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Shipmate ISSN 0488-6720 (USPS 494-440) President and CEO ROLAND BRANDQUIST '60 Captain, U.S: Navy (Retired) Treasurer, Director of Human Resources PAUL A. ZAMBERNARDI, '70 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director, Development HARRY A. SEYMOUR, JR. '65 Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director, Alumni Services LAWRENCE HEYWORTH III, '70 Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) Director of Communication and Information; Editor-in-Chief DAVID E. CHURCH '67 Commander, U.S. Navy (Retired) Managing Editor NANCY DOLAN GORUM Editorial Assistants LINDA FERGUSON LAUREN LALLY DARIA PRALOCKI Opinions expressed in Shipmate are those of the authors.

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Volume 58, No. 6

July-August 1995

FEATURES General Charles C. Krulak, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps Superintendent's Call Board of Trustees' Meeting Navy Football 1995: A New Attitude

by Coach Charlie Weatherbie Nominating Committee Precept Holiday Bowl, Garden State Bowl and Liberty Bowl Team Reunion 150th Anniversary Writing/Photography/Art Contest 150th Schedule Commissioning Week and Induction Day, 1995 Homecoming Information and Registration Form The United States Naval Academy, Part III

by James W, Cheevers Airships

by Commander Benjamin T. Frana, USN (Ret.) '40 A Tribute and Tragic Memories

by Lieutenant Commander Dale E. Newman, USN (Ret.) '46 "Our Alumni Speak", Part II

by George Zeberlein '54, Jim Van Metre '56 and Van Vanlandingham '57 The Alumni Survey: My Perspective

by Admiral Charles R. Larson, USN, '58, Superintendent Join the Team! Help Us Find The "Very" Best

By Captain Tom Butler, USN '69

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DEPARTMENTS All Hands 5 Navy Academics 57 Staff and Assistance 8 Navy Sports 59 Officers and Trustees 8 Gift List and Order Form 64 Homecoming Golf Entry 23 Class News 65 The Mail Boat 31 Chapter News 145 1996 Travel Schedule 34 Last Call 153 Capitol Hill, Etc. 51 Classifieds 160 Brigade Activities 55 Vintage Photographs 164 COVER V-J Day as the Brigade read about it in 1945 Thanks to The Capital (the old Evening Capital) for allowing us to reprise their page 1 of that momentous day. concerning classified services, and notification of change of address of members and subscribers should be addressed to: U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Assn.

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General Charles C. Krulak USMC '64, son of LtGen. Victor H. "Brute" Krulak USMC (Ret.) '34, and a veteran of Vietnam and the Persian Gulf war, became the new Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps on 30 June 1995 in ceremonies held at the Marine Barracks, 8th and Eye, in Washington, D.C. He took command of the Marine Corps from General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC, who retired from active duty.

General Krulak "... brings to the job of commandant a dynamic vision of the Marine Corps' future, a wealth of experience, and a highly effective leadership and managerial style," President Clinton said in a statement released upon the nomination of the then LGEN Krulak to the CMC post.

The much-decorated General Krulak has wide command experience, at home and overseas and staff assignments, in both the Pentagon and the White House. Until his promotion, the General was the commander of Marine Forces in the Pacific, a job his father held before him.

It was during his father's tour as Pacific commander that Chuck Krulak served the first of two tours of combat duty in Vietnam, where he commanded a Marine platoon and two rifle companies.

General Krulak, an infantry officer, is also the first graduate of the Naval Academy in 20 years to hold the post. Historically only 10 percent of Marine officers are Annapolis graduates. The last USNA graduate to serve as commandant was GEN Robert E. Cushman Jr '35, who led the Corps from 1972 to 1975. Other Annapolis graduates to reach the top of the Marine Corps were: GENs Wallace M. Greene '30, 1964-68; John H. Russell, Jr. '92, 1934-36; Ben H. Fuller '89, 1930-34; Wendell C. Neville '90, 1929-30; John A. Lejeune '88, 192029; and George Bamett '81, 1914-20.

General Chuck Krulak, who graduated in 1964 with his classmate, John Dalton, now the Secretary of the Navy, will serve as CMC for four years.

As Commandant of the Marine Corps he is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Earlier in his education. General Chuck Krulak attended Phillips Exeter Academy, a prep school in Exeter, NH, with the novelist John Irving. In the acknowledgements in his 1989 novel "A Prayer for Owen Meany," Mr Irving paid tribute to General Krulak as "my hero."

General Krulak is married to the former Zandra Meyers of Annapolis, MD. They have two sons, David and Todd.

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Superintendent's Call Over the past several years there have been numerous attacks on the value of the Nation's military academies, especially in the current climate of debating the causes of, and remedies for, our burgeoning national debt. In this time of a shrinking defense budget there have been voices calling for the disestablishment of all, or the combining of, the military service academies.

In many cases the basis of these arguments are not facts, but rather misconceptions and perceptions serving the particular agenda of the proponent. In this column I'll present some of the more dangerous perceptions, and the Naval Academy's responses. The following "Fact Sheet" is the result of dedicated research by my USNA Office of Institutional Research, led

by Capt. Glenn Gottschalk USN (Ret.) '68. The facts will assist you in countering negative views or opinions, and in that vein 1 encourage you to retain this "Superintendent's Call" for future reference.

In addition to this fact sheet, I plan to publish a major article on the value of service academies in the October Naval Institute Proceedings. This will be our 150th anniversary issue which will focus on the Naval Academy. The article will be the centerpiece.

I have also been interviewed by The Retired Officers' Association (TROA) and they should publish an article with the same theme in September or October We may reprint the Proceedings article in a future issue of Shipmate.

I'll also cut a new video on "The State of the Naval Academy" in early fall to distribute to all alumni chapters and parents' clubs.

It has been a great year for the U.S. Naval Academy. We have a positive story to tell. I pledge my best effort to "get the word out"!

FACT SHEET

Perception: It costs 4 to 5 times as much to produce a Naval Officer from the Naval Academy as it does to produce a Naval Officer from the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).

USNA Comment: The publicized cost of a Naval Academy graduate comes from measuring the costs in 38 categories, including academics, professional (cruises, training), and institutional overhead (utilities, medical, custodial services, etc.) and dividing those costs by the number of graduates. The publicized cost

of a ROTC commissioned Ensign comes from the direct cost to DOD of tuition, room, and board for each student, and does not include the costs of maintaining the ROTC unit (officer and enlisted personnel, facilities, etc.), the professional training for the NROTC midshipman, their monthly compensation, or funding provided from sources outside DOD. If we compare total cost per graduate for both the USNA and ROTC programs, the cost is approximately the same ($203k USNA, $214k ROTC). If we limit the costs to those incurred

by DOD, the cost per graduate is $203k for USNA and about $140k for ROTC ( total of scholarship cost, cost of maintaining the ROTC, and monthly compensation). Source: Department of the Navy (DON) and Department of Education.

Perception: Naval Academy, ROTC, and Officer Candidate School (OCS) graduates have similar career retention rates.

USNA Comment: The retention rate for Naval Academy graduates exceeds those of all other officer accession sources. Twenty year retention rates for Academy graduates are 16% higher than those of the ROTC and 20% higher than OCS. Source: Naval Personnel Research and Development Center (NPRDC) Report, March 1992

Perception: There is no difference in promotion or advancement rates among Naval Academy, ROTC, and OCS graduates.

USNA Comment: This is only an accurate statement for pay grades 0-2 (LTJG) and 0-3 (LT), where nearly all officers who are eligible are advanced. At the higher ranks, 0-4 (LCDR) through 0-6 (CAPT), Naval Academy graduates' promotion rates exceed those of any other officer commissioning source. Traditionally, the Naval Academy commissions approximately 15-18% of the ensigns entering the Navy annually. Today, through higher retention and promotion rates, these 15-18% accessions represents 27% of Navy 0-6s and 54% of flag officers in the Unrestricted Line/ Restricted Line (URL/RL) communities. Another way of looking at this would be that to achieve 40 LCDRs (0-4) requires an initial input of either

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Perception: The Naval Academy is not a cost effective source of officers during a time of downsizing.

USNA Comment: The combination of higher retention and promotion rates of USNA graduates, coupled with overall career training costs, make USNA far and away the most cost effective source of career officers. Even if we assume that the initial accession cost of USNA graduates are substantially higher than other commissioning sources (they are not), these costs are minuscule compared to follow-on training costs, particularly in naval aviation and nuclear power. Superior retention and school completion rates for Naval Academy graduates permit these large training costs to be amortized over a far longer period of time, resulting in a comparison whereby, for every $ 1.00 spent on USNA graduates, we must spend approximately $1.40 on ROTC graduates and over $3.00 on OCS officers. Source: Department of the Navy

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USNA Comment: A review of the FY 90 Naval Academy graduates do not compete well through FY 96 Flag Boards reveals, in each in the Marine Corps. year, a lower percentage of USNA graduates USNA Comment: This perception is absoon the board than percentage of Naval Acadlutely not true. Each year the Naval Academy emy graduates among the selectees. The differences in percentages by board: FY90 - commissions approximately 10% of the 2nd 17%; FY91 - 26%; FY92 - 18%; FY93 - 32%; lieutenants entering the Marine Corps. For FY94 - 28%; FY95 - 19%; and FY96 - 3%. FY89-93 these USNA graduates performed Additionally, only two of those seven boards above the norm at TBS, in that the percent finhad Naval Academy graduates as the President ishing in the top third and top-two thirds of the of the Board. Source: USN published lists of TBS classes exceeded the expected 33.3% (45.1%) and 66.7% (79.5%) respectively Simiboard memberships/flag selectees larly, for selection board from captain (0-3)

through colonel (0-6) for FY90-95, USNA graduates have been promoted at a higher percentage than the overall promotion rate (in zone). USNA graduates who made up only 10% of the 2nd lieutenants during the 1960s today make up 18-20% of USMC generals, including the incoming Commandant. Source: Headquarters, USMC C.R. Larson Admiral, US. Navy

AU Hands Chapter presidents and other officers (especially the myriad of Class Homecoming ChairJuly 3, 1995 was an unusual day at the men) from the last 23 years owe her a hearty Alumni Association. Mrs. Barrie Islev-Petersen "Well Done!" was not at her desk. Our long time Executive Now, back to the "water." Barrie and her Secretary and Homecoming Coordinator, and husband Jay, who will himself retire in the near recently the Classes and Chapters Coordina- future, are planning on escaping the everyday tor, has made the decision to wrap up over 23 life aboard their 35 foot sailboat. In the works years of service to the Alumni Association, and is a winter spent in the tropic paradise waters head for the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and of the Caribbean, but we know she will not be ultimately, the Caribbean Sea (more on that able to sever her ties to Annapolis, the Naval later).

Academy, and especially, the Alumni AssociaBarrie actually had over 25 years of total tion. service, as she started working in Records at Barrie has penned the following: the Association in June of 1963. Two years later "It really does seem like yesterday that I arshe departed for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, rived on the doorstep of the U.S. Naval Acadwhere one of her memorable moments was in- emy Alumni Association. I've had the opporterviewing then Vice Presidential candidate tunity to meet and work with so many Spiro Agnew. Next came a stint at Anne Arun- wonderful people. As a matter of fact, dependdel Community College's media organization. ing on the way you look at it, we've grown up/ While at AACC she heard about "Bill grown older together!

Busik's Fire" at Alumni House and stopped by "I've been actively associated with three just before the '71 Homecoming to see how administrations of the Association, as well as the House looked. It looked great! In June of the Classes of 1916 through 1995, and the his'72 she found herself back on board, this time tory and accomplishments of those individuin Bookkeeping. A funny thing then happened. als, realized and yet to be, is mind-boggling.

Bill had hired a new executive secretary, who "The same holds true for the Alumni Assoreceived an in-depth turn-over from the retir- ciation. When I first arrived 1 was working in ing Mrs. Jo Lagattuta. Four and one half days the basement (now the galley), punching metal into her first week solo she went to lunch on a plates on the addressograph machine, which Friday, and never returned! Bill quickly moved updated our addresses for Shipmate mailings, Barrie into the executive secretary billet, after which were also mailed directly from headquarall, she knew a little about every department, ters. It was a noisy place to work, with all the until a new secretary could be found. It took heavy equipment going all day long. Advancethe Association 23 years to find her a relief! ment placed me on the second deck, in the curBarrie has provided the membership dedi- rent computer room, where 1 used the typecated and superb service while serving Dolly writer io compile the information that was used Fitzgerald, Bill Busik and Ron Brandquist in in the Register of Alumni, a total hands-on optheir stewardship of the Association over the eration. Only two worked on this project all years. She leaves us knowing she had a large year long, and I don't know to this day why we hand in the growth and influence of the Asso- didn't go crazy! ciation. Each President, and now Chairmen, of "Modern technology took hold at Alumni the Board of Trustees, the Trustees themselves, House in the early "80s with the arrival of comthe Academy Superintendents, Commandants puters, followed by PCs in the '90s. The proand Directors of Athletics, and all Class and cessing of information and the ability to serve

Barrie Petersen - "Fare-tliee-Well"

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our Alumni, Classes, Chapters and Parents' Clubs increased ten-fold, and will continue as we head for the year 2000.

"I want to thank each and everyone of you, including your spouses and parents, as well as past and present staff members of the Association, for making my career 'in the Navy' the best! It has been my pleasure to serve you and this fine organization. You will be missed!"

Bon voyage, Barrie.

Barrie Petersen and members of her faniiis

'43 Dedicates Compass Rose Plaza The Class of '43 dedicated its class project, the harborside Compass Rose Plaza, at ceremonies on 19 June 1995. Captain Ed Kerr, USN (Ret.), the class president, and Captain Bill Busik '43, project chairman, presented the Compass Rose Plaza to the Superintendent, Admiral Chuck Larson. An appreciative audience of over 100 '43ers, guests and friends watched as the corner light on the seawall was lit, and began flashing 4-3.

The Compass Rose Plaza is an integral portion of the overall design of the new U.S. Naval Academy Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center The entire complex cost $7.4 million, of which the Alumni Associafion funded $1.9 million.

The Class of '43 generously funded $100,000 of this amount. The Plaza is located in a very beautiful and highly visible section of the Naval Academy, fronting on the harbor, which will be viewed and used by an estimated 1.5 mil-

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Admiral Chuck Larson, with '43 President Ed Kerr and Project Chairman Bill Busik '43 at the Compass Rose Dedication

lion visitors annually. Highlighted in the center of the Plaza, brought to completion under the oversight of Bill Busik, Owen Keeler and Ed Robie, is a Compass Rose oriented to magnetic north, with the '43 Class Crest, made of cast bronze, in the center. Surrounding the rose is a semi-circular brick wall housing three sectional benches. The first bears the inscription "Class of 1943," the second "Compass Rose Plaza," and the third "19 June 1995." The 4-3 flashing comer light has been approved by the U.S. Coast Guard as a navigational mark, and is now on current official U.S. navigational charts. This is a lasting tribute by '43 to the Naval Academy, and, once again makes them...PROUD TO BE '43!

The U.S. Naval Institute has announced the three prize winners of their 150th Anniversary of the Naval Academy Essay Contest. A total of 126 entries were received from midshipmen, faculty and academy supporters around the world. The three winning essays will appear in the October issue of Proceedings, the Naval Institute's monthly magazine.

Three USNA alumni captured the prizes.

LtCol Anthony J. Garcio, USMC, (Ret) '64, won first place with "A Face in the Yard," a retelling of the friendship he forged with an elderly woman while he served as a Company Officer CDR James Stavridis, USN '76 , Commanding Officer of BARRY (the "Ship in the Yard" during Commissioning Week) took second prize with "A Perfect Form One," a view of the Academy through the faces in the alumni magazine. Shipmate. Captain Robert H. Smith, USN (Ret) '47, captured an honorable mention with "For Many Friends." The top essay writer will receive a check for $2,000, second place, $1,500, and honorable mention, $1,000.

Seven essays were forwarded to the Editorial Board after a screening by a committee that included the Academy's professor Karel Montor, active duty alumni, and former Academy Superintendent VADM William Mack, USN (Ret) '37.

While the 150th Anniversary Naval Academy Essay Contest will not be held again, alumni are reminded that the Naval Institute sponsors seven essay contests each year. The Vincent Astor Memorial Leadership Contest, with a first prize of $1,500, is restricted to entries by midshipmen and junior officers on the subject of leadership. The deadline for submissions is 15 February 1996. For more information, contact Bert Hubinger at the Naval Institute, 410-268-8110, visit the editorial offices on the second deck of Preble Hall (the Naval Academy Museum is on the first floor), or look for the advertisements in Proceedings.

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Ed Kerr '43 delivering the dedication remarks; note the '43 Class Crest in the center of the Compass Rose

sioned on a Wednesday, 20 November 1895, in Philadelphia. Her first Commanding Officer was none other than Captain Robley D. "Fighting Bob" Evans, U.S. Navy '64 About a dozen years later, and having attained the rank of Rear Admiral, "Fighdng Bob" Evans was to lead the GREAT WHITE FLEET on a 'round the world trip. The GWF consisted of sixteen (16) battleships, all painted in white, to show off our flag to the rest of the world!

It is ironic that in this, the year in which the 100th Anniversary of the "Battleship" and the 50th Anniversary of the end of WW II will be recognized, that this would be the year that Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton '64, would sign an order striking the four IOWA Class battleships from the Navy Register, making them available for scrap or museums.

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experience of the United States Naval Academy. It portrays the profoundly challenging and lifeshaping voyage that each midshipman experiences.

The Film has been transferred to video and packaged with three kiosk videos currently being shown in the Exhibit Area of the Visitor Center. They are Plebe Interviews, Service Assignment and Recent Graduates. This package is now available to Alumni, Midshipmen, and their faimilies for $ 14.95.

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Please rush me copies of the Empire Video production "To LEAD AND TO S ERVE " plus 3 Exhibit Videos at the special price of $ 14.95 each plus $3.00 postage per tape (Maryland residents please add 5% tax of $.75 per tape) (Please Print) Name Address City Check enclosed for $ Account # : Signature (as on card) Shipmate, July-August 1995

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is in the process of attempting to establish communicadons with those former Commanding Officers, still among us, that commanded one or more of the U.S. Navy Battleships.

Staff and Assistance Numbers If you commanded a BB, or know of anyone who did, please Contact the ABA, P.O. Box President 410-263-4448 410-263-4448 Address Updates/Changes 711247, San Diego, CA 92171.

410-263-4469 Advertising Inquiries 410-263-4448 Alumni House 410-269-1036 Baltimore Line Army Navy Football Buses 301-261-2684 DC line 410-263-0096 Career Transition Program The Alumni Association will again be offer410-263-4448 Chapter Coordination ing bus transportation to and from the Army 410-263-4448 Class Coordination Navy football game on December 2, 1995.

410-263-4469 Computer Administration Buses leave Alumni House early on the morn410-263-2558 Development Office ing of the game, and leave Veteran's Stadium 410-263-2558 Chip Seymour in Philadelphia 30 minutes after "Navy Blue Director of Development and Gold". More information will follow in DanStruble 410-263-2558 future issues, stating exact times and schedules.

Major/Planned Giving BobHofford 410-263-4354 Class Giving Joan Mack departs Julia Hutchison 410-263-4354 Annual Giving Our long time Parents Club Coordinator, Facsimile (FAX) 410-269-0151 Mrs. Joan Mack, has departed the Alumni As- Homecoming 410-263-4448 sociation for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime "Over the Wall" BBS 410-626-0734 Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, where she DC line 301-261-1402 will be the Vice President for Development.

Baltimore line 410-269-0639 Joan, a native Marylander, is the mom of 410-263-2558 Scott, a 1985 USNA graduate, who recentiy Parents Club Coordination 410-263-4469 was selected for promotion to major in the US Publications/Public Affairs Special Events Coordinator Marine Corps. It was 1981, when Scott entered (1100-1500 EDT) the Naval Academy, that Joan and her husband Torii Campbell 410-757-8981 Fred helped form the first USNA Parents' Club Travel & Merchandise 410-263-4280 in Maryland. This club also had the distinction Treasurer 410-263-4280 of being the only Parents Club with USNA Midshipmen Sponsors integrated fully into its Mailing Address: U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association membership ranks. The close relationship be247 King George Street tween the parents of the Maryland MidshipAnnapolis, MD 21402-5068 men and the sponsors proved instrumental in the Sponsorship program growing and providing effective service to the Brigade of Midship* • • ¥ • * A^ * • * * * men.

In 1984 Joan was asked to join the staff of the Alumni Association and administer to the parents and Parents Clubs around the country.

There were 18 clubs in existence then. Today she leaves us with a vibrant network of over ^ « » 70 clubs representing over 16,000 parents in 43 states and 1 territory. And, in this time there A Fredericksburg iantjmark j^ have been 4 Joint Service Academy Clubs come since 1800 . . . built on the on line.

4- original Kenmore Estate in the • Joan leaves us with a vigorous Parents Club heart of the historic district. ^ organization as her legacy. As she assumes her * Today, the tradition continues new life in St. Michaels with the Museum, we, 4 with fine dining and lodging in • and the tens of thousands of parents she has an antique-filled setting. ,. touched over the past eleven years, send her our heartfelt "Thanks," and wish her "Fair Winds and Following Seas."

USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Officers and Trustees OFFICERS Chairman of the Board ADM. HUNTINGTON HARDISTY, USN (Ret.) '52

McLean, Virginia Vice Chairman of the Board (Eastern Area) THE HONORABLE JOHN E. SHEEHAN, '52

Annapolis, Maryland Vice Chairman of the Board (Central Area) CAPT. CLAIRBORNE S. BRADLEY, USN (Ret.) '48

Lake Forest, Illinois Vice Chairman of the Board (Western Area) VADM. EDWARD H. MARTIN, USN (Ret.) '54

Coronado, California President and CEO CAPT. ROLAND BRANDQUIST, USN (Ret.) '60

Annapolis, Maryland Treasurer CAPT. PAUL A. ZAMBERNARDI, USN (Ret.) '70

Annapolis, Maryland President and CEO Emeritus CAPT. W. S. BUSIK, USN (RET.) '43

Annapolis, Maryland

TRUSTEES Past Chairman of the Board ADM. ROBERT L. J. LONG, USN (Ret.) '44

Annapolis, Maryland Chairman's Representative MR. T. J. WOJCIECHOWSKI '69

Texas Gulf Coast Superintendent's Representative CAPT. W. R FOGARTY, C E C , USN '73

At Large (To serve through Spring Meeting 1996) LT. KENNON A. ARTIS, USN '88 VADM. FRANCIS R. DONOVAN, USN (Ret.) '59 CAPT. ROBERT D . WHITMIRE, USN '74 BGEN. THOMAS J. WILKERSON, USMC '67

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RADM. CHARLES S. ABBOT, USN '66 CAPT. JAMES A. LOVELL, JR., USN (Ret.) '52 CDR. ELIZABETH A. STERNAMAN, USN '80 ADM. CARLISLE A. H. TROST, USN (Ret.) '53

(To serve through Spring Meeting 1998)

LCDR. LEO S. MACKAY, USN '83 CAPT. MICHAEL G. MULLEN, USN '68 LTCOL. DAVID H. YOUNG, USMC '73 LCDR. CHARLES A. ZINGLER, USN '80

From Local Chapters CAPT. JOHN R. WALES '51

Annapolis MR. JAMES M . RAVENEL '45

Atlanta MR. CHARLES K. ROURKE '54

Boston MR. THOMAS J. MARTI '60

Greater Washington, D.C. Area COL. TOM D. PARSONS, USMC (Ret.) '49 Hampton Roads CAPT. STEPHEN M . ANDRES, U S N R '67

Los Angeles MR. ROBERT BLACK, '63

For Reservations or a brochure, write or phone...E6 Bannan '59 703/371-7622 1200 Princess Anne Street 4Fredericksburg, VA 22401

New York CDR. LIONEL J. NOWOTNY, USN (RET.) '61 NORTH TEXAS CAPT. S. ALLAN DAVEY, U S N R '67

Philadelphia MR. CHANCEY L. HARSHFIELD, '53

Paget Sound CDR. T. J. MCKEARNEY, USN (RET.) '73

Joan Mack

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Board of Trustees Meeting 13 May 1995

Board of Trustees

The Spring 1995 Meeting, held in the "N" Room of Hubbard Hall, was called to order at 0800 by Admiral Huntington Hardisty, USN (Ret) '52, Chairman of the Board, presiding.

The Trustees received in-depth reports from all Standing Committees and transacted the business of the Association (see Resolutions passed).

Chairman's Remarks Admiral Hardisty welcomed everyone, and noted that we have reached closure on a number of issues that were referred to the committees last meeting. He pointed out that a number of people attended the Visitor Center Dedication and the breakfast at the new Baseball Clubhouse, and those new facilities show what the alumni and our Association contribute. We can be very proud of the part the Alumni Association played in both of those programs. It has been a tremendous six months, and a lot of credit and thanks go to the Association staff, the work that the committees have done, and really, all of our alumni. These are tough times, and although we have not quite turned the corner financially, you will be pleased with the progress you will be presented today. The Chapter Presidents' meeting on Friday was certainly their meeting, as well as a productive one. There were a number of issues that came up, were addressed, and taken care of with appropriate recommendations and action.

National Election Results Captain Brandquist announced the results of Shipmate, July-August 1995

the recent Trustee-at-Large election: Vice Chairman Western Area: VADM Edward H. Martin, USN (Ret.) '54 Trustees-at-Large: LCDR Leo S. Mackay, Jr, USN '83 CAPT Michael G. Mullen, USN '68 LtCol David H. Young, USMC '73 CDR Charies A. Zingler, USN '80 He also reported that a resolution was passed at the December 1993 meeting that, in subsequent Trustee-at-Large elections, there should be nominees sufficient only for the available slates. We did not take this four-for-four into account in this election due to administrative error, but will in the future.

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President And CEO Report The last six months were spent largely on consolidation of the organizational and personnel changes prompted by the management report provided by McKinsey and Co., the Association's recently approved Strategic Plan and staff initiatives. Further, it has been a pe-

riod where, in light of our FY-94 financial problems cited at our last Trustee meeting, revenue generation has been pursued along with costsaving initiatives.

Significant organizational changes/staff initiatives pursued have been development of a new, monthly, financial report to better track our budget revenues; establishment of numerous, new development revenue generators to increase donations, particularly in the unrestricted giving area; hiring of an architect and lawyer to pursue improvement of 49 College Avenue as our Development (donor) headquarters thanks to a generous Class of '49 pledge of $300,000; establishment of Standard Operating Procedures on (1) indoctrination of new hires, (2) elimination of smoking in Alumni House, (3) institutionalization of [Midn] First Class receptions; change in our 403(b) employee-subsidized retirement program to provide our employees with better options, and (4) Honor Chair processing; the commencement of personnel evaluations and counseling in December; moving to desk-top electronic publishing oiShipmate; and, using Shipmate's President/CEO/Chairman's/Supe's Call and other feature articles as our primary communications conduit to our constituency on what's happening at Alumni House and the Academy.

Some of the most significant personnel changes have occurred recently with Captain Dan Truax, Treasurer/Human Resources Director, and Mark Tuzo, Deputy Director Development and Head, Class and Planned Giving, retiring May 31, 1995 and April 30,1995 respectively. Hired to replace them are Captain Paul Zambernardi '70 for Dan Truax, and Captain Bob Hofford '61 for Mark Tuzo. Both Dan and Mark, who represent a combined to

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tal of twenty-seven years, will be missed greatly and deserve much credit for the dedicated service they have rendered the Academy and our Association. Their reliefs, career officers and alumni possessing impressive credentials for their positions, are aboard and charging smartly.

For the Treasurer, the By-laws state that "the Board may...elect a Treasurer" At this meeting 1 would like to entertain a motion that we elect Captain Zambernardi for three years effective May 15, 1995, subject to a report given

by Jack Sheehan, our Finance Committee Chairman and Head of the Selection Board. On the retirement horizon are Barrie Peterson (June 30, 1995), who has served us well and faithfully as Executive Secretary and Chapter/Class Coordinator for a total of 25 1/2 years, and Cordelia Richards (June 1, 1995), Editorial Assistant, who has been one of our mainstays at Communications and Information for 19 years, particularly in the publication of Shipmate. Replacements currently are being sought through our hiring process.

In another personnel initiative, the filling of a Head, Major and Planned Giving Officer is in the final hiring stage. This officer is an additional employee being brought aboard for two primary reasons: (1) needed increased revenue generation, and (2) more dedicated pursuit of potentially lucrative donor areas -namely major donors (individuals and corporations) and planned giving (endowments, wills, trusts, etc.).

Some major projects with the Academy have come to fruition, including the $850,000 Baseball Clubhouse on April 22 ("Camden Yards on the Severn"), and the $6.4 million ($1.9M from USNAAA) Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center on 12 May. We have retired the $850,000 line of credit, and we have funds to reduce our $1.9 miUion line of credit to $369,000 (pledges remain outstanding for the remainder of this debt).

We continue to pursue revenue generation and expense reduction to assist our bottom line.

We have turned the comer on the Service Academy Career Conference (S ACC) so that it now sustains itself. The reaction to the MBNA Visa Credit Card has been encouraging. By expanding our travel program we hope to bring greater diversity to the program, make it more accessible to our alumni who may be more resource and time constrained, while generating additional revenues. At our last meeting we discussed a $482,000 deficit regarding expenses exceeding revenues. We have evidence that progress is being made on that front.

For the first six months of our old FY-95 (July '94-Dec '94), the net revenues under expenses was $54,000. As you recall, at the December board meeting the Finance Committee had predicted a negative $206,000, indicating an improved position of $ 152,000. For the first three months of the new CY-95 (Jan '95-Mar '95) the trend continues up. Year-to-date (Jan-Mar '95) net income is a negative $48,373 vs. a negative $133,471 last year Albeit we are not in the black yet, we are encouraged by these trends and confident that they will continue.

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to maintain better control over Shipmate publishing, and enjoy an estimated savings of $50,000 per year Attempting to get the word out on alumni thinking, we are cooperating with the Academy in the publication of an article on what alumni's comments were from the survey taken last summer, and the Academy's response to those issues subsequent to Admiral Larson's arrival. (See pages 45 and 46 this issue) Some "hot off the press" good news is the permission, from the Superintendent, for greater accessibility to the Naval Academy Store by USNAAA alumni and staff.

Regarding standing committee support, we've assisted the Strategy and Planning Committee, with Chairman Tom Murtagh away as a Presidential representative of the U.S. in Poland (only a fax and a phone call away) and his Co-Chairman, Captain Roger Onorati, carrying the ball on the local scene, in the resolution of the Trustee Allocation issue.

In an attempt to increase our associate membership, we have worked with the Academy to

bring certain deserving staff, faculty. Blue and Gold officers and Parents' Club officers on board. We have the Superintendent's concurrence on this initiative.

In a positive administrative pursuit, we have worked closely with Wayne Goodroe, our By-laws Committee Chairman, to update our By-laws, which have undergone some substantive changes since they were last published in 1992. With approval of these changes, we'll provide a sorely-needed new document for everyone's use.

We've been mighty busy the last six months, and the staff has worked very hard for the Association—I am most proud of their collective accomplishments in the face of heavy challenges and oft insufficient resources and difficult working condiuons. I'm buoyed by the prospect of 49 College Avenue solving our inadequate space problem—our next challenge must be our computer/phone system. We're already tackling the phone problems with a consultant aboard since February to address this area, but our computer system, plagued by in-

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Gavel Presentation

Action taken (Resolution passed) • The new Standing Committees were approved by motion.

Action Taken (Resolutions passed) • A motion to select a thirteenth Chapter Trustee from one of the Chairman's allowed trustee representatives (the proposal was brought forward by Captain Brandquist) was approved. It states that: (a) based on criteria, competition and time frame of execution, to be determined by the Chapter Presidents' committee selected at the May 1995 Chapter Presidents' meeting, and to be approved at the next trustee meefing in December 1995; (b) annually one chapter, from those chapters not in the top twelve, compete for that chapter [trustee], judged by a selection process to be determined by the Chapter Presidents, which exhibits the most outstanding program among the smaller chapters. The selection process for the thirteenth chapter will be determined at the December '95 trustee meeting, and at the May 1996 meeting the new selection process will be initiated. It is believed that the above initiative will strengthen Chapter Trustee representation, as well as reward excellence among the smaller chapters, who in the past had no chance to be among the top twelve chapters, because of insufficient numbers of members.

• In the interim, a motion was made and passed for the trustee position to be awarded again to the thirteenth chapter, in which the Chicago Chapter has been designated.

• Following the Strategy And Planning Committee report. Admiral Hardisty's motion to have the Strategy and Planning Committee develop standards of governance that codify the responsibilities and authority for both the Board and the Execufive Committee, and present at them at the December 1995 meeting, was approved.

• A second motion was then approved for the Chairman to continue to report to the Board on those major decisions and actions taken by the Executive Committee between board meetings.

• A motion was approved that stated the present allocation of Trustees and composition of the Board is appropriate.

By-Laws Committee Mr Charles Rourke presented a report regarding a By-laws update. In order to provide a new copy of updated By-laws which had not been revised since 22 May 1992, the By-laws were read line by line by the committee to insure everything that was previously voted on in the Board meetings since that date was correct. No changes of policy or governance were allowed in an administrative review that was also conducted. The committee will take for action the outstanding issue concerning the two-thirds vote of the entire Board composition on By-laws changes, versus two-thirds of those trustees present.

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CDR T.J. McKeamy '73, San Diego/Coronado; Mr. T.J. Marti '60, Greater Washington, DC area; CDR J.L. Potter, USN (Ret.) '58, San Francisco; and Mr R.A. Black, Jr '63, New York.

Fall Meeting Dates

Adm. Hardisty, Midshipman John Fleet '95, and Capt.

Tim Halliday '69

A presentation was made of a gavel, with sounding board and presentation letter, to the Class of 1995 President, Midshipman John Fleet, by the Class of 1969. Representing 1969 was CAPT Tim Halliday, Director of Math and Science Division at USNA. The 1995 gavel will stay with the class, and be passed on to each new Class 1995 President.

Associate Members Approved Seven nominees were presented for Associate Membership. The Association has only 158 Associate members. The maximum number of allowed Associate Members is approximately 3,500. A proposal for an Associate Membership program (to increase the numbers of associates) was presented to the Trustees for study.

• A motion was approved to accept the following persons for Associate Membership: Mr Leon J. Bill; LCDR V. J. Hovis, NC, USN (Ret.); CDR O. M. Searcy, NC, U S N (Ret.); Mrs. Catherine C. Colgan; CDR Thomas M. Wilbur, USN; and CDR Michael E. Moffat, USN (Ret.).

The next meeting is proposed for Thursday, 30 November, and Friday, 1 December 1995.

The Army/Navy game is on 2 December in Philadelphia. There was a consensus that the May meeting continue on a Friday and Saturday format. Captain Brandquist and his staff are tasked with determining whether or not, with those meeting dates, a Board of Trustees meeting could cover a day and a half, with the Standing Committees meeting in the morning of the first day, the Trustee meeting beginning in the afternoon, and all the next day available for completion.

Meeting Adjourned The new Board of Trustees' meeting was adjourned.

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Outgoing Trustees Thanked Admiral Hardisty thanked the outgoing Trustees for their valuable service over the past years. Those concluding their tenure on the Board were: Trustees-at-Large: LGen Matthew T. Cooper, USMC (Ret.) '58, ADM Leon A. Edney, USN (Ret.) '57, CAPT Edmund H. Ellis, USN (Ret.) '46, and CDR W. Scott Gray, IV, USN '79.

Chapter Trustees stepping down were: CAPT William G. Clautice, USN (Ret.) '59, Greater Washington, DC area; Mr. Paul Laric '49, New York; CDR Cheryl Spohnholtz, USN '80, Puget Sound; CAPT R. William Lloyd, USN (Ret.) '60, San Diego/Coronado; and CAPT H. Wayne Goodroe, USNR (Ret.) '65, San Francisco.

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The Chairman than entertained a motion to adjourn the old Board of Trustees meeting; motion passed.

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Coach Charlie Weatherbie a three-year starter and captain at Arkansas...named thel970 Southwest Conference Player of the Year and All-America at defensive tackle...had brief playing stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers, British Columbia Lions and the Memphis Southmen...has coached The Game at Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Army, Air Force, There are three phases or areas in a football Kansas State, Tennesse Tech (defensive coorgame: kicking, defense, and offense. We must dinator), Tennessee, Notre Dame and Utah State (assistant head coach and defensive coWIN two out of three areas to WIN the game.

The Kicking Game is a third of the game, ordinator). and to win in this area we must achieve the Paul Johnson five "Do's" of the kicking game: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1. Catch all kicks before they hit the ground Was the coordinator of the one of the nation's 2. Block above the waist most prolific offenses at the University of Ha3 Stay onside waii from 1987-94...a Western Carolina gradu4. Keep from running into kicker ate ('79) who had the Rainbows in the top 20 5. Block in front of the body (no clips) in scoring offense six times and in top 20 in The Defensive Game is a third of the game. total offense six times...Rainbows also set 160 school records...previously coached at Avery To WIN on defense: County (NC) High School, Lees McRae Jun1. Out hit your opponent ior College, and Georgia Southern...helped 2. Have great fundamentals Southern to NCAA Division 1-AA national 3. Great togetherness championships in 1985 and 1986...has M. S. 4. Don't flinch in Health and Physical Education from Appa5. Excel in these 7 areas: lachian State. a. Stop the run.

Gene McKeehan b. Create turnovers c Create lost yardage plays Assistant Head Coach (Offense) d. Play great on the goal line Offensive Line (Guards/Centers) e. Eliminate mental ertors Now in his 22nd year as a collegiate coach but f Eliminate foolish penalties working at only his fourth college...a graduate g. Eliminate big plays of Utah State and was offensive line coach there The Offensive Game is a third of the game. for 14 seasons before coming to Navy...has both To win on offense: a Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Utah 1. We must take care of the football (no turn- State...played for the Aggies from 1966 to overs) 1968...also coached Murray HS in Utah, Wake 2. Know our assignments Forest University and Virginia...tutored 22 All 3. Have great technique (fundamentals) Big West lineman during tenure at Utah State.

4. Execute aggressive fundamentals (attack) Ken Niumatalolo Running Backs Have Fun-Win Has been on the football staff at the University In conclusion, to WIN we must have unselfish of Hawaii for the past five seasons...working team attitude (work together). The little things again with Paul Johnson, Navy's offensive comake a difference; we need to pay attention to ordinator who was his coach with the detail.

Rainbows...a native American Samoan and a graduate of Radford High School in Honolulu The Staff where he won All-OIA West honors his last two I'd like to now introduce, with their experi- seasons...played quarterback at Hawaii from ence, the members of my coaching staff. They 1986-89...earned B. S. in Communications are the coaches that will be assisting me in from Hawaii in 1990...on Hawaii staff as a meeting the challenge of returning Navy Foot- graduate assistant (1990), video coordinator Team Equals Win ball to respectability.

(1991) and offensive line coach (1992-93) beOur philosophy is that we are one Big FamDick Bumpas fore a year as receivers coach (1994). ily with a common goal in mind. That goal is Assistant Head Coach (Defense) Brian Norwood to WIN, and WIN as a team. To do this we must Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line work together as one. We must keep the "Me" Defensive Secondary (Cornerbacks) and "I" out of the program. We have to be un- Worked as head coach Charlie Weatherbie's Comes to Navy after being linebacker coach at assistant head coach and defensive coordinaselfish. There is strength in numbers. the University of Richmond the past three tor at Utah State for the past three years...was

I'm excited about being here at the Naval Academy! Being named Head Coach at USNA is thrilling to me, especially after having coached at the Air Force Academy for six years as an assistant. I'm looking forward to great things for Navy Football. It will be a challenge, but where would life be without challenges?

My midshipmen players have much more on their minds than just football. There is the academic side of things, which is highly competitive and vital to all midshipmen, not just the athletes, and the military side, which prepares them for their role as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps. There are three or four different factions vying for time from the midshipmen.

Involvement in their Companies, in the Brigade, and hopefully in the Annapolis community, is a necessary aspect of their development.

We are going to give these young men the opportunity to be successful overall at the Academy. They are very high achievers academically, athletically and in all their endeavors, and have been from grade school through high school, and now into their college careers.

We 're going to try to carry that over onto the football field.

We have high expectations for our football team, and will try to do all the things that it takes to be successful. The spread offense, a run-and-shoot option attack that we have implemented in spring practice, will give us great opportunities with several formations. A lot of motion and misdirection will help us a great deal offensively. Defensively, our style is a "go-get-'em, sic 'em, create havoc" type of defense. Get up the field and re-direct to the football. It is a style which can be utilized by these young men. We know that we are probably not going to be as big as some of our opponents. We also know that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. We have great fighting young men, or they wouldn't be here at the Naval Academy.

The team is in a position to be successful on the football field because of, not in spite of, all the things in which they are involved, whether in the Hall, the classroom or on the field. All are exceptional. We will carry that exceptional attitude over to the football field.

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seasons...a member of an Air Force family, he graduated from Radford High in Honolulu before going to the University of Hawaii where he played defensive cornerback and free safety...won four letters with the Rainbows and was a 1987 preseason All-Western Athletic Conference selection...holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Hawaii inl988...played briefly with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League...was a graduate assistant at Arizona before moving to Richmond.

Gary Patterson Defensive Secondary (Safeties) A strong safety and special teams standout as a player at Kansas State who worked the past three years under head coach Charlie Weatherbie at Utah State...won all-state honors in football and basketball at Pawnee Heights HS in Kansas and played two years at Dodge City Junior College before going on to Kansas State...has coached at Kansas State, Tennessee Tech, California-Davis, Pittsburg State and Sonoma State...also was defensive coordinator of Oregon Lightning Bolts of Professional Spring Football League...has B. S. from Kansas State and M.S. from Tennessee Tech.

Tommy Raye Inside Linebackers Has the task of preparing Navy's linebackers, coming here after coaching stints at Texas Christian and Auburn...was a standout linebacker at Georgia Southern (1981 -82).. .graduated from Georgia in 1986 with a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and spent two years in the Army...started coaching as a graduate assistant at Auburn with responsibility for the outside linebackers and special teams units in 1990 and 1991...became a full-time Tigers assistant in 1992 and moved to Texas Christian for the 1993 and 1994 seasons, coaching the linebackers.

Scott Runyan Wide Receivers Comes here as the Mids' receivers coach with a solid coaching pedigree, for he has played or worked under Al Kincaid, Dennis Erickson, Paul Roach and Charlie Weatherbie...was at Utah State the past three years...was the starting quarterback at Wyoming for most of his playing years when his head coaches were Kincaid, Erickson, now the coach of the Seattie Seahawks, and Roach...on the Cowboys' 1987 team which won the Western Athletic Conference and earned a berth in the Holiday Bowl...first coaching stops were as a graduate assistant under Erickson at Washington State and Miami of Florida.

Mike Vaught Offensive Line (Tight Ends, Offensive Tackles) Spent the past three seasons at Southwest Texas as the quarterbacks coach/recruiting

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Nominating Committee Precept June 30, 1995 TO: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) '59 FROM: ADM Huntington Hardisty, USN (Ret.) '56 Chairman of the Board SUBJ: Nominating Committee, 1995-96 Precept 1. In accordance with Paragraph 1, Article VI, of the By-Laws of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, a Committee consisting of yourself as Chairman, and the following members, is appointed: "Article VI, para. 1: As...shall appoint a Nominating Committee of seven members,...Two members shall be Trustees-at-Large. The remainder shall be regular members of the Association, not more than one of whom may be a Trustee from a local Association."

VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) '59, Chairman 9216 Dellwood Drive Vienna, VA 22180 (H) 703-281-1685 (Fax/H) 703-938-3859 (W) 703-516-6036 (Fax/W) 703-938-3859 CDR Peter J. VanDeriofske, USNR '68 1106 Glouchester Lane Houston, TX 77073 (H) 713-443-1854 (W) 713-690-9898 (Fax) 713-690-1712 Mr. Arthur W. Bryant '66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311 (H) 313-885-2174 (W) 313-322-6452 (Fax) 313-390-5555 CAPT Colin H. Saari, USN (Ret.) '60 12503 9th Avenue, N.W. Seattle, WA 98177 (H) 206-361-1192 (W) 206-543-9826 CDR Terrance J. McKearney USN (Ret.) '73 11917 Deerfoot Road San Diego, CA 92131-1555 (H) 619-693-3998 (W) 619-692-0558 (Fax) 619-691-3161 CDR Cheryl L. Spohnholtz, USN '80 1230 Patriot Lane Bowie, MD 20716 (H) 301-390-8576 (W) 703-697-8076 LCDR Leo S. Mackay, USN '83 600 Beach Drive Annapolis, MD 21403 (H) 410-263-3254 2. The Nominating Committee, in accordance with the By-Laws, shall submit to the Board of Trustees not later than 10 December 1995, a slate of candidates for the election, to take place in the Spring of 1996, of the following officers, whose terms will be for three years: Vice Chairman of the Board, Eastern Area and four (4) Trustees-at-Large. The President and CEO will handle the actual transmission of the report of the Nominating Committee to the Board of Trustees and the publication Shipmate, July-August 1995

of the Slate in the earliest possible issue of Shipmate, as required by the By-Laws.

NOTE: Past experience has shown that the Nominating Committee should exchange nominee information via a form similar to enclosure (2) with accompanying letters, such that the Chairman may call a meeting of the Committee in October 1995 to finalize the Slate and submit it to the Board of Trustees at the Fall meeting, on 30 November and 1 December 1995.

3. A resolution of 29 May 1959, passed by the Board of Trustees reads as follows: "The Chairman of the Board, in appointing the Nominating Committee,shall point out the requirements for the ensuing year with a view to obtaining equitable distribution of the Trustees among the various categories: classes, geographical areas, active duty, retired officers, civilians, etc."

4. In accordance with this resolution, I wish to point out to the Nominating Committee that the membership of the Association, as of 31 May 1995, which does not include the Class of 1995, is divided as follows: 41% Active Duty officers 25% Retired officers 35% No current active service connection The Board curtentiy consists of 12 Trustees-at-Large of whom 9 are on active duty and 3 are retired. Of these, 11 are in the Eastern Area, 0 in the Western Area and 1 in the Central Area. The outgoing Trusteesat-Large consist of 3 in the retired community and 1 on active duty.

5. The membership of the entire Board, consisting of 31 members, (5 Officers, 1 Past Chairman of the Board, 1 Chairman of the Board's Representative, 12 Trustees-at-Large and 12 Chapter Trustees), contains the following year group breakdown: 0 in the twenties year group 0 in the thirties year group 5 in the forties year group 9 in the fifties year group 8 in the sixties year group 5 in the seventies year group 4 in the eighties year group Local Trustees whose term will expire in the Spring meeting are unknown, since their election is entirely a matter of local elections. Please note, however, that Chapter Trustees have in the past been elected from earlier classes, but we are noting a trend to younger classes. Curtentiy there are 0 in the twenties, 0 in the thirties, 2 in the forties, 4 in the fifties, 5 in the sixties, 1 in the seventies and 0 in the eighties. Also, please note that on the curtent Board, the terms of four Trustees-atLarge expire at the Spring meeting 1996. Their classes are: Trustees-at-Large '59, '67, '74, '88 6. In submitting its Slate of Nominees for the Board of Trustees, the Nominating Committee is encouraged to offer a reasonable opportunity for increased representation on the Board from the younger classes. To this end, a sufficient number of outstanding candidates from the younger classes should be considered, keeping in mind that a proper balance of nationally distinguished alumni is important. Additionally, geographic representation needs to be considered between our three geographic regions.

7. I further point out that it is necessary to nominate only those who are members of the National Naval Academy Alumni Association and who are willing to serve. It is a most important consideration to determine if one's prospective duties, jobs or profession during the tenure in office 17

will permit the individual to devote a reasonable amount of service and financial commitment to the organization, including reasonable expectancy of attendance at the Spring and Fall meetings of the Board of Trustees held at the Naval Academy in Alumni Hall, as well as setting an example as a donor concomitant with a Trustee's ability to contribute fiscally. Breakfast and lunch will be served at Alumni House as announced in the call to the meeting. There will also be a reception at Alumni House the first evening. For your information, the two Board meetings that should be attended by the newly elected officer and trustees will be held on 17-18 May 1996 (Spring) and 5-6 December 1996 (Fall).

8. While the number of nominees is at the discretion of the Nominating Committee, you are informed it has been the consensus of the Board of Trustees, confirmed again at the Spring 1976 meeting, that no more than one candidate for each vacancy should be nominated by the Nominating Committee. In December 1993, the Board agreed to select four nominees for four vacancies each year It has been customary to limit the nominees for the Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairmen to one for each position. You will note that the By-Laws provide for nomination by petition. The ballot also provides for the write-in votes. Next year, 1996 ballot, vacancies exist for: Vice Chairman of the Board Eastern Area and four (4) Trustees-at-Large.

9. At the Spring 1976 meeting, the Trustees discussed the nominating process and the time involved in artiving at a Slate under the accepted guidelines of the past. The Nominating Committee kept an accurate account of time taken by each member and any other data which would help analyze the evolution. It is believed that the procedure followed since the analysis, which is reflected in this precept, places no undue burden on the Nominating Committee and permits a timely Slate to be produced.

Huntington Hardisty Admiral, USN (Ret.) Chairman of the Board

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Holiday Bowl, Garden State Bowl and Liberty Bowl Team Reunion In April the Alumni Association, assisted by the Naval Academy Athletic Association, hosted the first reunion for the Naval Academy's 1978 Holiday Bowl, 1980 Garden State Bowl and 1981 Liberty Bowl teams.

Over 100 team members, coaches, staff and administration personnel gathered to renew old friendships and share the joy of those years' success on the gridiron.

Recognition at a spring Brigade P-rade, a golf "tournament", a "TTable" lunch in King Hall (aka the messhall), a team reception and dinner, and a brunch, capped off a weekend featuring the Annual Navy Blue-Gold football game, ending the 1995 spring football practice season.

Admiral Chuck Larson greeted the reunionees at the dinner, thanking them for their marvelous accomplishments, and for the example they set for the curtent football players, coaches and support staffers. Among those speaking at the dinner were then head coach George Welsh, the venerable Navy trainer Red Romo, Ron Brandquist and Roger Onorati, former Officer Representatives for football. Jack Lengyel and Bo Coppedge, the curtent and former A.D.s, respectively, and several players from each of the teams.

The reunion was a smashing success, and follows in the tradition of Navy's earlier Bowl Teams ('55 Sugar Bowl, '58 Cotton Bowl, '61 Orange Bowl, and the '64 Cotton Bowl) in periodically meeting in AnnapoUs.

The indomitable Red Romo

Team members, family, and staffers, on the Walk of Fame, just before touring the Tom Hamilton Locker Room complex at N-MC Memorial Stadium

Former Superintendents, Officer Representatives, Directors of Athletics, players and coaches and families took in the Blue-Gold game

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150th Anniversary Writing/Photography/Art Contest The Naval Academy: Its People, Places, & Things The U.S. Naval Academy English Department, in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Naval Academy, sponsored a writing, photography, and art contest in the local county schools. Under the leadership of Associate Professor Anne Marie Drew, the following writing entries were judged the winners.

Mission in Bronze As the clock struck 11 a.m. on Friday, October 10,1845, the Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, officially opened the Naval School at Annapolis. Then, as the 50 midshipmen in attendance looked on. Superintendent Franklin Buchanan instructed his seven-man faculty to impart the principles of leadership, service, and knowledge to their new students and to hold steadfast to the Navy's vision for the future.

The time had come for this select group of officers and civilians to embark upon their mission: to develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to provide graduates who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and governments.

One hundred and fifty years have passed since that celebrated day when the establishment of an institution for naval officer development became a reality within the walls of a primitive fort along the Severn River At that time, no grand memorials or impressive structures stood about this nine-acre site. Rather, Apollo and Rowdy Rows, Brandywine Cottage, the practice battery, the mess, the old mulberry tree and the magazine were counted among the familiar sites of this landscape. Today, nothing except for an obscure tablet marking the fort's original location remains as a reminder of those early landmarks. Now in their places are countless monuments, sculptures, reliefs and plaques immortalizing people, places and events within the Navy's proud history. While all of these tributes document facets of both the Academy's and Navy's pasts, only one interprets the Academy's mission through artistic expression: the chapel doorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the magnificent bronze reliefs fronting the Cathedral of the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;epitomize it all, reminding midshipmen, faculty and staff everyday of why they are there. Even though 87 years have passed since their creation, the chapel doors visual statement remains 20

timeless.

In 1906, acclaimed sculptress Evelyn Beatrice Longman entered a contest being conducted by Colonel Robert Means Thompson in memory of the USNA Class of 1868. This competition called for entrants to submit designs for the twenty-three-foot-high bronze doors which were to be placed at the entrance to the dome-covered chapel upon its completion in 1908. Competing against 32 well-known male sculptors, Ms. Longman's entry symbolically incorporated the Academy's mission with the nationalistic spirit of the early 1900's. Her design won first place and a twenty-thousanddollar commission. The rich effect of her work also won praise from her mentor, Daniel Chester French, who noted that, "Miss Longman is the last word in ornament."

The methodology employed by Ms. Longman to translate the Academy's mission into art is considered just as creative today as it was when the doors' design was conceived.

It is evident that for this sculptress, symbolism was paramount. The transom is crowned by an American eagle at rest above an altar bearing the inscription Non Sibi Sed Patria "Not for Self but for Country" Women symbolizing "Peace" and "Bounty" flank the altar with offerings of an olive branch and a cornucopia The left door depicts the Navy during peacetime.

Here, "Science," symbolized in the elder teacher, is surtounded by books of knowledge as he instructs a kneeling midshipman. Behind this scene are columns of midshipmen marching into the future. The right door depicts the Navy during wartime. "Patriotism," symbolized in the classically-draped woman, is seen directing a midshipman with one open hand while the other remains clenched upon the cannon. Behind her, "Victory" symbolized in another midshipman, beckons with a laurel wreath. The doors' lower panels feature cherubs holding wreaths that encircle the mottoes Sapientia et Scientia "Wisdom and Knowledge" and Deo et Patriae "For God and Country." Tridents, flaming urns, shells, fish, ribbon and other ornamental details complete the embellishments and a series of knotted ropes frame the entire design.

Indeed, while 150 years have brought change to the physical face of the Academy, its midshipmen, its faculty, and its staff, the institution's commitment to its mission remains steadfast. As advocated by Secretary Bancroft when he established this naval school, as im-

parted by Superintendent Buchanan to the first faculty, and as immortalized in Evelyn Beauice Longman's chapel doors. Naval Academy graduates are imbued with a unique clarity of purpose: Leadership, Service, and Knowledge with a Vision for the Future.

Elizabeth W. Edsall Severn School, Grade 11, Sevema Park, MD

An Early History of the United States Naval Academy I have always lived near Annapolis and have been interested in the Naval Academy. Since we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy I decided to write about the beginning of the Naval Academy, because I think it will help us to appreciate the Naval Academy as it is today even more.

The Naval Academy was organized in 1845 and was called the Naval School. It had a five year course of study to train Naval Officers.

The first two years were spent studying in the classroom with the three remaining years spent on ships where the students learned navigation and battle skills. In 1851 the school was reorganized as a four year college. With high standards of discipline and efficiency the students would graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree. The purpose of the school has always been to train United States Naval Officers in many courses of study, but with an emphasis on Engineering.

In 1846 Dr. George Bancroft was the Secretary of the Navy. He knew that a school for Naval Officers was needed. He also knew that several Secretaries of the Navy before him had failed to convince the United States Congress that a school to train Naval Officers was needed. Dr Bancroft knew that if his plan to establish the new school was too expensive, the congress would probably not approve the request. He was able to get funds, ($28,272), in 1845 added to the Navy Department budget for "instruction." The next step was to find a good location for the new school.

In 1808 the United States Army had constructed a fort to protect Annapolis, Maryland.

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which was called Fort Severn. George Bancroft asked that Fort Severn be turned over to the Department of the Navy. The request was approved. On August 15, 1845 the fort was officially turned over to the Navy.

Franklin Buchanan was the first superintendent of the new Naval School. He organized a group of professors to teach the midshipmen.

On October 10, 1845 Superintendent Buchanan declared the school open.

In February 1861, the southern states had separated from the United States. Some midshipmen from the south that were attending the Naval School left Annapolis to join their families before the Civil War began.

Lieutenant C. Rodgers was commander of midshipmen during the early part of the Civil War. He was wortied that southern supporters would try to take over the Naval Academy and the ship, the Constitution, that was docked there during the war. However, as time went on, northern troops from New York and other states traveled down the Chesapeake Bay and camped at the Naval Academy. They then traveled to Washington, DC to fight for the north during the war This was so disruptive to classes that in 1861 the fifth superintendent of the Naval Academy, George Blake, asked for permission to move the midshipmen to a quieter place. Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island was available but it turned out to be uninhabitable. When temperatures got cold the Navy took out a one year lease on the Atlantic Hotel in downtown

Newport. The students lived on ships and studied at the hotel. After the war ended classes were moved back to Annapolis in October of 1865.

The Union Army had made a mess of the grounds and had used the buildings as hospitals during the war After the Civil War ended, many new buildings were added to the Naval Academy. The first twenty years of the organizing of the Naval Academy were very difficult. Due to the hard work of many people, especially George Bancroft, the Naval Academy has become an excellent Naval institution.

The United States Naval Academy

Thomas Schofield, Crofton Middle School Crofton, MD

We represent our countrymen That is why we're there And when we're sent away to fight Great hardships we must bear

When I Think of the Naval Academy Red, white, and blue are the colors you defend while risking your lives in the hope of a better tomortow.

Providing schooling for future officers, the Academy helps youth.

Mids stroll the streets of Annapolis, and young children look up at them in amazement...

Navy students make Annapolis swell up with feelings of pride, safety, & well-being!

We go to learn We go to work We go to fight For all it's worth Dressed properly in uniform Standing straight at attention Working hard in sunshine and storm At war times there's much tension

It's not such an easy thing to do Fighting in wars, being part of a crew Working hard every minute every day A member of the Navy, I'm always proud to say

Bekah Good

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150th Schedule

Those who will be visiting the Annapolis area in the coming year will want to consult the following schedule of events for the Naval Academy's 150th Anniversary celebration.

September

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"Great Illumination" - Walking tour of the Academy's Yard and Annapolis by candlelight as a combined celebration of USNA 150th & Annapolis 300th anniversaries

25, 28-29 Joint celebration with the New York Yacht Club October

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U.S. Naval Academy 150th Birthday celebration Gala multi-media presentation, A Vision for the Future and First Day Issue of USNA Stamp

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Half-time entertainment at Navy/Air Force Football Game

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U.S. Naval Academy 150th Birthday celebration Gala multi-media presentation, A Vision for the Future

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Annapolis Symphony performs in Alumni Hall Annapolis 300th sponsors salute to USNA's 150th

November

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USNA Masqueraders production, Lady of Lyons

December

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Half-time entertainment at Army/Navy Football Game

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Expanded Format For Homecoming Golf!

The Thursday no handicap scramble has become a poplar event and we have scheduled another for Thursday 19 October 1995 to precede the National Alumni Championship round on Friday 20 October 1995.

The scramble will be open to all USNA Classes who desire to play and to spouses. No handicap is required. Tee times are from 1000-1200 Thursday, 19 October with a limit of 64 players. Prizes have been ehminated so we can pair foursome's on request. We will assign a foursome if no preferences are indicated on the application.

The championship round will be open only to Alumni with established USGA handicaps. It will be individual stroke play with a shotgun start at 0900 Friday, 20 October. Players will compete in flights according to handicap with prizes for overall low gross (Capt. William B. Mortow Trophy); overall low net; and low gross and low net winners and runners-up in each flight. Limit 132 players.

Players without handicaps will receive priority for Thursday, but those with handicaps may also play then, if desired, on a space available basis.

Reservations will be accepted in the order in which paid, so make your plans early. An entry form appears below in this issue of Shipmate.

Classes & Class Groups will be automatically grouped together, unless the foursome, individual or class, specifically requests otherwise and payment for each player is enclosed. Please mark your applications accordingly.

Refreshments will be available both days, and all prizes will be awarded at 1400 Friday. Enjoy, and rememberâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all net proceeds go to the Navy Golf Team.

Cut off for entry will be 5 October 1995.

Annual USNA Alumni Homecoming Golf Tournament 1995 USNA Golf Club

Entry Blank DATES: Thursday 19 October and Friday, 20 October 1995 FORMAT: Scramble Thursday, tee times 1000-1200. Open to all USNA Alumni and spouses who desire to play. NO HANDICAP Required. Limit just 64 paid players.

Championship Friday shotgun start at 0900. Open only to Alumni with ESTABLISHED USGA HANDICAP (please bring card).

Individual stroke play by flights limited to first 132 paid Alumni. Tee times and pairings will be available on 18 October by calling (410) 757-2022.

PRIZES: Individual awards for championship: Capt. William B . MortOw Trophy for overall low gross; overall low net; and low gross and low net winners and runners-up in each flight.

NOTE: 1. All players must register at the golf course at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled starting time.

2. Your $45.00 fee includes: a. seat on cart; b. 18 holes of golf; c. mementos; d. refreshments; e. award ceremony 1400 Friday; f. donation to Navy Golf Team 3. Entry fees are non-refundable (includes inclement weather). They will be used to help defray tournament expenses with remainder going to the Navy Golf Team.

4. Confirmation receipt will be mailed. Standbys will be called as space becomes available.

Name Address Phone

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Please check as applicable: Enter me in the scramble on 19 October.

Enter me in the championship round on 20 October My USGA handicap is as of (date).

I cannot play but have enclosed a check for $ in support of Navy golf.

1 would like to be paired with

Malte checks payable to: USNA Alumni Association Mail to: USNA Alumni Assocation, Attn: 1995 Homecoming Golf, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21402-5068 Phone: (410) 263-4448

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Commissioning Week and Induction Day, 1995 '95 and '99: Endings and

Beginnings

The Class of '95, and the members of the newly formed '99 have completed journeys, and now move on to new lives.

After four years "by the Bay," the Ensigns and Second Lieutenants of '95 enter the Naval Service and duty for their country. They take with them all the knowledge, training and experience the Superintendent and his staff and faculty, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the myriad of sponsor families, and the city Annapolis were able to impart. It is now up to them to forge their careers, and, in many cases blaze new trails, as our United States of America closes in on the end of the millennium.

Likewise, the Class of '99 enters a new life.

As newly entered Plebes, their previous lives as recently graduated high school seniors, members of the enlisted ranks of the Navy and Marine Corps, and college or prep school students have come to an end. As midshipmen they are now part of the Long Blue Line, volunteers who will serve their country as members of the one and only Class of 1999. To many of our alumni the words "Class of '99" bring memories of the senior officers who went before. These thoughts bring home to us the timeless cycle of the Naval Academy, that of forever molding the nation's youth for service on "blue water" and in foreign lands.

As you look at these photos take a moment to reflect on your own experiences, careers and lives, and remember those times. Then give yourself a pat on the back: you earned it.

The Alumni Assn '95 picnic was attended by over 2,500 parents, families and friends

Joan Mack, the Assn's former Parents Club Coordinator, talking with '95 parents

BGen (sel) Charlie and Jackie Bolden, Midn Charies Blocksidge '95, and Capt. Randy Bogle at the Alumni Assn's graduating class picnic 95 excelled all four years in sharing!!

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Professor Boyd A. Waite of the Chemistry Department, is awarded the Class of '51 Teaching Excellence Award, given to the civilian faculty member deemed outstanding in teaching and sustained contributions to the individual development of midshipmen the past year.

Captain Ron Brandquist presented the 9th annual Naval Academy Alumni Association Research Excellence Award to Professor Roger Compton, as Adm. Larson and Dean Bob Shapiro look on Adm. Larson presents the Class of 1951 Military Faculty Teaching Award and the William P. Clements Award for Excellence in Education to Major David C. Fuquea USMC '81

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Midn 4/C Steve Fortmann '98, a former Navy SEAL, after pulling himself up from the human pyramid, was able to finally cut through the multiple layers of strapping tape used by '97 to secure the Dixie Cup atop Hemdon, and replace it with the officer's cap. The throng observing the Hemdon Ceremony certainly voted '97 an "unsportsmanlike conduct" penalty in their Hemdon prep.

The Class of '96 enjoyed their Rmg Dance The Class of '98 assaults Hemdon

No more P-rades for '95. A leap in the Lejeune Pool caps off four years of marching

The Brigade Color Guard in historical uniforms

A proud father salutes his newly commissioned son

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Miss Wendy Whittaker, the 1995 Color Honoree, and Admiral Charles Larson at the Color Parade

Secretary of the Navy John Dalton greets Midshipman Matthew Kawas, who stood first in the class

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Entering USNA with moxie: Sean Doyle '99, son of John Doyle '68, was an instantaneous "hit" with Plebe Detail.

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U.S. Naval Academy Homecoming Special 150th Celebration

1995 'Serving our Alumni as they return Home"

Free Picnic Lunch

August 1995

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Come join the fun at Alumni House (corner King George and College Ave.) Friday, 20 October, from 1100 to 1500. Yes, registration is in ALUMNI HALL , across Free picnic lunch - hot dogs, fruit, cookies, chips, and from the Parade field, the previous site of soda. The Raw Bar and Beverage Bar will be open on Griffin, Isherwood, and Melville.

This schedule subject to change. Please check registration the patio for the purchase of oysters and alcoholic packet for updated schedule. beverages. Mack Bailey and Kevin Brooks, a local Thursday, 19 October Folk Duo, will entertain in the tent. Alumni 0730-1700 Registration at Alumni Hall; pick up name tags for Association merchandise, as well as Bailey, Banks and entry into Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store).

0730-1700 Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store).

Biddle, will be on hand with great gift ideas for that 0730-1700 Alumni House open (merchandise available).

Navy fan in your life. The Alumni f^ , 0900-1700 USNA Gift Shop in Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center.

Association invites all members of the J J ^ 1000-1200 Golf Scramble; Alumni & spouses (USNA Golf Course, North Severn).

Naval Academy Family to celebrate thej^ j j * Âť ^ 1210 Brigade noon meal formation. return of our Alumni. i 1300-1530 General visiting to Academic Departments, except those

"A VISION FOR THE FUTURE" "A Vision for the Future" will be performed on Friday, October 20, 1995 in Alumni Hall. Homecoming weekend will be enhanced by an evening celebration intended to provide the audience with a "quick look" through 150 years of Naval Academy history. An audio-visual presentation on three screens will be accompanied and completely orchestrated utilizing the Naval Academy Band, Glee Club, Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Masqueraders.

Please note that this production will replace the afterdinner dancing usually held in Dahlgren Hall. This is FREE!! If you are not attending the reception/dinner but plan to attend "A Vision for the Future"please return number on the following form: # attending, 1730-1830 Reception Dahlgren Hall 1900 Dinner King Hall 2100 "A Vision for the Future" Alumni Hall In order to accomodate all who wish to attend, please complete and mail to Homecoming Office, USNA Alumni Association, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21401.

posted "No General Visiting."

1300-1530 Planetarium Show, Professional Development presentation (Luce Hall Planetarium).

1430-1700 General visiting of Alumni Hall.

Friday, 20 October Roman Catholic Mass in All Faiths Chapel (Mitscher Hall).

0600 0700-1900 Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store).

0730-1700 Registration at Alumni Hall; pick up name tags for entry into Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store).

0730-1700 Alumni House open (merchandise available).

0800-1700 USNA Gift Shop in Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center.

Alumni Open Golf Tournament, USNA Golf Course, North 0900 Severn. Shotgun start.

1100-1500 "Free Picnic" at Alumni House. Cash Bar and Raw Bar available. Live music.

Roman Catholic Mass in All Faiths Chapel (Mitscher Hall).

1200 Brigade noon meal formation.

1210 Luncheon in King Hall for Alumni who are parents or legal 1215 guardians of Midshipmen.

Note: Midshipmen must purchase tickets in advance at the Accounting Branch, Midshipmen Food Service Division.

1300-1530 General Visiting to Academic Departments, except those posted "No General Visiting".

1300-1530 Planetarium Show (Luce Hall).

1300-1600 Yard Patrol Craft static tours (Farragut Seawall).

1430-1800 General visiting of Alumni Hall. â&#x20AC;˘Alumni vs. Varsity Baseball team (Bishop Stadium).

1530 J.V. Football vs NAPS (Astroturf Field).

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Welcome Home!

Dear Alum, The Alumni House celebrates its 256th birthday, the U.S. Naval Academy celebrates its 150th birthday, and we are recognizing the 70th Homecoming anniversary of the Class of 1925! Also, our home city of Annapolis is celebrating its 300th year.

Homecoming is a special time for Alumni and for our staff as well. We look forward to seeing you and being of assistance should you need it. Please plan on joining us for the Picnic on Friday, 20 October. You are sure to find old frienids and^ classmates in the crowd.

Welcome Home and Go Navy!

Sincerely,

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R. Brandquist President and CEO U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association

Important • Football tickets must be ordered from the Athletic Association 1-800-US4-NAVY. • Those Alumni wishing to have lunch on Friday with their Midshipman must advise him/her so he/she can make the necessary arrangements.

Remember to join us for lunch at Alumni House, We will be looking for you ! And, again ^

• Alumni lodging in Ricketts Hall will not be available this year due to renovations.

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410-626-0783

410-263-4448 Alumni Association 8:00-5:00 M-F 301-261-2684 Alumni Association Washington Line 410-269-1036 Alumni Association Baltimore Line 410-293-1000 U.S. Naval Academy Switchboard 24 hours 410-268-6060 NAAA Ticket Office 800-874-NAVY NAAA FAN Phone 410-293-5765 Security Office

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Transportation and Parking

Parking in Annapolis is always a problem. Therefore, arrangements have been made for Free shuttle bus service from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Buses will originate at the Stadium, stopping at Alumni House, Alumni Hall (for registration), the Naval Academy Store, and Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, then retracing that route. Service will be continuous from 0700 Friday to 0100 Saturday; and from 0700 to 1400 Saturday.

Stadium parking fees are $3 on Friday; $4 on Saturday.

No overnight parking is permitted.

If you need further information, please call (410) 6260783.

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Dress Parade (Worden Field).

"Alumni Squash Match (Halsey Field House).

Brigade evening meal.

Reserved tickets for Alumni reception/dinner transferred from Alumni Hall to Dahlgren Hall for pickup at 1730.

1730-2000 Alumni reception in Dahlgren Hall (open bar) and dinner in King Hall (1900). Tickets required. Dress: Civilian Informal.

1930 Jewish Service in All Faiths Chapel (Mitscher Hall).

1930 'Alumni Water Polo (Lejeune Hall).

2100 150th Birthday Celebration Gala multi-media presentation, A Vision for the Future, in Alumni Hall.

Saturday, 21 October 0730-1200 Registration at Alumni Hall; pick up name tags for entry into Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store).

0730-1700 Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store).

0800-1700 USNA Gift Shop in Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center.

0805 "Alumni "Jog/Run". Reservations and $8 entry fee required.

0900-1300 Alumni House Open TBD Visit Ship - Robert Crown Sailing Center. Boats leave from Fleet Landing.

0830 "Alumni vs. Varsity Tennis Team (Porter Road tennis courts).

0830-0930 Visits to Company Wardrooms by sponsoring classes.

0900 Roman Catholic Mass in St. Andrew's Chapel.

0900 "Alumni vs. Rugby Club (Hospital Point).

0900-1200 General visiting of Alumni Hall.

0900-1200 YP Craft static tours ( Farragut Seawall).

1200 Brigade formation for march-on (Tecumseh Court).

1310 Brigade enters Stadium for march-on.

1330 Football game: Navy vs. Villanova. (Please request football tickets directly from Athletic Association (41026g-6060)-A^Or the Alumni Association).

Sunday, 22 October 0830 Protestant Holy Communion in St. Andrew's Chapel.

0900 Roman Catholic Mass (Main Chapel).

0900-1700 Naval Academy Store (formerly Mid Store).

0900-1700 USNA Gift Shop in Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center.

1100 Protestant Divine Service (Main Chapel).

1100 "Alumni Lacrosse Game (Dewey Field).

1115 Roman Catholic Mass (Laboon Ministry Center).

1230 Noon meal formation.

1400-1700 Sailing on Naval Academy Knockabouts. Call Robert Crown Sailing Center, 293-5605. Crew of 2, both must have "B" Skipper qualification. Crew of 3 to 6, only 1 "B" Skipper qualification required.

TBD Ship Visit-Robert Crown Sailing Center. Boats leave from Fleet Landing. Last Boat for visitors leaves at 1415.

To participate in these sports, please call:

Baseball Lacrosse Rugby Tennis Squash Water Polo Jog-In

410-293-5571 410-293-5547 410-293-5565 410-293-3436 410-293-5589 410-293-5558 TBD

Tickets to the reception / dinner in Dahlgren Hall are sold on a first-come, firstserved basis. Get your order in early. Only 2,500 tickets available!

For tickets, please return the reservation form (on the back of this page) with your payment by 6 October. Reservations will not be accepted without payment!

NOTE: Due to space limitations, and in all fairness to Alumni, tickets are restricted to: Alumni and spouses or dates; Alumni widows and escorts; Honorary and Associate Members; and USNA faculty.

Tickets will not be mailed after 6 October 1995.

Reserved ticket pick-up is at Alumni Hall on Thursday, 19 October and Friday, 20 October until 1700. At 1730 tickets can be picked up in Dahlgren Hall.

Refund requests accepted until 6 October. Please mail refund request (tickets must be included for a refund) to USNA Alumni Association, Homecoming Office, 247 King George Street, Annapolis, MD 21401-5068.

Dress for the reception/dinner: Civilian Informal.

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The site for registration is ALUMNI HALL. No registration packets or badges will be mailed. They may be picked up at Alumni Hall (not Alumni House) on Thursday, 19 October, from 0730 to 1700; on Friday, 20 October, from 0730 to 1700; and on Saturday, 21 October from 0730 to 1200. The packets include a list of names of all Alumni attending, a schedule of events, parking information, and a name tag.

Class Reunions You will receive information on class activities directly from class representatives.

Please Note: the cost of your class reunion activities does not include the Friday night reception/dinner in Dahlgren and ICing Hall.

For those of you with Children,..

The Naval Station Child Development Center can put you in touch with licensed family home care providers. Please be aware that these providers will set their rates on an individual basis.

There is a limited supply of home care providers, so if you know you will need such assistance, call Laura Ruth at the Center at (410) 293-9393. Reservations will be taken starting September 15.

Please make arrangements prior to your arrival.

Please stand by your commitment. If we misuse the services this year there wi 5^, be no services in the future.

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Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please make checks payable to USNA Alumni Association.

Reservations without payment cannot be accepted.

Reservations on this form DO NOT cover any of the individual class reunion functions.

Orders should be received by 6 October.

Activity Amount Reception & Dinner Friday - 5:30 p.m. $27.50/person Please note there will be NO LODGING in Ricketts Hall this year due to renovations.

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Attendee List* If you are not attending the Friday evening reception/dinner but wish to have your name on the list of those attending Homecoming, please check here. [ J *Names received as of 6 October will be included on the list.

The Mail Boat new softened and more "collegian" Plebe year.

I suspect Mr. Gatanis and 1 would disagree on Shipmate: As President of the Class of '38,1 almost any political issue you might name. speak for all 200 stalwarts who remain from But, we are brothers-in-arms on keeping the 438 who were pictured tossing their caps Plebe year unremittingly tough and occasionin the air in Dahlgren Hall on 2 June 1938. ally humiliating—and thus creating pressure You are to be commended for using this his- which breaks some. toric photograph of President Roosevelt on the 1 suspect that Mr. Gatanis and 1 would get cover of the June 1995 Shipmate. It is the only along well face-to-face, in part because what time President Roosevelt presented diplomas we have in common surpasses the superficial to a Naval Academy graduating class during differences of Liberal vs. Conservative: his three terms in office.

1. We have learned that severe hardship, even At our 50th Reunion in 1988, the President's cruelty, can be conquered by human commuspeech was the centerpiece of a memorabilia nity ("team work"). display organized by our Committee. We can 2. We have seen a remarkably diverse group make it available for publication at your re- of young men (and women in Gatanis' case) quest. broken down and welded into a group sure that On a more personal note, 1 would add that I they are far stronger together than any single was seated on the far right, as viewed from the one could be alone. And that they will never podium, in the eighth row. This comes from a be alone when a Classmate is near.

Class photo, in the hands of many of us, taken 3. We have learned how surprisingly capable just before your cover picture. A distinguished we can be under "bantering and badgering," white haired gentleman (perhaps from the Class and much worse. As a veteran of over 50 jury of 1888?) is seated just to my left. In your trials, 1 have found it easy to face a hostile judge photo, he chose to stand and left nothing but or a terrible turn in the evidence: 1 just recall my head visible. A pity! being in a gym uniform, with five minutes to M.H. Rindskopf'38 get into the uniform of the day before marchoff. 1 made it then, 1 can make it now.

4. We have learned to obey orders swiftly Midn Milark and reflexively. 1 abhor war, but am not so far Shipmate: This is in reference to the article in gone as to deny the importance of maintaining the May Shipmate (page 14), by then-Midship- America's capability to project a strong miliman Milark '95. tary force around the world. 1 would choose Since I have no easy way of making contact my Naval Academy Classmates to accomplish with her, I would hope that Shipmate might this—choose them in the snap of a finger over convey my personal expression of sensing-first- the Rhodes Scholars, titans of business, topthat the midshipmen are people most human, notch lawyers who were my classmates at Yale and in many ways, gifted; and second-the Acad- Law School. emy still remains an institution that somehow, My father. Class of '34, was horrified at the through all the years, continues to abide as a intensity of the hazing my Company went place from which we may draw strength. through. It seems there are cycles of Plebe year P.S. Midn [now Ensign] Milark's article is su- toughness. By all means, let us put aside the perb! most vicious customs of yesteryear; let us Edwin N. Dodson '29 monitor the practices of upperclassmen rather than taking the laissez faire approach of my time; let us raise midshipmen who can think independently.

But don't throw out the baby with the Plebe Year...how tough? bathwater. Eliminate the challenge of Plebe Shipmate: 1 am a graduate of the Class of 1962. year, and you may as well shunt the fine young I live in Berkeley, California, voted for Clinton, men and women who seek Navy careers to left the Navy because of Vietnam, support ROTC or OCS programs.

1 am surprised at the depth of my reaction— women's liberation, and worked for arms conme a proud knee-jerk liberal. Something protrol after leaving the service.

During my first month of Plebe year, 1 lost found happened to me in Annapolis in 195835 pounds and averaged 4 1/2 hours of sleep a 1959. Don't kill it now. night. Things got marginally better after that, Bill Brockett '62 but not much.

1 support hazing. Or at least hazing as a necessary byproduct of a demanding Plebe year.

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Bancroft Wings 7 & 8 Shipmate: 1 am writing with respect to the caption on the picture on page 106 of the May 1995 issue of Shipmate, "Building Bancroft Hall wings 7 and 8 in 1962." 1 now know why 1 could never sweat a penny to the bulkhead during my Plebe year '61-'62 in the 21st Company, "the Color Company, Sir!," on the first deck of the eighth wing; there were no bulkheads.

Patrick E. Martin '65 Shipmate: Just a nit pick. In your May issue of Shipmate, page 106, you show a picture of the new wings at Bancroft Hall, which were under construction in "1962". 1 believe the year of the photograph should be 1960 or 1961. It was my great fortune to be in the Color Company my First Class year, and my even better fortune to have roomed with Don Diget, the captain of the swim team, and Pat Kelley, who stood near the top in our class academically.

At the end of Second Class year the new wing eight was near completion, and we in the 21st Company were being allowed to choose rooms for the next year. Room selection was by class standing, 1 stood near the bottom, but Pat Kelley was near the top, so we chose a corner room on the second deck. We had a magnificent view of the Bay, part of the naval station and a bit up river towards Annapolis. 1 am sure that my day dreaming while enjoying the view helped me lose another twenty spots in class standing prior to graduation. We moved into the new rooms after First Class cruise and one thing readily became apparent; it took forever to get anywhere. We still marched to all of our classes and meals, and we were so far out that we had to allow an extra few minutes for every formation. The rooms were worth it, though. Pat Kelley was one of my heroes; he got straight As in high school, lettered three or four times every year in high school, played baseball at the Academy and was sharp as a tack. Unfortunately, he contracted Hodgkin's Disease Second Class year, and although he was permitted to graduate, he was not commissioned. Pat went in and out of remission several times and finally died in 1967.

Thanks for putting out such a great magazine, it makes my day when the mail man delivers a new issue.

W.E. Covington '62

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Social Security and Mickey Mouse Shipmate: 1 have reviewed the Class of '53's recent information bulletin concerning Social Security wage credits, which can be granted for pre-1957 military service, including students at service academies. Once I found out what was being referred to, I recognized it as information promulgated periodically over the years. The earliest source in my files is an article entitled "Gratuitous Social Security Credit for Military Personnel" appearing in the BuPers Newsletter for December 1965. As in my case, and for many in our Class, these credits will fall outside the highest 35 year earning envelope. It would certainly, however, help those individuals who had less than 35 years of eamings and need to eliminate some "zero" earning years.

Probably lesser known of, and perhaps of greater importance for us, are the special credits for military service from 1957 on. For the period 1957 through 1977, $300 can be added to the amount shown on your Social Security record for each quarter you were on active duty.

Beginning in 1978, $100 extra credit can be added for each $300 in military wages, up to a maximum of $ 1,200 in extra credits for the year.

The hooker is that these extra credits can never raise salary levels over the years "wage base" for Social Security purposes. The wage base is the maximum amount of salary taxed by Social Security and is also the largest amount of salary that can be used to determine the amount of your Social Security check. For example, in 1979 the wage base was $22,900 so if you retired that year and your total salaries from all sources was less than this figure you can get extra wage credits up to $1,200 which are then subject to indexing to update to current standards.

You can check on eligibility for both types of military service credits by examining your eamings record appearing in the Personal Earnings and Benefit Statement available by sending Form SSA-7004-SM OP-7, Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement, to the Social Security Administration. However, you can't determine from that if military service was considered, since special credits for military service are not shown. Your local Social Security Administration office can arrange for a special earnings and benefits printout which will indicate if these credits were applied. Unless you have complete trust in the bureaucracy, I would do this.

Ask for a copy of the latest Social Security handout on the subject, SAA Publication No. 05-10017, Military Service and Social Security.

On a different note: military benefit eligible alumni visiting central Florida and particularly Walt Disney World and other Orlando area attractions should be aware of the conversion of the former Disney Inn to an Armed Forces Recreation Center hotel, called Shades of Green, under a lease arrangement. Room rates are significantly less than those of Disney Resort hotels, $85 for 0-3 through 0-5 and $92 for 0-6 through 0-10. For comparison, the Disney Inn rate was $235 per night. Shades of Green has 32

bus service that interfaces with the Disney World transportation system which guests are eligible to use. Two championship golf courses and a 9-hole executive course are adjacent.

Disney and other attraction tickets are sold there at less than gate or military base ticket office prices. For information, write them at P. O. Box 22789, Lake Buena Vista, FL 328302789, or call 407-824-3600.

Jim Carrington, Jr. '48

our institutions torn down through ignorance, reticence or plain old compromise. First impressions count. Do and say what's right. Forever.

Clayton W. Miller '82

Seems Like Such A Short Time

Shipmate: I recently completed a short cruise, more like a slight pause amidst hectic schedules. It wasn't a WESTPAC nor an EASTPAC, and not even a Camival, but just a short Chesapeake Bay journey窶馬ot very far or long, by First Impressions Count! any stretch.

Shipmate: Just this aftemoon 1 read the Reuter's We (a group of Company mates) talked about, wire of the new pregnancy standard my Alma this during our twentieth Homecoming while!

Mater is supposedly considering, that of allow- out sailing on a small sloop, powered by a slight ing those who become pregnant or who make wind and strong on imagination fueled by grog. someone else pregnant, a "30-day period..."in I dismissed the idea as sentimental musings, which to 'terminate the pregnancy,' so that they and forgot about it until my ex-roomy, on a might have an opportunity to maintain their couple of journeys to Annapolis during the midshipmen status. "Say again???" It doesn't bleak winter months, reinitiated the interest. matter really if Reuter's has their story right, We completed an expanding square search tremendous damage has been done, and the of the local charter scene and found a large Navy is once again on the defensive, owing a sloop that we felt would serve us well. The response to the American people as to why it is management was friendly, the boat looked exeven considering some type of reprehensible citing, and the task daunting. How many of "us compromise to what was, and still should be a would show" was the ultimate question...the cut and dry situation. boat slept seven. Would only two of us end up Consider "the Tailhook Scandal." Most of sailing it alone?! There were nine of us that we us on active duty heard the real truth almost as felt were very close...close enough to live in a soon as the public heard the media version. "/ "hallway" for four days? Phew. After all, it swear I was not at Tailhook." Throughout the wasn't Youngster cruise and we weren't nineNavy, junior officers were made to repeatedly teen. Once again, the question was, how many sign little pieces of paper, like POWs. Lieu- of the nine would show? tenants, and not their leaders, were initially I have had some close friends in my Ufe, from hunted down for termination in response to high school, the squadron, the airline, and Congressional inquiries. Somehow the leaders, neighbors. My thought was, how many of those who set the examples, escaped unscathed. It people would dare spend four days in a "halldoesn't matter if none of this really happened, way" with me and my cynicism? I was never that's what we heard. This was our experience. the "planner" in my family, either as I was Tailhook wasn't about sexual harassment. It growing up or now that I am "grown up". It was about moral leadership, or the lack thereof was always my mother, or as of late, my wife.

We don't need sensitivity training. We need I more or less just plod along, especially in releaders. And our country needs to hear this. lation to social events.

A few years back a group of midshipmen Well, to continue...we had crew polo shirts were caught in a cheating scandal. While the and ball caps designed for the occasion, planned nation held its breath the first response to hit the route of the sail, collected dollars, and emthe street was a supposed quote by Naval Acad- bellished credentials on required sailing reemy leadership [to the effect], "we are re-evalu- sumes. Seven of the nine actually made it. Of ating our Honor Concept." It doesn't matter if the two who didn't, one was in Diego Garcia, someone didn't really mean that, that's what and the other had just become a father for the we heard. Re-evaluate Honor?! Littie wonder first time. Legitimate excuses?? the validity of maintaining service academies It was indeed a great four days. The weather has been questioned lately. didn't cooperate all the time, we didn't sail as When I left Annapolis, the mission of the Naval Academy was "...to prepare midshipmen morally..." If that's still true and if it's still necessary, if honor is somehow still important enough to die for, then it needs to be lived up to. By Naval Academy grads first and foremost. Not rethought. There is yet a whole generation of junior officers still looking for leadership, who are tired of compromise and will not bow deeply to political correctness.

There is an entire nation desperately looking for something solid. We have an obligation to those who went on before us, to whom honor was no small thing, to not sit idly by and watch '74 Sailors Shipmate, July-August 1995

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The Superintendent has authorized Naval Academy Alumni access to the Store during all home football game weekends and during special class activities. Alumni who wish access on these weekends must register at the Store which is located in the third wing of Bancroft Hall. On the regularly scheduled homecoming weekend Alumni may register either at the store or with the Alumni Association. Request for access by individual classes for special class activities on other than home football weekends should be addressed to the Alumni Association.

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well as we thought we could, and the Cheasapeake is a lot shallower than 1 thought!

It still amazes me, as the Class of 1974's Class Notes pages move towards the front of Shipmate, that there is a timelessness in our relationships from the Academy. We played basketball just like we thought we used to. We settled into the verbal give and take that occurred some 25 years ago, as if we had not missed a beat, or had even started careers, or become parents. Being the cynical midshipman, I would never have thought that the relationships formed there by the Severn would have meant so much, nor weathered so many years.

I am truly blessed, and am looking forward to our adventure next year.

Ken Huston '74 "1972-The Nadir...?"

Shipmate: I was delighted to read RADM Langenberg's article on professionalism in 1972 {Shipmate, January-February 1995, pg.

35). His discourse on the Hicks Subcommittee Report probably gave it more publicity than it received at the time it was written.

I was privileged to command two numbered fleets, first in the Adantic and then in the Mediterranean, for almost three years during the period he addresses. I was quite familiar with the disciplinary problems he describes, which I believe were created by an imposed permissive environment. The Hicks report was very professional in its addressal of the Navy's problems and contained much information of instmctional value to conunanders wrestiing with the issues. Many of us in command of troops at that time were going back to basics, including a review and study of the laws of the land as they related to authority.

When the Hicks Report was published, a copy was sent to me directly from Capitol Hill.

The words of the report were most descriptive of existing conditions as I was evaluating them.

I found them to be so pertinent that I requested permission from the highest Navy military authority to give the document wide distribution to all commanding officers in the Sixth Fleet.

That request was denied and 1 doubt that the report ever received the dissemination that it warranted. Today's coimnanding officers and others with direct responsibility for operating units would do well to read the Report in depth.

As to whether 1972, with all its discipline problems, represented a "nadir of Navy professionalism", I have some doubts and I note that Admiral Langenberg includes a question mark in his title. Some units probably suffered in their ability to operate in a professional manner, but despite the occasional turmoil, I felt the leadership responded well in both the enlisted and commissioned ranks. As a consequence I believe that the professionalism of the Navy was excellent.

For example, during that period of time the submarine force made great strides in integrating the nuclear powered attack submarine with the operations of carrier task forces. Further, those same attack submarines conducted some incredibly professional anti-submarine operations that are still best not discussed.

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The amphibious forces introduced the new command ship, the MOUNT WKFTNEY, upgrading their ability to keep track of complicated amphibious operations. Also, they became more integrated with carrier task forces. Further, they led the way in greatly expanded operations with units of other nations, at one point conducting joint operations with the Turks and Italians on Sardinia, a first in the Mediterranean.

The destroyer and frigate forces improved their ability to integrate short and long range sonars and conducted some highly professional operations against Soviet diesel/electric subs.

One operation provided some great physical evidence as to who was harassing whom. Films of that operation were provided to the Secretary of the Navy as he led a delegation to Moscow to negotiate a conmion sense set of rules of engagement for ships and aircraft of opposing forces.

Aviation units expanded their anti-submarine capabilities with new equipment and greater integration with the nuclear attack submarines.

The carriers conducted operations from the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay, providing air support over westem and central Europe. Similar operations were also conducted from the Mediterranean. One demonstration called for the launching of a flight of A-7's from a carrier in the Aegean and landing on the JOHN F. KENNEDY off Bodo, Norway. At the same time, a similar flight launched from KENNEDY and landed aboard the carrier in the Aegean. The following day, each flight returned to its home base, demonstrating the range and abilities of carrier based aviation to support events in Central Europe. (Incidentally, permission for that operation was granted only under the conditions that no publicity of the event be released).

In addition, the Navy entered an attack aircraft team of A-7's in the annual NATO weapons meet, held that year in Greece. The team won in grand style.

So on reflection, I believe circa 1972 represented a challenging period for leadership, but the leadership generally responded well and the ability of the operating forces to produce in a professional manner was not denigrated very much. For sure, leaders learned a lot from the experiment with permissiveness. Current and future leaders can leam much as well, if they do nothing more than study the Hicks Report.

I particularly applaud Admiral Langenberg's closing comments about maintaining high standards "visibly higher than those of the society around us." "Standards" seems to be emerging as the operative word in current leadership challenges.

Jerry Miller '42

Service Academy Business Resource Directory & Costa Rica Shipmate: I congratulate the Naval Academy Alumni Association for taking the lead in publishing the Service Academy (Alumni) Business Resource Directory (SABRD); it is a very good work.

The Directory will be of great help to create an international network of USNA, and our sister academy's, aluinni; bringing together people of integrity, hard work and open mind.

You are doing it at the right time, the approval of NAFTA will open the American Free Trade market from Alaska to Patagonia.

Thinking on the same direction, I promoted the formation of the first USNA Alumni Association chapter in Latin America; Costa Rica.

"One of the goals of the chapter is to actively promote the formation of chapters in other Latin American nations." (1991 November Shipmate, Chapter news, Costa Rica). I believe the Ecuador chapter will be the next.

I am also working on an international project called ECONAUTICA, that will join many USNA alumni. There is a lot to do ahead, I am sure we are on the right course and I will be asking for your help.

Julio C. Andrade '54

Tradition and Excellence

Shipmate: Due to relocating to DC, I just now caught up with my Jan/Feb issue. Thank you Janie Mines ("The Jewish Chapel") for sharing these frank and refreshing thoughts. Thanks also to the editors for allowing Shipmate the breathing room to include such articles. Aside from my Navy similarities with Janie (Supply Corps/logistics/procurement), I had Bancroft experiences very much like those she describes.

I, like Janie, had a "private place" in Bancroft. While more well-known than the Jewish Chapel, the Rotunda Chapel provided nie an escape from many Plebe year trials. Furthering my parallels with Janie, I was at the Academy last month after a several year absence.

On visiting the Rotunda Chapel around 10:00 pm that evening, I (unlike Janie's experiences) found the same sense of quiet peace and strength in that small room as I had first discovered in 1981. While I was also raised a Baptist in the South, I too had "grown out" of much of my earlier faith (I think now that I failed to recognize the distinct difference between educated and wise). Today, I believe like Janie that while I strayed from God, He never faltered in Ed. note: Admiral Langenberg's feature article His presence with me. I, again like Janie, feel has been selected by the Chief of Naval Train- that my faith is both stronger and more vibrant ing (CNET)for use in the Navy-wide Command today than it would have become without my Leadership Course. The danger of accepting time and experiences in Bancroft. "society's standards" in the military is ever I recognize that my individual struggles at with us. The use of this article by CNET is a the Academy, while very real to me, were not big step in the right direction. Again, our thanks of the same order of magnitude as Janie's to Bill Langenberg '51 for his outstanding con- struggles at the Academy. I salute her persetribution. Dave verance and her achievements. Again, I appre

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ciate Shipmate using articles such as hers in addition to the traditional nostalgic articles. 1 believe that the thoughts of Alumni are more important than the recollections of Alumni in helping shape the future of the Academy. More bluntly, if we neglect where we're going, our past will cease to matter. The Aliimni are the singular group of people able to personally relate to the life, trials and worth of the Brigade, it follows that we should be both willing and eager to offer our thoughts and insights to those at the Alumni Association, the Academy administration and within the Brigade who are today shaping the future of the Academy. We are individually and collectively part of the "tradition" of the Academy; we owe both to that tradition and to our successors our best efforts to ensure continued excellence at the Academy.

Larry Brown '85

Memorial Stadium Identified Shipmate: I am writing in regard to the photograph which appeared on page 62 of the April '95 issue of Shipmate. It is captioned "NavyDartmouth Football Game in Philadelphia, 1923." Sorry, but the stadium shown is the old Baltimore Stadium on 33rd Street, with the Baltimore City College (High School) tower in the background. I can't vouch for the opponent on that day since I saw myfirstNavy game in the same venue against Cornell in 1938.

The old stadium was replaced in the '50s by Memorial Stadium, after the arrival of the Orioles in 1954.

Thomas H. Sherman '50

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Shipmate: Will try to help Gordon Gerson '58, identify the ship in his picture. I'm quite sure it is ARKANSAS (BB-33). The cage mast and the single stack give it away. I believe she was the last of the old BBs to lose the cage. I'm sorry I can't tell him the exact date or the occasion when the ship was in New York, but the old bucket had quite a role to play during WWII, including firing on the Normandy beach to support our D Day landings. If he wants to know what happened to her, he can look at the famous photo of the Bikini test explosion. I believe ARKANSAS is the big hole in the middle of the waterspout, and she did not survive.

Interestingly, just before Christmas of' 86,1 took my brother-in-law to NAS, Alameda. ARKANSAS (CGN-41) was in port and the young jay gee on duty offered to give us the 50 cent tour. One of the first things he told us was that the prior ship of that name had been the last ship in the fleet with 12-inch guns. I suggested he look up ALASKA and GUAM. Since Gordon went Air Force, and I was at the Academy in the late '40s, during the "Revolt of the Admirals", please pass on to him that I'm still waiting for the B-36 to do its thing.

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United States Naval Academy Part HI. A Golden Age Mr, James W. Cheevers, Associate Director and Senior Curator, U.S. Navcil Academy Museum As the nation entered its second hundred years the post-Civil War Pacific Station, and former superintendent Rear Admiral C.R.P. Rodgers nadir of its Navy continued. Ships in the fleet were few and obsolete, was retumed to the Academy to restore good discipline. [In 1994, Adand too many officers remained on active duty, one for every four en- miral C.R. Larson '58 became the second superintendent to serve the listed man, and periods between promotions were lengthy: morale was Academy again.] It is thought that President Garfield had intended to low. At the Naval Academy a quick succession of superintendents did extend Rodger's duty time, but in the turmoil of the president's assassinot help matters. Rear Admiral C.R.P. Rodgers, the most respected na- nation, the admiral, having been aboard only five months, reached manval officer since Farragut, was succeeded in 1878 by Conmiodore Foxhall datory retirement and was relieved by Captain Francis M. Ramsay '56, A. Parker. A Virginian at birth, Foxhall Parker had remained loyal to the first alumnus to become superintendent. [All successive superintenthe Union, despite his younger dents have been alumni.] brother. Lieutenant William H. Ramsay's penchant Parker, having left his teaching for change, and Congress's position at the U.S. Naval AcadPersonnel Act of 1882, limitemy, gone south, and serving as 5. â&#x20AC;˘ ing the number of officer comsuperintendent of the Confedmissions each year, caused diferate States Naval Academy. ficulties and morale problems Foxhall died during June Week at the Naval Academy. Captain 1879, barely completing a year Ramsay reorganized the curat the helm in Annapolis; and riculum to put professional he was replaced by Rear Admisubjects in the First Class year, ral George B. Balch, a very to abolish electives, and to rekindly gentleman whom the duce the authority of departmidshipmen affectionately ment heads. In an attempt to dubbed "Papa Balch," and solve the disciplinary prob""ves^^ whom they were able to malems, he reassigned the dorminipulate into lighter penalties tory spaces by companies, infor their infractions and misstead of following the custom USNA formation, 1870 deeds. of having classmates board together. He revised the demerit Discipline suffered. The persystem, increasing penalties for more serious offenses, and introduced missive climate permitted the shenanigans of one of the most notoriconduct grades.

When the First Class rebelled against these changes, ous, and yet admirable, characters ever to attend the Naval Academy, Midshipman Philo N. McGiffin '82. Even today a mock naval vessel the superintendent had them "santeed," arrested and held aboard the bearing his name is hauled around the stadium at football games. station ship SANTEE. Concemed over rumors of a plot to disrupt graduation exercises in McGiffin was a premier prankster. His famous feats included rolling historic cannon balls down the inside stairs of the New Quarters dormi- June 1883, Captain Ramsay ordered that applause, as the certificates tory during study time, and firing a midnight salute from the historic were being given, be held to the end of presentations. Poor acoustics in Mexican War trophy cannons displayed in the Yard. Young Mr. McGiffin the chapel prevented many from hearing his instructions, and when the was also commended by the Secretary of the Navy for rescuing two honor graduate came forward, cheers went up. An angry superintendent asked those that had cheered to stand and with parents and guests lookchildren from a burning house.

Following graduation and upon completion of his two years in the ing on in amazement he had the midshipmen marched off to the SANTEE. fleet. Naval Cadet McGiffin was honorably discharged pursuant to the Within an hour the situation had been ameliorated, but graduation had Personnel Act of 1882, which limited the annual awarding of new com- been ruined.

Even if a midshipman had been successful in completing four years, missions. In search of employment he traveled to the Far East, where he became a professor of seamanship and gunnery at the Chinese Naval and in obtaining his certificate of graduation between 1882 and 1889, Academy, a valuable advisor to China's naval leaders, and where he there was no certainty that he would be guaranteed a commission in the was critically wounded while on the flagship's bridge in the major na- Navy after completing his two years as a naval cadet in the fleet. The val action in the Sino-Japanese War. McGiffin was able to return home, Personnel Act, limiting the number of commissions, translated into only twenty-two of sixty-three members of the Class of 1881 being commisbut the severe pain from his wounds caused him to take his own life.

During Admiral Balch's term as superintendent the first natatorium sioned, sixteen of thirty-seven in the Class of 1882, thirteen of fiftywas built, and some of the senior naval leaders of World War I, e.g., four in the Class of 1883, and so on. At the same time, the act did do William S. Sims '80, and Hugh Rodman '80, graduated. Shortly after well for the U.S. Marine Corps, allowing graduates, from the day forJames Garfield became the first president to deliver the commencement ward, to select a second lieutenant's commission in the Corps. In fact address at Annapolis, Admiral Balch was transferred to command the all fifty new Marine Corps officers from then through 1900 came from Shipmate, July-August 1995

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Midsliipman reading room at ttie USNA Library in 1881

Naval Academy classes, and "the famous fifty," as they became known, produced five Marine Corps commandants and an above average number of flag officers and colonels. Academy alunrni led the Corps through a critical period in its history, as it gained an outstanding battlefield record in World War I, and developed the amphibious mission so important in World War II. With Captain Ramsay reassigned to head the Bureau of Navigation, Commander William T. Sampson '61 assumed the helm at the Naval Academy. Sampson, number one in his class, and the noted leader of the North Adantic Squadron in the Spanish-American War, spent more than one third of his 45 year Navy career at the Naval Academy, including student days, three teaching tours, and the four year superintendency. He introduced the studies of electricity and metallurgy, the installation of machine shops for practical work, and lectures by visiting distinguished scientists. The Naval Academy Graduates Association [later the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association] was founded in 1886. A new quarters for the superintendent, a red brick Victorian Queen Anne style house, was completed.

Conmiander Sampson also fostered the physical development of midshipmen. Midshipman Vauix Carter '84 formed the first Navy football team to play a team of another school, the Johns Hopkins University, on Thanksgiving Day, 1882. During Sampson's time the football season was expanded to six games, and plans were initiated to play the U.S. Military Academy. Midshipman William A. Moffett '90, a future father of naval aviation, received his certificate of graduation during exercises held in, now Captain, Sampson's last week as superintendent.

It was Captain Robert L. Phythian who led Navy in celebrating the victory, 24 to 0, in the first Army-Navy football game, held at West Point, NY, on 29 November 1890. Phythian was head of the Academy, too, when the Navy "N" athletic letter was introduced, when the goat made its debut as Navy's mascot, when Navy "Blue and Gold" became the official school colors [in lieu of individual class colors], and when the first Lucky Bag yearbook was published [1894]. Twelve acres of land was purchased along Dorsey [later College] Creek, completing the acquisition of old Lockwoodsville, making possible the start of a series of new, red brick family quarters on what would become Upshur and Rodgers Roads. Now known as the Parade Field houses, when they were first opened to residents the large number of wagons arriving full of furniture and household goods reminded people of the Oklahoma homestead rushes of 1889 and 1893, giving the name "Oklahoma" to this section of the Academy. When the formal parade field was moved to this area in the early 20th century, the midshipmen appreciated the

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name, too, because the field was so far from their new dormitory iacilities.

Superintendent Phythian witnessed the arrival of the first steel ship assigned to train midshipmen in 1893. It was appropriately named BANCROFT. He saw the wearing of the first football helmet, a creation in leather by Midshipman Joseph M. Reeves '94. Reeves, a later pioneer in naval aviation and major fleet commander, and the noted American novelist, Winston Churchill '94, passed in review during Phythian's last Color Parade as superintendent.

The momentous decisions to build steel ships, and to follow Alfred Thayer Mahan's strategic policy of concentrated naval power had profound effects on the U. S. Naval Academy. Within a twenty year segment of time, from 1895 to 1915, discussions began, plans were drawn, and construction was completed on an entirely new Naval Academy.

The same period produced record numbers of graduates to provide the needed junior officers to manage the ever larger steel, and more powerfully armed cruisers, then armored cruisers, and then batfleships. Many recall that Naval Academy classes were graduated early during periods of war, but few remember that the Classes from 1902 to 1907 were sent to the fleet with about four months shaved off the normal four year program.

Some of these new alunrni had duty on the new submersible vessels, known as submarines, on new torpedo boats [the forerunners of modem destroyers], and a few even had, among the first human experiences of successfully leaving the surface of the earth, in flying machines. Technological advances were coming so rapidly that the Great White Heet, among the most modem navies in the world, which President Theodore Roosevelt sent out of Norfolk in December 1907, arrived back in Hampton Roads fourteen months later nearly totally obsolete.

During this "Golden Age" for both the Navy and its officer academy, the Spanish-American War and its spectacular victories at Manila Bay, Philippine Islands and Santiago, Cuba, thrust the nation into the international arena, and its Navy onto the front pages of hundreds of newspapers and magazines, making the Navy one of the most popular national institutions. Academy graduates filled all the top echelon Navy positions in the war. Commodore George Dewey '58 was such a popular national hero it is estimated that over three million commemorative Dewey medals were distributed by various patriotic organizations, businesses, and by many department stores. The Congress created the Dewey service medal for those who had participated in the Manila Bay battle, and promoted the Commodore to Admiral of the Navy, the highest naval rank approved to date under the Constitution.

What is more astonishing, and more heartening, and what pundits of the future role of our service academies should harken to, are the num-

"Putting out for Fleet Drill" in 1903

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John Paul Jones commemoration at Bancroft Hall 24 April 1906

ber of leaders of future distinction who received their education during this brief period in Naval Academy history. Unbeknownst at the time, the Naval Academy had accepted and was preparing the top rate leaders which would be needed for the greatest armed conflict in the history of the world. World War U. Examples include: William D. Leahy '97 Thomas C. Hart '97; Ernest J. King '01; Emory S. Land '02; Harold R Stark '03; William F. Halsey '04; Chester W. Nimitz '05; Royal E IngersoU '05; Aubrey W. Fitch '06; Frank J. Fletcher '06; Robert L Ghormley '06; John S. McCain '06; John H. Towers '06; Raymond A Spmance '07; Henry Kent Hewitt '07; Jonas H. Ingram '07; Thomas C Kinkaid '08; Willis A. Lee '08; Richard Kelly Turner '08; Alan G. Kirk '09; Jesse B. Oldendorf '09; Marc A. Mitscher ' 10; Norman Scott' 11 Charles A. Lockwood '12; Charles H. McMorris '12; and Richard L Conolly'14.

Another amazing fact is that while most of these young men were studying seamanship, navigation, marine engineering, calculus, and naval history, taking examinations, and marching in parades on the banks of the Sevem River, the walls of every building of the old Naval Academy, with the exception of two small gatehouses, were being torn down and monumental new buildings were being constructed in their place. It must have been a fascinating experience to witness the demise of the old, and the raising of the new, but, at the same time, it would have been very disruptive and distracting on many occasion.

In 1895, the Board of Visitors annual report condemned the existing facilities as poorly built hazards, and most inadequate to the future needs of the Navy. In addition sanitation conditions were bad. In the old days it was nothing to build bathroom facilities right out over the Sevem River, or to drain sewage and waste water from other locations into the same river. There was a slaughter house on lower Tabemacle Street (College Avenue), just outside the wall in Annapolis, and blood from its work drained through the Academy grounds behind the dormitory into the creek. Medical reports on the school were highly critical of these situations. Then, too, electricity was coming into common use for interior lighting, and the classrooms, laboratories, and dormitory of the Naval Academy had to be modemized.

The Board recommended that Navy Secretary Hilary A. Herbert appoint a Navy Board of Survey to inspect and report on existing conditions, and render a second opinion. In the interim, Robert Means Thompson '68, the highly successful president of the Orford Copper

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Company, and an important member of the Board of Visitors, personally engaged the architect Ernest Flagg (1857-1947) to draw up plans for a new Naval Academy. The Board of Survey, headed by Commodore Edmund O. Matthews '55, chief of the Bureau ofYards and Docks, began their work in the summer of 1895. Its report to the Secretary the following January supported the Board of Visitors' thoughts and facts on existing conditions, and recommended the installation of a seawall and the erection of new fireproof buildings, "properly arranged and situated, to be convenient, healthy, and thoroughly adapted to the requirements of an institution that is to last for all time." Enclosed with its report were the preliminary plans of architect Ernest Flagg.

Despite the change in administrations in Washington by the election of 1896, the new Navy Secretary, John D. Long, and his assistant secretary, Theodore Roosevelt, supported the efforts for the new facilities in Annapolis. The explosion aboard MAINE, which sank the ship in Havana harbor on the night of 15 February 1898, thmst the Navy into the national limelight, and the nation into war with Spain. On 4 May, just three days after Commodore Dewey had won the smashing victory at Manila Bay, the Congress appropriated $1 million for the construction of a new armory, boathouse, powerhouse, and a portion of the seawall at the Naval Academy. The following March building began on what would become Dahlgren Hall, the first structure of the new Naval Academy.

Ernest Flagg had studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and today the Naval Academy represents the largest group of surviving Beaux-Arts buildings in America. The influence of the Paris Exposition of 1889, in progress while Flagg was a student, can be found in the granite towers and massive arches filled with glass sectioned by wrought iron in the ends of both Dahlgren and Macdonough Halls. After returning to New York, Flagg received his first major commission, that city's St. Luke's Hospital, through the patronage of a cousin's husband, Cornelius Vanderbilt II. Among Flagg's other notable works were the Corcoran Gallery of Art (1893) in Washington, D.C, and the Singer Building (1902), New York's first, needle-pointed skyscraper.

Ernest Flagg not only designed the new buildings, but he laid out a new topography for the Naval Academy. He placed the Chapel on the highest elevation facing the Sevem River. From the Chapel steps, facing the river, the midshipmen's new dormitory, Bancroft Hall, is to the right; the new academic complex centered on a new library with a clock

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tower, iviahan Hail, was to the left; and preserved in the central part of and after 1909 the site of the Navy's Post Graduate School, fiÂŤd three the Yard was a beautiful tree-filled quadrangle park. yellow brick quarters to house Marine Corps officers.

In his original plan, the dormitory was flanked on either end by an The crown jewel of Ernest Flagg's plan was the new Chapel. Dearmory and a boathouse. Interested in historic preservation, Flagg had signed in the form of a Greek cross with equal transepts, it was based on wanted to save the old colonial Maryland governor's mansion, used Jules Hardouin-Mansart's military church in Paris, the Hotel des since 1868 as the Academy's library, and convert it back into a resi- Invalides, built in the late 17th century, and to which was added, in dence for the superintendent; and the old battery of Fort Sevem, dating 1840, the tomb of Napoleon. Flagg conceived the Naval Academy Chapel from 1808, and containing the gynmasium. He had to change these plans as a final resting place for naval heroes, and, when during its constmclong before construction began, although the preliminary drawings ex- tion the remains of Commodore John Paul Jones, the great naval leader ecuted for him and published in Park Benjamin's history United States of the War for Independence, were rediscovered in an abandoned Paris Naval Academy (1900) show Macdonough Hall as a boathouse with a cemetery, the new Chapel became the natural choice as the site to relowaterway going straight through the building. The old library/mansion cate Jones's entombment. gave way to the site for the new armory, Macdonough became the new Flagg had originally designed the Chapel to be built entirely of grangymnasium, and the last remnant of Fort Sevem was razed in 1909, a ite, but building costs had escalated so much between the date of the year after Flagg's new Academy was completed. Today the site of the $400,000. allocation in the 1900 appropriation, that he had to change fort's battery is marked by a plaque mounted on fifth wing of Bancroft the structural support to the more economical use of concrete. The Chapel Hall. became one of the first major buildings in America with a skeletal frame With the boathouse, too, went an elaborate design for the river front, made of concrete. As the most technologically advanced structure in seen in the early plans, and consisting of a boat basin bracketed at its Flagg's plan, it commanded a special article in a 1905 edition of Scienentrance by jetties which terminated in small Neapolitan style light- tific American magazine. Large scaffolding had to be designed and houses. An amphitheater and bandstand was pictured along the shore to erected to pour the supporting frame. The additional design work by accommodate spectators for water sports and boat drills while listening Ernest Flagg caused him later to file suit against the government to to the Naval Academy Band. Ernest Flagg's plan initially called for collect supplemental fees of $104,000 for his architectural services. In buildings of red brick trimmed with limestone to complement old An- 1916, he was awarded damages of $49,000. Flagg, who lived until 1947, napolis on the other side of the wall. The powerful New England gran- never again got any contracts for additional work on the Naval Acadite lobby in the Congress promoted, and won, the substitution of Maine emy as it was expanded over the ensuing years. granite for red brick. To solve the problem of a transition from the monuThe comerstone of the Chapel was laid by Admiral of the Navy George mental new granite buildings of the Academy to the colonial, red brick Dewey '58, during June Week 1904, and it was dedicated in a service stmctures outside the wall, Flagg added a row of more modest, gray held on 28 May 1908. Although Flagg had wanted to gold leaf the enbrick, duplex family houses (Porter Road) between the two elements. tire massive dome, which rises 321 feet above the ground, he had to After some criticism in the press over how Ernest Flagg had become settle for less expensive terra cotta military emblems. The gingerbread involved in designing the new Naval Academy, and further official de- on the dome was made of poor material, became damaged by weather bate over his plans and contracts, the Congress, on 7 June 1900, ap- and lightening, and it was removed in 1928, leaving its copper proved an additional $8 million for the remaining buildings and seawall undersheath as the surface seen today. On the interior, the huge organ in his plan. Construction contracts were let for Bancroft Hall in 1902, with over 6,000 pipes, became the central focus, along with several and the enormous granite walls, with appropriate nautical exterior carv- magnificent stained glass windows, designed by Louis C. Tiffany and ings, rose around what would soon be the rotunda. Memorial and Smoke Frederick Wilson, dedicated to such naval luminaries as David Dixon Halls, and the first two wings of "mother B." When planning began a Porter, David Glasgow Farragut, and William T. Sampson. Alumni of new school to accommodate a total of 480 students was calculated. In the Naval Academy raised the funds to make the windows possible. the first academic year of the new Naval Academy (1907-08), because The enormous bronze doors on the Chapel front were designed in a of the new battleship Navy, Bancroft Hall quartered 854 midshipmen. With the coming world wars the Academy continued to grow. Robert Mean Thompson '68, is credited with convincing Ernest Flagg to design Bancroft Hall in such a manner and on a site that it could be easily expanded by the addition of wings.

The new academic complex was centered on the new library and auditorium with adjoining wings, -Âť Maury and Sampson Halls, containing classrooms and laboratories for teaching English, history, government, and the sciences. Directly behind these buildings was a marine engineering building, Isherwood Hall, razed in 1982. Between the engineering building and the river was a powerhouse with a smokestack to provide steam for heating the entire new complex in the central Yard. Flagg was also responsible for the Officers and Faculty Club, the new superintendent's quarters and administration building, and a new hospital built across College Creek on a hill beyond the cemetery. Built at the same time across the creek, but the work of architect Henry Ives Cobb of Chicago, was a new Dress Parade on Worden Field in 1905, note construction of Chapel and Mahan Hall in background Marine Corps barracks, later named Halligan Hall,

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contest sponsored by the National Sculpture Society. When the unsigned winning entry was revealed to be a woman sculptor, Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874-1954), a protege of famed sculptor Daniel Chester French, some of the gentlemen on the selection committee wanted to change their votes. Robert Means Thompson '68, who was paying for the doors as a memorial to his Class, insisted that the Longman design was final. In addition, he paid for Mrs. Longman to travel to Europe to study methods in having her designs properly cast in bronze. [Mrs. Longman was 28 when she entered the competition, and 34 years old when the doors were dedicated. Many earlier, published sources incorrectly assign her age as 18 when she did these doors.]

The casket containing the body of John Paul Jones arrived in Annapolis from France on a hot summer afternoon, 22 July 1905. Since the new Chapel was under constmction, a small, temporary above ground vault had been built in the Yard to accommodate the casket. On 24 April 1906, the anniversary of Jones's victory over HMS DRAKE during the American Revolution, his casket was carried into the new armory, Dahlgren Hall, and ceremonies were held, attended by President Theodore Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey, the French ambassador, the American ambassador to France General Horace Porter, the midshipmen, and a whole host of dignitaries. Afterwards the casket was carried into Bancroft Hall, where it remained under the grand staircase for seven years. Finally in 1911, Congress appropriated an additional $75,000, architect Whitney Warren designed the facility, the French government donated beautiful black and white marble, and on 26 January 1913, Jones was fallen into an entourage of midshipmen and laid to rest in the magnificent crypt of the Naval Academy Chapel. He remains the only naval hero so honored, the only naval hero fulfilling Ernest Flagg's original concept for his "Cathedral of the Navy."

Captain Philip H. Cooper had been superintendent when the plans for the new Naval Academy were begun. In 1898, Cooper had to send the First Class out to the fleet early and to cancel June Week festivities because of the Spanish-American War. He also had to make plans for his relief. Rear Admiral Frederick V. McNair '57, to receive the group of Spanish naval officers who were captured in the Battle of Santiago on 3 July.

Admiral Don Pascual Cervera and his fellow officers arrived at the Academy as prisoners of war on 15 July. They were granted freedom of the Yard and the city of Annapolis daily from 8 a.m. to sunset, and quickly became local celebrities, attending services at St. Mary's Church in town, and giving Spanish lessons to the young ladies of Annapolis. They departed shortly after peace was negotiated in August, with sad memories of having lost their entire fleet, but with fond memories of the sojoum as prisoners here.

Admiral McNair attended the ground breaking for Dahlgren Hall and the new Naval Academy, as well as the first Army-Navy football game held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia in 1899.

Among the important events McNair's relief. Commander Richard Wainwright '68, witnessed was the arrival of the first successful modem submarine, HOLLAND, which was based at the Naval Academy for training and testing as the world entered the 20th century. Coming into the port of Annapolis at that time, too, was the three masted, steel bark, CHESAPEAKE

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(later SEVERN), built as a training ship for the Academy and serving here for nine years.

The next superintendent. Captain Willard H. Brownson '65, oversaw the purchase and addition of ten acres of property from Hanover Street to Spa Creek, making possible the constmction of the Porter Road quarters. The Brigade of Midshipmen was formed in 1903, when it became necessary to expand from four to eight Companies; and in the prior year the designation "inidshipmen" was restored for the entire student body, ending the use of "naval cadet." Farragut's famous Civil War flagship, HARTFORD, was assigned for duty at the Academy, and a few months later, the first squadron of modem steel ships picked up midshipmen in the Annapolis roadstead for their summer cruise.

During this "Golden Age" of the Naval Academy varsity athletics, as we know them today, came into their own. The Naval Academy Auxiliary Athletic Association, another important institution fostered by Robert Means Thompson, had been established in 1891; and Thompson had given a beautiful silver cup, the Thompson Trophy, in 1895, which has been awarded each year since, to the outstanding midshipman athlete.

At the turn of the century. Navy participated in four varsity sports: baseball, crew, fencing, and football. Track and rifle were added in 1904, basketball in 1907, tennis in 1909, wrestiing in 1910, swimming in 1911, and gymnastics in 1912. By 1916, 452 of the 918 midshipmen were participating in intercollegiate sports; and alumnus Carl T. Osbum '07, had won his first medals for expert shooting in the 1912 Olympic Games.

Osbum, over the next dozen years and three Olympics, won five gold medals, four silver, and three bronze to conquer the individual Olympic record for most medals, only matched in gold by the swimmer Mark Spitz.

During the term of superintendent Rear Admiral James H. Sands ' 64, the Plebe's handbook. Reef Points [1905], was published for the first time by the Y.M.C.A., and bandmaster Charles Zimmermann (18621916) composed his most famous piece of music. Zimmermann, a native of Newport, RI, had moved to Baltimore and became a member of the Naval Academy Band in about 1885. He was made director and

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bandmaster in 1887, and, although offered John Philip Sousa's job as head of the Marine Corps Band when Sousa retired, he remained in Annapolis. In the 1890s Zimmermann began a tradition of composing a new piece of music and dedicating it the graduating Class. At the ArmyNavy game in 1906, the Brigade heard for the first time Zimmermann's composition for the Class of 1907, a football fight song, "Anchors' Aweigh," with words added by Midshipman Alfred H. Miles '07. (See the May 1995 issue of Shipmate for a complete history of the USNA Band).

Captain Charles J. Badger '73, led the midshipmen and faculty through the completion of the new Naval Academy. When the auditorium in Mahan Hall was finished, the midshipmen theatrical group formally organized the Masqueraders, and began the production of a series of annual original musicals, with music by Bandmaster Charles Zimmermann, and words by faculty and midshipmen. Other extra curricular activities dating from this period included the Mandolin Club, which survived until after World War II. In 1910, an epidemic of typhoid swept the Naval Academy, and it was believed that the source for the disease had been the milk supply.

Captain John M. Bowyer '74, then superintendent, decides to solve the problem by going into farming. Contracts with local farmers were canceled and dairy cows were acquired and pastured across College Creek and at Greenberry Point. Three years later the government purchased the old Hammond manor estate, dating from 1670, in Gambrills, MD, and Paymaster Samuel Bryant was assigned to develop a dairy farm. A few years later Bryant had done such an excellent job that Swiss farmers were visiting to examine its operation, and ever since the midshipmen have enjoyed milk, cheese, and great ice cream produced especially for them on a farm which has had over 300 years of American agricultural history.

In 1911, the first naval aerodrome was established, across the Sevem

River from the Naval Academy, and experimental flights are : .ide from the Academy itself. Lieutenant John Rodgers '03, in a Wri;/ i Brothers aircraft, demonstrated right on the front lawn of Bancroft Hall. In the Yard to view these exciting activities was Midshipman Richard E. Byrd, Jr. '12, who would later fly over the North Pole and become the famous and highly decorated polar explorer. Superintendent Captain John H. Gibbons '79, also examined the sinking of the old midshipmen "prison ship," SANTEE at its wharf, and its replacement by the captured Spanish cruiser REINA MERCEDES, a fixture on the Annapolis waterfront for the next 45 years.

This Golden Age of the Naval Academy included complete improvements to the buildings and grounds, but of greater significance were the many important additions to the roster of officers in the U.S. Navy.

During the period numerous traditions and customs were begun, many of which remain in practice today. These notes have only touched on some of the events and personalities who made it all happen. Remember, too, that this is the period which gave the reason for the two words, shouted over and over by every midshipmen and Navy fan ever since, BEAT ARMY! JAMES W. CHEEVERS Jim Cheevers is the Associate Director and Senior Curator, U.S. Naval Academy Museum where he has worked for the last 28 years. A graduate of the College of William and Mary ('63), he began his museum career with the U.S. Army's 2d Infantry Division and National Infantry Museum before transferring to the Naval Academy. He is also very active in the local community, serving on numerous boards and committees including chairmanships of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Association, the Intemational Club of Annapolis, and the Maryland Ornithological Society. Since 1985, he has served as the Executive Secretary of the Historic Naval Ships Association. For many years, during orientation, he has briefed all new employees of the Academy on its history. A member of the Academy's Speakers Bureau he frequently lectures on the school's history and its museum collection.

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Airships Commander Benjamin T. Frana, USN (Ret.) '40 This past Febmary marked the 60th anniversary in the United States of the passing of the rigid airships era. German building and use of airships during the First World War had sparked interest in these big balloons, both for military and commercial use. The rigid airships had evolved from the free-rising balloon with the addition of a propulsion system. (Non-rigid airships were called blimps. Both rigid and nonrigid airships classify as dirigibles because they are capable of being steered.)

The U.S. Navy's experience with the small rigid airships SHENANDOAH and Los ANGELES in the 1920's showed a promising future for this type of aircraft. Indeed, renowned World War I aviator Eddie Rickenbacker proclaimed them the air transportation system of the future.

The Navy obtained Congressional approval to build an air station at Lakehurst, New Jersey for use as a base for airships. In addition, the Navy contracted with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio for the building of two giant rigid airships, each which would be 785 feet in length.

The Navy then started a search for a West Coast base. Residents of Sunnyvale, Mountain View and the surrounding cities in the south San Francisco Bay area of California caught the airship fever, collected donations and offered the land, which now encompasses Moffett Field, to the Navy for a price of one dollar. The Naval Air Station at Sunnyvale, with its landmark airship hangar, came into being in 1933. Soon the giant MACON would become a common sight in coastal California as she flew from Sunnyvale to the ocean for exercises with the U.S. Fleet and back to home base.

Meanwhile, AKRON, the sister ship of MACON, operated out of

Lakehurst, where she was training crews and working with Navy ships.

(The tower of the Empire State Building in New York City was equipped with a personnel loading platform, from which a catwalk could extend to the gondola of a hovering airship. After a tryout, use of the tower was abandoned as too risky.)

AKRON, while on a training mission over the Atlantic on April 3, 1933, crashed during a storm. Only three of the 76 people aboard survived.

Lost in the crash was Rear Admiral William Moffett, first chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. Early in my Navy career, 1 became acquainted with MACON. A S an Apprentice Seaman from the Naval Training Station in San Diego, I was one of the fifty-man landing crew transported during December 1934 to Camp Elliott, east of San Diego, to assist in the mooring of MACON. The officer-in-charge of the landing crew explained that the function of the landing crew was to grab lines, which would be dropped from MACON, and haul her to a lower altitude.

He strictiy instructed the crew to let go the lines if he so ordered (this would be by megaphone). He referred to an AKRON mishap which had occurred in 1932, and showed photographs of the mishap. The incident had occurred when AKRON was approaching a mooring mast and a sudden gust of wind swept the airship into an uncontrolled ascent. Five men in the landing crew did not obey the order to let go their lines. Two of these men dropped to the ground from a height of about ten feet and suffered minor injuries Two men plunged to their death from about five hundred feet. The fifth man dangled with one hand gripping his line and with the other hand making a knot to support his feet until AKRON approached her mast about half an hour later when his feet reached the ground.

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In attempt to mt)or AKRON at Camp Kearny, California, in 1932. three ground crewmen were carried aloft by their mooring lines. Two fell to their death, while the third.

Apprentice Seaman Bud Cowart, made himself fast to the lines and hung on for the hour it took to winch him aboard

Ground crewmen haul on their spider lines to bring MACON'S tail down to the riding-out car at Camp Kearny

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Camp Elliott had a mooring mast, but no mooring tractor, which would have been equipped with winches. As MACON approached the mooring mast some of her crew dropped lines. The landing crew hauled the airship down to about ten feet above the ground and walked her toward the mast so that the crew on the mast could shackle MACON'S nose to the mast.

Incidentally, the procedure at airship mooring mast sites not having a tractor equipped with a winch to hold down the stem of the airship was to fill her ballast tanks with water. Then the landing crew could release the haul-down lines.

The following year, early in Febmary, the Fleet exercised off the West Coast and MACON was involved. 1 was now a Seaman Second Class in the battleship COLORADO, which participated in the exercises They were scheduled to end on Febmary 13 and the ships of the Fleet were to anchor in San Francisco Bay. The sea was very rough on February 12. At sunset the Fleet Commander ordered the MACON to return to Surmyvale. It was a dark and stormy night.

A few hours passed and the Fleet received a radio message from MACON, who was still over the Pacific. She had suffered wind MACON over NYC in 1933 damage, had lost maneuvering control and was descending to a crash landing. The Heet Conmiander ordered his ships to form into line abeam, about one mile apart, to illuminate the water with their searchlights and steam at high speed toward the coast along the track flown by MACON. The scene of the charging warships playing their searchlights beams on the chuming water was a spectacular one. It was about midnight when a lookout aloft in one of the searching ships spotted men in the water They were from MACON. The ships rescued all of the MACON crew from the water except two. The angry waves were tearing MACON to pieces and they sank to the bottom of the ocean. With those sinking pieces went all the hopes for the future of rigid airships in the United States.

The German Airship HINDENBURG, an advance beyond the GRAF ZEP-

PELiN type, entered Transatlantic commercial service in 1936. While approaching the mooring mast at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937, HiNDEhrauRO crashed in flames. (German airships had used hydrogen, a flanmiable gas, while U.S. airships had used helium, a non-flairunable gas.) So died the German interest in airships.

Since a major part of the Sunnyvale Naval Air Station was in Mountain View, officials of Sunnyvale and Mountain View decided, in the early 1940's, to change their city boundary line so that Mountain View would include the entire area of the Air Station. It was re-named Moffett Naval Air Station.

Epilogue: in 1980 afisherman,pulling up in his nets near the Monterey County coastline, recovered an aluminum girder. He gave it to a Moss Landing (near Monterey) restaurant owner, who mounted it on a wall in his barroom. One day in 1991, a patron recognized the girder as a piece of framing for the skin of an airship. The fisherman guided a boat party to the location off the Monterey County shore where he had snagged the girder. Later, personnel in a Navy submersible vehicle found and recovered parts of MACON, which were scattered on the ocean floor at that spotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a silent tribute to the days when the Navy flew those majestic ships of the sky.

MACON moored at NAS Sunnyvale prior to flight

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A Tribute and Tragic Memories Dale E. Neumian '46

Chambers Cove, Newfoundland

Arthur L. Newman '34 was my brother. I idolized him and tried to fill his shoes with my Navy career. He lost his life in Chambers Cove off the southern coast of the Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada, in Febmary of 1942. It was the disaster involving WILKES (DD-441), POLLUX ( A K S - 2 ) . and Art's ship, TRUXTUN (DD-229), an old four-stack destroyer. Perhaps you may have read Cassie Brown's excellent history of the tragedy. Standing Into Danger. She depicted the events leading up to the tragedy as well as the intense suffering, the gallant bravery and stark deaths of many of the nearly 400 sailors in TRUXTUN and POL-

St. Lawrence responded 100% to the cry for help from one sailor who had miraculously made the beach, climbed the cliff and walked, waterand oil-soaked, those several miles to the mine building.

This is the heritage of the little Canadian town of St. Lawrence. President Roosevelt arranged for a Memorial Hospital to be built there after the war to thank those people for their unselfish and courageous deeds.

Many of those same miners (over 300), in the mid-sixties, became victims to a cmel industrial disease, cancer, which developed from the radon in the mine they were exposed to for many years. That hospital has provided a final comfort to those miners, many of whom saved the lives of our sailors.

From 30 July to 4 August 1992 sixty-one survivors, and relatives of both survivors and the lost, attended the 50th reunion as guests of the people of St. Lawrence. Families took many of us into their homes (as before) and showered us with their unparalleled hospitality. This was my first visit to St. Lawrence, and one I will never forget. It brought tears to my eyes to stand on that cliff overlooking Chambers Cove, and think back to that stormy mid-winter early moming, and the tragedy that took place on those now calm waters hundreds of feet below us.

LUX.

In large part the 185 survivors owe their lives to eight men from Lawn and almost the entire mining community of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Without any concern for their own lives, the rescuers went out into the icy, wind-driven surf and pulled barely living, oil-soaked sailors onto a rapidly disappearing beach, then hoisted then up the nearly vertical, ice-covered cliffs. Many rescuers gave their warm coats and gloves to semi-conscious survivors and then retumed to their life-saving struggles against the wind, and angry seas. Those who were still alive were taken several miles to the mine building where they were revived, the oil cleaned from their bodies, and reclothed. Finally, they were taken several more miles to private homes to be nursed back to full consciousness with warmth and food. Survivors told me there would have been no survivors had not the courageous and unselfish people of

WILKES (DD-441) in 1941

On Sunday, 2 August, the Memorial "Echoes of Valor" was unveiled and dedicated. This $200,000 work of art displays a St. Lawrence miner standing atop a dark, stark uninviting cliff. Around his shoulders, extending through his hands, a rope follows down the steep, icy cliff. At the bottom lies an oil-soaked U.S. sailor, hands extended, pleading for help.

For me this was a most heart-warming and unforgettable experience.

For the first time I talked to Art's shipmates who were with him to the last. Lanier Phillips, a Steward's Mate, who made sure Arthur and the skipper, LCDR. Hickox, had plenty of coffee on the bridge that fateful night while they were trying to determine their position; Fred Loughridge, Ensign USNR, OOD, who came on duty at 0345, just 25 minutes before the grounding; and. Ensign James Seamans '43, the one other living surviving officer from TRUXTUN. I, too, had to show my thanks to those wonderful miners who, on the next day following the rescue, continued to show their true humanity and total concern by plucking the remaining bodies of the lost souls from the now calm, but icy waters of Chambers Cove and Lawn Point, where POLLUX went down. In the days following all were buried in the small St. Lawrence cemetery with the entire community in attendance.

POLLUX (AKS-2) was lost on the rocks

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LCDR DALE E. NEWMAN, USN (RET.) In June 1942, only four months af, ^ ^ ^ ^ ter Arthur was lost Dale entered the Na' r^'-'^Wla ^ ^ ^ H val Academy. Art, who tried three times ^ p ^ ^ S J ^ O l ^ ^ B to enter USNA, was the driving force for 5 - W . ^ H H i Dale to become a midshipman. After graduation with '46, Dale qualified as both a Heavier-than Air and Lighter-thanAir pilot. Duty included Gunnery Division Officer in FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT

(CVB-42), duty at Naval Air Stations in Lakehurst, NJ; Key West, Pensacola, and Jacksonville, Florida; and Glynco, Georgia. Two tours at Naval Supply Depot, Philadelphia completed his twenty year career in 1965. Between his tours at NSD he was the ASW Officer on the Commander AEWLANT Staff in Argentia, Newfoundland.

After Navy retirement he enjoyed a second career as a Logistics Engineer for 5 years on the Army's Chinook Helicopter at Boeing Vertol in south Philadelphia. Dale than went on to further government service as a Civil and Industrial Engineer with the Air Force at McGuire AFB, retiring again in 1989. He and his wife Gloria are now enjoying a relaxed retired life, with their three children nearby, just north of Philadelphia.

TRUXTUN (DD-229) before the war along with those survivors who were able to be there.

My only regret, after participating in that reunion and dedication, was that Arthur's wife, Theresa and daughter Florianne Parka, both living in Annapolis, were unable to attend.

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Our Alumni Speak", Part H

George Zeberlein '54, Jim Van Metre '56 and Van VanLandingham '57 In the September 1994 Shipmate, we reported the analysis of numerical data from the 6,249 surveys retumed from the 47,000 surveys we sent to you last June, the alumni of the U.S. Naval Academy. About 4,000 of these returned surveys had written comments. The survey was focused on finding out how well the Alumni Association was serving the alumni in areas such as communications, staff responsiveness and career transition. What came back to us was responsive to our questions about alumni services, but also expressed frustration and concern about the state of the Naval Academy, with strong messages about how to excise its problems, promote its strengths and make it better than ever.

This article, "Our Alumni Speak - Part II," reports to you what your written comments said to us about the Naval Academy and the Navy, and how we handled your comments.

Editor's note: Necessarily, with over a year having passed since the survey was conducted, many of the comments and concerns noted below have since been addressed by Adm. Larson. Please read the facing article, "The Alumni Survey: My Perspective..." so you can balance his current programs against the policies/concerns of the past. "Our Alumni Speak, Part 11" brings full circle the process of conducting the survey, the analysis of the responses, and reporting the results to the membership.

Also, readers are cautioned that the survey was not meant to provide statistically rigid conclusions, but rather provide a general snapshot of what our alumni believed the Association's posture was, and the overall direction they wanted their Association to proceed.

The President/CEO, Ron Brandquist, and his staff at Alumni House, wish to again thank George, Jim and Van for their superb work on this project. It was their generosity, and perseverance, that saw the project to completion.

This article reports your answers to the question, "Should the Association influence Navy/USNA policy?." To the question about 52% answered "yes" and about 14% answered "no."

Your responses fell into eight categories. Approximately 1,700 responses were focused on specific issues. They well represented those that answered survey question number 7: whether the Association should influence Navy/USNA policy.

Responses - USNA and Alumni Association Policies and Politics 829 - Funding and uses of Funding by the Association 312 - USNA Honor, Integrity and Discipline 71 - USNA Curricula and Academics 90 - USNA Sports 80 - Homosexuality at USNA and in the Naval Service 65 - USNA Commissions, Regular or Reserve 45 - Females in the USNA and Naval Service 38 It is important to reflect on three facts at this point. First, the responses were not solicited in every category, yet there were common themes in the responsesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we call these your "hot buttons". Second, the survey was not crafted to provide statistically accurate results (e.g., statistical confidence levels), and no such claim is made. The percentages presented, however, are accurate and provide us some illuminating information. We leave it to you to interpret the results in the context of the 47,000 surveys sent out, the more than 6,000 responses received and the 1,700 responses from which we could derive significant and repre-

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sentative comments. You may also wish to derive an inference of importance from the comparative number of comments in each unsolicited category (Policies/Politics and Funding Uses were mentioned in the survey). Third, we are reporting what these 1,700 alumni said; we are not analyzing the accuracy or appropriateness of the comments.

Where we try to interpret what was said, we say so. Your comments are important because they were in a sense unsolicited, had common themes and came from "those who have been there."

The large number of unsolicited comments and their common themes are, in the authors' opinion, indicative of the belief by significant number of alumni that the Academy was not achieving its mission as well at the time of the survey as it had in past years. The negative publicity the Academy and Navy received conceming recent "scandals" was the most expressed impetus for these comments. Combined with the increased Congressional scmtiny of the cost effectiveness of the service academies, it seemed to a number of respondents that the justification for the Naval Academy, or in the worst case its very survival, could be jeopardized.

You, the alumni, have urged the Alumni Association take a greater role in influencing Academy and Navy policy, with twice as many seeking influence of Academy policy as Navy policy. Over 25% who wished to influence Academy policy felt that survival of the Academy depends on policy changes. Another 20% wanted the Academy to get "back to basics", which generally translated into a belief that the Academy had strayed from its mission. Alumni expressed great dissatisfaction with the recent USNA incidents having to do with honor, integrity and discipline, both in their occurrence and in the way Navy leadership handled them. Return to our core values of honor and integrity were seen as essential, with dismay expressed that the Academy has strayed from an uncompromising emphasis on honor and integrity.

In the area of academics, comments tended toward professional subjects being given higher priority and engineering and science being given more priority over liberal arts. There was a strong feeling that the Academy cannot and should not compete on the same academic basis with civilian institutions and that the human product of the Naval Academy should graduate with unique leadership qualities for the Naval Service not available elsewhere.

Here is a more detailed look at the comments:

USNA and Alumni Association Policies and Politics (829) Of those who commented in this category, about 70% wanted the Association to influence policy conceming the Academy and the Navy, with most preferring influence of Academy policy. "Lobbying" was the word most used by alumni to define what influencing policy means; pro-active lobbying being needed to counter the budget draw down and to overcome damage done by USNA and Navy 'scandals.'

A large number of respondents wanted the Association to 1.) survey the alumni on major issues before establishing policy, 2.) react faster to scandals with facts, guidance, influence and public relations, and 3.) make better use of alumni skills, talents and resources.

Funding and Uses of Funding by Alumni Association (312) A number of respondents in this category (31%) expressed concem that USNA and the Association should not allow alumni contributions (Continued on page 48) Shipmate, July-August 1995

The Alumni Survey: My Perspective....

Admired Charles R. Larson, USN, Superintendent More than a year ago the Naval Academy Alunrni Association surveyed its 47,000 members to assess its success in serving their needs.

About 6,250 of you (a little more than 13 percent) retumed completed surveys, and the results were reported in last September's Shipmate.

These surveys provided the association with valuable information on specific topics; however, some respondents added comments above and beyond the questions posed by the survey. Elsewhere in this issue of Shipmate, an article appears that reports on some of the unsolicited comments provided by a small portion of those who responded to the survey.

I offer this brief recap because I believe it is important for all Shipmate readers to put the report of those comments in the proper perspective when assessing the current state of the U.S. Naval Academy. Without diminishing the value of any individual's deeply felt opinions, let me offer a general assessment.

The comments on the survey are dated. I think I can safely report that we have accomplished much in the past year and, more importantly, much that addresses some alunrni concems. We have begun a "return to basics," and we have renewed our emphasis on leadership, character development, honor and integrity, which must form the foundation for the future careers of officers we send out into the Navy and Marine Corps. While we still have more to accomplish, we can take great satisfaction on what we've achieved so far.

With that caveat in mind, let me address some of the other specific issues about the Naval Academy raised by some of our alumni who added comments to their surveys.

On the subject of Naval Academy funding and the appropriate uses of alumni support, we have made considerable progress toward stabilizing the Academy's budget for the foreseeable future. We have also had some success in obtaining Navy and Capitol Hill support for capital improvements to many of our aging facilities and structures. I feel confident that with the budgets on the horizon, we will be able to achieve our mission. But by the support that you—our alumni—provide through unrestricted gifts, we are able to do more, reach a higher level in attaining the institutional excellence that means so much to each of us and set the standards as the nation's finest officer accession source for the Navy and Marine Corps. While our anticipated appropriations will allow us to be good, support from our alumni will enable us to achieve excellence. In addition, strong financial support from our alumni strengthens my hand when I go to the Congress for appropriated funds. The future of our Academy will be more secure if we demonstrate that we are willing to pay our share for institutional excellence.

As for honor, integrity and discipline, most of you are aware of several steps we have taken over the past year to renew our emphasis on the fact that we are a military institution; that's what sets us apart from the civilian colleges and universities. We have also made great strides in the area of character development. In the spring we began a series of monthly integrity development seminars, in which the entire brigade, divided into small groups and led by faculty and staff group leaders, examines and discusses a reading that raises important issues about honor and integrity. These seminars will continue when the Brigade returns Shipmate, July-August 1995

this August. In addition, a new course (NL 203, tentatively titled "Ethics and Moral Reasoning") will be offered for the first time this fall to 120 third class midshipmen and to 240 additional members of the class in the spring semester. It will be given to all members of the third class commencing in the fall of 1996. This course will be a key component in the moral and ethical development of our graduates.

At this time, I am quite comfortable that the Naval Academy curriculum addresses the needs of the Naval service. With the addition of the ethics course mentioned above, I saw littie need for any significant modifications to either our core curriculum or our majors program this year. As most of you know, during the next academic year we will continue that process begun last year to review the Naval Academy's academic accreditation with the Middle States Association, and we have also begun the process of athletic accreditation with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Each requires an intensive self-smdy of our academic and athletic programs, respectively, and the programs that support both. The reports from the two accreditation committees should provide valuable, independent assessments of our efforts in academics and intercollegiate athletics. At that point we will decide if we need any new directions in the future.

A small number of those commenting raised concems about athletics. Our mission includes physical development as one of its three major elements, and the Naval Academy Athletic Association, which is an integral part of the Naval Academy family, makes a significant contribution toward our goal of physical fitness, morale and recruitment. The NAAA has provided cracial support for our 29 intercollegiate varsity sports, and it has enhanced our institution through its financial support of major constmction projects, such as our new Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center and Alumni Hall.

I anticipate that reserve, as opposed to regular, commissions for our graduates will have littie or no effect on the quality of our midshipmen or our ability to recmit the most highly qualified candidates. I remain quite confident that when our graduates make the transition to regular commissions, they will fare well with their counterparts from other accession sources. Regardless of whether an officer is a regular or a reserve, he or she must still prove himself or herself. And that's the bottom line. I do have some concems about the six-year service obligation, which takes effect with the Class of 1996, and its effects on recraiting.

I intend to continue my efforts to have this issue reviewed in Washington.

Lastly, I am delighted to report that women at the Naval Academy— along with those in the Fleet—continue to perform extremely well in all the duties to which they have been assigned. This fall the Brigade of Midshipmen will be led by its third female brigade commander, Midn.

1/C Amy Morrison. I think we can all take great pride in the progress we have made since women were first admitted to the service academies in 1976.

I hope this clarifies many of the issues raised by comments made on some of the surveys. As always, I remain grateful for your continued support of the United States Naval Academy and our efforts to attain high levels of excellence for this institution and its midshipmen.

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to relieve the federal government of its responsibility to fully fund the operation, maintenance and improvements to the Academy program and facility. Many alumni also expressed a feeling that the Association should refocus its attention and efforts toward assisting in the survival of the Academy by several means including improved communications with alumni and sponsoring and giving guidance on mail campaigns to Congress and OSD. Alumni generally supported Shipmate, but were generally negative toward other mail received, especially tour related material, and to the perceived cost to Association resources, including staff, to mn this program and other marketing endeavors.

USNA Honor, Integrity and Discipline (271) The principal concem of alumni responding in this category was the apparent reduced emphasis on honor (57% of responses) and other values at the Naval Academy as exemplified by the EE cheating scandal and the perceived poor administration response to the scandal. Also often mentioned was the Navy's 'Tailhook' scandal, and to a lesser extent the Iowa turret explosion and the USNA 'urinal' incident, and the way all were handled. Close behind honor and values was concem at the deemphasis on professionalism as an academicfieldat the Academy (21 %), the lack of emphasis on work ethic, toughness and working under pressure (16%), and deviation from tradition (6%).

USNA Curricula and Academics (90) Respondents in this category favored immediate changes in the curricula at the Academy to reinforce the uniqueness of its mission to provide a professional naval service officer corps to defend the United States; only in this way can it compete economically with NROTC and OCS. A number of alumni said it should not 'just be' another top-flight educational institution, it should be more if it is to survive budgetary limitations.

Over 30% of these respondents stated that the Academy curriculum should focus on midshipmen becoming naval officers, 16% wanted emphasis on professional subjects, and 12% urged the Association take a leading role for change. About 10% each suggested the Academy offer technical degrees only, reestablish a single curriculum, and use leadership as the criteria (rather than academic performance) for either Academy matriculation or graduation.

Females in the USNA and Naval Service (38) The majority of responses either opposed women in the naval service because of combat requirements or approved of women in the naval service but not in combat â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the number was almost equally divided.

When combat was not directly mentioned, about the same number of respondents favored women in the naval service as opposed their service. Reasons given in opposition were social problems and unit performance. Opposition was generally USNA classes of 1931 to 1955; support for women in the naval service came generally from the classes of 1941 to 1990. Some 34% of respondents opposed women as USNA midshipmen. This issue's position as the least responded of the group would indicate that this contentious issue of women in the armed forces has gained greater acceptance from alumni.

Authors' note: To attack the pile of comments, a volunteer response team was formed of the authors of this article,who proceeded to read each and every comment on the retumed survey forms, categorize them and report their content to the leadership of the Association. (President and CEO Ron Brandquist directly received the many letters and comments written specifically to him.)

Capt. Brandquist received a lengthy report, of which this article is but a summary, and has recommended that the report be provided to the Association trustees and to the Superintendent. Included with that report is a collection of written comments in each of the eight (8) categories of survey responses, representing about 70% of the 1,700 comments included in this report.

Finally, our thanks to Ron Brandquist for his strong support for this endeavor and to his excellent stafffor their encouragement and assistance.

USNA Sports (80) Of the respondents in this category, 36% recommended a general deemphasis of the varsity sports program and scholar athletes. Professional and ethical training should take precedence over the sports program. Focus should be on training leaders vice professional athletes.

Another 25% expressed negative comments about USNA's sports program and some of the financial activities of the Athletic Association which seemed to favor perquisites over the smaller sports programs, such as fencing. About 18% opined that too much emphasis and support are focused on football and basketball.

Homosexuality at USNA and in the Naval Service (65) Fifty-eight percent (58%) of respondents in this category opposed homosexuals being allowed to serve in the naval service (or military); 6% favored allowing homosexuals to serve. Forty-three percent (43%) were either against the Association stating a policy on this subject or were against the policy itself; two-thirds of this latter group were from the classes of 1961 through 1990.

USNA Commissions, Regular/Reserve (45) Responses were unanimously against conferring reserve commissions in lieu of regular commissions on Naval Academy graduates. Considerable concem was expressed that the Association had not informed alumni of the potential impact of this legislation on the midshipmen and on the survival of the Naval Academy. Respondents emphasized that regular commissions reflect the unique mission of the Academy.

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Naval Academy Blue and Gold Officers Captain Tom Butler, USN '69 With the induction of the Class of 1999, there is a dedicated group of men and women throughout the United States who have much to be proud of as we close out another candidate cycle. The Naval Academy's Blue and Gold Officers—the more than 1800 dedicated individuals who volunteer their time to assist us in identifying the bright young men and women for admission to USNA—are the key to the success of the Academy's Information Officer Program. They are the driving force in the selection of the superb group of young men and women that will carry on Navy's tradition of excellence beginning on 1-Day, 30 June 1995.

Blue and Gold officers are the eyes and ears of the Academy's Admissions Board. You may have experienced what the BGO does when you worked through the appointment process years ago. Oftentimes, the Blue and Gold officer was the friendly person with the good advice and sometimes critical eye, the one who knew what the Navy was looking for in each of the candidates who apply to take their place as a proud member of the brigade of midshipmen.

Providing invaluable insights into the character of our candidates.

Blue and Gold officers offer significant information that cannot be captured on application forms, transcripts and personal statements by the candidates. In many cases, the Blue and Gold officer reinforces the high opinion that high school teachers, counselors and coaches have of a candidate. Just as important, the BGO may be the only one to identify the student who may not be well-suited for a service academy. This is the reason that the evaluations provided by the Blue and Gold officers carry tremendous weight as each student's completed record appears before the Academy's Admissions Board.

Does the system work? You bet! With an average graduate rate of 78 percent. Navy ranks at the top of the nation's first-rate universities for retention! And, the Class of 1995 graduated almost 82% of its members who raised their hands and took the oath on their 1-Day four years ago. The Class of 1996 is holding just about even with 1995, anticipating that almost 81 % will graduate in May, 1996.

What does it take to be a Blue and Gold Officer? A sense of duty, commitment, a love of the Academy and everything that it stands for, and a willingness to make a difference in shaping a student's future are the key elements. Our Alumni make super BGOs! The experience of having attended the Academy carries a lot of weight with students when they are face-to-face with their Academy liaison officer.

The selection and training of our Blue and Gold Officers is tremendously important; a high school student's only exposure to the Academy may be through their BGO, so it is critical that our volunteers are motivated and well-versed in current admissions procedures. The preliminaries are easy—the Academy's Candidate Guidance Office coordinates a variety of training activities that actually commence by mail.

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Each July, the Candidate Guidance Office sponsors formal training at the Naval Academy (volunteers select one of two five-day sessions) that proceed from where the basic training manual left off. At each session, approximately 75 Blue and Gold Officers receive the latest admissions information from the source, as well as an update on Academy policies and programs. While the daytime training sessions are both intensive and comprehensive, each evening provides the opportunity for BGO's to visit Washington, DC and become reacquainted with Annapolis.

"New Blue and Gold Officers are welcome and needed," stated the Academy's Director of Admissions, CAPT Tom Butler, USN. "We are always looking for USNA graduates that can easily step into a BGO role, especially in communities where the Navy does not have a particularly strong presence."

On a special note: the Navy-Marine Corps Team that our graduates join reflects the same diversity that we find throughout our Nation today. Sometimes minority students are not aware of this, or of the Academy's sincere interest in ensuring that the population of the Brigade reflects the demographic population of the Fleet. For this message to ring out loud and clear, we need to expand the ethnic diversity found in our Blue and Gold organization.

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Capitol Hill, Et Cetera Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence, Jr. USN (Ret.) "History is a trick, played by the living on the dead."â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Voltaire Promotion. RADM Brent M. Bennitt, USN '64, has been nominated for promotion and assignment as COMNAVAIRPAC, succeeding VADM Robert J. Spane, USN '62.

Well Done. VADM Thomas J. Kilcline, USN (Ret.) '49, has retired after nine years as President of The Retired Officers Association (TROA).

Command. The following alumni have been assigned to command: Flag/General Officers: RADM Edison L. Watkins, USN '65-Naval Base, Charleston; RADM Ralph M. Mitchell, SC, USN '66-Vice Commander, Supply Systems Command; MGEN Thomas L. Wilkerson, USMC '67-Marine Reserve Forces; BGEN Charles F. Bolden, USMC '68-Assistant Wing Commander, 3rd MAW; BGEN Jack W. Klimp, USMC '68-CG, Marine Corps Recruit Command; BGEN Edward R. Langston, USMC '69-Deputy CG, I MER Ship/Shore: CAPT Bruce R. Linder, USN '71-Naval Training Center, San Diego; CAPT John W. Townes, III, USN '72-BELLEAU WOOD ( L H A 3); CDR Jeffrey Maydosz, USN '76-DEYO ( D D - 9 8 9 ) ; CDR Michael L Seifert, USN '76-BRISCOE(DD-977); CDR David M. Schubert, Jr., USN

standing members of their squadrons in the Jacksonville area: LT George A. Lipscomb, USN '87-VS-32; LT David F. Postoll, USN '87-VFA-83; and LT Kevin J. Quinn, USN '89-HS-15. LT James J. Fisher, USN '87HT-18, and CAPT Robert C. Zaorski, Jr., USMC '87, VT-86, were selected as the outstanding instructors in their squadrons in the Pensacola area. 1st LT Robert R. Gibbs, II, USMC '92, was selected to represent the Marine Corps in summer pistol competitions.

Scholars. The following alumni were selected as Olmstead Scholars and will attend universities as indicated: LCDR Peter G. Oswald, USN '84-Kyoto University in Japan; LT Stephen F. Murphy, USN '91-Kiev Taras Scevchenko University in Ukraine.

Test Pilots. The following alumni were selected to attend the Naval Test Pilot School: LCDR Daniel A. Lee, USN '82; LT Charles A. Gordon, USN '87; LT John K. Martins, USN '87; LT Thomas C. Popp, USN '89; and LT Kevin J. Quinn, USN '89. Popp and Quinn will attend the Naval Postgraduate School for one year before TPS, in the joint NPS-TPS master's degree program.

New Ship. BOXER (LHD-4), commanded by CAPT Robert E. Annis, '77-CHICAGO ( S S N - 7 2 1 ) ; CDR Craig W. Turley, USN '77-HARRY W .

USN ' 7 1 , was commissioned in Pascagoula, MS in February.

HILL ( D D - 9 8 6 ) ; LCDR Anthony M. Kurta, USN '81-SENTRY ( M C M - 3 ) .

Academic Major. The following is a breakdown of the Class of 1995 Aviation -CAPT Michael A. Cosgrove, USN '70-NAWC Aircraft Diviby academic major: sion, Warminster, relieving CAPT William L McCracken, USN '67; Group Major Percent COL William L Groves, USMC '72-MACG-18; CAPT John R. 1. Engineering 39 Worthington, USN '72-CVW-9, relieving CAPT Timothy J. Keating, Aerospace 8 USN ' 7 1 ; CAPT Dennis M. Gillespie, USN '73-CVW-ll, relieving Electrical 2 CAPT James D McArthur, USN '72; LCOL James J. Cuff, Jr., USMC General 3 '75-VMAQ-3; CDR Craig O. McDonald, USNR '76-VAW-78; LCOL Marine 1 Phillip L Newman, USMC '76-MALS-16; CDR James J. Cardosi, USN Mechanical 4 '77-VP-16; CDR Thomas A. Hejl, USN '77-VFA-151; CDR Robert H. Naval Architecture 2 Magee, USN '77-HS-3, relieving CDR James H. Thompson, USN '76; Ocean 8 CDR George G M. Platz, USNR '77-VR-56; CDR Steven C. Schlientz, Systems 11 USN '77-VF-103, relieving CDR Stanley L. Saunders, USN '77; CDR 2. Math/Science 25 Patrick M. Walsh, USN '77-VFA-105; CDR Robert L Wilde, USN '77Chemistry 3 HS-11, relieving CDR Gary L Stark, USN '76; CDR Mark 1. Fox, USN Computer Science 6 '78-VFA-81; CDR Donald A. Kuntz, USN '78-VA-115; CDR Paul M. General Science 1 Pietsch, USN '78-HSL-49, relieving CDR Zachary A Henry, USN, Jr. Mathematics 3 '77; CDR Richard B. Wren, USN '78-VAW-l 15; and CDR Ted D. Oceanography 9 Branch, USN'79-VFA-15.

Physics 3 Awards. CAPT Daniel W. Tomlinson, IV, USNR (Ret.) '18, and VADM 3. Humanities and Social Science 36 William V. Davis, Jr., USN (Ret.), deceased, '24, were selected for inEconomics 9 duction into the Carrier Aviation Test Pilot Hall of Honor aboard USS English 6 YoRKTOWN (CV-10) at the Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum History 8 in Charleston, SC on 31 August, 1995. RADM James A. Winnefeld, Political Science 13 USN (Ret.) ' 5 1 , won the Naval Institute Arleigh Burke Essay Contest.

Poll. The following are the results of the latest Louis Harris poll on CDR James G. Stavridis, USN '76, was selected as the Naval Institute public confidence in institutions. The numbers are the percentage of the Proceedings Author of the Year. MAJ David C. Fuquea, USMC ' 8 1 , persons surveyed expressing confidence in the institution concemed. received the William P. Clements Award for Excellence in Education and the Class of 1951 Military Faculty Teaching Excellence Award at the Naval Academy. LCDR Brian G. Gawne, USN '82, won the bimonthly Association of Naval Aviation photo competition. LCDR Frank P Shaffer, USN '83, won the F-14 Fighter Derby. LT Timothy M Kersey, 1995 1845 USN, II, '86, was awarded the Air Medal with Combat V for heroism in Somalia. LT Christopher P Thomas, USN '89, won the Colleen S. Smiley-Owendoff Teaching Excellence Award for professional programs at the Naval Academy. The following alumni were selected as the out-

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Move. Beginning 1 July, the Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo will be disestablished and moved to Mayport, FL. VA. Veterans with computers can now communicate with the VA via the VA Online, which offers access to VA forms, publications, and notices. Eventually, vets will be able to fill out and file forms via the online service. VA OnUne can be contacted at 1-800-871-8387.

Hot Line. The new Household Goods Help Line, designed to help personnel arrange household moves, opened on 1 June. The hours of operation are 0800 to 1700 Eastern time.

Families. The Navy established the Exceptional Familiy Member Program in 1987, as a means of keeping detailers informed of families needing special support. Families are enrolled in the program at a local medical facility as soon as a medical provider or teacher detects an illness, a learning disability or any other situation requiring special consideration.

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Some lady from Iowa has my hat. Although I suppose that she earned it, having given me the "Heisman," and pushed me over the back of my chair to get it at our graduation cap toss. I'm an ensign now, so it really doesn't matter.

This is my last column, since a new and fresh columnist (I hear that he can spell, too!) has come forth. He won the "fight" to be the next column writer.

It is summer now, and there is not much happening within the Brigade at USNA, since the midshipmen have departed for training, learning to be Navy and Marine officers. The '96ers are on their First Class cmises all over the world. They are sitting in the wardrooms or ready rooms of ships and squadrons, learning the role of the junior officer in the fleet. Others are clad in green, hiding in the bushes. Of course, that is what the mids who want to be Marines do. They are at Quantico for a month, followed by a cruise with the FMF. Still others are leading the newly frocked Youngsters of '98 on the Academy's YP's and sloops.

'97 is also scattered to the winds, as they experience the fleet for the first time. On their Second Class cruise, they are learning "what goes on" on board a ship in the fleet. They are "mnning" with a senior enlisted advisor, who is there to train them and show them the ropes. Later, as the new Plebes enter, they will be the squad leaders for the Plebe Summer Regiment, where they will teach, train, and mold the new Plebes into the newest Plebe Class.

'98 is still learning about the Navy and Marine Corps. Having finished Plebe year, they are off to Quantico to leam the basic tenets of leadership at Midshipmen Leadership Training (MLT). In this environment they will leam more about subordinate and peer leadership, as well as get an introduction to the diverse missions of the Marine Corps.

Following that, they are "off to sea," to leam shipboard firefighting, damage control, and old fashioned seamanship aboard the Navy's YP's and 44 foot sloops. They either sail or cmise to Nova Scotia, Newport, Charleston, and Norfolk, practicing their new skills under the tutelage oftheClassof'96.

The Class of 1999 arrives in late June. They'll start Plebe summer and join the ranks of over 60,000 Naval Academy alumni. They will sweat on the shores of the Sevem, learning the life of a midshipman.

They will leam the basics of sailing, swimming, military courtesy and tradition, marksmanship, and physical fitness under the watchful eyes of the '96 and '97 Plebe Detailers.

The Class of 1995 has added their names to the rolls of graduated midshipmen. The Class graduated 895, with 771 serving as ensigns, 117 entering the Marine Corps as second lieutenants, five into the Air Force, and two into the Army. Many of the new ensigns are TDY at the Naval Academy while waiting for their school dates to arrive. All in all it's not too bad. For example, I am being paid to sail. The Navy keeps telling me that this is work, but 1 just can't think of it that way. Then they are going to pay me to fly. Is this right? Does Congress know about this?

Since this is my final column, I would like to say a public thank you to a few folks. First, CDR Dave Church and Nancy Gomm at Shipmate for having saved me more times than the you all know. My sponsors.

Captain John and Mary Prehn '47, for helping me through my years here "by the Bay." Commander Bo and Betty Heinenger '47, for helping to make my dream of going to the Naval Academy a reality. And lastiy, my family for always listening (although not always understanding), because their voice was all the encouragement that I needed.

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Fair winds and following seas to all of you. And, to the Class of 1995Thanks.

Ensign Brian Scott Knowles '95 U.S. Navy We will surely miss Scott as he heads off to Pensacola. He has been a delight to the staff, always cheerful and ready for a challenge. He has provided our readers (you) with a comprehensive monthly rundown of the Brigade's richly varied activities, all the while being involved in many activities himself. To Scott,we return his farewell, and in wishing him Godspeed in his new career, a career holding unlimited promise and potential, we say "let us hear from you often," as you are forever a member of the Shi^msAe. staff. Dave

BMAN SCOTT KNOWLES '95 Our Brigade Activities columnist, Brian Scott Knowles came to the Naval Academy from Apollo Beach, Florida, where he graduated with honors from East Bay High School. Between issues oi Shipmate, Scott is a systems engineering major, who is also involved with the National Eagle Scout Association and the Society of Automotive Engineers. A member of the Thirty-Third Company, Scott was thefirstset Sixth Battalion Training Officer. Scott enterd Naval Aviation as a pilot.

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Navy Academics Robert H. Shapiro, Academic Dean and Provost The Class of 1995 from an Academic Perspective.

They arrived on the Yard in the early moming of 9 July 1991 ^ - 1133 young men and women representing every state in the union and eight other nations — Induction Day for the Class of 1995. They were eager, excited, and not without some anxiety about what lay before them. They came to serve their country, but first they had to train and earn a top rate college education as preparation for their dreams.

To get to Annapolis, they underwent an admissions process among the most selective in the country. Almost 12,000 applied for admission. Of these, 1385 received offers. Taken all together, fewer than one in eight who applied were offered admission and, of those, more than four infiveaccepted. These are remarkable figures in American college admissions.

Along with their other outstanding attributes, the academic credentials of the Class of 1995 were excellent. Over 80% were in the top fifth of their high school graduating class. Their average combined SAT score was 1228. The high caliber of the academic preparation of these midshipmen resulted in 1551 courses validated by 506 midshipmen, almost all during Plebe Summer.

As is standard at the highly selective Naval Academy, the class shrunk as it moved into its upper class years. Some 95's found that life at the Academy or the prospect of a service career was not what they expected. Others could not meet the standards. As their youngster year began, 1017 remained. The Class size was 970 at the start of second class year and 940 firsties began their final year. On 31 May 1995, four years (1422 days, to be exact) and countless hours of study, quizzes, tests, essays, laboratory reports, projects, and final examinations, 905 received their college diplomas, one at a time, from the Secretary of the Navy in NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium. 895 entered the Armed Services of the United States, receiving commissions as ensigns or second lieutenants. This graduating class included one foreign student each from Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Turkey. (Four students graduated, but were not physically qualified for commission.)

How did the Class of 1995 fare academically during its stay in Annapolis? Numbers can't tell the whole story, but a few will give us some idea. The average grade point average for the graduating class was 2.89; 375 had a 3.0 or

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better. At a time when grade inflation in civilian colleges has made graduadon summa or magna cum laude commonplace, the Naval Academy retained its high standards. As grades have remained very steady over the past two decades, a 2.89 compares favorably with recent classes.

Three members of the Class of 1995 had a perfect 4.0 — a remarkable achievement at the Naval Academy. In the Academic Order of Merit, based solely on academic grades. Midshipmen Benjamin A. Shupp, Garrick L. Stride, and Jesko M. Hagee were tied for first.

In the Overall Order of Merit, they stood second, third, and fourth, respectively, behind Midshipman Matthew J. Kawas whose grade point average was merely 3.97.

• Matthew Kawas, the son of Anthony and Mary Kawas of Matawan, New Jersey, graduated from the Christian Brothers Academy in 1991. At the Naval Academy, Matthew was an electrical engineering major and the Brigade executive officer. After graduate study at Carnegie Mellon University, he will embark on a career as a nuclear trained surface warfare officer.

• Benjamin Shupp, the son of Robert and Bridget Shupp of Houston, Texas, graduated from Bellaire High School in 1988 and enlisted in the Navy before entering the Naval Academy. Benjamin was a political science major and is headed toward nuclear power school in Orlando in preparation to becoming a submarine officer.

• Garrick Stride, the son of Burt and Lucinda Stride of San Jose, California, graduated from Lynbrooke High School in 1991. Garrick was a physics major and is entering the Navy Medical Corps. He will attend medical school at Stanford University, the first immediate Naval Academy graduate to do so.

• Jesko Hagee, the son of Mike (BGen, USMC; USNA '68) and Silke Hagee of Annapolis, Maryland, graduated from Annapolis High School in 1991. Jesko was a systems engineering major and will join the surface warfare community after graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Twelve members of the Class of 1995 earned distinction as Trident Scholars: • So Won Silas Ahn, a mechanical engineering major from Hobbs, NM. • Brad L. Artery, an oceanography major from Wheatland, WY. • Robert H. Goodwin, a chemistry major from Lake Oswego, OR.

• Wesley A. Hildebrandt, a double major in computer science and mathematics from Whittier, CA. • Foo Suan Jiong, a systems engineering major from Singapore.

• Caroline E. Magee, an English major from Pasadena, CA. • Brannen G. McElmurray, a systems engineering major from Clemson, SC. • Bernard T. Meehan, a physics major from Oak Park, IL. • Robert S. McHenry, a marine engineering major from Elk Grove, CA. • John C. Ventura, a physics major from Portsmouth, RI. • Robert H. Vroman, a naval architecture major from Maplewood, NJ. • Timothy M. Winter, an oceanography major from Bethesda, MD. Thirty-three completed honors programs in mathematics, oceanography, economics, english, history, and political science. In addition to their regular majors, 101 midshipmen in the Class of 1995 completed minors in one of five foreign languages. Four completed two full majors. Sixteen members of the Class began work under the aegis of the Voluntary Graduate Education Program, on masters degrees at local universities; they are expected to complete their degrees at the end of this calendar year.

Members of the Class competed among themselves and with candidates nation-wide to earn a variety of fellowships for graduate study.

Twenty-eight have won scholarships to enter civilian universities immediately following graduation. Another 27 have earned scholarships that will allow them to pursue graduate work after initial assignments in their warfare specialdes. Of course, this does not summarize the full extent of formal postgraduate academic work for this Class, as we can expect at least 80% of the members of the Class of 1995 to pursue graduate study of some kind leading to an advanced degree. The Naval Academy hopes to put some of this education to use in Annapolis. Over a hundred members of the Class have been designated as candidates for positions on the faculty after the completion of graduate work in their disciplines. Academic performance and recommendations from their major departments were the primary considerations in selecting these future members of the faculty.

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Navy Sports Tom Bates, Assistant Director of Athletics Top Athletic Award Winners For 1995 Basketball captain Wesley W. Cooper of Woodbridge.VA; All-Patriot League women's swimmer Carolyn M. Wisner of Laurel, MD; wrestling All-America J. Daniel Hicks of Vinita, OK; All-Patriot League soccer player Seth A. Walters of San Antonio, TX; and track standout Sonja S. Knight of Detroit, MI, were named the U. S. Naval Academy's top athletic award winners for 1995.

Presentation of the awards was made during the annual Prizes and Awards Ceremony in Alumni Hall on 30 May 1995.

Cooper, who led Navy to a 20-9 record this past winter, was the winner of the Thompson Trophy Cup as "the midshipman who has done the most during the current year for the promotion of athletics at the Naval Academy."

Hicks, who earned a berth in the NCAA wrestling championships four straight years, received the Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword as the "male midshipman of the graduating class considered by the Athletic Council to have personally excelled during his years of varsity competition."

Wisner, who accumulated eight first place medals in the Patriot League championships over her four years, was given the Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence Sword as the "female midshipman of the graduating class considered by the Athletic Council to have personally excelled during her years of varsity competition."

Walters, an All-Patriot League selection three years, and Knight, a record-holding jumper for the Mids' women's track teams, received the Coaches-Calvert Awards, given to the varsity lettermen of the graduating class selected by the coaches as outstanding in leadership, loyalty and consistent effort in every field, including the academic program.

Cooper may be Navy's most heralded basketball player since Ail-American David Robinson graduated in 1987. His 969 career points is the 15th most in school history and his 558 career rebounds is the ninth most ever at Navy, and sixth most in Patriot League history.

Cooper's field goal percentage of .604 this year was the 10th best in the nation and fourth best ever at Navy. His career field goal percentage of .543 is the sixth best in Academy history. Cooper was an All-Patriot League second team selection in 1995, a District II Academic All-America, and Patriot League Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year. He was the recipient of an Arthur Ashe, Jr. ScholarAthlete Award from Black Issues in Higher Education, and recently was one of 14 men's basketball players throughout the country to be awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Hicks, who was ranked as high as second in the country in the heavyweight division this Shipmate, July-August 1995

Navy's Top Athletic Award Winners For 1995: (1 to r) Basketball captain Wes Cooper of Woodbridge, VA, the winner of The Thompson Trophy Cup; wrestling All-America J. Daniel Hicks of Vinita, OK, recipient of the Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword; All-Patriot League swimmer Carolyn Wisner of Laurel, MD, who received the Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence Sword for Women; and All-Patriot League soccer player Seth Walters of San Antonio, TX and track standout Sonja Knight of Detroit, Ml, winners of the Coaches-Calvert Awards. Photo by Phil Hoffmann

year, was an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion three times. He was the recipient of the John Fletcher Memorial Trophy at this year's EIWA tournament as "the wrestler who has made the greatest contribution to his team in the EIWA." Captain of the 1994-95 Mid wrestling team.

Hicks holds the record for career matches at Navy (142), is ded for first for the most wins in a season (39-4 in 1994-95) and is second in career wins (114). He was fifth in the 1994 NCAA Wresding Tournament in the heavyweight division, thus achieving All-America honors.

Wisner, captain of the women's swimming team at Navy this past year, was on four Patriot League championship teams. As a Plebe and Youngster, she swam backstroke for the Midshipmen and also competed in the individual medley. She was then asked to switch to the butterfly for her final two years and responded with three individual first places in that stroke at the Patriot League championships, and was on three first place relay units at the league meet. Wisner is the current school record holder in the 200-yard backstroke.

Walters was a first team All-Patriot League soccer selection three times, set the Naval Academy record for assists in a career, and is the the Patriot League record holder for career assists with 23 over the past four years. He was named to the second team All-South this past year, when he led Navy in scoring with four

goals and eight assists. He also was the Mids' captain this past year.

Knight was captain of Navy's women's indoor track team this past winter, and was a key member of the women's outdoor team which went 8-0 this spring. That team also was the first to ever record a win over the Army women, 83-71. Knight won the longjump (17'-11") and the triple jump (36'-8 1/2") at that meet. She was third in the triple jump at the Heptagonals this spring, and fifth in the long jump. At the Indoor Heptagonals, she finished third in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump.

Knight holds the Naval Academy records, both indoor and outdoor, for the longjump and triple jump. She also is a member of the school record setting 4x100 meter relay unit. Altogether, she eamed eight varsity letters.

Baseball Wins Berth In The NCAA Tournament Navy's baseball team capped off a brilliant season by winning the Patriot League championship for the second straight year, and then capturing a three-game play-in series with Delaware, champions of the North Atlantic Conference, to gain a berth in the '95 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament for the first time since 1986.

In the NCAA East Regional at Clemson University, the Midshipmen drew the number one seeded Tigers and lost to them 8-4. In the next game of the double elimination regional.

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Toby Moore, Patriot League Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Photo by Phil Hoffmann

Brian Bemth, Navy outfielder, was the 1995 Patriot League Baseball Player of the Year. Photo by Phil Hoffmann

of-three NCAA Play-In series on the Blue Hens' field.

It looked grim for the Midshipmen when pitching ace Toby Moore, a Second Classman, gave up seven runs in the first inning of the first game. But he settled down and did not allow another run as Navy fell, 7-1. Firstie Kyle Murray then pitched the Mids to a 3-2 win in game two.

And the next day, the Midshipmen eamed their invitation to the NCAA Regional with a 6-2 victory over the stunned Blue Hens. After scoring seven mns in the first inning of game one, Delaware was to score only four mns over the next 26 innings.

The Midshipmen collected almost all of the Patriot League postseason honors. Head coach Bob MacDonald was named Patriot League Coach of the Year; Moore, who is in his last year of eligibility, was league Pitcher of the Year; and Second Class outfielder Brian Bemth was Patriot League Player of the Year.

Bernth batted .344 this season with 15 doubles, six triples, and 36 RBI. Moore was 96, with a 2.53 ERA. As a team. Navy finished 24th in the country in team ERA (3.63).

Designated hitter Steve Mauro, the team captain, who was thought to be out for the season with an injury occuring in an early-season contest, came back to bat .353 for the season, and hit 10 doubles, four home mns, and 32 RBI.

Navy had to face number two seed Alabama, which had been upset in the first round by Winthrop. The Midshipmen dropped this contest, 6-0, with five of those mns uneamed.

For the season, the Midshipmen rolled to a school record 33 wins against 20 losses, and that included a Patriot League record 19 conference wins.

The Mids were 15-15 at midseason, but then went on a tear, winning 16 of their next 18 games. They clinched the Patriot League championship at West Point, beating the Cadets three times in four tries. After splitting with Army in the first day doubleheader, they claimed the league title the next day in the first game, 8-7, and finished off the weekend with a 23-3 triumph.

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He was All-Patriot League first team for the third consecutive year.

Plebe outfielder Toph Lake and Third Class pitcher Tom McLemore were both named to the second team All-Patriot League. Lake belted out a school record nine triples this year and was ranked in the top 10 nationally in this category.

Moore also was named 1995 Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In just three seasons, Moore set Patriot League career marks for wins (21), games started (29), complete games (24), innings pitched (251.0) and strikeouts (160).

year head coach Richie Meade was the head coach of the South team.

Tenn/i (14-14,6-2 in the Patriot League, 0-9 in the EITL): The Midshipmen were second in the Patriot League toumament, losing 4-1 to top-seeded Army. Plebe Silas Bouyer and Youngster Jay Wicklund were named to the AllPatriot League team as a doubles combination.

Bouyer finished the season 13-13 in singles competition, playing mostly at #2, while Wicklund was 14-13 at #3 singles. Youngster John Mues was 9-6 at #1.

Men's Track & Field (4-1): Navy was fifth in the Heptagonals with Firstie Michael Jefferson

winning the 100-meter dash. He also was fifth in the 200-meter dash. Other impressive showings came from Second Classman Bill Pennington, second in the hammer throw; and Youngster Jon Clemens, third in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Women's Track & Field (8-0): Jubilation reigned as Navy defeated Army for the first time ever in track, 83-71, a result of outstanding performances from Firstie Sonja Knight and Youngsters Kim McGreevy and Rhonda Levered. Prior to this year the Cadets had won every indoor track and outdoor track and field meet between the two schools, a total of 17

Other Spring Sports Results Heavyweight Crew (8-1): Navy's varsity eight made a highly-impressive showing in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships (IRA) when it placed second in the Varsity Challenge Cup behind powerful Brown, but the Mid boat edged out both highly-regarded Washington and Harvard. Another prestigious moment came when Navy defeated both Harvard and Pennsylvania to win the Adams Cup Regatta. It was Navy's first win of this regatta since 1987, and its 12th triumph in the 60 rowings of the Cup. The Midshipmen also won the Goes Trophy Cup over Syracuse and Comell this spring.

Lightweight Crew (1-4): The Mid lightweights found the winner's circle elusive this spring despite making some good showings. In the Eastem Sprints, the varsity eight was first in the Petite Finals (seventh overall), while the second varsity finished fifth in the Grand Finals. The Plebe eight was fourth in the Petite Finals (10th overall).

Women's Crew (7-5): Navy was second out of six teams in the Temple Invitational, and then defeated the University of New Hampshire before heading off to defend its championship at the Third Annual Champion Intemational Regatta. However, the Midshipmen were not as successful this year, as the varsity eight was fifth in the Grand Finals, the second varsity was second, and the novice eight was fourth.

Go//(0-1): A youthful Navy golf team had an outstanding season, taking first place in the Navy Spring Invitational, and finishing fourth in the 18-team field at the NCAA District II Championships. Top scorers for the year, including last fall's dual loss to Army and the Patriot League Championships, was Second Classman Craig Bangor with a 77.1 average for 13 rounds. Plebe Aaron Wright averaged 77.2 for 14 rounds, while Plebe Jim Day had a 79.1 average, also for 14 rounds.

Lacrosse (6-6): Highlight of the spring was a win over Army for the third straight year, but the Midshipmen could only finish at .500 for the year.

First Classman Rob Bailey finished his career 15th on Navy's career scoring list with 107 points. Youngster Andy Ross was named honorable mention All-America, after scoring 18 goals and dishing off seven assists this spring.

Bailey and defenseman Eric Kapitulik, also a Firstie, were selected to play in the NorthSouth Lacrosse AU-Star Game. Navy's first-

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Knight won the long jump, the triple jump, and was on the victorious 4x100 meter relay team. McGreevy won the 1500 meters in a school record time and also captured the 3,000 meters, and Leverett won the 400 and 200 meter dashes, and was on the winning 4x100-meter relay team.

McGreevy later qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 3,000 meters, the first woman track athlete to do this since Navy went Division I in 1991. She finished 13th at the NCAAs, but was awarded All-America recognition as the seventh American finisher in that event The Midshipmen were sixth in the Heptagonals, with top performances coming from McGreevy, who was second in the 1500 meters; Leverett, third in the 400 meters; Knight, third in the triple jump; and Emily Harris, a Firstie, who was second in the javelin. Youngster Suzanne Dondero was third in the high jump, tieing the school record (5'-6").

Sailing: Navy continues to reign as the national collegiate sailing champions. Led by 1995 Collegiate Sailor of the Year, Ryan Cox, Navy won the 1995 Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association National Collegiate Championship, and five Midshipmen were recognized on sailing's All-America teams. The Midshipmen captured the national dinghy championship for the third straight year and fourth time in the past five years.

Navy was second in the ICYRA Team Racing Championship.

Cox, a First Classman, and Second Classman Rodman Burley, along with Youngster Mallory Mestayer, and Plebe Julie Younger, were first team All-America selections, while honorable mention All-America honors went to Plebe Will Stout. Four Midshipmen were selected to the ICYRA Sailing World Magazine AU-Star

Crews窶認irstie Nancy Delavan, Youngster Jessica Danluck, Firstie Blanca Funes and Youngster Erica Museler.

Sailing Coach Gary Bodie Accepts New Position Navy's sailing coach of the past 10 years, Gary Bodie, has resigned to accept a coaching position at Hampton University in Hampton, VA, his hometown.

Bodie will develop a sailing program at that school and at the same time participate in a family business.

Bodie was head coach at Old Dominion University for seven years prior to coming to the Naval Academy in 1985. During his tenure here he led the Midshipmen to 14 national titles and has coached 39 All-Americas and four College Sailors of the Year.

Navy's Wes Cooper Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Navy basketball captain Wes Cooper, a First Classman from Woodbridge, VA, is one of 14 men's basketball players from throughout the country to be awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for the 1994-95 academic year.

Cooper was Navy's leading rebounder (7.5) and was second in scoring (12.5 points per game). He shot a blistering .604 from the floor this year, which was the 10th best percentage in the nation, and the fourth best percentage in school history. Cooper's 558 career rebounds is the sixth most in Patriot League history, and his 969 career points is the 15th most at the Naval Academy.

Cooper has a 3.22 GPA in Economics and recently was presented an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.

He is the 21st Naval Academy student-athlete to win an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship since the program was begun in 1965.

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Wes Cooper, winner of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

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Navy All-America Diver Nate Smith Named To District II Academic AllAmerica Team Navy's All-America diver Nate Smith has been selected as one of the 10 student-athletes to the GTE CoSIDA Academic AllAmericaTeam from District II. Smith, a Second Classman from Laguna Niguel, CA, was seventh on the one-meter springboard and fifth on the 10-meter platform at the 1995 NCAA Division I Championships.

He also won the one meter and three-meter springboard championships at the Eastern Seaboard Swimming Championships for the third consecutive year.

Smith has a 3.35 academic average in Aerospace Engineering.

He became a candidate for the national Academic All-America squad, which was announced in late June.

Ryan Cox, 1995 Collegiate Sailor of the Year. Photo by Phil Hoffmann

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Heary set a Naval Academy freshman scoring record last year with a team-leading 382 points and was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team.

Navy basketball guard Michael Heary, who will be a Third Classman this coming year, has been selected to compete for the East Squad at the 1995 U. S. Olympic Festival. Announcement of his selection was made by USA Bas-

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Shipmate received the following from F. D. Hunt, Bethesda, MD: Susan Duane Robinson, 102, the widow of two retired Navy captains and the mother of a third, died 25 May 1995 at the Arleigh Burke Pavilion of the Carl Vinson Hall in McLean. She had congestive heart failure.

Mrs. Robinson, of Vinson Hall, had maintained a home in the Washington area since 1937. She was bom in Williamsburg and raised in Norfolk. She was a graduate of the College of Women in Columbia, SC. Over the years, she was active in church groups.

She had served as chairman of the Gray Ladies at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, had been an aide at Washington National Cathedral and had served on the Washington committee of the National Cathedral Association.

She was a member of All Souls Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase, the National Society of Colonial Dames, the Daughters of the Cincinnati, the Jamestown Society and the Naval Officers Wives Club.

Her first husband, retired Navy Capt. Alfred George Zimermann died in 1966. Her second husband, retired Navy Capt. Stephan Boutwell Robinson, died in 1990.

Survivors include a son from her first marriage, retired Navy Capt. Richard G. Zimermann of Palm Coast, FL, and McLean, VA: three grandsons; and four great-grandchildren.

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This was received from Leo Stafford. "I wanted to send you an account of my recent auto trip which is enclosed. I felt good all during the trip and have felt good since returning home. It was a sort of experiment to see if I could survive a long drive through the country.

I have been busy putting things together around the house and yard. In addition, I have had the back lawn sodded with new grass. It is a big improvement.

My nephew, Ray Pierce (LaRue's husband) and I decided to give my new Mustang a trial run totaling some 2200 miles visiting 5 Western states in 13 days.

It was a fun trip for both of us. Ray did most of the driving, and gave me the VIP treatment during the entire trip.

After leaving San Diego, we traveled to Laughlin,

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'But still when two or three shall meet, And old tales be retold . . "

Nevada for our first stopover We ambled through the casinos watching folks trying to make a dollar out of a nickel. We had dinner there and watched a show before retiring for the night. The next day we headed for the Grand Canyon. It was real cold there so we didn't stay long. We drove through a sleet storm on the way out.

Our next stop was at the Petrified Forest where we found all kinds of petrified wood. It is a very interesting and educational exhibit. After that we were on our way to Albuquerque.

We timed our trip so that we would be in Albuquerque during the days when Pam would be there, and that is the way it worked out. We had a lovely visit with Pam, Ron, and Courtney. A drive to Sante Fe with dinner there was a plus.

After leaving Albuquerque, we drove to Silver City to see a good friend. Jack DeWeerd, whom I have known for many years. He lost his wife at about the same time I lost Rosella. After several hours of visiting, we moved on to our next destination which was Carlsbad.

It was late when we arrived, so we decided to explore the Caverns the next day. We found the Caverns to be a wonderful experience. We spent hours taking in the beautiful sights that appeared on the long (1+ mile) trail.

We went out of our way in order to visit that part of the country where gun fights took place in the streets. I had spent several weeks there back in the early 40's when I recruited students for the Military Academy, and I wanted Ray to get a taste of it. We stopped overnight in Douglas and took a very short drive into and out of Mexico. Next was the very interesting town of Bisbee that is located between steep mountains on both sides of the one and only street.

Then Tombstone where the Boothill cemetery is located. When I first saw it, there were only a few graves with names of notorious gun fighters in early history. Now it is commercialized with dozens of graves all in neat rows marked with names that no one had ever recognized.

We also timed our trip in order that we could be in Phoenix to greet Kathy upon her arrival from St. Maarten Island where she had lived during the past couple of years. We arrived a day early so that we could pay a visit with the Rev. Leonard Smoot and his wife Miriam who live in Sun City. The Smoots were very close friends of Rosella and her parents.

We had a lovely visit with them, and Leonard gave us a tour of the beautiful church which he had started when he and Miriam moved to Sun City.

Kathy arrived on time and was met by her mother Mary who brought her to the hotel where we were staying. Needless to say, it was an emotional greeting. Kathy, along with her two sisters and Mary, have been "our family" ever since the girls were very young. We had dinner together that evening, and breakfast together the next morning. Then Ray and I took off for the last leg of our trip which took us back to San Diego.

I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure, and I believe that Ray did, too. After I rest up a bit, and get things in order, who knows when I will get itchy feet for another adventure?"

The following information was received from Bob Lowell '53 about Leo Stafford.

"Leo Stafford. "21, now 96 years young, lives at 928 Oliver Ave., San Diego. CA 92109 and has in-

deed joined the Jet Set!! Since the passing away of his wife, Rosella, he has made several solo trips: one to the South and the latest to Seattle and return. After completing numerous home remodeling projects, while still nourishing his orchids, he has purchased a Sporty 1995 Mustang to 'live in' his remodeled garage. Leo has been a Mentor to several members of '53: Dave and Sally Jones, Bob and Joan Lowell.

Leo also idolized Dave and Sally's daughter — Cary, Class of '81 who was killed in an aircraft accident.

Of interest. Astronaut Lt. Comdr. Wendy Lawrence — also of '81, Flight Engineer on space shutde Endeavor and Cary were not only USNA Classmates — they were roommates at flying school. Since Cary and Wendy shared a common desire to be Astronauts, Wendy dedicated her portion of this flight to Cary.

How special all classmates are to one another. Leo says he will race anyone at next years Indianapolis — so send him your challenges at the above address."

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Pres., RAdm. George Bauernschmidt SC USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Mrs. Beverly E. Carter 1202 Grosvenor Park 10500 Rockville Pike Rockville MD 20852 This column has been difficult to write at this time.

Seldom does a Corresponding Secretary write about his or her spouse. Well, this is what it is all about.

Now it can be told: My best friend and mate for many years has embarked on his last voyage. Yes, "Bevo," as he was called in his glorious early years, died on May 25, 1995, here in his home with loving care until the end. He had reached the ripe old age of 95. and the Gospel of the Sunday before his departure mentioned his intentions, and I quote from John 14:23: "Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. You heard me say to you: I am going away, and I am coming to you." That's the kind of man he was.

And so quietly, in a dignified manner, he took his leave. He was greatly admired and respected by all who knew him—never complaining or criticizing others.

A colorful service was held at Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer with burial in Arlington National Cemetery on June 5, 1995, attended by his loving wife, two devoted children, Beverly Carter Baldwin of Savannah, Georgia, and Christopher Lee Carter of Baltimore, Maryland, as well as seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

For those of you who have a 1922 Lucky Bag available, please turn to Page 163, and see what his amiable and lifelong friend, and roommate, the late Bill Terrell, wrote about him: "Yes, he was a true southern gentleman in every sense of the word."

So now we pause to reflect on the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson" Sunset and Evening Star And one clear call for me.

And may there be no moaning at the bar When I put out to sea.

It is also said that life must go on, and so it does.

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derful guys still with us—if you like.

In the last issue, you will recall, I mentioned Bobbie Eape and her donation to start the "Ring Bank." Soon thereafter, I learned that she too had passed away in March of this year. So, we say farewell to you, too, Bobbie.

Speaking of Class Rings, we have had another request for a 1922 Lucky Bag. This comes from Margaret Cooper Pollock, granddaughter of George and Ruth (with all those children) Cooper — as they used to be known. Do let me know, and I will arrange to collect it for her.

So you see, life goes on, and soon we will have another Plebe Class. Isn't it wonderful to think of those fine young men who are starting their Naval Careers? I wish I had one to do just that—but, alas— I am afraid my time has passed.

Before we leave you for awhile, we must tell you that Frances Wierum, Carl's widow, and great friend of "Bevo's," is happy still in their lovely home over in Trappe, Maryland, on the Eastem Shore. What a beautiful spot! She reminisced about Bev, when her family, the Woods, had their Estate on the Sevem River. That area then was known as Boone, Maryland. A contest was held to come up with a new name for the area, and some smart person suggested "Sevema Park," and so that is how it got its name!

She also reminded me of the times she would say to Bev: "Let's go dancing at the Belvedere"—that famous old hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Those really were the days!

Josephine Hill Carter

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Pres., Adm. Arleigh Burke USN (Ret.) Secy, RAdm. John R. Johannesen USN (Ret.) 6251 Old Dominion Dr., Apt. #103 McLean, VA 22101 Received from Frederick Nelson's son, Andrew, is the following: "My father is presently at BirchPatrick Center, 751 Medical Center Court, Chula Vista, CA 92010. Although not ambulatory, he varies between wheelchair and bed-ridden. He is still quite interested in Naval Academy matters, comparing the moral and military standards there in '23 to the decline — as he perceives it — of those same standards today. His 96th birthday coming up will be on 13 July. I believe that he is now the oldest member of your Class.

Alas, his wife (my mother) — Evelyn Gibson Nelson — died three years ago."

Very Respectfully, Andrew G. Nelson, Captain, USN (Ret.) "P.S. Some years ago, I paid my respects to Admiral Burke at one of those USNA reunions in what was Dahlgren Hall. He quizzed me about my career, and when I got to mentioning destroyer command in the Gulf of Tonkin he said, 'Young man, to command destroyers in combat is the emotional peak of any Academy graduate!' It was right and fitting that the Navy named the latest class of destroyers for him."

Peggy Brainerd Connelley, widow of Capt.

Harold Haskell Connelley, USN (Ret), passed away 9 March 1995 in San Diego, and was buried at Ft. Rosecrans Cemetery at Point Loma, CA. She is survived by her daughter Peggy, who can be reached at 17698 Healdsbury Avenue, Healdsbury CA 95448, 707-431-1109, and six grandchildren.

Shipmate received the following: Our family has enjoyed Shipmate for many a year as we have proudly read of the accomplishments of family members and dear old friends. Our interests span almost one hundred years as my father, Ziba 66

Wells Reynolds, was in the class of 1890, my two husbands. Stanhope Cotton Ring and A. Putnam Storrs, were in the class of 1923, my son, William Reynolds Ring, was in the class of 1958, and my grandson, Robert Taylor Scott (Ty) Keith III, was in the class of 1987. At the age of two months we don't know what my great grandson, Brian Taylor Keith, will do with his interests, but he could be the class of 2017.

I write to correct the captions under two photographs in your May 1995 issue of Shipmate. Under the class of 1918 there is a picture of the 'Three Sea Hawks", the Navy's first acrobatic team. The caption correctly identifies Bill Davis (1924) and Tommy Tomlison (1918), but the one on the right is not someone named Stone, but is Aaron Putnam Storrs (1923). The second picture is under the class of 1924 and shows Bill Davis (1924) standing on the flight deck of the SARATOGA with Charles Lindbergh and "two unknowns". The handsome young gentleman standing to Mr. Lindbergh's right is certainly not unknown to all of us. It is another photograph of Put Storrs, a gentleman and a distinguished Naval Aviator in his own right, who reached the rank of Rear Admiral before his retirement. The officer on the far right is Lieutenant Commander A. C. Davis who was the Commanding Officer of VB2B. The picture was taken in February of 1927 when Lindbergh practiced with Davis and Storrs as part of the "Three Sea Hawks". We certainly would appreciate it if you would run corrections to the captions on those two photographs. Shipmate is a treasured publication and for history's sake we know you would want to keep the records straight.

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Pres., RAdm. William B. Bailey USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Raymond R. Waller USN (Ret.) 25 Spruce Court, Moorestown, NJ 08067

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Pres., RAdm. Walter C. Ford USN (Ret.) Sends news directly to Shipmate

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Pres. and Sec'y, Capt. Francis L. Busey USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y, Capt. Gordon Campbell USN (Ret.) 3848 Somerset Drive, Durham, NC 27707-5017 Al Boileau had his 91st birthday on 6 February.

He wrote that he and Laura are both aging but, in general, are in pretty good health. [Corr. Sec'y misses reading about them piloting their own airplane in cross country flights.]

Three more classmates have left us, I'm sad to report.

Morton K. Fleming, RAdm. USN (Ret.) died in March 1995 at UCSD Medical Center of complications from a pulmonary ailment. Al Boileau wrote that Mort seemed to be well and in good spirits when at Zoe Stout's lunch on 16 February. Mort's career covered the whole gamut of Naval Aviation including fighters based on LANGLEY, patrol planes, battleship planes and Black Cat PBY's and PBM's. Isabel's address is 5201 Marlboro Dr., San Diego, CA 921162036, phone 619-282-9251.

Edward W. Snedeker, LTGen. USMC (Ret.) died

on 5 May 1995 at home in Carlsbad, CA of complications from liver cancer A card from Major Ted Bahry, USMC (Ret.), an old friend and neighbor of Ed, reported that Ed was terminally ill, but a postscript informed of his death. Ed's Marine Corps career included the traditional peacetime service in Nicaragua, Haiti, the Fleet Marine Force and sea duty. During World War II and Korea he was in the midst of the action. After retirement he helped found the Marine Military Academy in Harlengen, TX. His wife, Vestena, lives at 3432 Adams St., Carlsbad, CA 92008, phone 619-729-5438.

Paul D. Stroop, VAdm. USN (Ret.) died on 17 May 1995 at Coronado Hospital after a brief illness.

Al Boileau wrote that he had seen PD failing to some extent but that his death is still quite a shock. We'll always remember PD's great feats in gymnastics as a Midshipman. His Naval Aviation career started with patrol planes and included many Naval air assignments including carrier command. PD's after retirement activities included being President of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. PD's second wife, Kay, lives at 1730 Avenida del Mundo, Apt. 1609, Coronado, CA 92118, phone 619- 435-3939.

The Class extends condolences to the families of these three Classmates.

Ruth N. Reich, widow of Herman Reich, wrote of her sorrow in learning of the death of PD and Mort.

She has moved from Marina Del Ray to 825 Sol Gretna Green Way, Apt. R, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

Robert E. "High" Brown was prompted to write by reading the '26 column about Ben Custer. Both being Georgia products they had formed a good friendship at the Naval Academy where every morning they enjoyed the Southern breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage and grits. He observed his 90th birthday with family assembling for a grandiose dinner at the new ocean front Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manalapan, Florida. He also recalled the good days prepping at Marion Institute. "High" resigned in 1925 after urging from his father to join an insurance company in Florida. He had talked it over with many Classmates and line officers. This was a time of naval disarmament treaties and a fantastic real estate boom in Florida. He survived the depression and had a great 42 year career with Aetna, rising to the position of Director of Marketing Services for the Casualty and Surety Division. "High" wrote that he reads every issue of Shipmate with great interest and sends his best to Classmates. He lives with his wife Flo at 4735 N.W. 7th Court. Apt. 328, Lantana, FL 33462.

Charlie Buchanan sounds in excellent spirits in a recent letter but is afraid that between his hand and his eyes, he doesn't do a very good job of writing. (Not to worry Charlie, your handwriting is completely legible and easy to read. You are still qualified to write up the night order book).

Ben Custer advises that he recently talked on the phone with "Manny" Sellers in Florida and he sounds good. He also talked by phone with Gideon Adolph Cox—they were shipmates in the FLORIDA on a middle cruise. They agreed that "growing old is not for sissies". Ambrose Crowley planned to be in Annapolis for the June wedding of one of his Naval Academy graduate grandsons-Suzanne Dowling's son, a Marine and Naval Aviator. Ben met with colleagues of the International Association of University Presidents on the United Nations Commission for Arms Control and Education. The commission had people from all over the world and received reports on their education programs being carried out in fifty-eight universities and colleges throughout all continents. They heard the sobering news that the wodd's "stockpile of nuclear bombs" contains the explosive equivalent of TWO TONS of TNT for every man, woman and child in the world. He also talked at the Spring meeting of the Alumni Associadon, his subject being "The Mission of the Naval

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Academy." He inquired as to how many members knew what the Naval Academy mission is, as "graven on a bronze tablet" at the foot of the ladder leading to "Mem" Hall, with only five hands being raised.

The mission as outlined was read: United States Naval Academy Mission: To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to provide graduates who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.

Ben considers this as making little sense and believes that before this, the mission was "To train and indoctrinate midshipmen to become faithful and competent officers in the Naval Service." (Right on, Ben!) he also reported to the Board that his soundings in the New York and Washington areas, including friends in the West Point Association, showed most to be very concerned about a move to shut down all three service academies. He beseeched the trustees to return to their chapters and talk fervently about our national need for the academies and of the splendid institution which the nadon has on the banks of the Severn River. The trustees gave him a standing ovation.

Ben also wrote that a good biography of Admiral William A. Moffett, Class of 1890, "the father of Naval Aviation" is reviewed in the May Proceedings.. (Our Class was truly imbued with interest in aviation by the Admiral, and I believe '26 was the first Class to provide a large number of Naval Aviators.)

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Pres., Adm. Charles D. Griffin USN (Ret.) Sec'y RAdm. Joshua W. Cooper USN (Ret.) 400 Madison St., Apt. #808 Alexandria VA 22314 703 549-8708 The Washington-Annapolis Group met for luncheon at the Annapolis Yacht Club on 18 May. Present were: Josh Cooper, Ellen Eckberg; Olive and Giamby Giambattista; Bunny and Don Griffin; Marge Haley: Mary Myers with daughter and son-in-law, Kate and Ed Calhoun and Julie Deuso; Carl Steiner with Cecelia Kirk and Doris Zitzewitz.

Cecelia Kirk is the daughter of Lowell M. Kirk, a three year Classmate—she served as photographer.

See results nearby.

This get-together will be remembered for the violent storm (with a tornado in vicinity) which complicated the trip home for those who journeyed from the Washington area. However, no casualties were reported.

Emmie Hamilton was hostess for luncheon at her home at Frederico Manor, Chula Vista, Calif on 6 April. Present were: Barbara and Cliff Cooper; Bud Hammond and Emmie. As in the past, the binnacle list predominated. The principal item of business was to schedule the next luncheon for 31 May at the Submarine Base.

Still, very much on the ball, the following attended the later get-together: Tex Anders, Bobby Coffin, Bud Hammond: Nina and Oley Sharp.

USNA Foundation: Highlights gleaned from the spring meeting of trustees included the following: The women's track team beat Army!

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Left to right standing: Giambi, Bunny and Don Griffin, Doris Zitzewitz, Cecelia Kirk, Cari Steiner, Josh Cooper.

Seated: Marge Haley, Olive Giambattista, Mary Meyers, Ellen Eckberg

Giambi Giambattista, Don Griffin, Cari Steiner, Josh Cooper The basketball season was highly successful under the guidance of head coach, Don Devoe.

The Superintendent, Admiral Larson, mentioned among other things that the oft-repeated statement that "costs of producing officers via the service academies greatly exceeded those from college ROTC's and other college sources"—was over played and inaccurate. This premise neglects to mention the numerous federal grants for research projects. This together with the fact that academy graduates remain in the services longer, serves to bring the real economy in favor of the academies.

A delayed graduation and commissioning is planned for a group of midshipmen classified as '95B, which will graduate in August.

Despite rumors to the contrary, there are still plenty of applicants for the Naval Academy.

The map in the April issue of Shipmate showing 150 years of growth and excellence will be an eyeopener for those who haven't visited Annapolis in recent years. Note particularly the baseball field, (Lawrence Field) and the William H. G. FitzGerald Clubhouse.

Joe Jelley passed away in Colorado Springs, CO on 6 May, 1995. Nicknamed, 'Gendeman Joe' at the academy, he was a star man academically and he acquired extra-curricular jobs sufficient for two men.

He was described by his roommate as, "rich in natural talent and one with a predictable future full of well earned success"—He was Business Manager of the Lucky Bag, a member of the Gymkhana team, the Ring Dance Committee and the Masqueraders

and was awarded the masked N. He was one of the youngest, perhaps the youngest, to be promoted to Rear Admiral rank.

In the course of a full and active career as a Naval Civil Engineer, he broke new ground in the development of Seabee battalions in the Pacific and was an acknowledged leader in fields related to his profession.

On the occasion of his retirement the CNO, Admiral Arleigh Burke, praised him for "a most significant part in the advancement and growth of our Navy—in that he was in a large measure responsible for the achievements of the Civil Engineer Corps— and although leaving acfive duty his career remains a sterling example of resourcefulness, ingenuity and devofion to duty and as a goal for others to emulate."

The Class has made a contribution to the USNA Alumni Associafion in his memory.

Doris Mabry Gregg, Otie's wife, passed away in a Virginia Beach hospital on 9 May 1995. Graveside memorial services were conducted at Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery, Virginia Beach on 12 May. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, she met (then) LTJG Otis Cockerill Gregg in the Philippines in 1932— they were married a year later in Shanghai and honeymooned in Japan during Cherry Blossom time. She accompanied her husband as practicable during the course of his duties as a naval aviator and eventually settled in Virginia Beach.

She was a retired executive secretary for Carpenter Construction of Norfolk and for a period dealt in flight insurance for Mutual of Omaha. A member of the Eastern Shore Chapel, she is remembered for her love of scripture, especially Isaiah 43:1-5: "I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine."

During the long absence of Otie with his duties in the Pacific, Doris remained with her three sons in Virginia Beach throughout the Korean conflict. She purchased two acres overlooking a cove on the Lynnhaven River and supervised the design and construction of a four bedroom house just in time to allow Otie to move in upon his retum.

She devoted her life to her family. Her home was always a welcome refuge for far flung children and friends.

In addition to her husband of 62 years, she is survived by three sons: Otis C. Gregg, Jr. and Benjamin M. Gregg of Virginia Beach and Frederick M. Gregg, 67

II of Altamonte, FL; a sister-in-law, Jenks Pnovert of Virginia Beach; 10 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

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Sec'y, Capt. Albert O. Momm USN (Ret.) 909 Topmast Way, Annapolis, MD 21401 Ha. corr., RAdm. R. N. Norgaard USN (Ret.) 1111 S. Lakemont Ave., Apt. 405/07 Winter Park, FL 32892-5496 In May, Dave McDonald writes from Atlantic Beach, FL: "Tommie and I finally decided the time had come for us to give up the responsibilities of home ownership. So—on the 17th of April, we sold our lovely home in Ponte Vedra Beach where we had lived for 27 years, and moved to the retirement community of Fleet Landing just nine miles away.

This is an extremely lovely place with apartments, patio homes, and a very large health center. They have over 500 residents who are mostly retired Military Personnel. The fenced-in area is very large with a huge lake in the center, and nearly all well-known athletic facilities available.

We hated to give up the only home we ever owned, but felt that under the circumstances we made the wise decision."

C/S Note: Blair and your C/S likewise now have our small, but nice, duplex home up for sale, planning on settling into a retirement home in the Annapolis/Baltimore area. We sought Ginger Cove in the Annapolis area—very popular with Navy retirees, filled chock-a-block with younger residents who stay longer. So we anticipate moving into lovely Charlestown, in the town of Catonsville, MD, just SW of Baltimore We have the sad news that Harry "Whitey" Wittington underwent open-heart surgery, but it was unsuccessful. He died on 16 November last year.

Whitey is survived by his wife, Emma, two daughters, 3 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

The JOHN A. BOLE (DD-755) was named in honor

of BLC's John as commanding officer of AMBERJACK, lost on 23 March 1944. Planners for the next JOHN A. BOLE reunion would like to contact John's widow and daughter, Constance and Margaret, and invite them to the next reunion. Anyone having their address should contact Al Weber, 15560 Gouwens Lane, So. Holland, IL 60473, 708-339-1276.

In June Week 1995, your C/S represented the BLC at the awards to the outstanding midshipmen who participated in the computer "War Games" who are added to the wall plaque provided by the BLC.

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Pres., RAdm. Samuel B. Frankel (Chick) USN (Ret.) 17379 Bernardo Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92128 Sec'y, Capt. Philip R. Osbom USN (Ret.) 8206 River Crescent Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 Corr. Secretaries: Calif., RAdm. Chuck Triebel USN (Ret.) 12751 Gateway Park Rd., Poway CA 92064 Florida, Dot Flatley, Box 813, Bartow, FL 33830 We are sorry to report the death of Don Eller (RAdm. USN, Ret.) which occurred October 30, 1994 in Largo, Florida. He is survived by his second wife "Jenny" and a son David. Don's first wife Dorothy died in 1985. Burial was at Ariington, Novem-

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ber 7, 1994. Jenny described Don as a "happy man" up to the end.

We are also sorry to report the death of "Chub" Duval (Joseph B. Duval, Captain USN, Ret.) on April 23,1995 at Tyler, Texas. Funeral services were private and held in Atlanta, Georgia. His wife Laura predeceased him by 10 years. He is survived by a nephew, Cdr Dexter Kearney (USN, Ret.) of Atianta, Georgia. Chub and Dinty Moore married twin sisters, Laura and Anne.

Vlada and Kemp Tolley were invited to attend the 50th anniversary of VE day in Moscow and traveled with the Presidential party. Herewith is the most interesting saga of the ToUeys for Shipmate as reported

by Kemp: "A late April letter from the Russian embassy said that they were glad to inform the Tolleys that "You are invited by the Russian War Veterans Committee to take part in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow May 7-11 ... all expenses covered for hotel, meals etc. .. .It is understood that you will pay for your airfare yourself.'

It was VIP all the way, with a foreign office chap and a motor vehicle on tap throughout the festivities. The hotel, a former hideaway for top communist officials had two restaurants—one, neat and orderly—US$12 for lunch, and anodier, imported from France from the ground up, champagne US$1,000 a bottle, French wine only at US$50 a bottle, average piece de resistance, $35. We had a bowl of soup each, total US$28. Breakfast was on the house. Henceforth we ate lunch at US$12.

First was the parade of vets on Red Square, President Clinton on hand, then an evening extravaganza of war songs and dances in the Kremlin theater (no Clinton). Next day a ceremony for unveiling a statue of Marshal Zhukov, the favorite of Eisenhower on his visit to Moscow just after the war ended. (Vlada Tolley was Ike's interpreter). 'That butcher!' a Russian friend said to us after the ceremony. 'He rode to victory on the bodies of his soldiers.'

The city was spodess. Probably not much that people have to throw away. Private shops all over the place were full of foreign goods, but the prices were high. A German grocery near our hotel was loaded with sausages, cheese, imported soft drinks, a half dozen types of bread, jam etc.—and people buying. But the pensioners are the sufferers, barely making it day by day. Obviously there is a great split between the rich and the poor, and the motor car traffic on the streets would beat New York's.

The military parade was stupendous—about a division of mixed army, navy, student cadets, paratroopers and massive war machines, from overhead the continuous roar at low altitude of heavy bombers, fighters, tankers with planes fueling and helicopters... When we got to the USA, the roll of undeveloped film I had taken was not in our baggage.

Clinton didn't attend the military parade; the Russian army was still attacking Chechnya. (Remember?)

One of the U.S. embassy fellows had told me that he had just finished reading my book. Caviar and Commissars, the tale of my adventures in the USSR, 1942-44. 'Since then nothing has changed,' said my embassy friend.

The final charge was a banquet of about 600 in the Kremlin, with 50 or so marshals, generals and even several admirals, including a real livefleetadmiral, a dozen priests, lots of foreign embassy blokes and on an elevated platform our prexy Clinton, France's Mitterand, Germany's Kolh, Britain's Major, and of course, host Yeltsin. Champagne, vodka and wineflowedfreely to wash down the huge plates of caviar and other sakuski. On the place cards and glassware was the Imperial double eagle.

As Mr Clinton passed by on his way out, I went up to him and remarked that I was the only U.S.

Naval officer present. (I was in uniform; the U.S. Naval attache and assistants were all at either St. Petersburg, Murmansk or Vladivostok, celebrating with die Russian navy.) The President gave me a wan smile, a handshake like a bear's and a glassy stare reasonable enough after his two hours of downing toasts with the leaders of four great nations." [ed. note: The following photos were misplaced in the Shipmate office several columns ago. We run them here with our apologies.]

Roy Benson and Caryl Osbom at last reunion

Phil Osbom at last reunion; Roy and Phil were the reunion "committee."

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Pres., RAdm. William O. Snead USN (Ret.) Ex. Sec'y Capt. Christian L. Engleman USN (Ret.) MP 0.82R Skamania Mines Rd., Washougal, Wash.

98671 Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John A. Moreno 1214 Fifth St., Coronado, CA 92118 619 435-3732 You may have guessed that what appeared in the 1930 column of May Shipmate was not exactly what your secretary had submitted.

I can only say that men's styles in flight togs have come a long way in 70 years, even though they have made the famous Tommy Tomlinson 12 years younger. Still, the publisher's gaffe makes a good lead for this month's column.

Our sad news continues: Rebel Lowrance died on 12 May 1995, at Villa Coronado from cancer and several other ailments.

He is survived by Marie Rutter Short Lowrance, also at Villa Coronado, son, Cdr. Douglas L. Lowrance, USN (Ret.) '57, of Rancho Bernardo, three granddaughters two great granddaughters and 4 stepchildren. A reception is planned for 20 June with final inurnment at the Naval Academy Cemetery in Au-

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gust. Rebel had so many honors it's difficult to know where to start. One of the outstanding submarine sailors of World War II, he was awarded the Navy Cross, two Distinguished Service Medals, three Silver Stars and a Bronze Star. Among other assignments the one he was proudest of was Commander Submarine Force Adantic Fleet. He was also the Director of Naval Intelligence. And of course he stood first in the hearts of all who knew him.

Harvey Burden was stricken on 2 June with what was originally believed to be a congestive heart attack. He was mshed to Scripps Chula Vista Hospital for treatment and his ailment was rediagnosed as fluid in the lungs, not as serious as first thought. He was scheduled to be released after the weekend, and now says he "feels fine".

Simonne Daly called to tell, belatedly, of her hip replacement in December. She has now fully recovered and is doing okay. Her address remains 822 Havenhurst Point, La Jolla, CA 92037.

On more cheerful subjects, the San Diego Group has held two Class luncheons since our last (unpublished) announcement. Prior to his recent illness Harvey Burden very graciously hosted our May 5th luncheon at Fredericka Manor Among those present were: Dottie and Lee Boyle, Harvey Burden and guest Dale Johnson, Mary Chappell, Evelyn Coates, JuHe Luongo, Margaret and Rowland McKnight and son John M c K n i g h t , Jack M o r e n o , Roscoe Newman and Jan OBeime.

The 2 June luncheon was held at NAS, North Island. Present were; Lee Boyle, Evelyn Coates, Marcia and Jack Lee (just back from a quick trip to Russia), Betty McClain, Margaret and Rowland McKnight, Jack Moreno, Ed Moring, Roscoe Newman, Ann and Eddie Wagner and Walt Walter.

Before he passed on early this year, Sammy Randall left a nice gift to the Northern Califomia Class of *30 Fund. His daughter, Pat Randall Nardini, forwarded this to our Class Treasurer to be incorporated into the Class Central Fund. Thanks, Sammy, [ed. note: Column intended for May follows. I am very sorry for the mistake.]

The San Diego Group held its usual monthly luncheon on 3 March at the Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado. There was slight disagreement as to the menu; 75% said it was too light, 75% said it was too heavy. So we compromised on choices for future menus; 50% said the choices were too light, 50% said they were too heavy. One unhappy member voted both "too light" and "too heavy". Among those present were; Else Bradman, Harvey Burden and guest Dale Johnson, Mary Chappie, Marcia and Jack Lee, Julie Luongo, Louise Lynch, Betty McClain, Stuie and Jack Moreno, Roscoe Newman, Jan O'Beime, Ann and Eddie Wagner and Walt Walter.

We wrote last month about Mollie and Mac Williams' granddaughter, Wendy Lawrence, scheduled for the next NASA Shuttle Flight. Of course it has now taken place and will be history by the time this item is published. But all of us are still very proud about it.

Rebel Lowrance suffered a mild stroke and a fall while at the Commissary recentiy. He was a patient at the Coronado Hospital for treatment for a week, then at Continental Rehabilitation Hospital, and is now settling at Coronado Royale Retirement Center. Marie remains at Villa Coronado Convalescent Center, where she has been for several months. We wish better days to both of them!

We had nice letters from Al West, Sparky Woodruff and Bill Lowery (planning a wedding reception for a granddaughter in July), and a letter of thanks from the Sanders family for the flowers the Class sent for Betty's funeral.

Atkins, B u r g e t t , Candy, C a b l e , Davis, Earl, Engleman, Howard, Lee, Moffett, Moreno, Owen, Post and Spofford.

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her husband).

And now we conclude the Chris Engleman saga started last month: ... The day we arrived at our hotel in El Paso, not paying attention to where I was walking, I nearly ended up along side of Bill in the hospital when I took a tumble off a ledge of some seven feet, head level to spread eagle on a concrete walkway. It was a wonder I didn't seriously hurt myself, but I only bruised my dignity while shaking the dickens out of every bone in my body. It scared the daylights out of Nancy but all I could think of was what a stupid thing to do, as I struggled, with Nancy's help, to get back up on my feet! I don't recommend this exercise!

As many of you know, Jo and Marvin Gluntz who are resident at 9501 Hidden Valley Circle, 602977-8778. Sun City, Arizona, 85351, live only a short distance out of Phoenix. We had a jolly visit with them by phone and would have seen them in person except we had a date with our niece in Phoenix to meet her new husband from Australia.

A highlight of our trip home was our visit with Millie and John Edwards at 2416 E Chevy Chase Drive 818-2443-0312, Glendale, California 91206.

Jack provides Millie with loving care as she struggles with her memory problems. He takes care of all the chores incident to living in their lovely home in the greater Los Angeles area. Jack was real humorous when he told us of being in a hurry one day and instead of cooking dinner from scratch he slipped in a dinner via the microwave. He said Millie outdid herself in compliments that night so now he buys twelve frozen dinners per week, but reserves pancakes for lunch and poached eggs for dinner. Imagine Tiny Edwards, our outstanding boxer at the Academy, now an expert on cuisine!

Jack is a real trooper and I am glad to have him as a wonderful friend. As we left their home Jack took me out to his orchard and let me pick, among other things, two lemons from one of his citrus trees to take with us. They weighed several pounds apiece and each was over twenty five inches in circumference! Since arriving home we have not used them, awaiting a nice warm day to make several gallons of lemonade. Until that time we are keeping them on exhibit for our friends to see! Jack is not only an Admiralâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he is also admirable.

All good wishes for a Happy and Prosperous 1995 from Ann, Mrs. R. J. H. Conn of Seattle, WA; from Frances, Mrs. W. E. Gentner of Pinehurst, NC; and from Grace and Sandy Hey ward of Camden, SC! A four page handwritten letter from Ella May and Bill Doyle of 250 S. Sykes Creek Parkway, #209B 407-452-6038, Merritt Island, FL 32952. Because of poor vision Bill has been grounded from piloting his automobile and restricts himself to his good-sized electric cart. He lives within a very short distance from an extensive shopping center and it works out just great. He no longer needs a car in which to get around and does not miss it at all. Bill and Ella May invite us all to come down and visit and go fishing and crabbing off their one thousand foot pier. I accepted that invitation a couple of years ago and highly recommend it. Bill reported having a physical checkup recently and the doctors found his heart to be beating. So Bill says, "What else is new?"

Nice message from Skip and Spoof Spofford, 292 Canyon Creek Drive, San Antonio, TX 78232. Spoof congratulates me on my five years as your Corresponding Secretary. Thanks, Richard! Spoof, in his eighty-seventh year, says he has developed three drawbacks, namely: "No hear," "No see," and "No chew." Spoof and I were shipmates on the DETROIT circa 1934 and I attended the recent reunion of that beautiful light craiser this year at Coos Bay, OR. We had a blast and everyone was asking as to where you were. Spoof. I told them I should be writing to you soon and they sent their best to you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all of the one hundred or so persons attending the reunion. Did you know that the DETROrr, the only major combatant to escape unharmed from the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor, was the only such survivor of Pearl Harbor

to steam into Tokyo Bay for the surrender of the Japanese nation? We had the privilege of serving on a mighty proud ship. Spoof!

Bob Stroh, 5039 Timuquana Road #3. Jacksonville, FL 32210, reports in, he is fine, plays golf regularly and all but a few systems are still on a screaming "go". He thanks me for the outline of "Just in Case" and for my timely research. Glad to do it. Bob, and hope it is helpful.

Speaking of "Just in Case", any others wishing a copy drop me a line and I'll shoot it off to you. For those of you who do not know about "Just in Case" it is a compilation of things one should do before exiting this world so as not to unduly stress one's survivor at such a trying time when there is pitiful little time to do what you wished you had done earlier.

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Pres. (Actting), RAdm. J.O. Miner USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. A. B. Metsger USN (Ret.) 3520 N. Roberts Ln., Arlington, VA 22207 (703) 524-4599 (O); (703) 525-2981 (H) Just as this column went to press we had the sad news that our President Ray Hunter had passed away on 19 June 1995, while arrangements were being made to pick him up to take him to class lunch on Tuesday the next day.Philosophical comments by Ambassador Bill FitzGerald and visitor Ben Custer of '26 enlivened our 16 May luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club. Joe Gardiner added pointed comment.

Ray Hunter's attending also made this a special event; he has not been up to making recent luncheons.

Also attending were Bouve, Gillette, MacDonald, Metsger, Miner, Stewart, and Webster. Bill gave us an appreciation of the situation in Ireland; Ben Custer reviewed events in WWII and the stress between Churchill and Adm. John Fisher in the Gallipoli expedition of WWI. The Secretary wondered if Gallipoli conducted by the WWII techniques of US Navy and Marines would have cut 2 years off WWI, saved millions of lives, and Russia. Ben also reported the recent meeting of class representatives at the Alumni Association, with special reference to fund collection operations.

Our July luncheon, according to tradition, was on the 18th at the Annapolis Yacht Club. We appreciate Carl Mott's making the arrangements for this, which will repeat our superb summer coed luncheons. We shall report details next month (this goes to press before the luncheon). Carl is recuperating, we believe quite successfully, from a back problem; he feels he and Sara Ann can attend the July luncheon, which he is managing so well. We hope that Lou and Jack Crowley, who for years took competent care of Annapolis matters for the Class, also will be able to attend. We have advance information that the Belts' and Helen Leverton will be with us in July.

JB Colwell has reserved places for him and son or sons. These travelers will add to the festivities of our annual Summer luncheon.

Lou Crowley checked by telephone with Gussie Torgerson; reports no change.

From Virginia Beach-Norfolk we have two reports from Ali Gadrow: "On Sunday April 23rd at 1 PM the Virginia Beach-Norfolk 1931 and adjacent classes group met at the home of Kathleen Johnsen Brown and George Brown for their monthly luncheon. Those present: Audrey Dempsey, Jesse Motes and friend Connie Smith, Frances and Joe Foley, and of course the

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Brown's. They had a very enjoyable and cozy gettogether."

The second report: The above group "met Sunday May 21 St at 1 PM including members of Classes '32, '30 and '40 at the lovely home of June O'Connor, by the Princess Anne Country Club 3rd hole with its splendid view of the course. Those present from '31: Frances and Joe Foley, Audrey Dempsey, Kathleen Johnsen Brown and husband George Brown, Jesse Motes and friend Connie Smith, Aliete Gadrow and friend Fred Burg. Class of '32 Walter Asmuth Jr, Theora Hydeman, and of course, June O'Connor.

Class of '30 Marguerite Haynesworth. Class of '41 Fran Polatty. ' June O'Connor is the hostess who entertains with pizzazz—a magnificent time was enjoyed by all.

Update: Les Wood is doing well and is in good spirits; Anne Williams is recovering from recent illness at home. The next regular meeting will be at All's house.

Any classmates of'30, '31, '32, of '33 who wish to attend these luncheons please call Ali Gadrow, 804-496-8664."

Bob Heilig's column: "I tried to find some suitable photos but was unsuccessful. Maybe we'll get some at the Class Luncheon of May 18. Fran and Ernie Ellsworth have booked a trip in August from Vancouver, B. C, up the Inland Passage to Alaska and back. That's a great trip. I took it in the mighty CROWNINSHIELD (DD- 134) in 1932 and it's a marvel of nature. Ed Moring said he and Ruth would probably miss the May 18 Class Luncheon at the MCRD Bayview Club as they expect to go East to Florida. Maybe I'll have more news next month."

Bob adds in a May letter: "Phyllis Burns told me last week that Adele Foster, Ed's first wife, died May I6th. She was a fellow golfer back in the old days, and a very good one, too. [Ed's marriage to Adele was dissolved in 1971; he married Hilda Rogers the same year. Ed died in 1981.] The Ancient Mariners are gathering at the Burns' on Monday, 5 June."

Bob reported early June that the Mariners had indeed met. "Present: the Adair's, Ellsworth's, Heilig's, Moring's, Ken Romberg, Ginny Hawk, Dee Heintz (widow of Pickle, '33) and the Burns' charming granddaughter, Sarah.

'31 San Diego group met at the MCRD Bayview Club on May 18 for lunch and lies. The turnout included Larry Cook, who was in good form; also Ed Burns, Noah Adair, the Ellsworth's (who brought Larry), the Hays', Heilig's, Rivets Rivero, Ken Romberg, Joe Tenney, and the Moring's. A great time was had by all. Dottie Greene called me to find out how I was after reading in Shipmate that I had been ill. I assure her that I am still enjoying life as a 'Sloper'. The Lewellen's must have returned to their hide-out in Wyoming for the summer as they don't answer their phone."

Bob later sent us the picture of Fran and Ernie Ellsworth. Bob: "Isn't this a beautiful picture of two of our finest?"

We got a fine letter from Dean Black; we are happy to leam he is "feeling better than any time in ages." No negative signs after a general checkup.

"Regards to all."

Alvey Wright writes: As you know, Mary Lawrence passed away on the mainland. Services may be held in Hawaii later. Jean Farrington is getting a new knee.

The Wright's are off to Dallas and the Byron Nelson Golf Tournament.

Alvey is taking piano lessons for the first time in 86 years.

Ernie and Fran Ellsworth celebrate 62 years of bliss More information on Mary Lawrence: Mary died in Topeka April 13th. She had moved there in December to be near her daughter Kathleen Prochaska, was nicely settled in Presbyterian Manor near the Prochaska's. Jack had died in August of '89. We recall a reunion at Annapolis when Mary tripped and damaged an arm while the rest of us were dancing and otherwise celebrating 50 years since graduation.

Kathleen's husband George is USNA '54. (The secretary remembers encountering a smiling friendly face near Dupont Circle some 15 or 20 years ago; but who was this young looking handsome man? "AB you don't recognize me." It was Jack, no longer with an intellectual scantiness at the top; he sported a new head of hair.) Mary was a graduate of Comell University, with a Master's degree from Syracuse University. She was inurned at the Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu. Survivors are Kathleen and son Charles; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

We must also report the sad news that Elizabeth Wilson Hughes, "Betty", died May 10th in Washington, DC, of cancer. Betty, daughter of a Navy physician, brought up in the Far East, had a notable career in music. She performed on radio and television.

gave recitals, and recorded; in addition she wrote plays and essays. Our Classmate, John, died in October, '89; they left two sons, John and George.

Just before going to press Jack Miner told us of the death of Polly Keller, widow of our Marine BG Al Keller (died 1976). Polly moved from San Diego to Vinson Hall September of last year. She died in Arleigh Burke Pavilion of pneumonia on June 3rd, was buried at Arlington on June 8th. The Keller's are survived by one son, Alan J. of Falls Church.

Cliff Shuey wrote us from New Mexico, reporting a third mild stroke and seizures; he planned to come to Woodbridge, Virginia the end of May. He is looking into Vinson Hall as a residence. He will be welcomed into the Washington group.

Elynor Brown told us that Gene Ritchie had given fine performances in four skits of Fleet Landing's "Fleet Follies '95". Elynor looked forward to a big dance at the Landing early June. She gave us a good report on PK Will —he had traveled to Seattle for a week; had with him his daughter Anne of Ontario, Canada, for a week.

Joe Thornton tells us that Dorothy Johnson has an active traveling schedule—plans to visit family in Michigan, and the Poconos in the autumn. The Red Childs' were off to Louisville for the Derby after which they have traveled by Mississippi river boat to Memphis, from which they flew to Philadelphia and New Jersey before return to Naples. Joe tells us JB Colwell and the Reid's are as before. Joe has scheduled a luncheon for Sunday June 25th for JB; Al Reed won't make it; he has his family on Sundays. Joe gives us advance information on a telephone area code change for Southwest Florida: new code 941 goes unto effect 28 May; old code 813 may be used until March 1996.

We're delighted to read about the new Wm. H. G. FitzGerald baseball clubhouse, in Trident, a weekly paper for the Academy community and families of mids. Until now the baseballers have had to dress in a small shared space in Hubbard Hall; now they have fine facilities, thanks primarily to Bill (there were other contributors). We read that Bill in 1928, a plebe, playing Catholic U went 4 for 5; three were home runs, the fourth a triple. Bill has been showing a high batting average ever since.

By the time this is published RAMAGE will have been commissioned in Boston; the ship commemorates our Medal of Honor submariner and good Classmate, Red. Elynor Brown provided a fine picture of the Ramage's at Cape Cod dated about '90 or '91; with Elynor and PK Will plus an unidentified couple.

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Pres.. Capt. Will I. Bull USN (Ret.) 1725 Oak Lane, McLean, VA 22101 Sec'y, Capt. T. A. Nisewaner USN (Ret.) 7121 Helmsdale Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817 In Cape Cod, 1990 or '91; PK Will. Barbara Ramage, (unkn) Elynor Brown. Red Ramage, (unkn).

Elynor also sent us a choice group picture taken aboard Gordon Uehling's cruiser Los ANGELES in 1958 or '59. Our distinguished Classmates, reading left to right: Johnny Webster, commanding ROCHESTER, Harold Payson, commanding Los ANGELES, Hazel Rivero, Bill McKaig, commanding the Headquarters activity, Gordon Uehling commanding Los ANGELES, Elynor Brown, Kitty McKaig, E . M .

Brown, staff of Commander Destroyer Division One, Margery and Jim Vredenburgh, and the then recentiy flagged Rivets of a destroyer flag command.

We learn that the John E. Kirkpatrick Horticultural Center at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma City is an "outstanding success story". (Oklahoma State Univ. Foundation.) This is our distinguished Oklahoma Classmate John Kirkpatrick.

The Alumni Association tells us there are Honor Chairs available for various classes; the June Shipmate includes an update including number of chairs available for our Class.

Update Maria Demettopolis: change Box # to R2100(23).

Sherry Belts: Correct street # to 211 (Lakeview Drive).

S W Florida Area Code after 28 May 941; old code expires March '96.

The Lawrence's: son Charles, Mary, and Jack January 1988.

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Here and There With '32 The Washington area was truly blessed in early May with a visit from Paul Harrington. Leaving the luxurious confines of his lively home on Magnolia Blvd. in Seattle, Paul traveled East in early May to attend the wedding of his great-grandson, Mark T. Harrington, to a lovely Polish lady. Miss Laura Myslzwicz, of Scranton, PA. The bride is a graduate of the University of Virginia and they were married in Clifton, VA, on 6 May 1995 well surrounded by well wishers and family from both sides. The groom, son of Patrick Harrington, a practicing attorney in the area, is an Investigator with the Fairfax Police force.

Among those present were four of the five Harrington sons and, with Paul, the Naval Academy classes of '32, '58 and '62 were well represented.

The bride's three sisters, Jane, Karen and Debbie were all on hand for the wedding to give their sister a big send-off. Karen, the oldest of the four, is completing her Doctorate in Chemistry at William and Mary taking evening classes and is nearing completion. She is also the mother of three grown children and is handling quite a load.

Before the wedding, Paul and his son, Phil, paid a call on your ailing scribe out in Bethesda and we got to recall some fabulous and some not so fabulous old times when we were serving on the old OMAHA. One of the highlights was an occasion when Paul and I tried to catch up with a floating party in Los Angeles, one of those affairs where you had salad at one home, light sandwiches at another and dessert at a third. We never caught up with the party because either they or the two of us weren't organized enough, so, eventually, we headed back to Long Beach.

Driving through Compton, CA, we observed a flashing yellow light, slowed, observed traffic (none) and drove through. That was all the Compton Police needed and they swarmed all over us.

After having us walk a straight line (no problem), checking our breath (no sign of alcohol) and our driver's licenses, they searched the car. On the back floorboard they found a basket with some party food and a pint of whiskey which hadn't even been opened. But we were in "trouble". The fine was $100.00, no traffic violation and inasmuch as together we did not have $100.00, one had to remain as hostage while the other went to get the funds.

Paul stayed back while I returned to Pico Landing, took a Shore Boat out to the OMAHA, awakened enough junior officers to gather up $100.00 (not easy), caught the next liberty boat back to Pico Landing and drove back to Compton to release Paul.

We made it just in time to catch the last early morning liberty boat to the OMAHA, skipped sleep, dressed for duty and were ready for another day. But always thereafter, we avoided passing through Compton like it was the plague. Ah, sweet memories of some of our junior officer adventures.

After leaving our quarters, Paul and his son made a nostalgic tour of part of Bethesda, Glen Echo and Brookmont along roads and streets Paul had traveled many years ago. When prepping for the academy, Paul lived with two of his aunts in Glen Echo and traveled the old Conduit Road (now MacArthur Blvd.) daily to Schadman's Prep on Rhode Island Avenue in the District in various old cars...first an old Overiand and then later a Steam's Knight.

Paul and his son drove around the familiar streets of Glen Echo where his uncle was Mayor and Treasurer for many years and skirted the old Amusement Park, Glen Echo, once one of the finest on the East Coast where Paul spent many fun hours as a youngster.

The Clara Barton House, now a National Monument, whose owner was a good friend and neighbor of his Aunt Daisy is still intact as is Aunt Daisy's house nearby.

Paul remembers riding the old open air street cars out of DC to Cabin John. They had to stop at the District line where a man disengaged the plow to the third rail under the car and then ran back and put up the trolley. Great memories from that neck of the woods. But now all you have is the old Car Bam in Georgetown and only vestiges of the old tracks that once were so happily traveled by thousands.

Glen Echo is no longer an amusement park but the pennies, nickels and dimes of the local school children saved the old carousel and the Park Service uses many of the old buildings saved from demolition. Time moves on.

Occasionally, if we keep on trying, we do some good in this fine world of ours and a letter recently received from Jack Morse boosted my ego over the top. Jack writes: You will be pleased to hear that four years after you were so helpful and encouraging about our only grandson trying for Annapolis he did get into the Coast Guard Academy from which he graduates the latter part of this month. To our delight and some surprise in view of his previous mediocre academic record, he graduates with very high leadership and very credible academic records. In addition he is Captain of the heavyweight crew and is on several student boards and committees, some involving internal disciplinary recommendations.

We appreciate so much the interest you took in his initial struggles and the excellent suggestions you made at the time.

You will be interested to hear that through special artangements with the Academy officials I will present his diploma during the graduation ceremonies even though 1 will have to use a walker or a wheelchair to do it.

The Naval Academy's loss was the Coast Guard's gain and we will soon have another superb young second generation '32er on duty in the fleet.

One of my truly steady and informative correspondents before he left us for greener pastures was the incomparable Joe McGoldrick. He always had cheery good news of contacts with Classmates or tidbits of Navy background.

One of Joe's comments...To those of us who directly after graduation joined our big battleships and became members of the Junior Officers Mess, it was rather a shock to learn that on certain evenings each week we would be required to wear formal dress.

This was especially tme on board the flagships.

This developed into a night for swinging ensigns to invite their current best girl friends.

Thus, one may visualize this distinguished group of '32 and '33 with theit femmes fatales all dressed in their finest aboard the memorable ARIZONA (Combat-Div TWO), Christmas Week 1933.

It is an interesting exercise even now to check over the ultimate careers of this distinguished gathering in Christmas 1933. Several couples there were later married, several of the ladies later married into the Navy, but not with their dates of that evening. One '32er became a prisoner of war and was lost and many had distinguished WWII careers.

In mid-April your scribe received a nice phone call from our free ranging and widely traveled Ted Hodgkins who was in Annapolis attending the opening of the new Wm. H.G. FitzGerald '31 baseball clubhouse. Ted was a member of our Academy team in those long gone days and played with FitzGerald.

He has never lost interest in the academy or the sport.

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Tim Fleck and Joe McGoldrick testing the ice... 1932 Until now the baseballers have had to dress in a small shared space in Hubbard Hall but now, thanks to Bill, they will have some new, fine facilities.

A.B. Metzger, Secretary of '31, wrote in his recent issue of Classmate that in 1928, playing as a plebe against Catholic University, Bill went 4 for 5, three were homemns and the fourth as a triple. Not bad for a day's work.

Our wonderful traveling ambassador of good will sent in a note of her recent travels and how she does get around.

Saigon was my home for three years in the early '70s during my marriage to Sam Berger who at that time was Deputy Ambassador. In January of this year I returned there on a P. and O. cruise with Margaret Toth, widow of Joe Toth '32. We found it to be the same frenetic city as before, crowded with people and vehicles, this time mostly Honda motorcycles and bright yellow taxis, operating on a T-shirt economy.

To go north to DaNang, Hue and Hanoi we flew out of Tan Sun Nhut, which was strangely quiet compared with the volume of traffic in the old days.

From Hanoi we made the short flight to Phnom Penh to stay in the beautiful Cambodian Hotel, a Sofitel hotel built by Sihanouk in great contrast to the dusty poverty of the rest of Cambodia where the compelling memory is of the tower of skills in the killing fields of Pol Pot, the mass murderer who is still alive protected by tiis bandits on the Thai border.

The flight to Siem Reap offered a wonderful view of the Angkor Wat temples which are getting some minor work of restoration. This 50-mile square monument, dating from the 9th century Khmer civilization, rediscovered by the French 125 years ago after centuries of neglect is truly magnificent, one of the wonders of the world. The danger of the Khmer bandits is so great that we were guarded by Cambodian soldiers.

After this momentous trip, it was somewhat anticlimatic to check in at Honolulu, then take the "polar flight" to London to hear a grandson sing with his choir at Canterbury Cathedral and then take the two grandsons (twins) to Paris on the "chunnel" for a week of sightseeing andfinallyto arrive home in Washington after a four-month absence.

Will I. Bull announced at the May Class luncheon that future lunches will be on the second Wednes

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day of the month in March, July and September at Ft McNair and in Annapolis in May and December.

Joint luncheon with West Point '32 class at Fort Myer in November is still on.

Tailgating 1994...John Condon, Hal Bowen, Larry Smith and Lloyd Mustin

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Pres., Capt. Raymond W. Thompson, Jr. USN (Ret.) Sec'y RAdm. Charles A. Blick SC USN (Ret.) 2725 31st St. NW, Washington, DC 20008 Hal Bowen and Mac Macpherson will be the Guests of Honor at the forthcoming Reunions of the NORTHAMPTON and KWAJALEIN, respectively, to be held

in San Diego during October 1995. Congrats to you both on this signal honor.

Ralph Styles wrote in from Sarasota, FL., to announce with much sadness that his beloved wife.

"Lizbeth." had died on 11 April (National Submarine Day) of pneumonia. Ralph is happy that they had 30 great years in her dream house on the Gulf of Mexico. Ralph would love to see any friends here at Sarasota or in their summer home in Maggie Valley, NCâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he is in the telephone book in both places. Our condolences to you, Ralph.

"Eddie" Frederick's widow, "Maudie", died on 8 April of heart failure. "Maudie" was a real "ball of fire" and human dynamo and will well be remembered by all Classmates. Among her many accompUshments were accolades from the Salvation Army,

the San Diego USO, and the Women's Council of the Navy League. As a young girl she served as a junior hostess for the 1935 California-International Exposition in San Diego. During WWII she volunteered in Navy hospitals for the Red Cross, Navy Relief and the USO. During Eddie's Japan tour of duty, 1954-56, she was active in the Japanese War Bride program and acted as Blood Bank Coordinator for the Far East Command. Our condolences to their daughter, Ann Nevitt, of San Diego.

The Annapolis-Washington Group met for lunch at The Chevy Chase Club on 9 May. Attending were Thompson, Blick, Coleman, Cobb, Dawson, Elliott, Mott, Bowen, McKibbin, Oren, Ramee and Wright.

Archie Wright's new address is 318 North Quaker Lane, Alexandria VA 22304, Tel. 703-751-7533.

Tuddie and Jim Elliott visited the Pacific Northwest in April and particularly enjoyed Seatde, Victoria and Vancouver. Shopping and high tea at the Empress Hotel in Victoria was most enjoyable as were the Butchart Gardens, a former lime stone quarry, now a wonderful sunken garden created by the owner's wife. Vancouver, their last stop, and everyone's favorite city was reached by ferry from Victoria and presented a gorgeous scenery display. There are miles of magnificent residences and perfectly beautiful parks. Stanley Park, in the downtown area has a great collection of Totem Poles and a wonderful aquarium.

All in all. a great trip. Bill Mott, in commenting on the present crop of revisionist historians who rewrite history to be "politically correct," quoted Dr. Samuel Johnson who defined History as "event" and "facts" and observed that History served up today strays much too much from the "facts". How right you are.

Bill.

Captain A.G. Pelling, USN, Ret. died on 12 May 1995 in San Diego after suffering a stroke. Al was a kind and gentie man and will be very much missed.

He was a loyal and dependable shipmate and was a member of the famous 1933 group which served aboard the PENSACOLA as Ensigns, namely. Barker, Blick, Ellis, Kuehl, Stephan, Pelling, 'Ricker and Wiggin. Our condolences to Maggie and their family Henry Fox wrote in from Bardesville, OK advising that Eleanor and he were in good health but were getting serious about the locale of their "last stop".

Your scribe was able to provide some hopefully helpful info.

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"Howie" Kuehl writing from Camarillo, CA announced that he had won second place in a recent golf toumament for the age group over 80. Congrats, Howie. Howie keeps in touch with Tom Long who lives in nearby Santa Barbara. Donna and Tom have just returned from a two week trip to Mexico.

"Carl" Jones called in from Fleet Landing. Atlantic Beach, FL to advise that his wife, Barbara, died of a massive stroke on 28 May. A memorial service will be held at Fleet Landing followed by interment at the Naval Academy Cemetery on 5 June.

Our condolences to Carl.

Henry Sturr called in from Walnut Creek, CA to advise that Jane and he will be making their third barge trip this coming summer—this time it will be the canals of Normandy, France. Besides Henry and Jane, all of Jane's children and grandchildren will be aboard plus Henry's sister—a total often persons.

Happy days to you. all.

The "contact" for obtaining info on the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium is Capt.

Robert F Hofi^ord USN, Ret., U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD, 21402-5068.

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Pres., Capt. Hugh Q. Murray USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Roy C. Smith III USNR (Ret.) 3730 Ramsgate Dr., Annapolis, MD 21403 (410) 268-5668 West Coast Correpsondent, Capt. Robert W. Leeman USN (Ret.) 1611 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 (619)224-7710 Bob Leeman sent two clippings from the San Diego papers about the Krulak family. The first was one of Brute's regular columns (credited only to "Victor Kmlak"), this one dealing with the shift of nuclear dangers from the USSR to a miscellany of smaller powers and the increasing likelihood of nuclear weapons being used either in local conflicts or by rogue nations in a terrorist mode. He concluded that we must maintain our own strength in that field.

The other was about Amy and Bmte's three USNA alumni sons. As noted last month the youngest.

Charles '64, is the new Commandant of the Marine Corps. The eldest, Victor Jr., resigned from the Class of '59 to become a minister. He graduated from William & Mary and the Episcopal seminary at Berkeley, CA, was ordained in 1963 and served in Hawaii before becoming a Navy chaplain in 1966, put in 19 months in Vietnam and went a full career, retiring in 1990. Those who attended will remember the memorial service he conducted for our 55th reunion at the MC Recmit TraCen in San Diego. Subsequentiy he served as Headmaster at All Saints Episcopal School in San Diego retiring last year, and is now thinking of going back into parish work. William '62 served 15 years on active duty in the Marine Corps, including two tours in Vietnam, and retired from the MC Reserve in 1985 as a colonel. When stationed in Texas in the '80s he got involved as a volunteer with the local Episcopal church and became so interested that after retirement he entered Yale Divinity School and was ordained a priest in 1991. He is now the Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Tappahannock, VA and very happy there.

The paper quoted Bmte as saying that "We needed one son to fight and two to pray for us," but noted that the three sons had overlapping tours of active service in Vietnam in the years when Dad was a frequent visitor there as ComMarForPac. That war became a family affair for the Krulaks.

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Fid Murray again hosted the WB&A lunch for April on the 27th at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria. Those who attended were the Batchellers, Condons, Cravens (Verna Hyde), Mary Cmtcher, Dixons (from North Carolina), Eel Dutton, Ruth Fuller, Lois Hoffman, Jim Johnson, Kellers, Janet MacLeod (Angus had another date), Bill Martin (cheerful as usual). Lady Ours, Roy Smith, Tarzan Taylor, and Rose Williams. A guest was Bill Martin's son-in-law, a Southern California golf pro relocating to the East Coast, who added a couple of good stories to the attitude adjustment period. Mary V. Moore and Eleanor Ring had planned on coming together but a minor fender-bender at the wrong time prevented their attendance. A review of luncheon attendance by Fid showed that the most regular attendees in recent years have been the Condons. Cravens and Dixons, even though the Dixons have farthest to come.

Frank Bradley is now in a retirement home where he is getting along quite happily. The address is 3532 Fitzhugh Lane, Apt 53-B, Silver Spring, MD 209061439.

Barney Smith is much improved over last reports, is ambulatory enough to walk and drive, but "not far."

And Bill Martin was well enough to attend a shindig for old test pilots, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Probably told stories about Booger County.

Frank Upham's ashes were inumed in Arlington's Columbarium with proper ceremony on 21 April, with a reception afterward.

Terry Bertholf (Marriner's widow) wrote that she would miss the June Week luncheon in Annapolis because at that time she will be visiting her daughter in Paris. From there it will be on to summer in the old home on Ibiza in the Mediterranean. But she sends best regards and good wishes to all hands.

The sad news came in a phone call from Bob Leeman. Willie Dickey died of cancer on 25 April in Palm Springs, CA with inurnment in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. Wilhe was an aviator who specialized in seaplanes but had some unusually interesting billets at home and abroad. He is survived by wife, Inger, in the Royal Swedish Embassy in Washington when they married in 1958, and by sons Darrow and Matthew. Details in Last Call. A later note from Bob said that the graveside services were attended by Jack Arnold, Larry Becht, Bill Hembury, Frank Johnson, Bob Leeman, Don Scherer. and Eleanor White. Inger's address is 3356 Bogert Trail. Palm Springs, CA 92264.

Charlie Stephan wrote that Carl Schoenweiss hosted a very nice evening at his home in Norfolk and at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club for visiting Carolyn and Jim Craft and himself To quote Charlie, "This was the first time I had seen Jim in ages and, as expected, we are all getting on...slowly.... but still going."

Neither Fid nor I could make the May Alumni Board of Tmstees meeting. Grayson Merrill sat in as the '34 observer, and wrote that he "was impressed with the work of the Board" on the tricky question of allocating the 24 trustees-at-large (now 12 elected nationally and 12 appointed by the chapters with most USNAAA members). The Board concluded that "The problem behind this issue is perceptions (which may have been true in the past but no longer exist) that the Chairman and President controlled a block of votes on the Board (Officers and Tmstees) and so made all decisions for the Association and its members. It is clear that our alumni want a vigorous, wellinformed and active Board rather than a benign group that shows up twice a year to socialize and generally approve executive committee decisions... The present allocation of trustees and composition of the Board is appropriate."

Grayson was also greatly impressed with Admiral Larson's briefing on the Academy today (which he largely repeated at our luncheon on 2 June) and concluded with a final impression "that the Association is making substantial and beneficial impact upon the Naval Academy." Any doubters should read "The Way It Was.. .The Way It Is" in the May 1995 Shipmate. Here is direct confirmation of why we should all contribute to that goal.

A note from Chickadee Parsons said that he celebrated his 85th birthday on 15 May and enjoyed the 60th reunion so much that he's eagerly looking forward to our 65th. Then he asked, "Who is the oldest in our class? Is he now a golfer and where? My last score was 107 after kicking a few out of the rough." Our three oldest Classmates are Johnny Geist (21 June '09), Russ Allen (15 Jan '10) and John Green (2 March '10) and I don't recall them as being golfers. I just turned 82 and still have an 18 handicap but there must be others like Jack Arnold (3 November' 12) who are both older and have lower handicaps than that. Any comments from the field?

Chickadee went on to say that his present address is Savannah Square Retirement Community, 18 Grey Moss Court, Savannah, GA 31406, and invites any northern Classmate en route Florida to stop by for a visit.

A 23 May call to Art Gralla found him at home cheerfully supervising a carpenter who needed no supervision. Said he was coming along fine with both legs and right arm in good shape and hopes the left arm will come back soon. He doubted that he'd make the 2 June luncheon because he still can't drive and it would be a long day but wished everyone well.

Bob Leeman reports that Ginny and Claude Bailey have returned to their Coronado home from a two-week vacation on Maui at the Napali Kai Beach Club which they said was perfect for relaxation. They went with Eleanor and Victor Wildt '37 and had a fine time exploring the island by rented car.

The WB&A luncheon for May was hosted by Ann and Roy Smith at Loew's Hotel in Annapolis to celebrate the 61st anniversary of 1934's graduation on 31 May. The Superintendent, Admiral Larson, and his lovely wife Sally were our guests and he gave us a most interesting discussion of his philosophy on what the Academy should be, where it is now and where it is going. Between his talk and answers to later questions all hands were most impressed and came away feeling sure that the Academy's future is in good hands. Since most of what he said has been or will soon be in Shipmate (and this column is getting long), I won't try to summarize his remarks here (I'm not sure I could do them justice). Attendees were Kay Baumberger (welcome back), Dorothy Bunevich, Dot Buse, Marge Christensen, Jane and John Condon, Lil Dickey, Kay and Dune Dixon, Eel Dutton with Dorothy Stabell, June and John Green, Helen and John Harllee, Dud Hill (Tres had to cancel at the last minute), Jim Johnson, Betty and Bill Keller, Peggy and Baron Klunk, Janet and Angus MacLead, Grayson Merrill, Mary V. Moore, Mariquita and Hugh MuIIan, Fid Murray, Lady Ours, Eleanor Ring, Margaret and Carl Schoenweiss, Kit Semmes, Ann and Roy Smith, Charlie Stephan, Les Taylor, Betty Townsend, Rose Williams and daughter Rose — total 39. A great time was had by all. We regret that Mary Alice and Russ Allen, Kika and John Wiley (up from Paraguay for a grandson's wedding) had last minute problems that precluded attendance.

This month's dicho is appropriate to all the June Week festivities and weddings plus a few other great parties. Lo que no mata. ehgorda (That which doesn't kill you makes you fat).

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Pres., Capt. Jefferson D. Parker USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. L. M. Detweiler SC USN (Ret.) 6251 Old Dominion Dr., #433, McLean, Va. 22101 Capt. W. H. Packard USN (Ret.) 5600 Yorktown Blvd., Ariington, VA 22207 (703) 536-7120 Our 60th reunion, held in Annapolis, 18-21 May 1935, was a super-event, thanks to the excellent planning and supervision by Ed Keats and his reunion committee, and the participation of those members of the Class family attending. The list of those who attended one or more events has already been circulated in the Class Annual Letter and need not be repeated here.

The relatively new and well equipped Loews Annapolis Hotel on West Street was the base of operations and the site of all the evening eating events.

The Friday (20th) bus trip to Washington included stops at the Navy Memorial for specially conducted tours through its numerous interesting exhibits and to see the videotape movie "At Sea". This was followed by lunch at the recently rebuilt Army/Navy (town) Club. An opportunity to visit the Vietnam memorial and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum was then available, but most took advantage of those buses heading back to the Annapolis hotel for a quick snooze before the evening reception and meal. A group picture was taken between those two events.

Again, on Saturday, buses picked up participants at the hotel, taking us to the Academy Chapel for the Memorial for the 93 Classmates (named in Annual Letter) who had passed on since the memorial service held at our 50th reunion in May 1985. The buses then took us through the Academy grounds with stops at: Lejeune Hall to see the swimming pool area and the Class-donated electronic scoreboard; Luce Hall where an impressive special demonstration of the Class-donated Star Projector was conducted; treble Hall to see the new exhibit of 17th and 18th century model warships at the Museum; Alumni Hall to receive an explanation of how the configuration of the assembly space could be modified from lecture auditorium, to basketball court, to music hall. The sightseeing phase was led by highly experienced guide, Cdr. "Mark" Tuzo, recently retired from the staff of the Alumni Association.

Remaining in Alumni Hall for the Saturday reception and lunch in the Coppedge room where we were joined by midshipmen of the 35th Company and Academy Officers as guests of the Class. The Class sword presentation ceremony followed the lunch, this year a double Marine Corps saber presentation was conducted by our Class President, Jeff Parker. The sabers were gifts donated by Bruce Hemphill and Gordon Hendricks' widow, Virginia.

(A detailed write-up of these presentations is contained in the Class Annual Letter.)

Saturday dinner at the hotel featured special music of our vintage for dancing or listening, according to one's desire/ability/or both. Surprise presentations of appreciation were made by the Class to: Ed Keats for his successful organizing and managing of this and several past Class reunions; to Jeff Parker for serving as Class President; to Lou Detweiler for his service as Class Secretary/Treasurer; and to Wy Packard, Class Corresponding Secretary.

Sunday brunch at the hotel was the final reunion event, but quite a few checked out early Sunday morning to meet transportation and other commitments.

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Annapolis home, inviting all who had attended the 60th. Those who hadn't departed the reunion early and who welcomed the chance for further visiting with old friends, anticipating the benefits of a decompression session before heading home, included: Harriet Abhau, Phyllis and Rod Badger, Jim Brown, Roberta and Morrow Decker, Ida Mary and Lou Detweiler, Margaret and Gene Fluckey, Gwen and Jesse Gay, Betty Gimber, Patsy and George Hutchinson, Sellen and Ed Keats, Alice and Page Knight, Mary and Ed Outlaw, Elise Seymour, Joane and Vince Sweeney, Lib and Bub Ward, Janet and Joe Wesson, Ethel and Burris Wood, Mary Lou and Don Wulzen, and Tom Gillmer's son Charley with his wife Maureen. Tom, in reporting the above gathering, mentioned that he is still writing and "doing a bit of ship design."

Address changes are omitted here, because they have all been published in the 1995 Class Address List, distributed with the Class Annual Letter, the end of June.

Herewith some of the pictures taken at the 60th Reunion, most of them by George Hutchinson.

Other captioned pictures from the reunion will accompany future columns.

Mark Tuzo, Jeff Parker, Captain Martinez .inti Louisa Parker

Captain Randy Bogle, Commandant USNA and Jeff Parker

Maryann and Ed McLean

Helen and Bob Prickett

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Pres., Capt. John M. Oseth USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., Capt. O. M. Butler USN (Ret.) 1101 S. Ariington Ridge Rd., Arlington 22202 Capt. William A. Ellis USN (Ret.) 4101 Downing St., Annandale. VA 22003-2017 800-799-USNA; (703) 256-0159 It's only early June, but we find that the deadline for July/Augu.st '95 is upon us. So we better get down to business with the news we have on hand. Where has the time gone? It must be part of growing older!

We can't believe 1995 is half over But then time doesn't fidget these days; it just keeps on moving

and passes us by. But enough philosophy and on with some news of interest.

On 11 May, Barbara and Jim Gray hosted the last of the WBNA Area '36 luncheons for the 1994-95 season. Held at the Chevy Chase Country Club, the social hour began on the porch with the cocktail of your choice, followed by a delicious meal of baked chicken stuffed with avocado, all floating in a cream sauce. Indeed, an excellent choice of menu! Present to enjoy the camaraderie of the hour were Blanche Baumeister; Pat and Dick Bradley; Mack Butier; Ede and Bill Ellis; Barbara Gray; Dixie King Liipfert; Jean and John Oseth; Beverly and Bill Price; Nancy and Tom Reed; and Gil Slonim. After a toast to Jim Gray for his "Go Navy" spirit (best wishes for a speedy recovery), our President reported on his plans for the 60th and that he'd soon be setting up a committee to make all the final arrangements. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ex-Imperial Wicket Tom Reed reported that his Ginger Cove Croquet Team had beaten both The Midshipmen and St. Johns College and were the champions of the area. Said the new Imperial Wickets are Polly Williams and Bamby Downing. The Reeds were recently down in Memphis for their niece's wedding and got in touch with Syd Miller and the Ed Kings. Syd was still working out of and living in the same big old house; the Kings were both fine and still playing a little golf.

Speaking of luncheons, the Southern Califomia group of the '36 Clan held their luncheon on 20 April 1995 in the Skyroom of the N.A.S. North Island Club with Mary and Maynard Nohrden hosting. Present to enjoy the social hour and soup and Caesar salad meal were Anne and Otis Cole; Marion and Ed. E. Hoffman; Carol and Ralph Humes; Lou and Don Merker; Lois and Bob Neyman; Mary and Maynard Nohrden; Harry Stark; Joan and Bill Thomas; Marion Blich McCarty and Jim McCarty.

Unfortunately, Alice and Ray Thompson had to cancel at the last minute because Alice was ill, and Bill Parham had to miss the luncheon because he was doing jury duty. Appropriately, the table covers, serviettes, and flowers were of Blue and Gold and marked with '36, and at the Head Table with Mary and Maynard were Joan and Bill Thomas (hosts for the next luncheon in October) and the newlyweds, Lois and Bob Neyman, the former being introduced and welcojned into the '36 Clan with glasses raised and a hearty Hail! Hail!

A "Change-of-Address Card" received from Dick Pratt on 20 April indicated the Pratts have moved north to the cool fresh air of New Hampshire for the summer months. Their new address after 18 May became the same as that listed in the current '36 Roster: Fowler's Mill Road, HCR 64 Box 19, Tamworth, NH 03886; phone; 603-323-8772. We'll all be envious of the Pratts when the weather gets into the 90s in Washington.

Speaking of New England, we had a most enjoyable chat on the phone with Bettsy Shaw on 25 May. She called regarding my chat with Eva Gustafson which we previously reported in an earlier Shipmate. She said she had a friend who had a small private museum who would be glad to get his hands on an historical relic such as the remains of the bottle that Eva had used to christen the GUSTAFSON (DE-182) when it was launched

on 3 October 1943. After much discussion, Bettsy and your Scribe were in agreement that it would be better she wrote to Eva and gave her the dope first hand on what to do. This she said she would do. Said all was well with her and her family and that she was still hopeful of selling her book to someone somewhere. Thanks Bettsy for your call.

Also had a short but newsy chat with Gordy Fowler via the "Hot Line" on 28 April. He called to find out more about the removal of an eye cataract and how we were doing since our operation on 15 March. Told him there was nothing to it and that he

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should also get the implant lens at the same time he has the cataract removed. Gordy said he had not been up for any of the football games, so somewhere he has an exact double, wearing the same leather cap, roaming around. Gordy regretfully reported that Lucy Butler had died in a nursing home in 1993.

This accounts for her mail being retumed.

Willie Lewis called on I June to advise that he would be moving again on Saturday, 3 June. This time his address would indicate he's gone Democrat, but not so says he. It is 1126 Carter Rd., Ridgeville, SC 29472-5824; 803-851-9606.

Yes, Malcolm McGrath does have a wife and her name is Jayne. Please insert her name in the appropriate place in our curtent '36 ROSTER. Some of you may remember that she and Malcolm arrived in time to meet everyone and to attend our Golden Anniversary banquet at the Holiday Inn. We had a brief chat with Frank Springer on 10 May who called to confirm the dates of the 60th Reunion. Said all was fine with the Springers but that their house was on the side of a hill and the January rains had flooded them out to the extent they were just moving back in after a month's life of being a Southem Califomia evacuee. Sorry to leam you were among the many victims Springers. Hope your losses weren't too great and thatfloodinsurance pays better than our so-called tomado insurance did.

Maynard Nohrden's note of 23 May had this to say: "All is well here in Camelot West and 17 May was no exception. On that day Mary and I celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary with a party for fifty guests held outdoors in the garden around the swimming pool. Rain threatened, but it wouldn't dare â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary had prayed against it! Representing '36 and enjoying the party were Anne and Otis Cole; Susie and Ed E. Hoffman; Carol and Ralph Humes; Med and Mac McPherson; Marion Blitch McCarty and Jim McCarty; Lou and Don Merker; Bill Parham escorting Mildred Mann; Jeanne and Dave Richardson who brought Gin O'Grady Hammond; Phyllis and Dick Rothwell; Janet and Marshall Thompson; and Alice and Ray Thompson." It sounds like a great party. Congratulations Nohrdens!

Excerpted from the May-June 1995 Naval Aviation News is the following received from Dave Richardson: This year, (US Naval Test Pilot School, USNAS Patuxent River, MD) USNTPS is celebrating its golden anniversary. A course of training was envisioned by Commander (later Vice Admiral) Thomas Connolly whose concem was that pilots straight from the Fleet were not adequately prepared to execute the increasingly technical flight techniques to assess the aircraft being produced in the latter days of WWII. Commander Sidney Sherby (who is now retired and living in Port Ludlow, WA) who had recently graduated from M.I.T. with a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering was called upon to create a course of Test Pilot Training to equip incoming pilots with all the necessary knowledge. The training lasted ten weeks after which graduates were presented a graduation certificate and a slide rale by Rear Admiral A.P. Storrs, Commander, Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River. Thanks Dave for bringing the foregoing to our attention, and congratulations Syd. Today our pilots all benefit from your dedication and commitment to excellence and the training program you established.

Tom Reed sent us a copy of the Annapolis Capital for 26 April 1995 which carried a picture of Tom Kimmel on its page one as well as an article on how far Tom and his brother Edward had gotten in their attempts to have their father exonerated regarding Pearl Harbor and his four-star rank posthumously restored. On 27 April Tom and Edward, accompanied by three grandchildren, Ed Beach, and Adm. J.L. HoUoway, III, were to meet in the Pentagon with DepSecDef Deutch, SecNav Dalton, and Navy Gen-

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eral Counsel Honigman in a private meeting artanged

by Senator Strom Thurmond at which the brothers presented evidence that crucial intelligence and equipment were withheld from their father by Washington officials. In making this presentation the brothers hope this time to get the Pentagon officials to ask that President Clinton absolve their father of the blame for one of America's worst military disasters. We haven't heard anything in the media regarding the results of his meeting, but we agree with Tom and his brother and hope the results were in your favor.

In closing, we regret to report that Harry Stark just called to advise that William ("The Duke") D. Roberson died after a period of long illness at his home in Rancho Mirage during the weekend of 3-4 June. No cause of death was given. A Memorial Service was held at 1100 on Friday, 9 June, at the Palm Springs Mortuary, on Ramon Road in Cathedral City, Califomia, with Harry Stark representing '36 and making the arrangements for the '36 Blue and Gold flowers. Duke is survived by his wife Elli; a son William, Jr.; two daughters, Susan Bowie Lambert and Lucy Brent Pfirman; and six grandchildren to all of whom we express our deepest sympathy. Classmates and friends may send personal condolences to Elh to the home address: c/o Sunrise Country Club, 24 Granada Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.

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remain good friends. (He introduced me to my beloved wife of 55 years.) Bill still lives in Las Cmces, New Mexico. He has problems in walking and at times needs a walker to get around.

We love Kansas City and seldom leave it except to see progeny scattered all over the country. Things are well with all of us."

Vivien Ellis, a friend of Jo Gibson, wife of our Classmate Charlie Gibson, reports that Jo passed away on 8 Febmary in Naples Hospital near Marco Island, Florida. She had moved to Florida to visit as she suffered extreme distress in the New York winters. A week into her visit her breathing distress sent her to the hospital and caused her death three weeks later. Gibby is in Stony Brook Hospital in Long Island and no longer recognizes acquaintances. Vivien Ellis will make sure he is well looked after until he passes away. Their ashes are destined for the Naval Academy Columbarium. Vivien Ellis can be reached at 32 Vendover Drive, Huntington, NY 11743-2036; Tel: 516-519-1967.

Cliff Messenheimer sent a couple of photos taken during visits from Nancy Dodson and June and Bob Northwood. Cliff says he'll see us at our 60th reunion.

Membership: 89%

Pres., Capt. John S. Slaughter USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas., RAdm. D.G. Baer USN (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. Frank N. Shamer USN (Ret.) 7112 Lewison Dr., San Diego, CA 92120-1248 Many letters fill this column. Bill Gregg reports, "Life has given us no cause to complain. Son Joe moved to Seattle years ago; Bill, Jr. moved to Shreveport last year; and Loula remains in San Antonio.

Precious and I keep overly committed, mostly with volunteer projects, also attending the symphony, dinner meetings with the south Texas section of the Society of Automotive Engineers (I am a past chairman), plus miscellaneous activities. I have been secretary of the few really active lodges in all of Texas, the 900-1- Lodges."

Bill Sims tells us, "For health reasons I resigned as a midshipman in the middle of youngster year.

Except for contact with Shields Goodman, my high school classmate in Littie Rock, and with Paul Riley, one of the heroes of the war in the Pacific and the Battle of Midway, I had no knowledge of other USNA Classmates until 1981. One day I received a phone call from Hank Rowe. He said 1 was an alumnus of the Naval Academy and the Dallas contingent of the Class of *37, consisting of Hank, Jim Cresap, Fil Filippone, and Dave Dressendorfer, wanted me in. I was delighted and now I belong.

Subsequentiy, I attended the 50th and 55th reunions.

It has been a great experience."

Another Dallas type, Fil Filippone, reports, "Ruth and I have nothing newsworthy to report. We did go to one ship reunion.

During the last couple of years we have spent most of the time accommodating "getting older" maladies.

We are looking forward to a better 1995 and hoping to do some traveling."

Kansas City, Missouri's John E. Taylor writes, "I'm not aware of any Classmates in this area and almost never get any news of same.

I did get a call from Bill Porter in January. We

Bob Northwood, Margrit Messenheimer, June Northwood, and Cliff Messenheimer.

Cliff Messenheimer, Nancy Dodson, and Margrit Messenheimer Al Gerken sent a newspaper report of the 1928 assembling of a bare bones Model T Ford by Al, his brother Henry and two neighborhood friends. It featured a one gallon can gas tank. It did run. It had solid mbber tires on wooden-spoked wheels.

Ralph Cousins reports, "In a rare display of '37 togetherness, fifteen Classmates, wives, and widows got together for a very pleasant lunch recently at 'Le Chambord, one of the more elegant restaurants in Virginia Beach. Becky Ingling, who is a bundle of energy, deserves credit for arranging die event. From the Norfolk side were: Mary and Walt Barry; Elaine and Charlie Burch; Gloria and Speed Currie; Alice and Fred Wexel, Betty Kelly, Becky Ingling, and Zeke Soucek. From the Newport News side were: Libby and P. K. Taylor and Mary and Ralph Cousins. Becky Ingling is making plans to get the group together again soon. Mary Soucek is wheel chair mobile these days and so did not join in with Zeke.

I hope that all hands have received the annual news letter from Jim Cruse. Note the list of your coordinators and their altemates. Note also the listing of their duties. They want to help out as listed but they can't even do that unless they are called and brought into the picture. I assure you that my zip code has Shipmate, July-August 1995

not changed from 92120-1248.

Gene Rankin sent me a bundle of study papers for one just joining the octogenarians. I will put them to good use. Having been a great-grandfather for six years, it's only proper that the big eight-oh be close behind.

Pete Friedrick passed away in a hospital on 20 May. His remains were buried on 23 May. Dot survives him at their residence. The telephone number is 813-585-2283. Cortect your Registers on the phone number. <36>KEEP REVVIN' WITH '37 !

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Pres., RAdm. M. H. Rindskopf USN (Ret.) Chairman, Wash. Area; Capt. H. M. Robinson USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. R. W. Carter SC USN (Ret.) 3118 Little Creek Lane, Alexandria, VA 22309 (703) 780-8779 Class of '38 — Special Attention!!! About Our Class And The U.S. Navy Memorial In Washington, DC!!!

We completely believe, that as a Class, we are indeed a very special bunch of Earthlings called Naval Officers — AND because of who we are and what we have done, deserve to have our individual records recorded for all time, in the Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC!! Each of us can elect to provide basic data, and a picture of our choosing to be included in the computerized video record as a part of the Memorial. So — we decided to see if all in the Class are on record — and we are a bit shook up to find that not even one-half of our Class was included in the Memorial!!! A lot of friends, relatives and citizens will visit that wonderful Memorial, and you can bet they will punch your name in the computer and expect to see you and your data to honor the screen! But our Class is less than half there!!! And that is sad because, all we have to do to be there is to complete an application, select our best photo for record, and send it to the Memorial with 50 bucks — which is one of the world's best bargains!! The permanent record for all to see is just like Kennedy's insert

Your video picture We understand the service record is going to be expanded considerably, soon. Tell you what — I'll get a bunch of the applications and just send us a postcard and we'll mail you one post-haste!! The Memorial words say, "U.S Navy Memorial is committed to safeguarding America's future by preserving the values and traditions of her past — and we salute the proud heritage of the men and women who have served..." I think our Class is preeminentiy "entitled" to such remembrance — we were "there" when the chips were down, and surely our names should be "there" in the U.S Navy Memorial NOW!!!

Go For It!!!

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U.S. Navy Memorial PRESIDENT'S CORNER: As active Alumni, the Alumni Association is of special and concemed interest to us 38ers... so I'll use my "Corner" here to keep you posted on events. In that connection, I attended the May '95 Board meeting in the "N" room in Hubbard Hall — lots of memories there for '38 with over 125 of our Class listed on the Bronze plaque as "N" winners!! There is on-going, real progress within the Association under Ron Brandquist's active leadership — needed new staff

have been brought in, couple of new billets set up, and the operating budget projects "in the black" for the year. It is abundantly clear that increased project giving is badly needed, and I hope you all can help out with more in the Unrestricted Annual Giving program — we really do need the financial help. The Board talked in glowing terms about the new Visitors Center and the Baseball Locker Room — both supported by the Association. But the highlight of the Board meeting was the Superintendent's presentation on. The State Of The Academy!! Admiral Larson's efforts have produced results — Brigade Morale is up — way up, Washington has kept their hands off, and things at USNA are better!!! This is good news, and I do reassure you. The Heart of the Naval Academy is sound!!!

MAILBAG: Looks like the Class is giving the Leadership Project proper interest — a lot of the mailbag this month centers on the Class project — The Leadership Fomm! From the kind of comments, maybe we should have a contest to see who can adequately define leadership??? From a west coast Classmate we have this approach in definition: Lead — To guide by influence Leader — One who leads — guides.

Leadership- A qualifying noun for — leader.

So, for an exercise — let's open the Mailbag here and invite a card with your definition of Leadership.

Aside from the mental exercise, it's a pretty sobering realization — that we kind of glibly talk about National, World, Military and Civilian leadership — and we are not too sure about what it is that we are talking about. One New York Classmate suggests that there are a bunch of "leaders", including non-leaders, false leaders, theatrical leaders, religious leaders, educational leaders, political leaders, etc....hence; maybe there is an equal number of appropriate definitions for "leadership"??? Another Washington area Classmate says, "Leadership doesn't define well — but you'll know it when you see it"!!! Class President, Mike, keeps a weather eye out for interesting leadership events at USNA and sends us a copy of the May 19th issue of Trident — in which the Superintendent has the lead article — on our favorite subject of Leadership at USNA.. .drop me a card and I'll send you a copy — it says a lot!!

Aside from the leadership mail, one of you enclosed a 3 Dollar bill — with our Country's President in the center photo!! It looked like money, felt like money, good quality — BUT, of course it was phony balo-

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ney!!! Maybe we should keep our eyes open — we' re seeing other things that may appear just as good — but are probably same kind of phony baloney — thus sayeth two midwestem Classmates. At Whispering Pines, Jack Mansfield joins the citizens of that wonderland for a visit. Keep the mail coming — it's going to be a vintage year!!!

FORUM: Pretty fascinating!! This has been a twomonth interval to accumulate '38 mail, and most of it fits here! As you know. Leadership is of continuing interest to our Class and we do have some concerns about both today and tomortOw!! I' ve got seven little piles of your letters, and of course they can't all be shown here. But this here is the sense of your comments: — Political Cortectness (PC) influence is obvious in military insfitutions...Sad indeed!!

— You believe that the CoEd Combat Navy may not work when the chips are down, and some of you have some pretty harsh judgments of Navy statements...as to believability.

— Two of you Naval Aviator types sent me Newspaper clippings to support the contention that Navy aviation training for female pilots is flawed as to meeting regular training standards.

— All of you think the United States should stay out of the Serb-Bosnian military situation.

—There are a total of 9 letters which mention growing disillusionment with the United Nations idea— they just frankly say, "it is an exercise in futility"!!

— The Gingrich Contract offers our best hope for help.

— The Flat tax sounds like a good idea.. .get rid of the IRS!.

Also some telephone calls on the Forum subjects - kidding me about "Much Ado About Nothing" nd "So What" stuff!! Maybe so, but the Class is a iretty special sample of Americans and what we all hink merits interest! Maybe we should re-name this ection to, "Thus sayeth the Class"!! It's really quite in experience to know what you are thinking!! Keep tup!

MEETINGS: As per usual, the Washington Group lad a "Luncheon With Our Ladies" on 27 April at 3ur Fort Myer Campaign Room spot — it was a suDer luncheon with Nancy Ellenberger giving us a mnJown on the changes at USNA and answering our questions about the "honor" code. Nancy is Chair for USNA Department of History — and is the daughter of Classmate Muddy Waters. The pictures are of a happy luncheon! Present were: Rindskopfs, Robinsons, Annabella Dubois and her guest Mrs. Amick, Jeanne Mann, Rab Irvine, Ruth Blandin, the Owens, Fleps, Shirley Andrews, Boykins, Flortie Schroeder, Jo Josephson, Mary Bullard, the Berkeleys, Ro Brown, Conrads, Bob Carter, Alison Fryer, Emilou Melvin, Oliver Bagby, Beshanys, Betty Bolam, Dwyers, Raymers, Bob Bidwell, Ann Church, Ray Berthrong, the Jones, Masons, Joe McDowell, Jean Dye. Guy Gugliotta, the Arthurs, and Muriel Wells. It was a wonderful bunch and a great lunch!

As a super-special feature for the May luncheon, Mike Rindskopf had as his guest his daughter-inlaw Elizabeth Rindskopf to tell a bit about the country's intelligence efforts. Elizabeth was former General Counsel for NJA and CIA and her words surely got our attention!

Swede Olsen says their group met at the Naval Station Mariner club for the May meeting due to the Camp Kidd Club closing. Present were Foley, Harrington, Olsen, Ogle, Zimanski, Buass, Klipple, Finn, Henry and Ready. Swede says next month they will try the MCRD club and Sub Base club at Pt. Loma. They had a bunch of sea-stories and misdeeds as Mids — Jake Ready took top honors here with his yarn about 45 days on the REINA and only 5 demerits from disaster!! For a change there was no talk of politics, state of world, or con-

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troversial stuff — just good fun and lots of laughs.

Then from Bob Worthington comes the report of the Blue & Gold '38 Spring Dinner Party at the SubBase Point Loma on 12 May with 17 Classmates on board plus Clarke Bennett—represented by our Mary Frances, and Frank Bogart represented by Mary Bogart.. .pictures too!. Mary was visiting from Tennessee and showed her book, "Till War Do Us Part". Mary's book can be ordered — if you need an order blank, drop me a card and I'll send you an order form. Wendy Suydam provided up-to-date address lists to all present and copies to Bob Worthington to mail to those not present. Nash Williams has as hobby the "Flying Sams" and is the coordinator for the Tecate Eye Clinic meetings. The pictures show a group that is festive and happy — the way "things oughta be"!

Then Larry Pierce says that he and John Burrill drove up to San Francisco on 4 May to join with the local bay area Classmates for lunch at the Marine's Memorial. Kitte Williams made the lunch arrangements, which were great, with the only bad thing being the Traffic! Others present were Ginny and Dave Harris, Bev and Charlie Hart, Lowell Jett, Lorretta and George Neel, John Saxten, Ed Williams, Bev and Bud Wolfe. It was just one of those super social events that the Class does so well! From Montgomery, Alabama, Tom Lamar says he had a nice visit from Pat Newton — Pat is from San Francisco so he especially enjoyed the beautiful Gulf beaches, and the side trip to Branson, MO, plus just lots of southern hospitality!! Come to think of it, "who wouldn't"!!!

Washington Chairman, Nancy and Class President

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Rogers and Ball REMEMBRANCE: Vic Graff sends us the sad news of the loss of his wife of 57 years — Helen had a 50 year history of poor heart condition, then suddenly things worsened — Helen did not survive the by-pass operation. She has the very last site at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California — of which Red Manown was among the very first to dedicate that ground. Vic says that Helen was an "angel on earth and is sure that she remains one now"! Vic, that is about the nicest tribute one can give — and the Class shares your loss.

MOVES AND RELOCATIONS: We as a Class are pretty mobile thinking right now! There are a bunch of us that are thinking about moving to retirement homes, heading for warmer climates, and everything in between. I've got a small pile of such plans, but it looks like some plans don't happen and that events do change things. So — I guess this section should reflect actual moves that have been made, rather than plans. Hence, nothing to report this Shipmate, July-August 1995

month! Even the guy that was getting the 34-ft motor home hasn't even got that — yet. One of the Secretary's duties is to keep track of where you all are — so, drop me a card with your new address soon after your move. It's good for our records, and your friends to know.

CLASS CLIPS: We've had lots of clips of the Class flying here and there, sailing almost everywhere, and motoring all over the country — but here's an energetic Classmate couple that for the past dozen or so years go visiting abroad by —walking!!!

Margaret and Frank Jones selected England for their walking safari this year covering a period 4 May to 28 May. They flew to England, then joined a "walking tour group" which did about 10 miles daily, up and down the coast — mostiy on "Public Footpaths" — which, by the way, are legal right-of-way for walking, even across farmer's fields and private lands, and England's official maps so show!! Frank said the weather was good, the group was mostly American and Canadian, and, as you can guess, at the end of the day the walkers did sleep well indeed!

One logical question — wouldn't all that walking be pretty strenuous for such as we???? The answer should be obvious — as a regular thing, Frank jogs miles most days, and wife Margaret cycles mucho — so they were in great shape to start with! We tip our hats to Lady Margaret and Frank — what a great way to enjoy a vacation — new places, good exercise, and most of all — together !!!.

LAST THOUGHTS: As a country we are being exposed to the most aggressive propaganda blitz since WWII!! Most of us seem rather unsure of the veracity of statements by our public officials. A Classmate sends me a clip from the Washington Times which links President Ronald Reagan with recognizing the situation. At the Convention in 1992 Ronald Reagan said: The sky would not fall if an American President told the truth! V/e know the Government may be powerful enough to destroy families, but is not powerful enough to replace them.

Methinks the Gipper had it right!! Stay safe and happy. RWC

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Pres., Capt. George Duncan USN (Ret.) 2028 North Vermont, #202 Ariington, Va. 22207 Sec'y Capt. William J. Ruhe USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Ave., McLean, VA 22102 George Duncan reported that the 9th Company "Dining Out" affair at Loews Annapolis Hotel was a very special, delightful and memorable dinner The program for the event listed the special '39 Guests of Honor: the Benitez's, Claypooles, Counters, Gillettes, Hindmans, Loustaunaus. Nortons, Pfeifers, Utgoffs, Al Waldron and George Duncan. The Program for the dinner warned that "Dining Out traditions demand that 'one may not without permission of the President of the Mess (in this case Midshipman Craig Clemens) commence a course before the President; read, write or smoke; leave the dining area; use foul language or tell smutty jokes; place wagers; discuss politics, religion or money; mention a Lady's name unless she is a celebrity (How's that again?); reprimand a waitress; or propose a toast (toasts to be rendered standing)'." But then there was the warning: "Placing water in the toasting glass, if one does not drink wine, is not done in the Navy since traditionally this is thought to result in the death by drowning of the toasted person." The 9th Company Officer, Major Leah Watson USMC and Captain

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George Duncan, President of the Class of 1939 were particularly honored and toasted by all the guests.

Bill Fargo reminds the Class that early sign-up for the '39 "through the Panama Canals cruise on the Crown Odyssey — starting 29 January 1996 from San Juan and ending in San Diego, will get the best accommodations for the price paid, with upgrades where possible. A down-deposit of $400 to get the ball rolling is needed. Over 70 people have signed up for this cruise already. We'll be using Doc Abbot's Song Book (updated of course).

Some delayed photos of '39ers at the Northem Califomia contingents quarterly luncheon in April in San Francisco were sent in by Bill Borden, [ed. note: Due to loss at Shipmate we are not able to print photos now! Will keep looking!]

The 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration of Eleanor and Paul Adams, held at the Army Navy Country Club, was highlighted by each of the attending grandchildren reading a limerick that described some segment of their grandparents' highly successful and compassionate long marriage. (Insert photo I of Eleanor and Paul Adams here) The loyalty and warm friendship offered to '39ers hereabouts by the Adams' is one of the great bonuses for living in the Washington area. And they play good bridge! Their announcement for the party showed their wedding picture. It was very nostalgic to remember how young and attractive we once were "in the good old days."

An article in the Shepherdstown Chronicle of 19 May tells of the high success of Jesse and Monk Hendrix's daughter Dr. Mary Hendrix. "Dr. Hendrix. a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the St. Louis School of Medicine, is a leading cell biologist. She has been appointed to the Immuno Endowed Chair of Pediatrics Research, funded by the National Cancer Institute. An expert in gene regulation in invasion and metatasis, she completed her post doctoral training in cell biology at Harvard Medical School."

Fred Clarke writes from San Diego: "We've held our spring luncheon with wives at Reuben's Restaurant on Harbor Island. Our private dining room looked out over the bay and many sailboats were in view. Attending were: the Dawsons, Walkers, George Hemingway, Gordy Glaes, the Fischers, Brents, Clarkes, Fargos, John Dolan, Holzapfels, Jane Bobezynski, Louise Hooper, Bemis's, Wallingfords, Barkers and Nortons. Winona and John Valentine drove down from Bong Beach for the event. We expect to do this again in October and any Classmates who can make it are more than welcome."

Chet Perry sent an article from his Fort Myers' paper that: "Reminded me of my experience at the Academy When I artived 18 July 1935, I had $27 left from my travel expenses which I stowed in the little tin strong (?) box we used to keep on our bookshelf Some days later, upon returning from one of those long plebe summer afternoon outings, I found the box broken into and my dough was missing.

However, the difference between now and the 'good ole days' (and here he inserted the article which was by-lined Annapolis) is that I don't recall any other such instance during our entire four years." The article as digested: "More than $70,000 worth of electronic equipment, money and jewelry was stolen last year from the dormitory where all 4,000 Naval Academy midshipmen are housed. In 1994 there were 232 thefts from Bancroft Hall and other buildings, resulting in a total of $129,000 lost." (wow! What gives?)

Barney Oldfield's daughter Mary sent an obituary for Barney before his death from cancer: "Dad" she wrote "is in his final stage of cancer but is determined to 'tidy up his affairs.' We will officially notify you when to publish the enclosed obituary. His wife Peggy and I are keeping him comfortable at his Southern Shores home." Then, on 12 May. Cash

Register called to say that Barney had passed away and Sam Collins sent Barney's obituary from the Norfolk Pilot, as did Sammy Major. Barney was a well liked, personable Classmate who was fun to be with. We'll all miss him.

If you've wondered why no pictures were included in the April and May '39 columns of Shipmate, it is because the editor will not print pictures which have any ink on the back. Something to do with marring other pictures they come in contact with. Thus it is requested that photos be kept coming, but without any identification of people or occasion by writing in ink on the back. I believe that photos of '39ers tell as much about the Class as verbal material. And '39ers look very durable and attractive — despite their nearing the age of 80.

Sally Gulick called in early May to say that John M. Duling, a Classmate for three years at the Naval Academy, had died of a stroke. He had regularly attended the Gulicks' annual Grog and Grill party and other '39 West Coast functions and was hence well known and well liked by the West Coast contingent.

An Iowa boy, he resigned in 1938. His widow, Florence Ruling lives at 2795 Devoncort Road, San Marino, CA 91108.

Murray Frazee wrote, wondering why the USNA Alumni Association is contributing substantially to the U.S. Naval Memorial at Ninth and Pennsylvania in Washington. Murray notes: "I have been contributing steadily since retirement to the Alumni Assoc, and I don't like to think that I've been putting my money into a project that impresses me as little as that Memorial in DC. There are so many more worthwhile projects for our Association to spend money on. Betty and I are continuing to be glad we selected Gettysburg for retirement. We live across the street from the house in which Betty was born."

Dick Downing, another '39 author, sent me his account, "Life and Times Aboard a World War II US Submarine." (the HADDO) Dick says in an accompanying letter: "This was written at the behest of my son and daughter in answer to 'What was it really like aboard a submarine in wartime?" Then Dick added: "Ginny and I are enjoying life in this beautiful northwest comer of South Carolina near Clemson University. Am still active in business as a manufacturer's representative for a couple of companies and travel back and forth to Wisconsin to service accounts."

The '39 Washington luncheon in June had 23 in attendance. Danny Weitzenfeld (there, I've finally used that name), as MC had a program of sorts which occasioned many blank stares and a littie subdued laughter. In fact Danny felt we were all so slow in understanding his jokes that he suggested: "Why don't you guys turn on your hearing aids?" Then he observed that I was taking notes so he asked if his remarks were being recorded for Shipmate. To this I noted that I was describing the very loud, colorful tie that Rhythm Moore was wearing. "A Rush Limbaugh tie?" I snidely asked. "No way. My fashion consultant picked this one out for me." Then he noted that right now the Congress was considering a flat income tax — about 15%. "That will put Flip Anderson and Dave Bill, our H. R. Block tax experts right out of business." During some dead time.

Bud Gore extolled the use of chellation for unclogging one's arteries, and also everyone executing a "Living Will". "At our point in life we can provide all the answers that others would have to provide when we die, so why not do it from this form — (which he waved at us) — and make everything easy." The simple three-page form Bud will get for those interested in this type of Will. Carl Pfeifer took a moment to tell of two automobile developments that his father had developed — the variable speed transmission and the gas turbine high speed engine.

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was too busy with his business of renting out dish washers to all sorts of activities to get in very much golf Then I spotted Willy Stiles and told him that I'd been getting bad vibes from his Vinson Hall crowd for calling him "Willy." It's supposed to be "Bill" I was counseled. But Willy said it was OK for me to keep calling him "Willy" in this column. At which several Classmates advised me not to use the Academy nicknames of George McDaniel, Dick Zullinger, George Forbes or Jim Greene. (You can quietly whisper their nicknames to your wife â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but not in front of their wives!)

Janet Young McRoberts on 21 February in Denver, Colorado; A. G. "Woody" Woodside sadly reported that Virginia Renfro "Ginnie" Woodside, his wife of nearly 54 years, had finally lost a long battie with asthma on 25 April in Slidell, Louisiana; then, on 1 May, Robert S. "Tack" Tackaberry succumbed to a fatal heart attack in Cupertino, California. Please remember these '40 families in your prayers, and also those on the Binnacle List: Goody Keating with a cranial clot operation; Dick Laning, now tied to an oxygen supply like Mary Anne Eckert; Bob Miller, diabetes & stroke; and Bob White, battling Parkinsons' for many years. And there are others...

WASHINGTON REPORT On 10 May, the-2nd-Wednesday-of-the-Month, the PALS* (Potomac Area Lunch Survivors) turned out, 47 strong, for their annual springtime coed luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. The group included Kay and Ace Barton, Art Berndtson, Betty and Jack Bowell (with Jack keeping fit on Chelation Therapy), Betty and Julian Burke (dining table decorators). Bill Carpenter, Elouise and John Chase, Tab Collins, Lu and Paul Desmond and Paul's sister, Betty Swahlen from El Paso, Texas, Mary Anne and Phil Eckert, Jo Esch, Jo Gray, Chris and Mike Hanley, Vince Healey, Loretta Hechler, Ruth Henry, Julienne and Ted Hill (hosting). Sis and John Lacouture, Charlotte and De Witt Patterson, Helen Longino, John Montgomery, Marge and Ed Fluhlenfeld, Mollie and Jack Newbouldy, Florence and Bill Roseborough, Bill Scott, Betty and Harv Seim, Mary and Ed Sledge, Betty Ann Taylor, Penny and Hugh Vickery, Harry White and Dee and Early Winters. Prior to the lunch Vince Healey had assembled the Reunion 55 Committee at 1000 for the finalizing of all programs for 27 - 30 June in Annapolis. Photo credits to Bill Carpenter.

Lawrence and Mrozinski Jack Splain called to alert the Class to the death of Hal Lank from a stroke on 4 June in San Diego.

He'd been ailing for a long time and was in a convalescent home at the time of his death. The condolences of the Class go out to Mary Louise and Hal's two daughters for his passing away.

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Pres., Capt. William M. Carpenter USN (Ret.) 1119 Aquia Dr., Stafford, VA 22554 Sec'y, Cdr. Leigh Winters USN (Ret.) 418 Tyler Place, Alexandria, VA 22302 Once in a great while "passing the word" to the Family Forty becomes a burden instead of a boon.

This is one of those times. By now many of us have returned from our 55th Reunion in June and from the 25th Caper in Castine, and are aware of the loss of Helen Clarke Healey on 1 June 1995. A yearlong illness had finally stormed her warm heart before she could enjoy the fruits of Vincent's work with the Reunion Committee during the past several years.

Her Final Mass, conducted by the Rev. Dick Heath in Washington DCs beautiful St. Dominic's Catholic Church, preceded interment in the Arlington National Cemetery. Father Heath was assisted by ten other catholic priests and prelates; son CDR Peter Healey, USN, as Sector; and grandson Patrick as altar boy. As the funeral party departed St. Dominic's die church choir fittingly sang "My Wild Irish Rose".

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Betty Burke, Lacouture, Kay and Ace Barton Many thanks to the 161 Classmates and widows who have generously responded to last year's request for Class Treasury funding with a total of $5,025; an average of $31.21 each. This should keep our Treasurer Harry Stirling out of paupers prison for Shipmate, July-August 1995

Quarterly BAG Brunch, Toll House Hotel. Los Gatos, CA awhile.

Prior to the Class 55th Reunion John Lacouture and his lovely bride. Sis, were opening their summer place in Nantucket. Prior to that they stopped over in California long enough to visit Ben Frana and Betty and Pat Clancy in their retirement home in Cupertino. John notes that their residence was: "...built on the grounds of a Catholic Dominican college that closed down because of lack of students (priest trainees)... Hopefully, when the Catholics get a new pope he'll let the priests marry, and their college for the priesthood will be full up once again....Talked...to Helen to ask how Bill Lattimore was doing. He has had a bad case of pneumonia and they discovered a serious aneurysm — inoperable until after the pneumonia is cleared up.

He...has to take it easy for the next 6 months. He would really like to make our reunion but just can't sally forth at this stage...".

Frana, Lacouture. Betty and Pat Clancy—Spring of '95Reunion in Cupertino, CA Should the Rev. Dick Heath read the above about priests martying... John is just kidding...

THE DISTAFF SIDE A note of appreciation to the Class yja Ben Frana from Marge Tackaberty following the death of Bob Tackaberry: Please express my thanks to the Class of 1940 for the lovely spray sent for Bob's memorial service...

And from Betsy Williams in Norfolk: 1 look forward to seeing...the USNA 55th Reunion, but am not going to Castine this year. I hope that we will be invited back in 1996.1 am planning on going then. The schedule reads as though the usual acfivities have been thought out with care and with an eye to the enjoyment of all... Maine is really wonderful. As for now — onward and upward to the 55th!

Now that's the Betsy that G.G. and all the rest of us love.

Always the proud Mother — Florence Hughes writes that the Smithsonian Art Show on 25 - 30 April with works of Woody Hughes {Shipmate, April '95, pg. 68) was "Great!" Woody is the son of Florence and the late Jonse Hughes.

Helen Longino, only Georgetown (DC) resident of the Family Forty, has a new pen pal, at the expense of this secretary. Early (in name only!). WWII Marine pilot. Bob Willenborg, of Sun City Center, Florida (where Bud Keister now dwells) writes to Helen:

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.. .1 have been waiting to receive the copy of the Shipmate from "Early" Winters, as he promised.

But...recently...I had a telephone call from a stranger who asked if I had seen the Jan/ Feb (pg.

71,72) issue of Shipmate. 1 had not... This stranger was retired Captain T.W. (Bill) Budd, Jr. '44 who was renting for a few weeks in Sun City Center...

He lives in Locust Grove, VA....

Many thanks to Bill Budd '44 for giving his copy to John Longino's onetime advanced fighter pilot student. 2nd copy now on the way. And a big "TSK, TSK!" to the secretary.

NEWS FROM HERE AND THERE From Los Gatos, California, photo and a note from Snuffy Smith — in its entirety: On Sunday, 2 April, the BAG (Bay Area Group) had its quarterly brunch at the Toll House Hotel's restaurant in Los Gatos. The enclosed photo shows the attendees: the Bill Dobies (Sec. note: WHO is the new Mrs. Dobie?). Pat & Betty Chancy, Marge and Bob Tackaberry, Marilouise and Dave Lewis, Judy and John Sims, Ben Frana, Ozzie & Toshiko Osborne, Florence and Snuffy Smith, Kay and Doc Weatherup, and Bill and Heather Walker. A delightful event. Sadly, since our brunch, as you know.

Bob Tackaberry has died of a heart attack and Ozzie Osborne faces major surgery for a colon blockage, and will be unable to attend homecoming as he had planned. 1 hope our next gathering will generate more pleasant news.

Snuffy, Just hearing from our West Coast Family is always "pleasant news". Our prayers are with Ozzie Osborne and Marge Tackaberry.

And special thanks to Ben Frana for making all the necessary contacts and artangements in the name of the Class for friend and Classmate Bob Tackaberry. Funny thing about memories — until Ben and Marge passed the word on to Ned Bent for Bob's obituary I had always thought that Bob stayed in the service until he made RAdm... Well, he had the talent.

Christmas of '94-Emily Marie meets "Phoggy the Gramp". Santa Barbara.

CA Speaking of Ned Bent; as does Santa Barbara's Bob "Phoggy" Newcomb in this next note:

The claim of Ned Bent of having the youngest grandchild cannot go unchallenged. Betty and I have acquired one that as of this writing is not a year old. Of incidental interest is that Emily Marie Deacon is Chinese — daughter Dee and husband Graham having traveled to an orphanage near Canton to claim the little tyke last fall. A sobering thought is that I will be 96 when we attend her High School graduation....

Phog, we promise to be sober then, too.

Heading eastward, we pause in the Broadview/ Chicago area for a word from Chairman of the Board of the W.C. Croft family; explaining why CCXXV cannot be on his schedule for '95: We will be at a ranch in Wyoming playing cowboy 6/24 —7/9. This will be our 32nd consecutive year and we will have 16 Crofts.

Have fun, Bobbie and Cros; but, be careful. Remember Chris Sleeve and his show horse last June in Virginia. See you at Reunion 55!

From their home in Columbus, Ohio, Helen and Ed Mason sent in one of the letters received by Bill Carpenter and Co. approving the steps taken to welcome Madeline and family of Barnes Lee Johnson into the Family Forty. Also included was a lovely poem/prayer. Here's the final verse: We asked for happiness for you in all things great and small But it was for His loving care we prayed the most of all!

In another letter on the same subject Mat Cain of Bryan, Texas sums up the situation at the Naval Academy during the winter of '35/'36: ...the Navy let a good man go. But the timing just wasn't right to do otherwise....

Now that Castine Caper XXV is just a pleasant memory in July/August — an "Ourtowner's Greeting Card", postmarked "CASTINE, MARCH '95" is a reminder of the work accomplished by our Classmates and wives in advance of our various reunions, etc. This one, from Margaret and Fritz Freund while arranging CCXXV, had this item of interest: .. .We've just covered the waterfront and discovered a few changes. There's a new sidewalk all the way from Leavitt Hall to town. Also, a huge addition is being built at old little Episcopal Church...We ate at the bakery place with a porch (only place open). Our waiter (dressed in shorts and T-shirt!) told us "No coats required". The food was very good, but they don't come much more casual than there.. .Our retum was delayed by Fritz's missionary work at the duck man's work shop....

After helping the Family Forty bid farewell to John Mutty, a favorite son, son, in many ways — from notifying all former MARYLAND shipmates, to arranging for a floral spray and singing in the choir — Ed Hayes gathered together wife Clare, brother Jack and his Mary, and departed CONUS for a mutual celebration of the year of their 50th wedding anniversaries. Whither, you ask? To Kenya on a safari, of course; from 2 - 1 6 May. Of the varied fauna, they have consorted on the Brown Water (Ugh!) River with "14 foot crocs". More later...if they return.

THE SECRETARY'S CORNER A revised copy of '40's WOWSA PROGRAM

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(Widow or Widower's Survival Assistance Program) was mailed to all hands within the past year. In it Ed Sledge and Harv Seim covered the subjects of burial locations and applications for headstones. There are also the matters of cremation and inurnment. There are spaces available for veteran Classmates and dependents, not otherwise eligible for burial in the Naval Academy or Arlington Cemeteries, in the Academy and Arlington Columbariums. The final rites are simple and dignified. Phone or write to Ed, Harv or the secretary for details. * * * ONLY FORTY IS 4.0! * * *

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Pres., and Sec'y, Capt. Victor Delano USN (Ret.) 5610 Wisconsin Ave., #1409, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301 215-7532 By now you should have received a flyer about holding our 55th Reunion in New Orleans. If you have not received it, please let me know and I shall send you a copy. In September, you will receive a lot more details on the various activities planned and available during the stay in New Orleans and also the necessary reservation forms. Our hotel is in the heart of the French Quarter and those who have stayed there before say that it is really a topnotch hotel. I know that some of you are disappointed that the reunion will not entail the 3 or 4 day Mississippi cruise. Because of the expressed interest in such a cmise a serious effort will be made to schedule one at a future date. For this particular reunion, however, it was not possible to reserve the ship we wanted on the dates we wanted at anywhere near the prices that we were originally quoted. We attempted to negotiate with the ship company but we were unsuccessful.

The plans for New Orleans look good, however, so it should be a good reunion.

In April, Chuck Fears was left out of the birthday list but that did not slow down his observance.

On his birthday, he hiked for the twentieth time to Phantom Ranch which is at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The other two hikers were 80! To get in shape for this big event, Anne and Chuck hiked through Canyon de Chelly, Canyon Lands, Arches and Capitol Reef National Park the month before. Is there any doi)bt that they are both in great shape?

Since the Annapolis Yacht Club was going through a complete renovation, Winnie and Jack Rogers relocated the usual spring co-ed lunch for the Washington group to Fergie's Restaurant on the South River. Since I had to be in Wyoming for Jackie's god-daughter's wedding, I missed it. All reports that have sifted through indicate that everyone had a great time. I hope the weather was better than mine. In Wyoming, it rained every day except one and on that day it snowed—in May! By the way, I hope everyone caught that great picture in the April Shipmate of Jack in his Antarctic Survival Suit. If anyone is interested in '41, '42 or '43 Lucky Bags, get in touch with Bob Osth, '44 and he'll be glad to sell you one.

His address is Robert E. Osth, 1094 Seville Drive, Palm Harbor FL 34684. In March, Bill McReynolds and Joe Taussig attended one of the Integrity Development Seminars for the 2nd Company and also delivered our annual check for the 2nd Company Wardroom. Bill attended the 1/c session and Joe the plebe session. The subject of both was "Truth."

Somehow, the 1994 check was overlooked so this year they got our 1994 and 1995 contribution at the same time—a total of $400. Both Bill and I received very nice letters from the company commander.

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Jarret Roth, thanking the Class for its contribution.

This past year, the 2nd Company was very proud of the fact that although it never actually won a parade it placed third in Drill for the first semester. In the 11th Company where I spent three happy years, I think we got up to 9th place one year and had a major celebration. You might not believe this, but plebe year, we got lost soinehow and had to double time onto Worden Field. I am glad that our 2nd Company does better. One member of the 2nd Company is one of the captains of the baseball team that won the Patriot League this year and went to the first round of the NCAA; one is the starting halfback for the football team and four were Brigade boxing champions. The mids really appreciated Bill's and Joe's attendance at the seminars.

If you ever need good research help, you can count on Joe Easterbrook. An earlier Ring Dance answer sent Joe to the record collections and to the library.

Here is what the research produced: I beg to differ with Archie Fields in that all my Glenn Miller records show that Marion Hutton was the girl singer with Ray Eberle instead of her sister Betty. Betty was singing with the Vincent Lopez orchestra prior to the Ring Dance and appeared on the stage thereafter.

Marion, the older sister, and Betty were originally named Thomburg but Vincent Lopez changed her name to Hutton, after consulting a numerologist, and Marion followed suit. Betty also did some movies and some of you may have seen her with the USO during World War II in the Pacific. As far as I am concerned, I liked them both. By the way, do you remember whom you took to our great Ring Dance?

This ought to be good for some family conversation! When we graduated we had one Classmate who could not attend the ceremony because of illness.

Anyone remember who that was?

From Kansas, I learned that Buck Newsom is still the treasurer of the Jayhawk (Kansas) Chapter of the Navy League.

When our late Classmate, Joe Marks, was a plebe, he wrote the following poem which Shirlee was kind enough to share with us after Joe died: Retrospection When oft upon my bed at night I lie And look up at the deep-hued starty blue I sometimes wonder to myself and cry: What will you say when Time has come for you?

Will you be fit to stand upon your feet And say in voice sincere and heart content, "I have taken all that life to me mete Yet never once to hatred given vent Or felt a pang of envy, or of greed For that for which I ought not have a lust; But tried my best to help the ones in need And fought to bear upright my sacred tmst."

If such can be your answer to this thought, 'Twill well be worth the strife it will have brought.

For this issue we have two months of birthday boys so get a bigger hammer than usual and find a bigger gong to bang. Hit it for these July and August birthdays: Andrews, George Ball, Batcheller, Beatty, Cocke, Conger, Costagliola, Cuccias, Daly, Davis, deLatour, Downer, Easterbrook, Everly, Fonvielle, Hagerman, Henning, Ned Hines, Hudgins, Kelley, Kinney, Kline, Koecher, Loetterle, Marion, Marquardt, Harry Miller, Newport, Newsom, Nolte, Oliver, Parry, Pierce, Pugin, Ruder, Shutt, Somers, Stricter, Thomas, Thomson, Turner, Vanston, Walsh, Malcolm and Tom Wolfe and Zirkle.

You should have the new Class Roster by now. If not, please let me know and I shall see that you get one. In the meantime, changes do take place and here are the first ones: Anne and Chuck Fears, new street address but the same house—1935 N. Artowhead; Marie and Dick Pierce, new street address but the same house—201 Brick House Road.

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Pres., Capt. Max C. Duncan USN (Ret.) Sec'y R.S. Day CLU 2426 Chestnut St., Falls Church, VA 22043-3052 If you experienced a shock on finding that there was no '42 column in the May issue, let me join you.

After submitting more than 350 collections of Class notes without a gap, apparently we were betrayed by the postal service and no one caught it. The article was written in mid-March when the rains were pounding California and the spring crops in the San Joaquin Valley where my youngest daughter. Nan, lives were being more than amply watered. Since then, the price of vegetables has provided ample testimony to that.

Much that was noted in the March submission has been overtaken by events or has been amplified in subsequent submissions, although the photos intended for inclusion have been lost and cannot be duplicated. However, several items are reproduced here for your edification.

Kitty and Bill Brewster gathered at College Park, Georgia, at noon on 25 February with some 140 friends and relatives to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The "frosting on the cake" were the four Classmates and their wives who came from far and near to make the occasion complete. Joining Bill were Ed (Pappy) Sims, Tom (Judge) Marshall, Bill (Roommate) Houser, and Paul (Par golf) Smith.

Leo Culjat, having lived at the same address for 11 years and having had the same telephone number for 32 years, now lives at 815 South 21st Street, Apartment 521, Des Moines, Washington 98198; 206-870-4521.

Mary Froude's correct address is Sunrise at Bluemont Park, The Potomac, Apartment 454, 5900 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

Trilby and Max Duncan had provided an account of their most enjoyable trip to Hawaii and San Diego in late January and early February. Hawaii provided them the opportunity to act like tourists and to revisit many of their favorite places from years past.

Jean and Bill Dozier were their hosts for a fabulous six country "cmise" dinner at the Oahu Country Club, together with Jean and Admiral Chick Cleary. Max. was able to contact the other Classmates in Hawaii by phone. Buck O'Neil was busy working on his house as he and Ethel had just returned from a trip to the East Coast. Barbara and Johnny Neff are well and he continues in his chosen role as a college professor. Both of their children live on Oahu. John Hansen spends his time visiting his children in North Carolina, Colorado and Washington State when not enjoying the still wonderful Hawaiian climate.

For you Jeopardy fans out there, did you recognize the contestant who won his first round on 8 March, only to come up short on the final question on the 9th with respect to Dylan Thomas' widow?

Jerty Clarke is our Bev and Jerry Clarke's son. As the sequence had been taped several months earlier, the participants had been sworn to secrecy as to the outcome until the tape aired on penalty of forfeiting any prizes they may have won. Thus it came as a very pleasant surprise to tune in and find you were pulling for one of our own.

Grif Scarborough continues his love affair with the medical profession. In Febmary of last year, he contrived to trip on a 4-inch riser while taking an early morning walk and shattered the fibula behind his left ankle. A wheelchair, crutches and a cane kept him mobile over time, but the steel plate and six screws in his leg should give airport security a fit.

Short of another catastrophe, they will be on hand for the 55th. He wanted to pass along a message from his orthopedic surgeon cautioning that weakened Shipmate, July-August 1995

bone structure is common among males, as well as females of a certain age. For the past year, as a result, he has been consuming 1500 mg of calcium daily to help restructure his damaged leg.

Jumping ahead to the June submission, am looking at a long letter Grif authored and provided a slightiy different slant on his and Isobel's continued flirtation with the real estate business. Having noted their "retirement" from the business some time ago, Grif brought me up to date on the launching of their fifth career after spending just four boring months away from the business. Drawing on their long and deep commitment to the role of Realtor, they have set themselves up as "referral agents." Using Chamber of Commerce leads, they offer to counsel families considering relocation to their area and to put them in touch with the agent best suited to address their needs. The monetary rewards are modest, but they no longer have to "show" homes or drive prospects around the area window-shopping.

Their 103 unit condominium has a live-in manager, although Isobel and Grif do manage their other 25 rental units from their home. The closest is one mile away and the furthermost is just three miles.

Daughter-in-law Renee is their bookkeeper and backup manager when they go on trips so the demands on them are easily handled.

Hope and Bob Knight have the traveling bug. In April they were in Vero Beach to visit with Janey Doyle, Jud's widow, to swap 4th Batt stories, particularly from the "drags" point of view. In May, they were off visiting family when Trilby and Max Duncan were visiting Max's sister in the Savannah area. (She lives in the same Presbyterian Retirement Community — Summerville — where Jim Osborn holds forth). On 6 June, they headed north to Bob's haunts in Lake George, New York, where they will luxuriate until returning to Savannah on 5 September. For those in the Adirondacks during the summer, his phone number is 518-656-9029.

Bob had had a letter from Ripper Reeves who was headed to Europe to see his youngest grandson now a year old. His son-in-law is a Major in the British Army and the family has arranged a reunion in Venice. That constitutes the tough life for Ripper as he planned to follow the Italian junket with a leisurely visit to Lake Geneva and a look-in on the Swiss.

Trilby and Max had gone to Savannah for their granddaughter's graduation from college so had the opportunity to have a long and pleasant visit with the Osborns. Max also talked with Laura Kennedy, Jack's widow, and reports she was doing quite well.

When they got back to Annapolis. Kay and Carl Swenson dropped by enroute from their new home at 1731 Muirfield Drive, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043, to their summer home on Belgrave Lake in Maine—a trek they had been making from Savannah for more than 40 years.

Peggy and Frank Tofalo are justiy proud of son, Joe, who was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at the completion of his tour as Deputy Executive Assistant to VAdm. Lopez, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments. Joe is now serving as Executive Officer, MoNTPELiER (SSN-765) out of Norfolk.

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Frank and Joe at Pentagon where Joe was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal At the annual meeting of the Naval Institute in April, Jim Small was honored as a Golden Life Member. At the same time, his brother. Bill Small '36 was recognized for his membership offiftyyears.

At the banquet following at Loew's Annapolis, they were joined by Hal Shear, Betty and Ace King and Marcie and Bill Spiegel.

Jim Conger is back in the swim and in championship form. He competed in the May National Masters Swim championships in Ft. Lauderdale winning the 50 yard freestyle for his age group for the national championship, placed third in the 100 yard freestyle and fourth in the 50 yard backstroke for the age group. Their Orlando Masters team did well placing 15th in the overall performance of the 191 teams numbering just under 2,000 contestants counting all age groups. Scroggie Wiley had a scheduling conflict and was off fishing in Alaska with his significant other while Jim was swimming and winning.

Jim next was to compete in a meet in St. Petersburg in mid-July.

Ted Balis reported on their record-setting monthly luncheon meeting — the 180th since 1979 — which was held at the Oceana Officers' Club on 30 May. Present to celebrate were Bill Simmons, Bill Vose, Bob McGrath, Ace Mullen, Buck Buhrer, Fred Robertson, and Ted Balis. Usually present, but missing this gala, were Bob Brown, Frank Dunham, Gene Barnhardt, and Dick Lowe. They meet for lunch at the Oceana Club at 1130 the last Tuesday of each month, except December, with everyone in the area most welcome and no advance reservation required. The meetings are relaxed, sea stories abound, lies, exaggerations and aging problems are worthy of discussion and the champion storyteller is the bartender Lori. Incidentally, if you need music to liven a wedding, anniversary celebration, grand opening, civic league party, etc., you will find that Frank Durham is bringing great credit to the Class of '42 in the Virginia Tidewater.

Patricia and Swabbo Rawson continued their participation in the International Submarine Galas with a nine day trip in early May to Lago Maggore in northern Italy. Enjoying a combination of boat, train and automobile travel they managed to see quite a bit of that area and managed to visit a corner of Switzerland long enough to get a parking ticket. Ended up in Florence over May Day for a three day visit in the midst of a vast holiday crowd. The 1996 gala in St. Petersburg has been canceled, so their next trip will be to Lake Constance in 1997 with their German hosts. Being an inveterate correspondent.

Swabbo shared a letter from Hugo Schmidt in

Tampa. Swabbo had been trying to sign Hugo up for the 55th golf tournament, but the latter had given it up about 35 years ago and switched to tennis. Although having recently lost the sight in his right eye, Hugo finds that the body does adapt and his depth perception is improving. He served on MINNEAPOLIS and ENTERPRISE during the war and served a year in China with Amphibious Group 3 before resigning in 1947 and heading home to Tampa to enter the building supply business. He started his own business in 1955 and sold out in 1988 just before the building market collapsed. Married with four children, he has kept active in civic and church work. If all works as planned they'll be on hand for the 55th.

Peggy and Jake Glick have joined Ruth Opp in the Martiott retirement development near Ft. Belvoir.

Their address is 9002 Belvoir Woods Parkway, #216, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia 22060.

Moe Murch and John Lindbeck collaborated on advising me of the death of John Geisse's widow, Mary Ann, on 28 April in St. Louis where she was stricken while walking the family dog. Since 1976, she had made her home in Indianapolis and is survived by her ten children, 6 children-in-law and 20 grandchildren. Interment was held in the Crown Hill cemetery, Indianapolis, with John. The latter was the founder of Target Stores, Venture Stores, and The Wholesale Club and the entire estate is going to charity through the John and Mary Geisse Foundation..

In his letter, John Lindbeck wrote that they had had an enjoyable overnight visit from Louis and Army Dennet. While they make their home in Maine, their parents live at the Valley of the Rogue Manor in Medford, Oregon, so they vary their visits by driving via Sacramento or Portland. Carolyn and John had visited Carolyn and Mo Slater in Sacramento in February and they will reciprocate with a visit during the summer when they see one of their brood in Washington State. Actually, visits from Classmates are few and far between as the few who pass through Oregon are just speeding through on 1-5 or are touring the scenic Oregon coastal area. They are still farming various fruit trees on 38 acres having cut back considerably after selling half of the farm to a developer last summer.

On 5 June, Polly Turner's ashes were placed in the Naval Academy columbarium with Carol's.

Shine Payne, Ann and Bill Richardson, and Martha Jane and Charlie Smith represented the Class at the brief service.

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Pres., Capt. Edward E. Kerr USN (Ret) 340 Hampton Rd., Piedmont, Calif 94611-3526 Sec'y Capt. William B. Kirkland, Jr. USN (Ret.) 2805 Middle Woodland Close, Williamsburg, VA 23185(804)258-5410 Lou Tuttle has been a busy correspondent since April, four letters, no less. He reports faithfully on the USNA Alumni luncheons in DC. On 19 April he reports those present and accounted for included Jerry Colleran, John Shepherd, and Arnette and Dave Shonerd, plus Lou himself The notice introduces Capt. Rosemary Mariner. USN and LCdr. Michelle Howard, USN from BUPERS. He says, "The talk by the two very enthusiastic ladies was interesting." Topic: Diversity, accession, performance and policy as the Navy expands the billets being opened to women. He also reports John

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Shepherd's nomination for Director of the Washington Chapter. On 17 May the new Navy Football Coach, Charlie Weatherbie, spoke on his enthusiasm and promised a revived Navy season. Classmates present: Jim Alter, John Shepherd, Dave Shonerd, Jack Van Ness, and Lou Tattle.

Lou's two additional letters were obits; I save the sad stuff for last, see below.

Have a letter from Lee Scherer reporting on a mini-reunion in Monterey/Carmel ('43 is a partying class!). He includes a pic of four young and handsome couples: Betty and George Whisler, Pat and Dale Cox, Kitty and Ed Dankworth, and Sheryn and Lee Scherer. Activities included a backstage tour of the great Monterey Aquarium, a picnic on Carmel beach, a play at the oldest theater in Califomia, a putting match and a four-man racquetball match which disturbed the neighborhood. Whistlers poured the booze in their beautiful Carmel home, (Peg and I have seen it and can testify).

Bill and Ginny Busik

Betty and George Whisler, Pat and Datle Cox, Kitty and Ed Dandworth, Sharon and Lee Scherer Lee's granddaughter was martied in Annapolis in April and the occasion prompted a visit with Pattie and Ed Robie and a guided tour of the Compass Rose. Lee reports; "...it was spectacular."

Owen Keeler wrote on his discharge of duty as the '43 representative at the Mem Hall dedication of a plaque presented by the Alumni Association memorializing those midshipman who died while at the Naval Academy. Our only Classmate listed is George Foster Pierce who died in Febmary of 1942. Owen also says how much he enjoys the President's monthly contribution.

Hal Kauffman memorialized the Lazenby's annual "Blues' fly-by party" with a raft of pics; says there were two-hundred folks present in Lazenby's yard hard by the Sevem. He sent many, I selected four because I don't remember printing these folks before. Sorty Hal, but those fine shots of the Blues flying upside-down and sideways are too far away to make the cut.

Bemie and May Frese

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Handsome Lazenbys John Shepherd wrote of attending wife Milly's 50th squadron reunion. She had been one of three Lady Naval Officers in VN-13C, the instrument training outfit from Cuddihy Field out of Corpus Christi. John and Bill Golden plus Sewall and TuIIy out of '42 had matriculated. John and Milly were married in San Antonio 6 August 1945. Milly, the only squadron lady present, was posed in the middle of the official picture, surtounded by admiring men.

John had his picture taken in the middle of the wives group! He seemed pleased as punch. John is proud of the efforts by our forefather aviators, mostly USNA grads, who put the flight training program together. It is my recollection from NAS Dallas at the same time that our forefather aviators then tumed the operation over to the Dallas locals who never had the privilege of sea duty and refused the student Naval Aviators admittance to the O'CIub! (And we were Lieutenants yet!). John enclosed a pic of his and Milly's heads through a painted screen that is too embartassing to print. Seems the party theme was the Senior Citizen TAILHOOK Convention. Can you imagine that sports-fans?

Ken Klofkorn sent a card from his annual travel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this time he is in The Hague ready to board a tour bus for Brussels.

Now for the sad stuff. Have you noticed how many obits we've had this year and last?

First, Lou T\ittle reports on I June the recent death of Dick Zimermann's mother Susan Duane Zimermann Robinson, a tme Navy Wife. She outlived two Navy Captains, Dick's father and Stephan Boutwell Robinson. She was born in Williamsburg of the famous Gait family and lived to be 102 years old when she died 25 May 1995 at Vincent Hall. Lou remembers how in the early 40's the Zimermann's would drive down to USNA for Sunday chapel and then gather Dick and friends for a sumptuous Sunday Dinner at Carvel Hall. Lou remembers her fondly. And we share Dick's sorrow for the loss of his wonderful mother Lou Tuttle sent in an obit for Classmate Leonard Eugene Field, Captain USN Retired, who died of cancer on 10 April 1995 at his home on Guam. He was buried in Ariington National Cemetery on 27 April. Len is survived by his wife Louise, two sons, John and Mike, a daughter Susan Boudreau and four grandchildren. Lou provided me with information for a formal Shipmate obit.

Lou also reported that Bob Gillock's funeral was scheduled for 3 May at Ariington. From Prez Ed Kerr we learn that Erwin Jackson was with Polly at Bob's bedside during the final and exttemely painful hours. Oh, the love of a Classmate. I was prompted to reread Bob Gillock's excellent article, "Operation Highjump 1946-1947" which appeared Shipmate, July-August 1995

in the April 1995 Shipmate. For those of you who missed it, try again. It is a well written, instmctive piece on what once was a highly classified project.

Bob sent me an early draft for comment and told me that the Naval Institute had declined to publish; I suggested that he try Shipmate. The piece appeared just a few days before Bob passed on.

The USNA Alumni Office called me to report that Classmate George R. Bryan suffered a serious stroke at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

News of this came in a phone call from a family member canceling his membership in the Association. I have no other information at this time.

As I close, I want to share my great pride in our Naval Service on the absolutely outstanding job our Marines from KEASARGE (LHD-3) did on the early morning of 7 June 1995 on the rescue mission to bring home the downed Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady. All the players from the President on down got it absolutely right this time. Bravo Zulu!

From the President: Time after time I am told of the nice things Classmates have done for those who are seriously ill and for the widows of those who have left us. It is heartwarming. We are, indeed, a very special group. EEK That's 30 for today!

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Jean and George Watson, Ev and Gov Ward, Roz and Art Battson, and Bee and Dick DePrez. A poll taken during the party revealed the following: (1) The group has spawned 56 children, 76 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. (2) The most Navy moves on active duty is 32, claimed by the Coogans.

(3) Most still live in their own homes or condos. (4) Best vacation spot - Hawaii. (5) Major activity - golf.

(6) Next major project - travel. (7) Outlook for future of the Navy - mixed. Some of the funsters are shown in the photos Dick sent.

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Pres., Capt. Henry S. Barbour USN (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. Wynn V. Whidden USN (Ret.) 6156 Loch Raven Dr., McLean, VA 22I0I Annapolis Rep., Capt. Jack E. Godfrey USN (Ret.) Mail Baq Baldy Chapman reported that he recentiy played golf with George Talley and Walt Honour and plays with Ted Snyder almost daily. He said Dottie is well into her heart rehab program now and drives herself to an exercise facility three times per week — a long way from her heart jump-start just a year ago.

Baldy sent along a great feature article from the April 1995 issue of the publication Prime which profiled our Classmate Al Neumann on the ski slopes at age 74. Al roomed with Baldy, George Gyongyos, and Herman Gerdes at the USNA, but he did not ski then. In fact, he did not hit the slopes until 1987, which makes his accomplishments even more impressive. Al joined TIMET after he resigned from the Navy in 1947 and later was hired by REECo in 1970. He served as program manager for Livermore Laboratory's weapons tests at the huge Las Vegas Atomic Test Facility until his retirement in 1986.

Having had heart by-pass surgery in 1982, Al's athletics centered on jogging, some tennis, and sailing.

Then he took a skiing course, got hooked on skiing and ended up doing it at Innsbruck, Austria the next year Skiing in the Budweiser Challenge National Standard Race (NASTAR), Neumann has won gold medals the past two years. He won a silver prior to that, and has placed third and (last year) first among Nevada's 70- to 79-year-old male skiers in that time span. With littie left to prove in local competition, Al still plans to compete in future NAVSTAR races until "he is physically unable to ski." In the meantime, Al spends his leisure time playing golf, working on his computer, tending his yard, bicycling, and swimming. His closing remark to the interviewing author of the article was, "I've been very fortunate all my life. I survived World War II without a scratch, and I've been fortunate to have the genes to main-

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tain my good health in my retirement."

Baldy recalls that the last time he saw Al Neumann he was conducted on a 200 mile tour of the Atomic Test facility by Al where they looked into some awesome holes in the ground which, as range engineer, he had blown. "Now," says Baldy, Al might give Beaver Horton something to shoot at!"

Rags Muller checked in to say he was sorty to have missed the LABOON commissioning, but he got a full report from Maylon Scott and a nice note from the skipper, CDR McDonald, to whom he had sent Congrats and regrets. Rags passed the commissioning brochure from Maylon on to Ed Taylor after showing it to Dave Zachry on a trip south where Dave and Deannie artanged a get-together with old friends from Rags's reactor school and Atomic Energy Commission days. The Mullers also went on to Texas where Rags showed Myree a bit more of where and how he spent WW II days aboard TEXAS, which is now under the care of The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Back in New England, the Mullers attended an air display at Lebanon, NH airport, and there, to his pleasant surprise, was a good old N2S5 "Yellow Peril". The owner, a retired Pan Am pilot, actually let Rags get his hands on it for the first time in over 50 years when we went through primary training in it at Ottumwa, Iowa. Rags missed the old "gosport," but this N2S had fancy radios and navigation gear. As proof. Rags sent the photo of himself sitting in the cockpit wearing a LABOON baseball cap.

Jean Watson, Parks, Wards, Thompsons (seated)

Rags Muller in N2S-5 As he previously promised. Bill Burlin sent a photo of Helen and Clyde Siegfried at their new home near Gatesville, PA in March 1995.

The Siegfrieds Bee and Dick DePrez reported that there were 31 folks present at a "44 "bring your own hors d'oeuvre" party hosted by the Battsons and DePrezs in the DePrez home on 7 April. Attendees included Barbara Biewer, Mary and Bob Coogan, Pat and Del Cummins, Lillian and Bill Etter. Mary and Ralph Frame, Annalee and Dave Henderson, Betty Hollyfield, Betty and Bill Parks, Muriel and Randy Randolph, Lois and Hugh Rosania, Ruby and Wayne Surface, Shuf Swift, Jeanette and Art Thompson,

Muriel Randolph, Deprezs, Frames. Mary Coogan Thanks to Rose Cipriano for a nice long letter. She revealed that for years she has failed to persuade Peter to attend any of his reunions — high school or Naval Academy Class of '44. However, when the Military Tour Organization announced a 50th reunion on Iwo Jima, he began to waver, and when the final announcement indicated that the veterans of the 3rd Marine Division would be housed on Guam where they also fought, he decided to make an exception.

Rose and Pete decided that since they would travel half way around the world to attend that reunion, they might as well go all the way around — in thirty days.

When the Ciprianos and many other vets and families landed on Guam, they were met by a stirting reception of the governor and Marine Corps troops, including a military band. The people of Guam still showed warmest of feelings for their Marine liberators, and they could not have been more hospitable.

There was a moving dedication ceremony for a new monument to the men of the 3rd Marine division on the beach where they landed.

On 14 March, the 50th anniversary of the day Iwo Jima was declared secured, the vets, wives, and many family members of those who died on the island, landed on the island to a second overwhelming reception. Present active duty Marines had spent a

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"unrestricted" in order to give the Midshipmen Welfare Fund our support. In FY 94 you contributed over $50,000 and in April 1995 the total for FY 95 was over $47,000. Keep up the good work and support the Alumni Association "unrestricted" Memorial Fund!

We are adding three more photos taken at die reception on Friday before the Laboon commissioning.... WVW

Ward, Frame, Henderson, Battson, Watson, Swift, Parks month on the island bringing in and installing all manner of equipment, transport, emergency medical services, food, water, toilet facilities — everything necessary for the safety and comfort of the retumees. They did a superb job. Rose and Pete, along with the others, toured the island, visited Mt. Suribachi, and went down to the landing beaches to collect black sand as a remembrance. They slipped and slid down to the beach and struggled back up again — no mean feat even without hostilefire.Then there was another moving dedication ceremony for a new monument to all those on both sides who fought on Iwo Jima. There were few dry eyes at the end of ten unforgettable hours on that barren volcanic island where so many thousands of Marines and Japanese fought and died.

Rose and Pete went on via Manila to Sydney and Melboume - thence to Bangkok, then via the Eastem and Oriental Express to Singapore. They flew on to London and later took the impressive three hour trip from Waterloo Station to Paris on the new "Chunnel" train, which they recommend highly for its fast, smooth and quiet ride. Following the flight home from Paris, Rose says Peter is relaxing. Having sold one of his two engineering companies in February, he says he is tmly retired because he only works 35 hours per week now. Their son, Guy, has taken over much of the parent company's management, which gives the Ciprianos more time to enjoy their four grandchildren and, of course, their parents.

Thanks for a splendid accounting. Rose!

Gordon Duncan finally got around to making his first input to this column and Shipmate. He sent along a lengthy and interesting account of events surtounding the LABOON commissioning from the viewpoint of his and Rosemary's attendance. Unfortunately, we cannot reproduce it all due to lack of space, but will touch on the high points for your edification.

The Duncans enjoyed sitting in the '44 area near Jake's old shipmates from WW II who were easily identified by their caps emblazoned with PETO (SS 267). They were charmed by the outstanding vocal renditions performed by the Naval Academy Women's Chorus, impressed by Father Joe Laboon's delivery of the invocation and benediction, and struck with the unfolding drama of the commissioning, culminating with the amplified appeal of the three sponsors, Jake's sisters, to "Man our ship and make it come alive!" As the crew trooped aboard to man the rails, the whistle and siren sounded, and Ted Snyder (acting for '44) passed the long glass to the OOD, Gordon was ready to "ship over" (as were all of us there).

As reported in June, Gordon and a number of other classmates made the family cmise on Monday fol-

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lowing the LABOON commissioning. Gordon praised the painting by our Classmate, Jim Wish, of LABOON underway with flags flying and a bone in her teeth, which is proudly hanging in the wardroom. It can be seen in the background of the photo including Arlene and Jim Wish, Marquita and Don Miller, and Elk Kelley

Wishes, Millers, Kelley Gordon had the grand experience and great honor of later delivering in person an inscribed copy of the LABOON commissioning book from the CO, Commander McDonald, to ADM Arleigh Burke, for whom the lead ship and the ship Class is named and who is an honorary '44 Classmate. Gordon read the inscription to ADM Burke and his wife, Bobbie, and reminisced about the time in WW II when the "Little Beavers" destroyer squadron came alongside YoRKTOWN (CV-10) to replenish while Duncan was aboard.

Gordon and Rosemary have two children, Michael, USNA '71, and Hondi, Duke '75. Michael is a submariner Captain, now completing a NATO tour in Bmssels on his way to be CO, TRIDENT Training Facility, Kings Bay, GA. He is married to Gena, daughter of Evelyn and Vance Cox (offspring of the same class — a rarity at least). Hondi, an artist and Christian educator, is married to Tom Brasco, USNA '75, a former submarine shipmate of son Michael, now a Wall Street investment banker.

In Memory Harry H. Loeffler died in Camdenton, Missouri on 29 March 1995. No further details are available.

Harty is survived by his wife, Betty, whose address is : Rt 80, Box 78, Camdenton, MO 65020. We extend our sympathy to her and the family.

The death of Roger A. Stiler was reported in Last Call of the May Shipmate. No additional information is available, but our condolences are extended to the family.

Secretary's Corner You should have received a letter from Hank Barbour recalling that several years back we shifted our emphasis away from the '44 Memorial Fund to

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Pres., Col. T\it Vale USMC (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. Ralph G. Lipfert USN (Ret.) 9102 Drumaldry Dr., Bethesda, Md. 20817 (301)530-4925 Cort. Sec'y Capt. Dutch Schuiz USN (Ret.) 5100 26th St. N., Ariington, VA 22207 (703)536-7156 A positive approach to living was presented to the Class at the May Ft Myer luncheon by our own "Dr" Dick Van Orden who gave his third presentation entitled, "Stay Alive with '45." This has been a very popular luncheon topic in the past and that is why Dick was invited to return by our outgoing President, "Hit Vale. I have a three page outline of Dick's presentation which I can send to you in retum for a skosh of news for this column. His five steps to promote general health are: (1) Avoid accidents (reflexes diminish with age). (2) E x e r c i s e (to avoid osteoporosis, etc.), (3) Reduce caffeine (6 cups per day) and, (5) Low fat diet. And as for me, I'm looking for a couple billion neurons to bortow for just a few more years.

Bill Hoover sends this tale of a significant event involving the Class: On 25 March, Tut Vale and I with spouses were the honored guests of the Fifth Company at a Dining Out given at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis. All classes of the Company were present and the uniform was Mess Dress. Mid'n 1/c Kubiak, Company Commander, presided —Other guests were the Company Officer, Lt Beel and his wife — •Rit Vale gave them an overview of our Class, including our USNA gifts and our support of their Wardroom — I was the featured speaker with a booster talk on Naval Aviation — The foto was taken afterwards at our home

mates that may have an e-mail capability. If you would publish my e-mail address in Shipmate and ask people to send me a note, I would publish a list of those that responded. My address: marzluff(s> falcon, cc. ukans. edu.

He adds a familygram: My grandson, Patrick, son of Peter '73, will be entering the Academy with the Class of '99. How would you like to do 99 pushups? Since his Dad will be at sea in the Med as CO of the cruiser VELLA GULF, I get to be with him on parents weekend, Aug. 11-12...

The Sick Bay: Tod Packer of Summit, NJ brings some good news to this section of the column. You may remember that he was a victim of Gullain-Barte Syndrome from August '94 and has gone through an agonizingly slow but successful recovery which began at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and continued with his own therapy at the local YMCA He reports, I'd say that 1 was 100% back to battery except for my feet. There I have residual numbness which inhibits my ability to run, so my tennis game has been put on hold.

Since Barbara had retired from teaching, they have taken short day-trips to New York City to attend the USNAAA luncheons and visit their latest grandson, Charles Avery Packer, and are planning on a 13-day cruise of the Baltic organized by the local Exxon Annuitants Club. He concludes: Recently Barbara and I drove to DC to visit my brother Duncan '47 and to attend a Board of Directors meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati.

While there we had a mini-reunion with roommate Jack Barron and his spouse, Ellie.

Room 3402 Reunion He enclosed an excellent foto of their 7 April meeting at the Crystal City Marriott... Other news is that Jim Bradley is undergoing therapy at the Arleigh Burke Pavilion of Vinson Hall in McLean, VA. You may want to send a card to Peggy at 6667 Madison Drive, McLean, VA 22101... Vince Anania, who suffered a serious stroke five years ago, and Liz were in this area a couple of weeks ago from their home in Melboume, FL. Liz said that Vince was able to drive for a part of the trip and was much improved...

Howie Blum of the IRCC at Melbourne sent a foto and a note: "Enclosed is a photo of a small gathering for a pre-7Ist birthday celebration at the Bergesen's.

Alf was in good spirits and blew out the symbolic candle." Foto shows Howie Blum and Ernie Barrett, Alf and Bobbie Bergesen and June Blum and Jayne Bartett....

Dining Out Not previously reported is the loss of Albert C. Moore on 12 April 1995 at his home in Daphne, Alabama. He had been a long time Phantom until Dick Van Orden notified the Class of his death following a fone call from Genevieve Moore on 23 April. We have been in contact with her and a formal obituary appears in this issue.

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card to him at 3311 Alabama Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305-1735 ... Jim Braun lost 14 pounds at Walter Reed Hospital in April recovering from a bout with pneumonia.

Notes from the Twenty-First Company: Mary Lee Staff of Naples, IT. enclosed a foto other grandson with a note:

Class of 1999 with Mary Lee and Allan Slaff Allen and 1 are very proud to report that our grandson, Randolph Elliott Slaff Jr., will enter the Naval Academy this June in the Class of '99. Randy is graduating from Wyoming Seminary, the same prep school that Allen graduated from 55 years ago.

We think that it is just great that he is following his grandfather and great-grandfather lo the Naval Academy and then into the Fleet.

Phyllis McGalliard writes from PO Box 833, Castleton, VT 05735, We both had a wonderful time at the 19th Company Reunion in October '93 and were grateful to Gene Hunter and Tony Paolantonio for making that a big success. I also want to thank the Class of 1945 for the beautiful gold and white chrysanthemum arrangement they sent to the Federated Church for Bill's Memorial Service. Please continue to send Shipmate as I've always read the Class of '45 news column.

And Genevieve S Moore of Spanish Fort, AL notes: The packers are coming and as of 26 June I'll be living in Boise, ID. Al and 1 had talked about this and 1 know he'd approve my living close to our oldest daughter. My new address as of I July is: Genevieve S. Moore, 3344 Gekeler Lane, M103, Boise, ID 83706.

Peg Cosgrove sends a fine foto of Fran Curten '46, Bill Cosgrove '45 and Ttit Vale '45 plus a note:

Three Men from Little Rhody Fran was in Annapolis for the 50th Reunion of USNA '46. He was originally '45 and Tut's roommate. Both had attended Sevem Prep School.

She adds that Bill is recovering from recent hand surgery and is unable to write —"something to do with old age."

The Travel Bureau: West Dennis, MA, Classmate, Dick Hardy, sends a travel report and foto:

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Bud and Dick in San Antonio Another mini-reunion. This time we were on the road with our Houston daughter and family. We went to San Antonio for a weekend and Bud Lucas (USMC 19th Co) met us for dinner one night.

Another good foto comes from Rip McCord of Kilmarnock, VA:

The McCords and Murphrees m Switzerland Enclosed is a pix showing Stan, Helen, Peggy and Hugh Murphree on the USNAAA trip to Switzerland in January 1995. Missing are Nancy and Thad Taylor who were skiing...We were on our way to the 11,933 foot top of the mountain via Swiss cog train.

Nick Burde brings us up to date on his Plebe Year roommate, Addison H. Douglass, Life Member of the Alumni Association: I lost touch with him after graduating together in the Second Company. A few years ago I learned that he had retired from the Minnesota Corporation, Cargill, and was wintering in Florida, We exchanged Christmas cards and a couple of fone calls.

Finally, in April we artanged to meet halfway at the Best Westem in Lake Placid, FL on 13 April for lunch. The foto shows both of us reviewing our 50-Year Book.

Diego and want to again say Thank You to all who made it possible. Our new home is located in a three course golf community called Ballen Isles. Have given up all hope of being gainfully employed and decided just to go with the flow. Joyce just had her right hip replaced and is doing fine.

Roberta and Carl Gronemann were scheduled for the USNAAA Vantage Tour to Scandinavia from 13 July for two weeks. Carl also reported the address of R.H. Englemann as 42 Dexter Park, Cincinnati, OH 45241...Ginny and Sherm Blandin were planning a South to North Alaskan Inside Passage tour in early June.

Some Notes from my wondering neuropeptides: Have you ever pondered the question "When can I wear my uniform?" Well, according to page 14 of the Winter 1994 Shift Colors, the following occasions may be appropriate: Memorial Services, Military Weddings. Military Funerals or Military Balls...

Have you ever wondered during your travels whether or not there was a Navy Lodge available for you to stay? Call 1-800-628-9466 for reservations or a free Navy Lodge Directory. There are 2300 rooms available worldwide ... There's not much stock left on the shelves of the '45 Merchandise Mart. A quantity of Fifty Years After Books at $50 each, postpaid, is available for immediate shipment. And Peg Cosgrove has a supply of '45 gold plated medallions at $18.00.

These are the ones from our 50th Homecoming in Annapolis.... Lacy Clifford observes that of the 13 Classmates who are members of the USNAAA Space Coast Chapter that seven live at IRCC. The Space Coast Chapter has 145 paid-up Alumni members ...

I am waiting for a report on the 6 May 1995 Cinco de Mayo annual celebration at the Hacienda de Giorgis in La Jolla, CA. This annual '45 blast features Mexican music, food, costumes and cerveza ... Bill McCulloch was re-elected as President of the Army Navy Town Club on 19 April ... The new slate for Association of the Class of 1945 officers is: Dick Wilson, Pres., Al B l a c k b u r n , VP, H u t Rowson, Sec'y Treas., Jim Braun and VP Annapolis, Larry Shaffer.... And finally, in order to resolve a domestic question, I need to run this foto of Dutch at the 50th Reunion in San Diego...

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Burde and Douglass review the 50 Year Book Alan G. Mayer sends us a short note to say that he and Joyce have completed their permanent move from New Jersey—to Florida and are now residing at 110 Windward Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33480. He mentions: We are still telling stories about our 50th in San

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Pres., James W. Foust (Acting) Treas., Capt Wils Engel USN (Ret) 6807 Rosewood Su-eet., Annandale, Va., 22003-1964 703-256-5832 Fax 1070 Sect'y, Capt Ed H. Ellis USN (Ret) LoJolIa View Apts #20,4158 Decoro St, San Diego, 92122, 619-457-7526 It's hard to believe. The FIFTIETH has come and gone. What a party! It was outstanding but the superb attendance (450 Classmates — 32 of whom were singles and 17 widows) created a major problem: it was impossible to talk with all but a few old friends and former shipmates. While we have the momentum, we'll have to have another one.

Many attendees gave the appearance of being too young to be celebrating their 50th; hardly a gray hair showed among them — however, their paunches betrayed this. But, there was a substantial number of silver haired gentlemen. Our ladies, too, belied our age (Please note, I didn't say their age. I wouldn't dare.) All in all, it was a youthful group which moved with alacrity — as long as chairs were in evidence.

The youngest Classmate was Bruce Althoff (1), Honolulu, HI, who's not much over 70; the oldest was Rod Bonner (7) Highland, IN, two months shy of his 75th. (The actual youngest in the Class was Alberto Jimenez (15) from Pem [deceased 5/17/81].

The oldest is King Memory (20), Augusta, GA.) When we entered the Academy, Alberto was 17 and King was 22. At the Reunion, the average age of our Class was 72 and 3 months. Much has changed since we took our initial steps toward a Navy careen In fact, our Class now represents one third of the 150 years being celebrated by the Academy.

A large number of people were responsible for the 50th. We owe each of them our sincerest gratitude for a job Well Done. Three distinct groups were involved.

First was our Class Officers who scheduled the Reunion and then performed various roles to keep it on track: Harv Lyon (4), our late President; Jim Foust (7), the Vice President; Wils Engel (4), our Treasurer, who was the Comptroller and Registrar for the 50th; and, Ed Ellis (7), our Cortesponding Secretary, who continually asked questions about the plans and attendees: for the column, he said.

The second group was the Company Representatives who were charged with "recruiting attendees".

They were, by company: 1 — 27 Granville Dutton (3) 2 — 22 Ernie Lowen (4) 3 — 18 Lynn Fowler/Jack Enyart (2) 4 — 30 Wils Engel (2) 5 — 26 Fred Furland/Tom Faulders(l) 6 — 30 John Wash (4) 7 — 24 Ed Ellis(2) 8 — 2 2 John Penny (I) 9—19FranCurren(I) 10 — 23 Clete Kennelly (3) 1 1 — 2 1 Don Kucharo (6) 12 — 2 3 R e d L a y t o n ( 4 ) 13 — 1 7 Stew Hancock (4) 14 — 14 H a r r y Macdonald (2) 15 — 2 7 H a l l i e R i c e ( 4 ) 16 — 23 Lucky J o r d a n (3) 17 — 2 0 Carl Travis (3) 18 — 2 9 Bud Clark (4) 19 — 2 7 R o d W i n g o ( 4 ) 2 0 — 1 8 Marshall Steves (6) The figure following the Company number is the number of the Classmates who attended the 50th, with full participation. (The 1 2 — 1 5 who came only to the Reception and Class Parties aren't included.)

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bands The figure after the name of the Company Rep is the number of Classmates who were "recmited" but who subsequently canceled for various reasons, primarily health. (There were 63 of these.) Only the Company Rep organization could have achieved these outstanding attendance figures which sorely stretched Crabtown. For example, a number of our people had to sit at tables in the lobby at Saturday's banquet because we, with 863 attendees, exceeded the capacity of this, the largest dinner dance room(s) in town. (Incidently, I heard that Loews served twice as many meals that night than they had ever served before at one sitting. They did it superbly.)

The third group deserving recognition is the FIFTIETH REUNION COMMITTEE headed up by die Chairman, Bob Welander (I). Harvey Lyon (4) was his deputy; Wils Engel (4) was the Comptroller (A USNA lamp and plaque of appreciation was presented to Bob at a "hot wash-up" picnic for Committee members at his home in late May.) The hardest working people at the 50th were June and Bill Simpson (4) and Patsy and Ed Skidmore (13), who put together the Welcome Kits and manned and operated the Reception and Hospitality Rooms which seemed to open shortly after dawn and close after dark except when forced to close earlier by Reunion activities. Now that I think of it, Wils, in his Registrar role, was at the Loews Hospitality Room most of the time. Another sub-group of the Committee whose activities made a major contribution to the Reunion was "Transportation" headed by Tom Faulders (5), assisted by Dick Wilson (2).They arranged for the wheels from and to BWI starting on Wednesday, 3 May; the shuttle buses which ran almost continuously among the hotels and the Academy, and, the event buses from the hotels to the various event locales. They were superbly supported by cheerful and knowledgeable drivers who skillfully avoided traffic jams and coordinated their operations via radio. These two sub-groups which functioned through out the Reunion set the stage for and acted as the catalyst which made everything fit together and mn smoothly.

Chairmen for individual events were: Reception/ Dinner Dance/Bmnch — Hallie Rice with a big assist from die Catering Manager at Loews; Tours (Annapolis, USNA, Baltimore, and, Washington, DC) — Al Glennon (4); Tennis — Ernie Lowen (2); Golf — Hal Hamburg (7) (he then played tennis); Sailing — Al Bowen (10) with an unplanned assist from Chick Bowling (8), who filled in as the Second Mate required for that particular boat to sail. (It was a most fortunate occurtence but I'm sure most unexpected and a real pleasure for that Master Under Sail.) Dinner Cmise — John Collins (15); Marriott Dinner — Lee Zenni (5); Memorial Service, Renewal of Marriage Vows and, I think, die weather (it was ideal) — Al Anderson (II) and Tom Connellan (12); Picnic — George Klug (1) and Linsey Ashley (13); Picnic Entertainment — Daisy Wilhoit (I) (See photo of Quartet. Left to right — Daisy [hiding in the comer]. Stew Hancock (13, Hal Edwards [16], Ed Skidmore [ 13] and Chuck Blackford [13]. [Note those great mgby shirts]); and. Business Meeting Jim Foust (7). Pris Foust operated in a support role by handling the printing and the favors for the 50th.

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the differences between them and to establish working relationships wherein they support each other.)

The accompanying photo shows (left to right): Ed Ellis, Wils Engel, Chuck GrifTiths, Jim Foust and Clete Kennelly.

Ed Ellis, Wils Engel, Chuck Griffiths, Jim Foust and Clete Kennelly.

The Executive Committee composed of your Class Officers (The Cortesponding Secretary is a member '46 Quartet of the Committee when he is in the Washington, DC, area and, therefore, he attended.) met in Arlington, The Special Fiftieth Anniversary Edition of the VA, on 19 May 1995, immediately after the monthly Log was the frosting on the Reunion cake. Although DC Class Luncheon, the last until Luncheons resume the original staff of the 1945 Log helped in putting it in September. A number of issues were discussed together, as reported in the May column, it was the including a Class Gift, incident to the 50th, which, on-scene supervision and hands-on work of Al although, started by Harvey Lyon, has to be put back Bowen (10), the "Salty Dog" of those distant days, on track. The following items were approved: (1) who deserves most of the credit. He was reporter, Effective immediately. Class dues are set at $20/yr editor and publisher. WELL DONE, Al, and many, for all Classmates (not just those in the DC area) to many thanks (Additional copies of this LOG are fund ongoing and expected increased expenses. Lifeavailable at $13 incl. S&H, not $11 as previously time Class dues, previously established as a one time reported.) payment of $ 100, are not changed. (2) A formal proI sadly report the death of Raymond James (Jim) gram to provide Memorial Gifts in memory of deGear (5) from cancer in Wichita, KS on 19 May ceased Classmates is established effective 1 January 1995. The initial report did not provide any other 1995 provided that information is received within information. six months of the death. The Cortesponding SecreI deeply regret to report the death of Macon St tary will notify the Vice President of the name, date Clair (Mac) Snowden, Capt., USN(Ret.) (12), Pine and other pertinent information on the death of a Knoll Shores, NC, from lung cancer at Bethesda Classmate. The VP, in turn, will notify the Treasurer, Naval Hospital on 27 April 1995. Mac had been a who will send the Memorial Gift to the agency desNavy test pilot and commanded Fighter Squadron ignated by the widow or survivors. (3) The Class 91, CHILTON (LPA-38) and GUADALCANAL (LPH-7). will give a lifetime subscription to Shipmate magaAfter his naval service he was military advisor to zine to the widow of any Classmate who dies after 1 Rep. Dick White (D-TX) from 1975 to 1980. Then, January 1995. Expansion of this program to widows he was Executive Director of the Association of of Classmates who died prior to 1 January 1995 was Naval Aviation until retiring, again, in 1986. After deferted. serving voluntarily on many committees and boards, An important item from the Business Meeting was he entered politics and in 1994 was elected to the the agreement to have another Reunion in 2-3 years North Carolina State House of Representatives, but on a cmise ship. Two suggestions were made. One served only 4 months before his death. Memorial was a cmise to Bermuda out of Baltimore scheduled services were held in the chapel at Fort Myer fol- to permit attendance at a Navy home football game. lowed by interment in Arlington National Cemetery The other idea was a cruise on the Mississippi River beside his beloved wife, Evelyn, who died in 1992. or one of its tributaries. Bob Welander (RAdm. R. Forty-sixers in attendance were: Ash Ashley (13), O. Welander, USN (Ret.), PO Box 123, Galesville, Bob Baylis (3), Betty and George Caldwell (12), MD, 29765, Tel: 410 867-7530) agreed to explore Bob Dise (9), Wils Engel (4), Tom Faulders (5), all ideas and report on possible cruises dates, locales Ed Field (II), Chuck Griffiths (6), Frank Haak and, very importantly, prices. Please send Bob any (7), Skip and Bob Hanks (4), Chuck Hansmann ideas or meaningful information you have. We don't (9), Tuck Huey (1), Leroy Jackson (14), Marguer- have much time to make this work. ite and JB Jones (6), Jerty and Lucky Jordan (16), A MAJOR, AND THE NEXT, CLASS EVENT Betty and Fred Koch (9), Dave Leighton (18), Ernie IS PLANNED FOR HOMECOMING THE WEEKLowen (2), Dick Lyon (15), Stu Savage (14), and END OF OCTOBER 21/22, WHEN NAVY WILL Liz and Wes Schmidt (3). A final touch at graveside PLAY VILLANOVA. WE HAVE RESERVED THE was a kilted piper skirling Amazing Grace from an CLASS OF '53 PAVILION AT THE STADIUM FOR overlooking hillside. Mac is survived by two sons, OUR TAILGATE AND A MINI-50TH. WATCH Ernest II and Macon III; a daughter, Beverly Lampe FOR THE NEXT COLUMN FOR DETAILS. of Granite Falls, NC; and, two grandchildren.

The final item on the agenda at die Business Meeting was the election of Class Officers. Jim Foust (7), Vice President; Wils Engel (4), Treasurer; and, Ed Ellis (7), Cortesponding Secretary, were reelected by acclamation. Charles Henry (Chuck) Griffiths (6), Fairfax, VA, was elected unanimously as President of die Class. Subsequentiy, Clete Kennelly was reappointed as Class Secretary to cortect an oversight at the Business Meeting. (Clete and Ed are writing the duties of their respective offices to clarify

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Pres., Adm. William J. (Bill) Crowe, Jr. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Chester H. (Chet) Shaddeau, Jr. 343 Prestonfield Ln., Sevema Park, MD 21146 (410) 647-5868; FAX (410) 544-1324 (mark for USNA '47); E-mail to STADIR@eWorid.com TECUMSEH TESTIMONIAL From Kent "Curly" Weber: Dear Chet: After that stirring testimonial concocted by my publicist, John L. Prehn, which appeared in the March Shipmate, I would lay odds that you were contacted by several irate Classmates who claimed to have had a hand (clutching a paint brush) in applying the ritual war paint to a stoic Tecumseh.

I admit to being chronologically challenged, but I do not remember it as a solo operation. Probably a posed picture—like the standard PIO shot, standing on the wing of the stalwart SNJ, trying to look like a seasoned birdman instead of a scared student pilot.

So if and when challenged, 1 will not contest.

Right now 1 am seriously considering rescinding my J.L.P. allotment. With warm personal regards, Curiy FROM OUR NILE CORRESPONDENT Along with a package of photos, detailing the antics of our Classmates at what Hank Ruppel calls "an assembly of the members and ladies of the Highly Irtegular and Occasional San Diego Chapter of the Class of 1947" (see elsewhere on these pages), he also sent along a snap of himself with RADM N. Swelim, '55. RADM Swelim in retirement has become a Ph.D. expert on Egyptology, and led the team of lecturers accompanying a recent American Museum of Natural History tour of the length of the Nile. Hank and wife Norma were among the attendees who noted that RADM Swelim was notable not only for his deserved international reputation as an expert on Egyptian history, but for his ability to silence 70-odd people with a simple "Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention?" "Command Presence" apparently still counts! And then Roop confesses that RADM Swelim is Class of '55, okay — but at the Egyptian Naval Academy — at Alexandria!

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At the San Diego "do" : L to R: Bob Howe, John and Georgie Van Sickle.

San Diego: L to R : Bill Patton, Vicky and Haley Rogers.

OLD WIVES' TALES Two stories this month from Classmates who have located their long-missing non-grad roommates. First was Bob Peniston, who says he has located his roommate of Youngster summer. Bob Alden Miller. Bob bilged out on Spanish. He had served in SOUTH DAKOTA before NAPS, and after USNA served in WiNGFiELD (DE-194) and the UK convoys, and returned to civilian life in November 1945. He settled in Texas, and retired from General Tire in 1985. He was located, after years of search, through the Battleship SOUTH DAKOTA Memorial in Sioux Falls, SD. Don Murray, on the other hand, was too tired, after a 40 minute hang-glide off Haleakala, on Maui, to spend that much time looking, so he simply called your secretary, and asked if my handy-dandy little CD-ROM could help. Sure enough, the only Orville D. M c D o n a l d listed among seventy million phones—the one in Albuquerque, NM—was his former Plebe wife, who after spending several months in the hospital with a football injury, was tumed back into '48, but never re-entered with them.

He spent some time in the Army as a I stLt, got a law degree, then moved to Albuquerque in 1954, and has made a career principally in real estate development.

The two got together by phone and had a great time.

That's one of the fun parts of this job!

50th REUNION STUFF The full Box number for mailing in Reunion material, and especially for getting funds to Verne Jennings, is: USNA Class of 1947, PO Box 357, Falls Church, VA 22040-0357 To the date of closing of this column (12 June), 643 classmates and drags have sent in their deposits and made their choices of options. The Monday evening dinner cruise is FULLY BOOKED, and Verne is now running a standby list.

Warren Johnson is still on the lookout for photos, movies, videotape, or any visual material for his video production for the Fiftieth; The correct number to reach him before you mail anything is 1-800743-7323—it was printed incortectiy before!

John Geary, who is wrestling the problems of the Tuesday night Grand Ball/ Dinner Dance, assures us that the gourmet feast, preceded by excellent hors d'oeuvres, will include a combination fish/fowl entree, delicious steamed vegetables, salad, dinner wine and a scmmptious dessert which will more than satisfy all tastes and dietary requirements.

He adds that seating for that affair, like all such occasions, presents obvious problems, and the com-

mittee has come up with an excellent scheme for ensuring seating in an equitable and satisfying manner We won't attempt to describe it here, but you'll see—it's good!

Ernie Stacey makes it clear that you need not make any plans for dinner after the Welcome Cocktail Party on Sunday evening, since the phrase "heavy hors d'oeuvres" is expected to gain new meaning at this affair.

FINAL HONORS I neglected to publish it here when it happened, but we were saddened by the death in January of Peggy, wife of Classmate Bill Simpich. She was a constant source of encouragement for your conespondent, and we will miss her. From Paul Maxson (10th Co.), comes word that his wife, Dorothy, succumbed on 14 May to the long-term effects of strokes suffered seven years ago. Our heartfelt condolences go to both Classmates and their families.

NOTICIAS POR ROBERTO From the wilds of Fort Lauderdale, a few selected sections from a letter received from Roberto Leon: had a recent long chat with Classmate Bill Porter and his wife Jeanne. Bill retired from his executive position at the New York State Maritime Academy, Fort Schuyler, and is now residing in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. We recalled his help to me on a Systems Engineering course when we were together at Naval Ships System Command.

He has not lost the touch of being able to read complex technical material and explain it in simple, understandable fashion.

Father Sam Frock, who retired from the Episcopal ministry, is now doing substitute preaching for ministers located around his present residence in Lighthouse Point, FL during their vacations. He and wife Louise will retum to their Highland, NC home at a cool 4000 feet until next fall.

Roberto also included some material from retired VADM T.J. Kilcline regarding planned cuts in military retirement by the Gregg (Senate) Task Force.

Bob says USNA midshipmen and other cadets/students have most to lose, and feels that (we) retirees should "support reasonable action not to throttle their futures by restricting incomes."

REMINDER-SAN Since you won't be seeing this until late summer, it will probably be the last chance to remind you of the visit to Annapolis of the members of the Japanese Naval Academy's 75th class and their ladies.

We will meet jointly with them on 18 September at Alumni Hall. If you wish to attend, contact me or John Urban for details.

OTHER END OF THE BAY We are indebted to Ted Davis for the photos of the Hampton Roads gang assembled at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club in April for their annual Dinner Dance.

Hampton Roads dinner dance. L to R : Elmer and Dar Kiehl, Scotty and Trudy Schaefer, Al Maynard, Mariette Irwin, Joe McKenzie, Audrey Maynard, and Betty Nimitz.

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Hampton Roads dinner dance. L to R around the table : Mikie and Bob Stone, Ethel and Fred Bouwman. Pat and O D King, Ann and Jim Griffin.

THE SECOND COMPANY FOLLIES Ed Scoles writes from Califomia: It took almost 49 years to happen, but all four occupants of Room 1215, Second Company, finally got together again. Bemie and I had traveled to Pensacola for a reunion of VP-57, where we had some good times with Millie and OIlie Leper (OIlie and I had deployed to Kodiak in 1952 and to Atsugi in 1953). Then we flew on to Fort Myers for some time with Shirley and Dick Beane and with Jan and Hal Edwards. The three of us were roommates First Class year. Talk got around to our fourth roommate, Bob Laws, and the fact that the four of us had never been together since graduation. Though Bob and Elizabeth live in St. Petersburg, only the Beanes had seen them in recent years. Hal Edwards and 1 hadn't seen them since 1946. Fortunately, we were able to visit them in their lovely waterfront home in a suburb of St. Pete and capture a rare reunion photo. Bob is as robust as ever, but Elizabeth is confined to their home these days.

While visiting with the Beanes and Edwardses in Fort Myers, we thought it would be fun to play sailor, so we rented a pontoon boat for a quiet outing on the Caloosahatchee. An unscheduled engine failure about three miles upriver gave us some very quiet time while we swung around the hook, drank beer, and talked of old times. In due course, a rescue boat arrived and took us in tow. As if it weren't already embarrassing enough that three Naval Academy graduates couldn't restart a simple outboard engine, a passing cruiser kicked up a wake that swamped our bow and could easily have capsized us. I'm not sure which was louder — our three wives screaming as the water poured in or their husbands, hurting epithets at the speeding cruiser!

Best regards. Ed.

L to R: Dick Beane. Bob Laws. Ed Scoles, and Hal Edwards.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN John Ballje writes that when he registered his old Town Car in California last December, he casually requested USNA47, never expecting that it would be available — but there it was, so Classmates traveling through the Coachella Valley — give a toot! In Virginia, if you see USNA4T7, it's Warren Johnson.

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And if you are in or near Tennessee, that state has issued both USNA47 and US47NA to Bryan Wiggins. Ted Davis not only has Virginia plates NAVY 47 and 4USNA7, but has sent us a photo to prove it! It was also he who provided the great photos of the Hampton Roads Group dinner dance, printed herewith. And then there's "Silky" John Jahant (from whom we have more elsewhere in this month's column). His Ohio plates NA-47, he says, suited him better than USNA 47, so he really doesn't know if anybody else got those. Do you? He sent a good photo, but I'm using one I got from another source, because it also shows Bill Dillen, about whom more next month. Then there is Jack Stevens, who proudly drives with Texas (what else?) plates 47USNA and Lynn Davenport, for whom Illinois USNA47 is the order of the day. Vinnie Forlenza wrote from New Jersey to say that his NJ plates US47NA were his third choice, but apparentiy 47USNA and USNA47 are already taken by Classmates. Who are you? He adds that on one occasion he was stopped a short distance after entering Spring Lake, NJ, by a young policeman who was about to write him a ticket for failing to react to the drop of 15MPH in the posted limit. The officer asked if the plates had a meaning, and when told, he became very friendly, and saying that he had been in the Navy until six months before, tore up the ticket and sent Vinnie on his way! Shipmates stand together...! Bill Hill, in La Plata, MD, checks in with a new and original use of the Class motto, using his Maryland plates 4TSEVERN. And I had thought this month's effort was wrapped up when I heard from Ted Cohen: Add me to the list! Glad to leam that there are others who proudly display their Naval Academy class on their tags. I have had my Florida tag USNA47 since 1975. Before that, I had a Florida Legislator tag as a Member of the State House of Representatives. Although the latter resulted in more benefits, I prefer my Navy tag—several Classmates have recognized it, resulting in handshakes on the highways! Another note of interest—1 was just elected Rear Commodore of the Williams Island Yacht Club. See what the Navy missed out on? Regards, Ted.

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L to R John Jahant displays • the plates" to Bill Dillen,

Ted Cohen protects his Mazda from the Florida sun.

MVR WHAT? Update on the Martiage Vow Renewal ceremony from Jack Stevens: Response to the proposed "MVR" ceremony in connection with the 50th has been positive and gratifying. Some confusion apparently exists regarding who can participate; the 50-year tie-in is obvious, and there will be special significance for those of us celebrating our Golden Wedding anniversaries in 1996, but the objective is to include all martied couples who so desire, regardless of when or where they were martied. John Prehn, my wife Frances, and 1 were referted to and met with CDR Clifford, the senior Protestant chaplain at USNA, in his office on 8 May. He basically endorses our plans, with the understanding that each Navy chaplain at USNA is bound by the rules of his particular church; and that in July, after the new academic year schedule is made out, a USNA chaplain will be assigned to us. We were encouraged to use our Classmate ministers, who could possibly tailor a ceremony more to our desires. The Reverend Tom "Tiger" Teply was one of the first Classmates to respond to the request for ideas, and in a phone conversation on 15 May he reiterated his interest in participating in the MVR, and said he had performed a 15 minute ceremony he thought might fill the bill. Tiger willingly agreed to work out details with other ministers—either Classmates or USNA chaplains. Plans are to contact our other ordained Classmates, plus trying to artange for assistance from a Catholic priest. A special sign-up sheet will be included in the next Class Reunion mailout.

Suggestions are always welcome. Jack Stevens QUICK TAKES Along with his vanity plate submittal, John Jahant notes that he and his wife saw Ellen and Lou Marckesano while swinging thm Florida in April.

They stopped oft' to see Ann and Ray Baker in Wash91

ington on the way back, to find that Bakers were talking up the 50th, along with Smug Winans and Sox Sloan, all from the 6di Company, "which should foretell a good tumout"...Similariy, John Ballje, sending in his license plate entry, said that he expects a goodly contingent from the old 2nd Company "Crow's Nest" at next year's reunion, including Leo Flaherty, Dave Hubbs, Bill Lampman, Bill Simpich, Bill Lagen, Lynn Davenport, and Jack S t e v e n s . . . B r y a n W i g g i n s reports that Bill Lawrence,'51, was a Rotary speaker in Cookeville, TN, and literally held the audience spellbound with his description of POW life—and with his upbeat joy at daughter Wendy's landing in the Space Shuttie ENDEAVOUR the Saturday before!... For your planning calendar: Navy will play Notre Dame in football in Dublin, Ireland on 2 November 1996. There will be special tour fares...Paul Maxson, checking in from North Carolina, says he has signed up for the 50th, and weather permitting, proposes to fly up in his I946Ercoupe. tail number 2796 Hotel. There's a 50th affair for you!...Andy Dowd, from Arizona, and Archie Bradley, from Georgia, both report major health problems and probable inability to attend the fiftieth, but both send their best wishes and seem to be maintaining their sense of humor, no matter what!.. .Stan Smith off to Groton, CT, for the commissioning of WYOMING at Electric Boat. See you here next mondi. CHS

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Sec'y, Cdr. Sumner Moore USN (Ret.) 208 Mansion Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302 Writing in early June, we have established ourselves in our northern moorings only a week ago, and are still wondering what else we left behind in Alexandria. No matter, I fly down this week to bring up the old Mercedes, adding to her 21 OK miles, to provide our second wheels for the summer We attended the Alumni Association Newport Chapter dinner the other night at the War College "O" Club, thus adding to Howie Kay, Frank Snyder, and Chantee Lewis to make '48 the most represented class. This month, I'll start with what may be yet the last word on a 50-Year Book.

I think it worth while to pass along Don Morris's letter to Dave Carruth for starters in spite of the apathetic preponderance out there, so, from Don in Houston: Obviously, anything like the 30-year book is out.

But even with 288 (now 290) out of 767 living (I suspect the number will grow when presented with a/a/'r accompli) I think we should bash on — even if it means single pages and stapled, plus a Class statistical summary. And with PageMaker and a PC, and a laser-jet printer, it won't be a tenth of the job the '78 book was. We were once 909 strong; all of us entered during the War, and we were part of a Naval Academy that has now changed almost beyond recognition. Some of us saw action in WWII, most of us saw action in Korea; some, in Vietnam.

Some rose to flag rank; many died in service; we have Medal of Honor winners. As a Class, we made our contribution to the nation's history — and we have now passed from the military scene, as have the ships and aircraft we served in. I think some sort of summary is decidedly in order; no matter how apathetic the original response; we owe it to ourselves, to the class...

Now, be advised, as a result of our last appeal a couple of months ago for final replies by 1 May, of

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the four Dave received, three had already replied, and the fourth was admittedly part of the famous 2 percent who never, etc.. .Not exactly an overwhelming and excited reply on which to bash-on.

Here is Dave Carruth's final word: At the Washington Class luncheon, 12 May, Phil Rogers briefed us on curtent planning for the 50th reunion. He had checked with the Class of '44 to get a feel for what they had done. They provided a paperbacked pictorial book, quite attractive, put together by a photographer. If our committee decides to move in this direction, I would ask the photographer to incorporate the biographies and pictures which would have been in a 50-year book had we done one. The end product would not be a beautiful hard-back like Phil gave us, but it would still constitute the partial Class record that 300 of us want. Actually, several Classmates including Don Morris and Howard True imply that we could do most of it in house. Proceeding on this premise, I am asking each of you who said "yes", and anyone who may have changed his mind, to send me your biography, not to exceed 400 words, with one or two pictures. I can't promise anything, but this may be a viable concept. Dave Carruth, 7206 Danford Lane, Springfield VA 22152.

No deadlines have been set, but you might as well get hot and put your stuff together and mail to Dave while the spirit and other things are still functional.

We' 11 have a book of some sort, so be sure you are in it.

Howard True, in a letter detailing his desk-top publishing capabilities, adds the following: My asbestos problem hit last October as I passed my 71st birthday, but it has been lingering for a long time. I can't climb stairs, and have to rest after walking about 50 feet unless I am wearing my portable oxygen pack—that oxygen does wonderful things for me. I can even mow small sections of the lawn with oxygen. You might mention about potential asbestos problems other Classmates may have and the need to reexamine their past lives to list all possible exposure periods. Wives will need a written record to be eligible for widows payments from Asbestos Manufacturer Class Action Suits in the future.

(Our thanks for the heads-up.)

At this point I might as well expose you to the aforementioned Class luncheon, 12 May, A-N Country Club, attended by, in addition to Hoss Graham and your Scribe, Tobin, R.C. Smith, Ahern, Grechanik, Chapman, Jensen (soon to move to New Bern, NC), Bass, Sutter, Stacy, Harkins, Goldman, Sisson, Ball, Cartuth, Bruner, Ghormley, Rogers, Sprince, Buhrer, Borlaug, Holland, Tony Duncan, Edelson, and Corley. As reported in last month's column, Phil reports the '48 (3ate is tuming out quite well.

Last month's column reported Art Krasnow's dismay at a 60 Minutes piece on the USNA which reported that only one midshipman in history had posted a no-demerits, 4.0 conduct record. His complaint to the Alumni Association stating that he too had a 4.0, resulted in a statement from the Academy that in fact, there have been a number of such puritans, of which Art is only one. Well, 60 Minutes doesn't always get the right skinny.

It is with sadness and a deep sense ol loss that I write to inform our Classmates of the passing of Buddy McClure. He died suddenly at home in Alva, Oklahoma, April 14. As you may know.

Buddy had a serious fall in '93 which resulted in a ruptured disk in his neck. After surgery and prior to his planned release from the hospital in late November, he suffered a stroke. This delayed his release until just before Christmas. During hospitalization he received extensive rehab therapy, continuing well into '94. After Buddy's full recovery from his ordeal, my wife, Jane, and I met with Buddy and his wife, Jane, in Dallas for a delightful stroll down memory lane. We spliced the mainbrace, too. We shared so many memories of our days at Bullis and as roommates at the Academy, and the double dates we shared with our brides-to-be. Buddy met Jane on a blind date one weekend as she accompanied my Jane from Mary Washington College. Our hosts in Dallas were Buddy's son, Wade, and his wife, Kelly, who are practicing attorneys. Buddy enjoyed recapping the summer visit with Helen and Baylor Lansden. He relished in telling us of his recent trip to Bullis, the USNA, a visit with Liz and Dick Scott, and cheering at Navy's near win at the Army game. He was so proud that his son and two grandsons, Wm. L. McClure, II, and Davey Shepherd, accompanied him on that trip. It was with a lot of compassion that he gave Davey an extensive tour of the Academy (Davey, a junior in high school is pursuing the prep course for the Academy). I attended the funeral with Bill Ikard in Alva, OK. I met Ike in Oklahoma City, and on our retum, we left the airport for El Paso just two hours before the "bombing". Buddy is survived by his wife, three daughters, Cyndy Shepherd, Mary Painter, and Carol Bramlett, and one son. Wade, and eight and a half grandchildren. Jane can be reached at 1301 Locust, Alva, OK 73717.

Harvey (Jack) Humphrey goes on to say that he and Jane moved from San Diego to Escondido in 1983. They frequently see Gloria Schwoeffermann, Fran and Willie Ayers, Quinn and Oz Ozborn, and other Classmates on the golf course when they "circle the wagons".

I reported Mickey Gralow's death in last mondi's column. Since then I have received a note from his widow, Edna, and it bears passing on: We are all heartbroken over his sudden death.

He was told he had cancer 10 Mar 95, and died 28 Mar 95. He retired from Boeing I May 1990. We did all the things couples do when they retire — travel! We went to Europe for 5 weeks. We took 4 cruises. First, Alaska, it was beautiful. If you haven't done it, do. Two years ago we went through the Panama Canal. We were on the ship 2 weeks.

Our last trip was to Maui for our anniversary. He wasn't feeling too good — we did play golf with friends and enjoyed our stay. Little did we know it would be our last trip together. I will stay in our home. It is on a private golf course, with gates and guards. I feel very safe.

Walt Grechanik provides us tiiis month with a photo of Marge and Herb Green at the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial, cherty blossom time, 1995. Good looking tourists. We locals never go

there.

I am sad to report that John Kern's wife, Nancy, died on 25 April in St. Augustine. Memorial services were held there at Trinity Episcopal Church, with burial on 1 May at Ariington Cemetery. The Class provided flowers at the cemetery, and I have the following note from John: "To the members of '48 who are responsible, thanks so much for the flowers at the cemetery in Ariington, and thanks also for getting the word out — several Classmates were there. It's a tough time, but you made it a little better."

I know all hands join me in expressing to John our heartfelt sympathy. John can be reached at 298 St. George St., St. Augustine, FL 32084.

Harvey Humphrey writes from Escondido, CA:

Marge and Herb Green

Shipmate, July-August 1995

Burton Rab sent a sad note from his home in Port Washington, NY: Sad to report we've lost another member. Jerome W. Robbins (Rabinowitz 48A) died of cancer on 15 April 95 at Jupiter, FL. Jerry and I were friends since Academy days. We commissioned her and served together in ROANOKE. During the Korean War I was on the WISCONSIN and Jerry was on a supply ship. We met in Japan and had some fun together.

Jerry was a fighter. He fought the cancer for years and never complained. He was sure he would beat it. Those who knew Jerry at school will remember how determined he was and how he always aimed for the top. He did the same in civilian life. I'll miss him as I'm sure will many others.

The last address I have for Patricia Robbins is 700 N. Wilton Rd., New Canaan, CT 06840, but since Jerry died in Florida, it may not be valid, although they lived in both places.

With regard to the 50th book and those showing interest, I received from Kansas City, Kansas, a great biography from Don Corson, and a smashing big photo in color of Don and Margy with dog. Unfortunately, Don looks just like he did as a plebe. He hasn't aged perceptibly. You'll recall that Don, with bad eyes, got a last minute surprise commission in the Supply Corps, and transferting to the reserve in '54, became a lawyer back in KC where he's been ever since, retiring in '94. He is now spending much time researching family records and other genealogical information updating family trees. Here are some of his words: I enjoyed a thirty years plus relationship as City Attomey for the City of Bonner Springs, KA, the city where I grew up; as attomey for civil matters for the Intemational Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; for the Brotherhood Bank & Trust, several credit unions and private individuals. Our children have all moved away. Jo Ann, 40, is one of only 140 Registered Diplomat Reporters in the US (RDRâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;being the highest level of achievement as a professional 'court reporter') and lives in Billings, Montana, with her lawyer husband and one daughter. Our son, Scott, 44, wife and two daughters, owns a vending and recreational machine business in the resort area of Walker, Minnesota, on and near Leach Lake. We are very proud of all of them. Margy and I recently celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary, and are still at 636 N. 28th St., Kansas City, KA. Dick Rubenstein and I were roommates for three and a half years, and although he lives across the river in KC, Missouri, we don't see each other too much. Margy and I don't get around much any more but we'd love to visit if anyone is in our area.

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Pres., Lt. Alfred C. Boughton III USNR (Ret.) Sec'y LCol. Richard H. Francis USMC (Ret.) RO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262 703-339-5275 As most of you probably know there has been an open Class luncheon every month on the second Tuesday at the Tom Sartis Orleans House in Rosslyn, Virginia. Any Classmate able and willing is invited, no advance notice needed. Over the years a great variety of Classmates have graced our table(s). Less well known, but apparently better organized, is a monthly lunch held in Annapolis on the fourth Tuesday, until recentiy at the USNA Officers' Club. RenoShipmate, July-August 1995

vation has closed that Club so the group has been meeting at various restaurants around the Annapolis area. This group has a membership list but anyone is welcome to join in. By the time you read this I believe the O'CIub renovations will have been completed, so the Annapolis luncheon may return there.

Anyone planning to attend the Annapolis lunch might be advised to contact Gene Shine at 410-923-0297 to be certain of location. By mutual agreement an effort is being made to foster mutual attendance between the Washington area regulars and the Annapolis group at these luncheons.

Toward this objective. Ace Boughton, Gene Shine, Chet Davis and Warren Vosseler came over from Annapolis for the May 8th lunch at The Orleans House. The Washington contingent comprised Paul Riegert, Fred Grabowsky, CMC Jones, Ralph Ghormley, Roy Goldman, Wes Brown, Barkley Wood, Wade Clarke, Andy Nelson, Tom Kilcline and yours truly. Ace gave a briefing on the status of the '"49 House" followed by a comprehensive review of the Washington legislative scene by the then-retiring TROA president Tom Kilcline.

Gene Shine prepared the following on donating securities for the '"49 House" project: There is a distinct financial advantage to donating securities held for more than a year. The charitable deduction for the donation of securities held by you for more than one year is ordinarily equal to the fair market value of the securities at the date of the donation (i.e., the fair market value (FMV) based on securities market quotations on that day). In this instance, you get full value for the securities without having to take an offset for any appreciation (long term capital gains) you may have enjoyed. The charitable deduction for securities held for one year or less is the FMV, less any short-term gains appreciation. Securities (stocks and bonds) may be donated to the project as follows: Broker to Broker â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alumni Association broker is Alex Brown and Sons, Inc., 410 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403 (Albert Vittek 410-268-4040), Account No. 204-02949. Broker Code DTC 573NY. Or send shares, etc., directiy to Alumni Association (Attn: Joni Jones, 410-263-4280,) and Association will process donation transfer for you. Or your own broker can set up an account for Alumni Association at your brokerage. Call or write to Joni Jones for details.

Charlie Whiting's widow Maggie sent this brief note: Earl Short was Charlie's roommate Plebe and Youngster year. Earl got in touch with me last week to say he was coming to the Williamsburg area to celebrate his brother-in-law's birthday. We were able to meet for lunch and I had the pleasure of meeting his lovely wife. Her name is Katharina and she comes from Bem, Switzerland. His new address is: 304 Double Creek Lane, Flat Rock, North Carolina 28731, telephone number 704-697-1920.

Al Schaufelberger sends this account of his participation in an intemational colloquium in Paris last fall: For reasons that aren't entirely clear I was invited to give a paper on the Battles of the Marianas and Leyte Gulf at a November 1994 "Intemational Colloquium" on the use of air power in 1944; the colloquium was sponsored by the French Air Force's Historical Section. As it was in Paris (France, not Kentucky), and they were buying my ticket (air, not surface, transportation), and providing accommodation for a companion and me for six nights, the decision-making process was somewhat abbreviated. The paper was limited to 20 pages (Morrison used 54 pages in his The Two-Ocean War to cover Leyte, and several pages more for the Marianas). The paper and the oral presentation could be in either French or English, (another no brainer.)

Ginia and 1 were met in Paris at 0630 on a Saturday moming at the door of the plane by a charming lady ("I work for the government") who steered us

through immigration and customs, and got us headed for our room in the OiTicers' Club, a fine building in Paris just a short walk from the Madeleine.

We had three days to get settled in, and then the conference/colloquium began. There were to be seventeen oral presentations over the three-day period; the speakers came from France, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Canada, and the US. The four Yanks were the Air Force's Historian, a professor from Califomia, a former history professor from USNA (Major General USAF Retired), and someone trying to represent, simultaneously, the US Navy, carrier aviation, the Class of 1949, and the martini drinkers of the world.

The format of each session (two or three sessions per day) consisted of three presentations, followed by a question period. The presentations were given simultaneous (English-French or French-English) translations. The audience, approximately 100-125 people, were mostly historians; there were several who were (apparently) miffed because they were not asked to give papers on subjects in which they were clearly the experts. There were also some individuals with axes to grind: "Why was Nagasaki, the Japanese city with the greatest number of Christians, chosen as a target for an atomic bomb?".

At noon each day the speakers (and their companions) were the guests of the Head of the Historical Section at a simple five course, two wine lunch. Some of the guests were able to stay awake for most of the aftemoon. One evening the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force had a reception for the speakers, and a hundred of his closest friends, at an air base just outside of Paris. On other evenings we were on our own, free to seek out and find dinner for two for less than $60.00. Ginia sensibly passed on some of the sessions, choosing instead to see more of Paris, and to shop without actually buying anything. We retumed to CONUS, caught serious colds from our grandchildren in DC, and recovered at our home on Fripp Island.

CLASS OF 2016 Chet Davis proudly presents the latest and newest grandson "P.J." Oristian of Rockville, Maryland.

Grandpa has "P.J." started on a Navy career track with appropriate Navy sweat shirt and as a television spectator for the Navy-Colgate Patriot League final basketball game. Crystal ball future predictions are subject to change, but if the Naval Academy becomes a part of "PL's" future then he is a potential candidate for the class of 2016?

Chet Davis with grandson PJ FOOTBALL FEVER The football promotion pamphlet says "this year Navy starts a new season with a new coach and a winning attitude". There will be six (6) home games this year (23 Sept., 7, 14, 21 Oct. and 11. 18 November); Air Force is 14 Oct. and homecoming is 21 Oct.

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versus Villanova. As advertised; "Get a FREE team jacket with every two new season tickets you purchase. (Curtent season ticket holders qualify simply, by purchasing two additional season tickets)."

There is a long standing cluster of '49ers with tickets on the 45-50 yard line in section 129. Our tailgating continues in space lOA adjacent to the water tower.

A further inducement for season tickets states; "If for any reason you are unable to attend any of the first four home games...NAAA will exchange...tickets...for either Delaware or Tulane.. .Free of charge."

To order: Phone 1-800-US4-NAVY. 29th Company Wardroom Over a span of years, a system of company wardrooms was established in Bancroft Hall for each individual company.

Run and funded by midshipmen of the 29th company, the wardroom is a great place to relax and unwind. However, it is much more than that. The wardroom fund sponsors tailgates at sporting events, Christmas parties, dining-outs, and other company functions. Thus the wardroom can be divided into two halves: the physical wardroom and the wardroom sponsored activities. The wardroom operates with no assistance from the Naval Academy.

As the program evolved, the Alumni Association initiated a sponsorship program whereby individual USNA alumni classes "adopted" a designated company wardroom. Initially, the Class of '29 sponsored the 29th company. In the spring of 1990 the mantie of sponsorship was passed to the class of 1949 with class of 1989 designated as alternate for the future.

Twenty-Ninth company's wardroom is a renovated room similar to all found in Bancroft Hall. After removing racks and closets, platforms were built to allow staggered placement of couches and carpet installed; the wardroom retains shower and sink area.

Several appliances have been purchased for the wardroom, including refrigerator, television, microwave, video player, and a coffee machine.

The wardroom is a centrally located and extremely busy part of the company. On any given night midshipmen can be found using the refrigerator or microwave, watching TV, relaxing during a study break, or even using the couches as a place to study late at night to avoid waking a sleeping roommate.

Wardroom maintenance is performed by midshipmen. One of the responsibilities of the fourth class is to vacuum the carpet, dust, and remove trash daily.

By performing this simple task as a plebe, they are guaranteed three years of similar service by the next classes. Occasionally, as the need is seen, the entire wardroom is cleaned by removing couches, shampooing the carpet, and scrubbing the walls.

In response to the Alumni Association Spring 1990 invitation, the Class Executive agreed to sponsor the 29th Company with an annual $300.00 contribution to the Midshipman Welfare Fund (Note: principal funding comes from annual dues collected from each Midshipman). In his response letter the '49er Class President designated Warren Vosseler for '49er Action Liaison.

The second aspect of the wardroom includes all activities which are wardroom sponsored. Interactions of Class and company in shared activities have been richly rewarding experiences for all.

Football tailgating has been co-located at stadium space lOA with banners, signs, food, festivities and a hot grill operated post-game by the Midshipmen.

There have been Class visits to the wardroom and at last homecoming over one hundred '49ers were company lunch guests in King Hall Midshipmen mess hall. '49ers have donated or assisted in funding new appliances, carpets, and furniture; large numbers of plaques, pictures, and paintings for wardroom walls and company hallways have been contributed.

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Class members have attended dining in/out ceremonies and helped provide guest speakers. Graduation week activities have also been shared.

In conclusion, we look forward to many more years of sharing experiences with the Midshipmen of the 29th Company.

We lost two Classmates since my last column: Bob Brown, our Class Treasurer and a real stalwart in actively handling our Class business affairs, died suddenly on May 3 of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Details will be in "Last Call". His wife Claire requests that any donations be made to the Alumni Association '"49 House Project", in Bob's Memory.

(For info on this, contact Steve Krause 410-8498350. Steve has agreed to assume the Class Treasurer responsibilities.)

Ken McArthur passed away on May 7th at the Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Ken pursued an aviation career with service in Korea and Vietnam. His last tour of duty was CO. of the Nuclear Weapons Training Group at NAS North Island. After retirement in 1978 Ken pursued golf, his favorite pastime.

Our condolences to the families of these Classmates.

Late good news from Gene Shine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; We are now a 501 (c) (19) veterans organization, effective Nov 17, 1994 (date of incorporation). Donors to '49ers Association can deduct contributions made to or for the use of our organization.

That's all for now, nothing can be finer than to be a '49er!

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Pres., RAdm. Milton J. Schultz USN (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. Wayne L. Jensen USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Ct., Chula Vista, CA 92010 It was to be expected since it was at the Hotel del Coronado, but nevertheless the consensus taken subsequent to the 45th June '95 reunion of the Class, was one of amazement that everything could run so smoothly. Your Corresponding Secretary could have a bias, but even outside observers were heard to comment, "that Naval Academy group really knows how to have a good time." Some wag wondered, "do you think they have a gauntiet somewhere?" Some Classmate responded, "No we are not trying to make a statement, in fact any views expressed by classes prior to '50 are irtelevant anyhow." From the earlybird reception in the garden court to the banquet in the ballroom and the memorial service for Classmates who have gone before, the program went as planned.

Events held out-of-doors found a bit of nip in the air, but that too was expected of San Diego during June. Golf Prizes were won by Jerry Solomon, Birch DeWitt, Phyl Howard (she of the low handicap). Hank Hancock, Dick Doan and Law Kivlen.

Farrell 'saved' golf balls were used throughout the 4th annual Zeph Schultz golf tourney ment and likewise were awarded as prizes together with bottles of Bob Gautier's (USNA '47) Cabernet Sauvignom 1991 from his La Cresta Vineyard at Murtieta, CA. Bob always liked the Class of '50 and thought they might like a taste of what a little old wine maker out of '47 could produce. He even provided a Naval Academy Crest label. The tennis group never reported-out but some sore limbs were noted and J.J. McNally and Charlie Cooper thought they should have taken up golf Jimmy Marsh thought golf was easier than the DC Marathon. The Tijuana shopping trip with lunch at Caesar's Palace and the Harbor Luncheon Cruise were enjoyed by the multitudes. A

Saturday evening serenade by a quartet from the MCRD band preceded the 3 June dinner-dance where '50s type music was provided by a group called the "Credit Union" The Sunday memorial service conducted by Lee Bendell was a moving experience and a fitting climax to the long weekend reunion that had to be experienced to be believed and which can only be repeated once every 45 years. A Class business meeting chaired by Milt Schultz provided insight and information from the Annapolis headquarters of the Alumni Association and from the Academy. A straw vote from the retinue indicated that while their hearts were now in San Diego, for many valid reasons the Class of '50 50th reunion would be held in Annapolis and most likely during May in the year 2000. By the turn of the century the "Back to Basics" and "Excellence without artogance" themes should be well understood by all. In connection with our 50th in Annapolis, we will soon be determining our gift to be presented in support of the Superintendent's unfunded projects. It is important that the gifting survey distributed at the 45th and by mail to non-attendants, be returned to the action officers as indicated on the form. If your form has been lost then request a replacement from Dick Powell.

While our list of attendants is a long one those in attendance must be recognized for their contribution to making our June 1995 45th reunion such a success: Brewer Dixon, Jr; Jackie and Bill Diehl; Carol and Birch Dewitt; Jacky and George Deranian; Bobbie and Walt Davis; Clara and Jim Davis; Joyce and Bo Davis; Janet and Curley Curley; Mary and John Coughlin; Carol and Charlie Cooper; Joyce and David Cooke; Ruth and Charlie Conlon; Shirley and Phil Conley; Boats Condit; Janet and George Conatore; Connie and Cliff Colvin; Shirley and Jack Colleary; Molly and Jerry Coleman; Marcia and Charles Clark; Jean and Neil Chaitin; Anita and John Cavanaugh; Marjorie and Frank Cassilly; Mary and Frank Carter; Joanne and Bud Calhoun; Joy Burt; Muriel and Roger Buck; Charline and Guy Buck; Josephine and Bonner Brown; Caroline and John Brick; Joann and Jack Branson; Alyce and Dave Boyd; Gail and Bob Bowyer; Frances and George Bowen; Carolyn and Frank Bonner; Bela and Pete Block; Fran and Bob Bisselle; Janie and Bob Binnion; Ann and Tom Bigley; LaVerne and Bill Berger; Gloria and Lee Bendell; Stan Bellis; Frank Beal; Bob Bauer; RoseMarie and Barney Bamette; Doris and Lee Baggett; Suzanne and Willy Ayres; Blanche and Bob Avery; Kitty and Corky Angleman; Gabe Anderson; Cheryle Anderson; Anderson Anderson; Hayth Anderson; Ann and John Kirk; Carol and Rex Kilbourn; Carol and Bill Kiehl; Thea and Cecil Kempf; Bob Keevers; Dorothy and Wayne Jensen; Josephine and Bruce Jennings; Vida and Bob Jefferson; Carolyn and Ken Ivanson; Doris and Harty Hussmann; Elaine Hughes; Phyl and Joe Howard; Carolyn and Charlie Hooper; Millie and John Holmes; Jeanne and Frank Holcomb; Jo and Charlie Hirsch; Velura and Roy Highberg; Shelley and John Henderson; Dolores and Lloyd Harrison; Jeannine and Dick Harrell; Lynette and Dick Harkness; Sally Hardy and daughter; Nancy and Hank Hancock; George Halperin; Ede and Bill Grimm; Sye and Bill Grigg; Joan and Carroll Griffin; Kit and Joe Grier; JoAnn and Wiley Greer; Anna and Ed Greenberg; Betty and Dick Goodspeed; Judy and Mark Frudden; Vera and Bill Fritz; Geri and Dean French; Lou and Roger Freeman; Pokie and Don Fraasa; Doris and Paul Forehand; Claire and Ray Engle; Connie and Dave Emerson; Faye and Don Elliott; Priscilla and Tom Eagye; Jean and Tom Dyer; Joyce and Gene Dunaway; Jean Duggan; Al Drew; Marie and Bill Dombrowski; MaryDell and Dick Doan; Emily and Sam Doak; Mary and Jim Dinardo; Jody and Sam Powel; Fran and Dick Powell; Karola Luff and King Pfeiffer; Royce Pettit; Joann and Joe Pausner; Gerry

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and Skip Orem; Joan and John Nolan; Eleanor and Tom Noble; Peggy and Hank Nix; Elaine and John Niesse; June and Stan Neander; Anne and George Myer; Sally and Chuck Mull; Diane and Ross Mulford; Betty and Bob Muck; Betty and Gene Morin; Barbara and Kendall Moll; Jo and Lee Minnis; Peggy and Ted Mills; Claire and Dick Miller; Fran and J.J. McNally; Lydia and John McNabney; June and Joe McLernan; Moana and Tom McGlaughlin; Pat and Mac McCoy; Doreen and Gayle May; Susanne and Bill Matson; Debby and Bill Martin; Dottie and Dick Martin; Nancy and Marvin Martin; Dottie and Jim Marsh; Anne and Bob Mandeville; Doris and Joe Manci; Terty and John Malloy; Nancy, Karin, Lynn and Jim Lynn; Mary Ann and Don Long; Marilyn and Bud Lockwood; Carole and Dick Liebendorfer; Donna and Byron Lee; Nancy and Ward Lasley; Betty and Max Lassell; Howie Laniado; Minnie and B.B. Lane; Caroline and Dick Landes; Carolyn and Tom Kolstad; Lavaughn and Knute Knutson; Terry and Law Kivlen; Charlene and Walt Wagner; Ginny and Hal Vincent; Jo and George Van; Cathy and Rip Van Kleeck; Dorothy and Marsh Treado; Mary Lou and Dick Thurston; Joyce Johnston and Fred Tertell; Jane and Bill Taylor; Diana and Frank Taylor; Shel and Dave Taylor; Luciana and Tony Suraci; Loma and Swede Stinson; Rosalie and DR. Bill Stewart; Elsie and Vem Stange; Liz and Roy Springer; Donna and Ted Speaker; Casey Spade; Nateva and Jerty Solomon; Ann and Roy Snyder; Rickie and John Snyder; Alene Morgan and Dick Smith; Joanne and Ted Smith; Margaret and Mitch Smith; Elaine and Cliff Skinner Marion and John Sivright; Joyce and Bill Simons Margy and Bob Shultz; Bunny and George Shick Alicia and Dick Sheridan; Miyako and Bill Sharpe Charlie Sellar; Mary and Milt Schultz; Marjorie and Joe Schettino; Helene and Marvin Schenker; Joyce and Don Sattler; Tom Saltsman; Bets and Phil Ryan; Fran and George Ruos; Mary and A.O. Rule; Dottie and Dutch Royal; Ann and Tom Ross; Ellen and Tom Rogers; Anna and Bill Rockey; Melda and Mort Richardson; Phyllis and Bill Ricci; Mary Ellen and Dick Prescott; Marion and Dick Satterlee; Yvonne and Willie Wright; Barbara and Peter Wood; Helen and Gene Wisenbaker; Beth and Dick Wiseman; Betty Whittle; Susanne and Walter Whitley; Julie and Fish Whaley; and Elaine and Bob Watson.

All of Mark Frudden's assistants in San Diego were suitably recognized at various times throughout the reunion and there remains but one last WELL DONE for Mark Frudden who made it all happen.

Dick Liebendorfer noted that in 1990 Wayne Jensen had volunteered to plan the 75th reunion and he now indicates that he wants to be the deputy planner John Cavanaugh acts as a consultant for the Midshipman radio station, WRNV (now FM) and is working with the FCC to increase their power and change the frequency. John says he will continue to work with the administration to give the Midshipmen music in the mess hall.

Charlie Cooper assures us that he has a documented person tending his tomatoes while he is on the West Coast for our reunion and then his Marine Basic reunion. MaryDell Doan noted but few "potato peelers" at the Mexican Village. Sam Powel was seen reading USA TODAY and remarking that he couldn't adjust to the conservative San Diego Union/ Tribune. Debby and Bill Martin took their usual 4 mile moming mns during reunion and so naturally took abuse from the more sedentary Classmates.

Mary Dunham Nichols reports that the DoD has confirmed the remains recovered on Yuri Island were those of John R. (Chute) Dunham, Captain USAF, 18th Company, who was shot down in a B-29 in October 1952. John's body was the only MIA recovered and retumed from the cold war. The Navy

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expects to provide for full military burial honors in Arlington during the summer of '95 thus providing closure for Mary. Tom Noble has volunteered to collect E-Mail addresses of all those 50ers interested.

Send him your E-Mail address or send it to "G G COLEMAN: AOL, COM" Tom has further agreed to collect addresses of those willing to swap houses and cars for vacation purposes. From his trip to Tijuana, Dave Emerson brought back a bottle of mescal (a Mexican liquor made from pulque, the fermented juice of various agaves) and he presented it to Milt Schultz in formal ceremony to be preserved in the 50's archives until such time as the last surviving member of the Class drinks it and chews the worm that is by tradition at the bottom of bottles of mescal. Bill Sharpe was pleased with the fact that banquet seating was by company and that made for the ultimate success of operations. George Zetkov couldn't attend but he sent greetings and indicated his pride in being a part of '50. Benita and J.B. Fartell were forced to cancel because of her health and we wish her the best and hope for a speedy "back to battery." Jack (Moose) Ashley sends his best and if he hadn't had a polo game that was planned a year ago he would have been at reunion. Jack has 5 ponies (you have to have fresh mounts if you are going to play a superior chukkar.) Ken Munroe (after all of his challenges for golf matches) couldn't make reunion but writes to express wishes and great strokes.

Dick Fox says that there was news of '50 generated by other than the 45th. In the Tidewater area the Class had the largest tum-out of any Class at the USNAAA Spring Dance at Little Creek on 22 April.

Mary and Jim Dinardo were the prime movers behind the event. (The fact that '50 won 2 of the 6 door prizes was only a coincidence.)

Ray and Jeanne Barber And from Vero Beach, 짜h. we have a picture of Frank Featherston, John Sivright and Bob Binnion.

Dick and Shirley Fox

Frank Featherston. John Sivright and Bob Binnion Because of the length of this article, attendees at the Washington DC, Annapolis and San Diego May and June luncheon Meetings are not listed. If you want to see your name in print come to your follow95

4/19/95—USNA '50 group in Foyer of Alumni Hall, following Jim Kinnear's presentation to Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference ing monthly events. News gathered from those meetings of May and June: Tom Ross sends a photo of Jim Kinnear's visit to Annapolis to address the USNA Foreign Affairs Conference on 19 April.

Those pictured are: Phil Ryan, Ted Thompson, Byron Lee, Jim Kinnear, John Cavanaugh, Mary Kinnear, George Van, Ann Ross and Tom Ross.

George Van announced a Class party to be held at his home in Lusby MD. on Saturday 8 July. The American Cancer Society has acknowledged the Class contribution in memory of Walt Flint and also sent a card to his family. The Class expressed condolences to Milt Schultz, whose mother passed away in April. Noted on the marquee at the Mariner Club, Naval Station, San Diego: in the CLIPPER ROOM— F R U D D E N G R O U P ; and in the L O U N G E — FRUDDEN'S W I V E S . Mary Ellen and Dick Prescott's daughter, Caroline Peak, has had her first book, A Perfect Surprise published and it has made #1 best seller on Walden Books romance novels.

Early retums indicate that your 45th reunion ended in the BLACK. Ron Brandquist '60, our President and CEO of USNAAA sent his best wishes to the Golden Year Class of 1950 on the occasion of their 45th reunion in San Diego and promised to "pull out all stops" to assure the success of their 50th reunion in Annapolis in the year 2000. Ron sends his greetings with a: BEAT ARMY and that says it all, Wayne.

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Pres., Capt. F. Trent Shaver USN (Ret.) Sec'y, William W. Boyes, Jr. 2214 McAuliffe Dr., Rockville, MD 20851 The Class will be saddened to hear that we lost two Classmates and a Classmate's wife in the past two months. COL Tipton Pryor Mott-Smith, USAF (Ret.) died on 4 May 1995 of complications from lung cancer in Alexandria, VA. "Tip," as we all knew him, spent a good part of Plebe Summer playing tennis in the now-disappeared Dewey Basin courts with your old scribe, and for a big, tall, rangy hillbilly from West Virginia, he was fast on his feet and handy with the racquet. We played many a 96

memorable match—which I'll have to admit he won more of than I. But, as I was wont to say (after a loss), "That was a great workout. Tip." COL Thomas Rodney Stuart, USMC, (Ret.) died on 11 May 1995 of emphysema in Annapolis. Tom and his brother, the late Jerome "Jake" Stuart, made up the only brothers team in our Class. One of the saddest things that fell on Tom's broad shoulders was the onerous task of escorting Jake's body from Korea back to Arlington in April of 1952, even though Tom himself had been severely wounded.

Both Tip's and Tom's full obituaries will appear in a later issue of Shipmate.. The May issue had a glowing obituary of Tom Edwards, written by Will Dinegar, but between Rockville, Annapolis and Baltimore, Tom's picture was misplaced and some unknown Navy Captain's inserted. Wes Hammond's relief, Dave Church, '67, assured me they would rerun Tom's obit with his real picture.

John Alvis's wife, the former Helen Grant Ritchey, died on Good Friday and her ashes were inurned at the Naval Academy Columbarium a few weeks later. John and his beautiful daughter, Jeanne Marie, decided to limit the ceremony to members of the family and your old scribe, who was John's roomie on Air Cmise. It is interesting that Helen was a regular Navy nurse at the Academy Hospital (since closed) when she and John started dating during his first tour back at USNA in 1956-59 as a Leadership Instructor and Company Officer. Helen, as an exNNC veteran, with her own form DD-214, was inurned in her own right, just beneath another Classmate, Tom Wynkoop. Jeanne Marie Alvis, an artist with the Noordstrom Corp., used her calligraphy talents and your old scribe's Navy knife to inscribe her mother's name on the copper box containing her mother's ashes. She wanted to make sure there would be no mix-up when her father's are inserted, hopefully many years from now.

John wrote me such an endearing eulogy that I thought I would share it with the rest of the Class: To all Shipmates and friends, it is with sadness I report that Helen, my wife of 36 years, passed away on Good Friday, 14 April 1995 with metasfic cancer. From diagnosis lo death, the time lapse was twelve weeks. Her strength and spirit bore up as she looked to the future with hope. Caregivers, friends and family were touched by her bravery to the end. The day before she died was her birthday.

To celebrate, we renewed our martiage vows in front of family, friends and hospital staff. She was positively radiant that day. The next day would be her last, crossing over at 10:00 p.m. with our daugh-

ter holding one hand while I held the other. God took her peacefully leaving us to cherish the final moments we shared together Inurnment and the Naval Academy Columbarium seems appropriate since our last goodbyes should be near Hospital Point where we first met 37 years ago.

Buck Biddle called to tell me he is living alone again and has quit driving. While he was playing Plebe Football, Buck reminded me that everyone on the team wore a gold helmet—except Buck. The only one that would fit him was a black one that had been worn by Dick Whitmire, who I recall was one of our All Americans. Anyway, Buck's dad and uncle journeyed all the way out from Bloomington, IL, to see Buck get knocked out and out of the game. Although I didn't ask, I believe that was also the end of Buck's football career at Navy.

Lou Sarosdy's birthday party (where he wore that gorgeous green mask) with Lou giving an "Ode to the Golden Years:" I cannot see.; I cannot pee.; I cannot chew.; I cannot screw.; All these things have come to pass!; The "Golden Years" can kiss my !!!

You can see that even in his 68th year, Lou still has that old razz-ma-tazz.

Which reminds me that our almost-Classmate: Hugh O'Brien, aka Wyatt Earp, aka Cpl. Hugh Krampke at NAPS, turned 70 this spring.

Paul "Eppy" Clark has a summer address: P.O. Box 141, South Fork, CO, 81154-0141. Still calls Fayetteville, AR, home, though.

Sam Berzon, my faithful Duluth stringer, says he keeps busy harassing beaucrats locally and in Washington and Annapolis.

Dave Stockman "retired-retired" and he and Barb have been traveling quite a bit. Ran into Louanne and Jack Cromwell on the Big Island, Hawaii, visited the Virgin Islands and had Terry and Bill Smith drop by after attending the artival of a new granddaughter in the Mid-West.

Jack Cromwell and Dave Stockman in Hawaii John (J.P.) Francis wrote that he enjoyed seeing all those young faces in the 35th Co. Ring Dance picture, especially his roomie, Ralph Baurichter, who augured in on a B-29 at Savannah in July 1953.

Ralph's then fiance, Nancy, fixed your old scribe up at the last minute with a Jane Wyman look-alike for the Ring Dance.

Jack Wales reminded me that Bill Nelson was also missing form the 24th Co. Plebe Year picture.

So, our record was even better; only two bilgers out of 36 over a four-year span. Who can beat the in '51 "Second to None.?"

Our Prez, Trent Shaver, and newly-elected Vice President, Lee Boggett, journeyed over to USNA to present "The Class of 1951 Awards for Teaching Excellence." The $5,000 each went to Prof A. Waite, Chemistry and Maj. David C. Fuquea, USMC, History. There were 14 nominees for the civilian award and 17 for the military award. Bob Small was presented with a 40-year Career Service Award and everybody attended the Dedication Parade as the Superintendent's guests.

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Doug Mow, Albert Corwen, Jim "Bear" Stuffs, Bobby Corwen Your old scribe visited overnight with Cathy and Albert Corwen. Albert is gradually retiring as sons Steve and Kenny take over the business on Long Island. Albert is another avid golfer who has brought a retirement home on a fairway down near Fort Myer, FL. I also enjoyed a luncheon at Charlotte and Mike lacona's in Littlestown, PA. Mike is still heavily involved in the computer business.

Charlotte and Mike lacona Well, we are going to have a grandson out of '51 as a Plebe this summer. Paul Tomb is the proud grandfather. A Classmate of Paul's grandson will be Art Ismay's youngest son —all in the Class of 1999.

That may be something of a record.

Max Hill, Dick Dalla Mura and Dave Fertee in Charleston Your old scribe, being in the business so to speak, usually reads Shipmate cover to cover Was surprised to read in the Charleston, SC, Chapter news the Dick Dalla Mura had married again and that his new wife's name is Cathy. Also read that a Shipmate from the BOXER, CVA-21, Mike Patten, is the new Chattanooga, TN, Chapter President. The other three Shipmate, July-August 1995

Classmates who went out to the BOXER with us were: Roger Mullen, F.X. McCarthy and Reece Phillips.

I mentioned already the Lee Doggett had been elected as our new Vice President. It was a down-tothe-wire toss-up between Lee and Jay Woodbury.

Four new Board Members were duly elected: Sam Ginder, Pete Hilgartner, Guy Shaffer and Paul Tomb. But in the hotly contested voting for Class Secretary and Class Treasurer, there was mud slinging, name calling, vote buying, dead men voting, plus other election irtegularities too numerous to mention. The upshot of it all was that nobody else in the Class wanted either job, so your old scribe and Paul l\izo were unanimously re-elected.

Al Corderman has moved, merged his publishing business and re-married—all in short order. New wife is Pat, and they live at: 606 Webster St., New Orieans, LA, 70118, phone 504-897-9817.

The late Clyde L. "Tex" Welch's son, Rodger L., '78, took over as C O . of Strike Fighter Squadron 25. Tex, as some of you may recall, died of asphyxiation in the ORISKANY fire off Vietnam on 26 October 1966. This fact is overlooked in a book called.

Over the Beach by Zalin Grant. Although Mr. Grant was very effusive in his praise of cartier warfare and the leadership abilities of Bryan Compton in particular as C O . of an A-4 Squadron, he also failed to mention Beaker being awarded the Navy Cross— the only one in the Class that I am aware of. Despite these shortcomings, however, the book is a good read about leadership and the lack of it in cartier warfare.

Newly found by Carr Whitener are Mary Frances and John Niven at 28 Cascade Dr, Clarksville, VA, 23927, phone 804-374-0148. Paul told me he heard there is a plethora of trophy-sized large mouth bass and he is dedicating himself to assisting the Dept. of Natural Resources in eliminating this fish overpopulation.

Marilyn and Bob Miller bumped into Bobbye and Dick Childs at the latter's winter place in Arizona.

Bob also saw Dutch Hildebrand in Denver Dutch left Youngster Year with tuberculosis, which he has survived. Unformnately, Dutch got shot in the hip while driving by an apparent gang war shootout. The bullet continued down his leg and severed the femoral artery. A doctor friend in the car plus follow-up surgery have put Dutch back on his feet in fine fettle.

Dutch Hildebrand and Bob Miller in Denver

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John McGrew, Sam Latimer, Mac Mcintosh at Lake Tahoe

Bottom Row: Tony Fernandez, Doug Mow, Albert Corwen. Pep Stephens, Andy Burnett, Jack Wales. Second Row: Unknown, Tom Boyce, Unknown, Unknown, Bill Holmberg, Unknown, Bill Nelson, Pete Hughes, Unknown, Scott Hightower. Top Row: Unknown, Steve Melesko, Bill Harvey, Jack Cromwell, Dee Branch, Glen Barney. Unknown

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Al Raithel, Reece Belk, Linda Belk, Jay Woodbury Well, enjoy the summer near water if you can because as we used to say in our New England accent "It's going to be a skorcha,"—Walt

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Seven couples attended: Donna and Mason Anderson, Ernie and Carl Webb, Judy and Ken Loposer, Alice and Cy Blanton, Lucille and Dick Carson, Peggy and John Kyle, Janet and Bob 'Watkins.

Some toured the metropolis of Bisbee courtesy of Janet and Bob, and the entertainment featured "Top This Story" or why did I get out so soon or why did I stay so long. Bob announces that the next meeting is at Alice and Cy Blanton's place for the ArmyNavy bash.

Bob Michaels continues: I am keeping in touch with the Arizona Chapter USNA Alumni Association President, Denny McComb, '65, in regard to a possible USNA 150th Anniversary celebration. Latest word is that it probably won't happen until this fall after all the summer "deserters" retum. I'll keep you advised.

We too are about to leave Phoenix for the cooler mountains of Arizona, but we've also planned some extensive travels for the summer. My high school 50th reunion is being held in North Wales, PA in late June, and Sue and I are planning on driving back for that, as well as visiting family and friends while we are back East... <23> Thank you. Bob, for the report.

Lou McMillan sent along a card announcing the formation of a new law firm of Edwin C. Shiver and John N. Gulick, Jr. located in San Francisco.

Congratulations, Ed! Jim Nunneley sends along the pictures of the Washington, DC Valentine Brunch.

Thank you, Jim. Photographs are always welcome.

It was nice to see Chuck Home's article on the new submarine in the March Institute Proceedings. Did you see Wayne Hughes' comments in the April issue?

Greetings from "Camelot", w h c conUnuing to LIVE IT UP AT LOW TID' ;-creational Research has now included my vci) first hot air balloon flight. On 26 April there «ere some anxious moments as we barely found a place to land before total darkness engulfed us!

Next on the agenda, I bought a new "Heavy Chevy" and in trying to obtain a personalized car tag, USNA 52, I was informed that it had been taken, so I had to settle for 52USNA. The $64 question is, "who in our Class has California plates USNA 52???"—just curious.

Thanks Bob, for the news and 1 look forward to learning the answer.

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Pres., Capt. James P. Keane USN (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. Leigh Ebbert USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Rd., Alexandria, VA 22308 In January 1961, enroute to Athens, we stopped in Naples. As we continued the joumey in a military air transport, I became aware that we had picked up some morticians. Arriving in Athens, I rode a helicopter that was shuttling between SARATOGA and the airport. I was joining my squadron on SARATOGA, and had arrived after an engine room fire had caused considerable damage and several casualties. The helicopter shuttling to the airport was transporting the casualties. My squadrons ready room had been damaged, and as a consequence we shared VF-32's ready room. This was my introduction to SARATOGA. I had several other cmises as a part of Air Wings assigned to SARATOGA and had some great and some harrowing experiences. Some of those experiences came to mind recently as I drove onto the piers in Mayport to attend a change-of-command for GETTYSBURG (CG-64). As I pulled into the parking lot, I saw SARATOGA, or what remained of her. The topside masts were removed and her flight deck was bare. Moored starboard side to, she was waiting for a tow to Philadelphia to be cut up for scrap. Winds and tide had prevented the previous day's attempt to begin that last journey. I was both glad and saddened.

Glad to see her again and for the memories she evinced. Saddened to see such a grand ship in such a state.

Bob Michaels reports that the Arizona chapter is "alive and well even during the 'Dark Ages' even without me." Picking up from last fall he writes: Ken Loposer and Carl Webb hosted an ArmyNavy game meeting of the clan in Tucson last December, but Sue and 1 were visiting our daughter and her family in Annapolis, so we couldn't attend.

He enclosed a letter from Bob Watkins, who described the "Dark Ages" reunion as follows: The reunion, held in Bisbee, was very enjoyable.

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Recreational Research "In the Field" Whit Hansen, Northwest Chapter, logs in with news of their "Dark Ages" Party held on 2 April at the Hansen home. The photograph shows, starting back to front, rear rank first, left to right, Fred Adair, Whit Hansen, Glen Driver; Laverne Mortison, Jim Morrison. Linda Gair, Ron C a m p b e l l , Very Campbell; kneeling, Bmce Gair and Angela Driver.

Gene Avallone and Jim Nunneley Apologies to Alex Melchor's wife, Charito, whose name was twice misspelled in the April column.

From the world of Recreational Research, Bob Morris:

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The Northwest Chapter Marty and Chet McRorie left just before the picture to dash for the Bremerton ferry. Judy Hansen was the photographer. The main party activity was "Navy Bingo" invented and called by Glen Driver.

We formed an 'N' and 'A', etc., on our cards. Prizes were contributed "white elephants" in brown paper bags.

We normally have an Army Navy game photo to share, but this year there was a light leak in the McRories' Brownie. We did our best rooting for Navy to no avail. Attending that affair at the McRories' were the above, less the Gairs, plus Mary Jane Adair and Bee and Jim Niederkrome.

We have located a missing Classmate. George Berry, Jr. (Fifth Batt.). How he joined the local chapter is a story which makes playing the lottery seem a cinch win. Jim Morrison provides the details: I took my Class ring into a jewelry store in Bellevue to have the bezel repaired. It had started to peel off. George Berry had taken his ring in three days earlier to have the same repair. When I picked up my ring on April Fool's Day, they gave me George's ring by mistake. I only noticed it because of its different colored stone, because it fit perfectly. It tumed out the jeweler had repaired both rings on the same day and mixed the rings and the paperwork. The jeweler was so intrigued over this that she called George and I ended up talking to him from the store. This was really an unlikely coincidence because there must be two dozen jewelers in Bellevue.

Whit continues: George moved here four years ago and knew nothing about our NW '52 Chapter. Glen Driver is our latest retiree, having said good-bye to the Carrier Corporation a full career. Retired that is, until Angela discovered that if she paid them minimum wage, the Snoqualmie Valley winery would let Glen be a host in their wine tasting room.

Thanks, Whit, for the report.

Are you all getting caught up in the 50th celebrations of the end of WWII? The Washington, DC group experienced a particularly insightful account of one of the many stories about WWII at our May luncheon. LCOL Woody Crockett, USAF (Ret.), was assigned to the 332nd "Red Tailed" Fighter Group lOOth Squadron after flight training in March 1943.

One of the Tuskegee Airmen, Woody enlisted in the Army in 1940, then seeing an invitation to join the Air Corps (it was $245 per month compared with $125 for a 2nd Lieutenant or $50 as a Private), he completed his training and joined his squadron in Italy He shared a short film clip about the AIRMEN made in 1943 narrated by Capt. Ronald Reagan describing the "experiment." He shared the accomplishments and the challenges these airmen faced in a very

moving but straightforward way. I was stmck by the accounts of successful long range bomber protection, and that it apparently was not uncommon for replacement pilots to deploy with 40 hours in type.

Later on Woody served in Korea, and as a squadron commander He wondered about what an NFL official was doing at our Luncheon. Hork Dimon, who had made artangements for him to come, explained that Johnny Grier was our honorary Classmate. Attending: Garnett Bailey, Jim Troutman, Vince Manara, Jim Stone, Tom Thawley, Harry Spencer, Jim Keane, Ed Leonard, Hark Dimon, Howard McCoUum, Charles McDonald, Richard Hensen, Bill Roberts, Jake Brown, George Lester, Jim Fischer, Jamie Jameson, Al Bress, Bill Laux, Leigh Ebbert, Bob Reed, Walt Locke, Dick Fleeson, and Johnny Grier.

The Class outing at Mountain Laurel Resort over the Memorial Day weekend will be covered in the next column.

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Pres., VAdm. William E. Ramsey USN (Ret.) Sec'y, LCol. David B. Jones USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland Lane, Gainesville, VA 22065 We had a nice trip north in early May. Spent the first night in Ponte Vedra Beach at Pauline and T^ke Furey's lovely home at the Sawgrass Development.

Monica Young and Joan and Jeff Wellings joined the four of us and we had a fun dinner at a Japanese Steak House type restaurant where Tyke says all the Pro Golfers eat during the Players Championship.

None were in evidence that night. After dinner we all returned to the Furey home where Mollie and Randy Randall joined us for an hour or so of reminiscing. Pauline told a littie about her new novel Protect Them Where They Go which is almost finished. As this is a book about the Battle of Britain, Pauline has been doing a lot of research on the RAF fighter pilots who won this air battie. She had been interested in several of the pilots who had been badly burned and last summer, while in England, got to know most of the surviving burn victims who had named themselves the Guinea Pigs. She is going back to England shortly after our June Wine And Cheese

Pavilion 4:30 pm Branch to finish her research with the Guinea Pigs. Her first book. The Faldetta is doing well and Pauline has been attending book signings and giving talks to schools and other groups.

Her trip to Annapolis will include a book signing at Middletons Gallery. The Wellings are fine. Joan is still very busy painting and more importantly selling her paintings as well as doing a lot of travel with Jeff. Monica still misses Dave very much, but is coping pretty well. She keeps busy working for the local Airport Limousine Service. The Randalls couldn't make the dinner as they were involved in a Condo owners meeting, but they both are fine. Randy is still a yacht broker Had a very nice breakfast the next moming at the Toumament Players Course Club House where we could see some of the finishing holes. The Island Green is scary in real life also. Also checked out the clothes in the Pro Shop—$ 120-(- polo shirts were too rich for us. Got on the road about 10 or so and made the easy drive to North Augusta, South Carolina where we had a great time visiting Don Metz. Don gave us a tour around the perimeter of the Augusta National Golf Club, the home of The Masters Toumament, and it was a little disappointing. The entire place is fenced with what basically are opaque or solid barriers. You can get a quick peek at the entrance drive and a couple of teeny little views of a tree or two and some greenery but no views of fairways, azaleas or golf greens. Further, according to Don, they completely close the course from late May to mid fall, even to members. Then he says you can't even catch a glimpse of green—only brown.

Don is doing well. His son Randy and daughter-inlaw Kim and their children live in Columbia which is only an hour or so away which is a joy for him.

His retirement from the bank has left him a lot of time for volunteer work and it sounds as if they saw him coming as he is as busy as he ever was. He gave us a demonstration of his computer and his CD-ROM phone directory program. Unfortunately, we must have hexed it or something as it spit out our Gainesville number and address but could not find us in Florida or at the Louisa cabin. We told him maybe that is why we still can't find some of the "Lost Souls". One other highlight of the visit came when Don played a cassette tape for us that Bob Detwiler had sent him. It was a tape of classical music played by Bob on his piano. Bob is good!! I told Al Villeret about it at the June Luncheon and Al said Bob was very good when he was a Mid. We got back on the road about 9am the next morning and except for a small lost period in the suburbs of Charlotte, NC,( Interstate 585 is not completed to I 85), had a nice trip to Richmond where we got a grandchildren fix. Home to Gainesville the next day and to the dedication of The Armel-Leftwich Visitors Center the day after—12 May. The pictures that go with this paragraph include two that Tyke Furey sent me of which the first shows Randy Randall, Tyke, me and Jeff Wellings, while the second shows one of the perks of being secretary as I am surtounded by five lovely ladies. Joan Weldings and Sally are seated beside me and Monica Young, Pauline and Mollie Randall are standing. The other picture shows Don Metz and Sally beside Don's new handicapped configured van.

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Barbara Lee, Bill and Jane The other pictures from the dedication include one of Corliss and Charlie Cole flanked by Pat and Vaughn Wilson, a shot of Nancy and Brad Sutter reading the program, one of Bob Raffaele and Irv Boeskool sipping champagne, and a shot of Gus Hubal fighting the kids for a piece of cake.

Don Metz with Sally The dedication of The Armel-Leftwich Visitors Center was first class all the way. We got to Annapolis early and met Irv Boeskool and Margot and Tom Southerland in Eastport where we had a nice late lunch and then drove over to the Visitors Center. It is at the waterfront side of the Field House and it is a great location. Look one way and you can see a lot of the Academy and look the other way and you see the water and lots and lots of expensive boats. The facility itself is very well done. There is a gift shop, a movie theater that continuously shows the 12 minute video To Lead And To Serve, a photo montage exhibit illustrating life at the Academy as well as numerous other instmctive and interactive videos on the Academy. In addition the Academy Tours start here. The next time you visit the Academy make sure you visit the Visitors Center and be especially sure tofindthe plaques honoring Lyle and Bill in the front entrance. I took a picture of Barbara Lee Armel and Jane Leftwich-Michael with Bill Ramsey in front of the plaques so you could see what they are like.

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Gus Hubal (note the hat) There was a good tumout from the Class. The official attendance list had about 120 classmates, wives and widows listed, although neither I, nor Jack Hoch who got the list for me, saw all the people who signed upâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;probably some of them didn't make it. In addition, the Armel and Leftwich-Michael families had over 100 family members and friends in attendance.

The main speakers were Ron Brandquist and the Superintendent Adm. Chuck Larson. They thanked the many donors, the many doers and workers who planned and built the facility and Barbara Lee and Jane who worked hand in hand with the planners and doers to make sure it all came out right. They also thanked the outstanding class of 1953 and presented stirring summaries of the lives and careers of Lyle and Bill. About the only thing I thought they left out was the fact that not many marines get a Navy Destroyer named after them as Bill Leftwich did.

The formal ceremonies were followed by a champagne reception and an opportunity to tour the center Later, Irv Boeskool, Norma and Bob Raffaele, Martha and Hart Sebring, Glenda and Chuck Mumford and Sally and I met at Paul's on the South River for a wonderful seafood dinner. It was a very nice day and it was good to see out of towners such as the Cannons, the Bill Campbells, the Charlie Coles, the J.J. Connollys, the Gildeas, the Girods, the Hyatts, the Mahoneys, the Southerlands, the Sutlers, Father Jim Walker and the Vaughn Wilsons. There were other out of towners signed up but none of us saw them. And of course it was great to see Barbara Lee Armel and Jane Leftwich-Michael and their families. They were simply great and I'm sure Lyle and Bill were as proud of them as all of us were.

Father Jim Walker gave me a letter at the dedication. It starts by saying his joumey has come full circle as he has returned to Macon, Georgia, his "Podunk", after an absence of 49 years. He left there in '46 when he enlisted in the Navy and retumed in February, 1995, when the Bishop assigned him to St. Peter Claver as Pastor He has a most unique parish and feels very fortunate to be assigned there in view of having less than five years of priesthood. It is an inner-city church and has both a school and a convent. The church as well as the school is very racially integrated. They serve a parish of AfroAmericans, Whites, Hispanics and Asians. Their school is 60% non-white and they are presentiy straggling to keep it going. The church had been without a pastor since last August and needless to say Jim

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inherited many problems along with a very large debt. However, Jim says "God has been very good to us and we are beginning to regroup and move slowly ahead." He goes on to say that he has been deeply impressed with recent Class columns diat tell of die generosity of our Classmates in their support of various projects. While he feels the '53 column is probably not the right vehicle for soliciting help "If ever a Classmate was in need of support, 1 (my parish) certainly are in need of all the help we can get."

Jim's new address is St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 131 Ward Street, Macon, Ga. 31204. Telephone numbers are: 912-743-1454 or 741-8899. As a final note Jim says "The day after reporting to my new church, 1 was informed that I had prostate cancer. I had surgery in early March and all reports are excellent. I feel great and my new parish keeps me very busy and I love every minute of it." Thanks, Jim—hope this finds some donors for you. What grades do you have in your school? Does the library need any high school or college level history books?

Was good to see you at the dedication.

John Hyatt sent a short note in with the names of the Classmates in the 11th Company Ring Dance picture that ran in the May 1995 Shipmate column. He says from L-R the folks are John Hyatt, Sue and John Sturges, Frank Stafford, Bruce Ogden, Bill Stride (he thinks), Huntley Boyd, Larry Collier, Herb Hincks, Dick Youngjohns and Evelyn and Joe Thomas. Sue and John and Evelyn and Joe got married at graduation. He doesn't know about the rest of the crew but says "Perhaps they'll write in to you."

He concludes with "Wow! Did that picture bring back memories. Were we really that young?" Thanks, John and yes we were that young.

Art Cornell writes from Cape May Court House, N.J., where he is now totally retired after a Navy career followed by 20 years teaching and counseling at the Cape May Court House High School. He says he is loving retirement and wishes his wife Cathy enjoyed her retirement as much as he does.

They did enjoy a trip to the midwest last summer to attend their son Bryan's wedding to Michelle Purdy.

The picture he enclosed shows from L-R Michelle's parents Larry and Cheryl Purdy and Michelle's son Terry Purdy, Michelle, Bryan, Cathy, Art and Bryan's son Bryan John Cornell II. Also on the trip Cathy and Art went to Moline, Illinois and visited old Navy friends Marian and Dick Retz from their tour at the Harold E. Holt Communications Station in Exmouth, Australia. Then they and the Retz' drove on to Fort Collins, Colorado to visit another couple from the Australian days. Norma and Ron Thalment.

The Comell Wedding Art did point out that sometimes by the time Shipmate gets to an out of towner events discussed in the column have already taken place. In line with that he asked about the Annual Wine and Cheese that I said would be coming up soon in the April column.

Good thing he wrote and asked. The Wine and Cheese has been transformed into a late afternoon brunch catered by Lynn and Dave Johnson and will be held at our pavilion at the stadium in Annapolis on June 17.1 sent Art a flyer on the event and hopefully, now that he is retired he will be able to come down for it—hope so. Thanks, Art. Shipmate, July-August 1995

Jane, Bill, Joan, Jack and Scottie Jack Davis sent in a picture as well as a few well chosen words explaining how he was delayed in sending the picture in. After the 41 st Reunion which Jane and he did such a good job on, they went on a vacation trip. They spentfiveglorious days in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and did absolutely nothing but eat, read and play golf with maybe one little drink or so in there somewhere. Then they went west over the mountains to Olympia, Washington before heading south for Coronado and home. At home they started the endless cycle of maintenance that all old, big houses need. In the middle of this hard work, Scottie and Bill Ramsey flew into San Diego on a business trip. The Davis's, the Ramseys and Joan Taylor all got together for a lovely dinner in the patio of the El Cordoba Hotel. The aforementioned picture captures this happy moment. Back to the hard work and he and Jane suddenly realized their house was too big. Luckily, they found a house just around the corner with only one floor, half the floor space and half the age. However, they had to sell their house to get the money to buy the new one (a familiar problem to many of us). So, an hour after they called some people who had shown an interest in their house, they had artanged for them to buy it (not too familiar a circumstance for many of us). After some kitchen remodeling on the new house they began moving in. Jack says "When you live for 12 years in a house that is far too big, you can collect an ungodly amount of STUFF. We gave away, sold, burned and otherwise disposed of about half our furniture, most of our STUFF and some of our junk. We are now ensconced at 911 Guadelupe Avenue, Coronado, Ca., 92118." He concludes with "All that is to tell you that during the move, the enclosed picture got misplaced, but here it is and now you have all 1 have.

I know it isn't timely, but it is a good picture."

Thanks, Jack—it is a very good picture. However, my question is did you keep the spigot, auxiliary sink, or whatever you called it that was on the top of your powder room toilet tank?

Bob Alter decided it was time to explain why he had missed two years of luncheons. He and Nancy sold their home of 28 years in Bethesda on Labor Day of 1993. They did not move until November as he had his right knee replaced in September at Johns Hopkins. They moved to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and built a home on the 8th fairway of Kings Creek C.C. The location is reasonably close to Washington and a 2-3 hour drive to their three children's homes.

Unfortunately, his plans to maximize his golf and minimize his consulting went astray when some heart problems led to bypass surgery (6) in late December He hopes to pick up the golf again soon and hopes to see more of us this Summer and Fall. He thinks we may be interested to know that the factors generally associated with heart trouble, cholesterol, smoking, overweight, stress, family history did not apply in his case. All had been fine through 1989— sofinehe stopped checking them and then the trouble came. He now feels it would be wise to get regular stress tests. He hopes to get some first Tuesday business trips back into his schedule so he can join us for lunch and wants me to be sure and give his best to all the DC crowd. He concludes by saying "It is hard to believe my son will be celebrating his 15th

USNA class reunion in the fall. Time does fly."

Thanks, Bob-glad you are recuperating and hope to see you soon. Nancy and Bob's new address is 105 Kings Creek Circle, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971.

That is as much as 1 can handle this month and more than I want to type. I'm holding letters from Bob Graded, Bruce Borthwick, Bob Doimelly and Scott Purvis until the next column. Pictures not already discussed include four June Class luncheon shots. The first is of Steve Hostetler and Al Villeret listening to Gus Hubal. The next shows Jack Hoch and Pete Kucyk. The third is a picture of Jack Johnston, Bill Ramsey and Chuck Diesel while the last shot shows Dave Johnson with Gus Hubal.

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season tickets as the deadline was June 25th. The first home game will be on the evening of 23 September. Kickoff is at 7pm and we will start our tailgating around 4-4:30 pm. Our pavilion tailgate party will be on October 7th at the game against Virginia Tech. Kickoff for all the day games is at 1:30 pm and we will start tailgating around 10:30 am. At the Air Force game on October 14th we have invited our friends from the USMA Class of 1953 to join us so be sure to come to that game. In case you have forgotten we tailgate on the Gold side of the Stadium parking lot behind the Elks Club. Bring a beverage of your choice and one or more of your food specialties as well as chairs and possibly a card table.

We are not very formal and no one directs anyone to "bring this or bring that", but we all share and it seems to work out well. And it is always fun to see and eat whatever Lynn and Dave Johnson bring.

Hope to see lots of you there.

the story!! But, wait, later on in this column.. .there's more!

Charlie McLean writes and sends a photo to let all of us know that he and Sue were married on March I I , 1995 at the Naval Academy Chapel. On their honeymoon they traveled south to Florida, visiting Joan and Harvey Taffet and Bobbie and Mike Nassr.

After a beautiful Caribbean cruise and a week at Cedar Key, Florida—The place that time forgot— they are now back to the real world in Rockville, Maryland. The Class extends a hearty congratulations to Charlie and a sincere "welcome aboard" to his beautiful wife. Sue.

Don't forget Class luncheons are on the first Tuesday of each month at the Fort McNair Officer's Club at 1130 (one exception—if the first Tuesday is a formal holiday we usually skip the luncheon for that month). Keep the cards, letters, calls and pictures coming in. We will be at the address through December. Hope we all have a happy healthy and safe summer. Go Navy!, Dave

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the tales became somewhat more distorted from what Bob remembered actually happening years ago. Bill was roundly booed for his long and longer shaggydog stories, but won the prize for the best line of the night. It seems a sweet young thing. Bob relates, was being interviewed for a position with the NOW and was asked to tell what she knew about Roe vs. Wade.

After thinking for a moment her reply was that they were the two choices Washington had before he crossed the Delaware. [C/S note: Hey, folks, I just prints 'em, I don't write 'em]. Bob says that when one passes the age of 60, he no longer has to think, believe or act politically cortect.

In Bob's final remarks he explains that we may expect that there are very few important national problems that remain unresolved. From what is happening at USNA to what's wrong in the fleet and in the Systems Command we took care of them all that evening. This tertific evening once again proves that the friendships developed over 40 years ago seem only to get stronger over time. Bob Olsen sends his best regards to all and invites anyone traveling through Phoenix with a gold master card, a sleeping bag and a tent to have dinner with him and spend the night on his property.

We now hear from Bill Matheny from beautiful downtown Aurora, Colorado: Well, me hearty mates, time for another missive from the far province of Colorado in the hinterland of the mountains where the only oysters are of the Rocky Mountain variety, but, where it should be noted there are Fifty-four peaks over 14,000 feet!

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Pres., Col. Fitz W. Woodrow USMC (Ret.) Sec'y Edward H. "Ed" Dawson, Jr. 6601 Howie Ct., Camp Springs, MD 20748 301 449-1954; FAX 301 595-2586 The Class of 1954 wishes to thank Cordelia Richards for her many years of service to the Alumni Association. Cordy has recently retired from her position as Editorial Assistant for Shipmate and has been very helpful to me throughout the years getting this column published. As Cordy hangs up her glove and spikes we all wish her continued happiness, health and excitement as she opens new doors in her life.

And now for...the rest of the story. It's a story about six young men who entered the Naval Academy together with the Class of '54. Thomas Oliver Selfridge was appointed from Massachusetts. When he arrived in Annapolis he met and was teamed up with five other new plebes. These six new midshipmen formed an inseparable bond that would last throughout their years on the Severn and way beyond. John Cain Jr. was from Indiana; Joseph N. Miller hailed from Ohio; James Madison Todd also arrived from Massachusetts; John Sanford Barnes was another Massachusetts appointee; and John M. Stribling from South Carolina rounded out this unusual sextet. Unusual because they were assigned to the same crew, attended the same classes together and were practically inseparable at the academy.

These members of the Class of' 54 were roommates, teammates in many sports...they went on the same summer cmises...academically, they all graduated at the top of their Class. This group was so closely knit that they actually finished their schooling and graduated as the top six in the Class. Tom Selfridge wound up as number one and retired as a Rear Admiral; Johnny Cain came in a close second. Joe Miller was third and retired with two stars; Jim Todd stood fourth, but died 12/30/55 in New York. Jack Barnes, the fifth highest in his Class resigned his commission in '69 as a Lieutenant Commander Yes, you guessed it. . John Stribling, the sixth member of this unique fraternity, did graduate sixth in the Class of '54!!! ...And now you know...the rest of

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Charlie and Sue McLean Good ole Bob Olsen checks in from his new residence in Arizona (We miss you. Bob). A special '54 mini reunion was held 15 April at his home outside of Phoenix. [Phoenix...a rare, extinct, fictional, weird type of bird??.. .just like Bob.. .(affectionately kidding)... On hand was the local contingent consisting of Carol and Mike Basford, Maury Werness and friend Betty Field, Bill Lane and friend Anita Kleinbergs, Sue and Bob Olsen and Bob's mother, Millie Lawton, widow of Andy Lawton ' 2 1 . Also attending were Gloria and Chris Krahn from Montpelier, Vermont who were visiting their daughter, and Betty and Bob Patterson. Bob is a retired Captain, USNR but we relaxed our standards for the evening and allowed him to attend, Olsen says.

Bill Matheny off Culebra 1 am enclosing a photo of the old salt taken off Culebra Island, thirty nautical or statute miles (what's the difference when you're retired) from Roosevelt Roads, PR. [C/S aside: As I recall, when I was stationed in GLENNON (DD-840)

Mike Basford and Bob Olsen Bill Lane, Chris Krahn and Bob Olsen were plebe year roomies and it was the first time they got together since graduation. As the evening wore on.

in 1955 we

used to practice ship to shore gunfire 5"/38 with the targets on Culebra. I am now reminded of an interesting story to interject. Our gunnery officer, LTJG Skip Nalen. a super sharp guy and good friend out of Princeton '52 and the assistant gunnery officer, my best man, LTJG Len Hedberg were conducting the ship's ORI, gunnery qualifications off Culebra. By the way. Skip became CEOforSTP and several banks, including the Bamett bank, and was offered several plum jobs in the Reagan administration. Len is an executive VP with AT&T in California. Well, anyway, our qualification was a disaster. It seems that the "corrections " up a notch were misinterpreted cumulatively and we were actually shelling the other side of the island (over the hills} where (I thought) real people resided. Probably not) because we never had repercussions, but obviously flunked gunnery and had to do it over Thanks, Bill for letting me use some ofyour space. ] Back to Bill's letter...The '54 hat barely made the trip. The 34 foot boat was owned by Jim Ingalls

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Sr. and Jr. who graciously treated Woodie and me to a three-day sail. Some of you sock-bag blue guys may remember Jim Sr. (West Point '54). I didn't tell them that I bilged Knockabouts 101, but they must have sensed it and made me bartender, as always a promotion to just slightly past my level of incompetence!

Woodie and I had the time of our lives at the 40th reunion. Immediately afterwards, we, Joan and Bill Thurman with Bobbie and Mike Nassr toured Harper's Ferry, Antietam and Gettysburg.

Mike, it should be noted, did an absolutely fabulous job on the 40th Anniversary book. His only ertor I noted was including me on the list of F-86D pilots. The F-86 "Dog" was a dog! Those of us that flew the E's and F's tried not to associate with them, but they are invited to the annual bash in Las Vegas anyway.

But Mike can be forgiven. He should have been a fighter pilot instead of a trash carrier. He was the perfect wingman. He and Bobbie followed the Thurmans and us. When Bill got behind the wheel of Joan's Jaguar he reverted to his F-105 "Thud" days. I'm not sure if I could have hung on, but we never lost Mike and Bobbie. After one particularly spectacular maneuver, involving three lane changes in about 30 yards and a departure ramp, I looked back and there they were. Mike's eyes as big as golf balls, but there nonetheless. He obviously missed his calling. Kudos to Mike and the committee...They eamed a big 4.0! Regards from Bill Matheny.

The rest of the story?...Well, let it now be told tiiat although Tom Selfridge was first in the Class, John Stribling who stood sixth in the Class was also the anchor man of the Class of Eighteen Fifty-four... and now you know the rest of the rest of the story!! But, could there be more to this? Well, it just so happened that during this period in U.S. history there was a war about to begin. On January 9, 1861 the anchor man of this six man Class of '54, then Lieutenant Stribling resigned his commission from the U.S. Navy. Since he was the only southerner in the Class he joined the Confederate Navy and on September 12, 1862 while serving in the CSS FLORIDA, he was killed in action in Mobile Bay...Perhaps by...well, the Civil War was an unfortunate war pitting brother and Classmate against each other. It has been proven that those who will not have peace, surely God will give them war!! And now you know.. .about the other Class of '54!

Joe F. Anderson, Bill Greenlaw and OIlie Shearer What a pleasure to hear again from a dedicated contributor to your Class column, Oliver V. Shearer who writes and sends a great photo of three Classmates who are still unretired and working for American Systems Corporation in Crystal City, Virginia.

For you mid-westerners or left-coasters. Crystal City has nothing to do with Dorothy or the Wizard of Oz, but some kind of Beltway bandit operation (I think?).

OV says that this mug shot was taken in May at a gathering of old "54 submariners from the sea...Joe F. Anderson, Bill Greenlaw and OIlie Shearer.

Until now I have steered clear of mentioning anything about one of our own suffering from a serious medical problem. OIlie advises us that Joe F. Anderson is valiantiy fighting a serious illness and could appreciate hearing from his friends in the form of a card, a phone call and, of course a prayer for his continued recovery. In case you do not have a Class roster, Joe and his wife. Alma reside at 704 Achilles

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Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23464; 804-424- 3776.

The Class, through our president, Fitz Woodrow is developing what is known as a "telephone tree" to get the word out ASAP to all concerned regarding immediate, vital information about Classmates. Class representatives outside of the Washington, DC area are encouraged to contact Fitz to make this a nationwide, instantaneous information system. Strangely, at this very moment, as I sit at my typewriter, I just received a very sincere phone call from Bill (WillieLump-Lump) Hargrave about this very same subject. Bill tells me that he is unable to attend the monthly Class luncheons at the Army-Navy Country Club because each Wednesday he is involved with teaching Bible Study to youngsters in Annapolis. Bill says that those of you/us who may be familiar with what is known as a "prayer chain" in your place of worship may want to contact him to get something rolling to deal with the spiritual needs of Classmates and loved ones. The power of prayer has been proven, and Bill and his wife, Cheron are coordinating with the '54 Class Chaplain, Reverend Ned Kellogg [Ned organized and conducted the memorial services at the 40th reunion] to develop this needed "prayer chain." Those interested in participating please contact Bill on the East coast at 220 Lockwood Court, Annapolis, MD 21403,410-263-5463. Ned's address is 3407 Large Circle, San Diego, CA 92210, 619225-9902.

OIlie Shearer concludes that his youngest son.

Cliff, a LTJG Porkchop has just joined the ranks of the Silent Service, reporting to NORFOLK ( S S N - 7 1 4 ) .

Quite a few months ago, Dick Murphy submitted some very, very old photos taken after the NavyColumbia baseball game in 1952. The game was called because of extreme cold and freezing rain in New York, so.. .the party started early! I'm from New York (a Nyawka) so my folks, the original Ed Dawson and my mom, "Dagmar", were hosts to this somewhat rowdy group of Navy jocks at their home in Long Island. They get credit for introducing Matt Pasztalaniec to his future wife Lortaine at this party!

In these pictures you may recognize Lou Hamel (IB), Zug Zastrow (OF), Ed Dawson (SS), Ken M c C a l l e y (C), Rod Haggerty (IF), Charlie McLean (OF), and Dick Murphy (P). Wait a minute, there is Willie Alter in the background. Look carefully and you will recognize Dick Bordone (LF), Don Metz (P), Jerry Klein (P), Matt (3B) and Dick C h u d a y (OF). What a g r o u p . . . w h a t a party... Dagmar, as all of the players will remember, was a real Navy fan and loved the Class of '54.

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Just talked with Mack Daily on the phone. As you may recall Mack is an associate professor of Engineering Management at the University of MissouriRoIIa involved in multimedia distant (satellite) education throughout the world. He has recently retumed from an educational tour of the orient with 65 students. Way to go. Mack, he got the govemment to pay for the trip! Hey, wait a minute, that's you and me!

On friendship: A man dies as often as he loses his friends.. .Francis Bacon.

In life it is difficult to say who does you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the feei?...BuIwer-Lytton.

One friend in life is much, two are many, three are hardly possible.. .Adams Promises may get friends, but performance must keep them!

Phil Graessle sent a newsletter that might be of interest to our southem California Classmates. It's an article about our Class Chaplain, Edward S. Kellogg III. After retiring from the Navy after 30 years of service, Ned became an Episcopal minister in 1984. For those in the San Diego area, you may want to re-introduce yourself to Ned and his wife Margaret at their new location with duties as Curate, Saint Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 6556 Park Ridge Boulevard in San Diego, CA.

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Phil somehow came across an article from the January 1995 issue of Assembly, the Military Academy version of Shipmate. It's an interesting article entitled "A Shaggy Goat Story". The author, Benjamin Schemmer (USMA '54) writes that..."Few people know it, but the 633 of us who graduated on 8 June 1954 almost graduated with clean sleeves.

That many cadet-privates would have made an historical spectacle. But we had already made oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the goat rebellion of 23 November 1953." Well, 1 guess it happened...those of you that recall that incident, when the Woo-poos captured "Bill, the Goat" in '53 might want to set us straight. According to the article, it happened and the photos from the magazine he enclosed pictures seem to verify the fact, [unable to reproduce photos.] Comments, please.

The Alumni Hall Honor Chair program is a wonderful and permanent way to memorialize or honor an individual for any reason. An Honor Chair can be reserved through a tax deductible contribution to the Naval Academy Alumni Association of $1,000. For further information contact Jennifer John at the association address or by phone at 410 263-4354. The June issue of Shipmate, gives an update of this program.

If you have not yet seen the new Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, be sure to see this magnificent building the next time you are in Annapolis. The award winning film. To Lead and to Serve is shown at the center's theater.

First you are young; then you are middle-aged; then you are old; then you are wonderful!...Stay healthy and happy...Eddie.

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Pres., LCdr. Dennis Sullivan USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Thomas G. Kiefaber USN (Ret.) 10522 Birnham Rd., Great Falls, VA 22066

Jim Moore and Ron Lief

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The final planning letter for the 40th Reunion has gone out, requesting return of enclosures, with payment, by July 7th (in most cases). For those who can't commit by July 7th, changes and additions can be accommodated up to September 15th. As of this writing (June lOth), 238 classmates already have indicated their intentions of attending our 40th Reunion in October. 7th Company is leading the pack with 20, and the 16th is a close second at 16.

In our search for missing Classmates, sometimes it seems we take two steps forward and three steps back. While we are finding some long-lost ones (through diligent digging by a host of dedicated '55 researchers), others keep turning up on the postal "unable to forward" list. Our newest researcher, John Roberts, announced that 40 years to the day we graduated from the Academy, he found Ernie Toupin and his wife Marian as they were sitting down to dinner in their "unreported" Georgia home. As of this writing, the tally of Classmates we don't have a curtent address for (what Joe Clarkson calls our Endangered Species List) is; CDR David W. Caswell, USN (Ret), CAPT David J. Conley, USN (Ret), CAPT William R. Conway, USAF (Ret), COL John R. Curnutt USMC (Ret), Montague R. Duval, CDR Joseph M. Early Jr., USNRR (Ret), CAPT James W. Ellstrom, USAF (Ret), John J. Flynn, Jr, LCOL Billy M. Grimes, USMC (Ret), LCOL Robert A. Hlawek, USAF (Ret), LCDR John J. Hootman, USNRR (Ret), LCDR Joe T. Jackson, USN (Ret), Delbert V. Keener, CDR George E. Lawniczak, Jr., USN (Ret), CAPT Donald (n) Martin, USN (Ret), Robert L. McVey, CDR Justin A. Miller, Jr., USN (Ret), CDR Ronald D. Miller, USN (Ret), Eric Milnor, Charles L. Newman, Francis C Rose, LCDR Robert R. Rule, USN (Ret), CAPT Donald C Shelton, USN (Ret), William J Todd, MAJ Paul M. Ulshafer, USAF (Ret), CDR John E. Wildman, SC, USN (Ret), Eric R. Woxvold, LCOL Donald L. Zuckerman, USAF (Ret). The trail for some is getting warm; while for others it's stone cold. We need help in finding them. If you can help, please give me a call at 703-759-7743. For those we find, I'll make sure the 40th final planning letter gets to them.

John Haynes writes: Joyce and I came East in May to visit our son Paul ('83), his wife Annette, and the Worid's Greatest 2 1/2 year Old Grandson, John Paul, and incidentally for me to attend the Annual Alumni Asso-

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elation Chapter Presidents Meeting in Annapolis.

While '55 did not exactly dominate the proceedings, our influence was felt through the presence of Bill Lavallee, Ed Newbegin, Bill Rentz, and myself (group photo of us plus Jack Renard should reach you shortly). I'm not sure, but I thought 1 detected at least one gray hair on Rentz's head, although it could have been the light that made it seem so. Joyce and I tried to make the Class Luncheon on 11 May, but our plane schedule precluded that. Bob Pirie did manage to squeeze me in for a quick cup of coffee during his schedule at (or near) the center of power in the Navy Department. After hearing the inspirational presentation of the new football coach, Charlie Weatherbie, at the Washington, DC Alumni Luncheon on 17 May, Joyce and I headed for home in Northem Califomia. What should have been a routine 8-10 hour trip tumed out to take almost 24 hours to the minute! Turns out the intense storms in the Midwest resulted in closing the airport in St. Louis due to an inoperative Instrament Landing System for a couple of hours, and by the time we finally got there, our connecting flight had departed. The airline did put us up in a great hotel in St. Louis sans most of our luggage, but takeoff delays the next moming caused another missed connection, this time in Phoenix.

We finally arrived in Sacramento, where fortunately all our luggage was waiting for us. I guess the moral of the story is to pay a few cents more and fly direct (9th Co. Classmates will not be surprised at my continuing frugahty), and to pack a spare set of skivs, socks, and toothbrush in one's carry-on stuff.

By the way, who has Califomia license plates USNA 55, 55 USNA, and US 55 NA? I tried to get one of those three plates some time ago, but was informed they were already taken, so had to settle for NA 55 and 55 NA. Joyce and I will be back for the 40th, and to visit a brand-new grandchild. Hope to see you then!

Bill Lavallee, Ed Newbegin, Bill Rentz, John Haynes, Jack Renard Our Class has quite a few chapter presidents now.

Bill Rentz is getting the chapter started in Knoxville, TN; Bill Lavallee is president of the Dallas, TX chapter; Ed Newbegin has the chapter in Charleston, SC; John Haynes heads up the one in Sacramento, CA; and Jim Conway presides in Newport, RI. J.D. "Dave" Mackenzie died of Lou Gehrig's disease on 22 April, 1995 in Monterey, CA. He fought the hard fight, over the past 3 years, and contributed to curtent efforts to find a cure. We extend our sympathy to his wife Dorothy, and his two sons and two daughters.

Two '55ers presented swords at the Awards Ceremony for the NROTC Unit at University of San Diego/San Diego State University this May. Hugh Webster, President of the San Diego Council, Navy League presented three swords, while Ned Floyd, President of the Coronado Council, Navy League presented a sword. The Websters and the Floyds look forward to attending our 40th Reunion.

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Co-chairmen Class Executive Committee Capt. Bill Henry USN (Ret.) Col. Law Groner USAF (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. P. C. Peterson USN (Ret.) 401 Third Avenue Melboume Beach, FL 32951-2537 Congratulations to George Mushaiko who has taken over the Class reins along with Bill Henry.

With Law Groner's recent move to Bloomsburg, PA, coordination of events for our 40th is just too difficult to manage from afar. Thanks Law, for a job well done.

During the Master's Golf toumament in Augusta, GA, Carolyn and Frank McMullen spent a few days with Joyce and Jim Sikes. Frank was making the rounds of visiting friends and relatives in the Jacksonville area and just happened to meander up to Augusta in time to catch some of the action.

Sikes and McMullens at the Masters At an official ceremony marking the unveiling of the formal portrait of our recently retired CNO, Doug Hayman, Rudy Daus, Law Groner, Bill Henry and George Mushaiko and a host of dignitaries joined Landess and Frank Kelso in celebrating the occasion. Frank's recuperation from his surgery has been slow but he is getting around a bit more recently.

Keep plugging, Frank. We're all behind you. Just to tell you what kind of guy Frank is, with all his problems, he called to cheer me up. Thanks, Frank, it meant a lot.

Ned Floyd presenting a sword Dinny "Sea Breeze" McHale and Celina retumed in May from a visit with their son Mike on Oahu.

They got with it and made contact with George Stott and his wife Mary Lou. They have been very successful realtors in Kailua for many years. Dinny and Celina extracted a firm commitment from the Stotts to meet at the 40th. In the Ventura area, they're working on Bui^ Munger. He and Irene should have many sea stories to tell from their recent sail to the Sea of Cortez.

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Mendoza in DC at GWU and invited them to a tailgate this fall to see the chair.

The Color Parade and presentation of awards was attended by Landess and Frank Kelso, Elizabeth and Worth Hobbs with son David, and Ralph and Helen Collier Martinson and sons Neil and Mertill Collier, Nancy and Bill Henry, and Judi and Doug Hayman.

At this event Frank awarded the first Admiral Frank B. Kelso II, Class of 1956 award, a sword, to Midn I/c Benjamin Shupp. The Kelso award replaces the former Class of 1956 award and goes to that member of the graduating class who stands highest in merit among those who have chosen Submarine Warfare as their duty selection. David Hobbs, who is the godson of Merrill Collier presented the Merrill F. Collier Award on behalf of his mother.

Frank, Mertill and Worth were roommates first class year

The Official photo Celebrating the completion of their new house in Green Cove Springs, FL, Leslie and Roy Gulick hosted Lorraine and John Buckley and Dott and Dick Varney. Dott and Dick were touring the Sunshine state on vacation before heading back to the DC area and work.

Midshipman Benjamin Shupp receiving 1956 award from Frank Kelso

Gulick's housewarming The April luncheon of the DC area was held at Ft Myer and featured Frank Kelso who gave the group the benefit of a few words. Attending were Alexander, Bellinger, Brandt, Daus, Fitzwilliam, Johnson, Kelso, Kenaston, Lippert, Morris, Mushaiko, Rigler, Smith, Stinson, Walsh, Ward, Groner, Henry, Cannon, McEachen, and Godstrey.

At the June meeting, hard planning for our 40th next year will commence.

As usual. Law Groner sent a picture of a bunch of happy campers who managed to get through the winter in DC. Included in the shot are Dan Garges, Pat and Jack Fellowes, and Jim Smith.

DC get together Thanks to several Classmates, a memorial chair has now been purchased for Ted Pickel who died in 1992. This leaves 12 Classmates who are deceased and do not curtentiy have chairs. A letter was recently received by Doug Hayman from Angela Viray thanking the Class for purchasing a chair for her former husband Willie Viray. Although Willie's wife can not currently get to the US, Doug contacted his daughters Anna in San Mateo, CA and Victoria 106

David Hobbs presenting the Merrill F. Collier award to Midshipman Gartick Stride

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Pres., Capt. Walter T. Meukow USN (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. W. H. Peerenboom USN (Ret.) 1003 Rachel Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 Dear Bill, It seems most appropriate that I belong to the Class of 1957. I am as big a procrastinator as any. Actually, I had some input for you, as promised, two weeks ago; then blew it all away by getting too cutesy with the computer. I have again cleared my desk and will try to control my urge to push buttons.

The following tidbits for your consideration: 1. First of all, received a lovely note from Suzey Kerr and her family in which they asked me to express their gratitude for the April Shipmate article and also wrote "My family and I would like to express our deepest appreciation to those members of the Class of 57 who attended Bill's Memorial Service or graveside Service in Arlington, Febmary 9th.

I believe Bill is at peace with our Lord and with himself Heartfelt thanks, Suzey and Family".

2. Bob Rositzke has earned a few more KUDOs recently for his superb Visitors Center Video opus. 1 hope that everyone caught the "Mail Boat" section of the June issue which described the Gold and Silver medal awards he has earned. Let me add that more importantiy, the video is playing to rave reviews from the people the video is designed for, namely the visitors to the Yard who have the added pleasure of seeing this masterpiece in "OUR" theater 3. Keith Hastie is again taking charge of our season Football drive. I think we are going to have an interesting season, but does it really matter? After all, we can always drown our sortows in "yak", enjoy each others company, and meet some super mids.

4. Letters in response to our last newsletter have been well below the number I would have hoped to hear from. I do not even mind if you chew me out, just write. The ones I have received have shown the kind of interest that fires up people and drives us to bigger and better things. I believe Dick Hanna's challenge is being met by many stalwarts. It remains for all the rest of us to get on board. Here are some snippets from the letters, which also included checks or promissory notes: J.P. Monroe (17) is continuing to serve the Corps he loves. Now as Executive Director of the Marine Corps Aviation Association. I am sure he is doing the job with the same zeal and dedication that he has always applied to the Class of 1957, and that has been, and remains, exemplary.

Hadley Ford (19) wants me to believe he is a gentleman farmer, at least he had a farm address, but the way he rose to meet Dick Hanna's challenge makes me consider tuming him in. Thanks Had. Indirectly heard from Dick Toner (13), who passed on his opinion that I have not been too outspoken. 1 know that cannot be a consensus. Can you folks handle more? Dick, thanks for taking the time to offer encouragement and for the other cogent advice. We are reserving an important position for you if you ever come off the mountain.

John Sheehan (24) deservedly gave his better half, Pat, credit for a wake up call. Like so many of the Class of 1957, "no picture no readee". John, believe me your letter was a great shot in the arm. Glad to have you come on board. Pat, thanks.

Another Hanna challenger, Ben Simonton (4) awoke to realize that not everything was nuclear and then moved to Florida to enjoy life more. Ben, I'll hold you to your promise to be at the 40th?

Ron Marryott (6) came through with some good advice, some appreciated kudos for the Newsletter, as well as hard support. However, when 1 tried to put the arm on him for some additional chores, he ran for cover. He claims his decision to fully retire and move to Florida was made before I called in response to his letter. Ron, you have always done more than your share for '57 and the USNA. Best wishes to you and Carol.

Jim Bibb (15), one of us that even Dick Hanna has to bow to, not only offered support but also expressed distress over our Shipmate membership (61%), and the number of Classmates not heard from.

Jim is enjoying himself in Tennessee cmising the lakes and rivers. I think we should coordinate any visits. I doubt if his flagship can take more than one Batt at a time. Jim, many, many thanks.

Jody Lannon (4) really put some fire in my heart with a pledge, some kind words, and a condition. He said I really knew how to hurt. Isn't that great? The condition was that I had to harass Dan McGurl, Ray Dove, Bill Goggins and Carter Glassâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all 4tii Company stalwarts. Jody, thanks. One down, three to go.

Milt Bank (21) checked in with support, and a "pointed" criticism over the demise of the fencing program. He also expressed concern over recent events in and around "Mother" Bancroft and advised

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that his support was for the Class. Right on Milt.

However, things are going to get better. I personally would feel terrible if it did not get better, and part of the reason was that we neither supported adequately, or griped whenever the situation wartanted such action. Thanks Milt.

4. Byron Holderby, our Honorary Classmate, is back in town after a hardship tour in Hawaii. He retums with increased weight on his shoulders due to the stars he is now wearing, and has assumed the Chief of Chaplain's mantie. Pretty smart of 1957 to get someone like him on our side at this stage in life.

Welcome back, and BZ Byron and Barbara. We are looking forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming affairs.

That's all 1 have time for before the due date. To all of you who have written, contributed, or are about to jump on the bandwagon, many thanks. To all of you, make my dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;write me. Bill Peerenboom, any Classmate, and let us know what we can/should be doing. Add a check and I'll light a candle for you 'Old Salts on the Bridge of STARWARD

'57.Color Giri, Catherine Keith Bacon Meatheringham with '95 Color Girl Wendy Whittaker

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Pres., LCol. Gordon M. Gerson USAF (Ret.) Sec'y Col. Warren S. Walters USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Lane, Springfield, VA 22151 (703)321-9586 These two-month issues bring a lot of news about Classmates, so lets make like the sub-squad and jump right into it! Again, the column opens with sad news conceming the passing of a '58er, Gran Fred Fuller (22nd Co). The following letter from his roommate.

Jack Rennie (22nd Co) is of interest to all: I write for a reason that has been much too frequent lately, the passing of yet another Classmate.

My roommate, Capt. Gran Fuller, USNR (Ret.) passed away on May 19th, 1995 as a result of massive cancer involvement caused, in the view of his doctors, by exposure to nuclear radiation during a deployment to Johnson Island in the Pacific in 1962 during a series of atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons. At the time. Gran was the Operations officer of the VP-9 detachment supporting the tests.

Gran's health was excellent until early this year with no symptoms of the disease evident. A persistent cough which developed in February led to tests which uncovered the extensive cancer. While he Shipmate, July-August 1995

was undergoing chemotherapy, he developed a clot which resisted treatment and suddenly caused his death.

Gran had an excellent career in the Navy and Naval Reserve, capped by his outstanding tour as Commanding Officer of VP-64 at Willow Grove, during which that squadron was rated the best of its type in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. In his civilian pursuits, he worked at Pacer Systems, my company, in Fort Washington and Horsham, Pennsylvania for over twenty years, rising from senior engineer to Program Manager and Department Head. One year he was Pacer's Outstanding Employee. Gran was known to all as a very hardworking and conscientious person, one who put honesty, integrity and personal honor in the forefront of all his activities.

A Memorial Service was held in Lansdale, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1995. In attendance were Classmates Mike Woodbury (7th Co), Nancy and Mike O'Connor (7th Co), and Carol and I. I was privileged to say a few words on behalf of the Class and Pacer Systems, which was also well represented.

Gran's widow, Barbara, and herfivechildren and two grandchildren were comforted by all present.

Gran's last wish was for me to contact Senators McCain and Kennedy to ask them to intervene to have the Navy track down others stationed on Johnson Island at that time to warn them of the possible dangers.

Sincerely, Jack Rennie The Class extends its sympathies to the family on the passing of Gran. Barbara resides at 1253 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.

Jack also reported seeing Tom Sinnott (21st Co) and John Poindexter (16th Co) at the spring meeting of the Alumni Foundation, where Adm. Chuck Larson (8th Co) presented a briefing on USNA from his perspective as Supe. Jack and crew agreed that "not only is Adm. Chuck doing an outstanding job for the mids at the academy now, but he is also laying the groundwork for renewal and revitalization into the next century, as the most senior Superintendent in USNA's history!"

A large group of '58ers took advantage of a cmise package put together by Diane and Massie Hughes (3rd Co). Diane is a travel consultant with En Route Travel in Little Rock, Arkansas, and set up a Caribbean tour on Norwegian Cmise Lines STARWARD, with stops in San Juan, St. Kitts, Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Barts, St. Maarten, St. John, and St. Thomas. You'll recognize some of those as visit ports during our First Class Cmise, so it was a nostalgia tour for many! Taking the cmise were Barbara and Dick Alexander (10th Co), Norine and Dave Ault (10th Co), Becky and Bob Caldwell (18th Co), Pat

and Ron Eytchison (1 st Co), Lynne and Sam Gregg (24th Co), Nancy and Marty Hill (24th Co), Chris and Phil Moulton (24th Co), Bette and Ivan Nance (10th Co), Jo Ellen and Mike Neely (3rd Co), Cartoll and Jack Pierce (23rd Co), Kay and Tom Powell (13th Co), Pat and Pete Roder (24th Co), Pat and JJ Seeberger (10th Co), Peggy and JC Tipton (10th Co), Jackie and Fred Victor ( l l t h Co), and the Hughes.

In addition to the cruise ports, the activities included a '58 Cocktail Party one evening, a group visit of old salts to the bridge for docking in St. Kitts, when the '58 flag was mn-up the yardarm and flown for the day. The group also enjoyed cocktails in the Captain's cabin one evening before dinner Accompanying photos show the good times on board.

'58 Caribbean Cmise Cocktail Party At the Cocktail Party you see Massie Hughes reaching for the bar stool while Barbara Alexander, Pat Eytchison, Jack Pierce, Diane Hughes, and Jo Ellen Neely look on. On the bridge, years of sea duty are represented by Dick Alexander, Ron Eytchison, Mike Neely, Bob Caldwell, JC Tipton, Tom Powell, Marty Hill, Massie Hughes, JJ Seeberger, Jack Pierce, and Sam Gregg, all surtounding the ships skipper.

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It sounds as though the entire traveling group terrorized the Spanish Main in the best tradition of the Class of 1958, and had a great time doing it! A "chance numerical" photo was also sent in that shows Dave Ault picking up his assigned rental car in Sarasota, FL, number 58!

Eytchison and Massie Refueling Coming out of a duty-free shop in St. Thomas are Ron Eytchison and Massie Hughes, carrying what appear to be 5-gallon containers of some sort of fuel.

On the deck at sea, taking the sun are Bob Caldwell, Pat and JJ Seeberger, JC Tipton, and Jackie and Fred Victor. Dressed for dinner and seated are Betty Nance, JJ and Pat Seeberger, and Peggy Tipton, while standing are Ivan Nance, Barbara and Dick Alexander, Dave and Noreen Ault, and JC Tipton.

Toasting from another table are Bob Caldwell, Carroll Pierce, Tom and Kay Powell, and Becky Caldwell.

Dave Ault and Luck-of-the Draw Traveling during the winter was Sandy McMillan, the widow of our late Classmate. John McMillan.

Sandy traveled with an Annapolis group that cruised the Caribbean in January, and she displayed the '58 flag on board the cmise ship SEAWIND as it went to Aruba, Barbados, Curacao, Grenada, and St. Lucia.

While the rest of us were freezing, Sandy was obviously enjoying the sun in the accompanying photo!

Sandy McMillan Aboard SEAWIND A journey from chilly Cape Cod out to the West Caldwells. Pierces, and Powells

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Coast in March kept Pauline and Chet Grocki (6fli Co) warm, and gave them a chance to visit with roommate Paul McClellan (6th Co) in Santa Monica, CA. They then went up to Seattie to visit with son Cdr Russ Grocki ' 8 1 , who is XO of the ALASKA, daughter-in-law Alma ' 8 1 , and grandson Daniel. Chet visited the boat, and wearing his USMC wooly-pully, had his picture taken at the scope!

Chet Grocki at the Scope When back on Cape Cod, Chet is one of the youngest members of the Cape senior softball team, is teaching Pauline how to golf, and is leaming how to be a backyard barbecue chef! The welcome mat is out at Cape Cod for '58ers, and the Grocki's number for reservations is 508-432-0917.

A Classmate gathering took place in Steamboat Springs, CO, when Ann and Al Skiles (12th Co) sent in a photo wherein they played hosts to Susan and Grant "Cappy" Cooper (12th Co) and Marilyn and Jack Osborn (2nd Co) after a January day of great skiing. The Skiles welcome a call from any '58ers who pass through their beautiful town. Al reports that the Coopers are on the move again, after having lived in Steamboat Springs for three years. They are relocating to The Little Two Bit Ranch, 12335 N. Copeland Lane, Flagstaff, AZ 86004. Another return to home stomping grounds, as Flagstaff is listed in the Lucky Bag as Cappy's podunk!

Skiles, Coopers, and Osborns in Steamboat Sprinos A change of address also for our expatriates, Arden and Lee Polhill (19th Co), who are taking their last assignment with Caterpillar, Inc. They are leaving Indonesia for Australia for a 3 year tour, at which time they will retire to Hilton Head in time for the

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40th Reunion. Lee reports a pleasant evening last December in Jakarta with Tom Lamb (19th Co), who was on his periodic junket to SE Asia. The Polhills have their welcome mat out at 100 Kooyong Road, ARMADALE, Victoria 3143, Australia.

Change of address for Rod Pejsar (9th Co) who is now permanently located at PO Box 373174, Satellite Beach, FL 32937, telephone 407-777-1350.

Rod has energized a start-up office for his company supporting the Air Force at Patrick AFB. A new address also for Roberta and Stephen Guthman (13th Co) who have left Connecticut for 1665 S. Telegraph Rd., Lake Forest IL 60045, telephone 708-735-9080.

Steve has recently retired, and is busy as the grandfather of 5 grandchildren!

Dan Demand (17th Co) has a full set of '58 Lucky Bags (55,56,57,58) available for mailing costs only.

Reach Dan at 703-256-5679.

'58 Trivia: The ship model hanging in the back of the chapel is a 15th century Flemish camack, name unknown. We had the "shoes-on-the-parade-field" incident held up to us continually as midshipmen, but did you know an entire first class was imprisoned on the SANTEE? What class was it? Hasta Luegol

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Pres., VAdm. Francis R. Donavan USN (Ret.) Chairman, Ex. Comm., Capt. David W. Dyke USNR (Ret.) Sec'y Capt. John A. Butterfield USN (Ret.) 1130 Sugar Sands #190, Singer Island, FL 33404 FAX 407-863-8984 HELLO 59ers! We begin with a letter from Dick THppe, who when not still at sea, will write to us from 7721 Intrepid Dr. (a good Navy-type address.. .but) quite a bit inland. Fair Oaks Ranch to be exact, in Texas (near San Antonio) 78006-4020.

This is an update of the Trippe family since the last report after the Desert Storm/Shield activities and the Washington victory parade (seems like eons ago).

I am still sailing on the high seas in merchant ships on voyages as far east as Alexandria, Egypt, and as far west as Japan, from the coasts of the USA. Since the expiration of the MSC charter in Aug '91, my ship has been on commercial runs along the US coasts hauling gasoline, aviation fuels, and diesel oils. In September I will be 60 yrs old and will start receiving my first Navy Reserve retirement check in October; I will have 29 years of Naval Service. Just before Desert Shield, I had hopes of being the last Admiral in the Class. At that time the Merchant Marine Program and MSC were working on development of a one star position in the Merchant Marine Program. 1 was a strong candidate for the position, but quickly after the success of the operations came large military cutbacks and the Flag slot went away. Now I shall fade away as an 0-6 without any of the fanfare that active duty and select reservists normally enjoy (but we shall be cheering for you from afar, Dick!). In Sep '93 Bea and I with our youngest daughter Charlotte moved to Fair Oaks Ranch. We rented a house while our dream house was being built. We moved into the new home a few days before Christmas '94, and that is why we were unable to get to the 35th Class Reunion. Sorry! In the San Antonio area I have been in touch with Pete Van Nort. If anyone comes 10 the San Antonio area, you have at least two Classmates here, plus there are about 2 more in the surrounding area, but have not tracked them down yet. Bea is now a Master Chief IS (SW) in the Naval Reserves. She drills at NAS Dallas and has almost 200 enlisted personnel under her charge.

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She made Master Chief on the first chance for selection (CONGRATS!). She had done similarly first time for Senior Chief In '94 she spent five months in England in support of the Bosnia crisis. On May 30, '95 she will be in England for 17 days active duty doing much the same; she loves being a warrior! Francisca our oldest daughter is still living in Kodiak, Alaska. She came to Texas in Sep '93 and spent 7 months with us, and she may be coming lo visit again soon. Marjorie graduated from College of Notre Dame (MD) in May '93 and is working in pharmaceutical research (Queens NY) as a chemist. Charlotte is a freshman at Texas Military Inst.

(TMI) as a civilian student. She enjoys horseback riding. Some of us are trying to become real westem. Call us at 210-981-9001.

Thanks, Dick, for one of your regular Itrs.

Next is a long awaited letter from George Garton, I6I6 Pauli St, Canal Fulton, OH 44614, who in a brief cover note explains: I've been promising to tell the enclosed story for some time and with the mail buoy close by, here goes! And just before it, a promise to .send a personal/family update soon!

While Mary Jane has been my legal wife for 34 years, my first two "wives" were certainly a big part of my life from '55-'59. Our "triangle" was unique then — 1 don't know how many artangements lasted all four years — and continues to be a relationship each of us holds special, although our lives have certainly taken different tacks. The glue that continues to bind me to Vic Kruzic and Steve McGanka is an odd mixture of shared experience, mutual respect and a few truly remarkable happenings. In the latter category is the story of how Steve met Joyce, which 1 have threatened to make public for years and am now about to relate.

Flash back to Christmas leave of youngster year — 1956. 1 was aboard one of Greyhound's finest bound from Crabtown to Cleveland via Baltimore, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with lots of stops along the way. As we were about to depart the City of Brotherly Love, I tore myself away from the textbooks (right!) long enough to notice a vision of loveliness bound up the boarding stairs and start down the aisle. Using my skill with the maneuvering board (recently acquired at significant govemment expense), 1 managed to take station on her starboard beam at a range more easily measured with a feeler gauge than the traditional stadimeter.

From there, west to Somerset, PA and 1 learned about Joyce Bauer, nurse, devoted daughter and genuine nice person to know. I wanted to see her again. We exchanged the necessary details. For reasons 1 still can't remember, I never followed through.

Fast forward ahead two years.

Steve and I had arranged to meet at the annual Midshipman Christmas Ball sponsored by the Pittsburgh Alumni Association. Once again, I board the Greyhound and lo and behold in Philadelphia, in the immortal words of Yogi Bera. it's deja vu all over again. Joyce and I quickly catch up on the two years we've let pass without communicating. She departs in Somerset and we now again plan to make contact.

The day before the Pittsburgh dance, Steve calls to tell me his date is sick and, having unsuccessfully tried others, is forced to cancel out. In a stroke of genius, I ask him how far it is from Conemaugh to Somerset to Pittsburgh and suggested he phone Joyce lo see if she could "fill in".

Well, the rest is history. Mary Jane and 1 were martied in June of '61 between sub school and REDFIN in Norfolk. Steve was on BORIE in Norfolk and martied Joyce that same October.

1 called this one of our truly remarkable happenings and when one calculates the odds of two chance meefings and a sick date resulting in a truly great couple, 1 think it qualifies!

Has anyone seen the ads for Hardee's? They are using our line, "Rise and Shine" in conjunction with a Community Service program. I think many of us are engaged in similar community outreaches, so we share good company, same slogan. Note from Dan Truax and accompanying photo: Shown in the picture Marty Finerty, Dan Truax, and Griff

Hamilton presenting a check for $500 from the Class of '59 to Midn. Mike Stinton, "95, 19th Company Wardroom Coordinator This gift had been approved by the Class Executive Committee and is to be used for upgrading the furnishings in the Company Ward-

I9th Company Wardroom Presentation Another note from Dan (whom we shall miss greatly in the Alumni House — he has served the entire body well, and his particular interest in our Class has been a godsend — thanks so much Dan!): Dave Dyke has asked us to see that the following is printed in our next Class Column. Info follows: Procedures For Reporting Death Of Classmate Or Spouse 1. The individual who has first knowledge should immediately call the Naval Academy Alumni Association (Records Dept.) with all the pertinent informanon: - Date and place of death - Date, time, and place of funeral services - Surviving spouse's name and last known address - Survivor's names and last know addresses - Family desires as to Class Memorial in form of either flowers or contribution to designated charity - Biography available: Yes No - Photo available: Yes No - Person to contact for additional information (w/ phone#) 2. The records office at the association will serve as focal point in this procedure, in an effort to avoid duplication, and will enter the information in the individual's tile on the data base and forward to Shipmate for publication.

3. Once the responsible person in records feels that they have sufficient information to send flowers or make a contribution to the charity of choice they will automatically proceed and have the expense debited to the Class account held by the association.

'59er Update Ralph Christy lives high on a hill in Orinda, Cahfornia, with lots of beautiful countryside, protected reservoir area, and trails just behind the house. He and Holly have been martied almost 3 yrs and are enjoying life. She is a stewardess/flight attendant for United, after a few years with Pan Am. She handles the commute to San Francisco Airport with relative ease. Ralph was with Continental Savings of America in the city for 8 years, but a change took place. A great Lawyer is available. Call now, NOT later!

Ralph's 30-year old daughter is doing fine, as is his son. The latter really blossomed as a student at Long Beach State, made Dean's List, and had many Law Schools after him. Young Ralph decided on Franklin Pierce in New Hampshire and with his bride (married 1 month after college graduation) headed East where they are very happy. You can contact Ralph/ Holly at 510-253-8471. I thoroughly enjoyed a cup of coffee and conversation with them in March while I had business in the Bay area.

Have not heard from Jack the Sheriff but a few notes after Priscilla and I spent a fun evening with Jack and Waverly. They had been sweethearts from the '50s before finally getting together in the '80s and tmly enjoying life in the '90s. They live in Tmmp Towers Plaza on Flagler Drive in W. Palm Beach,

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and as they kiddingly say, they look down on Palm Beach.. .and all the high society there. Jack is one of the most loyal, dedicated USNA alums, regardless of class. And he cherishes the fraternity of football players from the Naval Academy, and the former coaches. He has played some golf with Wayne Hardin, et al. Jack was thrilled that former Supt.

Tom Lynch had invited the Navy bowl teams (' 54, '58, '61, and '64) back for a very special time...the bonding amongst those guys is something all of USNA should feel good about! Jack is doing exceptionally well in the Consulting world after a splendid career with Dupont (he says USNA and a stint with the USMC surely gave him great training). All the best to Jack and Waverly!!

I shall close with an important reminder from one of the great '59 cheerleaders/fans par excellence, Marty Finerty: A CALL TO ARMS ...or should I say, a call to "seats" from our fearless football fancier and "ticket taker" Marty Finerty, who can be reached at 1841 Northbridge Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401, or call 410-849-2502 at home. Marty also is at work 202775-5966.

Class Of '59 Football Game Activity: As in prior years, the Class will have a visible presence at all home games. It is necessary to act now to be a part of the dynamic, friendly group that makes up the '59 contingent at each home game. Since 1990, our Class season ticket holders have been assigned a permanent seating area on the Navy home side of the stadium, section 3, rows 18-23 in the lower stands. I understand from the NAAA Ticket Office that the '59 permanent area is known as the Finerty area. If you plan to attend a game and ask to be seated in the 59 area, for unknown reasons, you will NOT get tickets in the permanent seating block. However, if you ask for tickets in the "59 Finerty area", you will get tickets in, or adjacent to, our permanent area. Once again, the Class will purchase four spare tickets in the permanent seating block. Anyone desiring to purchase those spare tickets from the Class can do so by contacting me. I will distribute the tickets on a first-come-first-served basis. For all games, pre- and post-game tailgating will again be a major part of the home game activity. Food and drink is brought by those attending, and shared by all. For the Homecoming game, drink is provided by the Class for a small fee, but food is brought by those attending.

The Class location is site #33, our usual spot in the Blue parking lot (near the old Quonset hut just off Taylor, the SE comer of the parking lot). The '59er Flag and Tent will be raised for each game, courtesy of Flynn, Truax, and Finerty, unless old age forces us to seek assistance from some younger sources (come on guys, that is a long way off isn't it??).

Please plan to attend â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's a good time with superb food and great people. Believe it or not, we still have some daughters and sons who are Midshipmen.

Those young people are always welcome too, and generally do attend, our tailgates. Talking with them is an experience we all enjoy, and I think they look forward to hearing about the "good old days" from the old salts, who actually had a Plebe Year! Thanks, Marty, to you and all the Annapolis contingent who make the games, the '59er get-togethers, etc. easy and a lot of fun for the rest of us!

Rise 'n Shine with '59!

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Pres., Dr Richard R. Pariseau Sec'y, Ron Hinkel 2721 Bertyland Dr, Oakton, VA 22124-1448 General News: "KEEP THE MOMENTUM ROLLING" Lots of Classmate news, so I'll get right on it! But, just in case you pick this up, realize that you have been in outer space and haven't got the word on our 35th Reunion this October 20-22, call anyone of the Class officers, your company coordinator, USNA Alumni Assn (ask for Ron Brandquist) or Tom Marti at 703-734-1630 (H). You still have time to make it!

Classmate News: Our own Ron Brandquist checked in with a photographic report from the USNAAA ski trip to Interlaken. 1 guess it's not all work as pres-e-dent of the Alumni Association. Ron reported that the Class of '60 contingent (3 souls) tied for highest class number of the total 72 skiers.

All reportedly had a marvelous time in beautiful and snowy Switzerland, and another trip is planned for this year. He says we can't afford not to go because of the good deal. Does that mean we have to keep up this record of most class representatives at every one of these functions? You had better take a strain, guys.

How long is this guy going to be there, anyway? The last one was 25 years. I can just see us now at 95 on skis zooming down the black slopes of Switzerland— all three of us. Maybe, if we start impeachment proceedings soon ? ? ?

Ron Brandquist, Don Foery and Ted Parsons rest after a straight run down the black slopes.

Rob Kunkle (10th), checked in with interesting news. He writes: Greetings from Big "D"...l won't bore you with all the reasons I have been too busy to write.

Frankly, in this business climate 1 wish we were busier. I-CON Industries (Multiwire Discrete Wiring Boards and standard printed Circuit Boards) is staying busy in spite of the downturn in military business—but it remains a challenge. Dallas is still fun—bound to be more so once we wrestle the Super Bowl Championship away from those west coast pretenders!

I'm very sorry to report that my marriage to Barbara Evans has fallen apart. We were married at the USNA Chapel. June 10. 1990, along with 20 or so Classmates and wives who re-affirmed their marriage vows in the same ceremony. The trick now is to find another "significant other" for the 35th reunion bash.

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buquerque. I spent Friday at Honeywell ATS, a major multiwire user and I-CON customer. Afterwards, I met Janice and Keith "Casey" Jones for dinner and spent the evening re-hashing war stories, kids situations, etc. We even had a chance to stop by and visit with his mom whom I had not seen since their wedding in June 1960. The military decline is also affecting Ross Aviation's business with DOD but they are weathering it well and both look great! Their son. Brent, is a temporary resident and showed me how he can log on and solve computer network glitches at his Antarctica job site! From his bedroom! Janice understands Brent's work as she programmed computers (in machine language) 40 years ago in Washington, DC while waiting for Casey to graduate from USNAY. I somewhat understand as I have partially absorbed the theory of computers from my experience with building circuit boards. Similar to my general understanding of skinny labs. Casey doesn't understand and doesn't seem to mind. As Brent commented, "If it doesn't have a joy stick and throttle.

Dad couldn't care less!.

I talked Casey out of the enclosed copy of Flying Review, dated February 1995. The cover slot is about the company Casey works for, Ross Aviation, celebrating its 25th year. The article includes a nice summary of Casey's career, and should be good input to the Class column. Of course, he wouldn't send it in, but I can!

We also ventured to the local Kinko Copy Center and made me a copy of Clint Johnson's article from Foundation —Spring 1995. This is his story of shooting down a Mig while flying an AD Skyraider over Vietnam. Clint was dubbed "Big Stoop" by the 10th company first Class ('57)— roommate Albert P. (Bert) Johnson was "Little Stoop"—certainly showed the slack-jawed, beadyeyed, jet jockeys his exhaust. Over the years, Clint had maintained that this feat was really nothing special. This silly Mig wandered in to his gunsight and he pulled the trigger! I'm glad to see more details—a really entertaining article that I'm sure he won't send you either.

I'm looking forward to the Navy-SMU football game in Dallas, and, of course, to the 35th reunion.

We have quite a few Classmates in this area, an active alumni chapter and a recently implemented phone calling tree (that my secretary gets to man while I'm traveling).

I hope you can use the enclosed articles in the column. Best wishes! /s/ Rob Thanks, Rob. I appreciate your efforts very much.

The article on Clint is too large for the column. I will negotiate a condensed version acceptable to Shipmate for a later date. But, I have sent a copy in total to the 12th Company Officer for the Class bulletin board. In Flying Review, Casey is shown on the cover sitting in his visitor's chair and pointing to a model of an A-4. The caption reads: "Casey" Jones, VP and General Manager of Ross Aviation (the Department of Energy's Air service contract operator with facilities at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico) points out a memorial plaque stand with a model of the A4 Sky Hawk he flew as commander of the Navy's Blue Angels in 1976 and 1977." The article states that Ross started in 1987 and has established a reputation for excellence in flight training, airport management, passenger and freight service, air mail and maintenance training.

"When this company started, they were flying single-engine Bonanzas. Today we operate jets and research aircraft to support the DOE's far-flung facilities," our Casey was quoted.

The article goes on to report that Casey stays involved with general aviation by serving on the annual Pilot Rendezvous and Steering Committee and that he is an Albuquerque director of the New Mexico Pilots Association. Well done, Casey, and good luck to you still in the stick and throttie business. Next, a note from Danny Musselman who was relieved as LA Chapter President: On 11 February, 1995 the Los Angeles Chapter held its annual "Change of Command" ceremony

at which Danny Musselman was relieved as Chapter President by Steve Andres '67. Enclosed photo shows Hal Styles, Jr. '53, presiding officer, VADM Ed Martin, USN (Ret) '54 and myself As a reminder, the LA Chapter will be hosting the Academy's 150th Birthday Ball at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel on Sunday evening, 15 October. The Guest of Honor will be John Dalton '64, SECNAV. Make your plans now!...This will be the premier (west coast) black-tie event commemorating our 150th Birthday."

"Musselman change of command" Ted Parsons seems to be everywhere in the Class news these days and where it snows. Is that all these guys Forey and Parsons do? You'd think they'd pick warm and sunny locations, but I guess that's too much to ask. He writes with a full photographic report of the recent Class skiing trip to Vail, Colorado.

Attended the recent Naval Academy Alumni Assn. Swiss Winter Escapade. It was a superb trip in all respects, but it could be no other way since Rollie Brandquist was in charge.

As a marvelous prelude, I spent five days at the home of my Plebe Sponsor, Capt. Andrew Bodnaruk, USN. I'm sure that most of the fellows in the Class don't even remember who their sponsors were, but I was lucky enough to have drawn one of those truly superior individuals who understood the value of Adm. Smedburg's short lived albeit wise program, and thus made a life long friend which I consider of enormous value.

The strange part of the whole thing was that when I was assigned this Engineering Duty Officer, the then LCdr. Bodnaruk, I wasn't all that happy about it. The guy was quartered across the river at the Experimental Station, and wasn't even a Naval Aviator for God's sake. That he wasn't a Naval Academy graduate didn't bother me much, but the thought that he was going to ask me questions about Steam or something used to scare the hell out of me. But I was immediately drawn into this exemplary Navy man's family, and he and his to mine, and I have often considered my remarkable good fortune at having made such a wonderful and long lasting friendship. That Capt. Bodnaruk rose to become the Chief Engineer of the Navy as a final achievement in a brilliant Naval career is indicative that opposites apparently attract. If you ever mn into Smeddy, tell him, as far as this Plebe is concemed, his Plebe Sponsor Program was outstanding.

He refers to our time at the Academy as halcyon days, and in many ways he is right. They couldn't have been too bad. Otherwise I wouldn't be writing your sorry a .

Another little mini adventure into the past was seeing Don Jacobs, '63, my Plebe. Hadn't seen nor heard from the guy since graduation, but he saw Dick Pariseau at Homecoming a year ago, got my address, and got in touch. Don only did about six years in the Navy, but his tours with the Brown Water Navy in Vietnam led to a career with the CIA from which he just retired after an equally successful and undeniably different career.

Great seeing people from the past. It's the motivation for reunion. The Swiss Winter Escapade started Ron Brandquist, Don Forey. and Yo. It was a superlative trip in all respects, and allowed for some superb skiing in company with some equally superb people. If anybody in the Class

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wiuits lo ski the Jungfrau, they could have no better guide than Don. He doped it out on his own the two days Ron and Yo were goofing off, and then spent the next three days mnning us around about half the Swiss Alps. It was a milestone event in the life of the Class of '60. The only trouble is, about nine hundred guys didn't show up. Perhaps next year in Innsbrook, Austria.

Ron, 1 didn't get this in the mail before departure to the little skiing reunion up in Vail. Great bunch of guys and I'd write you this great story about the whole thing. But this thing is getting a little ludicrous. 1 started this on the 21st of Febmary. It's undoubtedly another valid argument against me becoming involved with anything that has to do with deadlines.

I sent the photos to Ron Brandquist who is coordinating with Don Forey to get something in Shipmate re The Swiss trip. (Right, Ted, the "coordinating" was sending them to me for captioning.

Naughty, Ron, and I thought that you took those photos just to send to me.)

Enclosed are some photos from Vail. A great thrown together little gathering, which, starting from a couple years ago with Dave (Schnegelberger), Joe (Rosengren), and, I believe.

Chuck Kieger getting together, seems to be coming an annual thing. Certainly a fine time was enjoyed by all who attended this year in Vail. But I'll let the photos tell the story, because this letter is going in the mail. Beat Hood! /s/ Ted Now we're talking, Ted. Look at these photos, peeps. Recognize anyone? Can they all be having such a good time? I think we missed a happening.

Ya'll best look into signing up for these Class attended functions in the future.

Time Is Running Out To Register For The Thirty Fifth!

Have you registered for the Class events for tills year's Homecoming, October 20-22? If not, time is running out. And This Is Going To Be The Biggest And Best Reunion Yet! Don't Miss It. There is still (barely) time left to take advantage of a 5% discount on all Class events, but our block of hotel rooms in the Loews Annapolis have all been reserved. If you still need a room, call the Annapolis and Anne Amndel County Conference & Visitors Bureau, 410-2688687, or Spanning the Globe Travel at 410-841-6428, or 410-266-6711, or 1-800-878-9563, for infonnation on other hotels that may have available rooms.

In addition to the gala 150th USNA Anniversary celebration events. Class of '60 events will be: A specially organized tour of the 12th Company Wardroom and Company area; a Gigantic Saturday AM/ PM Tailgate before and after tiie game (arranged by Jim Duffy); a splendiferous Saturday Night (Black Tie Optional) Dinner Dance, again held in Dahlgren Hall, complete with delicious food, wine, table gifts, floral artangements, decorations, band and dancing (organized and managed by Carolyn Duffy); a Sunday Branch, hosted at Alumni House (thanks to Ron Brandquist); and a 1:00 PM Sunday Memorial Service in the Chapel (conceived and brought to you by Bob Gamba) for our departed Classmates; and, finally, a sensational choice of memorabilia (planned and presented by Jim Knorr and committee). We also will have travel and Annapolis transportation assistance available (again thanks to Jim Knorr), through Spanning The Globe Travel. And, seating for the Villanova football game will be available in the Class of 1960 section (if you so indicate on your USNA Athletic Association ticket application form).

If you, or another Classmate or widow that you know of, have any questions or have not received your Class registration packet, sent in mid-Febraary, call Tom Marti, at (H) 703-734-1630 or (W) 703761-6762. Most Importantly, Put October 20-22, 1995 In Annapolis On Your Calendar Now And Join Us For The Gala 35th Reunion! And Get Your Reservations In Now! That's all Folks!! Keep the Momentum Rolling to Thirty-Five!

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Hi Classmates! I thought I'd lead off this month with a very inspiring story about our deceased Classmate, Terry Murphy. It all started off in early May with a call from Fritz Klumpp via Pensacola where he now makes his home while flying those big metal birds around the world for Delta. Fritz has been in touch with Terty's daughter, Helen Hagerty, over the years. This is a story of her odyssey that had all the intrigue that great books are made of. It was both chronologically long and strewn with potholes as she attempted to learn the tmth about Terry's death.

Terty, an F-4 pilot, was reported lost in April 1965 and was listed for years as being MIA. His daughter, who lives in Georgetown and is married to a Woop was never quite satisfied with the "official" story that Terry had been shot down by a MiG and lost at sea, so she embarked on an incredible journey to find the truth. Her considerable research included trips to

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China to do literature searches, interviews with Terry's squadron mates, and interviews with the MiG pilots who had flown missions the day Terty went down and indicated that they had fired no missiles.

She also went to Hainan Island off the south coast of China to talk to the natives of a small fishing village who had seen Terty's plane crash just a few kilometers offshore in shallow water. She actually recovered parts of the plane which she keeps at home to the memory of the father she never really got to know.

The final chapter of this story took place on 29 May 1995, just over 30 years following his death, when a memorial service and interment at Arlington National Cemetery were held for Terty. In addition to family members that included Terry's sister, Tim Dugan, Pete Smith, Mike Welsh, Bob Glover, and Fritz Klumpp were in attendance representing the Class.

SEEN AND HEARD AROUND TOWN. Our bimonthly Class luncheon was held on 9 May at the usual watering hole and was quite well-attended. Bob McLaughlin gave a short report on plans for the 35th reunion that made everyone thirsty. Joe Kiel announced that, much to the relief of all those who have been working with him over the years both in and out of the Navy, he has finally entered the ranks of the retired-retired. Charlie Farrell announced that he was moving from northern Virginia to Annapolis sometime later this year, no doubt because the USNA Superintendent, Chuck Larson '58 has assigned him permanent chow call outside his quarters.

Following the luncheon. Bob McLaughlin, myself, Jimmy McCune and Don Evans declared the aftemoon of 9 May a national holiday and hit the links at Andrews Air Force Base. Jimmy took low gross. Bob low net, and 1 bought the beer after the round. I won't say that Don Evans ("1 hope you don't mind if I play with you guys. I'll meet you at Andrews if I can find my clubs in the attic") is a sandbagger, but if you look up the word in the dictionary, you'll see Don's picmre next to it. Luncheon attendees were George Dewhirst, Jim George, Mark Waggoner, Joe Kiel, Jimmy McCune, Don Evans, Bob McLaughlin, Jack Stevens, Ron Carlberg, Jesse Stewart, Jack Sheahan, Charlie Fartell, Ed Decker, Bill Hartman, Rod Bubeck, Fred Farber, Joe Kavanaugh, Tim Dugan, Skip McGinley, Earl Diamond, Bob Westfall, Joe Kasales, Bob Zaikan, Mike Quarles, Rich DeRose, Bob Glover, Denny Sullivan, and visiting from San Diego our former Class prez, Frank Dattilo, who looked great after his successful recovery from a bout with the Big "C".

Bill Hartman also reported on the establishment of a Class of 1961 Electronic Bulletin Board on a host computer at his company. For anyone wanting to use it, the phone number is 703-416-8233. After connecting, use the following procedure at the prompts to log on: Name: USNA LName: 61 Password: WGNAC Then follow the instructions to send and receive messages, check activity, etc.

I talked to two WGNACers who visited Annapolis this spring. Dick "Kiwi" Kievlt was in town over the weekend of the Navy Football Blue and Gold Game that marks the end of spring practice. Kiwi played goalie for the alumni soccer team in a contest against the varsity, and reported that the old farts held their own, squeezing out a tie. He and Sue will be back in Crabtown later this summer when their son gets martied.

Joan and Hank Ochel were also in town for a few days in the spring while Hank attended a Masters rowing program at the Academy. He rowed twice a day and slept most of the rest of the time. He managed to tear himself out of the rack one evening and treated Judy and 1 to a great dinner at one of the lo-

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cal victualizing establishments in Eastport, where we managed to catch up with each others lives, and solve most of the important problems facing our country.

I also understand the 1960 Navy Olympic Crew team had a reunion this spring. Several of our Classmates who rowed on that crew were here, but since I got the information second hand and after the fact, I'm not sure who actually attended. 1 was told that Mark Moore and Bruce Wilson were here.

MAIL CALL. Let's start off with a family update from Ron Reimann.

A long overdue note of thanks for the help and counsel you gave our son Tim (USNA '87), in finding a civilian slot last year. It has worked out magnificently for him at RWD, and he is in the midst of moving to Dearborn, MI to manage the RWD office there. Without the encouragement and guidance from you and other alums, his path would have been a good deal more tortuous.

Our oldest son, Ron, Jr. (VMl '85), has left a split tour on KENTUCKY as Weapons Officer, for a Norfolk Battle Group staff job. Tom (VMI '88) is completing a shore duty tour at the US Space Command in Colorado Springs. John Mark (USNA '92) just completed the polar ice op with a load of scientists aboard CAVALLA — the oldest SSN still named for a fish. And Matt (USNA '94) has orders to FINBACK — not the oldest fish-named SSN (yet), but a few years older than Matt. Our daughter Carolyn (Marymount '90) who mns her own business here in the Twin Cities is marrying afineMinnesota man, (even though he's not a submariner) in October.

1 just returned from a stint in east Ukraine, teaching business. Jan and I are going back in August and September for more of the same in Russia and Ukraine, my fifth trip in two years. It's very satisfying stuff.

I received a short note from Denny Doherty that included a short article on the retirement of Dan Schroeder. Dan retired as a Lt. General having most recently served as the Deputy Commander in Chief of U.S. Army, Europe and Seventh Army. We all wish Dan the best and congratulate him for his outstanding accomplishments during a very illustrious career serving with Brand X. Raese "Suitcase" Simpson returned from a sailing vacation in the Caribbean and filed the following brief report, with photo.

Just a note to bring you up to date on this pork chop's sailing adventure to the Leeward Islands.

The good news is that we didn't get lost, hit a rock, or sink! The bad news is that the trip is over. Tim "Pygmy" deGavre is doing great. He was a little hard to reach, especially on a weekend, but between voice mail and VHF radio, we finally made contact. He loves Antigua, and says he comes stateside as little as possible. He took us to a high harbor overlook where the booze flowed freely and the hamburgers were perfect. It also happened to be "race week" in Antigua ... a real party happening (Hank Hahn Heaven.) Since toplessness abounds, I understand why Tim took a week off from his labors to do some crewing. A good time was had by all despite the fact that the dingy motor crapped out at 2300.

"Sleepy" and "Gmmpy" in Antigua I received an announcement of the retirement of

Captain Don Coullahan on 1 August 1995. Don is a pediatrician whose last duty station was the Navy Medical Center in San Diego. He and his bride are settling in Knoxville. Tennessee where he will take a position as Professor of Pediatrics and Head of Adolescent Medicine with the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine. Their address will be 1302 Kensington Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922.

UPCOMING LOCAL CLASS EVENTS. Washington area Class luncheons on Tuesday 11 July and 12 September.

PARTING SHOTS. I know diis will probably come as a shock to you golfers out there who never think farther ahead than your next putt, but the plans and tee times for our 35th reunion outings are finalized.

Here's the gouge; On Thursday, 19 September 1996 we have tee times between 1000 and 1130 for nine(9) foursomes of alumni and/or wives. For those of you who slept through math classes, that means 36 spots are available for Thursday. On Friday, 20 September 1996 we have tee times from 0800 to 0945 for 12 foursomes (48 slots) for our official, play-forbragging-rights. Classmate-only tournament. [The wives can get even by spending the morning and the retirement nest egg in the Midshipman store.] The fees on both days for 18 holes will be $30 per person for alumni including a golf cart. Sign-up will be on a first come - first served basis. Based on my initial announcement in this column a few months ago, some of you have already mailed, faxed, or calledin your entries. For that, I thank you for reading and paying attention For others who wish to play, please sign up as soon as you can.

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Pres., RAdm. Stephen K. Chadwick USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Howard Pinskey PO. Box 3380, Annapohs, MD 21403 Greetings From Annapolis!!!!

AROUND THE FLEET Our Classmate, Admiral William A. Owens, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is called upon to give many speeches in the course of his duties.

Donald Murtay '47 sent along this note conceming Bill's speech; Your outstanding Classmate, Admiral Bill Owens gave a 4.0 presentation at the University of Minnesota last Friday. Thanks to '62 for having such a fine Classmate! He has approximately 500 guests at the dinner as prime members of his fan club for his 4.0 remarks.

Bill also had a very thoughtful interview with Forbes Magazine printed in the June 19, 1995 issue.

The lead-in to the interview reads; Most military analysts agree that to be the policeman of the last resort in an unstable world, the U.S. must be able to fight and win two major regional conflicts more or less simultaneously. A recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies reached some unsettling conclusions. The report wams that this two-conflict level of readiness requires a defense budget equal to 4.5% of U.S. gross domestic product — implying a staggering $500 billion shortfall over the coming five years. Admiral William A. Owens isn't so sure about that shortfall. A former nuclear submarine commander and chief military adviser to former Defense Secretary Richard Cheney, Owens, 55, is now vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff He argues that the Pentagon's problem isn't finding another $500 billion. The problem is getting more firepower out of less money by cutting the Defense 113

Depaitment's bureaucracy, and pushing the four services to work together and take full advantage of the U.S.' stunning advances in computer and communications technologies, even if that means ruffling some service generals' and congressmen's feathers.

CLASS LETTERS Brian Monaghan, a prominent attomey in San Diego writes that after 17 years of single parenthood, he now stands ready to embark upon connubial bliss.

The wedding is in September. Gerti, the lady who has Accepted his hand, is on his arm in the enclosed picture. To those Classmates who would wish to discourage this undertaking, forget it. He is still a hardheaded Irishman. The soft San Diego sun has done notiiing to change his upbringing in Philly. For long range planners, be it known that Navy plays Notre Dame in Dublin, Ireland on November 2, 1996. He recommends the Shelborne Hotel and hopes to see you there. Good luck to Brian and Gerti.

Brian and Gerri Marlene and Mike McGrath recently moved from Fresno to Monument, Colorado. Mike is flying 737300/500 for United Airlines and is based in Denver.

He loves it and it's a real briar patch, t h e McGrath's address is 19010 White Fawn Drive, Monument, Colorado 80132-8927, 719-488-0962.

It has been over 10 years ago that our Class dedicated one of the two dioramas' that grace the entrance to Memorial Hall. Ripley at the Bridge and the Capture of U-505 were crafted by Bob Mouat, Cdr, RN (Ret.) who lives in Sherman, Connecticut.

C l a s s m a t e Vic Reiling, president of the TOYSTUDIO in Lakeville, Connecticut was instrumental in the creation of the dioramas and attended Bob's 75th birthday party in June 1995. Vic spoke to John Ripley, now president of Southern Virginia College for Women in Buena Vista, Virginia and the following letter is from John to the Creative Cdr. Mouat: It has been some time since you and I have corresponded or seen each other, but I must assure you that during the ten years since you produced the diorama featuring my actions at the Dong Ha Bridge I have thought of you often. Anyone can and should be impressed with the magnificent work of art the diorama represents. Frankly, on those occasions when I see it, as well as the U-505 diorama, I am still stunned at the extraordinary detail and life-like appearance of all the items so perfectly crafted in each of the dioramas. As you know, when you were approached by Vic Reiling with the concept of our Class memorial, we wanted something very unique; 114

virtually unseen in any other previous Class project.

Ours simply had to be different, because our war was so completely different from the previous wars and conflicts in which Naval Academy Graduates had been involved. Also, we were the Class who rightfully should represent the Vietnam War because we had suffered most as a Class in that war.

Certainly the selection of you to portray our Class memorial was the cortect one, but more to the point it was overwhelmingly fortuitous that we found someone with such talent. I would also say your ability to put such feeling and meaning into your work accomplished what we wanted in a way that could never have been done otherwise.

It is a very inadequate statement for me to say that I am humbled to have been selected as a subject of your work, especially when I consider that many Classmates of mine whose achievements, in my view, are greater in their service to the Academy and the country overall. Many of my Classmates have achieved flag and general officer rank and two. Admiral Bill Owens and Admiral Snuffy Smith, have risen to the very top of their profession arid are in this Class and to have been associated with such magnificent men, let alone to have been selected to represent them in your extraordinary memorial that is meant to represent the entire Class. It is profoundly humbling indeed, and something that never fails to move me.

On a personal note, you will be surprised perhaps that I still have the pictures taken on our visit to you when the diorama was in the making and you wanted some critical expertise on the items you had already placed therein. What I also remember about that trip, with great fondness, is the tremendous curty nosh you prepared for Paul Galanti and myself and the excellent evening we spent in your company. As you celebrate your 75th birthday please remember me among the many well wishers who appreciate you not just as a celebrated artist, but a fine person and honorary Classmate for the Class of '62 for which you have done so much.

In the relatively small world of Naval Academy graduates, we feel that we have our own personal Rembrant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that more than anything else has demonstrated to the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Naval Academy the greatness of our Class, and of the institution itself In no small measure we have you to thank for this. Molin joins me with all best wishes to you on this memorable occasion.

Our president, Steve Chadwick, sends us the following: I have committed to writing a "Classmate profile" each month to recognize the continuing contribution of '62 to the world in which we live. I therefore solicit your nominations for our Classmates who have either risen to the top or who are starting careers in government service, business, religion, education or volunteer work. We are surrounded by heroes who wear the "Honor" crest of '62 and there are enough stories to tell about them.

The floor is always open for nominations. My business address is: c/o Prodesco, Inc., 700 W. Park Avenue, P.O. Box 237, Perkasie, PA 18944-0237.

Fax: 215-453-1584. EMAIL: CHASTEVE @ A0L.COM This months Classmate profile comes partly from the Philadelphia Inquirer and features the Second Company's Corbin A. McNeil, Jr. who came to the Academy via NAPS from Huntington Station, New York. On graduation he entered the submarine force and would eventually become a nuke.

His 21 year Navy career culminated in the command of TAUTOG and the Navy Nuclear Power School. After Navy service, Corbin joined the New York Power Authority as Resident Manager of the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant in 1981, and subsequently was named Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation. He joined Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE and G) as Vice President Nuclear in March 1985 and was named Senior Vice President, Nuclear in April 1987. In March 1988, Corbin joined PECO Energy as Executive Vice President, Nuclear In April 1990, he was elected to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of the Company.

Early this year he was elected Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board PECO is one of

the nations largest public utilities with more than 16 billion dollars in assets and revenue last year of 4.3 billion dollars. Corbin and Dorice are the proud parents of five children, and the family are avid downhill skiers from their vacation home in Jackson Hole. Well done Corbin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what's next?

FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS The tide for Navy football is coming in for the 1995 season! The Naval Academy Athletic Association has kicked off its season ticket drive with an exciting schedule and a variety of ticket plans. This season's home schedule opens with a night game against Wake Forest University on Sep 23 (Parents' Weekend for the Class of 1996) at 7 p.m.. Football excitement continues with games against Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on Oct 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Air Force Academy on Oct 14 at 1:30 p.m.; Villanova University (Homecoming) on Oct 21 at 1:30 p.m.; University of Delaware on Nov 11 (Scout Day) at 1:30 p.m.; and Tulane University on Nov 18 at 1:30 p.m. All games are played at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapohs.

Classmates who desire to sit in the Class section should request Class of '62 Section, Upper Blue Side Group 7 tickets. We tailgate about 90 minutes before each game and a Class banner designates the location. Blue Side on Taylor Avenue. If you need the NAAA call them at 1-800-US4-NAVY. Steve Shatynski, USNA '83, is on the committee for the Los Angeles USNA 150th Birthday Ball. The L.A. Orange County, CA Chapter of the Alumni Association is proud to host this year's gala celebration of the 150th anniversary of USNA. The Ball will take place on October 15, 1995 at the Martiott Hotel in Anaheim, California. The Ball will be a first class event and will be attended by numerous celebrity alumni and friends of the Naval Academy including Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable John Dalton '64. Seating will be by Class, and I would ask that you highly encourage your Classmates to be there. We would like to invite all alumni from out-of-town to make the Ball part of an enjoyable visit to exciting, sunny Southern California. More detailed information will be forthcoming in Shipmate. If you have specific questions, please call (wk) 714-836-3135 or (h) 310-698-8885. BEAT ARMY! That's our Class news for this July/August 1995 issue of Shipmate. The summer Class flyer will be out towards the end of August with information.

Class news and reservations for Homecoming '95 on Saturday, October 21, 1995. Keep your cards letters and photos coming in.

Until next time

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Pres., Robert L. Harper Sec'y, Michael H. Shelley 9915 Natick Rd., Burke, VA 22015 Internet mshe@Ioc.gov Early this June, many of your Classmates shared a profound and powerful experience. I'm going to recount it to you as best I can, but words far more eloquent than mine would be inadequate to the task.

If you were there, you know what I mean. If you weren't, you should know that something of great importance was done on your behalf in honor of Classmates who, though gone from us, remain near and dear to us all.

More than 150 Classmates, wives, family members, and guests of the Class of 1963 came together at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington on the moming of Saturday, 10 June, to memorialize and honor our thirteen Classmates who were lost in the Vietnam War The occasion was the 30th anniversary of the date that the first, Carl Doughtie, died in combat while performing his duty in the service of our country.

Several family members of our lost Classmates Our honored Classmates attended the two-hour ceremony. Among them were Carl's parents Marjorie and Carl Doughtie; Don memorial wreath and a display containing pictures MacLaughlin's mother Margaret MacLaughlin; and biographies of the thirteen. As the procession Chuck Marik's widow Janey; Ken Buell's widow advanced, the large, dense crowd of visitors parted Mary and their children Rick Marik and Susan and fell silent. When the wreath and display were Gomer; Bill Fitzgerald's widow Betty, their daugh- placed in front of the panel containing the names of ters Penni Hening and Lynda Scholtz, grandson John Carl Doughtie and John Worcester, hand salutes Scholtz, and Bill's nephew who is a Petty Officer in were offered and sustained as the slow, echoed notes the precommissioning crew of FITZGERALD. We re- of Taps played by Navy Band buglers drifted across ceived numerous positive responses to news of the the memorial grounds and into the trees beyond. ceremony from other families, but distance and circumstances prevented them from attending. Also present were Cdr. Gary Hoist '77, Prospective Commanding Officer of the FITZGERALD, and his wife and parents.

RAdm. Larry Marsh welcomed the attendees.

Following an invocation by Reverend Dave Konold, Mike Cronin spoke powerfully about the heroism and sacrifices of our fallen Classmates, the context in which they served and were lost, and the importance of what we and our nation have learned from the trials of the history we have lived through. The At the Wall: Harper, Earner, Cronin, Ring impact of Mike's words was heightened by the fact In keeping with custom, the photo display was left that he had himself spent six arduous years as a prisat the memorial for permanent retention by the Naoner of the North Vietnamese.

Scripture readings and the hymn On Eagle's tional Park Service.

One particularly emotional moment occurted at Wings, sung by members of the Navy's Sea Chantthe conclusion of Officers' Call. After speaking of ers, were followed by Officers' Call. Each of the thirteen men was memorialized by a roommate or Ken Buell, Jim Metcalfe introduced Capt. Mike other close friend who spoke â&#x20AC;&#x201D; often with deep Strand '69. Mike had been promoted to Lieutenant emotion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of his character, his exploits, and the ef- while he and Ken were squadron mates in WestPac. Ken had pinned the bars he had wom onto Mike's fect he had on persons and events at the Academy collars and Mike had worn them until his next proand beyond. These tributes proceeded in the order motion. Now, many years later, he surprised everythat the men were first declared lost or missing in action, from 10 June 1965 to 17 September 1972. one by presenting the insignia to Ken's son, LTJG Carl Doughtie was remembered by Frank Hilton; Rick Buell.

John Worcester by Dave Byrnes; Don MacLaughlin by Dud Hendrick; Jerry Pinneker

by Joe Bustamante; Chuck Marik by Frank Hilton; Skip Templin by Tom Taylor; Dan Moran

by Mike Cronin; Alex Palenscar by Doug Zanzot; Jim Patterson by Jim Ring; Bill Fitzgerald by Mickey Mays; Rick Trani by Pete Browne; Stan Smiley by Craig Thrasher; and Ken Buell by Jim Metcalfe. We are hoping to gather and publish these remarkable testimonials for the families of the thirteen, our Classmates, and others.

At the completion of Officers' Call, Class President Bob Harper, Class of 1963 Foundation President Jim Ring, VAdm. Bill Earner, and Mike Cronin moved to and then along "The Wall" with a The Buell family After the ceremonies. RAdm. Denny Vaughan

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and his wife Lu Ann hosted a lively and delightful luncheon reception in the garden of their quarters in Arlington, Virginia. This provided the perfect setting to renew friendships, reminisce, and spend time with family members of the thirteen.

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Dave Konold, Jack Dranttel, Joe Bustamante The arrangements and the events of the day were carefully planned and flawlessly executed. We extend our thanks to all who worked so hard to prepare for and conduct the ceremony and the reception.

Special appreciation is due to Jim Ring for conceiving the idea of the commemoration and for leading the group which made it a reality. That group included Joe B u s t a m a n t e , Jack Reed, Sonny Glassner, Bob Harper, Mike Cronin, Lu Ann and Denny Vaughan, Gayle and Satch Baumgart, and Larry Marsh.

We believe that the Class of 1963 ceremony was the first such event to honor the members of any Naval Academy Class. Whether or not this is so, those of us who participated now know the spiritual and emotional value — indeed, the necessity — of gathering at The Wall to honor the sacrifice of our brothers. We encourage other Classes to hold their own observances and stand ready to share our experience with them.

Here's the latest report to artive from the very busy Jim DeFrancia: Recently, I have been spending some time in the Pentagon as a member of the Marsh Commission, officially known as the Quality of Life Task Force.

The group was appointed by the Secretary of Defense to study a broad range of issues associated with the quality of life for military personnel and the impact of those issues on recmitment, retention, and readiness. It has been a pleasure to be participating on this commission given that the other members include such distinguished individuals as former Representative Bob Michel, Alma Powell (wife of the General), former HUD Secretary Larry Simons, former Army COS General John Wickham, as well as senior representatives of the curtent DOD leadership and the uniformed services.

It has been amazing to see how much the character and composition of the services have changed since we graduated in June of 1963. As a small example, when we were commissioned, two-thirds of the military was single men. Today that percentage is exactly reversed with two-thirds of the membership being married. Of course, we have also significantly increased the percentage of women and there are a large number of uniformed single parents. The impacts of the demographic changes greatly affect issues such as the nature of housing.

That is what the commission is all about, and it is our charge to recommend changes in policy and the initiation of programs that will address "quality of life" in a curtent context.

As an anecdote, I found myself recently enjoying breakfast in the private dining room of the Secretary of Defense and taking in the view on the river side of the Pentagon. This was in the company of not only the Secretary himself but also a number of other senior members of DOD. The thought that crossed my mind in this momentarily privileged environment was what a long way one had come from Plebe Summer! Thirty-six years ago such surroundings were not only inconceivable, but the individuals occupying such settings were thought to be quasi-mystical. Now I found, lo and behold, that we have become them and they are all ordinary mortals, after all! In any event, it is proving to be a

challenging and rewarding experience and I am hopeful that I can make a genuine contribution as the Commission formulates its recommendations and advances proposed legislation over the next year.

It's always a pleasure to hear from one of our ladies — a pleasure that doesn't come often enough. This month we have letters from TWO! The first to reach my mailbox was Judy Shackelton with news of two of our service academy children.

Here is a photo of two plebes. Class of 1998: Nathan Breard USMA, son of Tony Breard '63, and our son, Cory Shackelton USNA. Nathan had come to USNA on a movement order to attend the Army-Navy Lacrosse game on 31 March. (Navy won — Go Navy!) We took the photo early Saturday morning just before Cory left with the D&B for a concert in Hartisburg, Pennsylvania. West Point doesn't have a D&B, just a pep band which Nathan plays in It's not very often that Army and Navy offspring get together like our sons did

Blue and Gray Years ago in the summer of 1981 we drove to Texas to visit Tony and his family. Tony was one of Norm's good friends at the Academy and we still keep in touch. At Army-Navy in Philadelphia, Nathan left the Army side and his pep band to find Cory in the D&B on the Navy side. Each one vaguely remembers our visit to Texas. We didn't get to see Nathan at the football game, so were excited to see him after the lacrosse contest. Norm says that Tony was in the D&B, and I know that's true because I just looked it up in the Lucky Bag! In an earlier column I mentioned the recent publication of the cookbook Dining in Quarters A by Donna Kaup. Lou and I are thrilled with our copy, which is a 234-page, hard-cover treasury of delightful recipes, historical information about the Charleston Naval Base, and rare photographs of the base and the submarine force. The book is being sold by the Naval Institute and Midshipman's stores at USNA and at widely scattered book stores and museum shops across the country. Donna has very generously offered to donate 40 percent of sales receipts from our Classmates to tiie Class of 1963 Foundation. Now you can have the pleasure and benefit of having your own copy and at the same time support the ongoing work of our Foundation. To order, contact Donna at 2484 West Branch Court, NaperviUe, Illinois 60565; phone 708-357-5287. The sales price is $16.96 plus $3.00 shipping and handling per copy. South Carolina residents should add $1.00 for sales tax. Thanks, Donna!

Supporting tiie Class of 1963 in yet anodier fashion. Donna sent this report about a trip she and Karl took to the west coast in early April.

We were in San Diego for the decommissioning of SubGra Five and Squadron Three with Admiral Carl Trost as guest speaker — he was number one in SubGru Five in the early 70's. It was a wonderful ceremony, but we were sad to see an era come to an end there on Pt. Loma. We had a great time visiting June and Chuck Stone in their spacious and breath-taking, 360-degree mountain view "Villa Shipmate, July-August 1995

Estate" they are building north of Escondito. Califomia. They looked marvelous and we envy them enjoying retirement in such a great part of the country. We also spent an aftemoon sailing with Lynn and Ron Render in the San Diego harbor. Now, alas, we are back in Chicagoland. It is stormy today (lOApril!) with hailstones, wind, rain, and 33degree temperature. But we are enjoying what the great midwest is offering — lots of exciting places to visit, great friends, and centrally located to our three daughters in Virginia, Texas, and Colorado.

Donna supplied a photo of Karl and the Stones at their homesite. You may notice that the Califomia license plate on Chuck's jeep reads, "6T3 USNA." Attaboy!

On top of Stones' Mountain Efforts to expand communications channels among our online Classmates are going well. The names already in our Intemet directory include Terry Abell, John Anderson, Mike Blackledge, Tony Breard, Steve Coester, John Detweiler, Dick Guffey.

Bob Harper, Wilson Harris, Frank Hilton, Bill Howard, Jim Kenney, Jim Koehn, Jim Lasswell, Jack McDonald, Ken Metviner, Jim Oakes, Tom O'Brien, Bob Otis, Bemie Patterson, Dave Robinson, Ken Sanger, Norm Shackelton, Lu Schumacher, Lou Simpleman, Dave Stephan, Olen Thompson, Craig Thrasher, Larry Wamken, Ed Weathers, and Dick Wyttenbach-Santos. Contact me at mshe@loc.gov and I'll add your name and send you all the addresses.

Say, have you seen the new submarine thriller movie Crimson Tide! In reading an advance publicity release about the film, I noted that one of the two technical advisors was Mai Wright, a former skipper of ALABAMA, which was the fictional setting of the action. Mai, I'm sure you have some interesting tales to share with us.

And that's it for this time around, folks. By the time you read this, September and the beginning of Navy fall sports will be just around the corner We must keep the faith that the football program will produce not only excitement but a decent number of victories as well. Faith will be justified — in due course. But win or lose, we'll have a great time with our Classmates, ladies, and friends at our '63 tailgate parties before and after every home game. Plan now to join us, won't you? And make firm plans to attend the Homecoming game and Class dinner on 21 October, one week after FITZGERALD is commissioned in Newport.

Hey, why not take a few minutes this week to write me a brief letter for our column? Only one letter will chase away that guilty feeling for two or three years, at least. Isn't that a small price to pay for peace of mind? Yes, it is...

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Pres., Capt. Jerry Anderson USNR (Ret.) S e c ' y , C a p t . Grant F u l k e r s o n USN (Ret) 6000 Natick Ct., Burke, VA 22015 (703) 978-6885 gfulkers@csc.com Has been a little bit better month for mail, but still am not getting any complaints from the local mailman, or should I say postal person, about the quantity of mail overflowing my mailbox.

Jay Eggers , alias. Salty Sam '64, wrote his first letter to Shipmate since graduation. Jay hasn't lost his touch for writing so will pass along his entire letter.

This is my first letter to Shipmate since graduation. Let's see. Right after June Week I drove to my folks' house in Indiana and then ... (Maybe I should limit this to more recent news; otherwise it could get lengthy.) Curtentiy, I'm delighted that my oldest kid, a high school senior (late start on kidhaving) is headed for plebe summer as a member of the Class of '99.1 am going to buy a Rolls Royce, vacation home, and a 50-foot boat with the tuition savings. I'm simultaneously sending my 15 year old daughter to the convent and sending my nine year old to a ten year Cub Scout camp. So much for child rearing. I should also mention that after my seven years of single parenthood, I remarried last year, a wonderful lady from Mexico City, Martha de los Cobos, thereby becoming a stepgrandfather (She hasfivegrown children.) and having the opportunity to leam a lot of Spanish words and phrases not found in textbooks. That's it for this 30 year reporting period. I'll check in again when I'm 82. Meantime I'll share what I told my son Christian, '99: Annapolis looks best getting smaller in a rear view mirtor.

Jay didn't mention it in his letter, but someplace along the way he managed to get his law degree and has his own firm "Sherman & Eggers" in San Diego, CA (got that from the company letterhead on Jay's letter. Also a belated congratulations to Jay and Martha on their marriage. Maybe we can get Jay and family back this way to visit Christian.

Speaking of visiting the Annapolis area, I was back there this weekend and had my first opportunity to visit the new visitor's center It is located in the front of the field house and is really a magnificent facility and certainly makes a good first impression on anyone visiting the academy. Tom Lynch certainly deserves a "Well done" from everyone for his efforts to obtain funding and starting the ball rolling on getting the visitor's center built.

Got a very interesting note from Eugene "Gene" HoUoway. Gene is curtentiy living in Chester, NJ. Gene was recently looking through the veteran's section of America On-line and came across the following bulletin board message: Subj: SHUMWAY, GEOFFREY FROM: SeaShum My father, LCdr. Geoffrey Shumway. went to Annapolis and flew fighter jets in Vietnam. I was 3 when he was shot down and I only have a vague memory of riding on his shoulders. Any stories of him would be appreciated. Thank you.

You can e-mail your responses to SeaShum@AOL.com. For those of you who do not have e-mail, send any stories to me and 1 will send them on to Geoff's son. Will try to have his mailing address in the next column. Many thanks to Gene for seeing this note on American On Line and passing it on to all of us.

Even though my sons tell me I haven't even reached the computer illiterate stage yet, 1 think computer buffoon is the term they use, I too, have an email address for any of you who would like to send me information that way. My Internet address is: gfulkers@csc.com.

Received a note from Larry Benson, who is liv-

ing in Toledo. OH. You may remember that Larry, Connie Lautenbacher, Bob Lawrence, and Wayne Arny were the famous "Anchormen" folk group during our academy days and based on what we heard at the 30th reunion they haven't lost their touch. After tuming down requests for over 30 years, the group finally got back together and made a recording of some of their most famous and popular hits and the full length cassette tape can be purchased at cost, for only $12.75. Mary Lynn and Sandy Munro, Cash Cashman, '61, and Mike Butterfield, '65 also helped with making the cassette. The cassette has 13 songs, including " Reuben James", "1 Will Never Marry", "Cotton Mill Girls ", and "San Francisco Bay". Any proceeds after production expenses are met will be donated to the Alumni Association. For those of you who would like to order the cassette, please send checks to Bob Lawrence, c/o The Anchormen, Los Altos, CA 94022. Larry also sent along a cassette insert, which unfortunately could not be reproduced, that will bring back some pleasant memories.

Many thanks to the 330 plus Classmates who sent back their 35th reunion questionnaires. We also owe a very special word of thanks to Bob Silvert, who entered over 8,000 data entries from those questionnaires into a computer data base to assist the reunion committee as they work with your responses to make the 35th reunion our best ever. It will probably not shock many of you, but the Class overwhelmingly voted to continue having our reunions in the Washington-Baltimore area (85%) and during Homecoming (46%) or another football weekend (24%). 60% of the Classmates who responded were opposed to rotating the reunion site, while only 15% favored that idea, the other 25% were neutral. In summary, most people wanted to continue what has been done so well at the 25th and 30th reunions. Some people made other very good suggestions such as organized seating by companies, a reduced decibel level for the band, continuing the selling of Class "goodies" with the Welcome Aboard Kit and during the reunion, and others. Len Wass helped Bob analyze the data and forward a final report to the reunion committee.

I for one am already looking forward to our 35th in the fall of 1999. Make your plans early!!

I mentioned in the last column about our Washington area meetings and want to encourage any of you who can to attend. Ken Middleton, who plans and schedules the meetings gave me the dates for the next six months (three meetings): 20 July; 21 September, and 16 November. The 16 November luncheon is the annual "take your wife to lunch" affair.

I also attended the most recent Washington Area Alumni Association meeting. As you might imagine, the local chapter is by far the biggest of any of the chapters and they routinely get over 200 alumni at a luncheon. Ed Conant was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Washington Area Chapter. The guest speaker was Navy's new head football coach. He certainly has an enthusiastic approach to his job, to the team, to the rest of the Brigade, and to a winning football program. I look forward to positive results in the fall.

Am sure most, if not all, of you received a letter from Jerry Anderson recently about the annual fund drive for the Alumni Association. As Jerty stated in his letter, many Classes, including ours, have been sponsoring Class projects and not making donations to the general Alumni Association fund drive. As a result, donations are down, while expenses are up.

The Alumni Association has been very helpful to our Class with maiUngs and other support, so if you can, please try and make a contribution to the annual fund drive as well as to our Class project.

Connie Lautenbacher sent along some photos taken during a recent Arabia Gulf deployment. CONSTELLATION (CV-64), a West Coast ship, and

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GETTYSBURG (CG-64) an East Coast ship, happened to get together for a photo session. Somehow Connie, who is curtentiy COMTHIRDFLEET, just happened to get a few copies and sent them along. Next March (17 March to be exact), another '64, CLAREY ( D D G 64) will be commissioned in Mayport, FL. The Class has been asked to help in some way. Will have more on that in upcoming columns.

On a closing note, any of you who knew Geoff Shumway please try and jot down some story or anecdote and e-mail it to his son or send it to me. As you are sitting out on your patio relaxing, take a hint from Salty Sam '64 and send that first letter in 31 years and let your long lost Classmates know what you are doing these days. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER 64!!!

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Pres., Capt. Wyman Howard USN Sec'y Cdr. Dave Anderson USN (Ret) 468T Mananai Place, Honolulu, HI 96818 808-484-2827(H), 808-477-4162 (W) Fax: 510-652-9130; E-Mail: Andersonhi@AOL.com Hey! We received some long newsy letters this time. Thanks goes first to Steve MacDonald who writes: I still get the privilege of seeing and talking to many of our Class. Enclosed find two photos. The first was in Minneapolis last Fall when 1 was staying at the Decathlon Club. I invited Harry Teasdale and Joe Deitch to come over and play some Squash.

Harty and I blasted the place with OLD wood racquets and hard mbber balls, neither of which are used any more. The new ball doesn't have as much play in it. I guess the newer generation isn't as tough as we were [are] (at least in squash). I seem to remember busting an old wooden racquet on Hal Amerau's head during our l/c year (in the name of sport of course). Anyway, the three of us had a great reunion at a local restaurant after getfing beaten up on the squash court.

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Jim Savard, Rand Case and Steve McDonald 1/95 The second photo was taken at a hotel in downtown Denver the first week of January. Jimmy Savard and Rand Case and I got together for lunch and reminiscing. Rand is an attomey working primarily with oil/mining companies. Jim is an upper muckety muck with Jeppessen Company, (the company that makes the maps and charts used by airline pilots). Jim and I drove down to Colorado Springs for my first visit to USAFA. Besides being bleak and remote, the USAFA is still a waste of the taxpayers money. Do you think I have an opinion?

Later that week, I got together with Johnny Owens who is a pilot instmctor with United Airlines. He is still burning up the tennis circuits when he isn't flying.

Ken Andrews called several weeks ago to tell me that Col. Love has permanently moved to Califomia from New Hampshire. We. keep up with "the Maj" to make sure we don't get put on report by getting caught off guard.

Received my copy of the video tape from Chip Seymour. In all that propaganda about USNA, the bright point was a picture of this century's most famous graduate: Roger Staubach. Lots of memories are brought back by this video.

Talked to Bob "Man Mountain" Green on the phone several weeks ago. He says he's coming to the 30th. Maybe he'll remind us of his famous announcement: "I'm mean Bob Green, the lean green fighting machine..." and however else it went.

Aren't memories wonderful?

Ed Hlopak called to tell me that he is retiring in Mem. Hall on June 1, 1995. He mentioned that Lloyd Abbott is also doing his retirement the same day in Mem. Hall. I will be there; how can it be 30 years later?

CM. Wood has moved into my neighborhood on Lake Lanier, He is a nuclear specialist for the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta. What a surprise to find him in the wildemess area I have hidden in for the past 20 years.

Right after KIWI fired their president, I called Dave Bell about it. Dave and his brother Cody are probably the big movers and shakers behind KIWI. When you travel, try to fly KIWI; you'll find it a superior airline.

Was in Miami for a high school reunion last year and called up Bill Burd. He was out of town, but Janice and I had a great long talk. They have moved onto an island in the mouth of Govemment Cut across from Miami Beach. The cruise ships in and out of Miami use Government Cut for egress. Anyway, the island on which they now live was the home of Gar Wood when Bill and 1 were kids in Coral Gables. Gar Wood invented the hydraulic piston and used his millions to race motor boats all over the world back in the 20's and 30's..

Saw Paul Kellog at a recent Atlanta Alumni Party.

One last item: [a message to the reader from Steve] call a Classmate and make sure he's coming

to the 30th. Our ranks will start thinning out soon and reunions after the 30th will never be as large, according to statistics (that was a math course we all endured 31 years ago). Seriously, make every effort to attend; the fellowship we have with our Class surpasses any Class; probably ever. We hated being thrown into a different company every year when we were Mids, but look at today: almost everyone is known by each of us. What a blessing.

Come watch Lumianski's drawers and hear Spike Karalekas sing about Maggie's drawers and maybe even Tweety Jaccard will demonstrate his method of drawer removal. Yes, I agree that $1,000 is a lot but spend the money and come to our only 30th reunion. Make My Day! Oh yes, a brief report on what I am doing: I am still doing airshow announcing having just finished Sun N Fun at Lakeland FL, the worlds second largest airshow, behind Oshkosh. Last Fall I was privileged to get to announce at the Farnborough Airshow in England. Enclosed pictures are of a MIG 15 and a MIG 17 I am helping to restore. If I get to fly one of them, I'll make a reportâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Steve MacDonald.

Thanks, Steve, for that nice long letter. Now the reader's attention is directed to the photo of Tom McKay (hopefully appearing somewhere near this column and in this same edition). Tom writes:

Tom McKay at A-N Game '94 Celebration We must have messed up the class of 68's plebe year, my plebe, Jay Potter, had this [the portable er] set up outside the home in which we gathered to watch the Army-Navy game (Dec '94).

Since Jay tumed out to be an attomey, I obviously failed in his professional development. Jay's wife, Maria, and I as well as Dodie Macinnes, wife of Rich ('80) work for the firm of which the managing director is Jim McQueen ('67). Small world!

Now, we have another long letter to share. This one is from Chris Bernard of Evergreen, CO. After nearly 30 years of sitting on the sidelines reading Shipmate, I've finally been compelled by my wife Donna and our friends (and not just recent skiing partners, Diane and Pete Scardigno, to get off my duff and write. Herewith a short bio: After nuclear power pipeline training and JO tours in PLUNGER, SANDLANCE and ABRAHAM LINCOLN

(SSBN), I went to XO in VON STEUBEN and then to PCO School.

During PCO school an evening, at the same NAVSTA Little Creek "O" club where the same "Pappy" banged on the same piano during the same Wednesday night sing-along we experienced second class summer, I was introduced to my soon to be wife by an old sub school classmate who just happened to be in the area on reserve duty. Six months later, and three months into my command tour of GEORGE BANCROFT, my 38 years of not quite but too close to, celibate bachelorhood, came to an end.

After command and a staff tour in Holy Loch,

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Scotland which led to my becoming arguably the finest submarine qualified 0-6 bagpiper on active duty, we moved to Washington state where the weather differs from Scotland only in that the rain falls vertically rather than horizontally. Command of HENRY JACKSON was followed by command of

the Trident Refit Facility, Bangor WA. from which I retired in the spring of 1993.

After a most excellent summer vacation I accepted a position at the Rocky Flats Plant near Denver, which until 1990, was the world's finest atomic bomb factory. We have settied down in the foothills community of Evergreen, about 15 miles west of Denver, but more importantly, less than an hour from the skiing areas of Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Loveland Pass and Winter Park.

My job at Rocky Flats, where classmate Anson Burlingame was installed as President of EG&G Rocky Flats Inc. last year, is to bring the Navy/ commercial nuclear industry standard of operations to a 1960's chemical/plutonium metal fabrication plant that is now shutdown and transitioning to a secure, safe storage facility for a little over 14 tons of plutonium, a dangerous commodity which nobody but Saddam, Mohmar, the AyatoUah of Wherever, and a few other world class miscreants would like to have in their backyards.

The enclosed photo, [please refer to the ski scene] was taken early this March at the summit of the Winter Park Ski Resort at 12,060 ft when Donna and I got together with Diane and Pete Scardigno during their annual skiing vacation.

Pete and Diane Scardigno, Donna and Chris Bernard Winter Park. CO Pete retired from the Navy just a few months before me. finished his career as Production Officer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He went to work for Illinois Power at the Clinton nuclear power plant in southem Illinois and has recently relocated to Commonwealth Edison in the Chicago area. We find that our work is similar. At least the problems are.

Well, that concludes this tri-decade update.

Hopefully, I'll have good reason to write before the three score point—Chris Bernard (303-6743676).

Thanks Chris for that fu-st letter since June of 1965.

I've made a note in my planning calendar to expect your next report in March 2025. [A quick calculation shows that if everyone in the Class writes a letter to the Class secretary for Shipmate publication once every 30 years we will receive about two letters per month—very close to the actual average.

Thanks again to Chris, Steve, Tom and all you others for doing your part!]

Reference was made in Steve McDonald's letter to the new USNA video that is being given to the Academy as a 1965 Class gift. All who contributed to the fund received a gratis copy for review. While opinions on such matters are as varied as those on art and music, it seems as if the producers did a creditable job. This cortespondent in particular will sit a bit taller in the viewing room when the Class of '65 credits are shown.

From that very center of Class organization; yes.

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from the guy with his hand on the Class pulse; the King of the Class Directory, Jeff Lewis we have the following update on the Class of '65 flags. This is close to being complete but should there be omissions or mistakes; we apologize.

Jim Amerault: Director, OPS Division, Office of Budget Reports, Comptroller of the Navy to Commander, Amphibious Group Four; Mike Bordy: Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group One (San Diego); Mike Coyle: Deputy Chief of Staff for Fleet Maintenance, Pac Fleet Tom Dames: CEC LANT; Fred "Gus" Gustavson: Commander, Submarine Force Pacific (San Diego); Bill Hancock: Director of Budget and Reports, Comptroller of the Navy, OPNAV; Denny Jones: Director Submarine Warfare Division, OPNAV; Doug Katz: Commander, Naval Surface Force; Froggie Kristensen: Commander, Logistics Group Two; Mike Luecke: Director, Plans & Policy US CENT Command (Tampa); Don Pilling: Director Programming Division, OPNAV (Nom for COM 6th FLT); Paul Reason: Deputy Chief of Naval OPS for Plans, Policy & Ops; Paul Robinson: Deputy Commander, Surface Ships, NAVSEA; Bernie Smith: Commander Craiser Destroyer Group One (San Diego); Jim Stark; Commander, Standing Naval Forces Atlantic (Nom for Pres. Naval War College); Jim Taylor: Director, Supportability, Maintenance & Modernization OPNAV; Ernie Tedeschi: Commander, Naval Base San Francisco, Commander Logistics Group One; Lee Watkins: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea; PCS to Commander, Naval Base Charleston.

The idea here is for the rest of us to remember these names and associate them with something like gold braid. Then, when we see them at the 30th we won't say something like "and what do you do?"...

By the time this article reaches you, there is little more that can be done about the 30th. Everyone who had anted up received a letter from Pete Gness which gave the complete skinny. However, if your plans have changed and you now see a way to join us at the big 30th bash you should probably pick up the phone and call Pete. Sure, you'll receive some well earned abuse but that's a lot better than missing out on the good times. Pete Gness, 393 Forest Beach, Annapolis, MD 21401 Tele: (410-757-4796) I just received a few additional items even as this article was being prepared to be E-mailed off to Annapolis. The first, a sad note that our Classmate and my good buddy of USNA days, Tom Harlan past away on January 5, 1995. Tom was living in Fresno at the time of his death. Upon hearing of Tom's death I called his wife Charlotte and had a wonderful conversation with a warm and loving person. She shared with me that Tom had settled in Fresno back in the late '60s and had formed a very successful mechanical contracting business in the central valley of California. For about 20 years he was a partner in a business that did the mechanical work on many major building complexes in the region. In 1991, Tom started Harlan Mechanical Systems. While Tom was a successful businessman, his real claim to fame was that he was a good guy, a loving husband and father and a person to whom others gravitated. Charlotte told me that he was, right up until the time of his death, the favorite playmate of the neighborhood children. They would come to the door and ask "can Tom come out to play?" and he would. Tom died very suddenly and totally unexpectedly of a heart attack while holding his beloved grandson. It is a very touching story and, while tragic in one sense, very wonderful to know of the loving relationships that Tom had. All of us who knew Tom can remember the warm friendliness that he emanated. Dave Anderson and I can recall the many hours we spent with Tom in the weight room in the Field house pumpin iron. Charlotte says that Tom never stopped.

He was on his way to the gym when he passed on. A caring person, a hard worker, an honest businessman, a good and willing playmate, a loving and much loved husband, father and grandfather—Tom Harlan class of '65 USNA October 4,1943—January 5, 1995.

Another missive from Jeff Lewis who is in a trance preparing the fourth complete edition of the Class directory which will be passed out at the 30th and sent to those not there. He needs our help. Here is what he says: Below is a list of "missing" Classmates: Ernie Ambort, Dick Emerson, Bob Hennessy, Al Petinos, Tom Seigle, Doug Bayless. Bill Fraher, Bob Killion, Bill Post, John Stringer, Bill Cochran.

Jay Fife, Ron Lodzieski, John Scully, John Strahm, Dave Conniff, Gary Granai, Pat Moore, Bill Siegel, John Daly, Marty Hamilton. Bob Parker. Dick Selman.

We recently had as many as 55 "missing" Classmates but help from Chip Seymour and Ted Finnigan and my work on the telephone has put us in good shape—only 23 missing. I anticipate we'll only find 3 to 6 more from the above list. Any information on a missing Classmate is invaluable!

Please write/call if you have any info.

I mailed 803 envelopes two weeks ago on the first mailing. My second mailing of 350-400 envelopes will go out about the third week in June. I'm planning the third mailing of about 200 envelopes for late July. Sometime in late August I'll get on the telephone and call Classmates to finish the info gathering process. Then, in the mid-September it's off to the printer. This is a TIGHT schedule!

In mid-November 1 will mail our fourth directory to all Classmates not attending the 30th reunion. 1 was going to put this info in my first mailing but forgot and screwed up.

Reluming your postcard ASAP and writing/telephoning/sending smoke signals when you move or change jobs would greatiy help me with our directory.

Mike Epprecht. who has moved to Hong Kong, has made two excellent recommendations—establish an Intemet listing for Classmates and a system for maintaining/distributing our Class directory on floppies, I will work on the floppy system. Also. 1 will publish an Intemet listing in our fourth directory. Write/call me [Jeff] if you wish to be included on this list.

Paul Marshall, who lives in Houston and works in New Orleans, has graciously offered his New Orleans apartment to Classmates on weekends. He can be contacted at: 713-376-3411 (H) or 504-391 8270 (W).

Congratulations to Mike Scott who was selected for Rear Admiral.

I have retired after 20 years as a helo experimental test pilot for Sikorsky Aircraft and have also retired from the navy after 36 years (2 yrs regular ROTC + 4 yrs USNA + 10 yrs active + 20 yrs reserves). My address is: Jeff Lewis, 6320 Fox Run Circle, Jupiter, FL 33458 (407-746-6644).

Thanks, Jeff, from the entire Class for the dedication to your "calling". We appreciate your efforts in gathering the flock.

We received an article about the doings of Classmate and sailing buddy Chuck Hesse who is "the head conch farmer" in a conch (pronounced konk) farm in the Turks and Caicos Islands which are in an island chain about 100 miles north of Haiti. It is a fascinating article that I will be happy to copy and send to anyone interested. I last saw Chuck in Groton in 1969ish and, while I haven't heard from or about him since, it doesn't surprise me even a tittie to learn of his serious if not a bit off-the-beaten-track life adventure.

That's about it for this month. We welcome any input you have for this column. We know, it's tough to brag about the kids and the pets but when you do something significant or when you find out about a Classmate who has, let us know about it. There are folks out and about who would like to know.

See you in October in Crabtown.

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Some 24 Classmates gathered on May 10 at the Anny/Navy Country Club in /Arlington. VA to hear At Konetzni, the Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Total Force Programming and Manpower, brief them on the latest efforts toward meeting the manpower constraints mandated by budget cuts, base realigiMient and closure (BRAC), and Navy goals for the future. It was a great presentation and well received. Our next luncheon will be August 9, same location. If you plan to be in town, give me a call 410-266-4749 (work), 410-263-6985 (home) to reserve a spot. If it's a last minute thing, just show up.

There's always room.

Thanks to all of you who have donated to the Class of 1966 Foundation. So far we have amassed $14,566 (as of June 17). We really appreciate your dedication to continuing this worthwhile effort. I have been on the Board of Tmstees since the inception, and I've found it to be one of the most satisfying efforts I do.

Well, that's about it for this time. Homecoming is on October 19-22. As usual, we'll have our tents up and be serving lunch. Start making your plans now.

Don't forget to send me your news. It's always good to hear from you, and if you've moved and not provided me your address, please update me. The 30th is just around the comer, and the Executive Committee wants to include everyone possible in the maihngs. Until September All the best, Mike!!!

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Pres., RAdm. Albert H. Konetzni, Jr. USN East Coast Sec'y Cdr. Mike Baird USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin St., Annapolis, MD 21401 West Coast, Robert G. Johnson, Jr. 30011 Ivy Glenn, Suite #124 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 It is always a pleasure to announce news about Classmates' achievements in these columns. It's tough when the I must announce a Classmate's death.

This column has some of both. As most of those in the San Diego and Washington, DC area know. Jay Prout was killed on 17 May 1995 in an aircraft accident. Jay had recently been assigned as Commander, Craiser-Destroyer Group THREE, the battie group of the CARL VKSON. He had been participating in several orientation exercises, practicing in simulators, taking survival traiiung, and flying as a passenger on several of the aircraft types assigned to the VINSON. It was on a sinular type of flight that Jay died. He was enroute in a TF/A-18D Homet to St. Louis, MO for briefings at McDonnell Douglas Corporation, which manufactures the Homet. Two planes, including the one carrying Jay departed Miramar Naval Air Station bound for St. Louis. The lead plane, piloted by the carrier group wing commander lost contact with Jay's plane near Taos, NM. The initial search was hampered by snow storms, and it wasn't until 0830 on 18 May 1995 tiiat die wreckage was found along Magote Ridge at the 9,700 foot elevation, about 35 miles from Espan'ola, NM. More details on Jay's career and family are contained in the "Last Call" article in the June issue. My thanks to Tom Marfiak for doing the "Last Call" article.

One point of interest. Jay had been selected for his second star, and President Clinton posthumously awarded it to him. Several people helped make this tragic event easier on Jay's family, facilitated setting up services and scholarships for the Prout children, and provided me with the information to present to you. Thanks again to Tom Marfiak, who set up the memorial service in Washington, DC, and estabUshed die RADM James G. Prout, m Memorial Scholarship Fund under the auspices of the Surface Navy Association (Note: they are also eligible for our Class Foundation Grant). He was assisted by Al Konetzni. Thanks to Bo Wiley, who helped coordinate and inform Classmates in San Diego. A special tiianks to RADM Bob Natter ('67), Chief, Office of Legislative Affairs, and his wife Claudia. Claudia dropped everything to be on site with Kathy and assist her, and helped amass the information I'm providing you. Gary Fiske put me on to RADM Fran HoUan ('68), Commander, Training Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, who helped to compile information, package it, and send it to me. Again, thanks to you all. I know you join me in extending sympathies and prayers for strength to Kathy and the children, and Jay's brothers and sisters.

Steve Abbot And Mike Dodge And while I'm mentioning Scott Redd, congratulations to him on receiving the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal. The award was presented by Secretary of Defense William Perry during a ceremony at the Pentagon in April. Scott received the award for his expert leadership and guidance during Operation United Shield the multinational miUtary coalition which assisted with the withdrawal of 8,000 United Nations Forces personnel from Somalia. As Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Scott has an area of responsibility which includes 19 countries and encompasses 10.5 miUion square miles of land and sea, from Egypt in the west to Pakistan in the east, and from Iraq in the north to Kenya in the south; an area larger than the continental U.S. His command includes 25 ships and about 15,000 Sailors and Marines. Congratulations Scott, and best wishes for success on your watch.

Steve Abbot has been busy as Commander Carrier Group Eight. He sent me a note from the Red Sea, where he's deployed aboard the THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Before he left. Steve and Marjorie spent some time in Annapolis with their oldest son, Spencer ('95), who is headed for flight school, perhaps by way of a graduate program at the Fletcher School.

On the way over. Steve stopped in Gibraltar and met with Mike Dodge, the Navy Liaison Officer to the Conmiander British Forces Gibraltar. Steve also reports that Scott Redd is his boss as Commander.

U.S. Naval Central Command (soon to be FIFTH Fleet). Scott is based in Bahrain. Steve will try to get a group picture to send along. Thanks Steve, and best wishes to Spencer.

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Pres., Cdr. David E. Church USN (Ret.) Sec'y LCoI. Jim McNeece USMC (Ret.) 4832 Solomon Dr., Annandale, VA 22003 Intemet; jmcneece@dsava.com; Prodigy: dwkf78a Lots of electronic stuff this time, not so much via USPS. You won't read this in time, but if you had, you could have planned to attend the aimual Class of '67 Induction Day picnic on Hospital Point on Saturday, June 24th. I'll have some stuff about that next time. If it's like its predecessors, we'll have a good time.

Dave Church sent me the word that Bill McCracken retired on 26 May at Warminster. PA. Rumor has it that he will join Denny Hackathorn at RBC, Inc. on the Beltway. No word as to where Bill and the family will hang their hats. I heard via another route that Bill will be a Vice President for Ops or some such.

Dave continued; Sid Mohsberg is very busy mstling up graduate students for the Cathohc U. engineering course. He still hangs out in Annapolis at his hideaway on one of the prettier creeks in the area. From Dave Crabtree comes word that Dave has joined an emerging software subsidiary of Texas Instruments.

They are still in the Dallas area.

I saw Al Davey at the semi-annual Alumni Association Board of Trustees meeting this weekend...he is the Philadelphia Chapter trastee.

Tom Wilkerson. a trustee-at-large was unable to be there. Al flew his Bonanza (company bird) in, and was headed to a wedding in Connecticut following the meeting. I guess making SLINKYs has some reward!!II Football tailgates are in the works...we vote on "themes" at the picnic. (For those not in the know, we have a theme for each tailgate as guidance for Uiose bringing dishes to share. It sorta works: I've seen the same cake show up as French Apple Cake.

Chinese Apple Cake, Mexican Fiesta Cake!...jm) The 30th Reunion is just two years away... time to start serious planning. I have done some preliminary reservation work, but will be looking for committee help with this one!!!! I think we have Shipmate, July-August 1995

the format pretty much suitcased, just need worker bees to track and ensure each event comes off in '67 fashion.

Dave closed by saying the new Armel-Leftwich Center is stunning in every way. It is a must see. The Armel-Leftwich Center is the new Visitor Center built on the seaward side of the field house. I haven't been over there yet, but it's getting rave reviews. And to make it better, the Class of '67 has sponsored the lobby. Dave is working on the fund raising for the rest of our pledge, so when you get the call or the letter, be generous.

I talked to Dick Raaz on the phone. He's retiring soon out in San Diego. He said he's looking for work, and "work" is defined as anything to make money! I suspect he'll have no trouble, what with being nuclear trained and all. He went up Hanford, Washington way exploring the environmental cleanup angle and said things are really in disartay up there. Winning the Cold War really messed things up, don't you know!

He's trying to take advantage of the fact that lots of '67 is active in the nuclear business. He'd already talked to Jack Roe and was looking for Bill Russell.

I gave him Bill's e-mail address, so I hope they've been able to link up.

Ed Finney gave me a call, too. He, Marsh David, and George Thompson got together the last weekend in April. George was in the DC area from upstate New York. The three of them were Plebe year roommates and hadn't gotten together for at least ten years, Ed said. They had dinner on Friday night, then spent Saturday in Annapolis visiting USNA. Ed told me his number 703-524-7584 is the one to call for a good time at the Washington Navy Yard. Ed works at the Navy Museum there. If anybody's doing research or looking for historical stuff, you might be able to con him into pointing you in the right direction.

A Change of Command invitation came in; Pat Howard took command of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on 31 May. He'd previously been Director, Personnel Management Division at H Q M C Somebody also sent a clipping reporting that he was guest of honor at a Midshipman Mess Night at USNA on March 25. Sounds like he's been right busy...and may be busier still in his new post. Congrats, Pat. Oh, 1 hate it when this happens! 1 have just found a cryptic note with no details. It says "Julio Giannotti bought a shipyard out in Seattle." I must have known more than that when I wrote it, but it's lost now! Will somebody drop me a line or an email or a phone call with some detail? Julio...are you out there? Did you really buy a shipyard?

I don't usually do advertising, but I'm going to in this case. Got a letter from Larry Benson '64. It seems that after 30 years. The Anchormen have made a tape.

Remember them? The trio was Connie Lautenbacher, Bob Lawrence, and Larry Benson, all of '64. Larry said they're selling the tapes for $ 12.75 to cover production costs. Any profit will be donated to the Academy. If you're interested, send a check to Bob Lawrence, c/o The Anchorman, Los Altos, CA 94022.

Larry sent a tape jacket, too. It listed several songs I remember: I Will Never Marry, Columbus Stockade, Another Thousand Gone, San Francisco Bay. While I'm on a roll, the Los Angeles/Orange County Chapter of the Alumni Association is hosting a gala celebration of the 150th Anniversary of USNA. It will be October 15th at the Martiott Hotel in Anaheim. The Secretary of the Navy (the Honorable John Dalton '64) will be there, and seating will be by Class. Watch Shipmate for more information, but for those of you in that area, this may be something not to miss!

In our quest for e-mail addresses, I've gotten the chance to ask several guys what they're up to. Some of their responses follow, the first from Barry Polara: Peggy and I have been living in Kansas City for Shipmate, July-August 1995

the last four years. I am the Branch Manager of one of the Paine Webber offices here. I was with Kidder, Peabody until we were swallowed by Paine Webber. Mark Lonesk, Ed Walsh, and Ed Kerins live here as well. Chuck Scherck and Kathy were here for a convention a couple of weeks ago and we had a great dinner together. Anyone coming to the center of the country as far from an ocean as possible is welcome to give us a call.

And from Jerry Jacobs in Orlando: Since 1 retired from the Navy a couple of years ago, I have been pursuing another degree in Marine Biology. This summer I am taking a trip to Germany to visit relatives and memorials to Dr. Robert Koch, Nobel prize winner and my great, great uncle.

Mike Farlow has wound up in San Antonio; his response; What am I doing? Good question. I quit a perfectly good job as a program director and the Director of Systems Engineering at Teledyne Ryan in San Diego to move here...just because I wanted to. At present I am trying to develop an engineering consulting business but the pace is slow...most technologies have not yet fully embraced San Antonio even though it is a large city. It took me a while to sell the properties I had in San Diego and to relocate, so I have only been actively trying to make a living here for about 6 months. Good thing I get retainer pay from USN! Ted Stearns added his name to the list and gave me an address update. He's at 3230 Donna D r Carisbad, CA 92008 with phone numbers: 619-4348114(h);619-434-2180(o);and619-434-7537 (fax).

And Jim McQueen in West Virginia, dropped a line: Just read my Shipmate. Great idea. Please add me to your list and provide me with a copy of it when it is ready. Here in West (by God) Virginia, I don't see many USNA '67 types, although there are a handful of USNA types from other classes.

Since I am getting addicted to this on-line stuff, maybe I can stay in touch with some old friends and Classmates. Look forward to hearing you.

See? Even our brethren in the hill country are getting on board! And finally, speaking of hill country, this from Skip Cannady in Carson City: Thanks for responding about the list. I look forward to seeing who's on it. This e-mail sure is convenient. I am still teaching NJROTC at Carson High School, the only high school in Carson City, Nevada. This is my seventh year and I enjoy it very much â&#x20AC;&#x201D; probably THE job for me, still wearing a uniform every day. At least I don't have to think about what to wear. 1 used to coach varsity softball but gave that up last year. I am one of the co-advisors for our school's academic team and for a student group which provides peer education in the classroom on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The high school students today have problems that we would not have dreamed of: our diseases had a cure.

For the past two summers, I have been one of the guest instmctors at the Chief of Naval Education and Training summer seminar for new NJROTC instmctors, so I get to see some of the people coming into the program. The program has expanded dramatically in the past few years.

On the personal side, my wife of 27 years, Betty, and I divorced last February. We parted on friendly terms, thank goodness. Betty moved to San Jose, California, and I kept the house here. Our daughter, Mindy, recently tumed 25 and works as the manager of a WaldenSoft store in Reno. She has a degree in sport management (business) from the University of the Pacific but jobs are scarce in that field here. She and I were able to visit my relatives in Roanoke, Virginia, over spring break while the dogwoods were in bloom, I had almost forgotten how beautiful they are.

This area of Nevada also has its beauty. Our mountains are snow-covered now (May) and probably will have snow on them until September, quite a change from recent years. Lake Tahoe is fortyfive minutes away. I have plenty of room but not much furniture. Anyone coming this way is welcome to visit.

As you can see, our e-mail address list is begin-

ning to reach far and wide. This is probably the most geographically distributed column I've ever been able to deliver. My cohort, "Dick of the Desert" Meade keeps the list up to date and distributed. Between the two of us, the list is taking shape. I hope that those of you who are on it are using it to contact Classmates you might have lost track of We think it's a dandy way to help keep the Class together.. .and it will give me a convenient way to pump guys for news! (Bet you didn't think of THAT when you signed up did you?) And those of you who are on the list can help keep track of the guys in your respective areas who are not. For anyone else who wants to be included, I'm jmcneece@dsava.com or p00367@psilink.cora on Intemet and DWKF78A on Prodigy. D i c k ' s CorapuServe address is 7421I.I543@compuserv.com; and both of us are subscribers to the Alumni Association's Over the Wall Bulletin Board. In addition, 1 still answer the phone and check my mailbox every day so let me hear from you. It only takes a minute to drop a short note. That's it... Goodnight!.. .Jim The Class held its annual " 1 " Day remembrance (32 years ago) picnic on Hospital Point on the 24th of June. The long distance award went to Buddy Walker, who drove up to USNA from Virginia Beach. A good group assembled, impervious to the forboding clouds that finally gave way to sunshine (we had a few chickens who backed out!). We swapped memories (lies?), caught up on curtent endeavors and discussed, among many topics, the coming football season, the tailgate themes to be specific. The pot-luck "Themes" are: Sept 23, Wake Forest -Mexican Oct 7, Virginia Tech -Italian Oct 14, Air Force -What Jack Likes to Eat* Oct 21, Villanova, HC -Seafood Nov 11, Delaware -Soup & Stew Nov 18, Tulane -Bar-B-Que *Nita Parry, in honor of Jack's 50th birthday, has rented a NavyFest tent. The Class tailgate will be in the tent (come by the regular '67 Tailgate spot (Gate B) for directions to the tent!!). Therefore the theme is "What Jack Likes to Eat." Following the game Nita is providing cake, ice cream, and a band back in the tent.

Remember to call Dave at 410-263-4469 for football tickets. He has just a few for single game sales.

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Pres., RAdm. Kendell M. Pease USN Sec'y, Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401 Where does the time go?! Almost half way through the summer already. The Class of 1999 has just checked aboard here in Crabtown on the Bay. Thirty years ago we were well into our Youngster cmise.

But so much for the musing, on to the latest news...

Not a lot of personal cortespondence for this issue. I received a couple of press releases on Classmates moving up in the world. L a r r y Nawrocki was recentiy named a "Leading Attomey" by his peers as a result of a statewide survey of Minnesota lawyers. 2,000 Minnesota attomeys were asked the question "To whom would you recommend a friend or family member in need of legal assistance?" Only the most often recommended attomeys were selected as "Leading Attomeys", representing less than five percent of practicing Minnesota attomeys. Larty received his law degree in 1979 and is a partner at Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson, PA. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Wilson was recently named

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executive vice president and chief financial officer for The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Steve left a simtiar position with RJR Nabisco, Inc. He had been with RJR Nabisco since 1990. Previously employment had been with the Franklin Mint, Cadbury Schweppes, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc., and W.R. Grace & Co. After getting off active duty in 1972 Steve obtained a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University in 1974. He is also on the board of directors for National Westminster Bancorp, Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company, and the Manhattan Theater Club.

Arlington, Virginia. (Next ones scheduled for 3 August, 5 October, and 7 December. ) Please try to attend if you live or work in the area or if you're in the area visiting. Thanks for reporting in, Neil.

In closing this column I must report on two recent deaths. Bill Donaldson dropped me a note saying that he had heard from the son of A. J. "Jim" Rauchle that Jim had died in January of this year.

Jim and Bill had been roommates the last two years at USNA in the 33rd Company. There were very few details that Bill had to pass on. Jim had been a Marine pilot after graduation and had gotten off active duty in the 1979-80 time frame. He attended Arizona State Law School and then apparently not too long ago moved back to the Baird, Texas area to live on some family property there. I also received a short note from Bob Hollerbach informing me of the passing of his wife, Mary Lu, in early June. Bob lives in Virginia Beach. He noted that any Classmates who knew Mary Lu and might desire to make a charitable contribution in her name could make it to either the American Lung Association or the S.P.C.A. On behalf of the Class I would extend condolences and prayers to family and friends during the difficult time associated with their loss.

Hope the summer has been going well for all of you. It has been pretty wet here in the Mid-Atlantic area. But that just keeps everything fresh and green.

Take care each of you and d o n ' t forget to write...Leo...

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Ellis, who are on their way to Japan, and Roland Knapp, who oversees constmction of cartiers and subs at Newport News. The next stop on the Lottie tour was the Virginia Beach home of Linda and Bob Fawcett, and their family of scholars and athletes!

Bob is currentiy assigned to Adantic Command, following a great tour as CO of the Basic School. A supercharged Marine, Bob has finished at or near the top of every Corps school he's attended since graduation, and is a respected professional among his peers. Returning to Annapolis, they were able to visit with Coach Emerson P. Smith, Navy's former boxing coach, and his wife. A remarkable man.

Coach Smith taught his boxers as much about life as he did boxing. Keeping fit with swimming, the Coach is still sharp as a tack and as salty as ever, greeting Rick with "How did a skinny litfle sh like you have such big kids?!". Aside from the trip highlights.

Rick writes he is in Dallas for the 4th time in his life, working as a slimy civilian in the information services business. Through his local chapter of the Alumni Association and some of his Marine buddies, he tries to keep up with curtent military events, making note of the curtent hst of three '69 BG's selected so far: Dave Mize, Mike Hough, and Ed Langston. Thanks for a wonderful letter. Rick.

Semper Fi!

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Pres., William H. Newton HI Sec'y, Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310

Christy and Christopher Lottie with Charlie Bolden in his office at the Academy

NICE to hear we have some live people left in '69! We'll get right to the news, beginning with a couple of changes in command. Bill Laz turned over the helm of the MISSISSIPPI ( C G N - 4 0 ) on 29 May, in

Back Row: Scott McCord, David Dinson,Terry Murtay, Bob Eaves, Mike Hagee, Dave Black, John McKay, Dave Robinson, Charlie Ditmar, Seated: Steve Foster, Bob Gamer I received a picture from John McKay from a gathering back in Febmary at the Ft. McNair (Washington, DC) Officers Club celebrating Mike Hagee's selection to Brigadier General. Included in the gathering were Scott McCord '70, and Classmates David Dinson, Terry Murray, Bob Eaves, Dave Black, John McKay, Dave Robinson, and Charlie Ditmar.

I also received a muster list from Neil Walsh for the June USNA '68 Washington area luncheon held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott. In attendance at the June luncheon were John Kennedy, Lew Barasha, John Mayer, Dick Evert, Bill Metzger, Jim Cullen, Jim Niehus, Jack Smith, Steve Erb, Jim Rather, and Neil Walsh. Neil indicated that there was much lively discussion about Navy budgets, organizational changes. Classmates happenings, etc. This gathering is still going down at 1130 on the first Thursday of all even months at the Crystal Gateway Martiott,

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the Mediterranean, and Tom Cruser will hand over Naval Support Activity, New Orleans, on 23 June.

Both have enjoyed splendid tours, but Tom has decided to hang up his spurs and joined the retired ranks after this one. Best of luck to both of you and your families!

Rick Lottie surfaced with pen in hand for only the 2nd time since graduation. He and his family completed a whirlwind tour during which he encountered so many '69ers he felt obligated to comment.

Their first stop was Annapolis for a day of reminiscing hosted by Chip Seymour '65, of the Alumni Association. They also visited Charlie Bolden '68, the Commandant of Midshipmen and a BG selectee.

Next they pushed on to Norfolk and the home of Mackie and Rabbit Christenson. Rabbit is CO of the THEODORE ROOSEVELT and provided a grand tour for Rick and his family. Rabbit and Mackie make a good team, with Mackie working tirelessly to take care of the "family side" of things for the crew, while Rabbit mns the ship. Attending their St. Patrick's Day party. Rich encountered Bob Sprigg, CO

The Lottie Family below the flight deck of the THEODORE ROOSEVELT

GEORGE WASHINGTON, and Bob Klosterman, PCO

STENNIS (to be commissioned in December). On the following day, they all attended the commissioning of the LABOON (DD-G58), named in honor of former Catholic Chaplain and USNA alumni. Father "Jake" Laboon '44, whom some of us remember dressed in sweat gear working out at the field house, or cmising the Yard in his baby blue Mustang. Attendees at the commissioning ceremony included Polly and Jim

Lottie offspring with Ron Christenson on Board the TR

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Military Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intemational Programs.

Finally, to Mark Rogers and Ev Greene, we are with you in our support and prayers. Ring-a-DingDing!

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Bob Fawcett and his family at their home in Virginia Beach

Coach Smith and Rick Lottie at Coach's home in Annapolis Roger Henderson wrote in from Bedford, VA, where he and Bev are operating a successful antiquereproduction wood products business and enjoying life on their hilltop in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Son Jeff is doing well (along with my nephew Dave) at VMI as members of '97. Rog tells this story about how USNA grads "bump into" each other in strange places. "On Matriculation Day for VMI '97, I was standing in the chow line after a long, hot day of meetings and briefings. The guy in front of me comments, 'It never got this hot in the chow line at USNA'. After introducing myself to Jack Hudock '65,1 am tapped on the shoulder by the man behind me who introduces himself as a retired dentist from '61. So here were three USNA grads all turning their sons over to VMI to experience the Ratline." Looking ahead Rog and Bev plan to use Jeff's second class year in England as a repeat of the '69 25th reunion trip which took them to Scotland/England, and the Wimbleton. Speaking of the 25th, there were exactiy 12 members of the "Dirty Dozen" which showed up: Andy Van Sant, Rick Arllen, Mike Michaelis, Doug Muir, Ed Bannat, Bert Bennett, Mike Provencher, Mike Sfrand, Roger Henderson, Pete Renfree, Jim Ward, and Bill Morgan. Morgs came the farthest (CA/AL), but he artived from a vacation in the Amazon; Andy had the shortest drive (Annapolis); Pete and Rich are the active duty representatives. Concluding, Roger and Bev offer the guest wing of their humble abode in Bedford to any travelers. Plenty of beer, wine, and tennis! Great letter, Rog — many thanks.

12thc Co. "Dirty Dozen"—Jim Ward, Mike Strand. Roger Henderson and Mike Provencher

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Pres., Capt. Perry Martini USN Sec'y, Cdr. Brian Horais USNRR 11234 Cranbrook Lane, Oakton VA 22124

Capt, "Pete" and Sharon Renfree—They helped make the 25th happen That's it for now! Keep those cards and letters comin', we all appreciate the news! Beat Everybody - Steve

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Pres., Fred Hall Sec'y Cdr. Royal Connell USN (Ret.) 210 Claude St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Greetings all and as usual just before the big reunion, there is an epidemic of inability to write any news...must be that you are all trying to keep some stories back to tell in November. But just think how much better they will be if you tell them here first!

Not only do you get more coverage for your SeaStories, but then you have something to defend at the reunion when someone else remembers it slightiy differently.

For instance, I remember going to a pep rally in 1968, that started as a means of the Second Class showing their support of the team, despite being shafted out of a long Army week-end, but ended up...well you can finish it with your own details.

But I remember where I was sitting while we waited for the 'Dant, and what the crowd looked like as it parted for "Jo-Jo" like the Red Sea for Moses.

As I said last month, Nick Visco has been putting together an E-mail directory. At the DC area luncheon in June, he told me he had over 35 names already. If you haven't gotten in touch with him fry: "nvisco@pen.kI2.va.us" Bob McPhail and John Montgomery have been talking on the information highway about having all the Classmates who have their progeny at USNA, getting together during the reunion for a photo-op on the steps of Mother-B. If you are an interested party, let me know or, better yet, let Bob or John know.

Yard gouge: Bancroft Medical is dead, long live sick bay. As of 19 May, the medical clinic in the basement of the sixth wing has moved completely to the old Hospital on the hill by the Cemetery. The mids now have to take a shuttle bus during the day or call for the duty driver or fire department ambulance after hours. The fifth wing post office is soon to be moved to the newly renovated seventh wing where every mid will have his own post office box to get his mail from.

Bits and Pieces: FHTNC notes that Paul S. Semko was recentiy selected for promotion to Rear Admiral, he is curtentiy the commanding officer of Patrol Wing 11 in Jax. Previous to that he served as the

Mail delivery was good this month, so I have some updates and news to pass on. Jim Gonzales, an Anesthesiologist in Denver, recently retumed from a trip to Kasahkstan in the former Soviet Union where he donated his medical services along with a team of doctors as part of the Project Open Hearts. Jim had a chance to visit some the sights in St. Petersburg, including the Russian Naval Academy where he witnessed some sailors toss their comrade into the Neva River for his bachelor's party—in full uniform. Traditions seem to bear striking similarity no matter where you go.

Jim Waddell overcame years of thinking about sending me a letter for Shipmate and sent a lengthy input on the exploits of the sixth company. Jim is Vice President in Corporate Lending at Bank One in Columbus, Ohio, ( Jim says that bank Vice Presidents are one step up from the janitorial staff...).

Debby and Jim have two daughters; Miriam, a freshman at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and Adrienne, a sophomore in high school.

Debby Waddell received her Ph.D. in Psychology in 1980 and has worked in various areas related to her specialty, school psychology. Jim stated that the only other 7 r e r he knows that is landlocked in Central Ohio is Wayne Hallenbeck.

Sandy and Jim Bolcar live in the Virginia Beach area with their two daughters, Christine (a college freshman) and Katie (a high school junior). Jim, who flew A-6s most of his career recently took command of NASHVILLE (LPD-13).

Gail and Mike Feeley live in San Diego where Mike has been Commander, Submarine Squadron Three since July, 1993.

The Feeley's oldest daughter, Megan, is a sophomore at Mary Washington, and their other daughter wants to attend college on the East Coast, so Mike and Gail are hoping for an assignment on the East Coast after the squadron's decommissioning in March. Also in the San Diego area are Sue and Dave Cradduck and their three children, Jonathan, Katherine, and Jennifer.

Betsy and Tom Adams live in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with their two children where Tom is an engineer with Abbott Labs.

Dale and Ed Welsh and their three children live in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Ed retired in 1993 and is now working as project director for the Cleveland Public Power Expansion Project. The Welsh's oldest daughter. Colleen, is a sophomore at Rice University in Houston.

Jim Waddell closed his letter with a firm promise to send another Shipmate input in 2019.

Jim Ward sent in a letter with a reference to a recent Shipmate article featuring a picture of Karen and Cass Young with their two dogs. According to Jim, Cass used to date the two dogs before he met his new and lovely bride, Karen. Jim also indicated that the San Diego contingent of USNA 71 was relying on Dave Robertson to send in pictures and the historic results of their annual San Diego ArmyNavy golf toumament held every December at the Coronado Municipal Golf Course. (Note...no pic-

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tures received yet...) Jim thinks that Dave's wife has him too busy making money, doing the dishes and laundry and planting flowers to take time to send the pictures. Or, maybe he didn't mail the photos because they were all too embarrassed by their inability to hit a drive past the women's tees. Jim stated that he is getting so old that he can barely remember who played, but he does recollect that yuppie-lawyer Chuck Bongard spent most of his time driving around in the golf cart talking on his portable phone and talking to no one important and that Dave Bolduc looked like he should have been driving the beer cart.

The Class of 1971 has the distinction of taking the Anchorman Award (i.e. worst game) for the previous three years in this toumament, with Ken Hook in 1992, Jim Ward in 1993 and Dave Robertson in 1994. Who will step up to the challenge in 1995?

Craig Welling recently transferted to the Washington DC area from Washington State and sent an update from Classmates in the Pacific Northwest.

Carter and Craig Welling and their children, Judith, Anne and David, curtentiy reside in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Craig recently completed a tour as CO of OHIO ( S S B N - 7 2 6 ) and is now serving as Executive

Assistant to an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Seven Class of 1971 graduates curtentiy reside in the Bangor, Washington, area. Meg and Bob Wagoner live in Silverdale, WA, where Bob is CO of HENRY M . JACKSON (SSBN-730) (GOLD). Their boys spent the winter skiing every weekend while Bob worked on his golf handicap.

Margaret and Will Fritchman and their son live in Keyport, WA, where Will serves as CO ALASKA (SSBN-732) (BLUE). Will expects to transfer to US Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska.

Jennis and Jim Maris live in a home on the waterfront in Bremerton, WA, where Jim expects to retire this summer after a tour on the staff of Submarine Group 9 in Bangor.

Eileen and John McMacken and their children live in Bremerton. John is completing his tour as CO NEVADA ( S S B N - 7 3 3 ) (BLUE). John will probably ttansfer later this year.

Lesley and Steve Pelstring live in Bainbridge Island, where Steve is CO ALASKA ( S S B N - 7 3 2 ) (GOLD).

Debbie and Bob Speer and their children also live in Bainbridge Island and have transitioned well to the Pacific Northwest after back-to-back tours in Hawaii. Bob is CO FLORIDA ( S S B N - 7 2 8 ) (GOLD).

Thanks for the note Craig, it sounds like the submarine force in the Pacific Northwest is in good hands. If you haven't been back to the Naval Academy recently, you probably will be pleasantly surprised by the many improvements made to various facilities. The William H.G. FitzGerald Baseball Clubhouse was recently dedicated and several members of the Class of 1971 made significant donations which allowed them to place their names on lockers in the home team dressing room. Included were Chuck Bongard, Pete deVos, Paul Longinotti Jn, Robert Pearce Jr., and Al Ptak. The new Visitor Center, located on the end of the Fieldhouse near the water (not far from the infamous Porsche launching ramp...), was also recentiy dedicated. A feature item is the Academy Yard locator wall map and biographical touch screen, sponsored by the Class of 1971 as part of our Class Gift Fund now in process for the 25th reunion. Perry Martini hosted a meeting of the Class officers and members of the 25th reunion committee at his house on Upshur Road (right behind the reviewing stand on the USNA Parade Ground). Perry reported on the impressive progress in our Class Gift Campaign. The goal of $125,000 was surpassed in May with pledges totaling nearly $130,000. The second project sponsored by '71 is the renovation of Ricketts Hall sports factiity this fall. We will be sponsoring the 150 seat

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multi-purpose auditorium/classroom which will be named the Class of 1971 Joe Bellino Theater (Joe was Class of '61). The remaining pledges will go towards the addition of murals to the landing in Alumni Hall that our Class Gift Fund sponsored for the 20th reunion. Keep the pledges coming. Over 50 Classmates donated $1000 towards chairs in the Bellino theater. Well done. Another Class goal is to achieve better than 71 % membership in the Alumni Association by the 25th reunion. We are close, so this should be an achievable goal. As a final note, Jim Hergenroeder, co-chairman of the 25th reunion, stated that there will be information provided and advance reservations taken for the 25th reunion at our Homecoming tent in 1995. Plan on attending the Homecoming in '95 as well as the 25th reunion in '96.

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Pres., LCol. Bob Lee USMC Sec'y Cdr. Rich Robison USN (Ret.) 12695 Catawba Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22192 (703)590-7716 Greetings and happy summer to all. Received the following (partially uncensored and almost in its complete and original form) from Eric Anderson; I'm about a year late with this letter. 1 wanted to send you these two pictures and alternatively misplaced each. Now that each align and 1 am an Aquarian it dawns on me or something like that.

I'm still trapped in the "fourth" dimension, not even a single "OOG", Must be too much time splashing around in the Severn or something,,, I've sent two pics, both taken on Oahu, but twenty years apart. Bill Chung is an officer of Hawaii Tug and Barge (808-543-9361), and Duke Huddleston (808-423-1094) is a program manager for MNI Analysis and had a Naval intelligence reserve position. He said he'd tell me what that meant but then he'd have to kill me. Sandie and I were returning from a Fast Ferry conference in Singapore and recuperated at Bill and Myrna's home. The other pic was taken when Billy Blanton came through with VS-37 for WestPac in '74, I didn't know it then but I would join him later aboard KITTY HAWK. (Scribe's note: And none of us knew that we would all lose him in a plane crash 4 years after that.) He was a sailor.

Bill Blanton and Eric Anderson (1975) Bremerton continues to be crossroads for old mids, Jim Halwachs (904-784-0860) called from Florida about prospects for retuming to the area.

Speaking of fellow oarsmen. Dale Baugh is programmed to become the local Shipyard Commander in the fall, I look forward to embartassing him in front of the business community, unless he gets me first. But then again he is a captain and probably has manners.

My company (Art Anderson Associates) continues to diversify, this year adding architecture, but we still get most of our notoriety from implementation of ferry transit programs. Watch for us on the Internet."

Thanks for the letter, Sam! (And, of course there is an open freeloader policy here on the east coast!)

His address: c/o Art Anderson Associates, 148 First Street, Bremerton, WA 98337.

Received the following back in May from Al Kraft: I haven't written since I was the Class scribe 12 years ago. I'm curtentiy living in Fairfax, Virginia.

I'm a Regional vice-president with Sterling Software, Inc., marketing software to the Federal Govemment. After 9 years in San Diego with Datapoint and Tandem Computers, 1 moved here in 1992 with KnowledgeWare, Inc. (FranTarkenton's company).

Last December we were acquired by Sterling Software, Inc. (The merger game.)

My wife, Anne, is busy being a mother and in the landscaping business. My younger children.

Amber, 15, and Richard, 17, attend Oakton High School in Fairfax, My oldest daughter, Kristen, is a junior at Liberty University, On June 1st, 1995, she is marrying Peter Rowell, USNA '95, Small world, she is getting married the day after his graduation, (Deja Vu.) Peter is going Navy Air and hopes to be an F-14 pilot, (Being an ex-destroyer driver, I'm happy he stayed in a blue uniform,) Anne is very busy preparing for the wedding. She told me not to worry but show up with the checkbook.

In the summer you canfindus with our own small fleet in the Chesapeake. We have three jet skis that we mn all over the Bay from Anne's mother's place on the South River My brother-in-law and our classmate, David Hogen, retired in 1993 and is working in Annapolis at Telecommunication, Inc. as a program manager. Barbara, my sister, is working with a convention planning company. Their oldest daughter, my niece Jennifer, is in the USNA Class of 1997. Jennifer has been accepted to spend the first semester of second class year at Army. (Look for the prisoner exchange at next year's Army-Navy game.)

Barbara and David's other children, James and John, attend school in Amold, MD. Enclosed is a picture from Bob Leib's retirement last July. ('72ers from left to right are: David Hogen, Richard Linehart, Ed Wallace, Bob Leib, Alan Kraft, and Todd Bruner.) Bob's last assignment was heading the audio-visual facility at USNA. His unit won several awards for their USNA "propaganda" productions. Bob and Karen still reside in Annapolis, Their daughter. Shannon, is a freshman at Bucknell University. As of this writing. Bob has been appointed as an assistant superintendent for Anne Amndel County Public Schools,

Hogen, Linehart, Wallace, Leib, Kraft and Bruner Richard Linehart put on Colonel several days after this picture was taken. He is somewhere in the Pentagon. His son. Rick, is also in the USNA Class of 1997, and is roommate of David Filanowicz, "Bo" Filanowicz's son. "Bo" is retired and is working at Mitre and living in Suffolk, VA. Ed Wallace is curtentiy assigned at USNA and is mnning all the facilities and support functions.

Todd Bruner (Mr. '72) is the head of the USNA

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engineering department. I really appreciated Todd's support and dedication to our Class. It's good to see his positive influence on the midshipmen.

For those in the area, stop in for a beer. My current address is 3500 Ridgewell Court, Fairfax, VA 22033. 703-264-0744."

Thanks for the note, Al. Better have plenty of beers in the fridge.

First Timer Dept. (X2). Well, wonders never cease!

This one comes from Dan McElroy and Jim Butler: (We) are writing our first letter to Shipmate since we graduated. We thought it was unique that our paths crossed at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. Jim is a student graduating June 15th with the Class of 1995 and Dan is finishing his first year on the faculty.

Even more unique is that we were both involved with the same pioneering Industry Study about biotechnology. Dan is proud to announce that Jim was a marvelous student leader for the group of 16 students who traveled to Boston for one week in early April and to Europe for the 1st two weeks in early May. The study encompassed the entire 2nd semester and we are amazed at what we learned about the applications of biotechnology.

One process, we fortunately discovered, often used in biotechnology is fermentation. We thought we were most qualified to study this process as we had much experience through the years sampling products (Bud, Strohs, Coors, etc.) developed by the fermentation process. In a few of the pictures enclosed we are seen sampling the European products in London, at the Carlsberg Brewery in Copenhagen, or on the lovely streets of Delft, Netherlands and Heidelberg, Germany.

"Do you believe they actually pay us to do this?"

Jim is on his way to Memphis to command the Naval Aviation Technical Training Center. Dan has two more years on the ICAF faculty, Jim commanded HC-8 in Norfolk and then HC-3 in San Diego, Dan commanded HS-7 on the JOHN F, KENNEDY (CV-67) and completed a tour in J-3 on the Joint Staff Other than flying, we both attended graduate schools: Jim at Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College and ICAF, and Dan at West Florida and National War College. We both also had tours on the OPNAV staff (Jim recently andDanin'85-'87).

Jim and Donna will live in quarters in Memphis and Dan and Jill live in Alexandria, Virginia, with their two daughters, Molly (14) and Kelly (12). The Butlers will become barbecue experts while in Memphis and probably could entertain guests in their base mansion. The McElroys have Navy Football season tickets for a 3rd year and would love a visit from friends in the family section, upper deck Blue 102.

Man, I feel like a ping-pong ball after reading that one.

Oh, yeah...well me, too. Thanks for the letter, guys! (Don't wait another 23 years for the next one!)

Next Generation Dept. (or "Who taught you how to wear that dixie cup, boy?) As you can see by the accompanying photo, Honora and John Johnston

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are announcing another major event: they became the proud parents of Andrew on January 25th. Here, John (who admits to getting into the pool without Heinz Lenz's boot in his backside) is already grooming Andrew for the 2/c mile swim. John is still with Citicorp/Citibank trying to keep the finances straight (funny.. .there are a lot of us who say the same thing every month) while Honora is a consultant to Citibank's Global Cash Management Fund. Their address: 80 Stonelea Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801.914-576-2356.

John and Andrew Jnhn^iuii Bits and Pieces Dept. Perry Dempsey to D.O.: " My new address is 111 Heritage Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. 615-481-0949. I'm in the same USNA Alumni chapter as Rick Gutekunst. We were on BAINBRIDGE together." D.O. to Perry: "Love them hills and stills! Great to hear from you. Perry!" Clarence Hill recently reported to Naval War College in Newport. Harry Ulrich finally left the slug lines behind and took command of GETTYSBURG (CG-64) out of Mayport (where else?) on 26 May. (Congratulations!)

To reiterate Todd's note in the last issue of Shipmate, any and all Classmates (especially those living in the DC area) are invited to our quarterly Saturday morning meetings held in Rickover Hall (Room 301) at the Academy (12 August and 11 November). There is Class business and 25th reunion planning to be done...your help is needed. (And, if you just want to come over for a free beer at Todd's quarters, that's OK, too.) Hope to see you there!

That's it for now. Mark Potampa—drop us a note.

More to come. D.O. "Tried and True with '72"

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Pres., Tom Storch Sec'y Dirk P. D. Mosis HI PO. Box 27738, Houston, TX 77227-7338 713-656-7736 (w), 713-871-8958 (h) Retuming to Newport for only the third time (.. .or so.. .1 think...) since 2nd class summer, I joined Tom Gallagher at the War College for the school's annual "Current Strategy Forum". The Forum was stimulating to this civilian (still hard for me to realize that's me after leaving USMC 16 years ago; rather a "wannabe Marine" is more often my self-appointed terms), and Tom and I had a great time reminiscing

about that summer of '71. What "mooches" we Mids were (are still?).

There were five of us tooling around New England that weekend some 24 years ago. It was getting late one night. We were near New London and the Coast Guard Academy. So, we just "knocked on the door" of the Academy; got an Ensign Duty Officer; explained our situation; and talked him into letting us bunk for the night. 1 remember our naive arrogance in feeling that the bunks were empty — we were Mids — sister academy — to heck with policies...!

That was a fun summer!

Tom and Kathy and Patrick are enjoying Newport.

They have a lovely home — 5 minutes from the beach; 5 minutes from town; 5 minutes from the Base. Patrick is a good soccer player. Tom is instmcting at the War College in the Operations group. Katiiy is retired from the Navy, having fun, and staying busier than ever Tom's insightful, provocative, cutting (some might say), curious, and cynical (some might say) view of the world evokes positive comments from his students! Thanks, Gallaghers, for your hospitality. (Oh, yes, Patrick beat me at computer golf!).

The Forum was highly interesting. Speakers included Under Secretary Danzig, Peter Jennings, Richard Armitage, CNO, Commandant (USMC—is there any other?), among others. I was honored to have been invited (placed on the list by Tom), and it was a good break from work, as well.

I was fortunate to see some Classmates.

Kathy and Bob Hartling have been here for the past year. Bob is going to major command of MONTEREY, CG, curtentiy out of Mayport, but going into overhaul prior to a new homeport of Norfolk.

Bob is looking and doing great. I saw Kathy H. going on her morning walks with Kathy G. They love New England, their real "home".

I was in a smaller seminar with Doug Stone. Doug has been at the advanced course for the past year as a reserve Lieutenant Colonel. He is not sure what he will do after a short follow-up assignment. He may head to his northern California ranch. After hitting it out of the park with his computer companies, Doug has been active with numerous Marine Corps, civic, and public services, as well as with business transactions.

Bob Maslowsky was in from London representing his Admiral. He has another year in jolly old England, which he is thoroughly enjoying, before going to a major command (EA6B wing) at Whidbey Island, Washington.

So, all the guys are looking great, each having done so well in his endeavors. And, I did hear from a Marine Colonel that John Graham has been selected to Colonel and has had a squadron. While previously assigned to come to the Naval War College, he has had his orders changed. (Oh, Roomie, where are you?!)

Other news.. .Larry Myers notes that Bill Kordis picked up a major command slot and will be the West Coast HS Wing Commander in San Diego. Well deserved for Bill while escaping the Pentagon's Advanced Carrier Office. Larry also received a pleasant call from Frank Kale, who left 22nd Company Youngster Year. Frank is a VP with Dean Witter in Boston. He recently visited the Academy for the first time in over 17 years and was impressed. Larty has added him to the 22nd Company roster.

Well, it happened. Finally. A first. Larry asked me if I had an "Intemet connection"? The answer is "no", but this is a data point for me. I have got to move beyond my HP12 and ray great assistant, Glenda, who actually enters my scribbling on disc for transfer to Shipmate. Now that the truth is out, I feel better I have been holding back. I will move into the 21st Century. Larry, thank you!

Change of Command—David Young moved on

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from C O . of 3/6, 2nd Marine Division, Lejeune. In addition, to USNAAA Tmstee...? Dave, where are you?

Steve Mock recently retired from Strike Fighter Squadron 106, Cecil Field. Steve ...ditto...?

Attached, please find a photo of Captain Pat Fogarty and his bride, Jane, who was our 1973 Color Girl. The photo was taken at recent Coramissioning Week festivities. Don't they look great?!

Pat and Jane Fogarty "Color Parade—22 years since" Mike Simpson writes: I was moved by your plea in the April column, plus having this great photo available, to contribute for the 2nd time in almost 22 years. First let me explain the picture: this is a group of diplomats and academics from Harvard's Center for Intemational Affairs (CFIA) standing on the flight deck of our

that it will be as much fun as the last 12 tours. The only other news I have to report is that my compatriot from the "loose deuce", Tom Broussard is still alive and well in Bath, ME. We've been chatting back and forth via e-mail (my address enclosed if you're online) [Yipes! 2nd notice in one month.

See above!] and wondering how long it will be before we start having virtual Class reunions in cyberspace. I'd be interested in hearing from any other 73'ers who are online."

Thank you, Mike...our 50th in cyberspace...!?

Mike Kalas sent us the following: Greetings from the Fleet! I am enjoying another tour in San Diego serving as Assistant Chief of Staff Logistics for VADM Connie Lautenbacher ('64), Commander Third Fleet (619-545-2390). My free time is spent with my family, sailing on the bay,ridingmy road bike, and coaching little league.

My wife, Deborah, is a National Exchange Manager for UMEX Company; member company of Unilever. Also stationed in San Diego is Jim Garban. Jim and Barbara are living the good life while Jim excels as the XO of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center at the foot of Broadway (619532-2202). Recently, two other active duty Supply corps Captains from '73 were in town and were able to have lunch with me on the Third Fleet Flagship, Coronado. Jim McCIurg is the Depot Fleet Supply Officer at CINCPCFLEET (808-474-6419).

Jim and Sue have one of those great homes on Makalapa and take advantage of the great golf and scuba diving Oahu has to offer. Also in town was Jim Bristow. Jim and Kathy live in the Tidewater area where Jim is the CINCLANTFLEET Deputy Supply Officer (804-444-3510) this summer. Enclosed is a picture of Jim Bristow, me, Jim McCIurg, and Jim Garban on the CORONADO with the San Diego skyline in the background.

newest CVN, GEORGE WASHINGTON. [Which one is

Mikel] Note the prominence of the hull number!

I'm finishing a great year at CFIA courtesy of the Federal Executive Fellows program as one of three Americans in a program with diplomats and politicians from 15 different countries. It's been a super experience.

Beltway. Janet has just started a new nursing job in downtown Washington, so for the first time in 22 years of martied life we ride to and from work together. (Janet takes the Metro from the Pentagon, so it's very convenient, and it gives us a great chance to talk every day. We love it!) Tiffany will begin college this fall in Richmond (Virginia Commonwealth U). But, we are not getting old. Really.

Jessica, our 15 year old, has given strong hints that she would like to graduate from her curtent high school. So, looks like my job search focus might have nartowed at bit.

Dave, thanks. We will be trying to get your companymates, and everyone else's, to contact their company reps to update addresses. Thanks for the news!

Tom Tesoriero wrote us from Portland, Oregon.

He is volunteering to be 24th Company Rep. Hurrah! Thanks, Tom! Ken Reightler took time from his busy schedule to update 12th Company's list. He is one busy guy.

Ken also updated us that Dave Kohler married Lisa Mehallick in Norfolk on March 18. Eric Olsen was best man. She is, as reported, in an earlier column, a Navy Commander and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.

Congrats twice over!

Admin note: I, along with all class president's and cortesponding secretary's, received a note from Captain Brandquist. The major points are as follows: • Introduction of Captain Bob Hofford '61 as Head of Class Giving.

• Critical need for unrestricted gifts to the Association (gifts not restricted to a specific project). 50% of Association's $3 million+ annual budget revenues must come from sending gifts. An endowment has been set up for such. Class officers will discuss '73 pulling its weight.

• Alumni Hall Honor Chair Program.

• Go visit the Armel Leftwich Visitor Center I did, and it has the best view of the Harbor. Bring your checkbook; the gift store is first rate!

Please, I know you like this interesting, fact-filled column...kidding...but seriously, read Shipmate up front, too. Good skinny from Captain Brandquist and others.

Classmates, let's think a bit about unrestricted giving.

Also, just a random synapse as I look at CVN '73; is there some way '73 can associate itself, sponsor something with the GEORGE WASHINGTON?!

Mike Siriipsoii antl "Fcllitw" Harvard academics and diplomats on board CVN 73, GEORGE WASHINGTON

Through the good offices of CINCLANTFLT, 1 was able to take this group of 25 to Norfolk, and show them WASP (LHD-1), PHOENIX (SSN-702) or BOISE (SSN-764) (we split into two groups for the SSN visit), and SAN JACINTO (CG-56). They also visited the CLE command center and were welcomed by ADM Flanagan. On May 6, weflewby H-53 out to GW to watch flights ops at sea. The unanimous reaction from the group was—WOW! In the small-world story category, I even ran into one of our Classmates (Jim Chapman, 9th CO) who is serving as RO on the cartier.

In the personal department, Trish and I are looking forward to our 22nd anniversary next month (sound like a June Week wedding?) and our son Davis is finishing his second year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he double-majors in computer science and music. We don't know what the Navy has in store for us after Harvard, but are optimistic

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Bristow, Kalas, McCIurg, Graham: '73 Active Duty "Pork Chop 4 stripers take over S.D.!"

As far as we know, there is only one other '73 Supply Corps Captain on active duty. Although he wasn't with us, all of us had nice things to say about our missing Classmate, Mark Young. You see Mark is our detailer at BUPERS, Mark, we missed you and hope you know that we would rather be in San Diego, Pearl Harbor or Norfolk than in D,C,!"

Thanks, Mike!

Dave Smith responded as Company Rep for 19, as did Don Price. I will get these two guys coordinated, but good leadership response from 19! Thank you, David and Dan! Some news from Dave: 1 was the Family Service Center director at Camp Pendleton from September '92 until last summer Late in '93,1 put in a request to the monitor to keep me at Pendleton for one additional year and I would retire in September '95.1 figured it would be easy.

After more than 20 years in the Marine Corps, you would think I'd have known better. I got a call in March '94 from my monitor, who said he "had" to move me. Well, what he didn't know was that Janet and I wanted to eventually settle somewhere on the east coast. So, I asked to move to Washington, DC, I am now serving in the Readiness Division of the Marine Corps Inspector General's office, (We are the "good guy" IG; we really are here to help!)

Since the Marine Corps decided I had to move, my future plans are moreflexiblenow.

We are living in Burke, VA, just outside the

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Pres., Steve Middleton Sec'y Cdr. Bill Hall, SC USN, Retired 1833 Meadowgrove Ln, Frederick, MD 21702 This month I'm going to start off with a letter from one of my "lost" company Classmates, Steve Brewer. After my comraent that I had tried, but failed, to locate several corapany Classmates, Steve among them, 1 received the following letter from Steve.

What a surprise it was to hear about our 29th Company Classmates and discover myself "last location unknown". I recently became an alumni member in the hopes of hearing about how everyone is doing. Thank you for your detective work and reporting.

A little news from my home. 1 have lived in Connecticut for 20 years now. Nancy and I came here on orders to Sub School after finishing nuclear power school, I qualified in submarines and as a nuclear engineer before a shore tour at Sub School and leaving the service in 1980, I entered the ministry soon thereafter and founded a church in Groton. CT which I pastored for 8 years. In 1988 I went back to grad school and finished a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy, I now have a private practice in Mystic, CT and teach as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut, Nancy works full time as our town of Ledyard Children's Librarian, We have two children, Jen (18), a freshman at UCONN and a son Jefl^(16).

Concerning another Classmate, until very recently Paul Normand had a submarine command (ALEXANDRIA) and was stationed in New London.

Our kids were in high school activities together.

They have been transferted to the DC area or Virginia, I'm not sure where, after he finished his command tour. Other '74 grads I have kept in touch with over the years are: Dr Jim Gallo, MD,, 917 Braddock Rd.. Cumberland, MD. He's a reserve 06 in the Medical Corps now. Cdr. Bruce Cavey, 2167 Lords Landing, Virginia Beach, VA, Bmce is Nl on SubLant staff and may retire or accept 0-6 billet soon. Best wishes, Steve.

Thanks a lot for checking in Steve! Don't let 20 years go by before we hear from you again. Steve can be reached at: 8 Woodview Drive, Ledyard, CT 06339.

The next cortespondent to check in with us this month is Ken H u s t o n , who writes from 209 Norwood Road, Annapolis, MD. I thought that I would drop Shipmate a line or two to accompany the photos. Seven of us reunited for a mid-May week of sailing on the Chesapeake on a Beneteau 41 foot sailboat. Bob Thome and I have been planning this adventure since sailing on Homecoming weekend. We - Dave Besch. Chuck Fessler, Tony Racette, Rick Mendenhall, and John Price even gave it a slogan, complete with shirts and ball caps, something like "if the mast goes...". Dave, Tony, and Rick artived in Annapolis on Saturday. Dave and Tony attended Chapel on Sunday, asking for divine guidance, and then we added some revenue to the new Visitor Center's USNA memorabilia section. Bob showed up on Sunday and we had a company style, double dribble basketball game. Injuries included a strained ankle for Rick and a slight head bump for Tony, no stitches were required. We were just as good as we remembered. Monday morning, after Chuck Fessler arrived with his valuable cargo of Yuengling traditional lager, we loaded our vessel, shoved off to 15-20 knots of wind. Now you've got to remember that none of us were sailing jocks at school, contrary to what was on the sailing resume required by the charter company. So, 1 was a bit apprehensive about signing for a boat worth more than my house. We motored up the Severn from Back Creek, hoisted our sails and our Yuenglings, and promptly ran aground. It got to be a serious plotting maneuver to keep us out of the

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shallow water. We spent Monday night "on the hook,.." on the Rhode river after consuming Ma Besche's spaghetti. Tuesday moming we had swim call, except for Bob, we were afraid that we would lose him. We sailed around the Bay in great weather until a storm humbled our sailing ability. We motored to Oxford, showered, together of course, had a passable meal and fell asleep in exhaustion. We sailed to St. Michaels through the rain and had a great meal after meeting with Captain John Price, Delta's newest MD-88 Captain, and my understanding wife Kathryn, both who had driven from Annapolis. The final day we had great weather but no wind, so we meandered towards Annapolis, mostly under diesel power. It was a great trip. We only lost a boathook and had no major damage to the boat, although we left our mark everywhere on the bay floor, Tony, "I'm on fixed income,,,", even networked with some rich, powerboat (1 spit on you) guy in St. Michaels about an airline job or was it any job? We sat around telling stories and consuming Yuenglings. Anyhow, I had a great time and hope that we can do it again next year. Notably absent was Jim Gagalis. whose wife Cathy just delivered a baby boy. Nicholas. Jim's starting a business in Yipsilanti, Michigan. Also missing was Fred Dean, who was out in the South Pacific on a real ship.

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M) Racette. Besch, Mendenhall, Huston. Fessler, Thome Sounds like a great time was had by all. Ken. Maybe next year, if you need an extra hand or two you'll remember your poor, landlocked cortespondent.

A few Home Town news releases came my way this month as well. Tom Grote was recentiy promoted to Captain. Tom is serving at Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, CA. Tom's position wasn't noted in the news release. Jeff Buerhle recently graduated from the Naval War College and Claude Swaim recentiy reported for duty at the Naval War College.

Since ray last column a major change has taken place in my career I'm no longer in the airline catering business but am now in the managed health care business. My new employer. The Center for Corporate Health, Inc., provides a line of self care books and newsletters as well as a toll free Nurse Advice line. We sell our services to corporate and govemment customers as a way to help reduce health care costs. 1 was hired to be the Military/Government Operations Account Manager, a new position since the company is just starting to get into the military/government markets. Right now my principal efforts are devoted to helping us get into one or more of the TriCare regional contracts as a subconu-actor to the prime contractor, whoever that will be. At this time we've been picked by Humana to be their sub for Regions 3 & 4 (Southeast) and we're under consideration by two contractors in Regions 7 & 8 (Southwest and Midwest). I think that I'm going to really enjoy the job, it's just the 55 mile (one-way coramute) every day from Frederick, MD to Oakton, VA. That's all for this month, keep those cards and letters coming. Beat Army!

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Pres., Raymond P. Wassel, Jr. Sec'y Cdr David P. Gray USNR 8112 Cedar Run, Waldorf, MD 20603 301-870-8756 (H); 703-707-5106 (W) 1 still cannot believe it! Twenty years since we gained our freedom from Bancroft Hall. And yet we all think about it. I know I have these past few months. I never thought we would make it this far.

Its araazing how fast time flies. Well enough about the past now onto the present. The Navy Hometown News Center sent in the following information; Kevin H a r t recently graduated from the Naval War College. Joseph Mehula is with Amphibious Constmction Battalion One, horae ported in San Diego.

Thomas Gregory recently received his third Meritorious Service Medal from Admiral Mike Boorda while serving as the commanding officer of the guided missile frigate REID. Stephen Hill just retumed from a deployment in the Adriatic as Commanding Officer of the KLAKRING. Also received a few letters this month. The first is from the Commanding Officer of U.S. Naval Mobile Constmction Battalion Seven, Unit 60252, Jim McConnell: Just a short note on my life and times for inclusion in Shipmate. In March of 1993 I was martied to Anni Kauppi of Helsinki, Finland. We met when 1 was stationed in London on the CINCUSNAVEUR staff. In August of that same year I took command of a Seabee Battalion and we have deployed to Roosevelt Roads and Okinawa.

The Battalion is still in Okinawa and 1 will have my change of command here on 15 June. After that, Anni and 1 will head for Naples, Italy where I will be the Public Works Officer. I, along with several of our Classmates in '75 now in the CEC, was recently selected for Captain, Our address in Naples will be: Naval Support Activity, PSC 810 Box 22, FPOAE 09619-1022 I also received a correction from the Quigs (the Press with a cortection?? Quote "I screwed up big time" unquote): One of the items I included in the letter was a comment that there had been three 75ers serving aboard THORN over the years — me, Pete Squicciarini and Bobbie Conrad — WRONG!!

There have been four; Paul Gregory was the commissioning Chief Engineer, For God's sake, I relieved the guy and 1 forgot to mention him in the group-SHEEAH! Thanks for the apology Quigs. Its always nice to see our PAO doing a tap dance. I also received a letter from Debbie and Tom Donaldson Tom was on the 0-6 list in March, so we decided to celebrate it in a big way! We left out 3 children in the care of grandparents and on 6 hours notice, caught a C-5 out of Norfolk to Rota. Once there, Cdr Chris Gunderson, '77, and the XO of NEMOC, was a big help in getting us wheels (Tom called it our red roller skate), passes and pesetas. We took a day trip to Ronda, and Gibraltar, then met up with good friend Mike and Lea Kapsch, '76 (Cdr, at ODC, Madrid). We caravaned with them up to Madrid and they showed us the sights. We ate roast suckling pig in Segovia near the Roman aqueduct, toured Toledo, and even had great Chinese food in Madrid, We eventually drove back to Rota (we put 2500 KM on our car!) and caught a Rotator flight to Philly — refreshed, sunburned and ready to retum next year! One picture is of the guys at the Rota Golf Course in sunny Spain.

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Steve Hubbard is heading up the reunion activities.

His phone numbers are home: 301-725-8514, work: 703-902-2087. On the election of Class Officers. Roy Hawkins has accepted the role of Election Coordinator If you want to nominate yourself or someone else for Class President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secretary send in a short bio to Roy. His address is 7226 Pinewood St., Falls Church, Va. 22046.

One last item: My address has changed due to the new 911 system in southem Maryland. My Address is 8112 Cedar Run, Waldorf, MD. 20603. Again a reminder that you can send me files via the "over the wall" BBS or via Internet to my CompuServe address, 71223.2446@compuserve.com. Until next time...Take Care..Dave

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Left to right: Tom Donaldson, '75 (1800 Detailer at Bupers); Mike Kapsch, '76 (ODC, Madrid); Chris Gunderson, '77 (XO, NEMC, Rota). The other is of our family: Tom, Debbie, Krista, Thomas and Alex, Looking forward to the 20th reunion! We're hoping to entice Peggy and Grant Begley to come up here for it from their sunny home near Eglund AFB, Debbie, thanks for the update. Having spent three and a half years at Rota with VQ-2, your letter brought back many happy memories. 1 also found the few of you who have arrived into the information age. I received the following via my COMPUSERVE address, 7I223.2446@corapuserve .com, from Robby Robinson; 1 am probably the first one in the Class to go on terminal leave as of March 30.1 am retiring out of MCTSSA, Camp Pendleton. I will be opening the La Costa, CA branch for Edward D. Jones & Co, (an investment brokerage firm). My wife Lisa and my two sons Aaron 6, and Ryan 4 are all settied and enjoying life in sunny southern CA, Best regards,,,James "Robby" Robinson Thanks for the update Robby. I also received another Email from Jim Crandall: I am leaming the ropes on using the Intemet so I saw the address in last month's Shipmate and I thought I'd give it a try! Sounds as if all is well with you and yours! Same with me and my family (wife: Molly, daughter: Amy (13) and son: Jimmy (aka James III) (9). Really looking forward to the 20th! The family and I plan on making the pilgrimage to Crab Town, 1 am also a drilling reservist, curtentiy CO of a COMSUBGRU 10 detachment supporting Kings Bay, GA, My Reserve Center is in Tampa although I live in the Orlando area, I'll look forward to hearing from you via this net. Take care and have a great Navy day! Beat Army!,, .Jim Crandall (12th Company @ graduation) Thanks for the E-Mail Jim. It was great just to cut and paste. I know everyone has been asking about the Reunion. The dates are 20-22 October Make reservations at tiie BWI Martiott (call the hotel directiy).

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It is with the greatest sadness that 1 must report to you an untimely passing of another one of our Classmates. Joe Kleefisch was killed on 17 May when the plane he was flying crashed into the Mogote Ridge, a mountain peak 70 miles north of Taos, New Mexico. Also killed was RAdm. James G. Prout III, Class of 66. Those who knew Joe as I did, will remember his great nature and friendly way. I had a chance meeting with him a couple of years ago in San Diego while he was on work ups with the CARL VINSON. He impressed me with his can-do attitude and his evident concern for the pilots and sailors in his squadron. He seemed to me to be the kind of skipper that we would all want to work for. Joe is survived by his wife, Nancy and sons Joseph and Matthew. Our hearts and prayers go out to Joe's family I received some Navy hometown news releases which I'll pass on to you: Bob Butt recentiy assumed command of the guided missile frigate GEORGE PHILLIP homeported in San Diego... Roy Weisert recently departed Norfolk in THEODORE ROOSEVELT for a six month deployment... Tom Zelibor recently returned from deployment with CAG-3 embarked in DwiGHT D. EISENHOWER. During their deployment they visited France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Spain, Turkey and UAE.. .Did ops Southem fraq and supported the effort near Bosnia in the Adriatic... Chuck Mehalic retumed from a six month deployment to the MED and Adriatic Sea while serving with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in NASSAU... Jeff Maydoz assumed command of DEYO in Charleston...

Rich Nathanson decommissioned MAUNA KEA on 30 June 95 at Naval Station Treasure Island in San Francisco.

Received a great letter from Steve Nimitz; ...am now in my second year as CO of MoosBRUGGER. Counting being towed down the Cooper River for a berth shift, I've been underway for five days. The remainder was spent in overhaul in Charleston as the next-to-last ship to pass through before the gates are locked for good.. .MoosBRUGGER Shifted homeports to Mayport in March and were greeted upon arrival by none other than Mayport XO, Pete Miller, Amongst the others I've seen in Mayport are Elliot Bloxom (CO, JOHN HANCOCK) who leaves in June for the Army War College, and Rick Carper (CO, OLIVER HAZARD PERRY),

,. ,have not had much of an opportunity to visit or receive visitors but 1 did have a long talk with Dennis DeGeus, Dennis took early retirement while serving at Tinker AFB and is now flying for a startup airline out of Kansas City, He maintains

his home in Edmond, OK. I read an All Hands (May 95) article on the rescue of a man overboard from BATFISH. The pilot of the rescue helo was none other than the HS-3 CO, Jim Thompson, another of my 3rd Company Classmates.

MoosBRUGGER recently received four new Ensigns from the Class of '94. Somehow the discussion at lunch in the Wardroom one day came around to an old movie. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. The question was asked when it was made, and I could say with certainty that it was 72-73, "How can you be so sure?", they asked, "Because I had to memorize the movies", I replied. "Was that a special requirement for a day?", one inquired.

"Hell no, I had to know them for every theater in Annapolis for the whole %#&:@* year!" Thus ended another day in self appreciation. Thank goodness there were no 10 screen multiplexes back then or I'd never have made it through chow call!

As far as stories go, I thought I'd relate the following: One aftemoon during the Spring p-rade season of youngster year, I found myself free of the requirement to march. An ideal time to play that new recording of the Mickey Mouse March for all to hear, I thought. One of my 3rd Company Classmates (who left after youngster year), Jeff Grover, was seemingly always on the excuse squad, never marched, and eagerly volunteered the stereo system in his room and his operator's expertise to consummate the act. This was no minor league system as each speaker was about half the size of a refrigerator. From our vantage point in the first wing above T-court, we opened the windows, lowered the blinds, and pointed those beasts outward. Just as the Brigade was formed, Jeff let loose with a tremendous rendition of that tune. Observing the rapidly assembling foe pouring into the doors beneath us, we judged our position untenable and did what instinct directed. We ran for it. Jeff hit the stop button on the turntable on his way out but neglected to conceal the evidence. I was long gone but he was hampered by cratches and was apprehended. Investigators also found the record still spinning to a stop. It didn't take long for ownership to be established. He and I were in deep kimchi and we knew it. Shortly after the p-rade, we had a "receive only" mode discussion with our Company Officer (now BGen. Klimp, USMC) who was not at all humored and detailed the stupidity of our act.

Interestingly. I don't recall if I was fried for that particular offense or not. I also don't recall what became of the record.

Thanks, Steve, you broke loose a few memories of my own of those idyllic days at good ole USNA. By the way, if you all haven't been back to A-naplis recently, you'll be surprised to know that those old theaters in town ain't there no more!

Well, folks, this is my last column from the Adantic Coast Conference. As soon as I finish this column, the plug on the computer gets pulled and into the shipping container it goes! Hopefully I can get it rigged up before the next due date comes around.. .By the way, until I get a new "semi-permanent" home address, you should send any mail to me at the following address: Cdr. T. S. Traaen SC, USN, Supply Officer, BOXER (LHD-4), FPO AP 96661-1663 If any of you pass through the San Diego area, please don't hesitate to give us a call or drop in on the ship...Come see me some time! Later, guys!

Shipmate recieved the following directiy. Tim, I hope it's allright...

This is the eulogy I delivered at the memorial service for Commander Joseph G. Kleefisch, on May 22,1995. He was killed last Wednesday, while flying his F/A-18 over the mountains of New Mexico. Joe and I are both natives of Kohler, both attended the Kohler Public School system and both are graduates of the Naval Academy. He graduated from there in 1976 and 1 in 1979. Joe served as the Commanding Officer of Fighter/Attack Squadron 25, homebased in Lemoore, Califomia, which is where the memorial service took place.

Good aftemoon. My name is Lieutenant Commander Kyle Kaker. We come here today to honor Shipmate, July-August 1995

our comrade, not to bury him. My words this afternoon are to honor the outstanding life of Commander Joseph G. Kleefisch.

I cannot remember a time when I did not know Joe Kleefisch. I must have met him at Ravine Park, a lush pine-, elm-, and oak-wooded playground across the street from my childhood home. Perhaps I first saw him careening on a sled down icy "Devil's Turn", or practicing his flips at the ever popular Kohler Public Swimming Pool. 1 dare say that this was during the Kennedy Administration, when the Braves were still in Milwaukee, Vince Lombardi had a team that could not be beat, and the only TV channels available were 4, 6, and 12 out of Milwaukee, and on a clear day, 2 and 5 out of Green Bay. No one had yet heard of a small, far away strip of land on the coast of the South China Sea, called Vietnam. Neil Armstrong had not yet taken that one small step for man. Joe must have been in the 3rd grade, with me in kindergarten. Joe and I attended the same elementary school, had the same teachers in the same classrooms, and took our First Holy Communion while kneeling at the rail at St. John's, from the hand of Father Charles Neu. We attended the same scout camp. Camp Rokilio, where the greatest insult, short of the ever present mosquitoes, was having to take tums scraping the tin food trays of our companion campers. All of us kids spent our lazy summer days playing shuffleboard and watching summer school reels of "Woody Woodpecker" and "Captain Video". We were sure to attend the ice cream socials which always included live music... Under the careful baton of Mr. Walter Wright, we were sure to hear "The Star Spangled Banner" and numerous stirring renditions of the most recognizable John Philip Sousa marches. The coaches who trained me, had trained Joe as well. Our parents worked for the same "Kohler of Kohler", in our tiny but progressive town. One of my fondest childhood memories is catching pollywogs, as we called them, and green and black leopard frogs from a small naturally occurting patch of North American Wetlands, which had been dubbed "Kleefisch's Pond", due to its close proximity to the Kleefisch family home. In my mind's eye, I can still see the metallic blue and green dragon flies and red-winged blackbirds swaying in the breeze atop the cattails which surtounded the little pond. On the prettiest of days, fluffy white cotton cumulus clouds hung heavy in the sapphire blue sky above, Joe, the kids of Kohler, and 1 had the kind of childhood that Norman Rockwell felt compelled to capture in oil and on canvas. This was the world in which Joe Kleefisch grew up.

It became evident quite early that Joe was exceptionally gifted as a superb student athlete. Everyone, boys and girls, parents and teachers alike knew and approved of him, Kohler was good at placing such student athletes up on pedestals, probably to give the rest of us good examples to follow.

Joe would remember the names of those who went before him...Hometown heroes like Dave Anderson, Tom Gordon and Steve Ehren, to name but a few. As the years progressed, Joe's "A" laden report cards and athletic accomplishments as a highjumper, pole-vaulter, hurdler, and football and basketball stand-out earned him much notoriety, not just in our little village, but. in many ways, throughout the entire State of Wisconsin. Anyone there at that time would agree that he was one in 10,000.

He was the kind of son that every parent wishes they had. He became a natural and obvious rolemodel for an impressionable young midwestern boy, such as myself. The essence of our relationship was one in which Joe provided a sound rolemodel and I became a willing and attentive follower. The 3 year age separation, now inconsequential, was a formidable social obstacle preventing true friendship in elementary school and high school. Besides, Joe looked 10 feet tall to me in those days. I was probably a little afraid of him for most of the years that I knew him.

In the summer of 1972, Joe left for Annapolis. I had never heard of the place before that. But because Joe went there, it had to be a place reserved for the Cream of the Crop, 1 asked my guidance counselor about it and he sent away for a package on my behalf. Weeks later 1 received a package in

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the mail. I opened the package, and my eyes were drawn to the cover of an enclosed booklet. On that booklet was a glossy photo of a gold-striped sleeve above a white-gloved hand. The hand held a sword, from which streamed more gold braid,., 1 was sold instantly. If Joe went there and if I got to parade around with gold stripes and swords, then that was the place for me! I spoke with my guidance counselor and made up my mind during my sophomore year in high school that I was going to Annapolis.

Because I made up my mind, 1 did the things which were required for attendance. My vision was quite clear As the saying goes, "What the mind can envision, the flesh can accomplish." Unlike Joe, who displayed the grace and agility of a mountain lion on the athletic field and basketball court, 1 prefcrted the fiercest of sports in which 1 could overpower and pummel my opponents into submission. If Joe Kleefisch was a mountain lion, then I was a bear...But I will claim a few modest victories of my own.

I saw Joe when he came home on leave periods.

He always looked fantastic. At times when other young men sported long hair and beards, Joe stood ramrod straight and maintained the highest standards of dress and grooming. He was always generous about sharing his travels and experiences. 1 doubt that I mentioned my desire to go to Annapolis at that time, for fear that 1 might not make it, 1 knew it was a long shot. Eventually, I received my appointment to Annapolis, on the day following Memorial Day, in May of 1975, almost exactly 20 years ago today. I cannot tell you how excited I was.

Joe met me at Annapolis on the first day of plebe summer, July 7, 1975. As I was standing there in line with my bags, I heard his familiar voice call out my name and I instantly felt a little less scared.

In the weeks that followed, he told me about the "land-mines" he had stepped on over the past three years, in hopes that 1 would not retrace his unfortunate footsteps. For example, he related how he once was bouncing a ball on the deck of his stateroom, which apparently disturbed the sleep of an upperclassman. For his punishment over this slight infraction, he was forced to play handball for a full hour in his shower with the water mnning, to the jeers and amusement of a crowd of upperclassmen — I never once bounced a ball on the deck in my entire four years at Annapolis, Joe taught me to "keep a low profile" and to avoid ever needlessly drawing attention to myself He explained to me inexplicable rales and jargon. He offered me the use of his stateroom as a safe-haven refuge from the storm of plebe year. This seemingly small gesture was a huge social risk for Joe, for I was a lowly plebe and he was a powerful "firstie". An equivalent act today would be to give someone the keys to your home and car with an understanding that he could use them anytime he chose! 1 was most privileged to have Joe look out for me plebe year.

On two or three occasions I did seek refuge from the storm in his room. Had he not been there for me, 1 might not have made it. The first stages of trae friendship between Joe and me were born at that time.

Not long after, Joe graduated and like all other ensigns, was cast to the "Four Winds and the Seven Seas". In all the years that followed I saw him just a handful of times, I saw him at home on leave once or twice and I attended a reception at the Kleefisch home to celebrate his martiage to his Annapolis sweetheart and the one true love of bis life, Nancy, 1 ran into him in both Alameda and North Island in the eariy 1980's, After that. I lost track of him. I never forgot what he did for me, though. So many times over the past two decades 1 have been asked why I chose to go to the Naval Academy. I always tell of how a special and gifted person preceded me there and that if he did it, then it was the right thing to do. 1 was speaking of Joe Kleefisch.

I called Joe out of the clear blue less than one month ago, after I had seen him on a Discovery Channel special entitled "Carrier.,, Fortress at Sea", Knowing that he was flying F/A-18's and was a commanding officer, he was pretty easy to track down, 1 am grateful that we had a chance to catch

up on the past decade and a half since we last spoke, I told him how much he grew up to resemble his father, and that I was happy for his good life and professional success. He made sure that 1 knew two key points — first, how much he loved and was proud of his two sons — Joseph and Matthew, (And boys, this is the first time I have ever seen you and let me assure you,,.You look like Kleefischs!!)

Second, he wanted to make sure that I knew how proud he was of this fine squadron, VFA-25, and how proud he was to have been your Skipper. I really wanted to share with him how his influence, early in my life, had had such a profound effect on the man I had become. I wanted to thank him for serving as my beacon, drawing me out of my small midwestem town to the fantastic and incomprehensible vastness of the beautiful blue Pacific Ocean.

I had not even seen saltwater until I left home and joined the Navy. I wanted to thank him for all the incredible life experiences that I had, which I would not have had, without wandering away from my home. Something kept me from saying those words, perhaps they were too personal, and I was not willing to take the risk.

Joe, I know that you are with us here in spirit. I just want to say a simple thank you for providing me a well-marked trail and for the deep large footprints you left, into which 1 could place my own feet. You were a good and trasty navigator. That I should stand before this throng of people today and eulogize you, a fallen hometown hero and wartior, in this distant land, again, is the stuff of Shakespearean tragedy. May god grant you the peace which you dedicated your life to providing the rest of us. You will be missed, but never forgotten. Fair winds and following seas...

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Pres., Cdr. Owen G. Thorp III USNR Sec'y Cdr Bill Millward USN 1026 Magnolia Ave. Norfolk, VA 23508 Shipmates, the moment of truth has arrived — we must move! This time, we are headed back to our home in Norfolk, where I will relieve on September 1st as C O . HALYBURTON ( F F G - 4 0 ) . While we

look forward to the excitement of the assignment, we do not relish the move. At least we will be back among old friends. See you around Harapton Roads!

As I mentioned recently, it has been ten years since I started writing this column. One phenomena that I have noticed is the quantity of letters has reduced significantiy. I attribute this to our curtent station in life where we are closing in on peak earnings potential and maximum family activity. As a result, there seems to be no time to drop a line to Shipmate. I know the feeling well. This past year has been a whirl wind of activity. First there was the move to Newport for the War College, followed by the PCO pipeline, and topped off by our return to Norfolk. During this, of course, there were sports, church activities, boy scouts, school projects, sailing, and "other stuff' that seemed to suck time out of life!

My point is that this type of information is what makes our column worthwhile. I implore you to pick up a pen while you are at the baseball game, by the pool or on vacation and write! Tell us how great it was this past year to see your kid score the winning goal, learn to sail, or graduate from high school (yes, there are a few of you out there!). Without you, we have no column. Without you, we cease to be a Class.

Without you, we are nothing.

From the Fleet Horae Town News Center: Jim Eckrich reported recently for duty with Commander, Amphibious Group II, in Sasebo, Japan; Tom Russell

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reported to PCU JOHN C STENNIS, based at Newport News, VA; and, Chris Perry received his second Meritorious Service Medal while serving with the amphibious assault ship, BELLEAU WOOD. Congratulations to Gary Hoist for taking comraand of PCU FITZGERALD. Gary's most recent tour was with the CNO's Strategic Concepts Group, in Washington, DC. FITZGERALD will be commissioned later this year in Newport, RI. Robert Sinibaldi took command of Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68). Prior to Robert's most recent tour as XO in VP-68, he served as the program manager aboard the staff of Comraander. Naval Air Reserve Force. Finally, I received a change-of-coraraand invitation from Henry Gonzales, who will relieve on July lOth as C O .

Navy Recruiting District, Los Angeles. Well done, and the best of luck to all of you!

It is my sad duty to report the death of Gerald V. Cook frora an automobile accident near his home in Boring, Oregon on June lOth. Jeriy was the 9th Corapany Commander who became a surface line officer following graduation. He resigned his commission in 1982 and eventually worked for Electro Test Inc. in Portiand. The Lucky Bag referred to him as "Wharf Rat," a story is there somewhere, and mentioned that he was a "crazy" athlete as exemplified by his participation in the JFK 50 mile run and one-time wild ride in a kayak. Jerry is survived by his wife, Bobbi, whom he married on September 5, 1978. She continues to reside in Boring. We will miss you Shipmate. Until next month ... Bill.

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Pres., John Rudder Sec'y, Vince Balderrama 45 Littie Fawn Dr., Shelton, CT 06484

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Pres., Mike Finley Sec'y, Ken Russell 210 South Main Street, PO Box 380, Ariington, SD 57212 (605)983-4777 Hey, good thing Scott O'Grady wasn't a Marine pilot. First of all we wouldn't know his name (unless of course, he were a Brigadier selectee who can fly single piloted 53 Echo rescue missions) and then his Skipper would have given him a "sign it twice" FITREP for taking six days off caused by his midair with FOD (with apologies to the two pilots, crew chief and gunner who actually DID perform the rescue mission). Bless 'em all. And see, history really d o e s n ' t repeat itself. The F-14 guys from "DRONERON 1" who flew TARPS missions in '83 and '84 over Lebanon were doing something a LOT different. They took pictures of the Syrians lighting them up. I don't believe the F- 16's were packin' cameras. VERY different. It's RIGHT WING CONSERVATIVE MILITANT ACTIVIST SHOCK ARTICLE comin' atcha. Stop dialing my phone number in fisted rage, it's only an intro!! It's designed purely for letter writing purposes only. Speaking of letter writing purposes only, let's stop this caustic cynicism, turn on our Word Processor of Love receptacles, become one with the universe, take in a few "hee-hee, hoohoo" cleansing breaths and get on with the info, shall we?

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Mark Heinrich wrote a note on his hotel stationary about his doin's. He's stopped the H-60 supply stuff with ASO and is now a staff puke for the Assistant SECNAV doing pollution prevention stuff. He's doing a lot of work getting the Utilities Folks (you know. Public Non-Works) on our bases to switch to natural gas vehicles. Yeah, and now with the world's largest reserve of natural gas located inside the Beltway, they can get all they need, all the time, for peanuts. I've heard the best source is coming from the facility facing the new Pennsylvania Avenue Pedestrian Mall: you know the place; big white building, columns, wrecked Cessna on blocks in the back yard. Why can't the Utilities guys stop pollution and just ride trikes like they do in the Five Sided Puzzle Palace? Mark's wife, Judy is busy with the two kid units, Jared 6 and Colin 5 PLUS she's got a lucrative jewelry making business. Mark's picked out the retirement house in Sedona, AZ and will kick back in a few years while Judy brings in the big bucks.

The two boys are swimming and playing soccer while Clueless Soccer Coach Dad helps out. Mark sees Joe Mulloy and Roy Harkins on a regular basis. Joe is the deputy E.A. for Admiral Lopez and Roy is in OSD PA&E. Roy is also doing 2:45's in marathons like with one they have in Boston. I think they call it... The Boston Marathon. Yeah, that's it. Roy didn't win the last one, just finished in the top 300. Oh Gee, too bad Roy, you must really be disappointed. Roy has also written a book titled. What Causes Kids, and How To Stop Having Them. It's dedicated to his wife Karen who is raising their FOUR BOYS Brent, Scott, Grant and Ty and should be hitting the bookstores real soon. Mark, thanks a bunch for the letter and great pictures of your two young'ns and three of Roy's four dudes. Unfortunately, even though they look like you guys, the Home Office policy for pictures is: Classmates Gotta Be in the Photo. BTW, I'm at 75053.2444@compuserve.com.

Fresh from the fjords of Norway (is it fjords or fjords? I'll go with new age nineties, sensitive guy ambiance and stick with fjords) Mark Seaman is finishing up a 3 year tour with the Supreme Puzzle Palace of the North, NATO Headquarters AFNORTH. Mark sent a beautiful photo of he and his wife Sandy and their two kids Morgan and Brian with the fjords in the background. They had to go all the way to Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA and stop by that Norwegian sweater shop to get those nice sweaters they're all wearing. I wonder where that shop gets those sweaters? Anyway, by the time you read this, Mark and family will be back in the best country on the planet. Mark, thanks for the note and the photo.

While I was throwing some beer mugs the other day, Jeff Klingensmith called and said that he was leaving Minneapolis and heading out for Cork, Ireland to head up Quality Operations Europe/Middle East/Africa (HEY, hasn't Pepsi heard that it's Southwest Asian Theater and NOT the Middle East anymore?!) for Pepsi Cola International. Jeff gets to make sure the "Freshness Dates" get stamped on the bottom of the Pepsis so that we can keep the doors and windows unlocked, knowing that no one is going to EVER get a stale soda. Anybody who fell for that marketing campaign, better go answer the door.

Ed's outside with your sweepstakes check. Anyway, Jeff's going to be The Frequent Flier of the Universe (in the Middle East, he'll be known as the Mother Of All Frequent Fliers) and will also be doing a very typical bang up job for Pepsi. Claire and their two kidmeisters, Kurt 12 and Katie 8, will be getting to enjoy frora what I've heard, a very beautiful country. Jeff, Congrats to you and I'm sure Pepsi's going to be delighted when they realize they picked up the best guy.

Vince Bousa sent a scathing, yet extremely entertaining e-mail message on OTW for all to enjoy (the expletives were changed to protect the innocent).

Here goes: Hello Stud Man, Just because I send private mail to you doesn't mean you can't use the material if you so desire. I will indicate such if the material is sensitive and shouldn't be used for general publication. Another thing, I did not think your last comment was very funny!! You have to understand that I haven't had <expletive deleted> in over a month! Things have been hectic as usual. Since we last talked a few months ago I have been on the road to Florida, California, North Carolina, Russia, Oklahoma City, New York, and several others that seem to slip my mind. (1 had to delete a VERY funny comment.

VinCe said something like, "Gosh I can't wait until the '96 campaign starts! What fun that will be!", only different.)

I was selected for C-9 transition after I leave HMX-1 which should be around this time next year.

Will come in handy if I decide to try and fly after retirement. 1 would be just as happy to raise llama's or to show someone where the 10 penny nails are in Lowes as I would be flying. Just give me some time to leam who is in my family!

1 hope all is going well for you on the new frontier. I wish I could be there with you. 1 would really like to retire somewhere out in Montana, Colorado, or Utah. We could howl to the wolves together and sell moonshine.

Talked to Dom Gorie the other day. He is currently in Houston, training to pilot the space shuttle.

He says it is the next best thing to <expletive deleted> but then again how would I know! The sonof-a-<expletive deleted> is happy. That's all that counts.

1 took so long to log on (had to grab another beer) that my time is gone. Take care and have fun. I will write again in the near future.

Why do cows wear bells?

Vince, thanks for the wonderful and very colorful e-mail message. Man, I sure hope I got rid of the career limiting comments for you. And don't worty, even though I had to delete some of the best comments, your old skipper doesn't read this Class article anyway. Hi MEL!!! Next time, try leaving the caps lock key off. Thanks.

Kids, your Give King has polished off yet another pathetic attempt at chuckle creation. It's late, I just sold my Honda Civic to some guy who didn't even take it out for a test drive (go figure), and it's time to turn in and get some shut eye. By the time you read this, I'll be at The Chicago Gift Mart, trying to get wholesale orders for the holidays, scared to death that if I don't sell any pots, I'll be in deep yogurt, but still having the time of my life. Maybe I can get the guy here in town who owns a Cherokee 180 to take me flying again. Those darn fly-ins in the midwest every Sunday and the pancake breakfasts are really abusive. Like he says, "Our flying is for medicinal purposes only. It's not because we really like doing it." Oh yeah, one last job descriptive comment frora existentialist soybean farmer, Jed Camus, "I drive, I wait, I drive." Ken. '79, Omnes Viri.

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Pres., Tim Kobosko Sec'y LCdr Joseph A. Grace, Jr. USNR 15 Allard Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70119 (504)539-9255; fax (504)539-9257 When they told me that the summers were hot, they really weren't kidding! So much for cool evenings sitting on the pier. Now we're into hot muggy nights dodging mosquitoes, listening to the comforting sounds of coins dropping into the new casino slot machines, and floating down Canal Street in pirogues during floods. We hadn't been here but a few months when we were treated to the worst flood that they have had here in New Orleans in over a hundred years. "Water water everywhere, I hope it's not in ray house or car", were the battle cries of the city. The water was literally up to my hips the night of the flood on the main street going through the Central Business District or CBD. It would have been nice to have a 4x4 to ski behind. We could have even made one of those commercials. The economic community is changing too. We have had several new "land based" casinos open while several riverboat casinos closed. One sets off the other. In addition, we (notice that I have taken on the role of one frora this city and claim ownership!) have suffered through some pretty rough press lately, but the city isn't as it is described on 20/20. New Orleans is growing and improving daily. It is a fantastic city, full of life, great food, and good times. Don't forget to call if your conference takes you to the crescent city! Now you can gamble, swim down the main streets, become a crime fighter, and still have a great time! Give us a call!

I did receive a disk from Jim Gosnell. For ease of application, if any of you have computers or word processors and can send me your letters and info on disk, it is greatly appreciated. That way I can just pull up the information and cut and paste. Otherwise it is back to typing 101. Every little bit helps. Here is his letter in total: Dear Joe, May 5, 1995 Greetings from St, Augustine Florida, I must admit that I read your column every month and I always enjoy the words of wisdom you pass on to the Class about our members. However, 1 have never written to you in fifteen years. So I guess it is time "I got on board" and provided an update. I will try to provide a short summary of what I have been doing since I left the boat school. I was an F14 RIO at NAS Miramar until 1988.1 attended Test Pilot School in 1989. I spent three years performing test and evaluation flying in F-14D's at Point Mugu from 1990-1992. That was a lot of fun. I am curtentiy the Commanding Officer of Defense Plant Representative Office (DPRO) Gramman St, Augustine, I have been here since November 1992, I am an Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO), It is a great job and I have leamed a lot about manufacturing, production, contract management and leading civil service personnel. We are performing modifications to E-2C, EA-6B, A-6E and F-14A/B aircraft. We are starting to build new E-2C aircraft for the Navy and foreign customers.

It is an exciting time with the transition of Northrop Gramman from New York to Florida, I expect to finish my tour here and pursue a masters in aerospace at Monterey.

1 married the former Elizabeth Conboy from Commack, New York in 1986. We met on a blind date in San Diego. I needed a date for one of those squadron functions and look what happened. She is a bilingual school teacher by trade and a full time mom at present. We have three aspiring midshipmen! James is 7, Samantha is 6 and Kimberly is 2.

St. Augustine Beach is a fantastic place to live. I love catching the sunrise on a moming beach run.

We love America's oldest city. If any of our Classmates are visiting St. Augustine be sure to look us

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up (904-461-7206). If any one would like to tour the plant please call me when you are in the area at 904-825-3563 orDSN: 697-5291.

I do not know the status of many of my II th Company Classmates. I know that Paul Jones is living in Pensacola and flying for Delta. Our old Company Officer is now Major General Williams, It would be great to hear from any of them. In fact I will even coordinate a social roster if I receive enough inputs. (Fax: 904-825-3563) I look forward to a great Homecoming this fall. If there is any thing I can do to help you please let me know. I promise not to take so long to write to Shipmate again. Keep Your Knots Up, CDR James L. Gosnell, 7 Sea Oaks Drive St. Augustine Beach. FL PS: 1 really enjoyed talking to you today. This letter has been written for two months and now I will finally get it to you. Thanks for Ihe great job. keep it up!

It must be that 15 year itch that causes Classmates to suddenly decide to write in to Shipmate and verify that they are indeed still alive and kicking. The calls are fantastic and usually a real treat during the workday. Fax your notes or give me a call anytime. 1 really do look forward to the inputs and talking with Classmates. Pat Keavney wrote in from Mobile, Alabama out of the blue. He just finished his XO tour in ANTRIM ( F F G - 2 0 ) . He had two homeports.

Mobile and Pascagoula, and all of the other excitement that goes with the job. He said that he enjoyed the Gulf Coast for the first 18 months, but he wouldn't want to stay there forever. He and Maureen, his lovely wife of 12 years, and their three kids, Brendan, 9, Margaret, 6, and Robert, 5, are off to London to join the CINCUSNAVEUR staff. That should be some real culture shock. South Mississippi to England! Pat reports that he didn't often see Classmates, but did see Jeff Gernand when his submarine, the ALEXANDRIA, pulled into Pascagoula, and he did go through XO school with Steve Cushanick and afew other celebrities from '80. "Sorty I'll miss the 15th at Homecoming. Should be a blast. Don't get too large...and don't take any flags. It always was Gildea's and Bolich's fault! Best wishes to all. Beat Army!" - Pat Keavney We have another "RAT" in the world! It is with excitement that I relate the news that my old roommate frora 8-4, Pete "RAT" Stanford and his wonderful wife Laurie announced the birth of their third child, Kyle Norman Stanford, born April 26th. Kyle joins his brother Drew and sister Katie in the Stanford clan. I am not sure where the "Kyle" came from, but I can relate that the Norman comes frora Pete's late Father, Norman Stanford, who was a classmate of my Dad in the class of 1944. Col. Stanford was a highly decorated Marine Corps officer, a veteran of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and several mercenary skirmishes. He was a great man, and a favorite of the 33rd Herd, many of whom he treated like his adopted children. He is sorely missed. Kyle has a great tradition to follow.

Some quick Navy News Notes: Bill Crow recently returned to Norfolk from a six month deployment with the destroyer PETERSON. Rigoberto Saez-Ortiz also returned from a six month overseas deployment aboard the guided missile frigate HALYBURTON. Michael Durkin completes the cycle as he also returned from a six month cruise aboard the DAVID R .

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I had the pleasure of a visit frora Mike Ales a few weeks ago. Mike, a Naval Architect, is working with Ingalls shipbuilding in the planning yard for Aegis Cruisers and retrofitting stealth technology. He and Para and the family (two boys 5 and 4) are living in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Mike came down for a serainar and escaped just in time to help string the lights for our block party. The street we live on has a huge party once a year and they hire a "big name" local band and string lights through all of the large

oak trees. Mike had no idea that he would have to work for his beer. It was great to visit with an old friend and a chance to catch up on the comings and goings of fellow Classmates. He has promised me a disk with all .sorts of info that he has gathered over the years, so I won't take any of that thunder away.

Till then...

I received a great letter from Kurt Schmidt who is a very successful marketing director for Kraft.

Several years ago Kurt was instrumental in setting up a job opportunity for me with Kraft as an Assistant Brand Manager. He was already a very successful member of their team and offered me a great job.

After some very tough soul searching I elected to go into a technical sales position with Raychem in California instead. Looking back, that was probably a mistake...and it would have been a fabulous job, but one can't change the past. Anyway, here is Kurt's letter complete: Dear Joe; The approaching fifteen year reunion is a good time for me to send in my first letter to Shipmate.

Since 1 am in the middle of a job transition, it seemed a good opportunity to catch the Class up on what I have been doing.

After leaving the submarine service in May of 1985 (I was one of the draftees), I decided to take the most radical career change offered to me. This turned out to be a position in Kraft Foods as Brand Assistant(marketing), I spent five years working my way up the marketing ladder and along the way received my MBA from the University of Chicago, In 1989 Kraft was acquired by Philip Morris Tobacco for a paltry $13 Billion and we suddenly became the largest consumer products company in the world.

As you may remember, 1 left the United states in June of 1990 to take a position in Munich, Germany as Development Director Europe for Kraft General Foods, The company is now known as Kraft Jacob's Suchard in Europe $9,0 Billion in sales. This allowed me to travel all over Europe to the capital cities. At the same time, I married the former Kathryn Elisabeth Etzler in Luneburg, Germany, We spent two and half wonderful years living in Munich and along the way had two children: Katharina Louisa, 4, and Marisa Elisabeth, 2, My wife is German and it is exciting to have a bilingual family. My daughter Katharina is already quite good in English ("Deutsch ist ihre Muttersprache").

Kathrin was a nutrition scientist working in sensory evaluation but is presently taking a break from her career to be with the children.

In February of 1993, 1 had the opportunity to move to Budapest, Hungary as Marketing Director for an acquisition we made. I spent Ihe first 8 months commuting from Munich to Budapest every week. This got very tiresome very fast and I was glad to move my family to Budapest in October. 1993, We live in thehillsofBuda over looking the city, Budapest is a beautiful city although wom down, but the signs of renewal are everywhere. The view of the Danube at night while crossing on one of the many bridges must be one of the world's great sights. There are 50,000 ex-pats in the city so the flavor of the city is very international. It is quite easy to get by in German and English so I managed lo avoid having to learn much of what is unique and impossible language. 1 could write ten pages alone on the experiences I have had all over Central and Eastern Europe but I'll save that for reunion stories.

Recently, I decided that it was time to "go west" and was fortunate that a great opportunity came along that brings us back to Munich, 1 will be joining Wrigley GmbH in May to be Marketing Director for Germany and all of Central and Eastern Europe, It is a great company and they made me an offer I couldn't refuse. We have also had our third and definitely the last child. His name is Christian Thomas and he was born on April 12. My two daughters are just great with him and he will definitely be spoiled by them.

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moving back to Munich in June but as of May 15 I can be contacted at Wrigley GmbH, AlbrechtDurer-Strasse 2, D-82004 Unterhaching, Germany, Tel.(49 89)665 10 0. Sincerely, Kurt Schmidt How sorry I often am that I didn't take him up on the offer at Kraft. That sounds like a great lifestyle!

Another note came in from Jim Brownlowe, from 8th company. He and his wife Kerry, and their two children, Emily, 10, and Jake, 2, are moving to California, Maryland to move back into the horae they own in Patuxent River He will be working at the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) Program Office in Crystal City. As the name may suggest, it is a Joint office that is atterapting to demonstrate technology that will make the next generation strike fighter for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force both capable and affordable. He reports that it is a desk job and he is hating life for the most part due to the lack of flying (i.e. none). "1 guess we are reaching that age when we must begin to face reality and accept that soon we will no longer be able to fly fast jets and will have to begin to start working for a living."

I'm sure that he is counting the days until he is back into the cockpit.

Paul Jones, who was mentioned before, sent me a note and a photograph.

Dear Joe, Over the weekend of May 6-7 the National Museum of Naval Aviation opened an impressive display featuring the role of the enlisted personnel in aviation. Examples of the various shops and ratings are presented with 1940's memorabilia and atmosphere. The comer stone of the display is the role of the Naval Aviation Pilot (NAP). Many people don't know that there were enlisted men flying for the Navy from 1916 until 1981, Their ranks now include Admirals, Medal of Honor winners and aces. My Father was the last of the group to retire.

The picture is of Dad and me in front of one of the panels at the new display, (he was a chief when I was bom)

Paul Jones and NAP Robert K. Jones A special bonus over the weekend for me was that they finally have an A-6E in the museum. They have removed the YF-17 (about time) and put a real jet in its place. They also have a loaded A-7 on display inside. The real mission of the aircraft carrier is finally represented at our museum. Any Classmates visiting the museum that want to golf or visit please call. I am generally not busy unless Delta has me working. 1 am in the book, although I am en-route to a beach condo so you may have to call directory assistance. After mid July I will be at 1625 Bulevar Mayhor Unit F-10, Pensacola Beach, 32561. If anybody wants to e-mail me 1 am at DalFO@aol,com, For those of you who know me in the fleet I really am not JR About the only other Classmates that I ran into are Dave Quessenberry who is an L-1011 engineer with Delta flying to Europe out of New York.

He and Moe just celebrated the birth of their 3rd son. Gerry Gallop is in Lemoore getting ready to XO one of those tankable asset squadrons (F/A18). Guess that is all that 1 have, hope that you can use it. Paul Jones Someone sent me a copy of "Humor in Uniform"

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from Readers Digest with a great quote from Beth Leadbetter Goodrich.

As a young female midshipman in the Navy, I was apprehensive the first time 1 wore my formal dress uniform to a Naval Academy dance. My date for the evening, a Classmate, must have sensed my discomfort as I gazed longingly at the elegant promstyle gowns wom by all the civilian women. During a slow dance, he rested his head on my shoulder, then looked lovingly into my eyes and said, "you have the softest shoulder boards I've ever felt in my life," For 50 points and cany-on, who was that Classmate?

That's all for now. Keep those cards and letters coming. Hopefully I can swim this to the post office in time for the deadline. If you have written in, don't worry. Next issue was looking lean! As always. Beat Army - Joe.

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Pres., Robert D. Ravener, Jr. Sec'y LCdr. Peter Sciabarra USN 6200 Roudsby Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310 Greetings '81 I hope you are all enjoying a healthy and productive suraraer. You obviously are all busy judging by the emptiness of my mailbox. Only two letters in the file this month, and the long-awaited 0-5 list I promised you all last month.

First off for this month was a letter frora Bill Bensinger who wrote from Italy and sent along this photo of his daughter Rebecca Leigh, [ed. note: unfortunately no alum in picture, so couldn 't publish, sorry!] Rebecca was bom on 19 January '94 in Naples and is an official American-Italian. Bill and Eva are curtentiy in Naples with Bill assigned as the Assistant Public Works Officer for NAVSUPPACT Naples. Eva is working for Engineering Field Activity Meditertanean as an Environmental Engineer.

Mike Giorgione is now working at the Southwest Division of NAVFAC in San Diego, and living on Coronado. Mike, Michelle and their daughters, Briana and Ryanne just left DC where Mike was the head Seabee detailer and also worked as the OPNAV (N8I) base readiness analyst.

As promised from last month I finally figure out how to search my Bupers computer and come up with a way to identify all the USNA grads who selected for CDR this year. Of course, in this era of split year groups, I still had to cross-reference with the alumni register to weed out those from the class of '80 who were also on the list. What follows is, 1 hope, the definitive hst of all '8Iers who selected for CDR (active, line) this past spring. Let me apologize in advance to anyone I have inadvertentiy omitted from this list.

Selecting for CDR (and in no particular order) were: Alan Scott, Dave Wagner, Jon Greene, Tom Rowden, Mark Mulligan, Dave Dickshinski, Jim Galanie, Dewolfe Miller, Scott Leftwich, C.C. Felker, Corky Vazquez, Brent Jett, Kevin O'Flaherty, Bill Johnson, Fred Doran, Terry Kraft, Mark Adamschick, Randy Lovdahl, Dave Jackson, Stu Bailey, Dave Woods, Carlos Chavez, Jack Vess, Bob Dolan, Mike Mara, John Wachter, Pat O'Kane, Brace Curry, Todd Malloy, Eric Lindenbaum, Ed Brownlee.

Bob Winsor, Charlie Meyers, Manuel Falcon, Jeff T r u m b o r e , Tim Meier, John Daugherty, Tim Macgregor, Russ Grocki, Bill Drake, Ed Tucholski, John Richardson, Bob Perry, Leo Goff, John Nicholson, Mark McCormick, Pat Brady, Ken Voorhees, Jim Caldwell, Charles Coughlin, Louis Marquet, Keith Bowman, Paul Ims, Dave Portner,

Gene Sedy, Rich Fanney, Henri Zajic, Pete Reister, Steve Eastburg, Kim Johnson, Jim Roberts, Russell Scott, Neal Kusumoto, Jim Stewart, Tony Kurta, Dave Hardesty, Teddy Carter, Suzanne Dee, Carlos Ayuso, Tom Grimm, Chris Pierson, John Bamhill, Rob Niewoehner, John Hafey, John Butala and Tom Moore. Whew...that's quite a list. Congratulations to all, especially from us, the academically challenged, who have to wait for next year. By my rough calculations, the Class of '81 accounted for 76 of the 364 total line officers selected for promotion to 0-5, or approximately 2 1 % of the total officers selected. Congratulations, once again.

Well gang, that's about it for the month except for the usual gossip. My first good one is which '81er was at the conn of ABRAHAM LINCOLN when they had their collision at sea with SACRAMENTO? (For a suitable blackmail amount I won't disclose your name) Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. John Butala recentiy reported to OPNAV. Next month I will print the entire Class list of those selected for aviation command. 1 actually have it in hand, but one laundry list is enough per column. Plus, at the rate you are all writing to me it may be the only news I have to pass on. For longlost Classmates...where is Mike Stankus? Mike drop us a line and fill us in on your whereabouts. Finally for the month I must salute a tme professional, who has been putting up with my usually late and questionably formatted columns for these past 14 years. Ms. Cordelia Richards retired from the Shipmate staff this summer, and she will be sorely missed. Thanks Cordy for all your assistance in bringing the class news to the class of '81 despite some shaky inputs at times.

We'll miss you.

That's all for this month. See you all next month...'81 is Great! SKI

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Pres., Lt. James H. Flatley, IV USN 5202 Ocean Dr, Emerald Isle, NC 28594 Sec'y Capt. Gary C. Schmidt USMC Lt. John Hughes USNR 182 Sherman Hill Rd., Woodbury, CT 06798-3616 203-263-2980 (H); 26-2981 (W) Well it's that time again, 5 days after the editor's deadline and I'm praying that with this new electronic format that I can get the column in on time (with pictures) so I don't let you guys down (plus now that I'm starting to get some letters, I would really have a guilty conscience for awhile). 1 actually like writing this column, I'm trying to get better at writing and staying in contact with friends and this is one way of doing that. What's interesting is I just got a job fransfer (they called it a promotion) and I'm having some difficulty detaching rayself eraotionally from my old job and customers. 1 liken it to my time on active duty... just when 1 was starting to get the better of my job (as opposed to it getting me), and building strong relationships with my shipmates its time to move on. Its tough when you

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know you probably won't see most of your curtent "friends" again because we move on in life and we get wrapped up in our own lives, develop "new" friends, and don't have the time, or don't make the effort to stay in contact with those from our past. I hope I can get better at this because, after all what is life without friends to share it with. OK, OK, enough of my emotional dribble drabble.

My sister is a firstie at West Point this year, and she's part of the Plebe detail. It brings back memories of my 1-Day. 1 was so proud to be going to USNA, 1 thought I knew it all, and as the day went

by I thought it was going to be a piece of cake. They had people all over the place to take care of everything and anything, even my new squad leader was very nice, M r Bazcowski, I think. The oath of office was quite an experience and then it was good-bye to my family. Then it was all downhill from there. I couldn't remember how to get back to my room, 1 was walking instead of "chopping", I went up the wrong ladders, 1 forgot to say "Go Navy, Beat Army...Sir" every time I moved. With all those firsties yelling at me, making me do pushups, trying to hold a brace while trying to remember all that Plebe stuff we were supposed know, it's amazing it only took me a half hour to find my room. I was dripping with sweat (from it being hot or me being scared 1 don't know which) and 1 was tired, so I lay down on my bed, excuse me, me rack, unmade of course (zebra). No sooner had I taken a load off my feet, this M r Bazcowski comes into my room and starts yelling at me, for reasons that still remain unknown to me. I felt like crying and kept wondering what the hell am 1 doing here. But, of course I didn't, 1 couldn't look stupid in front of my roommate. He was this tough guy with prior Naval service from NAPS, his rack was already squared away and all his stuff was properly folded stack and stored. He sat there shining his shoes (or something real military) and nonchalantly looked up and had a look on his face that said "how did this guy get here". Well, Jim Hart was, IS, a good guy, and he really helped me out a lot that summer and I made it through plebe year. And now my baby sister is going to be one of those hard asses with the red sashes at West Point, imagine that.

1 hope I didn't bore you, hopefully it made you think of one of your Plebe experiences some 16 years ago â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yes, 16 years. Well let rae get to your letters.

First, Dan Forney sent in a note frora his tour in England.

Nearly 12 years since graduation and I've finally picked up my pen to write to Shipmate. Not bad. I am curtentiy stationed in Portsmouth, England on an exchange tour with the Commander UK Task Group, I am the staff submariner and the duty American, It's a great opportunity to explore Great Britain and Europe, although I do have to go to sea once in a awhile. I reported last September and have visited Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, and the exotic Norfolk (VA..USA that is).

We spent most of Febraary this year on the MOUNT WHrtNEY in exercise Strong Resolve and tomortow we embark in H.M.S. CHATHAM for exercise Linked Sea (off the coast of Iberian Peninsula), Debbie and the kids (Mariah-9, Rick-7, and Pete-1,5) are enjoying life more now that spring weather is here, Dan Mack ('82) and family recently visited enroute to PXO school. Enclosed is a photo of Dan and me at Stonehenge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; note the typical sunny English weather.

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Dan and Dan While 1 was in Norfolk just prior to Strong Resolve, I ran into Bill Stacia who, always at the front of the pack, is XO of SUNFISH and having a great time. Joe Tofalo is at PXO school now and will soon be making sure everything is in it's place as XO of the MoNTPELiER (STFB boys - and girls).

Rumor has it that Steve Marr is at Nuke Power School in Orlando (I wanted that job you slug) but he should be leaving there sometime soon. Brian Collins is still in Monterey working on that golf handicap, and getting a masters in his spare time.

Ken Honeker is at NAVSOUTH in Naples and Bill Lewis is at Sublant ranning the submarine side of Atlantic JFTXs. That's about it for my update of who's where, but if anyone wants to drop a line to touch base I am on the Intemet at "Dan@fomey. demon.co.uk" (remember Intemet addresses is case sensitive. That's all for now from Merry old England. If anyone finds themselves in the south of the UK please look me up and we'll pop in for a pint.

Danny, as long as its a cold pint and 1 can see through it, I'll drink with you. I don't know how those blokes drink that dark stuff warm. You know, I will look into getting an Intemet address. I have a difficult enough time once a month (OK, every other month) trying to log on to the BBS and download this column. But I guess, if I get e-mail frora you guys I won't have to re-type it I can "download" and "cut and paste" into ray word processor Boy, its amazing what technology can do. Speaking of technology, Jamie S h e r r a r d used some pretty high tech equipment to pound out his first Shipmate contribution along with what looked like an official Navy photo of some "Top Gun's" finest aboard the CONSTELLATION coming out of SLEP.

Even though the picture is in black in white it's obvious by our lack of flights suits and pale and emaciated figures that we've been advancing our careers by enduring the torture of disassociated tours, Joe Rixey was a shooter, the V2 officer, and the mini boss, Mark Skidmore was a TAO, Evan Edwards was assistant Air Ops, and I was assistant Navigator, Will Hall and Ig Hokaj joined us with the staff of C VW-17, and actually got to fly at sea and go on liberty in port, I lost touch with all the guys but Joe, who just left the P-3 RAG in Jax in March to go to NAS Whidby, WA. Also in Jax now are Joe Ebert, at COMHSWINGLANT, and his wife Cindy (Killmeyer), serving with the CEC at NAS Mayport. Joe King is going through the SH-60 transition now, along with Mike Krecbel. Jay McGovern is on craise with HS-3 flying the SH60.

Alan Grace was in town this spring also going through VP-30 before he retumed to Branswick and his bride Amanada. We had dinner together a few times, followed by a 'jam" session on the sax, keyboards, and trombone with him and the members of my family more musically inclined than myself.

Here in the HS-1 staff with me are Lee Schoenburg and Mark Stone and we'll be going to the "fleet" HS squadrons on the seawall in Jax within the year.

From the "it's a small world category" I ran into Craig Williams walking his dog in my neighborhood a few days ago. Craig said that Loyd Pyle lives in the same area, but doesn't have a dog. They are both F-18 pilots stationed at NAS Cecil. Bob Corolla is flying MEDIVAC helos for the Maryland State Troopers near Annapolis and he just got picked up to fly C-12's with the reserves at NAF Andrews. In a memorable wedding ceremony on San Juan island in Puget sound, Craig Husa married his beautiful bride Susan last September. I'm sure he'll be writing soon with pictures( hint for Susan to get Craig to fill us in). Several '83ers were there.

I married the former Robin Smith of St. Augustine FL in June of 1991, maybe you'll get this before our 4th anniversary. We've moved 3 times in 4 years of marital bliss, and are looking forward to spending a few years in one place here in Jax. This is myfirstcontribution to Shipmate, I hope I haven't rambled too much.

Jamie, no siree, you did not ramble, although it took me 2 days to type what you said I enjoyed hearing about some of the boys and girls. Now aren't you aviator types supposed to have nicknames or call signs. A couple of possible jump right out at me like Bob "Toyota" Corolla, Loyd " G o m e r " Pyle, and M a r k "Romancing t h e " Stone. They just seem like naturals. But 1 always wondered how do they come up with those interesting "call signs". That guy on ESPN, seems to have a knack for coming up with some dooseys. Hey, good things come in threes.

Ig Hokay, Joe Rixey, Will Hall. Mark Skidmore. Jamie Shertard, Evan Edwards

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Morri "Moby" Leiand made a trip to the mail bag aboard ship and sent in this note...

Greetings from the Adriatic! I am curtentiy a DH in VFA-15 on board the ROOSEVELT. We were going through a standard first third of deployment... and then â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it "hit the fan" in Bosnia. 'The ship was diverted from a prospective port visit to Naples and sent directly to the Adriatic.

My first hop was intense; we were called to provide "immediate close air support to French peacekeepers in confrontation with Serbian soldiers". 1 soon found myself right of Sarajevo Airport preparing to drop laser guided bombs on the Serbian position. Unfortunately, (for the French), clearance never came (to drop) and the ground unit was later attacked,, ,one dead, three wounded and the rest are now "hostages" for CNN, Now we are on station in the Adriatic, waiting for any new developments,,,life at the "tip of the spear"!

On a personal note, I got martied on 30 Dec 94 to the lovely and most beautiful Sheila Limber of Victoria BC,, ,nice ending to an exchange tour flying F-18s in Canada, Wow, 1 can't even begin to imagine what that first hop was like. Interesting how that phrase "Tip of the Spear" appeared in the news recently with the Capt, O'Grady rescue. I'm sure Mortie and a few of you guys out there can relate to that situation, 1 had tears of pride when 1 saw the news story about the rescue, "You guys out there " at the tip of the spear" are doing one helluva job, GOD BLESS YOU. Well, I can't think of a better way to end this month column. Warm regards, John.

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Pres., Steven G. Young c/o Legg Mason 600 Washington Ave., Towson, MD 21204 800- 368-2558 Sec'y LCdr. Toni Kasprzak-Chase, USN 4205 Dandridge Tertace, Alexandria, VA 22309 h(703)799-0832, w(703)602-4756x 167 DSN 322-4756x167 Internet:kasprzak_toni_lt@hq. navsea.navy.mil CompuServe account number 73121,2252 Dear Classmates: Hello from the humid southeast! It feels great. Tom and I are in the process of settling into our new abode right by George Washington's house at Mount Vemon.

Please note that if you sent a letter in and it hasn't been printed yet, don't fret. It's coming. Also, if you are sending photos please identify everybody in the photo. Lastly, when you are forwarding a company newsletter to me, please send a copy of it on disk, if possible.

From the Mailbox: I received a great letter and photo from Jeff Grabarek. Jeff is busy in his career as the Regional Sales Manager for Scott Specialty Gases, Inc. in Pleasanton, CA. Jeff and Julie (who celebrated five years of married bliss) became parents of Jake in September 1994. Now for the giraraick... Jeff is looking for the entire 26th Corapany so that he can start a corapany newsletter He has generously offered his services as company secretary. He may be reached at 2276 Hartwell Court, Pleasanton, CA 94588 Phone:510-417-2219. Heyjust make sure that I get a copy of the newsletter so that I can pass the news along!

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Jeff and Jake Grabarekâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;OK, repeat after me "I can go to any college as long as it's free and the Naval Academy."

Shawn Coulter dropped rae a line frora sunny Califomia. Shawn represents several distinguished wineries including Kendall-Jackson (a great Merlot), Carabria, La Crema and Robert Pepi (Bob to rae).

What a job! Shawn reports that he feels like a kid in a candy store. In addition, Shawn expects to be honeyraooning in northern Italy with his new bride Rhonda. Finally (and the real reason Shawn wrote), he recently joined the LA chapter of the Alumni Association. Mike Wray'85 and Shawn are putting together the Ball celebrating the 150th Anniversary of USNA to be held 15 October, at the Anaheim Martiott in Orange County. Shawn expects to deliver such guests as: Nap McCallura, Roger Staubach, David Robinson, Joe Bellino and Ross Perot to narae a few. (If you pull it off, I want a distinguished group photo for this space!) Shawn can be reached at 818-309-1242.

Robin Russell wrote to update us on the Tennessee contingency of '84. After nearly three years at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Robin got his Senior Reactor Operator License. He remarks, "Being a nuke is like being in the Mafia (or La Cosa Nostra to us Brooklyn types), you can never leave with honor" Russell loves Chattanooga. He ran into David Berko at the last Army-Navy Party. Dave and his wife are working at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant just north of Chattanooga. Andy Pulliam is in Nashville. Robin mentioned that Andy recently graduated from law school. Congratulations, Andy!

Alan Hollingsworth sent a quick update on his life's progress. He was martied in 1989 to Margaret (a Sacramento, CA native) at Camp Pendleton. Alan defected to the Reserves in October 1990 and was assigned to the Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 209, Mobile, Alabama and was promoted to O4 in January 1995. He is currently assigned to PHIBGRU 2 Det 410 staff in Pensacola. He worked as a Sales Engineer for a couple of years and is now working in residential design performing CADD drafting and hurticane engineering (whatever that is) with a high school classmate in Milton, FL. Alan is preparing to eat his words to Prof Van Der Werf, "I'm going to be a jet jockey, not an engineer" and is preparing to take the EIT exam in October hoping to become a registered engineer in 1996. Margaret and Alan are expecting baby #5 in September '95 (he cheated and started with two step-children.) Their oldest is entering Southem Mississippi in the fall with the next one starting high school. Alan wants to know if he has the first child in college? (I do know that Chris (Phifer) Passen is ' 8 4 ' s first (step)grandmother!) Alan was elected church Deacon in 1994 and currently leads two Bible study groups.

Alan reports that Dave Kowalick is in Bremerton, WA as an Engineering Duty Officer Bill (Weidy!)

Weidenhammer is stationed at the P-3 Replacement Air Group in Jacksonville, FL. Anthony Alabata is at the HS (no, not high school!) RAG in San Diego.

Chuck Hollingsworth is at the Air Force War College. Alan would be glad to hear from anyone passing through the Milton/Pensacola area.

The Rees family with new addition!

Jon Rees sent rae a great picture of his family.

Kelley and Jon had their second child, a boy, on April 26,1995. They named him after his Daddy, Jon David Rhodes Rees. Now two-year-old Rachele Taylor Rees may be officially dubbed "big sister"

The Mark Storto Family Mark Storto sent a letter and photo of his wonderful family at Our Lady of Sortows Basilica in Chicago on his 6th wedding anniversary. The photo shows Mark, his wife Dottie, and children: Kristen (5), Joseph (2) and Louis (1). Mark left the Navy in May 1992 and went to work as an operations manager for Taco Bell Corporation for a year, the Delaware River and Bay Authority in engineering management for about one and a half years, and then found a scam to get back to Chicago with a privately held automotive parts warehouse as their marketing group administrator Mark reported a sighting of Max Becker when he passed through Chicago this spring. Mad Max, the Ponsford legend, lives in Bakersfield, California and works in management for Sears. Chris McKenna is out West flying commercial air. Pete McCawley is living in Florida and is transitioning out of the Navy.

Mark is thinking of restarting the 32nd Company newsletter on an annual basis. He is asking for his companymates to drop him a note with at least their phone number and address. His address is 2539 Sunny side Ave., Westchester, IL 60154. Phone (home) 708-531-9005, or at work 708-789-1199 or voicemail 708-681-0660x155.

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Pres., Lt. Chuck Sharkey USNR 545 E. Braddock Rd #307, Alexandria VA 22314 Sec'y Lt. Pat Mooney USN 1 Westover Dr, Gautier, Miss. 39553 Cort. Sec'y, LCdr Nancy Heckman USN PSC 813 BOX 134 FPO-AE 09620 First 1 apologize for not anticipating the mail delay and missing the May issue. I hope you enjoyed the "double issue" in Jun. Maybe some day when I Charles and Ua—Best Friends Charles Frederick sent a picture of himself with replace my computer (USAA was fabulous about the loss claim and I now just have to pick a computer his "best friend" Iza Wojciechowska. As you may and buy it) 1 can get the articles out sooner. And on guess, Charles met Iza when he was on his tour of duty with the Peace Corps in Poland. Curtentiy, to the important stuff. Reunion and lost Classmates; Charles is in Greeley, Colorado working as a substi- at the end of the article is a list of 129 lost Classtute teacher Charles is working at a Church Camp mates. Help get the word out to them to update their in the mountains this summer and will begin teach- addresses and make this reunion a success. ing at a private school in the fall. Charles says that if I have five letters this month. The first is from anyone is passing through God's country (he says Bobby Armes. He started law school last fall after it's Colorado, I say New York) he would love to hear being accepted to Howard Law School in Washingfrom them. He may be reached at 3515 Idaho Street, ton, DC. He just finished his first year exams and Evans, CO 80620. Phone 970-339-5908. said they were indeed hard. He is pursuing a joint From the Information Superhighway: law and MBA degree so schooling will take four Lowell (Crow Daddy) Crow dropped me a mes- years. He says he has the great support of his wife, sage to update his whereabouts. It seems that the Tish, who is working for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Crow Daddy was selected as an XO on the last Scranton, PA. During this upcoming year Bobby will screening board and he was also selected for flag finish his MBA in Finance and start taking classes duty. Lowell is slated to be the Flag Secretary for this summer at the University of Scranton. Then in ComNavSurfGmMidPac (Cora alphabet soup) in the fall of '96 he goes back and finishes his last two Hawaii. By the time you read this, Lowell should be years of law school. He hopes to practice Securities/ settled in. He said to tell all Classmates to drop by. Banking Law after graduation. Bobby is still in the Lowell recentlyfinishedhis Master's Degree in Mili- Reserves and drills in Washington, DC with Naval tary Science at the Marine Corps Command and Staff Beach Group Two and was selected for LCDR last school. Finally, Lowell's wife is expecting their sec- year. School has unfortunately put off the child adond child. Lowell also nominated this month's Lost venture, but in the mean time they make do with Classmate. 1 think an all-expenses-paid trip to Ha- Tish's baby, a beautiful three year old golden retriever, Chesapeake. Bobby is looking for help on waii is at stake here!

Mark McDowell of the 1st Company said hi from how to make Chesapeake give back the ball she loves America Online. He has just started his fourth year to fetch. Bobby says he'll see everyone at Homeas a pilot with American Airlines. Mark reported coming, but in the mean time his address is; Tish seeing Bill Stephens who also flies for American. and Bobby Armes, 1605 Applewood Acres, Clarks They are both based at Miami Intemational Airport Surarait, PA 18411 717-586-6211. and fly to Central and South America and the From other Classmates, he passes on this news.

Carribean. Mark resides in Fort Lauderdale (he just Ken Perrone called him to remind him in May that can't shake those Spring Break memories!) and was it was out tenth anniversary. Ken has just accepted a recently martied to the former Cari Randy. He was position with a money management company in Orvery happy to see two Classmates at his wedding: lando, FL. He earned an MBA at the University of Dave Osen and wife Randy, and Scott Chesson and Michigan while he was an NJROTC Instmctor From wife Gail. Dave is stationed on a submarine there he worked in marketing and as a Portfolio horaeported in San Diego (Dave I need a San Diego Manager for a firm that managed money for high update please!) Scott is an accountant with AMR in net worth clients in Bloomfield Hills, MI. His new Dallas. Mark wants to nominate Class and Corapany company is Financial Counseling , Inc and Ken is mate Chris Karnbach as die official Class of '84 the Vice President for Marketing and Customer ReShipmate poster boy since "he appears in every is- lationships. He says the weather in Orlando is great sue!" Actually Mark, Chris was kind enough to give and is looking forward to counting his golf time tome all of those pictures of the reunion (before ray wards work. The down side is Bear, a 150 lb address was circulated). If anybody else has any pic- Rotweiler—now that is a huge dog, is not impressed tures of Chris (past, present, or future) of course, with the heat. they get priority! (Just kidding!)

Brendan Fahy is in Louisville, KY working as a Lost Classraate of the Month: flight instractor for UPS. He is doing a terrific job Tom Fisher of the 34th Company. Nobody has for them and was promoted in well less than a year. reported seeing or hearing from Tom in quite some Brendan and Diane have three girls and a "fine son".

Bobby is proud to say that he is the Godfather for time. Tom, if you are out there please let me know how you are doing. Lowell Crow has a need to know! John Martin Fahy, born in Feb. '94 and that Brendan Keep the cards and letters coming. 1 am still will- and Diane have a beautiful family.

Jim Petrilla and Bobby spoke recently. Jim is in ing to print mo' 10th Reunion pictures. With warmDoylestown, PA working for Merck Pharmaceutiest regards, Toni cals and has been promoted several times. Jim and Donna have two children.

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The Knehans From the Knehans. Bill Knehans is at Pt. Mugu flying Hueys at VXE-6 and his wife, Ellen-Marie, is in Escondido atterapting to sell their house. Bill corapleted his tour aboard the TARAWA in December and will be leaving for "Penguin City" sometime in late September. Bill (he no longer goes by Fred) and Ellen-Marie were married 26 May 90 in Brooklyn, New York. Ellen-Marie sang in the choir at Hood (she graduated in '84) and met Bill on a blind date— no where near Main Office. Their first son, William Edward, was bom in April of '92. Ellen-Marie was teaching elementary school in Southern Califomia but will become a "stay-homer" once she reaches Pt. Mugu.

Frora other Classmates: Tom Adams is flying at Whidbey Island and Ricky James married Vicky in August of '91 and they live in New Jersey with their son, Daniel, bom a year after they were married.

From someone on the KJDD, the following Surface Warfare Classmates were selected for XO Afloat on their first look: Rich Abresch, Bob Barwis, Richard Brown, Michael Dahlin, Chip Denman, Dan Derbes, Benito Espe, Mike Gilday, Holly Graf, Rob Haidvogel, Rich Hale, Bill Johnson, Ed Kenyon, lira Loeblein, Brad Mai, Paul McElroy, Ed Mullen, Steve Panico, Andy Paul, Pat Piercey, Dave Schweizer, Paul Severs, Troy Stoner, John VanCleave, Mark Weber, and Brad Williamson.

My fourth letter is from Jack Stem. He and his wife, Betsy, now have three children (Jackie 7, David 5, and Jenny 2) and live in Fairfax, VA. Jack's Supply Corps career has continued on course after three tours. He was with VF-124 NAS Miramar, PG School (Acquisition Curticulum), and was the Supply Officer aboard the DEYO (DD-989). He is curtentiy assigned to NAVAIRSYSCOM working the acquisition side of the new F/A-18 E-F conversion.

Fellow NAPSTERs Larry Datko and Glen Langford were also aboard the DEYO at one point or another. Glen was the CSO and was with Jack when he got a monkey on his back while visiting the Rock.

Ray Stewart was also seen during the DEYO'S Ship in the Yard month in April. Ray is the king of the tennis racket racket. Jack says he'll see you all at Homecoming.

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Glen Langford and friend My last letter, actually just the one 1 grabbed last, is frora the Stricklans. Kim (Anderson) Stricklan, was also selected for LCDR along with Steve Stevenson frora the Civil Engineer Corps selectees.

But before the list came out, Kim had signed up for the VSI and is now living in Elemendorf, Alaska.

Her last duty station was a Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Georgia, where she was the Environmental Officer and coordinated the cleaning of the Superfund sites. After three years there she was recmited by Booz-Allen and Hamilton, a world wide technology firm, with a large environmental consulting group. So now she is a private environmental consultant, supporting the Superfund cleanup and other environmental projects and Elemendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Her husband, John is a civil engineer and is also working in the same field. He designs water and wastewater treatment systems for the Native villages there. Kim says they both absolutely love Alaska, it is beautiful and everything you have heard about the mountains and wildlife are true. The skiing is spectacular and they spend a lot of time at Alyeska, where Tommy Moe trained for the Olympics. With the suraraer, they put up their skis and go hiking and caraping and have seen bald eagles, raoose, raountain goats and bear They even have two moose who hang out in their back yard. And for the biggest news, Amanda Lynne (named after Kim's roommate Lynne Bever) was born on 23 Sept. last year. She is quite adorable and Kim recommends the parenting profession.

in Mayport, FL. Larry Datko recently returned from the Persian Gulf and Red Sea where he spent his six month deployment aboard the LEYTE GULF. Robert Vaughan and Mark Brownell are midway through a deployment aboard the DAVID RAY. They are spending most of their time in the Persian Gulf also, but raanaged port visits to Hawaii, Hong Kong and Bahrain. The DAVID RAY is homeported in Long Beach, CA. Steven Vahsen returned from a six month deployment aboard the EISENHOWER. They were able to participate in the 50th anniversary of D-Day with visits to England and France and served off of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iraq. Timothy Hanson reported for duty with HMX-1 at Quantico, VA. Vincent Bowhers has retumed from a six month deployment to the Meditertanean Sea and the Indian Ocean with the Guam Araphibious Group aboard the HARLAN COUNTY. Or according to another release he has just returned from a six month deployment on the Carrier Airwing 7 staff aboard the GEORGE WASHINGTON and is stationed at NAS Oceana, VA. Does this mean he gets two Sea Service Ribbons? He has been involved off Bosnia and Soraalia and also was able to participate in the D-Day festivities, visit Greece, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Spain and Turkey or scratch Somalia and Kenya and add Iraq and the UAE. Randall Hyer has left for Antarctica for a five month deployment with the U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica (NSFA). He is stationed in Port Hueneme, CA. Peter Schnorr has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal while assigned to VFA27, NAS Lemoore, CA. He also has just retumed from his six month deployment with the KITTY HAWK Battle Group and was able to visit Japan, Okinawa, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Guam and Malaysia. Robert Hadley is back in Norfolk, VA after a six month cruise aboard the THOMAS GATES. He also was at the D-Day celebration (the lead ship of the U.S. contingent that passed in review off the Normandy Coast in honor of those killed there during the war), off of Bosnia and fraq and was able to visit Spain, Sicily, Israel and Italy. Gregg Olson was with the 26th MEU assigned to the Guam Amphibious Ready Group and recently returned from a six month deployment. William Johnson also returned from cruise. He was aboard the SHILOH, horaeported in San Diego, and visited Hawaii, Bali, Indonesia, Bahrain, Thailand and the UAE. Ronald Dalton and Dennis Barham were with the NASSAU assigned to the 22 MEU and just completed operations off Bosnia. Jonathan Ulbricht has also completed his six month deployment. He was assigned to VAW121 aboard the GEORGE WASHINGTON. Ok, here is a

The Stricklans Of other Classmates, Lynne Bever is working for Arby's Corporation doing financial consulting in Miami, FL. Lynne got her MBA from Wharton and loves the warm Florida weather. Ashley (Yetman) Laing is back on active duty as the TQL Officer at the Naval Academy. She and Andy ('84) have a two year old son, Ben, and are living in Annapolis.

From the Fleet Home Town News Center Tom Fasanello is out on this side of the world floating in the Adriatic aboard the ROOSEVELT with VS-24. He is stationed at NAS Cecil Field, FL. Thomas Williamson is with the ROOSEVELT Battie Group aboard the HUE CITY. The HUE CITY is homeported

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reality check, this is what it really says, "Navy LCDR Frank L. Gunsallus, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD., with a B.S. degree, recently graduated from recmit training. During the training cycle at Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Cape May, N.J., students are taught general military subjects designed to prepare them for further academic and on-the-job training leading toward qualification in one of the Coast Guard's 26 occupational fields. Studies also include first aid, seamanship. Coast Guard history and regulations, close order drill and damage control." Well either there is something we don't know about or Frank has just completed Boot Campâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wasn't Plebe Suramer enough?

Reunion; Oct. 20-22. You all should have gotten your Homecoming package from the Ten Year Reunion Committee. If you haven't please write Thomas K. Plofchan, Jr., Esq., Law Offices of Thomas K. Plofchan, Jr, 20623 Langford Court, Sterling, VA 20165, 703-404-0509. In the package is information on events (including costs), souvenir items, and information about the upcoming Class elections.

Lost Classmates: The Alumni Association does not have addresses for the following Classmates. If

you are one of them or know one of them, to update your address you can write or call USNA Alumni Association, 247 King George St, Annapolis, MD 21402-5068 410-263-4448. Andrew Andow, David Asjes, David Bailey, Daniel Ballard, Danny Barron, Troy Bates, Daniel Bedell, Steven Belair, Christopher Benson, Christopher Betton, Jan (Bizzaro) Whitman, Steven Bongardt, John Borneman, Dennis Brooks, Mark Brownell, Brian Burke, Douglas Burton, Karl Buss, Bradley Buswell, Richard Carlson, John Clifton, Richard Clouse, Mark Colby, Ellen Coyne, Scott Cramer, Stephen DeVore, John Delcamp, Henry Derbes, Brendan Doud, Laura Dunbar, Karen (Miller) Ebersole, Brendan Fahy, David Fields, William Fitzgerald, Joseph Fordham, Franklin Fries, William Gabel Vinton Garbesi, Gregory Garcia, Todd Gardner, Jorge Gaviria, Brett Genoble, Michael Graham, James Grirason, Brian Hale, Williara Harrington, Christopher Hickey, Laurence Hicky, Kevin Hollis, Gary Holmes, James Hudson, Warren Jones, Gary Kent, Thomas Kerber, Dal Kim, Thomas Lerch, Mark Libonate, Ashley Lightfoot, Jay Linder, James Loeblein, Robert Lunifeld, Gordon Mangente, David Marquis, Laurence Marsh, Silvester Mata, Gordon McICinney, Aaron Mearig, Martin Medve, Eugenio Mendoza, Michael Merten, Michael Mertitt, Victor Meyer, Michael Molinari, Joseph Monaghan, Charles Morgan, Scott Nasson, Richard Nowak, Sean Patton, Robert Perry, Micahel Petouhoff, Curtis Pfeiffer, Edward Pierson, Robert Poor, Stuart Price, Rene Puliatti, Julie (Krepsz) Rasnick, Scott Reichard, Randall Reid, Phillip Richmond, Roger Roland, Pafricia Rouble, David Ruiz, Mark Schaeffler, David Schweizer, Craig Shelden, Mark Shigley, Michael Skelly, Charles Smith ( U S N ) , Charles Smith (USMC), Kent Smith, Maribetii Smith, Julia Spinelli, Robert Steadley, James Stemple, Mark Stevens, Joseph Stewart, Troy Stoner, Patrick Sullivan, Thomas Sylvester, James Syvertsen, Timothy Szymanski, David Turner, Robert Underwood, Robert Vance, Thomas Varallo, John Villaneuva, Reuben Villar, Douglas Volgenau, Kyle Watson, Wesley Whitbeck, Kevin White, Peter Wlkens, Paul Williams, Thomas Willimason, Chet Wilson, and William Young.

Hope to see you at the Reunion, Nancy.

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Pres., LT Paul S. Gibson, USN Sec'y LT Guy Maiden, USN VF-101, NAS Oceana, Virgina Beach, VA 23460 Howdy Folks; Not much in the way of dispatches from the world in the last few weeks. Maybe those postmen are throwing my mail in the dumpsters. But they missed the note from Vigilant reader Alison (with one L!) (Swedean) Hernandez, who actually noticed her own name in the column: I saw my name in Shipmate, so I figured I'd better write. Actually, I was going to write anyway since there is a new addition to our family. The last time I wrote was 8 years ago when 1 married Emie Hernandez, '85. Since then I've been in the Norfolk area at various commands, FLETRACEN Norfolk, NAVSTA Norfolk where I was the Billeting Officer, and now COMOPTEVFOR. Emie served with VF-103 during Desert Storm and is now ANAV on ENTERPRISE. Our big news, however, is that our first child, David Ernest, showed up on 6 Feb. 95 at 7lbs 5 1/4 ounces. He is a great baby and we could not be happier Hope to see everyone at our 10-year in '96!!

Congrats, folks.. .you all know where to find em'!

Hey, Brett "Billi Dee" Sturken is the voice of the

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Yo! I've surprised myself again by writing another letter. Since reporting onboard AMERICA as Material Division officer in April, I've seen a lot of faces and tapped into the grapevine. Updates: Sally and Jesse Wilson are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl, Camille. Jesse's looking for orders and may end up back at the Boat School.

Jim McNeal got ACDUTRA orders that brought him to the East Coast for a whirlwind training ran and just a few beers. Chris Long is the overworked CEC guy at CINCLANTFLT (read, "GITMO").

Mike "Lennie" Lupton bailed out of the Corps and is enroute to grad school. Lisa Voegels is out, a Navy wife and mommy to a young mancub. Dan Greico is alive, and, well, wired as CarGra4's Loop.

Sal Giarizzo is keeping 'em laughing in Strike Ops here aboard AMERICA. Tony Califano is the V-4 DivO here, shooting airplanes off the pointy end.

Rich Gomez and Greg Lawrence are part of the combat team here, and Bob Bader is a "Flying Leatherneck" with VMAQ-3. Regrets for the names missed. .

Thanks Brett; read you next quarter Hey, Steve Shatynski, ' 8 3 , (my favorite firstie because he was always quick with a "Go away, dimwit Pleber, can't you see I'm busy" at noon ComeAround-0-Rama), sez that the L.A./Orange County Chapter of the Alumni Association is hosting this year's gala celebration of the 150th anniversary of USNA. The Ball will take place on 15 Oct. 95 at the Marriott Hotel in Anaheim. It'll be a topnotch affair, attended by numerous celebrity alumni and friends of USNA including SECNAV. Seating will be by class; it should be a super fun night. If you're interested and/or got any questions, call Steve at (W) 714836-3135 or (H) 310-698-8885.

Around the globe: Stephen Waugh recently got ahold of the Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award while with Marine Attack Squadron 214 over at Yuma. Brandon Neisius got back frora a Med d e p l o y m e n t with VAW-126 onboard EISENHOWER (along with John Paganelli and Deanna Reiber, reported earlier). Johann Fournier recently showed up to work for the Antarctic Development Squadron Six at Point Mugu. Greg Cruz got a NAM while serving with the Recraiting District in San Diego, then joined Johann there.

1 am pleased that 1 had the pleasure of attending Bob "Buzz" Bazan's wedding back in May. It was a stunning affafr (the CINCLANTFLT band didn't make it, but that's o.k.) at St. Mary's in Pawtucket, RI, followed by a topnotch free-for-all at the O'CIub in Newport. With me around 0200 (Yeah, the Candy Store's still there) were Paul " O B S T C R " Obsitnik and Ed "Wabbit" Dempsey. Ed and Kim are doing great, sporting youngsters, living in the suburbs of Philadelphia (Army/Navy, anyone?); Paul's doing well out there in San Francisco, impressing the babes with his slick east coast rap. At some point in the evening Paul sez he absolutely better not see his name in Shipmate; I said, "sure, Paul, I respect your privacy." Anyway, Congrats to M r and Mrs. Bazan!

Goal 96r's: Paul O b s i t n i k (Honorary Call), Michael Stratton, Scott Harrison, Elwood Blues, Melody Wheeler, Tom Bruce; take a break from the "DOOM 11" and write rae a letter Well summer's almost over Nancy and I have only just begun to recover from an April/May/June which kept us ranning from ballet/jazz/tap lessons to softball games to 15 minute stops for their favorite cholesterol at the Weenie Bam to T-ball games to math tutors, the whole way racing red lights and Paul Obsitnik and brandishing firearms at the 40MPHliraited Aerostars only so we raight get home by 2100. Fall's here, and the short people have tired with the thrill of finding stray hounds and hiding them in the coat closet. Time to get that Paul Obsitnik 26point plan at the Jiffy Lube and reactivate the taxi service again. Now I know why Ma and Pa and planted those diree beautiful bright blue Top-0-the-

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Line 5-speed Huffy Sprinters around the tree back in 1974.

And my point would be...? Well, I'll be the first to admit that the column—if it shows up anymore— ain't gettin' the nursing it used to and should be.

Oughtta knots, oughtta ideas...Paul O b s i t n i k . . . g l a s s e s are held together by t a p c . h o l d i n ' on too tight, lost the edge...one more project and she's going to divorce me for sure.. .that sort of thing. "All Things Being Equal", maybe that one extra resume bullet pushes you to the head of the line, who knows?

Maybe you think George Will and Paul Obsitnik haven't a thing on you. Maybe you're a frastrated comic. Maybe you're going on craise soon and don't want to rely on that lifer NWC Strategy and Policy Course to squander away the idle hours. Maybe you've left the race, like Paul Obsitnik; you're laying carpet for Sears in northem California, and have some time on the weekends (sounds good sometimes, huh?). Maybe the skipper thought you're JAGMAN write-up came from one of the 5th graders at your command's "Partners-In-Excellence" middle school, and you figure you might need some writin' practice.

Uh owe...mi Werd Purtfikt spel cheker's brok.

Dam it al! l y m fer me to kom out ov the kloset. I, lyk Pol Obsitnik, hav ben trieng to be to smart fer to long. I kant spel, nevr cud. And I am tird ov pretinding to be anithang othr than the proud dum persun I am. I am looking fer a trustwerthy, dependible, (and generili sober) teem player like Pol Obsitnik hoo nows alot of peeple and nows how to git lots of durt. Yu must be abel to laf at our jobs, and our lyves, cuz this inshurs that we al remembr that our werk is veri emportent but our famlees ar the "Botum Line". Trast me, yu don need to now how to spel, or anithang konseming sentense stractur; if yu hav Werd Purrfickt, with won of thoz gizmoshmizmo spel cheker an grammatik feetyers, yu can du it (1 did an yu didint even figur out 1 woz pertty dens). And eneeway the cekretares at the Aloomni Asoshiashon will help yu with evry thing yu need.

Thay ar not anithing lyk Pol Obsitnik or the XO, yu can git your stuf en layt and they wil stil fix it fer yu.

Ther wer a cupal of yu out ther hoo toad me that yu wuld be entrested in riting the kolum. If that is so, (stil), pleez kail or rite, OBSTIKR. P.S. Lik 1 alwayz sa, tak kair ov yors - dont lit the day to day rateen leed yu off trak!

Guy (I kan spel mi own naim, yu ignoramis!!!)

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Pres., Capt. Owen Duke USMC Sec'y Lt. Tim Wolf USN RO. Box 87, Annapolis MD 21404 (202)546-8117 Washington, DC Let's just jump right into the news this month. Len LaPorta called to announce his recent engagement.

He works in Boston following his graduation from Boston College's MBA program last year Len also said that he and Brad Edenfield had gotten together to hit the town.

Word on the sfreets had the Butt Hut Reunion Tour hitting the Carolina coast in late June. No reports of whether FEMA was being alerted or not. Owen, let us know of any further info to pass along.

Mike Bell and fiancee, Angelica, are to be married 26 August at the Chapel. He returned from deployment not too long ago and is stationed in San Diego. Chris Dunphy should be reporting to his new squadron in Jax in October Suni Pandya was picked

up for the NASA prograra.

Apparently, Pensacola survived (barely) the 22 April wedding festivities of Susan and Jim Fisher.

Attendees included Dunph (and the Dunphy family), John Sniffen, Greg Stefanon, Tom Keane, Mike Pullman, and Bernie Sise. Jim and Susan are now in Mayport as he has transferted to a new squadron there, which I believe includes Jeff Danielson.

John has survived his first year at Harvard Business School and was to spend the suraraer checking out the capitalist business world. Greg is conteraplating various opportunities. We'll find Bernie on the outside this fall as another takes the leap from active duty.

Others joining Sniff at Harvard in the coming year include Jack Kennedy, Scott McFarlane, Brian Hendrickson and Gabe Gomez.

Kristen and John Loesch were married on 29 July at St. Augustin's in Newport.

Steve Peters dropped a line from the Pittsburgh area. He and Renee have a son, Andrew, who is almost three years old. Steve will be attending the University of Pittsburgh MBA program this fall.

G a r y K i r k l a n d visited the Peters family in the spring. He is doing the Marine Corps recraiting thing.

He and wife Michele were married last September and live on Long Island.

Gary visits Steve and son Andrew A quick note frora Jim Green—he is stationed on CARON out of Norfolk. Wife Kristin is stationed at the Naval Medical Center in Portsraouth. They have a young daughter Kathryn Lee. For those planning to visit Annapolis this fall or soon thereafter, the new Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center is now open on the seaward side of Halsey Field House. It is a very impressive stracture and has most, if not all, of your desired USNA goodies ready for purchase, along with the film To Lead and to Serve, sponsored by the Class of '65, showing in the Class of '57 Theater.

That's about it for this raonth. 1 hope to see you at the stadiura for tailgaters and football garaes this fall.

Until next time, be good. TTFN. T J W .

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Pres., Lt. Kennon A. Artis USN Sec'y Lt. Kathleen Toomey J a b s USN 99-1440 Aliea Heights Dr, #33, Aiea, HI 96701 (808)474-2194 Okay, no excuses. Kennon was complaining about no mail, but I must confess I have a few letters out here in Hawaii. Life has been rather hectic for the last few months. My address is still the same but the designation after my name now has an "R" attached to it. Like Kennon, I resigned my commission effective January 31, 1995. I'm now enrolled at the University of Hawaii working on my master's in En137

glish.

The first letter in is from Tom Arnold aboard the PELELIU A R G off the Somalia coast—there was definitely a bit of a delay with this one (I won't say how long)—either that or it's a repeat for you guys. Tom writes: When the action peaked during retrograde, we embarked PHIBGRU 3 and I MEF (FWD). Jack O' Donnell is serving with the I MEF but had to watch the fort in Hawaii (rough life Jackie O).

Jamie Lakes was aboard for a few weeks with ANGLICO, wearing his SWO pin and gold jump wings (what sailor would jump from a perfectiy good ship, except for liberty?). Rob Cecchini visited for a meeting as the 24th MEU (SOC) Intel rep. Mike Monroe is out here with Force Recon in 11th MEU (SOC). He's been busy training at various locations ashore and spent a couple of days SCUBA diving in the AC-130 that crashed off Kenya. No recreational diving there (although he did say something about a boat full of curious young women ...). I am ending a liaison tour as the Marine CommO aboard the PELELIU, and will PCS to Quantico for the Marine C2 Systems Course.

Before leaving San Diego, I traveled to Santa Barbara with Jim Stites and his fiancee to spend the New Years weekend with Kim and Rob Tomiak. The Tomahawks celebrated their first anniversary before returning to Monterey to complete Spanish studies. In trae form, Rob stopped more than a few local Spanish speakers on the street to hone his skills. He's serving as a translator in Rota now.

I also talked with Joe Maguire before deploying. He, Kelly, and a little one are in Yuma, Arizona, where Joe teaches air traffic control at the Weapons and tactics Instractor Course, a program similar to Top Gun for Marine Aviators and C2 types.

I'm looking forward to bumping into a few more Classmates around the beltway next year. Semper fi, Tom Amold (sans Roseanne) Thanks Tom and sorry for the delay.

Next in from Beth and Dan Bacon. It reads like a press release with photo. Dan Bacon married Beth Abate in Winchester, Ma in October 1993 (Trast me, the letter was postmarked in '94). Many USNA graduates and Navy active and retired service members took part in the festivities. The wedding, gala reception, add post-reception party will be long remembered by all attending. Beth has a most successful advertising career, and Dan is attending the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, CA. •

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Christmas greetings artived from John McKeon who's still in Hawaii —off the OLYMPIA (SSN-717) and currently assigned to C T F - 1 2 , or COMASWFORPAC John and his wife Heidi are enjoying the challenges of breeding show dogs (they had 11 puppies at Christmas) while also tt-aining their three year old son. Van. They will remain in Hawaii at least throughout 95. John reports that Tim Cherry has finished shore duty (teaching Aegis to commanders) in Dahlgren and plans to get out of the Navy.

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and his wife Heidi are stationed back at Camp Lejeune. Paul was sent to Cuba and will be there until April—guess he's home now. John also writes that Ted Peck is teaching at Moanalua, an intermediate school in Hawaii and is officially in love with a wonderful girl named Lisa. The possibility of Ted becoming engaged (even married) looks good for '95.

Thanks for the news, John and maybe I'll bump into you sorae tirae out here.

Also received a short note and picture from Lisa and Mike Dee. They're living in Cherty Hill, New Jersey while Mike works in Philly selecting Officer Candidates for the USMC. Their child Michael is two and they are expecting another one this summer (yes, folks that is '95). Mike plans to leave the Marine Corps this summer, but for now can be reached at; 3535 Market Street, Suite 10250; Philadelphia, PA 19104; 215-386-5935/36/37. Thanks Mike and Lisa.

Keith, Shelia, Joshua and Brandon Goetz-Feb. 95 More pictures, yeah! — the latest photo and letter in from Keith Goetz. Keith writes.

Well here is my long-time-in-coming letter to my lost buds of 1988. Needless to say with cross-commissioning to the Air Force, my life has taken quite a twist from the days of USNA. I was chosen to become a FAIP (first assignment instractor pilot) in the T-38 Talon directly after pilot training. Similar to the Navy SURGRAD (spelling??) program.

I instracted at Reese AFB in Lubbock, Texas for two years and then took a follow on assignment, still instracting/evaluating in the T-38 but for B-iB co-pilots at Ellsworth AFB in Rapid City, South Dakota. (Not as bad a place as you might think). I managed to finish my Masters Degree in Aeronautical Science in November of last year and leave this month with 1600+ hours of T-38 time for Littlerock AFB to fly the new H3C-130, my third flying assignment. Throughout these six years, I have managed to stay in touch with Dave Kaufman, now still single Harvard Med School Student; Jeff Forte, Marine Corps, now???; Brian Davis, Navy SH-60 pilot, now married (Diane) and a Civil Engineer for Stryker Medical Supplier; Had an unexpected visit in South Dakota from Chris and Ruth (Miller) Neugebauer—Chris now a T34 instructor at Whiting Field and Ruth and outstanding mother of one; John Garcia now USAF B-IB Navigator at Ellsworth AFB. Saw quite a few 88ers at Brian Davis' wedding, wish 1 could add a few more to the list but when you trade in the "whites" for something other than Marine Corps Green, the world gets a little bigger.

In addition to my flying career, my family has continued to grow. I was married to a wonderful Maryland gal in 1989, Sheila, and we have spent the past six years practicing and practicing to have kids. As luck would have it we have succeeded only twice and are blessed with two healthy boys: Josh 3, and Brandon 2 months.

I would love to hear from any of the 88ers of 13th Company Plebe Year, 5th Company gang or anybody who remembers my name. Anytime you are in Littierock, Arkansas and need multiple beers, a place to sleep or pass out, look us up. I will be assigned to the 50th Squadron and my address is: 5000 Madison; Jacksonville, AR 72076; 501-8338255. Signed—A Turncoat That Still Roots for the Navy, (Wish We'd Win Some Though!), Keith A. Goetz " A couple of hometown news release updates and then I'll get this in the mail. The following people reported for duty in the following places —Dave Finley with training Squadron 22 in Kingsville, Texas; Raymond Damm with Marine Detachment, Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, RI; John Smith with Commander Fleet Air, Meditertanean, Naples, Italy; Michael Carsley with Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two in Rota, Spain; Marshall Swor with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, CA; Chuck Cash aboard MCINERNEY, homeported in Mayport, FL; and Scot Fuhram to the Naval Academy. "Tony Caldera received the Navy Commendation Medal for meritorious service while serving as the Intelligence Officer with Attack Squadron 25. Bill Wheeler received the Navy Commendation Medal for meritorious service while serving as the NATOPS Officer for Patrol Squadron 16. Pegeen (O'Neill) Stougard received the Navy Achievement Medal for superior performance of duty while serving as the Project Liaison Officer with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas, Guam. Michael Mahaney received the Navy Achievement Medal for superior performance of duty while serving at Mare Island Naval Shipyard and Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA. Dan Whitney received the Navy Achievement Medal for superior performance of duty while serving as the Security Manager with Patrol Squadron11. Tom McCarthy received the Navy Achievement Medal for superior performance of duty while serving as an operation officer with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162,2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, NC. Marine Andrew Heino was recently designated a Naval Aviator Bill Plott and Patricia Gill recently graduated from PG School in Monterey. Last summer, Jeff Margraf was selected as the Junior Intelligence Officer of the Year with Director, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. Well, that just about empties my mailbox. Thanks for your patience and if you send mail I'll keep writing.

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Pres., and Cortes. Sec'y, Brian S. Sears 421 W. 118 St., Apt. 34, New York, NY 10027 Sec'y, West Coast, Tom Hare 101 Hussey Rd., Seal Beach, CA 90740 Our second Class of '89 Monthly Shipmate Essay Contest is as follows: This month, in fifty words or less, write the TV episode you always wanted to see from die following choices: 1. "My Three Sons" (entries must involve Uncle Charlie) 2. "Speed Racer" (entries must involve Spritle and Chim - Chim) and 3. "Beverly Hillbillies". The Number One prize this month is an unpublished manuscript of the "Hardy Boys: The Treasure of the Morton House", where Frank and Joe discover that Chet and lola aren't really brother and sister Winners will be selected based on humor, creativity, and verbosity of entries. Essays need not be tmthful, just funny. I reserve the right to edit all entries. Deadline for enfry is one month after this article is published.

Back to real lettersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Joe "Mellow V" Vitelli and John "Word" Coney were recentiy kickin' it at Mellow V's crib when...sorry, I thought I was writing for the class of '88.

I am writing to let you know about my pending transfer from the fratemity of those who travel the deep blue to the ranks of the Medical Corps. After a few years of waging biochemical warfare against the pre-meds at UC San Diego, I will be leaving the submarine force. I have been accepted to USUHS in Bethesda, MD, and I will soon be an Ensign (AGAIN) while studying for the next four years. Fortunately I will have a large chunk of leave this summer to enjoy spending time with my two munchkins Margaret (3) and Fiona (10 mos). I will be Mr. Mom while my wife Eileenfinishesher Masters at Wesleyan University.

In other news, I just retumed from a week in the wildemess with Doug Perry, Erik Burian and Matt Suess. We packed all our outdoor gear into two 4x4's and headed into the national forests of the Grand Tetons and Sawtooth mountains. Our daily adventures included climbing, backpacking, caving, mountain biking and watching Doug amaze us with his cardiovascular abilities. He could usually be found atop some mountain pass with his bike waiting for us to pick him up after a banzai ran down the other side. Erik plans to send Brian a better update, so hold on for that.

HAREMO Well hello there Shipmates! I have no real news except t w o letters from LT Locke and Tim Gallaudet. Those letters will be included in next months issue. 1 also received some second-hand correspondence from Brian King and Mark Metzger.

Would love to talk to you guys or anyone who wants to drop me some news. Give ray mailbox a call at 1800-MAlLCAN, walk yourself through the phone mail system and leave rae a raessage. Once an than you for the overwhelming support and drop me a letter or message ASAP! SEARMO

90 Tom, Kristen and Ashley Draggan A letter and photo from Tom Druggan: Just writing to update friends and Classmates. My bride Kristen and I were married in 1991 at the Chapel. In 1993, I finished my tour as Navigator on CALLAGHAN (DDG-994) and we left sunny San Diego, heading for the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. I am now finishing up my Masters in Golf I mean Operational Logistics (same thing as Ops Analysis) and we will be heading for SWOS and Department Head School in Newport this October... so we get to enjoy the balmy winter there.

More importantly, though, we will have an extra passenger: Ashley Draggan! Ashley was bom last November and is now passing six months old.

Kristen is teaching 1st grade nearby in Carmel and so can't hog Ashley all the time. Fortunately, the school environment allows me to spend a lot of time with my family. We'll be traveling back to Annapolis in June to visit Kristen's family, parents Janet and Ron Brandquist '60, and brother, Kurt Brandquist '85. My other brother-in-law, Geoff Brandquist '83, and his family will visit us here in Monterey soon; he's says it's to see Ashley but we all know it's to hit the golf links. That's all for nowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;see you in Newport. GO SWO! Thanks for the disk Tom, it makes things go much faster.

Joe Vitelli called to give us the scoop on Joan Oldmixon. Joan is working hard to be like Joe, hoping to be the first female Trident Submarine Supply Officer Good luck to you, Joan!

Jeff Tomlin writes in:

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Pres., 1st Lt. Robert B. Sofge USMC Sec'y, Joe Herlihy 910 Constitution D r , #509 Durham NC 27705 E-mail: jgh 1 @ mail.duke.edu 919-382-8338 Hey everyone! I'm going to start out with a great big thanks to everyone who has responded wonderfully to my requests for mail and pictures! We have a bunch for this column and I think you'll all agree that it adds a great dimension to the column which just isn't there without the pictures! On to the news: First, from John Lunger!

I saw your e-mail address and I thought I would jump on the electronic bandwagon and give you an update on the class of 90 folks I know of out here in Seattie. I spent an evening a few nights ago with fellow 31st company mate. Will Clarke, and his wife Danielle. Will is the Supply Officer on OHIO (Blue) and enjoying his role as the most junior Supply Officer on the waterfront in Bangor. He is heading out on patrol number two, and will be there until 1997. I, on the other hand, have joined the "nuke to business school program," and will be getting out of the Nav to attend the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in the Fall of 95. Thank God for working spouses, as my wife Carol will help put me through school as an Account Manager in a Public Relations firm. Paying for school is a new concept! Right now Kurt Eglseder and 1 are both on TEMDU at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard waiting to get out. Kurt is going back to school also, but to be a teacher. He and his wife will be moving to central Washington, close to her home town. She is a lawyer and will be working while he gets his degree. This summer, Carol and IwillvisitJen and Tom AUbee. Tom has a great job as an aide to the Chief of Staff of

CINCUSNAVEUR in London. They have a great "flat" right in downtown London, and are spending their weekends traveling all over Europe. Also in Europe are Erin and Matt Sinmis. Man is working in Brassels, Belgium andridinghis bike all over the place. Also this summer we will see Ruth and Shane Smith, with their daughter Abigail. Shane is back at Annapolis working in the PE department while working on his MBA at Johns Hopkins. He is also getting back into pole-vaulting and will compete in a national mihtary meet in California in May. Beth and Tim Henderson were here in Seattle for a little while. Tim was on SIMON BOLIVAR, an old

boomer that was being decommissioned (along with my boat STONEWALL JACKSON, and Kurt's boat MARIANO J. VALLEIO) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Tim and Beth went on terminal leave to travel to Europe and he will be starting for his MBA at Harvard Business School with Dave and Karen Dorton in the fall. I tell you, the nuke-to-business school business is booming! Will Clarke told me about a couple of other 31 st company folks. Mike Devaux is flying F/A-18s out of Norfolk, and is on a deployment until sometime in the fall. I ran into Kent Anderson in Charleston, SC a while back.

He was getting out of the Navy in the summer of '94, and I have not heard where he is now. Out of 6th company, John Fischbach and his wife Candy are still in Jacksonville. They are expecting a new addition to the family in the fall, and John will be getting out of the Navy shortly thereafter. He has been working on his MBA at night and is close to completion. On the surface side, Chris Enghdal lives here in Seattle while he is stationed on CALIFORNIA. He will soon be going to NiMrrz, almost right after he gets married at the end of May. He and his new bride, Christine, intend to still live in Seattle, and Chris will take the ferry to work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (when he is not on deployment!). Chris has really gotten into cycling and triathlons, and has been tearing up the local duathlon series on the weekends. Chris' company mate Mark Watkins is on PARCHE out of Bangor.

His boat is top secret, hush-hush, so I don't really know what he does, but he should be rotating to a shore job very soon. He lives in a great house on the Hood Canal and recently had a great 70s party, complete with disco ball and polyester suits. There I ran into Norm Freebeck and his wife. Norm will be getting out in May and is looking for a job in the South or Southeast. At the bash I also saw Craig Haider, who is on ALASKA. He still has some time left on board since he went directly to grad school after the Academy. Finally, Kelly and John Chimenti are out here. He has been on a Trident out of Bangor (1 am not sure which one), and he will be getting out in May. They plan to stay in the Northwest, and he is working hard at finding a job.

That is about it from out here. Seems like the nukes are fleeing like rats from a sinking ship, but I am sure there are some folks staying in. Hope things are going well with you at business school. Maybe you can put in a good word for the rest of us when we come looking for internships next summer.

Networking is the key, isn't that what they teach you?

Take care.

John Lunger jlung@mail.halcyon.com 1200 Westem Ave #320 Seattle, WA 98101 206-292-0609 Thanks for writing, John! Next from Bill Guarini: Hey Everyone! Sitting here doing the Nav thing and going to school in my free time to get my MBA! Am very interested in concentrating in investments and investment banking. We'll see what happens. I get excited about the prospects of getting large retums on investments. Found out that Fred Kacher is going to the JFK School of Gov't at Harvard for a 2 year master's program. Let me know how your summer internship goes. I may do one next year.

Or I'll get a job, straight up. Or I'll go to Dept Head School. So many choices, just one life. Stay in touch. And have a good summer! Bill On to Catheryne M Nicholson: Hi Joe! My command just got on the Internet band wagon and so I thought I'd try sending you some updates on myself and a few people I've talked to recentiy.

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in Charge of Constmction for non-CEC types!). I've been here for about a year and a half and have enjoyed both my job and the area tremendously. This Fall I will be heading down to the San Francisco Bay Area to study Environmental Engineering at Stanford. Bob Pragada and Mark Chenoweth will also be going to Stanford this Fall for Constmction Management. My husband Brian Nicholson ('89) and I saw Bob and his then girlfriend in May at Las Vegas. Bob and Jessica got married in Pennsylvania over Memorial Day weekend. Bob is currentiy TAD at WESTDIV in San Brano, CA until he starts school. Mark Chenoweth is stationed at NAVSUPFAC inThermont, MD. He is married and he and his wife are expecting a new arrival in November.

The last week of May, I was taking the ferty to go to the airport and on the boat I ran into June Lee. He is witii VP-40 at NAS Whidbey. Also with VP-40 is Todd Hastie and his wife Allison. Todd is curtentiy a P-3 NFO with VP-40 but will looking for orders soon. A couple of other '90 grads with VP- 40 are Greg Manazir and Jim Nelson.

Also in the Pacific Northwest is Troy McClelland who is curtentiy working as an AROICC at Everett but will be going to the University of Washington this Fall to study Construction Management.

Last weekend I stayed with Kelly VanDyke who is now out of the Navy and will be working at Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA. She was planning a backpacking trip to the Grand Canyon and should be there right now. My old roomie. Tawny Mercer (Petrick) is working at a recraiting job in Tampa, FL. Tawny and Mark are now proud parents of Auburn Christine, who was bora on 2 April.

Pam (Notion) and Spence Cripell are in Norfolk and have a darling little boy named Caleb. Pam is now out of the Navy and Spence is flying CH-46s.

Synthi Nguyen is at NFS in Monterey and loves it there. Will TUmulty and his wife Megan just bought a condo in Virginia Beach and are planning a traveling world tour as soon as Will departs the Navy.

While I was TAD in Port Hueneme recentiy, I caught up with Wes Freeman, Mark Gilmore, and Dan Savage. Wes is married to Lillian Villemez ('93) and both of them are stationed at Pt. Mugu.

Mark is stationed in San Diego with his wife, formally Michelle Brett ('93). Dan is out of the Navy and is working for Otis Elevator in Glendale, CA. I got to see pictures of Dan's little boy, Jesse, who is the spitting image of Dan and a real cutie. That's all the news that I have! Hope everything is going well for you! Drop me a line if you get a chance.

My e-mail address is: cmnicholson@efanw.navfac.navy.mil. Talk to you later! Cath Thaitks for writing Cathy! We have yet more from ye grand ole Intemet! Next, from Bill Muir: It's Bill Muir here at the Marine Corps Recrait Depot in San Diego. I have been here three years and unfortunately not to many '90 types have joined me. Stationed here are Frank Lugo '89 and Roger Galbraith '89 (who just got martied to Maria Filonczuk '90) and a few other, older USNA grads.

I have been here training recraits since Sept 92.

Actually, since Dec 93 I have been working as the Depot Training Officer in the G-3 (a staff pogue).

For those Marines out there, until last week our CG was BGen Kelley, the CO when we all went through TBS. Ran into Don Bain last week who retumed to the states from Okinawa to attend SERE school. It is my understanding that he is with Force Recon over there. I have had a few conversations with Dave Mclntyre and know that he works in San Diego somewhere. Additionally, our fellow Marines who are recruiting duty send me a note every now and then, Kevin Minton in Nashville, TN; Joe McDonald in San Antonio; and Matt Cooper in OK City. Finally, I will be leaving the Corps on 1 Aug to enroll in B-School at the University of Michigan. My wife (Angle Dobbs '92) and daughter Katie (2 years old in Aug) have already moved to Ann Arbor (she is looking for a job) and are loving it. She is out of the Navy and is a school teacher. She is still into Basketball and will be working at the University of Michigan Basketball camps this summer. I can't wait to join them.

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have an Internet address where we can be reached; Mbshwc@aol.com. James Bradley! Write me.

Take Care and Semper Fi, Bill Thanks for writing via E-mail everyone! I can't believe the number of people going to B-school! Especially the OUTSTANDING B-schools! Congrats!

Next, a letter from Kevin O'Brien: Reading the latest Shipmate has really influenced me to sit down and inform you on the latest and greatest from Panama! I've been stationed at SBU26 in Panama for the past year and a half as a combat craft OIC. the only other classmate in Panama is Michael Villegas (12 CO) who is the Training Officer at NAVSCIATS. He will be leaving the Navy for civilian life in September '95. Presentiy, I am deployed to the jungle on the Ecuadorian-Peravian border as a military observer on a multi-national mission of the cease-fire between the two nations after their recent border conflict. Great job for a SWO! Please pass on to Sparky Simon that even though I went SWO, I wear green. Ooooh Rah! (Please! Don't make the editor gag!) It was very touching to read that we can now communicate via Internet!. No cyberspace in the jungle, folks! You'll be lucky if this letter gets to you without any Ecuadorian mud!

Well, I'm not quite sure about my future, but am waiting to see what the Navy offers me after this tour. I'll probably ran away with a South American lady somewhere and be one of those Americans living abroad. That's for my old roomies Tom Leutizinger and Bob Keller. Where are you Brian Fitzell? Until next letter! Can't wait to see everyone at Homecoming! Take care! Kev •What do you say to a letter like that? Especially when you're sitting at home watching Duck Man on Nick at Night while drinking Red Dog Beer? Wish 1 were there? NOT! Hope you are SAFE out there, Kev, and having a bit of fun while playing M r Peace Maker.

Next letter and a picture from Anne Marie (Katcharian) Cardoni:

Wayne and Anne Marie Cardoni I've never written to Shipmate, but I figured it was my duty to add some information for the column since I enjoy reading it so much each month. I retumed from my overseas tour (vacation) as Disbursing Officer in Rota, Spain in October 1993. I survived my duties as DO, but would give anything to be back on the southem coast of Spain! Paradise ! When I left, Harvey Klyee was there flying with VQ-2 and Honore Mealy was working at a tenant command onboard NAVSTA Rota.

Curtentiy, 1 am working as Food Service/Bachelor Quarters Officer at NAS Willow Grove in chilly PA. I got martied in the Chapel on 23 November 1994. My husband is a Captain in the Marine Corps and a 1986 Princeton Grad. We are both getting out this summer and expect to stay in the Philly area for at least the next year or so. Wayne is trying to get into Med School, and I will be working in the civilian sector As Wayne and 1 were traveling to our honeymoon spot, St. Lucia, Caribbean, I found a long lost classmate, Mike Maier. I spotted him wandering around a Puerto Rico airport on his way to meet his ship.

He is permanently stationed at NavBase Philadelphia, don't know what he'll do when it closes down.

I just attended the Service Academy Career Conference in Ariington, VA. I saw several Classmates there including Tonya Worth, Nicolle Gillespie, Davida Nellums, Kelly Keefe, Carla Meyers, Jim Bermeister, and Mike Delaney.

Can't wait until Homecoming this year! Please call me if you need any help! Good luck in school and say "Hi" to Taz! (secy: Hi Taz!) and tell him Tony Lemma is now a civilian and working at the Home Depot ordering supplies for the area. Take care! Anne Marie

Hey folks! I think we're about halfway there!

Don't you get a kick out of seeing how huge our columns are? Let's brag for a second! We are a great Class! Okay—back to earth. Next, short letter and wedding photo from Mitch Rios: Hey Joe, As I indicated in an earlier letter, I recently got married at the Academy Chapel on March 25.1 married Wendy Rose whom I met during my Youngster Summer (Yah, I know...it took a while for me to settle down!—(secy's note: Mitch, Let's not forget who writes this column! Mr "I'll probably be a bachelor to the day I die" Herlihy.) Wendy is a chemical engineer from the University of Delaware. Academy grads in our wedding or sword arch were Buzz (Brian) Park, Boz (James) Boswell, Swede Hansen, Steve Spagnuolo, and Darin Liston ('91). We had a wedding party of 15, a sword arch of 10, and over 150 guests from all over the country! I highly recommend visiting St. Martin for a honeymoon! I'm still flying, and loving it, out of Tustin, CA. Wendy and I are living happily in Irvine. Hope everyone is doing great! Mitch

Mitch and Wendy Thanks for writing, Mitch, and congratulations to you and Wendy! Next is a letter and great photo from Stephen Johnston: Susan and I just had our second child, Abigail Shelby, bom Febraary 11. Susan, Meghan, Abby, and I are living at 1300 Raby Ave, Shelby ville, Tennessee 37160. I got out of the Navy in '93 and now work for Tyson Foods. If any of you ever come to the Tennessee National Walking Horse Competition held here every August, stop by! Susan and I would love a visit. I keep in touch with Elvin Rodriquez. He and his wife, Jenny, have a new baby girl with another due in September. Bobby Ferrante, my brother-in-law, and his wife Meg are in HC-4 in Siganella where they are loving life!

That's all for now! Hope everyone is doing great!

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Officer. And our CO, Captain Donahue was a grad also, but I forgot the year—not that we would've crossed paths with his at the Academy anyway.

My wife recentiy talked to George Graves' wife, Karen. He's on JOHN C. STENNIS in Norfolk, and

The Johnstons Thanks for writing Stephen! What a happy family! Will we get a chance to meet you all during Homecoming? Next is a letter from Cory Jackson who I wrongly singled out several issues ago as being on the lost list! Sorry, Cory! I owe you a Sammy A during Homecoming!

Hey Everyone! I'm writing not only in response to Joe tapping me out in his list of random names, but I had also wrote a letter in January but never sent it. I guess you could say I had good intent, but I'm pretty weak on the delivery. It has been over a year since I've written to Shipmate, but I have written in the past, so I was ticked at the secretary in his little list. What a loser! (secy: I'm sorry already!) But, I'm challenging all of our Classmates who have never written to drop a note and say hello!

I reported onboard RTC Great Lakes in March, and have just relieved as the Ship's Officer for JosEPHUS DANIELS (a.k.a. the 10th Division Officer).

I own 12 divisions (a.k.a. companies) of 88 recraits each. (You may have noticed we've change the names of a lot of things around here in conjunction with our recent curriculum change.) It's kind of like begin on plebe detail on a year round basis. At least we're only simulating shipboard life here.

Much better than actually living it. Also, if you have any complaints about the quality of sailor you're getting out in the fleet, now you have someone you can blame.

Others here at the only RTC in the Navy are: Joe Palmisano is the Curriculum Division Officer, Vince Schiavone just relieved as the new Supply Officer, and Ann Hollenbeck ('89) is the Technical Training Assistant.

My family is doing well and really enjoying the fact that I'm around all of the time, especially my better half, Staci. My sons, Nicholas (4) and the twins, Cameron and Christian (19 months), are excited about having snowy winters instead of the dreary Washington rain.

The following is cortect to the best of my knowledge about our Classmates stationed at Subase Bangor and is curtent as of my transfer off of HENRY M. JACKSON (Blue) in Febraary. Brent Williams was onboard FLORIDA and was transferring to Washington, DC. Keith Erdman was overhauling MICHIGAN. Norm Freebeck has transferted off GEORGIA to de-comm HAMMERHEAD and will soon be on his way to CIVLANT Doug Reckamp is curtentiy serving on HENRY M. JACKSON (Gold) and received his fish on his last patrol.

I knew it was time to get the heck out of Bangor when one of my plebes (now Ensign Self) showed up on ALABAMA. We had other grads on board JACKSON as well and I'm including this in case they re missed in other class columns: Brian Anderson ('89) transferted to STRATCOM in November.

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they're expecting their third child in May. No doubt his daughters Eleanor and Mary Catherine are excited. George is also on his way to Texas for CIVLANT position.

Last time I heard from Mark Brinkman, he was on his way to GITMO for a year and then on to Quantico. Hey Brink! Drop us a line! Our address is 1816-B Intrepid St., Great Lakes, XL 60088 at 708-785-8112!

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Homecoming this Fall! Until then, take care! Cory Jackson Thanks for writing, Cory! Sorry I picked on you about not writing. You got me back sufficiently though since I've spent the last half hour typing the damn thing into my word processor!

Other news about Classmates! Got a surprise phone call frora Miguel R. Sierra all the way from Honduras where he is working for Cargill Corporation—the largest privately held company in the world. Miguel left the Honduran Navy a year or so ago and just got married to a friend from high school whom he started dating while in the Navy - Maria!

Congrats to you both! Miguel, it would be great to see you up at Homecoming and I hope you and Maria can make it up! If not, please send us some pictures!

Miguel also indicated he has heard about Marcelo Perez who is still in the Ecuadorian Navy and married with a son. Miguel's address is: NATL Alcon S.A., P.O. Box 283, San Pedro Sula Honduras.

Thanks for calling Miguel! Also spoke with my old roommate, Danny Pepper, who is flying EA-6B's for the Marines down in North Carolina! He's just waiting for me to get back to school in August so he can come up and meet my female friends! Can't wait to see you, Danny. FLY SAFE! News from Paul Valesky has him starting work in DC with a defense contractor involved with the communications systems on the Arleigh Burke's. So, if any SWOs out there are having problems with their gear, you now know who to yell at! Paul just loves conflict! Also received a note from Herb Carmen (For those of you just joining us. Herb changed his last name from Ball to Carmen a while back.) Herb is now married to Debbie and going back and forth between various carriers. He wanted me to get out that we should all start using the bulletin board system to stay in touch!

Remember, its a toll free hook-up and relatively easy to use once you get the hang of it! The inside front cover of Shipmate has the phone number Herb is also on Cserve at (76323.1610@compuserve.com).

Drop him a note.

Okay, Sports fans! Next, a letter from our fearless leader in Annapolis! Take it away, Harold!

Commissioning Week has passed here at USNA. The good news is that the class of 90+8 actually finished climbing Hemdon (in slightly over 4 hours thereby exceeding the longest time in history set by our "favorite" class, the class of 90-2). Most of what I have to report is an update for our fifth reunion in October. Money has started to come in, and we actually have just enough to start paying the bills. I suspect that there is a bit of confusion about advance registration so I will try to clear it up. We will accept money until Homecoming Registration on Friday the 20th. The more money we collect in advance, the easier it will be for the committee to get the right amount of food. Class goodies etc. We understand that a lot of you will not know until the last minute if you are coming, but we appreciate your assistance with this. Thanks to the hard work of Kelly White (Duncan) we have a tentative menu for our all day tailgater on Saturday. The menu includes: Breakfast: Fresh frait, homemade bread, donuts (SWOs have priority in line of course!), bagels, cream cheeses, muffins, juice, and coffee.

Lunch: Top round of beef, lemon pepper

chicken, teriyaki chicken, pulled pork, com on the cob, beans, pasta salad, chips, nachos, rolls, cookies, sodas, and lots of beer Post-game/dinner: mini-sandwiches, buffalo wings, meatballs, potato salad, veggie trays, crab miniatures, soda, and whatever beer is left over The Alunrni Association has provided me with a list of lost Classmates—those which curtentiy have undeliverable addresses according to the post office. If anyone reading this is on this list you should contact the Alumni Association and update your address (Phone: 410-263-4448). Please note this list contains grads and non-grads. Remember, the Alumni House keeps track of all individuals who completed Plebe Year: Matt Adamson, Robert Aeschbach, Leroy Alicea, Ty Anderson, Brian Ark, Vonda Armstrong, Mark Arvizu, Valerie banks, CartoU Bannister, Bryan Baquer, Darten Bardell, Courtney Barilar, Aaron Bartlett, Mark Beatty, Daniel Bishop, Jeffrey Blankenship, Joseph Bond, Paul Bowman, Maark Brinkman, Aaron Brosnan, Manuel Burgos, Jason Burtows, Michael byrd, Chris Cabaniss, Paul Cannon, Kathy-Anne Cardinal, Brain Carpenter, Ken Carrier, Charles Chadwick, Tim Chain, Naseer Chaudhry, Donald Chipley, Daniel Chalrson, John Crowley, Paul Dallemagne, Stacey Dannenberg, Keith Davids, Scott Davids, Rafael Davila, Christopher Dechant, Brian Denby, Crhis Dineen, Robert Dodd, John Doran, Todd Douglas, Randy Drake, Rich Dromerhauser, Roger Dubbs, Richard Dunn, Everett Dunnick, Richard Edwards, Peter Egan, David Eichstedt, Gerald Ellsworth, Stephen Farmer, David Fisher, Mike Florence, Jose Flores, Brian Flynn, Kelvin Ford, John Frankhouser, Norman Freebeck, Bob Frye, Daron FuUwood, Scott Gibbons, Michael Gilbert, Michael Giles, Douglas Goodman, Michael Gordon, Trento Goulding, Michael Grossholz, Matthew Guttierrez, John Haga, Robert Hall, Mary Hanlon, MaryAnne Hansel, Stephen Haptonstahl, Bradley Hart, Lance Hayden, Tonya Henderson, Christopher Herring, Douglas Hewitt, Christopher Hitt, Lyle Hoag, Dartell Hollwy, Hugh Howard, Leiand Howell, Hugh Howard, Michael Huck, Christopher Hudson, Adam Hunt, Harold Hunt, Kenneth Isaacson, Troy Jackson, Sherman Jefferson, Michael Jensen, Jon Johnson, Michael Johnson, Travis Johnson, Jerome Joliet, Sidney Jones, Charles Kane, Gregory Keller, Timothy Keller, Brian Kelly, Byung Kim, Josh Kitchen, Leslie Kocher, Kendra Koenig, James Kollar, John Kurtz, William Kuzmick, Thad Lambdin, Eric Lange, Donald Larson, Robert Lavalley, Jim Lawless, Tina Lawson, Eric Lewis, Scott Ludwig, Steven Lupton, Steve Maclaren, Michael Maier, Karen Malachowski, Andrew Martin, Brian Marvin, Brendan McLane, Honore Mealey, Eric Mersch, Jon Miller, James Mills, Jay Miranda, Paul Moody, Donald Morgan, Roger Morgan, Thomas Moriarty, James Mortimer, Edwared Murdock, Christopher Nardone, Kent Nelson, Sean O'flaherty, Han Oh, Christoper Ortega, Michael Osogwin, Jim Palombo, Enrique Palomo, James Pardo, Gregoray Partan, Nanette Patton, Laura Pearson, Tracey Perez, Vera Perry, Rob Personate, Jim Pfautz, Jan-Hein Phelps, Alan Philpott, David Pittman, Suchate Parkobchati, James Proudfit, Vic Raspa, Charles Red, Jeffrey Reeder, Eric Revering, Rich Reynolds, Jason Rezac, Luke Ritter, David Rivkin, everette Rochon, David Rosenblatt, Robery Rypka, Ben Salazar, Philip Scheipe, Kurt Schoen, Rich Schoenweiesner, Waler Scott, Horace Sermons, Nicholas Shaffer, Peter Slamp, Brett Sloan, Thomas Smeltz, Cary Smith, Charlres Smith, Paul Snyder, David Stouwie, Paul Sullivan, Timothy Supan, Brandy Thorward, Chris Tipton, Jesse Tomlinson, Ray Tortorelli, Michael Toyryla, Roger Ullman, Adam Vanderbunt, Michael vareny, Efrem Venters, Michael Villegas, Douglas Walker, John Walker, Michael Wallis, David Wasson, Anthony Watson, Stuart Wauchope, James Welsh, Timothy White, Cecily Williams, Laura Williams, Samuel Williams, Thomas Williams, Edwardo Wilson, Jeffery Wilson, Steven Wood, William Wood, Joseph Worthington, Steve Yeager, Todd Zeich, Sabrina Zerphy, and John Zert. This list is curtent as of June 5, 1995.

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Other news: John Gatewood, Kwan Lee, and Eye Ita have reported to the Academy. John is working in Candidate Guidance. Kwan is in Sea/ Nav, and Eyo is (dram roll please...) teaching physics! Steve Yeager and Tracy Fox are getting married as I write this (17 June). Report on wedding to follow! Finally, we all want to wish Lynne Smith good luck as she leaves the Navy at the end of June to go to law school. The Navy is losing a fine officer, and we wish her well. Take care everyone and see you at homecoming!

Once again, thanks for everything you guys are doing there, Harold! Kelly! The menu looks incredible! BZ! Okay, now for a bit of business regarding Homecoming. So far, we've collected around $2500 which is enough to start paying bills, etc. However, we need everyone to send their money if possible because it makes it easier for Harold, Glenn, Kelly and everyone else involved to plan. Anyhow, enough on the pulpit! Here are the facts: Cost: $55 for members of Class of '90 $40 for guests Deadline for p a y m e n t is 20 O c t o b e r ! In otherwords, you can pay up to the beginning of Homecoming weekend! However, the sooner the better since it gives us a better idea of how much food to order!

Note! The money is being used to pay for the following items: - Tailgater (Beer track, great food all day) - Friday night reception at Alumni Hall - "Free" Homecoming Memorabilia in your Alumni gift boxes.

However, it does not cover cost of hotel reservations or football tickets!! AGAIN! Football tickets are not covered in this deal!

Send check or money order to Harold Katz, 608 Admiral Drive, Apt 427, Annapolis, MD 21401 To reserve football tickets, call NAAA at: 800US4-NAVY. When ordering, be sure to tell them you are with the Class of '90 and that you desire to sit with the rest of your Classmates.

Additionally, here is some information on hotels in the area. The sooner you call, the better. If you consider the fact that many classes reserve blocks of rooms ten years in advance, you can imagine how tight its going to be!

Courtyard Mariott: 800-321-2211 Days Inn Annapolis: call Harold (410-293-6298) or Glenn Hopson (410-293-6068) for details about Days Inn, since we have some rooms already reserved.

Maryland Inn: 800-847-8882 Martiott Hotel, Crystal City: 703-413-5500

Joe Herlihy in Moscow Final picture was taken during my trip to Russia.

My friends and I artived in Moscow the evening before the VE Day Celebrations. All the veterans of the Great War were out in full uniform and 1 took the opportunity to get my picture taken with a retired Naval Officer. Russia is an amazing country which most people describe with the words, "amazing potential." "Potential" seems to sum up the many 142

obstacles standing in Russia's way as they rash to bring their country toward a capital econoray Am cunently back in Sanford, Maine for the summer living with ray sister and working at a great company called IDEXX. It has been very interesting returning to work for the first time since leaving the Navy last May. While the year in school definitely taught rae a great deal about things I'ra seeing now, ray experiences as a DIVO have been just as critical in knowing how to approach certain obstacles. Still have no idea what I'll do when I grow up, but it wtil be an interesting ride!

That's it! My hard-drive has no more room after writing this column, so time to dump this to the Shipmate editor and go for a ran! Once again, thank you for the tremendous response to my request for pictures and letters! It has been fantastic to hear how everyone is doing as we move past our five year mark. Congratulations to everyone going to school, getting martied, having kids, finding new jobs, getting great orders, or whatever! I'm in Maine (207324-4329) until the middle of August when I'll head back to Duke where my number is 919-382-8338.

Be safe and continue to stay in touch. Joe

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working hard in Kingsville Flying T-45S. He is due to go to the boat early next year. Rob Johnson is now an E2-C NFO, and is curtentiy in the middle of his first tour in Miramar, CA. Dave Peltzer is currently on a cartier in the Med as a EA-6B NFO. [Thanks Jim] Jason Faunce writes from Korea, Howdy from Korea. I'm enjoying my stay here in Pusan with the Army at Camp Hialeah. I only have eight days before we leave, and that makes it even more enjoyable. We started up in Wonju at Camp Eagle building a gym for the AH-64 battalion there. Then we moved down here to build temporary troop berthing. Seabees don't usually work for the Army, but they asked nicely, and its good work for us. After completion the battalion will retum to homeport in Port Hueneme, CA. In January I reported for duty as OIC of: CBU 405, NAS North Island, Box 357022, Dan Diego, CA 921357022. This will be a good tour I have about 50 Seabees doing constmction work around the San Diego area. Tim Liberatore is reporting to the battalion (NMCB 5)rightafter I leave. Darcy Irwin (the first female to join the Seabees) is now with NMCB 7. I understand that Sean Donnelly and Holly (Dobslaw) Johnson are with the amphibious Seabees." [Thanks Jason] My old room mate, Mark Stewart writes from Corpus Christi Texas where he is the Supply Officer onboard DEFENDER ( M C M - 2 ) . Over the last two years he has done two deployments, with really great liberty I hear, and about every job onboard. The big news is that he is transferring to Little Creek Amphib base. We expect him here in September. Can't wait to see you!

Congratulations to Danika and Tim Barrick on the birth of their second son Ryan Joseph!! He was bom March 30th. He joins his brother Justin, who is about a year and a half old now to make their total four in their Jacksonville, NC home. Tim has been a platoon commander for the last almost two years and is getting ready to change jobs, to XO of his tank battalion. Congratulations!!

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Pres., LTJG. Doug Barber USN USS PETERSON (DD-969) FPOAE 09582-1207 Before going straight to the letters, I need to make a cortection. In the April column I quoted a Classmate off ESSEX as saying, "Matt Ross showed up the end of August after an unsuccessful shot at flight school (NAMI), he ended up at INTEL." I understand this was incortect. Matt received an opportunity to go to flight school but chose to go INTEL instead. Matt, 1 apologize for this ertor David Brett-Major writes from NORMANDY ( C G 60) out of Norfolk. With him on NORMANDY is Gary Morris. Gary decoraraissioned JAOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) before coming to NORMANDY and becoming the Strike warfare officer A grand old member of the 2% club, Gary and his wife Julie live in Virginia Beach. David martied his firstie year pen pal Shelby just over a year ago, they live in Ghent.

[Thanks David] Jim Noller sends a list of those who received their wings in Noveraber of '94; Jim Noller (CH-46), Ben Reynolds (CH-46), Mike Waters (CH-46), Jack Berry (SH-60B), Max Clark (SH-60F), and Don Cunningham (CH-46). Congratulations to Shannon and John Fitzgerald, raartied in January of '94 and now expecting their first child this spring. Also congratulations to Lisa and Barth Beyer raartied on the 4th of September 1994 and also expecting a child this summer. And finally to Lisa and Dan Packer were married in May of '94. Bill Laurance is still

Tim and Danika Barrick with new son Justin Another congratulations to Brandie and Troy Bauder on the birth of their daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, on December 2nd, 1994 at 5:08 AM. Unfortunately, Troy was in Sigonella with VT-10 at the time but he was on the phone with her during the delivery. The doctor said it was his first intemational delivery. Scott Springer was named the Godfather Again, Congratulations!

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Lithuania. They had port visits to Israel and Djibouti, and of course a "Summer Vacation" in the Red Sea enforcing sanctions against fraq for three months.

Jon is curtentiy the Gunnery Officer and onboard with him is Jeff Rickenback who is the Auxiliaries officer Jon was a "boarding officer" during the Red Sea period. He is pictured with Troy Miller '93 who was also a boarding officer [Thanks Jon] The PETERSON is getting ready to go to the Caribbean for Drag ops, that should be fun. Keep writing everyone!! Doug

Dan. Dennis and Karen (Kroeger) Wagner write from Virginia Beach. Dennis is the Disbursing Officer on GEORGE WASHINGTON ( C V N - 7 3 ) . Dennis is account-

able for over $700,000.00 in cash. Karen is now a civilian. She was medically discharged due to knee problems. Karen is at GTE as a Configuration Support Analyst. Stephanie Brill is the Sales Officer on SHENANDOAH ( A D - 4 4 ) . She is in charge of all ship's

stores, laundry, and barber shops and she earned her SWSCO pin on her Med deployment. Kristen Phelps is the Sales/Disbursing Officer on MOUNT WHTFNEY ( L C C - 5 0 ) . Matt Lobner is finishing graduate school at MIT and will be heading to nuke school in Orlando. Kelly Hoeft is the Communications Officer/CMS

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Pres., Ens. Matt Arny USN Sec'y Ens. Vinny Smith USN 208 Post Canyon Rd., #204, Virginia Beach,VA 23451

The Woelfel wedding: top- Bill Lawrance, Neil Borkert, Matt Jankowski, Phil Heberer, Bottom-Doug Lacostse, Troy Woelfel, Brian Evens, and Arnold Galit.

On July 2nd, 1994, in tme Irish fashion, Mary Ann (Leslie) Woleflel and Troy Woelfel were married in Pittsburgh PA. Mary Ann works at the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Jacksonville and Troy just retumed from deployment with VP-47 to Diego Garcia. They are curtentiy in the process of moving to Hawaii. Attending the wedding were Bill Lawrence, Niel Borkert, Phil Herberer, Doug LaCoste, Brian Evens, Arnold Galit, and Shauna Batty. A little on each one: Bill is finishing up the jet pipeline in Kingsville, TX. Neil works in Martin Marietta and is living in Virginia Beach with his wife. Amy. Phil is with VP-4 in Hawaii and wife, Pam Heberer is finishing up helo pipeline in Pensacola. Doug and his wife, Carolyn were married on December 31, 1994. Doug is in the engineering Dept aboard BLUEFISH out of Pearl harbor Brian is flying in Corpus Christi, TX. Arnold and Shauna are with a VP squadron in Branswick, ME. [Thanks Mary Ann]

Hello again ' 9 3 .

Brien Dickson writes from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Jay Foraker married the former Maura Ann Daly on 17 September 94. Congratulations. Attending the wedding were Brien, Mike Boone, Steve Habermas, and Matt Lobner. Jay is in San Antonio, Texas for P-3C training. Mike Boone is on NEW YORK CITY out of Pearl Harbor. Dave Smith is on a submarine out of San Diego. The following is a list of submarine assignments: Dave Ashby - SPADEIHSH; William Baldwin - NEVADA (Gold); Chris Beaufait - RHODE ISLAND (Blue); Rob Berryman - ALEXANDRIA; Jerry Bryl - BALTIMORE; Scott Callaham - JEFFERSON CITY;

Jay Dryer - MICHIGAN (Gold); Wayne Grasdock FLYING FISH; Chris Hanson - NORFOLK; Andy Kendrick - LOUISVILLE; Caleb Kerr - RHODE ISLAND;

Andrew Kimsey - PASADENA; Jon Macharg TUNNY; Russ Marsh - TENNESSEE (Gold); Luis Molina - GRAYLING; Rich Overkamp - HAMITON; Lee Pearce - BOISE; Steve Potochniak - CORPUS CHRISTI; Karl Prlgge - HONOLULU; Brian Ries PARCHE; Glen Sabin - OLYMPIA; Doug Self - ALABAMA (Blue); Vincent Sivillo - HOUSTON; Shawn Sweeny - DALLAS; Gary Walker - MARYLAND (Gold); Breet Sweet - GEORGIA (Blue); Jason Wathen MINNEAPOLIS/ ST. PAUL; Todd Weeks - SEAWOLF; Matt

Welsh - CAVALLA; Chip Bridgeman - BREMERTON; George Kollar - PROVIDENCE; Scott Lantzy PINTADO; Steve Maier - COLUMBUS; Steve Matthews - SAN JUAN; Dan Nyenhuis - JAMES K . POLK; John

Petroff - OKLAHOMA CITY; Bo Pham - OHIO (Blue);

Rick Radonich - Los ANGELES; Sam Rumph - KEY WEST; John Sharpe - ATLANTA; Dan Shin - SPRINGFIELD; Jay Slakes - TREPANG; Ed Wilis - ASHVILLE;

Jon Barney in the Red Sea The final letter was from Jon Barney, who writes from CONOLLY (DD-979) out of Norfolk. They retumed last December from a deployment to the Med, Red Sea, and the North Atlantic. They went as far south as Djibouti and as far north as Norway. Highlights included 10 days in Norway participating in "Operations Cooperative Venture," with 18 ships from 14 counfries, including Poland, Russia, and

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homeported in Charleston. Jim Boss is the CMS

Matt Zerphy - FINBACK. Thanks Brien.

Tom Owenby writes aboard GERMANTOWN (LSD42). Tom is an Artillery LT with Alpha Battery 1st Battalion 12th Marine out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Tom's unit along with Charles Minifie is part of the Ground Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Other marines include: Jon Hetaland - 3rd CEB; Paul Schimpf - E Co. BLT 2/4; John Wallace - G. Co. BLT 2/4; Eric Peck - F Co. BLT 2/ 4; James Quann - DASC HMM - 262; Shojo Cottrell - Stinger PLT HMM - 262; Terry Hagen XO of TRK Co. 2rd Marine Division. George Korol and Chris Escamilla - Lima Battery 3/12. Thanks Tom. Dan Baxter writes from Meridian, Mississippi.

Dan got married on 22 October 94. Congratulations.

Dan is at VT-23 for Intermediate Jets. Others at VT23 are: Dave Shaffer, Dean Sibley, Megan and Dave Souza, J a m e s Pfeiffer, and Courtney Van Schoonveld. Val Naftali finished up in May. Thanks

Norfolk, and he already has his SWO pin. Bill Murray is the Wardroom Officer on BOXER ( L H D 4), homeported in San Diego. Gentry Jensen is with a SEAL Team in San Diego and he now has his Trident. Gentry, Karen and Dennis would like to here from you. Brent Alfonzo is in Pensacola in the Helo pipeline. Brad Davidson is also in Pensacola in the E-2/C-2 pipeline and expects to be in Norfolk early '96. Thanks Karen and Dennis. That's all '93. Take care and God bless. Vin.

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Pres., 2/Lt. Scott Hornbuckle USMC Sec'y Ens. James Keck USNR MC 9804 Bristol Square Ln. 201, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 564-9893 Hello '94! 1 figure that by the tirae this article goes to print and raakes it into your hands, the summer will slowly be coming to an end. But I'm writing this as my suramer begins, because 1 just finished my last final exam earlier this aftemoon, concluding my first year of Medical School. Dave Gwinn, Tony IXicker, and I managed to make it through the year. Kelly Shekitka said he had so much fun that he may do it all over again! Now we are preparing to go spend a week playing in the woods in Quantico, Virginia, leaming about Combat Medicine.

I've also heard from a number of '94's other Med Corps selectees out there in CIVLANT: Chris Kuzniewski down in Galvaston, Texas has been done since April, and will be starting his 2nd year sometime in June. Bill Mann, in Georgetown, finished just one day before me, and will be spending some time in Annapolis this summer I even got a letter from Andy VanSlyke (finally!) who is holed up in Philadelphia studying at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He finished up on the 26th of May, and then he headed down to NAS Millington, Tennessee to try out some aspects of primary care, like ER, pediafrics and sorae family practice. He says school was tough, but he loves it. [ed note: Jim also heard from Angela (Lazier) Schedel, but the electronic gremlins ate part of the letter. Here is as much was transmitted. Hopefully he'll get the complete information in the next issue.

Sorry for the confusion. Nancy] ???

Chris Harrell (14) was our best man. The USNA crowd at our wedding was limited to the "flight school gang" of Bart Marsh, Leah (Nelson) Whiteway, Jeff Wissel, Neil Rapaway, and Laura Herath. We are all in various stages of training— from Neil waiting to go to SWOS in June, to Laura who is at VT-2 and has flown 4 flights in the T-34 so far. I just reported to VT-3 today and am starting 3 weeks of ground school. Hopefully, I'll be up and flying soon, John is finishing up graduate school at Duke University, He spend most of his weekend in Pensacola—rough life, huh?! He should get his

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Master's in mechanical engineering by August of this year. He's reporting to Coronado in October and starts BUDS later that month. Life for us should be interesting then! I guess we'll be keeping the airiines in business, with lots of frequent flyer miles.

Sincerely, Angela (Luzier) Schedel Thanks Angela, and best of success to you and John. My next letter is from Marc Alexander with "a little update from the Corps." [ed note: Again the electronic gremlins ate the letter Hopefully he'll get the complete information in the next issue. Also part of the one from Mike Kim. Nancy] We will furnish them with a copy of the ensuing documents that made it official. My address is: Ens, Michael H. Kim, CICO RODNEY M. DAVIS (FFG-

60) FPO AP 96663-1514 H.P Yokosuka Japan For donations, make checks payable to the Paul Kocher Scholarship Foundation. Send it to: THE PAUL KOCHER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION St. John's School C O . Dan Nigaglioni 1454-66Ashford Ave. San Juan, Puerto Rico 00909-1560 Thanks to all of you who helped establish this scholarship. Once again, '94 came together for its own.

Roy Gilbert Jr wrote from the New York Prototype to announce the ship assignments for the "embryonic submarines" graduating June 30, 1995: LTJG C.J. Flaherty ('92) FLORIDA (SSBN-728G, Bangor); LTJG Andy Gish ('93) SUNHSH (SSN-649, Norfolk); Ens. Roy Gilbert MLUHI (SSN 755, New London); Ens. Ted O'Hanah Rickover (SSN-709, Norfolk); Ens. Matt Reimann FINBACK (SSN-670, Norfolk); LTJG Chris Riley ('92) ATLANTA (SSN712, Norfolk). Also, Roy got engaged to Leigh Anne Miller on August 5th. [ed note: more missing information, sorry].

IT'S A BOY! Nicholas Gordon Pugh was bom to 2nd Lt. & Mrs. Randy Pugh on May 1, 1995.

95 The Bode Wedding; USNA Chapel, Annapolis, Maryland.

Pictured L to R: Sword Bearer 2nd Lt. Tom Stroud, Ens Phil Flores (his wife, Melissa was also a brides's maid), 2nd Lt. Pete McArdle, Midn. Bert Homyak (merchant marine). Heather, Todd, 2nd Lt. Andy Marcelis, Midn Bill Wamer, 2nd Lt. Eric Burton, (He & Julie are dating!) and Ens. Mike Miller

Heather (Zwyer) Bode wrote to update the "Bode's": Todd and myself were martied at the chapel on March 25th. Todd is now finishing up his first year at Cambridge University in England on the Pownal Scholarship. He has one year left to go studying Astro-Physics. He plans on starting flight school in June of 96, Iwishlcouldjoinhimthere, but I'm stuck in Virginia. I'm rooming with Julie Preyer.

We are both stationed on the TORTUGA (LSD-46).

Julie is the Communications Officer and I'm first Division Officer, Deck. Julie was my maid of honor and Ens. Roy Gilbert (in Nuc School) was Todd's best man.

Thanks, Heather, and congratulations to you and Todd.

Thanks for all that great news. Keep it up. [ednote: sorry we missed so much of it. Jim is in the field so we weren 't able to contact him. Next month ... ] It is very much appreciated. And thanks '94 for making this another great article. Before I close out, let me make you all aware of the fact that Navy has 6 home football games this year, with homecoming being on October 21, 1995 against Villanova. I hope to see a lot of you there, and I may even bring ray camera to take some snap shots for Shipmate. Take care, '94, and God bless you. C-ya...Jim.

IT'S A BOY! Duncan Mitsuru Quinn, bom March 14, 1995 to Miki and Kevin Quinn.

USS O'BANNON (DD-987) USNA Grads passing the Rock of Gibraltar on way to MEF in Febraary, 1995. Pictured L to R: Ed Kruk, Dave Fowler, Matt Reardon (91), Mark Femandez (93). Not pictured: Dan Westenberger, Glen Viado (92), Scott Kuykendal (92)

Martiage of John Schedel to Angela Luzier on March 12, 1995 in Tampa, Florida. Pictured L to R: Jeff Wissel, Leah Whiteway, Bart Marsh, Jill BrestVanKempen, Angela Luzier, John Schedel, Chris Hartell, Jorg Langenhorst, Laura Herath, Neil Rapaway.

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Pres., Ens. John Fleet, USN Sec'y, Ens. Don Jamiola, USN Physical Education Department, USNA Annapohs, MD 21402-5021, (410) 293-2205 Greetings, 1995! Everything seems to be going well for everyone I have ran into so far. I have recently moved into my new pad in Crofton, Maryland, and am enjoying my new freedom. As I checked in with my TAD assignment in the PE Department, I witnessed eleven hundred plebes undergoing 1-Day processes. It was a shock seeing all this after thirty days of grad leave. What a welcome!

1 have received a couple of letters while I was on leave in my home state of Illinois. Of course, I did not escape our Class in Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1 ran into Ken Grzymalski in a pizza joint, and Mark Elfers at the St. Louis Arch while on vacation. 1 attended a Cubs game with Dave Boxmeyer, and went muskie fishing with former roommate Jason White. These two guys have had a bit of u-ouble finding housing in Newport for their July SWOS date. Good luck fellas.

Hopefully Dirty Thirty companymate Nick Mungas is hunting for something for us in Pensacola, although the beach is supposed to be pretty warm at night, and the price is right. My new roommate is also from 30â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Joey Delaski. Hopefully his cooking skills will get me through these three months in Maryland.

The first letter is frora a member of the Class of 1945, Joseph Schroeder from Annapolis. Mr. Schroeder included some gouge on Steve Shedd and Britton Wanic. Steve is TAD with tiie Varsity Offshore Sailing Team, and with the help of Britton and a Midshipmen crew, will man a fifty-foot racing sloop named Morning Star in races such as the Chicago-Mackinac race. Steve will be at SWOS in September, and later die Obrien (DD-975) in Yokosuka, Japan. M r Schroeder also pointed out that the slogan "Look Alive Witii ' 9 5 " was on page 95 of die May issue.

1 want to hear from more of all of us, as everyone is off leave and ready to serve Uncle Sam and try to repay all those chicken fajitas we ate in King Hall.

So as you are getting established wherever you are, drop a line- 1 know our Class had plenty of weddings, so send some photos also (no bachelor or bachlorette parties, please-1 am not Salty Sam), and 1 will do what my O-l power allows me to do.

Just as an admin note, the L.A./Orange County, Califomia Chapter of the Alumni Association will be hosting this year's gala celebration of the 150tii anniversary of USNA on October 15, 1995 at the Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, Califomia. Secretary of the Navy will be there, and seating will be by Class.

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For more info call Steve Shatynski '83, at (wk) 714836-3135 or (hm) 310-698-8885. Steve says, "Beat Army!" and hopes '95 will have a good representation at the ball.

Until the next issue. Look Alive With '95! Don

MAKE PLANS NOW TO COME HOME FOR HOMECOMING OCTOBER

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Steve Shedd and Mr. Joseph Schroeder '45 stand in front of one oftiiegifts to USNA from the Class of 1945."

Chapter News ALABAMA

CALIFORNIA

Hunts ville

Los Angeles Chapter

Donald L. Horvath '56 496 Highland Drive Madison, AL 35758-1366 (H) (205) 461-7012

Mr Steve Andres '67 2812 Vanderhoof Drive West Covina,CA 91791

The May meeting was held at the usual place, the Fogcutter restaurant and the usual time, second Tuesday at 11:30. Attendees were Al Mortis '50, Dan Stover '73, Hector Medina '58, John Robbins '68, Tom Hartline '81, Bob Brown '49, Larry Anderson honorary member, Frank Tatom '56, Harold Hamly '27, Don Horvath '56, Ed Lenihan '53, BOI Watts '38, Tony Tormella '51, and John Dickson '58.

The topic of discussion was the possibility of attending the Blue Angels' performance in Smyrna, Tennessee on 16-17 September Suggestions included a night in Nashville with country music or a riverboat cmise.

Ed Jackson

ARIZONA CAPT Dennis N. McComb, USNRR (Ret.) '65 1146 E Village Circle Drive N Phoenix, AZ 85022 (H) (602) 863-6313 (W) (602) 222-5970 (F) (602) 222-5972

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1995â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the 150th USNA Anniversary COME TO THE 150th BIRTHDAY BALL IN LA!!

SECNAV and the Commandant of the Marine Corps have accepted our invitations to be our special guests of honor. (Coincidentally, they are classmates from '64). Historical displays from the USNA 150th Birthday Committee will adorn the Ballroom and give you pause for reflection on our heritage.

The program will include an excellent dinner, guest of honor address, cake cutting ceremony, dancing and much, much more.

The site for the 150th Birthday Ball is the Anaheim Marriott just a hop. skip and a jump from Disneyland. This is an excellent excuse to get to Shakeytown for one more visit to the Magic Kingdom. They have added several fantastic new features in recent yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Indiana Jones & Thunder Mountain Railway are the most recent but several of the traditional favorites are worth another visit. Wrap it all into a gala weekend in SoCal! The Ball Committee is putting together a fun and exciting weekend. Come and enjoy the 150th Birthday at the official celebration of USNA's century and a half anniversary. Discounted room rates are available through the hotel for the USNA Group. Contact the Anaheim Martiott directly and mention the USNA Birthday Ball (1-800-228-9290).

AUG/SEP/OCT 8 Aug 1130 Business Luncheon, MCAS El Toro O'CIub 15 Aug 0730 San Femando Valley Business Break-

fast Club meeting, Woodland Hills Holiday Inn 19 Aug 1500 Summer Social BBQ and Tour, El Toro MCAS Museum 12 Sep 1130 Business Luncheon, MCAS El Toro O'CIub 16 Sep Callaway Vineyards Tour & Picnic 19 Sep 0730 San Fernando Valley Business Breakfast Club meeting, Don Plum's Family Restaurant More To Come (With Your Help)! Let's Hear Your Ideas!

UPCOMING EVENTS Take your pick. If you aren't participating in your Chapter's events, how about giving one a try? Or plan your own! Be a part of one of the busiest, most fun-filled Chapters in the nation!

SUMMER SOCIAL One of our major events this summer will be held at the Comraand Air Museura at MCAS El Toro. We had our June Business Luncheon there in '94 and were so impressed we turned it into a '95 Event. The museum staff members are all superbly qualified as former Marine combat aviators and they take great pride recounting their daring tales during the guided tours of the classic aircraft and museum displays which accurately describe our aviation heritage from the '20s up through Desert Storm.

The festivities start as early as 1500 but come at any time you can. First event is a SAR flight demonstration hosted by an alumnus, Mike Hughes '74, CO of SOMS. VMAT-101 will sacrifice an F/A-18D for your viewing pleasure.

After a leisurely tour of the exhibits and aircraft and the demonstrations, we will gather outside the hangar for an open bar and then Barbecue (Bar-BQs don't go well with hangars). Brown-shoes will undoubtedly be reliving past exploits using their hands; Black-shoes will scoff but be impressed nonetheless. We'll have music and dancing to the sounds of a strumming balladeer (or reasonable facsimile thereof).

Come on out and enjoy this wonderful facility before it too moves away from our Chapter borders.

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Our honcho is Lee Cohen '82; call Lee directly at 714-505-6677. All this for a mere $25/head.

WINE TASTING TOUR The '95 tour of Callaway Vineyards (and maybe several other, less famous vineyards), will take place 16 Sep. Yes, San Francisco Chapter we do have valid vineyards in SoCal! Come down and check us out! The LA winos (oops, that's wine connoisseurs) will rally for a trip to Temecula for a winery tour, tasting session and picnic. Our duty ball-of-energy, Jim Cavanaugh '61, is organizing this event and has already enlisted at least one assistant in Hank Salemo '64. This event promises to be another LA Chapter Classic. Get out there and sip some wine for Navy! Contact Jim at 909595-0292 to make a reservation. All grape-stompers (amateur or professional) are encouraged to attend.

ARMY-NAVY GOLF TOURNAMENT OK, are you ready for our annual drubbing by the Black Knights? This has to stop! Where is your pride LA? We can't allow this to continue! Somewhere out there is a responsible person with a expertise using a driver and a putter who can put an end to this ignominy.

Unless this person steps forward, we are once again lambs to the slaughter on 19 October when we hit the links at Los Alamitos with the WOOPs. The most successful USNA Chapter in the country should not have to accept such shameful punishment. We need your help and handicap. If you possess any dexterity at all contact our honcho. Kit Karson '63 at 714-730-0679 or his tmsty backup.

Hank Salemo '64 at 714-637-1567. Answer die call.

Shipmates!

GET INVOLVED IN YOUR CHAPTER!!! We need assistance in many areas which don't require a large time commitment. We'd like to get as many Alumni involved in the LA Chapter as possible so we have divided up the duties accordingly. We still need volunteers for the following new positions for 1995: Shipmate Chapter News, Newsletter, Career Assistance Officer, Event Committees and Business Networking Committees. Please participate. If these jobs don't strike your fancy, invent your own in an area you enjoy. Stretch out that USNA network.

Don't just sit there; pick up that phone and help your Chapter BUSINESS LUNCHEONS AND BREAKFASTSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;JOIN THE NETWORK! ORANGE COUNTY The Business Luncheons are held on the second Tuesday of each month at MCAS El Toro Officers Club. These Luncheons bring out a good number of USNA alumni, friends, and colleagues from USMA and USAFA. Upcoming dates; 11 Jul 1130 MCAS El Toro O'CIub 8 Aug 1130 MCAS El Toro O'CIub 12 Sep 1130 MCAS El Toro O'CIub Adjust your schedule to attend one of these monthly luncheons; you won't be disappointed. Great fellowship, excellent speakers and good chow. Call Mike Wray '85 (714-833-5868) for information and reservations. AU you need to do to get on the mailing list is attend one every six months.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY The SFV Breakfast Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month. The 'Valley Boys' meet at Don Plum's Family Restaurant at 16153 Victory Blvd (between Woodley and Balboa) every other month. We try to have a guest speaker the other month when we go to the Woodland Hills Holiday Inn (Don Plum's is the default location. That's computer talk and has nothing to do with earthquake terminology). Upcoming dates: 18 July Don Plum's 15 Aug Holiday Inn 19 Sep Don Plum's Contact Bill Goodwin '67 at 818-707-4267 to join the Group. Get on the mailing list so you will know what is planned for the upcoming months.

EVENT REPORTS CRUISE ABOARD THE CuRTts WILBUR the officers and Crew of CURTIS WILBUR (DDG-54) gener146

ously hosted LA Chapter on their last dependents' cmise prior to their first WESTPAC on Saturday 24 June. A sizable contingent from LA made the early moming underway to enjoy the hospitality of our adopted ship. We got to see 'up close and personal' the most advanced warship in the world. CDR Bob Ritchie USN '75, CO and host, showed off his fine crew and vessel to their proudest audience.

We combined the occasion with a meeting of the LA Mefropolitan Committee with guest of honor.

Chip Seymour '65, Director of Development of the Alumni Association. We figured, as a former black shoe. Chip would get his jollies riding an Arleigh Burke DDG. It worked like a charm and after our Committee meeting. Chip got some valuable afrtime with the wardroom. (We're not too stupid here in LA!) Seriously, it was an impressive demonsttation of an awesome fighting machine and an excellent crew. Our hats are off to the CURTIS WDLBUR ! Smooth sailing. Shipmates!

DINNER WITH COMNAVSURFPAC We enjoyed an unusual opportunity for an evening with VADM Dave Robinson USN '63, Commander of Naval Surface Forces, Pacific on 20 July at the EI Toro O'CIub. It is a rare event to have an active duty naval officer of Admiral Robinson's stature here in the LA Chapter Admiral Robinson is a genuine hero holding the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, five Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Admfral Robinson described the curtent state of the surface Navy and how the Pacific Surface Force will meet its challenges in the 21st Century.

LATE BREAKING NEWSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Local LA Chapter member hits the big time! Just before this newsletter went to deadline, we received word from Director of Development, Chip Seymour '65, that Dan Struble '83 was selected for the position of Major Donor/Planned Giving Officer at Alumni House.

Doctor Dan served the LA Chapter on our Board of Directors and is a member of our Mefropolitan Committee. His recent experience in college development at Occidental College made him far and away the best qualified candidate for the position. Congratulations Dan! Remember your buds back in LA when you get to Alumni House. It will be great to have one of ours in Annapolis.

ANNUAL FUND Your Association and your alma mater need your help. Due to the many Class Projects supporting the new Visitors' Center next to the Fieldhouse, many '94 conttibutions were designated for a specific purpose (restricted). That means they have to be used for that purpose and are not available for operations of the Alumni Association.

Only 19% of the total membership participated last year; if we had better participation, we could get well in a hurry. Please participate this year by providing unrestricted contributions at whatever level you can.

The '95 Annual Fund is still accepting contributions.

Be a player!

IN MEMORIAM John Duling '39 passed away recently. John cut the cake at the Chapter's '94 Birthday Dinner as the oldest Alumnus present. All of us enjoyed swapping stories with John andfindingout that the classes have much in common. Our sympathies and prayers to the entire Duling family. "Fafr winds and following seas. Shipmate."

That's all for now from Shakeytown. Out.

Monterey Bay Chapter CDR John J. Branson, Jr, USN (Ret.) '50 1281 Sylvan Road Monterey, CA 93940-4942 (H) (408) 375-8603

Sacramento Chapter CAPT John B. Haynes, USNR (Ret.) '55 132 Oak Canyon Way Folsom, CA 95630-1850 (H) (916) 989-2947 (W) (916) 988-2547 Sacramento Chapter members gathered on the fraditional 1st Thursday at Sacramento' s Palomino Club. President John Haynes briefed the group on his attendance at the meeting of Tmstees and Chapter Presidents in Annapolis. Summary: The future of the academies is secure and in good hands.

Attending the meeting were: Joyce and John Haynes '55; Larry Pierce '38; John Burrill '38; Mo Slater '49; Jack Everett '64; Bmce Friederich '57; Frank Blake '68; John Lally '56; Denny Joyce '61; Quin Waterman '59; Marion Logan '43; Rita and Jim Mchugh '51 (Penn); Steve Berg '66; Dave McKie '66; and Betty and Bill Spencer '47.

San Diego/Coronado Chapter CDR Michael Midgley,, USNR '85 13295 Ribbings Road San Diego, CA 92130 Dedicated Message Phone: 619-463-USNA (H) (619) 792-9196 (W) (800) 231 -9628 San Diego seems to be faring quite well during "June gloom". The weather has been an unseasonal warm and sunny for our sleepy little Navy town in June. All the rain we needed came earlier this year!

Our luncheon in May featured CDR Ken Mana, XO of the San Diego NROTC unit. Ken gave die Chapter a very informative brief on the status and future of the Navy ROTC program. On May 23 we hosted 18 soon-to-be plebes from the incoming class of '99 and their families for dinner at Club Coronado. (That is 1999, can you believe it?) By now they all should have raised their right hands in TCourt. Thanks to Joe and Mary Bridge and Myron Fleming, this event was once again a great success and a super opportunity for the Chapter to support the Blue and Gold Officer program. Thanks again to all of you who bought dinner for the candidates and to the parents of the candidates for bringing up young men and women of such high caliber.

Congratulations to the San Diegans who are about to become members of the last USNA class of this centary: Eric A. Bemsen, Christopher D. Brown, Jeff P. Carlin, Cameron R. Chen, WiUiam P. Dobbins III, Dennis M. Duffy 11, John R. Dye, Christian Eggers, Joseph W. Hall, Sonja Hanson, Bemice T. Javier, Gabriel M. Kelly, Patrick M. Liggett, Eric W. Long, Matthew Morton, Matthew C Poirier, Roberto C. Renovales, Ronel Reyes, Mark Salisbury, Sean R. Taylor, and Brian K. 'Tabinga.

The Chapter has completed its election of officers to serve for the '95-'96 term. Here is the new Chapter leadership: President: Mike Midgley '85 1 st Vice President; Joe Bridge ' 81 2nd Vice President: Jim Fawcett'79 Secretary: Dave Ray '80 Treasurer: Justin Miller '86 Cortesponding Sec; Bob Rubin '82 Networking Chairman: Chuck Janes '71 Newsletter Editor: Chris Newcomb '87 Director: Clint Adams'70 Director: John Kelley '62 Director: Bill Lloyd '60 Director: Bill Smith '68 National Tmstee; Terry McKearney '73 We wish to recognize the outstanding conttibution of Terry McKeamey '73 for his service as Chapter President ('94-'95). In the last 3 years, the San Diego/Coronado Chapter has almost doubled in size to over 1100 members and is now recognized as the Shipmate, July-August 1995

4th largest in the counu^. We continue to look forward to Terry's contribution as a National Tmstee.

Justin Miller has kicked off this year's membership drive. There are over 3,000 alumni in the San Diego area that leaves 2,000 potential additional members.

An issue that was raised at the semi-annual national association tmstee meeting (12-13 May) was whetiier there was continuing added value provided by the Service Academy Career Conference (SACC) program here in Southem Califomia. If any Southem Califomia alumni have comments conceming their experiences with the SACC or suggestions, please make contact with Terry McKeamey '73 (H) (619) 693-3998; (W) (619) 692-0558; (F) (619) 692-3161 so that valuable feedback may be provided to the National Association.

Please remeraber that the San Diego/Coronado Chapter meets the 3rd Thursday of every month (except August) at the Admiral Kidd Club (Bayside of NTC).

Bob Rubin '82

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter CAPT Gary L. Thomas, SC, USN (Ret.) '63 317 Balboa Court Alameda, CA 94501-6342 (H) (510) 521-3754 (W) (510) 521-0724) or c/o CAPT. Wayne Goodroe '65 36 Knoll Ridge Way Oakland, CA 94619-3510 (W) (510) 444-6800 (F) (510) 835-6666

lapsed on the initial day of the flight.

All were saddened by the death of our two alurani: Henry Rumble '33 on 25 January and Floyd Schultz '32 on 6 February. Rumble was a great ambassador, visiting and writing to Shipmate about his meeting with friends of many classes. Our new prez. Bill Stewart, is a well known lawyer in Santa Barbara and has been the Blue & Gold representative in this area for over two decades, steering many high school grads to the Academy; some relate their success in surface and subs. Lindsay Kough, our newly elected board member, recently flew to Lourdes as proxy for his wife, Gina, who had suffered a severe spine injury in a fall from a horse. A Lourdes miracle or not, Gina is doing well and keeping her horse well fed and groomed for the day her surgeon gives the OK. In electing Reverend John Fuller as a board member, we also gained a chaplain. We were happy to welcome his new wife, Jartel, and pleased to have him give a nice benediction for everyone's safe homegoing.

The Santa Barbara Chapter is the only one north of Los Angeles and south of Monterey Bay. The long distances do not raake it convenient to attend any functions right in S.B., but two dollars will buy you a membership, a periodic newsletter, and an invitation to our annual BBQ-picnic. We need new life from the Classes of '75 to the present. Our annual picnic probably was scheduled for July 29th (this news is/too late for Shipmate publication), but write anyhow to get acquainted. We have over 80 alumni between Santa Maria and Thousand Oaks who are members of national as well as this chapter, but our roster carties the names and addresses of many others, including active and retired, who are invited to join up and be counted.

Hart Kait '34

port this important event". Plan to attend and get in touch with us for details.

Chapter President's Meeting Our members were briefed on the details of this and the USNAAA Board of Tmstees meeting held in Annapolis May 12 and 13th. Even though our chapter is small and located in another country, we aim to integrate and contribute more to Alumni matters.

Members.

There are nine of us: Ed Pratt '49, Julio Andrade '54, Claudio Pacheco '64, Javier Rojas '71, Jorge Brealey '73, Javier Montero '79, Alvaro Ventura '80, Jorge Rodriguez '84 and Antonio Alas '85.

Get In Touch With Us. It is surprising (to us) the amount of Alumni that visit Costa Rica and we do not know about. Please let us know in advance, we raight be able to help and we would certainly like to see you whether you come to Costa Rica on business or for an R&R vacation. A special invitation to graduates living in Latin America to get in touch with us.

Claudio A. Pacheco '64

COLORADO

LCDR Susan S. Welch, USN '80 5310 Fox wood Drive Sarasota, FL 34232-5612 (H) (813) 923-2771

Santa Barbara Chapter CDR. William J. Stewart, USNR (Ret.) '63 1617 Las Canoas Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105 805-969-9151 After unprecedented rains and cleared mudslides, the weather turned favorable for us to conduct our first dinner-meeting since the annual July picnic. The attendance was fair, considering that the day was Mother's Day and a good number of our usual attendees chose to be with their mothers or in-laws.

But thirty-one was not a small number for alumni, spouses, and guests who enjoyed seeing one another and partaking of the fabulous buffet served at the Montecito Country Club on May 14th.

Our "Who's Here" comprised Hart Kait '34 and Dolly Bob Newcomb '40 and Betty Ken Miller '43 and Helen, Jack O'Brien '43, Fred Ulam '45 and Sarah, John Tumier '47 and Nancy, Phil Conley '50 and Shirley, Bill Stewart '50 and Rosalie, John Fuller '52 and Jartel, Rae Richerson '52 and Helen, Neil Ammerman '54 and Pamela, John Caldwell "56 and Marty, Vem Hanna '58 and Fran, Bill Stewart '63 and daughter. Bob Stewart '64 and Elise, Lindsay Kough '88 and Gina.

The first order of business was our overdue elections of the board. Elected were president Bill Stewart '63, vice-president Rae Richerson '52, and members-at-large John Fuller '52 and Lindsay Kough '88. Incumbent Hart Kait '34 will Uy his 28th year as secy-treas, but is looking for a willing member to take over the books. Phil Conley turned over the gavel to Bill Stewart and received a well-done for his 2-plus years. His love of travel took hira back totiieAcademy and the Alurani House several times from whence he brought back latest bits of scuttiebutt. With his expertise on flying objects, he spent many weeks helping his friends in Nevada creating the huge balloon that was going to make it around the world. Unfortunately, the dream and balloon col-

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David M. Govan '53 1607 Lakeshore Drive Ft. Collins, CO 80525-2420 (H) (303) 223-6104 (W) (303) 236-7185

FLORIDA Jacksonville Chapter CAPT John E. Buckley, SC, USN (Ret.) '56 3579 Long Cove Court Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 (H) (904) 284-4986

Florida Suncoast Chapter (ZIPS 33571-73;339;342)

Orlando Chapter CONNECTICUT CDR Greg R. Gullette, USN '77 86 Pond View Circle Guilford, CT 06437-1245 (H) (203) 457-0220 (W) (203) 386-5710

COSTA RICA Claudio Pacheco, '64 P.O. Box 4307-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica (w) 011-(506) 224-43-25 Fax: 011-(506) 224-20-17 ctvsa@sol.racsa.co.cr Army-Navy Game In Sunny Costa Rica We are looking forward to Dec. 2nd. Navy will Beat Army this year and we hope to watch it in your corapany. Our chapter will organize an "Army-Navy game celebration" in San Jose, Costa Rica. We want to offer graduates from both Academies who will not be at Veterans Stadium the opportunity to be with us in sunny Costa Rica. Details of an interesting program are being put together and will appear in next issue. We would like it to become an annual tradition to come and enjoy a great game week in Costa Rica. As you might know the President of Costa Rica is a West Pointer, class of 79. He has accepted our invitation to attend some of the events and we are sure that he will be delighted to meet all who come.

He has rephed "widi great delight diat he will sup-

LCDR Jeffrey D. Hall, USNR '83 RO. Box 950909 Lake Mary, FL 32795-0909 (H) (407) 330-2693 (W) (407) 628-0009

Palm Beach Chapter LtCol Kenneth J. Duckworth, USAFR '62 5201 SW 163rd Avenue Davie, FL 33331 (H) (305) 434-6634 (W) (305) 558-5300 The annual election meeting was held at Morikami Park, Defray Beach, Florida on Saturday, 17 June 1995. The following officers and directors ere elected to serve terras expiring 31 May 1996: President Ken Duckworth '62; First Vice President - Jeff Jerome '79; Second Vice President - Hank Gorman '44; Secretary/Treasurer - Bill Hayes '58; Director Ames Bennett '45; Director - Bob Kuntz '62; Director - John McNabney '50; and Director - Carl Moritz '62.

William V. Hayes '58

Pensacola Chapter LCDR James R. Knight, USNR (Ret.) '76 4500 Twin Oaks Drive Pensacola, FL 32506 904-456-9237 147

Florida Space Coast Chapter COL Harvey Taffet, USAF (Ret) '54 502 Eleuthera Lane Indian Harbor Beach, FL 32937 (H) (407) 773-0863 The May luncheon meeting of the chapter was held at Djones restaurant in Melbourne Beach. Enjoying the outstanding gourmet foods which are a specialty of the house were Betty and Charlie AIlsop '42, Kate and Tom Blake '49, Howie Blum '45, Dori and Ted Clark '46, Vera and John Crumpacker '31 and son Pete, Carolyn and Stan Dodd '48, George Caimes '35 and guest Polly Paddock, Ginny and Joe Elmer '47, Herb Gates '48, Nancy and Jack Hart '54, Mae and John Heintz '44, Betty and Dick Jeffrey '39, Frances and Bob Kfrshner '44, Charlie Mark '49, Sam Major' 39 and guest Mims Sitko, Gene and Tom Murphy '39, Jean Muncie ('47), Ed Pemsluha '57, Jan and Norm Grosser '57, Carolyn and Bill Stutt '49, Betty Sullivan ('27), Harv Taffet '54, Jean and Warten Taylor '45, Dee and Joe Tucker '38 and guest, Kitty and Ken Wallace '43, Bill Young '58 and guest Fran Hutchens and Lois and Zeke Zellmer '44.

In July the group will be hosted by the West Point Alumni Chapter at a picnic and in August will meet at the Rockledge Counfry Club.

PC. Peterson '56

Tampa Bay Chapter LtCoI Malcolm R. Fossett, Jr., USAF (Ret.) '58 386 Buckingham Place Palm Harbor, FL 34684 (H) (813)787-6348

On Friday, October 27, a large tumout of alumni and friends is expected at a dinner meeting to welcome a visit by Ron Brandquist, President and CEO of our Alumni Association.

Plans are being developed for a large-scale tailgate (that's gate not hook) event in South Bend before the Navy-Notte Dame football game on Saturday, November 4.

On December 2, Navy will host this year's joint gathering with the West Point Society for the ArmyNavy game. A large tumout is expected to celebrate the Navy Victory. The setting for this event has still to be determined.

James N. D'Orso '52

INDIANA Indianapolis Chapter CDR George D. Steel, USNR "75 10627 Indian Lake Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46236-9532 (H) (317) 873-1374 (W) (317) 923-5396

KENTUCKY Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter LCDR K. E. Kolarcik, USN (Ret.) '68 5912 Centerwood Drive Crestwood, KY 40014-9195 (H) (502) 241-1274

LOUISIANA New Orleans Chapter

GEORGIA Atlanta Chapter Please call Alumni Association for Point of Contact 410-263-4448

HAWAII CAPT Harvey Gray, Jr., USN (Ret.) '52 1117AkumuSfreet Kailua, HI 96734-4012 (H) (808) 261-9722 (W) (808) 423-1341 OR Jim Anderson,' 85 (808) 455-7722

LCDR Anthony T. Capasso, USNR '84 4430 Lennox Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70131-8348 (H) (504) 392-5872 (W) (504) 392-5735

MASSACHUSETTS Boston Chapter CAPT Peter W. Grieve, USMCR '77 51 Asbury Sfreet Topsfield, MA 01983 (H) (508) 887-2823 (W) (800) 252-1852

MICHIGAN Detroit Chapter Arthur W. Bryant '66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311 (H) (313) 885-2174 (W) (313) 322-6452 On 4 May 1995 our local chapter held a joint monthly luncheon with the local West Point Society Alumni Association quarterly Luncheon. 90 Alumni from both chapters were present to hear a very interesting presentation by Mr Lou Ross the Vice Chairman of The Ford Motor Company. The luncheon was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dearbom, ME, home of The Ford Motor Company. A very large percentage of both local chapters are Ford employees and we plan to have other joint meetings in the future.

We look forward to hosting the Navy Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team at our next meeting and attending some of the functions at Chrysler's Auburn Hills Tech Center, site of this years competition 1995 dues of $18.00 and updated bio sheets for the new chapter directory are due now.

Luncheon Schedule 8 August 1995 Grouse Pointe Yacht Club 14 September 1995 Defroit Boat Club 9 October 1995 Defroit Club 14 November 1995 Dearbom Inn If you would like more information please call 313322-6452 days or 313-885-2174 evenings .

MARYLAND

MINNESOTA

Annapolis Chapter

Minnesota (Upper Midwest) Chapter

LtCol William R. Roll, USMC (Ret.) '62 18 College Avenue Annapohs, MD 21401-1604 (H) (410) 268-9287

LCDR Robert C. Sauer, USNR(Ret) '58 112 North Heritage Cfrcle Bumsville, NM 55337-2610 (H) (612) 890-6183 (W) (612) 954-6711

MISSOURI ILLINOIS Chicago Chapter Charles C. Jett '64 1113 N.Irving Wheaton, IL 60187-3842 (H) 708-653-3433 (W) 708-682-5388 On Thursday, June 29, Chicago Chapter members were invited to attend a premier showing of Lost Moon, the Universal Pictures film based on the book by chapter member Jim Lovell '52 about the mission of Apollo 13. The film presentation at Navy Pier's Skyline theater, was preceded by gala receptions at Navy Pier and Lake Point Tower The sponsoring organization was the Center for Excellence in Education.

Navy is this year's host at the annual Army-Navy golf outing held with the West Point Society. The date is Friday, July 21 at Great Lakes.

In September the Chicago Chapter will gather for cocktails and sea stories, marking the end of summer on Lake Michigan.

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St. Louis Chapter

LT Steven G. Young, USNR '84 14 Silversage Court Cockeysville,MD 21030 (H) (410) 771 -1150 (W) (410) 821 -7700/800-3682558 The Chapter will be having its annual CFL Football night on August I2th at Memorial Stadium. Included in this gathering is Skybox seating, a picnic style dinner, an open bar, and a short presentation on Navy's '95 team by Head Coach Charlie Weatherbie. Cost will be around $35 and an RSVP with prepayment is required. This is a family event and because seating is limited, reserve your place early. For more information on this gathering or the Chapter functions in general, call Steve Young at any of the numbers listed above. Hope to see you there!

GO COLTS!!!

John R. Boley '63 5 Sunnymeade Lane St Louis, MO 63124-12721 (H) (314) 991 -4348 (W) (314) 982-2432

NEBRASKA Omaha Chapter CAPT C. R. Quigley, USN '75 905 Evergreen Ave Bellevue, NE 68005 (H) (402) 292-4819 (W) (402) 294-4130

NEVADA Las Vegas Chapter CAPT Robert J. Trauger, USN (Ret.) '39 236 S. Rainbow Boulevard, Apt. #130 Las Vegas, NV 89128 (H) (702) 877-6067

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AT&T, Teleport, and the Gordon Companies (headed

by Rich Gordon '67, entrepreneur extraordinaire).

Zino also referted to the other patrons listed in the Monmouth County Chapter souvenir program, the cover of which sported a gala LtCol Robert L. Vogt, USMC (Ret.) '59 fireworks finale, courtesy of Fireworks by Gmcci 50 Polly Way (who do the Macy's 4th of July fireworks on the Middletown, NJ 07748-3189 Hudson).

(H) (908) 671-9330 (W) (908) 842-8647 Zino then welcomed the prospective Midshipmen of the Class of '99, who were inducted on 30 June, and parents from the three Parents Clubs in the tristate metropolitan area. Some 31 parents of MidshipNEW MEXICO men, and 23 from the Class of '99 helped the ChapCDR James A. Dickey, USN (Ret.) '56 ter celebrate the USNA 150th.

8523 Rio Grande Boulevard, NW A raoraent was taken to hold annual Chapter elecAlbuquerque, NM 87114-1226 tions, which ushered in the 1995-97 slate, headed (H) (505) 897-9200 (W) (505) 843-6331 ( F ) by incoming President Robert Black '63; compris(505) 843-8189 ing VP Bob Peyreigne '81 (wife Betsy '83, obviously the Sr. VP); Secretary Paula Smith '80; Treasurer Don Germano '85; Special Events Chair Maisie NEW YORK Bridewell '35W; Division Officers Mark Finkelstein, Associate; Bob Havasy '67; Bill Squires '75; Eric Albany Chapter Rosen '84; Jerry BIyde '50; and USNAAA Tmstee from the Chapter, Rob Black.

CDR Robert G. Smith, USNR '73 As his first task. Black acknowledged and wel2061 Benson Avenue comed the Guests of Honor; he then introduced the Box 257 Commandant, who spoke about the changes occurMinetto, NY 13115-9999 ring under Admiral Larson's watch, and the renewed (H) (315) 343-0088 emphasis on honor and discipline. Capt. Bogle's comments about the curtailing of hberty privileges that required Mids to be on board two nights during Central New York Chapter the work week drew polite, but eamest laughter from those alurani who maintain that they had the last real LT JG Edward A. Alberts, USN '85 Plebe Year, when "finning out", "shoving out", and RR 3, Box 406A "cartier ops" had been de rigueur and weekend libOswego, NY 13126 erty was in the few and far between category! One (H) (315) 342-1930 (W) (315) 448-3373 erstwhile lady, who had dragged WooPoos before marrying a Boat & Barge Handler, said, %otte voce, that really wasn't being hard enough on our future New York Chapter warriors.

Afterward, with Past Presidents Paul Laric '49 and Richard C. Zino '67 Rich Zino assisting, the Coraraandant was presented PO Box 2077 a framed copy of "Annapolis", by renowned artist Larchmont, NY 10538 Leonard Weber, with the gratitude and appreciation 1-800-234-USNA of the Chapter Rich Zino was then honored with a USS INTREPID Taken Over By NY Chapter plaque for his dynamic and outstanding service as Hangar Bay 3 Throbs to Beat of Bagpipers and "Sea NAANY's president. of Love" And the band played on, intermpted only for the On board CVS-11, Pierside in the Hudson, Mandrawing of the Watertight Door & Hatch Prizes, unhattan, NY, Sat 17 Jun 95—The Commandant of til 23:00 brought the party to attention for the singMidshipmen, Capt. Randy Bogle, USN '68, was ing of Navy Blue & Gold, after which "Sweepers, guest of honor and featured speaker at the Naval man your brooms..." was piped to close down the Academy Association of New York's celebration of evening! A good time had been had by all, as the the U.S. Naval Academy's Sesquicentennial, a blackpanoply of smart cocktail and evening dresses, estie dinner dance which opened with a cocktail hour corted by Mess Dress Whites, Undress Whites, tuxin Hangar Bay 2, and on the portside deck-edge eledos, and even one Army Blue paraded down the evator Almost 300 attending enjoyed the INTREPID'S forward brow for a year of shore leave before reoutstanding Naval Aviation exhibits, presented realtuming next June to the Hudson River Naval Comistically in the environment from which they saw raand. actual service.

Forthcoming Year's Calendar The Plan of the Day continued with the Tara Pipes NAANY to Continue Curtent Format & Dmms, Division 15, Ancient Order of HibemiChapter Headquarters, The 'A' Train, New York ans, piping guests to dinner and ttooping the colors City 18 Jun 95 prior to the National Anthem, performed by Carolyn The successful thmst of NY Chapter programming English (wife of Jack English '49), and the Pledge over the past few years has led the Executive Comof Allegiance. Following a fanfare by the pipes and mittee of the Chapter's Board of Tmstees to give a dmms, which included Amazing Graze and Anchors vote of confidence for continuing in the same vein.

Aweigh, "Seats!" was commanded by outgoing ChapChapter meetings will generally occur on the fourth ter President Richard Zino '67. An elegant fiveTuesday of the month, barting conflicts with holicourse roast beef dinner fit for the First Lord of the days, altemating between evening/end-of-work gathAdmiralty, or a formal Marine Mess Night, was then erings and luncheons or special events (Christmasserved.

New Year and the Annual Dinner Dance). The Throughout the evening, entertainment was pro- Army-Navy Touch Football Game in Giant Stadium vided by "Sea of Love", a dance band that pleased is also expected to grace the calendar. Meeting dates all ranks and generations, with guests dancing to as curtentiy known are: everything from foxtrots, waltzes, and cha-chas to •Rie 25 Jul 95 Networking Meeting,17:30-20:30, jitterbugs, twists, fmgs, and the like.

Paine Webber, 1285 Ave. of Americas, 38th FI, Witii the serving of dessert. Chapter President Zino Speaker: Austin Koenen '64, Managing Director, acknowledged the major sponsors and benefactors Morgan Stanley of the evening, which included Zachary Fisher,

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[No August meeting] Tue 26 Sep 95 Networking Meeting, 17:30-20:30, Paine Webber (as above) Tue 24 Oct 95 Luncheon Meeting,12:00-14:00, Sardis, 234 W. 44th St, between 7tii & 8tii Aves.

Sat 18 Nov 95 Army-Navy Touch Football Game, Kickoff 11:00 (tentative). Giants Stadiura, The Meadowlands, NJ, [date under negotiation w/WPS of NY] •Rie 28 Nov 95 Networking Meeting, 17:30-20:30, Paine Webber (as above) Sat 2 Dec 95 Army-Navy Game, 11:00-????, NAANY Detachment Gathering, Rusty Staub's on 5tii Ave. (at 47th St) T\ie 19 Dec 95 Christmas/New Year's Party, Sardis (as above)[date/Iocation subject to change] Tue 23 Jan 96 Networking Meeting, 17:30-20:30, Paine Webber (as above) IXie 27 Feb 96 Luncheon Meeting 12:00-14:00, Sardis (as above) [subject to change] 1\ie 26 Mar 96.Networking Meeting, 17:30-20:30, Paine Webber (as above) T^e 23 Apr 96 Luncheon Meeting, 12:00-14:00, United Nations Delegates Dining Room TXie 28 May 96 Networking Meeting, 17:30-20:30, Paine Webber (as above) Sat 8 Jun 96 Annual Dinner Dance, USS INTREPID [subject to change] Divisions of the Chapter are expected to hold one or two events over the course of the program year.

Monthly newsletters will carry updates and specifics. Anyone wishing to suggest or artange for speakers should contact Chapter President Rob Black '63 at 212-551-1437 or Chapter VP Bob Peyreigne '81 at 516-745-8875.

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Chapter CAPT Wayne O. Henry, USNR '67 2404 Rock Creek Drive Charlotte, NC 28226-0713 (H) (704) 365-1879 (W) (704) 373-4484

Triangle Chapter CAPT Louis E. Buck, Jr., USNRR '70 117 Haringey Drive Raleigh, NC 27615 (H) (919) 846-9011

OHIO Akron Chapter George B. Garton '59 1616 Pauli Su-eet Canal Fulton, OH 44614-9333 (H) (216) 854-3501 (W) (216) 794-9770

Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter CAPT Roy O. Girod, SC, USN (Ret.) '53 1505 Ramblewood Avenue Columbus, OH 43235-7326 (H) (614) 451-3696 On March 17, 1995 the Columbus and Central Ohio Chapter met at the Jai Lai restaurant in Columbus for a Mystery Dinner Theater performance.

The mystery play and dinner combination was well received . The open stage was integrated with the dining area and the actors also served. Attending were Barbara and George Fox '50, Hank Abele '53 and date Carol, Pat and Roy Girod '53, Carol and Jerry 149

O'Donnell '61, Dana and Dianne Archer '84 and son Billy, Laura and Duane Schroeder '85, and Chris Fmeh '90.

On April llth, the Chapter met for lunch at the University Club in downtown Columbus. Those attending were Art Friedman '51, Joe Hauser '51, Roy Girod '53, Jim Egan '63, Doug Ogden '67, and Denny and Dianne Archer '84.

In May, the Chapter had a great Golf outing and cookout on the 12th at the Safari Golf Club, which is located near our famous Columbus Zoo. The golf comprised of foursomes, a scramble, and the usual prizes followed by a cookout. Attendees included Bob Hadden '47, Art Friedman '51, Dick Elsworth '63, Jim Cowardin '66, Doug Ogden '67, Wayne Hallenbeck '71, Reginald Trass '80 from Huber Heights, Denny and Dianne Archer '84, and Dave Goins '84. The wining foursome with low net score was Friedman-Rarasey-Ogden-Trass. The golf and cookout was a huge success and a great time was had by all. Some spouses/significant others joined the group at the cookout after the golf A WELL done to the committee that put it together: Art Friedman '51, Chairman; Bob Hadden '47, Jerry O'Donnell '61, and Dave Goins '84.

In June the Chapter held its third annual Family Picnic and Outing on Sunday the llth, at Pat and Roy Girod's '51 summer cottage and grounds in Laurelville, Ohio. It's about an hour plus South of the Big City (you folks don't know Columbus is about nineteenth largest in the U.S., do you?). And yes, we do have cows within the city limits (Ohio State University has them roaming around on their property, along with a lot of other creatures). Back to the picnic—it was a very nice alumni family social affair, with swimming, boating, fishing, strolling, marksmanship and target shooting, picnic chow, class six stuff, and the usual and very important blarney and sea stories. The social mix and arabiance was superb. Attending were Jean and George Gardes '42, John Herlihy '48, Mary Lou and Jack Amendt '53 from Dayton, Nell and Bob Davidson '53 from Akron, Pat and Roy Girod '53, Lena and Tom Pettit '53 (Note: this counts as a mini-sub-critical mass '53 reunion), Denise and Doug Ogden '67, Denny and Dianne Archer '84 and son Billy, Joe Herlihy '86, and Karen and Steve Fenstemaker '87 with three children (didn't get their names: next time!).

Ed Tipshus '54

Cleveland Chapter Don C. Haeske '49 19125 East Shoreland Avenue Rocky River, OH 44116-2822 (H) (216) 331-4136

Toledo Chapter Thomas R. Case '61 3918 Woodhurst Drive Toledo, OH 43614-3309 (H) (419) 382-0820

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Chapter CAPT Charles C. Coley, USN (Ret.) '34 411NW14TH Street Oklahoma City OK 73103-3510 (H) (405) 235-0234

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Oregon Chapter Headway In Oregon Steam is building, headway is definitive, direction is "due NORTH," on the way UP Since November of 1994 a group of USNA Alumni have been meeting for lunch, once a raonth at a restaurant in the Portland, Oregon (that's pronounced, "OREGUN" not "OREEGON") area. As many as sixteen (16) grads have broken Italian bread over very lively, diverse discussions.

In Febmary, our meeting was held on a Friday evening (2/10/95) at Roy Kutch's ('63), Dodge City Saloon across the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington. Wives and girlfriends came along for dinner and counfry-western dancing. Normally sedate and subdued academy types really let go that night.

Generally, we meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Olive Garden restaurant in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego, at 11:30 am, to beat the lunch msh. For those interested in joining in on the FUN, please call either Bob Stevenson '65 at 503-226-7777 or Jack Kohl '65 at 503-655-4205.

A mailing to Alumni in Oregon is being planned to enhance interest further.

Here's a partial list of those who have attended so far: Doug Borrarito '68, 503-223-8285; Mart Caldwell '88,503-232-3334; DeeEisenback '67,503242-9022; Don Grant '63, 503-626-7117; Mike Hartnan '63,503-240-5432; Jack Kohl '65,503-6554205; Roy Kutch '63, 206- 253-6603; Dave Larson '70, 503-581-4848; Jon Lazzaretti '65, 503- 6781222; Terry Martin '70, 503-656-7597; Craig Mortison '81, Skip Phipps '73, 503-691-7241; Pete Rollosson '63, 503-952-6094; Art Roper '63, 503638-0306; Fred Sutheriand '63; Bob Stevenson '65, 503-226-7777; JimMeadows '61; Bill Bailey '65; Butch Bewick '62; and Ed Sloop '88.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia Chapter CAPT David L. Rost, USNRR '67 405 N. Stanwick Road Moorestown, NJ 08057-3611 (H) (609) 234-8912 (W) (609) 273-8462 Parents' Night, the premier event of the year for the USNA Alumni's Philadelphia Chapter, and a tradition for 36 years, was held this year on Tuesday evening. May 9, at Flag Hall on the Philadelphia Naval Base. Parents' Night is a yearly gathering of Alumni, local Naval Commanders, USNA Officials, Parents of USNA Graduates, Parents of curtent Midshipmen, Candidates of the 1999 entering class and their parents, and friends of USNA. Following the Invocation by Rev. Canon James Purdy, an Honorary Chapter member. Chapter Vice President, Rob Bender '73 opened the meeting by requesting araoraentof silence for deceased Alumni and Chapter friends and former attendees of this yearly affair. Special mention was made for "Hooky" Walker '40 (former Chapter director). Captain Bill Kert '57 (former Chapter Director and CO, Phila.

Naval Shipyard) and Jules Chuday (long time yearly attendee of Parents' Night and dad of Dick Chuday '54). Admiral William Retz, CO - Philadelphia Naval Base, next welcomed all attendees on behalf of the local naval commands.

Dick Chuday, Chairman of the Board of the local chapter was introduced. Dick has been the Program Chairman of the annual Parents' Night for the past 25 years. Dick commented on the history of Parents' Night and introduced the evening's Master of Ceremonies, Jim Dunsworth '64. Jim recognized the Chapter Officers and Directors in attendance who

were Rob Bender '73, Tom Bender '70, Dick Chuday '54, Allan Davey '67, Mike DeLorey '70, Skip Dittmann '67, Larry Hess '40, Paul James '81, Captain Walt Jenkins, USN (Ret) '30, Phil Katauskas '68 and Jim Dunsworth '64.

Dunsworth then recognized special guests in attendance including Admiral William Retz, USN, Coraraander Naval Base Philadelphia; Admiral Virgil Hill' 61, President of Valley Forge College and Military Academy (former Supt., US Naval Academy); Admiral Steve Chadwick '62, former Coramandant, US Naval Academy; Captain Tom Reynolds '66, USN, Commander Naval Station Philadelphia; Captain Don McRae, USNR, USNA Candidate Guidance Program - Southeastern PA; Al Burt, USNA Candidate Guidance Prograra - South Jersey and Commander Rich Chuday, Jr. '80, COMNAVRESREDCOM Region Four The program proceeded in rapid fashion with the following highlights: Skip Dittmann took over the program and brought up for the traditional "Sound Off', USNA Alumni and spouses. Parents of Graduates and Parents with Midshipmen in the Classes of '96 and '97. The final group brought up was the "Plebe" parents. Class of 1998, who were given a stringent "Plebe Indoctrination" by Skip and the audience.

An update on the status of the USNA National Alumni Assoc, and a brief "Graduation Address" to the parents of the Class of 1995 in attendance was made by Captain Ron Brandquist '60, USN (Ret.)— President and CEO of the USNA National Alumni Association. The parents of 1995 USNA graduates were presented their "Diplomas" and received their congratulations in a receiving line of Captain Randy Bogle '68—USNA Commandant, Captain Ron Brandquist, Dick Chuday and Rob Bender.

Jim Dunsworth infroduced Captain Tom Butier '69, USN, USNA Director of Admissions. After remarks

by Captain Butler the USNA Candidates of the Class of '99 and their parents were introduced. Each candidate did a great job introducing their parents and themselves by giving narae, school, major activities, and the "BEAT ARMY" sound-off.

Captain Perry Martini '71, USN, USNA Assistant Director of Athletics then gave the audience an overview and update on the Navy athletic picture and its importance in the USNA "whole man concept".

Captain Randy Bogle '68, USN, USNA Commandant of Midshipman, delivered an inspiring "Keynote Address". Included in Captain Bogle's remarks were the academy's goals, as outlined by USNA Superintendent, Charles Larson '58, USN. In bringing the evening to a close Jim Dunsworth read our traditional and inspirational "Man In The Glass" poem which so fittingly describes the pride and character the Naval Acaderay tries to instill in its graduates. Canon Purdy's Benediction closed another highly successful 36th Parents' Night.

Upcoraing Philadelphia Alurani Chapter events include: 1. June 8 - Annual Meeting And Election of Officers to be held at the Valley Forge College and Military Acaderay. In addition to the election, guest speakers will include Adrairal Virgil Hiti '61, President of VF College and Military Acaderay and former USNA Superintendent; Admiral Julian F Becton '31, USN (Ret.)—Navy Cross recipient. Battle of Okinawa and Gary Patterson, Assistant Navy Football Coach.

2. July 12 - Chapter Luncheon - Cherty Hill, NJ (1) 3. August 2 - Chapter Luncheon - Conshocken, PA(1) 4. August 19 - Cocktail Party aboard Cmiser OLYMPIA (2) 5. Sept. 6 - Chapter Luncheon - Center City Phila.

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5. Sept. 13 - Business Network Breakfast Villanova Univ.. (3) 6. Sept. 16 - Navy/Rutgers Football Game Tailgate (4) 7. Fall/TBA - 150th USNA Anniversary Celebration (5) Contacts/Information on the above activities: (1) Paul James 610-975-3307 (2) Rob Bender 610-836-7652 (3) Allan Davey 215-368-7700 (4) Dave Rost 609-273-8462 (5) Skip Dittmann 215-273-8462

Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Court Munysville, PA 15668-1045 (H) (412) 325-4281 (W) (412) 434-8682

PHILIPPINES Philippines Chapter COMO Carlos Agustin PN '60 General Manager Philippine Ports Authority 22 Muelle De San Francisco South Harbor, Manila 1018 (H) 632-801-9320 (W) 632-530-0875 (F) 530-1199 The next Chapter meeting will be hosted by Vic Brillantes '56 at his Marikina, Metro Manila home.

To be welcomed is Ensign Denn Charly G. Espanola, latest graduate in the class of 1995.

Carl Cunanan '58 is curtentiy President of Philippine National Oil Company's Shipping and Petrocheraical Subsidiaries. Max and Edith Ricketts '63 commute between their Makati and San Diego real estate offices (Manila: 801-3936 and San Diego: 619390-9708).

Benny Loraotan and Chuck Agustin, both '60 are committed to attend their 35th in October. Both will come via Barcelona where the two will attend the Intemational Federation of Port Cargo Distributors meeting on 17-19 October 1995.

Carlos Agustin '60

RHODE ISLAND Newport Chapter CAPT James M. Conway, USN (Ret.) '55 50 Ayrault Street Newport, RI 02840-2728 (H) (401) 847-5039 Our 31 May dinner meeting was held at the NETC Newport Officers' Club—rescheduled from 30 May due to other considerations. Guest speaker was Professor William E. (Bill) Turcotte '55, Chairman of the National Security Decision Making Department at the Naval War College. Bill's NSDM course is one of three core courses comprising a master's degree in National Security Affairs, and Bill has been chairman for longer than any other principal department chairman at NWC in meraory. He served on active duty as a Supply Corps Officer at sea, various supply centers and staffs, and as an instructor at the Naval Supply School in Athens, GA. At Harvard Business School, Bill earned masters and doctorate degrees, and has done post doctoral work at Oxford.

He is a recognized expert in executive development, management control systems, strategy, and organizational development.

Bill reviewed for us the establishment of the George C Marshall European Center for Security Studies, in Germany, where he has spent much of Shipmate, July-August 1995

the past year developing curticula and lecturing to the initial class in National Security and Force Planning. Students are defense officers from East European and former Soviet Republics (about 23 counfries), with a general mix of approximately 25 percent civilian, 75 percent military. They are very intelligent, doctoral level thinkers, but have no common experience in Nation building, have difficulty meshing with each other, and many don't know much about military planning. They also don't think much of the virtues of a free market. Bill and the U.S. staff felt an unusual responsibility in doing the best job they could, and continuing it. Their conference center provides an excellent opportunity for civil-railitary interface.

Bill then reviewed general European issues with us. All of East Europe really wants a NATO security package, and really care about the European Union (EU) with common policies, frade, economics, etc.

He feels the EU is largely protectionist and not particularly concerned about feelings toward the U.S. as long as they find a way to Western markets. Bill described an "economic fracture line" which sounded to me like a renamed iron curtain, and indicated that all the former republics are not an economic threat.

A common feeling is that they are not being consulted or respected, and if they are continually treated poorly, they could become a regional threat.

The real challenge is to bring Russia into a partnership of some sort—not with an expansion of NATO, but in a viable economic artangement. The "partnership for peace" is working very well on a military to military basis, but the political and economic focus is not there; nor are there any real efforts to improve it. Despite a heavy and decaying military establishment, there is great opportunity to work with Russia.

In response to animated questions. Bill talked about Bosnia: West European Union defense force driven

by French developing arras industry—Etemal hatred/ continuous warfare—Prospect of 200,000 ttoops trying to keep order—U.S. psyche not reconciled to what is seen on TV versus what is really happening—Russians interested in assisting if helpful to Serbs and not too punitive to Muslims (and Russian political prestige enhanced).—Lifting Arras Embargo will not change the balance.

Even though a number of our "regulars" were traveling, we had a very good turn-out with Sid and Helene Merrill '34 , John McGoff '34 , Tom and Trina Weschler '39 , Fred and Dorothy Stevenson '46 , Wirt Thayer '47 , Howard and Liliana Kay '48 , Chantee and Loma Lewis '48 , Sumner and Jane Moore '48 , Frank and Maggie Snyder '48 , Bill and Joan Turcotte '55 , Howard and Jane Burdick '56 , Jack and Donna Chrisman '58 , Scott and Barbara Sears '66, Andy and Melinda Sraith '91; West-Pointers Tommy and Rachael Thompson '36 , Jack and Mary Bumey '46 , Chuck and Jackie Canham '51 ; associates Chris Christiansen, George and Marilyn Smith; Charlie and Betsy Jauss, Dorothy Council, and Jane Potter The carry-on question in relation to the sesquicentennial of the Naval Acaderay: "What event aboard SoMERS was a principal contributing factor toward establishing USNA? Several responses were forwarded telling of the conspiracy to mutiny aboard SoMERS, while she was enroute home from Madeira via St. Thomas, in Nov 1842; while on a training cruise. Mid'n Philip Spencer, who was the son of the Secretary of War in President Tyler's cabinet, was the principal fomenter Following an investigation aboard, Mid'n Spencer, the acting boatswain's mate, and another sailor were hanged from the yardarm on 1 Dec 1842. Others were kept in irons. In the ensuing furor, a court exonerated Captain MacKenzie and other officers. Earie Trickey '47 submitted the most comprehensive answer, making professional (and

personal) connections with Matthew Perry of Newport, who developed the Training School Ship Plan—• and two of whose sons were serving aboard SOMERS at the time. He also provided a very detailed look at presidential politics and related relations among some prominent Navy families at the tirae.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening, 27 June, when our guest will be Charlie Weatherbie, the new USNA football coach.

Howard Burdick '56

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Chapter CAPT Richard A. Dalla Mura, USN (Ret.) '51 839 Bridgepoint Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-2849 (H)(803)884-3896 May has been a busy, interesting, exciting and informative month for our chapter Two meetings were held in joint session with the Charleston Chapter of the Navy League. The first meeting acquainted us with PCO Coraraander John Hammerer, skipper of the newly commissioned PAUL HAMUJON, (DDG-60), the Navy's newest Aegis destroyer Many of our alumni were involved in sending her "smartly on her way—a proud and happy wartior—prepared to steam in harm's way while leaving a wake of excellence." The excitement, activity and business of commissioning the PAUL HAMILTON took place without a hitch, thanks to the leadership of Adm. Jim Flatley,'56, and his committee merabers, whom I have quoted above.

Our second meeting had the Naval Academy's Superintendent, Admiral Charles Larson, as our guest speaker. This meeting took place aboard the YORKTOWN (CV-10), located at Patriots Point, which features a lasting memorial to our men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty. (Patriots Point is a must see for any of you who visit Charleston.) A more appropriate setting could not be had for listening to Admiral Larson's talk on his plans for putting the WOW back into the tradition of the Naval Academy.

Speaking of the WOW, over 100 alumni, Navy Leaguers and guests attended this final meeting for the summer With the work and excitement involved in the comraissioning of DDG-60, we delayed our election of officers until the first meeting in September of this year. We are entertaining nominations now through our first meeting and if any of our members are interested in a position or in making a nomination, please raake it known to our President, Dick Dalla Mura'5I, Secretary, Ed Drew '89, or me.

We have been looking for a more convenient location for our raeetings. Although the Officer's Club at the Air Force Base has been raore than gracious to host us, a more centralized location is felt to be needed. Quite possibly our new location will be at the Citadel.

With the numbers we have had in attendance at our last meetings, I'm going to skip the by name and class listings. Suffice to say that it was great and encompassed alurani from the classes of 43, 45, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 66, 67, 71, 73, 76, 85, 88, 89, 91. If you have noticed, there are some missing numbers we'd be more than happy to fill in the list. If you are in the area, please join us for some old and new fellowship and sea stories.

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Palmetto Chapter LT John W. Hesse, USNR '87 207 Elizabeth Drive Greenville, SC 29615 (H) (803) 268-0809 (W) (800) 298-0828

South Carolina/Low Country Chapter Col Thomas H. Galbraith, USMC (Ret.) '48 25 Rose Hill Drive Bluffton,SC 29910-9519 (H) (803) 757-3738

TENNESSEE Chattanooga Chapter CAPT Michael A. Patten, USN (Ret.) '51 1502 Mississippi Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37405-4329 (H) (615) 266-5563

Knoxville Chapter CAPT William O. Rentz, USN (Ret.) '55 Route 3, Box 186U Kingston, TN 37763-9317 (H) (615) 376-1468; (W) (615) 574-9864; (F) (615) 574-5086

Nashville Chapter Mr. John F. Ohiinger '69 880 Lakemont Drive Nashville, TN 37220 615-370-1441

Memphis Chapter CAPT Walter C. Nix, USN '54 3758 South Lakewood Drive Memphis, TN 38128-4311 (H) (901) 386-8258

TEXAS North Texas Chapter CDR Lionel J. Nowotny, USN (Ret.) '61 9014 Woodbluff Court Dallas, TX 75243-6306 (H) (214) 343-3234; (W) (214) 969-9100; (F) (214) 480-8898

South Texas Chapter Roger E. Hopkins '62 PO. Box 311007 New Braunfels, TX 78131-1473 (H) (512) 620-7748; (W) (512) 344-5581

Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Cdr Peter Vanderlofske, USNR '68 1106 Glouchester Lane Houston, TX 77073 (H) 713-443-1854 (W) 713-690-9898 Our May 4th luncheon featured a very entertaining presentation by Randall Boyd '41. He served as

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both a surface warrior and aviator during World War 11. As you know, the Class of '41 graduated in Febmary '41. Among other stories, we were told about his adventures as a Gunnery Officer—utilizing primitive equipment in the early days of the War. May luncheon attendees...the following shipmates attended our May 4th meeting: Randall Boyd '41,R.J. Dzikowski '45,ZebAlford '48,WaltLamb '55, Neil Block '61, Greg Mather '62, Jeff Hogan '64, Rob Brown '65, Bart Jealous '65, Lynn Wegner '65, Hal Dantone '68, Peter VanDeriofske '68, Rich Bulger '69, Nelson Blish '69, Tom Wojciechowski '69, Doug Bateraan '70, Bill Charabers '70, Hugh Mauldin '70, Ed Klein '72, Jim Burdett '73, Mark Johnson '74, Dirk Mosis '73, John Rogers '81, Jon Messinger '81, Olin Filyaw '87, and Carter ConUn. Chapter News.. .Bill Chambers '70 (Blue & Gold Officer) stated that there will be a reception on June 4th for the newly appointed members of the Class of '99 at the Lazy Brook Baptist Church. So far, the Houston area has 17 "accepted" appointments, plus additional NAPS appointments. Please call Bill for specific details about this event (or information on the Blue & Gold Program) at 361-6000. When Bill isn't devoting time to the Blue & Gold Program, he works as a pilot with Continental Airlines. ...Bart Jealous '65 is an Assistant VP at American Appraisal Associates. In the past, his organization has been engaged to appraise the value of such diverse holdings as an ostrich egg farm and the Houston Oilers!!

Bart and Debra are looking forward to attending their son's commissioning as a 2nd LT (Army!!) at Fort Bragg in July. Brad Jealous UVA '95 is curtentiy attending Array "summer camp". ... Tom Wojciechowski '69 is our curtent Chapter Tmstee (and past Chapter President). Tom is an Investment Executive with Legg Mason. Tom specializes in the fields of Retirement Planning and Tax Free Income.

Tom is always looking for a golf game (or handball match).

"Ship in the Yard" ...Peter VanDeriofske '68 announced that the CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG-71) will visit Houston from June 5-8. The CO is Captain Al Eraser '71 and the XO is LCDR Ed Brownlee '81. Given enough interest, Peter is working on a private tour of the Cruiser for USNA graduates.

USNA Commandant comes to Houston...The Chapter scheduled a dinner (with spouses and "significant others") on June 23rd at Brennan's Restaurant. The guest speaker was be Capt. W.T.R. (Randy) Bogle, USN, the Commandant of Midshipraen. Capt.

Bogle ('68) is a Naval Aviator These once-a-year special dinners have become one of the highlights of our Chapter Navy-SMU football game (Sept 9th)...Football season is still months away, but our Chapter is anticipating a bus trip to Dallas for the game. Dick Westfahl '59 has volunteered to organize the event.

If you're interested in this event, please call us if you're not already on our mail list.

Business Breakfasts... several of our shipmates are members in The Academy Association (a Houstonbased business network group consisting of graduates from Annapolis, West Point, and the Air Force Academy). Our breakfast raeetings are every Tuesday morning (7:15 a.m.) at the Metropolitan Racquet Club. Visitors are always welcome!! For example, John Cloward '77 (hm: 805-529-8728) works for a West Coast firm that provides "project risk analysis and planning" on capital constmction projects. John read about our group in an earlier Shipmate issue, and attended our June 6th meeting (while he was here on a business trip). We look forward to seeing other traveling shipmates. If you're interested, please call Ed Klein '72 (713-960-9551 ext. 222) or Bart Jealous '65 (713-655-1440).

Chapter Meetings...are held on the first Friday of every month at Brennan's Restaurant (11:30 am

refreshraents and noon to 1:00 pm lunch). Brennan's (3300 Smith St.) offers a premiere luncheon (only $15) at a downtown location that is easily accessible to most Houstonians. Please join us!! Call Jim Burdett '73 (713-374-8773) or Ed Klein '72 (713960-9551 ext. 222) for more information. There will be no July nor August luncheons due to "vacations".

Our next meetings will be September 8th and October 6th. For specific Chapter information (including the Sept 9th Navy-SMU football game), call Jim or me, and we'll put you on our mail/fax list!!

Ed Klein '72

Richmond Chapter LCDR P. D. Morrlssette USNR '82 141 Seven Pines Avenue Sandston,VA 23150-1623 (H) (804) 737-9531; PMORRISSETTE@MCI MAIL.COM

Hampton Roads Chapter CAPT Donald R. Trueblood, USN (Ret.) '49 2504 Forehand Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23454-2744 (H) (804) 481-3657 (W) (804) 427-4131

WASHINGTON, DC LCOL Donald L. Evans, USMC (Ret.) '61 5612 Marble Arch Way Alexandria, VA 22310-4036 (H) 703-922-6369 Our fine year under President Tom Marti,' 60, came to an end on 17 May with our final meeting of the '94-'95 year at the Ft. Myer Officers Club. The main event was our opportunity to meet, hear, and interrogate our new football coach, Charlie Wetherbie.

His enthusiasm was catching—prompting many of us to whoop and holler with a rousing BEAT ARMY! We were again reminded how much the Academy athletic program depends on the support of our Alumni, and how important it is for us to get on the season ticket band-wagon. And it's very easy to do— just a phone call to the Athletic Association—and don't forget your credit card number!

We also approved, unaniraously, the slate of new officers and directors for '95-'96. Tora Marti moves up to be our Trustee at the head-shed, and for the first time in memory, a Marine officer, LCOL Don Evans, '61, takes command. The formal change of command took place at a special meeting of the Board on 13 June.

The remainder of the new lineup is as follows: Vice President- Ed Sheafer, '62; Secretary (in perpetuity !)Hap Day, '42; Treasurer- Rufe Porter, '42; Directors: Bill Heavey, '41; John Shepherd, '43; Bmce Meader, '51; Vince Manara, '52; Dave Dyke, '59; Ed Conant, '64; Cheryl Spohnholtz, '80 (which we add, is a welcome first for our Chapter); Pete Brooks, '82; and Phil Corcoran, '87. The chronological makeup of this team reflects our long-standing policy of annually advancing the leadership in the direction of the raore junior classes. It works well.

Our entire membership was saddened by the recent departure of one of our most loyal supporters and leaders, Andy Nisewaner, '32. Andy was a great destroyer sailor, holder of the Navy Cross, and a smiling, cheerful booster of all things Navy. We will sorely miss him.

John Shepherd, '43

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Mr Winston C. Williams '46 Mr C. Lee Harshfield '53 13350 West Bluemound Rd. #2 2301 Fairview Avenue, East #316 Seattle, WA 98102-3361 Elm Grove, WI 53122-2538 (H) (206) 329-2423 (H) (414) 782-6645(W) (414) 782-9410 The monthly chapter dinner was held on June 7 at the Bellevue Athletic Club in honor of the Plebes of the Class of 1999 entering from Washington State.

Lee Harshfield ' 53 hosted the meeting. There was a good tumout including alumni, new Plebes, parents MAKE PLANS Now TO COME HOME FOR HOMECOMING '95 and grand parents. Dick Couch '67, Blue and Gold Area Coordinator, introduced the Plebes. Each was OCTOBER 19-22 asked to introduce his parents, name his high school and give a few words about why he and one she To CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNFVERSARY OF USNA. wanted to go to the Naval Academy. There were some SEE PAGES 27-30 FOR outstanding responses.

The evening was highlighted by an inspirational SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION talk by ENS John D. Denney '94. He came up from Coronado, CA, and had just completed SEAL training. He gave the Plebes an idea of how he felt when he was sitting at this same kind of dinner 5 years ago. He also related his impressions about the opportunities of a Naval Academy experience and a Naval career and I must admit that I was really impressed.

Don't forget to update your Is a Wedding in ?^, Alumni should be aware of the Service Academy Breakfast Club that usually meets monthly in the address in order to continue your future? ^*^ H si â&#x20AC;˘ 1?^ Seattle area, serves as a jobline network, has interreceiving Shipmate. esting speakers and is a good way to find out what's Check out the -^U^iiili^i^ happening in the Northwest. Dick Couch '67 is the Call 410-263-4448 to give us focal point for this activity. If you want to get on his Alumni House! your new address. mailing list in order to be notified about Club meetings after this Summer, call 800-426-7127 and give your narae, address and phone number to Dick.

David L. Soraeco ' 51

Last Call 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 moming, we will remember them."

Lawrence Binyon, 1914

BALLANCE, ROBERT GREEN '28 BGen. USMC (Ret.), 11 June 1995, Las Vegas, NV BERG, ROBERT STANFIELD '49 BGen USAF (Ret.), 07 October 1993 BISCHOFF, RICHARD ANDREW '35 Lt. USNR (Ret.), 27 June 1995, Ariington VA CALLAHAN, ANDREW JOHN, JR '50 26 May 1995, Loraa Linda CA CROSS, WILLLVM HENRY '42 Capt. USN (Ret.) 31 July 1994 DAVIS, JAMES WHITE '30 RAdm. USN (Ret.) 09 June 1995, Hereford, AZ DICKEY, WILLIE MILLS '34 Capt. USN (Ret.) 25 April 1995, Palm Springs, CA DOUGLASS, JAMES GORDON '22 31 May 1995 DOWNEN, ROBERT EUGENE '46 Maj. USMC (Ret.) 20 June 1995 ERCK, LEO H. '33 Capt. USNR (Ret.) 20 June 1995, Bethesda, MD EVANS, ROBERT LLOYD '32 Capt. USN (Ret.) 27 May 1995, Concord, NH FULLER, GRAN FRED '58 Capt. USNR (Ret.) 19 May 1995, N Penn Hospital, Lansdale PA GEAR, RAYMOND JAMES '46 19 May 1995, Wichita, KS HENRY, EUGENE BAKER, JR '39 Capt. USN (Ret.) 21 June 1995, Newport, RI HESS, JOHN REGINALD '46 07 June 1995, Hartford, CT HICKEY, DENNIS JOHN, IV '60 Capt. USNR (Ret.) Shipmate, July-August 1995

HOGAN, WILLIAM EDWARD '79 Ens USN 30 March 1979, Pensacola, FL HUBBELL, LESTER E., RAdm. USN (Ret.) 12 June 1995, Bethesda, MD LANK, HAROLD CLASE '39 Cdr. USN (Ret.) 04 June 1995, San Diego, CA LEEPER, MARSHALL RUTAN '35 26 May 1995 LOCKE, RALPH FREDERIC '39 Capt. USN (Ret.) 21 November 1971 LOWRANCE, VERNON LON '30 VAdm. USN (Ret.) 12 May 1995 MAY, LEO GEORGE '30 Capt. USN (Ret.) 26 Febmary 1995 MECLEARY, E. READ '34 Cdr USNR (Ret.) 02 Febmary 1995 MELLOTT, WILLIAM LOUIS '44 22 June 1995, Westport, CT MENDEL, EDWARD '50 BGen. USAF (Ret.) 02 March 1995, Los Altos, CA MERCER, ROBERT BORDEN '48 LtC USA (Ret.)07Deceraber 1990 MILLER, CHARLES KILDAY '39 Capt. USN, (Ret.), 17 January 1995, Anne Arundel Med Ctr Annapolis MILLER, ROBERT, NICHOLAS '40 Capt USN (Ret.) 13 June 1995. Santa Barbara. CA MEVIMS, BERNARD, JR '85 Capt. USMC 31 April 1995. Virginia MORTON, DUDLEY WALKER '30 Capt. USN 11 October 1943, USS WAHOO Asiatic Area

OLDFIELD, JAMES CHESTER '39 Capt. USN (Ret.) 13 may 1995 PAGE, DONALD MORTON '57 6 May 1995, Mission. KS PORTER, WILLIAM MORGAN '37 Capt. USN (Ret.) 31 May 1995, Las Cruces,NM QUINN, ROBERT DANIEL '40 Capt. USN (ReL) 24Junel995.Hayesville,NC RENGEL, JOSEPH CARL '37 2 July 1995, St Margaret's Mem Hospital PA ROBERTSON, CHARLES GLASGOW, JR '50 7 June 1995, San Diego CA ROBERTSON, DOUGLAS HENRY '35 Maj. USMCR 1 June 1988, Richmond, VA SHEEHAN, WILLIAM FRANCIS, JR '52 Cdr. USN (Ret.) 22 May 1995 SIBLEY, WILLIAM A. L. '23 10 December 1995, Lexington, SC SPERRY, PHILLIP EUGENE '45 10 May 1995, Nursing Home Duarte CA SWANSON, CLARENCE FLOYD '20 Capt. USN (Ret.) 28 May 1995, Sykesville, MD WEBB, DONALD GERALD '60 23 January 1991, Orlando. FL WHITTINGTON, HARRY BRADEN '28 16 November 1994 WINTERS, ALBERT CORNELIUS, JR '55 Col. USAF (Ret.). 17 April 1995 WUNCH, EDWARD PHILIP '50 3 September 1981

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GILBERT BARLOW MYERS '21 Captain Gilbert Barlow Myers, the ninth oldest alumnus at the time of his death, died Febmary 12, 1995, in San Pedro, Ca. A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church, filled with his admirers. He is survived by his wife, three sons and the children of one predeceased son.

He entered Annapolis from Ohio, graduating with the class of 21 A. He served, often in coraraunications, aboard TENNESSEE, PATOKA^ WEST VIRGINIA, CHICAGO;, CHESTER, HOUSTON, CALIFORNIA, and NASHVILLE, and

had a tour at the Naval Academy. He was a graduate of the Naval War College, a radio engineering postgraduate, attended Harvard University (1927-28) majoring in communications engineering, and was certified in nuclear physics.

During WWII he was on the Joint Chiefs of Staff assigned to communications. He held the victory medal from service as a midshipman in WWI, as well as the Order of the British Empire and the Legion of Merit frora WWII. He retired frora active duty January 1, 1947.

His retirement after 26 years appears related to the usual postwar efforts to reduce the "hump" of officers on the active duty list following the war. The surprising thing is that he opted to leave afinebrick Georgian house in the District with all that city's glitter and excitement, and remove his family to San Pedro, CA! seemingly an exile that was to last 48 years. He did this in order to teach at the Chadwick High School, having been recmited by Commander Joe Chadwick on one of his trips East. For 12 years he taught trigonometry, algebra, and science at Chadwick, and drove the school bus as well. For five years he was city manager of nearby Rolling Hills.

Following the deatii of his first wife, Janet, in 1962 he married Wilma Dahlquist, owner and operator of a preschool by that name in San Pedro, and assisted her in various capacities at that school. Busy with these activities, the Navy receded in importance in his new home.

In reviewing Captain Myers' life, one is stmck by the sheer goodness of the man in whatever situation he was placed. His first wife, Janet, suffered from a profound hearing loss and later from a neurogenic disease which took her life in middle age. Yet to those who knew her, she was the happiest and most cheerful of woraen to the end, surely in part due to the kind tteatment accorded her by her devoted husband. With his subsequent marriage to Wilraa, a union of 33 years, she, too, throughout appeared the happiest of wives.

She once quippedtiiathe had no faults, not even drinking coffee, and in this she may have spoken better than she knew, for his faults, though he must have had them, appeared few or none to his friends.

His interest was keen in religion and community affairs. At First Presbyterian Church, San Pedro, he was active in its Development department, music programs, and search coraraittees when the need for recmiting a new rainister arose. Even in his nonage he would regularly walk to the church and inquire of tiiose two generations below his how this and that project was progressing. Earlier he had displayed much the same interest and activity in connection with the churches he attended in Long Beach, CA, and later in Washington, DC. In the neighborhood he served on the building committee for the San Pedro Library.

Though he had attained the rank of captain, his life in retrospect seems to have been one of humbling experiences. He never coraraanded a capital ship, was buried in coraraunications in the Navy Department during the war years, seems to have had an early re-

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tirement forced upon him, and led a busy, but modest life in San Pedro for 48 years. All of this ineluctably worked on his character, forming him, as noted, into one of the meekest and "good" men of his community. More than most, he seems to have focused his interests on things etemal and which do not pass away, though his friends are sure that his temporal works of love and mercy will, in a sense, live on forever Those who knew him and experienced his life found it one most worthy of emulation. People of all sorts and ages liked to be around him. He radiated kindliness, interest in the other person, and goodness.

His family and friends are confident that in the hour of his death he has been called to be seated at the right hand of his risen Lord, Faithful and Tme, there to inhabit His city throughout all etemity.

Donald R. Osbom '51

WILLIAM AUGUSTUS LONGSTREET SIBLEY '23 William Augustus Longstreet Sibley died Thursday, December 1, 1994 in Columbia, South Carolina at Presbyterian Home. He was bom in Milledgeville, Georgia, February 12, 1900, the son of James Longsfreet and Mattie Erwin Sibley. He attended the United States Naval Acaderay for two years, transferring to Georgia Institute of Technology where he graduated in 1923 with a degree in Textile Engineering.

He was associated with Riegel Textile Company until 1941 when he moved to Union, South Carolina to become Vice President and Treasurer of Monarch Mills of the Milliken Corapany. He retired frora Milliken in 1962. He and his wife served for three years as Missionaries in Taejon, Korea, under the Board of World Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Their work in Korea was in education. He was a member and elder of First Presbyterian Church, Unions South Carolina for many years before moving to Clinton, South Carolina to Presbyterian Home.

He was a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Richmond, Virginia, a past president of American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, tmstee of Montte-Anderson College and Converse College, past president of the Rotary Club of Union, charter board member of the Presbyterian Homes of South Carolina, active in Boy Scouts of America where he was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, and active in the work of the Presbyterian Church.

Mr Sibley was predeceased by his wife Nancy Wilson Sibley, and is survived by a son, William Agustus Longstreet Sibley, Jr. of Greenville, two daughters. Nancy Sibley Dunn (Mrs. Richard W ) of Spartanburg, and Josephine Sibley Shippen (Mrs. Ben S. ) of Atlanta, eight grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

MORTON KLYNE FLEMING, JR. '26 Rear Adrairal Morton K. Fleraing, Jr., USN (Ret.) died on 17 March 1995 at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center of complications from a pulmonary ailment. A private memorial reception was held at North Island Naval Air Station.

He was bom in Winchester, Indiana on 6 December 1904 and grew up in Forsyth, Montana. He graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1926.

He served in the PROCYON, NEW MEXICO and

DECATLTR before being assigned to Naval Aviation training at Pensacola with the first members of the Class of 1926. He served in VF-1B, V0-5B, Coro Solo Feny Detachment, VP-5S and flew with the mass formation flight of patrol planes from San Diego to Pearl Harbor in 1938. He was a veteran of the fighter squadron based on the first Navy carrier, LANGLEY. In 1936

he received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from California Institute of Technology. In 1939, as a program officer in BuAer, he contributed to the design and development of fleet aircraft including the SOC and the 052U. World War II service included pafrol plane squadronsfromthe HoUandria coast of New Guinea through Lingayen Gulf in the Phihppines. His Black Cat planes sank 118,933 tons of enemy shipping and damaged or desfroyed another 144,225 tons by low level bombing and sttafing in all weather attacks. Also, there were air sea rescues, long range scouting and evacuations of downed pilots frora behind enemy lines. He commanded ORCA (AVP-49) and TANGIER (AV-8) and was active at the Lingayen Beaches with his patrol planes.

Admiral Fleming was awarded the Legion of Merit, a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit, botii with combat V's and the Navy Commendation Medal.

He retired from the Navy in 1949 and did private consulting work until 1958 at which time he joined Vitco Corporation of America, becoming President and Chairman of the Board.

Admiral Fleming is survived by his wife, Isabel; a daughter, Barbara Litt of San Diego; three sonsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paul E. Fleming of Solano Beach, CA, Michael M. Fleming of Burke, VA and Dr Peter A. Fleming of Cleveland, OH; three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

EDWARD WALTER SNEDEKER '26 LtGen. Edward W. Snedeker, USMC (Ret.) died on 5 May 1995, of complications from liver cancer, at his Carlsbad horae. Mass was celebrated at the Marine Meraorial Chapel at Camp Pendleton on 9 May followed by graveside services at Etemal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside and a reception at Camp Pendleton.

Bom on 19 Febmary 1903 in Peoria, Illinois, he grew up in Benbelman, Nebraska. He graduated with the Naval Academy Class of 1926 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps. He served in Nicaragua, Haiti, in the Fleet Marine Force and on sea duty in BARETT. He also commanded The Basic School, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, VA. In World War II he was in the First Marine Division at Guadalcanal; the First Marine Amphibious Corps at Bougainville and commanded the Seventh Marine Regiment, First Marine Division at Okinawa.

The regiment was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star, two Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star and the Navy Commendation Medal.

General Snedeker served in the Korean War at the Pusan perimeter, Inchon, Seoul, Wonsan, Reservoir, counter offensive in cenfral Korea. Besides the Legion of Merit (with two stars), he receivedtiieAir Medal (with one star) for Korean service.

General Snedeker commanded the First Marine Division from 1957 to 1959 and in 1960 was Commandant, Marine Corps Schools in Quantico, VA. After retirement from the Marine Corps, he was active in the civic coraraunity in Carlsbad as a planning coramissioner and served on the board of directors of the Boys Club of Carlsbad and the Miracosta College Foundation. He helped found the Marine Military Acaderay in Harlengen, TX where there is a Scholarship Fund in his name.

General Snedeker is survived by his wife, Vestena; two daughters, Helen Foyle of Reston, VA and Eleanor Wachter of Carlsbad, CA; seventeen grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.

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PAUL DAVID STROOP '26 VADM Paul D. (PD.) Stroop USN (Ret.) died 17 May 1995 in Coronado, Califomia after a brief illness. Services witii full military honors were held 23 May at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on Point Loma in San Diego, Califomia.

PD. was born in Zanesville, Ohio 30 October 1904, and moved to Mobile, Alabama in his early youth. He attended Werntz Preparatory School in Annapolis, Maryland and won an appointment to the Naval Academy from the Seventh Congressional District of Alabama in 1922. As a midshipman, he starred in every subject every year, was on the Varsity Gymnastics team which was the National Champion for six years in a row, and was Captain of the team his first class year. He eamed All American stams as a gymnast, was All-Around Intercollegiate Champion as a firstie, and is a meraber of the Naval Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. He graduated with honors and was commissioned Ensign, United States Navy on 3 June 1926.

During the next three years. Ensign Stroop served in the gunnery department of ARKANSAS, accompanied the United States Olympic team as a gymnast to Amsterdam, Holland, and took flight fraining at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. He was designated a Naval Aviator in September, 1929, and served for the next three years in an Atlantic Fleet patrol and bombing squadron operating from WRIGHT, with emphasis on aviation ordnance, including the infroduction of the Norden borabsight into the U.S. Fleet. After two years of post-graduate education in Annapolis, he was assigned to Dive Borabing Squadron 5 flying from RANGER and LEXINGTON in the Pacific Fleet.

Upon completion of this tour, he transferted to PORTLAND as Senior Aviator with Scouting Squadrons 10S and 11-S, also in the Pacific Fleet. From May 1937 until May 1940, Lieutenant Stroop served in the Planning Division of the Bureau of Aeronautics where plans were being laid for the expansion of Naval Aviation preliminary to entry into World War II. After a brief assignment on the staff of Commander Patrol Wing Two in Pearl Harbor as Gunnery and Tactical Officer, Lieutenant Commander Sfroop was ordered to the staff of Coraraander Carrier Division One in San Diego on board SARATOGA. Iraraediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, SARATOGA put to sea with the staff embarked, and Lieutenant Coraraander Stroop spent the next two years in the Pacific War Zone. He was on board LEXINGTON when she was sunk in the battle of the Coral Sea in May, 1942, and also participated in the South Pacific, Guadalcanal, and Solomon Islands campaigns. In 1943, Lieutenant Commander Stroop was promoted to Commander and ordered in comraand of MACKINAC, a seaplane tender operating in the South and Central Pacific in operations which included the seizure of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands and the capture of Tarawa and Makin Islands. In 1944, Commander Sfroop was assigned duty in the Navy Department, Washington, DC, as Aviation Plans Officer on the staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet. During this tour, he was promoted to Captain and accompanied Admiral E.J. King to the Second Quebec, Yalta, and Potsdam Conferences.

After the Potsdam Conference, he accompanied a joint briefing team around the world to brief the various high Allied Commands on the Potsdam decisions.

After a brief tour as Coraraanding Officer, CROATAN (CVE-25), operating in the Adantic, Captain Stroop reported to the Commander Fifth Fleet in Japan as Operations Officer, and participated in the

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occupation of Japan. Upon completion of this assignment, he was fransferted to Pearl Harbor to be the Fleet Aviation Officer, and later Operations Officer for Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In September 1948, he reported as Executive Officer of the General Line School in Monterey, followed by insUnction at tiie National War College in Washington.

In August 1951, Captain Stroop assumed command of the San Diego based cartier PRINCETON (CV37), and was her skipper for the next thirteen months.

The ship and air wing excelled in wartime operations in the Sea of Japan, and the crew demonstrated a freraendous humanitarian side by selecting a young underprivileged, crippled girl to be dieir horaecoraing queen upon retum from deployment to the Westem Pacific. In September 1952, Captain Stroop fransferted to ESSEX (CV-9), also operating in tiie Sea of Japan for a brief tour as her Commanding Officer. In October 1952, Captain Stroop assumed command of the Naval Ordnance Station, China Lake, Califomia and was selected the following year for promotion to Rear Admiral. Detachment followed iraraediately, and Admiral Stroop was ordered to Washington for duty as Senior Navy Meraber of the Weapons System Evaluation Group, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research and Development). Upon completion of that assignment in December 1953, he retumed to the Navy Department as Deputy and Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. In March 1957, he wasfransfertedto Okinawa and assigned as Coraraander Taiwan Patrol Force/Commander Fleet Air Wing ONE/CTF 72.

In March 1958, Admiral Stroop retumed to Washington as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, and in September 1959 he became thefirstChief of the Bureau of Naval Weapons, created by combining the Bureaus of Ordnance and Aeronautics. He served as Chief of the Bureau of Naval Weapons until September 1962 when he was selected for promotion to Vice Admiral and assigned as Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet headquartered at NAS North Island.

During this tour. Admiral Stroop served additional duty as Commander First Fleet from December 1963 to April 1964. During his 39 years as a commissioned officer. Admiral Stroop was awarded the following medals, among others: Distinguished Service Medal (two awards). Legion of Merit (two awards with Combat V), Navy Coraraendation Medal (two awards with Combat V). He transferted to the retired list on 1 November 1965 and settled in San Diego.

From November 1965 until May 1995, Adrairal Sfroop worked for Ryan Aeronautical and Teledyne Ryan as an aerospace consultant and served on numerous governraent advisory coraraittees, chiefly in the areas of research and development. He was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and served on the Board of Trustees for thirty years in various capacities, including National President from 1977 to 1979.

P.D. was married to the former Esther Holscher of Baltimore from December 18,1926 until her death May 23, 1982. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Kay) Roeder Sfroop; four children, Margaret Ann (Peggy) Wells of San Diego, Califomia, Paul David (Mike) Su-oop, Junior '54 of Huntsville, Alabama, Barbara Winthrop Draddy of Vienna, Virginia, and Patrick Allen Stroop '69 of Annapolis, Maryland; four step-children, Bernard F. Roeder, Junior '60 of Newport, Rhode Island, Franke Haimberger of MiltonFreewater, Oregon, Anne Roeder of Coronado, California, and Kathleen Bell of Chargrin Falls, Ohio; 13 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

PA. Stroop '69

JOSEPH FRANKLIN JELLEY '27 RAdm. Joseph F. Jelley CEC USN (Ret.) died on 6 May 1995 at the Cheyenne Mountain Nursing Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Memorial services were conducted on 10 May, followed by inurnment at the Chapel of Our Savior in Colorado Springs.

Born and reared in Phoenixville, PA., he received his early education there and then attended Comell University for two years.

He was appointed to the Naval Academy frora the State of Pennsylvania to graduate with the Class of 1927.

On graduation he served in the battleship, ARKANSAS for two years prior to fransferring to the Civil Engineer Corps. He then took appropriate courses, one year at the Navy Postgraduate School and two years at Rensselaer Polytechnic School where he was awarded degrees of Civil Engineer and Master of Civil Engineering. Subsequent assignments included duties at Pearl Harbor, Norfolk, VA, Alameda, Long Beach, CA, Chicago and Washington, DC. World War II assignments included: Deputy OinC of the 5th Naval Constmction Battalion, (Seabees) on Guam. He was selected to be Deputy Chief of the Bureau ofYards and Docks with the temporary rank of Rear Admfral, the youngest officer to hold this rank in many years.

RAdm. Jelley was appointed Chief of the Bureau ofYards and Docks by President Tmraan in 1949. He was responsible for the Navy's expanded consttuction program during the Korean War. In 1953 he was selected to be the first Director of Constmction in the Department of Defense. He moved to Pearl Harbor in 1954 and assumed command of Seabee Battalions in the Pacific Area and was also in charge of Naval Constmction in Thailand and Japan.

He retired from active duty in 1957. He was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal for service from Feb. 1941 until Aug. 1944 "for extraordinary resourcefulness, sound judgment, superior technical knowledge in performing multitudinous tasksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in upholding the highest ttaditions of the Naval Service." In addition, he was entitled to the following medals: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, American Defense, World War 11 Victory, and the National Defense Service.

He settled with his wife, Elizabeth, in Colorado Springs, CO. In retirement he served as consultant on nuraerous projects in the U.S. and abroad. He served as National President of the Society of American Military Engineers and was a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was active in civic organizations, serving as public member of Colorado's Water Pollution Control Commission and on the Westem Area Advisory Council of the American Red Cross.

He has been a lay reader of the Episcopal Chapel of Our Savior for 18 years, a Rotarian, 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Lambda Chi Fratemity.

His wife of 55 years, the former Elizabeth Morgan of Baltimore, MD. predeceased him in 1983. He is survived by three children: Philip Jelley of Oakland, CA.; Mrs. Joan Vaughan of New Market, TN.; and Robert M. Jelley of SpringfieId,VA.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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ALBERT BUDDY SCOLES '27 RAdm. Albert B. Scoles, USN (Ret.) succumbed on 15 Febmary 1995 at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA from complications arising from lung cancer For the last fortyone years of his Ufe, he found great rewards in the work of Alcoholics Anonymous. Fittingly, his memorial service was conducted as an AA meeting by his youngest daughter, Mary Katherine White. Cremation was followed by the scattering of ashes at sea off San Diego from a Navy vessel, with full military honors.

Bom and reared in Kansas City, Kansas, Bud (or "Red," as he was known to most of his Navy colleagues) was appointed to the Naval Academy from his home state. Graduating summa cum laude with die Class of 1927, Red served in the battieship TENNESSEE and the Second Nicaraguan Campaign before entering flight training at Pensacola in 1929. While serving in VS-3 aboard LEXINGTON, he played an instmmental role in the development of techniques for carrier landings at night. A tour with VP-1 at Pearl Harbor was followed by a second assignment aboard TENNESSEE, this time as a scout plane pilot with Observation Squadron 4. Red next attended the Naval Postgraduate School at Annapolis and completed his M.S. degree in aeronautical engineering at CalTech in 1938. After a tour witii VP-12 in San Diego, he opted for the designation "Aeronautical Engineering Duty Only" and was assigned to the Naval Afrcraft Factory in Philadelphia, where he dfrected pioneering work in fiiel economy for reciprocating afrcraft engines.

During World War II Red served as Material Officer on the staff of ComAfrPac, as Service Division Officer on the staff of ComFwdArea, Cenfral Pacific Force, and as Material Officer on the staff of ComTaskForce 57. In recognition of his services, he was twice awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V. As Material Officer on the staff of ComFAfrAIameda and as Afr Officer on the staff of ComWesSeaFron in 1944-45, he coordinated theflowof afrcraft and aviation logistic material to the combat zones. With a keen interest in jet propulsion. Red served as CO, Pilotiess Afrcraft Unit at MCAS Mojave, CA and as Technical Dfrector of the new Naval Afr Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, CA. He retired in 1947 with the rank of Rear Admfral and established permanent residence in Los Angeles, which he considered the most exciting city in the country.

Over the next twenty-five years Bud held executive positions with aerospace and elecfronics companies, including Convafr, Gmmman Afrcraft, Fafrchild, and Aerojet-General. His final civilian employment was with Litton Industries, Data Systems Division, where he served as Special Assistant to the President.

Bud found additional success and meaning in life through his participation in Alcoholics Anonymous, in which he was active in the field of alcoholism and its prevention from 1953 until the tirae of his death.

He served for many years as a senior consultant to the Navy for development of the Navy Alcoholism Program. He served as president of the Alcoholism Council, West Area, 19751981 and was well known in the Los Angeles area for his tireless work in AA. Though his leadership was valued highly. Bud found the greatest rewards in hstening to, counseling, and encouraging the countless individuals who called upon him for help over the last forty-one years of his life.

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Edward A. Scoles '47

TERRELL ANDREWS NISEWANER '32 Capt. T.A. Nisewaner, U.S.N. (Ret..) died at his home in Bethesda, MD on 13 June 1995.

He was born in Clareraore, Oklahoma, raised in Boise, ID. He entered the Acaderay from the Naval Acaderay Preparatory School in San Diego.

His early career included service aboard the light cmiser OMAHA, desfroyers BREESE and GILMER and a

year aboard the cargo ship SIRIUS. During WWn he had four years duty in desfroyers, seeing action in the Atiantic, Meditertanean and Pacific. He coraraanded ALBERT W. GRANT DD-649

in the Pacific, where he was the youngest DD skipper During the battle of Surigao Sttaits his ship was hit by both enemy and friendly fire but did not sink.

Because of his part in this action Capt. Nisewaner was awarded the Navy Unit Citation and the Navy Cross.

He eamed the Bronze Star for action earlier in the war.

He was a graduate of the Naval War College and the Industrial College. He commanded NORRIS, AJICADIA, a division of desttoyer escorts and a squadron of desfroyers. His final duty was on the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During this time he got an MBA frora George Washington University at night.

He retfred after 30 years service June 1962.

He then attended Duke University where he eamed a Masters Degree in teaching with a major in mathematics.

He taught math at Montgomery Blafr High School for two years and subsequentiy at Walt Whitman High School for twelve years. He coached thefr swimming team, when they won the Towson State Championship in 1969 and the Mefropolitan Championship that same year and again in 1971. He also coached the cross country team to a state championship. Retfred from teaching in 1977, he continued as a substitute for five years.

He was a member of the Kenwood Country Club and an avid participant in Seniors golf, being a founding meraber of the golfing group, the Mulligans. He belonged to the Thad Devlin chapter of the American Legion.

Capt. Nisewaner is survived by his wife of 55 years, Eddie; a son. Ken Whiting, of Millbrae, CA; daughters Jan of Bmssels, Belgium; and Sherry N. Rogers of San Rafael, CA, and two granddaughters.

In lieu offlowerscontributions to the Cancer Society would be appreciated.

PAUL WILLIAM PFINGSTAG '32 Capt. Paul W. Pfingstag, USN (Ret.) died 8 June 1995 in Wickenburg, AZ. Memorial services were private. Bom 16 January 1911 in Newport, Kentucky, he was appointed to the Naval Academy and graduated with the Class of 1932. His initial service was aboard the SARATOGA. From 1934-1937 Paul attended MIT and while there was designated an EDO. After a tour at Mare Island, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor as a Docking Officer and docked several battle damaged ships by flashlight on 7 December 1941. From 1942-1946, he was assigned to BUSHIPS in Washington, DC, and retumed to Hawaii from 1946-1948

as Ship Engineering Maintenance Officer with COMAIRPAC His ffrst duty in Newport News, VA as Supervisor of Shipbuilding came in 1948. In 1949, Paul became Repair Superintendent at Charleston Naval Shipyard, to retam to BUSHIPSfrom19511955. From 1955-1957 he was Planning and Production Officer at Puget Sound, leaving there to be Commanding Officer at SRF Yokosuka, Japan. He retumed to Newport News as Supervisor of Shipbuilding in 1959, overseeing the constmction of the carrier ENTERPRISE. Paul retfred 3 January 1961 to Wickenburg where he put in a pecan orchard. Captain Pfingstag is survived by his wife, Martha, of Wickenburg; son WiUiam C. ('62), also of Wickenburg; daughter Anne and son John of Phoenix, Arizona; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

HORACE PRIEST ROUNDS '32 Lieutenant Commander Horace P. Rounds USN (Ret.) died suddenly on 22 May 1995 of heart failure in Deaconess Glover Hospital. A memorial service was held at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church on 10 June 1995 in Newton Lower Falls near his recent home in Needham, Massachusetts and near his long time home in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Bom in Syracuse, New York 7 May 1909, he was raised in Newton, Massachusetts where he graduated from Newton High School. He entered the U. S. Naval Academy from Massachusetts and graduated with die Class of 1932.

He retfred on graduation but received a Reserve Commission the following July and became affihated with the Ffrst Battahon in Boston. Through that connection he was employed by Exide Storage Battery in Defroit and Washington. While at the latter, he became involved with the development of the electric torpedo and was ordered eventually as N.I.O. Westinghouse, Sharon, Peimsylvatua, where the Mark 18 torpedo was perfected and built. This weapon was well known and used by submarines operating under Admiral Lockwood. In 1946 he joined his father, Frank I. Rounds, in Boston in the commercial and industrial package boilers, and alUed equipment business, succeeding him as president of Fraiik I Rounds Company from 1960 until his retfrement in 1981. He was active in the Boston Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and in June of 1981 served as Secretary/Treasurer, increasing die membership from less tiian 90 to over 350 in 1989.

He was a member of Union Lodge, AF & AM of Milton, The Dedham Country and Polo Club, The Algonquin Club, The Beacon Society of Boston, The 76 Club of Boston and St Mary's Episcopal Church of Newton Lower Falls. He was also the autiior of tiie cover story, "Oldfronsides,"in the January-Febmary 1994 edition of Shipmate.

He was the husband of the late Jean MacLachlan Rounds and is survived by a sister, Rutii Sheriff of Yarmoutii, Maine, a niece, Mrs. SalUe S. Dobra of Westwood, Massachusetts and a nephew, E. Scott Sheriff of Falmouth, Maine.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rounds Memorial Library Fund at North Hill, c/o USTmst, FO. Box 373, Boston, Massachusetts 02101.

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ALBERT GEORGE PELLING '33 Captain Albert G. Pelling, USN (Ret.), died 12 May 1995, at his home in San Diego, Califomia. Bom in Smitii Falls, Ontario, March 28, 1910, he moved witii his family to San Diego in 1920.friApril of 1928, he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, until the suramer of 1929. Upon graduation with tiie Class of 1933, Captain Pelling attended postgraduate school at the University of Califomia at Berkeley while awaiting commissioning.

Commissioned in June of 1934, he spent the next ten years at sea in battleships, destroyers, cmisers, and carriers. After attending the U.S. Naval War College, Captain Pelling was the Commanding Officer of ROWAN (DD-782). Through the remainder of his career, he had a number of commands, including DES DFV 302, NAVARRO (APA-215), Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Missouri, and U.S. Naval Station San Diego. Other duties included a tour on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Development, Secretary of the Joint Plans and Operations Division of the Staff of Commander in Chief Pacific, and as Chief of Staff of Ninth Naval District.

Following his retfrement from his tour as Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Station, San Diego, Captain Pelting made his home in the Mission Hills section of San Diego and was involved in the community and the Alumni Association. He worked briefly with the Social Services Department of San Diego County and for many years as a consultant to San Diego Port District. He served on the board of dfrectors, San Diego Chapter of the American Red Cross, and was active in the Kiwanis Club and the San Diego Historical Society.

Captain Pelling was aptly described in a recent book written by a Marine Corps officer, who served under him while he was at the University of Missouri, as a "most remarkable gentieman."

Captain Albert G. Pelling is survived by his wife Margaret, sons James and George, and two grandchildren.

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ERNEST SOUTHARD FRIEDRICK '37 Cdr. E.S. Friedrick, USN (Ret.) died on 20 May 1995, at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL, from internal bleeding following surgery. Interment was in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL, on 23 May Cdr. (Pete) Friedrick was bom 7 November 1914, in Baldwin, NY. He entered tiie Naval Academy in 1933, graduating in 1937. He served in PORTLAND ( C A 33) for two years, being detached to join the New York World's Fair Detachment. He raartied Dorothy Munn on 11 November 1939, and entered the Submarine School in January 1940. On graduation he joined S22 (SS-127), serving in her until she was tumed over to the British in 1942. He served in tiie fleet submarines PETO, FLYING FISH, GROUPER, and CAPITAINE, com-

manding the latter from 1945 until 1948.

Postwar shore assignments included service in tiie Surface Antisubmarine Development Detachment, Key West, FL; staff Commander Operational Development Force, Norfolk, VA; and Officer in Charge of the Naval Science Department, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY. His overseas assignments were staff. Commander Service Squadron Three, Sasebo, Japan, and staff. Commander U.S. Naval Forces Japan in Yokosuka. He commanded SHADWELL (LSD-15), based in Norfolk, VA. On retirement in 1960 he spent ten years teaching at Connetquot Junior - Senior High School, Bohemia, NY. Committed Christians, Cdr. Friedrick and his wife, Dorothy, worked in the Youth for Christ Bookstore, Uniondale, NY, and he later served as Dfrector of the Conservative Baptist Bible Conference in Freehold, NY. Since 1978 the Friedricks have lived in Belleair Bluffs, FL. He is survived by his wife of almost 56 years, Dorothy; two sons, Robert and Peter; one daughter, Pamela Mitchell; eleven grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

JAMES CHESTER OLDFIELD '39 Captain James C "Bamey" Oldfield, USN (Ret.) died of cancer on 11 May, 1995 at his home in Mallard Cove, NC. A funeral mass for his remains was held on 15 May at the Holy R e deemer Catholic Church at Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk. Following the funeral ceremony he was interted in the Southem Shores Cemetery.

Bom in Shenandoah, Iowa 22 August 1916, he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from that state and graduated with the Class of 1939. On graduation he was ordered to tiie battleship WEST VIRGINIA and served in the fire confrol division. In July 1941 he became the Electrical Officer aboard WEST VIRGINIA and had the engineering watch on the moming of 7 December, 1941 at Pearl Harbor In 1942 he was ordered to MIT and took the Naval Architectural and Marine Engineering Post Graduate course, becoming an Engineering Duty Officer and receiving an MS from MIT on graduation in 1944. He was then ordered to the Puget Sound Naval shipyard and served in the Production Department until 1947, when he was assigned to the staff of ComNavAirPac. In 1951 he was transferted to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as the Hull Superintendent. In 1954 he was

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assigned to the Bureau of Ships in Washington DC. In 1956 he became Head of Contract and Conversion Design Division, where he was involved in the design of new afrcraft carriers, including the nuclear afrcraft carrier ENTERPRISE. In 1957 he was assigned to the Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka, Japan as Repair Officer In 1959 he joined the staff of ComNavAfrLant as Ships Material Officer In 1962 he became the planning Officer o f the San Francisco Naval Shipyard.

In 1964 he was ordered to BuShips as Deputy Assistant Chief for Field Activities and then retfred from that Position and the Navy on 1 July 1965.

After retiring from the Navy he worked for General Dynamics at the Quincy Shipyard as a naval architect. In 1970 he moved to the Outer Banks near Kitty Hawk, where he owned and operated the Oldfield Contracting Company, which built Acom Stmcture Homes.

He is survived by his widow Margaret Held Oldfield of 21 Mallard Cove, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk NC. 27949, a daughter Mary O. Howard and a son John Oldfield.

ROBERT HUGH GILLOCK '43 Captain Robert Hugh Gillock, USN (Ret.) 10 November 1919 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 25 April 1995. Bob suffered frora ill health for many years before succumbing to the effects of several strokes. At the time of his death he was a patient in the Hampton, Virginia Veterans Administtation Hospital.

Bob was bom in Arkansas City, Kansas, and was raised on his parents' dairy farm where he leamed early in life the value and benefits of hard work. He entered the Naval Acaderay in the summer of 1939, quickly adjusted to the Academy's regimen, and was an outstanding student and midshipman frora the outset. This writer could not have had a better roommate!

Graduating three years later in the wartime accelerated class of 1943, Bob reported to his first command as a commissioned officer in July 1942. For the next two years, while serving as gunner officer in destroyers CASE (DD-370) and ALBERT W . GRANT (DD-649),

he saw duty in the Pacific theater from the Aleutian Islands in the north to the Solomons in the south, and participated in many naval engagements and amphibious invasions. He was especially proud of the effectiveness of his ship's guns in support of our Marines at Saipan.

In July 1944 Bob retumed to the U.S. for flight training, and was designated a Naval Aviator in June of 1945. Further training qualified him to fly large multi-engine seaplanes. Shortly thereafter he was assigned to Rescue Squadron Four (VH-4), and participated in Operation Crossroads as an afr-sea rescue pilot during nuclear bomb testing operations at Bikini Atoll Immediately following Crossroads, in 1946, Bob volunteered to fly in Operation Highjump, and was given special training in polar navigation and cold weather operations. While flying PBM-5's in Antarctica he explored, photographed, mapped and claimed thousands of square miles of tertitory for the United States in operations designed to preerapt Soviet aspi-

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rations in that part of the world. Much of his flying was over water and land that probably had never before been seen by humans. Gillock Glacier and Gillock Island bear his name {Shipmate, April 1995, pp 3437). Subsequentiy Bob was assigned to Pafrol Squadron 34, the Fleet Air Wing staff, and command of Pafrol Squadron 18. Frora 1960 to 1961 he was navigator of the afrcraft carrier RANDOLPH. Bob's duties ashore included attending the Naval Post Graduate School (aeronautical engineering), the Naval War College (Command and Staff Course), and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

After retireraent from active duty in 1967 Bob attended Penn State University, and was awarded a Master's degree in education. Then, in 1969, he accepted a teaching position near his home in Virginia Beach at Tidewater Community College. Highly respected, a role model and inspiration to his students, he continued to teach there as Professor of Engineering until his retirement in 1982.

Bob is survived by his widow, Pauline (Polly), at 2345 Bayville Road. Vfrginia Beach, VA 23455. They would have been married 50 years in November of 1995. He is also survived by their daughter Sharon of Burke, VA, an FBI special agent, and by Sharon's daughter, Jennifer Slama of Charlottesville, a sttident at the University of Vfrginia. In addition, he is survived by two brothers, Thomas and Gordon of Arkansas City, Kansas.

Memorials in Bob's name may be made to the Naval Academy Alumni Association, Class of '43 Projects Restricted Fund, 247 King George Sfreet, Annapolis, MD 21401-5068.

Edward E. Kerr '43

ROBERT M. BROWN '49 Capt. Robert M. Brown, SC, USN (Ret), 69, died 3 May 1995, in Annapolis, as a result of a cerebral hemorthage. He lived in Amold, MD. A funeral service was held at the Naval Acaderay Chapel on 5 May followed by interment in Arlington National Cemetery.

Bob was bom in Massachusetts, he entered the Naval Academy and graduated with the Class of 1949.

After graduation Bob attended the Navy Supply Corps School, Bayonne. Bob then served at the Naval Afr Station, Quonset Point, RI, then on to sea duty in BAIROKO (CVE-115), and TRATHEN (DD-530). He

then came ashore with the Staff, Commander Service Force, U. S. Atiantic Fleet, followed by Naval Station, Argentia, Newfoundland, Navy Clothing and Textile Office, Brooklyn, NY, and the Navy Clothing and Textile Office, Philadelphia, PA, then back to sea as Supply Officer, MONROVIA (APA-3 1). After his tour at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Bob served at the Electronics Supply Office, Great Lakes, IL. While at ESO, Bob attended and was awarded a Masters Degree in Public Administtation by Roosevelt University, Chicago. Bob then retumed to Philadelphia for duty at the Defense Personnel Support Center This tour was followed by duty with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington. Bob's final tour was as Coraraanding Officer, Navy Regional Finance Center, Washington, DC. Bob was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal upon corapletion of this tour He also attended the Naval War College.

From 1979 to 1989, Bob was a Systems Analyst with EG&G in Crystal City. Also during his retirement he devoted many hours to his position as Executive Vice President of the Ulmstead Estates Community civic group in Amold, working towards scenic improvements in the community, as well as in many other areas of interest.

Bob was serving as Treasurer of the Class of '49 at the tirae of his death.

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Survivors include his wife, Claire Devoux Brown, and their daughter, Pamela Sue Brown, both of Arnold; three daughters from his previous marriage to Jeannette Brown, Janet Brown-Franklin of Atianta, Patti Brown Childress of Richmond, and Jacqueline Margaret Brown of Centreville; four step-children, Mary Clare Corecoran of Glenside, PA, JoAnn Queen of Amold, J. Christopher Mickley of Collingswood, NJ., and Mark Mickley of Cenfreville; and his sister, Dorothy Ordway of Acton, Mass.

Meraorial contributions may be made to the U.S. Naval Acaderay Alurani Association, Annapolis, MD 21402, in Bob's meraory, marked for "49 PROJECT".

Div. in Vietnam. Tom detected a defect in tiie new M16rifleand engineered a cortection that did not entail removing the weapon from active service. For this he was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V." Finishing his tour in Vietnam, Tom attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk and then was assigned to HQ, FMF, Atlantic from which he retired in 1969.

In retfrement, Tom developed an insurance company designed to serve the peculiar needs of Americansfravelingin Mexico and he continued his collection of fu-earms and edged weapons, most of which now are in the Marine Corps Recmit Depot Museum, San Diego. He served as Elder and Deacon in the Presbyterian Church, was a 32nd Degree Mason (Scottish Rite), an Elk and meraber of the Alumni Association.

In addition to Tom's Legion of Merit, his decorations include the: American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal w/ star, Korean Service Medal with two combat stars, THOMAS CRAVEN EDWARDS '51 LCol.Thomas Craven Korean Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Edwards, USMC (Ret.), Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/three stars, the Comdied 4 Aug 1994 at the bat Action Ribbon and the Navy Unit CommendaHospice in San Diego, tion.

CA, after a year-long To wife, Pat, son, Tom Jr with wife Kathleen and battle with cancer His grandsons Colin, Sean and Brendan, and son, Jeffrey ashes were interted in the with wife Marjorie and granddaughter littie Rachel Columbarium at Ft â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for whose arrival Tora waited and who so brightm Rosecrans (incidentally ened hisfinaldays â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Class sends its respects and I m named for the great- condolences. And, more importantiy, its thanks for grandfather of Tom's late having had the privilege of knowing this man.

Classmate, Bob Rosecrans) with full honors. ClassWill Dinegar '51 mates in attendance were: Tom Beattie, Paul Byme, THOMAS RODNEY STUART '51 Bill Gorski, Tom Jackson, John Tillson, and Will Retired Marine Corps Dinegar along with family members and many local Col. Thomas R. Stuart, friends.

68, of Annapolis died of Tom was bom in Bloomington, IL on 27 Aug 1927, acute respfratory failure ^sr "S? tiie son of Cdr. W. C Edwards, USNR and Elizabeth on 11 May 1995 at the < Noxley Edwards, NNC He enlisted in the Marine Anne Arundel Medical Corps upon graduation from high school in 1945. On Center after a lengthy completion of boot camp at Parris Island he served in battie with emphysema. a variety of assignments at Camp LeJeune and NAD, Colonel Stuart was a Panama. He qualified for selection at NAPS in 1943 Graduate of AnBainbridge, MD and upon successful completion of napolis High School and that course was appointed from the ranks and graduattended Sevem School ated with credit. as a meraber of the Class of '45. While a midshipman Basic School at Quantico was followed by a com- at the Naval Academy, he was the 1950 NCAA epee bat toiu- with the 1 st Marine Div. in Korea. Tom served fencing champion. After graduation from the Acadfirst as a rifle platoon leader and then as CO of the emy with the Class of 1951 he entered the Marine anti-tank company, 7th Marines. Retuming from Ko- Corps with his brother and Classmate, Jerome C rea, he was stationed at Camp Pendleton, thence to Stuart. A veteran of the Korean War he was wounded Kanehoe Bay and back to Japan with the 3rd Marine in combat. During the Vietnam War he served in-counDiv. During the remainder of 1953 and 1954, Tom try from 1965 to 1966, ending his assignment as Comserved at the Recmit Deport in San Diego. He was mander 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He retumed subsequently assigned as a survival instmctor in the to the Battalion as its commander on Okinawa from Sierta Nevadas and then to the USA Engineer Re1970 to 1971. search and Development Lab at Ft Belvofr, VA. His He was a graduate of the Marine Corps Comraand survival experience was put to use as one of two mili- and Staff College and received a Master of Business tary navigators guiding a six-man civihan team test- Administration in 1970 from The George Washinging gyro navigational devices for combat vehicles ton University. After retiring from tiie Marine Corps during a 4,500 mile frek across the Polar Ice Cap in in 1977, he held executive positions with Northrop, Greenland. They were only tiie thfrd group to go so RCA, and ARINC before retiring in 1988 and movfar north on the cap since Commodore Peary, USN. ing to Annapolis.

Tom's next assignment to the Ordnance Section Colonel Stuart was the son of Marine Lieutenant in Quantico allowed him to carry out his oft-delayed General James Austin Stuart (USNA '22), the son-inplans to marry Patricia Irvin, LTJG, NNC at Annapo- law of Captain George Griffin Herring. Jn, USN lis. Their two sons, Thomas Craven, Jr and Jeffiey (USNA '21), and the brotiier of 2nd Lt. Jerome C Craig were born during this tour which was followed Stuart, USMC (USNA '51), who was killed in action by one at the Army Advanced Infantry School, Ft in Korea in 1952. During Colonel Stuart's service in Benning, GA. Tom also attended the Airbome Jump the Marine Corps he was awarded the Legion of Merit School and while a late injury prevented making his with Combat V, the Navy Commendation Medal, the final jump, his record was so outstanding, the CO or- Purple Heart Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citadered his wings to be awarded nonetheless. Frora there tion among many other decorations. he went back to the 7th Marines field testing the COA memorial service was held at tiie Naval AcadBRA Anti-Tank Guided Missile System followed by eray Chapel on 15 May 1995, a service attended by a retum to Okinawa. many Classmates and friends. He was remembered By this time the Vietnam Conflict had broken out and honored as a staunch friend, a dedicated Marine, and Tom was sent to HQMC as Ordnance Officer and and a loving son, husband, and father Inurnment was Top Secret Confrol Officer and then to the 1st Marine at the Naval Academy Columbarium.

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JOSEPH BROTHERS SMITH '54 Col. Joseph B. Smith (USAF Ret.) died at his home in Wamer Robins, GA. on 28 March 1995.

Funeral services were held at the First United Methodist Church attended by his relatives and many friends. Burial with full military honors was at Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, Georgia.

Joe was bom in Ehzabeth City, North Carolina on 13 November 1930 and graduated from Mars Hill College. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He also attended the University of Colorado, where he received a masters degree in Business Administration. Joe served in the Afr Force Logistics Comraand in Iceland, France, United States Afr Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Robins Air Force Base in Wamer Robins, Georgia among other locales. He retired in 1980 after twenty six years of service and remained living in Wamer Robins. At this time, he established another career as an administrator in the local hospital, the Houston Medical Center, for ten years. He also served as the first director of the Houston Medical Center Foundation. Subsequently he owned and managed a Merry Maids franchise for the Wamer Robins and Macon areas.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and tiie Winmore Sunday School Class, was the chairman of the Staff Parish Coraraittee, had served on the Council of Ministries and was chairman of the administrative board. He was a past president of the Wamer Robins Rotary Club, and the Salvation Army Advisory Board. In addition, he was a meraber of the Board of Dfrectors of the Wamer Robins Area Charaber of Commerce.

He is survived by his wife, Wynyard A. Sraith of Wamer Robins, GA; three sons, Scott B. Smith of Manteo, NC, Matthew J. Smith of Birmingham, AL, and Stephen T. Smith of Dublin, GA; his raother, Margaret Smith of Elizabeth City, NC; and two grandsons, Jason and Nicholas Smith of Birmingham, AL. Those desiring to make memorial contributions may do so by sending them to the First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 205 N. Davis Drive, Wamer Robins, GA 31093.

Gilbert Buccola '54

JOSEPH D. MACKENZIE '55 CDR Joseph David Mackenzie, USN (Ret), age 62, of Monterey, CA, died of Lou Gehrig's disease on April 22, 1995 at the Hospice House in Monterey.

Bom Jan. 19,1933 in Passaic, NJ, he lived in Monterey for 23 years. Dave was a 1955 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a 1960 graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School where he earned his master's degree in meteorology. He played varsity football while at the Naval Academy.

He served 26 years in the Navy, until he retired as a Commander in 1981. During tours of active duty, he served in San Diego, CA, Norfolk, VA and Hawaii. He taught at the Naval Academy and at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Upon his retirement, he worked as a meteorologist for the Environmental Prediction Research Facility and Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center in Monterey.

Dave was honorary president of the Naval postgraduate School Men's Golf Club and served for 16

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years as a marshal for the AT&T Pro/Am. He was a member of the San Carlos Catiiedral in Monterey and was active in coaching youth football for four years in Hawaii and one year at Carmel High School. He was an avid fly fisherman and enjoyed bowling and playing golf.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Steven of Eureka, CA and James of Sunnyvale, CA; two daughters, Sharon Lagana of Monterey and Maureen Bounds of Las Vegas, NV; a sister, Carole Bradley of CUfton, NJ; his mother, Caroline of Passaic.

NJ, and three grandchildren.

ALBERT CORNELIUS WINTERS, JR. '55 Col Albert C Winters, Jr, USAF (Ret) died peacefully at his home in Goodlettsville, TN on April 17, 1995, following a third sttoke in November 1989, which led to his hospitalization and, ultimately, to confinement at horae to the end. He was buried with full miUtary honors at Arlington National Cemetery on April 21, 1995, with many Classmates in attendance. Al was a proud graduate of "Canoe U" and would have been very touched by the remembrance.

Al entered the Naval AcaderayfroraWilliamsport, PA after receiving a degree in Economics from Duke University. Upon graduation, he accepted a cornraission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. The day after graduation, he and Mary-Marie were married in the Naval Academy Chapel and began their joumey together through 23 1/2 years of his military career and 40 years of marriage and companionship.

His military field of expertise was research and development procurement and he served 3 tours of duty at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio with Aeronautical Systems Division. Among the projects he took an active part in, where the research and development of the SR-71 and the F-15. His other tours included: 3 years as Base Procurement Officer at Dreux AFB and Evreux AFB, France; ROTC Instructor at Virginia Tech; Asst. Chief of Procurement at Tan Son Nhut AFB, Saigon, Vietnam; student at The Air University (acquiring a master's degree in Business Administration); a tour witii Headquarters, Systems Command at Andrews AFB, and a third tour at Wright-Patterson as Director of Procurement, F-15 Special Projects Office. After a second sfroke in 1978, Al was medically retired as a Colonel with 100% permanent disability.

Upon retirement, Al and Mary-Marie began civilian life in a lakefront home outside Estill Springs, TN with his beloved Brittanies. He became a ham radio operator and an active meraber of MARS. Following his third sfroke and a six month stay in Nashville hospitals, a move closer to proper medical facilities necessitated thefr move to a new home in Goodlettsville, TN. Although his infirmities requfred that he remain homebound, he reraained an active participant in his therapies and family affafrsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a much beloved husband, father and grandfather He leaves his wife, Mary-Marie; Uvo sons, Albert C, III of Huntsville, AL and Paul Martyn of Nashville, TN; and two grandsons, Michael and Thomas.

BERNARD FAIRBANKS MIMMS, JR. '85 Captain Bernard Fairbanks Mimms, Jr. USMC died on 31 May 1995 near Quantico. Vfrginia, after a long, 13year battle with cancer.

He was buried with full honors at the U.S. Naval Academy cemetery during a service on 7 June 1995. Many of his Classmates were on hand for the services and gathered in his name during a reception at the Alumni House.

Bom 3 August 1963, he graduatedfromManchester High School near Richmond, Virginia and entered the Naval Academy in July 1981 with the Class of '85. Despite a few setbacks with cancer during his Youngster year, Bernie served as Company Commander, 13th Company and received his commission in the Marine Corps. His legacyfromthe years at Navy will always be his contribution to the inaugural "Football Run to Army-Navy" which is now a 13th Company tradition.

Upon graduation he served as Maintenance Management Officer/Assistant Logistics Officer with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines and 1st Battalion, 12th Marines while stationed at Kaneohe MCAS, Hawaii. On 9 November 1988 (the 10th already a sacred day).

Bemie married the love of his life, Lori Sharry. Shortiy afterwards, his cancer went into remission for the second time and he deployed to Okinawa, Japan again with 3/3. In June 1990 he fransferted to the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, Califomia where he received his Master's degree in Operations Analysis and Research. Since September 1992, he was an Operations Analyst at HQMC, Installations and Logistics Branch.

Bemie embodied all the characteristics and fraits of a tme patriot and leader. He was as honest and dependable as they come, and had the courage of a lion.

He endured much pain and sortow during his short life without ever asking "Why rae'?" He was a loving husband, loyal son and wonderful friend to many Marines and Classmates. His passions were football, reading and the purchase of every new gizmo to hit the market. "Inspector Gadget" loved his Navy team, was the Corps' biggest Dallas Cowboys' fan. 1 will surely miss his weekly phone calls when we replayed every down of the weekend's action. He was my best friend and brother and I will miss hira dearly.

He is survived by a loving collection of relatives and friends who supported him throughout his gallant fight: his strong and faithful wife, Lortaine and loyal German Shepherd, Shannon of Dumfries, Va; mother, Yvonne A. Mimms and father, Bernard F. Mimms, Sr of Richmond. He has three sisters; Brigette, Brandy and Kori along with a beautiful niece, India. The Sharry family, many Marines and all of his Classmates will forever remember this man in our prayers. We can only hope to display the same courage, faith and love of life when faced with such adversity In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Bemard's name to the American Cancer Society or the U. S. Naval Academy through the Alumni Association Patrick L. Redmon '85

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plus an all-new 100+ page Newcomer's Guide to "LIVING IN HAMPTON ROADS" For HOMEBUYERS relocating to Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown or anywhere, USA Call your Armed Forces Relocation Service Center too-free from anywhere:

1324 N. Battlefield Blvd. • Suite 2F Chesapeake, VA 23320 800-543-3886

1-800-695-RELO Local (804) 499-3330 VAN ROSE '75 ROSE & KRUETH REALTY CORP. 404 Oakmears Crescent, Suite 204, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

1206 Laskin Road 'Suite 100 Virginia Beach, VA 23451 800-591-1898

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The Campbell Organization, Inc. SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm

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P.O. Box 2010 Stin.. NV. 89449

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VACATION RENTALS SO. LAKE TAHOE Year round playground Quality Homes & Units Call for more info:

1-800-568-2463 Gary Michelsen 7 0

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Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 (904) 285-7700 1-800-780-7007

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703-709-0234 FAX 703-709-0265

UNBELIEVEABLE Discounted Long Distance and 800 Service to Business and Home utilizing the Network Facilities of AT&T, LDDS, MCI, US Sprint, and Wiltel.

Call 800/257-6214 for 24-hour recorded messages: Ext 1 for Customer Discounts: Ext 3 for Agent Program NATIONAL TELE-COMMUNICATIONS PO Box 398, Maui, Hawaii 96768 Deyll Christen '53

JOSTEN' S RING INFORMATION USNA Graduates of Classes 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1978, may order Josten's Official and matching Miniature rings, contoured Wedding Bands. Write Vemon R. Galley, RO. Box 40211, Grand Junction, CO 81504, phone (970) 242-8383

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The Drum and Bugle Corps, 1914

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Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium under construction, August 1958

NAVY MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM FUND

ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND

Poster for the Campaign for the Stadium

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The Naval Academy Lamp Sirrica, LTD. is proud to announce the availability of the Official U.S. Naval Academy Lamp.

The distinctive Academy Coat-of-Arms is vividly re-created in gold on the black parchment shade.

This classic desk lamp is hand-polished and handassembled of the finest solid brass and features a solid black marble base and centerpiece. Indeed, the lamp makes an impressive statement of quality about the owner.

You can also have your lamp personalized with an engraved brass plate affixed to the marble base. The Naval Academy Lamp is a tremendous value as you are able to purchase direct from Sirrica, Ltd. Of course, you must be completely satisfied with; the quality of your lamp or you may retum it within fifteen days for exchange or refund.

Whether selected for your personal use or as an expressive, thoughtful gift, the Naval Academy Lamp is certain to command attention.

For faster service, credit card orders may be placed by dialing toll free 1-800-346-2884.

All callers should request to speak with Operator 772USN. NOTE: For Christmas delivery, all orders must be telephoned or postmarked by December 10.

Symbolizing a tradition of excellence for the home or office.

Solid Marble; Ht. 22"; Wt. 8 Lbs.; Solid Brass

U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY LAMP

REPLY FORM Please accept m y order for the following U. S. Naval A c a d e m y Lamp(s) ^ QUANTITY

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U. S. Naval A c a d e m y Lamp(s) @ $150.00 each.

(Include $8.00 for insured shipping & handling charges.)

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*0n shipments to North Carolina, add 6% sales tax.

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A Navai Academy Tradition.

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Climbing H e m d o n Monument and trading in your dixie cup for a bridge cap. Skating through "skirmy"—or not. Christening your ring in the binnacle at the Ring Dance. Sounding three cheers as you throw off your Midshipman rank. Taking a dip in hill dress. There are many memories and Academy traditions that you'll remember for the rest of your life. Now^ there's a special new way to uphold 150 years of USNA honor and customs—a program as unique as your own class crest.

Introducing the no-annual-fee U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Visa® cards from MBNA America—die only credit cards that generate contributions to the Academy's Alumni Association every time they're used to make a purchase.

When you carry and use a U.S. Naval Academy

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Alumni Visa, you'll not only help the Academy, you'll also benefit from a special, low Annual Percentage Rate of just 6.9% on cash advances, balance transfers, and purchases.' Plus, you'll enjoy 30-minute credit line increase decisions, free additional cards, and instant access to cash worldwide at more than 160,000 ATMs. And your card will be backed by an MBNA tradition—24-hour service, seven days a week (a big help when you're on tour halfway around the world).

So get in on the inside gouge. Join the ranks of those who support die efforts of die USNA Alumni Association in every way diey can. Request your U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Visa card—the only card that lives up to the Academy's 150-year uradition of excellence.

Call 1-800-847-7378 Please mention priority code NQVX when you call.

J u ,; act rhrn,,oh vr,iirfir« twelve statement closing dales, commencing ihe morah after your accoum is tNo annual fee. The current Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for cash advances - ' I P^^^ases 6 9% through pu^ftrs^ w^^^ J ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ , ^ opened: the APR may vary thereafter and will be applied to both new and otttstandtng cash f ™"^^'f"^ $25 t^a^mutS' T^nsaction fee for Premium Access Checks' or Preferred Access whtch may vary. Transactton fee for bank and ATM cash advances, 2% of '=='^';f ;'^^^^^^^^^^ ^ , ^,,hase of wtre transfers, money orders, bets, lotteo' ttckets, and castnc gamtng chips: 2% Checks* cash advances: 1% of each cash advance ($2 min.mum, JlO - ^ ^ ' " 7 ' J""^'™°" ' j p X r i Access Checks are federally regts.ered ser^nce marks of MBNA Amenca Bank, NA of each purchase ($2 mintmum, $25 maximum) MBNA Amenca,* Premium Access Checks, and Preferred Access cne Visa • --'--I-Visa USA, Inc. used pursuant to license AD 1-171-95

U. S. Naval Academy Grandfather Clock i

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e take great pride in offering the United States Naval Academy Grandfather Clock. This beautifully designed commemorative clock symbolizes the image of excellence, tradition, and history we have established at the United States Naval Academy.

Recognized the world over for expert craftsmanship, the master clockmakers of Ridge way have created this extraordinary clock..

Special attention is given to the brass lyre pendulum which depicts the Academy Seal in deeply etched bas relief; a striking enhancement to an already magnificent clock. Indeed, the clock makes a classic statement of quality about the owner.

Each cabinet is handmade of the finest hardwoods and veneers in a process that requires over 700 separate steps and the towering clock measures an imposing 83"H x 23"'W x I3"D. Finished in brilliant Windsor Cherry, the clock is also enriched with one of the most advanced West German timing mechanisms. Exceptionally accurate, such movements are found only in the world's finest clocks.

Enchanting Westminster chimes peal every quarter hour and gong on the hour.

If you prefer, the clock will operate in a silent mode with equal accuracy.

Beveled glass in the locking pendulum door and the glass dial door and sides add to the clock's timeless and handsome design.

You are invited to take advantage of a convenient monthly payment plan with no downpayment or finance charges.

Reservadons may be placed by using the order form. Credit card orders may be placed by dialing toll free 1-800-346-2884. The original issue price is $899.00. Include $82.00 for insured shipping and freight charges.

Sadsfaction is guaranteed or you may retum your clock within fifteen days for exchange or refund. Whether selected for your personal use or as an expressive, disdnctive gift, the United States Naval Academy Grandfather Clock is certain to become an heirloom, cherished for generations.

r RESERVATION FORF'ACTDEMY GRANiHEYc^^^^ Please accept my order for United States Naval Academy Grandfather Clock(s) @ $899.00 each. iQ"''" (Include $82.00 per clock for insured shipping and freight charges).

I wish to pay for my clock(s) as follows: By a single remittance of $ made payable to U.S. Naval Academy Grandfather Clock, which I enclose.

By charging the full amount of $

to my credit card indicated below.

By charging my credit card monthly @ $89.90 for a period of ten (10) months.

Freight charges will be added to the first payment. I understand there is no downpayment and no finance charges, i—i mmm [—i Full Account Number: *0n shipments lo North Carolina only, add 6% sales tax.

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Purchaser's Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Credit Card purchasers may call toll free 1-800-346-2884.

All callers should request Operator 771 USN. NOTE: All orders telephoned or postmarked prior to December 5 will be guaranteed Christmas delivery. Installment orders subject to credit approval.

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Symbolizing a tradition of excellence.

83"H X 23"W X 13"D