leaves us with sufficient funds to spend as we best see fit.

My thanks to all of those who responded. For those of you who raised questions or concerns, I have relayed them to the Foundation where they will be reviewed and answered. Thanks to the following for participating: Mike Parrott, David Pryde, Matt Coleman, Mac Sylvester, Joe Ciano, Grant Thorton, and a few others he relayed the message to, Craig Grabowslty, Tom Joyce, Charles Gittins, Tom Herrmann, Chris Wenz, Kirk Michealson and others in 22nd Company, John Counts, Rick Lopez, Jeff Johnson, Ohien Hunt, Frank Dombrowski, Mark Edwards, Ed O'Brien, and Ray Spicer.

We are looking at various other causes, including improvements to the Bridge Wing, for our remaining funds. In the near future you may also receive a letter from me requesting further donations to the Foundation to support myriad worthy causes that will continue to make the U.S. Naval Academy the premiere Service Academy.

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Thanks, Sean. And for those of you who would like to contact Sean directly about this or any other issue, please feel free to contact him at his updated email address, located in the heading at the top of this article.

Next, I want to send a special thanks to 19th Companymate Vince Bousa (vbousa@inetone.net).

Vmnie forwarded along a fantastic article about '79's former Class Secretary, Ken Russell. The article, 'The Man Who Fell To Earth" by columnist Rip Rense, was published in World Net Daily back on 24 November 1999, and describes Ken's decision to leave the defense conttacting world of Southem Califomia and head to the prairie of eastem South Dakota. It is too long to include here, and there probably would be issues over copyrights, publishing things without permission, and other such stuff that gives me headaches just thinking about! (Although I know I could count on all of you for my legal defense fund, right? Well?) Of course, the real reason that I don't include the article is that M n Rense is a professional writer and I can't afford the precedent of having professional writing appear within these lines! Anyway, the article can be found at: www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_rense/ 19991124_xcrre_the_man_wh.shtml Whew! Sorry about the world's longest link, but it's well worth the time it takes to type it in your browser ff it doesn't work for some reason, send me an email, and I'll send a copy along. KR, you've done well!

Even though I no longer wear the uniform, my current employer sees that I have ample opportunity to remember what Ufe is like on the deck of a BGB (big gray boat). A few months ago I had the opportunity to spend nearly two weeks on board CONSTELLATION, evaluating Army helicopter operations on afrcraft carriers. One aftemoon I was resting in the wardroom, recovering from a recent frek up to the 0 - 3 8 level for visiting the bridge. I was into my second bowl of the auto-dog when I hear a "Hey, Wiz!" and look up to see the supply officer, Mark Heinrich. We had several opportunities to chat during the next few days, and he gave me the latest gouge on what he was up to. Mark and Judy are the proud parents of two boys, Jared (11) and Colin (10). By now Mark has left CONNIE, has completed his program manager school at Fort Belvoir, VA, has put on 0 - 6 and is now the Navy's "Fuel Czar," in charge of the Navy Pefroleum Office. Mark let me know that Chuck Wright was slated to become CAG-5, while Don Quinn was taking over as CAG-9. They're probably both in their respective new jobs by now. A belated Congrats to them!

I had the rare privilege recentiy to receive a handwritten letter from B.J. and Bill Jones. They're living down in Pascagoula, M S , with their two daughters, Janyse (13) and Jamee (11). Bill's been a pilot with Delta Air Lines for almost three years now, and currently is a first officer flying MD-88s out of Atlanta. He's enjoying the fiying, but is still waiting for someone to hand him some FitReps or something else to do. M o m and Dad have become very active with the girls' middle school, so much so that the Joneses were recently recognized as the district's Parents of the Year (although Bill admits that the girls are quick to point out that no one asked their opinion!). He closes his letter by saying that Classmates visiting the Gulf Coast are always welcome to stop by for some tme Southem Hospitality. They can be reached at 4406 Willow St., Pascagoula, MS, 39567; 228-769-0321. Thanks for the note. Bill!

And so folks, another column has come and gone.

Hope you all are getting out and enjoying this great weatiier And while you're out there, take a moment

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or two and drop me a line. Otherwise, you're going to end up reading about my current house projects!

Anyway, go out and be like Humpty-Dumpty: Have a great fall! Until November, Wiz Omnes Viri!

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Pres: Tim Kobosko Sec'y: CDR Joseph A. Grace Jr., USNR 15 Allard Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9040; w: 504-539-9255 f: 504-539-9257; e: jgrace@notc.org Class Web site: http://www.USNA1980.org This may well be the last column that we see prior to tiie big Reunion day in October 2000. Our 20th?

Can you believe it? Lots of people have been putting in lots and lots of time to make this a fantastic experience. I am really looking forward to seeing old friends and catching up on the years. (See the reunion ad.) Lyle B u m h a m has been working on updating the Web page with all of the data. Here is a note from him.

Dear Classmates, We now have the Reunion registration page linked to the Class Web site. The Class Web site is www.usnal 980.org. At the bottom of the page there is a link to the Reunion registration page.

Also, there is a link to the merchandise Web page.

You need to order your merchandise by 15 August, in order to receive it by the Reunion.

We also have a listing of Classmates' email addresses. Please send any cortections to bumham@ shore.intercom.net. Also, if you can fill in some of the blanks for Companies and email addresses, please send the information to me. If you have suggestions for the Class Web page, let me know.

Thanks.

On to the Mail Bag! It is always a kick to get notes from Classmates who haven't checked in since graduation. Josh Dorsey (24) (jdorsey@colt.com) is one of those who has flown under the radar screen all these years: The following is my update after 20 years (can you believe it?). Retired 1 June '00 after 20 years as an USMC infantry officer. Married Elizabeth Foster after a tour on the drill field, MCRD Parris Island. Have four children: Josh V (12), Achsah (11), Rebekah (9), and Hannah (7), Curtentiy work in sales/marketing at Colt, Hartford, CT, Reside at 24 Bears Den Way, Columbia, CT 06237; w: 800-962-2658 xl386;h: 860-228-0195, See you at the tailgaten Michael Peters' (mpeters@osmose.com) cousin, Dennis Peters '78, wrote in with an update on Michael: Michael and his lovely wife, Nancy, live in Buffalo, NY, with their three boys, Matthew (14), Jack (12) and Steven (7). Mike has just been promoted to Manager of Operations at Osmose, Inc., an intemational renowned supplier of wood preservation products and services for home and industrial use. He had previously been the director of marketing focused on the Osmose's utility-industry customers. Mike mentioned that he's recently tapped into a Class of '80 email group and has enjoyed reestablishing contact with his Classmates. Go Navy!

Out of the blue a note arrived from Jeff Abel (abelj@graphicpkg.com; w: 763-546-0220; f 763512-3897) who admits his failings as a correspondent: Hi there! This is Jeff Abel from 27th Company.

I think the last time I had an input in for Shipmate was somewhere around 1986 or '87 and that was done by my wife, Gail. I am not the greatest cor-

respondent. Howeven since things are much easier with email, I can provide just a littie update from the great Upper Midwest. I now live near Minneapolis, MN, with my wife and two teenage children. I am curtently an account technical representative for Graphic Packaging Company, the largest folding carton company in the U.S. I service one of our largest accounts that are in this area and take care of much of their packaging needs. It is not nuclear power nor rocket science.

However, it is a fun job and I work with many people in different areas of both companies. Since I work mostly with food companies, I also get many samples as well!

I was in the Navy in the Surface Nuclear Program for 11 years until I finally decided that seeing my family on a regular basis was more important than sea duty. Since then, we have bounced around locations in the Midwest under a militarylike, three-year rotation until finally settling in Minnesota. No, I have not met Jesse Ventura yet!

This area has been great for our family and we hope to break that rotation and stay here for a while.

I have to say that email has been great. I have heard more from Classmates in the last year than all the 19 previous years combined! Anyone who would like to contact me, send me an email. Thanks for all your efforts, Joe! There must have been guilt in the air as Don Harker (4) (dpharker@worldnet.att.net) also wrote in after a 20-year vacation: After reading the column for 20 years I guess I should make a contribution. Here are the salient points in a nutshell. Drafted nuke in 1980. Very familiar with the Naval Academy Form-2 process at that time through cortespondence with ADM Hyman Rickover '22. Served on LAFAYETTE (SSBN 616B) and got out in 1985. Went to business school and now work for a consulting company in Chicago. My main project at this time is assisting the Department of Navy sell off its utility Infrastrucmre to private industry, so I tour quite a few Navy bases in the western U.S. It's a thrill to see our Classmates running these installations or their tenants.

Carol and I have four children. Our only daughter, Kristen, is going to be a "Tar Heel" down in Chapel Hill this fall. The oldest, Daniel, is on his way to the University of Illinois. I drill with DevRon 12 in Groton, (long commute, longer story) get to see Bill Collins (Company 04) every once in while I am out there. I also got to spend some time with Ann and Jim Ransom. As many of you may know, Jim has been outstanding as CO of MIAMI. Hope to see some familiar faces at the Reunion.

Tom Ryan (tryanl980@hotmail.com) sent in this note from Vinnie Shorts (shortsv001@hawaii. rr.com): Talked to Figs yesterday for the first time in months. You know how bad us guys are at communication. We have been here in Hawaii for almost two and a half years. I am working on CinCPacFlt Staff as the fleet readiness officer and Flying Hour Program managen We came here from my last squadron tour in Japan where I had VFA-27 (the best job of my life). We are due to leave here in May of '01 on the way to ICAF (Industrial College of the Armed Forces). Mugs has been doing a pretty good job of letting us know the major events, but it would be good to hear from you all. If you get to the island of Oahu in the next ten months please let me know. You can always get at least a free meal. Just wanted to say hello to Joe, Nate, Mugs and Charlie. Aloha, Dale L u m m e , (h: drlumme@prodigy.net; w: lumme.dale@hq.navy.mil) another from the 33rd Herd, has been missing in action for a few months and surfaced with this note: Roxanne and I have moved to Washington, D.C, from Norfolk. 1 am in my first day in my new job as the Deputy EA to the CNO. The change of command at the Naval Academy last Friday was tmly 117

a// Major Events 20 October 9:00 a.m.

Memorial Service 10:00 a.m. Class Meeting 6:00 p.m.

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21 October 10:00 a.m. Tailgater 12:00 p.m. Football Game We'U invite ADM & Mrs. Lawrence.

Information Methods * Lyle Burnham is coordinator (bumham@shore.intercom.net).

Collecting email addresses (verified 720 of 945 grads). * Will put email addresses on the Class Web page: www.usnal980.org.

Will use mass emailings to distribute information.

• Will send one "snail-mail" mailing to receivers of Shipmate Magazine.

•* Changes to email address should be emailed to Lyle.

Payment Information * Will link a separate Anchor Enterprises Web page for reunion event registration. Will send an email when the page is ready. * Will put links to local establishments (ex. restaurants) on Web page. * Regular prices for events will be in effect until 1 Octoben After that, prices for each event will increase $10. Final date for online signup is 10 October. * Due to limits on dinner/tailgater capacity, we do not plan on allowing walk-ons. * Must price events to be above cost; remaining funds will go to Class treasury.

Hotels * Loew's Annapolis is reunion headquarters. All rooms are reserved.

Registration * Regisfration will be Friday and Saturday at Lowe's hospitality room. * Will hand out memorabilia pack and nametags. * Will collect information about where everyone is staying.

Memorabilia * Anchor Enterprises link at the bottom of the Class Web page or http://www.usnaClasstore.com/80store.html. * Merchandise samples shown at last meeting. Very high quality. * Merchandise must be ordered before 15 August to arrive by reunion. * Reunion registration package will include two lanyards, two coozies, two stadium cups, and one reunion hat in a plastic bag. * Cost of reunion registration package is $40. Package is required for each Classmate attending.

Memorial Service * Mike McDaniel (mcdanielmh@aol.com) is coordinator * Will be held in Memorial Hall. * Will contact deceased Classmates POC (ex. widow, parents, etc.). * Will ask POCs to provide personal info (ex. pictures).

Class Meeting * Tim Kobosko is coordinator * Will be held in Rickover Hall. * Will hold class officer elections. * Will discuss fundraising projects.

Golf * We will not have our own Class golf toumament due to scheduling problems. * The Alumni Association has golf available on Thursday and Friday.

Sign up on www.usna.com.

Dinner/Dance * Randy Pizzi (rpizzi@arinc.com) is dinner coordinator * Will be held at Loews Hotel.

•* 6:00 p.m.—Cocktails; 7:00 p.m.—Dinner * Maximum attendance is 700 persons. * Dress is coat and tie. * Dinner will be sitdown. Open seating. (Nametags available upon arrival for reserving seats.)

Menu * Butler served hors d'oeuvres (to be selected). * Salad (to be selected). * Chicken breast and gulf shrimp. * Dessert (to be selected). * Cash Bar Beer and liquor available. * Wine will be available for purchase at tables. * Cost is $60 per person.

•* Will have a disk jockey. * Will have video montage display—coordinator Scott Stewart. * Will have stationary professional photographer—Dave Foy. * Will have roving digital photographer and roving digital videographer Tailgater * Jane Sexauer (sexemum@aol.com) is coordinator * 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m., 21 October * Catered by Tmffles (used by 1979 for their 20th—great reviews).

Menu •* Vegetable beef soup * Baltimore style pit roasted beef * Westem Maryland pit roasted Cumberland Gap ham * Louisiana Gulf shrimp * Italian sausages with Holland peppers •* Carolina pulled pork barbecue * All American Esskay franks •* "Mom's" homemade macaroni and cheese * Homemade potato salad and cole slaw * Potato chips and pretzels * Dessert—frosted sheet cakes * Beverages—wine, been iced tea, lemonade, sodas, hot chocolate, coffee, tea, cash bar * Will have fancy bathrooms. * Cost is $35 per person. Persons ten years and under, no charge. * Will reduce number of table and chairs by 30% from 15th reunion. * Location is being atrranged by Brian Burlingame. * Will hand out plastic cups upon arrival.

Game Tickets * Contact NAAA at 800-US4-NAVY. * If you have any questions about the event, go to the Web site and check out any updated data. Lyle Burnham and his daughter have done a great job of keeping the data current. Check it out! www.usnal980.org

Tim Kobosko (TKOBOSKO@TOAD.NET) is overall coordinator.

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outstanding. (It brought back a lot of memories of our fiin times in T-court.) Senator John McCain '58 spoke, along widi die SecDef, SecNav, CJCS and the outgoing and incoming CNOs. One of the Company reps. Bill Bowen, sent in a great upate on lots of Classmates: Got married to Leeann after graduation. Went through Nuclear Power training pipeline. Assigned to DACE SSN607 in New London, CT. Son Billy was bom in November '81. Got divorced after my first deployment. Met Stacey (my curtent wife) in 1984. She was a Navy nurse assigned to Naval Hospital Groton. A mutual friend introduced us. I left the Navy in May '85. Stacey and I got married in June of '85.1 have been working ever since in the sonar trainer and sonar system design and development field. I have been working for Northrop Gramman for the last five years and my latest project was chief engineer on a new sonar design and development program targeted at foreign naval sales. I have been involved in the entire process from in-house design, through development, production, and delivery of our first two systems to the Venezuelan Navy.

Stacey and I have two beautiful daughters, Brittany (14) and Katie (12). My son. Bill, just graduated from high school last month and is on his way to Fordham University in the fall. Brittany decided last year that she wants to go to USNA and is focusing all of her energy in that direction (she starts high school this fall). Katie will be starting seventh grade in the fall and is still figuring out what she wants to do!

My personal life has been busy too. For the last ten years, I have been very involved in Boy Scouts.

I was Cub Master and Webelos Den Leader for two years; I started a new Boy Scout Troop and served as Scoutmaster for four years; I was a district vice chairman for two years and am still involved on the district training committee. The last three years I have been working with a Masonic Youth organization called Job's Daughters. Both of our daughters are involved and I have been the Associate Bethel Guardian for the past two years.

This year I am also serving as a Grand Guardian Council (state level) Officen I enjoy keeping busy and giving something back to the community.

Stacey left the Navy in 1988 and we moved back to Maryland so that we could see my son, Billy, more often. We have lived here in Carroll County (about one hour northwest of AnnapoUs) ever since.

Kathy (Carlson) Ozimek: Graduated from flight school October '81. Assigned to VXE-6, Pt. Mugu, CA, (the squadron that flew C-130s in Antarctica) as a Polar Transport Navigator Married Pete Ozimek '77, July '82 (between Antarctic deployments). Transferted to VQ-3, Barber's Pt. Hawaii (Strategic Communications squadron flying EC-130s) in July '83.

Transferted to CinCPacFlt (also in Hawaii) as submarine communications officen Had Timothy in February '87. Accepted into the Advanced Education Program in May '89. Had Connie in December '90. Eamed master's degree in physical oceanography from University of Hawaii and transferted to VQ-4, Patuxent Riven MD, as tactics/communications officer in June '91. Moved with the squadron and my children for homeport change to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK, in March '93. (Pete stayed in D.C, where he was assigned when I went to Pax Riven) Tough year!

The family was reunited in Norfolk in March '94, when I reported to the Naval Safety Center as the Transport Aircraft Division Head, and Pete reported to CHEYENNE (still under construction) as the CO. We had a blast getting to know people from CHEYENNE and establishing that host city relationship with the ship. We even went to Wyoming for a vacation in the summer of '95, and were given the royal treatment at Cheyenne Frontier Days (big rodeo). It was really neat being part of the christening, commissioning and first underways for the ship. Transferred here to Hawaii in June '97 as XO of Cruise Missile SupShipmate, October 2000

port Activity. Retired 1 July 2000! Pete is now the deputy commander of Pearl Harbor Shipyard, and expects to get orders to a major command next summen As for my personal life, I've stayed active in our churches, either in the choir or teaching Sunday school. In Virginia, the church was so small that they had to resort to using me as the organist (they were desperate)! Both our kids are active in sports and scouting, so that keeps me fairly busy as well. I have done a reasonable job of staying in shape over the years, participating in short-distance triathlons, windsurfing and rollerblading.

Conrad Smith: Let's see, for an update...married in '83. Left the Navy in early '86, worked in corporate management for ten years. Divorced in '94 with two kids. Started my own business out in Seattle, remarried to Peggy and now have another child. Still mnning, enjoying life, trying to vacation enough to maintain a tan, even in Seattle.

Alex Schwan: By way of update: I sent this to Shipmate so maybe it is in the next issue for all, but here is the Schwan family log since Commissioning!

Curtent address: 26365 Bridgewater Rd., Punta Gorda, f=L 33983-8612; h: 941-624-2141; w: 941624-2100 or 800-398-8849.

Left Navy in 1985 (given choice between family and career). Would have liked to stay, but it was for the best. I still have USNA though! Unfortunately, leaving Navy did not salvage first marriage; divorced 1986. One child, Alana Love Schwan, just tumed 18, She is in college in Texas, Remarried in April 1992 to Anne. Added four wonderful children since. Jamie Lynn (15 April 1993); Natiian Alexander (22 Aug 1994); Laura Caitiin (7 May 1996); Rebecca Joy (4 May 1998).

If we were a little younger, might have had more.

Still may adopt?! We are done, but I will be a young man for a while.

Geographically/Navy Career, the 12-month Nuke Pipeline (Orlando, FL, then Springfield, MA,) after six months Recmiting duty in Richmond, VA, before I was stationed in Charleston, SC, through my resignation in 1985. Helped my parents relocate to Florida in 1987. Eamed professional engineer licensure in mechanical engineering in 1989 while in Florida. (To keep active, I occasionally take on consulting in geotechnical/ stmctural and environmental engineering areas.)

Opportunity to work on design of atmosphere control systems for SEAWOLF (SSN-2 I) at Electric Boat and moved to Groton, CT, in December 1989. Met my new wife in Groton in 1991, married in April 1992, took golden handshake at EB and returned full-time to Primerica Financial Services (PFS).

Relocated my national operations to Florida in 1995 where we are now.

Professionally, I joined A.L. Williams (now Primerica Financial Services) in 1982. Built my business through my departure from the Navy in 1985. Promoted to regional vice president in 1987.

I am curtenfly licensed in the areas of securities, mortgages, insurance, debt elimination, etc. It has been great to be able to build our business and still keep family the top priority (no 9-5). I never miss our children's activities and we also home school.

Tom Yates: After graduation I attended The Basic School in Quantico (a mere speed bump on the way to Pensacola). I received my wings in 1982 in Meridian, MI, and then I moved on to Yuma for the A4-M RAG. After the RAG I finally returned to my home state, being assigned to VMA-211 at MCAS El Toro. I left active duty at the end of 1986, and 1 began flying for Northwest Airiines in 1987.

After leaving active duty I continued to fly A4s in the Marine Reserves out of NAS Willow Grove, PA. I left active Reserve at the end of 1989.

For the last five years I have served as a reserve deputy sheriff in Los Angeles County. I really enjoy law enforcement work. It is a challenge and very rewarding. It is a definite contrast to my ex-

periences in the Marine Corps or as an airline pilot. I am currently flying DC-10s, based in Honolulu, while living in Palos Verdes, CA. 1 will be at the Reunion and I look forward to seeing everyone.

Derek Character (dcharacl @midsouth.rr.com) logged on the site to see what was happening for Homecoming and hopes to make it there. He now lives in Memphis, TN, and works at FedEx along with a bunch of other guys. Here's how you can contact him: Derek Character 336 Bluffside Pt., Cordova, TN 38018; 901-757-1280.

Greg Hightaian (gregory.hightaian@boeing. com), also checked in with a note to let us know that he'll be there in Octoben He is a manager at SSG&CO, and you can reach him at 314-233-3503 or at his email address.

Wayne Borchers (boresire@erols.com) wrote in after a very long hiatus with this note: Well, after 20 years of being a slacken and not contributing to the Class of 1980 column in Shipmate, I agree with you that an update is in orden I retire officially 1 August 2000, but have been on terminal leave since 28 April 2000. The family and I experienced a great retirement ceremony on the 28th hosted by a good family friend here in Virginia Beach. (Note to inactive rugby players: befriend orthopedic surgeons, they can't change your playing status, but they can make things like walking, driving, computer work and golf much less painful!) Dave Foy and Pat Castleman represented the 7th Company Seadogs, and my neighbon Kelly McBride, was in attendance to take some hard earned abuse during my remarks!

(Killer/Rat: remember the rabbit traps on Pensacola Beach?) Upper Class representatives included; Ron Hertwig '77, John Costello '78, and Tim Whited '77.

I am curtently vice president for technical applications with Organizational Strategies, Inc. OSI is a small company based out of D.C, but I work from my home office in Virginia Beach. Old habits die hard, and on more than one occasion I have very nearly donned the khakis before entering my home office! You gotta like having a ten step commute after battling 1-64 in Norfolk, and the beltway in D.C. Overall the transition has been smooth, even though school is out and both Kelsey (10) and Connor (7) are "in the house." Thank goodness Cathi has maintained her non-stop pattern of delivering the kids to swimming, wrestling, soccen baseball, etc. I do think the kids are expecting that when school starts back up that 1 will once again jump in my truck and drive to the hangar before they get up in the moming! Only time will tell how this new routine develops.

I am really excited about the lead project I am working on with OSI. We are teamed with Georgia Tech Research Institute (USNA grad and fellow 1520 Ron Wagner) in the development of an Electronic Performance Support System for P-3 maintenance technicians. I am working with stuff 1 really enjoy: aircraft maintenance issues, technical training, and computer-geek toys! Too early to tell where this will lead as we just had our kickoff meeting with NavAir, but expectations as far as cost savings and the improvement of technician troubleshooting skills are great.

Keep irT^KBfch with classmates.Update your email/ mailing address www.usna.com/misc/fornns/ changeaddress.htm or call 410-2634448 ext. 203 119

In closing, thanks for doing a great job as secretary, Joe. Hope to see you and everyone else at homecoming. My contact information is: h: 757481-40451; w: 757-481-7303.

Tina Dercole (Trte87@aol.com) wrote in with a promise to send in a picture from Craig Wilson's retirement, look for that in the next issue. You can reach Tina by email.

Each Secretary looks for those who will help in time of writing need and Joe Hell (Joseph.Heil@ b m d o . o s d . m i l ) has c o m e through a few times.

Here's his latest note: Been meaning to write; I knew you'd be sending a "help" email out though so I thought I'd wait for that. Looking forward to Homecoming—as 19th Company Rep I've been able to get good emails for 32 of 35 guys, and of those we have about a 75% "planning to attend" rate. Still missing in action: Pnidente Baysic, Mitch Crouse, and Pat Troy. Any leads on them can be sent to me. We'll be having a Company get-together offsite during homecoming weekend as well, but I'll get the specifics out to everyone laten I'm still at die Pentagon (BMDO), but will likely be investigating non-government job options within the next six months. Other Classmates I've seen or talked to recentiy in the area include: Rick Wendland (Logicon), Alan Easterling (NavAir), Ed Settle (NavSea), Mike Shane (SAIC), Steve Benson (CSIS), Pete Cotsonas (NavAir), Win Everett (NavAir), Rich Medley (OPNav), Don Babcock (OPNav), Dan Davenport (OPNav), Mike Brown (OPNav), Peggy F e l d m a n n (NavSea), Gene Huether (SAIC), and Jim Reagan (Mitre). Eric Giosa and John Widay have also been keeping up to speed with the latest email jokes.

Everything going great on the home front. My wife, Suzanne, is thinking of getting back to teaching this fall now that the kids are bigger; and my two boys, Patrick (10) and Philip (7), are busy with scouts and soccer; dragged me into coaching and den leader duties as well. Been swimming more lately and may be considering a relay swim of the English Channel next year. Mike Finley '79 and 1 have discussed it and I've put feelers out to some of the ex-Navy swimmers; will let you know if it comes to fmition. I guess a mid-life crisis can take on many forms! That's about all for now; hope to see everyone at Homecoming!

An incredible update came in from Jim Wilson (h: 804-285-1858; JWilson403@aol.com; w: 804343-5212; James.Wilson@KutakRock.com) that makes you really start to appreciate every moment of every day. Read on.

I got your email late this evening, and I thought I would drop a quick line to you to see if you can make it in the column. I went to Bill Webber's retirement at Indian Head last month. Of course he left a small very personal celebration for me due to the fact that although I thought I was about ten minutes late; I was actually 24 hours and 10 minutes late. I obviously spent too much time in the Reserve, because it never occurted to me that an active duty retirement would not be held on a Saturday. Bill was XO of the detached base at Indian Head and apparently a good time was had by all on Friday. Saturday was great, too.

The past year has been an interesting ride for me. I went to Paris as part of the DOD advance team for the Paris Air Show in May '99 for my annual Reserve duty. On the 13th day of 15 there, I had heart problems on a tour bus, fell over and almost did not recover I was without a heartbeat for almost 45 minutes while waiting for emergency medical. I was given mouth-to mouth by the bus driver (French men sure can kiss!) and the tourists tried CPR until medical help arrived. A shot to the heart and two times with the paddles and I was purting like a fine tuned automobile again. I went into a coma for 48 hours, was medevac'd to a French university hospital in Rouen and then to

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a USAF hospital in Germany, finally to Walter Reed. Four weeks in the hospital and no cause could be determined. I lost about 50% of my shortterm memory capacity but I was good enough to be sent home to Richmond to chill out and see how I would recover The recovery has been remarkable by any standard. The doctors at Walter Reed kept telling Vikki and me to be thankful I was alive, but that there was less than a 1 % chance of me being able to regain all of my resources and retum to the same work. It took me until December to get back in full time, but I am back at it and generally back to full speed. The Navy placed me on the temp disabled retirement list because I have a defibrillator in my chest now and can't fly. Bottom line—it was a long, strange year, but things seem to have worked out.

In the middle of all of this, the business and bankruptcy sections of my old law firm were acquired by Kutak Rock LLP out of Omaha, NE. This has brought mostiy subtle changes to what I do, but it is significantly different being in a 300lawyer national law firm with offices in 14 cities than a 17-lawyer local firm. The whole experience raised my appreciation for my clients going through an acquisition.

Last bit of personal news. I likely will see Navy play Georgia Tech in Atianta in September Why? Because it is on Parent's Weekend for the freshmen Class at Tech. Our oldest, Kevin, starts Tech as an aerospace engineering major later this month, I have to admit it feels a littie strange knowing I will be the parent at a Parent's Weekend.

Looking forward to Homecoming. I think I have some email addresses to pass to you and Lyle. I will get them to you shortly.

That's all for now. It was great to hear from those who rarely check in. I know it gets stale to always hear from the same people month after month— but I can only print what I receive. Thanks for taking the time to write and keep the Class spirit alive.

1 am really looking forward to seeing everyone in Octoben If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call. As always. Beat Army—Joe

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Pres: Robert D. Ravener Jr. 190 Bennetts Farm Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 h: 203-438-0867; w: 914-767-6127 e: T H E R A V 5 @ A 0 L . C O M Sec'y: Dave Ciccarelli 38484 Sorgum Court, Purcellville, VA 20132-3738 h: 540-882-4225; w: 703-416-0153 e: chicsan@aol.com (Ding, Dong) Aw, Man! Right when they're getting to the good part.

Honey, trick-or-treaters at the d o o r Answer it.

But I was just...

Watching "Star Trek" reruns. Dear, I know.

You've seen them a million times.

Dang! A man just can't get any peace.

And don't forget the wicker basket full of suckers.

Talk about suckers...Well, what have we here?

Trick or treat!

Aren't you a littie big to be trick-or-treating?

There's no age limit.

Still, and what's that? A bubble on your head?

What are you supposed to be?

A submariner.

Wait, you look familiar...in a 19 years distant sort of way. Are y o u . . . n o , you can't b e . . . J a c k Nicholson (jcnichol@eagnet.com)?

The very same. I've thought about trick or treating for 19 years and I ' m finally doing it.

No kidding. Well, here, have a sucker and bring me up to speed.

Well, after the pipeline I went to POGY, JOHN C .

CALHOUN and INDIANAPOLIS, plus shore tours at MIT/ Woods Hole, CinCLantFlt NPEB and the Joint Staff.

I'm now C O of WYOMING (Gold) in Kings Bay and having a great time.

That's not too scary, except for the underwater part.

Got married, too. Christine and I met during aviation P R O T R A M I D in P-Cola and we now have a daughter, Kylie (7), and a son, Matthew (5). We live in St. Mary's, GA, five miles off of 1-95 Exit 3.

Seems our ship was the top SSBN in the Navy for 1999. A D M Mies, CinC USStratCom, gave us the Omaha Trophy. And we gave him a WYOMING license plate.

Anyone else down on the FL/GA border?

Keith Bowman has MARYLAND (Blue), Pat Seidel has KENTUCKY (Blue) and Mike McKinnon has KENTUCKY (Gold). J o h n D a u g h e r t y and John Braun just left after CO tours.

Well, good seeing you. Jack. Nice costume.

Looks like you've gotten a lot of use out of it. Make sure you floss after all those sweets. Man, imagine coming all this way just to trick or treat. Hope Kirk's not done fighting that half-naked Triskellion.

(Ding, Dong) Dang! This is gonna be a long night.

Special delivery!

What? No trick or freat.

Sign here, please.

What's this? CO Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 requests the honor of your presence at the change of command ceremony at which James Hubbard will be relieved by William Petrie on Friday, 14 July 2000 at NAS Norfolk. Rats, tfiree months late and a dollar short for that one, but Congrats to two of ours anyway.

Now, if I can just... not fast enough... another one coming up the drive. What're you dressed up as? A bag of chips?

Not just any chips, Fritos.

Wait, let me guess. It's Tom Fricke.

H o w ' d you know? I've worked on this costume for years.

Aren't there any littie kids out there tonight?

Not tiiat r ve seen. Just 40-somethings... and some guy on cmtches. He'll probably be around laten So, Tom. Want a sucker?

No thanks. Just eating chips, lately. Moved down to Ausfralia. They made me Exec VP for Smith's Snackfood Business for the whole continent, sales, marketing, finance, organizations, the whole bag of chips. This December the managing director will head back to Dallas and I'll get his job.

Geo bach tour?

No, Jackie and the kids (Megan and Alexandra) are down under, too.

Hey, ever thought of putting Vegemite on chips?

Been there, done that, didn't sell.

What ever happened to those guys anyway?

Don't know. One hit wonders. Well, gotta mn.

Chip, I mean...Sorry, it happens a lot in the business.

Don't worry, I've been called worse. See ya.

Wow, this is a weird Halloween. Must not be much candy in their neighborhoods. Still, Australia. That's a hike. Watch it, Jim, the hairy one with the Cro-Magnon forehead's got a trident and a net!

Aw, he never sees it coming.

(Ding, Dong) Not again. Honey, how 'bout some relief down here?

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I'm putting the kids to bed.

That's an excuse. They're teenagers.

Trick or treat!

Well, what are you supposed to be? Wait, let me guess. Mirror shades. Cold one in hand. Wings of gold. Talks with hands. No set plan for hfe. I've got it. You're a Naval Aviator! Not only that, you're John McCandlish (jmccandl@tampabay.rr.com).

And I went to all this frouble to dress up.

That's not dressing up. You've been wearing those clothes for years.. .just like when we were in school.

So have a sucker and let's talk.

Only for a minute. My ride's waiting.

Who's tiiat?

Nicholson. I came up from Tampa and parked at his house. He wants to get back before 95 south outta D.C. backs up.

It's always backed up.

"Whatever Hey, I got done with the school thing and Cindy and I (and Wende, Blake and Taylor) got orders to Florida. We're at 2626 Green Valley Sfreet, Valrico, FL 33594; 813-651-5573. We're an hour from Disney and a hop and a skip from the beach. What's not to like?

That fact that you're living in Florida.

Spoken like a tme mid-Atiantic neurotic.

I'm more Piedmont than mid-Atlantic.

Laten gotta fly.

Watch those cops outside of Richmond.

Roger Rats, they're mnning the credits. Good thing it's a "Star Trek" marathon. Back to back episodes all night. They can't keep coming...

(Ding, Dong).

What?

Wiki, wiki or treat!

Wiki, wiki?

It's Hawaiian.

No kidding, the luau shirt, sfraw hat and umbrella in the drink kinda clued me.

So, have you guessed who I am?

Russ Grocki (grockirj@cpfnavy.mil).

How'd you know?

No one's been in Hawaii longer than you and Alma.

You may have a point there, but guess who I ran into at CinCPacFlt? Chet Nimitz?

No, really.

Heruy Fonda?

Scott Whitfield.

No way!

Way! I was just hanging and there he was doing his Reserve ACDU. He lives in Arizona and works for IBM. Talked to my old roomie, Brian Cheslack, too. He's just finished law school in Florida and is stadying for the bar while raising kid number three, a boy named Kai, bom in May. This is tuming out to be some Halloween. It's like old ghoul week. What about you, Russ?

Still at the Fleet Readiness Office, w: 808-4743958. Probably be there 'til Oahu freezes over or another three years anyway.

Not such a bad fate, if you ask me.

'Specially since I keep mnning into folks like Bob Perry. He's not actually on the island anymore, though. He decommed HAWKBILL and headed to New London as deputy something. Willy Hilarides is still battling the shipyard trying to get KEY WEST out of DMP. Randy Burke finished his CO tour in OLYMPIA and is now in Carlisle, PA, at Army War College. Bill Drake has COLUMBIA. Dennis Murphy has TUCSON. Mark Patton has TOPEKA. Dave Marquet has SANTA F E . Scott Waddle has GREENEVILLE and Alma Grocki is CO of the Naval Submarine Support Command Headquarters ReShipmate, October 2000

serve Unit while Kurt Irgens is her counterpart on tiie ACDU side.

Wow, sounds pretty crowded in Pearl.

You got that right. Got any more suckers? I'm gonna need some for the flight back.

Here, take a dozen and tell Alma I said "Hi." Roger Out. Might as well just stand here 'cause there's another one coming up the walk. Who are you supposed to be? Daniel Boone?

No, just a govemment confractor.

Bing, is that you?

10-4, Eldon Bingham.

The rifle tipped me off. Sucker?

No thanks. Just wanted to stop up and drop off the new email address, bbingham@egginc.com.

Home's still the same, cortezl956@aol.com; w: 703-367-5394. Bye. Man, he wasn't kidding. Those contractors, though. It's a fast-paced life. Care and feeding of civil servants keep you hoppin'. Yikes, what's that up in the sky? Man, is it moving and it's heading sfraight for...

Wham!

Great googley moogley, it's a cmise missile and it smacked sfraight into the mulch by the azaleas.

Must've been a fraining round, though. Didn't detonate. What's this? Someone wrote on the side: This missile was fired by Ken Spiro, CO PORTER (DDG-78) out of Norfolk. During the commissioning process I contacted the Class of '78 and discussed the possibility of them sponsoring my crew.

"While exploring the idea, it became apparent that the connection between PORTER and '78 was much more than a similar hull number and year group.

Considering the leadership '78 displayed to our Class during our orientation and indoctrination to the Navy 19 years ago, it seemed natural for them to continue their trend by sponsoring an annual PORTER Senior and Junior Leadership Award. In addition to supporting the crew's MWR program, the Class of '78 presented the first Leadership Awards to LTJG Bryant Trost '96 and EMl(SW) Rhodes. If the general concept didn't get the average Sailor excited, the first presentation ceremony certainly did since it was held onboard PORTER in Annapolis while acting as the ship in the yard during this year's Graduation Week. A good time was certainly had by all during the ceremony as well as the post-presentation celebration out in town. BZ to '78 for again demonstrating leadership that furthers the Navy's goals. They are clearly the second best Class from USNA! Well, that's interesting, but now I'm going to have to rent a bobcat to get this thing to the curb on trash day.

We can just plant ivy next to it. Dean It'll cover it in no time.

Oh, you're back. Can you handle these...

I'm heading back upstairs to watch "Seinfeld."

But, they're remns, too.

Yes, but they're newer remns and I haven't seen them as many times as you've seen Captain Kook and Mn Spook.

That's Kirk and Spock!

And Doctor Malloy.

McCoy! Whateven Hey, Misten Ya gonna give me some candy or am I gonna hafta trick ya?

Look, kid...wait, you're not a kid eithen Wait, don't tell me...wrinkled khakis, black shoes, weather-beaten exterion smile of satisfaction because not even your boss knows your job...you're a token SWO at an aviation command.

Man, you're good.

It's John, right? John Wachter.

The OAO (wachtejm@coronado.navy.mil) and I am a token SWO and ComNavAirPac in San Diego where I'm the CV/CVN Training Coordinator Seen anyone else, John?

Gene Romig's doing a one-year unaccompanied in Saudi Arabia as Navy Ops Officer for the U.S. Military Training Mission in Riyadh. Gary Bell is in the Reserve maybe at Pax. Corky Vazquez finished his HS CO tour and should be at USNA at Leadership and Law. Ed Turner just left on deployment as CO VS-30 in GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Trish and Buz Sorce just moved to Pearl with their kids. I.e. and Malia. Buz is CO HOPPER in the Gulf John Christenson might still be CO MCCLUSKY in San Diego and Jim DriscoU is CO TORTUGA at Little Creek. Bruce Hagaman recently reported as Fleet METOC Officer for 3rd Fleet and Ellen Jewett is a reservist on extended ACDU, same fleet in the Innovation and Experimentation Branch. BTW, my boss is Brian Roby '78 from 19th Company for those who might be interested.

Dang, John. That was a mouthful. Want a writing job in a few years?

I'll keep it in mind, but I gotta go now. I'm on the same flight as Russ. It stops over on the coast.

Here, take a sucker for the road.

Man, this has to be the strangest Halloween even Not one kid. Not even a big one or an adult trying to act like a kid. Wait, I may have been mistaken.

Here comes the guy on crutches that Tom mentioned. Doesn't look like a costume. Probably just looking for a handout. Wait, he looks familiar. Fred!

Fred Reitzel. What's with the sticks, dude?

Ruptured achilles.

Ouch!

Career ending.

Yow! How'd it happen.

Early AM basketball. Tore it nearly completely.

Looks like you'll hafta plant with the other leg next time you drop back.

I don't think I'll be dropping back for a while.

Sucker?

What'd you call me?

Lollypop.

Don't mind if I do. I'll need the sugar to hobble all the way back to Ashbum.

Still in the phone business, Fred.

Yeah, AT&T. Too bad they're not paying you nine cents a minute to walk out here and back. You could retire at the rate you're going, heh, heh.

Laugh it up, weed boy.

Hey, that hurts. BTW, Fred, seen anyone else out tonight.

No, 1 think I'm about it and it's time to be heading back. Thanks for the sucker Next time you should drive, Fred, and not to the hoop.

Finally, no more intermptions, just wall-to-wall five-year missions.

The Sci-Fi Channel now ends it normal broadcast day...

No-o-o-o-o!

Sucker! And now back to "Star Trek, Deepspace 9."

No-o-o-o-o! It's not the genuine item. It's a cheap ripoff. The uniforms don't even look the same.

"Star Trek Voyager"?

Women with bones sticking out of their faces.

Tres un-Klingonlike.

"Next Generation"?

Bald Shakespearean acton XO has a fake goatee.

Data's a Spock ripoff.

"Xena, Warrior Princess"?

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Pres: C D R James H. Flatley IV, U S N 8506 Crowley Place, Alexandria, VA 22308-1822 e: CGFLATS@aol.com Sec'y: LCDR Richard F. Woodford Jr., USNR 7329 Crestleigh Circle, Alexandria, VA 22315 h: 703-313-4170; w: 202-653-7188 e: (h) richard.woodford@abanet.org Class Web site: http://class-act-usna83.org Welcome to the first "interactive" Class Act article. This piece was mostly completed during the '83 Happy Hour held on 4 August 2000 at Stella's in Old Town Alexandria, VA. As you can see, the photos were taken during the creative process. And I sent the article in via email after the event! You can't get news any fresher in Shipmate. To stay on top of what's coming, check out our new and improving Class Web page at www.USNA83.COM to find out where and when the next Class Act Event will be held! That address is a lot easier to type in and bookmark.

Many thanks to Mike Rafter (11) for taking the time and frouble to send in the following article and photo: Enclosed is a photo from Craig Faller's changeof-command onboard STETHAM (DDG-63) on 7 April 2000. Craig assumed command the day after chief boatswain's mate (SEAL), Kenneth Stetham (brother of the ship's namesake) retired onboard.

Steelworker second class (diver) Robert D. Stetham was killed by terrorists during the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 in Beimt. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

In the photo, are Mike Rafter, Ed Takesuye (11), Skipper Craig Faller (11), Bill Murray (34) and Tim Matthews (11). Also present, but not shown here, were Jerry Anderson (11), Sean O'Connor (17), Mike Fierro '82 (CO, KINKAID), Bill Ault '82 (CO,

After Joe graduated with distinction in 1983 as a Burke Scholar, he filled a temporary assignment to the Naval Research Laboratory before reporting to Nuclear Power School. After Orlando and Basic Submarine training in January 1985, his first fleet assignment was onboard FLASHER (SSN-613) as damage control assistant and combat systems officen Several WestPacs laten Joe was flag lieutenant to commander Submarine Group 5 and aide to the superintendent, USNA. In April 1990, he reported as engineer on MICHIGAN (SSBN-727). He won the 1993 Charles A. Lockwood Award for submarine professional excellence after this toun Joe transferted in March 1993 to the Chief of Naval Operations staff (N81) and then as deputy executive assistant to DCNO for Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments (N8). During shore duty, he completed a master's in engineering management.

In June 1995, he was the XO of MONTPELIER

(SSN-765) with two deployments to the Med and Arabian Gulf Then on to the Joint Staff (J7) as a project officer for the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS). Atlantic Command assumed command of JSIMS. CDR Tofalo's awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Congratulations, Joe, and best of luck during your command tour! Thanks to the person who sent this news to me. If you do send in more material, please include a retum address or some way for me to keep in contact. Thanks.

Calling All Class Act Professionals The response so far to the "Calling All Class Act Professionals" has been good. If you have a second, third, or fourth (or more) professional degree or accreditation, please send that information to me.

Also, check out www.usna.com for a quick way to update your home mailing address and other contact information with the Alumni Association.

Thanks, your updates are what keeps this column going. Updated addresses are going to be critical for getting the word out on our 20th Reunion.

From the master of the '83 Happy Hour and Tailgater, Jun Beatty (Beattyjames@hq.navy.mil): The wheels have finally begun to tum in an effort to get up a self-sustaining and permanent presence regarding a Class of '83 tailgaten Doc Saba has graciously volunteered to provide the beer from his very own Deep Creek Brewing Company for two of the games this season. We are working on anangements for other refreshments as well.

We are procuring a permanent piece of real estate (somewhere in the parking lot) to call our very own. Tim Kraft (14) is taking the lead on identifying the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a bannen balloon or some type of marker (pyrotechnics?). I am not sure how formal we want the tailgaters to be, but would like to propose another Happy Hour sometime in October for planning purposes regarding the Army-Navy Game. Obviously my email still works but the stories get much more interesting and the ideas more creative when beers are in hand. (See evidence above and below.)

I believe that lots of folks are going to try to make the Army-Navy game this year in Baltimore on 2 Decemben Parking in Baltimore is a nightmare. I have tentative reservations on a church parking lot within a ten-minute walk of the stadium with 83-H3 spaces. We could set up a tent and have a barbecue or even have it catered.

Restroom facilities are on site. I will commit one way or the other by 15 August. If anyone from out of town is flying in for the game, please drop me a line if you are interested. Parking spots would be $ 10 per car, which is probably less than it would be at the stadium if there were enough spaces (which there are not). Cheers and Beat Army!

Of course, if you don't already have tickets for the Army-Navy Game, they sold out on 2 August.

You may be able to get a scalper seat, or you may just watch it on the portable TV at the Tailgaten We'd love to see you there, so get a message into Jim now!

Gather 'round the Laptop and I'll tell you a little tale: Kevin Smith (22), Chris Blow (34), The Scribe, Mike Poirier (19), Bruce Miller (12), and Annette Miller at the second D.C. '83 Happy Houn 4 August 2000

HIGGINS), and B o b Phillips '75 ( C O ,

S o u t h W e s t D i v ) . T h e c e r e m o n y w a s h e l d in STETHAM'S homeport of San Diego, CA. While continuing to ride the crest of the Surface Navy Wave, this item arrived in an unmarked envelope from an unnamed source: (Original byline credit to journalist 1/C Victor Brabble).

CDR Joseph Tofalo (6) relieved CDR Steven McShane as commanding officer of MAINE (SSBN-741) (Gold) during a change of command ceremony on 14 July 2000 at the Submarine Veterans Memorial Pavillion, King's Bay, GA. '83 Surface TOPGUNS backed by the firepower of STETHAM 122

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Tim Kraft, Mike Poirien Jim Beatty and Chris Blow get to the bottom of things Keep your spirits high as we gear up for a great football (tailgater) season.

1983â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Class Act!

Rich, Seamus, Jim Beatty and Jim Sweeney (22) kickoff the Second '83 Happy Hour

Tim Kraft, Kevin Smith. Rich and Mike Poirier brave the elements at Stella's An update on Chaplain Ed Condon (condonfrÂŽ earthlink.net) From Alan F. M a n g a n (23) ( a l a n m a n g a n @ earthlink.net): After reading our Class column in the June 2000 Shipmate, I'd like to let you know that I contacted Fn Condon only one day after Rich Hans had looked him up. Fn Condon was a role model of mine at Navy. It was a very good column and, as you can imagine, Fn Condon was delighted to hear from our Class (I'm sure there have been more Classmates than just Rich and I in touch).

You also asked for advanced degree gouge. I eamed my M.B.A., international management, from London Business School in 1992.

Keep up the good work. I never miss a column.

Go Navy!

Thanks, Al, for your support and encouragement.

Congratulations on the degree from LBS. Here's news from another 23rd Company member: Hey fellow '83ers...

I am no longer in the D.C. area, I have just reloX cated to the Tidewater area. I am looking for a house in Chesapeake, working on a large NavSea Maintenance ERP software implementation at RSG Norfolk. (I'm part of the contractor team). As soon as I have a permanent address I will pass it on, you are all welcome anytime. Tim Bonnett (23).

Tim, don't forget that updated address.

From one of our Honorary Classmates Seamus, hope all is well at your end. Wanted to pass this to you for possible publication in a future Shipmate Class News: On 17 March, Craig "Animal" Williams relinquished command of VFA-37 and reported to the Navy Intemational Programs Office as the executive assistant to our honorary classmate, RADM Jim "Maz" Maslowski. Maz is the director of NIPO and will be retiring from active duty on 1 January 2001 after 39 years of naval service.

Curtentiy holding the tides of both the Navy's Grey Eagle and Mustang One, he has been known to publicly acknowledge that "Things happen when one lives long enough."

All the best, Maz. RADM Jim Maslowski, Directon Navy Intemational Programs Office, Nebraska Avenue Complex, 4255 Mt. Vernon Drive, Suite 17100, Washington, D.C. 20393-5445; 202764-2800.

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Calling Lost Shipmates From Nathaniel "Nat" B. Green '79, attomey at law: Commander Flatiey, Nat Green '79 here. I'm trying to contact one of your Classmates, Joe Boddiford (9). We served together on Wn.LAMETTE (AO-180). My wife and I went back for my 20th Reunion last year, but we couldn't find a number to call Joe and Brigette to let them know we were in Maryland. We had a great time in Annapolis for the Reunion. It would have been better had Joe and Brigette been there.

If you have his email address, could I impose upon you to forward this message to him? I would have checked your Class Web site, but I wasn't certain that I was entitied. Thanks.

Is there anyone who can help locate Joe B.? Send the email to me.

Final Thought, a Haiku to ponder, and a few last shots By the time you get down this fan I'll be on my way up the aisle. Yes, on 28 October (Beat Toledo!), Charlene and I will be married at St. Lawrence's in Franconia, VA. Photos to follow.

As we are planning to start "hiring" some new editorial assistants right away, we expect that the quality and quantity of news items will increase.

As always, your assistance in putting this column together is greatly needed and appreciated.

The haiku: Shipmate Column short Need The Class Act to send in Some of their life work.

More Photos of the "Summer Foolery" at Stella's:

14th Company debates: Joe Spruill and Tim Kraft, moderated by Joe's wife

Keep in touch with classmates.Update your email/mailing address www.usna.com/misc/forms/ changeaddress.htm or call 410-263-4448 ext. 203

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I've received an email from 27th companymate Mary Helinski (mjhelinski@hotmail.com) who is stationed in Hawaii where she works as the Navy Region Hawaii Facilities Directon Interestingly, an Army officer I know here attended the Naval War College with Mary and attests to her viciousness and skill on horseback as a member of the school's polo team. Currently, Mary keeps busy with work, seeing the sights of Hawaii, playing Ultimate Frisbee, and recovering from the occasional knee surgery. Mary says she is always open to visitors, though I'd caution you to be wary if she meets you at the airport with her riding crop.

Hello one and all from Annapolis where it seems to have rained solid for 40 days and nights. Some news from the change of command front. Adam Levitt (35) recently assumed command of BENFOLD (DDG-65), relieving CDR Thomas H. Copeman III, in the process. The ceremony took place Monday, 24 August 2000 at Pier Seven, Naval Station San Diego. Congratulations, Adam.

I recently heard from another 35th Companymate, Mark Edson, who now resides in the suburbs of Atlanta. I still remember Mark's ridicule of my hick accent and Texas-sized ego from 20 years ago. Now paybacks are hell. Mark, the quintessential Califomia dreamer, managed to marry a "Dixie Bell" from Alabama (Roll Tide!). Anyway, Kathy convinced him not only to move back to the South when he left the service in ' 9 3 , but to have kids as well (shocker!). Mark is a vice president with an investment advisory firm in Atlanta. The Edsons have a daughten who tums one year old on 16 August. Her name is Manning Nicole. Any other 35th Companymates who want to contact Mark may do so via the Class Web site.

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Tom Baker's casket arrives at Arlington contact with the world of Rock and Roll (Bob— Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley are not the choices I would have made for people who could vouch for me). Bob promises to send more details later, including family news and even a photo (back stage with Ted Nugent and Kiss, of course).

Can they really tum over a lethal, 600-foot killing machine to this guy?

Tom Baker (11) passed away earUer this summer and was interred with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on 12 July at 11:00 a.m. In attendance were over 60 Classmates, and about another dozen fellow Marines who knew Tom. Those who knew Tom viewed our participation as a real class act. The Class' participation made a real difference to the family and close friends who were there.

Thanks to one and all who attended as well as those who attended the memorial service in Monterey.

A note from our Class President, Steve Young: As the recent passing of both Dennis Baker and Tom Baker have brought home all too vividly, tragedy can strike at any moment. When we lose a classmate, we have traditionally expressed our sympathy with a floral display at the funeral, and perhaps with a small check, should the deceased leave school age children behind. At present, we do not have a memorial fund to handle these costs.

And these costs are both necessary and essential in my opinion. Therefore, I would like to ask all of you to consider sending a one-time donation of $50 to "The Class of 1984 2100 Series Fund." It should be mailed to: Class of 1984 Fund, USNA Alumni Association, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402, Attn: Mike Collins.

Although this contribution is not tax deductible, it will allow us to properly and collectively provide our condolence to a Classmate's grieving family in their hour of need. I thank you in advance for your support of our 1984 family.

Class Gift In our continuing practice of giving back to the institution that gave so much to us in the way of lessons learned, it's time once again for our class to come together in an effort to ensure that the traditions of the U.S. Naval Academy experience are upheld and improved upon for each succeeding class. In that vain, I have discussed at length with officials at the Academy, those needs that they

have identified as they relate to our desires to make a meaningful gift from the Class of 1984. Your Class Officers have decided to endorse a gift that will be an all-encompassing promotion of those ideals which we feel ultimately lead to the success of our graduates, as well as those that we feel should be heavily stressed during those four years "in the Yard." We want to contribute to those specific efforts being made to increase the training and awareness of the demand for the highest levels of ethical, moral, and proper behavior amongst USNA graduates, the requirement for excellence in education, and the appropriate training necessary to create truly top-notch leaders for Naval service. We wish to endow to the Academy not only the funds to move in that direction, but also the realization that our collective voice believes these issues to be critical areas of focus for present and future midshipman.

I hope you will join me and the rest of your Classmates in embracing this issue, and focusing on the importance of its cause. You will see and hear more about the project in the near future.

Please don't hesitate to contact me with your questions and concerns as we move forward. Best to you and yours!

Class of 1984, In a Class by Itself That wraps it up here. Take care and we'll see ya'll laten Robin

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Reunion 2000 is here!

We've got a whole long weekend full of stuff Uned up starting Friday 20 October Watch the game from the hill, and have a blast!

Bring the family—the tailgater features a moon bounce for kids (and enthusiastic adults). There's also kid-friendly stuff inside the stadium.

If you haven't registered yet, just show up and register on site. See our cleverly placed ad (on the following page) in this Shipmate for details. Don't miss this chance to m n into people you've had in the back of your mind for 15 years!

Your admission fee covers a whole bunch of stuff: entertainment Friday eveiung, a full day of food and beverages on Saturday, a passel of memorabilia commemorating the reunion, smff for your kids, fransportation between the tailgater and the hotel, dedicated restrooms—hey, at our age, this starts to matter—and a comfortable environment to compare waistlines and hafrlines with your Classmates.

Great, late addition: Pete IVIartino (the man, the myth) has graciously offered to host a party on Friday evening—a much more informal environment than wedging ourselves into the Radisson bar. His home near the Bay Bridge, about two miles from the Yard. Again, check the ad. (For those diehard Annapolis-lovers, Pat McPherson will lead an '85 pub-crawl starting about 9:30 p.m. at Riordan's.)

So, I guess I'll see you at the Reunion. Remember; show up or be subject to Classmate rejection ...Mike

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For starters this month, I would like to share with you a story that appeared in the Annapolis newspaper The Capital. It is printed with their permission.

Please read it, reflect on it, pray about it, and then ask yourself how you can help.

The Capital, Thursday, 10 August 2000: Parents cling to hope with baby's disorder

By Scott Burke, Staff Writer The birth of their first daughter should have been one of the happiest days ever for LaNeil and Shipmate, October 2000

Class of'85!

Your 15th Reunion Starts on 20 October!

Where will you be?

We have a lot of activities lined up, a day-long Tailgater, a golf toumament, and of course the chance to reunite with the people who spent "four years together by the Bay" with you. If you haven't registered, just show up and register when you arrive—Thursday or Friday night at the Radisson, or on Saturday at the tailgater. If you have questions about the registration cost, check out the Web site at www.usna85.org. We'll have entertainment Friday night, that all-day Tailgater, a boatload of memorabilia, activities for the kids, shuttle service between the Tailgater and the hotel—in short, a comfortable environment to get back in touch with this part of your personal history. So, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Thursday, 19 October 2000 • 1900-2100 Early Bird Registration, Radisson

Friday, 20 October 2000 • 0900-1000 1985 Memorial Service, Main Chapel • 1030 Class Golf Outing, Bay Hill (From Route 50: Take Exit 28 "Bay Dale Drive" North to College Parkway, and make a left. Take first right onto Shore Acres Road. Make the fourth right onto Bay Hills Drive. Follow to course.)

• 1500 Formal Parade • 1800-2000 Registration and Reception (Radisson) \/ 1830-2000 Herff Jones at Reception for jewelry orders i/ 2000 Continuing Class Reception at Pete Martino's (directions available on our trusty Web site) • 2130ish The McPherson Pub Crawl, starting at Riordan's

Saturday, 21 October 2000 \/ \/ • i/ ^ • i/

0900-1130 Bus service begins from Radisson to Stadium 0930 Tailgater (location in vicinity of Quonset Hut) 1100-1400 Herff Jones at Tailgater for jewelry orders 1200 Navy vs. Rutgers (get lawn seats if you don't have tickets) 1600-1800 Bus service from Stadium to Radisson 1900 Tailgate ends Evening free for private gatherings (please avoid crashing Pete Martino's house—remember, that's only on Friday)

Sunday, 22 October 2000 i/ Various Chapel services (and again, no showing up at Pete Martino's looking for a champagne brunch—it's only Friday, folks)

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Don't forget to check out the other Homecoming Weekend info elsewhere in this month's Shipmate. The Alumni Association has planned a full weekend of additional activities. If you have questions or lastminute concerns, please contact Tina Higgins (christina.j .higgins (S mail.sprint.com, or 703-904-2610). Better still, show up and talk to her in person! Your Reunion Team has put together an excellent weekend, so come on back to Annapolis!

A note from your faithful Class Secretary: We're hoping to get a lot of great picmres from this Reunion, so bring your camera. Digital pictures will be fine for the Web site, and high resolution digital photos or prints can be used in Shipmate. Also, any pictures published in Shipmate must have an actual alumnus in them, no landscapes or "still lifes" please!

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Richard Price of Crofton. But soon after her arrival in the matemity ward at the Clatanoff Pavilion at Carl A. Brunetto Medical Park at 8:30 p.m.

2 March, baby Megan began screaming. She screamed all night, as if she were in pain. She was.

Bom with a rare genetic disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta or 01, Megan had six broken bones. 01 patients' bones fracture easily because their bodies don't produce enough collagen, a protein that gives the bones their strength and structure. Anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 Americans have OI. To have Megan added to that list especially since they had never heard of the disease, devastated the Prices.

"I was in total shock and in denial," Mrs. Price said. "You never think your child will be bom with a disability. At that point, we didn't know what her life would be like."

But since then, a lot has changed, including Mrs. Price's attitude. "Our goal is to get her to walk one day. We really think it's going to happen," she said. That would be no easy feat, since most infants bora with 01 are confined to wheelchairs.

Their bones, when not in a cast because of a fracture, are too brittle to sustain any type of weight or pressure. But Megan is receiving an experimental drug called pamidronate that alleviates her chronic pain and increases her bone density. Mrs. Price said pamidronate has reduced the number of Megan's fractures. She's suffered 14 since birth, but none since 15 June. She began taking the dmg a few weeks after she was bom. It's providing hope for other 01 sufferers, too. Less than 10 years ago the only options for relief for OI patients were surgery to insert a rod in the middle of a bone for strength or physical therapy to optimize bone and muscle strength. But there's a catch to the drug: Pamidronate has not been approved by the Federal Drug Administration to treat 01. The FDA has yet to receive any data on the drag's success.

It is, however, used for other bone diseases like Paget's disease and hypercalcemia, too much calcium in the blood. So the Prices, who also have a five-year-old son, Ryan, go to the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Montreal, Canada, where the dmg is legal. The hospital is conducting a study on the drug in hopes of influencing the FDA in approving the drag for OI. They get a discount on airfare because Mr. Price, a 1986 Naval Academy graduate, is a pilot for United Airlines. The Shriner's Hospital, a nonprofit organization, provides free care for children under 18. Every eight weeks, the Prices fly standby, so their daughter can receive the drag through an IV attached to her head for three straight days, four hours a day. H.A. Shapiro, executive director of the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation in Gaithersburg, said the study in Montreal has been going on for six years, and although the hospital has gotten a lot of praise, the long-term effects of the drag are still uncertain.

"The big question scientists are asking is that, 'Is the drag producing better quality bones?'" Ms. Shapiro said. The OI Foundation is contributing money toward a two-year study sponsored by the U.S. Shriners to get FDA approval of the drag for OI, Ms. Shapiro said. The U.S. study is only in its first year, however, and the FDA usually takes about ten months to review the results before rendering a decision, according to Laura Bradbard, an FDA spokesman. It's that long wait, said Ms. Shapiro, that has sent a lot of parents crossing the border for treatment at Shriner's. "I knew I didn't want to be passive. I didn't want to wait a few years for the drag to be approved in the U.S," Mrs.

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Price said. The Prices' doctor in Montreal, Dr. Horacio Plotkin, said the study of 200 people has shown the drag has worked best on children under three. He said the infants who received the treatment and underwent surgery to have a rod placed through the middle of a bone for support are able to walk now. Ms. Shapiro said the OI Foundation's research on pamidronate has given her hope. In one study, she said, the treatment cut the number of fractures in mice in half. The only known side effect, she said, is that infants may run a fever during their first treatment, which Megan experienced. The Prices are collecting donations for the hospital, which they said has done so much for them. They've created a Web page so donors can follow Megan's progress at http:// members.aol.com/megansvoice/index.html.

Donations can be sent to the Shriner's Temple in Baltimore at Boumi Temple, P.O. Box 9695, Baltimore, MD 21237.

Rich Price and his wife were kind enough to allow us to share this news with you. Please visit the Web page listed near the end of the article to keep up on little Megan's progress. Rich, I promise you that Megan will be in this Classmate's prayers. I w o u l d like to t h a n k D a n W h i t e and A n d r e a Campbell from the Alumni Association, for making us aware of this need in our '86 family.

Our fundraising for the Class gift appears to be going very well. I received news from Dan that so far we stand at a 68 percent participation rate for those Classmates we have been able to contact. I expect that number will go up as those Classmates that have been contacted, reach decisions on how much support they will be able to provide. You may remember that our Class Gift will be a "Killed in the Line of Duty Memorial." As of this writing, we have rjused approximately $80,000.

We have decided that admission to the tailgaters and parties for our 15-year Reunion will be complimentary to whatever Class Company has the highest donor participation rate. That's right "free"!

First Class Year second semester Company Commanders are asked to bring their Companies together to help ensure a good turnout. So all you three striper types, find that box in the attic and get out those bars because we're putting you to work.

Contact Dan White or me for names and addresses of your Company mates. This will be a great way to get some Companymates back together again, generate some donations, and generate some Class news and pictures for the column. We are off to a great start on the Class gift! Let's keep it up ' 8 6 !

For those of you that have checked out our Class Web site at www.usna86.org, it may have appeared a little inactive lately. J. Eric Smith administers several i n f o r m a t i o n - i n t e n s i v e Web sites (see www.jericsmith.com or www.krisquaphotography. com or www.aidscouncil.org for examples). He has stepped up to the plate and offered to help us novices spmce up our Class Web site. One area where we could u s e s o m e help is in receiving your homepage and Web site information. Our thought is that we can establish a great links section promoting your business and interests as well as giving fellow Classmates an easy method to contact you. I know I would prefer to do business with a Classmate, and I would rather contribute to charities and causes that benefited my Classmates. I hope you would too. Send your information to me and I will pass it on to Eric. To Eric: Thank you for stepping up to the plate to lend us your expertise and time.

On to more Class news: I received this note from Nate Moore (nmoore@pensacola.com): Yeah, our column has been atrophying thanks to procrastinators like me. So, here is my onceevery-14-years contribution to the Class column.

It's taken me about two months to write this: a sentence here and there. But, here it is.

After graduation, I went Marine NFO, swung through Quantico, Pensacola, and Whidbey Island for the usual training, and wound up in Cherry Point. We promptly went to Iwakuni, Japan, came back, promptly went to Bahrain for some fun in the desert, came back, then I promptly went to Okinawa as a forward air controller with the 1 st Battalion, 2d Marines. Afterward, I moved back to Pensacola when I took an assignment at Hurlburt Field, FL, as the Marine Liaison Officer at an Air Force school. 1 figured what better way to transition to civilian life than via the USAF? After getting out of my beloved Corps in 1994, a decision about which I am still ambivalent, I was hired by a major two-way radio and beeper manufacturer located in South Florida, as a production supervisor. That lasted ten months, mostly because my transition from the mission-oriented, thickskinned, "quit your whining and get it done" Marine Corps to the politically correct, thin-skinned, humorless corporate office was not quite smooth and quick enough (I understand those Dilbert jokes now). All I wrote on that terminated employee's evaluation form was that his new job line would be "welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order." GEEZ! Where's your sense of humor?

So Jami and I moved back home to Pensacola.

By the way, I got married in 1994 to a wonderful, beautiful woman named Jami Haller. My neighbor, who introduced us, was her boss at the time.

We dated for a few weeks, then got engaged. No kidding! To heck with dating for a few years before setting a tentative engagement date two more years down the road. I think we knew right from the start that we were right for each other. She had four children from four different men, none of whom were ever her husband; 1 had at least that many children still in the Philippines. She was a choras member of the Pensacola Opera Company, and I had a proclivity for dressing up and wearing makeup. So, man, we just Imew! She grew up in Gulf Breeze, has family here, and I also enjoyed living in Pensacola, especially on Memorial Day weekend. So, in order to live on Pensacola's economy, one has to be in either the military, medical, legal, restaurant, or remodeling/ building industry. I decided to go into the remodeling industry. We made a good living for four years until a better opportunity came along.

We're still living in Pensacola. I'm a division manager with a communications tower manufacturing company. Yeah, we make and install cell towers; gotta problem with that? The next time one of those eyesores goes up in your neighborhood, I know you will become indignant and outraged. You will immediately call your county commissioner or city planner right there from your car. You will get a garbled but readable connection with a receptionist, but be disconnected before finishing your tirade. You will throw your cellular phone down onto the floorboard of your car in disgust and curse the lousy coverage your cellular provider has. At the municipal planning organization meeting, you will forget to tum off your cell phone, and while you are at the microphone voicing your outrage, it' 11ring.It will be your wife telling you to pick up a loaf of bread and some milk on the way home. A spattering of snickers will resonate through the room. You will be beet-red from embarrassment. The proponents for the cell tower will roll their eyes at you and scoff, muttering "hypocrite" under their breath.. .anyway, business is good, and I get to live in the awesome city of Pensacola for a few more years.

I've got two absolutely beautiful children now.

Molleigh, my oldest, will tum four in July. My youngest is a handsome young lad who will tum two in June. His name is Geddy (that's right. Wags, named after Geddy Lee, lead singer of Rush).

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as they try to gang tackle me. You guys with kids know what I'm talking about. It is at those times that I'm glad I got out of the Marine Corps. But, when I go out on 15-mile forced marches with the local chapter of the North American Recreational Forced Marchers Society, I kinda miss it. That's what I mean by ambivalent.

Phil McLaughlin is out in California now, still in the Navy sub program. I haven't actually spoken to Phil since my wedding back in 1994; he's always on deployment. Kara keeps us all informed as to what is going on. They have three or four children now. Phil has just as many technical degrees (what a geek). Sorry, Kara if I'm inaccurate. I don't mean the geek part, I mean about the number of children. I've heard things about 20th Company ' 86 over the years. These may or may not be curtent, but the last time I heard, Craig Dunn was in the Congo with the Peace Corps teaching children how to read; Matt Muckelbauer was in Washington, D.C, starting a chain of "Tae Bun" gyms (Tae Bun is a workout style that combines the kickboxing of Tae Kwan Do with the buttocks-building squenches of Buns of Steel); Todd Wagner was in Denver working for Procter & Gamble developing bladder control undergarments. Todd Ladouceur is living in Pensacola too.

He's practicing law. For real on this one. Anyone elsefrom'86 living in P'cola? I'm sure plenty of you have come through here and would have looked us up had you had our phone number. I'm Usted in the phonebook under Nathan Moore. So long.

Nate, could you do me a favor and send a copy of that picture of Molleigh and Geddy via snail mail, so that we can include it in the next column? {Ed. Note: make sure dad is in the picture too, to print in Shipmate.) By the way, I think Geddy is an awesome name. Now you have to have two more boys and name them Neil and Alex. All you Rush fans will understand. I think that letter wiU generate a couple more from the Classmates mentioned, so that they can clear thefr names. Thanks for sending the note.

Milse Althouse sent a clipping from the 6 July 2000 Wall Street Journal. It is an interview with SubPac Commander RADM Al Konetzni '66. I always thought then-CAPT Al's approach to the Navy was inspiring and refreshing. The article shows that CAPT Al wasn't just our pal, but appears to be that of the SubPac sailor One piece of the article by Greg Jaffe, staff reporter of Wall Street Journal, stmck me as typical of the CAPT Al approach: It is a little after 11:00 a.m., and the 55-yearold admiral is on the phone in his Pearl Harbor office loudly expressing his love for a fellow admiral who has agreed to take on one of his chief petty officers. "You know I love you," ADM Konetzni brays into the telephone in his booming New York accent. "Oh yeah, I love you."

Be it Admirals, Sailors, or Middies hanging out in the company wardroom, his approach was always the same. Those are the kind of officer's you remember; the one's who made the Navy fun. Now I know some of us were the recipients of one way conversations with him when he was the 2nd Battalion Officer or Deputy 'Dant. I can't remember anyone ever saying that our treatment was unjust or undeserved. The article went on to speak of ADM Konetzni's dilemma of having to meet the samefleetrequirements of ten years ago, with half the assets. A difficult situation at best, but one he has met with innovative ideas that keep the welfare of the sailor first! I'm glad to see that one of the good guys made it to the top.

We talked about the Class Reunion a little bit earlier The 2001 Homecoming game will be against Rice on 13 October 2001. This is the date to mark for our 15-year Class Reunion. I will repeat a warning from last month's column: "Make your hotel reservation now!" Was that loud enough? Those

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hotel rooms in Annapolis are disappearing quickly.

Dan is planning a great Class get-together that you won't want to miss. Last time we did this, I'm not sure if Kathie and I even made it into the game.

This will be more fun than even the weekly pitcher at "Timmy's." So plan on attending.

From the "Bits and Pieces" part of our column I received two notes. One, from Andrea Campbell at the Alumni Association, reports that Mark Crumhiish has joined MilCom as executive director of Business Development. The odier is from Tony Wells (tony.wells@sfx.com) reporting that effective 17 July, Tony will be going to SFX Entertainment in their Sports Group. Tony can be reached via mail at: Mr Tony Wells, Director National Sales, SFX Sports Group, 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #850, Washington, D.C. 20015; 202-686-2000 xl77.

I also received a wedding announcement from Ted Dell the other day. Ted and Monica Castelli were married out west on 27 July. Congratulations!

In the corrections department, I believe I listed an incorrect email address for Whitney Keith. His correct address should read: wkeith@airstamiami. uscg.mil. My apologies.

Also heard from Dan Grieco last month. Dan has retumed to the Annapolis area where he writes: Just got this month's Shipmate and enjoyed the Class article. Unfortunately, I have some good news for you and some bad. The good news is anyone and everyone from '86 is welcome for homecoming, the bad news is I'm not giving up my wife, child and house to Pete Rodmte!...no matter how good a friend/Classmate he is!

Pete is doing very well as a JAG officer now stationed out at NAS Fallon. We had the good fortune to both be stationed at NAS Jax together for a while ('97-'98) and then he visited/dog sat for us up in Newport last year on his way to Fallon. A great friend through and through. Last he mentioned, 1 believe he may be coming back east to be an instractor for the JAG corps within the year.

I think he was forwarding an email I sent to all "9'ers and S-3B bubbas" when we left Newport for Annapolis back in April. Be that as it may, any and all 86'ers are always welcome at "Casa del Grieco!"

I don't have too much to report other than it is very nice to be in the Annapolis area again. Since I grew up in this area, it has always been a favorite to me and of course it is nice to live close to family for a change.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of our Classmates on the 0-5 list. I knew there was some reason I should have studied vice spent all of my time down at the Sailing Center!

Such is life. Nonetheless, it was awesome to see several Classmates well on their way to command!

Seems like just yesterday we were all walking into Bancroft for thefirsttimewondering what the heck we had gotten ourselves into. My, how time passes.

Dan, thanks for the update and for the personal note. I appreciate you words.

Well, on a personal note, I just retumed from Indonesia where I help ComLogWesPac with their annual CARAT Exercise. Was involved in arranging cataract surgeries, building a new school and two new roads, and setting up a refurbishment of an orphanage all in the Surabaya area of Indonesia.

If you are a Reservist, and looking for a worthwhile way to spend two weeks of Annual Training, I would highly recommend you look into CARAT. Send me an email and I will put you in touch with the right people. Thanks to those of you who have written.

Megan, we'll be thinking about you. Pablo Audemus Esse Magnos

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Pres/Sec'y: Tim Wolf 11409 Rouen Drive, Potomac, MD 20854 h: 703-271-0907; e: shipmate87@aol.com Class Web site: http://usna87.com Washington, D.C. Classmates, by now I hope most of you have leamed of the decision not to proceed with our Class project. In case you haven't yet heard, the leadership at the Academy has decided not to build a new Obstacle Course on Hospital Point. I was informed of this decision in early August and met with the Commandant, RADM Sam Locklear '77, shortly thereafter to discuss this decision. I was informed that the superintendent made the final call not to proceed, based upon his view that an obstacle course was not in line with the Academy's strategic plan for the Physical Education Center of Excellence.

While respecting the superintendent's right to make this decision, I was not pleased at how and when it came about, and how we were made aware of it.

That said, after consulting with Classmates and officials in Annapolis, we will move forward in a pmdent and professional manner My sincere thanks to those who have willingly participated in this endeavor I ask that you visit the Class Web site for more details.

On to other news: Jim Morgan completed his tour as aide to the Under Secretary of the Navy, Jerry MacArthur Hultin, and is in the PXO pipehne. Jim will take over as executive officer of CARNEY, which is homeported in Mayport, in Febmary.

Dave Quint sent an email stating that he and his wife, Jodi, are expecting their sixth child in March.

Their five children are Colleen, Kristin, Jonathon, Claire, and Cale. A hearty congratulations to the Quints as they will take over the lead in the offspring category.

It was only a year ago that I was congratulating Doug Wojcik on his move from Annapolis to South Bend, where he took a coaching position at Notre Dame. Well, after one very successful season, he has moved up the ranks again, quickly trading Navy blue for Tar Heel blue. An integral part of Head Coach Matt Doherty's coaching team, Doug has moved with Doherty to Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina. We wish continued success to Doug and Lael as they adjust to life in the ACC. Steve Rowe works for Anteon Corporation, a growing defense contracting company, in Rhode Island.

Tom Mercer (mercerta@ix.netcom.com) received an M.B.A. degree, with honors, from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA. He works as a consultant for McKinsey & Company in their Los Angeles office. Tom left active duty in mid-1998 after a tour with Cmiser-Desfroyer Group One. He married Allison Delaney at the Academy in June 1994. Tom and Allison, along with son Jake, live in West Los Angeles.

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Ted Veazey were also regulars on the Rugby TAD travel list. Upon completion of training, I selected CH-46s in Hawaii, but chose the East Coast RAG Life Membership: 100% in New River, NC, over the West Coast just so I Pres: Kennon A. Artis could play for Camp LeJeune's mgby team...Bad e: Navy88@aol.com decision, you say? No, it was a horrible decision. I Sec'y: LT Kathleen Toomey Jabs, USNR was forced to live in the dungeon-like BOQ at New River, while my Hawaii-bound counterparts, Doug 4 Laurel Court, Exeter, NH 03833 S., Willie Wilson and Kevin Kitts, were all living h: 603-772-5287; e: KJABS@aol.com The promised guest column from Bob Strong large in their condos on the beaches of California.

This I did for six months (something was wrong (BStrongSMP@aol.com): with the 46 rotor heads at the time), and then the Gulf War broke out.

Only 15 percent of the Marine Corps didn't make it to the Gulf War; sadly, I was one of them. Bret Price never fails to bring up his heroic actions as a fighting SWO during the big event. I also got to hear Mark Scanlon's version of why he got an air medal flying P-3s over there.. .something about 100 hours in the combat zone, but in reaUty, he said his "chief concem was making sure the pizza didn't get bumed in the convection oven units they had on board." Mark always had a way with words. I, on the other hand, went to Bmnswick, ME, in February '91 for SERE school, and had the distinct honpr of Rich Kyle, Tim Leake '92, Bob Sti-ong, Vic Raspa '90 being the only Marine in the Class. Needless to say, in Atlanta forflightstudent training I got a little exfra attention throughout my time there.

Well, it has been a while, huh? First, hello to any Out in Hawaii, I was assigned to HMM-165 at and all who remember me.. .yes, I am still alive and what was then MCAS Kaneohe Bay. Kevin Kitts enjoying life in the United States Marine Corps. I was in my squadron; he got the callsign Wizard am currently employed as a flight instmctor in because he was the only one that could make any Pensacola, FL, teaching the "kids" how to fly both sense of the computers and programs they were the TH-57 and the T-34C. Somehow, as the constantly purchasing and updating in the squadTraWing-5 Asst OpsO. I got involved with the Mid- ron. I think he got out to make money in the real shipmen Summer Aviation Indoc Training Program, world as a computer technician/froubleshooter; it's and I think it was this flashback that spurred me to good to see somebody paid attention in Class at actually submit something to this fine magazine for USNA! I had the pleasure of visiting Greg the first time since grad. My apologies for the late Marbach in San Diego while I was there for Emsubmission—old Academy habits are hard to break! bark School; it was the last time I saw Rob Tortora Anyways, I'll give you the basic reader's digest and Hemo as well. Greg just loved deploying with version of my travels since graduation, and then fill all those Marines on the big Gator-freighters, but you in on the Classmates I have come across and he has since departed the Navy and is now a Highhappen to know a littie about. way Pafrolman in Wyoming. Since speeding reckAfter our hats went up in the air in '88,1 had to lessly was always Greg's first love; he might as well report to Quantico for TBS three days after grad do it legally now. (yes, I was one of the Fab Five that forfeited our Graduation Leave to do this). Naturally, with all the partying going on, I managed to lose my brand i^!S ^^^^^^!^R^^H new ID card during those three days, and had to get H^^^w another one from the Senior Marine at the '^llitfiliV Academy. I don't recall his name, but I do rememfEj^ ber his voice—screaming: "Why should I give you another one!? You couldn't even hold onto the last one I gave you for 24 hours!" Thus started my Ma- ^ ^ ^ rine Corps career (Tums out one of my cousins had it in the jean jacket I had lent her—so I didn't actually lose it—anyway...)

TBS was a bit of a shock. I came skidding onto Wyoming's finest: Officer Greg Marbach base at the midnight hour completely unprepared Stationed in Hawaii for three years—life was for the next day's formation. 250 lieutenants fall good.

I lived in a $2.3 million house with four other out for moming PT in red shorts and green t-shirts.

I, of course, had somehow missed out on this little guys on tiie beach; it was sfraight out of tiie lifestyles detail of red shorts being required, and fell out in of the rich and famous. What a shame they only my very stylish blue Navy Rugby shorts. You can't have 53Ds stationed out there now. Deployed to imagine the ridicule. The company commander, all NAS Cubi Point—just after Mt. Pinatubo had the Platoon CDRs... everyone joined in on the fun: blown—and got to watch them tear down the base.

"Oh, let me guess, you went to the Navy Academy, Pretty sad; the Philippine people are the absolute huh lieutenant?!" Needless to say, I think the pre- nicest people in the world. Was part of the last opparatory programs we have for the Mids are a pretty erational fiying unit at Subic Bay; pulled out on BELLEAU WOOD in November '92. Watched 'em good thing nowadays. bubblewrap and pack each of those plaques that are TBS was an adventure, but in January of '89 I now hanging in the Pensacola Naval Aviation Muwas happy to be headed to P-cola. I then spent the seum; rolled tiie last five aces at the Cubi O'Club next year and a half in Pensacola leaming how to bar as well. Had the distinct honor of trading in my fly, and refining my rugby skills with the P-cola ID card for a blue ID card for about two weeks while I Rugby Club. Doug Schueler, Dan Schill '87, and I was there. IstLt B.J. Thomsen and I had gotten

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The Mercers at Tom's graduation ceremony Melanie and Lee Miller live in Allentown, PA, where Lee works for Air Products & Chemicals.

They have two boys, Andrew and Jacob.

Ed Schofield works on non-proliferation issues for the Middle East region at the State Department.

John Midea is a plant manager for the Valspar Corporation in Kankakee, IL. Kirk Benson has switched jobs on the Seventh Fleet staff. Kirk relieved Classmate Mike Hill as the fieet current scheduler Mike has taken over as commanding officer of the Military Sealift Command Office on Diego Garcia. Mike eamed a Meritorious Service Medal for his accomplishments as fleet scheduler Kirk added that he was selected as a TAR Officer Sometime early next year he will depart Japan for a position as commanding officer of a Naval Reserve Center in the United States.

In May, Ernie Harper graduated from the Army's Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, VA, with a LL.M. in Intemational and Operational Law. Emie takes his new academic expertise to his assignment as the staff judge advocate for the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC), which is based in Camp Lejeune, NC. Roh Calhoun is operations officer for VP-26 in Maine. Daughter Amelia joined the family this past May. The Calhoun family lives in Topsham, ME. Dawn (Alvarez) Stratton and Pat Stratton live in Tampa, where Pat is a sales manager for Pfizer pharmaceuticals on the southwest coast of Florida.

The Sfrattons have three girls: Amanda, Allyson, and Ashley.

Scott Leach is flying for American Airlines out of Miami. Dan Deakin is the chief operating officer for Venture Catalyst Inc., a venture services provider for emerging businesses.

Nicole and Dave Sasek have a family Web page—Team Sasek Home Page. Check it out at: http://home.earthlink.net/~teamsasek/.

As mentioned in the July-August column, Jeff Colwell gamered the unique distinction of being the first Classmate to have a child attend the Academy. Below is a photo of Jeff conducting a ceremonial swearing-in of son Jeremy Colwell '04 on IDay, 30 June.

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into a littie frouble, and thus got these special ID cards issued to us.. .to my knowledge, we were the last officers in PI to be issued tiiem. The front looked the same as your old regular IDs, but die back had this special note, something along the lines of "This man is a liberty risk, he is not allowed off base, he is not allowed to use MWR facilities..." etc., etc. It was an innocent misunderstandingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;really! (A small price to pay for what must surely be a bonafide collector's item now!)

Spent some more time in Okinawa the second pump. Then went to three back-to-back-to-back non-flying billets: TBS, as the testing officer; then AWS, as a student; and then 22d MEU in Camp Lejeune as the asst afr officer on the MEU HQ staff.

Loved all three tours/jobs. Charlie Lochard was in my smdy group while I was at AWS, as was Todd Buechs. IWch Bomhold, whom I hadn't seen since his wedding a week after grad, was tiiere also. IVIike Dinardo, old gymnast tumed wrestler, was there as well. Frank Donovan, Mike Binney, Paul Mack, Jim Kasuda, Steve Sklenka, TV Yanvary, Dave 'Villarreal (who was also with me in PI for a bit with the HMLA-367 Scarbacks).. .1 guess there were quite a few of us there. It's funny how when you put us all back in the school environment, we just naturally reverted to our old Midshipman antics and demeanor It was an enjoyable, relaxing year of school (and mgby of course)!

The Escobar family USMC as an astronaut candidate. Still awaiting "the call" from NASA, he also got selected as one of the first MV-22 transition guys. He just reported to New River for MV-22 training.

Bret Price, the aforementioned war hero, got married to this sweetheart of a girl named Kim a year ago. They have three kids: one girl and one boy from a previous marriage, and now a little boy (Jack) bom on 31 March 2000. He lives in Fairfield, CT, and works for SS&C Technologies peddling some sort of financial software.

The next year and a half was spent hopping around the Med with 22nd MEU onboard KEARSARGE and PONCE. Got to visit Bulgaria, Ro-

mania and Ukraine, along with Spain, Greece, and /Ubania. Was in the chowline one day onboard the DeathStar (aka KEARSARGE) during work-ups when I bumped into our Class anchorman and All-American lacrosse-guy, Joe Donnelly. I was a bit shocked to see he was stiU in the service, but he explained that he just hated the Academy, he had nothing against the Navy! He had done the SWO thing, and then picked up an aviation transition, and was one of the 46 pilots on our SAR det. Small world.

Lynne Chapman '90 and Bob Strong at Grissom Air Show '98 And then I got orders here. On check-in, I saw Lynne Chapman '90, one of my 21st company youngsters, on the cover of the Whiting Tower newspaper; she hadn't changed a bit. Lynne married a former Army man named Rob (he was a mgger, and is a pretty good guy, even with his misguided Army training). She and I have been flying in the same squadron (HT-8) for the last two years.

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Eric Kennington and Bob Strong at Alumniragbygame '98 (Note: That's Wonderboy Doug Schueler and his wife. Shannon, behind Eric's shoulder) When I was scheduled to fly my first helo training flight, I noticed it was with a LT Eric Kennington. "My old wrestling partner? No way!"

I thought to myself. He graduated lower than I did and I was sure he'd gone SWO. But sure enough, it was Eric! He had done the transition thing just like Joe Donnelly. Eric (now a lieutenant commander) just left P'cola and is currentiy onboard CLEVELAND (LPD-7) and is romantically involved. We spent New Years 2000 together out in San Diego; I miss Eric (and his Pensacola beach-side condo) very much!

Odds and Ends. Jose/Robert Escobar is "da Man" for United Airlines. He, Schueler and I had been roommates in the infamous Lamp Lighter apartments in flight school, before Jose got jets and left, taking every appliance and furniture item in the place with him! (Yea, sure, it was all his, but still!) He is a flight instmctor for the Airbus 320 out at United's Training Center in Evergreen, CO. I had the pleasure of catching Jose and Kath's wedding in Reno a few years back... it is still regarded as one of the best planned, best executed social events of the '90s! They now have five kids (the two twin boys Kathy and Jose just had in November '99 aren't depicted).

Golden-boy Doug Schueler left HMM-364 in Hawaii to be a test pilot in Pax River He is still married to Shannon, and they now have three kids: Jake (6), and two darling twin girls (Jordan and McKenna) who are four Doug got selected by the

Kim and Bret Price Dave Gebhardt is married to Tina. They also just had a new baby girl, Anna, doubling the number of littie Gebhardts. (Alex, their son, is three years old).

Dave lives in St. Louis now, but is moving back to Cincinnati for his next assignment with Procter & Gamble. Apparentiy, he is some sort of high-priced laundry manager for them. Shamelessly, during our discussion of my upcoming Shipmate submission, Dave asked me to "be sure to stick in a plug for Tide in your article." Fab/Tide/All-Temper-Cheer... is there really a difference?!

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Ted Alexander got out of that bullet-catching outfit, more commonly known as tiie SEALs a while back, and is now married to Wendy. They have a little boy named Dane. Ted writes that Dane "is a stud—almost three years old and a complete bad ass. He has his mom's looks and his dad's doubleE expertise...lucky him!"

Ted's an investment strategist/venture capitalist living in Coronado.

Mark Dunleavy. Ran into him at the Spirit of St. Louis Airshow two years ago. I had no idea he had made the Blue Angels. He flew #4, and eventually every position except lead I believe, before recentiy departing to Norfolk. We had this chat about his life as the only single Blue Angel pilot.. .and he was saying this and that about the fishbowl environment...puh-lease Mark. You were wearing a tailored Blue Angel flight suit! Needless to say, Mark is doing well and I think was looking forward to the change.

Nilo Michelin. That's right! The madman from Torrance, CA, who when asked as a Plebe who he was voting for for President, replied "Ozzy Osborne, sirrrr!" Nilo left the Academy at the end of Youngster Year, got his law degree at UCLA, and is now Assistant D.A. in L.A. Amazing huh? Michelin for President!

And that's about it. I have just finished my master's in education at the University of West Florida and am awaiting the results of the next MV22 board. (I didn't have "asttonaut candidate" on my resume like Doug did on the first go around!)

Until then, I will continue to teach students that pulling too much collective "can be a BAD thing," and continue to traverse this great nation of ours by helo and plane to wherever the next airshow/training event takes me. Please do stop by and say "hello" if you are traveling through Pensacola. I'd be happy to give you the whirlwind tour of Pensacola's illustrious beach bar scene. Take care.

Classmates. Be safe, and for all you fellow aviators.. .may we never encounter winds like those depicted in the "Perfect Storm"! Semper Fidelis. Bob

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Thanks for the submission, Doug. If you get time, send in an "updated" update since I'm sure things have changed! Now on to Glenn's: Just an update from us. We are currently in Vermont, as I have a job as a process engineer with IBM. Our address is 69 Sydney Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452; h: 802-878-4052; w: 802-7699913. My wife, Julie, is currently a stay-at-home mom with our two daughters, Lauren (11 Oct. '95) and Nicole (11 Aug. '98). She is also an independent Longaberger sales consultant.

We'll keep you posted!

Next up was an email update and photo I received from Emily Lai (lai@wasp.navy.mil), onboard WASP. She sent in her update along with several other Classmate's news: Long time, no write, sorry. Just touching bases with you and saying "hello" to everyone! I'm finishing up with my second department head tour onboard WASP LHD-1, homeported in Norfolk, VA, as the assistant Ops and CIC officer; previous to that I was Ops on TORTUGA LSD-46 out of

Marie Demel and Kristen (Reynolds) Goodrich at the 10-year Reunion

Members of 32nd Co at the 10-year Reunion Next up are two updates from Doug Perry and Glenn Miller (rmill21@aatglobal.net) that were received (gulp...) back in April, and due to "technical difficulties" (couldn't possibly have been correspondence secretary error) were onutted from both the Jul-Aug and September issues. My heartfelt apologies guys, and without further ado.. .first up, was Doug Perry: Doug Perry just finished up his XO tour onboard SUBMARINE N R - 1 in Groton, and is now down in D.C. at the five-sided, puzzle palace. Doug's wife, JoAnne, will join him on 1 May after finishing up her coaching and teaching at Connecticut College.

Remarkably enough, they will move into Sharon and Earl Jones' townhouse in Fairlington. In the meantime, Abbie and Jimmy Clautice are graciously hosting Doug just around the comer.. .Doug is trying his best to remain low-vis in hopes that Abbie, Jimmy and John Guandolo, eventually allow him to join the Melrose club.

Doug is working as a legislative liaison and planning to make the '89 tailgaters each and every home football game this fall, as well as other events. John Kainer, Drew Kenny, John Guandolo and Doug are all training for Ironman Florida later in November They'll be raising money for Destination Cure, a non-profit organization supporting research for the cure and prevention of Multiple Sclerosis. (John Guandolo's mother has MS, but I'll have to get current on her status... we plan to contact all the '89ers as part of the fundraiser) John Tregoning just bought a townhouse in Old Town Alexandria, and will be moving in sometime this summer Flying for United, he recently shifted his homebase from Chicago to D.C.

Little Creek, VA. I'm currently on deployment as part of MARG 00-01. Although this craise has been quite enjoyable, I have, after much thought, decided to put in my letter of resignation from active duty. I'm hoping to take the U.S. Coast Guard Third Mate's licensing exam this fall and go work as a civilian in the Military Sealift Command. So although soon to be departing from the Navy, I won't be leaving the maritime world. If anything I'll be out to sea even more; which is just fine with me! I consider myself pretty blessed so far; I have one highly intelligent and charming nineyear-old boy, Peter Lai-LePage and Uve in a beautiful house over in Virginia Beach. I ran into a few '89ers on my ship during this deployment and am passing on a picture and some scoop on what everyone's been up to: Steve Grass is currently the Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 2/6. As soon as we all get back from this "float," he'll become the executive officer of this same battalion for about a year. In the summer of '01, he plans on heading to Monterey for Postgrad School. He's been married to Ten (Mike Priefer's sister) for ten years this September and has three girls: Alisha (7), Benna Kate (5) and Caroline (10 months).

Tom Heater is currently Emily Lai's shipmate onboard WASP as C4I0. He writes: "Since graduation, went Naval Pilot, got RIF'd to SWO and did two DIVO tours; one on an AFS and another on a CG. Followed that up with three years at NPS and then a lateraltiransferto EDO. Thought I'd never be back at sea, but got pulled early from NSWC Dahlgren to go to WASP. Married to former Edie Connell on 1 June '89. We live in Virginia Beach with ourfivechildren: Meghan (11) do the maUi, Douglas (10), Brenna (8), Colleen (3) and Delaney (2)."

Fred Fagan (ffagan@hotmail.com) writes: "I've not written to Shipmate since I was doing fireteamrashes,sofirstI should let everyone know that I married my wife, Karen, in Atianta in Oct. '92. We were classmates in high school. I know this is hard for many to believe, but Karen has me chilled out these days—I don't get uptight, I am no longer hyperactive, and I don't take things too seriously any more...yea, right! But the most recent news is Uie birth of Emily Grace on 2 May of tills year! We acknowledge tiiat she is a blessing and a gift from God, and we're excited about our responsibilities as parents.. .helpl After about three years at Camp Lejeune, we are making tracks in September to 29 Palms, CA, where I'll be a 'coyote' in the CAX program. I'm looking forward to this assignment and seeing some old iriends on the Left Coast. For jarheads who come to CAX, please look me up—I'd love to catch up. Squids too!"

Paul Tortora reported to COMPHIBRON EIGHT, embarked on WASP as the N2 deployed in the Med. "After having spent die lasttiireeyears at the Office of Naval Intelligence in D.C, and before that Shipmate, October 2000

had a great tour at USNA working in tiie Admissions Office and teaching Spanish. While at USNA, I lateral-transferred from submarines to naval intelligence, and managed to stay in the D.C.-Annapolis area for a follow-on tour. After spending tiie last six years enjoying die good life at Annapolis living in USNA housing, it was time to go back to sea, so I recentiy moved the family to Vuginia Beach and then flew out to the Med. I left my beautiful and great Navy wife, Ann, stateside with her hands full taking care of our five-year-old daughter, Maddalena, and 19-month-old twins, Paul Jr. and Sarah—all three bom in Annapolis."

Thanks, Joe! And finally, I got an update and photo via snail mail from Roh Webber (Subcrit@aol.com): Just a quick note for the Submariners of '89: This is a picture of my wife and me at the 100th Submarine Birthday Ball in Georgia. We had a great time celebrating the 100th year of the Submarine force!

I would like to say hello to all of the Submarine Officers from '89 and ask that you all send me a note via email so I can get your email address into a database. I will compile and redistribute the list so we can more easily keep in touch with one another as we begin the next ten years of our careers.

Thanks and Beat Army!

great job, but tomorrow moming I move over to ComCarGra TWO to be assistant maritime operations officer onboard HARRY S TRUMAN. 1 guess I bad-mouthed Ops guys and staff guys for four years, so now somebody made me one.

It has been a busy summer I attended my roommates, Kevin Minton's graduation from Carolina law school in May. He did very well in school and is going to be a Marine Corps Jag, eventually in 29 Palms, CA. He had a great deal down in Chapel Hill, but I'll save the details for him to tell at Homecoming.. .just in case our congressman reads Shipmate.

I also visited Crabtown this year for 1-Day to swear my sponsor's daughter into the Class of 2004. She was four when I met her Plebe Year.

How the time has flown! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Homecoming, especially all the 11th Company Bubbas.

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LCDR and Mrs. Rob Webber, 100th Submarine Birthday Ball, April 2000 That's all the input I received for this time!

Wanted to let everyone know that the effort to add an "In Memoriam" page on our Web site is still in the works. Tony Newpower is working on adding a page that will be linked from the Home page. I am going to coordinate getting a write-up for each Classmate we have lost, so if you have input—including a photo of a fallen Classmate—please send me a note. This includes any family or friends out there reading this. If we don't get photos from family or friends, then I will try to use the Lucky Bag photo if there is one.

Finally, in case my new address is not appearing at the top of the column, here it is: 605 S. Oakland St., St. Johns, MI 48879; 517-227-2503; f: 425-8712697. Emails haven't changed: mlmr89@hotmail. com or m l r l @aol.com.

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James Midkiff swearing in MIDN Kristen Farrott '04 in Memorial Hall on 1-Day 2000 Thanks for the letter and photos, James. Sorry for the brevity of the column this month, but I am looking forward to getting lots of notes about the fun at the Reunion. Take care and God bless. —Eileen

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Pres: LT Richard Brophy, USN Sec'y: LT John DeVine, USN 1701 Tyler Green Drive Smyma, GA 30080 e: jcdevine99@aol.com Do we have a Class slogan? What is it? If we don't have one, what should it be? Send me your ideas straight off. We're getting to our 10-year point, so we quickly need to prepare for the day when we're a bunch of old geezers sitting around wearing our Class shirts, hats and buttons—and how can we do that if we don't have a slogan? I'll print the top ten in our next article, but I need input.

Okay, as for the news... we're in the midst of our planning for the Reunion. Please update your information with the Alumni Association (www.usna. com) and with our Class Web site (www.USNA91.

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com, or call by phone)—this will help assure that we get planning information out to everybody. Our Web site will also keep you updated with the progress of the planning committee and scheduling for the weekend.

Also, in the spirit of planning get togethers.. .I've had several people write and ask about plans for '91 tailgaters at Navy's football games this year.

Let me recommend that anyone with any interest or plans in tailgaters, post your thoughts on our Class Web site, usnal991 .com. Unfortunately, these articles aren't published quickly enough to be an efficient way of getting the word out.

Here's an update from Mike Rentz (michael. rentzl@painewebbercom), who is now in Charlotte, NC, with his wife, Jennifer, and their two sons.

Mike left the U S M C in 1997, and is now working as a financial advisor for Paine Webber Mike and family are loving Charlotte, though they were on their way up to Virginia Beach in mid-August for commissioning of OSCAR AUSTIN. Mike reports that his old roomie, Ray "Dancing Bear" Villarreal will be the Weps on board. Mike's also spoken recently to his other roomie, Mark Hurvitz, who's gotten out of Navy and is starting his second year at Pepperdine Law School.

a post card from him during a liberty stop with the FROGS. It was sent from Agra, India, and on the front was a picture of the Taj Mahal. By the way, his wife gave birth to son Johnathon soon after their wedding. Tim Carr and wife, Lori, are also doing well. They live up in Baltimore and just gave birth to the second of two boys. Tim has been out of the Navy for awhile and is kicking butt at some engineering company in Baltimore.

I roomed with Morgan Miller on craise back in '96, but haven't been in touch with him for awhile. Following our tour with VAW 112 he took a leadership job in San Diego, and the last I heard the Navy gave him a good deal 90-day JFACC tour in Saudi Arabia prior to getting out of the Navy.

I keep running into other Classmates, but I wanted to keep this relatively brief. I'll be in the Pax River area for the next two years doing flight testing, so it should be easy for me to make the ten-year Reunion. I'm on the usna91.com database in case anyone wants to drop me a line.

Thanks, Bob, and safe flying!

Now remember, we're looking for a good slogan. " ' 9 1 is fun"..."Hit it a ton witii ' 9 1 " . . . " ' 9 1 , Second to n o n e " . . . " ' 9 1 on a toasted bun!" You get the idea. Write me. — J D

Mike can be reached at 800-421-2148, for anyone interested in saying hello, especially those from 36th Co. Thanks, Mike!

Got a great note from Bob Williams, which I'll cut and paste here to save my lily-white fingertips: I admit that I haven't made a single contribution since graduation, but better late than never.

After a tour in San Diego flying the E-2, 1 instracted for 20 months at VT-9 in Meridian, MS, flying the venerable T-2C Buckeye. While instracting I was picked up for Test Pilot School and graduated on 9 June 2000. My wife, Lynn, and I have a beautiful two-and-a-half-year-old daughter named Regan. There were not many '91 grads instracting at Meridian, but I have ran into several since we've moved up to the Pax River area. I was in TPS class 117 with Gordon Wilson, Scott Dillon, Manny Picon, Rick Neitzey, Chris Tragna, and Pete Tyson. They're all doing great and have just commenced follow on tours at Force, Strike and Rotary Wing here at NAS Pax River We all managed to make it to most of the home football games last year, and hope to do the same this year. Gordo and I are talking about making the trip down to Orlando with our kids for the Notre Dame game. If anyone else is going to be there, get in touch with us through our email address at usna91.com.

Several other Classmates have been going through the TPS "mill." Mike Neuser just showed up following his year-and-a-half vacation at Monterey. He and wife, Lisa, just had their second child. Jeff Dodge has been at TPS for over a year instracting in the ROTORHEAD curriculum.

Besides those at TPS I've still kept in touch with several others from 10th Company. Just a few nights ago I talked with Chip Campbell who just finished up his second year of law school at the University of Alabama. His wife, Anastasia, is in the same law school class with him, and they are both doing great. I also recently talked to Buddy Rivera who is working for the Air Force out in Hawaii following a second sea tour with a P-3 unit in the same area. He and his wife Shanna just had a baby girl to compliment their three-and-a-halfyear-old boy. I used to keep in touch with Tim Wachendorfer before he went to France to fly the Super E. 1 was in his wedding to wife, Elena, back in December of '97 and haven't seen him since. At the time he was flying Hornets out of Cecil, and was later picked up for a PEP tour with the Frenchies. So the Navy sent him to Monterey for a crash course in French (he didn't speak a lick at the time) and they moved him and his pregnant wife overseas six months later I recently got

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Pres: LT Scott Hottenstein,, U S N Sec'y: Robert Pothier 63 Ashland St, Apt. #2 Medford, MA 02155 e: rbpothier@yahoo.com Class Web site: www.usna92.com And so we meet again, my children, to trip the tight fantastic. I am in a gay '92 mood because Drew Kettering, inventor of ebusiness and gum of the New Economy, scored two tix to Fenway tomorrow aftemoon for the rimal slaughtering of the Kansas City Royals. It's August and Nomar is hitting in the .390s. And yes, I know I used the word "gay."

It was a good word before 1968 and I'll use it.

"They have not led. We will." Say no more.

Coming through the gate like a rabid bat out of hell this month is the young M r Alex EUermann, who I don't believe is associated with Occidental Oil or big tobacco: Alex?

I've just been transferred to NAS Corpus Christi, where I'll spend the next two and a half years instracting in the T-34. It was a tough decision to come here vice teaching at USNA, but, ultimately, I couldn't imagine spending that much time out of the cockpit. Here with me are Joe Ford and Mike DeWalt, two old friends whom I hadn't seen in years. Other '92ers in VT-28 include Juan Kraljevic and Dave Scott.

My wife, Vanessa, and I just had our first child, a boy named Ian. All those cliches about children being the greatest thing in the world are absolutely trae. I can't imagine a better way to spend a Saturday aftemoon than hanging out with my family.

And that's the news from South Texas.

After schooling me on the intricacies of Marine Corps unit nomenclature. Curt Diaz got down to brass tacks. Excerpted: Saw Dave Jones out at DLI in Monterey, CA, last fall. He was getting the crash course in Spanish so he could go to Argentina and get his master's in something or other (international relations maybe?). Also ran into Bob Bruce on the Metro in D.C. the other day. He's out of the Marine Corps but doing some temporary active duty at the Academy over the summer while he waits to start law school in the fall. Said everyone he knows of is getting or has gotten out.

Everyone's favorite point guard Sam "Stretch" Cook, another jar, checked in under separate cover Apparentiy Stretch has been transformed into a coyote somewhere in 29 Palms, C A, where he practices CAX and marriage. By the time you read tiiis, Sam should be an Old Man. He claims he corresponds with S a m Meckey, Scott Kuykendall, Matt Edic, and Adolfo Ibarra. Surely he jests.

Finally this month comes an exuberant post from Vince Vanoss (Vindog92@excite.com) of 28th company fame. Excerpted: Went through the submarine pipeline and spent 39 months on HELENA, met and married my wife three years ago. We have two kids—my adopted son, Derek (6), and our youngest son, Aleks (2).

We were married in Portland in June of 1997. Tony Cox, Jon Williams, and "Ace" Lienert were all in attendance. Jon was flying EA-6Bs but now is down in the lovely metropolis of China Lake. Joe Lienert continues to send us updates from his "Team Lienert" Web page (www.teamlienert. com—no, Joe, the kids don't look anything like you!) As usual, he makes the impossible seem effortless and sounds like they are enjoying the life of a country (Navy) doctor.

In the meantime, I taught ROTC at the University of Southem Califomia for two and a half years while working on my M.B.A., then back to sea as weapons officer on NEWPORT NEWS based out of Norfolk. Funny how things happen—found a great place to live and a wonderful neighborhood, when who should I see coming down the street (two doors down mind you) but Jay Antonelli. Small world, huh? We are in overhaul right now, itching to get back to sea and play with all of our new toys. I can be reached through email (a slow duty night is allowing me to write from my shipyard address). We aren't in the phone book in Virginia Beach, but drop us a line if you are in the area!

Ladies and gentiemen, that's all the Howaya Bowl we have for this issue. "So we beat on, boats against the current, h o m e back ceaselessly into the past."

But it just occurred to me that I've got some Howaya myself. By the time you read this, I will be a freshly-minted married man. Yep. This may be an epic jinx, but for the love of Mike, by the time you read this, I'll have been to the mountaintop, counting D o c M u r p h y , M a t t Berg, Lumpish Holsberg, and Drew Kettering among the celebrants. I may even have sent my November article stateside from Paris. Or Amsterdam. T h a t ' d be a kicker—I hope you guys like William S. Burroughs, or Ken Kesey.

Next month: Who would win in a fist fight: Ernest Hemingway or Hunter S. Thompson?

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Pres: LT Matt A m y , USN VP/Treas: LT Matt Arnold, USN Treas: LT Efren Mojica, USN Sec'y: LT Jim Mills, USN Corr. Sec'y: Capt Shogo Cottrell, U S M C 1405 SW Highland D r , Lee's Summit, MO 64081 h: 816-246-4489; e: shipmate@usna93.com Class Web Page: www.usna93.com I only received a couple of updates this month. I don't have any Class business to pass on, so sfraight on to t h e n e w s . F i r s t w e h e a r f r o m D e v i n Winklosky: I'm writing for tiie first time (ever) to Shipmate to give some news. However, before I do, I would just like to ask everyone to read Chester M. Lee's '42 Last Call memorial in the June 2000 Shipmate.

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Christy (Martin) and Rob Howard That's all I've got for this month. Send in those letters, emails, and pictures! Adios—Shogo The Howard's Wedding Party. L to r, back row: Wayne Gluf '82, Meryl Severson, Sid Hatcher '84, Heman Altamar, Geoff Wright, Logan Depue, Dave Gallus, Rich Lee, Fred Goldhammer, Bill McGill, Mike Theil, Tom Kam, Christian Peterson, George Belter, and Dan Seidensticker. Front row standing: Julie (USAFA '94) and Madeline Myrtue, Efren Mojica, Christy (Martin) Howard, Rob Howard, Rob Thompson, Yolanda (Wiggam) Montalto '94, Chris Chilbert, and Nick Melfi. Kneeling: Andy Myrtue (USAFA '93), and Franchesca and Gregg Montalto.

Chet died in Febraary. He was a man of high intellect, character and honor—a tme patriot. His story is a testament to what we can accomplish in our short time here on Earth. I am proud to say that Chet was the reason I chose to attend the Academy and I am forever grateful for his guidance.

Enclosed is a picture of Chet and I (taken about 20 years ago!) at a family gathering.

Now, for some news. I just graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Law School on the Marine Corps Funded Law Program. I'm headed to Naval Justice School in Newport in August and then to Camp Lejeune in October. I'm married (Tricia) and have a son (Drew) and another on the way.

Enough about me, let's talk about some others— I know these guys are probably going to kill me for mentioning their names but... Kevin Harris i s in Pittsburgh, too, and (coincidentally) he also attended Pitt Law School on tiie USMC Funded Law Program. He is headed to MCAS Beaufort, SC, so Kevin can experiment, er, practice law with the Marines there. Les Pritchett is at Harvard Business School and doing well (what else did you expect?). Tom Milanette is up in Maynard, MA, working diligently for corporate America. He and Tracy had a baby girl last year. Mike Cho is still in the Corps and finishing up language studies in Monterey, CA. He's headed to Korea as one of the Corps' foreign area officers. He and Tammy had their second daughter last year. (What, no boys?) I saw Todd Chavanne out in New Jersey where he is also hard at work for the corporate machine (he speaks fluent French now, I think).

That's pretty much all I know right now. Hope everyone else is doing well. Keep in touch!

Keep in touch with classmates.

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Pres: IstLt Scott K. H o m b u c k l e , U S M C PSC 556, Box 506, FPO AP 96386-0506 h: 011-826-11-737-0083 e: hombuckle@hotmail.com Vice Pres/Treas: Kirk Clermont 103 JuUana Place, Saint Marys, GA 31558-3624 h: 912-576-1775; e: Clermont@eagnet.com Sec'y: Chris Williams 1050 USS Georgia Avenue, Kings Bay, GA 31547 h: 912-673-2739; e: csglt@subasekb.navy.mil Corr. Sec'y: Jim Keck 1735 Felch Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207 h: 904-396-4008; e: Jkeck@usna94.com Web page: http://www.usna94.com

Devin Winklosky and Chester Lee '42 Our last letter comes from the Howards who share with us news of their recent marriage: Hi from Guam! Christy and I want to share the news of our wedding and thank '93 for the huge turnout. For the facts, I married Companymate Christy Martin last 11 December in Annapolis.

We re-met at fellow companymates Wendy (Phillips) Piret and Ron Piret's wedding in March of 1997.1 hadjust finished medical school in Bethesda and Christy was in the D.C. area with SPAWAR. We are curtently out in Guam where I'm the Diving Medical Officer for ComNavMar. It's my first real duty station after finishing dive school with fellow deep-sea doctors Hernan Altamar and Josh Bell. Christy has left active duty and is taking a year off from satellite engineering to work on her tan (and to do some traveling before we head back to the mainland). She recently got SCUBA certified and we spent ten days diving with the sharks in Palau. It is a must see if you get out to these parts.

As for the other '93ers out here: Bill Jewett just left after a crazy six-month deployment as OIC of a SEAL Team-1 platoon. Jeff Egger's Team-1 platoon is here to take their place. Also pretty new to the island is John Kennard. He's flying 46s with HC-5. Christy and I will be here another year then its back to the grindstone.

Warmest Regards, Rob "Howie" Howard

Hello, '94! "Go, Navy, Go!" Ah...another Navy football season is upon us. Not that I actually miss participating in the "March On Parade" practically every Saturday in the fall, carrying my rain gear (Though I must admit, it was kinda fun whizzin' candies from the ranks of the sandblowers in the rear of the company formations.) But there's always some promise every year. Hopefully, you'll be reading this column right before we kick some Irish tail in Orlando, FL, on 14 October Let's dive right into this month's email-box. The ePostman's first delivery is from Sean Valentine, who wrote on 2 August from San Diego: Since practically everyone from USNA I know lives in San Diego, I thought 1 should make it simple and sell them all out. Greg Jasso finally got back here after living in Norfolk for three years. Clint Moxey just got here from Norfolk as well. Greg Wise left for deployment, apparently he left some things behind. Ross Mackenzie just got back from his last deployment, still waiting for he and Buffy to finish their sabbatical. Rich Jordan is getting married in the fall to Wendy Devinger. (Yes, that is Gary's sister.) Blake Phillips just left his long-time wife, Fitz Gentry, from Whidbey. Apparently Fitz is having some adjustment problems. Fitz may be leaving the U.S. soon to become an Australian citizen. Bryce Whiting, Steve Schairer, and Pat Growney still throw incredible parties at their pad on Pt. Loma.

Al Grinalds and Brent Gaut make it down to San Diego when traffic isn't bad. Larry Meehan finished deploying, bought a Rhodesian ridgeback and has been busy since.

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I saw a lot of folks in Greensboro, NC, attending Chip Patrick's wedding to Shelby Thornton.

They met in San Diego and now live in the Bay area. Somehow Chippa always comes out smelling like roses. Mark Schafer, Dave Chlebnik, Jeremy Junnila and Brian Montgomery made it out. Jeremy just moved out to L.A. working for an Internet company. Luke James wasn't there since he was enjoying his pleasure craise of the Med in his long, long distinguished naval career and Erik Jilson was populating the world while studying for finals in Montertey.

I spent three years at HC-11 with the likes of Tim Kinsella '96, Gerry Macenas '93, Martin Howell '93, Chip Merril '93, Jamie Rauscher '93, Brian Buljat '93, Pat Foege '92, Andy Lynch '92, and yes, even Tom Skidmore '92. You would think that we would all get sick of each other, but Kevin Bianchi '85 saved the day with the five-pound boxing gloves. Gerty finally sold the suburban and Martin was kind enough to allow me to live in his house in PB along with John Barranco '93. The rest of my time is spent with some other suspect characters like Joe "Big Time Consultant" Arnaldo '93, Chip Young '93 (who finally got his first haircut). Matt Hyde '93, Scott Ellison '93, and Matt Provencher '93. Rob Schroeder '93 is yet to deploy and soon will be paying rent to Martin.

That's probably enough to make Brent Blackmer happy for a littie while.

Thanks for that lengthy name-dropping update, Sean. Keep ' e m coming. Byron Newell sent the following announcement on 6 August.

Just a quick note to announce the arrival of Bailey Annette Newell, who was bom to my wife, Marcella, at 12:01 p.m., 28 July, at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. As most of you have already figured out once or twice (or three or four times) over, parenthood so far has been the most challenging and rewarding experience of my life, and I just wanted to share the news with everyone I possibly could.

As far as the Navy goes, someone was looking out for me, and I returned early enough from EISENHOWER deployment to see Bailey's birth.

While over in Bahrain I ran into Brian Smith on several occasions. He is working for the Fifth Fleet operations staff at the ASU there. My squadron, VRC-40, is now stacked with Academy folks.

From our Class alone, Barry Bassel, John Langis, Dave Pawlowski, and myself are all "hauling the mail" as C-2A Greyhound pilots.

Dave only recently joined us after a brief detour into the life of a SWO on ARCTIC. Dave married the beautiful and charming Lisa Desilets of Virginia Beach last April. Other companymate news: Jake Bell is curtentiy residing in Kentucky, of all places, attending an advanced Tank Commander's four month course. Brian Metcalf and his wife, Melanie, recently had a perfect baby boy, and are going to be making their way back to Norfolk from Monterey early next year. Cathy and T.J. Staffieri recently moved back to Pensacola where T.J. is enjoying shore duty. They are expecting their second child sometime around the New Year. Leon Hsi was married yesterday, 5 August, in Pennsylvania—I'll let him provide the details, as I don't know them yet. My old roommate Clark Sarge was also married in 2000. He and his wife. Amy, are hanging out in Groton, CT. Marv Carlin and wife, Shellie, are still living here in Norfolk, although we don't see each other as much as we should. As a senior pilot at HC-8,1 believe Marv to be one of the hardest working aviators in the Navy. He is curtently extended there, but will be moving on to the HTs in Pensacola sometime in the near future; not exactly sure when. Rachel and Ben Bierly have moved from Albany, GA, to Quantico for school—and then the great unknown.

Before 1 write a book here, I'll go ahead and wrap it up. Wherever you are reading this in the world, keep it safe, fly right, and if you can't be good, then at least be good at it.

P.S. Rudy Quiles—Where are you?

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Other L e t t e r s Jeff Carpenter (jeff@c4online.org), 7 August 2000: Well I'm now post-USMC and sporting a rather fuzzy looking gotee! I EAS'ed from the gun club on 1 June and started full-time at our church as a Youth Pastor I think this job carties more risk of hand-to-hand combat than the USMC did! I'll be full-time at seminary (grad school for pastors) starting this fall. We're still in Arizona and even though it's a bit landlocked it's a great state. The Carpenter Clan now consists of Jacob at two and a half, and Christa at almost a year (30 Sept. '99).

We'd love to hear from any and all. Take care and God bless!

Joanna Sprtel, 9 August 2000: Greetings from Chicago! I'll be getting out of the Navy around Thanksgiving of this year (yikes!) and will be traveling for a while afterwards (I intend to spend some time in Bangkok, Bali, Australia (dive the Great Barrier Reef), New Zealand (hike/climb etc.) and Fiji until I have to get back to finish up school. I'm curtentiy enrolled in DePaul's M.B.A. program and will be graduating in June of 2001 with a focus in entrepreneurship and ecommerce. If any of you swing through Chicago, please give me a ring—I'm good for a home cooked meal and a place to crash.

Some news about some of our Classmates: Brandy and Todd Hoot are up in Great Lakes.

Todd is finishing up his M.B.A. at Kellogg (Northwestem) and will be getting out of the Navy in December of 2000. Armando Hedrick is also up at Great Lakes and will be getting out of the Navy in October of 2000. He and his wife, Jackie currently have two little girls and are awaiting the arrival of a third. Kent Terrell recently became a free man! (Got out of the Navy in July and recently landed a new consulting job up in L.A. Congratulations!) Kimi and Brian Fish are moving to Seattle—Brian got a hot new Internet job (Congrats, Fishman!) Saki Okuri is up in Pennsylvania and will be getting out of the Navy in December. He's looking into possible opportunities in the FBI. Jen Mendel got out of the Air Force in March of this year. After some extensive traveling in Asia, she joined the Peace Corps where she is teaching English in Mongolia. She's not sure if she's going to stay the full two years, but is enjoying the experience. I'm sure she'd love to hear from you.

As we all know, mail is very important when you're far away from home. Here's her curtent contact information: Jen Mendel, PCT, PO BOX 1036, Central Post Office, Ulaanbaator 13, Mongolia (via China).

News In Brief Did you hear about the alleged rapes involving three Midshipmen in July? Wow...I won't go into detail here, but it sort of makes you yeam for the simple EE days of yesteryear Heard Around the Yard Todd and Katie (Pruitt) Brill are expecting their first baby sometime around Turkey Day. Jason Berger is getting married on 4 November here in Florida to a very lovely girl named Jessica. Mike Sharp landed a job skiing in Australia for the summer (tough job!)

I got a letter from a long lost Classmate of ours— Dion Waters (watersde@lejeune.usmc.mil). He is searching for some of his old NAPster and Plebe buddies. If you want to get in touch with Dion, send him an email.

I received an interesting email today from Cheryl (Pence) Harrison '95. She wishes to announce j o b opportunities with a relatively new company called Joint Cmise Missile Defense Joint Test & Evaluation (JCMD JT&E). If you are interested, more information can be found at www.sentel.com.

To once again revisit an announcement made in last montii's colunm. The Log has gone underground and currently maintains a h o m e at www.thelog. westhost.com. I thought after having been away from the Yard for six-plus years that the inside humor would go over my head. But I must admit I laughed just as hard as if I was still a Midshipman.

They are trying to support their site with t-shirt sales, so if you are interested in some underground wear borne from the heart of Brigade cynicism and discontent, check out The Log. (See the link from the Class home page/) Weh Update We now have 21,354 hits since our inauguration way back yonder in 1996. The Class list now boasts an amazing 682 entries. Additions or changes to the Class list since 4 July include: Mark Perrault, Mark J o h n s o n , A r m a n d o H e d r i c k , Michael Brahan, Michael Jones, Juan Gil, Richard Vale, Jeffrey H o a g l u n d , J a m e s D u n n , J o e K r a u s e , James O'Harrah, John Rochford, Jay Woodmff, Maria Elizabeth Silsdorf (TESTA), Brian Cellilti, Roy Gilbert, Brandon Dominguez, Brian Deneve, Jeffrey Pellegrino, Dion Waters, Robert White, Phil Windust, Chris Stone, Mike McGurr, Michael Delgrosso, C D .

Brooks Newsome, John Peterson, Travis Greene, Angela Schedel ( L U Z E R ) , Mark Stephens, Anthony Roach, Matthew Friedlander, Craig Beal, Becky Haase ( I N G R A H A M ) , Peter M c A r d l e , Moises Ramfrez, Michael Jones, Amy Cleary (HUGHES), Matthew Niedzwiecki, Rob BaUister Jefitey Carpenter, Jose Lloren, Sakura Okuri, Scott Beltz, Lisa Schule, Christopher Peterson, Mark Early, Christopher Kidd, and Robert Koh. Please be sure to check out our new Web features: you can now shop our Class Gift Store. Payment methods available to you include check/money order (via mail) or credit card (online). The prices are down to earth and the quality is excellent. With the holidays quickly approaching, you'll want to get your orders in early! Oh, and don't miss our new message board. Post messages on just about any t o p i c . . . w e d d i n g s , births, parties, tailgaters, Army-Navy banter, job opportunities, missing person alerts, etc....just keep it PG! (Don't make me hunt you down if you misbehave!)

Well '94, I think I've said more than my piece this month. Please forgive the exceptionally base banter this month...I only got 30 minutes of sleep last night so my circuitry is starting to misfire. I look forward to hearing from you in the coming months. Please take a moment to send me a message and/or picture for Shipmate.

As I close this October column, let me wish you a safe and blessed holiday season. May you find yourself surrounded by friends and loved ones. If not, then I pray that their memory keeps your heart warm. Take care and God bless. C-va... Jim

Scott Hombuckle, Joanna Sprtel, and Ahmed Williamson at '94 reunion.

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Jen Mendel and Joanna Sprtel in Newport Beach, CA

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Pres: John Fleet p: 301-263-0384 Sec'y: LTJG Don Jamiola, USN Twin Pond Road, Topsham, ME 04086 p: 207-373-1459 We want to thank Mo Curran and John Fleet for their leadership. Class spirit and efforts on behalf of the Class of '95. Many of us are deployed and spread throughout the world, making it difficult to come together as a Class, but Mo and John took the time to organize a great tailgater at last year's Army-Navy game. Mo took the train to Veteran's Stadium, arriving at 6:00 a.m. with two coolers and supplies for the subsequent '95 gig. He guarded two parking places near the Rocky statue, making sure we had a prime spot for our Class.

Many begged Mo to give up his space for their own tailgater; Mo Curran deiued them again and again.

Thanks, Mo. John arrived later in his jeep with much beer and blue and gold balloons. Hours later Mo and John had a boisterous tailgater with a '95 balloon flying for all to see. We thank Mo and John for diefr hard work and leadership. We look forward to our 5th year Reuiuon.

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'01. Some of the '96ers still remaining include: Noah Hayward, Michael Beckette, Carlos Montgomery, and Chad Thorson. Cale Young and Bill Lacivita round out the group. In Ryan's wardroom, additional Alumni include Michael Stinson '95, Bert Carnell '98, Gerald Wilson '98, and Bryan Benney '97.

Disappointing that the news has trickled to a dribble, but I am certain that you would tire of Quantico stories if I were to ramble on and on.

Please jot me a line via my new email (see header) or send me a note or photos. I know a number are returning from deployments (you salty dogs!) and are dying to share all your lies and war stories.

Stay motivated. As it was once said, "We have been looking for the enemy all day. Now we are surrounded. That simplifies things." Look on the bright side, '96. Until next month...Tonya

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Pres: David Forman e: DSForman@aol.com; h: 843-763-6458 Vice Pres: John Chau Treas: Daniel J. Martin Sec'y: Shawn C. Gee Corr. Sec'y: Carrie Howe 44237 Webster Canton, MI 48187 e: Ljohowe@aol.com

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Pres: LT Bart Phillips, USN 7980 Sevan Court, Unit D, San Diego, CA 92123 e: bartphillips@ibm.net; hm: 858-278-2739 Sec'y: Capt Tonya R. Barz, USMC 6416 Sugar Maple Court, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 h: 540-548-3344; e: barztr@tecom.usmc.mil Greetings, '96! Well, the word has been tapering off, but I am confident our Class is working harder than ever The one note we received this month arrived from Ryan Stone. Ryan is currently serving as communications officer on board LOUISIANA (SSBN-743) in Kings Bay, GA. Dating back to 16 May 1999 (you even have me beat, Ryan!), he married the former Sivonne Kouperstein in Columbia, MD. After a nice honeymoon in Hawaii, Ryan headed out on patrol. Although the Stones report no children as of yet, they enjoy the company of a pug and some saltwater fish. When Ryan is off crew, he enjoys scuba diving and has taken up instmcting when time permits.

Although there remain quite a few Classmates down in Kings Bay, about two-thirds are reportedly leaving soon to pursue shore duty (well deserved, I am sure). The other one-third, to include Ryan, will be trying their luck in the civilian world come May

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Scott W. Kinkele Dear Great '98, It is my sad duty to inform those of you who do not already know that we have lost another Classmate. On 28 July, Scott Walter Kinkele, was shot and killed. He was on his way back to NAS Whidbey Island after climbing Mt. Rainier with a friend. Just

a few miles from home, he fell victim to the random and violent actions of a few criminals. There is no explanation for this brutal tragedy. His family and friends are equally shocked at the sudden death of such a strong and determined individual. Scott hadjust earned his NFO wings, and after his temporary duty in Washington, he was going to Spain for his first duty station. The memory of Scott and the positive influence he had on us all will never be forgotten. His family has created a Web page dedicated to his memory: www.kinkele.com. Also, please go to our Web page at www.usna98.org to see what we are going to do as a Class to remember Scott. Our prayers and thoughts are with Scott's family and all those who were close to him.

In the midst of this bereavement, we all recognize that there are other aspects of life that are not so terrible, and here are some letters from the fleet of a more amiable nature. John Chau sent me the following: What's up '98. Got a littie news from Call for you guys. 1 am going to be leaving on a six-month deployment soon. That's what happens when you are the tip of the spear. Anyway, Jake Harriman and Russ Lascink will be rolling with me on the green side and Bridgette Ruiz (some of you remember her as Bridgette Stamp), Tom Odgen, Andrew Kellog and Kathy McMorrow will provide us with transportation. It should be a pretty fun float, unfortunately we will miss the entire Navy football season. Tommy bought a really tight speedo and completed the Califomia Iron Man. Why he bothers to punish himself in such a manner, I will never know!

1 went out the other night with Donny Faul, Jake Hariman, Matt Palmisciano and Melissa Duniap. Matt and Melissa are getting married next April. Matt is curtently occupying his time in the jet pipeline. His call sign is the "Italian Stallion."

Alright, I made that up, but you could imagine if it was. Greg Summa, Dustin Byrum and Brad Hipp are also going through the jet pipeline. All of those meat-heads should befinishedwith their training next Febraary.

Mark Brophy and his lovely wife, Nicole, are having a baby! He sent me a letter with a sonogram of the little whipper-snapper. It is due 22 November, the same day as Mark's birthday. Mark is in Enid, OK, where he is training to fly the E-6.

Congrats, Mark and Nicole.

This deserves a mention... Chris Person learned how to cook something besides hard boiled eggs (he recently acquired the George Foreman Grill).

Keep up the good work Chris, your efforts are paying off.

That is all I have for you guys. Take care!

Thanks, John. I bet you will have fun on that deployment. Lots of Classmates to laugh with.

From Ron Wisdom: I spoke with Rodney Clagg last night and he will be off to Spain at the end of the month in hopes of getting those dolphins soon. He is out of Kings Bay I believe, but lives not too far from Jacksonville, FL. As for me, just training financial devil dogs here in Kansas City. I have a platoon of 40 Marines if you believe that. Who would have thought in KC a platoon of 40 Marines in a non-combat MOS, but I'll take it! Semper Fi.

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Thanks, Ron, I tike tiie new term "Financial Devil Dogs." Sounds like a future book titie.

Brendan D'Anna is at sea on the minesweeper DEFENDER. He just made pilot and will be going to Pensacola in October Dan Martin is stationed at Camp Lejuene, NC, but right now he is in 29 Palms for an exercise until mid September And that is all for this month, ' 9 8 . Have a Happy Halloween and be safe out there. I hate having to spread bad news, and losing Classmates is the worst thing I could possibly write about.

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Hello ' 9 9 ! Incredible as it is, you are now reading the October column. I won't waste any time and will go sfraight to the letters. Our first letter and pictures come from Andy Kirhy who sent this update in July: I just saw the new Shipmate and wanted to send in the pictures of my wedding and all the guys who attended.

We got married 6 May this year in Norcross, GA. We moved immediately after the honeymoon to San Diego where I am now the Auxo on GEORGE PHILIP. A littie update from all the guys at the wedding: Dave Perry—On LAKE ERIE as the Commo in Hawaii and engaged to be married 28 Dec. 2000 in Hawaii.

Ryan Hazlett—Still going to Harvard to get master's in political science. Curtentiy TAD for the summer at the Pentagon and last week saw the President at the Army-Navy golf course in D.C. after a round of golf.

Tony Clarke—Back in P-cola finishing up school to get his wings in early January 2001 and go to North Island in San Diego, CA, to fly tiie SH-60.

Pete Aparlco—Engaged to be married 28 July 2001 in New Jersey. He is curtently in Norfolk working as a resident CEC. Adam Hazlett—Curtentiy up at SWOS finishing up and ready for Spec. Ops.

Left side, top to bottom: Adam Hazlett, Pat Murphy, Tony Clarke, and Ryan Hazlett; right side, top to bottom: Matt Harden, Matt Loesch, Pete Aparico and Dave Perry Thank you, Andy, for the update. Congratalations on your recent nuptials and congratulations to Dave and Pete. Next is an update from Eric Greifenberger (gdog_swo99@hotmail.com): What's up? Just giving a heads up and what's going on down here in Pascagoula, MS. My ship ROOSEVELT (DDG-80) will be heading to our homeport of Mayport, FL, on 14 September. We'll be commissioned on 14 October. I'm the Antisubmarine Warfare Officer (ASWO), Hannah Kessler (1st LT) and Laura Bishop (CICO) are also on board with me. We're finishing up our final preps here before heading out to sea. Chad Steinbrecher finished up BUD/S and is looking forward to getting to his team. Troy Miller is in Corpus Christi, TX, and should find out in about four weeks what platform he will be flying. As for me, Rebecca Toth and I will be getting married on 2 June 2001 at the Chapel at USNA. If you could, please say something to the effect that if any of our Classmates are in the area who would like to come, please email me.

If anyone would like to attend Eric's wedding or would just like to get in touch with him, you can email him. Also on Eric's ship are LT Darren McPherson '92, LT Stephen Wood '92, and LCDR Larry C. Datko '85.

Our last and final letter comes from Carrie Busch (csbmles @ yahoo.com): I am writing to let you know how things are going with me. I am leaving the Marine Corps. I hurt my back at TBS and am heading into the civilian world. I am relocating to North Carolina, then in a couple of months to Florida. I have interviewed with several corporations, but decided that at this point the corporate world is not what I need. I plan on working on a private yacht in the Caribbean until my Peace Corps application is finalized. Yes, I know, going from the Marine Coips to the Peace Corps is not quite normal, but it certainly is adventurous.

I have spent the last few months traveling around catching up with some of our old Classmates.

Dawn Bales and Jessie Groff are both on ships out of Mayport. Jessie and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Orlando and Cape Canaveral. I also visited Ken Quandahl, Gray Meredith, and Dave Baril in Camp Lejeune.

On 15 July Andy Gonzales and Stephanie Bauman got married in Long Beach, CA. They will be residing outside of Pensacola while Andy starts flight school. A funny story is that Andy forgot the marriage license in his track in Florida.

Laura Coapstick got a call asking her to break into the track and bring the license out to California. We all have Laura to thank for actually allowing the wedding to occur.

Cindy and Scott Mericle flew in from South Carolina, Min Chung from Bremerton, Laura Coapstick from Florida, Brad Wallace ('99) '01 from Annapolis. I was also in San Diego and caught up with IVea Schocken who is at Camp Pendelton, Mary Beth Antonelli and Gina Cabrales who are at MCAS Miramar, and Rob Sorrells who is out in Twenty-Nine Palms. I had a great time on the West Coast catching up with everyone.

I have also had the oppormnity to talk to Dan Tovar '97 and Suzy (Harrison) Tovar who is down in Norfolk doing work ups and Mary (Godfrey) Dickson who is now in Mississippi with her husband, Doug. I am going to Europe, Colorado and home to Dallas this fall before I have to start work again.

As for die Peace Corps. I'll be gone for about two and a half years by the time I complete all the training and service. I am asking to go to the South Pacific or the Caribbean, but the choice is tiieirs, not mine. I still have a few months before I take off.

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L to r: Andy Gonzales, Carrie Busch, Min Chung, Brad Wallace ('99) '01, Laura Coapstick, and Scott Mericle Carrie also sent us these pictures from Andy and Stephanie's wedding. That's all the news I have for this month. I appreciate the effort in getting all the updates, letters, and pictures to me. Keep them coming! Until next month. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Take care and God bless. IVIinh-tu

00 Pres: J.V. "Murph" McCarthy Vice Pres: Art Terry Treas: Nick Lalota Sec'y: Tim O'Connor 317 N. Pleasant Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450 e: ShipmateOO@yahoo.com Shipmates, By this time basket leave has come and gone and mostiy everyone is working on finding their place and making their contributions to the Navy/Marine Corps team. Or perhaps more appropriately, finding more and more creative ways to spend the money we are not used to having and waking up without the luxury of a chow call.

Before I forget, a couple of admin notes, I know this isn't the classifieds, but we are looking for someone to manage our Web space on the Alumni Association's home page. Please submit your name to ShipmateOO@yahoo.com if you are interested and quaUfied. Another quick thing, understand that these reports, due to the printing cycle of Shipmate magazine, are generally a month behind. We appreciate any and all contributions, and will find a way to get as many of them in as possible. If not in this issue, maybe tiie next month's. Please continue to submit.

Well, where do I start.. .There are several of us up here in Newport who were brave enough to leave the safety of the city of Annapolis and try and survive in the premier summer resort town of New England. It's a rough life, but we seek refuge in Callahan Hall from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., where we get a whole lot of NS100, which is not that bad if you are good at that kind of stuff. For the academically challenged, rest assured, there are plenty of ways to bring you up to par, trast me on this one.

At least they can't take away weekends anymore.

Murph McCarthy is realizing that all of the money he spent on Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig over the past 16 years could have been saved by spending a couple of weeks down in Quantico, where he and several of our Classmates are well into TBS. As of the date of submission, there are no reports of anyone being sent home. Keep up the good work down there, devil dogs.

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Haven't heard anything from sub school. That's probably because after studying for 700 hours during the week, no one feels like writing anything.

We also have a lack in communication from the early flight date crew. Maybe when they actually start school in 15 years, they won't be so busy hanging out at the beach and will be able to get something in.

Chris Carter and Kurt Muhler are the first representation of our Class out in Coronado and are finishing up hell week as I write this. Apparently they are having a blast out at BUD/S. "While everybody has been enjoying further training (except maybe Chris and Kurt), John Baker recently checked in from somewhere in the middle of the Atiantic. Apparently, his basket leave was cut short and instead of enjoying a CSTS TAD, he found himself reporting to Norfolk onboard DONALD COOK (DDG-75). He got underway with her and the GW battle group on 21 June, and is on a sixmonth deployment. He recently ran into the Battle Group Commander with a familiar name and face.

RADM Gary Roughead '73 was surprised to see a member of the Class of 2000 already in the fieet.

Probably not as surprised as John, though.

Life for all took a serious tum for the worse when we lost our first and hopefully last Classmate since graduation. ENS John Elliot, formally of 24th Company, had his short but promising career and life cut short.

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ENS John Elliot at graduation ENS Ted Pledger submits: John was killed by a drank driver in the early moming hours of 22 July while he was driving home to Egg Harbor Township, NJ. He is survived by his parents. Bill and Murial, and sister, Jennifer. John was a classy guy who was loved by all who knew him. For the past four years, John made our lives by the bay a bit more enjoyable with his contagious smile and zany sense of humor. Even though we will never see John on this earth again, his memory will live with us forever. A beautiful memorial service was held at John's home church in New Jersey on 26 July. The church was filled to capacity as everyone listened to friends and family recount anecdotes from John's life. John was buried the next day at the Academy on Hospital Point. John's parents have set up a scholarship fund in his memory. Contributions should be sent to: John R. Elliott Scholarship Fund c/o Egg Harbor Township Board of Education, P.O. Box 31, West Atiantic City, NJ 08232-2000.

John's death shows us how precious life is and how short it can be. It also shows us how inspiring and special one can be to those around him. I can only pray that this is the last time I have to report a tragedy like this. Please keep his family in your thougfits and prayers. Take Careâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tim O'Connor

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Chapter News ALABAMA Birmingham Chapter Dr. Roy A. Smith III'73 530 Bayhill Ridge Circle Hoover, AL 35244-3338 h: 205-979-8070 e: RoyS5564@aol.com

attended. A party at a local sports bar was suggested.

We will meet again in September, on the second Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at the Fogcutter Itinerant Shipmates who happen to be in the Huntsville are always welcome !

BEAT ARMY! (Often and like a dmm) Fritz Steiner '57

Huntsville Chapter LCDR Frederick N. Steiner '57, USN (Ret.) 1059 Teenajo Drive SE Huntsville, AL 35803-3907 h: 256-650-5423 e: navy57@aol.com July Meeting The July Huntsville Chapter meeting was held on 13 July at tiie Fogcutter restaurant. Attendees were: John Snyder '47, Herb Woods '56, Larry Anderson '58, USN Postgraduate School, Mike Stroop '54, Boh Brown '49, Bob Sampson '56, Frank Tatom '56, John Harvilla '54, John Robbins '68, Hector Negroni USAFA '61 and his guest. Cadet Nino Baldachi, USAFA '04, and Fritz Steiner '57.

The only formal business was the presentation to Bob Sampson of a commendation from the chairman of the Board and the president of the Alumni Association for his service to our Chapter and the Alumni Association. It read in part: Your tenure as president was characterized by your sustained interest in maintaining the Huntsville Chapter's energy and dedication to the service of our alma mater, and to the unique camaraderie we shipmates share.

Regrettably, attempts to obtain an aerial view of the Naval Academy, a remembrance once prized by VIP visitors to the Mess Hall, proved unsuccessful.

Informal discussions ranged from the current charges against the two Midshipmen and our reactions to them, to a veritable plethora of always dependable lawyer jokes and plans for the NavyGeorgia Tech football game in Atlanta in early September We meet the second Thursday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at the Fogcutter If any itinerant shipmates happen to be in the Huntsville area, please come join us.

August Meeting The August Huntsville Chapter meeting was held on 10 August at the Fogcutter restaurant. Attendees were John Snyder '47, Bob Brown '49, Bob Sampson '56, Frank Tatom '56, John Harvilla '54, John Robbins '68, Tom Colman '56, Al Morris '50, GlennMorris '80, Hector Negroni, USAFA '61, and his guest. Cadet Nino Baldachi, USAFA '04, and Fritz Steiner '57.

Informal discussions included Frank Tatom's and Bob Brown's jokes, Fritz's ordeal with taking his three granddaughters to see Pokemon 2000 (do not do this), and plans for the Navy-Georgia Tech football game in HOT-lanta in September The game will be televised which probably dampened the ardor of some shipmates who might otherwise have

ARIZONA Arizona Chapter Mr. William D. Morrison 11801 E. Juan Tabo Road Scottsdale, AZ 85255 h: 408-585-1867 e: BILLMORR@USWEST.NET

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Chapter CDR Alan B. Lerchbacker '74,

Monterey B a y Chapter CDR John J. Branson Jr. '50, USN (Ret.) 1281 Sylvan Road Monterey, CA 93940-4942 h: 408-375-8603 e: JJBransnjr@aol.com Sacramento Chapter (Ret.)

131 E. Holly Sfreet #213 Pasadena, CA 91103-3936 e: alan@horizongot.com Corr. Sec'y: Dick Glasow '67 e: dickglasow@hotmail.com July 2000 Orange County Luncheon The July 2000 Orange County Luncheon was held at The Revere House Restaurant in Tustin on Tuesday, 11 July 2000 with the largest number of people attending in several years. It was very encouraging to see 40 people at the luncheon and we hope that more Alumni and guests will attend in the future.

We have invited the Orange County West Point alumni to join us at these luncheons and hope they will start attending. Our speakers were Phil Garhngton and Gordon DiOow oftiieOrange County Register. Phil spent several weeks in Vietnam during the period leading up to the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Gordon was an American soldier in Vietnam in the early 1970s and retumed for a visit in 1995. Phil only visited the former South Vietnam, but Gordon visited both South and North Vietnam.

Both spoke on what they had seen during their latest visits to Vietnam. They both provided interesting commentary as to what they had observed and what they thought would happen in the future. Many of the attendees were Vietnam Veterans and asked many and varied questions to get a better understanding of the present day Vietnam.

Art Varnum '40 gave a short report on the 60th Reunion that his Class held last month in Annapolis.

We welcomed first-time attendees Joe Casasanto '59 and Mark Campaigne '66 and hope they join us again in the not too distant future. Joe Casasanto has just moved to Orange County from Arizona.

Alumni attending included: Art Varnum '40, Gor-

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don West '40, Walt Stevens '43, Bob Rubel '44, Stan Weissburg '46, TR Johnson ' 4 7 , Mort Richardson '50, John Snyder '50, Al Enderie '52, Si Kittler '53, Lob Lowell '53 with two guests, Joe Zebrowski '53, Larry Marr '56, Joe Koch '57, Jim Paulk '57, Dave Stiller '57, George Watts '58, Jack Bundarin '59, Joe Casasanto '59, Joe Keeley '59, Danny Musselman '60, Dick Lee '62, Jim Thornton '63, Skip Storey '65, Mark Campaigne '66, Bill Cray '67, Pete Thompson '67, Rene Pili '78, Mick Madigan '81 with two guests, Mike Koval '83, Steve Shatynski '83, and Tom Kymn '84. Andy Romero and Mark Wayland, both former Marines from the Orange Police Department, also joined us.

CW4 George R. Simmons '61, AUS (Ret.) 10785 Penstock Trail Aubum, CA 95603-9556 h: 530-888-0860 e: gsim@aub.com "SALT LAKE CITY extends its most heartfelt thanks

for the magnificent work you and your ship did today. We are proud of you and damned grateful."

Read on to find out just how profoundly sincere this 1943 message really was.

Because of expected lower summer attendance, no speaker had been scheduled for the July meeting, held on Thursday the 6th at 12:00 p.m., McClellan AFB V Club. Senior members Stan Hogshead '43, Cay and Joe Drachnik '43, Bill Goode '43 and Marion Logan, widow of Bob Logan '43 were joined

by Mary Lee and Ed Axtell '48, Barry Whittlesey '49, Jim D'Orso '52 and guest, John Haynes '55, Ron Beagle '56, Tom Langley '56, George Simmons '61, Larry D. Smitii, USMA '62, Steve Berg '66, Terry Brown '68, and Rita McHugh.

President George put out the call for a summer/ fall picnic location, as Pat and Jack Everett '64, our normal long-time gracious hosts, have embarked on another remodeling project at their beautiful Granite Bay home and are therefore unable to accommodate. John Haynes cleared up some of the confusion surrounding the recent national USNAAA officers' election by pointing out that there is a very good reason not to allow write-in candidates. The national board works diligentiy to come up with slates that will benefit the organization by virtue of ability, personality, time, and commitment. Then they meet with potential candidates to qualify them and confirm their willingness and desire to serve. To allow write-ins would nullify all the time and efforts of many dedicated and informed board and staff members. He also mentioned his involvement on the "Other Chapters" committee on the national level.

Because it was known that no formal speaker had been scheduled, a few of the members of our local Chapter stepped up with excellent presentations. The first was Stan Hogshead, who had never before related this chilling tale of heroism that took place early in his career. In March of Shipmate, October 2000

1943, Stan had been assigned to 498 BRISTOL class BAILEY—347 feet, 36-foot beam, 17-foot draft, capable of 37 knots—as engineering officer In San Francisco they drew foul weather gear and steamed for the Aleutians. Their duty was scouting in the North Pacific and they gathered stores at Kodiak, Adak and Dutch Harbor The weather at that time of year was miserable, with fog, rain, snow and no visibility. Ice formed on the rigging and they were forced back to port—at times to chop the ice.

There was no sun and you had to lash yourself to the bunk to avoid being tossed as the ship was battered by winds and seas. We were constantiy tired, on one and three watch with dawn and dusk alerts and drills. The skipper made sure we all knew what to do and we never got enough sleep. Our CO was John Atkeson, who had a habit: he was constantiy smoking cigars. White Owl. Always. Refueling at sea was a hartowing experience. One time the helmsman had a terribly tough time battiing the elements and attempting to maintain parallel course.

We were up, they were down and we occasionally bumped fenders. The hawser holding the fuel line to the intake broke and fuel was pouring all over.

The messhall wasrightbelow the intake and it took weeks to dispel the odor.

Stan next became assistant gunnery officer, and on 16 March 1943, their ship was joined by the cmiser RICHMOND and shortly thereafter by the cruiser SALT LAKE CITY and three more desfroy-

ers. They formed a seven-mile interval scouting line—CoGLiN on the end—and shortly thereafter reported two ships, probably fransports, which ran.

Before long, however, they were replaced by two Japanese heavy cruisers, two HW cruisers and six desfroyers.

It was a pure, perfect, calm day—CAVU—no wind. The Japanese opened fire at 8:43 a.m., 24,000 yards. A few minutes later, we opened fire at 15,000 yards. It wasn't long before SALT LAKE Cnr was hit—a near disaster. She got salt water into her fuel lines and signaled: "My speed zero." Our destroyers were ordered to make a smoke screen.

In plot, Stan could hear the shells coming into the water all around them. They took thefr first hit in the main galley; the fire control team was wiped out. The concussion opened seams. Another shot hit the side of the forward fire room and they lost all power Thefr speed had been 31 knots; now they were slowing and there were no lights. In plot they worked with battle lantems only and water was coming in. Recalls Stan: I was really scared—you can't imagine. We were in the dark, very cold, fearing that we'd go down. Amazingly, no one was hurt; we held hands and prayed. This incident took place a bit before noon. At 12:15 p.m. things looked even bleaker.

We had the power restored and were ordered to make a torpedoran.No one expected to survive.

We got the range down to 9,500 yards and launched all five torpedoes. There were no hits that we know of, but at 12:30 p.m., after our ran at them, the Japanese took off. We had lost one officer andfivemen. All subsequent war college solutions had the enemy winning 100%, Lady luck was on our side. The moral: be prepared, have a courageous skipper and be lucky enough that your enemy is a coward.

All in all, our group lost nine and suffered 19 wounded. The damage report was four pages single-spaced. Burial at sea was very stressful; Stan blew Taps on the tmmpet for the deceased, "including two of my wedding party." Stan's presentation to our Chapter was very emotional, not only for him, but for all of us, particularly the WWII vets in attendance.

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You could tell that Stan was reliving the experience, and he remarked that he could hear the incoming shells and feel the tension and sense of foreboding in plot. It became obvious to all of us just how grateful SALT LAKE CITY really must have been, for the brave men and sturdy ships that came to her rescue.

San Diego Chapter LCDR Robert L. Rubin '82, USNR 10214 Rue Touraine San Diego, CA 92131-2230 h: 619-695-1622 w: 619-271-5807 E: rubin@nosc.mil Web site: www.san.rr.com/alumni/ July Chapter Luncheon Operations and plans for the San Diego Port Commission were the topics and our enthusiastic and dynamic speaker was RADM Paul Speer USN (Ret.). RADM Speer has been a member of the Board of Port Commissioners for San Diego from January 1994 through the present. During this time he has demonsfrated that port district planning and accomplishments have been conducted with foresight, understanding of present and fiiture requirements and knowledge of both the community restrictions and benefits. The facts, figures and plans he presented ranged from topics such as airport, Lindbergh Field, throughout, maritime tonnage operations, shore-lines and beaches, and revenue generating land uses, to cite just a few. Airport operations and plans to double deck the present terminal, build a subsidiary north terminal in the land formerly occupied by General Dynamics along with increasing cmise ship and maritime cargo operations were most interesting. From an environmental and logistical point, the Port Commission fracks the numbers of hotel rooms (6,245) and restaurant seats (more than 12,000) in their areas of responsibility. With more than five command tours including CONSTELLATION and ComNavFor Japan, this former fighter Pilot of the Year certainly has the experience and background for his Port of San Diego duties. Thank you, ADM Speer Those attending the luncheon at Tom Ham's Lighthouse were: Art Fischer '39, Gene Farrell '42, Lee Scherer '43, Del Cummins '44, Ralph Frame '44, Hugh Rosania '44, Strat Wentworth •44, Ed Behm '45, Don Edge '45, Ed Ellis '46, Bob Gorton '46, Corliss Nugent '46, Lou Guertin '47, Bill Russell '47, Bill Ayers ' 4 8 , Chris Christoph '48, Tom Dawson '48, Jim Gammon '48, Chuck Gorder '48, Dick Hoffman '48, Bob Neely '48, Bill Broughton '49, Stan Counts '49, Fred Fischer '49, Charles Hickey '49, Chuck Howe '49, Mark Fmdden '50, B.B. Lane '50, Stan Neander '50, Andy Kremm '51, Howard Ruggles '51, JohnTillson '51,PaulTuzo '51, Bob Morris '52, Paul Dudley '53, Will Hays '53, Bob Lindsay '53, Jim Rodgers '53, Paul Abemathy '55, Tom Boucher '55, Ned Floyd '55, Harry Gimber '57, Mike Chappie '58, Tom Fleming '58, Chuck Smith '58, Tom Billings '59, Tom Bond '59, Joe Keeley '59, Bob Byrne '60, Bill Lloyd '60, John Schmidt '60, Don Grinnell ' 6 1 , John Hinkle '62, Jerry Harken '63, Charles Helsper '63, George Kell '63, Vern Von Sydow '63, Chet White '63, Jeff Clough '64, Craig Clark '65, Randy Bogle '68, Jack Holly '68, George Galdorisi '70, Chuck Reigner '70, Rich Zajicek '71, Steve Resser '73, Jim Fawcett '79, Rich Cariquist '80, Aldo Ray '80, Bob Rubin '82, John Kyle '87, Doranea Silva '90, Thaison Do '92, Jen Lasswell '92, Vance More '92, Gam O'Hare '92, and several guests.

Army-Navy Game Plans By the time we are reading this announcement and invitation, our team should have a record of 60, well maybe 5-1. (Please do not forget that the Navy-Notre Dame game this year will be played at Disney Worid in Oriando.) What better way to cap off a successful season than joining with fellow Alumni and Classmates for our annual A-N Game Party at Trophy's in La Jolla at the Costa Verde Center Once again Trophy's will open the doors and kickoff the breakfast buffet about 8:30 a.m. with game time anticipated to be 9:00 a.m.. Pacific Standard Time. The buffet will include fresh fruits and juices, scrambled eggs, French toast, bacon, toast, fresh rolls, muffins, coffee and tea. There will be more than 20 television screens for viewing the game. For Chapter members, there will be a reservation form in the monthly newsletter or you can reserve by email or hotline. We also anticipate inviting local Army alumni.

Please see the following Home page and hotline information. We will be sending out more information as 2 December draws closer Hope to see you all at Trophy's.

SD Chapter Online For access to Chapter information and scheduling, please check out our interactive Home page at: www.usnaaasd.com. For last minute luncheon reservations, etc. please call our hotline at 858279-USNA. Business and Career Networking Forum Forums are held monthly on the second Friday (7:00-8:00 a.m.) at Amber's on Miramar Road at the 1-15 interchange just to the east of MCAS Miramar Amber's is located in the Holiday Inn complex (9355 Kearney Mesa Road; 858-6897305) and there is plenty of parking. This is a joint service forum/network in company with the West Point alumni and Air Force Academy grads also participating.

The fomm is a great place to drop off a business card or even a "flyer" describing your services. For $5.50 (cash, no checks, please bring the exact amount) you get all of the networking described plus juice, coffee, pastries, muffins and assorted fmits.

Our Networking Coordinator is Dave Fennell '87. He is keeping up the work search/networking database for the chapter and area. For those with Intemet access, please log on to the chapter Web site listed above and view the online Career Web for our new and dynamic service. Another Web site to reach Dave is www.armtechjobs.com. Dave can also help you if you will send the following information directly to him: Name, Occupation, Company, Address, Phone (work & home), email address, and what kind of work you are searching for!

Get in touch with Dave if you are considering a career change or looking for a new career or a new job. You may contact Dave at: ARMTECH, 3692 Fifth Ave., #108, San Diego, CA 92103. fennelld@mindspring.com.

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San Francisco Chapter CAPT Rick Voytek '77, USNR lOOWestElCamino, 61 Mountain View, CA 94040 h: 650-962-0622; e: mongov@aol.com Web site: www.navysfo.org Secretary: Dennis Vied '60 e: Dvied@home.com

Santa Barbara Chapter CDR William J. Stewart '63, USNR (Ret.) 1617 Las Canoas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 h: 805-962-0703; w: 805-963-1863 e: tenbears@silcom.com Sad News We only learned in mid-summer that CAPT John J. Baranowski '35, USN (Ret.), passed away last November at age 86, following an earlier sfroke. His wife, Felicia C. Krenz-Baranowski, had preceded him in March. They were married on 11 April 1940. Our deepest sympathy to their family. We are all bereaved.

Picnic The 38th annual picnic of the Santa Barbara Chapter took place on Saturday, 22 July in the usual perfect conditions, with the event having been scheduled six months in advance, secure in the knowledge that there would again be no unpleasantness from bugs, rain, or heat.

Attendance was, perhaps, a record with over 100 Alunrni, their families and their guests, with classes spanning 71 years: MIDN Kevin Hughes '03 was die youngest, while RADM Howie Kuehl '33, USN (Ret.), and RADM Tom Long '33, USN (Ret.), shared duty as SOPA. One doubts that the Chapters to the east can match either the endurance or comeliness prevailing on the Califomia Central Coast窶馬ot to mention, of course, the quality of old tales retold.

Hart Kait '34, the eldest graduate and de facto power behind this and all of the 37 prior picnics, presided over hors d'oeuvres. Substantial amounts of adult beverages, barbecued chicken and tri-tip, and assorted accompaniments were consumed, preceded by Grace from Fr John Fuller '52 and followed by a songfest led by Hart. The Seabee song was also sung, but it was not Hart's fault and he should not be blamed.

Other credits: Doug Haigh '52 was the indispensable man who made things happen on site. President Bill Stewart '63 and VP Vern Hanna '58 saw to all manner of drinkables, Tom Long again provided the Flag Bag and mature supervision; and John T\irnier '47 stood in as treasurer-cum-bartender The ladies provided cookies, brownies, and such far beyond the capacity of the crowd. And Boh Puddicombe '45 brought and hung the world's sole remaining BuDocks Flag to go with the, uh, song.

Senior attendees included Jean and Howie Kuehl '33, Donna and Tom Long '33, Hart Kait '34, the ever-charming Bernie, widow of John L. Nielsen '37, Margaret and Larry Lovig '39, Betty and Bob Newcomb '40, Pat Murphy '4L Pat and Wes Gebert '42, Swede Momsen '42, Molly and Rusty King '44, Ginger and Bob Puddicombe '45, Sarah and Fred Ulam '45, Bill Spangler '46, Nancy and John Turnier '47, Sig Abraham '48, Ruby and Beau Buck '48, Karole and Russ Christian '48, Mary Kaye and Jack McCord '48, Gwenyth and Chuck Sheehan '48, Alyce and Dave Boyd '50, Anne and George Meyer '50, Bob Feely '52, Jarrel and John Fuller '52, Anne and Doug Haigh '52,

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Rae Richerson '52, Chalys and Pete Stephens '52, and Margaret and Stan Swanson '52.

Youngsters below the salt included Jan and Scott Beat '53, Carolyn and Bill Britton '53, Pamy, widow of Neil Ammerman '54, Barb Oginger and Ray Madeiros '55, Suzy and Jim Clark '56, Teeny and Steve Bond '57, Anne and Jack Caughman '58, Fran and Vern Hanna '58, Betty and Jim Higgins '58, Gary Minar '58, Beverly and Nils Rueckert '58, Nancy and Bill Kelly '59, Lillian and Jim Osborn '59, Beverly and Steve Balash '60, Charley Cox '60, Carole and Richard Harper '60, Jean and Homer Smith '63, Elizabeth Truesdail and Bill Stewart '63, Jan Baskin-Smith, Heather and Chet Seto '78, and Kevin Hughes '03, with his parents J. P. and Kathy Hughes.

An observation: last year's report noted that "finally, as every year, singing the Navy Blue & Gold with that exfraordinary and atttactive group was found to clog the throat wonderfully." That has not changed.

Football Late breaking news regarding the next Army game: Tom Long announced that the site of the Great Westem Annual Gourmet Bmnch and Victory Celebration has been moved to the La Cumbre Country Club, courtesy of Margaret and Larry Lovig. This will allow us the benefits of "the best galley in town" (according to our Senior Porkchop) and will remove the attendance limitations suffered in the past. Cheers for all concemed. Details to follow.

Bill Britton '53 fax/phone: 805-682-8590 bamacleSS @ home, com

cus Performers" in the IMAX Theater, which is an integral part of the museum. The event was well attended and enjoyed by all.

The Chapter is repeating a focus program tiiat was quite successful last year: assisting the Coast Guard Academy in New London with their family sponsor program. USNA Alumni who reside within a 30 minute drive of the Academy are invited and urged to volunteer to participate in this very satisfying and worthwhile program. Should anyone have any interest, details on the program can be gotten by contacting LCDR Dan Kenny, USCG at 860-444-8231 or Dkenny@exmail.uscga.edu or Mrs. Carey McNeil at 860-444-8281 orcmmcneil@cga.uscg.mil.

Members of our Chapter were pleased to note that our Chapter has moved up in the rarddngs by size of USNA Alumni Chapters. We are currently ranked 17th out of 66 Chapters world-wide as of the end of 1999. With a littie more work, hopefully we can meet our membership goal of "200 in 2000."

This should push us past the Colorado Chapter which is ranked 16th (and whose president was my USNA roommate!)

Dave Boyd '59

COSTA RICA Costa Rica Chapter Claudio A. Pacheco '64 Apt 4307-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica h: 506-224-4325 w: 506-256e: cpacheco@sol.racsa.co.cr

C O L O R A D O Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. *S$, i 555 Apollo Drive Boulder, CO 80303-5002 m h: 303-499-0337; w: 303-966-4833 e: dbranchjr@aol.com Web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/Colorado/ default.htm

DELAWARE Delaware Chapter Frank S. "Nick" Carter III '7( Delaware USNAAA c/o Nick Carter RO. Box 266 Lewes, DE 19958 h: 302-644-4838; w: 302-645-2207 e: sumrtan@aol.com

C O N N E C T I C U Connecticut Chapter Mr. C. Thomas Hogsten Jr 33 Hollister Drive Avon, CT 06001 #" h: 860-673-0033 e: thogsten@aol.com Web site: www.usnact.org On 28 June, the Academy Alurrmi Networking Group held a gathering at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT. The event kicked off with a tailgate party and ended witii some great baseball by the Norwich Navigators, a farm team for the New York Yankees. A good time was had by all! Attendees from USNA included: George Volkman, Paul Hoar, Dick Augur, Chris Graves, Ray Woolrich, Dick Irwin, Chris Pearson and Scott Blundo. In all, 24 people attended the event. Plans are in the works for more such events in the near future.

On 26 July, the Chapter held its annual Family Day at the Maritime Museum in Norwalk, CT. Attendees were feted to a guided tour of the museum, lunch and a viewing of either "Dolphins" or "Cir-

F L O R I D A Fort Lauderdale Chapter CAPT William J. Aston '51, USN (( 659 Coconut Drive SW Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315 h: 954-463-3047 e: saltysam@bellsouth.net The Fort Lauderdale Alumni Association is growing dramatically and prospering under the new administration of President Bill Aston '51. We regularly meet each month and we often share events with the Miami Chapter headed by Neil Sapp '62.

We are so magnanimous that we even allow those zoomies and woo-poos from the lesser frade schools (Air Force and West Point) join us to listen and leam from our great and salty wisdom. We are listing, in our usual stream of consciousness methodology, some other relevant issues for all of you to read.

In our efforts to sfreamline our means of communication, the Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the Alumni Shipmate, October 2000

Association will be moving to an email based sys- Naples-Fort Myers Chapter tem to spread news about our Chapter This repreMr. William H. Vonier '51 sents the first time that we are addressing an email 2065 Imperial Circle to all of our members with email access. If you are Naples, FL 34110 not in our email system, send your name by email to p: 941-514-4031 Bill Aston (saltysam@bellsouth.net.) e: bvonier@mediaone.net Future mailings will be short newsletters about Our Chapter has been fortunate in securing guest the goings-on of our Chapter If you wish to be removed from the list or use a speakers for the coming 2000-2001 season. On 16 different email address, please let Bill know. Also, November 2000, ADM Leighton Smith '62, chairfeel free to send me any items you wish to share man of the USNA Alumni Association Board, will join us as our speaker The talk by ADM Smith with the rest of the membership.

As we come out of the summer doldmms (yes, will be given in one of the hangars at the Naples we do it the other way around in South Florida!), Airport as part of the city's Aviation Day. The the Fort Lauderdale Chapter is back in the full swing backdrop for ADM Smith will be one of our beof things. We now should have experienced a loved N3N biplanes, which has been fully restored change in pace with the August Shirttail Charlie's to "duty" by Alan Wright '61. In early 2001 ADM meeting held at 8:30 a.m. (in lieu of 7:30 a.m.) and Charles "Chuck" Larson '58, former superinthe September meeting, a luncheon at the Lauder- tendent (twice) of USNA, will join us for several dale Yacht Club. We feel that changing venues and days. Chuck will address a dinner meeting of the hours can appeal to more members. Please let us Alumni Chapter, as well as speak to local high school ROTC units. In late March, RADM Ron know your opinion and preferences.

Marryott '57, recently retired CEO of our Alumni We now have otir sights set on having another Association and also a former superintendent at successful Army-Navy football party at the Fort USNA, will be our speaker to give the Alumni a Lauderdale Country Club. As with last year, this perspective on Alumni Association development event will be planned and attended jointly by our over the past several years.

Chapter the USNA Miami Chapter and the South Their visits to southwest Florida and tiieir talks Florida West Point Society. We hope to replicate to our Navy family, past, present, and future, will last year's success in terms of attendance and, of course, victory (the more cmshing, the better) over be a real boost for the Navy in this area as well as all of Florida. We are extending invitations to other Anny. This year CAPT Ed Clausner '51, USN (Ret.), has agreed to represent our Chapter in the Florida Alumni Chapters to join us for any and all party preparations. As a member of die country club, of these events.

On 5 December, our Chapter will hold its annual Ed is in a position to be of great value in this endeavor I am sure that after this party Ed will be Army-Navy Game luncheon at the Vanderbilt Country Club in Naples. seeking membership elsewhere.

The inaugural "Alligator Cup," a golf match The Fort Lauderdale Chapter is looking for a few based on the Ryder Cup format, is scheduled to be good men (and women)! If you live in the area and woiUd like to join us to swap sea stories, network, held during November 2000. After the West Point or just to have an excuse to leave work early once a Chapter here in southwest Florida declined our chalmonth, please contact us! Write to us at lenge, we reissued the challenge to our Miami mcinfron@golaa.com (Miguel Cinfron, Secretary) Alumni Chapter The winning Chapter will be or caO Luis Sologuren (Membership Officer) at 954- awarded the Alligator Cup prior to the Army-Navy 771-1764. Please join us whether you live here or game luncheon.

Membership in our Chapter continues to expand, just come during the winter to enjoy our balmy with 16 new members signed in for the coming year. weather Beat Army!

Our goal is to have 125 Alumni in our Chapter for Joe Chopek '69 the 2000-2001 year.

Gainesville Chapter CAPT J. Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) 10424 SW 41st Place Gainesville, FL 32608 h: 352-376-6611 w: 352-376-3301 e: mickey@acceleration.net

Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Michael O. Boms '70, USN (Ret.) 1185 Salt Marsh Circle Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082-2543 h: 904-273-4714; w: 904-693-5630 e: usnaaajaxchap@usa.net Miami Chapter LT Douglas J. Ross '81, USNRR 16923 SW 79th Place Miami, FL 33157 h: 305-252-2379; b: 305-252-4904 e: rossfinl@bellsouth.net Sec'y: Zachariah R. Bell '89 e: zbell@cenetec.com

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Orlando Chapter CDR Jeffrey D. Hall '83, USNR 33 Winsor Isle Drive Longwood, FL 32779 h: 407-805-9485 e: jhall@fedsig.com

Palm Beach Chapter CAPT John A. Butterfield '59, USN (Ret.) 1130 Sugar Sands #190 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 h: 561-881-7512; w: 561-840-1104 e: jbsgma@aol.com By the time you read this report, the Palm Beach Chapter should have kicked off its "Academic Year"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;that is the monthly scheduled, regular meetings in the Greater Palm Beach area. Our location changes as we find good food, interesting places to visit, and stimulating speakers. For the 20 September luncheon, the Chapter will have met at the beautiful Ballen Isles Country Club.

Our thanks again to member Jack Sherriffs '59 for making this facility available. The program for the meeting will have been through the magic of

videotape, A Salute to Navy Football. A panel of former great Navy Football players will have led a discussion of the video and of reminiscences on our football games. A large attendance is anticipated at all our meetings, even though the cost per luncheon has been raised to $20. This is still a bargain price for such great food, lovely settings and super spirit of which we partake at each gathering.

Good news on our Health Watch report! Chapter President Emeritus, Hank Gorman '44, as reported in our last Chapter news, continues to improve from his recent operation. Hank said he even drove home daily during the week post-op treatments. Hank is back into the "swim" of things (as many of you know. Hank is a dedicated lap swimmer and keeps himself in super shape). Hank did a lot of research before he decided on his treatment which was done at Johns Hopkins, which has outstanding doctors and staff. A few of us Chapter-ites who visited with Hank can vouch for the excellent care he received, in that he looks so well, as can Hank and Peg who have now resumed their very active schedule.

Kudos to Dick Boverie '54 who tries very hard to keep the local newspaper honest (no small task) and encourages them to be more balanced (seemingly an impossible feat). Dick has written some superb letters that have been printed in the paper, and this has encouraged others of us to take a stand and be more vocal in what we believe.

Welcome to our Chapter Al Swanson '58! Al will be spending some of the year in his new Tequesta home. Among his other accomplishments, Al was a gifted frack and football athlete at Navy and a successful airline pilot. "Swanee" was in Butterfield's Company at the Academy and was one of the good guys in '58. Al will still spend some time in New Jersey, but I suspect he will want to really hone his golf game, so Florida will be calling.

Our October 2000 meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 25 October, with the place and speaker to be announced. That places oiu" luncheon after the 15 October Navy-Nofre Dame game in Orlando, as well as the Homecoming Weekend in Annapolis (1922 Oct.), so there should be no confiict with these events. It will also give our members more time to work on thefr stories from the earlier October events.

Pensacola Chapter CAPT Glenn H. Montgomery '71, USN (Ret.) 1152 Ceylon Court Gulf Breeze, FL 32561-3214 h: 850-934-4757 e: monty4gb@aol.com

Space Coast Chapter CAPT Peter C. Peterson Jr. '56, USN (Ret.) 401 Third Avenue Melboume Beach, FL 32951-2537 h: 321-952-2066 e: peteusna@aol.com Suncoast Chapter Clifford P. Bermann '45 7979 S. Tamiami Trail #338A Sarasota, FL 34231 h/f: 941-921-3111 e: amorency@aol.com

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Tampa Bay Chapter Ms. Kristi W. Hendricks '92 3905 Rolling Terrace Lane Valrico, FL 33594 h: 813-662-7325; w: 813-301-2092 e: khendricks@kpmg.com

GEORGIA Atlanta Chapter CDR Robert P. Bush III '65,' 4103 Madison Drive Atianta, GA 30346 h: 707-351-0008 e: bobbush65@mindspring.com Web site: http://members.aol.com/usnaaaa/usnaaaa/ Ron McCollum, headmaster at Woodward Academy, speaks at July Luncheon Woodward Academy, one of Georgia's leading prep schools, is taking steps to encourage more of its students to consider attendance at the nation's service academies. This new program was initiated

by CAPT Bill Brewster '42 who served as president of the academy from the early 1960s until 1979 and ushered in its change from an all-boys military school to a co-educational prep school of the highest caliber The school was originally founded in 1900 as Georgia Military Academy, and remained a military institution until 1964. By meeting strict criteria in its Junior ROTC Program, GMA was entitied to nominate a limited number of graduating cadets each year to compete for admission to West Point, the Naval Academy or the Afr Force Academy. Because of tiiis. Woodward counts among its alumni many service academy graduates who went on to enjoy distinguished military careers.

Since fransitioning to a civilian prep school, the number of graduates attending service academies has dwindled, although one grad, MIDN Douglas Waller '02 is presently at USNA, and recent grad Martin Huggins '04 has completed Plebe Summer In an attempt to increase those numbers, CAPT Brewster recently convinced the school's board of tmstees to set aside a portion of its endowment fund to provide a scholarship reward for qualifying students who commit to attending a service academy.

At CAPT Brewster's suggestion, Ron McCollum, headmaster at Woodward Academy, came to the Chapter's July lunch meeting to discuss the school and the scholarship award. According to Ron, the details of how the scholarship will be administered have not yet been finalized, but it will be specifically designed to benefit selected students who successfully compete for service academy admission.

Woodward Academy has three campuses in the Atlanta area. Total enrollment, which includes K12 grade, is approximately 2,850 students. The high school enrolls slightly more than 1,000 students.

The school has high academic standards as well as an extensive athletic program. SAT scores for graduating seniors averaged 1240 last year For those interested in Woodward Academy for a child or grandchild, it is best to consider enrollment during the child's middle school years or earlier. Last year fewer than 50 new students were accepted for admission to the high school. For further information about Woodward Academy, visit the academy's Web site at www.Woodward.edu or contact the admissions office at 404-765-8259.

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Mario Maddox '85, Mike Herger '90, Jim Ravenel '45, Bill Wideman '35, Charles Hill '42, Glenn Brewer '51, John Stark '51, Vemon Wright '67, Steve Frederick '72, Bill Carver '42, Bob Wuthers '78, Britt Watwoul '74, Doug McDaniel '61, Duff Young '49, Stan Anderson '51, Dick Fitzgerald '62, Dave Mullins '71, Paul Hurst '62, Jim Slemenda '66, Gary Hoy '84, Jim Mema '87, Bob Bush '65, Walt Higgins '66, Walt Coakley '54, David Hunter '65, Richard Rodgers '67, and guests, Michael Hill, Nathan Friday and Jimmy Englehart.

August Luncheon The 18 August Chapter lunch will host Neil Block '61, in his capacity as Chairman of the Govemance Study Group. All visitors from out of town are welcome at our luncheons, which are held on the third Friday of each month at noon. Our luncheon location is the Jocks N' Jills Sports Bar and Restaurant at 4046 Peachtree Road NE, in Brookhaven, a few miles northeast of Buckhead. You can readily pull directions to the luncheon location, as well as other chapter information, from our Web site at www.usnaaaa.com.

Joe Solymossy '68

GUAM Guam Chapter LCDR Noel M. Enriquez '84, Uj RO. Box 26849, GMF / Barriguda, GU 96921-6849 h: 671-477-4382; hfax: 671-472-1966 w: 671-649-9629; wfi 671-649-8870 e: nmenriqu@ite.net

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3 August get-together: August's North Suburbs breakfast was attended

by Pat Haala '64, Steve Guthman '58, George SchmoU '69, Mike IsabeUi' 83, and John Timony '72. Pat just retumed from overseas and updated us on efforts to privatize the telephone system in Macedonia. John is a new Chapter member and is between jobs right now. Topics of discussion included interesting facts about ship wrecks in Lake Michigan, observations about dot.com industries, the recent pohtical convention, and George's work using neural networks (artificial intelligence) in futures trading. As always, breakfast was enjoyable and we hope to see everyone again next month.

On 6 July, Mike reported: The first Thursday breakfast bunch met and discussed a variety of topics. We had a first-time attendee: Tom Elliott '40. Also attending were Steve Guthman '58, George SchmoU '69, and Mike Isabelli '83. Tom spoke about his recent trip to Annapolis for his 60th Reunion and his exploits driving motorcycles before entering USNA! Other topics of discussion included computers, free enterprise, and some interesting engineering ideas regarding internal combustion engines. (Yes, the price of gas influenced some of our discussion.)

Chapter Weh Site FinaUy, don't forget to check out the Chapter Web site at http://www.usna.com/Chapters/US/Illinois/ Chicago/.

John G.B. Rowland '64 MoneyMinds @ aol. com

INDIANA Indianapolis Chapter CDR Charles A. Rainey '84, 12804 Double Eagle Drive Carmel, IN 46033 h: 317-815-0575 e: crainey@fhlbi.com

ILLINOIS Chicago Chapter CDR Frederick W. Weber '75, 2134 Evert Court Northbrook, IL 60062-6612 h: 847-559-9381; w: 312-750-8899 e: fredrick.weber@rosshardies.com

Army-Navy Football And, of course, there will be the annual clash.

Note the date now while you're thinking about it— 2 December Watch the Chapter newsletter for all the details. They'll be partying on East Baltimore Street for this one, but we will, as always, have our own party here in Chicago.

Chapter Breakfasts Don't let the year mn out without making one of the regular monthly breakfast series—first Thursday in the North Burbs; second Thursday in the West Burbs; and fourth Thursday in the Chicago Loop.

In October those dates would be 5 October 12 October and 26 October November will kick off with 2 November in the North Burbs.

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Michiana Chapter CDR John T. Haizlip '72, USN (Ret.) 15246 Longford Drive Granger, IN 46530 h: 219-273-2939 e: CHaizlip@aol.com

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Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter CDR Gregory R. Reinhardt '79, USNR 712 Talon Place Louisville, KY 40223-5575 h: 502-244-7707 e: afrlgxr@afr.ups.com

LOUISIANA SE LA/SW MS Gulf Coast (formerly New Orleans) Cha CDR Rex A. Bent '76, USN (Ret.) 229 Blue Crane #1 Slidell, LA 70468 h: 504-847-9862 e: Rexuspa@compuserve.com CDR Joseph A. Grace Jr. '80, USNR 15 AUard Blvd New Cleans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9040 e: jgrace@notc.org

MARYLAND Annapolis Chapter CAPT Stephen K. Laabs '64, USN (RI 1937 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd.

AnnapoUs, MD 21401 h: 410-268-7709 xl04 e: stephen.laabs@usaa.com

Baltimore Chapter LCDR Steve G. Young '84, USNR c/o Legg Mason 600 Washington Avenue #200 Towson, MD 21204 w: 410-821-7700 e: SYoung@LeggMason.com

Greater Southem Maryland Chapter Jack Pappas '61 RO. Box 154 Dowell,MD 20629-0154 h: 410-326-5496 e: jpappas@erols.com http://www.navyalumni.org

Hon. Bud McFarlane addresses June luncheon The Greater Soutiiem Maryland Chapter (GSMC) has maintained a full schedule of activities over the summer with the kickoff of the Leadership Leaming Series. VADM Joe Dyer, USN, who recentiy assumed command of the Naval Air Systems Command, addressed the Chapter on 13 April at the Cedar Point Officers' Club onboard NAS Pax River In keeping with luncheon series theme, he spoke about the importance of leadership in moving organizations ahead, providing interesting and insightful anecdotes on leadership from his long and successful Naval career CDR Rob Niewoehner '81, USNA aeronautical engineering department chairman, spoke at the 18 May luncheon. Rob gave an overview of the many good things happening in the department, including the establishment of a close partnership with NavAir Included in this partnersliip is a program to expose Mids to the exciting technical environment of Pax River Mids are being provided the opportunity for month-long assignments alongside test teams working on such test programs as the E2C Hawkeye eight-bladed propeller system and F/ A-18E/F Super Homet. Additionally, MIDN 1/C Joshua Filbey '00 presented the highly impressive results of his Trident Scholar research into the power approach wing drop phenomenon experienced earlier in the F/A-18E/F test program.

On 22 June, the Chapter hosted the Honorable Robert "Bud" McFarlane '59, former National Security Advisor to President Reagan. Mr. McFarlane provided an inspiring personal account to the luncheon audience of his many experiences working national security issues at the highest level of govemment for three presidents. He also provided a number of observations and personal stories on leadership, which he picked up during his many years as a senior govemment official. FoUowing his luncheon presentation, Mr McFarlane paid a courtesy visit to VADM Dyer He had an opportunity later in the aftemoon to take in first-hand the Pax River fiight test environment as he flew a Naval Force Afrcraft Test Squadron C-130 Hercules which was participating in a F/A-18 tanking mission.

M A S S A C H U S E -TTTTSS Boston Chapter Frederick J. Sheehan Jr. 160 Burkhall Street #609 Weymouth, MA 02190-3533 h: 617-337-3712; w: 617-572-4562 e: fsheehan@jhancock.com Chapter President Jack Pappas presents GSMC plaque to April guest speaker VADM Joe Dyer, USN

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1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311 h: 313-885-2174; f: 313-881-2333 e: lynorart@flash.net Web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/Michigan/ Detroit/default.htm The Defroit Chapter is happy to announce their arrival into the Intemet Age. The Chapter now has a Home page, located at http://www.usna.com/Chapters/US/Michigan/Dettoit/default.htm. You can find the latest Chapter news, a schedule of Chapter events (complete with hotiinks to maps to the monthly luncheons). Chapter officers and points of contact, and a photo gallery that desperately needs submissions.

If you have any suggestions for additional content, please contact Mike Althouse '86 (usnal986@ yahoo.com), the Chapter Web master The Detroit Chapter held its July luncheon on the 19th at Hogan's. Attendees were Vaughn Andres '40, Ted Moss '61, John Lilly '55, Mike Bennett (local Association of Naval Aviation chapter Commodore), and Art Bryant '66. The group told all of their usual war stories and discussed hot topics of the day.

The schedule for upconung Chapter luncheons follows: Friday, 13 October—Guy Hollerins Thursday, 16 November—Hogan's Friday, 15 December—Henry Ford Fairlane Estate Pool Restaurant All lunches begin at 11:30 a.m. Please RSVP to Charlie Schott (chukshot@hotmail.com).

Chapter members should keep an eye out for information on the annual Army-Navy football game party (aka the Battie for the Pickle Barrel) with the Michigan West Point Society. More details will follow in the coming weeks. Go Navy—Beat 'em alll

MINNESOTA Upper Midwest Chapter Darrel Gonyea '61 1053 Peninsula Point Road Shakope, MN 55379 w: 612-882-1112 e: GONYEALAND@aol.com

MISSOURI Kansas City Chapter Mr. Kyle E. Martin '74 16901 Meadow Lane Belton, MO 64012-4112 w: 913-498-8088 e: kmartin@milepostrans.com Sec'y: Joe Spencer '92 e: jspencer@go-onpoint.com A few items since the Kansas City Chapter last updated in Shipmate.

Ffrst of all, we had a meeting at the Carriage Club to handle business and to bid farewell to Lynn Thomas '83, who was the Chapter president. She moved to greener pastures, though I was not sure pastures got any greener than around the Kansas City area. Thank you for all your hard work, Lynn, 143

and best of luck! Other business was discussed, but 1 won't bore the readership with the rest of it, other than to insert a word to the wise that I should have heeded long ago. Don't make suggestions at the first Alumni Chapter meeting you attend, you often find yourself with additional responsibilities, like I now have. I am Joe Spencer '92, the new corresponding secretary. Nice to meet you.

Jeff Kranz '74 hosted a get together, a USNA parents club function, to send the new Plebes to Camp Sevem for the start of it all. Lots of confident, eager, young folks. Their parents were briefed about the five minute phone calls they were soon to receive, Plebe Summer and PEP. Then came all of the practical advice about chow packs, underwear, etc. The parents leamed a lot and were quite grateful for the day.

Also, we had a golf outing at the beautiful Meadowbrook Country Club, hosted by Ed Chapline '48. Army grads, of course, had a weak showing (I think there were three), but we took no notice. We teed off on a hot, sunny day, and had a lot of fun. The reason that there are no pictures of the day's events (and I took plenty) is that the roll of film got exposed. I can't tell you who did it, because I promised my wife that I wouldn't let anyone know what she had done. So I won't. Humble apologies for no pics of that great day.

By now, preparations will be in eamest for whatever we are going to do for Army-Navy. Stay tuned.

Thanks again to Mike Dunham '70, et al for the wonderful job tiiey did in putting together die picnic/ annual Chapter meeting that was held on 9 September Remember, the Service Academies Women's Soccer Tournament is Friday, 29 September and Sunday, 1 October at the Busch Soccer Park in Fenton. We will look forward to showing the other schools how a real Alumni organization supports their team. Also, Founder's Day is later in October please check John Kane's email or Doug Rush '72's letter for details.

John Hueseman '78

N E B R A S K A O m a h a Chapter CAPT Dennis R. Fox '79, Ui 2113 Christine Street Papillion,NE 68133 h: 402-597-8862; w: 402-294-3722 e: fox79@hotmail.com Sec'y: LCDR Chris Verdoni '88 4605 Longview Street Papillion, NE 68133 h: 402-292-3230; w: 402-294-8309 e: cverdoni@email.msn.com

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RADM Henry F. White Jr., USNR '68 RO. Box 800 Bronx, NY 10471-0800 718-549-2177 e: hfwhite@iicl.org Chapter Hotline: 1-800-234-USNA Web site: www.NAANY.org Western N e w York Chapter CAPT Nelson A. Blish '69, USNR (Ret.) 3840 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618-3729 h: 716-248-9739 e: nelson.blish@kodak.com

NORTH CAROLIN Charlotte Chapter Bryan Dolan '76 5629 Laurium Road Charlotte, NC 28226 h: 704-364-6451 As I type this, August is beginning and it is hot.

Not much to report this month simply because nothing seems to be happening. I guess everyone has been going out of town for vacation, visiting families, etc. I do know that only Jim Maloney '82 showed up for the July luncheon because he sent me an email and asked where 1 was. No excuseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I just forgot.

I do not know at this time whether or not there will be a tennis social but by the time you read this you will know if one was held in September We are still planning for the annual golf outing in Novemberâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;date to be determined.

No other news this month sooooo, "That's All Folks!"

Tom Hutchins '51 cthmph @ bellsouth.net 704-375-9046

St. Louis Chapter CAPT Douglas K. Rush '72, USNR (Ret.) 9 Lenox Place St Louis, MO 63108 h: 314-361-5262 e: jlohman@bspnilaw.com Corr Sec'y: John Hueseman '78 Hhueseman @ postnet.com h: 636-394-5302; w: 636-530-3432 I apologize for missing last month's column. I was on a dangerous reconnaissance with my family to the Westem U.S., so I was out of communication. The only unclassified information that I can share with you is that contrary to the ads you may see on TV, the water that our leading local brewery uses still results in the best beer! It's always great to retum to St. Louis, and it's always great to sample a few of our locally made cold ones with friends and fellow Alumni.

Speaking of that, remember that the first Friday of every month is our USNA St. Louis Happy Hour from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We have decided to change the location to one that hopefully has more favorable prices. So on the first Friday of every month, please come to: Sunset Bar & Grill, 14312 South Outer 40 Rd. in Chesterfield (275-8557). This is in the strip mall on the southwest comer of Highways 40 and 141. From the intersection of the two highways, go South on 141 about a quarter mile, exit right, tum immediately right and come back toward 40, and pull into the strip mall on the left.

Always read John Kane '44's emails to make sure there are no changes to the Happy Hour location. And if you are not sure where we are meeting, then call anyone on the roster to verify the location. That's the whole idea, get people together and keep people talking and in touch. We will try not to make changes in location like this very often, but if it looks like people are not coming out, then we will try new things. So hopefully lower prices will work!

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NEVADA Las Vegas Chapter Mr. Bradley Carlson '91 2246 Darwin Circle Henderson, NV 89014-3105 h: 702-433-7248; w: 702-433-2100 e: BCarlson@goidc.com

N E W JERSEY Monmouth County Chapter

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LtCol Robert L. Vogt '59, USMC ( R e y 50 Polly Way Middletown, NJ 07748-3189 h: 732-671-9330; w: 732-530-8444 e: Bob.Vogt@telos.com

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Chapter Maj Donald Rohr '55, USA^ 4804 Northridge Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87111-2104 h: 505-294-4048; f: 505-844 "' e: rohrdf@sandia.gov

Piedmont TViad Chapter LtCol Gary L. Beaver '77, USMCR 10 Silver Oak Court Greensboro, NC 27455 h: 336-299-4736 e: Gbeaver@AdamsKleemeiercom The Piedmont Triad Chapter covers a fairly wide geographical area. Because of this, the Council tries to schedule Chapter activities at different locations throughout the Chapter area to accommodate as many members as possible. This year's Dark Ages Party was held at the Vineyards Restaurant in Reynolda Village located on the historic Reynolds Estate of Winston-Salem. The ambiance was excellent, the food was delicious and all who attended feh that this was the best location yet for this annual affair Among the attendees were: Teeny and John Anthony '60, Jane and Gary Beaver '77, Joan and Bill Gregory '72, Dana and Bill

NEW YORK Capital District Chapter LCDR Thomas M. Owen^ USNR '8' 205 Colonial Avenue Albany, NY 12208-2404 h: 518-446-9278 e: owenst@bsk.com Shipmate, October 2000

Haggerson '67, Teresa and Bob Kennedy '77, Rutii and Ted Lide '49, Stephanie and Ron Morton '72, Diana and John Palmer '61, Marie and Rick Sylvester '61. Those who attended were so enthusiastic about the location that next years' party will probably be held in the same location.

One of our most popular events of the year is the June Week East Golf Outing and Picnic. This event is held each year at Bryan Park located Northeast of Greensboro. The golf course is challenging and the picnic facilities are excellent. The weather cooperated but for some reason the golf balls must have been defectiveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^judging by the scores. The fellowship was great and "old tales were retold," during the hearty picnic lunch. MIDN Brandon Hilliard '03, his father. Dale, mother, Connie, and brother, Chris, joined in the festivities. There were a lot of tales about, "when I was a Midshipman," and all the grads agreed that things at the Academy had become much easier than when they were there!

Attendees were: Gary Beaver '77 and his daughter Anne, Stan Carter '65, Bobby Gene Craig '83, Bill Gregory '72, Bob Harris '57, Bob Kennedy '77, Doug Law '66, up from Myrtie Beach for the occasion, Ruth and Ted Lide '49, Marjie and Wes Lindsey '49, Manny Lopez '66, visiting from Alexandria, VA, Mai Murrary '60, Diana and John Palmer '61, and Ginny and Bill Sellers '68.

Lane Anderson, a Blue and Gold Officer, John Farrar and Myol Arnold, friends of Doug Law, also attended. Another successful Chapter event!

In previous years, we have had fall outings tied in with Navy athletic events in our area. Unfortunately, there are no games scheduled with ACC teams this year except those at Annapolis. The Council is looking into the possibility of obtaining an Academy oriented speaker for a dinner meeting sometime in the fall. At any rate, there will be the Army-Navy game bash.

We are always looking for new Chapter members and if you would like to be included in our activities, please give Chapter President Gary Beaver '77 a call at his address shown above.

Triangle Chapter CAPT William K. Gautier '67, USN (Ret.) 116 Birklands Drive Cary, NC 27511-8203 h: 919-233-7255 e: WilHam.Gautier@jcbradford.com http://triangleusna.home.mindspring.coni/

OHIO T?f^^ -7Cinciimati/Northem KY Chapter Michael F. Simon '73 757 Maidstone Court Cincinnati, OH 45230-3827 h: 513-231-3174 e: msimon757@aol.com Cleveland Chapter CAPT A. O. Rule III 50, USNR (Ret.) 90 Pheasant Run Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 h: 440-247-4379; w: 440-247-5100 x328 e: mleIII@aol.com

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Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter CAPT Wm. "Mick" Taylor '68, USMC (Ret.) 1450 Abbotsford Green Drive Powell, OH 43065 h: 614-888-6774 e: micktaylor@yahoo.com

Toledo Chapter Robert J. Lauer '45 3825 Sulphur Spring Road Toledo, OH 43606-2325 h: 419-536-4462; w: 419-475-2061 e: rjonlauer@aol.com

Jim Black '56 and Bob Lauer '45 at a banquet in honor of the visit of KINGFISHER to Toledo in July

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City Chapter CAPT Charles C. Coley '34, USN (Ret.) 41INW 14th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103-3510 h: 405-235-0234 e: cccusn@aol.com

Rhodes '00, Associate Member Patrick Young, and guests, Barbara Goffrier, Amber Onder, Norm Maves Jr, Matt Eisenbach, Brian Douglass BGO, Will Bartlett, and Brett Baumann.

The topic of discussion for the luncheon, was the much discussed ethics program at USNA. Leading the discussion, and briefing us on the latest nuances of the program was one of our newest Alumni, freshcaught ENS John Rhodes '00. John gave us all a view of the program from the perspective of a recent participant. Helping John in the presentation, and giving us a different perspective was Jack Barrett '43, who had recently retumed to USNA and had participated with the Midshipmen in many parts of the ethics program. Both Jack and John were very complementary and supportive of the program.

The brief presentation raised many questions and comments from the attendees. Prior to starting the discussion. Jack made the following comparison: he and John discussing this topic would be the equivalent of him, when he was an ensign, and a member of the Class of 1886 discussing the changes to The Watch Officer's Guide of 19391 Personal Notes Attending the luncheon for the first time was ENS John Rhodes '00 and his guest from Maryland, Ms. Amber Onder The door prize went home with Ike Eisenbach '67.

The location for this year's Army-Navy Game viewing party is yet to be determined, but it is not too early to mark your calendar for 2 December there will be a party to celebrate another win for Navy!

The Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter meets for lunch the second Wednesday of every month at The Georgian Room Restaurant, Meier & Frank 10th Floor, downtown Portland, 6th and Alder, at 11:30 a.m. Please join us. Call Alex "Tex" Harkins '67 (503-297-0246) or Bruce Thompson '73 (503-292-8833) for any additional information, or check our Web site.

Joe Kavale '68

T\ilsa Oklahoma Chapter CDR Harry V. Rouse IV '77, USN (Ret.) 2623 East 33 Place Tulsa, OK 74105-2334 h: 918-748-8650 e: HVRouse@aol.com

OREGON '^ Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter r Mr. M. Alexander "Tex" Harkins Jr. '67 4055 SW 48th Place Portland, OR 97221-3735 h: 503-297-0246; w: 503-297-0252 e: harkins @ computer org Web site: http://usnaaa-or-swwa.homepage.com July Luncheon The Chapter met for our monthly luncheon on 12 July. Attending the luncheon were: Joan and Jack Barrett '43, Ken Lissy '45, Chuck Whiteside '45, John Frerichs '50, Jim Leiser '51, Jock Craig '53, Chris Brown '54, Don Beatty '57, Jake McMichael '58, Butch Bewick '62, Jerry Larsen '62, Don Haslett '66, Ike Eisenbach '67, Alex "Tex" Harkins '67, Ed Hepp '67, Doug Bomarito '68, Joe Kavale '68, Mark C!ooksey '71, Skip Phipps '73, Bmce Thompson '73, Alex Sharp '79, Scott Fitzpatrick '80, Mark Middleton '81, Susan Mead '90, John

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia Chapter Mr. Paul James '81 323 Minuteman Drive Collegeville, PA 19426-3494 h: 610-666-1093 e: Paul_James@Vanguard.com http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/USNAPhil Welcome new grads to Philadelphia RADM Peter A.C. Long '67, USN (Ret.), relieved RADM Virgil L. Hill Jr. '61, USN (Ret.), as president of Valley Forge Military Academy and College. Yea! Another Navy guy to lead the cadets!

RADM Virgil and Mrs. Kim Hill have been some of our greatest Chapter supporters. We wish them the best as they pursue their new endeavors. Please welcome ADM Long and his wife, Janet, to the Philadelphia Chapter (http://www.vfmac.edu/news/ Long.html).

CAPT Joe "Cam" Blake '77 relieved CAPT Tom Nagelin '74 as the CO of WILLOW GROVE N A S -

JRB. Tom now has a command in New Orleans.

Best of luck to Tom. We will miss him. Cam, welcome to Philadelphia.

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11/13: Navy NIT Basketball Tailgate 11/19: Millennium Wine Tour 12/02: A-N Football Party 12/07: Dinner w/ Capt Jenks '30 12/26: Military Ball USNA AA of Philadelphia events will be preceded by a mailing. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please make sure you have mailed your annual dues to Mike DeLorey '70, 505 S. Lenola Road, Suite 211, Moorestown, NJ 080579896. Anyone interested in helping to run events throughout the year, please contact Paul James '81 (PJUSNA81@yahoo.com).

Founder's Day Dinner Formerly known as the Annual Alumni Dinner we have changed the date of this annual event to 10 October to correspond with the day USNA was founded in 1845. George Watt '73, president and CEO of the USNA Alunrni Assoc, will be our guest speaker at the Valley Forge Military Academy and College. We will also be presenting the Shipmate of the Year Award. For more information, contact Rob Bender '73 (rbender@parkwaycorp.com) or 215-575-4015.

Navy Day Luncheon The Chapter has purchased tickets at a discount for a ten person table at the Luncheon on Friday, 13 October If you would like to attend, please contact Mike DeLorey '70 (prisnirx@erols.com) or 856-778-1700.

Navy Basketball The Navy Basketball team has been invited to play at the National Invitational Toumament (NIT) at Villanova from 13-15 November Will be arranging a tailgate and group seating. For more information contact Paul Barr '84 (thebarrs@beUatiantic.net) or 215-826-9624 Sand Castle Winery Tour Sunday, 19 November, 1:00 p.m. We have scheduled a Millenruum tour of the Sand Castle Winery (http://www.SandCastleWinery.com) nestled in the banks of the Delaware River, ten minutes north of New Hope in Bucks County, PA. In the magic envfronment of the wine cellar you will leam about wine aging firsthand as you taste different vintages from the barrels and vats. Sand Castle Winery began in eamest in 1969 when two immigrants from the former Czechoslovakia, immigrated to the United States to pursue the "American Dream."

Joseph and Paul Maxian had spent their youth in the wine country. In 1974 the property had come up for sale. Joseph trained as geologist recognized the potential for making a premium wine. Rocky soils, riverfront, gently sloping hillsides, high above the valley, perfect for a vineyard. With help from the bankers, they purchased the land, but it would take time, money, hard work and another 14 years before their dream was realized and the first bottle of wine made. Lunch and dinner plans with other attendees are encouraged before or after the tour For more information, contact: Keith Smith '74 (ksmith@prodesco.com) or 215-257-6566.

Steve Maloney '78 sits at the end collecting the wine sample rejects

Maureen and Steve Chadwick '62 listen to wine expert Paul Maxim

The crowd chants "More wine, Maurice!"

CAPT Walter "Jenk" Jenkins At 6:00 p.m. on 7 December we will be joining CAPT Jenks for dinner at 515 Harriton Road, Bryn Mawr, PA. CAPT Jenks is our oldest Chapter Alumnus. He will be entertaining us with sea stories spanning his 30 years of active service. For reservations can 215-527-8377.

Army-Navy Football Party Since A-N tickets are sold out, Paul Barr '84 is organizing an A-N Football party at the Officers' Club at Willow Grove NAS-JRB on 2 December We will have a 60-inch TV, keg of beer and munchies. Make sure you wear your letter sweater or B-Robe. We have invited the West Point chapter to join us. For more information, contact Paul Barr '84 (tiiebarrs@bellatiantic.net) or 215-826-9624.

Joint Services Military Ball The Military Ball will be held at the Union League this year on 26 December If you would like to attend, contact the USNA Parent's Assn.

(SPPA) President, Debbie Feigel (215-483-2959 or wurgelf@erols.com). The SPPA Newsletter Editor is Joe Bartish (609-722-4336 or JBartish @quadnet.net) http://www.navy-usna.org/SPPA/ USNA Pennsylvania License Plates Army has one, so why don't we? Last summer Marius Jones '86 stepped forward to organize gathering information from anyone that wanted a Pennsylvania license plate with the USNA crest. Although we tried several different ways to spread the word, we only have 125 people signed up to date. The license plate would have the new blue and gold borders at the top and bottom with the Naval Academy crest or "Bill," the Navy ram. But we won't be able to have any Alumni plates until we have 300 people signed up. Once the plate is molded, we will always be able to order one on an individual basis. The national Alumni Association has sent us a list of all Alumni in Pennsylvania so we can get the word out to all Pennsylvania residents. If you would like to put your name on the list, please contact Marius Jones '86 at MBJones8@AOL.com or call 610-363-0616.

Job Networking Luncheons Monthly luncheons are held the first Wednesday of each month at the Chart House, Penns Landing.

These joint luncheons with West Point have had great job placement success to date. Come to our luncheons and support our program which has placed 89 folks in the last 42 months. The cost is $25 paid at the door for a complete lunch with salad, enfree and dessert. To reserve a seat email (call) Julian Toneatto '67, USMA at Adler@fast.net (856-757-0070) within one day of the event.

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Blue & Gold Officers Anyone interested in becoming a Blue & Gold Officer can contact Don McRae in Pennsylvania at DonMcl@AOL.com (610-449-9674) or Al Burr in NJ at Diamondl @Bell Atiantic.net (609-387-9202) http://www.nadn.navy.mil/BGO/ Email Addresses and Chapter Web Page With die new miUenniiun, we have new means of communication. We have over 300 names on the email lisL If you don't receive email several times a month, then we don't have your correct email address entered into our address book. Please send die correct address via email to PJUSNA81@yahoo.com. Also, we have set up aYahoo Club as our Official Chapter Web page.

Our Yahoo Club will allow you to post messages, calendar events, photos and links. Feel free to advertise your company on the message board. You can post your resume or job opportunities of your company.

Don't forget to post your favorite photo from your glory days at the Academy, ff you need help signing on to our Yahoo Web page, call Paul James '81 and he will have you set up in 30 minutes (http:// clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/USNAPhil/).

LT Dey Memorial Fund On Father's Day, 18 June, during the Willow Grove Air Show, LT WiUiam Dey '92, a 30-yearold pilot, died when his F-14 Tomcat crashed. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1992.

LT Dey, originally from Hightstown, NJ, celebrated his fifth wedding anniversary on Saturday, the first day of the air show, with his wife, Deborah, and 18-month-old daughter, Kamryn. LT Dey served in the Balkans and was being considered for a spot on the famed Blue Angels flying team. The following is an un-official analysis of the accident from another F-14 pilot who viewed the crash. "A local school had invited parents and several hundred kids to come to a school playground to watch the air show. The school was on the edge of Willow Grove Naval Air Station. The children were watching the air show from the school to avoid crowds and traffic at the Naval Air Station. If you saw the news video clip of the incident, when the aircraft appeared to lose power, LT Dey maneuvered the aircraft into a flat altitode to prepare for ejection. The school playground was where the aircraft was going to impact."

The news video then showed LT Dey maneuver the descending F-14 into a sharp, left-banking tum at the last moment. This maneuver tumed the aircraft away from the school, but also foreclosed LT Dey's options to eject. USNA AA of Philadelphia has established an education fund for LT Dey's daughter, Kamryn. We have raised over $6,000 for the education fund of LT Dey's young daughter, Kamryn Dey. If each of the 1,200 Alumni in the area gave $10, we would obviously have $12,000. ff we invest this in a stock mutual fund for 16 years eaming 10% annually, Kamryn will have over $53,000 when she starts college. What a great gift! Checks payable to the "LT. Dey Memorial Fund" can be sent to The Vanguard Group, Attn: Paul H. James VMFIO, RO. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

News Input Over the last several years I have done my best to keep everyone informed of the upcoming events in the Chapter News of Shipmate. As you read this newsletter you will see my writing is less than exciting. In fact, Plebe Year I was looking at a "D" in English class. If there is an Alumnus or spouse with tantalizing writing skills, please step forward and dazzle us witii your storytelling. Philadelphia Chapter news input for Shipmate should be emailed to Paul H. James '81 at PJUSNA81@yahoo.com (610666-1093). Information about the above events will Shipmate, October 2000

be mailed throughout the year to dues-paid members. You are welcome to send your email address to PJUSNA81@yahoo.com.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE American Chapter : i_ MltfflUJti CAPT James N. Roberts^KUSN (Ret)"

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152 Springlakes Drive Martinez, GA 30907 h: 706-860-6430 e: jrobe92528@aol.com To join contact: Sec'y/Tres: LtCol Michael C. Stevens '59, USAF (Ret.) 900 Big Lick Hollow Road New Haven, KY 40051-6211 h: 502-549-3610 e: mstevens@bardstown.com Shipmate inputs to: Mike Stroop '54 138 Cantebury Drive Madison AL 35758 e: pstroop@earthlink.net Chapter Web site: www.clik.to/rvnews RV Chapter Join-up in Oriando for Navy-Notre Dame Please note that our Chapter has reserved a campsite near the Citms Bowl for only $16/night with water and electric. Tailgating is difficult at the Citms Bowl since they do not permit overnight parking and there will be two games that day. Any interested Alumni, Chapter Members, or not, can join us. Please make your reservations through Gerald Rowe '82 (Rowegerard@aol.com). Visit the Chapters Web site at www.clik.to/rvnews for details.

P.S. We have invited the Nofre Dame Alumni to join us.

William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Court Murrysville, PA 15668-1045 h: 724-325-4281; w: 412-856-3500 e: Figaro4105@aol.com

PHILIPPINES Philippines Chapter CAPT Rafael V. Dacanay '76, P Apt. F5E JOQ Bonifacio Naval Station JMakati City, Philippines /if Tel: 815-3420 loc. 6458 ''" , 894-4121 and 917-521-5044 e: rvd76@yahoo.com Sec'y: LT Vmcent Sibala '93, PN93 Hydrographic Center, NISF Bonifacio Naval Station Makati City, Phillipines Tel: 843-1833/812-7416 e: nomu@cav.pworld.net.ph "Old love, Uke old wine, is best left in the bottie," so starts Don Koch '53's newsletter Don is one of the newest members of the Philippines Chapter His newsletter writes more of the forthcoming 50th reunion of Class '53 in 2003. His plan: A true celebration of life, comradeship, Annapolis and the Class of '53. I'll take along my exceptionally beautiful and highly intelligent young wife, TY, to see thefinalparade or two at the end of May at Worden Field (we'll pretend it's June).

Then, after the Class of 2003 graduates and goes away and everybody else has urgent business elsewhere, we have the whole place to ourselves. We'll pack a picnic lunch and we will tour the Academy at a nice leisurely pace, no bells, no formations, no schedules, no seating by companies, no people.

Just wandering around the deserted Yard. Wondering that I'd made it 50 years ago, and avoiding the things we detested 50 years ago. Just poke around, see the museum, have a drink at the O' Club (it's legal now), mn into some like-minded Classmates. So much to see, so much to do...but at our pace. Show off your wife, sit down and rest the legs awhile, try some of my cheese and champagne. Shoot the breeze, tell sea stories, laugh a lot, remember when we...?

Sounds like fun.

Don misses his Classmate Manny Dioquino '53, whom he describes as "a charismatic role model in the Philippine Navy who, as a Naval Aviator, one day flew into a white fluffy cloud.. .and never flew out."

Don's address is P.O. Box 1, Bani, Pangasinan 2407, Philippines. No telephones, no email, no cable, just a nice home in plain, beautiful, white sand beach with good neighbors in the home province of ex-President Fidel V. Ramos, USMA '50 and our own Fred Sinlao '50.

Get the latest Alumni Association news. www.usna.com

RHODE ISLAND Newport Chapter CAPT James M. Conway '55, USN its (Ret.) (Ket.

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50 Ayrault Street Newport, RI 02840-2728 h: 401-847-5039 e: castleconw@aol.com Our last session for the season was held at the Newport Officers' Club on Tuesday, 27 June 2000.

Joining us for the evening's festivities were: Brown Taylor '34, Sid Merrill '34 and his daughters Barbara Larison and Judy Stevens, Floride and Leroy Taylor '35, Hope and Dick Alexander '45, Cathy and Tim Moore '45, Dody Sinclair '46, Dot and Fred Stevenson '46, Mary and Earl Trickey '47, Gay and Brad Becken '47, Wirt Thayer '47, Maggie and Frank Snyder '48 and their guests, Betty and Ken Homboe and Betty and Glenn Whisler, Jane and Dave Whelan '48, Jane and Sumner Moore '48, Pud and Bob Connelly '52, Anita and Jim Conway '55 and their guests Janet and Bob Hoder, Lucy and Marsh Slaton '55, Nick Brown '56, Jane and Howard Burdick '56 and their guests Nancy and Bud Smith and Connie and Michael Johnson, Ben Katz '57, Charlie Silvia '57, Bobbi and Jim Wright '58 and their guests Brooke and Dee Williams, Donna and Jack Chrisman '58, Paulette and Doug Smith '70, Associate Members: Rachael and Tommy Thompson, USMA '36, Fred and Carol-Ann Lantz, Anne Hogg (Jim Hogg '56), Bushy Henry (Gene Henry '39) and her guest Francis Holmes, Charles and Betsy Jauss, and visitor Ted Lockhart. The Reverend Jack Chrisman '58 offered the Grace.

Our own Howard Burdick '56 provided the evening's entertainment with a riveting description of the sailing adventure that he and Jane shared during the past year, traveling in tiieir Freedom 36 147

sloop EVENTIDE from Newport to the rocky coast of Maine as a shake down cmise for their trip from Newport to Key West. Their route to Maine was via Buzzard's Bay and the Cape Cod Canal, Isle of Shoals and then coastal to Northeast Harbor For the trip to Florida, they sailed via Long Island Sound, through tiie East River and New York Harbor to the coast of New Jersey. From there, they took the Cape May Canal, Delaware Bay, C&D Canal, Chesapeake Bay into the Inland Coastal Waterway to Florida.

Howard and Jane departed Newport at the end of June and retumed from their 600-mile round trip to Maine in mid-August. The weather was comfortably warm, but heavy fog can always be expected in June and July. As things developed, they had thick fog in Buzzard's Bay on the way north, and then not again until the last week in July—every day.

Fortunately, they didn't have to revert to the classic Maine potato method of fog navigation. For those who haven't heard, when the fog closes in, send a crewman forward with a peck of potatoes.

When you think you're close to land, throw a potato ahead—if there's no splash, you're close! The magnitude of islands and rocks was such that many overlap and blend together making it difficult to differentiate from them unless you're very good at interpreting chart topography. The sheer number of lobster pots was a real hazard in many places, requiring constant maneuvering and entirely precluding the use of automatic steering. Line cutters (spurs) were mounted on the prop shaft, but they never snagged a line. Seaweed, eel grass and kelp are very heavy, and can foul knotmeter impellers, clog engine cooling water intakes, and strangle propeller shafts. One morning in Penobscot Bay, they slowly overtook a British sloop. The husband was sailing the boat—with his wife being towed astern in their dingy with a boathook in her hand trying to free up something under the sloop's stem.

Other than the fog, Howard and Jane experienced only one white knuckle day, when they encountered 50 knot wind gusts while sailing from Cape Cod Canal to Scituate. In the 40 days on the northem leg of their adventure, Howard and Jane spent every evening at anchor or at a mooring—34 separate ovemight stops. Their cmising modus is mainly one night stands with enough time to dinghy (towed astem throughout their odyssey) ashore for a walk and a gawk—a comfortable dinner aboard, and then underway for someplace else the next moming.

They much prefer to moor/anchor than to spend the night at a marina. The conveniences of a marina (electricity, water showers) just didn't outweigh the privacy, comfort, room and superior view of a mooring—and it was usually cooler too.

The 1 October '99-end of May 2000 swing to Key West was considerably longer than the Maine excursion—3,200 miles round trip and somewhat more gmeling. The weather was quite a bit cooler, and often downright colder, than usual, and daylight hours a lot shorter on the way down. They had to delay in Baltimore due to the threat of Hurricane Irene, and saw lots of damage from Floyd when they got to the Carolinas, Georgia and North Florida.

Except for NYC, Cape May and C&D Canals, sailing can be quite good if there are reasonably fair breezes until entering the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW) at Norfolk. From then on, the ICW requires careful planning to deal with numerous bridge openings, confusing channels, tricky currents, and frequently shoaling areas. Wildlife was mostly birds and dolphins, and three or four gators.

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The pelicans were the most amusing, and they saw a few flocks of white pelicans in North Florida.

The Burdick's sloop EVENTIDE (named for their stage of life) is quite commodious and comfortable for her size. She is the shoal draft model, drawing only five feet, which is reasonable for some of the shallow areas encountered on their journey. The main constraint is the height of the mast, which rises almost 58 feet above the water line, including antennae—which tends to lose when contending with a few fixed bridges with 55-foot clearances. She sails comfortably at seven-plus knots, and can diesel along at five to six knots. The galley is equipped to do just about everything they can do at home— including a fridge, icemaker three burner propane stove and microwave oven (shore power only).

EVENTIDE can sleep six in some comfort, but for most of the trip, the Burdick's were alone.

Planning and preparation were done in four main categories: navigation, household/admin, clothing and provisions. With cell phone, computer email and no close time consfraints, planning was relaxed, but purposeful: -Charts, coast pilots, tide and current tables, cmising and waterway guides for the East Coast and Bahamas (the original destination) cost about $1,000. Loran, GPS, fathometer, knotmeter and VHF radio were all part of the electronics suite.

-Household/admin included prepping the house to be rented, storing things, arranging auto bill payment, mail forwarding, necessary files including tax preparation data, cell phone and email service.

-Clothing was required for three seasons, but they expected the weather to be mainly moderate to warm. While the trip to Maine was comfortably warm, the trip south was unusually cold—including a couple of January days in Florida with temps in the mid-30s.

-Gmb and grog was the easiest, since they ate on the boat the same as they do at home. They would take one to two weeks of fresh and frozen, with extra canned and packaged foods, including good quality emergency stores for four to five days and replenish weekly. The biggest challenge was the difficulty in finding a good grocery store along the waterfront.They would either walk a mile or two to the store and walk back, or be fortunate enough to find or be offered a ride. In a few places, they found that they could get closer to a good market by dinghy than by any other means. Howard sfrongly recommended that when you're driving along the waterfront and see folks who look like sailors carrying canvas bags, offer to take them to market.

Howard didn't volunteer what the next adventure would be for the Burdicks, but I'm sure it will be a good one, and we are all looking forward to hearing about it.

It is my sad duty to report the death of Associate Member Maj Gen Andrew S. Low Jr, USAF (Ret.), of Barrington, RI, on Tuesday, 1 August 2000. Andy was a 1942 graduate of West Point.

He is survived by his wife, Helen, two sons, four daughters, ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Andy was honored with a ceremony with military honors in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery. Burial was at the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, NY. For those passing through the area, we usually meet on the last Tuesday of September-November and January-June. Spouses, friends, and other service academy grads are welcome. While we encourage membership at $15 ($7 for active duty), those who are only here for a short time are most welcome without joining.

Ben Katz '57

S O U T H C A R O J # N A .^^^ Charleston Chapter "^ CAPT Joseph C. Gamboa '62, USNR ^ 1672 Seignious Drive Charieston, SC 29407-9661 h: 843-556-4544 http://members.tripod.coin/~nutt2/navy/ e: ananda6662@aol.com July Meeting Our speaker at the July luncheon meeting at the Omar Shrine Temple in Mount Pleasant was CAPT Joel Bohlmann '78, recently relieving Commanding Officer, Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC). CAPT Bohlmann briefed Alumni conceming his previous tour as submarine liaison officer on the COMCARGRU 8 staff embarked in THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), in particular op-

erations in and around the Persian Gulf and off Kosovo. While a portion of his responsibilities involved water space management, the preponderance of his duties dealt with command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and information technology. CAPT Bohlmann discussed advances in these areas in terms of architecture and operational practices, declaring that these have led to commanders having a real time tactical picture.

He assured Alumni that there has been a revolution in communications since their tours in the fleet, such that Kosovo was fought "onUne" using digital technology with email supplanting much of the naval message system for those ships possessing the capability. CAPT Bohlmann gave much of the credit for employing this advanced technology and taking advantage of its impressiveflexibiUtyto the fleet sailors who maintain their knowledge of hardware current as equipment is introduced or modified at a rapid rate.

Attendees were: Walt Robinson '42, Audley McCain '43, Jerry Nuss '47, Al Drew '50, Dick Dalla Murra '51, Al Baciocco and Fuzzy Knight '53, Tim Taylor '54, George Lisle and Dave Morgan '58, OUie Oliver '61, Joe Gamboa '62, Ray Setser '65, Jim Welsch '67, Joel Bohlmann '78, Bob Jordan '80, Pat Hunkler '89, and Deanna Adams '94.

21 August Meeting at the Omar Shrine Temple Our guest speaker at the August Alumni luncheon was Walt Higgins '66, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of AGL Resources in Atianta. AGL Resources is a regional energy holding company whose core business is natural gas distribution. Its principal subsidiary is Atianta Gas Light Company, the largest natural gas distribution utility in the Southeast and among the largest in the United States. The utility serves more tiian 1.5 million customers in Georgia and southeastem Tennessee.

Chapter luncheons are usually held on the third Monday of each month at the Omar Shrine Temple facility adjacent to Pafriot's Point in Mount Pleasant. No reservation needed. Luncheon meetings are scheduled for 21 August and 18 September 2000.

If you are visiting from out of town, contact a member for directions and by all means come and give us the pleasure of your company.

South Carolina Midlands Chapter Rev. Aris P. Metrakos 9 Baying Hound Way Blythewood, SC 29016-8743 h: 803-786-8100 e: colagoc@mindspring.com Web site: www.members.aol.com/usnaaasc

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Palmetto Chapter

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter

William B. Swent '88 Leatiierwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, P.C. 100 E. Coffee Sfreet RO. Box 87 Greenville, SC 29602-0087 w: 864-242-6440 e: WSwent@LWTM.com

Lynn A. Wegner '65

Low Country Chapter Robert M. Hoskins Jr. '87 14 Sandpiper Road Hilton Head, SC 29928-6419 h: 803-686-4351 e: bobhoskinsjr@hotmail.com

TENNESSEE Chattanooga Chapter Mr. Charles T. Higgins '64 RO. Box 15427 Chattanooga, TN 37415-0427 h: 423-877-0776 ext. 11; fax: 423-874-0852 r: 423-886-1111; o: 423-877-0776x 11 e: chiggins@voy.net

Knoxville-Oak Ridge Chapter CAPT Jackson B. Richard '52, USN (Ret.) 13 River's Run Way Oak Ridge, TN 37830-9005 h: 423-483-8599 e: richardjb@iiundspring.com

Memphis Chapter CAPT Edward A. Lyons '69, USNR 2557 Park Creek Cove Germantown,TN 38139 h: 901-755-1286

Nashville Chapter CDR John F. Ohlinger '69, USN (Ret.) 880 Lakemont Drive NashvUlcTN 37220-2124 h: 615-370-1441; w: 800-242-8613 e: johlinger@worldnet.att.net

TEXAS North Texas Chapter LCDR James M. Bethmann '77, USNR 2203 Creekside Circle South Irving, TX 75063 h: 972-402-9596; w: 214-954-1834 e: jim.bethmann@komferry.com

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South Texas Chapter CAPT Michael Stoffel '54, USN (Ret.) 520 North River Seguin,TX 78155 h: 830-379-2373 e: mstoffel@worldneLatt.net

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2202 Winrock Houston, TX 77057 h: 713-781-9932; w: 713-263-8001 ext. 265 USNA Birthday Celebration Dinner—6 October As this issue of Shipmate is printed, the excitement is building for our Chapter dinner on Friday, 6 October, in lieu of the monthly luncheon. We will celebrate the 155th birthday of the Naval Academy on board TEXAS ( B B - 3 5 ) , anchored at San Jacinto State Historical Park (only 20 miles east of downtown Houston). The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. and include ship tours, a social hour, birthday toasts, dinner, and the presentation of a USNA birthday cake. Plus, George Watt '73, newly named Alumni Association President and CEO, is scheduled as our keynote speaker Due to the obvious outdoor setting, the dress will be casual. Spouses and guests are obviously invited. We are looking forward to this first-time event on the battleship TEXAS. We expect a large turnout, and accordingly you must make reservations to attend this event.

We have already sent reservation forms to all area Alumni on our list. If you did not receive a reservation, please call Rob Brown '65 at 281-423-4895 or 281-376-4264 for more information and to confirm your reservation. This historic battleship in our backyard is the perfect setting in which to celebrate the Academy's birthday. We urge all our shipmates to call us and join us.

Chapter News Royce Engler '73 (raengler@texas.net) is working at Unocal's office in Sugar Land, as the manager of operations and infrastmcture for the information technology group. Royce and Suzan spend weekends spoiling their three grandchildren! Royce also owns a custom golf club business and is committed to frequently testing his product line! Contact Royce at 281-558-7223, raengler@texas.net or http://www.custom-golf-clubs.com.

Andy Howard '75 (achoward@wt.net) continues to recover from a successful kidney fransplant operation done on 12 June. Andy's wife, Tina, was the kidney donor They had shifts of siblings and parents come and stay with them as care givers. Now, two months later, they are ready to go back to work. They kept friends and family updated on thefr progress with thefr Web site, http://web.wt.net/~achoward/Kidney.htm and through emails. They report that they appreciated all the supportive messages.

We'll have our annual Navy-Army football game party (2 Dec.) at SRO Sports Bar-Woodlake, contact us for details.

Business Network Meetings Several of our USNA shipmates are members of The Academy Network (a Houston-based business network group consisting of graduates from USNA, USMA, and USAFA). Our twice-monthly breakfast meetings are held at 7:30 a.m. on the first Tuesday and third Friday of every month at the Metropolitan Racquet Club. Visitors are always welcome.

If you're interested, please call Bart Jealous '65 (281362-8220), send me an email, or visit our Web site (newly re-named to http://www.e-academies.net).

Visitors are always welcome.

Chapter Meetings Chapter meetings are usually held on the first Friday of every month (3 November, 1 December, 5 January, and 2 Febmary) at Brennan's Restaurant (11:30 a.m. refreshments, and noon to 1:00 p.m. lunch). Of course, "lost" shipmates, spouses and friends of the Naval Academy are always welcome

at our monthly luncheons. Please join us! For any additional information on any item in this column, please call 713-750-8868 or email me atkleinl985@aol.com.

Ed Klein '72

UTAH/IDAHO/ MONTANA/WYOMING Intermountain NA Alumni Chapter James R. Clark '66 5860 South Holladay Boulevard SaU Lake City, UT 84121-1512 h: 801-272-7183 e: clarkfam@gateway.net There have been a few USNA Chapter events out here in the wild wild west. We are still sponsoring the Voice of Experience program, dragging in sometimes-reluctant speakers to share their viewpoints and experiences. Last victim to get roped into speaking was Dick Luker '62. We were so interested about his route to USNA, via Boys Town, and via a tour at the University of Illinois wrapped up with pre-med and the football Marching Illinois band, that gave him a release from mandatory ROTC. And then finally relenting to the call of naval aviation, offered through our school. And, what followed were 227 missions over North Vietnam and a career in the naval Reserve culminating with command of a Reserve A-7 squadron at Alameda. Dick Luker—no regrets, and full gratitude towards his educational experience at Annapolis.

Then, last December we vicariously enjoyed the Army-Navy football game at Iggy's Sports Grille in Salt Lake City, generously hosted by about 40 USMA sponsors and enjoyed by about 50 Boat School victors. Game was preceded by the annual membership meeting, ending with the Navy Whisper Cheer as the Army folks filed to the TV sets to view the 100th anniversary of the footballs' finest rivafry.

The most recent activity was scheduled for Wasatch Mountain Golf Club, a beautiful 27-hole course set in the alpine splendor of mountains and wildlife only an hour from Salt Lake City. This was sponsored by the USNA Chapter and that other bunch from the Army. There were 18 hackers flailing away at the sport—including Dick Luker '62, Judy and Barry Banks '64, Pam and Jim Carolan '64, Fred Orchard '73, Jim Foley '86 and Greg Archbold '91.

VIRGINIA Blue Ridge Chapter CAPT Roger C. Adams '

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6609 Fairway View Trail Roanoke, VA 24018 h: 540-989-6198; w: 540-362-7389 e: radams3491@aol.com

Central Virginia Chapter CAPT Anthony A. Hastoglis '55, USN (Ret.) 102 Shawnee Court Chariottesville, VA 22901-1034 h: 804-973-7846 e: Ahastoglis@compuserve.com

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Hampton Roads Chapter CAPT Peter K. Glasier '62, USN (Ret.) 1105 Glenside Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23464 h: 757-467-2064; w: 757-486-2410 e: pete62@erols.com Chapter Social Events The annual Beach Party was held on 9 July 2000 at ttie Officers' Beach, Dam Neck, VA. The Beach Party is the Chapter's premiere event for the children of our Chapter members and their guests. The Chapter provides the venue, beverages, charcoal and the entertainment. Plenty of activities were provided for the young ones, thereby enabling mom and dad to enjoy a brew and some conversation amongst the adults at the party. Over 100 people could be found at the party, one half of whom were children of all ages.

Chapter members, grads and spouses included: Barbara and Herb Crane '54, Pete Glasier '62, Glenda and Ed Futch '66, Dale Heely '67, Clyde Benotz '69, Sue and Boh Byles '69, Bruce Brunn '70, Carol and Steve Butkus '71, Lisa and Ken Berger '73, Dee and Jerry Rudd '74, John Kittler '75, Blaine Pearsall '76, Mark Rupprecht '76, Sue and Dave Paddock '77, Theresa and Darrell Cofsky '78, Debbie and Frank Hunt '78, Warren Krull '78, Carol and Mike Moore '78, Sheni and Judd Knecht '79, Karen and Chad Sain '79, Patricia and Dave Gwilliam '83, Katie and Dave Beemer '87, Missy and Dan Dunaway '92, Carolyn and Tim Beach '94, Alex Alveario '95, Adriana and Pat Grillo, A, and Ishina and Paul Feld, A. Ken Berger '73, once again organized this event, as he has since its inception. Kenny provided the music and directed the various games and dance contests. Speaking of which, the adult class Macarena dance prize goes to Ed Futch '66, for his "inspired" movements on the dance floor Mrs. "M" would have been proud of Ed. Thanks, Ken, for pulling together yet another superb beach party.

Chapter SOE 15 November 00: Business Breakfast, Holiday Inn Executive Center Virginia Beach 02 December 00: Army-Navy Game Party, Breezy Point O' Club 09 December 00: Business Breakfast, Holiday Executive Center Virginia Beach Chapter Log On 21 July 2000, the local Chapters of The Retired Officers Association and The Retired Officers Wives Society co-hosted a beach party at the Fort Story O' Club. A number of our local Alumni and Chapter members attended this delightful event.

They included: Shirley and Marty Mulderrig '40, Helen and Bums Spore '41, Mary and Bill Vose '42, Lois and Lorin Hay '44, Ann and Jim Miller '44, Maggie and Bob Hogsed '45, Doreen and Bill Steuteville '45, Joyce and Wick Harlen '46, Connie and Les Pomeroy '47, Mikie and Bob Stone '47, Barbara and Jerry Spillane '57, and Adriana and Pat Grillo, A. Pat Grillo, president of the local TROA chapter, organized this event.

My thanks to Pat Grillo, A, for these log entries.

Chapter Information Complete information about Chapter events, as well as other gouge about the HRC, will be in The Main Mast, the HRC newsletter Also, look for The Gouge on the HRC Web site, www.usnaaahrc.org. Membership in the HRC is $15 per annum or $40 for a threeyear term. Sign on with us. Also, check your personal calendars and schedule some time to join us.

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Richmond Chapter CDR William L. Ruch III '68, USN (Ret.) 5707 Maple Brook Drive Midlothian, VA 23112-6320 h: 804-739-3664 e: wlr68@sprintmail.com

Shenandoah Valley Chapter David V. Langfitt '74 125 Henrico Road Front Royal, VA 22630 w: 540-636-2138 e: davidlangfitt@netscape.net

Williamsburg Chapter Mr. Allen P. Whitaker '60 2304 West Island Road Williamsburg, VA 23185 h: 757-258-4628 e: apwhitaker@widomakercom

WASHINGTON Hanford/Tri-Cities Ch; CAPT Edward G. Schwier '61?, USN (Ret.) 1196 Brentwood "WSM, Richland, WA 99352-9448 ^^^ h: 509-627-7288; w: 509-372-0176 e: egschwier@aol.com The Tri-Cities Chapter normally meets on the third Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m.; however we vary as required because of schedule confiicts.

If you are going to be in the area and want to spend some quality time with fellow Alumni, give me a call and we can arrange an impromptu "meeting."

Kathy and Robin Bushore '70, Phyllis and Alan Chaloupka '68, Sandi and Ray Jones '60, Mary Ann and Tom Kelley '64, Ted Miller '79, Jeanie and Ed Schwier '69, and our good friends Frank and Ellen Choyeski gathered at the Badger Mountain and Powers Winery in Kennewick on Friday, 21 July. The evening was devoted to sampling some excellent wine, enjoying our picnic dinner and watching die inaugural production of The Young at Heart Theater players, "Penelope, Pride of the Pickle Factory." As you might guess from thetitie,the play was a very light hearted melodrama, that encouraged and received a great deal of audience participation in the form of cheers, hisses, and booing. I am a member of the players but did not appear in this production. 1 have been cast as the villain. Lawyer Cribbs, in our spring production, "The Dmnkard" or altematively titied, "The Fallen Saved."

Ted Miller is also active in local theater with the Richland Players. Ted's group requfres its members to have talent, unlike The Young at Heart Theater, which only requfres that one be over 50 years old.

On Saturday, 22 July, Jeanie and I journeyed to Walla Walla, where we joined with Henry Richardson '44-'43 and Sara Douglass for the TriCities Chapter Enological Society of the Pacific Northwest's "Best of Walla Walla" at the Mill Creek Inn. The Walla Walla Valley was recently designated as the newest appellation in Washington State.

The Mill Creek Inn is a bed and breakfast that also serves as home to Glen Fiona Winery. We sampled nine stellar wines from the area, complimented by excellent hors d'oeuvres from a local caterer It was an interesting aftemoon with Henry alternating between tales of naval daring-do and discussions of

philosophy, and even calculus, with the other professors present. When I went to introduce Henry to Glen Fiona's winemaker. Rusty Figgins, as an honored USNA graduate, Rusty stopped me with "I know Professor Richardson" as he grabbed Henry's hand. I wasn't able to ascertain if it was Henry's classes in philosophy, ethics, or calculus which motivated Rusty to take up a life of wine.

Our October meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the TS Catfle Company Steakhouse, 6515 W. Clearwater, Kennewick, on the 20th. We will meet in the saloon for a sfrategic planning session related to our annual Army-Navy Game Party and then adjoum for dinner around 7:30 p.m. The November meeting date is the 17th, location to be determined, and the Big Game Party starts at 8:00 a.m. at Schwier's on 2 December Additional details will be provided in my next column or contact me, particularly if you have a suggestion for a function.

One final note for the game partyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Spiced Scotch Ale is kegged and will be on tap, and based on the sampling we did in May, it should serve well to keep us warm and enthusiastic during the game.

Beat Army!

If you are passing through the area, just visiting, recently settled here, or a long time desert resident, we invite you to join us. No charge, of course, to participate in any individual function but we do ask that you join the local Chapter if you attend regularly. You are always welcome to bring guests, particular alumni of other service academies, to any of our functions. If you want to contact either Jeanie or me by email with information for our monthly Chapter newsletter or a suggestion for an event, we can be reached at egschwier@aol.com, Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@rl.gov, or schwierjf@aol.coni.

To join our Chapter contact Ed for an application form Cost is just $10 a year Edward Schwier '69 Puget Sound Chapter CAPT Colin H. Saari '60, USN (Ret.) 12503 Ninth Avenue NW Seattle, WA 98177 h: 206-361-1192; w: 206-543-1363 e: saari@apl.washington.edu Web site: www.usnaaa-psc.org On 4 April the Puget Sound Chapter enjoyed Bob Schelling '38's first-hand account and pictiu-es of the Inchon invasion 50 years ago. As commanding officer of LYMAN K . SWENSON ( D D - 7 2 9 ) , CAPT

Schelling and the Sitting Duck squadron navigated the infamous tidal hazards to lead the invasion with close-in fire support. Harvey Headland '35, commanding office of MANSFIELD, joined Bob at the microphone to complement him on a job well done and add his own memory of the historic landing. In the audience were: Julia Crick '30, Harvey Headland '35 and guest Dollie Harmer, Mary Anne and Bob SchelHng '38, Eloise Johnson '38, Connie O'Neill '38, Diana and Jack Butler '49, Mary and John Coughlin '50, Bobbie and Walter Davis '50, Patricia and George Knighton '53, Bev and Terry Mahoney '57, Trish and Colin Saari '60, Judy and Fred Triggs '61, George Skirm '71, Sandie and Eric Anderson '72, David Lamont '83, John Hults '83, and Craig Husa '83.

4 May the Chapter enjoyed the energy of Academic Dean Bill Miller '62 as he presented Academy education today. In a contagious pictorial of the Midshipman experience today he left many in the crowd relieved they had already graduated. The admiral, who also holds a Stanford Ph.D. and Shipmate, October 2000

master's in electrical engineering, profiled the current academic staff with its impressive credentials and optimal balance between military and civilian tenured positions. Dean Miller reminded us that graduates continue thefr leadership roles many years after taking off their uniforms and the Academy is taking that long view in its educational goals. A great turnout included several parents of Midshipmen and; Harvey Headland '35 and guest Dollie Harmer Bobbie and Walt Davis '50, Pat and George Knighton '53, Bev and Terry Mahoney '57, Nancy and Angus MacDonald '59, George Strohsahl '59, Trish and Colin Saari '60, Nancy and Walt Draper '61, William Miller '62, Sue and David Chenault '64, Susan and Wesley Soper '67, Lu and Bill Woodman '68, Marc Helgeson '70, Troy Pyles '71, Eileen and Hank T\irowski '71, Sandie and Eric Anderson '72, Desiree and Ralph Scherini '76, Nancy and Stephan Meade '80, Shely and Rich Seller '80, Mike Dotson '81, Mark Lunde '86, and Jim Dyer'88.

WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA Greater Washington Chapter

WISCONSIN Wisconsin Chapter

RADM Pierce J. Johnson, USNRR '66 13720 Greenbriar Drive Woodbridge, VA 22193-2516 h: 703-670-6355 e: johnsonp@cnrf.nola.navy.mil

Winston C. Williams '46 13350 West Bluemound Road #2 Elm Grove, WI 53122-2538 h: 414-782-6645; w: 414-782-9410 e: winwill@execpc.com e: cook.phillip@milwaukee.va.gov

WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Chapter

UNITED KINGDOM Great Britain Chapter

Joe Dailey '51

Susanne Saalau-Bethall'

1226 Mount Vernon Road Charleston, WV 25314-2528 h: 304-346-6193 e: josephdailey@excite.com

50 Aubreys Letchworth-Herts SG6 3TU England w: 0-1438-76-3419 e: ssb25133@GlaxoWellcome.co.uk e: rbetheU@netcomuk.co.uk

Eric L. Anderson eanderson@artanderson.com http://www.artanderson.com 360-479-5600: f 360-479-5605

I a>t C a l l Requiescat in Pace They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."

—Laurence Binyon, 1914

Adkins, Edward C . ' 4 « ^ P CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 15 August 2000 Anders, Arthur Ferdinant '27 CDR, USN (Ret) 27 August 2000 Arnold, Ernest Spaulding '44 CDR, USN (Ret.) 26 August 1999 Bachrich, Francis James '67 16 August 2000 Bates, Richard Ward '48 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 10 August 2000 Benbow, WUliam Edgar '40 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 10 August 2000 Bowen, Harold Gardiner Jr. '33 VADM, USN (Ret.) 17 August 2000 Brown, Pride Cinclair Jr. '41 CDR, USN (Ret.) 16 August 2000 Buxton, Charles Ingraham n '47 6 August 2000 Callaway, Steven Ward Jr. '45 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 1 September 2000 Chase, Jay Valentine '33 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 7 August 2000 Chester, William Richard '45 CDR, USN (Ret.) 20 August 2000

Coleman, James Pagaud '39 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 24 August 2000 Dixon, Robert Maurice '57 Capt, USAFR 2 August 2000 Dreyer, Oscar Frank '41 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 2 August 2000 Field, Henry Callender Jr. '42 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 13 August 2000 Freeman, Roger Minor Jr. '50 Capt, USAFR (Ret.) 29 August 2000 George, James Leslie '61 LT, USN (Ret.) 24 August 2000 Gleckler, Joseph David '47 26 August 2000 Griffith, George Perry '45 LT, USN 3 July 2000 Gubbins, WUliam Wheeler '30 LCDR, USN (Ret.) 25 August 2000 Harvey, John Milton '63 26 October 1999 Hosey, William Beauregard '42 CDR, USN (Ret.) 4 June 2000 Hubbs, David Barker '47 30 August 2000

Hunter, DeWitt Talmage Jr. '46 1 September 2000 James, John William '48 CDR, USN (Ret.) 25 August 2000 Koch, Ferdinand Brailler '46 RADM, USN (Ret.) 8 August 2000 Larson, Robert Vernon '51 27 November 1998 Lawson, Walter Eastby Jr. '45 i LCDR, USN (Ret.) 12 August 2000 { Maclnnes, David Fenton '40 * 13 July 2000 1 McMahon, William Wasdell '57 ] Lt Col, USAF (Ret.) 16 July 2000 \ Metsger, Alfred Bowne '31 RADM, USN (Ret.) 4 August 2000 ] Morse, John Henry Jr. '32 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 31 August 2000 ^ Munninghoff, Jay Maurice '69 ^H CAPT, USN (Ret.) 20 August 2000 l Murray, Thomas Francis '54 i 19 August 2000 ^ Panciera, Vincent William '51 CDR, USN (Ret.) 1 Febraary 1999 >.

To submit obituaries for publication in Shipmate, please submit no more than two pages, typed and double spaced. If it is possible to submit the obituary in electronic format, whether via email or on disk, it would be greatly appreciated. One photo for publication with the obituary may also be submitted. To submit an obituary, please mail to Shipmate, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402, or email to obits (s"usna.com. We also ask that you contact the Class Secretary of the deceased as soon as possible. Please see the Class News section for addresses and phone numbers. If you have any questions, please contact Timothy Elizabeth Woodbury at 410-263-4448 xl 12 or timothy.woodbury@usna.com.

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Last Call Pendelton, Eugene Bankes '40 26 June 1999 Rankin, Eugene Parchman '37 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 27 August 2000 Rightmire, James William Jr. '71 CAPT, USNR 8 July 2000 Sangster, William M. '48 22 August 2000 Smallman, John '56 LtCol, USMC (Ret.) 1 September 2000 Soley, Francis Edward '65 CDR, USN 7 December 1997 B E N N E T T WOOD W R I G H T '25 Captain Bennett W. Wright, USN (Ret.), a San Diego County resident for 30 years, died in his sleep on Tuesday, 2 May 2000, at Fredericka Manor in Chula Vista, CA. He was 96 years old.

He was bom in Pine Bluff, AR, and graduated in 1925 from the Naval Academy.

In 1926, Captain Wright was assigned to the San Diego-based desfroyer DOYAN. Naval duties would retum him to San Diego several times over the years. He was attached to three San Diegobased aircraft carriers and would later retire at North Island Naval Air Station, where he served on the staff as the commander of the Aircraft Pacific Fleet.

Captain Wright underwent flight training in 1930 in Pensacola, FL. As an air officer, he comntissioned the Navy's fifth version of LEXINGTON on 17 February 1943.

In addition to his assignment on LEXINGTON, Captain Wright was involved in many interservice duties. He served at the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field in Alabama, first as a student, then as a staff officer Later, after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed, he served as chief of staff to the British admiral in command of allied naval forces in northem Europe.

He also was assigned to the staff of the Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS, and attended the National War College in Washington.

After retiring from active duty in 1955, Captain Wright pursued a career as manager of the defense division of the American Machine and Foundry Co. in the Los Angeles area.

When he left the business in 1970, he settied in Coronado, where he became president of the community's Floral Association and was a familiar figure in cultural and social circles.

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Strong, Stanley Carter '29 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 28 July 2000 Taylor, Leslie Kelly '34 CDR, USN (Ret.) 17 August 2000 Toft, James Cecil '32 CDR, USNR (Ret.) 8 May 1999 Van Gelder, John Henry '42 LCDR, USN (Ret.) 7 August 2000 Walsh, Edward Lavin '63 10 August 2000 Williams, Gordon Bennett '38 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 10 August 2000

Wood, Arthur Crosby '24 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 20 July 2000 Wulff, John Thayer '31 RADM, USN (Ret.) 29 July 2000 Zadd, Charles Joseph '55 CDR, USN (Ret.) 26 August 2000 Zink, William Talbott Jr. '32 RADM, USN (Ret.) 22 August 2000 CORRECTION: Tom Baker's rank and date of death were listed incorrectly in the July-August issue.

LtCol Thomas Wood Baker '84 passed away on 12 June 2000. His obituary appears in this issue.

drove his Chrysler station wagon until about six months ago. One of his favorite destinations was a family ranch in the Ramona area.

Captain Wright's first wife, Edith Paine Wright, died in 1976. His second wife, Helen Lewis Gildred, died in 1998, after which Captain Wright moved from his Coronado home to Fredericka Manor He is survived by his daughter, Bennett Paine Wright of San Diego, CA; and stepsons, George and Philip Gildred, both of San Diego.

Services were held at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Memorial donations in his honor may be sent to the [Sharp] Coronado Hospital Foundation, Attn: Cyd Jones, 250 Prospect Place, Coronado, CA 92118. excerpts from The San Diego Union-Tribune â&#x20AC;&#x201D;8 May 2000

ALFRED BOWNE METSGER '31 Rear Admiral Alfred B. Metsger, USN (Ret.), a long-time resident of Northem Virginia, died at the Cherrydale Health Care Center in Arlington, VA, on 4 August 2000, after a ninemonth battle with heart and renal failure.

A.B., as he was known, was bom on 3 November 1910, in Keyport, NJ, graduated from Middletown Township High School, and was appointed to the Naval Academy, from which he graduated with the Class of 1931.

He served on the battieship TEXAS and cmiser INDIANAPOLIS before entering flight school and becoming a naval aviator in 1934. He then completed tours flying seaplanes from the cruiser RICHMOND and in Patrol Squadron VP-16 before starting postgraduate study in Annapolis and finishing with a year at MIT in 1940 with a master's degree in aeronautical engineering. He then reported to Torpedo Squadron VT-6 on the carrier ENTERPRISE for a short tour before being assigned to the Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer) in 1941 as head of torpedo plane design. In this position he was what is now called a program manager, while directing the production of the TBF Avenger at Gramman and the co-production of the TBM by General Motors, both major success stories.

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Leaving the Bureau in 1943 to become the commander of Air Group 80, he joined the carrier SARATOGA in 1944 as its afr officer The ship participated in the heavy combat at Iwo Jima, where it was hit by a number of kamikazes. A.B. Metsger was awarded the Bronze Star with combat "V" for his valor in this engagement.

After VJ day, he was transferred back to BuAer for a four-year tour as head of fighter design, where he first promoted and oversaw the development of jet fighters to replace the propellered designs then in the fleet. Again, he had a high degree of success in that endeavor, vitally necessary if carrier aircraft were to remain competitive with their land-based adversaries.

In 1949, he was reassigned to the staff of Commander, Pacific Naval Air Forces, where he was immersed in supporting Admiral Arthur W. Radford ' 16, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet (CinCPac) in what has become known as the "Revolt of the Adnurals," the carrier vs. B-36 confroversy. Promoted to captain and reassigned to CinCPac staff, he was a participant in early real-time Korean combat assessments, becoming leader of this activity by mid-wartime. In 1952, he retumed to BuAer, this time as director of the guided missiles division. He reorganized BuAer's missile program, initiating the cancellation of early shipboard missile projects and the start of what became the Navy's fleet ballistic missile system. During this time, his personal life changed markedly when he married to the widow of a fellow naval aviator A.B. Metsger finished his naval career with a four-year stint as Deputy Chief of the Office of Naval Research. He found this a challenging position, due primarily to the exfraordinary attention attendant on the beginning of the space age with the Navy Vanguard satellite program already underway and in a race with the Russian Sputnik to be the first in orbit. The Vanguard came in second, although the program, in retrospect, was considered successful. A.B. Metsger retired with the rank of rear admiral in 1959.

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Call turned to Washington, D . C , where he established his own small consulting firm. Technology Services, which he ran for the next 19 years, closing it in 1980.

In his younger years, A.B. was an ardent sailing enthusiast, gardener and apiarist, while also participating in naval and technical society activities. For years, until his final illness, he served as Class Scribe for Shipmate magazine.

Admiral Metsger is survived by his wife of 46 years, Marilyn Carter Metsger of Arlington, VA; two daughters, Abigail Adams Buckley of Arlington, VA, and Cynthia Adams McCrory of Staunton, VA; and six grandchildren.

A.B. Metsger often expressed his desire to be known as a "Naval Aviator Engineer," more than "just a pilot," and more than "just an aeronautical engineer."

JOSEPH FRANCIS E N R I G H T SR. '33 Captain Joseph Francis Enright Sr., USN (Ret.), a submariner and highly decorated combat veteran of World War II, died on 20 July 2000, at the Virginian Retirement Community in Fairfax, VA, after a fall at his home. He was 89 years old.

Captain Enright was bom in North Dakota, and was a 1933 graduate of the Naval Academy. He joined the submarine force in 1936. He became a submarine commander in 1942 and took command of ARCHERHSH (SS-311) in September 1944.

As commanding officer of ARCHERFISH, Captain Enright achieved what a U.S. Naval Historical Center writer called the "largest single victory of the submarine war" when he and his ship torpedoed and sank the Japanese supercarrier SHINANO on 29 November 1944. For this action, ARCHERHSH received a Presidential Unit Citation, and Captain Enright received the Navy Cross, his service's highest award for valor after the Medal of Honor On 2 September 1945, Captain Enright and his crew were present for the final chapter of World War 11. ARCHERFISH was among twelve American submarines accorded the honor of standing by in Tokyo Bay as Japan surrendered on board the battleship MISSOURI. After the war. Captain Enright held a variety of land and sea posts. He commanded submarine divisions and squadrons, taught engineering at the Naval Academy and served as chief of staff of the Atlantic Fleet's submarine force. He also had served on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and had commanded BOSTON, die world's first guided missile craiser, before retiring from active duty in 1963.

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for the Northrop Corp. in Needham, MA, and the Sanders Corp. in Nashua, NH, helping to design navigational equipment. Upon retirement from the defense indusfry, he worked part time approving consfruction permits for the town of Dover. In 1987, he co-authored Shinano! The Sinking of Japan's Secret Supership, published by the U.S. Naval Institute. He was a member of the Scandinavian American Hall of Fame.

Captain Enright was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Virginia Robertson Enright, in 1987; and his son, Joseph F. Enright Jr, West Point '59, in 1998.

He is survived by his sister, Marion Emight Gross of Spring Hill, FL; grandchildren.

Commander Michael P. Enright' 82 and Kristine Enright King; and five great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held on 8 August 2000 at Fort Meyer Post Chapel in Arlington, VA, followed by burial in Arlington Cemetery. excerpts from The Washington Post, Boston Globe & The New York Times

JAMES HAMILTON CRUSE '37 Captain James H. "Jimmy" Cruse, USN (Ret.), had experienced failing health for several years and died of pneumonia on 15 July 2000.

He was bom in Ft. Sill, OK, and entered the Naval Academy during the summer of 1933.

While a midshipman, he was active in gym, the choir and radio club. Upon receiving his commission, he joined the light craiser TRENTON, and in 1939 was fransferred to the destroyer TATNALL, homeported in the Canal Zone. In the June following the then-mandatory waiting period, he married Anne P r e n t i s s . Classmate, Boyd Clapham '37, served as best man.

In 1941, he commenced Lighter Than Air (LTA) training in Lakehurst, NJ. In 1943, he became executive officer of ZP-15, followed by staff duty at Trinidad and as commanding officer of ZP-23. In 1944, he was assigned as XO, NAS Lakehurst. At his request to rejoin the fleet, he was ordered to Marine Corps Command and Staff School for amphibious duty and was there when the war came to an end.

On subsequent sea duty, he was assigned as number three on the heavy craiser COLUMBUS and commanding officer of the destroyer, HARLAN R .

DICKSON. By 1949, he was back in LTA as officer in charge of high altitude balloon flights at the Office of Naval Research, then on for qualification for Heavier Than Air training at Pensacola and staff duty at Naval Air Pacific. This was followed by more LTA duty at Operational Development Forces and as commanding officer of ZX11. He retired in 1967, while he was a faculty member at the Inter-American Defense College.

From 1970 to 1984, he worked as a constraction engineer for Bechtel Corp. He was president of his USNA Class of 1937 for about five years in the early 1990s.

limmy was predeceased by his wife, Anne, in 1989, and daughter, Anne in 1999. He is survived by his son, James J r of Richmond, VA; and daughter, Susan of Staunton, VA. Burial with full military honors took place on 14 August at Arlington National Cemetery.

ALFRED WILTZ GARDES JR. '37 Captain A.W. "Skeeta" Gardes, USN (Ret.), passed away on 23 July 2000, surrounded by family in Coronado, CA. Born and raised in Dayton, OH, he graduated from the Naval A c a d e m y with the Class of 1937.

His first ship assignment was on the aircraft carrier RANGER, where he enjoyed an atmosphere of acceptance, as junior officers had wardroom privileges. After two years on RANGER, he joined the four-piper ALDEN until being transferred to the Asiatic Fleet.

On the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, Skeeta was the executive officer of TUTUILA, stationed high up the Yangtze River near Chungking, behind the Japanese blockade with little chance of escape. Orders were given to decommission TUTUILA and report to the nearest United States ship or station with the 22-man crew. A two-andone-half month odyssey ensued which saw Skeeta lead the men by air, train, and cart over the Burma Road and the "Hump" across India to Bombay. He finally was able to secure passage around South Africa to Trinidad, British West Indies. The ship traveled unescorted throughout the trip. Of course, being provided with negotiable paper and U.S. currency gave Skeeta's powers of persuasion more impact during the trek (although it would later take an Act of Congress to relieve some of the debts incurred!). Thankfully, the only crew members "lost" during the journey were the Chinese mess attendants who were promptly transferred to the local flag mess in Trinidad after the admiral tasted a meal they prepared.

By the time the crew arrived in Trinidad, they were bereft of uniforms and other necessities, a situation which was quickly remedied by the generosity of the U.S. Navy contingent already in place, who were beginning to build the U.S. Naval Section base there. Skeeta remained in Trinidad building the Section base, of which he became its first commanding officer After six months of Section Base command, he became commanding officer of SURPRISE (formerly HMS HELIOTROPE), patrolling the Caribbean and South Atlantic. In June 1943, Skeeta put into commission and commanded the destroyer escort HERBERT C . JONES. During the Atlantic and Mediterranean escort assignments.

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Last Call she became the first DE to shoot down German warplanes during World War II. In Febraary 1944, Skeeta joined the Pacific Fleet as commanding officer of RICHARD S . BULL (named after Dick Bull ' 36). For his combat efforts in Leyte Gulf, he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat V. After serving seven years of sea duty, Skeeta was ordered ashore to the Naval War College, where after being a student, he served as a staff instractor in the Strategy section. This gave him a chance to finally spend some time with his wife, Jeanne, whom he had married in 1943. This was a historic marriage as it was the first between two commissioned officers in the Navy.

In February 1946, Skeeta returned to the Orient as Naval Attache to Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma. He also had liaison offices in Saigon and Singapore. During their tour of duty, Skeeta's first child, Alfred "Chip" Wiltz Gardes III, added a new dimension to their lives.

For his service to the Royal Siamese Govemment, His Majesty the King of Siam awarded Skeeta the Order of the White Elephantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one of Siam's highest commendations. It took another Act of Congress to allow Skeeta to keep the award and wear it while in uniform.

After returning from the Orient, Skeeta joined PERKINS, which he commanded until being assigned shore duty as the executive officer of the Amphibious Base in Little Creek, VA. In 1952, Skeeta attended George Washington University in Washington, D . C , where he was awarded an M.B.A. and his second child, Jeannemarie, was bom.

QUINCY brought Skeeta back to sea as executive officer, until assuming command of Escort Squadron 3 (which included CURRIER, named after Roger Currier '37). Skeeta then became Comptroller, Commandant 4th Naval District, before returning to sea as the commander of GEORGE CLYMER and then Transport Division 32.

In 1958, Skeeta retumed to Washington, D . C , as Comptroller for Naval Communications in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations and then head of the Naval Communications System.

His last sea duty assignment would be as Chief of Staff, Amphibious Group 4 and commander of Amphibious Squadron 12. He then went on to head the management department of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, then Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Finance in Washington, D.C. His final posting was as commander of the Nuclear Weapons Training Command in Coronado, CA. In 1967, Skeeta retired from the Navy after a career spanning 35 years. He ran a boathouse and drydock, before finally retiring to a life of travel and yachting. His adventures included camel trekking in Morocco, two transits of the Panama Canal, sailing in the Aegean Sea and numerous canal excursions in Great Britain and France. He was also active in service organizations in the

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rine experiences in World War II ritled, A Submarine Odyssey.

For his wartime services, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, two commendation pendants with V; the Submarine Combat Pin with six stars; the Army Distinguished Unit Badge and Philippine Defense Medal; AsiaticPacific Campaign Medal; Navy Occupation Medal with Europe Clasp; World War II Victory Medal; American Defense Medal; National Defense Medal.

In 1946, he was assigned as commanding RICHARD ALBERT WAUGH '37 officer of DENTUDA, with additional duty as Captain Richard A. Waugh, USN (Ret.), was Submarine Task Group Commander at the first bom in Eskridge, KS, on 2 October 1913, the atontic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. son of William George and Mae T. Waugh. He After attending the Armed Forces Staff departed this life on 9 July 2000 at his home in College, Norfolk, VA, in 1950, his assignments Beloit, KS. included several staff billets in the Amphibious He moved with his parents to Mankato, KS, Force, Atlantic Fleet. in 1924, where he completed his secondary and Following duty as executive officer of high school education. Following high school, NORTHAMPTON in 1955, he was promoted to caphe attended Kansas Wesleyan University in tain and subsequently was assigned to the staff Salina, KS, for one term, at which time he re- and faculty. Armed Forces Staff College, ceived an appointment to the Naval Academy in Norfolk, VA. He retired from the latter assignAnnapolis, MD. ment in 1960 to pursue a civilian career in Upon graduation from the Academy in 1937, Norfolk as an associate sponsor and instractor he was commissioned an ensign and served two of the Dale Carnegie courses in that area. years aboard the heavy craiser TUSCALOOSA. In In 1963, he retumed to his native home in 1939, he was selected for training at the U.S. Mankato, K S , later Beloit, K S , where he Submarine School in New London, CT. pursued a career in the investment and stock In 1939, while attending Submarine School, brokerage field. he married his wife, Helen M. Scott, daughter of His military affiliations include life memberthe late M r and Mrs. M.O. Scott of Butte, MT. ships in the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Following graduation from Submarine School U.S. Naval Institute, The Retired Officers in December 1939, he and his bride proceeded Association, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. by commercial steamship to Manila, Philippine His wife, Scotty, preceded him in death in Islands, where he was assigned to the submarine October 1985, and is interred at Arlington USS S-36. His wife was evacuated to the U.S. in National Cemetery.

October 1940, while he remained aboard the SHe is survived by his brother, C G . "Barney" 36 in Manila.

Waugh, of Green Valley, AZ; and one sister, Upon the outbreak of World War II in 1941, Margaret Ekberg, of Big Bear City, CA. his submarine pafrolled in far-eastem waters until Graveside services, with full military honit ran aground in Makassar Strait off Borneo in ors, were held at Arlington National Cemetery January 1942, at which time all officers and crew on 18 July, where he was co-interred with his were forced to abandon ship. They were subse- wife, Scotty. quently transferred by a Dutch freighter to Surabaya, Java. / BeCiezie tfiat imagination is Reassigned to the submarine SPEARFISH in February 1942, he continued war patrols in farstronger tfian iqioivtedgt ~ ihat eastem waters until his submarine retumed to the nvytfi is more potent than fiistory.

United States for overhaul in 1943. During this time, SPEARFISH sank several enemy ships and I Befieve tfiat dreams are more also evacuated nurses and other military personnel off Corridor Island, just prior to that fortress' poiuerfuC tfianfacts ~ tfiat fiope capture in May 1942. abvays triump/is over epqierience Promoted to lieutenant commander in 1943, he subsequently served as executive officer of tfiat [avgfiter is tfiz onfy cure for PIRANHA during that submarine's first war patrol following its commissioning in Portsmouth, NH. grief Audi beiitve ifiat fjove is In 1944, he was assigned as commanding officer stronger than deatfu of SAURY, and continued in command of that submarine until the end of hostilities in 1945. In -H^pBert fFu^fium 1985, he wrote a monograph relating his subma-

communities in which he lived, including the Cosmopolitan Club, Kiwanis Club and the Masonic Lodge.

Skeeta is survived by his wife, Jeanne, of Coronado, CA; his daughter, Jeannemarie Gardes, of El Paso, TX; son, Alfred "Chip" Gardes, and daughter-in-law. Kit, of Portland, OR; grandson, Brian Wiltz Gardes, his wife, Michelle; and great-granddaughter, Dorothy Jeanne, of Portland, OR.

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RICHARD HARWOOD BOWERS '38 Captain Richard Harwood Bowers, USN (Ret.), died at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis on 31 July 2000 after a lengthy fight against emphysema. He was 82 years old.

He was bom on 17 September 1917 on Upshur Road in Annapolis while his father was stationed at the Naval Academy. Dick graduated from Annapolis High School in 1933, and after a year at Sevem School, entered the Naval Academy. He was a stalwart member of the 11th Company, won letters in soccer, and was a member of the 1938 National Championsltip Lacrosse team.

Upon graduation in Jime 1938, he reported to the craiser MEMPHIS along with four of his Classmates. In 1940, Dick attended Submarine School followed by a torn: in R-I7. His 11 war pattols in World War II were in GUARDHSH, ATULE and as

commanding officer of SEACAT, which he took to the surrender ceremonies at Tokyo Bay. After the war, he attended the Staff College, and Ccuned a master's degree in ordnance engineering at MIT. He subsequently commanded CARP, and was executive officer of NEREUS, and commanded ORION and NEWPORT NEWS, flagship of Second

Fleet and active in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

His shore tours included the Mine Development Division in the Bureau of Ordnance, the Polaris Special Projects Office, the National War College, and OpNav. His final tour, prior to retfrement in 1968, was as commander of the Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, MD. He proudly wore two silver stars, the bronze star, three Navy Commendation medals, and the Presidential Unit Citation.

Captain Bowers then joined the faculty of Anne Arandel Community College, teaching mechanical engineering. He later served as dean of career programs until retiring again in 1978.

His principal hobby w a s m i n i a t u r e s . He completed a replica of the Jonas Green House and various pieces of fanuly furniture.

Captain Bowers was the son of the late Commander John T. and Eveline Green Bowers, residents for many years of the Jonas Green House at 124 Charles Street. His grandfather and namesake. Dr. Richard Harwood Green, of AnnapoUs, was the great-great-grandson of Jonas Green, the second publisher of the Maryland Gazette, and a cousin of Hester Ann Harwood, the last resident of the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Granger Huff, whom he married in 1940. Also surviving are four daughters, Barbara Sonnett of Aquasca, MD, in Prince George's County, Diane Walker

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of Hollywood, FL, Cynthia Bowers of San Diego, CA, and Susan Kimmel of Riva, MD; and ten grandchildren.

A memorial service was held on 9 August 2000 at St. Andrew's Chapel at the Naval Academy, followed by inurnment at the Naval Academy.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403.

IRWIN THORPE BROOKS '38 Madame Sybil Brooks, Jon Michel et Paula Brooks et leurs enfants a Boston, Stephan Bertram et Sherri Brooks et leurs enfants en Virginie; et toutes les families, parents et alliees, ont les grandes doleur de vous faire du deces de Monsieur Irwin "Ike " Thorpe Brooks leur epoux, pere, grandpere, beau-frere, parent et ami, survenu le 17 Juin 2000 dans sa 85e annee.

Thus was the death of our Classmate, Captain Ike Brooks, USN (Ret.), announced in Chambesy, Switzerland.

Ike Brooks was bom in Waukegan, IL, on 11 May 1916, the middle of five children of Sylvia Kessler and Arthur Howard Brooks. He grew up on a farm in Northern Wisconsin until he entered the Naval Academy in June 1934.

He was a stalwart member of the 10th Company, 4th Battalion. The Lucky Bag predicted a career in aviation (wrong) or the diplomatic corps (pretty right).

Upon graduation, Ike was ordered to OMAHA via the oiler SALINAS, then BAGLEY and VINCENNES

before matriculating at Supply School in 1941.

Upon this graduation, he was ordered to Upham Air Station, Cristobal, Panamaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;important because it was there that he met Sybil Lorena Henson, the daughter of a Panama Canal e m p l o y e e , whom he would marry on 28 December 1942.

He served in supply billets on ComAirLant staff; LETTE; SHANGRI-LA at the Bikini bomb test; Aviation Supply Office Philadelphia; Naval Air Station Quonset, RI; and a final tour in the Bureau of Aeronautics.

He attended many schools including the University of Colorado's Russian language program. Harvard Business School, and the Naval War College. He retired in August 1958.

His second career was with the World Health Organization, different from the Navy, to be sure.

After a year of training in Jamaica and Geneva, he served successively in Indonesia, in Alexandria, Egypt, Brazzaville, French Congo, and Geneva where he retired from WHO after almost

20 years. He spent another seven working part time for the Pan American Health Organization before retiring in 1984.

The Brookses purchased a co-op store in Chambesy, Switzerland, near Geneva in 1972, converting it into a happy home with abundant azaleas and rhododendron, which they enjoyed for 28 years. Ike and Sybil gave up golf years ago for painting and classical guitar. Their passion in later years centered around their trasty RV, which took them to North Cape and all points in between. Their travels culminated in a bus trip through the Caucasus and China in one of the first such tourist invasions of Beijing. Sadly, in his latter years, Ike was afflicted with Multiple System Atrophy or the Shy-Drager Syndrome.

He is survived by Sybil, his wife of 57 years; two sons, Jon Michel (Pamela) and Stephen Bertram (Sherri); six grandchildren; a sister-inlaw and brother-in-law. Son, Jon, holds a Ph.D. in chemistry; and Stephen has followed his father as a captain in tiie Supply Corps.

A memorial service was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 26 June and a further service will be held when I k e ' s ashes are interred in Arlington Cemetery.

Contributions in Ike's memory may be made to Doctors Without Borders, PO Box 2247, New York, NY 10116-2247.

Mrs. Sybil Brooks & RADM M.H. Rindskopf '38

JOHN BEVERLY SHIRLEY '38 Captain John Beveriy Shiriey, USN (Ret.), died on 26 July 2000, at his home in Eastport, near Annapolis, MD. He was 85 years old.

Bom in Warrensberg, MO, Captain Shirley lived in Essex, IL, and Denver, CO, during his school-age years. He enlisted in the Navy and later attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School and the Naval Academy. He was a member of the 2nd Company and became an accomplished fencer. He graduated with the Class of 1938.

His initial duty assignment was in the craiser TRENTON. In April 1940, he was ordered to MIT where he earned his master's in naval architecture and marine engineering, along with several of his Naval Academy Classmates. In 1943, he was sent to the Naval Shipyard, Charleston, SC, where he was supervisor of the building ways and docks.

He was transferred to Operations Crossroads for the first atomic bomb tests where he prepared the target ships and then inspected them for damage after the tests.

After serving at duty stations in Pearl Harbor and Washington, D . C , he was appointed supervisor of shipbuilding for the Navy at Seattle, WA, which included operations in shipyards from Oregon to Alaska. He retired in 1963.

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He received several citations for his duties during and after the war for his work at shipyards and ship inspections. A licensed professional engineer, he was an officer in the Professional Engineering Society of Maryland.

His hobbies were learning to play the organ and traveling to England, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand for family reunions and to trace the Shirley family genealogy which goes back to 950 A.D. in England. The Shirleys and Grants, his other forbears, emigrated to the United States in the 1600s.

He was a member of the Eastport United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Men. Survivors include his wife, Evelyne Stevens Shirley; son, Jon Shirley of Littleton, CO; two daughters, Jeanne Bartz of Laurel, MD, and Ann Rawls of Annapolis, MD; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Eastport United Methodist Church on 31 July, with inurnment in the Naval Academy Columbarium on 3 August.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Eastport United Methodist Church, 926 Bay Ridge Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403.

WALTER BERNARD MILLER '39 Captain Walter B. Miller, USN (Ret.), died on 10 July 2000 of cancer at his home in Lompoc, CA. He was cremated and his ashes ^ v - - - - : - Âť ÂŤ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' y * - T w^i'^ scattered at sea. |W|f H ^ R I l l I Captain Miller was born in Paris, France, on 23 August 1918, three weeks after his father, an American volunteer in the Lafayette Escadrille, had been shot down and killed during the battle of Chateau-Thierry. His mother, a French woman, remarried an American and brought him to the United States in 1929. He lived in South Carolina and went to The Citadel for one year before entering the Naval Academy in 1935. He graduated fifth in the Class of 1939.

Upon graduation, he was assigned to the craiser SAN FRANCISCO, and in August 1941, he went to Pensacola for flight training. After carrier dive bomber training in July 1942, he joined VGS-26 on SANGAMON, flying SDB dive bombers, and saw his first action at the invasion of Morocco. Subsequentiy, SANGAMON proceeded to the New Hebrides, and VGS-26 was transferred

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to Henderson field on Guadalcanal. He led repeated dive bombing operations on Munda and Kilobanjara. In 1943, he attended the Naval Postgraduate School at Annapolis and Cal Tech in Pasadena and obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering. He was designated AEDO and sent to Sangley Point, Philippines, just as Worid War II was ending. Subsequentiy he was assigned to Naval Technical Unit in Berlin, Germany. Then he reported to the Aero and Hydro division of BuAer, followed by a tour of duty at NAS Seattle. Another tour of duty in the guided missile division of BuAer was followed by duty at the Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, CA, where he became commander of the Pacific missile range in 1958.

Rather than face a third tour of duty in BuAer, he retired on 1 June 1960.

Having developed a love of seashell collecting, he took a job with ITT for four years. He then succumbed to his avocation as a naturalist, entered the University of Arizona, and obtained his Ph.D. in biology in 1967. After a postdoctoral year at the University of Califomia Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory, he was hired by the University of Arizona as assistant professor of biology.

Promoted to associate professor and then to professor, he acquired graduate students working to obtain their doctorates. Together they went on numerous field trips in Arizona, Sonora, Baja Califomia, etc. This was the best time of his life.

He had to retire at age 70, in 1988, and moved to the Central Coast of Califomia, still going on many field trips with new colleagues.

In addition to his wife, Betty Sue, he is survived by two sons, Walter B. Miller III and William Nixon Miller, both of Tucson, AZ; and two grandsons, Richard Miller and Ryan Miller The Miller Family & W.J. Ruhe '39

DAVID FENTON MACINNES '40 David F. Maclnnes died on 13 July 200 at his home in Huntington Valley, PA, of intestinal problems. There was a memorial service at Abington Meeting House in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Bom in Rydal, PA, David graduated from Abington High School and from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1940. He served in the Navy until 1941, when he was honorably discharged because of a physical disability.

David then worked at the former Philadelphia General Hospital, New York Shipbuilding, and was an aircraft engineer for Budd Company during and after World War II. From 1958 to his 1971 retirement, he was at the former Naval Air

Development Center in Warminster and received its Fellow Award for "outstanding career achievement in science, technology, engineering and technical support."

In 1952, David eamed a diploma in urban design and regional planning from Edinburgh University in Scotland. He returned to Scotland in 1977 as a research fellow on mineral resources and depletion, and published various papers.

In 1981, David tumed to writing and published three books in collaboration with his wife: Wales Through Scotland, Walking Through Wales and Walking Inn To Inn. As a Huntington Valley resident since 1987, David participated in many community affairs.

He was an active member of Abington Friends Meeting and the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

He had been a clerk of the Abington Friends School Committee and for several years served on the Committee of Oversight at Quaker School of Horsham. His other interests included hiking, skiing, sailing, canoeing and camping.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kathleen O'Neill Maclnnes; six children, Dr David F. Jr., Donald, Duncan, Brian, D r Ian and Kathleen Flynn; 16 grandchiltfren; and one greatgrandchild.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Friends Service Committee, 15th and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

WILLIAM LYNN SIPLE '44 Captain William L. Siple, USN (Ret.), died on 13 July 2000, at the Health Center, Ingleside Presbyterian Residence in Washington, D . C , of aspiration pneumonia. Captain Siple was a resident of McLean, VA. He was bom in Cherokee, lA, son of D r Roy C and Katherine E. Siple. His burial was at the Arlington National Cemetery on 24 July 2000, followed by a memorial service at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA. Captain Siple attended Iowa State College for one year before entering the U.S. Naval Academy in 1940. He graduated in 1943, with the Class of 1944 and after submarine training, served in GURNARD, completing five war patrols in the Western Pacific. Subsequently, he served aboard the submarines ENTEMEDOR and REMORA.

He was the executive officer of CABEZON and STICKLEBACK. He attended the Naval Postgraduate School at Annapolis and the Naval War College in Newport, RI. In 1955, he assumed command of Regulus guidance submarine, TORSK, which is now open to the public in Baltimore's

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Last Call Inner Harbor. Following command of TORSK, Captain Siple served on the staffs of Anti-Submarine Defense Force Atlantic and Submarine Development Group Two. He was Commander Submarine Division Sixty-Two and then was assigned to Weapons Systems Evaluation Group in Washington, D.C. Captain Siple then commanded the submarine tender ORION, Submarine Squadron One and Submarine Flotilla Seven, and the U.S. Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam. Captain Siple retired in 1973 after a tour of duty at J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff.

His decorations included the Legion of Merit with Combat V, the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, Navy Unit Commendation, Joint Service Commendation Ribbon, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three stars. World War II Victory Medal, China Service Medal, Korean Campaign Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Upon retfrement from the Navy, Captain Siple worked as a fraining analyst for Data Design Laboratories in Crystal City, VA. He was a member and elder of Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA, and served as the Post Commander for the Augustus P. Gardner American Legion Post, Washington, D.C. Captain Siple was also a member of the Army-Navy Country Club and the Submarine Veterans of World War II. Captain Siple is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara C Siple of McLean, VA; son, Roy C Siple of Vienna, VA; daughter, Lynne S. Glatthaar of Mt. Vernon, IL, and four grandchildren.

WILLIAM "VERNON H A N S O N '46 Commander WilHam Vemon Hanson, USNR (Ret.), died on 10 July 2000, at his home on Hilton Head Island, SC. He was 78 years old.

The native of Washington, D . C , was a graduate of Episcopal High in Alexandria, VA, and attended William & Mary College, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha. He transferred to the Naval Academy and graduated in 1945 with the Class of 1946. He rerired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of commander He then worked in the paper industry in mills, sales and executive recruiting. He moved to Hilton Head Island from Barrington, IL, in 1990.

He was a member of The Retired Officers Association, Lowcountry Chapter, the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Navy League.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Rohland Hanson; three children, Maree Hanson of Weston, CT, William W. Hanson of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Susan Clarke of Lake Villa, IL; two stepchildren, Seth Willets of Batesville, AR, and Froggie Rappoport of Hilton Head Island, SC; a sister-in-law, Ruth Hinrichs of Roslyn Estates, NY; three grandchildren, six step-grand-

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children, 14 step-great-grandchildren and a stepgreat-great-grandson.

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FERDINAND BRAILLER KOCH '46 Rear Admiral Ferdinand B. Koch, USN (Ret.), died of cancer on 8 August 2000, in Arlington, VA. Bom on 17 August 1923, in Chester, PA, Fred grew up in Ruxton, M D , and graduated from Baltimore Polytechnical Institute. He attended Cornell University for a year before being appointed to the Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1946, with the Class of 1946. He was an AilAmerican in lacrosse. Fred received a master's degree from Stanford University and did graduate work at Harvard University and at the Royal Naval Staff College in Greenwich, England.

was also on the board of directors of that club, where he had been actively involved for four decades. He was a regular member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Elizabeth Lynch Koch; son, John Koch of Littie Rock, AR; daughter Linda Koch Lorimer of New Haven, CT; and four grandchildren. The youngest of seven children, Fred had several Navy connections. His late brother, George P. Koch, and brother-in-law, Donald M. White, both held flag rank and two other brothers were naval officers during World War II. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Class of 1946, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402 or Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community, 147 West Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22302.

CHARLES I N G R A H A M BUXTON II '47 Charles 1. Buxton II died on 6 August 2000, at the Owatonna Area Hospice, near Minneapolis, MN, from comFred first served in minesweepers based at plications of leukemia.

Pearl Harbor and commanded MOCKINGBIRD He was 75 years old.

(AMS-27). After becoming a naval aviator in 1947, Chuck Buxton was he began his flying career with F8Fs and F2H3s bom in Owatonna, MN, on 17 December 1924, before focusing on A-4s. He was commanding and attended local schools. He attended Carleton officer of Attack Squadron 86 in INDEPENDENCE and College in Northfield, MN, for one year before served as commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing receiving a congressional appointment from that 10, deployed with SHANGRI-LA. Fred was opera- state, and entered the Naval Academy in 1943. tions officer of Carrier Division Two with two de- His academic career was outstanding, and in ployments to Vietnam before commanding ARNEB 1946, as a member of the 23rd Company, he (AKA-56) and the carrier JOHN F. KENNEDY. He graduated "with distinction". continued to fly during his sea command and in Upon graduation, he spent eighteen months 1972, he received the Tailhook Award for the most in PASADENA (CL-65) before assignment to the carrier landings. The sea and air units he com- Navy's Special Weapons Detachment at Sandia manded received the "E" award.

Base, Albuquerque, NM. He resigned his comFred made flag rank while serving as Chief mission in 1949, and spent one year in graduate of Staff, ComNavAirLant, before joining the studies in insurance at the Wharton School of Chief of Naval Operations staff as director of Economics of the University of Pennsylvania. the naval air training division and then as direcIn 1950, he married the former Norma Lee tor of the aircraft carrier program division. and joined the Federated Mutual Insurance Co., Fred was awarded his first Legion of Merit of Owatonna, but was recalled to active duty to as commanding officer of KENNEDY, his second serve until October of 1953, again at Sandia Base. as deputy director of the Naval Military Upon release from active duty, he retumed Command Center and was awarded the Navy to the insurance business with Federated, which Commendation Medal as operations officer for his grandfather had co-founded in 1904, and Carrier Division Two in Southeast Asia. spent the remainder of his professional career After retiring from active duty in 1976, he there. He started in the stockroom and worked was a consultant with the Northrop Gramman his way up, and was named a director and presiCorporation until 1994. dent in 1957. He became its chairman in 1964.

Fred was involved in several volunteer Under his leadership, the firm grew from annual activities. For 17 years, he directed the U.S. sales of $25 million to over $1 billion, and it Tennis Association's National Men's Age 70 and ranked in the top 2% of all casualty insurers.

Age 80 Clay Court Championships held at the Chuck was a director and chairman of the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. He Minnesota Insurance Federation and of the Alli-

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Besides his wife of fifty years, he is survived by his daughters, Sara Buxton of Owatonna, MN, Cynthia Henderson of Phoenix, AZ, Patricia DeBiasse of Lawrence, KS, and Elizabeth Malo of Owatonna, MN; a son, John A. Buxton II of Laramie, WY; a sister, Pat Mills of Prescott, AZ; and ten grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on 9 August at the Associated Church in Owatonna, MN and included a choral rendition of Vavy Blue and Gold.

Chet Shaddeau '47

J O H N LYNN CHELGREN '48 Captain John L. Chelgren, USN (Ret.), of Port Orchard, WA, died on 1 June 2000, at his home. He was 74 years old.

He was bom on 10 June 1925, in Superior, Wisconsin, to David and Mildred Lawler Chelgren. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, in 1947, and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1952.

He married Ruth Henderson on 15 June 1947, in Long Beach, CA. She predeceased him in 1997.

He served in the Navy for 26 years, achieving the rank of captain and retiring in 1972. He was honored for meritorious service as technical director for ship acquisition (1969 to 1972).

He enjoyed skiing (snow and water) and mountain climbing.

Survivors include three sons, J. Jeff of Ontario, CA, Scott of Edmonds, WA, and Rod of West Chester, PA; four daughters, Kristine Marbourg of Brentwood, MD, Pamela Koterba of Valdez, AK, Jan Chelgren of Seattle, WA, and Karen Desmond of Castle Rock, CO; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

A memorial service was held on Wednesday, 7 June, at Pendleton-Gilchrist Funeral Home at Rill Chapel.

Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

SAMUEL CAMBRIDGE NEWMAN '48 Samuel C Newman died on Monday, 10 July 2000, at the age of 74.

Bom in 1926, he grew up in Berkeley, CA, the son of Rea Cambridge Newman and Maude Barlow N e w m a n . As a fourth-generation Califoraian, he treasured his family's history.

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relationship with his 18th Company Classmates, who remember his love of sailing and his friendly, unassuming manner. He attained the rank of lieutenant commander and was a flight insfructor at Pensacola NAS before leaving the Navy for private business.

He is remembered by his family for his love of leaming, particularly geography and history, his excellent memory and his warm and loving nature.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Newman Clark; and their parents.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Melton N e w m a n ; his daughter, Ann N e w m a n Chelminski; son-in-law, Paul Chelminski; two grandsons, John Michael and Isaac Barlow; his sister and brother-in-law, Jane and John Scott of Sonoma, CA; a brother-in-law, Donald Clark of Elk Grove, CA; and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, Pensacola, or to the Sierra Club, Califomia Conservation, 85 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3441.

Pensacola News Journal—13 July 2000

JOSEPH ALOYSIUS WILSON '48 Joe Wilson died after a massive stroke on 3 June 2000, at his home in Abington, PA, with his wife, Gloria, and his eight children at his bedside.

Joe was born in Philadelphia, PA, on 2 October 1925. He graduated from St. Joseph's Preparatory School and spent one year at Villanova University before entering the Naval Academy in 1944 and graduating in 1948.

While at the Academy, Joe was a standout boxer, a 24th Company stalwart, and one of the most popular members of his class.

Following graduation from USNA, Ensign Wilson went to sea in ALGOL (AKA-54). He next served in CORAL SEA ( C V B - 4 3 ) . During the Korean War, he served in PRINCETON ( C V - 3 7 ) .

Shore duty followed at the Naval Academy Preparatory School—then at Bainbridge, MD, where then-Lieutenant Wilson taught mathematics and coached basketball, while also serving as assistant to the officer-in-charge.

Joe resigned from the Navy in June 1954 and formed a construction company with his brother, John, building housing developments in the Philadelphia suburbs of Somerton and Maple Glen for over nine years. In a 1963 career change, Joe Wilson took positions in the stevedoring business; first with J.A. McCarthy Company, and then with Lavino Shipping and Delaware River Stevedoring. In this waterfront environment involving large vessels, he was able to put his

Navy experience to good use. When he retired in 1988, he was vice president of the Packer Marine Terminal—the largest port facility in Philadelphia. Joe was held in high esteem by his business peers, as well as by union officials.

Joe's devotion in life were to his faith, to his fanuly, and to his Naval Academy Classmates. He long had a love of golf which never wavered, not even after having had three joint replacements.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, the former Gloria Baumgartel, whom he met in her native Bremerton, WA, just a week before PRINCETON sailed for Korean War service. In addition to Gloria, he is survived by sons, Mark Wilson, Philip Wilson and Luke Wilson; daughters, Andrea Rupnick, Nancy McCann, Jennifer Wilson, Lisa Staerk, and Stephanie Wilson. He is also survived by his brother. Father George B. Wilson, S.J.; his sister, Anne Crane; and twelve grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers John and Gabriel.

A memorial mass was said at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Abington, PA, on 6 June 2000. Joe's ashes were inumed in the Naval Academy Columbarium on 22 June with full military honors. In addition to the large Wilson family group, there were many Academy Classmates and wives in attendance. Gloria Wilson and her family hosted a luncheon for the attendees at the Naval Academy Officer's Club following the services.

Memorial donations in Joe's honor may be made to Rotary Special Athletes, 1058 Holly Tree Road, Abington, PA 19001.

Gloria Wilson & Bill Barnes '48

RICHARD WARREN WELSH '50 Richard W. Welsh of Venice, FL, died on 13 July 2000, at his home. He was 73 years old.

He was born on 13 January 1927, in Hutchinson, KS, and came to Venice in 1992.

He was a 1950 graduate of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, a World War II Navy veteran, and a mechanical engineer He is survived by his daughter, Susan, of Redondo Beach, CA. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 54, Venice, FL 34292. excerpts from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune —18 July 2000 DONALD LLOYD J O H N S O N '52 Commander Donald L. Johnson, USN (Ret.), passed away on 25 June 2000, after a long and courageous battle with cancer He was 69 years old.

A native of Jonesville, WI, Don had been a resident of Pensacola, FL, for 33 years. Commander Johnson spend 27 years on active duty in the U.S. Navy as a pilot in the light attack community. He served in various carrier squadrons

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Call on both the east and west coasts. Don intensely loved his family; he intensely loved flying; he intensely loved golf, and everyone involved with the game. He considered his friends at A.C. Read Golf Course part of his family.

Upon retirement in 1975, Don became president and COO of Cesco Finance Company. After that, he and his wife, Sally, embarked on long distance sailing adventures covering the east coast from Norwalk, CT, through the entire Bahamas Chain, Florida Keys and west into the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans. At various times, Don served on the boards of the Pensacola Sports Association, the American Cancer Society, Lemon Law Board of Florida and was a certified County Mediator. Don was also a past member of the Rotary and Kiwanis.

Don is survived by his devoted wife of 45 years, Sally, of Pensacola, FL; and their son, Mike, of Walnut Creek, CA. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, 28 June, at Oak Lawn Funeral Home with Reverend Chris Coats of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Brewton, AL, officiating, assisted by deacon Lyman Shivers of All Saints Episcopal Church.

Special thanks to D r Alejandro Incian and Dr Thomas Tan, their very caring staff, the compassionate nurses at Baptist Hospital, and to everyone associated with Hospice of NW Florida.

In Ueu of flowers, the family wishes memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of NW Florida. unknown newspaper

STE'VE WALTER JORDAN '54 Captain Steve " L o u i e " W. Jordan, USN (Ret.), died on 17 June 2000, after a valiant fight with the rare disease. Amyloidosis.

Services were held at the Naval A c a d e m y Chapel with inurnment at the U . S . Naval Academy Columbarium.

Bom in Cincinnati, OH, Louie entered the Naval Academy in 1950, just prior to the start of the Korean war. An exceptional athlete, he ran the 100 in 9.7, and was a great quarterback and lacrosse player until injuries sidelined this tenacious athlete for good.

After graduation he enthusiastically joined his first ship, the craiser ST. PAUL as assistant navigator His friendships forged with Rocky Cato and others in the junior officer bunk room led to subsequent annual JO reunions aboard sailboats for most of the past 46 years. It was a wonderful fellowship treasured by all of them.

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Louie went to flight fraining a couple of years after the rest of us. It didn't take him long to catch up. Initially he had duty in VU-10 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba flying the World War II vintage A-20 bomber as target for fleet exercises.

He was with Early Warning 33 flying the elecfronic Spad (A-1) on surveillance missions and 11-hour-long flights as a pathfinder After a tour at Vanderbilt's ROTC unit, he retumed to sea attached to Early Warning 12 and deployed twice as officer in charge of Early Warning detachments on the aircraft carriers INTREPID and RANDOLPH. This was followed by his

third OinC opportunity flying the twin engine jet A-3 in combat in Vietnam in '67 and '68 for Photo 61 from the A/C carriers SARATOGA and INDEPENDENCE. Louie flew over 100 combat missions, both reconnaissance and with an experimental infrared detection system. The latter took him over North Vietnam at night sfraight and level for very long periods of time at 1,500 hundred feet. In an unarmed A-3, it was some of the toughest flying Southeast Asia. This soft spoken and gentie man was very courageous.

ROWLAND GRAYSON EVANS '58 C o m m a n d e r Rowland Grayson Evans, USN (Ret.), Ph.D., a long time resident of Washington, D . C , died on 11 June 2000, in Nashville, TN. Rowland had been fighting cancer for several years, but would not let this sickness slow him down in his daily life or his fulfilling of that which he perceived he had not finished in his intellectual achievements.

He was bom on 11 August 1936, and raised in New Orleans, LA, until his junior year of high school, when his family moved to the Chevy Chase, MD, and D.C. area, where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. He entered the Naval Academy just a month prior to his 18th birthday, and graduated at only twenty-one. The Navy sent him to graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the naval Louie left active duty and retumed to Cin- architecture and marine engineering program, and cinnati working in private industry until 1972, after five long (or short for Rowland) years at MIT, when he moved to Annapolis as regional man- he received his doctorate in fluid mechanics.

As a midshipman, it seemed he never had to ager for Baldwin Electronics. In 1979, he was study. Actually, he thrived on intellectual chalrecalled to active duty and served on the staff of Chief of Naval Materiel until retiring from the lenges of the upper classmen, a contest he felt Navy in 1983. Louie then put his well respected he could win, but which usually netted him adintellectual skills to work for Information ditional come-arounds when he would respond Spectram as a logistics consultant for defense "Yes sir, but were you aware that...". Rowland and his roommate, Cal Reed, were dinghy sailmatters until retiring in '94.

Captain Jordan's decorations include the ors, and although light in weight, were heavy in Meritorious Service Medal, six Air medals. sail know-how. As a plebe, when Rowland would Combat Action Ribbon, meritorious unit com- request "carry on" after a dinghy win, the First mendation, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and Class did not see a dinghy victory, even at the intercollegiate level, as being like a big football several campaign and service medals.

He was a member of the Naval Academy victory. He may have been granted the carry-on, Alumni Association, The Annapolis Yacht Club, but the next day was always payback.

His dream while at the Academy was to the Army-Navy Club, and the Naval Academy design better sailing craft, with superior masts Sailing Squadron. and better sail shapes for speed. He was allowed He is survived by his wife, Anne Day Jordan of Annapolis, MD, and Cincinnati, OH; two sons, to pursue his dream in the naval architecture Stephen of Portland, OR, and Martin of Grand program at MIT, but after graduation, the Navy Prairie, TX; two daughters, Cassandra, and her assigned him to the challenge of designing husband, Don Hamblin '78, of St. Charles, MO, better electronic systems. At Naval Sea Systems and Caroline of Pasadena, M D ; and three Command in the Sound Surveillance Underwastepchildren, Stuart Williams of Baltimore, MD, ter System (SOSUS) Project Office, Commander Peter Williams of Bristol, VA, and Daphne Evans' education in fluid mechanics and his keen Williams of Virginia Beach, VA; and six mind did pay off for the Navy with improved sound detection of submarines. The Navy got grandchildren. their money's worth from this doctorate!

Bill Hargrave '54 After retirement from the Navy at 20 years, Dr. Evans put his superior mind to work in iHen come tfie witd weather, come the new computer field for several companies sfeet or come snow, we Witt stand in the Washington, D . C , area, and served as a by eMh otfier, however it Sfcw. computer field expert witness for a legal firm.

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Last Call Additionally, he designed and patented three procedures for manufacturing strong, thick, three-dimensional fabric in flat panels, hopefully for marine/sailing applications. For several years, Rowland had been in the process of leaming the textile industrial skills of woven fabrics on looms to commercially produce such materials at economical costs. For this, he moved part-time to North Carolina to leam and appreciate what was involved in woven textile manufacturing, as was in the process of purchasing looms and even and old textile plant. He did not let his cancer slow him down very much.

Litchfield, CT; six grandchildren; and two sisters, Marcia Jeffery of Killington, VT, and Mary Lou Sullivan of Amherst, MA. A funeral mass was celebrated at St. Charles Church in Meredith, followed by a reception at family's home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kevin F. Sullivan Youth Memorial Fund, c/o Meredith Village Savings Bank, Route 25, Meredith, NH 03253.

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Over the years, Rowland continued to sail with his former roommate and teammate on the latter's boat, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Rowland is survived by his daughters, Beth Feenes of Brentwood, TN, Lynette Galletta of Colorado Springs, CO, Kate Engleson of Raleigh, NC, and Nancy Lane of Frisco, CO; brother, Don Evans of McLean, VA; former wife, Ann Evans of Clearwater, FL; and eight grandchildren.

In accordance with his wishes. Commander Rowland Evans was buried at sea.

Ron Schnepper '58, roommate

FRANCIS KENNETH HELMSIN JR. '66 Captain Francis Kenneth "Ken" Helmsin Jr., USN (Ret.), passed away on 27 July 1995 in Jacksonville, FL, where he had lived since 1990.

The son of a Navy senior chief shipfitter (retired).

Captain Helmsin enlisted in the Navy in 1960 and served 22 months as a fire control technician before being selected to attend the Naval Academy. He graduated from the Naval Academy was comrrussioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy on 8 June 1966.

After completing pilot training in Pensacola, FL, and Kingsville, TX, he was assigned to Attack Squadron VA-112 based at NAS Lemoore, CA. He spent much of the next two years flying the A-4 Skyhawk in combat from TICONDEROGA. From 1970 to 1972, he attended the Naval Postgraduate School, graduating with a master's degree in aeronautical engineering and a specialty in propulsion.

He was then ordered to VA-146, again at NAS Lemoore, where he made several deployments to WestPac, this time flying the A-7E Corsair II from CONSTELLATION. In 1975, he was assigned to Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet (Force Material) where he manned the A-6 Class Desk, in charge of engineering and readiness for the A-6 aircraft operating from the West Coast.

Three years later, he reported to Washington, D . C , where he was assigned to the staff of Commander Naval Air Systems Command on the Weapons Systems Class Desk for the F/A18. There, he was responsible for the develop-

KEVIN FLETCHER SULLIVAN '63 Kevin F. Sullivan died on 18 July 2000 at his home in Meredith, NH. He was bora in Nashua, NH, the son of Richard and Hannah (Fletcher) Sullivan. He graduated from Nashua High School and Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, with the Class of 1963 and served with the U.S. Navy for four years.

Following his service with the Navy, Mr. Sullivan received his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston. He began practicing law with Sweeney, Sweeney and Sullivan in Nashua and then went on to become a sole practitioner in Nashua and Meredith. He was a member of the state Legislature and served as a Nashua Ward 3 alderman. He was also a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the National Bar Association, a former president of the Meredith Rotary Club, a board member of the Inter-Lakes Scholarship Foundation and a member of the board of directors for the Community Health and Hospice.

Mr. Sullivan coached youth basketball leagues in Nashua and Meredith, co-organized the Nashua Bar Association softball team and founded the Annual Invitational Rockbottom Tennis Tournament in Meredith. He was a communicant and eucharistic minister at St. Charles Church in Meredith.

Survivors include his mother, of Amherst, MA; his wife of 37 years, Sandra (Stiff) Sullivan of Meredith, NH; four children, Kathleen Peverly and R.J. Sullivan, both of Meredith, Brenna Lent of Farmington, CT, and Tara Hershberger of

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ment, test, and evaluation of the F/A-18 aircraft weapon system.

Between 1981 and 1983, then-Commander Helmsin was director of engineering at the Naval Air Propulsion Center in Trenton, NJ. In December 1983, he reported to the Naval Military Personnel Command in Washington, D . C , as the aeronautical engineering duty officer (1510) detailer. In 1985, he was assigned as executive officer at the Naval Aviation Depot, Jacksonville, FL. In 1986, he retumed to the Naval Air Propulsion Center and assumed command, retiring in 1990.

His decorations include Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V", National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and the Sea Service Ribbon.

In September 1990, Ken joined B.F. Goodrich Company in Jacksonville as a technical director In 1994, he left B.F. Goodrich to buy his own business, which had been a life-long dream.

Ken is survived by his wife of 28 years, Roberta "Robin"; and their three sons and their families; Sean, his wife, Karen, and two daughters, Devyn and Taylor of Jacksonville, FL; Joseph and his wife, April, of IndianapoUs, IN; and Erik, who attends the University of Cenfral Florida; his mother, Laveme, of Yaupon Beach, NC; and his sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Bill, also of Yaupon Beach.

A memorial service was held for Ken in North Carolina. In accordance with his wishes, his ashes were sprinkled in the St. Johns River, by his sons, behind his home in Jacksonville.

VERNON MOHNEY MORGAN '66 Vemon M."Tony" Morgan, loving son, brother, stepfather and uncle, died on 25 May 2000.

Tony was born on 21 May 1944. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston, TX and tiie U.S. Naval Academy in 1966. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy and was decorated with three Bronze Stars for service in Vietnam.

After leaving tiie Navy, he eamed an MBA from Southem Methodist University. He later became a real estate developer in Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, and most recentiy in Houston, TX. He is survived by his mother, Helen Morgan; sister, Helen Johnson; brother, D r Joe Morgan; stepson. Heath Arshan and his family; five nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, 30 May 2000, at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. Military honors followed during interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. He will always be deeply loved and missed.

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1 ast Call GARY BRADLEY BASTIAN '67 Gary Bradley Bastian, of San Diego, CA, died on Tuesday, 25 July 2000, at the University of California San Diego Medical Center. He had not been feeling well for several months, but his death was unexpected.

He was born in Washington, D.C,. on 2 April 1944,tiiefirstchild of Leonard and Vinita Bradley Bastian. Gary's fatiier was serving in Washington at the time as a Navy SeaBee officer Gary graduated from Abington (PA) High School in 1961, and studied mechanical engineering at Duke University on an NROTC scholarship for two years. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1963 as a member of the Class of 1967.

In his Plebe Year at the Academy, Gary was a member of the 8th Company, and moved to the 11th Company in his Youngster Year when the Brigade was expanded from 24 to 36 Companies. While at the Academy, Gary was active in the Glee Club and Chapel Choir, and participated in cross country andfrack.In his First Class year, Gary was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, a chronic malady of the digestive system. Although the Navy planned to graduate him as not physically qualified for active duty, Gary fought this decision and succeeded in gaining his Navy commission at graduation with his class in June 1967.

Gary began his Naval service as a surface warfare officer, and completed a combat deployment in the waters off Vietnam, qualifying as officer of the deck underway. Gary was eventually accepted for flight training and was designated a naval flight officer in 1969. He subsequentiy served three combat tours in Vietnam as an F-4 radar intercept officer amassing more than 200 combat nussions and more than 400 carrier landings in his career In recognition of his accomplishments Gary was awarded numerous awards and citations, including the Strike/night Afr Medal, Air Medal witii Bronze Star, Air Medal with Silver Star, and South Vietnam Air Gallantry Cross.

Gary later served as a flight instractor with the F-4 replacement squadron at NAS Miramar, San Diego. After leaving the service in 1975, Gary held a number of civilian positions in the San Diego area.

A memorial service was conducted by Navy chaplain, Ron Ritter, on Friday, 28 July in the chapel of the Veterans Memorial Center & Museum of San Diego. With the help of the Intemet, his brother Kevin was able to contact a number of Gary's Academy Classmates who attended the memorial or sent testimonials that were read at the service. At the service, Gary was remembered as a son and brother, classmate and shipmate, who loved the Navy and loved flying.

Survivors include his parents, who live in Connersville, IN, and his brother, Kevin, of Eureka, CA. Burial will be in Dale Cemetery, Connersville, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Eagle's Wings, c/o Chaplain Ron Ritter, Veterans Memorial Center & Museum, 2115 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101.

THOMAS WOOD BAKER '84 Lieutenant Colonel Tom Baker, USMC, passed away suddenly on 12 June 2000 in Monterey, CA, of an existing heart condition while playing basketball. He was 37 years old. A memorial service was held at the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel at the Naval Postgraduate School Chapel on 19 June. His internment, with full nulitary honors, took place on 12 July at Arlington National Cemetery. Tom was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, friend, and leader of Marines. He was a bright and talented naval officer who made significant contributions in leading and developing hundreds of Marines throughout his CcU^eer in the Marine Corps.

Tom was born in York, PA, on 20 August 1962, and grew up in Spring Grove, PA. At the Naval Academy, he was a member of the 11th

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Company, Class of 1984. A gifted athlete and fierce competitor, he played varsity baseball. He earned a bachelor's degree in oceanography.

After graduating from The Basic School and Infantry Officers School at Quantico, VA, Tom reported to 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton, CA, in March 1985 as a platoon commander and company executive officer. From January 1988 to December 1991, he was a guard officer and company commander. Marine Barracks, HI. He attended the Amphibious Warfare School at Quantico, VA in June 1991.

After graduating in June 1992, Tom reported to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, at Camp Lejeune, NC, as the assistant operations officer and eventually a commanding officer of an infantry company before departing in June 1994. He retumed to The Basic School in June 1994 as an instructor, section head, group chief, and company commander. After turning over his command, Tom served as the staff secretary to the Commanding General, Marine Corps University. While serving as staff secretary, he was selected for the special education program and reported to the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, in August 1998.

His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Gold Star in lieu of second Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and Gold Star in lieu of second Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Baker was known and loved by his Sailors and Marines whom he led so well throughout his fine career in the Marine Corps. His smile and quiet confidence will be missed by all.

He is survived by his wife, Teresa Baker and children, "T.J." (4), Dennis (2), and Nicholas (9 months); his sisters, Sandra Baker and Dawna Baker, and stepbrothers Mike and Jack Meister The Marines at Naval Postgraduate School have set up a fund for the children. Donations can be made via check payable to "NFCU for Thomas Baker" Donations can be mailed to: Marine Corps Representative, Naval Postgraduate School, Code 037, Ingersoll 116, 555 Dyer Road, Monterey, CA 93943-5103.

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