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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 Personnel DANIEL M. TRUAX, '59 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)

May 1995

Volume 58, No. 4 FEATURES President's Call The New Midshipmen Memorial Plaque

by Midshipman Stacie L. Milark, USN '95 150th Schedule Los Angeles Chapter 150th Gala A History of the U.S. Naval Academy Band byMUl Steven Banal, USNandMUl David Manner, USN Reunion West 1995 Schedule and Registration

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DEPARTMENTS The Mail Boat Service Academy Business Resource Directory All Hands Tour Lures Officers and Trustees Capitol Hill, Et cetera A Few Inches From The Yard Brigade Activities

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President's Call COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION This Call will conclude my series explaining your Association's major pursuits and showing you the "...inner workings and hidden mechanisms..." at Alumni House. Preceding articles have reviewed the Alumni Services, Development and Treasurer/Human Resources Divisions.

The fourth Division, Communications and Information (formerly Publications), was recently tasked with providing a wider range of information services to the membership. The Division, headed by Cdr. Dave Church, USN (Ret.) '67, also includes, as "main stays," Mrs. Nancy Gorum, Managing Editor, and Mrs. Linda Ferguson, editorial assistant. Special mention is Captain Ron Brandquist due Mrs. Cordy Richards, our recently retired editorial assistant who gave over 17 years of dedicated service to you.

The division, although small, is responsible for the timely dissemination of Association and Naval Academy news and information, and where appropriate. Navy and national news, especially that which impacts your Association, USNA and/or our alumni. Traditionally this has been accomplished in the pages of Shipmate, the Association's official magazine, but the technological revolution has brought opportunity to utilize other communications mediums.

At this point I believe some background information into the circumstances of redesignating the division "Communications and Information" would be helpful.

In the early Fall of 1994 a pro bono study, by the respected consultant firm of McKinsey and Co., and an evaluation of the Association and its mission by the Board of Trustee's Strategic Planning Committee, concluded that the Association's information gathering and dispensing network, and the nature and scope of the division's responsibilities in this vital area needed focusing and strengthening. Further, as I have discussed in my earlier "Calls," and at the past Board of Trustees and various Chapter meetings, last summer I took the pulse of the Alumni body with an alumni survey (initial results were reported in "Our Alumni Speak," Shipmate, September 1994; Part II, an in-depth summation and analysis of that survey, including the over 3,000 written comments, statements or recommendations will appear in a later issue) to identify any improvements to be made in this area.

One of the concerns expressed in the survey was whether or not the Association should "influence NavyAJSNA policy?" The results showed 53% favoring versus 34% opposed, with 13% indicating no comment.

This return indicated the majority of our alumni are in favor of making "our" views known, and in working to educate, and thereby influence, those in policy making positions. A majority believed the message of the Naval Academy's value to the Nation and the Navy has to be delivered, continually, to the public and those in "policy centers" in government.

Based on the above considerations the Division's "charter" was broadened, and the groundwork laid, in addition to the traditional publications services, for an enhanced effort to gather and report to the membership vital, real time information on topics of concern to the

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Association, the Naval Academy, the Navy and the Nation. Along those lines I have begun a quiet effort to identify those individuals, alumni and non-alumni, who are in positions of influence, and have the inclination, or are predisposed, to favorably promote the Naval Academy in those policy or legislative circles.

Our Information and Recruiting Committee and Legislative Review Committee, including the Navy's Head of Legislative Affairs and CHINFO, are in place to help ensure we have the most up-to-date information as to any legislative, policy or attitudinal shifts at the governmental or public level. Additionally, Dave is working very closely with Captain Tom Jurkowsky, USN, Admiral Larson's exceptionally gifted USNA Public Affairs Officer, on staying "ahead of the power curve" in this arena.

With all that said about the increased scope of "intelligence" and reporting, the immediate divisional concern is the on-going conversion of our publishing efforts to electronic pre-press processes, or in layman's terms, "desktop publishing." As you have read in the last several issues this endeavor is bringing you your improved Shipmate at no additional cost. Increased current association news, updates, and use of color have enhanced the magazine. All procedures involving Shipmate, the Register of Alumni, and the Service Academy Business Resource Directory are being evaluated for effectiveness and relevancy, and redesigned where needed to facilitate a smooth flow of the material through the publications cycle, with the needed increase and awareness for accountability at each step in the electronic process.

Our Class Corresponding Secretaries are due a hearty round of applause in appreciation for their efforts in this "revolution." Volunteers all, they have adapted quickly to the new procedures of submitting their monthly class columns in electronic format. For many this was a big change from the "cut and paste" methods used over the past fifty years.

It is truly a "labor of love" for the Class Secretaries in serving their Classmates. The heart of Shipmate is the "Class News" section, and it is only due to the tireless efforts and dedication of our Corresponding Secretaries that the newsy and stimulating plethora of monthly class news comes to you.

On that note 1 want to urge each of you to take a moment and make the effort to drop a line, call, or visit with your Class Secretary. Many of us don't communicate well or often within our Classes, and that diminishes us all. I propose you have a "duty" to correspond with your Class Secretary at least once a year, and check in and keep the flame flickering for our class bond and camaraderie. The Classes absolutely need dependable and faithful communication within their ranks in order to provide support to Classmates and other alumni for Class events, and especially to those in times of need. Please write or call, today!

Although the printed word, correspondence and publications, is still our primary means of communication with you, we are moving into utilizing the rapidly growing areas of electronic systems (electronic bulletin boards, e-mail and the Intemet) and videotape.

In the arena of electronic bulletin boards and computer networks our own Alumni Association "Over the Wall" (OTW) electronic bulletin board has logged on over 4,200 users. To date over 100,000 calls have been made to OTW, ranging from Class Secretaries sending us their monthly columns, to private and public e-mail, to alumni utilizing the career transition program. OTW has truly become a clearinghouse of information: current Naval Academy happenings and reports, job opportunities, reunion planning, and general public messages of importance to alumni. If you have a computer and a modem, or access to one, all it takes is for you to call 1-800-982-USNA (8762) and log on. By the way, that 800 line is a direct service to you, one that has allowed OTW to grow so quickly. Additionally, you can communicate with us through the Internet at the following computer address: ngorum® pensacola.nadn.navy.mil.

As is the case with many of our projects and services, it is our volunteers who make the difference. In this area of communications we would not have OTW if it were not for the countless hours a week that Chuck Gorum '76, Nancy's husband, donates to the Alumni Association as the OTW System Operator (SysOp). Chuck has talked with innumerable OTW users and guided them in its use. Assisting Chuck with OTW SysOp efforts have been Paul Tuzo '51, Bob Black '63 , and our Shipmate managing editor, Nancy Gorum. My hat is off to them for this vital service!

Last fall, with the return of Admiral Chuck Larson to the Superintendent's chair, we ventured into the field of videotape communications. An hour long production featured the Admiral responding to questions, on his plans and programs, posed by an Alumni Association

panel. This most informative videotape was then distributed to each Alumni Association Chapter and Parents Club, and to all Blue and Gold program area coordinators. The tape was an unqualified success as it allowed the Superintendent to communicate his intentions and programs, in his own words, in a timely manner to our alumni and alumni family.

Additionally in the video arena, we have made available several other productions that support the Naval Academy. The Lou Reda Production videotape, "U.S. Naval Academy-150 Years in Annapolis," produced in concert with the USNA 150th Celebration Committee and recenfly aired on the TV cable A&E and History Channels, is offered through the Association (see page 2 of this issue). The video presents a most positive story of the Naval Academy, where we came from and where we are headed. Also, in the next few weeks the Empire Video (Tom Rositke '57) production that will be featured in the Academy's new ArmelLeftwich Visitor Center theater will be available for purchase. I will have those details in the June issue of Shipmate. Both of these videos are musts for alumni, and for our use in putting forward the story and contribution of the Naval Academy to our nation's welfare.

As you can see, we are moving forward very quickly on many fronts.

Our commitment is to keep you informed. In that way you can, in turn, be an effective advocate for the Naval Academy and your Alumni Association. In the March issue of Shipmate Secretary of the Navy John Dalton '64, said he depends on an informed alumni to help keep our Navy and the Nation strong. We intend to march in that direction!

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The Mail Boat Return the Wow! Shipmate: I read with a sense of relief and anticipation Admiral Larson's "Superintendent's Call" in the November issue. As an '84 graduate I had the distinct honor, as did all my classmates, of being exposed to Admiral Larson's leadership during the years that he first served as Superintendent. I can say without a doubt that his straight forward, professional, common sense approach to leadership was one of the highlights of my four years.

As a member of the USNA Glee Club I had the pleasure of representing the Academy hundreds of times in many areas of the country.

The one vivid memory I retain of my four years that I will always cherish is the expression of hope for the future that those who came to hear us sing often displayed on their faces.

One memorable performance occurred in Pulliam, Illinois, at a large community church.

The whole town came out to see "the future of our great country." These were hardworking, middle class Americans of every race, color and creed, who packed the church and spilled out into the street. As we sang America the Beautiful I noticed tears in the eyes, and in some cases, running down the faces of many who had come to hear us sing. I realized that day those people really and truly believed in us.

We not only represented America, we were America. No amount of "Academy bashing" can take away that memory. That, for me, was the "Wow!" that Admiral Larson speaks of in his "Call." It is important that we as alumni believe in the Academy, but make no mistake about it, Americans believe in the Academy and everything for which it stands.

Admiral Larson, you have our full support, and there is no doubt in my mind that you are the right man for the job!

Bud Sicliler '84 SHARK

had flown together on a dive bombing training in Florida, during the flight indoctrination course in which the Class of '44 participated in immediately following their 1943 graduation. He continues: "Dive bombing is what we were doing for real when Bill and the men of SHARK n fished me out of the drink."

What a coincidence! Since his letter appeared in Shipmate, Bill Emerson has written to me, sending photos taken of him with my husband Bill, during their "R and R" at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, following the patrol during which he was rescued. His account of what took place has filled a 50 year void for me, as SHARK II was lost on her next (third) patrol. Bill Emerson has never lost interest in locating family members of the men who saved his life. I am grateful to him for his information, photos, etc., as all of that was previously denied to me because of the loss of SHARK II. I wish to acknowledge that '44 Class president Hank Barbour was instrumental in passing on my name to the Submarine Veterans of WW II, which led to Bill Emerson "finding" me.

Thank you Shipmate and Hank, for all your help, interest and participation.

Peg T\imer Peery

II Tale

Shipmate: This letter is to thank Shipmate for its part in causing to happen a most unusual occurrence in my life. As the widow of William Harlan Turner, Lt(jg) USN '44, who lost his life when the submarine SHARK n (SS-314) failed to return from her third patrol, I was particularly interested in a letter published in the October '94 Shipmate. The letter was from Wm. S. Emerson, LCDR, USNR (Ret.), of Columbia, MO. He was a Naval Aviator flying SB2C-3 dive bombers off LEXINGTON (CV-16) during WW II. He wrote expressing his gratitude to SHARK and her men for his rescue after being shot down near Iwo Jima.

He writes: "Within a very short time of my climbing aboard SHARK II on August 4, 1944, Bill Turner and I recognized that we had met before"—and indeed they discovered that they

Shipmate, May 1995

Bill and Bill in Hawaii

And Yet Another Admiral Nimitz Story Shipmate: The "Mail Boat" article in June, 1994. by my good friend, classmate and fellow Kansan Bob Peniston certainly caught my attention and brought me to wonder if Shipmate readers can absorb yet another fascinat-

ing story about Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz.

While my tale does not contain the very warm, persona] touch by the Admiral that Bob experienced, nevertheless there is a solid lesson to be learned from the following incident.

In March of 1962,1 was attached to the old Bureau of Supplies and Accounts as a staff liaison officer between the CO. of the then Navy Ship's Store Office in Brooklyn, and the Chief of our Bureau. Basically, I was a paper-shuffler handling matters related to the resale program of the Navy—policy matters affecting the worldwide programs of the Navy Exchanges, Ship's Stores, and Commissary Stores. One morning at mail delivery there appeared an official Navy Department manila envelope, addressed to me—my correct rank, name, SC designator (for Supply Corps), and address (BuSandA). . but all hand-addressed !

And in the upper left-hand comer of the envelope, just above the officially printed NAVY DEPARTMENT and return address (COM 12) and the ominous OFHCIAL BUSINESS notation was, again hand-written, the name C.W. NIMITZ, FAdm, USN. The very clear postmark was stamped: Berkeley, Calif—Mar 20, 1962.

In dazed wonderment, prior to opening the envelope, I could only opine that the Admiral's aide must want me to obtain something for the Admiral through the Navy resale system, perhaps something exotic from some far-away land, that was unobtainable in stateside Exchanges. But no! In the envelope was a full page, typed letter to the Admiral from a retired Army Colonel (a West Pointer) outlining the fact that he was writing a book on "The Art of War Updated" and that he had showed the manuscript to a "Cdr Prehn of the Magazine and Book Branch of the Navy at the Pentagon," who told him that he thought Admiral Nimitz might find the manuscript interesting and "...had in the past been helpful to other struggling writers." The Colonel followed up by asking the Admiral to look over the manuscript and give him his comments.

You must now imagine what happened when Admiral Nimitz read that request from the Colonel. "Aide! Get the address of this guy Prehn!" And here is where I entered the story, since the aide obtained my name and address by mistake, rather than the "Magazine and Books" Prehn. I knew there was another "LCDR Prehn" stationed somewhere in Washington, but I had never met or talked with him.

I believe he was an aviator; I was Supply Corps.

He was in the Pentagon; I was in the old Main Navy building on Constitution Avenue.

Nevertheless, the attached hand-written note from the Admiral was such classic advice that I long-ago had it emblazoned in my memory.

It read:

Berkeley, Calif.

19 March 1962 Dear Prehn: Please do not sic any more authors onto me.

I have enough problems of my own.

Sincerely, C. W. Nimitz Fleet Admiral, USN Through the years many friends and visitors in our home have seen this framed note and envelope, (alongside a rather gruff-looking photo of the Admiral), and I delight in relating how effective that note was to get across the Admiral's thoughts—it wasn't written by his aide, it wasn't dictated, it wasn't typed—just two short handwritten sentences, and it said all that needed to be said.

In retrospect, my only regret was that I didn't send a return note to the Admiral (for how many lowly Supply Corps Lieutenant Commanders could have the opportunity of writing a personal note to a Fleet Admiral?). I just kept the note, sending a copy of it to the "Magazine and Books" Prehn, indicating something like "...a slight problem has been created here."

Jolin L. Prehn, Jr. '47

Another Ring Story Shipmate: After reading "Another Lost Ring Story" in the November '94 Shipmate, I thought I'd give you another two. If these don't convince you that there are good people in this world, then nothing will. . .!

The first comes from the airport in Athens, Greece in April '91.1 was on a layover, waiting for an island hop to Crete to take over as OIC of a weather forecasting detachment. In view of the terrorist threat, this wasn't exactly the best place for an American service member I staked out a seat in the waiting area and tried to quietly make it through a few boring tour books. It only took a few pages to convince me that I should get up and go wash my face to not sleep through my flight.

In the restroom, I took off my ring, set it on the sink, and completely forgot about it after washing and drying my hands. (I wasn't really used to wearing the thing, due to the fact that I had j u s t transferred from a two-year, permanently-deployed sea tour in the Persian Gulf—where daily duty as boat officer caused me to shelve my ring for the entire tour.)

After an hour, I was standing by with only moments prior to boarding the 25 year old twin engine prop that I prayed would make the trip across the Aegean. Then I thought I heard my name over the airport announcing system. It was interjected between a whole mix of Greek, so I thought it was just some strange combination of Greek syllables that had a coincident similarity to my name. But after three times I was sure of what I heard, so I decided to inquire at the front desk (there just couldn't be many languages that could come up with "Gallaudef' by accident!).

As I approached the counter, a Private in the Hellenic Army immediately confronted me.

"You are M r Timothy?" he asked, holding out that huge chunk of gold that I previously had

on my finger (my name was engraved on the inside). I hadn't even missed it! Confused, surprised, and relieved in one instant, I didn't even have the chance to say "Thank You" before the final call for my flight was announced. The 18 year kid acted as if he had no other choice than to just be honest. That was a pretty good way to start my next three months in Greece.

The next story comes from Wurzburg, Germany, December '94. After two years in Rota, Spain, it was time to take leave and do the Eurorail thing. Another shipmate, Scott Steadley ' 85, and I were on the start of a skiing and sightseeing trip through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The classic December vacation—when the Alps are at their pristine prime!

Wurzburg was our first stop after a flight from Rota to Frankfurt. It was only a brief stay before a couple of longer visits in Vienna and Garmisch. We stopped at a nice, but inexpensive place, where the patrons were like all the German hosts we encountered—mostly professional, but always hospitable.

The next morning we packed and were off to the station, soon to start a spectacular trip through the Bavarian Alps. While stopping in one of the stores on the way (mostly to escape the cold), we took off our gloves and began to browse. I happened to notice Scott's ring, and...

"Damn! Where the heck did I put that thing?"

I had no idea. My only idea was the hotel, so we decided to give it a quick try before our train was due to leave. I was already making a list of all the work for when I got back: file an insurance claim, budget $1100 in addition to my ski expenses, get mad, get mad again...

As we reached the hotel, the situation was almost the same as when I was in the Athens airport. The manager seemed to be waiting for us, and without even finishing my sentence, she was holding out "Ex Tridens Scientia" in gold in front of my face. Again, she acted like there was no alternative than to just be honest.

Despite the many indications otherwise, there really are a few good people in this world.

LT Tim Gallaudet, USN '89

Photo Quiz Shipmate : I was a quartermaster in NEW YORK in 1939. We were anchored close by the battleship with the cage mast whose picture in last month's issue showed two little boys looking through a fence with the question—What ship?.

That was ARKANSAS, along with three other BB's—NEW YORK, TEXAS and WYOMING, an-

chored off 125th Street. The story behind the picture: in the winter of 1938-39, the fleet came east for exercises off Culebra. In the spring, the fleet was going to New York to open the World's Fair in May of 1939. With the war clouds gathering, the Pacific fleet was suddenly recalled to the Pacific, leaving the four battleships to represent the U.S. Navy for the World's Fair opening. Memories, even after 56 years, have New York as the best liberty port in the world.

Al Vitteli, Associate Member

Shipmate: The ship pictured on page 13 of the March, 1995 issue of Shipmate is ARKANSAS (BB-33), serving as part of the training squadron for the 1939 Midshipmen's Summer Cruise.

Due to the deteriorating situation in Europe, the planned visit to Northern Europe was cancelled and replaced by an itinerary that featured Q u e b e c , New York City, Norfolk and Guantanamo, much to the chagrin and disappointment of most members of the Classes of 1940 and 1942.

Harvey B. Seim '40 Shipmate.The unidenrified ship is, I believe, ARKANSAS (BB-33) in her pre-war condition.

My source is Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Navy, 1939 edition.

I believe the photograph dates from 1937 when the Fleet visited New York during the summer (note canvas). I remember the grand entrance through The Narrows, which I viewed from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. As I remember, first came the battleships, then the cruisers and then the aircraft carriers, followed by the destroyers.

During the New York visit the battleships anchored in the Hudson River from the lower part of Manhattan up to about the George Washington Bridge. Special excursion boats ran up and down the Hudson to view the ships; my mother took me on one of these trips.

I hope that this proves helpful. (By the way, ARKANSAS' last duty was Bikini.)

Charles R. Bardes '50

Shipmate: Re: the unknown ship photo sent by Gordon M. Gerson '58.

My guess is the old ARKANSAS, which was on a midshipmen cruise in 1939, with the Classes of '40 and '42 aboard. Other ships in the squadron were TEXAS and NEW YORK, but

as I recall, only ARKY had a basket mast. We were there sometime in the summer, probably in August as I recall going to the World's Fair during our visit.

PS. Youngster cruise is what sent me into the Corps!

James M. Callender '42

Shipmate: In response to M r Gerson's letter in the March issue, I identify the ship as being either WYOMING or ARKANSAS, with an educated guess that it is WYOMING. My postuladon is based on WYOMING'S status as a training ship during this period. I also noticed differences in the vent piping on the stack, which I believe distinguishes it from her sister ship. However, I am by no means an expert, and await the determination of some of the more seasoned alumni.

Charles M. Landrum '83

Shipmate, May 1995

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Alumni Association Announces Two New Staff Members.

Captain Ron Brandquist, President and CEO, recently announced the appointment of Captain Paul A. Zambemardi, USN (Retired) and Captain Robert R Hofford, USN (Retired) to the staff at Alumni House. They will relieve, respectively. Captain Daniel M. Truax, USN (Retired) and Commander Lamar "Mark" Tuzo, USN (Retired). Captain Dan Truax retires after ten years service to the Alumni Association, and Commander Mark Tuzo after a span of over seventeen years duty.

Bob Brown '49, Ron Brandquist '60, Gene Shine '49, and Warren Vosseler '49 at the signing of the agreement by the Class to renovate '49 House.

'49 Signs On Members of the Association of the Class of 1949 are shown as they sign the agreement with the Alumni Association supporting the "49 House" project. The Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees has endorsed the "49 House" project, which will house the Director of Development's staff, and become the contact point for the Class of '49, as well as all other Classes. It will be a standing and lasting memorial to the Class, and the focus of the Superintendent, as most Class special gift projects benefiting the Brigade of Midshipmen will be guided from '49 House. We say "Nothing can be finer than to be a 49er!"

assumed the role of "bird dog," providing oversight for our assets and ensuring we received the most "bang for the buck." With the hiring of a separate Director of Alumni Services a year ago, Dan assumed the duties as Director of Human Resources. As such, he was instrumental in developing a personnel evaluation system, standard operating procedures for the Association's employees, a "Bennie Suggs" program, and a review of the Association's 403(b) plan.

Captain Paul A. Zambemardi, USN (Ret.) '7U

Dan Truax to Retire On 31 May 1995, Captain Dan Truax '59, will retire after 10 and one-half years at the Alumni Association. Dan joined the Association in January 1985 as the Planned Giving Officer, and was appointed the Treasurer, Director of Alumni Services in May of 1986.

During this period of time the Association's assets have grown from $10 to $28M, services have expanded to encompass the Career Transition Program, and the Association took on funding projects for Alumni Hall, the Columbarium, the FitzGerald Baseball Clubhouse, the Ricketts Hall renovation and the new Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center As the #2 officer in the Association, Dan

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Captain Dan Truax USN (Ret.) '59, retiring Association Treasurer and Director of Human Resources

Captain Zambemardi '70, will be appointed Treasurer and Director of Human Resources for the Association, a Maryland non-profit corporation chartered to support the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Navy and the United States, and also the Naval Academy alumni body. As an officer of the corporation he will be responsible for all financial systems and personnel management matters.

Paul is no stranger to the Annapolis area, as he and his family have been residents of Annapolis since his two year assignment as a Naval Academy Battalion Officer in the late 80s.

In 1993 he completed an over 25 year Navy career as a Naval Flight Officer, highlighted by a tour as Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron One, and in significant shore assignments, particularly in the Navy Department in Washington, DC. Captain Zambemardi holds a Bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, and a Shipmate, May 1995

Master of Arts degree in Human Resources Management from Webster University. He was the Financial and Administrative Manager for the Waste Policy Institute, a non-profit corporation affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), primarily administering a five-year $127 million technical support services contract for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Captain Robert F. Hofford '61, has reported on board as the Class Giving Officer In this position he will be responsible for all planned development projects undertaken by Naval Academy classes and other designated groups.

Bob has served a term as the '61 Class President, and served as the Class' fund raiser for over 15 years. During that span of time the Class completed numerous major projects, including: two at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the large murals in the main lobby of Alumni Hall, a scholarship and a graduation award, all totaling over $400,000.

Captain Hofford retired from the Navy after a thirty year career A Naval Aviator, he participated in five deployments to Vietnam as an A-4 and A-7 pilot, being awarded many commendations and medals. His operational tours were highlighted by his assignment as Commanding Officer of Attack Squadron One Fifty Three. His career has encompassed two tours as a Naval Attache, to Pakistan and to Canada., and numerous high level Washington, DC tours, including positions in the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs and as an instructor at the National War College.

He holds a Bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California, and an Engineer's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Stanford University.

Following retirement from the Navy Bob, who with his wife are long time residents of Sevema Park, Maryland, entered the local business community as the owner and operator of American Air Care, a small business service company. He was active in local business associations, including the Annapolis "Wallclimbers," and in 1994 was selected by the Small Business Administration to receive the award as the military Small Business Advocate of the Year for the Baltimore Region.

Lieutenal General Krulak named Commandant of the Marine Corps Lieutenant General Charles C. Krulak '64, son of Lieutenant General Victor H. "Bmte" Krulak USMC (Ret.) '34, and a veteran of Vietnam and the Persian Gulf war, was recently named the new Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps by President Bill Clinton.

He takes over from General Carl E. Mundy, Jr, who is retiring at a time when the 174,000member force is being increasingly deployed in an unstable world, its budget is strained, and the way the Corps operates is under outside review.

"He 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.

The much-decorated General Krulak has wide command experience, at home and overseas and staff assignments, in both the Pentagon and the White House. Curtently he is 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 JCrulak served the first of two tours of combat duty in Vietnam, where he commanded a Marine platoon and two rifle companies. His father was in line for the top Marine job three decades ago but wasn't selected.

General Krulak follows in the Marine tradition of infantry officers, rather than aviators, commanding the Marine Corps. But he is also the first graduate of the Naval Academy in 20 years to hold the post. Historically only 7 percent of Marine officers are Annapolis graduates. The last USNA graduate to serve as commandant was General Robert E. Cushman Jr, '35, who led the Corps from 1972 to 1975. The previous Annapolis graduate to reach the top of the Marine Corps was General Wallace M. Greene '30, commandant from 1964 to 1968.

General Chuck Krulak graduated in 1964 with his classmate, John Dalton, now the Secretary of the Navy, who recommended his selection as commandant to the president. The top job is a four-year assignment that normally leads to retirement.

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."

As a language studies professor, he has not only taught the French language, but the French culture to the midshipmen. In addition to teaching all levels of French, he has also taught beginning and intermediate Spanish.

He served as chairman of the language studies department during the introduction of the latest computer training technology. He has created more than 100 lessons for computer-aided instruction and 10 interactive video programs. In 1991 the Educarional Computing Consortium selected the Naval Academy's interactive video project as first place winner in their national competition.

Professor Yarbro has served on a number of key committees at the Academy. He chaired the committee for reaccreditation in 1985; the Periodic Review Report Committee in 1990; and the Naval Academy 2000 development project in 1991.

Because of his contributions to the Academy, Yarbro received the highest civilian award, the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, in 1986, and the Navy Superior Civilian Service Medal in 1983 and 1992.

Michael C. Halbig, associate dean for faculty and a German professor under Yarbro as department chairman, says "Professor Yarbro has been the model for over a half century in how to teach foreign languages. Academy graduates owe him an enormous debt of gratitude for having enriched their lives with his scintillating and well-prepared classes.

The Abbots "If Bunny Abbot can possibly take a few minutes away from coaching the baseball team up there on Cloud Nine, he might like to take a look at this recent picture of his five Naval Academy progeny. From the left: grandson John '84, grandson Lloyd '65, son Doc '39, grandson Steve '66, and great grandson Spencer '95. Bunny will be especially pleased to note that Spencer is the Spring Set six striper!"

Professor Receives French Award

Captain Robert F. Hofford, USN (Ret.) '61

Shipmate, May 1995

Professor John D. Yarbro, a Naval Academy French professor, received an award from the French government for his more than 50 years of outstanding service to generafions of midshipmen.

Bernard Braem, cultural attache from the French Embassy, recently presented the Palme Academique to Yarbro in a brief ceremony at the academy. The award consists of a medal and citation.

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Tour Lures SWISS ESCAPADE, New "Hi-Value" Trip Don Foery '60, Alumnus Traveler The $995 per person, one-week, "highvalue" trip to Interlaken, Switzerland, January 27-February 3, 1995, was acclaimed a tremendous success by all 72 travelers who participated. The trip was attended by a full range of our alumni family, including alumni, spouses and children representing the Classes of 1931 through 1966.

My wife and I had never previously been interested in any alumni travel option. As you may be aware, however, we have an enthusiastic new administration who will be opening up many new adventure opportunities.

Switzerland is a storybook land. It is the size of our State of Vermont with seven million inhabitants. The Alps mn directly through the country, but it is primarily agrarian, with some very sophisticated hi-tech industries of which you are aware.

Our airplane landed in Zurich, which is a

two-hour ride from Interlaken, as we opted to stay in the valleys on the interstate and ignore the mountains. Our travel agency. Alumni Holiday International (AHI) did an outstanding job.

We had very comfortable accommodations in the 4-star Royal St. George Hotel and a DineAround Package designed to sample a number of excellent local restaurants at a very reasonable price.

The skiers in the group hit it just right. While it was raining in Interlaken (1,800 ft), it was snowing in the mountains (7,500-10,500 ft) where the skiers were doing their thing. It amounted to two days of snow and three days of spectacular sunshine. The ski area is called "The Jungfrau," and consists of three different ski areas, each very different, all with wonderful, challenging skiing and fascinating local color. The ski pass included all transportation.

The ski bus picked you up at 8:10 each morn-

ing and returned you at 5:06 in the afternoon.

There was a train option which ran you all over the mountains (and up to 11,333 ft, for extra charge); two towns in the mountains could only be reached by either train, or another by cable car (I mean totally inaccessible by auto).

The non-skiers also had very interesting options in the form of day trips. They included a three country tour (Switzerland, Germany and France), a trip to the capital (Beme) and a country tour which included a cheese factory. Everyone got a taste of the Alps, which are truly spectacular, and the Swiss, who are very friendly and tmly precise (we spent days looking for one piece of fire wood of an odd length or not perfect in its pile).

If there could have been a complaint, it could only have been to make the trip a few days longer in duration.

(See photos of ski trip to right)

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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 Parsons, Brandquist. Foery (all "Super '60") pose for "Doesn't get any better" ad

CAPT. ROLAND BRANDQUIST, USN (Ret.) '60

Touring France with Pete Quinton '63 as lour guide

Annapolis, Maryland Treasurer CAPT. DANIEL M . TRUAX, USN (Ret.) '59

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

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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 007 agents—Foery, Brandquist and Parsons—preparing to slay enemy at 13,000 feet

One of the most represented classes, "Super '60," with Ted Parsons, Annabel and Don Foery, and Jan and Ron Brandquist

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At Large (To serve through Spring Meeting 1995) LGEN. MATTHEW T. COOPER, USMC (Ret.) '58 ADM. LEON A . EDNEY, USN (Ret.) '57 CAPT. EDMUND H . ELLIS, USN (Ret.)'46 LCDR. W . SCOTT GRAY, IV USN '79

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From Local Chapters CAPT. JOHN R . WALES '51

"George" of our group, Dr Tom and Gail Lewis, '66

Annapolis MR. JAMES M . RAVENEL '45

Atlanta M R . CHARLES K . ROURKE '54

Boston CAPT. WILLIAM G . CLAUTICE, USN (Ret.) '59

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Greater Washington, D.C. Area CoL. TOM D . PARSONS, USMC (Ret.) '49 Hampton Roads CAPT. STEPHEN M . ANDRES, USNR '67

Los Angeles M R . PAUL H . LARIC, '49

New York

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CDR. LIONEL J. NOWOTNY, USN (RET.) '61 NORTH TEXAS CAPT. S . ALLAN DAVEY, USNR '67

Philadelphia MR. CHANCEY L . HARSHFIELD, '53

Puget Sound CAPT. R . WILLIAM LLOYD, USN (Ret.) '60

San Diego/Coronado CAPT. H . WAYNE GOODROE, USNR (Ret.) '65

San Francisco Shipmate, May 1995

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The New Midshipman Memorial Plaque Dedication

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Midshipman Stacie L. Milark USN '95

Midn Milark's remarks were made on 30 April 1995 in Memorial packages...Stories of chowcalls and their horrid upperclass...Then, the Hall at the memorial plaque dedication ceremony attended by over 300 excitement of parent's weekend. staff, faculty, midshipmen, friends, and most importantly, many family Your child became part of a family away from home: members of the midshipmen whose names will be forever memorialized —instead of sitting at your dinner table each night, they now sat at a on the plaque. Admiral Charles R. Larson formally accepted the plaque squad table with a new family of 12 shipmates, from Captain Ron Brandquist, the President and CEO of the Naval Acad- —instead of coming home for their curfew, they now were checked in emy Alumni Association. The large brass plaque, hung just to the right for taps. of the famous "Don't Give Up the Ship "flag, is —they no longer had first names, instead your dedicated "In Honor of Midshipmen Who Died family name echoed throughout the Halls of Prior to Graduation."

Bancroft.

I am a first class Midshipman, and I was —• beds became racks, halls became p-ways, asked to provide you with a Midshipman's perceilings became overheads, stairs became ladi spective. ders. Everything changed.

Think back to induction day. Arriving mid—instead of getting a hug when they arrived shipmen don't bring much with them. Actually, home, they now got a round of applause from once the parents leave, the only thing we have 4,000 each time the entire Brigade returned to call our own are fond memories of home and safely from leave. They were part of a family our loved ones. Those memories of you were and they still are. strong enough to help us deal with every hardThe Naval Academy is the only service ship the Naval Academy had to offer academy whose Alumni Association maintains I hope that by the time you leave here today, Sumner Moore '48 at dedication of Memorial Plaque its members indefinitely from the moment they the memories you have of your child are strong take the oath on induction day. Their names enough and fond enough to help you deal with every hardship life has are kept on the Class roster forever to offer. And life is full of hardships.

When we lose a shipmate, we realize just how fragile life is. It hurts to In 1982 my brother died in a motorcycle accident. Between 1985 and lose a loved one, a squadmate, a friend—the pain does not go away—it 19911 have lost five friends and schoolmates. Since I entered the Acad- simply lessens over time. emy in 1991, I've lost 8 shipmates. Only 3 of these individuals saw March 16th marked 13 years since my brother died, yet I still vividly their 21st birthday. That's a tough reality to deal with, yet it does not remember the pain of that day: my parents had gone to the hospital to compare to the unexplainable pain that a parent feels when they lose identify their only son. My sister tried to explain to me that Billy wouldn't their child. be coming home anymore. Now it was time to bond together—to surI believe the first thing my father said after my brother's funeral was, vive this tragedy as a family. We all just wanted the world to stop for "You're just not supposed to bury your children." one moment and acknowledge that someone we loved so dearly is now There is an old Syrian legend that tells of a beautiful youth, the son of gone. Yet we knew we had to go on living. The next night, we all came the sultan, who dashed into his father's palace in Damascus crying that in the dining room for dinner, and in our grief and trance-like state, no he had to leave immediately for Baghdad. When the sultan asked the one thought to remove my brother's chair from the table. As we sat lad why he was in such haste the boy replied, "I just saw death standing down, we all looked at his empty seat—pushed our plates away and left in the palace garden, and when he saw me, he stretched out his arms as the room. That's a painful memory I'll never forget. if to threaten me. I must lose no time in escaping him."

When a squad member dies, it's the same feeling. Here is this empty Agreeing, the sultan gave the boy his swiftest horse. When he left, chair—no one wants to sit there, but no one wants it to remain unoccuthe ruler angrily stalked into his garden and demanded to know of death pied. Yet we go on. We keep that person, whom we miss so dearly, alive how he dared to intimidate the son of a sultan. within ourselves. Through our personal memories.

Death listened, astonished, and answered, "I assure you I did not Last summer, I lost a squadmate. It was my first experience serving threaten your son. I only threw up my arms in surprise at seeing him in a military funeral—a ceremony I will always remember I was flown here because I have a rendezvous with him tonight in Baghdad." from my summer cruise to the Midshipman's home town. Six of us That sultan, the most powerfiil man in his country, knew then what went to serve as pallbearers, to do our duty, to say good-bye. bereaved parents have since learned: there are certain things we are The grievance officer arrived and systematically told us what would powerless to change. happen. Here we are, eight o'clock on a hot summer morning, sitting in Yes, there are, but there are also certain things we are powerless to the restaurant of the local motel being told how to form a procession, forget: Induction day.. .Plebe summer phone calls.. .Letters home.. .Care where to stand, when to salute. All I could think of was—this shouldn't

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But it did. We received our instructions and were told to be at the funeral home in an hour We took out the flag that was to be presented to the family. And the six of us went outside and we folded, refolded, and continued to fold that flag until we were sure we could do it perfectly— one star at the top, five across the seam. This was to be the flag. The sole token of appreciation given on behalf of a grateful nation and the Presi-

150th Schedule

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

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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

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Joint celebration with the New York Yacht Club

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

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Half-time entertainment at Navy/Air Force Football Game

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A History of the U.S. Navcd Academy Band MUl Steven Barzal and MUl David Manner

Ever since the founding of the Naval Academy in 1845, when the "Band" consisted of a fifer, named William Bealer, and a drummer named John Jarvis, music has been an important part of Academy life. The first mention of any musical activity at the Naval Academy is in the "journal" in which Midshipman Charles Hunter, on duty January 15, 1846, made the following entry: "The U.S. Marine Band arrived from Washington and reported for duty during the night at Grand Naval Ball."

Commander Franklin Buchanan, Superintendent of the Academy, is credited with arranging and sponsoring the affair On later occasions, music for dances was fumished by local civilian musicians. As for martial music, midshipmen marched only to the strains of the drummer and fifer.

The need for music at the Naval Academy became so evident that on November 10, 1852, Secretary of the Navy, John Pendelton Kennedy, drafted a letter to Commodore Charles Morris requesting the organization of a band consisting of not less than 12 instrumentalists to be directed by a leader or Master Secretary Kennedy's request was granted when on November 22, 1852, the Bureau of Ordinance and Hydrography issued an order authorizing for the Naval Academy, "a band of music to consist of one master of the band at $ 18 per month, six musicians at $ 12 per month, and five at $10 per month."

The task of organizing the band fell to John Phillip Pfeiffer who was a member of the Charlestown (Boston) Navy Yard Band. He was given authority to organize and bring a band to Annapolis. The musicians he selected were all Germans and included his two sons, John Jr, and David. The band was enlisted on the Receiving Ship OHIO and soon thereafter left for Annapolis on the Sailing Ship UNION. On the morning of May 7th, 1853, the UNION weighed anchor at the mouth of the Severn River and set ashore the first Naval Academy Band. In addition to the rather modest salaries mentioned, each man received a daily ration of one pound of salt beef or pork, flour, rice, and some vegetables, and a pint of wine or a gill of whiskey. Three cents a day could be drawn in lieu of the spirit ration, but it is doubtful that any such money was ever paid.

When the Civil War broke out, the upper class midshipmen were sent to sea and the remaining Academy personnel, including the band, were sent to Newport, Rhode Island aboard the BALTIC. When the war ended, the members of the Naval Academy Band were automatically discharged with the Rhode Island quota. Apparently, the bandsmen did not realize they had been discharged and dutifully returned to Annapolis. Once back and assured they were under no further obligation, the remaining band members were re-hired as civilians. Bandsmen signed a contract at the beginning of each fiscal year This contract included a record of the musician's service and any disciplinary action meted out. In May of 1865 Peter Schoff, a former bandmaster in the U.S. Cavalry, was hired as leader at the current salary being paid to a Master Sergeant in the Army. Since its foundation by Commander Stribling in 1853 , the band had been attired in drab uniforms purchased from the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. The band was small and non-descript. During the tenure of Admiral Porter (1865-69), it was decided that the band needed new uniforms. Unfortunately, no

The year 1873, "Old Denver" as drum major in dress uniform. He also seved as Captain of the Watch

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The Band in 1860, John Philip Pfeiffer Bandmaster 1853-1861. Uniforms were purchased from Marine Barracks, Washington, DC

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money had been appropriated for the operating expenses of the band, so the midshipmen and officers each contributed 25 cents per month to provide new instraments and uniforms. When Admiral Porter found that there wasn't enough money in the band fund, he ordered all the grass on the Academy grounds mowed and sold as hay! Thus, the band was outfitted in blue uniforms with red facings, feathered hats and gold piping. Its drum major was still more impressively attired in a costume crowned by an enormous bearskin cap. He was known as "Old Denver", whose double duty as chief watchman made him the midshipmen' s noctumal nemesis. But they forgave him when he raised his huge baton and the band struck up a stirring air, stepping off, as a member of the Class of 1867 recalled, "in a way that aroused the delighted admiration of every youngster in the battalion." On October 14, 1865, The Secretary of the Navy authorized a band for the Naval Academy consisting of one bandmaster and 28 musicians. The salary allotted the bandmaster fell short of the pay for which he had contracted, so midshipmen were assessed 50 cents and officers $1.00 a month. From this the bandleader was paid $36 a month and the remainder was divided among the bandsmen. The single men lived aboard the WYANDOCK, all wore Navy uniforms and were subject to Navy discipline.

In 1894, an order was issued prescribing Marine Corps uniforms for all Navy musicians. Throughout the Navy, musicians looked forward to wearing the smart looking suits, but they soon learned that much work was required to keep the trousers sharply creased and the buttons shined.

The Prussian-style helmet was just plain miserable. In 1898, bandsmen were allowed to vote in the matter of keeping the Marine uniform and decided overwhelmingly to retum to the easily cared for sailor uniform.

At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, one bandsman of German origin proclaimed, "to hell mit der helmet." However, Naval Academy bandsmen continued to wear the Marine uniform until 1925.

During the 1870's and 80's, the Naval Academy Band continued to increase in prominence and stature. As one of only 2 military bands in the Washington area, the other being The United States Marine Band, the Naval Academy Band was invited to participate in the inaugural parades of Grover Cleveland (1885), Benjamin Harrison (1889), Grover Cleveland (1893), and in the dedication ceremony of the Washington Monument on February 21, 1885. In 1887 Bandmaster Schoff retired and was replaced by a young 26 year old cometist in the band named Charles Zimmermann. He was the son of Charles Z. Zimmermann who played in the band during the civil war years. In fact, Zimmermann was bom on July 1, 1882 in Newport, Rhode Island where the band had been relocated during the war Some of the older bandsmen resented the young man's quick rise to leadership, but Zimmermann, a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, soon gained the respect and admiration of all his men because of his exceptional ability and warm personality.

Early in his career, Mr Zimmermann started the practice of composing a march for each graduating class. By 1892, "Zimmy," as he was affectionately called by the midshipmen, became so popular that he was presented with a gold medal by that year's class. More gold medals followed as Zimmermann wrote a march for each succeeding class. A theory circulated among the midshipmen that had Professor Zimmermann fallen overboard in his full dress uniform, the weight of his medals would have drowned him instantiy! Zimmermann gained national recognition by conducting an orchestra of 120 musicians during the inaugural ball of President William McKinley.

In 1903, a Navy School for musicians in Norfolk was disbanded and Zimmermann was confronted with the task of integrating 17 regular Navy bandsmen who were ordered to the Naval Academy. For seven years Professor Zimmermann had to mold this mixture of civilian and regular Navy personnel into a precision unit, while administering a dual set of standards in such areas as outside employment, disciplinary action, and retirement benefits. In 1906, Zinunermann was approached

by Midshipman First Class Alfred Hart Miles with a request for a new

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march. As a member of the Senior Class of 1907, Miles and his classmates "were eager to have a piece of music that would be inspiring, one with a swing to it so that it could be used as a football marching song, and one that would live forever." Supposedly, with the two men seated at the chapel organ, Zimmermann composed the tune and Miles set the title and wrote two stanzas in November, 1906. This march was played by the band and sung by the brigade at the 1906 Army-Navy football game later that month, and, for the first time in several seasons. Navy won. This march was "Anchors Aweigh", which was subsequentiy dedicated to the class of 1907 and adopted as the official song of the U.S. Navy. A concluding stanza was written by Midshipman Royal Lovell of the Class of 1926.

The band in 1896, lead by Professor Charles A. Zimmermann, composer of "Anchors Aweigh"

In 1910, Congress finally established the band with 40 members on a Regular Navy basis, authorizing: "One leader, to receive the pay of a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps; one assistant leader; 29 first class musicians; and 11 second class musicians." The monthly assessment of officers and midshipmen was then discontinued. This new setup was not welcomed by bandsmen who had previously served as civilians, since they were now subject to the law which prevented them outside employment. There was also the matter of retirement. The former civilians were greatly relieved when legislation was passed which provided that their previous service would count as regular Navy time towards retirement. Another clause exempted Naval Academy bandsmen from the law which prohibited service musicians from playing in the civilian domain; however, this provision was subsequently canceled by law.

In the 1916 Lucky Bag, the Academy yearbook, the class prepared a surprise for Mr Zimmermann. On one page was an impressive picture of Mr Zimmermann in his full dress uniform, and on the next, a moving tribute to his devotion to the Naval Academy. Unfortunately, Mr Zimmermann did not live to enjoy his surprise. He became ill and died suddenly on Sunday morning, January 16,1916, of a brain hemorrhage.

Lieutenant Zimmermann was given a full military funeral, with midshipmen serving as pall bearers, and classes were suspended so that the entire regiment might attend when he was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on January 19, 1916. Subsequentiy, Zimmermann's body was exhumed and transferred to the Naval Academy cemetery where a handsome granite monument, as a gift from the classes of 1916 and 1917, was erected in his honor The inscription at the base of the cross states, "Erected by His Midshipmen Friends."

Succeeding Mr Zimmermann was Adolph Torovsky, who was bom in Bohemia. He joined the 26th Hungarian Regimental Band in Vienna and studied with the famed waltz king, Johann Strauss, Jr. When his enlistment in the Hungarian Army expired in 1891, Mr Torovsky came to America and joined the Naval Academy Band in 1892. He rose quickly to the position of Assistant Leader In 1913, he took over the St. John's College Band and composed "St. John's Forever," the school song. Upon Zimmermann's untimely death in 1916, Torovsky was commissioned Shipmate, May 1995

as a Second Lieutenant, USMC and assumed the leadership of the band.

By 1919, the size of the brigade of midshipmen had increased to the point that warranted a larger band. Congress passed a bill that provided for: "One leader, to be a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps; one assistant leader; one dmm major; 45 first class musicians; and 27 second class musicians."

The Band in 1926, the first year in the Navy Chief's style uniform

The years of the Great Depression caused no sweeping changes either in the size or scope of the band. Second Lieutenant H. J. Peterman led the band during these years. In 1931, legislation sponsored by the Honorable Stephen W. Gambrill, Representative from Maryland's Fifth Congressional District, was passed and resolved differences in the administration of the U.S. Navy Band and the Naval Academy Band. This amendment provided that the U. S. Naval Academy Band would be comprised of one leader with the pay, allowances, and uniform of a Lieutenant, U. S. Navy; one assistant leader with the pay, allowances, and uniform of a warrant officer; and increased the strength of the band to 76. Following Mr Peterman as leader was Lt. William Sima, best remembered as the composer of the Navy "Victory March." The band now played a weekly nationwide radio broadcast, and in 1939 traveled to New York City where they represented the state of Maryland at the World's Fair In 1953, Congress amended the law governing the Naval Academy Band, to permit the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe the grade of the leader The leader of the band at this time. Lieutenant Morris, was promptly promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander Congress also established that the proportionate distribution among the ratings of the enlisted men would be the same as in the Navy Band, Washington, D.C. In August 1954 at the request of the Superintendent, an inspection

of the Naval Academy Band was conducted by a board of officers selected by the Chief of Naval Personnel. This board's report covered every facet of the Band's operation, and recommendations were made to increase the size of the band and provide adequate facilities, musical instruments, and equipment. In March of 1955 nearly all of the band's instruments and equipment were replaced. The value of this material was $35,000, but a majority came from surplus stocks on hand which were purchased in anticipation of a large expansion for the Korean War. Additional space was acquired to expand the music library and office space needed for increased administrative requirements. The personnel allowance of the band was increased to 85 in May 1955. A uniform for ceremonial occasions and dress parades was redesigned and delivered in September 1955. This is the ceremonial uniform still in use by the band.

The much needed band facilities improvement lagged far behind the actual needs of the band as noted in the 1954 Inspection Report. Many proposals had been advanced conceming spaces for the band and nearly every available building in the U. S. Naval Academy was surveyed and studied as a possible site. In 1961, it was decided that the band would remain in Bancroft Hall and designs were submitted to use the area below the 2nd and 4th wing terraces. The total area occupied by the band increased from 5,130 square feet to 7,900 square feet. This is the same space currently being used by the band.

Upon Bandmaster Max Corrick's death in 1966, the policy governing assignment of band officers to the Naval Academy Band was changed. Officers would no longer be assigned on a permanent duty, non-rotational status. Since 1966, leadership of the band has been determined by the Bureau of Naval Personnel. In the first 113 years of the band, only 11 different men were assigned as leaders. Since 1966, the band has had 11 different leaders.

Today's Naval Academy Band is a far cry from the 13 men who reported to Annapolis over a century ago. In addition to providing musical support for the Brigade of Midshipmen, it has taken on an additional program of support for Navy recmiting and in representing the Navy in patriotic performances throughout the East. Currently, the band consists of 61 enlisted musicians, most of whom are graduates of distinguished music schools and conservatories, 1 leader and 1 assistant leader, both of whom are commissioned officers. Since August, 1993, the leader of the band is Commander Thomas E. Metcalf. Commander Metcalf previously served as assistant leader in the 1980's. The assistant leader is Ensign Isaac Daniel, Jr who reported to the band in Sep'â&#x20AC;˘<'^^&0

Today's USNA Band, CDR T.E. Metcalf, USN, leader

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tember, 1994. In 1972, the Naval Academy Band became the first band in the Navy to enlist a female member The first female selected as a Navy Bandmaster was also a member of the Naval Academy Band.

Women comprise nearly 15 percent of the present membership of the band. In the early 197G's, the band's first rock music ensemble was formed, adding a more contemporary flair to the band's more traditional repertoire. This group has evolved into the 9-member "Electric Brigade", the Navy's premier popular music ensemble.

Today's Naval Academy Bandsman performs a wide range of musical styles ranging from concert band to smaller chamber music ensembles. The woodwind and brass quintets, trombone, tuba, and saxophone quartets, and percussion ensemble, the only one of its kind in the military, are some of the groups that represent the band throughout the community and perform concerts in local schools. Each of the chamber groups present informative demonstration concerts to thousands of elementary school children, introducing them to the individual instmments and providing an outstanding image of the U.S. Navy. Each year the band hosts a High School Festival Concert where outstanding area high school musicians perform alongside Naval Academy Band members. A nationally acclaimed guest conductor provides talented music students with a rare opportunity to learn and perform in a professional setting.

Many local Annapolitans associate the Naval Academy Band with memories of football march-overs through the streets of Annapolis to Navy-MarineCorps Stadium. Others associate the band with 20 years of Tuesday evening concerts at the City Dock in the summer The band

also performs a fall and winter concert series on the Academy grounds featuring classic band literature, vocal and instrumental solos, and popular hits from many eras.

As one of this nation's oldest continuing musical organizations, the present membership of the band looks ahead with great anticipation to the future. Each member hopes to add his or her share to the progress which has seen a walrus-mustachioed fifer and drummer grow into one of America's top ranking musical organizations.

We would like to thank the following for their contributions to the preparation of this history: LCDR Max Corrick, USN, former leader of the Naval Academy Band from 1957 to 1966.

MUC F.C. Jones, former research assistant of the Naval Academy Band.

MUCS Kathryn Callahan, Chief in Charge of the Naval Academy Band Public Affairs Office and Oboist in the Wind Ensemble.

Mr James Cheevers, curator of the Naval Academy Museum.

Ms. Beverly Lyall and Mr Brian Fors of the Naval Academy Archives.

Ms. Alice Creighton, special collections, USNA Nimitz Library.

The USNA Photo Lab Staff. Mr Dave Eckard, Mr Wayne McCrea, Mr. Ken Mierzejewski, and Mr. Cliff Maxwell.

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Reunion West 1995 Schedule See you in San Francisco drive, and a putting contest also ($85 per person).

AM Tennis Tourney—Andre Agassi will not be there. But you can still hit the ball, right?

You were on the battalion tennis team weren't you? Treasure Island Naval Station is the location for this tournament ($8 per person).

0900-1700 Wine Country Tour—This tour of the World famous Napa wine region will knock your socks off! Transportation, gourmet lunch and tours of some of the most beautiful wineries anywhere make this a special event ($60 per person).

1400 Ship Visits (tentative) Eve. Class organized events Cruise the Bay —Join the classes from 1970 to present on a bay cruise dinner dance getting underway at 1800. Sign-up early as there are a limited number of life jackets; first one to signup can pretend to be Captain Stubbing (couples $145, singles $75).

Saturday, June 17 0745 Fun Run/Walk—How much would you

Location: Pare 55 Hotel, San Francisco, California (reservations 1-800-650-7272) Dates: Thursday, June 15-Sunday, June 18, 1995 Occasion: Celebrate the 150th Birthday of the Academy at a reunion with alumni, alumni spouses and friends of the Naval Academy Thursday, June 15 0930-1830 Registration/Check-in at the hospitality suite. Pare 55 Hotel.

1800-2000 Welcoming reception; heavy hors d'oeuvres, no-host bar, music ($35 per person).

Friday, June 16 0930-1800 Registration/Check-in at the hospitality suite. Pare 55 Hotel.

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0930-1600 Registration/ Check-in at the hospitality suite. Pare 55 Hotel.

0900 (tentative) Western area Chapter Presidents meeting.

1100 General Assembly featuring Admiral Chuck Larson '58, Academy Superintendent.

1900-2000 No-Host Cocktails.

2000 Dinner Dance—Bring your "OAO" and dance away the evening to the sounds of the Navy Band ($48 per person).

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Price Registration ' $20/30 Welcoming Reception $35 Golf Tourney $85 Tennis Tourney $8 Ship Visits N.C. Wine Country Tour $60 Class Events^ A.Q. Fun RunAValk $5 General Assembly N.C. Dinner Dance

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Registration Forms must be mailed to: Dave Williams '74, 1575 Lewiston Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. Checks payable to "Reunion West 1995." Dave may be contacted at (O) 415-335-8578, (H) 408-733-2705, E-mail "JDW@Veritas.com" with questions.-' 'Registration is $20 per person if received by May 15; $30 if received thereafter ^ ^'^^^ events are separately organized. If you will be acting as a class event coordinator, please contact Tom Lozier at 510-887-7333. Classes 1970 to present: Bay Cruise sign-up c/o Joe Nuttall '74, 3042 Camino del Cino, Pleasanton CA, 94566: reservations $35 per person; balance due at event; checks payable to "Reunion West 1995."

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For 90MHz this problem is minimized since Intel* makes STD boards and plenty of STD CPUs. For 100MHz, Intel* makes only VRE boards and a few VRE CPUs. Using a STD CPU in a VRE board may "work" initially, but there is no latitude for any voltage variations since the CPU Is being operated at Its rating's upper limit. A slight change In a customer's household current or the turning on of a refrigerator compressor or the use of a hard drive's head motor or the subsequent addition of a sound card or tfte aging of the power supply or any of a number of events can cause the system to fail. Conversely, if a VRE CPU is used in a STD board, the CPU would be at its rating's lower limit with similar results. Since most vendors subscribe to the philosophy of simply "stick it in the computer to see if it works," as in the case of the gold leaded FIAM noted above, the system is doomed to fail. Since Intel* invented the Pentium™ CPU and since TAG* considers "selected" Intel* mothertjoards the most compatble and reliable boards for its Pentium™ CPUs, and since Intel* makes only VRE 100MHz Ixjards, and since only STD 100MHz CPUs dominate the maikel, and since TAG* only produces property engineered systems that are NOT "on the rating edge" to an unsuspecting public, TAG* is not currently offering 100MHz product. Before purchasing a 100MHz system, ask vi^ether the board is VRE. (If it is not. and it is an Intel* board, then it is lntel*'s 90MHz board "pushed" to 100MHz. Intel* does not recommend its operation at 100MHz since its 20nS cache is too slow and its PCI chipset is screened for only 90MHz.) Then ask what is the CPU's S-Spec. (We at TAG* have actually had a vendor try to sell us a CPU which had a different S-Spec on each side of the chip!) Rnally. call Intel* to determine if the chip is a VRE component. Hint: You can save the trouble of doing all of these steps if the prospective vendor does not know what VRE is!

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"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.' GEN Colin Powell Promotions. The following alumni have been nominated for promotion and assignment as indicated: LGEN Charles C. Krulak, USMC, '64—Commandant of the Marine Corps; VADM Joseph W. Prueher, USN, '64—Vice Chief of Naval operations; RADM Donald L. Pilling, USN, '65—Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet. Krulak's father is LGEN Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.), '34, former CG, FMF Pac and Prueher's father was LCDR Bertram J. Prueher, USN, '33, who was killed in action in WWIL RADM Barton D. Strong, USN, '64, was selected for promotion to two-star rank. The following alumni captains were recently selected for promotion to RADM during FY 96: Specialty Joseph J. Krol, J r , '67 Submarine Warfare Robert L Moeller, '67 Civil Engineer Corps Jeffrey A. Cook, '68 Aeronautical Engineering Duty John T. Lyons, '68 Surface Warfare Michael G. Mullen, '68 Surface Warfare Richard J. Nibe, '68 Naval Aviator Robert G. Sprigg, '69 Naval Aviator Robert C. Chaplin, '70 Naval Aviator James C. Dawson, Jr., '70 Surface Warfare Everett L. Greene, '70 Special Warfare Paul S. Semko, '70 Naval Aviator Thomas J. Flanagan, '71 Submarine Warfare Scott A. Fry, '71 Surface Warfare Command. The following alumni have been assigned to command recently: Flag Officers: RADM George F. A. Wagner, USN, '62—Space and Warfare Systems Command; RADM Robert L Ellis, Jr, USN, '66— Carrier Group 4; RADM Thomas F. Marfiak, USN, '66—Cruiser Destroyer Group 5; RADM Robert M. Nutwell, USN, '66—Carrier Group 3; RADM William V. Cross, H, USN, '67—Carrier Group 6; RADM Norbert R. Ryan, Jr, USN, '67—Task Force 12/Patrol Wings, U.S. Pacific Fleet; RADM Anthony J. Watson, USN, '70—Navy Recruiting Command. Ship/surface: CAPT Robert P Perry, USN, '72—CALIFORNIA (CGN-36), relieving CAPT Ray A. Wallace, USN, '68; CAPT David M. Stone, USN, '74—Destroyer Squadron 50 (first DESRON permanently forward-deployed in Middle East); CAPT Mark R. Milliken, USN, '75—LASALLE (AGF-3); CDR Robert L. Sweeney, IH, USN, ' 7 5 — AUBREY FITCH (FFG-34); CDR Roy J. Balaconis, USN, '76—MITSCHER (DDG-57); CDR Jeffery D. Burke, USN, '76—ELROD ( F F G - 5 5 ) ; CDR Robert A. Butt, USN, '76—GEORGE PHILIP ( F F G - 1 2 ) ; CDR Robert C. Jackson, USN, '76—MERRIMACK ( A O - 1 7 9 ) ; CDR James A Sanford,

USN, '76—HAWES ( F F G - 5 3 ) , relieving CAPT Raymond P Donohue, USN, '74; CDR Gregory J. Cornish, USN, '77—TAYLOR ( F F G - 5 ) . Avia-

tion: CAPT Russell H. Erickson, USNR-R, '71—NR NAS North Island; CAPT Robert L. McLane, USN, '72—CVWR-20; CAPT Elmer L. Standridge, USN, '74—NAS Patuxent River; CDR Kevin R. Skjei, USNR-R, '77—Tactical Air Control Squadron 1294; CDR John H Bowling, III, USN, '78—HSL-51; CDR Matthew S. Pasztalaniec, USN, '78— V F A - 9 4 ; C D R Paul M. Pietsch, USN, '78—HSL-49, relieving CDR Zachary A. Henry, USN, '77; CDR John L Green, USN, '79—VFA192.

Awards. The new Combined Bachelor Quarters at NAS Patuxent River, MD has been named in honor of CAPT Michael J. Smith, USN, '67, deceased, who was the pilot aboard space shuttle CHALLENGER, which

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was lost in flight on 28 January, 1986. LCOL R. Scott Moore, USMC, '76, won the Chase Prize Essay Contest Boldness and Daring Award, the top USMC writing award. Honorable mention for this contest went to CAPT David R. Folsom, USMC,' 87, and CAPT William R. Hittinger, USMC, '88. In the annual HSLWINGLANT awards, LCDR Craig C. Felker, USN, ' 8 1 , was selected as the outstanding officer in HSL-42 and LCDR Neil W. T Hogg, USN, ' 8 1 , the outstanding officer in HSL44. LT Elizabeth R. Franklin, USN, '91 was a member of the outstanding embarked aircrew in HSL-44. LCDR Robert W. Filler, USNR-R, '81, was a member of the top aircrew of VP-62, which was awarded the 1994 Liberty Bell Trophy, given to the reserve P-3 squadron attaining the highest grade on a special ASW exercise.

Bravo Zulu. CDR James S. Thompson, USN, '76, CO of HS-3, was the pilot of an SH-60F helo which conducted a prompt rescue of a sailor washed overboard from a submarine. MONSOON ( P C - 4 ) , commanded by LCDR Adam S. Levitt, USN, '84, after performing superbly in support of U.S. forces in Haiti, returned to its homeport in San Diego, conducting a night transit of the Panama Canal enroute. LT Eric D. Stechmann, USN, '86, conducted a skillful emergency landing of his T-45 trainer at NAS Kingsville, TX with a badly vibrating engine after the aircraft had ingested a large bird. LT Peter E. Shumway, USN, '88, was the pilot of a UH-3H, which conducted a daring rescue of an injured hiker at the 4,700-foot level on Mt. Jupiter, WA. Space. COL Robert D. Cabana, USMC, ' 7 1 , has been named Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. On the record-breaking 16-day 15- hour flight by space shuttle ENDEAVOUR in March, CAPT Stephen S. Oswald, USNR, '73, was the mission commander and LCDR Wendy B. Lawrence, U S N , ' 81, was the flight engineer Service Selection. Service selection for the Class of '95 was conducted in January. The following is a breakdown of results. The first number is the total number in a category, while the number in parentheses is the number of women: USMC ground 88(8) USMC pilot 32(1) USMCNFO 5 Navy pilot 200(11)* Navy NFO 101(11)* Surface Warfare conventional 252(49) nuclear 36(3) Submarine Warfare 88 Special Warfare(SEAL) 16 Special Operations(EOD & Salvage Divers) 8(1) Aircraft Maintenance Officer 3(3) Cryptology 4(2) Intelligence 12(5) Oceanography 4(2) Medical School 15(1) Supply Corps 38(6) Civil Engineer Corps 7(1) Transfer to Army 2 Transfer to Air Force 6 * Ceiling for accession of pilots and NFOs was 200 and 101, respectively.

Base Closures. SECDEF submitted his recommended base closure list to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission on I March. The Commission will review and submit their recommendations to the Presi-

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dent on 1 September The following are the recommended closures: Army—Fort Indiantown Gap, PA; Red River Army Depot, TX; Fitzsimons Army Hospital, CO; Fort Chaffee Reserve Center, AR; Seneca Army Depot, NY; Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal, NJ; Fort Ritchie, MD; Fort Pickett, VA; Fort McClellan, AL; Selfridge Army Garrison, MI; Savanna Army Depot Activity, IL; Price Support Center, IL. Navy—NAS South Weymouth, MA; Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, PA; Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ; Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Detachment, White Oak, MD; Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Indianapolis, IN; Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Detachment, Louisville, KY; NAS Meridian, MS; Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, CA; Naval Air Facility, Adak, AK; Ship Repair Facility, Guam.

Air Force—Rome Laboratory, NY; Roslyn Air Guard Station, NY; Greater Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, PA; Springfield-Beckley Air Guard Station, OH; Bergstrom Air Reserve Station, TX; Brooks AFB, TX; Reese AFB, TX; Ontario Air Guard Station, CA; North Highlands Air Guard Station, CA. Defense Logistics Agency—Defense Distribution Depot, Memphis, TN; Defense Distribution Depot, Ogden, UT. Defense Budget. The President's FY 95 Defense Budget and Future Years Defense Plan through 2001 were submitted to Congress in February. The following sections provide the highlights of this submission: Defense Budget Authority (Current $ Billions) 1999 1998 1997 1995 1996 256.3 DoD 252.6 246.0 242.8 249.7 9.9 9.9 10.6 Non-DoD 10.9 11.8 266.2 Total 263.5 257.8 253.4 259.6 -0.2 % Real change -1.9 -5.3 -0.1 -4.1

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A Few Inches from The Yard Midshipman Gregory Donofrio, USN '96 Greetings around the world! Having just been announced as the newest Brigade link to the alumni, I should probably get some items out in the open right off the bat: 1. My purpose in writing this column is to let you, the alumni, know what's happening in the lives of the current breed of midshipmen (and maybe provide a little entertainment—free of charge).

2.1 have no idea what you're thinking and what you want to know. Thus, I encourage you to write to me with questions you want answered.

Now that we have the rules straight, I'll give you the answers to some questions that various alumni have already posed: 1. Fact: Midshipman Greg Donofrio '96 7th Company United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 21412-5107 2. Opinion: I have no idea whether O.J. is guilty or not.

3. Fact: IDT stands for Integrity Development Training. Five separate ninety minute sessions spread throughout the spring semester, inserted into the Brigade's schedule immediately before noon meal formation; to educate the Brigade on various topics dealing with the components of honor. All midshipmen were issued textbooks, and given reading assignments before each training session, then bro-

ken into groups of twenty within their class and company. The sessions, in the form of an open discussion, were surprisingly well received.

Both midshipmen and faculty [including staff and coaches] moderators were on hand to keep the discussions from straying from the assigned topics: integrity, commitment, loyalty, honesty, and responsibility. While mandatory training is usually looked upon with disdain by midshipmen, these sessions were a chance to break away from training "by lecture" into more modem training through "discussion." The general consensus throughout the Brigade was extremely positive, in that everyone was given a chance to be heard, and to express what they believe about the shaping of our honor concept, and what it means to the midshipmen in their daily lives. It also gave the midshipmen a chance to share their feelings with their company mates about subjects that might otherwise never be discussed.

4. Opinion: The David Robinson-led San Antonio Spurs have a great chance to win the NBA Championship this year 5. Fact: May is here once more, to tum the Brigade of Midshipmen into a frenzy. Finals, the retum of "dead week" leave, intercessional training, Hemdon for '98, the Ring Dance for '96, and Graduation for '95, plus thousands of parents and tourists, mixed with the colors and

weather of spring, all combine to electrify the atmosphere around the Yard.

6. Opinion: In the case that 1 was unclear in #5—Yes, it's a touch exciting.

7. Fact: With '95 graduating and '96 poised to take over the helm, the Class that will end the Twentieth Century, the Class of '00, is just over a year away from their 1-Day. 8. Opinion: '95—Good luck in the fleet, and try to remember what my Second Class told me when I was a Plebe: "Big Daddy is always watching" (Mr Kinman was referring to himself, you derive your own connotations) so make us, you, and your families proud of you.

GREG DONOFRIO '96 Greg Donofrio '96 is our newest columnist from the "Bancroft cell block." Raised in Ellicott City, MD, he's a second generation mid (Ed Donofrio '73) now residing in Ashburn, VA. In 7th company, Greg is an economics major and an avid sports fan who, in his spare time, coaches and officiates for Little League Baseball and Basketball teams. He is undecided on his service selection.

Brigade Activities Midshipman Scott Knowles USN '95 Is it too presumptuous for a 21 year old midshipman to give advice to the Captains and Admirals of the Naval Academy's alumni?

Well, presumptuous or not, here goes.

Spellcheck. Always run spellcheck before you do anything. Let me give you a hypothetical situation here. Imagine that you write for Shipmate. Say you are under a deadline crunch.

Your editor is the sole of patience and understanding, but he has deadlines too. You finish your column with minutes to spare. (It is rather a good one, too with comments about Plebe year and everything.) You save it on your floppy and sprint to the Alumni House and deposit it into the hands of some grateful editors. Now, if you ran your spellcheck program, you would have an impressive column and get thousands Shipmate, May 1995

of fan letters from adoring alumni. If you forget, you might misspell something like 25 words, and look like an idiot. The Academic Dean might get letters from irate alumni demanding that you be shot. You would be laughed from the golf course. You would never be allowed in Sampson Hall again. (If that is a bad thing.) All that for not running spell check.

Boy, am I glad that has never happened to me.

Since the Brigade is up to sooooo much, I will let you hear about some of it...

Although VTNA (the Academy's old flight training squadron) has been off-line for almost 10 years, the new and improved Naval Academy Flying Club is up and running. NAFC is now affiliated with the NAVAIR Flying Club (under NAVAIRSYSCOM), stationed out of

Tipton AAF, Fort Made, Maryland. The club is currently being headed by Midn. 1/C Hartley Postlethwaite, whose efforts, combined with the other club officers, have been instrumental in getting flight training back as an ECA for midshipmen. The club has access to 12 different aircraft, including two T-34B's. The other club officers include: Midn 3/C Todd Peasley, vice-president; Midn 1/C J.R. Reynolds, operations officer; Midn 1/C Russ Maynard, training & safety officer; and Midn 4/C Jillene Bushnell, administrative officer The officer representative for the club is CAPT (select) John Yeager, USNA '74.

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to their annual Mess Night. The keynote speaker was Major General Partrick Howard (USNA '67), who spoke on the reputation of the Academy's graduates in the Marine Corps.

Held on the 25th of March, the Mess Night gave USNA's soon-to-be marines the opportunity to meet some of their brethren. In all, 125 members of the class of '95 selected USMC with almost 50 of those selecting USMC aviation.

The Naval Academy's National Eagle Scout Association (NFS A) has been busy. NES A has been involved in the Baltimore Area Council's Merit Badge Madness Weekend, as well as providing tour guides for over a dozen troops visiting the Naval Academy. This summer, three of the association's member's John Brattian, Matt Hill, and Keith Kelley will be leading scouts through the New Mexico mountains at the Philmont Scout Ranch. These ensigns will be working through USNA's candidate guidance department and will be showing the Navy flag to high school age scouts seeking adventure in the mountains. The association is also hoping to send another TAD ensign to the Florida Sea Base to work in a similar fashion.

In all, USNA's eagles scouts have been doing their part to show scouting what it means to be prepared morally, mentally and physically.

The midshipmen Black Studies Club wrapped up a very enlightening African-American History Month in February. Chaired by 1/C Henry Gourdine, the club enjoyed a month of successful celebrations and events including sponsoring a lecture on post cold war Africa, hosting a banquet with keynote speaker Brigadier General Stanley, USMC, and a concert with the Gospel Choir In addition, the Gospel Choir just finished a seven day, eleven concert tour of Memphis and Houston. Midshipmen 1/C Motisola Howard, president of the choir, along with her staff are currently planning the final "farewell" concert for commissioning week '95. The choir's repertoire varies from old Negro spirituals to contemporary artists like Thomas Whitfield and Milton Brunson.

The YP Squadron recentiy completed a training trip to Norfolk, VA. While down there members of the squadron were able to tour the recently commissioned USS LABOON and the Carrier THEODORE ROOSEVELT. While transiting the Chesapeake bay the Squadron was able to perform several drills which included: damage control, air and surface threats, and a surface to surface combat exercise. In Norfolk the members of the squadron were able to enjoy of the hospitality of the several enlisted and officer clubs of the Norfolk area.

The United States Naval Academy Dive Unit is a official professional Dive Unit (one of two military training units, the other being Airborne, at USNA) that trains SCUBA school graduates further in the field of Navy Diving. The unit's aims include educating midshipmen as to ca-

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reers in Navy diving and works to maintain the diving proficiency of USNA's SCUBA school graduates. The unit's commanding officer is Midshipman 1/C Scott Cockerham and the officer representative is LCDR Marrinacci. The Friday Forum is closing out its second year with a Forum in April. The Forum brings officers, faculty and midshipmen from around the yard together in an open atmosphere to discuss topics and grow as a team and Navy family. Together the USNA team is working to graduate the best Naval officers our country has to offer The Lucky Bag yearbook has finally fought for and achieved the BSA status it has so rightiy deserved for many years. Brigade Support Activity is a great step above ECA status. Similar to the D&B, the Lucky Bag's new status gives them the time they need to put together the award-winning book that it should be, and has been in the past. It also means the Lucky Bag now has regular business hours after school on weekdays for conducting all business associated with the book. These hours are 1600-1800 Monday through Friday, and anyone is allowed to make the trip up to the catacombs and stop in to ask questions, order books, or whatever they may wish to discuss with the staff.

The 23rd company has been conspicuous at football games and pep rallies. They have built and are crewing the PHILO, a spirit mobile which has been raining Navy spirit on the enemy at home football games. Shortly the crew of the PHILO will be starting a campaign to look for PHILO in places like the Trident. PHILO is named for USNA grad Philo McGiffin the hero of the Yalu River and one rowdy midshipman.

This year the 54th annual Brigade Boxing Championships were held on 24 February in Halsey Field House. In all eighteen midshipmen competed for bragging rights in nine hardfought slug tests. This year's winners include: 1391bs Colin Keenan 3/C, 1471bs Liam Hulin 2/C, 1561bs Todd Alexander 3/C, 1651bs JJ Puga 3/C, 1721bs Chandler Comerford 1/C, ISOlbs John Bradley 3/C, 1901bs John Ohman 2/C, Heavy Weight Chris Eichenger 2/C. Midshipman 1/C Chandler Comerford won the Spike Webb Award. In addition Midshipmen Alexander, Bradley, Comerford, Eichenger, Hunlin, Ohman, and Puga are all Southeast Regional Champions and will box in the NCBA Nationals at Air Force in April.

In other club sport news, the Navy Men's Volleyball team is on the floor competing again; only now they are competing for much more than a good record. As a club sport, the team has their sights set on moving back into Varsity status, a goal they hope to achieve by posting excellent results and carrying themselves as professionally as possible.

The team's nucleus is composed of three players, MIDN 1/C Chris Fassari, MIDN 2/C Brian Nowak and MIDN 2/C Teague Pastel,

all of which were part of the 1993 team. They have brought a great deal of experience to the new team and have taken up various leadership roles to make sure things run smoothly. A strong group from the class of '97 (Navy's last recruiting class) backs up the veterans on the court. MIDN 3/C Sean Burke, Rick Lombardi, Brett Hinson, Brian Rosemark, and manager Chris Hunter have all seen significant action throughout the season.

As of 25 March, the Midshipmen had compiled a record of 20-7 and earned a ranking of 18th in the nation, a statistic they hope to improve upon as they travel to the East Coast Championships on April 8-9 and the Mens National Collegiate Championship Volleyball Tournament on April 13-15 in Minneapohs, Minnesota.

Recentiy the Intercollegiate National Pistol Championships were held at the Naval Academy between 21 and 26 March. Navy's team placed exceptionally well placing first in all of the team events and producing nine All-Americans shooters. The results of the shoot are: Free Pistol- 1st Place Team members: 1/C Jeffrey Gottlieb, 1/C Kurt Kochendarfer, 2/C Tony Lumpkin, 3/C Matt Horr. Individuals: 1st Place-Matt Horr; 4th Place-Jeffrey Gottlieb.

Standard Pistol-1st Place Team members: 1/C James Burke; 1/C Jeffrey Gottlieb, 1/C Kurt Kochendarfer, 3/C Matt Horr. Individuals: 1st Place-Kurt Kochendarfer, 7th Place-Jeffrey Gottlieb, 8th Place-James Burke. Air Pistol-1st Place Team members: 1/C Jeffrey Gottlieb, 1/C Kurt Kochendarfer, 2/C Tony Lumpkin, 3/C Matt Horr. Individuals: 6th Place-Kurt Kochendarfer, 7th Place-3/C David Ellis.

Women's Air Pistol-lst Place Team members: 2/C Amanda Brooks, 2/C Jennifer Campbell, 3/C Laura Booth. Individuals: 1st Place-4/C Nicole Stavros, 5th Place-Laura Booth, 6th Place-Jennifer Campbell. Women's Sport Pistol-lst Place Team members: 2/C Amanda Brooks, 2/C Jennifer Campbell, 3/C Laura Booth. Individuals: 3rd Place-Laura Booth, 4th Place-Jennifer Campbell, 7th Place-Amanda Brooks. Ail-Americans 1/C James Burke, Jeffrey Gottlieb, Kurt Kochendarfer, Kristin Scherr; 2/C Tony Lumpkin, Amanda Brooks, Jennifer Campbell; 3/C Matt Horr, Laura Booth. Congratulations to the team for a job well done!

Women's lacrosse has started out its second season as a club team under the coaching of Coach Joe Groves. Coach Groves is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Women's Lacrosse Association so the team has a wealth of experience to draw on. The team defeated Essex, Loyola, and Hartford Community College and learned some valuable lessons from the Washington Club which sponsors U.S. team players.

Navy Women's Lax is led by the scoring of Midshipman 2/C Amy Morrison and 1/C

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Debbie Roberge. 2/C Maureen McFarland who '96 and MIDN Bill Greiner '96, provides plays at center splits her time between offense eleven midshipmen on Friday nights to help and defense. The defense is in good stead with supplement the staff at the hospital. Midship2/C Annika Moman and 2/C Michelle Casey men perform a variety of tasks from changing at the ready. Starting at goalie is 2/C Melissa diapers, to helping start IV's, to just being a Pratt. The team is hoping to become a varsity friend. The program is now headed by MIDN sport next season and is getting lots of support Michelle Vorce '97 and MIDN Sarah Mcgann from under classes. The club will have faced '97, who are both interested into joining the Medical Corps after graduation. This mids are off against Army on 29 April at home. just one more example of just what it is that Masqueraders also had a successful year. midshipmen can do for their community.

Last fall the troupe perfoTmed Arsenic And Old From 0800-1500 on Saturday, April 29th Lace. Every aspect of the show was top notch, from the crew's re-creation of the inside of a concerned citizens all across the United States two-story house to the antics of the characters will be banding together to participate in on stage, who kept the audience rolling in the Christmas in April. Locally, members of the U.S. Naval Academy community will be workaisles.

This spring Masqueraders sponsored the ing side by side with area residents as we reJasperson Playwriting Contest. The contest, construct houses in both Annapolis and Queen open to midshipmen only, yielded three win- Anne's Counties. Last year approximately 250 ning plays which were produced, directed, and people from USNA volunteered to help. Often performed by midshipmen on April 21st. Mas- the owner of the house is there watching the queraders, the oldest ECA at the Naval Acad- amazing transformation. They see the porch emy, is gearing up for next fall's production of reconstructed, the windows replaced, the elecLady Of Lyons, the first play ever to be per- tricity rewired and a fresh coat of paint shining formed by Masqueraders. Masqueraders will in the sun. The reward for those efforts is a cup also be participating in the 150yh Year Anni- of coffee, a handshake, a big smile and their versary Multi-Media Celebration in Alumni admiration and respect for the effort that is put into creating a better life for disadvantaged Hall on October 10th.

The Protestant Midshipman Club has revi- families. The day will end with a picnic at Quiet talized itself with new members and a group Waters Park for all involved in the day. It gives of active and energetic officers. The club meets those who participated a chance to celebrate once a month with Officer Representative LCDR Blythe from Oceanography. The club is headed by Midshipman 3/C Gerald Murphy who helped to organize an "upperclass only" retreat for the class of '97. The focus of the retreat was on Christian Leadership: How Christ lead people, and whether or not His techniques can be applied to life at the academy.

The retreat was held at NAS Bermuda and was blessed with a special visit and motivational talk from Moses (Chaplain Lewis hamming it < up in a B-robe.) Col. Bolden also inspired the club with his personal testimony at the club's < first real gathering on March 20. The club will be hosting Christian mimes for its next meetings. The club is also looking for motivational speakers and interested alumni should contact MIDN Gerald Murphy at 33rd Company.

Midshipmen are also working hard at the Anne Arandel Medical Center The program, started last semester by MIDN Kevin McHale [JLI

their work and share i>io:-ts between li .Uie^.

The project is being coordinated for USNA v the Midshipmen Action Group who is, like always doing more with less for others.

Well that should just about do it for this column. And since I edited it again I won't have to worry about doing something stupid like 25 spelling errors, 4 comma mistakes and 3 grammar flaws. Not that that has ever happened to me. I mean, after all, I are educated.

BRIAN 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 of 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 is the first set Sixth Battalion Training Officer.

Scott plans to enter Naval Aviation as a pilot following graduation.

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Navy Academics Robert H. Shapiro, Academic Dean and Provost As many of you know who have followed this column for the last several years, the Naval Academy has seen a large number of "old hands" among the civilian faculty depart in recent years. Some 40 faculty have retired since 1990. Each of these departures has meant, in some manner, a diminution of the academic experience and expertise available to the Brigade. Each takes time to replace fully since the new arrivals, despite their uniformly brilliant records in graduate school, must still gain familiarity with the Academy and its special mission. In the 1994-95 academic year, however, three giants on our faculty, men who have indelibly marked this institution and the midshipmen who were in their classrooms, announced their intention to enter the ranks of the retired: Vince Lopardo (arrived 8/25/60), John Yarbro (1/1/44), and John Huston (9/1/56).

Vince Lopardo came to the Naval Academy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1960. His early participation in academic and administiative duties quickly led to his recognition as a valuable faculty asset. For the Brigade, he was also a superb role model for excellence and personal integrity throughout his career Professor Lopardo has been a pioneer in much of his work at the Academy. He was one of the first coordinators for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, which accredits the seven USNA engineering majors. Vince was also a leader in the fransition in 1970 from the old Engineering Committee structure to the organization of distinct academic departments

Professor Vince Lopardo

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which endures today. It was natural that Vince then served as one of the first chairs of the Mechanical Engineering Department. In recognition of Vince's exceptional contribution in establishing and maintaining over a twenty year period accredited engineering majors at the Academy, the Secretary of the Navy recognized Vince in 1988 with the Navy's highest civilian award: the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award. When I came to the Naval Academy as chief academic officer in 1989,1 appointed Vince as head of my Engineering Advisory Board, a job which was expanded in 1991 when he became my first Special Advisor for Engineering Affairs. Just prior to his retirement last October, Vince presided over our most recent, successful ABET accreditation, which took place in December 1994. Parallel to these important leadership roles, Vince also served for many years on our most important Academy faculty group, the Promotion and Tenure Committee. More than any other faculty group, this committee sets the tracks of faculty excellence for the future. In the three years I worked with Vince in this setting, I always appreciated his steady hand and high standards. Since his retirement in September 1994, I call him routinely for his counsel and advice.

A measure of Jack Huston's stature is where he's spending his last year before retirement: as Visiting Distinguished Professor of History at the United States Air Force Academy. Jack joined the Academy faculty in 1956 after serving with the Army Air Corps over Germany in WWII. He flew 35 missions as pilot of a B-17, was a part of the first 1,000 plane daylight raid on Berlin, and flew three missions over Normandy on D-Day. After the war. Jack finished his education through the doctorate at Monmouth College and the University of Pittsburgh. Throughout his career, he's been an inspiring and memorable classroom teacher, whose impact among midshipmen remains long after they've left the Naval Academy. He's been among the most versatile professors in the History Department, and has taught courses extending from his subspecialty. Colonial and Revolutionary America, to American diplomatic history, western civilizational surveys, methods and advanced reading seminars for history majors, and history honors courses. His professional stature in the field of history is most eloquentiy reflected in his recall to active duty 1976-1981 in the rank of Major General as Chief of Air Force History. He's written widely on the air war in Europe during WWII

Professor John Huston

and is much in demand internationally as a lecturer He's been a central figure in faculty governance at the Naval Academy, and helped form the Faculty Forum, the Civilian Faculty Affairs Committee, and the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Just before his retirement, he chaired the committee which revised the USNA Faculty Handbook for the first time in nearly 15 years. He chaired the Faculty Library Committee during the planning phase leading to the construction of the Nimitz Library, a widely applauded facility which continues to draw professional praise.

He served as one of thefirstchairs of the USNA History Department, and is widely regarded as the "father" of the biennial Naval History Symposium, an intemationally esteemed scholarly conference hosted by the Academy History Department. For his outstanding performance as chair of the faculty committee which developed the revised faculty handbook. Professor Huston received the Navy's Meritorious Civilian Service Medal in 1994. Although I was able to visit Jack during a visit to the Air Force Academy last fall, I missed our informative monthly Chinese lunches this past year.

John Yarbro joined the Naval Academy faculty on 1 January 1944 as officer-instructor of French. After the war, he joined the civilian faculty and rose rapidly through the Academy ranks. Jack is a superior classroom instructor, and his firm, nurturing classroom manner benefited several generations of midshipmen while also shaping among his colleagues the culture of effective language instruction for which the USNA language department is known today.

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He became the senior professor of the Modern Language Department, its ranking civilian professor, in 1961, served as acting department head in 1969, and became the first civilian chair of the Language Studies Department in 1970.

When he stepped down from the department chairmanship in 1984, he had served in key department leadership positions a total of twenty years. As a measure of the institutional stature he had acquired by this time, he was asked in 1984 to serve as chair of the USNA decennial accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In that undertaking, he directed the efforts of over one hundred civilian and military colleagues towards a 100-page institutional self-study which the visiting Middle States team termed "exemplary". The study became an effective "road map" for Academy initiatives under Superintendents Larson, Marriott, and Hill. For that effort, the Secretary of the Navy recognized Professor Yarbro in 1985 with the Navy's highest award for civilians, the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award. Professors Yarbro and Lopardo are the only two career teaching faculty who have received this award. Parallel to

Professor John Yarbro

his enormous institutional contributions. Jack has produced innovations in foreign language acquisition technologies. He planned and created the first interactive videodisc language lessons in French to be used in the classroom as part of regular coursework. He was among several USNA Language Department faculty

receiving international recognition by the prestigious EDUCOM first prize in 1991 for educational applications of computers. He also obtained funding from the USNA Memorials and Gifts Advisory Board to finance the installation of the first on-campus satellite dish for receiving and recording international language telecasts. His programs for computer-aided language instruction have received support from the National Security Agency, the Foreign Service Institute, and the U.S. Department of State.

Crowning a long career. Jack was "knighted" in February 1995 when the French Govemment inducted him as "chevalier" into the ancient order of "Palmes Academiques" established by Napoleon in 1808. This is the highest honor which the French govemment can bestow upon a civilian educator Jack, like Vince Lopardo and Jack Huston, has been a highly valued adviser to me and I will sorely miss him.

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Navy Sports Tom Bates, Assistant Director of Athletics PENNY DONNELLY: History Rows Along For Her

Penny Donnelly knows exactly where she should be and what she should be doing.

She sits in the number seven seat of Navy's women's varsity eight championship crew, she maintains a 3.35 grade point average as a History major at the Naval Academy, and she is set to join the surface warfare community after graduation.

It is only natural that Donnelly seems so sure of her status in life: after all, she has grown up in a family of 14 children. "I've learned how to get along, especially since I have had to deal with nine brothers," she quietiy says.

However, there were two instances when Donnelly was uncertain of where she was going. The first was when she was looking at colleges, and the second when she selected her major at the Naval Academy.

While at Berkley High School in the Detroit suburb of Berkley, her first interest in a service academy led her to apply to West Point, and she was accepted there.

"I discovered that Army did not offer what I wanted in a career," pointed out the pragmatic Donnelly. "So I withdrew (the application), and about that time a member of Congressman Sander Levin's staff called me to ask why I hadn't applied to the Naval Academy. I had been told that Navy graduated only technical majors. But this staffer informed that he was a Naval Academy graduate and it had liberal arts majors too."

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tent on majoring in Political Science. "I had two 300 level courses my first semester and wasn't impressed with them," she indicated. "I knew I wanted to get into the Voluntary Graduate Education Program (VGEP) as a senior.

In VGEP, a midshipman who has completed his/her academy course requirements can work towards a master's degree at nearby universities. Donnelly is pursuing a master's degree in Intelligence at the Joint Military Intelligence College at Boiling Air Force Base (outside Washington, DC) during the second semester of the current academic year She expects to finish her coursework by December, 1995.

After talking to people at the academy about her goals, she switched to History and overloaded to catch up.

"My first history class (The American Occupation of Germany) was incredible. We had to do a research paper, and I ended up doing something that was very close to me but I had never really known. It was about how the women in Germany after World War II were raped by Russian and American soldiers. I went to our archives and to the Library of Congress.

I found there was nothing done, and that was the thesis of my paper I correlated it with what happened in Bosnia."

Donnelly believes the secret to her success academically is simple. "You read the assignments, go to class and take notes on what the teacher says about it. Then in your own mind you conglomerate the two and come up with a synthesis.

"I also study in my room. I like the atmosphere there, especially knowing everything I need is close around me. I'm not a smart person by nature, so I know I have to study. I also know when to take time off."

The biggest problem confronting Donnelly comes now during the spring when she must balance her schedule to seek her third varsity letter in women's crew and is starting in the graduate program at Boiling.

Donnelly, who grew up in Berkley, MI, was unaware of crew when she came to the academy. In fact, she tried out for basketball and was cut in late November She was a woman without a sport when some of her friends from NAPS suggested crew. "I had a good score on the erg (ergometer) test the first day, and the coach indicated I was on the squad."

As a youngster in 1993, Donnelly was the stroke on the Mid women's varsity eight which won the Patriot League Championships but was fifth in the upscale Champion International Collegiate Regatta.

Last spring, she and friend Julie Bergess switched seats in the varsity eight shell, Bergess going to stroke and Donnelly moving to the seven seat. "The stroke should have the best technique so she can set the pace. But at seven, you also need good technique because you are

setting the tone for the starboard (side of the shell).

"I like the seven seat much better. You can give feedback to the stroke, tell her things she might not see. I like being behind the spotlight as opposed to being in it."

The new combination worked very well, leading the Midshipmen to their greatest moment in the 16-year history of the sport at Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the varsity eight was first at the Champion International Regatta, and combined with a first place by the novice eight, gave Navy the Anita DeFrantz Trophy for overall performance by women's crews at this regatta last spring.

"It was pretty unreal," recalled Donnelly, who is not given to hyperbole. And it was even more meaningful that Bergess and Donnelly's novice coach, LCDR Wendy Lawrence, USN, now an astronaut and former oarsman at Navy, was there to greet them at the finish.

"When we won, it was so neat to see her face.

We had a close relationship to her because she is a real life hero. She is a commander in the Navy, had gone to MIT (for graduate work) and is now in the space program. She would never require anything of us that she wouldn't do herself. Julie and I told her we were racing for her that day."

Penny Donnelly and her mates definitely knew where they were going that spring day.

Navy To Name Facilities After Staubach, Bellino And Romo Navy Director of Athletics Jack Lengyel announced that three areas in the expanded and renovated Ricketts Hall at the Naval Academy will be named after Heisman Trophy winners Roger Staubach and Joe Bellino and longtime athletic trainer Leon (Red) Romo.

The Ricketts Hall project, scheduled for completion in August 1995, will incorporate a new and expanded football lockerroom, equipment room, a modern training room, and weightroom. The training facility will have a hydrotherapy pool for rehabilitation of injuries.

The football lockerroom will be named in honor of Staubach, the 1963 Heisman Trophy winner who went on to have a brilliant career with the Dallas Cowboys. The auditorium in the building is being named after Bellino, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1960 and is now a successful businessman in Boston, MA. The new training room will be named after Romo, who for 39 years has directed the athletic training rooms at the Academy and has been a popular figure with Navy athletes for nearly four decades.

"It is only fitting that we honor Roger Staubach and Joe Bellino as two outstanding individuals whose personal accomplishments both on and off the playing field make them excellent role models for future midshipmen," Lengyel noted. "Red Romo has been the head

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trainer for the varsity football teams since 1956.

He has always had an excellent rapport with the players and administration, and his caring for midshipmen student-athletes has been most exemplary."

The renovated building also will include upgraded meeting rooms for the football team and office areas for the Naval Academy Athletic Association administrators.

The Naval Academy Alumni Association is currently conducting a campaign to raise $280,000 for the supplementary items that are needed to complete the Ricketts Hall project.

Donations can be made in honor of Staubach, Bellino and Romo or in the name of someone the donor wishes to honor Individual lockers and theater seats are available for donations of $1,000. All donations should be sent to the Naval Academy Alumni Association, attention Ricketts Hall Project.

Winter Sports Update Men's Gymnastics (6-3): A vastiy improved Navy team upended Army, 221.1 to 219.6 behind another solid performance of second classman Bo Hanle. He won the parallel bars with a career-high 9.60.

The Cadets had first place in five of the events, but Navy's depth was the key to the victory. Posting second places were youngster Matt Tucker in the floor exercise (9.55); firstie Ken Peter on the pommel horse with a careerhigh 9.55; first Scott McCracken with a personal best on the still rings (9.40); second classman Franz Helcinger on the vault (9.10) and Hanle on the horizontal bar (9.45).

Navy had defeated Army in this sport 11 straight times from 1982-92 but the Cadets were the victors in 1993 and 1994.

The Midshipmen were third in the nine-team Eastern College Athletic Conference Gymnastics Championship behind Massachusetts (223.450) and William & Mary (221.500).

Navy scored a 220.650. The Mids won two teams events, taking the vaulting and the high bar and placing second on the pommel horse.

At the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics Championships, the Midshipmen finished in fifth place with 219.05 points. Defending champion Temple again was the winner with 229.3 points.

Individually, Plebe Rob Flannery was tied for third on the horizontal bar with 9.55 while Hanle tied for fifth in the floor exercise competition.

Squash (13-10): The Mids were ranked 15th in the country in the final poll of the season.

First classman Mo Curran finished the year with a 12-8 record and was 63-18 for his career Classmate Al Sprenger was 10-11 this year and 58-28 over four years. Second classman Mike Elliott was 16-7 this season.

Rifle (14-3): Navy was sixth in the aggregate team championship at the NCAA Championships which were held at the Bancroft Hall range in the first weekend of March. The Mids scored a 4,616 in smallbore and a 1,520 in air rifle for a total of 6,136. West Virginia won the team championship with a record score of 6,241.

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In individual competition, youngster Harold Kim was tied for 13th in smallbore while second classman Joe Johnson was tied for 16th.

In air rifle, Johnson carded a 383, 17th place, and Kim was tied for 26th with a 378.

Johnson was selected as an All-America in smallbore shooting.

In the Mid-Atlantic Conference Championships, Navy won the air rifle with a 1,538 while St. John's of New York took the smallbore with a 2,300. Johnson was the top individual in smallbore with a conference record and personal best 591 (out of 600). Kim was third in airrifleand Johnson was fourth in that category.

Men's Swimming (10-2): Second classman Nate Smith earned All-America honors for the third straight year when he finished fifth on the IOmeter platform (704.20 points) at the NCAA Championships. He also was seventh on the one-meter springboard (535.05 points) and was 20th on the three-meter springboard.

It is the third year in a row that Smith has earned All-America status.

Nate Smith, Ail-American Diver

For the third year in a row. Navy finished fourth in the Eastern Seaboard Championships, this year with a 379 total. Princeton was first with 826 points, followed by Harvard (711), Yale (444) and the Mids.

The Mids broke a host of school records, including two by Smith. He racked up 561.45 points in the one meter diving and 626.20 points on the three meter board to take first place in those two events for the third straight year His 626.20 total on the three meter was an Eastern

Seaboards meet record.

Second classman Ian Johnston won the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:01.52.

The 400-yard medley relay unit of Johnston, second classman Paul foess, youngster Chris Omee and second classman Stephen Piatt was fourth with a school record (3:22.42). Kress, Johnston, Ornee and firstie Neil Sexton teammed to finish fifth in the 200 medley relay with a school record 1:33.21. Johnston was third in the 100 breaststroke in a school record :55.77.

The 800 freestyle relay of Plebes Britton Smith and John Loftin,Platt and firstie Jon Hurst was fourth in a school record clocking of 6:43.89. Kress was sixth in the 200 backstroke with a Navy record time of 1:49.41.

Women's Swimming (10-2): At the Eastern Women's Swimming League Championship, Navy was eighth in a field of 11 with 216 points, its highest finish ever Second classman Heidi Fearon was fifth in the 1650 while Plebe Sarah Rollings was sixth in that event. The 400 freestyle relay of Plebe Lynn Fodrea, firstie Carolyn Wisner, firstie Kara Kouloheras and Plebe Rebecca Cline was seventh.

Men's Indoor Track (6-2): The Midshipmen were sixth at the Heptagonals Indoor Track Championships with 45 points. The 4x800 meter relay unit of youngster Blair Swaim, Plebe Simon McKeon, youngster Tom Keefer and firstie Jesse Kemp was first with a time of 7:39.66. Other top performances for the Mids were Kemp, third in the mile; second classman Greg Sutton, third in the high jump; firstie Bruce Frame, fourth in the 5000 meters; firstie Michael Jefferson, fourth in the 55-meter dash; Plebe Blake Wilbum, fourth in the shot put; Keefer, fourth in the 1000 meters.

Women's Indoor Track (3-3): The Mid women had their best finish ever in the Heptagonals, earning sixth place with 34 points. Youngster Kim McGreevy won the mile run in a school record 4:53.75. First classman Sonja Knight was fifth in the long jump and was third in the triple jump with a school record 38-2 3/4. Second classman Sonja Knight was third in the 20pound weight throw.

At the Eastern College Athletic Conference indoor championships, Washington was fifth in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 53^11 3/4. McGreevy was fifth in the mile with a school record time of 4:51.26.

Wrestling (10-6-1): At the NCAA championships,firstclassman Doug Zembiec earned AllAmerica recognition at 177 pounds when he placed eighth in the tourney. He lost his seventh place match, 2-1, to Bob Ferraro of Bucknell in sudden death overtime. Zembiec is Navy's 50th All-America in this sport.

First classman Dan Hicks, an All-America at heavyweight a year ago, did not place this year Hicks won his first two matches but then suffered two straight defeats. During his first match of the tournament, Hicks bit through the midpoint of his tongue and was taken to the hospital where he received 15 stitches. He leaves the Academy as the school's second winningest wresUer with a 114-24 record, in-

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eluding a 39-4 mark this past season. The 39 wins ties for the most in a single season at Navy.

Zembiec finished his careers with a 91-25-1 mark.

Navy's other two qualifiers for the NCAAs, Mike Clayton at 126 and Kurt Kyle at 142, were eliminated after the first round.

Earlier this season, the Midshipmen were tied by Army, 15-15, in the final dual meet of the year. The tie preserved Navy's unbeaten streak over the Cadets that has now reached 33 years (29 wins, 0 losses, 4 ties).

A crucial moment in the match came at the end of the 167-pound bout in which Army's Romy O'Daniel decisioned Mid Kipp Walhgren, 3-1. But somehow Wahlgren was penalized a team point.

Zembiec then scored a major decision at 177, but the Mids lost at 190. The tie came about when Hicks registered a 6-1 win over Cadet Bill Sjolinder

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Spring Sports Early Results Navy's baseball, lacrosse and tennis teams have all made solid starts for the 1995 playing season.

The baseball team ran its record to 11 -10 but 4-0 in the Patriot League after sweeping Bucknell in a pair of league doubleheaders in late March. The Mids benefitted from outstanding pitching on the weekend as second classman Toby Moore opened with a 1-0 shutout, firstie Kyle Murray followed with a twohit 6-2 win, and youngster Tom McLemore went the distance in a 2-1 win.

The lacrosse team was 4-2 and ranked 12th in the country following an 11-6 win over Delaware. The Midshipmen have also beaten Maryland-Baltimore County, Washington College, and Pennsylvania while losses have been to third ranked Virginia and sixth ranked Duke.

The varsity tennis team was 11 -4 at the midpoint of its schedule, and was 3-0 in Patriot League play but 0-2 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis League.

New Baseball Clubhouse A new baseball clubhouse behind home plate at Bishop Stadium was dedicated on April 22, thanks to the generosity of Ambassador William H. G. FitzGerald, '31, a recent ambassador to Ireland, and Dr John McMullen, '40, owner of the New Jersey Devils Hockey Club.

Both made sizeable donations towards the cost of the $850,000 clubhouse.

The two-story building includes two locker rooms, an equipment room, a training room equipped with a whirlpool and a hydroculator, coaches offices and a display area for trophies in the foyer The 4,900 square foot facility is located directly behind home plate between the dugouts.

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Pres., Adm. Jerauld Wright USN (Ret.) 4100 Cathedral Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20016 Send news directly to Shipmate.

Received from John Lacouture, Capt. USN (Ret.) Captain David "Tommy" Tomlinson, the fifth oldest living graduate of the Naval Academy, has just been selected for induction into the Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor on 31 August 1995 on board the YoRKTOWN at the Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.

Tommy was one of the most colorful naval aviators of all time. He loved to fly anything that flew and to fly these planes to their utmost maneuvering limits. In his early carrier squadron days, 1925 to 1928, he is most famous for forming the Navy's first acrobatic team, the 'Three Sea Hawks," and for getting official Navy approval for their low altitude stunting. In 1928 as commanding officer of VF-6, he developed the dive bombing attack and coordinated attacks from different directions that proved so successful in the carrier battles in the Pacific. His squadron also pioneered the use of air-to-air gun camerafighter-to-fightercombats and towed sleeves for practice gunnery shoots. All these were tactical flight testing operations.

In the Fall of 1928 Tommy took over as Chief Test Pilot for the Navy at NAS Anacostia. After a short but exciting tour there, he resigned from the Navy to get into the airline business. His small airline ultimately merged with several others to become TWA. During 1935 and 1936 Tommy evaluated and tested new airplanes for TWA. One of his first jobs was to fly the Douglas DC-1 across the continent non-stop, setting a new transcontinental flying record of 11 hours and 5 minutes. He also carried out extensive flying research above the 30,000 foot level, cruising for more than 5 hours at 35,000 feet. From these experiments came plans for building the Boeing Stratoliners. On loan from TWA to North American during late 1936 and early 1937, he tested and demonstrated military aircraft to the Army at its experimental base at Wright Patterson. Among those tested were the B-25, later used on Doolittle's Tokyo raid, and the first basic combat trainer, the SNJ, used by thousands in World War II to train new pilots. He also tested for Curtiss Wright the first Allison engine pursuit plane, foremnner of the famous P-40, and the SBC-3 dive bomber later used by the Navy.

Early in 1940 he spent several months at Boeing taking part in the testing of the new Boeing Stratoliner and later in the year did much development testing for Lockheed on their new Constellation.

Tommy Tomlinson certainly merits his selection to the Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor.

Of interest to midshipmen, in 1923 to 1925 Tommy was an instructor in Marine Engineering at the Academy. He couldn't stand not flying so bought himself an old Jenny and returned it to the Naval Academy, where he completely overhauled it in one of his Department's shops with the assistance of interested midshipmen. Subsequently he was allowed to park his plane and operate it off Farragut Field. The interest in flying sparked by Tommy and his plane with

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"But Still when two or three shall meet.

And old tales be retold .. "

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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 There is an old saying: "We learn something new every day," which brings to mind the Class Ring Bank at the Alumni Association. Our old pen pal, Carlos Badger, writes that somehow while he was removing a glove recently, his Class Ring disappeared with the glove. So, an appeal was made, and it came to light that in the Bank there are two 1922 Class Rings. Can you believe it! Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

To continue this tale, however, it was learned that Carl Espe's widow, Bobbie, donated his Class Ring to the Bank. What a noble gesture! Bobbie has been making her home for several years in Hilton Head, South Carolina, where she moved to be near her son.

Her current address is #51 Songbird Way, Hilton Head, South Carolina 29926, for those of you who might care to keep in touch with this lovely lady. We all remember those wonderful parties she and Carl used to give at their beautiful home in Bethesda. He

was, as most of you will recall, one of our most distinguished officers.

In the meantime, Carlos reported that his lost ring was found, so all is well. Strange, the importance attached to a USNA Class Ring. It is more valuable to those who merit the privilege of wearing one, than the HOPE Diamond. The world over, a Class Ring is recognizable, and even a miniature ring brings forth a query as to which Class, et cetera.

Anyway, Carlos, we are glad for you. If any of you have need of legal services, please feel free to call upon him, as he is still practicing law. (This is not a paid advertisement.)

The monthly meeting of the Washington area Alumni took place at Fort Myer Officers' Club on March 15, 1995 — a convenient place for all hands.

The speaker of the day was Pierre Salinger, a well known Journalist and former Kennedy Aide. His talk was most informative, as he is a keen observer of events of the world today, and he warned of U.S. complacency in our Foreign Policy or lack thereof.

His remarks merit serious consideration. The meeting was very well attended, with many young officers in uniform. Tom Marti, Class of 1960, current President, and his assistants, including Hap Day, deserve a great deal of credit for keeping the show on the road.

Plans for future meetings were discussed briefly.

One is a "Sunset Parade" scheduled for June 2, 1995, at the Marine Barracks, Eighth and I Streets, S. E., Washington, DC. For those able to attend, it is a spectacle to behold as our proud Marine Corps Silent Drill Team performs. These are outstanding young men, who follow the present Major General Commandant, Major General Karl Mundy, USMC. Another forthcoming event, which proves to be very exciting for all of us is the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Naval Academy by our patron saint, George Bancroft, bless his heart. This event is scheduled for October 10, 1995. No details have been released at this time — more later No doubt celebrations will be held wherever "two or three shall meet and old tales be retold, and from low to highest in the Fleet will pledge the Blue and Gold."

The family of Judie MacComsey wrote to express their thanks for the Class contribution in her memory to the Navy-Relief Society. Her daughter, also Judie, wrote that her mother gave many, many volunteer hours to the Navy Relief, including serving on the National Board in the early 50's. This is a very worthy organization, and is always in need of funds, as is the Endowment Fund at Vinson Hall, the latter for assistance to those ladies in need, as our inflation increases, although they say it isn't so! Contributors take note if you are looking for a place to leave some funds after April 15, 1995. This year it begins to look like we are all going to start looking for a second job.

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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 Received from John Lacouture, Capt. USN (Ret.) VAdm. Bill Davis is one of four carrier naval aviators chosen for induction into the Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor on board the YORKTOWN at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Charleston, South Carolina on August 31, 1995.

Admiral Davis started his flying career in spectacular fashion, first as navigator of the 'Woolaroc, which won the Dole Derby air race from San Francisco to Hawaii in 1927, and then as a member of the "Three Sea Hawks"—Naval Aviation's first officially sanctioned acrobatic team, in 1927-1928. He also was a member of the Navy's Second acrobatic team at Pensacola 1929-1932, the "Three T'Gallants."

His first flight testing duties were as a pilot in Fhght Test at NAS Anacostia in 1936. In June 1941 he became officer in charge of forming an Aircraft Armament Testing unit at NAS Norfolk to test and evaluate the increasingly complex armament installations in Naval aircraft. In 1942 he moved it to the new Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, where it became Armament Test. In 1946 he became Project Coordinator for the new Operational Development Force Atlantic Fleet, which was much involved in testing new aircraft and developing new tactics for their effective combat use. In April 1947 he reported as Director of Flight Test at the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, where he flew all the many new types of aircraft and helicopters that were being evaluated during that time period. In November 1948 he set a cross country helicopter speed record, and on 7 November 1949 he became the second Naval Aviator to exceed the speed of sound flying a Douglas D-568 11 Skyrocket. His final tour in the field of Test Flying was as commanding officer of the Naval Air Test Center 1951-1952.

Admiral Bill Davis was indeed a legend in the field of flight testing and highly merits his selection for the Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor

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Pres., RAdm. Walter C. Ford USN (Ret.) Sends news directly to Shipmate Shipmate received the following from Betty Kelly, daughter of Biddy Wright.

Biddy, widow of Adm. W.L. (Bull) Wright will celebrate her 95th birthday in May. She lives alone in her own little cottage that is near our house on this peninsula of oak trees and bay bmsh. She enjoys generally good health and is still active, taking her little dog, and the lamb and goat she raised on bottles, for a walk around the lake every afternoon.

I guess what amazes me most about Mother is her constant good humor, she never seems to be whiny or ill-tempered or out of sorts (though she does get put out with the donkey when he knocks on her door for carrots). She makes new friends and enjoys a party as much as anyone half her age. We feel she is truly a blessing in our lives, and a delight to her grandchildren.

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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 Well, the Youngster lookout must have been doping off as we missed the mail buoy. Also, it looked as though the mail boat engineer was "fine tuning" the engine again as no Class news had arrived for the May issue of Shipmate. But then along came letters from two Classmates just in time to meet the deadline of 18 March. The column would be enhanced with news of some of those who haven't been heard from in a long time Brute Reynolds wrote that he is enjoying Colorado Springs, a great place with an unbeatable climate. He's in a retirement community with two former Superintendents of the Air Force Academy and more Army and Air Force colonels "than there are in the Pentagon!" Although there are only four Navy retirees, I expect that Brute upholds the Navy's position as to who really won the war Brute was glad to hear of his Bancroft Hall roommate, Don Brown, who he hadn't seen since the end of the war off Okinawa. I think at that time Brute was ComDesRonl2 and Don was in command of DE

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Ben Custer celebrated his 90th birthday on 5 March with all four of his young folk arriving to mark the occasion. Ben's new slogan is ALIVE AT NINETY-FIVE as he wants to see the new millennium arrive. A big bash is planned in April at their beach club when their grandchildren can make it to Rye. Frank Busey has appointed Ben to represent the Class at the annual meeting of the Alumni tmstees. He will talk about the mission of the Academy.

Checking over the twenty-six preppers from Marion Institute who entered in 1922,1 can find only five who are present or accounted for: G. Campbell, G.A. Cox, J.G. Foster, A.C. Long, and F. O'Beime.

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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 Memorial Chairs -As of mid-March there are four memorial chairs remaining in the section allocated to the Class of '27 in Alumni Hall. When these are taken, additional chairs may be assigned so long as they last; but they will be some distance away from the Class of '27 group.

The cost of a chair, complete with name plate, is $1,000. Details concerning the chairs may be had from the USNA Alumni Association.

Ed. Eckelmeyer, writing from Los Angeles mentioned that he is the sole survivor of '27 living in "the city of the angels"—also comments favorably on Red Scoles' effectiveness in organizing "Alcoholics Anonymous" in the Navy and elsewhere. Some 75 of the organizations attended his funeral service.

A cheery note from Otie Gregg reports "situation normal" in the VA Tidewater area.

Sys Gazze's widow, Carrie, has moved to 220W Acacia Apts.,W405 Hemet, California 92545-3745.

Marshall Smith's widow, Beverly, has moved to: Tiburon View Apts., 9A Circle Drive; Tiburon, California 94920. Telephone: 415-381-3964.

Military Retirees—Health Benefits The March issue of The Retired Officer magazine carries an article on page 17 which will be of continuing interest to all military retirees in our category. The gist of the problem is that "budget cuts have forced military hospitals to deny health care to retirees 65 and over Older retirees who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam are especially hard hit."

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An inquiry has been made to The Retired Officer magazine as to whether it will be too late by the time this issue of Shipmate is published. The reply was "negative—go ahead and pass the word by all means," because the Congress in its inimitable fashion will be "working" on this all summer Note: With regard to the use of "900" which has a bad record in some instances—be advised that this time it has worked very well.

The sailoff of the 1995 Cressy Cup Regatta will occur at the Coronado Yacht Club, 6-7 May 1995. thirty schools will be represented by young men and women in the regatta to vie for the Interscholastic Yacht Racing Association's National High School Championship. As you are aware, the Regatta is celebrated annually in honor of Morton Starr Cressy, Jr., and will be held in Annapolis in 1996. The results of this year's regatta will be disseminated in our next column.

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Sec'y, Capt. Albert O. Momm USN (Ret.) 909 Topmast Way, Annapolis, MD 21401 Fla. corr., RAdm. R. N. Norgaard USN (Ret.) 1111 S. Lakemont Ave., Apt. 405/07 Winter Park, FL 32892-5496 RAdm. Kemp Tolley '29, a well-known veteran of the pre-World-War 11 China Station, tells us that the story of Bill Thomas' '28 class ring in recent issues of Shipmate brings back happy memories of the 1931-32 Asiatic Fleet days, when the BLC was well represented by something like 25 members, including 7 in Sub Ron V: Lair, Thomas, Bole, Monahan, Boyd, (Bob) Pierce, and Scott. Tolley tells a marvelous story of Bill Thomas' ring: "It's already making history. We used to creep up and down between Manila and Tsingtao each year, stopping for a week at Shanghai enroute each way. There, a special hangout for the USN was le Cerole Sportif Francois (The French Club) for martinis and luscious dinner before launching forth on the evening's round of cabarets and the Russian gals. The door to the head off the French Club's dining room was a ponderous affair with a strong spring that shut it after a passage through. One time that door was quicker than Bill. His ring fortuitously caught exactiy between door and frame. Bill's fingers were saved, but the ring suffered considerable squashing and had to be cut off his hand with tools. It certainly proved that class rings are good for something other than knocking.

"Another item of possible interest, of which I have only hearsay interest, happened a few months before I arrived on station. Some may recall a longtime fixture in what was then BuNav: a civil servant who annually put together a gouge for promotion exams containing all the questions and answers for the past four or five years—from which the questions in the upcoming exam would be chosen. The $10 cost covered a radio message from our man as to whether you passed or flunked, instead of sweatShipmate, May 1995

our Class Fund at the Alumni Association with leting out the month it took the mails to arrive."

"On the eve of the exams, the '28ers in the divi- ters of appreciation to Rachel's son and Judy Parish. sion decided to take a week's group leave in cooool Phil Osborn '29 Baguio, in the mountains, where they could study uninterruptedly. All were safely aboard the train and on the way when somebody had a question: 'Hey! Whose got the gouge?' Nobody had the gouge. 'Oh well! What the hell! We can't tum back now. At least we'll have a pleasant body—and mind—building Membership: 88% week, full of beans and ready to crack those exams.'"

"The bottom line is that all but one—savoir John Pres., RAdm. William O. Snead USN (Ret.) Bole—bilged the exams and had to take another one. Ex. Sec'y, Capt. Christian L. Engleman USN (Ret.) It seems to be in my dim memory that Bill Thomas MP 0.82R Skamania Mines Rd., Washougal, Wash. had to take a third exam in Washington. If that is so, 98671 the govemment sure as hell did the smart thing when Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John A. Moreno they kept Bill aboard."

1214 Fifth St., Coronado, CA 92118 Kemp listed some of the other '28 "Asiatics" out 619 435-3732 there about the same time, which included: Ed Received from John Lacouture, Capt. USN (Ret.) Dexter, Urquhart, Finnegan, Eves, M.G. Johnson, Captain David "Tommy" Tomlinson, the fifth oldScott, Hewett, Aichel, Underbill, Chet Brown, J.T est living graduate of the Naval Academy, has just White, Ashcraft, and Tackney. Out of about 36 left been selected for induction into the Carrier Aviation in his Class of '29, Kemp says it is getting to be Test Pilots Hall of Honor on 31 August 1995 on board quite a job to squeeze a good bit of stuff out of his the YORKTOWN at the Patriot's Point Naval and Mariclassmates. time Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.

Tommy was one of the most colorful naval aviators of all time. He loved to fly anything that flew and to fly these planes to their utmost maneuvering limits. In his early carrier squadron days, 1925 to 1928, he is most famous for forming the Navy's first acrobatic team, the "Three Sea Hawks," and for getMembership: 88% ting official Navy approval for their low altitude Pres., RAdm. Samuel B. Frankel (Chick) USN stunting. In 1928 as commanding officer of VF-6, (Ret.) he developed the dive bombing attack and coordi17379 Bernardo Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92128 nated attacks from different directions that proved Sec'y, Capt. Philip R. Osborn USN (Ret.) so successful in the carrier battles in the Pacific. His 8206 River Crescent Dr, Annapolis, MD 21401 squadron also pioneered the use of air-to-air gun Corr. Secretaries; camerafighter-to-fightercombats and towed sleeves Calif., RAdm. Chuck Triebel USN (Ret.) for practice gunnery shoots. All these were tactical 12751 Gateway Park Rd., Poway, CA 92064 flight testing operations.

Florida, Dot Flatley, Box 813, Bartow, FL 33830 In the Fall of 1928 Tommy took over as Chief Test We are sorry to report the death of a popular and Pilot for the Navy at NAS Anacostia. After a short much admired Classmate, "Rags" Parish (Captain, but exciting tour there, he resigned from the Navy USN Ret) on February 28, 1995 at Jacksonville, to get into the airline business. His small airline ultiFlorida, husband of Julia Lamar Parish. Although the mately merged with several others to become TWA. smallest man on the football team, he always came During 1935 and 1936 Tommy evaluated and through with flying colors. Services were held at the tested new airplanes for TWA. One of his first jobs Naval Academy Chapel on 10 March conducted by was to fly the Douglas DC-1 across the continent LCdr Debra McGuire CHC USN with interment at non-stop, setting a new transcontinental flying record the Naval Academy Columbarium. "Rags" son-in- of 11 hours and 5 minutes. He also carried out exlaw, (husband of daughter Ann) Captain Nelson Jack- tensive flying research above the 30,000 foot level, son USN (Ret) and daughter Sally Lamar, both ac- cruising for more than 5 hours at 35,000 feet. From complished vocalists, sang solos, and daughter Judy these experiments came plans for building the Boeing Benson-Smith readfromher own poetry. Judy's other Stratoliners. On loan from TWA to North American daughter Wendy is the wife of LCdr Richard K. during late 1936 and early 1937, he tested and demGaines USN '55. A reception was held at the Alumni onstrated military aircraft to the Army at its experiHouse where an opportunity was provided to meet mental base at Wright Patterson. Among those tested with Judy and her talented family. Flowers and con- were the B-25, later used on Doolittle's Tokyo raid, dolences were sent in the name of the Class. I was and the first basic combat trainer, the SNJ, used by the only Classmate able to be present. thousands in World War II to train new pilots. He At this writing we have just learned of the death also tested for Curtiss Wright the first Allison enof "Tex" Hardin Captain USN (Ret) which occurred gine pursuit plane, foremnner of the famous P-40, May 2, 1994 at Haverford, PA. Cause of death not and the SBC-3 dive bomber later used by the Navy. known. Burial was at Arlington. The Class sends Early in 1940 he spent several months at Boeing takcondolences to the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth (Betsy) ing part in the testing of the new Boeing Stratoliner Hardin Cot. 603 Quadrangle, 3300 Darby Rd. and later in the year did much development testing for Lockheed on their new Constellation.

Haverford, PA 19041.

We are also sorry to report that Mrs. Kathryn Van Voorhis, a resident of Vinson Hall and widow of our Classmate CDR Bruce A Van Voorhis who was killed in action and awarded the Congressional Medal Don't forget to update your of Honor, died on February 15, 1995. Johnny address in order to continue Davison will represent the Class and offer condolences to their two sons, Bruce and Richard. receiving Shipmate.

Rachel Carmichael's son. Ken, wrote Judy Parish Call 410-263-4448 to give us enclosing a check for the Class of 1929 in memory of his mother (Frisky's widow) who died on Novemyour new address. ber 26, 1994 in Santa Ana, California. Judy sent the check on to Johnny Davison who deposited it with

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Tommy Tomlinson certainly merits his selection to the Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor Of interest to midshipmen, in 1923 to 1925 Tommy was an instructor in Marine Engineering at the Academy. He couldn't stand not flying so bought himself an old Jenny and returned it to the Naval Academy, where he completely overhauled it in one of his Department's shops with the assistance of interested midshipmen. Subsequently he was allowed to park his plane and operate it off Farragut Field. The interest in flying sparked by Tommy and his plane with the midshipmen resulted in the establishment of a course in aeronautics at the Naval Academy.

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Pres., RAdm. Raymond P. Hunter USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. A. B. Metsger USN (Ret.) 3520 N. Roberts Ln., Ariington, VA 22207 (703) 524-4599 (O); (703) 525-2981 (H) We enjoyed our 21 March Washington/Annapolis luncheon in the cardroom of the Chevy Chase Club; our reduced numbers not justifying the separate dining room and service we have arranged previously.

Attending: Bucky Bouve, transported by his daughter Bobbie, Bill Fitzgerald, who said the blessing.

Skillet Gillette, Doc MacDonald, who arranged the fine luncheon, Metsger, Jack Miner who had made the calls and now collected the money, and Johnny Webster, newly back from a winter escape to the Florida sun. Donald MacDonald told us about his Battle of Britain days in London, mid 1940 - early '42; and the work being done to make British advances available to the U.S. Navy. Bill Fitzgerald told us about the Fitzgerald Oxford scholarship program. After the excellent luncheon, and vigorous discussion, the card players remained in place for bridge.

Bob Heilig in a 24 February letter: "I'm sorry that 1 misspelled 'ischemic' in my report of my illness in the last screed to you. I used to win 1st prize in spelling bees back in Mount Joy when 1 was a kid, both in under 12 class and in open class but my memory has deteriorated since then. [Does Bob think he's unique?] I'm also too lazy to use a dictionary.

Enclosed is a picture taken by me at the meeting of the Ancient Mariners last 6 February at Kenny Romberg's in "Dog Patch", formerly Coronado.

This nickname was applied by Don Wilber back in 1932 and it makes Coronadans mad as hell. Anyhow from L to R: Ellsworth, Moring, Burns, Adair, and Romberg. Also present were Tena Heilig, Fran Ellsworth, Ruth Moring, Phyllis Bums, Betty Adair, Louise Lynch (widow of O.D.T. Lynch '30) and Dee Heinz (widow of Pickle Heinz '33).

Kenny laid on a delicious spread aided by several of the ladies.

San Diego, 16 March: Ed Bums, Dean Black, Emily Black, Bob Heilig, Emily Black, Bob Heilig.

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Part of San Diego group 6 Feb: Ruth Moring, Betty Adair, Ed Bums, Fran Ellsworth, Noah Adair.

The regular San Diego luncheon was at the Bayview Club, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Thursday, 16 March, attended by 17: Betty and Noah Adair, Margie Bass who had driven from Los Angeles, Phyllis and Ed Bums, Fran and Ernie Ellsworth who will celebrate their 62nd anniversary this month. Norma and Dick Hay, Tena and Bob Heilig, Georgia Lewellen, Abe Metsger who reported the news from the Washington section, Ruth and Ed Moring, Ken Romberg, and Joe Tenney. Benny Bass and Lew Lewellen were at a luncheon of old submariners but were so kind as to leave their wives with us. The group expressed an interest in a new Directory before our 65th anniversary; the Class Secretary agreed to pass the proposal to the Executive Committee for decision.

One vigorous Class member, Ed Moring, celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a rousing dinner/ dancing/singing fest at the San Diego Country Club.

Celebrating in appropriate green dresses, jackets or neckties were Ruth and Ed Moring, Phyllis and Ed Burns, and Abe Metsger of '31, Virginia and Claude Bailey ex '31 but graduating in '34, Bill Parham ' 36 and brother of our late Jack Parham, and Virginia O'Grady Hammond, widow of Jim O'Grady, '36.

Ali Gadrow reported: "On Sunday, Febmary 26, '95 at 1 PM the Class of '31 met with members of Classes '32 and '30 at the lovely home of Frances and Joe Foley in the Ghent area of Norfolk for cocktails and a scmmptious buffet luncheon. Members present were the hosts, Aliete Gadrow, Jessie Motes and Connie Smith, and the gregarious daughter and son-in-law of the Foley's, Kathleen and Bob Williamson. From '32, Walter Asmuth, Theora Hydeman, and June O'Connor. From '30, Marguerite Haynesworth. The ambience was justright;the congeniality was enjoyed by everyone. The next luncheon meeting will be held by Jesse Motes on Sunday, March 26th at 1 PM." Ali says any Classmate visiting the Tidewater Area will be more than welcome to attend; arrangement may be made by calling Aliete Gadrow at 804-496-8664.

Julie Becton wrote: "Last night while reading the new book Revolt of the Admirals I read your alert to Admiral Radford of the peril Naval Aviation faced. In those days the cards were stacked against us with a pro-Air Force Secretary of Defense and a Nebraska lawyer as SecNav. I met Jeff Barlow [author] through his father. Captain John Barlow (USNA '46) who lives here in Wynnewood. He brought Jeff over for a visit a year or so ago. ..."

Julie continues: "I was sorry to read that Bob Heilig had suffered a TIA. From what I have read about strokes an annual physical exam is still the best way to leam if conditions exist to put us at risk. In the meantime, aspirin can dissolve clots that might enter the heart or brain. A baby aspirin has about one fourth the strength of a regular aspirin tablet but is strong enough to protect us from a stroke or heart attack each day by breaking up clots that might enter heart or brain. The September 1992 edition of Reader's Digest quoted a New York Times article about a study in Holland that bore this out."

From Florida Joe Thornton reports the Red Child's back from Spain and the Canaries. J. B. Colwell was waiting for the 9th to 14th of March when his sons would arrive in Naples, Florida, to play golf. Elynor Brown reports no change at Fleet Landing where PK Will and Jean Ritchie also live.

We called John Crumpacker in Central Florida, found him in his usual light spirits and good humor.

Dick Peterson of the Bay Area stays in touch.

He says Max Firth is keeping ahead of his migraine.

Ben Custer, '26, reported that Boots (Virginia) Hawkins died 12 March at Cumberland, Maryland, Virginia's original home, to which the Hawkins' had moved a couple of years ago from Reno.

We must also report that Bab Bouve' died Febraary 25th. At the funeral were Stewart, Miner, the Metsger's, and Dorothy McFarlane representing the Class. Bucky, living in Bethesda, has been active in Class affairs.

We thank Cliff Shuey for passing us the word of Bob Fojt's death.

Updates: Classmate deaths: George Forde 10 March; Bob Fojt 18 December '94. Wife deaths: Bab Bouve' 25 February; Virginia Hawkins 12 March.

Addss: BGen B. T. Holcomb USMC (ret) 6 Abban St. Inverness 1V3 6HH, Scotland.

Washington Valentine luncheon 22 Feb: Estelle Needham, Sara Ann Mott. Audrey Dempsey, Ray Hunter, Jane O'Connor, lone Gillette.

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minded Julie of a talk given to the University of a sister service by highly decorated SS skipper Creed Burlingame, '27. A member of the audience asked Creed what the Navy was going to do with the scrapped keel. Creed said it would be cut up to bits to be sent to every colonel of the audience service as a memento of the only carrier that service ever sank.

The writer of this lectured that University on carrierfightersin 1949 during Naval Aviation's travail. All questions were courteous and friendly ... except two. A technical authority of that service — a friend — had dined with the writer at Jock Wilson's the evening before. An unfriendly question or two were to be expected; they came. The solution was to say "Col. is in the audience, and he can answer that better than I — will you take that one, Pete?"

No problem. There was no difference in view at the professional level.

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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 A nice letter received from Vic McCrea up in Woodstock, CT, was in a way reminiscing about his old Classmate and shipmate Bill Cox. Bill was one of the younger members of the Class being just 17 when he entered (born April 1911) and was assigned to the old Fourth Battalion. Bill's father was a retired Army Major General and when they were Plebes, he came down to the Academy and asked Vic to keep a helpful eye on Bill which he did. Vic was almost three years older than Bill (bora July 1908) and one of the senior members of the Class of 1932 hence the request of Major General Cox was not taken lightly.

On graduation both reported to the ARIZONA where Bill was a junior officer in the 3rd Turret Division and Vic was the same in the 4th Turret Division. Two years later their paths separated and Vic went into submarine duty and Bill to destroyers. Next came duty together at Annapolis where both were assigned to that aborted class at the Past Graduate School at the Academy. But the German invasion of Poland ended that resumption of learning and off both went to sea duty in different areas.

In one of his later duties Bill had temporary assignment to the UN Truce Commission in Palestine and was an Aide to Count Folke Beraadette, the Chief UN Truce Mediator When their convoy was attacked by assassins and Count Bernadette was killed. Bill was lucky to escape the hail of bullets and, with others, helped capture the assassin. Later a member of the detachment, who must have been a loyal resident of Kentucky, nominated Bill to be a Kentucky Colonel. Vic was nominated to be an esteemed member of the Kentucky Colonels last year and your scribe has been a member for some time thanks to a former shipmate who became a Big Wheel in Kentucky. Now Vic wants to know who else in the Class is a Kentucky Colonel? All replies gratefully accepted.

Bobby Fulton from his Memphis hideaway who sent the family a box of delicious nuts for the holidays wrote in to add that he was glad we enjoyed the pecans. It was a real good crop this year and since pecans are notorious for their alternate year bearing it may be a while before he has another good crop.

This year he is faced with thinning out the orchard as the trees have gotten bigger He will be faced with cutting down several (with a lot of help) over the next few weeks. He added that he is getting sort of old for this sort of game but will try to keep the place for another year.

In the sad news department Bobby writes that our friend, Shawla Moore Swearingen, the only child of Virginia and Johnny Moore, is just the same, a really pitiful situation. She is a real sweet girl, but so down on her life that it is hard to see much chance for any improvement. Bobby learned that both she and her mother had severe breakdowns after Johnny was lost and have been under treatment for years.

Bobby did manage a minor breakthrough a couple of weeks age. Shawls let him take her over to the health clinic for a prescription refill and she was willing to stop and lunch with him on the way home.

That is something that we would never do in the past so maybe things will improve.

On a bright June day in 1928 a confident young lad from Bay City, MI, our Floyd B. Schultz, responded to an urge "to go down to the sea in ships" and was duly sworn in as a Midshipman. He was an eager beaver not a varsity athlete, but a formidable

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golfer and always at the top academically.

On graduation, after two years on the old PENSACOLA. Floyd reported to PG school at MIT and for the rest of his career it was Naval construction and engineering, our Navy shore establishments and the Bureau of Ships (see "Last Call").

Floyd's two years at sea, however, were not unforgettable because they afforded him an opportunity to meet his prospective bride, Anne Gill, better known as Nancy, in Long Beach, CA. Although Floyd went to MIT as a footloose bachelor for his Naval Construction Course, he found Nancy in Boston going to the Leslie School, superb timing on her part. That was it. Wedding bells rang on September 9, 1935, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Captain "Pop" Gill was Chief of the Mission.

Floyd was lucky enough to get 45 days leave to go down to Rio for his bride.

The years that followed almost made the family Bostonians, their first two daughters were born there, but other prestigious assignments followed from staff duty, to Pearl Harbor, there on December 7th 1941, the South Pacific, BUSHIPS, more advanced study and a final assignment as Commander Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

When Floyd retired in 1967 he went directly to Pascagoula, MI, as Works Manager for the Ingalls Shipbuilding Co. About a year after he arrived Ingalls began their expansion by constructing a new yard and he became Vice President Quality Engineering and Assurance.

Floyd and Nancy had two daughters, Helen Anne (1938) and Priscilla Alden (1940), who were the pride of their lives. Floyd retired from Ingalls in 1984 and in 1986 they moved to Camarillo, CA, to be near their daughters and their families, a move they never regretted. In early 1994 we lost the gracious Nancy and on 7 February 1995 our gallant Floyd succumbed to inoperable brain cancer Although Floyd was appropriately decorated for his military accomplishments his highest honor may well have been how he was perceived by others.

Floyd and Nancy were just plain down to earth people. Floyd lived life to the fullest in his service to his country and in his support of family and friends. Simply put said a fellow Rotarian, "He was the friendliest person in the world."

Funeral services were held in the Camarillo United Methodist Church to a full house with Owie Vaughan and Al Kaplan plus Howie Kuehl '33 representing the Class. Final interment was in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on 10 March alongside Nancy.

Floyd Schultz and Nancy-1967 Wonderful news from Dick Blair who was com-

miserating with your Secretary on the latter's prolonged "vacation" at the National Naval Health Resort and Spa more widely known as the Naval Hospital. Dick reported a good turn-out for the San Diego area '32 Class luncheon on Valentine's Day with favors and napkins decorated with lovely hearts all made courtesy of Al Cope and Dick Blair.

Present for the occasion were the two above plus Jack Kaufman, a sturdy Dick Best, Anne Thomas and Pat Willard both looking great and the charming Mari Wilson.

Anne Thomas later chimed in with a glowing account of the luncheon and also mentioned that Lloyd Mustin was arriving in town on February 16th for his g r e a t - g r a n d s o n ' s c h r i s t e n i n g and A n n e ' s grandson's engagement party. Anne will also be celebrating a birthday so she will be in on the excitement too.

Lloyd Muslin and Larry Smich The Long Beach contingent will also be present for the long weekend but the big news is that Anne has a new baby...well sort of...a new Chrysler Cirrus LXl and it is really fun.

Great news from Nan Van Every down in the pleasant confines of Naples, FL. She had just had the visiting Dottie James and Dick Matter for dinner, everyone in good health, and a nice time was had by all.

Belatedly we have received word from his wife, Virginia Acker that our quiet but accomplished product of Jersey City, N.J.. Frank G. Acker, suffered congestive heart failure on 31 January 1995 and joined the Long Blue Line of graduates in Valhalla.

Frank was never meant to be a star athlete so he excelled in other things. In addition his four years at the Academy gave him a polish which in addition to his shining virtue of good fellowship fully qualified him for a successful career in the Navy.

Frank first served in the CHESTER followed by a highly successful career in submarines and other varied assignments (see "Last Call") but wherever assigned in greater areas of responsibility he produced like an accomplished veteran.

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School in 1936 with marriage to Virginia La Flamme from down in Maine. Along the way they produced daughter Judy born in Tsingtao in 1937, daughter number two, Frances, born in Annapolis in 1939 and daughter number three, Ann, born in Kittery, MN, in 1944.

Onfinalretirement as Chief of Staff, Baltic NARO Naval Command, Frank shifted to a second career lasting a decade at Brown University. First it was administrative duties as a member of the faculty but soon he became Special Assistant to the President with and uncanny ability to meet any unforeseen demand.

In 1972 Frank and Ginny gave up their second career and moved to Las Vegas to be near their daughter Judy then attending UNLV. Later, and it could have been to partially escape the turmoil of the Strip, they moved to Phoenix to again be close to daughter Judy.

Frank is survived by his wife Ginny, his three daughters, five grandchildren and one great-grandson to all of whom we send our heartfelt regrets.

We've lost a truly accomplished Classmate, officer, and gentleman.

The Naval Academy Alumni Association will be kicking off the 1995 Annual Fund drive in April and it is hoped that it will be well supported by the Class of 1932.

As we all know the Class gave to the Naval Academy a permanently constructed gazebo which was located between Bancroft Hall and MacDonough Hall. Along with the gazebo the area was landscaped and a cannon which has historic interest but had been neglected was relocated with an appropriate plaque.

Also as part of the project a water fountain was installed. This Class gift has been completely funded.

Some donations to the Annual Fund Drive continue to come in ear-marked for the Class Fund. The Class is no longer soliciting funds for a Class project.

It is hoped that those Classmates making donations to the Annual Fund Drive will make their donations unrestricted so that the Alumni Association can use the funds for the many projects that they fund for the Academy.

The Washington-Annapolis group held their regular luncheon on March 8th at the Fort McNair Officers Club. There were eight from Annapolis and eight from Washington who braved a heavy rainstorm to attend. From Annapolis, Mary Bruce and Howard Prince, Janet and Bill Stuart, Sara Ann and Carl Mott, Bob Gamble and Frances Foley attended. The Washington contingent consisted of Francie and Will I. Bull, Mary Pierce, Margaret Van Evera, Jane Moncure and her son Pem Moncure who was visiting from his base of operations in Singapore. Muriel and Barry Atkins came up from Fredericksburg fighting the storm all the way. Barry, incidentally, is recovering very nicely from his recent hip surgery.

At the luncheon Pem Moncure gave an interesting account of life in Singapore, a City-State where law and order is firmly in place. Two interesting sidelights he mentioned were that it is against the law to sell chewing gum and also that trucks are required to have a flashing light which must be visible when the truck exceeds a certain speed limit.

The Washington-Annapolis group have normally held seven luncheons a year at Fort McNair and a luncheon in Annapolis in May. In 1995 they have decided to reduce the number of luncheons and now plan to meet on the second Wednesday of the months of March, July and September at Fort McNair and in May and December in Annapolis. Also it has been a yearly custom to join the West Point Class of 1932 for lunch the second Thursday of November at Fort Myer

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Pres., Capt. Raymond W. Thompson, Jr. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, RAdm. Charles A. BUck SC USN (Ret.) 2725 31st St. NW, Washington, DC 20008 The Annapolis-Washington Group met for lunch at The Chevy Chase Club on 14 February. Attendees were Blick, Dawson, Elliott, Erck, King, Oren, Pratt, McKibbin, Moorer, Ramee and Wright. Bill Dawson and John Ramee mentioned that they had been in touch with Lee and Bob Camera. It developed that the Cameras have sold their house in Wynnewood, PA, and have moved into retirement "digs" at The Quadrangle, Apt. 3212, 3300 Darby Road, Haverford, PA. 96041. Tom Moorer is somewhat distressed about women being placed in combat roles aboard Navy combatant ships such as EISENHOWER. This ship received much media publicity recently when it was revealed that about two dozen female crew members had been reassigned to shore duties because they were pregnant. Tom feels that DOD policy placing women in combat status will face the acid test when actual hostilities take place. Tom believes that this country is not prepared to have women captured and tortured, or worse, and being returned in body bags as fatalities of war. In any event, Tom feels strongly that current DOD policy, in the above regard, reduces our combat readiness for war. Tom is so right.

Virginia Thompson Leigh, sister of our President, Ray Thompson, died on 10 February 1995 in Norfolk, VA. Virginia is best remembered by all of us as she was the "Color Girl" of the Brigade during our June Week, 1933. Our condolences to Ray. Tom Bethea, son of our Classmate, Jim, called in to advise that his Dad would be interested in establishing contacts with other Classmates who are into E-mail. Jim can be reached at 31 Chaumont Square, Atlanta, GA, 30327.

Howie Kuehl reports from Camarillo, CA that a size 4.3 earthquake occurred while Jean and he were watching the Bob Hope Golf Tournament. No damage reported but they could sure feel it. On a sad note, he advises that his golfing partner, Floyd Schultz ('32), died on 13 February 1995 after a short illness. Howie also pointed out an error in our column (Jan/Feb). As Chairman of the JCS, Tom Moorer ordered the bombing of Hanoi (vice Cambodia), thus ending, in effect, the Vietnam War Thank you, Howie.

Fred Wahlig died on 12 March 1995 in Norfolk, VA after a long illness. Since retiring in 1963 as a Captain, Fred had been active in the construction architectural and engineeringfieldin the Norfolk and specializing in restoration and rehabilitation, particularly museums. He is survived by his wife, Nancy L. of 6120 Eastwood Terrace, Norfolk, VA 32508, a son, F.W. Jr. and a daughter, Nancy Lee. Funeral services were held at the Naval Station Norfolk Catholic Chapel on 15 March. His cremated remains will be scattered at sea. Our condolences to all.

Margaret Buie visited Coronado in March, first visiting with Fran Miller and then, her sons, Bob and Douglas in Rancho Bernardo. The sons are trying to convince Margaret to sell her house in Virginia Beach and move there.

Mac Macpherson attended a USNA luncheon at the Amphibious Base in Coronado in March. The featured speaker was Ron Brandquist, the now CEO of the USNA Alumni Association. Ron gave an excellent speech on what's happening at the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association.

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Pres., Capt. Hugh Q. Murray USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Roy C. Smith III USNR (Ret.) 3730 Ramsgate Dr, Annapohs, MD 21403 (410) 268-5668 West Coast Correpsondent, Capt. Robert W. Leeman USN (Ret.) 1611 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 (619)224-7710 I'm sitting here staring at my word processor screen in absolute horror It presented a question I'd never seen before. Somehow I pushed the wrong button and every file on that disk was wiped out, including what I had put together earlier for this column. For all that is lost my only replacement is an octogenarian memory that is great for fifty years ago but not so good for what happened yesterday.

Fid Murray hosted the February WB&A luncheon at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria and told me it was a very pleasant affair with a good turnout, but I've lost his list of attendees. I'm only sure that 1 was not there, because of a previous commitment to take our pastor from St. Anne's to the annual clergy lunch of our local Civitan Club.

There were death notices for Jim Newell (24 Feb) and Frank Upham (25 Feb), but all the essential data is in the formal obituaries in "Last Call".

Memory does tell me that Jim won a Navy Cross flying a dive bomber from LEXINGTON in the Battle of the Coral Sea and that Frank designed and patented a great "frame" for carrying a full set of golf clubs on a pull cart at very light weight overall. Unfortunately he could never interest a commercial producer to take it on.

If there were items of Classmate news that don't appear, 1 can only offer sincere apologies to the writers with the promise that this will never happen again.

With that said, let's start all over again.

Helen and John Harllee are still unable to stay home for any length of time. In February they visited Dottie and Mike Mumma in Fort Lauderdale, FL and reported both "in great shape." From there the Harllees went up to Hilton Head for the annual Renaissance. Isn't that the one President Clinton has attended for many years?

Mike Mumma wrote "John Harllee visited Fort Lauderdale and was kind enough to attend as my guest a luncheon of a 'no purpose club,' called 'The Weasels,' of about 35 members, also members of the Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club and community leaders. John related some of his interesting experiences during WW II and as Chairman of the Maritime Commission. That evening Dottie and I gave a party of 22 good people for Helen and John and a great time was had by all." Mike didn't mention the Mumma's golf games, but I trust they are still going along happily.

With only a few days before deadline and a short column so far, forgive me if I shove in here the clipping of a piece 1 wrote for The Log back in the Spring of 1933. It turned up a couple of days ago in some old files 1 was cleaning out. For better or worse, here it is: It seems there was a couple parked on the beach above Slack water, talking of their Artz being united. He had brought her a Sample of a new

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Ahlbrandt cereal and when she said she loved it he hugged her Close to him. So they planned to be Swift and get married by the Chaplain. She wanted a cute little House on a Highland to the South of the city where they could Hide away with the world be-Lowe them and either a Harper a piccolo. He said the home would be okay if they had the Woodruff, some Rosebuds and a Weller two around; that they'd build it of Stone but, as for the music, he'd never Heerde of such a thing. Then she decided to Marshall her forces against him and, although he muttered "Get be-Hine me, devils," she fought like a Savidge and Pierce-d his defensesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which all Geist to prove that a man Maynard resist a woman who is determined Nauman can stop her. He retaliated by asking for a sugar Kane and she answered that if he did it would Keller. So he threatened to Kilmartin and Brock all the Kopff who wanted to Frey him. When it was all over they looked at the Moon and stopped a-Buse-ing each other, swearing never to Crowell at each other again because it was such an awful Paine.

Then they planned on some pretty Chambers in their home and lots of pictures hung with Staples.

He told her he had been Corbin his appetite and hoped that she could Cook, and she told him she was skilled at that Craft. Not only that, she could make marvelous Dissettes and he'd never have to buy another ice cream Coen. They figured out a way to get the Miller to grind their flour and to let him do the Mullan about the money. Suddenly he cried out, "Look, Daunis breaking and Day will soon be here so let us climb in our Dickey and fly away home." He took her home and they parted at the garden Kait.

The next day in the dmg store he was trying to decide between Williams or Ingrams shaving cream when another man came in to buy a Stephan hair tonic. They came to discussing the best way to get rid of an unsuccessful date. One said to Walker home but the other said that would probably Killer and they agreed that the best solution would be to Carter or Wheeler home. The argument brought an awful Thurston and they were both so Dry they stepped out for a beer, and one got a Fleck of beer on his coat. Eventually they became as agitated as a couple of Panto ponies and began another argument after some Gordon's gin and Alexanders on whether or not Calhoun Bolles well or McMahon's Krulak-s to row. But when Effingham Throttlebottom walked in he was very serious and Sid to them, "Oliver dearly." The Maestro stepped up to say that was Paton to everyone and asked if anyone had a Nichol or a Pinney. Kirk told him he was the Bain of his life because he was a Roenigk-ade and the party ended in a Stud game.

If you think this story is terrible, it could be worse.

Brute Krulak's son Charles, '64, ComMarForPac, has been nominated to relieve Gen. Carl Mundy as Commandant of the Marine Corps on Mundy's retirement 1 July. Bob Leeman sent a clipping from his San Diego paper pointing out how Charles had followed his father's footsteps in a distinguished Marine career: wartime combat with decorations, commands of both the Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Marine Corps Force Pacific, including high level planning for future development, but that Charles now achieves what Brute almost made. There is much to be said for the old adage that children don't inherit from strangers and our congratulations go to both families.

flight instructor, was along as the company rep and contributed a great deal to the pleasures of the tour Eleanor said that the Great Barrier Reef was beyond description and highly recommends it for future tours.

With the annual income tax behind us, there is a very appropriate dicho sent in by John Gamon '33: Mejor vivir como un tipo de riquesas que morir rico (Better to live like a rich person than to die rich).

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The April column mentioned the Class Valentine luncheon held in the Washington area. Herewith some pictures taken thereat by George Hutchinson.

In furtherance of a New Year's resolution. Brad Bennett's wife, Ginny, reported their 1993-94 family news from Las Cruces, NM, in a lengthy and interesting letter written on her computer She advised that they are "still ticking along". Brad has recovered well from brain abscess surgery of about six years ago. He can again walk at a very good rate usually without a cane, except when a cane is desirable to fend off loose dogs. Brad has continued his interest in investments which he and Ginny cultivated when they lived in Washington and belonged to an Investment Club. He has made slow but steady gains every year except for a moderate (unprecedented), net loss in 1994. They periodically consider moving to a retirement home, but instead are now planning a revisit to Alaska in July aboard a small ship they have enjoyed tripping in before.

According to a newspaper clipping, Ruth and Mac Wordell were named "Citizens of the Year" on 10 January by the Mayor of La Mesa, CA, in recognition of their volunteer services to beautify that city, over a long period of time (since 1974). Another clipping mentions that Coronado volunteers have dedicated their 1995 efforts to Irene Ross in memory of Bruce Ross, a long time Coronado volunteer and the Chairman of that organization for several years.

The Class voted in favor of making Class funds available to establish a $60,000 endowment to be administered by the USNA Alumni Assoc, as trustee, making the income from this fund available annually to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy to help support, in the name of the Class of 1935, the Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference. The Class has been contributing annually, for several years, to this Conference for which no govemment funds are provided. It has become a highly prized annual four-day affair attended by representatives of approximately 200 colleges and 15 foreign countries, and the speakers are nationally known from the Military, Stake Department United Nations, NATO, etc.

Bob also wrote that Eleanor Marshall White's widow, had just returned from the Alumni tour of Fiji, Australia and New Zealand, traveling with Virginia O'Grady, widow of Jim '36. She said that Mark Tuzo '52, whose father had been Marshall's first

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The picture, herewith, shov.y, Jeff Parker, mt Clas^ President, signing the Endowment papers on 25 January.

As was well publicized in the press, the first Annual Ail-American Football Awards banquet was held on 13 February in Biloxi, Mississippi. The event was organized and programmed by the Ail-American Football Foundation, of which Slade Cutter is a Charter Member Slade and Ruth attended, and, prior to the event, Slade was informed that as one of a group of pre-1943 players to be honored, he would be invited to be a guest of the Foundation and to be "on the dais". It was not until they arrived at the Banquet and received a copy of the program that Slade learned he was an honored guest to receive the Admiral Thomas J. Hamilton Award. Ruth reported the above and that Slade received two very handsome plaques.

Standing (I to r) are; Mark Tuzo and Dan Truax ot the Alumni Association; and George Hutchinson, Rod Badger, and Lou Detweiler, representatives of the '35 Class Council. Jeff Parker signing

Rob Badger and Isabelle The San Diego area '35ers also held a similar luncheon on 14 February at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Officers' Club. Those attending included: Mary and Warren Armstrong, Nona Atkins, Katie and Ralph Baum. Rachel Carpenter, Ellie Dorain, Margot Doukas, Marjorie and Jack Flachsenhar with their guests Dick Scherer and Jack's sister Mary Humphrey, Mary Jo and Bill Hazzard with their guests Mary Jo's sister Susan Hernandez and husband C d r B. H e r n a n d e z , EDO on Staff of COMNAVSURFPAC, Norie and Dave Nash. Mar-

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case—but one Classmate from the LA area says, "would bet a bunch that OJ will not be found guilty, and might well then run for Mayor of Los Angeles and be elected! Way out??? Maybe not, it's happened before!

LUNCHEONS AND GROUPS: Three luncheon celebrations for the column today—the Washington Group met for the second month running in the lower deck grille of the Ft. Myer "O" Club. As you know from last month's Shipmate, Deke Ela had moved to new home port of Grand Junction, Colorado....so it was a treat to have a real "regular" like Deke come back to visit with us as before. It was also good to get Snow Arthur back after his back operation—There were only 11 of us this time— Bidwell, Gugliotta, Robinson, Raymer, Jones, Arthur, Ela, Irvine, McDowell, Smale and Carter—about half the usual number The planning for the 60th was discussed, and also recommendations for handling of obituaries in Shipmate column. The San Diego Group had a co-ed meeting at the Camp Kidd club "with their ladies"! It's always a great feature—sure peps up the whole affair—and it is always nice to have pictures of '"38 in action" ! And we must admire—our Ladies do look great! Now an encore from San Diego with their March regular meeting—Leo Jensen says there wasn't too much news—usual attendees, Foley, Harrington, Jensen, Ogle, Rogers, Ready, Williams, Zimanski, BUT, there were two announcements of astounding events: (1) Barbara and Pat Foley have become Grandparents for the 22nd time last September...must be a record for the Class!!! (2) Gordy Williams shot his age at golf recently for the 5th time!!!! Gordy and Pat—we're proud of you a n d . . . . c a n any one top these records???? Let's hear!!

VA comes the information that the Southern Virginia section of our Class Roster is OKAY as of March '95. Thanks Bill, it's good to validate the present data as well as give us changes. As always, your rosters are super-welcome!

CLASS CLIPS: There is a whole bunch of talent in our Class and particularly appreciated are Class authors who chronicle events for all to see. Calhoun's books are great—lots of us have written for Shipmate articles—terrific stuff!!! We lost Frank Bogart in 1993, and now Frank's wife Mary has authored a book titled. Till War Do Us Part. It's the story of newlyweds at Pearl, Mary at Waikai, Frank conning the Destroyer GAMBLE to sea with bombs and enemy planes all over the place! The book can be ordered from Southfarm press, P.O. Box 1296, Middletown, CT 06457. To simplify things, just drop me a postcard and we'll send you a copy of the order form.

Congrats Mary—it's really great to have our stories told!

LAST THOUGHTS: Your notes and letters voice continuing alarm over the events and virtue of our country—We are part of a generation that believes in causes far beyond ourselves! But one of you tells me that this concern is, "nothing new" and gives me the quote, "The time is now at hand when we shall see whether America has virtue enough to be free."

That quote is from writing of Josiah Bartlett in 1783!!

So, for over two hundred years we seem to be worrying much over the same concerns!! I'll bet our Country survives another two hundred— lets hang in there. Drop us a card and say what you think about our country's worries. Stay safe, happy and make it a super summer!! See you in June... RWC

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REMEMBRANCE: It is always a blessing to have no "new news" in this part of the column. More than a year ago 1 reported to you that the Navy Memorial video record for our Class had some gaps in its record—one in particular with nothing at all was my roommate "Woodie" or E.W. Wood who was lost flying from PRINCETON in 1944. Thus far my efforts to get information from BuPers have not been successful—so I guess a personal visit to the present Chief's office is in order Also, we'll run the computer at the Memorial to see if any other Classmate is similarly omitted. If you know of similar Classmate skips, please let us know—we'd like the Memorial records to be complete for all to see now and in the future.

CHANGES OF ADDRESS AND INFORMATION: This is a new section as of last month and hopefully will help keep the Class roster up-to-date and active. I'm pretty sure that there is kind of a constant change going on that we're not aware of; so, let us know. From Bill Glennon in Virginia Beach,

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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 At '39's Washington luncheon in March, Stan Claypoole brought Charley Chandler, who was very appreciative of "his lift." By unanimous consent the Executive Committee voted Stan one of Jim Coleman's extra spare ties for "doing a good deed."

They also voted two to George Duncan for his tireless leadership of the Class, and one to Danny Weitzenfeld for his devotion to entertaining (?) the Class. If someone loses their Class tie tell Danny and he might be able to get you a replacement. Jim has a few left from the 55th. Bob Merritt mentioned that he couldn't bring Andy Drea because of his Alzheimer's problems. Then Dick Moss amended his previous report on Ebbie Bell's heart attack and quintuple bypass operation. "It was actually a sextuple bypass job." (A new record for the Class?). It was then noted that Jim Coleman was sitting alone at the luncheon. To which Ernie Schwab said "That's because he failed to use a deodorant this morning."

Then Carl Pfeiffer's condition, thought to be from Parkinson's Disease, was clarified. "They're now treating him for hydrocephalus—water leaking into the brain. He's getting four special treatments for this and it might be a cure for him. (We're waiting hopefully for the results of this treatment.) Carl's too good a guy not to get this fighting chance. George Duncan mentioned that Bill Fargo is arranging 2 two-for-the-price-of-one Class cruises in an Odyssey ship for January 1996, probably from Ft. Lauderdale, around the Caribbean then through the Panama Canal to San Diego. George also seemed to finalize '39's Dining-in with the 9th Company. It's at 1900 on 21 April at Loew's Hotel in Annapolis.

Black tie!" Danny Weitzenfeld as MC seemed about to develop a program by saying "Beware of the Ides of March. That's the 15th." Then there was nothing more and he turned the program over to me to read excerpts from "The Lame Duck Log" published on the battleship NEW YORK by '39ers of the Midshipman Practice Summer Cruise in 1938, our first class cruise. Very nostalgic this business. Bruce Johnson had sent me a yellowed, crumbling bumwad edited

by Ernie Schwab with illustrations by Dick Pratt and Skillet Holt. It was great stuff to read to the twenty '39ers at the Washington monthly luncheon.

John Cease, it was reported had played clarinet solos in a Verdi concert put on by the battieship's band.

Fred Kittler and Neal Almgren had joined the NEW YORK after their varsity boat had won at Poughkeepsie for the first time and with a record time, four seconds under the course record. It was the national rowing championships, with Navy beating the University of California. Buck Walsh was coach then. Jimmy Dunford was put in charge of coordinating the social activities expected in Norfolk as the NEW YORK limped there minus the use of one shaft. It was to be fixed in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Bob Laney was reported to have been in charge of a super reception aboard the WYOMING in Portsmouth, England before our squadron of the TEXAS, WYO and NEW YORK returned to the States.

The big excitement at the afternoon party was when a fire alarm went off in the Yard and all the people at the party rushed to the port side of the WYO to see what was happening. This caused a huge pond of water built on top of #4 barbette — fed by a waterfall of built up rocks and with a thousand goldfish (well perhaps only a hundred) skimming around in

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the pond—to be dumped on all the spectators as the WYO took a heavy list to port. A news item told of Bill Sawyer placing second in a 30-foot rope climb during an athletic competition on the WYO while enroute home. And Jaime Trauger reported that Benny Goodman's band was named '39's favorite band with Glenn Miller a close second. "Knock, Knock" was the favorite tune, while the "girls in London at the Kennedy's Garden Party for midshipmen" had said that they'd heard "Music Maestro Please" was the best tune of the year. But I discovered on arriving back at Norfolk that "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" was it for the American girls. At the party at the Embassy, Bill Ruhe at the urging of the Kennedy girls led a Big Apple — the first time the Kennedy girls had seen it performed. However Ernie Schwab interrupted this tale to say that it was Lady Astor who led the Big Apple (Lady Astor?) and that she'd then gotten on the top of a table where she led the midshipmen in a singing of "Dixie". "Dixie"?

(Septuagenarian's memories after 57 years might be very suspect.) Then there was an article on the Lysistrata Cup for the "pulling cutters" from each of the battieships when we hit Norfolk. Only one member of Navy's varsity crew was allowed per cutter I'd done a couple of practice rows with the WYO'S cutter but was mercifully substituted for by Tom Walker after we left LeHavre. (As I recall it, of course.) Then there was an article about Norfolk which said that it cost 5 cents on the trolley to get to the ferry from Portsmouth to Norfolk and then ten cents for the ferry and only 75 cents to get to Virginia Beach where all the real action was. Trivia?

Bud Gore a Norfolk boy said that the Surf Club was the best spot for dancing but Vick Boatwright plugged the Cavalier Beach Club at Virginia Beach where we could "Swing and sway to Sammy Kaye."

Bud Gore also opined that Norfolk girls, it was rumored, were marrying Navy Ensigns for their money.

(How's that again?) And finally a summary of the cruise ports visited called Copenhagen the best and Copenhagen is Tivoli!

Fred Kittler sent a report on Puerto Rico when the Kittlers, Gayles and Davilas were together for six weeks. "Marvelous therapy" is the way Freddie described it. "Swimming in the ocean every day helped my arthritis, aches and pains. We were all together for my 78th birthday on 21 February. Hector Davila's wife Paquita picked the superb restaurant where her nephew was the chef. Waiters and everybody else sang 'Cumple anos feliz' to the tune of 'Happy Birthday.' Then appropriately Fred signed his letter "Hasta la Vista."

Instead of a Christmas letter, Sally and Bob Gulick sent a St. Valentine's letter It's been a year since the 6.8 earthquake. The Malibu fire in October did not come close to the Palisades. Nor were we near the mudslides or flooding resulting from the torrential rains last month.

However, living close to O.J. and Whoopie has brought much noise to our neighborhood from helicopters hovering overhead. (The media). Bob's heart problem, the aortal aneurysm, has been put on hold for the time being.

Then there was a summary of their travels broken by "the last two weeks in July were spent fly-fishing at our favorite dude ranch in Montana." And finally Sally closes her "Lengthy Letter" with a "Happy Valentine!!" A nice thought to all their dear friends.

Freddie Clarke reports from San Diego that their February '39 luncheon had in attendance: "Paine, Sharpe, Fargo, Clarke, Barker, Wallingford, Bemis, Fischer, Brent, Dexter Val Valentine also had lunch with us. He and Winona drove down from Long Beach to see Mary Lou and Hal Lank. Val and Hal were together on the cruiser BROOKLYN for six years.

Val reports that Hal is in extremely poor condition in a convalescent hospital. Hap Jolly has been hospitalized with a stomach ulcer Our April meeting

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will be with wives, at Reubens on Harbor Island."

Doc Abbot told about his "crash landing on the Binnacle List." This was reported earlier but Doc amplified "On 30 January I got into a big fight with Bill Higgs and realized too late that he was carrying a big knife. He laid me open real good and installed a new Aortic valve in my ticker When his surgical team had a good look at the inside of my heart, as an encore they ripped a couple of veins out of my left leg and put in two heart bypasses." Then Doc added: "I'd always heard that funeral homes charge more for a body needing a haircut, so on the way to the hospital I stopped for a haircut. The barber promised that Open Heart Surgery was no worse that a tooth extraction. He lied. However I'm ready to organize a Class of '39 Open Surgery Marching Club.

At least Tom Walker is eligible for membership. A phone call to him revealed that he's doing great and will run the Pig Valve wing of my Club." (Doc, you wear me out!)

An Obituary report from the Alumni Asso. alerted me to the death of Paul Edward Glenn on 10 August 1949 from cancer The report noted that his wife Pauline had died in 1993. He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, CA, and his next of kin was a stepson, William Peters of La Crescenta, CA. A note from Paul's daughter-in-law says: "We know Paul was a devoted Navy man. The Navy was his family and his life even though he took another career as a high school math teacher He was an excellent teacher and loved his students. Paul was active in the Retired Officer's Asso. of Ventura County for 18 years. He lived in Oxnard until the last two months of his life when he came to live with us." With Paul not contributing to any of our Class books there is little known of his career He was in the January '41 Sub School Class with Paul Loustaunau and served in boats in Key West during the war He was known to be an Executive Officer of the destroyer PUTNAM 1948-1950 and then went to BuOrd as its Security Officer Following this he served on the Staff of ComCarDiv 16 and later retired as a Commander from the Navy on 1 May 1960. It's truly a pity that we didn't know this low key, pleasant Classmate very well over the years.

Last week, Charley Cassel called with the sad news that his Neena had died on 12 February 1995.

She'd been hospitalized with pneumonia in January and never recovered from it. This very lovely woman had been crippled by a debilitating illness for almost forty years. Thus the sorrow 1 felt on hearing that she'd passed away was tempered by the consoling thought that she'd moved on to a far happier place.

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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 News from Here and There Starting with the far west — the balmy isle of Oahu...Bobbe and Hank Johnson write: "...we still play a lot of golf, volunteer work and await calls from our mainland friends! Planning on the June reunion and hope to see you then..."

The Califoraia clan's Cliff Bundy, fuming over receipt of a sporting goods catalog, "Early Winters" (the "L.L. Bean" of the west coast), writes "1 hope you sue these #*-i-@?! for using your name! Not to worty Cliff, we're both named after a li'l ole mountain in the state of Washington. And they do peddle good sporting gear.

Last Christmas the sheep over in Carmel, CA, must have been nibbling the maryjane again. A cryptic note from Stu Steuckert: "...Let's go hiking across the Severn again. Still got your leggin's?..." Save some of that good stuff for the 55th Reunion, Stu. Then — there's Foggy Newcomb, over in Santa Barbara, who keeps pouring donations into the Class treasury. Thanks, Foggy, but save some of that for the Reunion, too.

Over in Laguna Beach — Skip Appleton has rejoined the ranks of gainfully employed retirees as a paid consultant to the Navy's PersRes&Dev Cntr, San Diego, on a research contract to "...measure readiness". It looks as though CNO Alan Boorda, once LT(JG) Boorda in Squadron Commodore Appleton's command, has decided to find out if his erstwhile boss can still come up with another organizational masterpiece. Good luck. Skip! All hands — "Batten down the hatches!"

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Lois and Vic Matusek at home in Concord, CA A very interesting, event-filled epistie from Bancroft 2nd battalion mate Vic Matusek filled the 55 year news void since mid'n days. In that time Vic has been, before retirement from active naval service, a surface ship "black shoe" officer An old knee injury precluded aviation or submarine duty. His WWII combat-time, mainly in the Pacific, included the decisive "Marianas Turkey Shoot"; an enemy naval air loss from which Japan never fully recovered. Lois and Vic now live in Concord, CA —just east of the S.F. Bay area — where they are both now fully engaged in volunteer church and senior citizen work, including the popular "meals-on-wheels" charity. Many thanks to Vic! Bio-type letters like this, together with our 50th Year Book and the "Score and 3 More", help Shipmate and your Class secretary in the unhappy but necessary task of writing the "Last Call" obits. Please, go thou and do likewise.

Another thought occurs from gleaning Vic's material. His hometown newspaper in Grand Haven, Michigan, asked the veterans from the area to send in war stories and memorabilia for the paper and for a "Veterans Room" in the Grand Haven civic museum. Vic mailed in a concise 2-page summary of his sorrow, even in victory, over the loss of each naval airman lost in the battles over the Pacific for final supremacy. We could all, in the time left to us, join in his effort to help the new generations understand the value of adequate preparation for peace through constant, dedicated readiness. Think about it.

Northward, in Port Orchard, Washington, Horse Marine Gene Dueber is planning "...to get back to a Homecoming at least once more...". Hopefully, the 55th. And a bit of genealogy — Gene is now the second eldest member of a still large family. Aunt Elvira Dueber now 102 years young, still lives in her own house in Rochester, WA. The rest of the clan are scattered along the west coast; with the exception of grandson Ethan, hotelier helper and surfer

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Gene's second, four-legged family now comprises show horses Montezuma, Boadicea, Medley and their offspring. And Gene's reminiscences manage to bring back teenage memories to your sec'y: "...(Daughter) Dorothy is back in the classroom handling Special Education for the Puyallup Tribal School in Tacoma, WA (a long commute from her home in Port Orchard, WA!)...A littie lumber still produced around Port Orchard — mostly 2nd and 3rd growth. It's getting to be mostiy houses now...".

Young Early shipped out of Tacoma aboard the T and O freighter SEATTLE as a Cadet/3rd Mate backup in 1932. First port-o'-call was Port Orchard for a hold and deck full of 1 st growth timber to go with a cargo of scrap-metal to Osaka, Japan.. .for their navy!

Thanks, Gene, for the memories...

As you already know (Roster correction #1) Fran and Sherm Lowell moved from Pullman, WA, to Florence. Oregon, last summer and are ready to welcome visitors. They find the Oregon Coast "Beautiful!" and are planning to tell you about it at the 55th Reunion.

A cheerful card from Incline Village, Nevada, and the Whiff Caldwells. But nary a word about the state of Skeeter's health. Somebody out there please report!

That wraps up the west coast. Now — to the east.. .Bob White ".. .has been in and out of the hospital with the same old blood pressure problems.. .but has now returned to Pine Rock Manor in Warner (NH)...". He was well enough to spend Christmas with Claudia and the family in their nearby Hopkinton Village home and, Claudia adds: "...we had the added fun of seeing Mary and Bill Carpenter during Christmas weekend."

Friday, 13 January, was a lucky day for Phoebe and Russ Merrill; the day that Phoebe had a successful cardiac bypass operation. (Sec'y: So why is it we never hear of our Classmates and friends having an "unsuccessful" Chelation Therapy treatment?

Is it because chelation is always "successful"?) Well, anyway, a much improved Phoebe returned to her Wellesley, Massachusetts, home on the 23rd of January, and went busily about doing the up-and-downthe-staircase thing 4 to 5 times a day. When winter weather moderated Russ planned to take Phoebe walking in the nearby Sears Mall mornings — before the stores opened. A canny Scot, that Russ.

From the World Trade Center in New York Big Mac McMullen, who co-chairs our 55th Reunion Committee with Vince Healey and has privately helped underwrite various Alumni Naval Academy projects, has now written to his BIG Classmate and friend, Al Bergner, inviting Al to attend the 55th Reunion in Annapolis. Best wishes to both. We haven't seen Big Al for too long a time.

Dee and the sec'y missed playmate Jerry Lindsay on our way to #1 Daughter's new Key Biscayne home off Miami. Jerry had already spent January in Fort Myers — on the Gulf Coast. A pc from her shared condo on Marco Island chirped: "...we have been boat watching and dolphin watching (Sec'y: Ho, hum..."). This will be a better January for me than last year's. It is warm and sunny, and it doesn't get much better than this...".

A 'quickie' from Barbara and Phil Glennon in Tega Cay, SC: "...we are both well. Since Castine we've done a little traveling to Norfolk, for a Sub Vets convention, and a trip to the Outer Banks. It has changed since 1 last saw it, and Barbara and 1 were both impressed by the Wright Brothers' Museum...".

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Memories of CCXXIV—Castine, ME—Margaret and Fritz Freund, Ed Hayes, Dee and Early Winters, Clare Hayes This is our last chance to remind you to finalize plans for: 1. REUNION 55 in Annapolis, Maryland 20 - 23 June '95 2. CASTD4E CAPER 25 in Castine, Maine 25 June - 8 July '95 Your sec'y was absent from the PALS* (*Potomac Area Lunch Survivors) meeting at the Army/Navy CC, Arlington, VA, on 8 March '95. More on this after a check with Ted Hill.

Trust y'all had a GREEN St. Patrick's Day! * * * * ONLY 40 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

Bea Gray, Dee Winters, Betty and Jack Hinman, Helyn and Wally Utiey, and Pat Gray—Fleet Landing, FL This month's column is being sent to Shipmate at Alumni House, Annapolis on St. Patrick's Day, 17 March 1995. Dee and the sec'y have just returned from a month's travel by car and ship (S.S. REGAL PRINCESS) to Florida, western Caribbean Sea, Mexico and home. Along the way we visited D'Arcy and Ned Bent in Raleigh, NC, Marguerite and Ted Rodgers in Cocoa Beach, FL, Isabelle and Virgil Gex on Big Pine Key, FL (where the miniature deer live), and then back to Fleet Landing at Atlantic Beach, FL, for a visit with Bea and Pat Gray, Betty and Jack Himnan, and Helyn and Wally Utley. Pat had just returned from a week's examination and recuperation in the local hospital following another 'flare-up' of his half-century old WWII very crude appendectomy-at-sea. Aside from this continual threat to his health, Pat was ambulant, in good spirits, and recuperating with the help of exercise and bike rides. All others visited looked great! Also.

Two binnacle reports: Ruth Henry, returning with Mary Carpenter after a western Carib Sea cruise, became retchingly ill from a seagoing food virus, disembarked — at journey's end — to a San Juan PR hospital for emergency treatment, and is now at home in Paeonian Springs, VA, recuperating. And, at this time, mid-March, John Mutty was entering a critical stage in his years-long battle with cancer of the esophagus. Both could use the prayers of the Family Forty.

My request for help about our fabulous Ring Dance produced a wonderful response. It seems as if a lot of you saved your diaries. The first response came from Archie Fields and this is what he gleaned from his diary: The Ring Dance was Monday, 3 June 1940, the day after Sob Sunday. We had a steaming Dress Parade in the morning—lots of falling timber in the ranks. Dinner was in the mess hall, with drags.

Then, the hop in Mem Hall to Miller's big band, Ray Eberle mellowing and Betty Mutton bouncing.

There were kisses under the giant golden Class Ring, miniatures given, promises made, and mostly kept. Tmly it was a night to remember!

To protect a few of you out there, perhaps the recollection should be modified to "some miniatures were given." Mine was given out much later as were several others! Many thanks for keeping that diary, Archie, and for being the first to answer the Ring Dance date question. After Archie's, the answers really began to roll in. Butch Henneberger confirmed what Archie wrote and added that the June Ball was on Wednesday, 5 June. We went aboard the cruise ships as 1/c on Friday, 7 June and got underway at 0930 the next morning. Butch added that his most recent cruise was a 3 months cruise around the world on a German container ship. "No watches; liberty in every port and an ice box full of beer Frances, her sister Marjorie and I were the only passengers so we all had a very fine trip." Herb Weyrauch was the chairman of the Hop Committee and he sent me a list of all the 27 members of his committee and its 7 ex officio members; 4-stripers plus the Chairman of the Reception Committee. Committees must have been run a lot different in those days. Nowadays, a committee that large would be a nightmare to run and from which to get decisions. Herb also enclosed a copy of the "Program of Events for June Week 1940" which confirms all the diaries. Herb is keeping busy with a project on family legacies. The first newsletter which I found very interesting, addresses the rescue and preservation of family snapshots as

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well as soliciting inputs from readers about saving family documents. If you want a free copy of "Legacies, The Newsletter about Family Legacies," send Herb a self-addressed No. 10 business envelope with 55« postage on it and you will get one. Jim Bartlett confirmed the Ring Dance date and added that the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Edison were in the receiving line. Joe Easterbrook is another who agrees with the date and can prove it with the schedule for June Week! All this should fill that original gap in John Burwell's memory about the Ring Dance. Next question?

The Ponte Vedra pictures arrived and here they are. Both Dick Foster and I had to miss the great time in February because of broken bones: Dick's leg and my arm. We are both mending and we are both grateful to you nice people at Ponte Vedra who sent us each a get well card signed by all hands. We thank you. Another who was missed at Ponte Vedra was Pierre Charbonnet who is now home after a long hospital stretch recovering from a stroke he suffered in March 1994. Mary says that it is a slow process and I know that all of us wish them both well so we can enjoy their company again soon.

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With regret I must pass along diat Mary Jean Diehl, Frenchie Durette's remarried widow, died after a heart attack in February. 1 know that her family has our sympathy.

Now for the May birthday boys: Jerry Ball, Burwell, Deller, Doherty, Dwire, Engle, Holdt, Bill Jones, Landreth, Leahy, Naymark, Nelson, Penney, Reinhardt, Shelley, Spencer, Spore, Styer Svendsen, Taussig, MacKinnon, Trumbull and Chan Wright. If that crowd ever got together, they could really tie one on, couldn't they? To say nothing of the speeches that might be heard! Anyhow, give them a big hand and ring some bells.

One change for your directory: Mrs. Rita G. Davis, 1204 Richmond Street, Scranton PA 18509; phone 717-341-2177.

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Our 52 1/2 goes on and on. From Bob Zoeller a note explaining why he and Marilyn failed to arrive.

Claims a "storm" over Atlanta got in the way. They appreciated the many "missed you" greetings delivered by Joan and Jack Barrett. I'll bet it was warmer in New Albany, Indiana than it was in Ponte Vedra on day two! Zoellers win the wooden stick for being the only "signed-up" pair that failed to arrive. Even Jean and John Harrell mushed on through, tho they gave up on the do-it-yourself airplane trip and came on commercial.

From Fenton Smith a note saying, "It was fun, wasn't it?! As always, in retrospect there never was enough time to get a decent visit in". (I think he meant, "...get in a decent visit"; oh well, Fenton didn't grease Bull, I guess!). Sent a nice pic though.

He also reports that R.M. "Swede" Hanson is not in good health; he would appreciate a note from his Classmates—754 Neptune Court, Chula Vista, CA 91910.

Via Len Smith a story to be believed—Enroute to the 52 1/2 Babs and Wally Ponder had a breakdown in the remote piney woods of Florida. When the tow truck driver reported no capable mechanics available within towing range, Wally simply ordered a flat-bed where upon the auto, including Babs andWally, drove on to the reunion. Smith says, "One can just imagine their feeling of regal exhilaration as they swept into hoity toity Ponte Vedra looking down upon the hoi poUoi from their...carriage". At one and a half bucks per mile, it is not a recommended form of transport. But Wally says the gas mileage is unbeatable.

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Joan and Jack Barrett, Peggy Smith, Jean Harrell, Fenton Smith, John Harrell George Cornelius Have another card from Phil Hambsch modifying the last one he sent which reported his permanent move to San Diego. He is still at the Maryland address trying to sell his condo, without much luck.

He reports "Parkinsonism" now so bad he is unable to write. Seems to type OK tho.

Bad, young George Cornelius wrote, printed, and distributed, his EPOCHAL EPICAL EPILOGUE to the infamous Epic of Forty-Three; as follows: Now comes Fifty-two Point Five Forty-three is still alive!

Weathering the storms of Fate, Striving toward Valhalla's gate.

Some have reached it. Who knows when We shall greet them all again?

Never have we been apart One great Class, with one great heart!

Worker Bees from Bancroft's hive.

Flying straight through Ninety-five.

We know one day we'll alight When, triumphant, ends our flight.

We will travel many a mile.

Proud and strong, arrive in style Lift a glass again with me.

And Bless our Class of Forty-three!

AMEN Accompanying are some more pics from the main tent!

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A letter, including a pic, from Wes Burnett. He writes thusly: The Class sponsored terrace on the Annapolis harbor waterfront is nearing completion. It lacks various Class appointments and the Class crest which will later decorate the central compass rose, but the fundamental features are in place. It is beautiful! The location is superb. At the most prominent aspect of a waterfront promenade, our tertace overlooks the harbor, its sailboats and other interesting activities in this exciting place. The extensive new seawall has been refurbished to strengthen the appearance of the spectacular new Visitors Center.

Behind the terrace is an elevated grassy area, landscaped with trees and flower gardens, fronting the three story, quarter round, glass front of a Visitors Center which promises to become a focal point for millions of visitors in the years to come.

Host Zechella On Monday, 19 June our Class will formally present the new Visitors' Center Compass Rose Plaza to the Academy. The ceremony will commence in the Plaza at 1100, and will be followed by a luncheon in the Loews Annapolis Hotel at 1200. All Classmates, their families and friends are encouraged to be present for both events on this, the 53rd anniversary of our graduation.

The ceremony was announced during our Florida reunion, and flyers were mailed by our compass rose committee in Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mainly to those living within a few hundred miles of the Academy. If you plan to attend either the ceremony or the luncheon, and have not yet notified Ed Robie, please do so no later than 15 June. His address: 220 Lookout Lane, Annapolis 21401: telephone 410}-757-5773. Dress suggestion: something comfortable and compatible with weather in the plaza: coats and ties for men in the air conditioned hotel. EEK That's 30 for today!

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Woodall and Buckwalter Wes goes on to remind us all of the need for every Classmate to participate in his own way to meet the financial need. Send your contribution to the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. Mark on your check, "Class of '43 restricted Fund".

President's News: Many of us continue to have happy memories of our Florida reunion, and the way it was organized and run. Zech Zechella and the members of his committee could not have done better A welcomed bonus: Committee treasurer CT Froscher advises, "There is very close to $2000 left over." By the time you read this that amount will have been added, gratefully, to the balance in our Class treasury.

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Marquita and Don Miller provided us with the photo taken at their place in Ariantic Beach. FL in January of themselves between Dottie and Baldy Chapman and Melissa and Windy Whidden. As one can see, Dottie has come a long way in her recovery from a heart attack and surgery in January 1994.

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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 22101 Annapolis Rep., Capt. Jack E. Godfrey USN (Ret.) LABOON Commissioned

Approximately 170 '44 Classmates, wives and guests were among the throng which attended the commissioning of LABOON on 18 March 1995 at the Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia. Many of them stayed at the Ramada Oceanfront Tower in Virginia Beach, where they attended a celebration amounting to a good-sized reunion party at 1830 on Friday evening before the commissioning ceremony. Ted Snyder represented all of us at the Commanding Officer's reception that same evening and at the VIP Pre-commissioning breakfast on Saturday morning.

Many of Catholics in the group attended Mass at the NAS, Norfolk Chapel at 0730 on Saturday morning, which was celebrated by Father Joe Laboon. Following the Commissioning there was a huge reception in the Breezy Point Officer's Club.

We are hoping that a wide choice of photos taken at the commissioning will become available for publication in future issues of Shipmate. George Peery hand cartied these to Shipmate.

Pre-commissioning nightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Betty McLane, "Rojo" Adamson, Joan Lowry, Joe McLane, Jim Lowry

President Hank Barbour holding plaque given to Class by Tidewater Navy League for contributions to commissioning ceremony March HQ Chapter Luncheon About 35 '44ers gathered at the O' Club in the Washington Navy Yard on 2 March to usher in Spring, swap winter's tales, and listen to a very interesting presentation by M r Phillip Budhan, a public relations representative from The American Legion. He was sponsored and introduced by Scott Palmer, who was wearing his own American Legion cap. M r Budhan related the events and positions involved in the recent long process of protest and revision to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's planned Enola Gay B-29 A-bomber display. So many veteran and other patriotic organizations were protesting the format and content of the planned display that the American Legion was selected to "lead the charge" in persuading the Smithsonian to revise the display to better reflect the truths involved in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and the justifications therefore â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not the least of which was the casualty expectancy of one to two million which would be the result of an invasion of Japan proper M r Budhan was a spokesman in the negotiations which ultimately, after months of hearings, succeeded in winning major concessions for change in the display before it becomes a reality. Hopefully, the United States will not now be inferred as the aggressor and "destroyer of Japanese culture" which was significantly suggested by the "vengeance" theme of the display as originally planned. We owe a debt of gratitude to the American Legion and Phillip Budhan.

Mail Bag Our thanks go to Vince Cassani for information on and a photo of Al Van Acker with his old friend, John Ferrill, taken last November at Al's home in Norwalk, CT. Ferrill relieved Al many years ago as

Chapmans, Millers, and Whiddens The following happy news was passed to us by Hank Barbour. Lorin Hay married Lois Gray on 11 February, presumably in Norfolk, VA. The newlyweds were headed for a honeymoon on Sanibel Island, FL. We send congratulations.

In Memory John D. Hartley died of cancer on 10 January 1995 in Kansas City, MO. We have no further details but extend our sympathy to John's wife, Pat. Urey W. "Pat" Patrick died on 16 February 1995 in Lancaster, Virginia. Memorial service was held in the Fort Myer chapel followed by interment in Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kilmarnock, VA. Our sympathy is conveyed to his wife, Sally, and the family.

Secretary's Corner Bob Morris let us know that they have moved as of January to a new home just outside of Orange, VA to be near their daughter who teaches high school there and close to their son who lives in Reston, VA. The new address is: Robert L. Morris, 10504 Little Skyline Drive, Orange, VA 22960; Tel; 703-6729168.

As we like to do now and then, we feature another Classmate of note this month. Rojo Adamson has contributed a great deal of time and effort over the years in support of the Class and its many activities.

The photo of him is a particularly good characterization of his strong visage taken last June in Annapolis. Salutations, Rojo!

XO of SIGOURNEY ( D D - 6 4 3 ) . Al suffered a stroke

some years ago and has some difficulty communicating, but, as is evident from the photo he retains his good humor and enthusiasm for life. He and his good wife, Angela, extend a welcome to Classmates who might be in the area of Norwalk in the future.

Walter Honour, Windy and Melissa Whidden, Elaine Honour, Margie King

"Rojo" Adamson Have a fine summer ..WVW.

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Pres., Col. Tut Vale USMC (Ret.) Sec'y, Capt. Ralph G. Lipfert USN (Ret.) 9102 Drumaldry Dr, Bediesda, Md. 20817 (301) 530-4925 Con-. Sec'y, Capt. Dutch Schulz USN (Ret.) 5100 26di St. N., Ariington, VA 22207 (703) 536-7156 Dear Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service: Sorry, Commissioner, we didn't send our annual letter to you in the April issue of this magazine.

But, now that I have gone through the agony and ecstasy of completing my '94 returns, I can express my appreciation to your office for reducing the 1994 1040 Instructions to 62 pages instead of the 63 pages of last year—Way to go. Marge! However, 1 must say that your "Social Security Benefits Worksheet" on page 18 of the instructions gave me fits ending up with the disastrous finding that IRS was going to tax 85% of my Social Security benefits and increase my AGI by almost 4K! That was really a low blow!

Thank you all, dear readers, for letting me get the above annual frustration off my chest for this year.

But, I'm not the only Classmate to undergo frustrations with "the way it is." An unidentified Classmate vented his spleen against females in the Armed Forces in an article submitted to Shipmate for publication. The article was returned to him, marked, "Too Conttoversial." It was. I have seen twenty years of Shipmate articles, editorials, letters and comments all giving the authors a wide freedom of expression.

The Editor-in-Chief, Dave Church '67, has published "Guidelines for Sending Copy to be Published in Shipmate" on page 122 of the December '94 issue.

Write me if you can't find your copy. In my twenty plus years of dealing with the staff at Shipmate, we have had very few differences over the span of three Editors. 1 can tell you one thing for sure. Shipmate is dedicated to publishing Class News. You, who really read Shipmate, appreciate the fact that your letters to the Conesponding Secretary are printed as he has submitted them to Shipmate with only minor editing.

In the Jan/Feb issue I reported on the 50th Homecoming at Annapolis in October 1994 and the Sunday morning Memorial Service in Mem Hall conducted by our '45 Rectors, highlighted by a moving eulogy by Classmate Lando Zech. 1 utteriy neglected to credit his remarks, 1 am sorry. Lando is just such a special Classmate who has helped us to retain our identity over a number of years. It was our sharpeyed Classmate, the Rev. Ed Conklin of Southern Pines, NC, who spotted the omission and brought it to my attention.

Speaking of omissions, in the April issue 1 neglected to give credit to President 'Hit Vale for obtaining and intt-oducing Capt. R.E. Bogle '68 as our guest speaker at the Valentine's Day luncheon. To make up for the goof, I'm including some fotos of the popular event.

Valentine's Day luncheon speaker, Capt. Bogle, the Vales and Larry Shaffer

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Valentines Jean Lozure and Betty Schmeltzer with Chuck Priest

Valentines Fays and Hastings By popular demand, we are publishing the annual newsletter of Susan and Andy Kerr of 98 Union #1309, Seattle, WA 98101: "The big event was Susan's skippering of ANDIAMO 111 with the first all women crew in the Pacific Cup Challenge Race to Hawaii. They finished well up in their division, a very respectable showing among the 60 boat fleet ...Susan's expanding law practice required a move into new, plush quarters ... Andy confirmed the lunacy everyone had suspected by riding his bicycle down the West Coast to San Diego to attend the 50th Reunion of his Naval Academy Class. He and Mike MacEvitt sailed ANDIAMO back to the mainland, but ended up in Sausalito, CA ..."

Our Poet Laureate, Palmer H. Rixey, LCOL USMC (Ret.), gained so much notoriety at our 50th Homecoming at Annapolis in October 1994 when Larry Shaffer read to our Sunday Brunch group the same poem drafted by Rix and published at breakfast Morning Orders on 7 June 1994 that his latent talents took over and produced the following; That '45's a special Class Is something most men know.

But young studs think we've had the course.

And can't put on a show.

Well, we've got news for all the lads Who had to follow after.

We'll greet them at the finish line With cheers and beers and laughter.

Now fifty years have onward rolled; But many a tale will yet be told About our days of Blue and Gold.

When world war raged, we showed our might And gave the foe a final fright.

The Class that built the Triton light.

Like John Paul Jones of valor bright.

Has only just begun to fight!

Notes from the 21st Company; George Ellis writes, "1 want to express my sincere appreciation for the beautiful display of flowers sent to the Memorial Services for my dear Rachael by the Class of '45. Attendance by Classmates and tiieir ladies was overwhelming — It's a great comfort to receive such an outpouring of support during difficult times."

Phyllis Carpenter, widow of CDR Donald B. Car-

penter USN(Ret.) who passed away on 30 January 1995, sends a note which might have been drafted by my spouse under different chcumstances, "He was still on the bridge, giving me my orders, to the day he died. Old habits are hard to break." She is also highly complimentary to the staff at the VA Medical Center, Togus, ME for the fine care they gave to Don during his 16 month hospitahzation...And a letter from Jack Cabaniss, "My wife, Elizabetii, died on 11 February 1955 at home here in Yorktown, VA. She became ill while we were in Marathon, FL so we flew home. A week later she died of a heart attack." Jack can be reached at 628 Ironwood Drive, Yorktown, VA 23693. Jack added, "Gene Hunter came over for the memorial services at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Newport News, on 15 February.".. . We were also saddened to leam of the death of Jesse and Bill Petrat's daughter, Debbie, on 14 February 1995 from complications following a minor head injury. Debbie was a heart valve transplant of 17 years ago. Bill and Jessie can be reached at 813-753-5981 in Bradenton, FL. The Travel Bureau: Coronado resident. Jack Riley, sends the following; On our way to Homecoming last fall we met our sailor son, Mike and family and cruised down the waterway—from Norfolk through the Dismal Swamp to New Bern, NC. Thence drove to the Pinehurst area to see Barbara and Ben Bumsides '41 who arranged the Pinehurst get together of DeeDee and Dave Paul, Peggy and Hugh Murphree and Joan and Jack Riley at their home.

Classmates Dave Paul, Jack Riley and Hugh Murphree in Pinehurst Pat and Jim O'Brien have made their winter trek to La Jolla—Joann and I are looking forward to our annual St. Patrick's Day function which also tells us to start getting our gear together for the move North to Whidbey Island. We are also trying to squeeze in a trip to Turkey before heading North.

We plan to head into Alaska in mid-September and catch a salmon or two.

Betty and Bob Hays of St. Petersburg made a Holland Lines cruise 25 March to 5 April 1995 from Ft. Lauderdale to Acapulco with a total of nine members of their family... Linda and Jack Knudson were off on a late January 14-day Princess cruise to San Juan, St. Thomas, Martinique, Grenada, Curacao,

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through the Canal to Acapulco and thence home.

The Address Book; I would never have expected this news from Betty and Walt Rose of Orange, CT; "Finally sold our house in CT and will become a condo-dweller back in the Midwest except during the blizzard months. Our new address is; Lake Forest North Condo, 121,1301 N. Western Avenue, Lake Forest, IL 60045." Walt added a postscript, "Picked the town by its distinctive zip code."

Surfing Through the Internet; Here's an item worthy of early consideration; You can receive an attractive and descriptive brochure on the United States Naval Academy Columbarium by writing the Security Officer, U.S. Naval Academy, 257 Longshaw Road, Annapolis 21402-5036 or calling 410-293-5765. Anyone contemplating an interment at the Naval Academy should have a copy. Don't delay! ...

Notice to All Corresponding Secretaries; Don't miss the opportunity to obtain a valuable example of an outstanding 50 Year Book, hard crested cover, 280 pages, 1,613 fotos, unit weight three pounds, size 8 5/8 by 11 1/2. Send me a check for $50 payable to the Association of the Class of 1945 and I will send you a copy, postpaid... Here's what Classmate Beetle Forbes had to say about the book: "What a production! 1 browse through it page by page recalling old times and acquaintances—often with a lump in my throat."... Ted Fick of Lafayette, CA, the third man in Room 1355 with Paul Shulman and Larry Shaffer, wrote for a copy of the 20 June 1994 London Times article on Paul Shulman, the first CNO of the Israeli Navy... As usual, we had a fine speaker at the 14 March luncheon attended by 46 Classmates and scheduled by our President, 'Hit Vale. Our speaker. Jay Bapple, a representative of the National Association of the Uniformed Services, gave a chilling update on the pending Veterans' Legislation in Congress which inspired a lively Question and Answer session... Don Poe announced that the Fifteenth Annual Golf Outing at the Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket has been scheduled for Wednesday, 27 September 1995.

Hub Davidson has a "new twist" for this Tag Line; "You know you're getting younger when you go out of town on business and have as much fun as your wife thinks you do."

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Pres., James W. Foust (Acting) Treas., Capt Wils Engel USN (Ret) 6807 Rosewood Stt-eet., Annandale, Va., 22003-1964 703 256 5832 Fax 1070 Sect'y., Capt Ed H. Ellis USN (Ret) PO Box 8394 SVL, Victorville, CA 92392 619 243 1885 Our nFTIETH, Annapolis, 4/8 May 1995, is here.

Hope you're joining us. It's going to be the biggest and best. The count for the 50th as of 3/19/95 was 436 Classmates and 17 widows. New registrations and cancellations are still being received. Their names are listed at the end of this column. With a few exceptions, there's still room for a few more.

But, if it's a late decision, call our FIFTIETH Chmn—NOW—and give him "a heads up". This also applies if you haven't given him the name of your airline, the flight number and ETA at BaltimoreWashington International and you want to catch the Class bus to Annapolis. Better tell him of your departure schedule, too.

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ban Philadelphia (over 40 years). Hope to be semiretired by reunion time—6 children—one lawyer, 2 MDs (one psychiatrist, one neuro-pathologist), 2 school teachers (one high school, one college) and one aero-space engineer (PhD with Martin Marrietta)—divorced 1982—remarried 1984—2 step children—6 grandchildren, 23 step grandchildren."

He'll be at the 50th.

Lois and Bill Doty (7), Englewood, CO, tt-aded their trailer for a 30' motor home and their Suburban for a Saturn station wagon to tow behind the RV. "...it's easier to drive, makes better time and very comfortable." In the Fall, they drove to Annapolis for Lois' 100th high school reunion. (I think it was the school's and not hers.) While there they had a cruise on Lois' sister's (Carol Ann) and Ted's (he's RAdm. Ted Walker SC, USN(Ret) '54) yacht. "...Seeing Annapolis and the Naval Academy from the water is a treat." Then on to Virginia Beach to visit Lois' brother Lee and his wife Lottie, (he's Cdr Lee Turner USN(Ret) '55). Lois and Bill followed the Fall leaves north to Ledyard, CT, to visit daughter Carol Lee and her family. Their visit coincided with the publication of Carol Lee's first book. Living in the Landscape, a compilation of some of her newspaper columns. (Additionally, she'll be featured in the Better Homes and Garden special summer issue which should be on the news stands in April.)

She and Bill (he's Capt W.A. King DC USN '71) have a lovely yard—he handles a backhoe almost as well as he does a dental drill. Grandson Bill is a Second Class cadet at the Coast Guard Academy. On the way back to Colorado, they stopped in Montgomery, AL, to visit with son, Billy (LtCol W. K. Doty, Jr, USAF) and his wife, Judy. Billy's attending the USAF War College following in his dad's footsteps. The two travelers spent Christmas and New Year's with daughter Kitty, her husband Doug and their children in Huntington Beach, CA, and, unfortunately, had the opportunity "of watching California rains wash the state down the rivers". They planned to retum to the snow country via Arizona and a visit with Lois' sister Cleo and their brotherin-law, John McKinney '46. (Guess if your family is from Annapolis there's bound to be a tie to the Academy—I counted 2 in '46, 1 in '54, 1 in '55 and 1 in '71. With additional representation at USCGA 1 in '96) and another in the Air Force, 1 don't imagine that this family has any trouble with BEAT ARMY!) The 46'ers will be at the 50th.

Earle Sanford (Greenie) Greenwood (9) Ridgefield, CT, resigned from the Navy in 1947 and went to work for Texaco, Inc, starting out in the Sales Department and shifting to the Marine Department in 1957. After working for several companies ending with the Marine Division of Perolin Co, he retired in 1980. Greenie and his close friend, Charlie McGish (also '46—note that his stripe matches Greenie's in the accompanying photo), appeared together in "Too Little Hips" show during Youngster Year, as well as in Academy variety and Musical Club shows. He was, also, captain of the Sailing Team and a top Academy racer for 3 years. He said; "I am still grieving over the death of Al Whittle, my roommate and crew for me in our dinghy winning 3 seasons, 3 years." Oh, maybe I should have said that Greenie was a talented ventriloquist. He told me that he got a call from "ex-wife" Pete Haring telling him to send me the bio info and to make up his mind on the 50th. He said that he'd do the latter soon. We'll

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Earle S. Greenwood and Charile McGish in "Too Little Hips" Show—Youngster year Al Kelley (9) Milton, MA, became Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intemational Programs in 1990 and in December 1991 he married JoAnn Veronica Palmer in the Lower Chapel at the Naval Academy. JoAnn's first husband, RAdm. Les Palmer USN '59, served as Commandant USNA and died there in December 1983. This was Al's second marriage in the Lower Chapel; his first was on the day after graduation to Virginia who passed away after an accident in Ocean Bluff, MA in 1988. After leaving DOD in 1993, Al became a Fellow at the Kennedy Business School at Harvard and, then, also a Senior Lecturer and Visiting Scholar in the Department of Aeronautics and Astrophysics at MIT; at the least a very demanding situation. He's still working full time but will pause long enough to join us at the 50th.

Dwight Lane (14) Scott's Valley, CA, the former Photo Editor of The Log, is working on photos for a "Then and Now" Section of a special 50th reunion edition of The Log. The Log staff way back then in 1944-1945 consisted of Al Bowen (10) the Salty Dog, Editor Ted Hartley (16), Harry Watson (7), Lucky Jordan (16), Jack Coulter (15) and Dwight. From what little I've seen of the special edition it should be a superb example of the magazine which was awarded "The Outstanding College Magazine of 1944-1945". It appears all of that Log staff except Dwight will be at the 50th.

Nick Sidrow (13) Las Vegas, NV, reported, courtesy of Dwight Lane, that after marrying on graduation day he reported to ST LOUIS (CL-49) for duty in the Pacific and after that had a short tour in VALLEY FORGE (CV-45). When he resigned from the Navy they moved to Califomia. He was recalled to active duty for the Korean War and served in BREMERTON (CA-130) as Damage Control Assistant. After release from active duty he worked at several places and finally retired from TRW after 31 years. He was an engineer designing sub-systems for a variety of classified satellites. At present, he works with his wife, daughter and son, Dr Michael Sidrow, at their "upstart" software corporation. His address is 10013 Skipper Court, Las Vegas, NV 89117. He hasn't 53

signed up for the 50th—yet.

The greater Washington DC group had their Annual Spring Brunch at the Officers and Faculty Club at the Academy on February 26. There were 29 advance reservations with 11 late registrants bringing the total to 40. Attendees were; Mary Jean and Ken Anderson (3); B.C. and Ash Ashley (13); Mary and Larry Baldwin (15); Sam Bassett (4); Lou and Bob Bayliss (3); Wils Engel (4); Bobbe and Tom Faulders (5); Pris and Jim Foust (7); Jeanette and Fred Froelich (9); Isabelle and Pat Gatewood (1); Glyde Hannah (17); Elsie Sommer and Butch Hansman (9); Sally and Leroy Jackson (14); Jean and John Jennings (10); Marguerite and J.B. Jones (6); George Klug (1); Kiki and Fred Koch (9); Marj and Harvey Lyon (4); Agnes and Joe Meyer (9); Edith and Harry Rogers (14); Liz and Wes Schmidt (3); and, Lee Zeni with a date. (Sorry, 1 don't have any better identification.) I'm happy to report that all of the foregoing Classmates have signed up for the 50th.

The San Diego group under the able guidance of our hosts, Lilian and Stan Zipser (4), gathered for the annual Spring Fling at the Rancho Santa Fe Inn for com beef and cabbage on March 17th. After no host liquid refreshments and hors d'oeuvres in the lobby the group moved into the library for an intimate dinner for twenty five. In lieu of wine from the Gautier cellars (and because of the date and corkage fees) green beer was served with dinner Our host, Stan Zipser poured. (Society editors please note.)

Attendees were; Sigrid and Bob Downen (4) from Alpine; Amanda and Ed Ellis (7) from Victorville; Rita and Fred Furland (5); Colette and Jim Irvine (13); Jack Lindsay (7) (Ann was ill and a late cancellation); Flossie and Luke Mayes (9); Bea and George Pavis (19); Peggy and Bill Peck (16); Connie and Harmon Penny (14) from El Cajon; Lil and Al Thomas (4); Toby and Whizzer White (5); Shirley and Bob Williamson (2); and, our hosts.

Regretfully, 3 of these couples will not be at the 50th; the Irvines, Mays and Pennys. However Ed provided each attendee with a list of those planning to be at the 50th; so, we might have a few changed minds.

Recent additions to the 50th Reunion are; Frank Babbitt (19); Linda and Adgie Back (5); Nancy and Vince Bacon (11); Jean and Jack Boggess (8); Jean and Bob Casson (3); Sally and Tom Chitty (5); Kate and Doc Conway (19); Audrey and Bill Craig (18) coming from Tasmania, Australia and thus becoming the distance winners; Bob Ellis (7); Barbel and John Kohler (8) coming from Usingen, Germany; Camille Metzger, widow of Bob Metzger (2); Bill Morton (8); Mary and Mark Pitz (11); Ann and Al Savage (18); Bill Sleznik (9); Laurie and Bob Stevens (10); and, Toby and Whizzer White (5).

Unfortunately, the following have canceled; Mai Arthur (13); Jean Carroll, widow of Tom Carroll (13); Bill Faucett (2); Ray Gaul (1); Larry Larson (20); Ray Larson (20); Bill Montgomery (1); Troy Ray (11); Wally Schirra (13); Gary Schoonmaker (19); Jim Van Antwerp (12); and, Ed Wolf (2).

Just as 1 finished this column, 1 encountered the article "Shipshape Annapolis" in the March 95 issue of Travel America. It was written by Paul Hurd '70 and is timely, as well as informative. Reading it before the 50th could be very helpful.

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Pres., Adm. William J. (Bill) Crowe, Jr. USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Chester H. (Chet) Shaddeau, Jr. 343 Prestonfield Ln., Severna Park, MD 21146 (410) 647-5868; FAX (410) 544-1324 (mark for USNA '47); E-mail to STADIR@eWorid.com GOLDEN WEDDINGS Of particular interest to those of you who tied the marital knot immediately upon graduation will be the plans afoot to conduct a special Ecumenical Vows Renewal ceremony in the Chapel immediately after completion of the 50th Reunion. Jack Stevens brought the subject up, and like the proverbial Mess Caterer, that automatically put him in charge. You will see more about this as things move along, but he welcomes your ideas and suggestions as to how to make this a truly memorable event, and would welcome your calls on the subject at 210-238-4355, phone or FAX, or write him at Route 2, Box 264-B, Hunt, TX 78024.

THIS OLD HOUSE Think you've had troubles with house repairs? It took the Washington Post's Washington Home magazine section several pages of fine type and photos to describe the trials and tribulations that ensued when an 1870's era rental property on Prince George Street in Annapolis—similar to ones that many of us "dragged" in—burned a couple of years ago, and left Mary and John Prehn with some difficult decisions.

It happened on Friday the 13th of September in 1991, and John says he will never forget the date. Luckily, the fire, caused by a candle flame, caused no injury or loss of life, but the house was a total loss. When they tried to remove the wreckage, the Historical District Commission got in the act, and wanted to keep the facade in place, but the building inspectors said it was too far gone. Then it took four months to demolish, so as not to harm the very fragile buildings on each side! Then zoning became a problem, and for a while it looked like only a single-family home would be permitted. Heroic efforts finally got that retracted, and an architect was contracted in January 1993. Final approval for construction was not achieved until November of 1993, and the actual construction then took almost a full year, but the new 181 Prince George now houses three apartments, one of which overlooks the Chapel and Annapolis harbor And in obeisance to the edicts of the Historical Commission, the triangular pediment of the front door rests on two wooden cornices—almost the only things salvaged from the old building. John and Mary are weary, but happy with the end result.

FINAL HONORS It is our sad duty to report the deaths of two Classmates. His wife, Shirley, called to report the passing of Jack Carroll, and she provided the material for the obituary which appears in "Last Call". Information for the obituary on Pete Lippman, who died last year, but of whose passing we learned only when the 50th Reunion mailing was undeliverable, was provided by his former law firm, since his wife, too, has recently passed away. We offer our deepest sympathies to the survivors in both families.

QUAKE REPORT The letter I received from Bud Baldwin, who lives in Osaka, Japan, was specifically noted by him as "just a personal letter; nothing for Shipmate."

Once I read it, however 1 immediately overruled his estimate and hereby provide you with just a few of the snapshots he provided regarding the earthquake of 17 January in the Kobe-Osaka (Kansai) area.

From here on, 1 quote, but not necessarily in order ...I am fine, and the building structure itself is

OK. Unfortunately, "fine" was and is not true for many, including two couples of our sister class, the 75th Class of the UNA, who were crushed to death in Kobe...in general, here in Osaka, apartment interiors were trashed, as were all apartments and houses that are still standing between Kobe and Osaka, all of whom suffered a 7.2 quake...all we got here was a 4, but that was plenty...all my freestanding closets were bolted to the wall, so they didn't fall over, which is the key to preventing injuries. Thousands of people were crushed to death or injured by the falling cabinets or the junk on top of them... the lady next door had a two million yen ($20,000) ceramic vase cracked—and everything I owned that was ceramic, glass, or crystal, came off open shelves and crashed...Proctor and Gamble's gorgeous seaside glass and steel skyscraper in Kobe is unusable; no one is allowed in the building...as I write this in February, acquaintances in the dozens of "bedroom cities" between Kobe and Osaka still have no gas or water. They do have electricity, if they have a home at all. One of my students lost her only brother who was sleeping on thefirstfloor; another is the only survivor of her family. The whole affair was gruesomely covered on TV, which has concentrated on the four worst areas in Kobe, and that has pretty well unnerved Tokyo residents, where a bad quake is far more likely than in this area.

While he was writing the letter, on February 18th, there was an aftershock which he said "rated only a 1, but seemed a lot stronger!"

And the Big One hasn't hit us yet, here in the States!

FLORIDA CONTINGENT Received a delightful note from Jeanne, widow of Mo Muncie, with photos of hordes of Classmates and their ladies at a party to welcome Mary Rae (Bill Rae's widow) at Indian River Colony Club, Florida.

The photos, unfortunately, are too small to withstand the rigors of digital scanning and repro in the new and improved age of desktop publishing. Suffice it to say that the above-mentioned ladies, as well as Kak and Vern Rose, Ann and Frank Keith, Trish and Ray Chamberlain, Bette and Ed Appert, Claire and Bob Gower, with friend Mary Ross Strange, Dorothy and Neff Dietrich, and Ginny and Joe Elmer all appeared to be having a great time.

TURNER'S LATEST JOY In a newsy communication from the old Penn Valley address, Tlirner Joy advises that he and Shirley on St. Patrick's Day "just upped anchor" and moved from their home in Lake Wildwood after eight years.

Their new destination is Lodi, Califomia, located 30 minutes south of Sacramento. Lodi, he says, is the "Zinfandel Capital of the World", where ten wineries flourish. They have opted for a townhouse at 1142 Rivergate Drive #20, Lodi, CA 95240.

It's only 15 minutes from our grandchildren, 45 minutes from one of the best fishing lakes in Califomia, and 5 minutes from golf. Any '47ers who have a taste for good wine and golf, as they say in the Motel 6 ads , "we'll leave the night light on for you."

He has promised that if Pat and 1 don't go to J W W — o o p s ! — R e u n i o n West —this year in SanFran, he will slip into his old disreputable Secretarial habits and provide a full report with photos.

He is hereby taken up on that offer!

NAMES FROM OUR PAST Class Presidents and their representatives were privileged to be invited to the dedication on 30 March of a large bronze plaque in Bancroft's Memorial Hall, listing the names of those who died as Midshipmen prior to graduation. The senior class represented is that of 1856; the junior is 1996, and among the 218 names from 100 classes, '47 can treasure the memories of Bob Siddons and John Gately BOWDEYANA In a short fonecon from bustling, downtown Chokoloskee, FL, Floyd Bowdey reports that wife Hope is the proud bearer of Virginia vanity plates US47NA, and she is hereby entered on the rolls. He

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says that son Bob is about to take up a new position as operator/skipper of a diving and photography ship in Egypt's Red Sea Lido, and he (Floyd) is anxiously waiting to see reportedly wonderful shots of Great White sharks taken from Bob's last ship off Australia. And you thought it was safe to swim!

RUBBER-CHICKEN CIRCUIT It isn't really fair to refer to the food served at the monthly '47 luncheons at Fort Myer by this disrespectful title in fact, at the last affair the main dish was a very nice Chicken named Normandy, according to emcee John Urban, who promises that a Fish named Wanda is not next on the list. But this does give an opportunity to remind everyone that we meet on the second Thursday of almost every month at the Fort Myer O' Club for lunch. Join us when you can—we KNOW that many of you come through town without touching base! Call me or John for short-notice arrivals.

Ed Wood surveys the field at a recent '47 luncheon.

man ever accorded that honor twice." You will remember the Navy coach of our era, Ray Swartz, who had a 125-37-4 record at Navy.

Dave Carruth, photographer, provides some shots of the January 13th luncheon. You may recognize some of the faces.

"Sailor home from the sea..." Merchant Marine Officer Al Barnes and Charlie Kiser at a recent Class luncheon QUICK TAKES Bill Lampman called. Says they are trying to get to the Spring Fling. I'll be able to tell you in the next column if they made it!...Warren Johnson asks again that you remember he is looking for photos, movies, videos, any graphics you may have, for the 50th Video. His WATS number is 800-743 7323, or (and this is new) eMail to 7 4 0 7 3 . 5 7 6 @ compuserv.com.. .Jack Langford called in to say he had not gotten the mailing, and reports he is now a full-fledged snowbird, winter in FL, warm months in Nebraska.. .as of this writing, returned cards said we could expect 936 Classmates and guests to attend the 50th!...Bud Baldwin will visit in Europe, Hawaii and M i n n e s o t a before returning to Japan...Back to the travail of opening up the pool.

Will see you here next month. Cards and letters, please?? CHS

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Sec'y, Cdr Sumner Moore USN (Ret.) 208 Mansion Dr, Alexandria, VA 22302

Doug Alberts hoists one

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Slow month for mail. It is mid-March and things are sure to warm up soon. Bill Chandler kicks off with something of great interest to all.

On Saturday, 4 March 1995, at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association 91st Championships at the USNA Alumni Hall, John Fletcher, 1948, was one of the ten original inductees into the EIWA Hall of Fame. John was captain of the USNA wrestling team in both 1947 and 1948. and wrestled at 145 pounds. He was awarded the EIWA Outstanding Wrestler Award in both 1947 and 1948, the only Navy wrestler awarded the honor twice.

John attended the 1948 and 1952 Olympics as an altemate. John Fletcher lost his life in 1953 in an aircraft accident performing night AS W searchlight runs. The John Fletcher Memorial Trophy was established by his wrestling associates, friends and admirers. The trophy was initially awarded in 1955 to Pete Blair of Navy...as "the wrestler who has made the greatest contribution to his team in the EIWA Tournament." John Fletcher's brother, Abbott, long associated with the Bath Iron Works, shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, represented John at the 4 March induction ceremony.

Thanks to Bill Chandler for that info. Here is an excerpt from an article on Navy's wrestling tradition the EIWA Championships program; "One year later (1945) John Fletcher arrived on the scene, taking second in the Easterns in both 1945 and 1946.

The next two years he would be the champion and named EIWA's outstanding wrestler the only Navy

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Chapman and Deeley Barbara and Bill Chandler were among a large group who attended the Class luncheon at the ArmyNavy Country Club on the 10th of March. This was a very nice affair with excellent food and drink, deftly managed by Hoss Graham. You may recall that the Washington Area 1948 group is incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization, so we can raise money to help support the 24th company wardroom, among other things. As such, it is necessary to maintain a hierarchy, and hold free and open elections.

Accordingly, at the luncheon, the following Classmates were reelected by acclamation; Graham, President; Ball, Vice President (he's also our attorney); Ghormley, Treasurer; and your Scribe as Secretary. Jim Beggs gave a short talk pointing out that Classmates have contributed very significantly to the end of the cold war and the collapse of the "Evil Empire", an event which will go down in history as one of the key worldwide turning points. This luncheon was one of the two annual "wives can come too" parties. So, 1 list wives along with their pals, where applicable: In addition to the Chandlers, in order of signing in, Graham, Madeleine and Bob O'Reilly, Iris and Bill Arnold, Mary and Ed Stacy, Walt Grechanik, Grace and Bill Harkins, Toni and John Fry, Elizabeth and Bill Reed (first timers), Bill Bass, Dottie and Dan Shockey, Jean and Hank Corley, Natalie and Keith O'Keefe, Betty and Dave Carruth, Jane and Sumner Moore, Patty and Tony Duncan, Harold Andrus, Jeanie and Reuben Prichard, Bonnie and John Bruner, Nancy and Bob Ghormley, Carol and Frank Knock, Louise and Jack Conable, Ed Ortleib, Peggy and Bill Bartow, Burt Edelson, Greta and Pete Goldman, Jim Beggs, Charlotte and Jack Zimmerman, Phil Rogers, E.B. Miles (honorary), and Margaret and Charlie Held.

Phil Rogers brought us up to date on the rehashing of the 48 Gate at the USNA, occasioned by the construction of the new Visitors Center, and allowed that whereas they are not through messing around, things will eventually be OK. Recently 1 came across in the attic some plebe year letters written by me to my parents from 3446 Bancroft Hall, which space I shared with Bob Jortberg, across the hall from Shook and Shake (Jud and Don).

The subject was Hundredth Night, and 1 thought I'd include it this month, some 50 years later No one at Mother Bancroft today would believe it. Well, heck, the war was still on. I've changed a couple of names of first classmen to protect the innocent. Hence, the obviously contrived names. Door, Hatch, etc.

For the uninitiated, 100th night took place 100 days before graduation and ran from evening meal formation until the beginning of study hour after chow. During this time plebes and first classmen changed places, and plebes had a chance to return a few favors that had been laid on them during the year Generally, the flavor was fun and games, but in my company things did get a little out of hand, as you will see. Some first classmen spent the night in Sick Bay. Monday, 26 February, 1945, evening. My first classman, Howie Cochran, came around to my room to see that 1 was brushed off and to exchange 56

coats and caps with me. He supplied me with his salty cap, and we proceeded to formation, which was due to break at 1845, he being under my protection. We arrived at formation tofindother plebes and 1/C coming on the scene. All 1/ C were immediately braced up within an inch of their lives. Formation broke and klacks were wielded by plebes to l/c who were not acting properly. At this time, W.T. Door began to be beaten by avenging plebes.

Somehow a muster was taken, and the company was herded into the chow hall. First Class Alley, the aisle between the outboard tables and the bulkheads was guarded by several stalwart Classmates, who hurled back any l/c who tried to enter. At the table, the first consideration was to knock the milk glasses from the hands of the l/c who tried to slurp down what they could. (As I recall, the menu that night was baked potatoes and some sort of dry sliced meat, nothing else.) At our table, the chairs were removed from the l/c, and all food sent to the youngsters at the other end. Almost immediately, klacks and paddles were wielded. One Sam Hatch, a big oaf of a l/c, who imagines himself akin to Superman and likes to think he's Scrooge, was given the same treatment from those on our table as he had given us. Finally, somehow, the meal ended and all hands broke for their respective sections of Bancroft. When 1 arrived on the 4th deck, 3rd wing, W. Door was already set up and there was a long waiting line. The particularly offensive l/c were all in the halls being paddled. The rest had retired to their rooms where the most agreeable ones were left. About this time, Jortberg broke his 2foot, half-inch board on one l/c. I entered 3445, the home of 5 l/c, which is located across the intersection of Sunshine Alley and the back corridor from me, to find Howie Kay had things under control.

One l/c was doing push-ups, another was polishing Kay's shoes as he walked around the room, and a third was being braced against the wall. I joined the fun by seating another on an imaginary bench with a book on his head. Some 5th Company plebes arrived to relieve us of this sport while we conducted a push-up race between two other l/c. The winner received 15 whacks. My man lost. About 1930, plebes from other companies arrived in force to reap vengeance on the our Company's l/c. Poor Door was still receiving his just desserts. I proceeded to the 4th wing, where 3 l/c were holed up in a closet throwing eggs at approaching plebes.

Jud Shook was ordering l/c to parade around the passageways proclaiming they were rough and tough Nth Company l/c. Naturally, any passing plebes could not resist paddling such arrogant creatures. I passed Sam Hatch, who was being whaled properly. When I returned to the 3rd wing, there was still a long line waiting to get at Door. Everyone who hit him, did so with all his might. All in all, the l/c took a much bigger beating than they had expected or the youngsters had dared hope for.

After it was over, the youngsters who had egged us on said we shouldn't have been so rough, and proceeded to backup the l/c. The next morning, Sam Hatch made the rounds of plebe rooms at top speed looking for bedding not properly turned back. He burst into our room like a hand grenade and exploded all over the place, and was gone before the smoke cleared. All bedding in the room, fortunately, was turned back. At breakfast, the l/c said that no plebe would sit until they could sit comfortably. I was shoved out five meals straight, being in my chair only about a minute per meal. Also, that first morning Hatch administered the breadpan to me twice, though I had not hit him (I should have, though). Today, a week after the night, things have quieted down a good bit, but they will probably never return to the "laxity" which was prevalent before the revolution. On the whole, the l/c took the whole affair very well, and recriminations have been few.

Rereading this letter has given me a chuckle, but I hasten to add that subsequent 100th Nights never came close to that one. In 1948, it was more of a sporting event with few rules, certainly with no paddlings that 1 know of. Such goings on are impossible today, which is certainly as it should be.

1 am very sad to pass on the news of the passing of Carlos Vlllarreal's wife, Doris, the week of 20 February, after a long illness. There was a memorial service at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Potomac, MD, on Saturday, 25 Febmary, at which some 25 Classmates and wives were able to join Carlos and Doris's many friends, including Boland, Beggs, Chipman, Sprince, Rogers, Rasmussen, Able, Arnold, Ball, Duncan, Ghormley, Graham, Stacy, RC Smith, Barnes, Tobin, Scott, Bolger, Borlaug, Carrington, Hallman, Chandler, Carruth, Bartow.

Doris and Carlos were a team, and she will be missed.

I know all hands join me in extending to Carlos our heartfelt sympathy.

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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 The Class Executive Vice President Gene Shine, provided this report on the progress on the Class 50th Anniversary Gift outlined in the recent letter you should have received from Ace; The Class has overwhelmingly approved the "49 House" project. President Ace and numerous other members have already sent in first year $1000 checks. With about 650 known members, an average annual gift of $200 will pay for the project.

The Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees has endorsed the "49 House" project. It was discussed and approved at the December '94 Board of Trustees meeting reported in the Jan-Feb Shipmate. Review of the integrated "needs" list allows this to be a high priority "best/most feasible and lasting" gift from our Class. Our funding of project will permit Alumni Association to comparably fund other Academy needs.

The Class Executive Committee members met on March 1 with CAPT Chip Seymour (Alumni Association Director of Development) and Joni Jones (Chief Accountant). We got good answers to every question we asked. We toured the "49 House" and gardens and were most impressed. We plan to meet with CAPT Ron Brandquist (Alumni Assoc.

President/CEO) on March 13 and discuss a "49 House Project" Memorandum of Agreement. Rehab of house is planned to be done this year, the Alumni Association will take out a loan until Class donations flow in.

After renovation, the house and garden will be an impressive lasting memorial to our Class. Many thousands of visitors—parents, friends of the Academy, midshipmen, alumni, and VIPs will be visiting there each year. Catered affairs will regulariy be held in the lovely expanded gardens on Induction Day for parents and incoming midshipmen and on other similar occasions. The house is a four story, 100 year old structurally sound Victorian Historic Annapolis house on about 1/2 acre facing onto the St. John's campus on College Avenue and adjacent to Alumni House.

A "49 House" sign is planned for the main entrance. A large 1949 Class crest will be on the wall of the impressive entrance hallway. Bronze plaques will be placed in the entrance hallway and in the garden recognizing our Class gift. Informarive "1949 recognition" pamphlets will be in the reception area. We plan to arrange a suitable dedication ceremony during our 50th reunion. Our Class will be privileged to make use of the large conference room in the house, to have prescheduled catered affairs in the gardens, and to use the receptionist services and other amenities available during visits to Annapolis/the Academy. The idea of having rooms for staying overnight or for small social gatherings is not feasible. The current living quarters

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on the third floor and in the basement are being done away with during the renovation—tentatively to be replaced by offices and other administrative uses.

The Class Executive Committee feels certain that we have a real winner in this lasting memorial to our Class.

For Your Information; The Association of the Class of 1949, United States Naval Academy, Incorporated, is a duly chartered Maryland corporation; Our Class Constitution, slightly revised and updated, has been approved, authenticated, and notarized; and we expect approval from the IRS soon as a 501(c)(19) Veterans Organization—tax exempt organization, all donations to which are personally deductible as charitable contributions on Federal income tax returns.

The Memorandum of Agreement mentioned above is contained below; MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT The United States Naval Academy Alumni Association Incorporated, by its President and Chief Executive Officer Captain Roland Brandquist, and the Association of the Class of 1949, United States Naval Academy, Incorporated, by its President Lieutenant A. C. Boughton, do hereby attest and agree that; 1. The Association of the Class of 1949, on a best efforts basis, will raise and donate to the Naval Academy Alumni Association, up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for the "49 House" project as The Class of '49 gift; 2. The Naval Academy Alumni Association will use the "49 House" project funds donated by the Association of the Class of 1949 for the renovation, rehabilitation, modification, and remodeling of the Alumni Association, owned 49 College Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland, property, and; 3. The Naval Academy Alumni Association will emplace plaques and other memorabilia on and around the completed "49 House" in recognition of the Class of 1949's gift in making the "49 House" rehabilitation possible and will extend limited "49 House" use privileges to Class of 1949 members.

Tom Parsons sent the following; The first Wednesday of the month is the day Hampton Roads '49ers gather, usually at the Little Creek Club. Management, based on experience, places us at a round table in the comer, gives us our personal waitress, and leaves us alone as we "dine" on taco salad laced with Tabasco sauce.

Credit Bill Dotson. our current correspondent, with reminding us to be there. Bill, in this capacity, was preceded by Malcolm Thiele, Don Dahlman, and me. This is our sole attempt at organization.

Last Wednesday, regular attendees Thiele, Trueblood, Schriefer, King, Dahlman, Magee, Dotson, Young and I were joined by two Northem Neck '49ers, Jerry Jones and Red Tolbert. Those guys drive quite a distance and we're glad they do.

We normally kick off with a health update which can get lengthy at our age. Red listened to this for awhile last week and inquired "Any one in this group healthy?"

Into this highly charged exchange, Jerry Jones got our attention. It seems the holly we see locally at Christmas time is the English type and is grown in Oregon. Jerry owns a chunk of Virginia farmland and has planted a fair share in English holly.

His scheme is to let those suckers grow and then comer the market with Virginian grown English holly. Until then, he watches them grow. Talk about the ideal retirement. Red comes over and helps.

New item. A few weeks ago, Alyce and I went to Quantico to be present when our son re-enlisted in the Corps. I read the words with the help of a gouge.

Believe me, it made our day."

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Tom Parsons swearing in son at Quantico I recently found out that Bernie Schniebolk passed away on December 12 last year, 1 have no other information to pass along.

Jim Kneale died of emphysema on March 2 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Jim was a fighter pilot in the Navy and, upon retirement as a Captain, in 1979, he served as a lobbyist for the Lockheed Corporation. He is survived by his wife Dene and two daughters. Following services at Ft. Myers chapel on March 10, Jim was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Our condolences to the families of these two Classmates.

To keep our records up-to-date, please let me know if your telephone area code has changed. I would have no way of figuring this out and could cause confusion in a future issue of our Class directory.

Needless to say please send any address and telephone changes.

This is all for now. Nothing can be finer than to be a 49er RHF

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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 Larry Hawkins continues to do yeoman-like work for the Class in keeping and up-dating addresses of Classmates as we still move around the world. One would think that this nomadic drift must end one of these years. However this urge to move around bodes well for attendance at our 45th reunion at the hotel del Coronado in San Diego during 1 to 4 June 1995.

The gathering will be a large one, but if by chance any might have lost or forgotten to send in their reservation forms or their reunion desires, well even now all is not lost. Your better half is probably just now saying, "W.T. Door you did it again and forgot to let your Classmates know you are going to be at the 45th reunion." If that be true you can correct it all and get back in her good graces by calling Gene Wisenbaker at 619)-435-0256, let him know your desires and Gene will make everything right. See you all in San Diego 1 to 4 June where Mark Frudden has done a superb job keeping his forces correctly employed. Now back to Larry Hawkins update of new addresses; Jack A s h l e y — 1 5 Tattenham Court, Midland. TX 79707; Ken Moll— 80 Bear Gulch D r , Portola Valley, CA 94028; Murray Kaplan—3623 Fenolon St., San Diego, CA.

921 ;06; Myron Leslie—1098 Lincoln Village, West Chester PA 19380; Fred Terrell—2095 N. West Beach Road, Oak Harbor WA 98277; Jack Jordan—4001 Auburn Drive, Minatonka, MN 55303; Don Brubeck—5461 North 78th St., Scottsdale, AZ. 85250; Mrs. Raymond Fahs—Cold Spring Harbor Road, Syosset, NY 11791; Fred Johnson—1929 Christopher Place, Harrisburg, PA 17110; John H e a r d - 7 2 0 0 Montgomery, N.E. Suite 216, Albuquerque, NM 87112; Ed Stella—1419 Second Ave. West, Apt. 304, Seattie, WA 98119 and Carroll Griffin Jr.—5207 18th Place, Lubbock, TX 79416.

The Washington D.C. '50 group remained active during February and March and Harry Krantzman reports that the annual Valentine Luncheon was an immense success. Attendees included; Bela and Pete Block, Pat and Kelly Carr, Mary and Frank Carter, Carol and Charlie Cooper, Janet and Bill Curley with guest Mrs. Paul Gerdon, Jackie and Bill Diehl, Margaret and John Greenwood, Sally Hardy, Larry Hawkins, Velura and Roy Highberg, Jo and Charlie Hirsch, Carolynn and Charlie Hooper, Millie and John Holmes, Carol and Bill Kiehl, Terri and Law Kivlen, Nancy and Jim Lynn, Doreen and Gayle May, Fran and John McNally, Joan and John Nolan, Mary and Bob Oliver with Lisalynn Roth and Gladys Banis, Fran and Dick Powell, Ellen and Tom Rogers, Liz and Jack Ryan, Bets and Phil Ryan, Mary and Bob Satre, Margy and Bob Schultz, Mary and Milt Schultz, Bill Simons, Jane and Bill Smoot, Ann and Roy Snyder, June and Bill Taylor, Dorothy and Marsh Treado and Kathleen and Pete Young. The theme of the party was, of all things, "Won't you be my Valentine?" At the Washington March luncheon Milt Schultz briefed on the Alumni Association Winter Meeting. We have seen most of the issues and activities that were addressed at that meeting covered in Shipmate. Of particular concern was the fact that each Class was asked to raise $25,000 to go towards establishing a $25,000,000 endowment to support the Alumni Association and for unrestricted gifts to the Academy. In our case this would be in addition to the Class Fund raising effort now going on for our 50th Reunion Gift to the Academy. Our fund raising committee (Gayle May) has taken this new issue under advisement. More will be announced at the 45th Reunion in San Diego 1 to 4 June 1995.

If appropriated funds are not made available then the "old grads" must do the job. If we can't do it, nobody can! At that March gathering were: Arnold Austin, Willy Ayres, Fred Beck, Pete Block, John Cavanaugh, Bill Diehl, Larry Hawkins, Earl Halpem, Bill Kehl, Law Kivlen, Harry Krantzman, Ward Lasley, Jim Lynn, Bob Mandeville, J.J. McNally, George Nelson, Bob Oliver, Dick Powell, Tom Rogers, Phil Ryan, Milt Schultz, Bill Simons, Roy Snyder and Don Stull. Still back East and over in Annapolis, the March 3rd meeting was at Fred's restaurant and will continue there until the club in the yard reopens. Present; John Cavanaugh, Jerry Coleman, Ed Greenberg, Rex Kilbourn, Stan Krohn, Byron Lee, Ed McLean, Phil Ryan, and George Van. The problems in Bosnia, Somalia or the CIA were not solved, but the group decided to send the President to Haiti and declare a success.

Marvin Martin writes from 3001 No. Humboldt St., Los Angeles, CA. 90031 to request several addresses of Classmates to which we can add—just another reason to attend the 45th reunion in San Diego where all who attend will receive an up-to-date Class Register prepared by Tom Noble and Phil Ryan. And at Nordstrom Tysons Corner Center on the 16th of March they offered a special service to valued customers i.e. a short seminar in investment dressing and successful financial investing. That in itself was interesting, but it became more interesting when it was realized that the organizer of the event was off-spring of Velura and Roy Highberg,

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Robin Highberg, Personal Touch, on three Nordstrom Tysons Comer Center Birch Dewitt sends along a "Memorandum For Membership; 79% All Midshipmen" dated 28April 1947 with a subject matter of "A report to the Brigade on the opinions of Pres., Capt. F. Trent Shaver USN (Ret.) outsiders." The memo was signed by Walter G. Ebert Sec'y, William W. Boyes, Jr. USNA Class of 1930 and paragraph 4 goes on to say 2214 McAuliffe Dr, Rockville, MD 20851 that "Holding hands and swinging arms with young Sad, sad news again this month in that another ladies while walking in public is a sign of immatu- Classmate has gone to the great beyond. Capt. Ririty and immediately marks the man in uniform as chard Alastar Johnstone, USN, (Ret.) died on 13 lacking in pride. Let's get out of high school and Dec. 1994. "Stone," as he was known to most of us, sway from the comer drugstore. You are fighting suffered from asthma for decades, so long, in fact, men—not sissies. STOP LOLLYGAGGING!" 1 dare that it affected his heart and although a quintuple to say that more than a few will remember that par- bypass helped considerably in 1986, successive seticular memo and more than a few changed their ways vere asthmatic attacks, pneumonia, etc., all took their as a result. Birch suggests however that advice prob- toll. Jo, his widow, has promised me a longer obituably wouldn't find its way into a modern day trea- ary and picture for a later issue of Shipmate. Our tise on leadership in the armed forces but would rank sincere condolences go out to his family. right up there with 'don't loUygag, don't tell.'

Turns out that Chaplain Tom Hier was not the last honorary active duty member of the Class of '51 (Second to None). 1 had forgotten about RAdm. Tom Lynch, former Superintendent at the Academy and Captain of the football team that walloped Army 51 0. Ah! The good old days when we actually smeared those Whoo Footers once in awhile.

This month the USNAAA luncheon at Ft. Myer had more members attend from '51 (12) than any other Class and so we got special mention just before we heard Pierre Salinger give an excellent talk on world affairs of which he remains very cognizant. When it was just Art Ismay, Harry Gamber and your old scribe at last month's luncheon, Harry regaled us with stories of one of the VQ spook squadrons he served in, especially when they switched Neanders and Malloys from too many years of multi-engine landflyingback We mentioned last month that June and Stan to the aircraft carriers. Harrowing!

Neander and Terti and John Malloy did venture to Which reminds me of a story Jack Hamilton has Fort Lauderdale for the XXlXth Super Bowl and they told more than once and that is that Doc Wassell reported that the festivities were well worth the trip. was a double Soviet ace. Yes, Doc actually totaled Floridians are solid backers of the American Foot- ten USN aircraft during 20 years of flying. Good for ball Conference and as such were Chargers boosters the aircraft industry, but not so great for the Navy even though the team from San Diego had squished and/or his career But, heck, he was still a great guy. the fish from Miami, pictured just before the Super "Sink" Sinclair told me he only does Public DeBowl are the Neanders and the Malloys. At the March fender cases in court nowadays. Says it's part time, meetings in San Diego where all was on "GO" for just enough to keep him busy and his latest interestthe 45th reunion of the Class the '50 wives drew; ing felony defense took place in a packed courtroom Judy Frudden (Mark says that you WILL enjoy the in Washington, DC. 45th reunion), Ailene Morgan, Mary Lou Thurston, There was an interesting article in the WashingTerri Malloy, June Neander, Helen Wesenbaker, ton Post on 16 March 1995 stating there is still sexual Marge Cassilly, and Mary Ellen Prescott. At their harassment going on at the Academy. A 1994 Genmeeting at the Mariner Club at the NAVSTA were: eral Accounting Office report indicated that 50% of Stan Neander John Malloy, B.B. Lane, Bob Muck, female midshipmen had experienced recurting haGene Wesenbaker, Bill Grimm, Dick Smith, Mark rassment in 1990 and 1991. The latest two, a YoungFrudden, Wayne Jensen, Dick Thurston, Charlie ster and a Segundo, "filed separate complaints sayClark, Don Elliott, Frank Cassilly, and Dick Prescott. ing they were subjected to attempted blackmail by All were in agreement that the two biggest things to men seeking sexual favors and other forms of hacome to San Diego were the USNA Class of 1950 rassment after testifying in a sexual assault trial.

45th reunion in June 1995 and the Republican Na- "Navy officials started a no-tolerance policy toward tional Convention in August 1996 in that order harassment after the Tailhook convention scandal of 1991."

Bill Lawrence and your old scribe were down at the Cape for the launch of the Space Shuttle ENDEAVOR where Bill's daughter, Wendy, '81, was the Flight Engineer and responsible for a very important cancer experiment as well. Our paths didn't cross since Bill and I must have attended different launch parties and/or hospitality suites.

George Patch wrote that his Plebe Year 20th Co. had 30 plebes going into the academic year and all New Over the Wall BBS DC and 30 made it to Youngster year A very good record, F.M. Smith, J.N. Cruise and B.T. Prior did not Baltimore Telephone Numbers but make it to 1 June 1951. So the glorious 24th is still the best-so far-losing only two.

DC—301-261-1402 The VFW Magazine for March 1995 had a full Baltimore—410-269-0639 page ad on this summer's dedication (26-29 July 1995) of the Korean War Veterans Memorial. One Please use to help us cut costs of Dick Dean's sons is in charge of construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dedication

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statement set onto an eight ton granite slab says simply; Our Nation Honors Her Sons and Daughters Who Answered the Call to Defend a Country They Never Knew and a People They Never Met.-Korea, 195053 More than 54,000 Americans died there versus some 57,000 or so who died in Vietnam. One of the differences is that our generation of casualties occurted in three years of heavy fighting while the Nam's Conflict casualties were spread over a tenyear period. There will be no names of the Korean Police Action dead listed—a pity—but I also do not expect a bedraggled set of Korean veterans in grungy fatigues lamenting about not having a victory parade or complaining about Post Combat Fatigue Syndrome. All of us who went to Korea gave some, but I'll be there and shed a tear or two—or more—for those in our Class who gave all; Billy Bell, Ed Guthrie (both still actually M.I.A.), Sarge Laramore, Flip Phillips, Lucky Reisinger, Ish Penneman, Jake Stuart, and Jim Valentine. May their glorious souls rest in peace forever Pat Berga has moved to; 318 Sea Pines Ct., Virginia Beach, VA. 23451, phone 804-428-3173.

So, too, have Evelyn and Bob Swart moved to; 110 Ainsdale, Williamsburg, VA, 23188, phone 804258-5862.

Bob Longhead has had an abiding interest in the Korean and Vietnam M.I. A.'s and what happened to them. He sent me a book review on a tome entitied Inside Hanoi's Secret Archives: Solving the M.I.A. Mystery by Malcolm McConnell of "Reader's Digest." Basically, the author had access to their Secret Files, a scanner and enough hard currency to bribe and reward Vietnamese archivists. He discovered that the North Vietnamese, "killed many American prisoners in cold blood...[by] murder or death by torture...We were not surmising. WE absolutely knew, and they knew we knew." The account discounts reports "that Americans were turned over to the Soviet military by the Vietnamese as prisoners were by Communist forces in Korea in the 1950's. It was in that context that Colonel Thiwas reportedly told [a] Mr Sweitzer that 'giving American prisoners to the Russians was not our darkest secret' and then proceeded to talk about executions and deaths under torture." I think it is also a historical fact that the North Vietnamese never returned any severely wounded, amputees or mentally deranged American POW's. Unfortunately, we are gradually establishing diplomatic relations with these war criminals.

Wes Hammond writes that his daughter working at the Alumni Association heard from a pawnbroker in L.A. that he had a .45 caliber pistol, USNA inscribed to one, Haig Bonabedian. She was able to confirm that it had been stolen from Haig's home in Palm Springs, CA, and it is now back in Haig's possession. Wes also said a Classmate he will never name offered to sell to the Alumni Association or the Museum his complete set of Academy textbooks for the years 1947-51. Supposedly, they are all in mint condition and hardly ever been used. Some are still in the original wrappers. I find this hard to believe, even for some of our top Star Men. But, one can never know. Maybe he used his roomie's books.

Dave Ferree has a new phone area code (909) and reminded me that he. Bill Holmberg and Richmond Gardener missed the 24th Co. Plebe Year picture in the 48-B Yearbook. So, '51 actually had 35 members, but still only two of those 35 bilged out in four years. It makes the glorious 24th's record even better Can any other company out there (of our Plebe Year 24 companies) beat that academic record?

Sam Berzon, Dick Smith and Leonard Seagren all wrote to tell me all they knew about our deceased non-grad Classmate, Murray Silverman. They were

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all different but interesting tales. Dick also has a parallel tale to John Alvis reporting for a first shore duty tour at USNA. Dick, as a Marine, figured he'd be assigned as a Co. Officer Instead, he was told that since he was a Marine, he would teach Marine Engineering. After finishing a MA in U.S. History, Dick requested reassignment to the Bull Dept. No such luck, but he was told that since he had an MS in History, he certainly shouldn't be a Steam Prof So, they made him a Italian Prof, instead.

Don Gordon has a new phone # 904-322-3923 and had Gay and Sam Latimer visit with them in FL. Sam also swore in a fourth generation Latimer his daughter-in-law, Kelly Latimer The first was William K. Latimer commissioned on 14 February 1815.

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As 1 write this, St. Patrick's day is just around the corner and spring is promised soon. Not much to report this time. In the next column, I should have news of the Annual Class meeting, scheduled for 21 April. Buz Thomas has shared an outline of plans for the 45th with the Executive Committee. It is not too early to put the dates on your calendar. They are 5, 6, 7 and 8 November 1997.

Ken Weir forwards copies of four citations for valor and says, "Just in case they are not already there, these citations for valor in combat should be in our Class history documents (they are now!) and on video t a p e . . . " The four; Ted Lutz, Jerry Zacharias, Lowell F. (Gus) Eggert, and Jim Brickel may be the only ones in our Class to have eamed the Navy or Air Force Cross. He continues; A wounded Ted Lutz appeared on the cover of Life magazine somewhere around about August or October 1953 if my memory serves me correctly.

I don't believe we have a Medal of Honor recipient among us.

There were several Purple Hearts for wounds received in combat amongst our Classmates, I believe Chops Morgenthaler received three all by himself.

Not to detract from our heroes, I'm told some Classmates deserved some big time awards for feats accomplished while still midshipmen at the academy. Such as...

Thanks Ken, and we will talk to you about the rest of the story during the next time we see you.

Semper Fi to you also.

Received a letter from Avonne Sheehan, who shares with us that her husband, Bill (William F ) , is in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia 23708-5100 (Room 13, Ward 15C). She says he would be pleased to hear from his Classmates.

It is with deep regret that I pass along news that Cedric S. Wallace, died on 6 March 1995 in San Diego. You will find the obituary in "Last Call". Ced, a fellow Oregonian, has been buried at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Lebanon, Oregon.

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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 Sometimes I am very proud of our USNA heritage. March 2, 1995 was one of those days. On that day we watched the space shuttle ENDEAVOUR liftoff into orbit at 0147 in the morning with LCdr Astronaut Wendy Lawrence, '81 as the Flight Engineer As some of you know Wendy and our late daughter Cary were classmates at USNA and roommates at flying school. They both wanted to become Astronauts and spent many hours talking and dreaming about the quest. Wendy invited us to watch her launch and wrote us that she was dedicating her part of it to Cary who had kept the dream alive for her And perhaps Cary was still at work, as the weather was bad all during the 1 st with thunderstorms in the area but it cleared up an hour or two before liftoff and was CAVU when ENDEAVOUR lit up the night sky. Interestingly, a couple of hours after the launch the weather turned terrible again. While waiting for the launch we enjoyed seeing a number of Wendy and Gary's friends and classmates who were also invited.

We were delighted to learn that Kay Hire, also of '81 had just been selected as an Astronaut and was to report to Houston on the Monday after the launch to begin her formal training. As I recall only five of the '81 girls went into pilot training and I think only five went into the NFO program. Two of those girls have now become Astronauts—not a bad record.

Additionally, Brent Jett, who 1 think was a 6 striper in '81, is a pilot Astronaut waiting his turn to fly. It was also good to see Diane and Bill Lawrence, '51 (Wendy's dad).

Both of them knew and liked Cary and they were very good to us when Cary was killed. The point of all this is that when ENDEAVOUR lifted off and tumed night to morning 1 felt a great burst of pride in Wendy, in Gary and in all of us that are a part of the Navy family.

Had a nice visit with Dot and Sam Houston who were nice enough to put us up while we were at Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral for the launch. They are fine. A week or so earlier we drove from Delray to Fort Pierce where we met Audrey and Mike Greeley at the Golf Resort they were spending the month of February at and were joined by Faye and Jim Harris and Martha and Hart Sebring who drove over from their condos in Lake Wales. We had a nice visit and a great lunch at a restaurant right on the ocean. In fact a number of bottle nose dolphins (Flippers) were swimming about 100 yards away from where we were seated.

Don Hente sent me his latest edition of the 24th Co. Newsletter as well as a picture of the group at the Albuquerque Army-Navy game party. 1 will run excerpts from the newsletter in the coming months but do want to note that Don says the 24th will again be out in almost full force at our 45th Reunion as they are hard at work on the preliminary planning.

They had 24 or 25 Classmates at the 40th and are hoping to beat that. Don also says that the smiles on the faces in the A-N picture are forced as it was taken after the game. Attendees at the party included Corinne and Don Baker, Charlotte and Marshall Kratz, Fred Larrew (Betts couldn't make it), Leslie and Steve Schoderbeck, Betty and Don Hente (Betty took the picture), Phillis and Howard Morgan, Margie Jones (Oakah was off on a Field Trip) and Sue and Max Wakitsch. Thanks, Don.

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Albuquerque A-N Group Dick Youngjohns searched his office and found two old pictures he thought we could use. The first is a snapshot taken in July, 1952 showing all the USNA '53ers that were on board the STORMES, (DD780) on first class cmise. Dick is second from the right in the front row. He doesn't remember who else was with him but thinks Lynn Felt was one. Can anybody identify any of the others?

First Class cruise—STORMES The second picture is a great shot of one of the 11th Co. tables at our Ring Dance. Dick says "Were we really that young? Joe Thomas and Jack Hyatt with dark hair! Wonder how many of us wound up marrying our dates?"

The Few, the Proud, the Marines, the Ogdens Bruce Ogden sent in a short letter and picture of Diane and he with their son Douglas in Memorial Hall shortly after Bmce had the privilege of swearing Douglas in as a Second Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps. Douglas was one of the first sixteen graduates at Salisbury State University to participate in an inaugural joint dual degree program with Maryland University Eastern Shore. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology and Environmental Marine Science. He also distinguished himself by earning a commission in the US Marine Corps at the same time, having successfully completed Officers Candidate Training as a member of the Platoon Leaders Class at the Marine Corps Schools in Quantico, Va. He will next attend the six months Basic School at Quantico before receiving flight

11th Co. at the Ring Dance Dick goes on to say that there were five '53ers in his first squadron, VA-46—Ted Fellowes, Tom Jones, Joe Miller, John Ellis and Dick. He saw Tom Jones at the 40th but wonders what happened to the rest. He also wonders how Tom Fitzgerald is doing after his skiing accident several years ago. Tom was his "Best Man" at his first wedding and they served as brand new ensigns on the MONROVIA. One final note, Dick's cousin Joyce who was with him at the 40th had a heart attack in early December, had angioplasty, and is recovering nicely. She asked him to say hello to everyone she met at the 40th. Thanks, Dick—the pictures are great and Bruce Ogden may be the youngest looking (he still looks pretty good and can even get in his Dress Blues—see the next paragraph). Hope some people write to answer some of your questions.

training at Pensacola, FL. Congratulations, Douglas, your parent's pride shines through every word your dad wrote. Bruce also enclosed a copy of a speech Capt. Robert Peniston made at the Decommissioning of the NEW JERSEY in 1969. Bmce sent this speech to Shipmate in the hope that they would publish it not only for those of us who remember the battieships, but "for those Midshipmen who are apparentiy experiencing considerable difficulty in grasping the tme purpose of why they are attending the US Naval Academy." Thanks, Bruce.

Nell and Art Gilmore sent in a great picture taken on the ROYAL PRINCESS during the recent USNAAA Panama Canal Cruise. Art says that he and Nell, Mary Lou and Earl Griggs and Joyce and Don McVay reactivated the "Blue and Gold Stables" and bought a cheap horse, die third horse in the fifth

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race (The fifth horse in the third race went for too high a price—hope you notice the numerology here—3 and 5 and 5 and 3). The original Blue and Gold Stables on FAIR SKY (now SKY PRINCESS) sev-

eral years ago bought half the horses but there was only one race and six horses then, not five races and 25 horses, so buying half was out of the question.

The race required a right handed female jockey to operate a winch to drag the horse along the track.

TTiey named their horse "Captains Choice" and the jockey "Little Nell". Little Nell was probably the oldest jockey in the race but as we all know age and cunning beat youth and ignorance every time. Little Nell swept the fifth race which got Captain's Choice into the Kentucky Derby which pitted all the winners in a final championship race. Little Nell went on to win the Derby by a nose. Art says it was great fun and they thought of the other Blue and Gold Stable members who weren't there (Hukills , Kauderers and Jones) They also allowed the other USNA horse in the fourth race to use the Blue and Gold Stables as their syndicate name and they sent the "Kentucky Derby" Owners Cup back to the USNAAA for their dust collecting shelf. The picture shows Mary Lou, Earl, Art, Little Nell, Joyce and Don along with Cruise Director Janet Edwards who was also the cruise director on FAIR SKY and whose trademark slogan is "Ciao For Now". Thanks, Art—bet you did have a good time—sorry we couldn't be with you—ROYAL PRINCESS is our favor-

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He went on to say that he is totally retired. His wife Anne has been the Rector of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Dublin, Ohio since June of 1989. When she was chosen for that job he retired from WrightPatterson AFB and moved to the Columbus area.

They live in the country about 10-15 minutes from Anne's church and really enjoy it. He has been to a few of the Alumni group meetings there, but is not really active. He is surprised to not see more from '53 on the Over The Wall BBS. He did receive a pleasant contact from Jim Throop a couple of months ago on the board but not much else. However, he says some of the younger classes really have a dialogue going there. I told him we probably are not computer literate enough to even know what a BBS is. I still have trouble turning my simple word processor off (can get it tumed on OK!). Thanks, Dick.

Jeff Weldings said the annual Northeast Florida Army-Navy Party was held in the condo party room of our well to do Classmates, Randy Randall and Al Hinman. Ham and turkey and lots of other goodies from Caroline Hinman's kitchen helped calm the stomachs after another close loss to Army. Many of the group made a day of it, meeting at a local restaurant famous for wakes. As always it was great to get together with all the lovely ladies and their grumpy husbands/escorts. They are already looking forward to next year when they hope we will "BEAT ARMY!!, PLEASE!" In the picture from the left are Randy Randall, Sarita Cannon, Nancy and Jack Hart, Irene and Tony Tortora, Ann Fischer Joan Wellings, Dave Fischer, Jeff Wellings, Molly Shipmate, May 1995

Randall, Caroline Hinman, Monica Young, Al Hinman, Pauline Furey, Hal Walters and Nancy, Jean and Charlie Reed, T^ke Furey, Leo Cannon, Nona and Tom Taylor, and Penny Franck and Fritz Hahn. Thanks, Jeff—hope the new coach is an improvement.

Northeast Florida's Best Tom (T.J., Tojo) Smith, an old lOth Co. compatriot wrote for the SS info and also to update us. He retired from AT&T, Greensboro, NC, in 1991 and began a search for a retirement home for Eleanor and himself They settled on Williamsburg, VA, although it was tough decision between there and Pinehurst, NC. However, since their oldest daughter was a William and Mary grad they had always liked the area and it also was close to lots of Navy facilities. They only have seen one Classmate in Williamsburg, Jim Connolly (Brad Sutter is also there) but there is lots of Class activity in the Norfolk/ Virginia Beach area. They are now totally settled—have a boat and belong to the Williamsburg Country Club which he says is a challenging course.

Both their daughters are married. One lives near our Gainesville place in Dumfries, VA, while the other lives in Toronto. The two son-in-laws are terrific although one is a former Army Officer and Tom loses large quantities of Scotch after each A-N game.

"Time for this to stop!" (Amen!) He concludes by asking me to get the word out as to where he and Eleanor live as they have too large a house for the two of them. "Plenty of room for Classmates to drop by and stay a while." Their address is 3017 Pine Hollow Path, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Phone 804220-8814. Thanks, Tom—why don't you two start coming back to our tailgate—we used to win when you guys were coming.

A letter from Tom Prewitt enclosed a copy of the article "1000 Men and a Baby" from the December, 1994 Readers Digest. Tom says that after Carol read the article she said it was very heartwarming. He then told her "But 1 was there on the POINT CRUZ at

the time. Haven't I told you that 1 was on the POINT CRUZ?" She then said she thought he had said point cmise and had thought that was something like plebe cmise or summer cmise (Seems as if there was a failure to communicate). At any rate the article tells of a half Caucasian orphan baby in Korea that was adopted by the US Navy, served a six month or so tour on the escort carrier POINT CRUZ before getting an entrance visa to the US through Vice President Nixon's good offices, and was formally adopted by Navy Doctor Hugh Keenan and his wife. Tom Greaney and Tom Prewitt were two of the 1000 men who were early father figures for the young Daniel Edward Keenan. Tom sent us a picture of the baby with several unidentified sailors and himself (The one in the left front comer with lots of curly

hair and no beard). Thanks, Tom. The two Super Bowl Tickets you said you had enclosed were not in the envelope when I got it. You might want to put in a claim.

Tom Prewitt and Friends Dick Dalton also wrote for the SS info and was kind enough to send some pictures as well. He says they see Dana and Chuck Walker frequently when they come down from San Jose and notes that Dana is his sister (we leam something new everyday). Dick and Pat are planning another trip by car to Colorado and beyond. They do this about twice a year—driving about 200 miles a day, stopping and smelling the flowers and looking at the funny rocks. Their biggest problem is finding new back roads that they haven't traveled. They feel that there is so much of this beautiful country yet to be seen that there is no need to travel out of the country. They do get back to Virginia occasionally as they still have a house in Vienna and they like to check on it. Dick's pictures are from the 41st Reunion in San Diego, the first one shows Dick Almen with Dana Walker Curt Anderson and Chuck Walker, while the table scene shows the Jones, the Grovers, the Flynns, the Daltons and the Wilsons. Thanks, Dick and special thanks for the kind words and the postage and copy money.

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25 June. For those of you that just want to Tailgate you should still apply for a season parking pass by the 25th. (Wonder if the Athletic Association would get the message if all they sold were parking passes?)

Go Navy and Ciao for now—Dave.

54 At the 41 SI Reunion That is all for this issue. I'm saving letters from Irv Boeskool, Phil Charest, Dan Rice, Don Mang, Jim Carrington as well as a note from Bill Harrison from '55. That is not enough for a full column so I need more mail. Pictures not already described include a shot of our Plebe Year 9th Co.—1 think they wound up as the 6th Co; a 20th or 25th Reunion shot of a youngish Charlie Cole, Ira Kane and Bill Ritchie; and a picture of Faye and Jim Harris, Sally, Martha and Hart Sebring and Audrey and Mike Greeley at the beach at Fort Pierce. FL.

Ft. Pierce Lunch Bunch Don't forget Class luncheons are on thefirstTuesday of each month at the Fort McNair Officer's Club at 1130. By the time you read this we will be back at 6708 Pageland Lane, Gainesville, VA, 22065-1513, phone 703-754-4492. Send your news and pictures there for the next six or so months. News of the Wine and Cheese Party will be out fairly shortly and plan on applying for your football tickets before about

strength from their efforts. Al asked for God's help to carry him through his ordeal and to care for his family. 1 know his prayers were answered...Joe Anderson."

Jim Moore (18th Company) took some pictures at the fortieth reunion and was kind enough to send them for your column.

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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 Jane Poe writes that she forgot to tell us about their 1993 visit to Costa Rica where they were hosted by Julio Andrade. Bud Poe and Faye and Fitz Woodrow made that journey south. So she is making up for it by sending a picture of Fitz and Bud with Bill Johnson in Melbourne, Australia where Bill and Maria wined and dined them in Febmary 1995. Bill took the men for a drink at the Cricket Club (ladies not admitted—they are still living in the dark ages Down Under) while the women were driven around in a chauffeured Rolls-Royce sightseeing. The Johnsons have a beautiful Condo and are splendid hosts.

Bill Johnson, Fitz Woodrow, Bud Poe Joe C. Anderson writes from Virginia Beach about the friendship he shared with Classmate Alan Smith 111 who died in January 1995, a victim of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease).

Al and Joe were "only children" in their families.

They moved in their relationship as four-year roommates from tolerating each other to good friends and finally a closeness shared by brothers. "Thus, as Smith married Donna and created five little Smiths, 1 became a close part of the clan's life, enduring over 40 years. Joe says that Alan met his challenge of how to live his final days with resolve and strength, a kind of courage no one can plan for Donna and the children shared all of the ups and downs, and gained

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On friendship. A friend not in need is a friend indeed... If you lend a friend twenty bucks and never see him again it was worth it.. .The best way to lose a friend is to tell him something for his own good.. .A fair-weather friend is someone who is always around when he needs you.

Since this is a slow news month let me close with a message from Theodore Roosevelt; The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Mike Nassr appeared at the March luncheon and suggested capitalizing on the momentum generated by our 40th History Book to make the Class of 1954 the best documented class in Naval Academy history. The Alumni Association has already labeled our 40th Book as the best produced by any class.

To achieve the objective, Mike solicited volunteers to be '54 CHRONICLERS. Primary initial objectives of the group are to; (1) gather and/or write biographies for the 43% of '54 graduates not included in the 40th book (living and deceased); (2) write a Class Marine Corps history; and (3) provide supplemental information and corrections to round out the collective histories (Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Civilian, and Retired).

It was agreed to initially organize biographical searches by USNA companies. Already volunteering as '54 CHRONICLERS are Ernie Evans, Bud

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'55 in VADM Ted Parker's stead, presented the 1994 recipients with Class plaques and citations. The presentation was followed by a picture-taking session and a luncheon in the wardroom. Captain Paul X. Rinn, Commanding Officer remarked, "This year's co-recipients are truly the "creme de la creme", having proven themselves under the most exacting operational conditions during our recent deployment to the Red Sea and Northern Arabian Gulf The Class of '55's continued support in recognizing the exceptional skills and performances of our best young officers goes a long way toward making the task of going in "harms way" just a little more rewarding".

Will Croom, Jim Bell, Jauncey Sweet There are many Classmates who have not been in touch with us for many years. Obviously, this is by personal choice for some, but for others perhaps they feel that nobody cares. Please realize that the Class of 1954 wants to remain a close-knit fratemity and we do care about you. We welcome your renewed participation in attending Class functions and of course sending me an up-date of your recent activities (photo also, please).

Have a great summer Stay healthy and happy...

Hug your wife—NOW!...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 The Annual Washington DC "Dark Ages" Dinner Party was held on March 4th at the Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA. A large turn-out enjoyed the untypical warm weather and easy socializing. As usual, the "Club" did afinejob of catering the affair thanks in good measure to Denny Sullivan's careful artangements and attention to details. A podium with open mike was a new twist this year. This allowed a few motivated Classmates to extemporize on a wide range of subjects following Denny's announcements. Attending were; Don and Ginny Conner, Al and Marlene Dawson, Geoff and Susie Gardner, Barry and Liz Hamilton, Dave and Joan Hamilton, Ray Hine and Virginia Wyman, Don and Nancy Kellerman, Tom and Ursula Kiefaber Don Loosley and Donna Renhart, Mai and Roz MacKinnon, Bill and Judy Manthorpe, George and Dottie Martin, Hank and Lucy Mustin, Dan and Betty Peckham, Chuck and Del Senn, Dutch and Dianne Schultz, Don and Alice Sturtz, Denny Sullivan, Fred and Sue Tolleson, Darrel and Jean Westbrook, Bernie and Dottie White, and Otto Zipf and Lex Kramer Out-of-Towners (from more than 50 miles away) included: Glenn and Pat Bates (from Lake-o-Woods, VA), Tom and Gale Emery (from Charlottesville, VA), Bob and Betsy Fountain (from Montross, VA), Dick and Joan Morgan (from St. Leonard, MD), Kirk and Sharon Rowe (from Toms River, NJ), Harry Schrader (from San Diego, CA) and Cal and Sheila Weaver (from Scarsdale, NY).

The Annual Class of '55 Junior Officer Leadership Award presentation was held onboard LEYTE GULF (CG-55) on Wednesday, February 15th in Mayport, FL. This year's selection process was particularly competitive and resulted in two young officers as co-winners; LT J.A. "Gappy" Surette, USN and LT John R. Venusti, USN. Captain Edward F. Jardine, Jr., USN (Ret), representing the Class of 64

Junior Officer Leadership Award The golf schedule for 1955 has taken form for the Class of '55 with the courses planned by month as shown below. The host is responsible for ananging the details for the monthly outing at their selected course. Spouses are invited to participate. Dates will be arranged to approximate the third Thursday of the month with tee times about 1:00 p.m. to accommodate the working Class. An end of season function will be held at Hidden Creek Country Club, Reston commencing at 6:30 p.m. when prizes and special recognition for achievement will be awarded.

The Ed Straub Memorial Golf Trophy will be presented for the first time. The cost for this function should approximate $35.00/person. Note that this golf date is on a Tuesday. Classmates intending to participate in the monthly golf matches should contact the host for that month 5 days prior to the event so tee times can be finalized. Some dates may change including times so please check with the monthly hosts as early as possible.

13 April, Thursday, LOOPM, Ray Hine, 703-5561852, Reston National (Public Course) 18 May, Thursday, 1;30PM, Don Kellerman, 703838-8635, Bell Haven, Alexandria 29 June, Thursday, LOOPM, Jack Renard, 410-2931800, USNA, Annapolis 20 July, Thursday, LOOPM, Tom Schultz, 703-3604332, Mt. Vernon G&CC 17 August, Thursday, 1 ;00PM, Denny Sullivan, 301415-1295, Army/Navy CC Arlington 19 September Tuesday, 2;00PM, Ray Hine, 703-5561852, Hidden Creek CC Reston Carl Strang has established a special listserv on the Internet to bring the Class together— usna55@ithink.com. If you have access to E-Mail, you are invited to announce your presence and join in this information drop. This single Internet address automatically forwards e-mail to every name on the address list. It is encouraging to see at least 30 Classmates taking advantage of this arrangement to exchange dope and work for the good of the Class.

Right now a core group (including Joe Clarkson, Fred Koester and Hal Guffey), within these 30, are hard at work on a project to locate Classmates with whom contact has been lost. Using CD-ROM national telephone databases such as ProPhone and Phonedisk USA that contain over 80 million residential phone numbers, addresses and other information, and service world wide locator systems, they have been able to narrow the search for 43 of our "lost sheep".

In one of Carl's exchanges on the information highway, he passed on recent Classmate sightings and an interesting experience; < Tony Hastoglis, enroute from home in Charlottesville to a mid-winter Florida vacation in Bonita Springs, paused for lunch in Lakeland with Lucy and Dick Perkins, and Sheryll and me. A couple of days later newlyweds Sondra and Andy Wilkinson and the Strangs spent a few days together on Casey Key near Venice. Jim Carr called from Melrose, FL. He was headed north to a shipmate's retirement in the Norfolk area, and planned to pay a call on Sybil and Charlie Plumly in Virginia Beach.

This old naval aviator never thought he'd part company with a perfectly good airplane, but last month we took the leap over Lake Wales, FL, with daughter Eve and her husband Jerry, and our youngest son Max. We jumped at 14,000 ft. and pulled our ripcords at 5,500. It makes for great party conversation, but this slightly obese sexagenarian is not sure he wants to enjoy the experience a second time.

In our attempt at locating every Classmate for our 40th reunion, graduate or non-graduate, we have still not zeroed on the following graduates; Michael E. Bishop, David J. Conley, Gerald D. Dickey, James W. Ellstrom, Delbert V. Keener, Donald (n) Martin (not to be confused with Donald L. Martin), Donald M. May, Calvin E. Ohme, James S. Ray, Francis C. Rose, Eric R. Woxvold, William R. Young, and Donald L. Zuckerman. In addition, we have lost contact with most non-graduates—about 280 of them.

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Class Potpourri. Tom Miller, 1st Co., lives near Mainz, Germany with his wife Rosemarie in a village called Mainz-Finthen at Krokus Weg 4 (ph 06131-40301). They have plenty of space and look forward to hearing from Classmates who get to their neck of the woods. Possibly during USNAAA's "Tour of the Rhine" this summer? J. Paul Riviere, at 298 Mattson Rd., Glen Mills, PA 19342 (610-4599076), works at Boeing Helicopters (with John Ruth) and is involved in designing the V-22 Osprey.

We're turning and burning on 40th Reunion preparations. Two new volunteers are Daves Reedy and Hamilton. Plan not to miss it!

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In February, the DC chapter of the Class met at Ft. Myers O' Club to enjoy a mild winter get together and hear Jim Hogg discuss NATO and its relevance to curtent affairs. Drawing on his experience as the US representative to NATO during his last tour of active duty and his current position as President of the National Security Industrial Association, Jim provided his views on the role of NATO and its future, including the potential for expansion of NATO membership to former Eastern European communist-bloc nations. He also commented on the "defense budget cut dilemma" and the current situation in Russia. Jim's observations were well received and stimulated a lively discussion. Class members who were present were Bud Alexander, Sam Armstrong, John Bellinger, Tom Brandt, Rudy Daus, Walt Denham, Rod Flannery, Ben George, Law Groner, Doug Hayman, Bill Henry, Jim Hogg, Jim Johnson, Bob Keller, Don Lindquist, Fred Lippert, Dar Lundberg, Chan Medwedeff, George Mercuro, Angus McEachen, Paul Nelson, Tom Northam, Wayne Osgood, Cliff Peterson, Don Sacarob, Bob Scanlon, Ted Shultz and Vince Roper 1 understand that George Mushaiko recentiy underwent angioplasty and is now back at work and doing very well.

How times have changed! 1 recently received a short note and photo of Toni and Chan Medwedeff and Pat and Milt Burdsall taken aboard the MV GRUZIYA, a Ukranian cruise ship registered in Odessa and sailing the western Caribbean out of Tampa. Note that these ex-mids are nattily attired in yachting dress blue bravo with optional tie.

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Medwedeffs and Burdsalls A recent issue of the American Legion magazine carried an interview with Robbie and Vince Roper and their efforts to ensure victims rights in the courts.

As some of us know, their relentless efforts are having a great impact throughout the USA but not without a great effort.

A few weeks back. Peg and Pete Peterson welcomed some new visitors to the Space Coast of Florida when Marianne and Bill Green and Judi and Doug Hayman had lunch together The Greens are in the process of looking for a retirement home someplace in the Sunshine State while the Haymans were taking advantage of the tropics for a much too short visit. Meanwhile on the west coast of Florida, Sally and Roger Betts were entertaining Jane and Howie Burdick. While it may be too late by the time this

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column is published, a mini reunion of Florida 56ers is being planned in Ocala during the 12-14 May weekend. In March, Sally and Roger joined John Buckley at the Peterson's for a few drinks and tales.

Roger was in town for a meeting of TROA chapter presidents and John was down from Green Cove Springs for a day of fishing off shore. A short note with an article from the Providence (RI) Sunday Journal featuring Bob Motherway was received from Howie Burdick.

The article states that during his 6 years in the Rl Senate in the 1980's, Bob earned a reputation as the chamber's most conservative member and hasn't mellowed since then. Bob retired from teaching high school math in 1987 and presently keeps busy managing rental properties he owns in North Kingston.

His second wife, Anne died in 1993. Heard that Bob Milligan recently underwent surgery for a problem with his carotid artery. Hopefully he is recovering well and still holding to his principles in squaring away the Florida Comptroller office.

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Pres., Capt. Walter T. Meukow USN Sec'y, Capt. W. H. Peerenboom USN (Ret.) 1003 Rachel Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 We are fortunate to have two pieces of real correspondence this month, and some pictures to go along with them. The first is a letter from Third Company's Andy Massimino, reaching me by way of our president, Walt Meukow. Andy writes; Greetings from Dallas. It's hard to believe that the Super Bowl is over and we are not having a parade in Dallas. Wait till next year! (Washington is waiting in the wings, Andy).

Fran and I had the opportunity to visit Santa Fe, New Mexico last October and were hosted by my old roommate, George Cudahy, and his wife Birgit.

They actually have two homes—one near El Paso, Texas, where George owns and is president of a company, and the second, their original home in Santa Fe, located up on a mountain side overlooking the city. We wined and dined, recalled old memories, and talked about all of you.

On a personal note, all five of our children are now out of college, and most are self sufficient.

The last one starts law school this fall and then it is really over. Our oldest daughter is an attorney in DC, so I plan to visit with you on my next trip there.

When are the monthly luncheons? (Second Tuesday of the month).

Finally, Fran is pushing me to retire, and it looks as if the Texas hill country will be our stake out unless I can find an acre or so in the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania or DC area. I'd welcome any suggestions. (If you should choose to look for an acre in DC, try and win the lottery first).

Peace, best wishes and happiness to all of you.

Our second piece of cortespondence is from Bill Truxall, who reports faithfully on the recent Valentine's Day dinner dance, and includes a picture of those in attendance (most of them). Bill's accompanying note, which is silent on the topic of the missing participants reads as follows; Sorry you missed the dance; it was pretty good— almost as good as the old Carvel Hall Tea fights.

The picture is obviously the "he's" in attendance.

Your task is to name everyone. (In the manner of the old steam quizzes, that is left as an exercise for the readers). J.J. O'Connell has the names of everyone who was there. Hope you can get this in sometime this year. (So do I).

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'57 Classmates at February 1995 Valentines Dinner Dance The final bit is a picture which reached me via the Alumni Association in an otherwise empty envelope.

It enclosed a picture of the recent installation of officers and directors of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Alumni Association which took place at Allen Center O' Club in Long Beach on February 11, last year. Our own Dave Mitchell, 4th Co, is shown at the lectern. He's been the Treasurer Better late than never The picture probably ran when it was more timely, but, in case you missed it, we'll see if we can "recycle" it. That seems to be all the rage these days.

Dave Mitchell taking over as Treasurer of the L.A. Chapter

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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 Smack in the month of May are we, with daylight savings time fully in force and the sound of the lawn mower in the air A beautiful month, wherein travelers get ready for the summer jaunt, gardeners get the signs of growth from the tomato plants, and grandparents gird themselves for a summer of seeing small ones underfoot once again. Strawberry daiquiris make their headlong rush at the end of the month, the golfers get in their last "no-sweat" days on the course for four months, and the wary homeowner gets the air conditioner checked out before that first really hot day. Lots of things to do, but we have one thing to be grateful for.. .none of these activities involve a graded final, and at one time in our lives, that's what May really meant!

This month's column begins with a source for a couple of items that Classmates may have lost along the way and are interested in replacing. Bill Young (18th Co) writes to offer up an extra copy, mint condition, of the 1958 Lucky Bag which he is wilting to send to any Classmate who may have lost theirs. You can contact Bill at P.O. Box 254400, Patrick AFB, FL 32925. A similar offer comes from a member of the Class of 1967, Paul Moore, who lives in Richland Hills, Texas. Paul is an avid collector of USNA and Navy memorabilia, and in his searches has come up with a complete Lucky Bag issue for our Class ('55,'56,'57,'58), plus a '58 gold Class crest. These items were found at a warehouse estate sale in Texas, and Paul has offered them up to any interested '58er You may contact him at 817-656-1899. Just for interest, he also is a fount of knowledge about the N3N "Yellow Perils" that we flew in our second class summer and actually had one in his family for some years. If you are in the search for your own personal N3N, Paul knows where the surviving planes are and who owns them!

Barry Howard (4th Co), sent in a letter and photos reporting a gathering of '58ers down Florida way.

He writes; We recently had a small 3rd and 4th company get together here in Fort Myers for Diane and Al Gaheen. Joining with them were Joan and Glen Lerum, Sue and Bob Jones, and Sylvia and I. Some dining, adult beverages, and lots of tales.

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the watch" for you when you ask him the time and he still has that great "Dennis the Menace" smile when he is challenged on anything. All-in-all, he and Diane made the weekend a wonderful and special event.

Al taught the rest of us some very important facts about his life and others like him. First and foremost, he found that others, including friends, seem to avoid people in Al's condition. He is exactly right, the rest of us acknowledged to each other a great fear of how to handle such a situation. If I can preach to the Class, don't let another day go by without seeing your friend, wherever he or she may be, who has a similar situation. It will bring you more joy and deep down happiness than most anything you have ever done. Just do it!

Al has taken "serious" pain killers for 11 years but you would never know it being with him and Diane. Incidentally, he didn't use any that weekend, he was too busy telling war stories, reminiscing, and being sweet to the ladies. His type of cancer requires him to keep warm so they will seldom venture out of Florida. However, since Diane is a gourmet cook, a visit to Orlando to see them would be well worth your while. It is difficult to catch them at home, as Al is determined to make sure that his new Jaguar lives up to its press!

From the enclosed pictures, you can see that we had a ball! Regards to all, Barry

Jones, Lerum. Howard, Gaheen in Florida In the photo you see the Classmates involved in that weekend, all vying for the bartender's station.

From left to right, it's Bob Jones (3rd Co), Glen Lerum (4th Co), Barry Howard (4th Co), and Al Gaheen (4th Co). And for those that are putting the Gaheen's address down in their Leech Log for the summer travel period, the address is 8504 Bridel Court, Oriando.FL 32819.

One more photo has worked its way in from last summer up in Maine. A very somber crew of '58ers involved with presentations at the reception held for the Officers of the MCCAIN prior to its commissioning is shown waiting in the wings for their chance at the microphone. You'll recognize Frank Gamboa (17th Co), Tom Powell (13th Co), Chuck Smith (20th Co), Bruce Wilcox (12th Co), and John McCain (17th Co). All save one are wearing their official Class tie, while the one sticks with his signature red tie! A fine picture to remind us of that great weekend!

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Our Class is still not letting any moss gather Our rolling stones have brought in some new address changes, so for your Christmas card lists, here they are; Tom Thoureen (2nd Co) is now at 1660 N. Prairie St, Galesburg, IL 61401; Bob Lawrence (23rd Co) is now residing at 183 Dornock Drive, Pawleys Island, SC 29585; John Vick (5th Co) moved locally to 3148 Cantrell Lane, Fairfax, VA 22031; J.D. Hocker (5th Co) did a local move to 1739 S. Peoria, #44, Tulsa, OK 74120; Wesley May (10th Co) is at RO. Box 355, Pinehurst, NC 28374; and Russ Thom (18th Co) is at 7620 S.W. 82nd St., Apt J-204, Miami, FL 33143. Do you detect a gradual shift to warmer golfing-type climes here?

A somewhat more complicated move was registered by Dan Leonard (24th Co), who made a cross country move..in Saudi Arabia. His new listing is now; Daniel B. Leonard (YA-055),c/o Saudi Aramco Box 2678, Dharan 31311, Saudi Arabia. That takes an overseas postage stamp, writers!

The last revenue collection from the Class Treasurer also turned up some movers who didn't tip us off. We are now looking for; Silas Daugherty (24th Co); Tom Top (11th Co); Bill Brown (22nd Co); and Keith Aiken (18th Co). Now it's your turn.

Check your address books for those folks and turn them in.

A quick note of congratulations to Jim McNulla (1 st Co), who has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of Government Programs for Spartan Electronics in the Washington Metropolitan area, and a welcome to retirement world for our friends in commercial aviation who are reaching those nasty mandatory retirement ages. The latest is Roy Clason (23rd CO), who hit the magic age last January, and is toughing it out at Lake Tahoe.

Lastly, we are down to our final uniformed member being the Supe, Adm Chuck Larson. On March 30th, RAdm Walt Cantrell (1 st Co) retired from his final billet as Commander Space and Naval Warfare Command, in Washington, DC. Congratulations to Walt on a long and distinguished career The Class is proud of his accomplishments as a "Greater '58er"!

'58 Trivia; The real name of Smoke Park was Wilson Park, named in honor of RAdm Henry B. Wilson, Superintendent from 1921 to 1925. As you may recall, Smoke Park was "off-limits" to 4th Classmen at all times, and to 3rd Classmen "from after Chapel until noon meal formation on Sundays".

It's in your Reef Points! Now, which of us remembers the Presto Hotel? Where was it? Hasta Luego\ WSW.

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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! I start this episode while on the road, attending a conference and convention in San Francisco. IHRSA (International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclubs Association) is a dynamite organization that includes most of the quality fitness, health, and workout centers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 am representing USA (Intemational In-line Skating Association) and promoting skating, safety, and education. We want more clubs to promote In-line skating, and get involved with our Gear Up 95 program. Call 1-800-56-SKATE and you too can enjoy a great sport, means of exercise, fitness program even more.

1 do hope that on this trip 1 will get in touch with Ralph Christy. He was one of the leaders in the DC area when we came back to Annapolis for duty in 78, but after a couple of years, Ralph headed west, to California. To get in touch with him write; 70 Meadowview Rd. Orinda, CA 94563, or call home 510-253-8471, office 415-904-7280. I will give you a Christy report in next chapter next month.

Nice letter from Charles Humes; With regards to your note about me in Jan-Feb Shipmate I would like to cortect the following. I have dropped a number of things since I left USNA, but not the s, the last letter from my name. Haha!

Also, effective 1/1/95 I merged Mohlers Insurance into the 6th and fastest growing brokerage group in the U.S., Acordia. My new business address is Acordia of Central PA, 4750 Delbrook Rd. PO Box 1220, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-1220. Telephone: 717-761-1919, ext. 3074. 1 am getting closer to s p e c Mechanicsburg all the time! I am still President of the Mechanicsburg Cemetery Association but just a risk manager at Acordia. Thanks! Chuck.

A note from Bob Bovey, and copy of an editorial from the Washington Times. "When Maine residents Gaston and Monique Roberge decided to sell the land in which they had invested their retirement dreams, they only made one mistake. They thought government officials who butted in on the deal were there to help them." The story of how govt officials conspired to "squash" the Roberges had been detailed in the paper earlier, and now the Times commented on the fiasco. And one of the featured "players" who drew plaudits from the Roberges, many Mainiacs, and the Times was our very own, Stanley Legro. "Not until Washington attorney Stanley Legro and wetlands consultant Bernard Goode volunteered to help the Roberges did the Corps' malice become apparent!'. Well done, Stan, and as Bob Bovey so aptly put it, "59 has produced something of a folk hero" as a result of this situation in far away Maine. 60 Minutes next, Stan?

If 1 am lucky 1 may get to attend the Retirement Luncheon for Richard "Dick" Robinson on Thursday, 30 March, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City.

The clever flyer showed the faces of Mt. Rushmore, and a guy to the side saying "That's where 1 want to go caving next!" Robby surely loves that challenge of caving, and now he probably will devote even more time taking youth groups and individuals out for a terrific time. 1 will catch you again for sure, and "Well Done, Robby!" 1 do hope to see a few 59ers that week, when 1 am up in DC on business (conferences, mtgs, calls on various offices as we work to keep parks, places, and pathways open to Inline Skating).

Sad news; think 1 told you Vince Obsitnik lost his mother and now Dan Tmax has had to face the loss

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of his father Our condolences folks!

Nice note about Vince in Industry Report of December 28, 94. The article talks about Vince being named President of the Systems Development business of McLean-based Unisys Corp. He will oversee the division which has operations in NY, VA, CT, and AL. The division is responsible for designing, developing, integrating and testing and supporting electronic systems for the DOD, other U.S. govt agencies and various U.S. allies. Vince moves from being VP, strategic marketing for Unisys, and prior to that he had 27 yrs with IBM where he held a number of key executive and management positions.

Vince received an MBA from American U. in 1969.

Keep up the great work Vince.

That report about the Roberges and Maine, had also been forwarded to me by good friend and faithful reporter Bill Corcoran. He had spotted a lengthy writeup about the situation in the Hartford Courant, Jan 29, 95 issue. I made sure that Stan himself received a copy of that report. Stan should be compiling quite a scrapbook for himself. 1 am still waiting for him to emerge on the political scene. Washington or some state need the likes of Stan, and Fred Dorwart also. Come on, Fred, why aren't you popping up in the Oklahoma picture?

Last trip to DC 1 rode back and forth one day (Annapolis to Crystal City) with Dave Osbum. What a great guy, and what yeoman service he has given to the Class of 59 for many years! ! His SYSCON company was just recently bought out by LOGICOM, but Dave's job seems surer than ever It is obvious he puts in long hours, does the extra constantly, and is widely respected for his analysis and recommendations. Linda and Dave were fantastic hosts for the 35th Reunion. They had the George Strohsahls, Bob Kellys, Bill Bush (in from Los Angeles), Dick Huebners, June and Art Smith in from Utah all at their house, and others came and went from what was probably the best 59er "bed and breakfast" situation in Annapolis.

Keep up the fantastic work, Dave, on the job, and "at play" for the Class of 59. And on that note, 1 think I shall sign off. 1 shall keep this one short, and you are probably much relieved, and glad that I did not try to manufacture a whole bunch of news. But keep a few tidbits coming, gang!

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we "young" guys are about keeping up with our correspondence. Last May the Naval Academy Varsity Lightweight Crew named its newest racing shell the Colonel W.E. "Skip" Sweetser—a long overdue tribute to an accomplished oarsman, superior Marine, dedicated coach and an all around great guy.

Skip and Nancy (Hidden) christening the "Sweetser" As you probably remember, when he was stationed at the academy from '69-'72, Skip coached the Plebe crew for a year and the Varsity for two.

He generously gave of his time over those three years, and he was a mentor and a positive influence on more young men than he can ever imagine.

During the christening ceremony it was noted that, though the only first name on the boat is Skip's, we consider the name Sweetser to represent the entire Sweetser family. Without the selfless support of Nancy and the four children. Skip would not have been able to devote himself to the coaching effort. Those of us on the team at the time were especially thankful to Seth Sweetser who came into this world during the racing season of 1972. Seth opted to be bora in the middle of the week so that Skip didn't have to make the choice of missing his birth (which would have been a very poor career move) or missing the Penn race—where we won the Callow Cup. Besides, Nancy, Skip, members of their families.

Classmates and friends, a number of former Lightweight oarsmen who rowed for Skip 25 years ago were on hand for the christening (including several who flew in from across the country just for the day!). Additionally, a second generation of the Class of 1960 was represented on the water that day by Midn 1/C (now Ens) Blake Phillips ('94), Hank Phillips' son, who rowed in the Lightweight Crew first varsity last year.

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Pres., D r Richard R. Pariseau Sec'y, Ron Hinkel 2721 Bertyland Dr, Oakton, VA 22124-1448 "KEEP THE MOMENTUM ROLLING" General News: "KEEP THE MOMENTUM ROLLING" All of you should have received your Class of 1960 Thirty-Fifth Reunion Packet two months ago. If you have not, please contact someone ASAP!. Rememb e r it is not only our 35th but the USNA's 150th celebration that will effect your being able to get accommodations this year. By the time you read this you had best made your reservations and provide responses requested on Class order forms. If you have not, please do so now!

Classmate News Received great letter from CDR J. C. Snead '73, curtently Coach USNA Varsity Lightweight Crew, about our own Colonel W.E. "Skip Sweetser (6th).

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Skip Sweetser with '73 Lightweight Crew Team In closing, I would like to once again pass on my heartfelt thanks to Skip and Nancy Sweetser.

Having a boat named in their honor is especially important to me; you see, I rowed for Skip for those three years that he was the Lightweight Coach.

Having the "Sweetser" in the boathouse at the Naval Academy will be a constant reminder for us as to the type of men that your Class produced.

When members of your Class find themselves in Annapolis, we would love to have them drop by

the boathouse; we enjoy showing off the "sweetser" and the oarsmen who make it fly. Sincerely, /s/ J.C. Snead Thank you, CDR Snead. Congratulations, Skip, for this honor from all the Class. It is Unly a sign of leadership to have those led to remember one in this way. Perhaps everyone attending Homecoming in October will find some time to view the "Sweetser" in the boathouse. I intend to pass this letter along to the 12th Company for the Class Bulletin Board so that these Classes will know where the name for one of their boats came from. And so the traditions build...

Thirtieth Reunion Sailing Trip (Cont'd) [As you may recall from the last episode of this tale, except for one seasick crew member, our hero's sail down Eastera bay is relatively uneventful. He now heads home and the First Mate resumes the tale.]

We finally clear Bloody Point, and feel that we are home free now. (Incorrectly as it tums out) Two hours of "tacking" keeps us sailing directiy back and forth between Bloody Point Light and a particular buoy on the Westem shore—we gain absolutely no ground due to the tide and wind opposing our progress.

Time for First Mate to get on the radio again. Contacted Charter Service (Northeast Charter) via Baltimore Marine Operator (VHF Channel 25) after initial scare because Baltimore Marine didn't answer up on Channel 26. (thought we were abandoned) Tell Northeast that we cannot get up the bay, that it's getting dark and we need help. Nick at Northeast says that they will motor down and see what our problem is.

Nick arrives just before dark, circles boat checking squalls, then comes aboard. He tightens main and jib vertically until they almost pop, then tightens the sheets. He then announces that we can sail on to Annapolis faster than he can tow us and departs in his Boston Whaler with instmctions to sail to the lights of the anchored freighter at the mouth of the Severn. He sets up a 7 pm rendezvous with "Sea Tow", a towing service (remember we have lost the use of our motor). First Mate not at all happy not being left in the dark (not to mention Sandy's feelings on the matter).

The night sail up the Severn is uneventful. Thank goodness for the lovely full moon. However upon our arrival at the Severn river, "Sea Tow" is nowhere to be found. First Mate back on radio on Channel 16 and raises a very weak "Sea Tow" who, it tums out, is way up at the head of the Severn on a salvage job and will be delayed in artiving for about an hour. So now the Captain decides that he can sail into the Sevem in the dark and directiy upwind. First Mate watches a wildly oscillating depth meter jumping everywhere between 40 feet and 8 feet (as we cannot tell where the channel is among all those damned lights on the water). Crew strongly lobbies Captain to anchor and await "Sea Tow", which he finally and reluctantly agrees to do.

The End. Anyone going sailing at the thirty-fifth???

Washington-Annapolis Chapter News: The Washington-Annapolis Chapter Dark Ages Party was held on 18 February 1995. Jim Hancock and Barbara hosted the venue at Army-Navy Coun-

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try Club. It was a great occasion to break up the too long and dreary days. The meal was terrific, die setting grand and the company magnificent. Attendees were: Pete Chabot, John and Sheila Chenard, Ben Cote and Janet, Jim and Carolyn Duffy, Bob and Joanne Gamba, Gene and Phyllis Gardner Dick and Joy Hamon, Tom and Legare Head, Ron and Barbara Hinkel, Bill and Sandra Manning, John and Linda Paepcke, Dick and Evelyn Pariseau, Bud and Fae Pezet, Dennis and Sydney Hickey, George and Martha Dowell, and Gene and June Gasser That's all Folks!! Keep the Momentum Rolling to Thirty-Five!

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Pres., Mr. Jack Stevens Sec'y, Capt. Roger Onorati USN (Ret.) 1756 Point No Point Dr, Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 849-3812 (H); (301) 261-8862 (W) Can you believe it? By the time you read this, the Naval Academy staff will be in the final stages of preparation for Commissioning Week (June Week to we traditionalists) for the Class of 1995. PWC's diggers and fillers are deployed with their green paint to cover all the bare dirt and make it look like grass.

Buckets of grease are being prepared for the Hemdon Monument climb. The dingleberries are being swept off the sidewalks by an army of serfs wearing gas masks. The tourists are crawling around the yard as they did in days of yore, and still throw peanuts to the mids who no longer have to march to class in formation and are free to pick them up and eat them without getting fried. Yes folks, another academic year has passed, bringing us all too quickly toward tum of the 21st Century as we stealthily sneak up on middle age. So put on your reading glasses, and catch up on what's been happening with the WGNAC since last month's award winning column.

SEEN AND HEARD AROUND TOWN. As it tums out, not a lot has happened. On the social side, Jill and Jerry Smith hosted an "End of the Dark Ages" party the evening of 11 March at their beautiful quarters on Fort McNair Most of the Staunch Bunch Of Regulars (SBOR) were on hand along with a few newcomers. Bill Rakow journeyed over from the Maryland eastem shore, and one turkey showed up wearing his old Navy B-robe, bluestriped dixie cup, and sweatgear; carrying his steam kit, slide mle, and armful of old books; saying he had to study for a four-N day and a bunch of P-Works.

Needless to say, a good time was had by all. The other attendees (all with spouses) were: Bill Straight, Tom Murray, Warren Hoppe, Jim Luper, Bob McLaughlin, Neil Holben, Jack Stevens, Skip McGinley, Bob Zalkan, Dick Morgan, Joe Kasales, Ed Lutz, Jack Sheahan, Bob Fitch, Ed Schlicter, Bob Wasserman, Jim Ibach, Bob Denis, Bill Hartman, Ron Campbell, Jim George, Roger Onorati and Jerry Smith. If I missed anyone, my apologies. I failed to get a copy of the Form W (attendance list) and reconstmcted it from a rapidly failing memory.

On 14 March, the bi-monthly luncheon was held at our usual victualizing establishment. Attendees were, John Momm, Jack Pappas, Bob Dulin, Neil Holben, Jack Stevens, Skip McGinley, Rich DeRose, Bob Zalkan, Rod Bubeck, Mike MacMillan, Bill Hartman, Ron Campbell, Arlie Campbell, Paul Umberger Jim George, Tim Dugan, and Jerry Smith.

MAIL CALL. Another light month for my mailman.

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Ralph. One letter from Dr Phil Oppenheimer, a FAX from Raese "Suitcase" Simpson, and three obscene postcards from the leader of the rapidly fading Ninth Company Raiders (NCR), Steve Mayian.

First the letter from Phil.

This is just a quick note to let you know that I will be back in Annapolis for Active Duty and soft shelled crab, not necessarily in that order. I should be back at the clinic from June 12 through June 23.

It will feel very good to be back at the Naval Medical Clinic and USNA. This year will be even more exciting than past years because my daughter, Stephanie, goes to Mobile to compete in the National junior Miss Scholarship Pageant. Stephanie showed Ruthie and me what a mature and grownup daughter she had become by winning the Ohio state title on February 25th. This pageant took place in Mount Vemon, Ohio. The national pageant is scheduled for the last two weeks in June in Mobile, Alabama. Leigh, our younger daughter, has been a supportive sister and happy and "constant kid" for Ruthie and me during all this excitement.

Thanks for the update, Phil, and congratulations on siring such an accomplished pair of daughters.

Suitcase Simpson couldn't resist catching my error in the January-Febraary Shipmate conceming our 35th Reunion update. 1 inadvertently typed "30th Reunion" in the text, and Suitcase alertly pounced on it. Could I have been guilty of making a Freudian slip in that our 30th reunion was actually our 29th; so we really haven't had our 30th yet; so instead of being a year ahead of all other classes we're starting to fall behind; so who really cares? Thanks for bringing it my attention Suitcase, I only got about 50 calls on the same subject, but at least it's good to know you guys are reading the column.

30th, 35th, 40th, 45th. What the heck!!! By the time the 50th gets here, it will be the 60th or even the 65th. Fortunately for Judy, the mind is the first thing to go!

Jim Joyner is now in St. Louis working at McDonnell-Douglas. We have gotten together several times with him and Sharon, along with Brooke and Pete Danna. Denny Moore is too busy making money to have fun. Hope to see Pygmy (Tim deOavre) in about six weeks. I'm renting a boat in the leeward islands. We'll see if an ex-Pork Chop can navigate.

UPCOMING LOCAL CLASS EVENTS. Washington area Class luncheons on Tuesday 9 May and 11 July.

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miral, Medical Corps and to serve as the thirty-second Surgeon General of the Navy Rear Admiral Koenig is an outstanding officer, leader and physician who is eminently qualified to serve as your next Surgeon General. I have every confidence in Rear Admiral Koenig and ask that you provide him with the same tremendous support that you and your crews have given me.

Hal and Deena have three sons, two serving on active duty in the Navy and one a member of the class of 1998. Congratulations to Hal and his family on this promotion and the fine service he has rendered the Navy and the country.

WEDDING BELLS Vaughn Maddox Miller of Greenwich, Connecticut, and Wells Blakeslee Doty, formerly of Greenwich and presentiy of Keowee Key, Salem, South Carolina, were married on Saturday, the first of April, in the U.S Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis, Maryland. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Gretchen D. Maddox and the late John C. Maddox of Greenwich. M r Doty is the son of the late M r and Mrs. John R. Doty of Greenwich and Pine Orchard, Connecticut.

The wedding ceremony was performed jointly by Commander Debra McGuire, a Naval Academy Chaplain, and the Reverend Alastair Votow, Rector of Holy Trinity Church of Southport, Connecticut.

The bride, a graduate of Greenwich Academy and Skidmore College, is the Executive Administrator for Tommy Hilfiger in New York. Commander Doty, a graduate of the Choate School (Classs of 1958) and the U.S. Naval Academy (Class of 1962) served in the Navy until his retirement from the service in 1984. He is an adjunct instmctor at several colleges and is a consultant to the govemment. Best Wishes to Wells and Vaughn from the Class.

That's our Class news for this May 1995 Shipmate. It's obvious that your support is needed. During your summer vacation and travels, send us a card, letter and a photo. Your Classmates would appreciate them.

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Pres., RAdm. Stephen K. Chadwick USN (Ret.) Sec'y, Howard Pinskey FO. Box 3380, Annapolis, MD 21403 G R E E T I N G S FROM A N N A P O L I S ! The weather is getting hot, the city is rebricking Main Street, the Blue Angels are flying on Monday 29 May and the class of' 95 will be history on Wednesday 31 May. AROUND THE FLEET Not many classes can boast that one of their Classmates is a Vice Admiral in die Medical Corps and also the Surgeon General of the Navy. But our Classmate Hal Koenig has that distinct honor The following message was sent out from the Surgeon General's office...

I am pleased to report to the men and women of Navy Medicine that the President has nominated Rear Admiral Harold M. Koenig, Medical Corps, United States Navy (Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy) for promotion to the grade of Vice Ad-

Hey, this Intemet thing is catching on! Four of this month's five contributors sent their news to me by e-mail. Now, that's slick.

The first to check in was Jim Koehn.

Since I know you're always begging for news let me give you a brief update on the expanded Koehn family. First of all, Judy and I are the proud grandparents of four beautiful kids. Our daughter. Sue (USNA 89) and Steve (USNA 88) Stuck have two daughters, Katie who isfiveand Lauren, two. They live in Poway, Califomia, while he is stationed at the HS training squadron at North Island as an instructor pilot with a thousand collateral duties. Our son Jim and his wife Mary Koehn live in a Portland suburb where they, also, have two children: Jessie, five, and Josh, two. We get the opportunity to see them at least weekly and spoil the kids to our hearts' content! It sure is wonderful to have all

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this youth around as we get a bit older, but we sure wonder where the years have gone.

Judy spends her time in a variety of different ways including working as an "on call" nurse at the Oregon Health Sciences University, helping with our extended families, being a leader in our church, and keeping our house in order! She sure is patient with me but that's something I think we learn after 31 -plus years together.

From my standpoint, I spent 11 years in sales and marketing with IBM after leaving the Navy in 1969 following six years flying A-4s at Miramar and T-2s at Meridian. In 19801 joined Tektronix in Portland, Oregon, and evolved to become the Vice President, U.S. Sales and Service for the test and measurement business. In 1994 I left the company and spent some time with my own business as a business and marketing consultant. Later in the year I joined Marconi Instruments, Inc. as President and have been living a "commuting life" with a home in Portland and my office in Allendale, New Jersey. Unfortunately, I've grown to know the airlines all too well.

As a way of update, I spoke with Craig Barton a couple of months ago just as he was leaving the executive recruiting business and considering what he wants to do with the coming years. It sure is an interesting dilemma to evaluate the options; anyway, I'm sure that he's decided by now but we haven't connected so I can't give you more.

The next message came from Tony Breard, who put an interesting spin on the importance of ArmyNavy football.

I was pleased to read your comments about the Mids' spirit at the Army-Navy game in the latest Shipmate. Tradition survives: Win both the game and the party, if possible; if not, win the party. However, that is not why I am half happy about the final score. Nathan, my younger son, is a Plebe at West Point and doing very well at surviving the system. Personally, I think he's the best material West Point has had since Robert E. Lee. He is a memberof the Pep Band; he, like his dad, is a drummer, but I don't think his band knows "Lady of Spain."

Not being able to attend, and hoping Nathan might get on camera, I taped the game to watch with him during Christmas Leave. He did get on camera, albeit at a distance, but recognizable by Dad. We did re-play the game during the holidays, but I must report the final outcome did not change.

Anyway, now instead of a 50 percent chance of being 100 percent happy about the Army-Navy game, I have a 100 percent chance of being at least 50 percent happy.

Nathan won his Navy B-robe from Cory Shackelton, '98, Norm's son. Cory, with Norm and Judy's help, made sure the B-robe held some special, lasting significance. "BEAT ARMY" was stitched boldly across the back of the B-robe. Cory has since won an Army sweatshirt from Nathan for Navy beating Army in basketball.

Besides our sons' activities. Norm and I have had the opportunity to work together on some projects over the last couple of months and we are hoping more opportunities will occur. We also, via separate, direct phone calls...in the course of human events..., were able to contradict a restive rumor about the demise of Joe Clancy, who miraculously resurrected himself (pun intended) in the San Diego area. Further verification, firm andfleshtype, was provided by his dinner at Susan and Dick Andrews' home and raucously reported to me via a late night (my time) phone call. And so it goes...

The third Great Communicator of the month was Frank Hilton, telling us of career changes and coincidences.

I have delayed for a long time in sending you a piece with a picture of my graduation from Law School. Although late, I do intend to send it if 1 can get a bigger image of myself in an enlargement.

The graduation in itself is not particularly newsworthy but the fact that I attended classes, studied with, and graduated with the daughter of a '62 USNA grad who gave his life in Vietnam is of more interest. After my first contracts class at the University of Baltimore School of Law in the Fall of

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1991, one of my new classmates, Elizabeth Stanet, asked in what branch of the military I had served.

When I replied Navy she asked me if, by any chance, I had attended the Naval Academy and, if so, what class? When 1 told her Quality '63, she inquired if I had perhaps known her father Chuck Knoehel '62. She could tell by the smile on my face that I had and that there was a story to be told.

I was able to relate a story she obviously had not heard about how her father contributed to the Commandant of Midshipmen's need for new carpeting after a late Saturday night pipe locker incident in the fourth wing. I had previously met Chuck through my roommate, J. J. Delong. Jim and Chuck Knoehel were from the same hometown in Indiana and Chuck spooned J.J. early in our plebe year.

Chuck lost his life in September 1966 during a combat mission over North Vietnam. Elizabeth's mother, Harriet, later married a WooPoo, C.W. Stanet. Elizabeth and I graduated in May 1994 and she married Philip Waling at the Naval Academy Chapel in August after we survived the Maryland bar exam. Elizabeth and her new husband are associates in a Washington, DC, law firm.

Another wrinkle is that Mike Cronin and I took and passed the same exam for admittance before the Maryland Bar. We linked up at a Montgomery County Bar Association reception and caught up on each others' former (in my case) and current careers (in Mike's case: American Airlines). We are now two new, under-utilized attorneys in the Potomac and Rockville, Maryland, areas. (Go ahead, we can take the lawyer jokes.) I am in the search for a position either as an executive or corporate counsel in a small to medium telecommunications or computer firm.

Tom O'Brien sent news via the network about his recent retum from relative obscurity in the wilds of Ohio.

I am returned!!—after 15 months—from "the Field" supporting the Fernald, Ohio, DOE Weapons Complex Site there and dealing with DOE "Conduct of Operations" and Waste Programs Management issues. Great experience, but glad to be home. Curtently back in Washington, working out of the 8th Floor of the COMSAT Building at 950 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., providing support servi-

ces to DOEHQ clients.

As good and useful as it is, the Intemet still doesn't provide the kind of high resolution photos needed for publication in our prestigious magazine. Therefore, our only photo this month came to me via "snail mail" from—Who else?—Phil Marsden along with this note; A recent business trip to San Diego provided an excuse for some of the local alumni to get together for lunch. This photo shows Bob Wildman, yours truly, Roy Warren, Jim Fontana, and Jerry Harken in the back row. Kneeling are George Guest, Grant Telfer, and J.J. Hogan. Conspicuously absent is Dave Robinson, the San Diego area SOPA. I had scheduled this luncheon on his calendar MONTHS in advance. But, as luck would have it, Dave was invited out on the America's Cup racer "Stars and Stripes" to serve as the "12th man" for a match race. (Hey, when duty calls...) I saw Dave later and he was still pumped over the experience.

The whole day was a great thrill for him, and I hope he writes to tell the Class about it.

I'm glad to see so much news in our recent Class columns. It's fun to read about all the exploits of our far-flung Classmates—with photos, jso less! I am sure this level of participation will inspire more of the "Long-Lost" to check in as we begin to build toward our 35th.

Phillip, we all hope your prediction will come to pass.

The sudden appearance of Cole Lindell here in Washington led to an impromptu luncheon at the Orleans House in Rosslyn on the Ides of March.

There to greet Cole and celebrate the impending arrival of Spring were Norm Shackelton, Fortest Siburt, Dave Byrnes, Phil Rooney, Clay Morse, Jack Reed, Bill Earner, Tom O'Brien, Gerry Mulholland, Bob Harper and me. Cole was in town to deliver a briefing at the Department of Energy and enjoyed telling us about his eight-minute commute to work from his new home in Aiken, South Carolina. He was the object of considerable envy.

If you are a close reader of Shipmate, chances are

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diat you learned from the "Capitol Hill, Et cetera" column in the January-Febmary issue that our classmate John Ryan is the judge who will oversee the Orange County, Califoraia, bankmptcy case. John was appointed to the Federal Bankruptcy Court in 1986.

A closing note about the passage of time; Keith Reynolds reports seeing a car with Virginia license plates reading, "USNA 99." Sort of takes your breath away...

And so we come to the end of this high-tech report. The guys who used the Internet saved time and postage, and they didn't have to worry about neatness. So follow their lead, won't you? But remember: I don't care how you communicate with me, so long as you stay in touch; that's the point. Your Classmates wonder how you're doing, friends, so don't keep them in the dark.

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Pres., Capt. Jerry Anderson USNR Sec'y, Capt. Grant Fulkerson USN (Ret) 6000 Natick Ct., Burke, VA 22015 (703) 978-6885 While not yet overflowing with letters, my mailbox does seem to be getting a little more action these past couple of weeks. Was beginning to think we wouldn't have any news this month, but fortunately Spring came early and a few Classmates have dusted off their pens and in a couple of cases their computers to provide us with some news.

Our active duty Classmates continue to make headlines with recent nominations to sonie of our country's highest military positions. Lt. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Krulak has been nominated to become the next Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Chuck is currentiy serving as the Commanding General of Marine Forces Pacific, with over 100,000 marines under his command. On the Navy, side Vice Admiral Joseph "Joe" Prueher has been nominated to become the next Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

Joe is currently serving as the Commander Sixth Fleet, homeported in Gaeta, Italy. Congratulations to both Chuck and Joe, not only these prestigious nominations, but on their tmly superb careers as well.

We look forward to having them both back in the Washington area in the near future.

On the civilian side of the house, Richard L. Keyser has recently been elected President and CEO of W. W. Grainger Inc., in Skokie, IL. The company (GWW) with 1994 sales of over $3 billion, is a nationwide distributor of equipment, components, and supplies to the commercial, industrial, contractor and institutional markets. Dick joined the company in 1986 as Vice President, for Operations and was elected Executive Vice President and a Director in 1992, and President and Chief Operating Officer in late 1994.

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Richard L. (Dick) Keyser Received a nice long letter from Tom Swartz with a lot of interesting news. Tom is still living in San Francisco, teaching school, and actively involved as a coach. He has been coaching a basketball team over the winter (his team lost in the playoffs on a last second three point shot) and he will be coaching a baseball team in the spring. Tom recently retired as a Captain in the Naval Reserves. He sent along a picture (unfortunately couldn't be reproduced) of David Lipscomb, Richard Mahan, and himself at their retirement ceremony aboard the WWII submarine, PAMPANITO (SS-383) last August. Tom sent along information on the following Classmates (culled from his extensive Christmas card list I think). Included in Tom's letter was a newspaper article on David Lipscomb and his son LTJG Brad Lipscomb.

Brad recently became the fourth generation Lipscomb to earn his submarine dolphins. David lives in Lafayette, CA. and Brad is serving on the BUFFALO, an attack submarine. It is believed the Lipscomb's are the first family to have four generations cam their dolphins. David works in the Sunnyvale area while his wife Judy works as a teacher in the East Bay area.

Rosemary and Jerry Ellis are living in King's Bay, GA., where Jerry has command of the Atlantic fleet's strategic submarine fleet. The Ellis's have three children; Kevin, a bank manager in the Washington, DC area; Karri, a recent graduate of Mary Washington and curtently working for Dynacorp in Reston, VA; and Chris, an engineering student at Virginia Tech.

Marcia and Win Peterson are living in Seattle, WA. where Win works as an investment banker The Peterson's daughter Elizabeth is a senior at Colby majoring in social psychology. Susan and John Alich live in Austin, TX. John works for Thermo Electron.

Connie and John Gorman are in Dallas, TX., but have been spending lots of time in Hawaii visiting their newlywed daughter, Jennifer and her Navy husband Lt. D.J. Carr Fred Crawford has recently moved to the Bay area and is working at the Livermore Laboratory. Fred retired last spring here in the Washington area. Fred's wife Donna will be staying in this area until this summer when their daughter Dawn graduates from high school and then she will be moving west, to join Fred.

Tom sent along a card announcing the grand opening of the Wausau, Wl Bread Market. This new venture is owned by Barbara and Roger Sweeney. Roger is also the owner of the PDG group in Green Bay, WI. Marsha and Marty Block are still living in Houston, TX. Marty also retired from the Reserves this past year, but in one of his last official acts he cochaired the committee to commission the STOUT (DDG-55). Marsha and Marty were able to take a

short cruise onboard the STOUT during its transit from the shipyard to commissioning in Galveston. The Block's have two daughters, Michelle, a student at Alabama, and Jennifer a graduate student in Houston. Tom also mentioned that there is going to be a big sub school reunion this coming summer in Kings Bay. After finishing six consecutive one year leave of absences (that may be a record). Bob Timberg has resumed his duties as the deputy chief of the Baltimore Sun's Washington news bureau. During his time off. Bob has written a book. The Nightingale's Song, that will be published in July by Simon & Schuster The book developed out of several threads of Bob's life; USNA grad, Vietnam vet, and White House cortespondent during the Reagan presidency. While I'm not going to tell too much of the plot. Bob tells me that five famous academy grads play important roles in the book, and two of our Classmates are also featured. From the short synopsis Bob sent along, I think it is a book most of us would enjoy reading.

We can look forward to its being on the best seller list late this summer RAdm Alex Krekich has recently returned from a six month deployment as Commander of the GEORGE WASHINGTON battle group. Alex is curtently Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group Two in Charleston, SC. During what has to be described as an historic deployment, the battlegroup participated in the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, steamed in the Adriatic off Bosnia-Herzegovina, and saw duty in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf I was lucky enough to visit Alex and Bobbi at their beautiful quarters in Charleston last year shortiy before Alex left on deployment. Their house is a short nine iron off the golf course.

Hopefully, you have all received and returaed your questionnaire regarding the 35th reunion. Dave T\ima, Sandy Coward and the other members of the reunion committee are working hard to make the 35th our best reunion ever Your quick response to the questionnaire will make their job a lot easier and will go a long way toward getting the early planning efforts moving in the right direction. "Keep those cards and letters coming."

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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 The first thing that comes to mind this month is that Dave Anderson, the Class Secretary, has taken up residence in Hawaii for a year or so. He says it is job related and that it is a good deal. Despite his extremely flaky nature (he's only been on the job as Class Secretary for 20-1- years), this stand-in cortespondent is inclined to believe him. He has invited all to fly out to the islands and stay with him for as long as any of you would like. 1 hope to have his mailing address before this article has to befiledwith the Shipmate folks. Dave assures me that he will be retuming to his beloved San Diego in about a year.

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take up the post Navy life in the Pacific NW. Congratulations to Jim Stark, RAdm, USN as he assumes command of the Naval War College in late June 1995. Jim is currentiy commander Standing Naval Force Atlantic, a NATO naval force. Among Jim's many qualifications is that he holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

This is a late report but many of you may not be aware that Ed Linz who had been having problems with his ticker and had spent considerable time in the hospital over the past couple of years, now has a new heart. After spending four plus months in the hospital and waiting for a heart to become available, finally he was given a new lease on life through the priceless gift from a 34 year old woman. The transplant was successfully performed and Ed is, in his words, back to about 90% physical capacity. Of course, he has got to be very careful about who he sits next to since his immune system has been knocked way off to prevent rejection on ticker number 2. Ed expressed special appreciation for the unflagging support he received from his wonderful wife Sharry, family and friends particularly Aaron Spurway and Sam Dutrow. Ed reports that he is now on his third career He is concentrating on writing. His first masterpiece deals with his ordeal of the past few years. If you would like to get in touch with Ed his tele is 703-644-5184 and his address is 9248 Rockefeller Lane, Springfield, VA 22153.

So there you have it. News of the first and, to my knowledge, only Classmate who has gone through the new heart route. If any of you know of Classmates who have such experiences please let us know.

Re: The 30th Reunion: Remember to send in your deposits to Pete Gness for the 30th reunion bash.

The total that was to have been paid by the end of April is $700. Send that hard earned cash to Pete Gness, 393 Forest Beach, Annapolis, MD 21401. The total cost is $l,000/couple for the entire ThursdaySunday package consisting of; 1. Thursday afternoon check-in & welcoming hospitality 2. Thursday evening crab and oyster feed 3. Friday brunch & festivities 4. Friday evening cocktail party prior to dinner in messhall [Dinner in messhall is NOT included; individuals must make their own arrangements with the USNAAA (USNA policy)] 5. Saturday pregame tailgate party; the works 6. The game tickets 7. Saturday dinner-dance 8. Commemorative gift of significant value 9. Sunday brunch 10. Three nights in the Annapolis Marriott OPTIONS: A. The cost for the total package less the hotel (items 1 - 9) is $500/couple B. The cost for all of Saturday's activities (items 5 - 8) is $300/couple C. Call Pete Gness if you have to make artangements for a single.

Pete Gness 393 Forest Beach Annapolis, MD 21401 Tele; (410-757-4796) Pete and company are now past the point that they have to know numbers and names. So commit yourself; go for it! Just Do It! We'll see you there!

That's about it for this month. We welcome any input you have for this column.

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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 1 hope everyone is finally thawing out and drying out. The West Coast has been especially hit by rain this year. Annapolis is decked out in anticipation of graduation later this month. A couple of letters in the mailbag. Ed Carlson provided his first letter to support the column. Ed retired from the Navy in July 1992 after 26 years, and is now working for Westinghouse Electric Corporation as a Senior Project Engineer with the Energy Services Division in Orlando, FL. He resides in Virginia Beach, VA. Ed's major efforts involve field project work repairing steam turbine generators in nuclear power plants.

He's currently spending four months at the Con Edison Indian Point 2 power plant in Peekskill, NY. Ed says that for anyone who remembers how cold it gets in Maryland, it's a great deal colder on the Hudson River around West Point. On 27 May 1994, Ed had the pleasure of commissioning his son Tom as a Second Lieutenant in the Army at James Madison University. Pictured during the ceremony are daughter Heather, Tom, former wife Jo, Ed, and daughter Sara. Ed is exceptionally proud of his children. Tom attended Broadneck High School in Annapolis, MD, and enlisted in the Army. He spent three years on active duty as an Airborne Ranger, and five years in the National Guard while he attended James Madison. He is now undergoing helicopter flight training at Fort Rucker AL, where he also has the time for golf and rugby. Ed says the area sports three great golf courses. He knows because he spent three months in Dothan, AL, last Spring working at the Farley nuclear plant. Daughter Heather is on the Dean's List and doing well as a senior at Radford University. Sara graduated from James Madison in December 1992, and is a snowboarding enthusiast in Vail, CO. She spent six months backpacking through Europe last Summer and Fall, came home for a week, and headed back to Colorado. Ed hopes to get back to Vail himself to do some more skiing.

Ed says he really enjoyed his time in the Navy, especially his 3 1/2 years as a "Steam P r o f from 1980 to 1984. He was also privileged to have command of the TRUETT (FF-1095) and Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron ONE. When he retired, Ed was completing his second tour as a Senior Examiner on the infamous CINCLANTFLT Propulsion Examination Board. Ed's address is 5289 Fairfield Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23464; telephone 804-490-3702.

Thanks for the letter Ed. Now that you've broken the ice, keep in touch.

The Carlsons Bill Spadafora, Bo Wiley, and Dave Bill are pictured together at a large Super Bowl party held in

Las Vegas, NV. in January. They had all just completed a rigorous four days golfing in San Diego. Bo had invited Dave and Bill out for a littie shootout.

Bill says they had a fabulous time in La Jolla and San Diego golfing. They hooked up with Roy Bell for their fourth day, and had a '66 shootout. Who won is classified information Bill says, but knowing who played in the Senior U.S. Open Golf Tournament last July, it wouldn't be difficult to guess. Diane and Roy Bell also hosted a great dinner party in La Jolla for Carol and Bo Wiley, Candy and Bill Spadafora, and Dave Bill. Dave's wife Kiki was holding down the fort in Norfolk, VA, preparing for the packout to Jacksonville. Dave always manages to plan his trips around packouts. The three pictured then jumped to Las Vegas for some good food and games of chance. Lest you get the wrong idea, Carole Wiley and Candy Spadafora were in the foreground while the picture with the Budweiser Girls was taken.

Note how wrapped up Bo is. Dave and Bill didn't get quite as close. Several weeks later the same trio got together to celebrate Dave's change of command in Jacksonville, FL, when he assumed command of CRUDESGRU 12. Of course the event was preceded by several days of golf at some great Florida courses.

Thanks for the letter and picture Bill. Keep up the golfing.

Super Bowl party in Vegas Coming out this month will be the annual fundraising letter from the Class Foundation. Please take some time to read it and consider contributing.

One painless way some people use is to send a little each month. I personally use a payroll deduction at work. We do a great deal of good with the grants, and they are much appreciated by the recipients and their families. Thanks for your past support.

That's about it for this issue. For those in the Washington DC area, a ballot will be coming out this month for the election of officers to the Class Executive Committee. Please take the time to vote. Also, there is a Class luncheon on Wednesday, 10 May at the Army/Navy Country Club in Arlington. 'The planned speaker is Class President, RAdm. Al Koneztni, USN. In the meantime, enjoy the Spring weather, and let me know of any Class happenings.

This is your column. Until June—All the best— Mike!!!

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Pres., Cdr David E. Church USN (Ret.) Sec'y, LCol. Jim McNeece USMC (Ret.) 4832 Solomon Dr, Annandale, VA 22003 Internet; jmcneece@asava.com; Prodigy; dwkf78a And we just keep on getting promoted! 1 got the word via Over the Wall that Ken Barausky was selected for Rear Admiral in the Reserves, and Hank Giffin, Rich Mies, and Bob Natter are slated to pin on two stars in the Regulars. Rich is a submariner Hank and Bob are Surface Navy. Attaboys all around!! I've lost total count, if I ever really had one, of our Classmates who have gained flag/general officer status, but 1 know it's impressive!

It's been a fairly busy month '67-wise. Dick Meade and I started a list of e-mail addresses for the Class of '67 (through whatever means of access; direct Intemet, CompuServe, etc.) and have a pretty good start. I have been periodically sending the list out to everyone we have an address on asking for corrections and additions. Quite a few additions have come back, so we're off and rolling. Dick is going to take the list over in the next week or two to try and keep it up to date. Between the two of us, we should be able to serve as a clearing house for THE WORD! The way 1 think it will work eventually is that we ought to be able to contact guys with e-mail addresses and they can get in touch with guys who don't. It won't be perfect, but as time goes on, I think more and more of us will be wired for 'trons. If you have an address we can add to the list, contact me (jmcneece@dsava.com) or Dick (meade.richard.j @chnt-d.netops.gtefsd.com).

Chuck Scherck took keyboard in hand to write: It has been a while since I last contributed to Shipmate, so it is time to catch up with the doings of '67's 28th Company Classmates.

On February 4, 1995 I attended the wedding of the daughter of my roommate and his wife, Joan and Ralph Sheldrick. Heather Sheldrick married Scott Thompson in a Nuptial Mass celebrated in the Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown University.

Father John Friel, Command Chaplain (Captain, USN) at USNA performed the ceremony; Father Friel and Ralph had been stationed together at a number of previous duty stations. A fantastic reception was held afterward at the Fort McNair Officers Club.

'67 and '79 Celebrate a Wedding!!

The enclosed photo provides pictorial evidence of the USNA impact on this happy event. Pictured left torightare Chuck Scherck '67, Jack Eggleston '79, Fr. John Friel, Chris Able '79, ScoU Thompson, Heather Sheldrick Thompson, Ralph Sheldrick '67, and Jim Goodwin '79. (Tums out the guys from '79 were the plebes that Ralph and Joan sponsored when Ralph was a thermo prof at USNA.jm) Ralph and Joan's son and daughter-in-law. Drew and Mamie, were married in November 1993 in another memorable wedding and reception. My wife, Kathy, and my son, Eric, were able to attend.

Kathy was unable to attend the February wedding because she was serving with the Army Nurse Corps Shipmate, May 1995

in Guatemala in support of an Army engineer battalion with a "Hearts and Minds" mission in that Central American Country. She is a Major in the reserves and this was her two weeks of annual active duty assignment. She is curtently on a one semester sabbatical from her assistant professorship at Illinois Wesleyan School of Nursing and is involved in ongoing research in coping with myocardial infarction (heart attacks for us non-medical types). Eric is curtently a junior at Marquette University and is playing lacrosse.

Last October, Kathy and I were in Seattle for the American College Annual Conference and Conferment where I received the professional insurance designations CLU and ChFC. While there I was able to have lunch with Dick Couch, a fellow area coordinator with the Blue and Gold Program. Dick was just finishing up his fourth book and looking forward to having it in the bookstores sometime during 1995.1 heartily recommend catching up with his first three before the fourth appears at your local Baraes and Noble!

Small World Department: As I was leaving Notre Dame Stadium after Navy's game against the Irish last October, I ran into Jack Caolo whom I had not seen since the 25th reunion. Jack left USNA after the end of our Youngster Summer, went NROTC at Notre Dame, then got his JD at the University of Chicago Law School. He is now and attorney in Dallas. Jack and I have known each other since the seventh grade while our fathers were stationed together at NAS Kingsville, TX. After the seventh grade, we met again in the L.A. area during Plebe Summer while waiting to go into the air conditioned theater for a movie.

I heard from Al "Moon" Rivers at Christmas.

He, Sue, and daughters live in Fulton, N'V, northwest of Syracuse. Moon has his own nuclear industry consulting business and makes great trips to places like Paducah, Kentucky and Kozludoy, Bulgaria. His eldest daughter, Anna, is a chemistry major at MIT and younger daughter, Sara, is getting ready to graduate from high school. Sue has returned to school at Oswego State in Fine Arts.

Did everyone notice that fellow '67er Tim Cohane coached the University of Buffalo varsity basketball team to a 18-9 record this year? (Last year, Tim's first, the record was opposite or thereabouts!)

Well, enough for now; Kathy and I are planning to have dinner next month with Peggy and Barry Pollara in Kansas City when I play the trailing spouse as my wife attends a conference. It's a great way to see the country. I will drop you a line shortly afterward, maybe even with a photo.

Go Navy! We should have been at least invited to the NIT for the 20-9 record!!!!

Dave Church got a report from Pete Phelps that the San Diego Reunion broke even...actually made a little bit of interest. Again a good show by Pete Phelps and Mike Robertson and the San Diego crew!!!

Pete said he saw the "marathon" bit by Sid Mohsberg on Mike Glynn, et. al. Pete poses the question; How many of our Classmates have mn a full marathon(s)? Quoting Pete; "Have you got any idea how many of us from the 'radiator squad years' have finished a full marathon? My last one was in ' 82 as part of the Ironman Triathlon and I ran 1 or 2 others with Ray Smith (we found each other in the crowd by accident!)"

Pete's note to Dave said: "It's a little bumpy here at 350 over North Carolina, but 1 thought I'd get this note off to you before 1 forgot it completely. So ignore the handwriting please." Actually, according to Dave, "Pete's handwriting is very good, as opposed to MDs, etc. I guess we pilots, cum editors and executives, just have to be meticulous!!!! Ha!" Dave also said Denise and Doug Ogden are going to be in Annapolis in mid-March for a friend's son's wedding (J.D. Cook '87 is die groom). Doug is still mnning the "FBI clean-up service" on drug

traffickers in Columbus, Ohio and environs. It looks like they plan on staying in the Ohio area for the foreseeable future, with periodic trips to their hideaway on a coastal island in SC. (spell that "G-O-LF').

Dave also said he ran into Suzanne Buttinger at the credit union the other day.. .says Jim is working his tail off, but they will be joining the Class in some events in the near future. (1 heard a story on Butts a couple of weeks ago. Suzanne works at Nordstrom's over in Annapolis and had found a pair of trousers she though Jim should have. So that she could have the cuffs finished, she called Jim at work and asked him to measure his inseam. The company Jim works for does a fair amount of contracting for NavAir so all he could find was one of those nifty flight planning plotters aviators know and love. You know... the one that allows you to plot course and distance on charts. He picked it up and began to measure from die top of his inseam downward. He got to some point just below his knee, looked up in confusion and said, "Wait, I can't do this! It's in nautical miles!" All and sundry assumed he was referring to the plotter) That's it...Goodnight! Jim

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Pres., RAdm. Kendell M. Pease USN Sec'y, Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401 Another short one this month guys. Not much mail in the old Class mailbox and it's too pretty of a day outside for me to try to be creative! I do have a few items to pass on, so without further ado...

Mike Cummings sent a short note from his current residence in the Virginia Beach area. Mike recently resigned his position as Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach and accepted an appointment as a United States Administrative Law Judge. He will be working with the Office of Hearings and Appeals in Norfolk.

I received a short letter from Bill "Mick" Taylor.

Mick recently became the new Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Grange Insurance Companies based in Columbus, Ohio. He also assumes the title of CEO and will continue as president. He joined Grange in 1993 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mick worked extensively in various jobs and with a number of different companies in the insurance world since leaving active duty with the Marine Corps in 1973. Grange Insurance offers auto, home, life, and business insurance in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. Mick offered an invitation to any of you to stop by if you happen to be in Columbus or passing through Dennis Rizzardi checked in from the Kansas City, Missouri area. Dennis is Senior Vice President for Advanced Systems Development with Wilcox Electric in Kansas City. According to Dennis, Wilcox

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owns about 60% of the world market for aviation enroute navigation and precision landing systems.

The clientele includes the FAA and all sizes of airports. Dennis' son Todd is attending Pasadena (California) Community College and is thinking about attending UCLA next year. Dennis notes that he does keep in touch with former roommate, Jim Niehus, and keeps having to remind Jim that, although Notre Dame is a fair football school, it really isn't all as great as its alumni likes to believe! (Jim lives here in the Baltimore area and is apparently a bit of a Notre Dame fan...) Thanks for the note, Dennis.

A sad note to pass on. Neil Walsh (now Deputy Director of the SSPO in Washington), informed me that Jeannie Keef wife of Classmate, Mark Keef, passed away in mid-March. Mark and Jeannie had settled in Raleigh, NC after Mark retired last June.

He is employed by Carolina Power & Light. During Mark's Navy career Jeannie was apparently very active in supporting the Dolphin Scholarship program for submarine personnel dependents, and in supporting the Navy Relief. 1 know 1 speak for the entire class in extending our sympathy to you, Mark.

Our prayers are with you as you seek to endure this loss.

That's it for now, guys. Summer is about here.

Hope it's a great one for all of you. 'Til next month, take care...Leo

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Pres., Fred Hall Sec'y, Cdr Royal Connell USN (Ret.) 210 Claude St., Annapolis, MD 21401 Membership: 65%

Pres., William H. Newton III Sec'y, Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310 For those of you who have been asking, the Homecoming memorabilia is all gone. 100% sold out, thanks to the great marketing efforts of the Ward's.

News has been rather scarce lately, as you may have noted from the last column. 1 have received a Fleet Home Town News Center note which I'll share.

Ronnie Barrow recentiy returned from a six month WESTPAC deployment commanding the ROANOKE, homeported in Bremerton, WA. He's been traveling with the KITTY HAWK Battle Group, keeping them supplied with all the fuel they need using underway replenishments. Lots of steaming time for Ronnie.

Would really appreciate any notes, pictures or comments from ANYBODY in '69! 1 know the Dark Ages have been upon us, but Spring is here! Beat Army! - Steve.

Greetings all, may Spring bring you thoughts of twenty five years ago and almost being short, or almost confronting finals for the last time, whichever is a stronger memory for you.

My only letter is from Bob Sonnenberg who attended an ArmyNavy party last Fall. The "Do" was at Denise and Al Nusom's home and looks to be a tradition, seeing as how this was the fifth annual such affair They have fun teasing the Army folks that Al always finds to invite whether we win or not.

[Secretary's Note: ...Next Year!!!] Those in attendance included Jennifer and C.J. Ihrig, Betty and Larry Cleghorn, Lynn and Dick Lohrmann as well as Nancy and Bob. C.J. is still in the Navy and stationed in Virginia. Al is a program manager with Advanced Marine in Arlington, Va. Bob is a program manager with Maden Tech, also in Arlington. Larty flies 727s with American (Caribbean route) and Dick is with OpNav and he will be taking over the PUGET SOUND (AD-38) later this year.

My old squad member and fellow D&B-mate Ron Route '71, has relieved Bill Parks as CO of the Lake ERIE (CG-70). He wrote a great letter (but the '71 secretary isn't to find out, since he hasn't written him ever) He starts off singing the praises of Bill and his accomplishments; the tremendous effort he made in bringing the ship on line, from steel deck plates in the dry dock to a "full up," combat ready, front-line warship. He had aheady experienced many hard-won successes by the time he relinquished command; a string of "best ever seen" inspection reports (including OPPE), a major home-port shift from Bath, Maine to Pearl Harbor, and the first at-sea firing of the Navy's newest and most capable surfaceto-air missile, SM-2 Block IV (AEGIS ER). Not only does this missile greatiy enhance the Navy's Fleet air defense capability, it is also a cmcial link in the Navy's emerging Theater Ballistic Missile Defense program. Perhaps that's why he's now working in the TBMD office in OpNav in the Pentagon. He has 400 "fans" aboard LAICE ERIEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Ron's obviously one of them. Ron's real reason for writing is to announce to the Class the names of this year's Class Leadership Awards. Lt William Triplett '89, and MPA; and OS 1 Christopher Bailey, LPO of 0 1 Division, were presented plaques by Capt John Seeley USN-Ret, a part of a Surface Warfare Development Group team conducting a major ASW exercise in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Ron sent copies of the citations but they are too long to include, suffice it to say the two individuals honored were well deserving and obviously leaders of the first magnitude. Let me extend our congratulations to them through Ron. Reunion News; the committee of Fred Hall, Skid Heyworth, Lynn Widener and myself met recently to discuss our next mailing. It should go out in early May telling you the final cost and what we've got in the way of memorabilia (schlock). 1 promise it will be a class act, of course you have to pay more for class but hey we're worth it. And besides, we're the only Class having their 25th reunion during the Academy's 150th birthday celebration. Look for the same or similar Class ball caps, a scarf for the ladies, maybe even a tie, golf shirts and rugbys (though not the same as last time, they were too coarse.)

Bits and Pieces; Captain Gerard M. Farrell was relieved in command of the PRINCETON on 22 Febmary. Dan Rugg recentiy assumed command of Reserve Military Sealift Command Unit, Adelphi, MD. That's all I've got for now, if you write more, you get to read more...Ring-A-Ding-Ding

L-R: Jennifer and C.J. Ihrig, Al and Denise Nusom, Bob and Nancy Sonnenberg, Larry and Betty Cleghorn and Dick and Lynn Lohrmann.

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Pres., Capt. Perry Martini USN Sec'y, Cdr Brian Horais USNRR 11234 Cranbrook Lane, Oakton VA 22124 Spring is starting to break out all over here in the Washington, DC area and by the time you read this article, it will probably be in full swing even in the northern climates. 1 received a number of photographs and articles this past month, the first of which was contributed by Jim Gonzales. Jim, who is an Anesthesiologist in Denver sent in a picture documenting the result of losing his Army-Navy bet with a fellow doctor Not only did Jim have to contribute a bottle of Wild Turkey, but he also submitted to having his head shaved. That's Elm in the picture undergoing the haircut.

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Pres., LCol. Bob Lee USMC Sec'y, Cdr Rich Robison USN (Ret.) 12695 Catawba D r , Woodbridge, VA 22192 (703)590-7716

L to R. Karen Young, Cass Young Cass and Karen were married last August in the Chicago area where Cass is flying with United.

Bruce Gallemore and Tom Dussman represented the Class of 1971 at the wedding. In January Cass and Karen visited Hawaii where they were treated to a beachside bmnch by Lauren Shim. Lauren still looks the same as he did 25 years ago and is doing just great in the hotel business. Joe Enright sent in a nice note and picture from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where four classmates, Don Miner, Joe Enright, Mike Feely, and Tom Travis were gathered for last fall's Pacific Submarine Force Major Commanders Conference.

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Pres., Tom Storch Sec'y, Dirk P. D. Mosis III 3911 Glenmist Ct., Sugarland, TX 77479 Greetings!

The biggest news is that as 1 write this, Steve Oswald has commanded the Shuttle crew which established the new USA record for time in space. I know that most of us have looked in the papers for words of wisdom from Steve, and tme to form, he produced. Way to go, Steve! (F.Y.I.... I taught Wendy Lawrence, a crew member of Steve's, Leadership 101 in '77 or so.)

Mark Kohring, the 8th Company Rep, called and passed on some information. Mark has verified that 15 of 26, 8th Company Grads are either 05's (8) or 0 6 ' s (7) and are still active in Regular or Reserves.

The challenge has been made. Can anyone beat that record? Thanks, Mark, for calling and bringing us up-to-date.

Jim Gonzales seated Jim Stated that the worst part of losing the bet was the next morning when the wind chill from the 2 degree temperatures nearly froze his brains on the way to work. Dave Poyer, the much celebrated author from the Class of 1971 sent in an article from the Trident newspaper on his recent lecture series on writing delivered to midshipmen in the English Department. Dave has the distinction of being the only living author being taught at USNA's "Literature of the Sea" course. This puts him in good company with authors such as Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, and Joshua Slocum. Congratulations Dave!.

Perry Martini sent in an update on the progress of our Class Gift campaign. Total pledges to date are $110,000—well on the way to our goal of $125,000 for our 25th reunion. Cass Young sent in a letter and a picture of Karen and Cass with their three "kids"

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L to R. Don Miller, Joe Enright, Mike Feely, Tom Travis All four are in command of submarine squadrons in the Pacific. Tom Travis took over command of Submarine Squadron Eleven in San Diego last Fall Mike Feely has command of Submarine Squadron Three in San Diego and Don Miller commands Submarine Squadron One in Hawaii. Don took up golf five years ago and has rapidly worked himself down to a single digit handicap. Joe Enright, who took over command of Submarine Squadron Seven in Hawaii in 1993, has been bouncing back and forth between Hawaii and Washington DC with his wife Judi since 1985. 1 also received a nice update from Jim Hergenroeder who is co-chairing the 25th reunion along with Ron Spratt. Jim, Ron and the 25th reunion committee are off to a great start in planning the 25th reunion activities. The headquarters for our 25th reunion on October 5, 1996, will be the Wyndham Gardens Hotel (formerly the Ramada) in Annapolis. Mark your calendars now, more information will be provided in the months to come. That's all for now, keep the cards, letters and photographs coming.

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Fellow Hubbard Hall gnarl, Ross Harding, sent along his Season's Greetings letter (From the grammar and wit, 1 believe that Mary must have written at least part of it.) I would relay the letter to you, but Ross indicates that 1 might really believe that my little Dirk M. (now 7) would be the only person to carty on the Mosis name if I printed his letter Now, the Scribe (not-yet-ready for Vienna Boys Choir) has duly noted Ross' threat. And, 1 must tell you, from having Ross occasionally Cox an eight of which I was a part some 20-h years ago, 1 do not take Ross' words lightly. However, 1 owe it to you, the Class of '73, to relay a little of what's going on in Ross' life.

Here are some of our '94 highlights: Mary's shift from being a pre-natal health care instructor to immunizations (shot lady vice the baby lady); Mary recommencing graduate school with Shannon Faulkner at the Citadel; Liz's (9) superb performance at the State (level IV) Gymnastics meet; Rusty (10) earning his yellow belt in Karate; Rusty's selection and participation in Charleston county's gifted art program; Mike's (13) soccer teams going undefeated for two seasons; Mike placing second in the Region in the broad jump, 200 yard and 800 yard dashes; everyone doing well in school; visits from a few relatives and the Cavallo's; Liz's unaccompanied airlines trip to Austin and visit with Ross' parents for 10 days around her week at the Karoli Gymnastic Camp.

Mt. Pleasant has become more than where we hang our hats. Ross is still the Deputy Commander at Submarine Squadron 4 and will be until the squadron inactivates in late April 1995. Everyone agrees that the sixth consecutive year of sea duty is getting old. His next assignment will be to transition to the civilian sector in the summer. Mary is a real work horse at the health department...her academic endeavors will pay off when she graduates with her masters in May. Ross, now that wasn't so bad, was it? Thanks for the update!

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I do speak with Bill Doherty several times a year.

He is a Captain with Northwest Airlines and lives in Tampa. He and Mary say all they need is 24 hours notice for a visit to heat the pool or you just have to suffer with 75 degree weather. They welcome anyone passing through Tampa to give them a shout.

I retired effective September 1994, but had a retirement ceremony on July 9 and took terminal leave until mid September. It was great. My last duty station was with the Office on Naval Research doing R&D for stealth technology. I had a small ceremony for family and friends, which was very nice and both Bill Korids and Joe Klingseis attended. RAdm Palaez made the day very nice for everyone. Carol then threw a great party with tents, food, drink, etc. that people still rave about. What a way to go out. I started work in September as a program manager for System Planning Corporation (SPC) in the Center for Electronic Systems. The company is located in Arlington, VA, reducing my commute by 10 minutes. I am very happy with everything except the VA State taxes. I never thought I would be a Virginia resident. Carol's job as an independent sales rep is going great. She even offered me a job. My daughter Michelle will graduate from Oakton High School this June and has applied to the popular VA colleges. My son Mike is happy being a 13 year old playing soccer and progressing well up the Boy Scout ladder. It would appear that the Myers' will be in VA for the near term and we welcome visitors any time. Please ask the 22nd Company dirt bags to give Bill Doherty or me a call with addresses so we can make the 25th a good one.

I mentioned Joe and Bill before. Both are Captains trying to save the Navy in the Pentagon. Are they ever happy? Bill works the OPNAV staff and Joe working OSD where he gets to brief SECDEF on issues like why Carriers are better than B-2s!!!

We get to see the Klingseis' more often than the Kordis' because Joe and Colette live three blocks away. Joe has screened for Major Surface Command and will slate the next time around. He should definitely get a cruiser for all the effort he has put into saving Navy force structure.

I have spoken to Wes Bergazzi several times this past year, also. As reported he is the Athletic Director for a local high school, Woodbridge. He sounds very happy and very busy and is still working hard to help find good candidates for USNA. Thanks, Larry.

And, while I mentioned Mark Kohring and 8th Company before, here is an excellent update on 8 from March; Without a doubt the Class of '73's 20th reunion last October was the #1 event for us as a Class since June 6, 1993. Eighth Company was well represented and I've enclosed a picture of those who enjoyed a fabulous weekend. From left to right starting with the front row are Hank Thompson, Jeff Laughlin, Ron Scudder, Bruce Hargus, Mark Kohring, Tom Gallagher, Tom Collins, Scott Haney, and Kevin Foskett. Not pictured but present at the reunion were Larry DIugos and Mike McCracker who flew in from San Francisco.

It was fantastic renewing old ties and learning about what each other had been doing since June 73, meeting the OAOs, swapping stories from the '69-'73 era and hearing about those who weren't with us. You may recall that I had not heard of the whereabouts of Scott Haney since he left USNA the second time. As of 1980, Scott was the PE Marking Officer working with such notables as Heinz Lenz and Al Cantello. He left the Navy Line to enter the Navy's Dental Corps program. We understand that while he was going to dental school at the University of Maryland at Baltimore campus, Scott hawked beers at Memorial Stadium for the Orioles and took pleasure in "accidentally" spilling a few suds on Classmates who did not believe it was him. After completing school, Scott was stationed in the Persian Gulf aboard the LA SALLE and was tasked to head the medical assistance team following the May 1988 Iraqi attack on the STARK, a natural role for a former DCA with his new medical expertise. Scott met his wife, Jackie, a nurse

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8th Company at 20th from Great Britain, on the pier in Bahrain when the LA SALLE returned to port. They are presently stationed at the Bethesda Naval Hospital where Scott is working with fresh Navy dentists. He pinned on his silver oak leaves in FY94 and would like to head a carrier dental division as his next tour of duty.

Scott brought us all up to date on what is going on in Chris Geiser's life. Chris recently finished his Master's degree in Information Services at the University of Hawaii and now works for BoozAllen & Hamilton as a systems analyst working at USCINCPAC in the Gaming and Simulation Facility. Chris' wife, Jennifer, is an operating/emergency room RN and a Major in the Air Force reserves with four months Desert Storm service to her credit.

Mike McCracken left the Navy as a conscientious objector in 1977. He married Maureen in 1978 and has worked in construction since leaving the Navy. He presently owns a company in San Francisco which specializes in handling insurance claims.

Jim Gordon could not make the reunion because he let a promotion get in the way. United had recently elevated Jim to co-pilot status aboard their 767's and it just happened that he wasflyingout of New York to Califoraia on his first assignment.

Shortly after Christmas, I received a call from Jim Canter. He left active duty in 1978 to work for J.P. Baker as a technical sales rep in the San Francisco Bay area. Jim is presently working as the computer systems manager for a bottled water company in Califomia getting ready to go public this year. Jim retired from the Supply Corps reserves last March with the rank of Commander.

Craig Wilson left KEARSARGE (XO) to head the Surface Ship Placement desk at BuPers. He screened for major command and is hoping for command of an LHD sometime this year. Craig and Sharon have a son (Jason) in his second year of college, a daughter (Jessica) in her last year of high school, and a daughter (Janelle) in the third grade.

Sharon keeps busy teaching at the local pre-school.

Bruce Spalding is still buying up and remodeling homes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

He has spent somefimeteaching retired Navy Captains some remodeling techniques while they enjoy their retirement. Bruce's wife. Shelly, is keeping the books for K-Mart when she isn't busy canning fruits and veggies and make crafts. Bmce left the Reserves in 1988 after making 0-5 and then found out about the Individual Readiness Reserves.

He rejoined in 1991 and has been doing cortespondence courses since to complete his 20 years.

Jeff Laughlin wrote to me from Stuttgart, Germany where he had just finished AT (Annual Training for you non-reserve types). Jeff was selected for 0-5 in the Intel community but is looking at going non-pay as a reward for his promotion. Jeff is still with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in King of Prussia, PA. Bruce Hargus is still with Air Products in Houston, doing a lot of traveling, both on and off company time.

At my count, seven of our number from Eighth Company reached the 0-6 level. Tom Gallagher and Craig Wilson from the active duty ranks, Kevin Foskett, From Scudder, and yours truly from the reserve ranks all were promoted to Captain this past fiscal year. Jim Gordon and Mike Trent will move up a rank in FY95.1 left my CO. billet on the EMORY S. LAND (AS-39) on 1 June (O6 date of rank) and spent four months in the Voluntary Training Unit (VTU) in Knoxville. However, I was fortunate enough to be selected to command a Chemical Radiological research unit in Chattanooga beginning last October.

Thanks, again, Mark.

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Pres., Steve Middleton Sec'y, Cdr Bill Hall, SC USN, Retired 1833 Meadowgrove Ln, Frederick, MD 21702 I'd like to start this month's column off with an apology to those Classmates who sent me reunion photos that, unfortunately, will not be seen in Shipmate. I wrote the names of the individuals in the photos and the ink bled onto the fronts of several photos, making them unusable. If you don't see a picture you sent me in Shipmate, and you feel that you can trast me with the duplicate, I'll be happy to include them with a future column.

Periodically I get some interesting mail from what 1 can only assume to be a Classmate since it doesn't come directiy to me but comes by way of Shipmate.

This month I received a photograph of Bob Kernan with no cortespondence attached to indicate why.

Bob, if you're reading this, drop me a line and tell me why.

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longer letter file. I have WordPerfect 5.1 on my system so either leave me a message in that format or leave it in ASCII text and I will convert it. Ciao for now and Beat Army!

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Bob Keraan Also in the interesting mail category is a postcard I received from Fayetteville, NC. The postcard reports that Janet and Mike Welter are curtently stationed at Cherty Point. Janet is close to graduating with her Masters Degree in Accounting from East Carolina University and Mike is CO of MALS-14 at Cherty Point. I can only assume that it was sent by either Mike or Janet since it wasn't signed and there was no retum address. Thanks for the update Mike and Janet.

The March issue of Shipmate had a brief note on Ernie Jolly having been awarded the 1995 Black Engineer of the Year President's Award by the Engineering Deans of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the U.S. Black Engineer magazine.

Scott Peecook dropped me a short note after having had the opportunity to attend the award ceremony with Ernie. Scott said that Eraie received the award for his efforts and work on behalf of Atlantic Electric, where he is a Vice President for Atlantic Transformation. Eraie, Wannetta and their two children, Dalina (17) and Lance (10) reside in Mullica Hill, NJ. Scott also reports that he is still teaching in the Political Science Department at USNA with Bill Lahneman and that both of them are looking forward to retirement this summer Good luck on the job search guys.

The Fleet Home Town News Center has been busy generating news releases on Classmates and the following information has come to my attention.

Joe Avveduti has been promoted to Captain while serving on the INDEPENDENCE, which is forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan. Jim Campbell has been promoted to Captain while serving with Afioat Training Group, Pacific, in San Diego. John Walters is assigned to the staff of Cmiser Destt-oyer Group Five, embarked on KITTY HAWK which just returned from a 6 month deployment to the Far East. Mark Condra recentiy deployed to Aviano, Italy with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 332 where he will be flying in support of NATO operations involving Bosnia-Herzegovina. Finally, former roomie Paul Normand just returned from a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean on the GEORGE WASHINGTON

where he was part of the embarked Cmiser Destroyer Group 2 staff For his superior performance while assigned to the staff, Paul received a Letter of Commendation.

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Writing time again. Hopefully, I'll get my taxes done before you read this. At least I've had several letters to include this month. The first letter is from Dave Wood; After graduating from USNA as one of the "Sea Dogs" of the seventh company, I headed off to Quantico and the Marine Corps Basic School. I selected the Marines intending to take advantage of their guaranteed flight school opportunity. However, at TBS I was so impressed with Capt. Fasulo that I dropped the flight option and opted instead to become a Combat Engineer. My five and onehalf years in the Corps were rewarding. In fact, were it not for a calling to pastoral ministry I'd still be wearing green.

I separated from active duty on 30 November, 1980 and began attending seminary in Wake Forest, NC soon thereafter. During my seminary years I served as the pastor of two different small Baptist churches. I maintained my reserve commission (until the end of 1992) and drilled when I could in the summers.

Curtently, I am the pastor of the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, DC. In the year and a half that I've been in the DC area I've made quite a few trips back to USNA—mostly to attend sporting events, but also just to reminisce.

My wonderful wife of eighteen years, Claudette, and I have two great kids: Joshua (17) and Jennifer (14). We live in Rockville, Maryland. We'd enjoy renewing old friendships and establishing new ones with Academy folks—especially fellow followers of Jesus Christ. Give us a call: 301-933-7219.

Thanks for the update Dave. 1 also received a letter from Darlene and Norm Tooley by way of the Shipmate office; Believe it or not, we have been saying to ourselves each day (since Norm left at the end of July) that we would write "today." So much has happened, and so much is different that we don't know where to begin.

The Navy "downsized" and Norm was "invited" to leave by 31 August 1994. A job search resulted in acceptance of a job with RWD Technologies.

RWD is a consulting company based out of Columbia, Maryland specializing in "High Tech" Training Development. The position offered required a move to the West Coast. It came up suddenly and we had to act fast. Lots of hard decisions had to be made. We sold the house, as much as we loved it. It came down to the realization that as much as we loved Annapolis, we were not going to be able to live there in the foreseeable future. This was a hard decision, with the involvement with the Naval Academy and our church, it made good-byes difficult.

Norm went out ahead to Califomia, starting work in August. Darlene had the difficult job of staying with the house as it sold, minding Elizabeth and the animals.

Norm is working for a company in Maryland, which sent him to the Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond, about 15 miles NE of San Francisco. His job is a Coach, which means he helps the Refinery Workers write Operations Procedures, and using Word templates for a software called Interleaf

By November, the house was sold, and all were in Califomia. Elizabeth and Pepper have been fairly good travelers. Elizabeth not only speaks, she argues. Whatever she may lack in vocabulary, she more than makes up for in tenacity.

Some house hunting has resulted in a house being chosen to rent, in the town of Petaluma.

Petaluma is about 35 miles north of San Francisco.

The town is definitely more country than city. One of the houses we looked at had pigs next door. When Darlene asked if the smell ever went away, the reply "what smell?" told us a lot! The movie "American Graffiti" was filmed there and viewing the film reveals the size and layout of Petaluma.

The house is LARGE and is in a wonderful neighborhood. A park and small airfield are within a 3 minute walk (7 minutes with the dog and Elizabeth). So far (we have been here less than 2 weeks at this writing), the neighbors are very nice.

We went to church service yesterday, and we know the Pastor!! Turns out he was onboard the NEW ORLEANS with Norm as the Navy Chaplain, and Darlene traveled to Hong Kong with his wife.

We can be reached at 707-778-2049. Our address is 655 Garfield, Petaluma, Califomia 94954.

Many things in our lives have changed, but the approach of Christmas and the New Year reminds us of the love we have for each other, and of the wonderful days yet to come.

We want to tell you that we are adjusting to our new lives, and we think often of the loved ones who can not share this Christmas. Honestly, as a family, we are so happy to be back together after months of separation, few sad thoughts are here with us. We have a sofa bed, a chair, a TV, a few plates and EACH OTHER. Our family wishes you and yours, a Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year! May God Bless us each and every one!

Thanks for the good news Norm and Darlene. The next is a 9th company update from Larry Warrenfeltz: Borries: Buzz built himself a big house in 5 acres of woods in Colorado with a great view of the mountains. Sounds like a retirement home for a Navy man planning to leave the sea behind. That's what it will become when he retires at the end of his curtent tour. Buzz stays in shape training for and competing in triathlons, biathlons and bike and running races. He also has the responsibility for his "child" a year-old miniature golden retriever named Copper.

Carrizales: Buzz reported on JJ—looking great and doing good things as CO of the Navy Recruiting District in Albuquerque.

Graves: Ed is living and working in Arlington, VA, putting his legal degree to use for a non-profit organization called the National Council on Independent Living. It's a group who work to insure compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Ed came to our Christmas Open house and it was great to see him.

June: Navy made a great decision by selecting Carl for Captain last spring, thus keeping our favorite doctor in uniform for a while longer. He's concentrating, on research at Bethesda between coaching youth basketball and heavy-duty bike riding. Cindy is teaching second grade, but she hints of more exciting possibilities. Of course chauffeuring, nursing, cleaning, cooking, laundering, chiefnegotiating (i.e. Mom) duties require the usual num-

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ber of hours.

Konrad: Bill, Babs, and their beautiful trio of daughters are "finally getting settled" in their new home in Sevema Park, Md. Bill's flying 767s out of Dulles to Europe and the west coast. The Konrads will probably have farther to drive to our homecoming hotel than they would from home straight to Navy-Marine Corps stadium!

McNeil: Dane, Marianne and the five younger McNeils are prospering in Utah. I wish I had the technology to share the family picture. What a great-looking group! Dane is looking forward to getting together with the guys.

Mears: In second place in our unofficial company offspring contest, Dave, Caryn, and the four kids find themselves in Nevada. Dave retired from the Navy in June and is now with Raytheon Services of Nevada. They found a house in Henderson at Thanksgiving. After an eventful 1994 (broken arm, emergency appendectomy, buraed hand, stolen van, lost dog, stolen guitar, flood in the laundry room) the Mears family hopes for a little less excitement this year. But with four active kids, an elementary teacher, lots of pets, and Dave "deployed" to Johnston Atoll as Island Manager for six months, I'll bet next year's Christmas letter will be chockfull of good stuff.

Michaike: Doug called after I mailed last Spring's letter, so this news is "seasoned." The Michalke's have been in Georgia for 10 Years now.

Doug's been with Lockheed since September 1991.

His position in international sales requires interesting travel to places like the Mid-East and Singapore Air Shows. They've leased property and run a bubble covered swimming pool. Doug says the bubble is up and down so much he calls it the "yo-yo." Doug coaches a swim team based out of his facility. Erik is a swimmer, I know. I assume he swims for his Dad, and probably does some coaching.

Warrenfeltz: I'm happy to say that wearing the four stripes is a great feeling. I was deep-selected by the FY95 0-6 board and frocked in September.

Maybe sometime in the next year they'll think about paying me!

We're looking forward to another Navy move this summer. Five years inside the Beltway is plenty! Command is good, though, no matter where! Since my two years of fun as CO of the Naval Ice Center ends in June, I'll pay back with a few years on the staff of Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM) at the sunny John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. We'll be moving to Louisiana (Slidell?, Covington?, Mandeville?) and have heard good things from friends who live there now or who've been stationed there in the past.

Thanks, again for including me on your mailing list for your annual letter Congrats on the four stripes. Dan Elins also sent in a copy of his company newsletter; Larry Kloth is moving up in the Mertill Lynch brokerage hierarchy. He has left his local Annapolis, MD Office operation and is breaking into the ranks of national management. Larty is serving as "Chief of Staff' to the regional director for the Detroit, Ml area, 1 of the top 5 regions in the country.

This region has over 400 local brokerage offices.

Randy Avers and Janet Johnson artived in the Washington, DC area last summer where Randy is going through a two-year dental residency program at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.

Peggy and Jim Bobenage returned to the states from their 3-(- years overseas in London, England.

Jim is working at the Mobil Oil headquarters in Fairfax, VA performing "CIA" work—company information analysis.

Don Jensen completed his tour at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington, DC last September/October 1994 and has moved on to the Bremerton, Washington Naval Hospital.

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Jose, CA just after Christmas. Dan will be working out of Moffit Field for his twilight tour secure in the knowledge that he'll never have to go back to sea.

Daniel Elins completed his first semester of his masters in public administration program at The American University with an A- average. Pretty good for a guy who started with a 2.39 (JGPA his first semester at USNA. 1 guess those college years rooming with the two company doctors, Gerty Burger and Don Jensen, finally rubbed off. I hope this trend continues for the next four semesters.

Thanks for the info Dan. 1 appreciate all the help in getting news into this column.

One last item is 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. 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 month...Take Care...Dave

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Pres., Chuck Gorum Sec'y, Cdr Tim Traaen USN 4704 Fisherman's Cove, Montclair VA 22026 (703) 730-2240 (H); 607-0902 (W) Hello, everybodies! Looks like we've got another winter behind us and for those of us still in, looks like we'll be going over nineteen pretty soon!

Well, mail call was pretty slow again this month, but 1 did get a letter from Dennis Herrington; .. .1 just returned from the Change of Command for Dick Feckler, who took charge of the CARR (FFG-52) in Charleston on 10 March. Other '76ers attending were Bob Jackson, Mark O'Hare, and Jim Sanford. A Great time was had by all!

I also saw Paul Johnson in Phoenix and had my annual round of golf with him. Paul is leaving the legal profession (I knew he had too much integrity) to work on his doctorate, teach a few classes and possibly enter public service. About Paul's golf game—one of his cohorts in Phoenix told me they usually fall harmlessly in the desert!

I will see you all at the twentieth!

Speaking of golf, I've done pretty well myself—I always win when we play by cost per stroke average! Thanks for the update Dennis! Dennis, by the way, wrote from Springfield, 111. and apparently works for MassMutual.

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on to you all the results of the reunion questionnaire that was circulated, oh, at least a couple of weeks (?) ago. Come on guys, you know how it is! Anyway, we got a really good retum. Normally, response to surveys usually run pretty much around 5% from what I'm told, but we received closer to 20%- got 184 responses back. 63% said they would definitely attend the reunion, 37% said maybe, and no one said they wouldn't. Major concerns- 70% said reunion date, 26% said activities planned, 23% travel costs, 17% lodging costs, and only 2% said quality of Navy football! Go Navy The response to weekend preference was illuminating—those who had a preference were pretty much split—21% said Homecoming, 19% said nonHomecoming, while an overwhelming 60% expressed no preference. While we may take some heat for it, after giving the issue a lot of thought, we decided on a non-Homecoming weekend.

13% anticipated coming from the Pacific Coast states, 13% from the Southeast, 33% from the "ACC" and 10% figured they'd be blowing down from the Nor'east. Understandably, 20% didn't know where they'd be coming from (1 hope they figure it out soon!).

Most respondents do not plan to come alone—the more the mertier! 57% said they'd be bringing their wives (sweethearts?). 37% said they'd pack up the Wagon-queen Family Truckster and bring the whole tribe! Looks like if the responses hold tme, we'll have quite a well attended reunion!

As far as activities—89%, tailgater; 4 1 % , various sporting events; 68%, a catered informal picnic/barbecue in the yard; 29% each for a more formal affair or cocktail party style dance; 25% a dinner cruise; and 26% said any events in which children could participate. A kicker which helped decide on the weekend date was that 17% said they would not attend Class events if held during Homecoming weekend.

Costs of events are something that we are really concerned about—47% would like to see the price of events to be kept to $25 or less, 42% said between $25 and $50.

66% preferted to have activities held in USNA facilities (that goes to 83% when the '53 pavilion is included). 20% wanted them held outside the Yard at a hotel. 3% were Scrooges and didn't care for special events—Bah, humbug!

As to whom should receive "mementos", some of you asked what they were...but for the most part, 27% said that they (mementos) should be funded by the Class, 37% said they should only go to those attending the events at which they would be provided—with the cost of the memento included in the cost of the event, and 49% felt that all who attended the tailgater should receive them.

47% wished to see blocks of rooms reserved inside the 7 mile limit, 31 % didn't care and 20% wished rooms to be reserved, but that distance was irtelevant to them.

I hope that clears everything up! If you have any questions about anything and would like more specific information, write (maybe I'll get a few more letters!). I appreciate the time that those spent in responding!

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Georgia Tech grad...Brad Geddes] took over as chairman and president of the company and moved it lock stock and bartel to Boulder I'm having a serious Membership: 85% case of deja vu here. 1 think 1 wrote about Sean in a previous column. But 1 also have a sneaky feeling Pres., John Rudder that 1 may have just mentioned it briefly and left it Sec'y, Vince Balderrama off as a "I'll give you more details in the column".

45 Little Fawn Dr, Shelton, CT 06484 I'm still fiddling around, trying to understand the I'll have to do some digging. (But 1 know you guys world of the modem and Over-the-Wall. That's code will tell which is the case.) In closing, Scott added for — I haven't got a clue. In the end it means that that it seems that "the rest of 9th company must have this will either be Fedex'ed or "Electronic". Which- died from prostate cancer already as 1 haven't seen ever way it turns out will be transparent to you, just their exploits in the column." [Hey, you write, I'll print...for the most part.]. If any of the gang is out as long as it makes it to print. in MN or Chicago, Scott asks that you drop him a The weather has been gorgeous these last few days line. in the nutmeg state. It looks like spring is tmly here.

Speaking of a few quick lines — An invitation to Thankfully, this winter was pretty mild. My snow shovel was dented only once. That's because 1 ran a Change of Command stated that Mark Fox took over it with my car! I really lucked out this year — over VFA-81 at Cecil Field, Florida on 10 March 1995. Congrats to another '78 Skipper! I also got no multiple snowstorms and no sore muscles. Life one of those bathing beauty postcards from Hawaii, is good! It would be better if 1 got more mail. The pickings in the mail bag were rather thin. Still the from Loren Divers. Actually it looked more like a beached blue whale. In typical Loren fashion, the one or two notes 1 got are gems.

Here's a quick note from Mike Moore. Mike's up beauty on the card's face was definitely in the eye of in Newport, RI in the perspective COs school. (A the beholder — if Jose Feliciano was doing the belot of you guys have been migrating there lately.) — holding that is! I thought they had laws against putWhen he completes, he'll head out to take command ting that stuff in the mail! To this day I'm scared to of the FREDERICK (LST-1184). It's home ported in open my mail box. On what room the bovine sunbather left on the postcard Muff wrote about his openPearl Harbor HI, so he'll just have to force himself to get used to the warmer weather — Yeah, that's ing up an office in Jakarta. It'll be for the sale of tough duty. Other Classmates romping around the fmit syrups and beverage machining. His agent there Brick Alley Way in Newport, stuck in PCOS, are; is a New Jersey boy from the shoe business — (most athletic shoes are made in SE Asia). He added that Tom Holman [heading for the LAMOURE COUNTY (LST-1194)]; Gerry Roncolato [PCO SULLIVAN Indonesia, while beautiful — is exceptionally un(DDG-68)] and Rand LeBouvier [ whose destined clean. He had an episode in a hospital there. [Are you sure you can blame the landscape for that, to take the CARTER HALL (LSO-??)]. On the other side of the desk, as an insttuctor at SOSMRC, is Jonathan Loren?] Anyway, while being checked out he said Will. Mike says that all of the aforementioned Class he had to ask them to take his temperature. He of 78 Det Newport aren't advanced enough to be able thought that was supposed to be SOP. 1 defer to Doc to sign on to Over The Wall or they would've sent Stafford on that one. Back in Paradise, aka Hawaii, that info electronically. That's okay, Mike. Once I Loren's subdivision just got funded. Keep doing that get the hang of this "tron" stuff I'll forward the news entrepreneur stuff. Muff. I finish up the MBA in May '96 and need a rich Classmate to employ me. about the other Boat School grads in your Class.

By the time this goes to print, Mike White will The other letter 1 got came from Doctor Scott Stafford in Rochester, MN. Having self-diagnosed have left the CH-53E Class desk at NAVAIR and as suffering from "guiltus absentee-itis" he pre- finally figured his way around the Pentagon in scribed a dose of cortespondence and penned the N880F. It's a perfect assignment for Whitey, there following remedy. Well, actually he kindly TYPED are more flag officers in the Pentagon to provide tara letter After all, he is an MD. You didn't think he gets of opportunity for his tactful subtle contradicwould hand write something, didja' ?! Think about tions—such "Whitey-isms as— "General, there's no such thing as six sigma"; "Admiral, you don't unthose prescriptions you've gotten from your family doc, 'nuff said. Anyway... Scott's admitted that a derstand"; " Mr Secretary, if you can't figure out lot has changed since he and Jackie attended the 10th this simple budget profile of mine, we're wasting reunion. For one thing, Jackie left her Assistant Pro- my time." Yes, he'll do well in the Puzzle Palace.

Looking at the old clock on the wall— and the fessorship in Ophthalmology at George Washington calendar— I am my usual tardy self. Time to figure University. She's been a consultant (read that staff physician) there at the Mayo Clinic. Shortly after out the modem and excite those little tron genies to arriving in Rochester they had a baby boy, Eric, who get this out to my kind and always understanding is now 3 1/2. Scott spent his last 4 years on active Shipmate editor (A littie smacking goes a long way.) duty as the diving medical officer at NAVSCOLEOD, I'll see you guys next month— Launchin' Spot Indian Head, MD. That was until June 1992 when Four. he departed the active rolls. He's also at Mayo, albeit back in training in Radiation Oncology. He'll New Over the Wall BBS DC and finish up next spring. His Navy years must have wimped him up some as an Alaskan he admits to Baltimore Telephone Numbers Minnesota being one cold country. Come on, you don't hear Rocky and Bullwinkle complaining do DC—301-261-1402 you? Of course those Frostbite Falls natives are aniBaltimore-^10-269-0639 mated and covered with fur Scott reported he ran into Frank SchramI at the Naval Hospital Bethesda Please use to help us cut costs during some Reserve Active Duty. Frank wasn't hurt, but you'd think that Scott might have spotted a glowing Frank. You see, Frank's a "fellow in nuclear (read that unclear) medicine". Scott reported that another dosimeter brother, Sean McCloskey, finally got married to a Minnesota giri while he (Sean) was in the twin cities doing nuclear consuUing work. The McCloskeys now reside in Colorado. The move came after Sean and Scott's old Nuc School Roommate [a

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Pres., Mike Finley Sec'y, Ken Russell 210 South Main Street, PO Box 380, Arhngton, SD 57212 (605)983-4777 Straight from the Word Processor of Love, yours tmly is fresh out of comedy filler Now that I'm a touchie-feelie-Cumbayah artist/potter I contemplate infinity and view Mother Earth with a new consciousness pretty much all day long so F m unable to dredge up and spew out quick witted-laugh uncontrollably intros the way I used to (yeah, sure, pass the drool cup. Ken's puttin' me to sleep with his "quick wit").

Uh huh, I'm also too busy tie dying T-shirts when I get home from the pottery. Anyway, for some reason, this month's first paragraph o' fun is not up to the usual standards of comedy and shoot I don't even care. How's about let's get cracking then with the oh so teeny amount of info, shall we?

After years of abuse to get him to write, I finally struck gold by abusing his wife and got him to call.

That's right kids, Chris and Jim Rioux called us up out of the blue a few weeks ago to chew me out and let me know of their doin's. Jim had worked for one of GM's subsidiaries in Ohio for a few years then realized Kingston, NY would be a better place to live even if it meant a pay cut. Hmm, I know a guy who sorta did that and he's glad he did. We even got to say hello to their daughter Jaimie who is now 14!!!

Man, when Jaimie was 2, Jim and Chris would bring her over to our house early on Sunday momings and Vicky and I would make pancakes for her while Mom and Dad went back to sleep. Now she's a teenager Yikes. What's worse is their baby boy Chris is now 10. Excuse me while 1 go hang myself in the garage.

They told us about an upcoming road trip they were taking to Annapolis to see Joe Boland and bring him some tasty peanut butter sandwiches to give Joe an intense feeling of Deja-Vu. Jim, Chris, it was tmly fantastic to talk to you two again and thanks for the call. You're now abuse complete.

1 got an e-mail message from former roommate, Sam Hull the other day. It was sent private so I'm gonna respect Sam's wishes and lay off the standard cut and paste magic of my Windows "gooies". However 1 can do the Reader's Digest thing and tell you that he and Patti are having a marvelous time in Thalequah, OK. Sam is the pastor-teacher of a local church there in town and Patti is way busy raising their two mega cutie-pies Elizabeth and Rebecca. The real reason I'm not gonna cut and paste Sam's Over The Wall message is because he gave me so much grief for moving to SD. Plus, he's a lot funnier than 1 am and I'm jealous and don't want you to see how good he is. Sam is now the local B&G Officer so he'll be doing the rest of his Reserve stuff for Mom B's Home For Wayward Boys. Oh yeah. And Girls.

Sorry. Okay, 1 will cut and paste one little blurb from Sam only because it's pretty hysterically funny in giving me maximum grief for having moved to the Northern Plains. Here goes; Well, got to go spread sunshine to other lives besides yours. Now that we've checked your reaction to shock, 1 can move on and start working on your humility. Say, what was the name of that lighter-fluid handwarmer thing you had for rowing in the dead of winter—Bonny Hot Toddy, or something like that? Can you use it while you're throwing pots? Final question—are you still flying?

Tag—you're it. Sam. Sam, thanks for the note and we might come down to visit next Febmary.

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the message but it's a pretty funny bit about him and Karen and their road trip back home after the Christmas holidays; So armed with info, Karen and I paid a visit to none other than that World Famous "O'Danny's Pub and Pit", owned and supposedly operated by our erstwhile Classmate, athlete and hometown hero.

Bob Leszsyzsyszkee,or whatever his name is. (I can say, but I can't spell it.) So PROUDLY wearing my 79 CLASS CREST Ball Cap, I strode in like I owned the place, and waited for my reception! We were successful in getting a table. And that was probably because the female waitperson (no, I didn't have to specify gender—it adds nothing to the story, and it only serves to show inherent bias) had pity on Karen. We had some of the most delicious pork sandwiches I've tasted, along with some local brews. And I mean LOCAL—stuff the aforementioned mansion-owners don't produce.

The place offers a dressing called "Tiger Sauce".

Delicioso!! Karen is usually put off by overly spiced (read, HOT) food, but she liked this. Tangy. (I could see the astronauts...) Both she and I heartily recommend a visit. And that's significant—I'll recommend anywhere I hear the words "free beer" or "happy hour" (no, I was hoping for the former, but only heard the latter), but KZ is not as easily pleased—as is evidenced by her taste in men. Now lest you think this is a paid commercial announcement—I asked the waitress if Bob the owner was in. She said she wasn't sure who Bob was: the place is owned and run by some brothers with a long last name, and she didn't know any of them. So either Bob saw me coming and busied himself elsewhere, or he wasn't in. Sorty I missed him, but tell him I did enjoy the food, and could easily find myself stopping by again the next time I visit my lady in WIZ-consin. I was going to add I expect the attention and fanfare due me as a Classmate, but I want him to let me in the place.

Wiz, thanks for the message. Next time I'll grab the whole enchilada. (Speaking of Mexican food, Vicky and I will heartily accept and thank anyone vigorously for packages of corn tortillas from Califomia or any La Victoria product.). Kids, mark your calendars, there's only about 150 shopping days left for the event of the century. That, of course would be the day Wiz and KZ go into marital hellish nightmares, rendering life completely miserable, dark beyond all hope...Oops. I mean, marital bliss. Wiz, Karen, put down the voodoo doll, it was a joke!!

Well, I'm done. It's late. 1 have two storage sets, some beer mugs, and a big vase to trim and carve tomortow, plus I have to throw more stuff for upcoming art shows. Pressure, pressure, pressure. I may have to drive way out into the farmlands (about three blocks away) to see more of the giant flocks of Canadian geese migrating north. Why did I ever leave that paradise Mojave Desert? I don't know what I'm gonna do without the graffiti, gangs, drags, pathetic schools, high taxes, unemployment, earthquakes, Addams family neighbors, smog, traffic jams and loopy people. I'll try to forget about it tomortow while I'm watching the gentle rolling plains out the shop window go out to forever in all directions. The flocks of Canadian geese sailing north in giant "V" formations on their journey to Canada 1 hope, will also help me forget about the Welfare State. It'll be tough. Ken. '79, Omnes Viri.

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Pres., Tim Kobosko Sec'y, LCdr Joseph A. Grace, Jr. USNR 1600 Canal St., Suite 710, New Orleans LA 70112 (504) 539-YALL; fax (804) 728-0496 .. .Mardi Gras has come and gone, and we are alive and well. For those of you who have not experienced this event, to live through it is an accomplishment in itself We are still in temporary housing waiting for our house to close (and our house in Virginia to sell!).

It's not the greatest existence in the world. In fact, it's pretty miserable. Hopefully by the next column I'll at least have a house to claim as home! Not a whole lot of news this month, so dig deep and get those cards and letters coming.

On to the Navy News Releases; LCdr Michael A. Zieser was recentiy awarded the Battle "E" while serving aboard the TUNNY, homeported in Pearl Harbor Cdr Joe Horn is halfway through a six month deployment aboard the Norfolk based guided missile cruiser ANZIO which deployed to the Persian Gulf and Adriatic Sea. LCdr Barbette Henry Lowndes is also deployed with the same battie group aboard the CAPE COD. She is home based in San Diego. Mike Turner is also deployed with them onboard the guided missile frigate REID. Cdr John McCloskey is serving with Commander, Cartier Air Wing Two, Naval Air Station, San Diego. Charlie Meyers recently retumed from a six month deployment to the Westem Pacific on board the replenishment oiler ROANOKE. Cdr Andy McCawley recently reported for duty with Light Attack Wing, Pacific, Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California. Marine Major David Riedel recently deployed with Fighter Attack Squadron 332 in support of NATO operations involving Bosnia-Herzegovina. They are home based in Beaufort, SC. Dave flies F/A 18D's. .. .1 received a call from Chris Tindal, who is with NAVFAC in Charleston, SC. He calls himself a supervisor of the "Grave Diggers" of BRAC. He is an instmctor for Facilities Management. He promised me a full update for the next Shipmate. He may be moving to Norfolk, in which case I'll work to sell him my house! Wouldn't that be great! ...Tim Ruck dropped me a line which 1 will included in full; Dear Joe, I wanted to drop you a line and give you a run down on the folks from Twenty-second Company (mostly from Christmas card letters).

Every year about this time I tell myself I'm going to do it but never get around to it....Everyone is going well and from the pictures sent, the kids are all growing like weeds. ...Tammy and Jerry Buck have been in Amesbury, England since August and have already been to Garmish, Germany for Christmas. Jerry is an instructor at the Empire Test Pilot School after qualifying in eight British aircraft. Tammy is a stay at home Mom, which means she is a full time Mom, shuttling Laurel (5 1/2) and Callen, 3, through a full schedule which includes ballet, and the British equivalent of Brownies.... .. .Millie and John Pierce are curtently in Jacksonville, Florida where John is CSO at the S-3 TVpe Wing. This spring he will join circuit (baseball, basketball and soccer). He is also a Webelo Scout (dad John being a den leader). Maggie (8) is active Brownies, gymnastics, tap dancing, ballet and cheer leading. Both the Pierce kids excel in swimming, taking after their Dad no doubt. Millie is a part time bookkeeper at Saint Matthew's Catholic School and is a Brownie leader for Maggie's troop. ...Jennie and Steve Cushanick will be staying in Southera Califoraia for another two years. Steve is XO on the MOUNT VERNON and will be moving to

Amphibious Squadron Three as Ops Officer. Matt, 7th grade, and Tim, 9th grade keep busy with scouts and sports and keep Mom busy moving them around. Jennie works part time.

.. .Janet and Darrell Tworzyanski are in Groton, CT. Dartell is Officer in Charge of the Historic Ship NAUTILUS (SSN571). Janet and the kids, Kate and Tommy, are doing fine. ...Mary Lou and Mike Sims have moved to Groton, Mass (Northwest of Boston). Jeff, 9 1/2, loves sports playing basketball, baseball and soccer (an 8-0 soccer season coached by Dad!). Amy, 7 1/2, takes riding lessons and gymnastics. Mary Lou is director of smoking cessation and prevention services at a local hospital. Both of the Sims kids enjoy competing on the swim team. ...Susan and George Galyo are proud parents for the third time, Gail Marie, bora 10 January!

George is XO on the TICONDEROGA after a stint at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He deploys to the Med in the spring. Michelle, 6th Grade and George Gary, 3rd Grade, are doing well in school. Michelle is into gymnastics and George Gary races dirt bikes with Dad. ...I heard from Mark Gonzales that Kathy and Herb McMillan are living in Annapolis, MD. Herb flies for the airlines but I can't recollect which one.

I'm embartassed to say I've lost Gonzo's address which means I've lost touch with him. .. .Gail and Steve Southard (10th Company) are doing well in Arnold, MD. All three kids, Joann, 4th grade, Lori, 5th Grade, and Kelli, play soccer with Gail as an assistant coach. Joann also plays the clarinet and Lori the French horn. .. .1 almost forgot myself. We've bought a house out in Chesapeake, VA, close to the Galyo's. I'm with Amphibious Squadron Four after a stint as XO of an L S T in Norfolk an a two year tour in Naples, Italy. My wife Carolyn works part time and keeps Sarah, 13, Kate, 9, and Patrick, 7, on schedule. ...This should give you some material when things get slow during the dark ages. Please edit as you seefit!Take Care, Tim Ruck.

Another update from Tom Ryan came in.

Dear Joe, This letter is a recap of the Christmas cards I received from 36th company members.

(HEY GUYS, SEND THEM TO ME TOOsecretary's note)) ...Janet and Joe Edvrards will be leaving DC for Houston in March. Joe has been selected by NASA for astronaut training. .. .Bill Metzger is working for H-P and is living in Sacramento. He plans to drive across country this fall in order to attend homecoming. ...Dan Hinz's broken service worked against him in the latest round of cutbacks. Dan and Cynthia are living in Groton, CT and have two children, Brendan and Meridith. Looking at the photo, I don't think Dan can deny paternity. Dan is leaving the Navy for the second time and actively seeking employment. ...Helaine and Roh Catalano are living in Sommerville, NJ. Cat is a programmer analyst with Chubb Insurance. Helaine is with Johnson and Johnson. They have a boy, DJ, 7, and a giri Jamie, 18 months. ...Laura and Charlie Nichols are living near Aflanta. They have a boy, Eric, and a girl, Allison.

They moved to Georgia from New Jersey a few years ago. I'm sure Charlie's accent doesn't stand out in the South. ... Sharon and Ronnie Figgins are in Temple TX. They too have a boy and a giri, Vincent and Ashlee. ...Karen and John Corbett are still in Portsmouth, RI. Their twin boys, John and Christopher, will be two this year. Nate was selected for Commander in the reserves continuing to prove numerous company and battalion officers wrong. ...I received a card from Mike Maddens's parents. Mike is living in Philly and is in the reserves at Willow Grove. ...Everyone's sponsor. Dr. Charles and Jan Rowell, reported that Doretta and Gene Hubbard are living in Fairfax, VA. Gene switched to the CEC several years ago. Best wishes for a new year! Tom Ryan. < Randy Stefanovic sent me a brief fax that indicated that he is now a Vice President with Amoco in Sales and Marketing Worldwide. The fax came from Naperville, Illinois. Andy Hargraves is in Washington, DC. Works for DESRON CVN 76.

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dogs. Playing airplane with house staffers, making money." Teresa Ann and Mark Ingram, Major USMC, are in Sevema Park, MD. They have been martied since 87. No kids, working with OPNAV staff - V-22 program, "gave Andy Hargreaves money for some damn airplane ride..." Gail and Eric Bayler have a daughter Eileen, 2, and moved back to DC (Feb. 94). He is an oceanographer/meteorologist at Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. He works as a program manager for sensor and phenomenology programs. Jeff Miller, PMA299 H-60 program office. Rosemary and Rick Schulz, 1 st Co., are now settled in their new home at 13205 Stampede Road, Athol, ID 83801 where Rick is OINC of USN Acoustic Research Detachment at Bayview, ID. That's all the news 1 have for this month. I hope that you all will find the new address at the top of the column so that 1 can have a few letters for the next time! Almost all of the rainy day material has been used! If any of you are planning on being here for Jazz fest or anything else, please call me. We'd love to see any and all here in New Orleans. For now, BEAT ARMY YA' LL! - Joe -

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Pres., Robert D. Ravener, Jr. Sec'y, LCdr Peter Sciabarra USN 6200 Roudsby Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310 Greetings'81!

And a Happy Spring to you all! First of all for the month 1 must start off with a cortection from the March issue. The East Coast Class news update which 1 attributed to the usual outstanding efforts of Jim Ahlgrimm was actually submitted by Tim (Woodstock) Burke. Tim was at Homecoming and was responsible for the excellent wrap-up of the festivities. Thanks for the effort, Tim. While we're on the topic of Class cortespondence, 1 want to remind you that 1 am nearing the completion of my fourteenth year serving as your Class Secretary, which means that next year (1996)wewillbe holding Class elections again. Although 1 have immensely enjoyed bringing you this column, fifteen years is probably all you can stand of me and it will be time to turn the reins over to a new Secretary. In order to make the election process go more smoothly I invite any of you budding columnists to submit a sample of your work to me (preferably in a Class news/company newsletter format). 1 will run these samples periodically to give all Classmates a chance to evaluate my relief and prepare for Class elections to be held next year. We will be holding elections for all posts so I encourage anyone interested in serving the Class in an official capacity to contact our President, Bob Ravener, to get their name on the ballot. I look forward to continuing my service to you through next year's election.

First and foremost this month was a letter 1 received from VAdm. Lawrence recounting Wendy's launch on the shuttle on 2 March. The Class was represented by the following members; Wendy's two roommates; Sue Heon and Trinora Pinto-Sussman, Dave Warren, Noreen McQuade-Leahy, Mary Andrews-Gunther and Joan Zitterkopf. VAdm. Lawrence reports that he is currently on a fellowship at Vanderbilt University conducting research.

It is always a pleasure to hear from our past "Supe".

On the Hometown News Release wire this month was news on the following Classmates; Neal Kusumoto is at the Naval War College in Newport.

Walt Ruehlin is onboard COWPENS, a guided missile cruiser out of San Diego ...(snifO. Mike Sherlock is flying with VS-31 at Cecil. Pat Seidel is on the Shipmate, May 1995

attack submarine, MIAMI. Ken Rohlfing is onboard REID. Al Thomas is on the LST,

HARLAN COUNTY.

Jay Huston is at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Mark Ashley is with NMCB-7 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Mike McLaughlin is XO of the DALLAS, (didn't 1 see him in the "Hunt For Red October"?) Carlos Ayuso is at the Naval Strike Warfare Center at NAS Fallon, Nevada. Dennis Barham is with the 22nd MEU deployed with the NASSAU Amphibious Ready Group. Brian Lewis is at Headquarters, Allied Forces Southern Europe. Billy Cone is also at Naval War College. Joan Zitterkopf recently left HC-4 in Sigonella for a DC tour Rick Martin of Prattville, A l a b a m a is at COMNAVAIRLANT in Norfolk.

Eric Lindenbaum wrote a quick note to inform us that he survived his XO tour on REUBEN JAMES and is headed to an anonymous job in the "bullpen" at OPNAV N801. He also reported that Rob Winsor has also completed his XO tour on CHOSIN, and is now the commissioning Chief Staff Officer for DESRON-51 in beautiful Bahrain.

In the sports pages this month was news that our Classmate, Dave Ricks recently repeated as the Intemational Powerlifting Federation World Champion in the 165 pound weight class for consecutive years 1991-93. After a second place finish in die 1994 U.S. Powerlifting Federation National Championships, Dave considered changing his weight class. However Dave reclaimed his title this year in a competition held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dave lifted a personal best total of 1,778 pounds. He won the Gold in the squat with a lift of 672 pounds, a Gold in the deadlift with 688 pounds and a Silver in the bench with a lift of 418 pounds. His total was the second best in the history of the competition, and snatched him his fourth consecutive international championship. Dave was also the U.S. Navy's 1993 Male Sports Athlete of the Year, and is the only military member to ever win four consecutive world powerlifting titles. Dave is curtently the Assistant Facilities Officer at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

Congratulations...Dave!

Finally for the month, 1 will reprint the following letter which hopefully many of you have already received from our Class President, Bob Ravener; Dear Fellow Classmate: Almost 14 years have passed since we went our separate ways across the winds of Navy and civilian life. Many of us have visited our alma mater and know that life in the Yard continues to change.

Until now, however, our Class has not been part of it. That is all about to change if we want it to. As I have stated before, we must actively seek to leave a legacy and will embark on that endeavor this spring.

The Class Board of Directors believes we need to raise funds for the long term as well as begin to contribute to USNA's ongoing beautification process. With that in mind, we have been working closely with the Alumni Association to identify a suitable gift and location and believe we have found one. A beautiful new Visitor Center is being constmcted and the Class of '81 can participate in its completion by raising enough funds to reserve a part of a Sculpture Garden that will serve as the approach to the Center. Almost 1.5 million people are expected to pass through the Garden every year.

The Class of '81 can reserve a prominent point along that path in which we can set a message and our Class crest on the pedestal of one of the Nautical sculptures. We will need a catchy phrase for engraving on the pedestal so if you have any ideas, call me days at 303-299-4360.

Unless I get some significant negative feedback in the next few days, we will proceed with the fundraising that will help build our future Class gift coffers. Once begun, you will get a phone call from a service representing our Class and the Alumni Association asking you to contribute.

Please help make this a reality for '81 and the Academy. Your pledge and our legacy is important

for all of us.

Regards, Bob Ravener Finally, for the month just some odds and ends from the DC area. 1 had the pleasure of attending the Navy-Delaware lacrosse game in the Yard on 25 March. Joining our family was Cindy Love and her three lovely children. Cindy is doing great and their three beautiful kids are a lasting remembrance of our great friend and Classmate, Jamie. Also in attendance that day was my old roomie, Sal Weaver along with Margie and their two daughters, Vicki and Chrissie.

After the game we departed for Jimmy Cantler's Riverside Inn, an old '81 favorite, and ran into Fuzzy Harrison and his brood.

1 got to work on the Aviation Major Command Screen Board in mid-March, and at one time I counted no fewer than nine Classmates working the projection room including all us Bureau pegs in addition to Mike Manazir and Corky Vazquez.

And last but not least for the month the printed photo shows our lacrosse stud, Syd Abernathy and his lovely wife, Kelly and their new daughter, Rachael Lenore.

The Aberaathys That's all for this month. Wishing you all excess altitude and airspeed and an understanding detailer til next month...'81 is Great!!! SKI Bob Ravener sent the following directly to Shipmate: By now you have probably been contacted about

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our Class gift to the new Visitor's Center. I am very excited about it as the facility will welcome almost 1.5 million visitors a year and the Class of '81 will have a prominent presence there. I appreciate the feedback regarding our project and had all positive responses but one prior to proceeding with our effort. That response raised some legitimate questions about our priorities and the distribution of Class funds. To clarify, the Alumni Association has embarked on an aggressive plan to supplement the reduced govemment spending at USNA. Part of that effort has involved class projects necessary to complete work not funded by the Navy. For our project, the Association has borne all the costs and any money we raise through them must go directly to the Academy-sponsored projects.

Mark Wralstad sent along a letter with a picture of him and his family. Mark and his wife, Lu Ann and son Evans are in Belgium where Mark is at SHAPE. They enjoy the travel but are sort of anxious to get back stateside. Lu Ann's job is to keep the travel itinerary full and the checkbook free, Mark's is to work Bosnia and provide trouble-free driving throughout Europe. Evans manages to make sure that it is not forgotten that 3-year-olds are the smartest humans on earth. (These were Mark's words.) The Wralstad's are at CMR 450, Box 781 APO AE 09705.

We have now been out of the school fourteen years and the Board of Directors felt very strongly about contributing to USNA's future since we were such an integral part of its past. That does not prevent or prohibit us from raising money for other purposes. The DC area group, for example,ransan annual golf toumey in order to raise scholarship funds for deceased Classmates' children. We have also raised some funds which have yet to be designated. You can play an important role in our future fund raising by earmarking any contributions you make to the Class of 1981. Those funds will not go toward any Academy projects but will be used specifically for the Class. So far, in fourteen years, hardly any of those contributions have been designated for the Class to use. If not designated, the Association will use the money as it sees fit.

Hopefully you will feel it in your heart to contribute to the goal of $25,000 and that many of you will get a chance to see our gift during your next visit. The Center and Sculpture Garden will be completed in May and after receiving some notable messages to accompany our crest, the following was chosen: Dedicated with Pride by the Class of 1981 "From our struggles, unity; from unity, strength; from strength, achievement."

See you soon. Bob.

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Pres., Lt. Thomas P. Garrison HI USN Sec'y, LCdr Gus Anderson USN 5446 Broadmoor St., Alexandria, VA 22310 1 just have a couple of notes this month so let's get on with i t First, the HTR's...Joe Rardin just reported with VP-8 in Brunswick, Shelia Duffy Patterson is now in Crystal City with SPAWAR, Mark Converse just returned from a deployment with VA-34 in GEORGE WASHINGTON, and John Kennedy just got back from Haiti with the Special Purpose marine Air Ground Task Force. Charlie Connors just retumed from his deployment in KITTY HAWK with VFA-27, Pete Strait reported for duty with the 4th Light Armored Infantry Battalion at Pendleton, Todd Allen was with VAW-134 in KITTY HAWK, Marty Hundley just returned from deployment as well in DEYO, and Tom Crook just reported for duty at the Academy. Dave Clopp is now the XO of NEW YORK CITY (get a rope...) out of Pearl.

Al Grecco dropped a line from Sterling, Va. where he resides with his wife Lacy and their daughter, Mary who is four and growing. Al is the CSO in Tico out of Norfolk and on his way to the Med with the TR battle group. Lacy is a "speech and language pathologist" with the Fairfax County Public School System. (I couldn't resist...) Al is honored as the only ED CSO left at sea and proud of it. Al has been in touch with Mark Bakotic who is doing Jointness at STRATCOM before heading to XO of the very same Tico in '96.

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The Jentz Family Around DC, 1 ran into Darrel Morben up at the Annex. He's the surface nuke detailer and will be moving on shortly to XO of ANZIO out of Norfolk.

Steve Buss is with CDS 21 out of San Diego and of course, one cannot visit 32nd St. without a trip to the Main Brace...that's where I found Steve. Times have changed though. He left after two beers to go to tend to family matters. We grow up too fast, and our children don't grow up fast enough. Have a nice day and keep 'em coming.

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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 Shennan Hill Rd., Woodbury, CT 06798-3616 (203) 263-2980 (H); 26-2981 (W) The Wralstads Red Jentz sent along the last picture of the month.

Red and wife, Janice with son Henry Frederick Jentz II are off to China.. .Beijing, China with Proctor and Gamble for three years. Red will be working at a Joint Venture there and they want to pass along an invitation to anyone who may be in the area to stop in. Red's address is c/o Proctor and Gamble, PO Box 599-Beijing China, Cincinnati Ohio, 45201-0599.

Good luck! Red would like to know the whereabouts of Tim Anderson, Brian Underwood, Biff Browning, Bob Claypool, or any other 4th Co. Classmates.

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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 401 12th Street South, Apt. 1701, Ariington, VA 22202 703-415-0155 Internet:makasprz@nps.navy.mil Dear Classmates; Dateline...Cameron Station, VA. Greetings from the logic free zone. Another "Dark Ages" come and gone. Toni sends her regards from Monterey. As of tonight (23 March, 1230PST) Toni can be officially described as a graduate of Penal Colony NPS. It's been a while but she finally checked off that requirement. Operations Analysis was her game and if she EVER sees another textbook on the subject she's probably going to blow chunks. Toni managed to avoid committing a major felony by deciding that it wouldn't be wise to throttie her thesis advisor Way to go Toni! While Toni is packing her worldly belongings (Computer Thesaums, Dictionary, industrial strength Tylenol PM gel caps), husband Tom, (aka M r Map) is busily charting out their cross country trek . If you are awakened by a screaming female voice that may be Toni, "venting" as they travel out Shipmate, May 1995

East where it all began. In place of Toni's soothing voice of reason, we, her faithful writing minions, will fill you in on the comings and goings of the Class that never sleeps.

Although Toni is fleeing the great floods of '95, other '84-ers must stay behind, fighting to keep tiieir heads above water She regrets prematurely announcing that Trevor Mclntyre had already graduated from NPS—he only wishes it to be tme. Another case of premature graduation...Fortunately, he gets to enjoy the Monterey weather until September His thesis tide is "Ultrasonic Acoustic Backscatter Characteristics of Entrained Bubbles and Sediment in the Surf Zone." A quick translation is called for What he really meant was, "What happens when you belch and pass gas underwater?" "i'OUR tax money at work! Susie and Mel Hamner are also treading water in their Mk 1 Mod 0 govemment house in the luxurious La Mesa Village within walking distance of that beautiful college campus. NPS is a little further down the road. Mel is leaming the realities of what 12 years will do to a young man's memory of calculus. He also reports that Clay Tettlebach began doing the backstroke here in January. Luckily, Tracey and Tony Onorati will soon fly away from the Monterey Peninsula as he will be moving on to the F/A-18 RAG at NAS Lemoore.

Speaking of Monsoons, Lieutenant Commander Adam Levitt was relieved both physically and mentally as he transferted the old car keys to his ship the MONSOON. (Or at least a ship wannabe.) Next move is anybody's guess.

We have another birth report. (See, I told you this Class never sleeps!) Ria and Larry Hiponia announced the birth of their son, Christopher Laurence Hiponia, at the Yokosuka Naval Hospital on the 28th of October He weighed in at 7 lb., 14 oz. For all you single types out there, this weight equates to a large steak with all the fixing's followed by a six pack of beer Other Classmates in this report include Nancy and Paul G a w r y s z e w s k i with six-month old Meagan; Holly and Trevor Mclntyre with eightmonth old Madison; Deirdre and Mike Purcell welcomed their third in September Kieman; Karen and Tony Mauro with one year old Michael; and Cynthia and Gary Williams whose first child is due in April, three weeks before Gary's return from deployment.

Let' s see if I got this right; Gary was there for the fun part, missed all the morning sickness, will arrive just as the baby begins to sleep through the night—great timing! Maybe they'll let you fly your F-14 back to NAS Oceana 3 weeks early ... Paul will miss Meagan growing as he gets ready to deploy as the Comm(O) for CARGRU 3 embarked on

dents of Connecticut College where she teaches; "... long time since 1 was fried in your room plebe summer delivering pizza money ..." He is still Navigator in CITY O F CORPUS CHRISTI, making his fourth

deployment in four years. Missing the tenth was in his words, "a real bummer."

"•~i .11 More miscellaneous homecoming pictures.

More miscellaneous homecoming pictures.

Lots of goings on in the Class. If you get some free time, write us with YOUR happenings and stories. Got anything on your old Classmates? Send it in. Later "The staff

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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 APO-AP 09620

r i_ Another arrival...Larry Hiponia, Christopher Laurence and Anna.

Warren "The Maz" Mazanec wrote from his wife's E-Mail account at great expense to the stu-

1 can't believe it is article time. Sony about last month. The government decided they wanted my household goods more than I (they have had them now for four months) and the local Naples color decided they wanted my computer more than 1. Hey it was time for an upgrade. But you know I am really enjoying the driving. 1 am going to have an awfully hard time paying attention to red lights when 1 hit the real world again. And on to the good stuff.

My first news is from Chuck Sharkey and Tom Plofchan. 1 touched base with Chuck while 1 was home for Christmas and Tom while 1 was collecting the hounds. Home Coming! By now you should have received the mailing to the entire Class with the schedule. Rough as of March: Fri - Class Activity, Sat - Tailgater Social at the Alumni House, Sun Brunch. If you didn't receive the letter please update your address with the coordinator of our homecoming; Tom Plofchan, 20623 Langford Ct, Sterling, VA 20165. 703-404-0509 (work) and the Alumni Association (in case you are reading someone else's copy of Shipmate. Tom says help is welcome, just give him a call or drop him a note.

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Bette and Curtis Now my first letter (received before my life got interesting) is from Bette Bolivar. She wrote to say she is was engaged (and as of this date) is martied.

On the 4th of March, Bette and Curtis Bush were married at NAB Chapel, Little Creek. They met in Virginia Beach and Curtis is a 3-time World Champion Kickboxer They also purchased a house in the Glenwood area of Virginia Beach. As for Bette's professional life, after she decommissioned RECOVERY (as XO—her fourth ship in a row), she took three weeks leave and was able to visit her family and enjoy the night life of Las Vegas. Now she is the NAVSTA Norfolk Ordnance Officer and handles all the logistics involved with ordnance for the ships in Norfolk. She says her pace of life has slowed down compared to that as XO and along with other Classmates she is now an 0-4. Her goal from this tour is the Commanding Officer of a salvage ship or entry into the Astronaut Program.

Gregg Garbesi, Chip Denman, Chris Kirkbride and Scott Carlson My next letter is from the Carlsons and is as well traveled as I. Scott is at the Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka as the Ship Superintendent for various OFRP and visiting ships. He passes on news from Dan Seigenthaler who is the Ship Supt. for the INDEPENDENCE (CV-62), and Frank Novak who is the Ship Supt. for the BUNKER HILL (CG-52). Also in Yokosuka is Dan Derbes, the BUNKER HILL'S Combat Systems Officer and Gregg Garbesi, the Chief Engineer on the HEWITT (DD-966). Scott said it was a pretty big surprise to mn into Gregg. After both being in 19th Co and roommates at SWOS they managed to work in the same engine room on opposite sides of the reduction gears for 15 minutes before the HEWITT'S Old CHENG brought Gregg around to meet him! Scott also says Chip Denman, the Ops Boss in the CALIFORNIA (CGN-36) and Chris Kirkbride, the CSO, also swung the SRF. Geoff Watts, who is the ANAV, and Kyle Cozad visited while on the KITTY HAWK (CV-63), along with Rob Vaughn (CSO) and Mark Brownell (OPS) aboard the DAVID R . RAY (DD-971). Scott also mentioned pooling resources to do a "WESTPAC 10th reunion".

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My third letter is from Pat Dunn. He is covering the "VA Beach AOR" and THEODORE ROOSEVELT (TR)

Battle Group. He is doing well (besides now having four letters in his rank) in VA Beach. After finishing his tour as CHENG aboard the ELMER MONTGOMERY (FF-1082) in Mayport, FL, he reported to the TR in Sept '93 as the DCA. In mid March he became the CARGRU Eight N4 (Logistics/Material) and moved (maybe) 100 frames. Just in time to deploy.

Oh in case I forget, if anyone wanders through the Naples, Italy vicinity, and want to overcome jet lag without a hotel bill or would like to just get away from a ship (I finally found Fleet Landing) please feel free to call. 1 have a three bedroom villa (I've been told every relative I know will avail themselves of the opportunity) with my own pool (don't spread that too far—I might have second cousins visiting too). I also am willing to host spouses awaiting ships.

My address is at the top, I am waiting for the Italians to install 3 telephone poles before I get a home phone—blue moon comes to mind, and my work number is 39 81 721-2700 (COMM) or DSN 6251110 and ask the operator to connect you to extension 2700 or 2668 at AFSOUTH. Back to the program.

Pat is still single, though he does mention a boat, his "high maintenance program." He asks all the 15th Co '85ers to please contact him via letter with their latest addresses so he can restart the company/Class newsletter and start planning for the 10th reunion.

LCDR Pat Dunn, COMCARGRU Eight (N4), FPO, AE 09501-4308. From his wanderings; Mark Weber completed his tour as CHENG aboard the MANITOWAC (LST) and is reporting to PHIBRON Eight Material deploying with, none other that CARGRU Eight and TR. He is married and attempting to obtain an accurate accounting of children. Dan Boelsche is an LSO and Pilot Instructor at the A-6 RAG in Oceana. He is also married with children.

Pat and Dan have shared a few underway periods together doing CQ's on the RAG pilots. Pat says there are no warm fuzzies to be had in that line of work.

Greg Garcia is enjoying life in Port Hueneme as a CEC Company Commander (former SWO), husband and father of two. Chris Hodges is CIVLANT and a financial consultant for Joey Buttafuco back in his hometown in Baldwin, NY on "Longha 1-land". Jeff Henson turned JAG and is assigned to NLSO Norfolk. Dan Richardson finished his tour in TR as a TAO in the Ops Dept and is attempting to dry out in Monterey, CA at the Postgraduate School. Ron Fry finished his tour as Flight Deck Officer in TR about a year ago and is attending ODU on a fellowship and is still in the Navy. Rob Hoppa went from HSL to Intel and was last seen departing the AMERICA (CV66). Dave Randle is an AIMD type in TR and awaiting orders. Greg Brown is a P-3 pilot tumed reservist and last spotted in the NORVA BOQ Bar known to some as "The Black Shoe Bar". Kate O'Neill was also spotted in the same bar for a Sea-Bee Birthday get together with all the CEC types of NOB NORVA. She is the ROICC at NOB. Whew.

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Dave Kyto, Mike Mortis, Reg Rhoe, Dan LaFave and Ed Kenyon My next letter is from Dan LaFave. It too was on the "U.S. Postal Service See the Worid Plan". This letter is fulfilling a new years resolution of his. He was designated the reporter of a gathering in DePere, WI this past July. At the gathering (same order as the picture) of 35th Co alumni were: (back row) Lt Col Paul Wienberg, USA (ret)—group USNA sponsor/member/surtogate uncle, etc; Reg Rhoe; Mike and Sue Monis; JoAnn (cartying Charlie #6, born 10/7/94) and Dan LaFave (holding daughter Mary Beth); Diana and Ed Kenyon (holding twin daughters Shannon and Erin—unknown as to which is which but they also were born on 10/7 but in '92); (front row) Dave and Lori Kyto (host and hostess); Tom, Matt, Marie and Joe LaFave. John O'Neill participated by telephone. Dan would like to thank the Kytos for sponsoring the "invasion" - BZ. He said the meals were staged in advance and the time was spent visiting and making trips to the Jacuzzi.

From the visiting. Paul is still ensconced in Beverly, Mass, where he serves as a veritable hub to keep the Chicago Six (John, Dave, Reg, Ed, Mike and Dan) better connected. The Chicago Six came into being due to a rendezvous during Christmas break 1st Class year at Paul's when he was stationed at Fort Sheridan in Illinois. Even though, at the time, Paul was living in Gumee. Gumee Six just doesn't have the poetic sound to it that Chicago does. (Alliteration for those English Major types.) Paul graces them all periodically with visits. Most recently he dropped in on Reg to celebrate the New Year. Reg is living in Crystal Lake, IL and works as a Health Care Consultant for Baxter (Pharmaceuticals, etc). Reg obtained his MBA from Northwestern last year after spending three years attending evening Classes at the Chicago campus of the Kellog Business School. Well Done!

Reg is still in the reserves, having been recently selected for 0-4. His curtent billet is CO of afleettraining unit out of Davenport, Iowa. Dave Kyto is now working as a Gas Forecasting and Dispatch Supervisor for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (or a related entity). In plain English (as Dan understands it), Dave purchases natural gas on the open market for this WI utility. Dave too is in the hunt for an MBA, having just commenced Class work towards that degree. Dave also is in the reserves and was recently selected for 0-4. Lori, who is a family practice doctor recently began working at one of the Indian (Oneda—Dan believes) Tribe Clinics in Green Bay. Mike just took command of an artillery battery at Camp Lejuene. He is hoping to command the battery in an upcoming Med float, but may get pulled if he was selected for Maj in Feb. Although Mike would relish the float opportunity, the Corps would have to be crazy not to elevate Mike to field level rank. Mike, Sue and Reg recently made a foray to Canada to climb a mountain whose name escapes Dan. Then while Mike was otherwise occupied. Sue, her mother and Mike's mother all went to Thailand. Ed recently assumed the billet of CHENG aboard the JOHN YOUNG. Ed had been OPS and was blessed with the new job when the CO relieved Ed's predecessor And of course a major inspection is right around the corner Can you say mumba? I thought you could. At least if anyone can do it, Ed can. Congrats are also in order to Ed and Diana. Their third child was born in April. Ed will be transferring to the War College

in August. Congratulations are also in order to Shelly and John O'Neill. Shelly recently delivered their second, this time a beautiful girl named Carey. John and Shelly will be moving to Norfolk soon in the wake of then Charleston base closure. Dan thinks John is the liaison officer for one of the cartier groups, possibly the EISENHOWER. If you missed the 0-4 list either in here or the Navy Times, both Ed and John were on it. As for JoAnn and Dan, they recently had their sixth child, Charles Philip, who was born last October Dan says he now has a complete boys basketball team and one cheerleader JoAnn is teaching the older two, Joey and Tom at home. In her third year of home schooling, JoAnn continues to amaze Dan with her teaching and homemaking skills—she could validate any MBA or perhaps more appropriately a MHA (Masters in Household Administration). On second thought, she deserves a Ph.D. They still live in Racine, WI and Dan is now in his third year of the law firm of Reinhart, et al in Milwaukee. His curtent emphasis is defending employment discrimination actions which are proliferating these days. Although he continues to do general litigation as well. Dan closes from the land of cheese heads, brats and beer with, "Here's wishing all of '85 a Happy and Blessed New Year, and successful lobotomies for our 0-4 select-

Kelly, Heather Marie and Gary Merritt My next letter is from Dennis Hasson. He writes to tell of his recent martiage to the former Molly Stark Boyers of Indianapolis, Indiana. They were martied the 4th of September at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Annapolis. After the wedding they took a horse drawn carriage ride through Annapolis and on to their reception at the Officers and Faculty Club at the Naval Academy. Able to make the wedding were Sean Logan (his 24th Co roommate), Kelvin Norman, Steve Ploof, John Griffin ('86), Mark Fox ('87), Bobby Wehman ('87), Packy Murphy ('87), Capt John Shanley, Jay Shanley ('88), Kevin Shanley ('89), and Dr Stuart Carney ('47).

For their honeymoon, Dennis and Molly traveled to Bermuda. Dennis is curtently working as an Environmental Engineer for Whitman, Requardt and Associates in Baltimore. He is active in the reserves and he and Molly live in Annapolis.

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Sarah was bora the second of Febmary this year (she didn't see her shadow and so Lou predicts an early spring) and was 71bs, 3oz and 20.5" long. Lou says she and Mom are doing well, but he is a little overwhelmed. Lisa is the younger sister of our Classmate, Rich Rutkowski, and he was the best man at the wedding. In retum, Lou was the best man at Rich's wedding in January last year when married a Northern Califomia native, Jana Daughtry. 1 hear Rich's bachelor party was the stuff legends are made of—cigars, a Cajun band, a paper hat, a bowling ball and duct tape. Rich and Jana were martied at the Chapel in Treasure Island by a Navy Chaplain that Rich met on a cmise aboard the ENTERPRISE. (The Chaplain later short-sheeted the Honeymoon suite's bed, leaving a note in the sheets for the bride and groom.) Rich graduated from NPS with a masters in Aero in April '94 and is assigned to aviation maintenance with a fighter squadron in Miramar.

Molly and Dennis Hasson My sixth letter (when it rains it pours—I'm not complaining mind you, I think it's great) is from LCDR (sel) Kelly (Myers) Merritt. She writes first to announce the birth of their first child. Heather Marie on the 23rd of August last year. For the other arenas; her last active duty assignment was as Staff Civil Engineer at the Naval Supply Center, San Diego (Dec '89 - Feb '92) and she is curtently working as a project engineer for Wellman, Inc in Johnsonville, SC. They recycle plastic soda bottles into polyester fiber (Fortrel Ecospun) among other things. Prior to heading east, she married Gary Merritt, an LDO then on the BELLEAU WOOD which went to Sasebo, Japan. He is now stationed aboard the ROBERT G. BRADLEY in Charleston. Next summer they will be heading to Naval Station Everett. Before Heather was bora, Kelly was an active reservist for about a year with a Seabee Support Force unit in Columbia, SC. She was also selected for 0-4 along with Ashley (Yetman) Laing and Lynn Bevers.

Since Heather was born, Kelly became a stay-athome mom and plans on starting her own business when they reach Everett.

the wardroom and experience life in the hall. While there, they were also able to see the talented country singer Suzy Bogguss perform at the New Alumni Auditorium. Bob was thrilled to be able to meet Suzy and have his picture taken with her While at the Academy, Bob was also able to see Joe Beel, who is a Company Officer and complemented how his mids marched at the P-rade. Before the football game (in which Navy beat Lafayette) he also ran into Gerry Figgins and Jim Berdequez. Gerty is out of the Corps and working in Georgia and Jim is stationed with the Navy in DC Of other Classmates; last year aboard the SAIPAN Bob was with Dave Morgan who was the Admiral's aide and Rob Racoosin who was doing a disassociated sea tour as the Admiral's Conun O. They were all involved in Operation Support Democracy (Haiti). Sinuns Duncan is a test pilot at Pax River, John Denardo is in Kentucky working for a major auto parts manufacture, Tom Loeblein is in the Marine Reserves and lives and works in North Carolina and Barry Melvin is out of the Corps and reportedly in Raleigh, NC. At Lejeune are Dennis Barham who is the Air Officer for the 22nd MEU (I saw Dennis at the Allies Officer's Club in Naples when the NASSAU was in port and he was doing well and trying to convince his boss that they have saved him on liberty more that he has saved them), Dave Taylor is a Company Commander Giles Kyser, Matt Fletcher and Gregg Olson are also Company COs, Larry Henigan is at Division G-4, Bruce Davis is with the base, and Nancy (Laurenzano) is doing Intel for the II MEF. As for Bob, after a year as CO of Supply Company, 2d Supply Battalion, he recently turned it over to Brendt Goddard and is now the Operations Officer for MDDG-26 and will deploy to the Med later this year. He closes wishing everyone best of luck and Semper Fi! From "The Gouge". There is now a Tap Room at the Alumni House for private parties. The Alumni Association has copies of the Service Academy Business Resource Directory available. If you have someone ask for information about attending the Academy, you can obtain a brochure, specific information or the number of the local Blue and Gold Officer by calling Capt Charles Butier at 410-293-4361. Please, please, please don't subject yourself to the phone maze at the Registrations Office. 1 got six layers into it one time and ended up talking to a prospective candidate myself!

Just think, this month will be 10 years. Yaow!

Hope to see you all 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 Lou, Sarah and Lisa Cedrone My second to last letter is from Lisa and Lou Cedrone. After graduation, Lou went Nuke Surface (which he rated a red liner on the fun meter scale) and was assigned to the TEXAS (which is now razor blades). In May of '90 he got out (green on the fun meter scale) and worked for Proctor and Gamble for four years in San Francisco producing Folger's Coffee. After that he moved to Augusta, Georgia and now works in Control Systems and Electrical Engineering at a plant that produces laundry detergent (Tide, Cheer Gain, Ivory Snow, Bold, Dreft and Oxydol). He and Lisa have been happily married for four years and now have a baby daughter Sarah Ann.

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Tom Clyborne and Bob Loria My last letter (and the thoughtful provider of a photo mailer envelope for me to use on all these pictures—he went above and beyond, if your thinking you should also, regular envelopes have been working well so far) is from Bob Loria. He sends greetings from Beautiful Camp Lejeune, NC, the home of Expeditionary Forces in Readiness! Last October, Bob was able to take a group of Marines from his company who are interested in becoming officers to the Academy. Thanks to his great friend, Tom Clyborne, who is the Assistant Operations Officer at USNA, they were able to experience life first hand as a Mid. They were able to attend Classes, eat in

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Pres., Capt. Owen Duke USMC Sec'y, Lt. Tim Wolf USN FO. Box 87, Annapolis MD 21404 (202)546-8117 Washington, DC Greetings all! Baseball, what baseball? And who cares anymore? Players and owners should have it so bad—What about the fans?

Good news, your copy of Shipmate will soon be arriving with more timely information thanks to the hard work of Nancy Gomm, Dave Church, and Cordy Richards. In their efforts to bring the production process well into the '90s, they've had to sacrifice the timing of mailing the recent copies out to alumni, but will be on schedule by summer and at a significant savings to you and the Alumni Association. Next time you meet these folks, give them a big attagirl/ attaboy!![r^a/ifa, Tim] Hello and welcome back to Sean Coughlin. After an extended impression of Rip Van Winkle, Sean is recovering fine from his ABC Wide World of Sports inutation. With some time curtently available, he'd like to catch up on the latest news and gossip. Give Sean a call or drop a note; 11953 Kiowa Avenue, Apt #5, Los Angeles, CA 90049, 310-826-8368.

Ahhh, the great satisfaction one gets knowing that letters do get delivered by the mailman and that I actually have information to pass along this month.

Just when you thought you could have your household goods shipped to your next duty station...how some things never change. J.C. Milliman (our faithful publisher and editor of the Tomcat News) is now taking the family to Hawaii. After a two year stint as Commanding Officer of the Fort Harrison Marine Detachment ends in mid-June, the Milliman's are off to Oahu, where he'll be PAO of MCAS Kanehoe Bay. In Tomcat News, Steve Swift has 7 October circled on his calendar. Something about getting married that day in Phoenix. Suzi (Massoglia) and Rob Lyon are headed to new jobs in San Diego; he's going to be Navigator on JEFFERSON CITY and she's going to the ComNavSurfPac staff. Aloha, J.C. From the desk of Mercedes (Liwski) and Dave Welch, 1 got an update in March on the surface warfare world in Newport. Apparently, the Navy has gotten more employer/employee friendly and decided to slate SWOs going to Department Head School prior to arrival. Nothing like knowing where you're bound. Here's a quick mndown of DH Class 137 by name, ship, billet and homeport; Scott Bibeau, KITTY HAWK, E W O , San Diego; Al

in a can (no offense to all the submariners), and has taken a position as a business consultant with McKinsey and Company here in Washington. Anyone looking to purchase a newly renovated home in Norfolk can contact the Gaffney's.

Michael Jordan may be back, but the biggest news (or shock) in the NBA this season should come if David Robinson doesn't win the MVP award. He and the Spurs have really been putting a huge "hurt" on the league this year.

Congrats to Doug Wojcik and Navy basketball for their terrific '94-'95 season. For the first time since we left, the team won 20 games and came within a whisker of retuming back to the NCAA's.

Let's hope Navy football can get it going this fall, as they are under new tutelage. There's six home games this season, not including Army in Philadelphia, so I hope at least one of them will fit into your schedule this fall. Homecoming is against Villanova on October and we'll try to artange our usual tailgating area for the season near the Quonset Hut comer again.

Details as available.

Just in on the wire, i.e. Fleet Home Town News Center release, DeeDee Dorsett was a recent selection as Junior Officer of the Quarter at U.S. Strategic Command in Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

Lou Gregus is an assistant professor and Russ Clarke is a company officer at Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, both were recently awarded a NCM for significant contributions at the command.

Paul Buck also eamed a NCM for service with Strike Fighter Squadron 127 in Fallon, Nevada. Mike Hatheway is soon to retum from deployment while serving on PONCE. While doing donuts off Bosnia in the Adriatic Sea, Mike also got to visit Albania. Not the first choice for vacation, but in a pinch, why not.

Tom Brasek and John Chandler finished their master's program at the Naval Post-Graduate School earlier this year. As noted above, Tom is going to the CSO billet on HAWES in Norfolk and John to the OPS billet on MCINERNEY in Mayport. Homeported in Pearl Harbor, Eric Parker is chalking up the end of another deployment while serving on LAKE ERIE, which was part of the CONSTELLATION Battie Group in the Persian Gulf region. Bob Douglass was awarded a NAM for superior performance as operations coordinator at Naval Submarine School in Groton. Lance Lacroix and Scot Hopkins are back in the fleet having successfully finished the Submarine Officers Advanced Course in Groton.

Boyer, VALLEY FORGE, W C O , Yokosuka; Tom

Brasek, HAWES, CSO, Norfolk; John Chandler, MCINERNEY, OPS, Mayport; Burt Espe, ELLIOTT, OPS, San Diego, Mark Gibson, THOMAS S . GATES, ENG, Norfolk, Al Herrmann, CARON, CSO, Norfolk, Eric Hoy, PIONEER, ENG, Ingleside, TX; Bill McKinley, STUMP, CSO, Norfolk, Carlos Suarez, SHENANDOAH, ENG, Norfolk, and Dave Welch, ANZIO, ENG, Norfolk.

Dave mentioned that Mercede's job as an Aegiscmiser Chief Engineer's wife may be harder than his job as Cheng, especially with Sarah and Ben growing up so fast. Also noted, John Ortiz is an instmctor at the school. Katie and Mark Gibson are proud parents of dieir new daughter Katherine Elizabeth, born in Febmary. Jessica and Al Herrmann were expecting the birth of their first child in April, while Debbie and Burt Espe are expecting their second in June. Thanks a ton Dave and good luck to all the SWOs (and airdale—Scott) headed back to sea duty.

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"Cheers" "Yeah, the world's a pretty small place, but I wouldn't want to paint it." - comedian Steven Wright.

TTFN. TJW.

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Pres., Lt. Kennon A. Artis USN Sec'y, Lt. Kathleen Toomey Jabs USN 99-1440 Aliea Heights Dr, #33, Aiea, HI 96701 (808)474-2194 Hey there, hi there, ho there; it's me! I tmst everyone is anticipating the big Wx switch as much as me. Although we didn't have the ice storms of 1994...it's time. Up die road in DC, the Cherty Blossoms have even decided to come out more than a week early. So, I guess everyone/thing is ready. In any event; enough with the horticulture (sp?) update.

I've got some other stuff to fill our little niche in this month's Shipmate.

The lead item this time deals with the Class of 1988 Park. First, again I want to express a hearty "well done" to you all, especially those who pledged a donation to erect the park. The response to our request for the pledges was terrific. The Class initially pledged $60,000. At this point, we are only $6,000 or so shy of our goal. Those of you who may not have had an opportunity to pledge —because of deployments, or what have you —please consider making a pledge to this worthy cause. Rest assured that the Academy will benefit from your generosity, and the Class will realize a great deal of recognition.

Funds received in excess of that which was pledged will be channeled into the Class fund. The park itself is really beginning to take shape. Within the last month or so, the builders have placed a Dahlgren gun in the center of the park. And, as 1 write we are developing the wording to go on plaques in the park.

It's gonna be PHAT!!

Onward...

I've been bummin' around the Academy, especially during lunch hour to play hoops. Class members who frequent the famed NBA include Kent Owens and Vemon Wallace. Both are doing well.

Kent's a company officer who never is lacking of humorous and informative stories about the Mids.

He'd claim being a CO is "like a box ah chocolates..."

Not rightly sure what company he's in charge of, though. Kent's also deep in the books at Johns Hopkins (?). Vemon too is doing very well. He's the manager of the USNA laundry, but he's taking the road to CIVLAND shortly. Vemon has a job lined up once he's out as.. .the manager of the USNA laundry. Hmmmm...

I also see some others: there's Rosalind "Roz" Richmond. She's still at LEAD/LAW as an instmctor but I think she has orders to the western reaches of the realm of her duty station possibilities. 1 see John Springer from time to time too. Last I heard, he's applying to UofM B-School. John told me although it's hard to believe, he's studying!!!!

Wow...congratulations John! Amidst my rounds in Luce, I see Chris King. He too is at LEAD/LAW doing the teaching thing.

I received two letters recentiy. The first was by way of the Alumni House from a guy named "Gus." Could that be Cata? Gus wrote; "My family has grown by one morc.Augusto II was born Sept 7, 1994...He is a joy to have and quite different from the other two giris." [Yeah, I think it may be Gus Cata] He continues; "Carmen and I are looking forward to leaving this summer [from somewhere near Savannah, GA]...I just got approved for a lateral move into the computer field, from artillery." Gus and Doc Church met up with an old friend. Father Pucciarelli, at a National Prayer Breakfast. Apparently Father Pucciarelli is set to become the Chief of Chaplain of the Marine Corps.

Gus says the following is courtesy of Doc Church; "Scotty Kisch is the Public Affairs Officer at MACS Cherry Point, but is TAD to Cuba (he was just on Shipmate, May 1995

CNN tonight). He is going to leave the Corps 1 June and return to God's Country...New Jersey [yeah, OK). Scotty Evans is leaving our beloved ranks this summer as well. Bobby Simi is martied to a "Packer Backer". He and Claudine are in "balmy" Green Bay as we speak. Steve Coughlin is a (frocked) LCDR. He is not on sea duty for a change. Jim Carlson and his bride are in Miami. Jim and Denise have a little girl and are well. John "Deep" Freeze [?] and his bride, Rhonda, are in Annapolis and they are blessed with a little girl. Saw Howard Payton at Defense Information School in Indiana. He looked great and excited about being a PAO. "I am a humble PAO working with the likes of Paula Zahn, the National Inquirer, CBS, the Washington Post, and other interesting groups." Doc likes his new MOS but still yeams for the days as a platoon and company commander He recently purchased a 100-year-old home in Savannah. He continues to say; "Talked to Jimmy Dean Cox and his wife Jeri, they have a little boy named Austin. Jimmy is a TARS aviator now...Steve Silenka is getting martied at the Academy Chapel, congratulations.

Francisco Ball, a NAPster, came thm town with his NFO wings on his chest bound for Cherry Point.

Frank was a tanker who is now swinging with the wing as an ECMO in a EA6-B Prowler He tells us Bobby Badeer is out of the Corps and living large in Texas."

Thanks a bunch for the input, guys! Oh, and "Gus" [I think...Or is it Doc?] wants for Michelle Laurenzano to PLEASE write him again. He promised he would write back this time.

The second letter 1 received this month was from Eric Reinhold. He finished his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation and is working as a financial planner for Ronald Blue & Company in Orlando, FL. The largest fee-only financial planning firm in the country, Ronald Blue specializes in estate planning, tax planning and asset management.

Eric will be in Orlando for 2-3 years until he opens a branch in Jacksonville or West Palm Beach. He's graciously offered to grant tours of the Orlando branch to visiting Classmates or provide guidance to those interested in a financial services career Eric's Mr Everything in the Business/Finance field; stockbroker; life, disability, health insurance, feeonly planning, MBA, CFP. Eric and is wife Kim have a daughter, Kaylyn who is 2 1/2, and Kim is due at the end of May. Give him a call or stop by; Eric & Kim Reinhold, 1801 Bent Oak Ct, Apopka, FL 32712; (h) 407-880-2007, (w) 407-660-9429. Thanks for the input, Eric, and congratulations on your accomplishments.

Well, that's about it for now guys. Take care and B cool. And don't forget to send in an input from time to time. Until next time...—Kennon "88...THE CLASS OF USNA"

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Pres., and Cortes. Sec'y, Brian S. Sears 1025 NW Cedar Creek Lane, Lees Summit, MO 64081 Sec'y, West Coast, Tom Hare 101 Hussey Rd., Seal Beach, CA 90740 Thanks for all of the letters these past few months.

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Ding Ding...Ding Ding...Taylor Bennett is officially bonged out of the USN in August of this year.

Taylor will get his joint MBA/Seminary degree from Oral Roberts University. He plans on gathering his flock and setting up shop in SOCAL. I had the opportunity to play golf with Taylor this Spring and there is no doubt that he has the longest balls known to the game. He can drive that Nitro almost as far as he can throw Mr Spalding. How can such a man be blessed with so much athletic talent. Taylor and his two roommates, Paul Gallagher and Bill Harber, have been keeping in tremendous shape by training for long distance road races. They have a personal trainer Mare Mayo who finished fifth in her class at the IRONMAN in Hawaii.

Paul is doing well and besides running has taken up juggling. This man can be at least three places at one time. On the court, course or the dance floor there is no way of stopping this Disco-Inferno. Paul attributes a great deal of his success to lyier Frautsci who was his mentor at USNA. Once when Paul was in need of some support at USNA Tyler really came through for him. Tyler didn't stay caught up in the game but rather went out on a limb for Gags when Paul really needed it. Hey Tyler why don't you give us a call at 1-800-Shipper Paul's only regret is that he didn't get a chance to spend some more time with you and Major Griffin that summer after graduation. When the words shipmate, classmate, or loyalty come to mind your face is there, too.

Chris Barnett writes from the DETROIT where he is flying H-46's. Chris screamed through the 1000 hour mark recently and is stoked. His wife Marci is in VA Beach awaiting his return. Chris is looking to follow on orders as a Flight Instructor in Coronado CA. Thanks for the letter Chris and drop me another

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Chris Quilty, Brian Sears, Mike McGettigan. Jack O'Brien, Steve Obsitinik, Paul Dabbar, Rob Lewis There are a pretty large group of us in graduate school outside the Navy. 1 have recently graduated from Columbia Business School and will be working for an Investment Bank in Los Angeles. Andrew Darcy and Ed McGovern are also graduating with 87

me and they are taking jobs with Investment Banks in New York. Rob Lewis and Paul Dabbar have one more year left, but they are currentiy gearing up for their summer internships. Paul will be working at J.P. Morgan with Mike McGettigan. Mike is at Fuqua business school at Duke University. He is the only guy in the history of Fuqua to get in by taking the GMAT after he was admitted. Chris Quilty is doing the MBA thing at Chicago University. Jack O'Brien and Steve Obsitinik are at Wharton, J.J. Wilson is at Sloan and John St. Clair at Fuqua. Scotty Wine and Chris Tranquill are in their final semester at University of Maryland MBA. Tom Hare has completed his MBA and is expecting his second child, well, Lori is doing the hard part. Doug Brandeen is finishing up his MBA at University of Baltimore. Doug had been taking classes at night while working full time as the Midshipman Disbursing Officer Rob Fryer the S-3 flyer has also been taking classes at night and will graduate next Spring.

Jim Chat will finish his Masters in Mech E. and will graduate later this summer. Oh yea, Taylor Bennett is starting at USC, MBA this fall, we will be roommates with budding actor Christopher Pickett, who recently landed his first lead role in an action movie called The Defenders.

Chris and Kerin Canterella wrote to say hello.

They have two beautiful children, Ryan and Sean and it is mmored a third could be on the horizon. We will have to wait and see.

John Brown wrote a letter cortecting me for misspelling Rick Eitel's name in the December Shipmate. Sorty for the ertor Rick and thanks for the speedy correction, John. John is stationed in Yokosuka where he is the Submarine Liaison Officer John is also working on his interpersonal skills and in the next issue will be renamed Steve. Say hello to your donut brother who took me in a room plebe summer and told me I'd never make it. I guess good judgment must mn in the family. Have fun in Japan and remember if it smells like fish, don't eat it.

Scott Russell made the lateral transfer from SWO to EDO. He graduated with Mark Sanders on August 24, 1994. Scott and Kathy are expecting their second child in the Spring of 1995. Enclosed is a picture of Scott, his son Jake and Mark.

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Scott, Jake and Mark Matt Shade and Joe Howard have left life under the deep sea to enter the ranks of the Civilian World.

Matt is opening his own guitar/coffee shop in San Diego and Joe is heading to NY to study laser science.

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gives the following updates: Eric Cheney- Martied to Maria with two boys Mikey and Kyle.

Steve Cook- Martied to Shannon with kid. Still has tacky sweater HARD COPY 11 out soon.

Tom Kubista- Married to Jen with child on the way. Ask him about his video of Puerto Rico.

Steve Morris- Martied to Inga, he is loving life as the Sunday puncher Bryan Cheeseman- Martied to Michelle, 3 year old daughter named Kayla, on GEORGE WASH. John Datka- Martied to Teresa Steve Dininger- Married to Sandy, he is also aboard the GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Chris Owens- Married to Jen, have lovely daughter Tim Taylor- Look, another "A" , married, not a bad hoops player Matt Tysler- Martied, no kids.

Donny Vangilder- Ships company.

Dennis O'Leary- Single and flying US-3's Fred Luchtman- Aboard the AMERICA with Rob. Mike Priefer- Transitioning to H-60's Joe Eisert- Working in D C , going to night school, married to Margie.

Matt Sturges- married to Jill, daughter. Tomcats.

Colin Walsh- Mine Sweeper, Ball-and-chain club soon.

John Petit- LSO school, doing well.

Edwin Henderson- Deployed with Prowler squadron. Wife Sheri doing great.

Thanks for the letter Rob. Mike Metzger dropped a quick note to say hello.

He is martied to Tina and has a three month old son Timothy. Mike is curtently finishing up his first tour with HS-7. Dave and Jen Gray are stationed in Norfolk. Dave is deployed on Guam as S-6 Division Officer Mike and Dave are both doing a lot of diaper changing and bottle warming.

Dave Shalikashvili and Wes Guinn are doing well in Worcester MA. Wes has rolled from a successful tour in ALABAMA and is doing the ROTC thing at Holy Cross. He is taking classes at nearby Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He and his wife Jane are adjusting to their latest family addition David, born in September David Shalikashvili married his high school sweetheart, the former IVacey Church. David is now flying 60's and living in Mayport. Bruce Brown has rolled to a staff job. Steve Kalderon is on staff with him. Neftali Pagan is a SH-2F bubba and is settling into Jacksonville before he deploys. Mike DeBruyn is instmcting at Sub-School in Groton. He and his wife Jean have one child Michael Charles born on St. Patricks day. Steve Formella is a staffer in the Material Office of COMSUBGRU Two in Groton.

Chris Stamper is back at the boat school. Thanks for the letters guys.

Now a letter from the fellas at 628B Saphire Street; Dave Brandeen exited the Navy in style. NO JOB, NO CAR, NO HOUSE (unless you consider his brother D o u g ' s house his), and NO BOONDOCKERS. However, Dave can be seen pedaling around the streets of Annapolis on a threewheeled bicycle. He is giving special rates to all you 89'ers; remember—tip BIG WAVE big. Seriously folks, Dave is a budding bartender and is working on his first novel. It is about his first class math project and he has a special introductory prologue from the man who lead him through all those tough spots—JIMMY CHAT. Just remember Classmates, feel good about your taxes because a small portion is going to help one of our very own.

His Royal Baginess, Bill Harber is packin' up, packin' in, let Bagman begin—to move to Detroit that is. After surfing those puny Califomia waves.

Bagman is moving up to the big-time and surfing those monsters of Lake Michigan. The only problem is Detroit only has two seasons—winter and the

Fourth of July. Bagman has been waking up to a Ray of sunshine lately, don't forget the sunblock Billy those tender areas need protection.

John Coffey recently finished his West Coast tour Some highlights included his delicious breakfasts at 7-11, his midnight snacks at Los Dos Pedros, and a quick stop by Ugly Duckling Rental.

However, special mention should be given to Coff and his recording duet partner—Panda. These two curly Irishmen took Lake Tahoe by storm. It was taidai, soulful acoustics, Birkenstock sandals, an occasional smoothie that highlighted some of the most excellent-dude shreding anyone has ever seen. When interviewed by Duff of MTV, all Coff could say was "Sun is shining down on me. Score myself a shady tree, Relaxin feeling just fine."

Brian Sears is presently in Singapore interviewing for the recent job vacancy made by M r Brian Leeson, who brought down Barings Bank of Britain. Brian has extensive experience in manipulating derivatives after his intern with Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong this past fall. Said Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, "1 have complete tmst in Brian to bring Barings Bank back from the brink of befuddling bankruptcy, bottom-line."

Jim Finn recently resurfaced from the same place where Jimmy Hoffa and Elvis live! He was missing in action for a period after his San Diego-Tijuana International Flight Charter business went under after having had trouble communicating in Spanish with the Mexican FCC. Finner gave a new meaning to the phrase "close aboard to starboard" for the aviation community. Finner is in law school somewhere in New Hampshire, with a semester stint in Los Angeles, where he is an understudy for O.J. Simpson's lawyer, Johnnie Cochran. Finner has the duty of "taping-off Johnnie Cochran's suits every day before the trial proceedings. Also, Finner is modeling his court-room style after F. Lee Bailey. In a recent rehearsal with Bob Hoyt and Ron Neff (MIA), Jim was heard saying, "Hoyty, did you or did you not go place a fake glove in Kato Kaelin's hair?!!"

Kristin (Reynolds) Goodrich sent in a significant letter updating us on numerous classmates.

Kristin puts out a newsletter for all '89 OCF club members. Here are the highlights from her letter; Debbie Cuffe- Curtently stationed in Hawaii and is expecting orders to P-Cola for a software development job. While stationed there she hopes to get her masters in software engineering. She has been actively training for triathlons in her spare time.

Lisa Skaggs- Left the MONOGAHELA in Jan. 93 and reported to DC as the SWO PRO QUAE MANAGER for OPNAV N86. Her plans are to exit the Navy and become a nurse.

Pat Herring- Martied Michelle Howard last summer in Mississippi. They are living in JAX and should be coming up for orders soon.

Erik Burian- Finished up his tour on the WHALE out of Groton, CT late last summer He is mnning, skiing, mt. biking and involved with friends in a local Lutheran church.

Mary Jo Salerno- She finished up her second tour in the NEW ORLEANS and is now out of the Navy pursuing a masters in Physical Therapy.

Kevin Kinslo- Finished up on HELENA in May 1994 after two WESTPAC's.

George and Laurie Capen- Currently in Monterey, Laurie got out of the Navy in 1993. George is a physics major at NPG school and has been improving his golf game. They both teach Sunday School.

Mike Shoup- After spending 3.5 years after USNA as a professional flight school student he is a F/A-18 WSO and is on deployment.

Chris and Randy Rentfrow- Married on Mar. 12, 1994 in Oak Harbor, Wash where Chris is stationed with a P-3 squadron.

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Keven Stafford- Out of the Navy and serving as an Assemblies of God missionary in Russia, according to OCF staff Cal and Linda Dunlap.

Dan and Tauria Catlin- Moved to Indianapolis in the Spring of 1994. Dan is now Vice President of Sales & Service at Talent Tree's operation in Indianapolis. Dan has enrolled in the Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Tauria got out of the Navy in Sept 1993 and is enjoying civilian life.

Marie Demel- Left the Navy after a tour at NAPS and is now working in a chemistry-related job in Michigan.

Gene and Laura(Bush) Farnsworth- Living in Phoenix where Laura is a customer service supervisor with AMEX. Jim and Lynn (Johnson) Jones- In Monterey with their daughter Caroline. Both have received their Masters degrees.

Duska Sahler- Working at Candidate Guidance at USNA as a Regional Director Kristin Goodrich- Enjoying the life of a stay-at home mother and has been involved in numerous volunteer activities. Thanks for the long letter Kristin.

Suzanne and Aaron Kushner, Cheryl and Pete Garvin, Brian Treaner and Kim Carilli Aaron Kushner writes as a civilian from the San Francisco Bay Area- the computer mecca of the world- where he just celebrated his second anniversary with Suzanne. Aaron is a Software Engineer for Oracle Inc. Aaron and Brian Treanor served as groomsmen in the wedding of Pete Garvin last year Tom Kubista is getting his post-graduate degree in EW at NPGS, Monterey. Chris Quilty and his wife Karen Somsel Quilty are both out of the Navy and relocated to Chicago. Karen is working as an account executive for Burnett, a prestigous Chicago Advertising firm.

Mike Cuccoio wrote from Marine Bartacks, DC. Mike was the Ceremonial Platoon Commander and was recently moved to the OIC Warfighting Skills program. Tony Faust is the 33rd Co. Officer at USNA. Jamie Gonsalves is working at TBS Quantico. Chris Fraticelli is working up considerable size in Washington DC. Matt Soltis is an F/A Backseater in El Toro, CA. Steve Lambs is working at TAVCS in Quantico. Bob Hogan is at Cherry Point after finishing a three year tour in Okinawa last year Charlie Strassle is somewhere in the Med. aboard

Paul was martied in 1993 at USNA to his sweetheart, Katie. Paul met Katie his Plebe year and they dated for seven years before tying the knot. Congratulations! Among those attending the wedding were Rob Bassett, John St. Clair, Chris Cross, Jim Ronka, Brian Engel, Eric Cheney, Steve Cook and Nick Dienna. They missed Bill Ipock, Jeff Winter, Dave Dowling, Ron Palo, Matt Wessel and a few others.

Dave Dowling was on the Med Cruise with Paul flying his CH-46 out of Guam. Paul also ran across Dawn Hillman in France while her ship the SANTA BARBARA was in port. Chris Cross is finishing his second tour on KITTY HAWK as an F/A-18 LSO. Chris has two incredible children Hanna and Conor Jeff Winter, drop Paul a line to say hello! Word is that Jeff and his wife Joyce are having a great time in Japan. Jeff recently went out to Top Gun for the six week school. Brian Engel is now out in Yuma, AZ flying(gasp) Harriers. Paul Ghyzel left the ship on his way to PAX river for test pilot school. Chris Canterella has enclosed a picture of his family, that is Kerin, Ryan, and Sean.

The Canterellas COOL-MO-T is a ghoul!

Eddie Drew, thanks for the letter about Homecoming and 1 am glad to hear that things are going well in your neck of the woods. Say hello to your wife and drop me a line. SEARMO

at he GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Speaking of GEORGE WASHINGTON, Paul Averna writes from the deck of that fine warship as he finished up his last days of deployment. Aboard the GW with Paul are Steve Dinninger, Glen Zurlo, Greg Pekari, Chris Canterella, Brian Cheeseman, Greg Grubbs, Jim Durso, Pat Owens, Paul Ghyzel, James Dermott and Jon Stevenson.

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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 Hello everyone! As always, I hope this column finds everyone safe and happy in various duty stations, locations, occupations, etc. Have received word via the net from a bunch of Classmates, so on to the news. First, from Kurt Beyer who is flying with an F-14 squadron out of Oceana: As of late the last two '90 reunions took place in New York and San Diego. My high school friends and I have been throwing a big NY city bash for New Years for the past five years (we rent out a club) The party has become so well known that our Classmates John Calvert and Joe Reasonflewout from Call just for the event. John and his Marines are defending the homeland from distant points somewhere in the Pacific at the moment, and Joe is becoming a real live Rocket Scientist at Navy PostGrad school. Doug Rhodes and his wife Cindy commandeered a P-3 and flew from Hawaii just in time for the pre-party-CoUeen Mcfeely joined us from VA Beach where she is the legal officer at VF-IOl. Other Class '90 that have passed through 101 while I have been Mark "Wacky" Burgess, Steve Yeager, Lou Schager, Scott Anderson, Rob Green, John O'Brien, Will Suggs, Steve Trafton, Jerry "Rusty" Wallace, and Dave "Hacker" Lowe, John Doran, and CJ Brady. It feels good to finally start catching up with everyone since I've felt like a part of the Class of 90-1-2 since returning from Oxford.

Let's see....the second '90 reunion occurtcd at a surprise birthday party for Karen Lewis and Dave Holahan's wife Senja in San Diego at the beginning of March. I was in El Centro dropping bombs and went over the hill to meet them. It would have been a great surprise for Karen and Senja, but Dave Mclntyre locked the door and left the lights on, so they pretty much figured out what was going on.

The party was well attended by '90 nonetheless.

Civilian Jerry Haran took a break from guarding American borders to be with us. Fran Utley sent her sister disguised as her, but wefinallyfiguredit out since she wouldn't respond to the name Fran.

Fran eventually showed up and is happy flying S3's. Lisa Bozzelli, Kathy Moody, and Maria Filonczuk also were in attendance. Kathy showed up late and Maria was stuck decorating the entire place and cooking all of the food by herself. Poor Maria, especially after traveling all the way from England just for the party. Alex Garcia was also there causing trouble, and in the end the party was a success.

The Hot Tuna in VA Beach seems to be the local '90 meeting ground. In the past few months I've come across the likes of Lisa Kirkpatrick, Vic Bindi, Terry Bradford, Jeff Renwick, Jon Salkoff and Shawn Cash. If you don't see Jon and Shawn out they're usually riding their waverunners. (No I don't spend all of my time at the Tuna!) Jeff and Diane (Manzoni) Czerewko can also be seen in VA Beach. Jeff is one of the last A-6 drivers, and mmor has it that Diane is with child. I've also heard from Tawni (Petrick) Mercer and she should be having a young one anytime now. Tawni lives in Tampa with her man Mark (88'). I made the mistake of introducing Tawni to my sister down in Florida and now they hang out with each other and talk bad about me! If you spend enough fime in VA Beach, you could also run into the likes of Monty Ashliman, Dave MacDonald, Chuck Berger, Mike Bice, Andy Burden, Rob Gartctson, Rich Hager, Jim Greene, Eileen Haskins, Jim Palumbo, Paul Moody, and Bill White...to name a few. Monty, Chuck, Rob, and Bill are all F-14 types. Rob just got married to a beautiful woman and Bill is dating one (not Rob's of course). Jim Greene married a Russian woman and seems very happy doing the

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E-2 thing. Eileen caused trouble at Homecoming with us and Jim Palumbo is now 6'2". If you want to meet up with Rich just hang out at Mac terminals and airports. That's enough for now. At the moment, I'm out of commission for a few months.

I tore my Achilles Tendon playing basketball and, combined with the torn ACL ligament I'm thinking about just chopping therightleg off completely.

One day I'll get to the fleet. If anyone wants to write my E-mail number is:PNFG85A@Pro digy.com I hope that's good enough Joe. Hope to hear from you soon, and tell me a little about what you're studying. I studied economics while I was at Oxford, so I have a feel for the material. Peace, Kurt Thanks for writing, Kurt! Kurt's E-mail address is "PNFG85A@prodigy.com". Next from Bill Guarini (E-mail address; "N321E@NCTCGW. NAVY.MIL"): After leaving VALLEY FORGE, I came to DC where I am now stationed at COMNAVCOMTELCOM and going to the University of Maryland at nights for my MBA. Some Classmates are trickling into the DC area, with more in Annapolis. Andy Gentry just reported aboard NSA; and will be living nearby. Andy and I have heard Keith Erdmann is heading to Philadelphia in May. Nobody has heard from Pete Nannini in 2 years. According to Brent Marquand, he's breaking hearts in Japan, go figure. Rob Cameron is at NPG doing something, probably w/ computers. Have you heard from anybody in 21st company? I guess we'll see a lot of people at Homecoming. Hope everyone is doing great! Drop me a line on the net so I can catch up with everyone!

Thanks for writing. Bill! Keep in touch. Next from Davida Nelums; Hello Joe, Davida Nelums here submitting some information on some of our Classmates! I'm finally breaking my five year silence. Will Clarke will probably be upset because 1 was supposed to write about his "Farewell to SWO, Hello to SUPPLY" (the real corps) party which turaed out to be a mini '90 reunion. Sorty, Will. But, I'm writing this time for another random mini-reunion which started with a phone call from Lynne Smith during the first week of January. She was calling to get us all together at Guadalajara's on a Friday night. Unfortunately, Carla Meyers and I both missed the event due to some miserable weather including sleet and rain, which hit the area that evening. Carla and I gabbed on the phone for a while, catching up on all the events that have transpired in our lives over the last three years. In the end, we planned another try at getting together the next evening at Takoma Station. Once again, however, the weather caused a cancellation.

Anyhow, we finally got together for a Bullets-Portland massacre (Hey Fran, it's now the NY-San Antonio-Portland connection), church and shopping.

Carla Meyers, Vonda Sykes(formerly Armstrong), significant other, and 1 attended church but the shopping fell through due to a rather slow person whose name begins with V. After church, 1 checked my answering machine and found out that Andre Smith was in town and newly engaged (congrats). He hightailed it over and we crashed Vonda's for a homecooked meal (my compliments to the chef). When 1 retumed home and again checked my machine, I was informed of yet another Classmate's arrival, Darren Morton! What a power (random!) weekend! Also, I just received a postcard from Jon Carriglitto who is returning from a MED cmise and tells everyone hello. Carla Meyers is attached to COMFORT, Vonda Sykes is the Navy Exchange Officer at the Navy Yard in DC, and yours truly is at NAVCOMTELSTAWASH soon to be CIVLANT. As this will probably be my fust and last input to Shipmate â&#x20AC;&#x201D;fair winds and following seas to all '90 grads.

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY! Thanks, Davida! But why does it have to be your last input? Please keep writing when you have the time. Or, you can always call! You have no excuse

since you're now on E-mail! Take care.

Next is more information from the History Department and Harold Katz, professor at large!

Hey Joe, Mike Kostiuk just retumed from a short Westpac. He, Rogene, and the girls just received orders to Fort Meade in Maryland where he will work at NSA. I think he said Dan Tejada has the same orders. Dave Bradley just deployed on KEARSARGE on her (and his) first Med. He will be retuming early to move to PG School in Monterey.

Robby Cannon called me here at USNA. He is working in the Pentagon at OPNAV. He and his wife Michelle live in Gaithersburg, Md. Tim Feldhausen visited Annapolis this past week. Tim, Dave Bryson and I spent the week visiting the various watering holes of Annapolis. Tim is Asst. First Lt on the GEORGE WASHINGTON in Norfolk. The real

reason that he came to visit was his buraing desire to drive YPs from here to Norfolk. Gofigure!Finally, Greg Houldson is heading in to teach rifle for the Spring before leaving the Nav in May or June. Homecoming information is coming!

Also got a brief note from LCDR Jeff Benson who was our 34th Company Officer and reads om column to make sure he can keep track of where we're located. A couple of tidbits of info have the former Anne Kitlbitski now Anne Madsen. She and her husband, Mike, are stationed at David Taylor in Annapolis. Jeff also said Dave Streight is at NPS along with the rest of '90. Thanks for writing, Jeff! Its funny to think that '90 is now playing Company Officer!

By the way, for those in that position at the Academy, 1 hear they have turned it into quite a program where you come out with a masters degree in human resources management! Is this tme?

That was all the information off the net. Next, a letter and picture from James Midkiff who is reporting the birth of his son, James Edward (Jimmy) who was bom on September 25, 1995! ...he has filled our lives with much happiness!

Before Monterey, I was stationed in Norfolk on JosEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) where I was the gunnery officer before becoming Boilers division officer. Raul Gandara was the only other '90 grad onboard. My wife, Lisa, (who I met at the NavyNotre Dame game our senior year) and I are now enjoying life in Monterey. I will finish up my Masters in National Security Affairs this September and be moving to Newport for the November Department Head class. My roommate, Kevin Minton, is doing recmiting duty in Nashville, TN for three years!

James Midkiff and son Jimmy enjoying the beach in Carmel, CA. Congrats on the birth of your son, James! It'll be great to meet the whole family at Homecoming!

Next, a letter from Mike Wilson; I am curtently stationed in Norfolk aboard SUNFISH (SSN-649) and attending engineer school.

Other Classmates onboard are Chris Culver, who is preparing to leave the Navy and to go into the seminary. Troy Jackson will be transferring to Naval Weapons center in Dahlgren, VA. Second

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Company news: Scott Murray and I recently became fathers. Tina and I had Katherine Elizabeth Wilson on January 9 and Scott and Shannon ('92) had Scott Michael Murtay II on January 14.1 also recently saw Derek Cribley who was on the way to decommission OMAHA. I also spoke with "Gumby" Dave Gombas who did so well on his engineers exam that he was "asked" to work at Naval Reactors. Not much else to report! Tina and I can't wait to see everyone at Homecoming!

Scott Murray, Scott Michael Murtay II, Mike Wilson, Katherine Elizabeth Wilson Thanks, Mike. Next is news from the Fleet Home Town News Center; Following are Classmates who have either been promoted or recognized for superior performance of duties. Congratulations to the following for their promotions; Capt. (NAM), Captains Scott Davids, Chris Lovejoy, and Mike Martinez. Each of the following were recognized with various awards for outstanding performance and contributions to their commands; Lts. Kent Schrader, Pat Sanders, Dan Tejada, Ted Scypinski, Jason Burrows, and Capts John Calvert and Robert Liebe. Congrats are also in order for Vincent Fragomene who just completed CEC school!

The following have reported for duty at the stated duty stations; Mike Rein to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, NAS Norfolk, VA. James White to Carrier Airbome Early Warning Squadron 112, NAS Miramar, CA. And, Lawrence Martin to SANTE FE in Groton, CT. Good luck to each of you at your new stations!

Tim Barkdoll (with Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 134), Mark Bauermeister and James White (each with Cartier Airbome Early Waraing Squadron 114) recently retumed from WESTPAC where they were embarked aboard KITTY HAWK. Joshua was with them covering their stem pipe on INDIANAPOLIS. Congrats guys, and its great to have you back safely.

On deployment as I write this, but probably back or on the way back when this column is published, are; Eric Anderson on BELLEAU WOOD as part of the task force which helped withdraw UN forces from Somalia. We have a bunch of guys hanging out around Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina including: Henry Miller and Victor Raspa on ANZIO. Ted

on the Internet. It might be nice to have a Class homepage with the latest information!? Anyone interested in helping out with that idea?

In regards to Homecoming and our reunion, everyone should have received a Class letter with information about our agenda, etc. At this writing, there is nothing I can add that you will not have aheady seen in the letter However, as always, we will continue to use the column as a means of updating information as it becomes available.

For those of us now out of the Navy, here's yet another plug for the new Service Academy Business Resource Directory which can be purchased through the Alumni House for about $30. It is definitely worth the investment if you are in the process of establishing a job hunt network. In my own search, it led me to several USNA Alums who were extremely helpful in every aspect of the job hunt from leads to helping me tailor my resume for specific companies.

Also, many of these same services can be seen on the Alumni House's Bulletin Board System —Over the Wall. Be sure to use as many resources as you can, including family, friends, former colleagues, etc.

That is it for this column. As always, all the very best wishes to everyone in every duty station. Be SAFE and write when you have the time. The letters and cortespondence are what makes this column and our Class one of the best!!

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Pres., LT Richard Brophy USN Sec'y, LT William G. Freehafer USN Patrol Squadron 45, Unit 60172 F P O A A 34099-5918 This month's feature photo is of Tracey Jenkins and his wife Mayumi. Tracey has been stationed at El Toro for a long time, but I first saw him only a month ago when he was out mnning along the side of the road and 1 passed him in my track. Last week we had an amazing Japanese-style dinner in his home. Tracey and Mayumi met while he was stationed in Okinawa over a year ago. They went through the administrative wedding formalities in Las Vegas (the pictures are pretty funny — blue jeans, sweatshirts and one bouquet of flowers, courtesy of

Prince is on NASSAU. On DWIGHT D . EISENHOWER are

David Wasson with Fighter Squadron 32, Brian Huey, Chris Quigley, and Brandon Neisus with Carrier Airborne Early Waraing Squadron 126, and John Byington with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Seven. The Marines are out there too with Scott Benedict with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Get back safely guys!

I think that's it for news from Classmates! Thanks, once again, to everyone for writing in and keeping in touch. You all know by now that I'm a big fan of E-mail as it has made my job here much easier I suspect it has also made it much easier for people to send information since it provides a good work break when we're sitting around the office wasting time.

Just hop on the highway and surf! You know what? 1 just got an idea 1 may play with when I have time some day. We just learned how to make a homepage

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Tracey and Mayumi Jenkins the "Chapel of Love") and then had a more formal wedding celebration with Mayumi's family and

friends in Japan. Tracey is also working on his MBA, while Mayumi takes classes at a local community college. He expects to be stationed at El Toro for about one more year. Even though Tracey said he just hasn't ran into a whole lot of Classmates, he did hook me up with this month's token newsletter from his old roommate, Mark Houff: ...Greetings from Florida! We have now set the Houff longevity record for the most time in one place (almost two years)! Fortunately?!, we will soon be moving back to Virginia (probably in April or early May). Kim continues to work as an Administrative Assistant in Easytrieve Support, Information Warehouse Department of Computer Power Incorporated (CPI) in Jacksonville (whew!). Beginning in January, however, she will be finishing her Florida Teacher Certification by student teaching at a local middle school. (The future of America's youth is in her hands! — scary thought) Kim is still very active at St. Paul's UMC and has been elevated to the "Major League" Handbell Choir. Another major accomplishment (other than readjusting to having Mark around) was to pass Level II Certification in self-defense — that's how she keeps Mark under control.

Kim's lesser half (Lieutenant Mark Houff, thank you very much) returaed from a very exciting six month cmise to the wonderful Red Sea and Egypt in June and has been kept very busy since, as his ship underwent a major shipyard maintenance period. UNDERWOOD will be operating in the Caribbean for the majority of the winter and spring prior to his transfer in April. Mark will be transitioning to Naval Intelligence (?) field and will be attending an eight month "spy" school in Virginia Beach in May. Stay tuned... to see where we'll wind up in '96 (... we're betting on DC).

The rest of this month's article was collectively written by Tina and Chris Nicewarner, Steve Hoffman, Kristi (Keffer, class of 92) Smith and Jen Short, as we all sat around Chris and Tina's living room in San Diego, eating coraed beef, potatoes and cabbage over St. Patrick's Day weekend. St. Patty's Day is big in the O'Nicewamer household. Kristi's husband Mike Smith is flying with his E-2 squadron out of Puerto Rico, doing drag ops along with Bill Freehafer and his P-3 squadron. Jen was counting down the days until Tom Short's retura from his deployment to Guam with SEAL Team Five.

It seems like everyone's on the move right about now. Among the West Coast SEALs, Stewart Smith is going back to Annapolis, to traumatize many a mid no doubt. Nate Smith is deployed to Guam and is getting married sometime soon. Tony Sanchez and wife Christine ("Booda") are moving to Hawaii where Tony will work with a SEAL Delivery Vehicle unit.

Chris Nicewarner is a Series Officer with 3rd Recmit Training Battalion at MCRD, San Diego.

Youngjoon Kim also works with Chris at MCRD. Sounds like an endless Plebe Summer to me.

Back when Saddam was rattling his saber by moving a bunch of military gear toward the border of Kuwait, Chris was sent over to Saudi Arabia for four weeks. Now Chris may have thought that he was on the tip of the spear, defending the entire Persian Gulf region from Iraqi aggression, but he ended up simply doing his part to promote harmony between the U.S. and the Arab world. He was out with a group of Marines looking for shooting ranges in the Saudi Arabian desert when they ran into a Saudi merchant and livestock farmer who invited them in for tea. Now apparently, the tea drinking ceremony is a very big deal in Saudi Arabia, and before too long, Chris and company were sitting around on Persian rugs with their boots off, drinking tea, eating dates and being served by Pakistani servants. They were about to leave, but the Saudi Arabian merchant indicated that he wanted them to stay so that he could kill the fatted goat and have a feast. Nice to see '91 out there improving international relations.

While in Saudi Arabia, Chris ran into Rob Duryea, who is a Marine infantry officer curtently working as an advisor to the Royal Saudi Arabian Marine Corps. Chris also mentioned that John

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Martin is getting married and will be stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sunil Desai is already in Cuba, working as an infantry company executive officer Gib Armstrong is with the Marine security force at Patuxent River in Maryland. He and wife Sharon have a baby due around March 28. Other Classmates who will no doubt be trading in Jeep Wranglers for Minivans, Ford Explorers and other classic grocery-getters include Mimi and Rex Kitely who have a new daughter Alison Monica, and our own Class President, Rich Brophy, whose wife Kara delivered a baby girl in February, Meghan Christy.

In the "Finally Getting Martied" Department we have Mike Borgschulte, whose wedding is April 15th at Camp Pendleton. Walt Finney is also at Camp Pendleton as a FCT leader with 1st ANGLICO (that is, a Firepower Control Team leader at 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company) Leave it to Walt to find the longest title in the Marine Corps. Steve Cantrell is busy flying and deploying with his CH-53E squadron at Tustin.

Chris Languell is an S-3 pilot with VS-41 and is trying to artange a wetting down for '91ers in the San Diego area in May. Now that sounds like a bash with potential, and I'm sure many of the Marines, who will still be waiting to get promoted, will be happy to assist their higher paid Classmates spend part of their first 0-3 paycheck.

I have a note that Will O'Connor will be leaving the MOBILE BAY for Post Graduate School in August. I wouldn't be surprised to see a whole cluster o' Classmates in the Monterey area within the next year or so. I expect you all to get together and send in the dirt on a regular basis. That of course brings me to my regular plug for mail â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I still haven't gotten any. Don't forget to write me; Dave Stohs, Box 50064, Irvine, CA 92619. Even after I move to South Carolina in a couple of months, my mail will automatically be forwarded, so don't be shy.

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Samantha, for those who don't know John, has been his "parlo officer" and has kept him in line for the past 8 years. They finally decided to make it a permanent artangement and got martied after prototype.

2nd Lt Dave Kern, USAF, spent two "lovely" years of undergraduate pilot training in Enid, OK. He has his wings and is now in Charleston learning how to fly the newest toy for the Air Force, the C-17 transport. He loves it. Taylor Thorson is in Texas learning how to fly jets. He wants F/A-18s, and knowing Taylor he should have no problem. He, Tony Mc, and John among others, all made it to the Navy vs. San Diego State game last Sept. It was 3 days of stories about the "good old days" and just a little bit of drinking. It was great to see everyone at the game, we went back out to tailgating after the first half

pilot. 1 later received a letter from her saying she loves it and is doing well in paradise. Others to tie the knot are Lance Lafond, Michelle Salkeld, Bob Lewis, and Jamie D'Allesandro. Chris Lopez is martied and at Pendleton. From what 1 hear Chris (Kib) O'Balle and Rob Szemborski are also coming out to the West Coast.

From Pam McQuade McLoone, she writes on behalf of her husband John McLoone, III. They were martied on 29 December 1993 in her hometown of Morriston, NJ. See the picture of the wedding (Standing;L-R Capt Norm Newcomb, retired, (father of David Newcomb who was deployed, Mark Matthys, Kevin Melody, Jen Stania, Zoe Williams, Jim McCall, Tony Nelipovich, and Tom Muldoon.

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Pres., LTJG. Doug Barber USN USS PETERSON (DD-969) FPO AE 09582-1207 Hello for the last time from the MED, we should be home on April 14th!! I'm not sure what has been happening to the Shipmate articles that I have been writing and submitting. I am very sorry that they have not been appearing, 1 will keep writing.

First we hear from Pat Chrzanowski who is stationed in Yokosuka, Japan on board the BLUE RIDGE. He spent five months as the A-commo, then the last 15 as the MPA. The big news is that he just got married to his longtime girl friend Denise Fosco. They got engaged on top of the Tokyo Tower The wedding was in December He wanted to let 29th company and especially the " 8 " know. His address is [USS BLUE RIDGE LCC-19, FPO AP 96628-3300] [Thanks Pat] From Darren McPherson, 26th company news; Tony McNease finished his Arabian Gulf (AG) deployment on the GARY in April. The OLY (OLENDORF)

relieved the GARY. He received his OOD qual just before deployment and now has his pin. He started out as commo, moved to EMO, and is now AUXO just in time for OPPE. He is in San Diego and looking forward to going back to the East Coast for his next duty station.

Samantha and John Platek have moved up to San Francisco from San Diego SWOS (the first class to go through on the West Coast) where John joined the ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). John got his nuke engineering quals and is now known as CAPT Platek on LINCOLN. He leaves on deployment in March.

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The McLoone Wedding On my way through Guam 1 met several of Carmina Amezcua's RM's (she's commo there), who told me she was getting martied to a CH-46

Seated L-R: June Griffin Ramsay, Deirdre McQuade, Bride Pamela McQuade, Groom John McLoone, Amy McLoone. Currently John is on the ANTIETAM (CG 54) which returned from its six month deploy-

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ment in August and is now in a Major overhaul in Long Beach Naval Shipyard. He is the AUXO.ELO so is very busy. John got his SWO pin along with shipmate Tony Nelipovich during the deployment.

Other news from Pam, David Newcomb just finished a tour on MONTEREY and is now starting nuke school in Orlando. Pete Eisenhower is underwater somewhere in the NORFOLK. Jen Stania recently married Jeff Hubert in Maryland. Tom Muldoon and wife Jeanmarie just had baby #2, Teresa Jean, this last summer Jim McCall deployed in October on the OGDEN. Tony Nelipovich lives only to work on the best cmiser in the Pac Fleet, ANTIETAM, and to see his 65 Mustang refurbished. Tony likes to keep the wardroom laughing at "Hails and farewells" by consistentiy showing up in groovy 70's attire. Pam is curtently the Ombudsman for ANTIETAM, which keeps her busy for the moment. Eventually she is planning to become a Navy Physician. [Thanks Pam]

the BLUE RIDGE, L C C - 1 9 . Tony Gilless is stationed

in Ingleside, Texas. Max Allen is in the Air Force as the Missile Systems Watch Officer in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Steve and Jean thank everyone who made their wedding and congratulate Kurt and Loraine on theirs. Thanks Steve.

Joe Dorrian writes from San Diego. Joe is on the VINCENNES ( C G - 4 9 ) along with Lou Yepez and Bruce Stanley. The VINCENNES is curtently in the shipyards.

In June 94 the VINCENNES went on a WESTPAC deployment operating in the Korean op-area with the KITTY HAWK battlegroup. The VINCENNES stopped in

Singapore, Hong Kong, Pusan, South Korea, and Japan. While in Japan, Joe saw Pat Keane and Kelly Eubanks and ran into Colin Bowser in Singapore.

Lou is the Electrical Officer; Bmce is the Strike Warfare Officer; and Joe is the 1st LT. Thanks Joe. Jeff Juuremeyer writes from San Diego. Jeff is onboard the VANDEGRIFT ( F F G - 4 8 ) . The VANDEGRIFT

returaed from a six month deployment in April. In January, the VANDEGRIFT spent the month doing Maritime Interdiction OPS in an attempt to stop smugglers going in and out of Iraq. Jeff notes that he received his EOOW letter and quotes; "a tme victory for all history majors." Jeff ran into Rob Metz and Joe Santumaro in Bahrain. They are on t h e GETTYSBURG ( C G - 6 4 ) . Ken Krueger is in San Di-

'The Honch" with Dave Jensen, Rod Coward, and Nick Mulligan, Yokosuka, Japan.

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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 Class of '93 would like to congratulate the Class of '95 on their graduation.

Danielle Pico writes from Norfolk, Virginia. She

ego on the JARRET. Thanks Jeff.

In January, the following graduated from Submarine Officer Basic Course at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut; Shawn Sweeny, Scott Overbeck, William McGill, Ryan Kuchler, Scott Thomas, Ben Ash, Steven Matthews, Daniel Shin, Bo Pham, Chad Snyder David Glover Brian Benner, Todd Hofstedt, John Sharpe, Steve Maier Samuel Rumph, John Petroff, Walter Bridgman, Brian Sittlow, Kirk Loftus, George Kollar, Matthew Zerphy, Rick Radonich, Daniel Nyenhuis, and David Ashby.

Mrs. Betty Winslow, the mother of Lisa Winslow, is asking that the members of '93 that attended the memorial service on the Yard to please get in contact with her She can be reached at 15705 B.G. Rd., West, Bowling Green, OH 43402, 419-352-1821. ff you write you will receive an answer Tim Parks is on the OHIO in Washington. He married Jennifer Whereatt ('94) in September in Minnesota, after finishing up graduate school. Congratulations. Thank you Mrs. Winslow.

is onboard the the DWIGHT D . EISENHOWER. Danielle

became the first female to qualify as officer of the deck onboard a Nimitz class carrier Congramlations.

Thanks Danielle.

Steve Himelspach writes from Milton, Florida.

Steve was married 2 July 94 to the former Jean Marie Kinney in Denver Colorado. Congratulations. In attendance were Dave Morgan, Terrance Hand, Kurt Zahnen, Kelly Eubanks, and John Barranco.

Scott Scilabba, Dan Homing, Laura Bajor Cory Culver, Rob Denton, John Bartanco, Ty Simpson, Julie Stopha, Scott Smart, Vinny Johnson, Greg Futch, Max Lohman, Monty Hasenback. Matt Hyde, Nick Melfi, Drew Fitzpatrick, Gary Clement, and Steve are all flying helos at Whiting Field. Jeff Durdin, Sara Dachos, Albon Head, and Chuck Sites are in Corpus Christi. Texas flying props. Mare Drobney, Mark Imblum, Chip DeWalt, Steve Roberto, Jeff Register, and Rob Atha finished up primary in Corpus in March. Dave Morgan and John Boone are in Meridian, Mississippi flying jets.

Matt Testerman and Tim Gallagher are in San Antonio. Texas becoming P-3 navigators. Kurt Zahnen is at NAS Pensacola. Terrance Hand and Winston Jimenez are both in southem Califoraia.

Tertance is back from Twenty-nine Palms and stationed along with Jason Linley. Winston is PAO at MCRD San Diego. Kelly Eubanks is in Japan on

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Himelspach Wedding Until next month 293. Congratulations on LTJG and 1 st LT. Take Care and God bless. Vin.

Is a Wedding in *,^3 your future? %^:\.]l \ S Check out the Alumni House!

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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! Well, I'm back for another news-filled article compiled from letters received from you all, with a little help from the Fleet Home Town News. I just got back from Spring Break, where I spent a full week down south on the sunny shores of Panama City, Florida. I met up with Jason Berger, and we managed to stay out of trouble (for the most part!)

Lance Barnes made a special trip from Georgia to spend a day with us. While walking Front Beach Street, 1 ran into Bill Mallory. He was taking a little break from his pilot training. Now, I'm ready to start back with the Med School studies, greatiy looking forward to the summer when I can put the books down in exchange for a romp in the woods in Quantico for some Combat Medical Training.

My first letter to be included in this article came right after I sent in April's article. Thus, Morgan Paul's letter written Febmary 23rd, may be a little outdated, but the news is just as relevant for you and 1. Morgan writes: I'm writing to you from SWOS, where USNA Class of '94 SWO's are in various classes, schools, and stages of completion. Becky Ingraham (Haase, now!) is here as the head coach for the NAPS track team but she's leaving for supply school this weekend. Stephanie Henson is here and is heading off to Sasebo, Japan next Friday. I'm heading to Seattle, Washington to be on the NiMrrz by mid-March—GO SWO !!! Brenda Sasso (Wallis now). Ralph Rodriquez, Jon Duffy, Eric Duke, Frank Hutchison, and Jen Jones (Cunningham, now!) are San Diego bound and will all report soon. I hear Jennifer Ogilvie, Jerry Ashcroft, Steve Bates, and J.P Pellegrina. They are all in Quantico at TBS. They're finishing up soon. Jen is going logistics and will join Tara Caroselli (SWO) and Karyn Sandell (Intel) in the Little Creek/ Norfolk/ Virginia Beach area. Alex Pease and Melissa Jackson got married this Christmas, as did Jen Jones and Don Cunningham (93).

Mike Graham and Heather Keane got hitched, too. J.P. is getting married on March 4 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the lovely Shannon. Steven (Norman) Bates is going to join the USNA flyboy delegation in Pensacola soon as he managed to snag an NFO billet out of TBS. Christine Westrich did the same. Speaking of Pensacola, the bunch down there are doing fine. Patrick Mowlcs, Greg Jasso, Andy Patterson, Bill Scally, Clint Moxey, Ty Ferrell, Barry Bassell, and Eric Burton all have started and it looks like a bunch will be off in Corpus Christi, Texas soon. Jim Jacobs and Leonardo Day have begun the NFO road, with Rich Jordon.

More SWO news from here: Our December grads finished up okay and Jason Testa, Jimmy Screen, and Alyssa Smith have started SWOS. Jason Van Matre started, too, and they're all doing well. This picture is from a big bash that my section and I threw at my house—including Dan Sameit, Dave Snider, Jon Duffy, Lori Rickert (now Dague), Katie Pruitt. me, Brauna Rosenberg, Kyra Prawlocki, Ralph Rodriquez, Chet Riley, Eric Smith, Brenda Wallis (Sasso '94), Dave Perriera, and others in my kitchen!

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Miagany - Artillery, Debbie Miller - Aviation Supply, Gordon Miller - Infantry, Jen Ogilvie - Logistics, Maria Pallota - Motor Transport, Craig Monroe - Artillery, Brian Murphy - Student Naval Aviator, Adam Musoff - Student Naval Aviator Mark Palmquist - Aircraft Maintenance, James Parker IV - Student Naval Aviator, Jeffrey Pellegrino - Student Naval Aviator Jack Perrin Student Naval Aviator Robert Pugh - Air Traffic Control, Yolanda Ray - Ground Supply, Fred Regan - Air Support Control, Mark Revor - Student Naval Aviator Ernie Robinson - Infantry, John Rochford II - Infantry, Brian Ross - Infantry, John Rucci Student Naval Aviator Phillip Schendler - Logistics, Mark Schneider - Artillery, James Spolyar Student Naval Aviator, Alison Thompson - Student Naval Aviator, Adam Treanor - Infantry, Scott Wadle - Student Naval Aviator, Jason Walker - Infantry, David Wallis III - Infantry, Christine Westrich - Student Naval Aviator, Ahmed Williamson - Communications, Raissa Wilson Disbursing. Congratulations to everybody, and best of success. Semper Fi!

Newport Bash Justin Reeves, George Ball, Paul StangI, Joe Carilli, Sean Clark, and Sean Quinn are heading out to Pearl Harborâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sounds like fun! I'm looking forward to getting out to Seattle. I'll be joining Susie and Erik Ostmo and Sean Kranick who are already there. John Kelly and Brian Cellilii are in Pensacola, as well, getting going on their training track. Also, Cathy Morgan and Meghan Mariman are going straight on deployment to the KEARSARGE. Dave Wallis and Maria Pallotta arefinishingup at TBS soon.

Thanks for the news, Morgan. If anybody wants to write Morgan, here's her address; Morgan Paul, 11145 Voyager Lane NW #DD204, Silverdale, WA 98383.

Leon Hsi (5th) writes to us from Camp Lejeuene.

He's at Financial Management School and finishes up in April, after which he'll work for the Controller's Office, Camp Lejeune. Others in his class include Jeff Hoaglund (3rd Force Service Support Group, Okinawa, Japan), Jim Jackson (Combat Service Support Detachment-16, 1st FSSG, MCAS Yuma, Arizona), and Jeremy Vanderloo (MCB Camp Pendleton, Califomia).

Motor Transport School just graduated from Lejeune February 24th. In that class were Mark Alexander (Pendleton), John Formoso and Angle Islas (3rd FSSG, Okinawa), and Josh Payton (8th Motor T Bn, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune).

Ground Supply School is also at Lejeune, and some Lieutenants attending that are Chico Manning (3rd FSSG, Okinawa), Dave Ruppert (3rd Bn/lst Marine Regt, 1st MarDiv, Camp Pendleton), John Salmon (Lejeune), and Duane Smile (29 Palms, California). They graduate in mid-April.

Other 5th Company Lieutenants are just as busy.

Jake Bell just graduated from the Infantry Officer's Course in Quantico and will be reporting to 29 Palms.

Dana Barnes (Lejeune) and Sinclair Smith (29 Palms) are at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, attending the Army's Artillery School. Jamie Slough has reported to Pensacola for flight training. Ben Bierly (ground supply) and Craig Monroe (artillery) will be graduating from TBS in early March, along with Traci Benjamin (Marine Air).

As for our Navy classmates, Ed Kruk has reported to his ship, the O'BANNON ( D D - 9 8 7 ) , out of Charies-

ton/Norfolk, and John Siegler is at Stanford enjoying civilian life for another year. Marvin Carlin and his wife Shelly (who got martied over Thanksgiving), Gregg Sleppy and his wife Michele, Tim McDougall, Byron Newell, T.J. Staffieri, and Jeff

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Wissell are all down in Pensacola. By the way, Tim got engaged in January to his girlfriend Ann Marie of Baltimore, and Jeff and his fiancee Melissa are getting married in June. In addition, Lori Rickert and her husband Chris Dague ('93) are expecting a child in a few months as are Scott Hornbuckle and his wife Paola, who quietly got married back in June and are in Pensacola. Congratulations to all!

Tom Lenhardt wrote me for the 2nd time to tell me of the TBS graduation of E-Co on Thursday, March 9, 1995. He listed the class and everybody's MOS, with apologies if anyone was missed; Jason A. Abell - Combat Engineer, James A. Aleman Data Systems Officer Erik A. Arrington - Student Naval Aviator Jerry J. Ashcroft - Combat Engineer Ramzey C. Ayachi - Student Naval Aviator W. Duke Baird III - Surface to Air Weapons Officer Chris Baker - Infantry, James Palet - Motor Transport, Stephen Bates - Student Naval Aviator Matthew Bancroft - Student Naval Aviator Traci Benjamin - Student Naval Aviator Damian Bess Combat Engineer, Ned Biehl - Student Naval Aviator, Benjamin Bierly - Ground Supply, Douglas Bird - Field Artillery, Gregory Balek - Logistics, Mike Brooks Jr. - Infantry, Chris Browning - Infantry, Jeanne Buchanan - Student Naval Aviator, Candi Cunningham - Motor Transport, Chris T. Cable - Student Naval Aviator Dayton Calhoun Student Naval Aviator, Douglas Campbell - Student Naval Aviator, Jeff Carpenter - Tank Officer Mike Carter - Student Naval Aviator David Chlebnik Logistics, Gary Devinger - Student Naval Aviator, Jose Dominquez - Student Naval Aviator Doug Dyson - Student Naval Aviator Laura Kratz - Communications (as if talking wasn't her gift aheady!), Charlton Evans - Student Naval Aviator Lisa J. (Schule) Evans - Aviation Intelligence, Jason Frei - Artillery, Chris Frey - Logistics, Kevin Glathar Student Naval Aviator (Baby, you've come a long way!), John Hackel - Infantry, James Hamill - Student Naval Aviator, Brad Hanner - Artillery, Mike Hede - Communications, Sean Henderson - Ground Supply, Ward Jones - Infantry, Amber Lehning Communications, Thomas Lenhardt - Aircraft Maintenance, Garrett Lunde - Student Naval Aviator Robert Mason Jr. - Student Naval Aviator Richard Matyskiela - Student Naval Aviator, Scott Mayfield - Artillery, Peter McCardle - Student Naval Aviator Mike McCarthy Jr. - Infantry, Chris McCranie - Tank Officer James McDonough HI Artillery, Jose Mercado Jr. - Logistics, Ricardo

Thanks to the hard working men and women of the Fleet Home Town News Center I received a large manilla envelope stuffed with news letters telling me of your recent assignments and graduations, greatly adding to the length of this column. The first category of recognition goes to our friends up north in Newport, Rhode Island, where another class completed the Basic Surface Warfare Officer's Course.

The first of the letters littering my desk honor the following Navy Ensigns for their accomplishments; Daniel M. Emery, Jennifer A. Graves, Bryan M. Haas, Scott O. Koenig, Philip N. Campbell, Lori R. Dague, Noel P. Fagan, Christopher L. Caudill, Rafael A. Rodriquez, Sean W. Quinn, Christopher J. Fisher, Matthew D. Friedlander Christopher S. Hannan, Gregory H. Hryniewicz, Katherine E. Pmitt, Sean M. Clark, Joey L. Frantzen, Garth P. DeVries, Todd G. Brill, Michael J. Balow, Michael J. DelGross, Stephanie P. Kogler Chester A. Hom, Armando A. Garza, Brian L. Clark, Kevin D. Borden, Nathaniel J. Strandquist, Kent A. Tertell, Nicole C. Tonnessen, DeAnne J. Wasielewski, Catherine M. Wolo, Morgen Paul, David A. Pawlowski, Joanna L. Spriel, Thomas J. Dixon, Cheston R. Riley, Juliana F. Antonacci, Neil P. Keegan, Andrew C. Barry, Meghan B. Mariman, Danielle L. McNaughton, Andrew T. LaHaie, Michael E. Sharp, Mickey M. Walker, David B. Snider Julie A. Spencer Maxwell J. Luter, Kyra A. Prawlocki, Brenda Wallis, Laura Reagan, Joel C. Robertson, Deanna L. Adams, Daniel S. Sameit, Andrew D. Schmidt, Colin M. O'Brien, and Gregory L. McConnell. The following graduates recentiy completed the Navy's Information Systems Officer course; Tracy L. Clark, Robert W. Tidwell, Tristen G. Rizzi, Jamie C. McGann, and Davd E. Fowler.

This is a five-week course, which is taught at Officer Indoctrination School, Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Mitchell R. Conover recentiy reported for duty with Training Squadron Two, NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Florida. (Anybody else?) Ensigns Arthur P. Growney, James A. Pettit, and Kevin P. Shaeffer reported aboard the guided missile cruiser PRINCETON, homeported in Long Beach, Califoraia. Ensign Jennifer L. Rockwell is now stationed aboard the amphibious assault ship TARAWA, homeported in San Diego, and David J. Salmons reported aboard the submarine tender EMORY S . LAND, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. My pile of press releases next announces the recent completion of The Basic School by the following Marine 2nd Lts.; Brian D. White, Matthew O. Watt, David A. Skinner Douglas W. Glover Bert L. Steele, Christopher M. Swindull, Paul W. Urbine, Andrew C. Eanniello, Charles S. Crase, Charies B. Dockery, Pete B. Dumont, Jeffrey A.

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Symons, Brian T. Bruggeman, John B. Salmon, Jose D. Islas, Allen D. Grinalds, Jeremy C. Vanderioo, Joseph R Buss, Scott K. Horabuckle, Patrick M. Burger James T. Brady, Keith R. Deerkoski, Tyrone H. Fertel, Wesley A. Philbeck, Michael H. Johnson, Scott C. Hurt, Michael C. Boyd, Bryan J. Laird, Shawn P. Cunningham, Jason A. Bell, Jeffrey R. Hoaglund, Gregory L. Ezell, Christopher M. Kennedy, Robert O. Ball, Andrew J. Marcelis, Tertence P. Gordon, Roger A. Hardy, Christopher M. Hartell, Thomas Carlos, Daniel W. Herlihy, Christopher J. Clairborae, Christopher B. Shaw, Chico Manning, Sinclair Smith, David F. Ruppert, David Phillippi, Wade E. Wiegel, Michael J. Perez, Robert V. McMillen, Kevin J. Massett, Patrick M. Turner, Erik T. Nilson, Eric J. Peterson, John F Peterson, Shenandoah Sanchez, Marc A. Alexander Scott W. Vogt, Seth E. Yost, David J. Smith, Victor W. Argobright, Eduardo B. Rizo, Michael R. Sireci, Leon Hsi, Jamieson J. Slough, Sean N. Day, Michael J. McGurt, Bartt G. Greene, Michael T. Nelms, Philip H. Dwyer, Randolph G. Pugh, Eric T. Burton, Matthew L. Thomas, Steven C. Payne, Marc H. Morgan, Mark W. Zipsie. 2nd Lt. Duane F. Smile recentiy reported for duty at the School of Infantry, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

2nd Lts. Eduardo Rizo, Gregory Ezell, Tyrone Ferrel, and Scott Hornbuckle recently reported for duty with Marine Aviation Training Support Group, Naval Technical Training Center, Corty Station, Pensacola, Florida. And finally, the last of my Marine Corps press releases tells of 2nd Lt. James F. Jackson recently reporting for duty with Combat Service Support Detachment 16, 1st Service Support Group, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona.

I'm sure that I'll soon be receiving another batch of notices about graduations and assignments to add to this incomplete list. Oh, and I have one last matter to address. Kelly Shekitka was a littie upset that 1 didn't mention his name in the last issue, so this should make him feel better Well, that's about all 1 have for now. 1 did get an interesting letter from Lucille Hixon right before Spring Break, telling us all about Chad's life since graduation. It brought a smile to my face, and I'll be sure to include it verbatim in the next column. But for now, I'll try and allow some room for the other classes to include their articles. I don't want them to get too jealous about the length of our column compared to their's! Have a great spring '94, and I'll be back with another great article in June. Take care and God bless. C-ya! Jim

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Pres., Ens. John Fleet, USN Sec'y, Ens. Don Jamiola, USN Physical Education Department, USNA Annapolis, MD 21402-5021, (410) 293-2205 Before you leave the Yard this month, I want to welcome each of you to the Alumni body and as members of the Alumni Association. You will continue your contact with your Class, the Academy and the Alumni Association through receipt of Shipmate by virtue of your being Life Members of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Let me begin by saying that Life Membership is probably one of the smartest steps you have taken in your young careers. Every day I hear some "old timer" say, "I wish that they had had a Life Membership program at the Academy when 1 was a Mid!" The kernel of the lament is that they think of all the money they would have saved had they bought a Life Membership when dues were S3 a year and Life Shipmate, May 1995

Memberships were less than $50. It would have been the best investment they could have made.

But saving a few dollars is hardly the biggest advantage of Life Membership. The biggest advantage is that henceforth and forever you are part of a dynamic, growing Alumni Association whose members have a common interest and background which can never be lost.

Your Life Membership funds are invested and only that amount needed to administer your membership is withdrawn annually from accumulating interest.

At some time in the distant future when the actuarial tables determine it is opportune, part of the principal will be withdrawn annually.

I'm often asked, "What does membership accomphsh?"

First, it gives your Association greater strength and capability to aid and support the Naval Academy programs not covered by govemment appropriated funds. Some examples of this are support of EGAs and intercollegiate sports, bricks and mortar such as Alumni Hall and the new Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center, faculty development, and more. Without the financial help of those who had gone before, you would have been deprived of these and numerous other things.

Second, membership entities you to vote in all national elections, giving you a voice in Association policy and administration.

Membership makes you eligible for special benefit programs, such as group investment plan, group term life insurance, group hospitalization insurance and group travel tours, the Alumni Assn. electronic bulletin board "Over the Wall," and the Career Transition Program.

If you are a member of a local Chapter your National membership counts in determining those Chapters with the greater number of National members and thus placing a representative on the Board of Trastees.

Finally, but hardly least, is your perpetual subscription to Shipmate. Shipmate, published ten times each year, is the communication link between the Alumni Association and the Alumni as well as between and among Classmates. In two months, your Cortesponding Secretary's first column will appear in this space.

It should appear here regularly each issue for decades to come. You can read about your comrades from Mother B as they progress through life and the Naval Service. Your own name should and will appear here often, depending on how conscientious you are in reporting on your activities to your Class Correspondent. Do it often and regularly. Your Classmates want to know about you just as you want to know about them. The Secretary can't write in a vacuum. If he has to, then it becomes his column not yours â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Class of '95.

One further word about Shipmate. It won't get to you if we don't have a cortect address. The post office will not forward matter which is mailed with second class postage. This includes magazines such as Shipmate. It is generally assumed that the post office forwards the mail of all military personnel who have changed station because of official orders. This, when observed, only applies to military addresses, not a civilian address ashore. This forwarding is more often observed in the breach than in actuality. WHAT WE NEED IS YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS. THIS MEANS THAT YOU MUST GIVE IT TO US EVERY TIME YOU MOVE. Please don't assume that just because you are on active duty, DoD will tell us where you are. It doesn't work that way. YOU MUST TELL US YOUR ADDRESS. During the first few months after graduation, until you reach your ultimate ship or duty station, there will be many interim addresses and temporary duty stations. Don't hesitate to notify us of each and every one. Our computer can make the

change in milliseconds and as often as you tell us to.

There is no limit on the number of address changes in any given period. Make it a point to notify us as soon as you arrive at a new station no matter how temporary it is. We'll have the next issue of Shipmate, and in the Fall your Lucky Bag, get to you there, before you move again. I cannot emphasize this too strongly; LET US KNOW AS SOON AS YOU HAVE A NEW ADDRESS!!!! We will then assure that your record is accurately maintained here at headquarters. Call 1-410-263-4448 every time you move.

Welcome aboard!

R. Brandquist '60 Captain USN (Ret.) President and CEO

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HOIVIE FOR HoiViECOlVIING *95 OCTOBER 19-22 To CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF USNA. WATCH SHIPMATE FOR DETAILS.

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Call 410-263-4448 to give us your new address.

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Chapter News ALABAMA Huntsville Donald L. Horvath '56 496 Highland Drive Madison, AL 35758-1366 (H) (205) 461-7012

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

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Chapter Mr Daniel H. Musselman '60 14721 Redhill Avenue Tustin, CA 92680 (H)(W) (714) 258-1173 (F) (714) 730-0815 1995â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the 150th USNA Anniversary Come To The 150th Birthday Ball In La! The LA Summer Schedule; May 16 May 0730 San Feraando Valley Business Breakfast Club meeting, Don Plum's Family Restaurant 18 May 0730 ILASC Business Breakfast, Beveriy Hills Hilton, Speaker-Director UCLA Forecasting (310-535-3095) 24 May 1800 Chapter Board Meeting, Long Beach O'Club June 13 June 1130 Business Luncheon, MCAS El Toro O'Club 15-18 June Reunion West '95 (formerly June Week West) 15 June 0730 ILASC Business Breakfast, Beverly Hills Hilton, Speaker-Ron Unz, Calif Gov candidate (310-535-3095) 20 June 0730 San Feraando Valley Business Breakfast Club meeting. Holiday Inn, Woodland Hills July 11 July 1130 Business Luncheon, MCAS El Toro O'Club 18 July 0730 San Fernando Valley Business Breakfast Club meeting, Don Plum's Family Restaurant 20 July 0730 ILASC Business Breakfast, Beveriy Hills Hilton, Speaker-Fred Sands, Realtor (310-5353095) Late July Summer Social BBQ and Tour El Toro MCAS Museum, or Early August August 8 Aug 1130 Business Luncheon, MCAS El Toro O'Club 15 Aug 0730 San Fernando Valley Business Breakfast Club meeting. Woodland Hills Holiday Inn More To Come (With Your Help)!

Let's Hear Your Ideas!

1995 Chapter Membership Drive Never too late to get in those 95 dues! The results of the National Association annual headcount ranked

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Los Angeles Chapter seventh. Since we are ranked in the top twelve, we will once again be represented on the Board of Trastees. We had almost 400 members in 1994 and the early 1995 results (remember we have to write these columns more than two months in advance) show us ahead of last year's membership rate but still about 100 behind (as of early March). So, if you haven't joined up for '95, DON'T DELAY! We need your participation so we can do all the events you want.

LA Chapter Movers And Shakers On 8 March, the new '95 Chapter Board met to approve the budget. Thanks to your great response to the membership drive it looks like your Board can continue to provide the great schedule of events you have come to expect of the Los Angeles Chapter Thanks to the extra effort of members like; Bill Goodwin '67, Lindsey Kough '88, John Severino '74, Nick Madigan '81, Sean Freeman '83, we are doing more and more. But we still need more of you to get involved and there are lots of meaningful jobs available which don't require a large time commitment. 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.

LA Chapter Metropolitan Committee During Ron Brandquist's visit to SoCal in March he made special time available to meet with the Metropolitan Committee which assists the National Development Committee in raising funds to support USNA. The Metro Committee is focusing its efforts on the 150th Birthday Ball and using it as a vehicle to launch a sustained fund raising effort in SoCal. Mike Wray '85, Lindsey Kough '88, Steve Shatynski '83, Dan Stmble '83, Pat Mclheth '74 and Danny Musselman '60 are blazing new trails which we hope will establish LA Chapter as the "model Chapter" for USNA Development efforts. Can you help?

Upcoming Events Take your pick. If you aren't attending our events now, give us a try. Or do your own! Be a part of it!

Reunion West '95 (Formerly June Week West) This year's gala celebration will be held in romantic San Francisco at the Pare 55 Hotel near Union Square. The format planned by the San Francisco Chapter includes a full weekend of socializing, sports, partying and taking in the fabulous sights of the Bay City. This is an easy weekend trip for Angelinos so let's support our sister Chapter in a big way and get up to NoCal for fun and games 15-18 Jun. The Supe, ADM Chuck Larsen USN '58, will be at the Alumni Assembly and the Dinner Dance on 17 June. For information on reservations contact 'Dad' Dadisman '47 at 408-997-1756. (More details available elsewhere in this issue.)

Summer Social This summer's big event will be held at the Air Museum 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 staff is all superbly qualified as 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. After a leisurely tour of the exhibits and aircraft we will gather nearby for a Barbecue. Brown-shoes will undoubtedly be reliving past exploits using their hands;

Black-shoes will scoff but be impressed nonetheless.

Come on out and enjoy this wonderful facility before it too moves away from our Chapter borders.

Our honcho is Lee Cohen '82. Watch the Newsletter for details and/or call Lee directly at 714-833-8139 Wine Tasting Tour First announcement for the '95 tour of Callaway Vineyards. This event may creep up on you so mark 16 Sep on your calendars. The LA winos (oops, that's wine gourmets) will rally for a trip to Temecula for winery tour, tasting session and picnic. Our duty ballof-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! See the Chapter Newsletter for details (more to come).

Business Luncheons And Breakfastsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Join The Network!

Orange County The Business Luncheons are held on the second Tuesday of each month at El Toro MCAS Officers Club. These Luncheons bring out a good number of USNA alumni, friends, and colleagues from USMA and USAFA. The April luncheon speaker was CDR Harry Flynn USNR, a Public Affairs Officer assigned to NAVINFO West which interfaces with celebrities for military promotional shows.

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. All 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 and have a guest speaker the other month when we go to the Woodland Hills Holiday Inn. The April Breakfast featured CAPT Scott Beachy USN '66, the Commanding Officer of Port Hueneme Division of Naval Surface Warfare Center Bill Goodwin '67, Lindsey Kough '88, Pat Mcllrath '74, Dartell ConU-eras '92 and the other SFV Breakfast Club members are generating lots of enthusiasm in the Valley. If you live/work in western LA County, San Fernando Valley, or eastern Ventura County, Woodland Hills is a very doable location. Get on the mailing list so you will know what is planned for the upcoming months.

Event Reports Shipmate deadlines being what they are, we promise to provide reports on the following spring events in the next edition of LA Chapter News: Army-Navy Goofy Golf The Fourth Annual Southern California ArmyNavy Golf Classic at El Toro Marine Golf Course held 20 April. Army won the first, second and third year (when the final outcome after all that golf was determined by a flip of the coin). Of course Army has three Chapters to our one but this year is our turn. Stay tuned for the results.

Service Academy Challenge The March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon in Huntington Beach on 29 April featured a Service Academy Challenge. We converted our friendly rivalry into a fund raiser for a wonderful cause. News of how the Navy Shipmate, May 1995

team fared to follow in the next Shipmate.

Blue Angels Reception On the evening of 27 April, LA Chapter got up close and personal with the Blues at the El Toro O'Club. Celebrity news and turnout to be provided along with all the happenings at the annual gala Air Show.

New Football Coach For '95 The Big Blue Team will have a new look for '95 under the leadership of Navy's new Football Coach, Charlie Weatiierbie. Charlie and many of the new coaching staff come to Annapolis from Utah State where he fielded a potent offense which took the Big West Championship. Prior to going to Utah State, Weatherbie was an assistant at Arkansas for two seasons and at Air Force for six seasons and Wyoming for two seasons. In college, Weatherbie was the starting quarterback for Oklahoma State from '74-76 leading them to bowl victories over BYU and the Big Eight co-championship. Following college he played professional football with the Chargers, Oilers and three teams in die CFL. BEAT ARMY! See you at The Barn!

That's all for nowfiromShakeytown. Out. Steve Andres '67

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 A joint dinner meeting was held with the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter on 1 Febmary at Travis AFB. Chapter attendees were Joyce and John Haynes '55, Connie and Dave McKie '66, Carolyn and M. O. Slater '42, Jean and Wayne Harbarger Jr '47, Frank Blake '68, Rosemary and John Lally '56, Gerte and Steve Berg '66, Jack Everett '64, Denny Joyce '61, Kaye and Ann Kiddoo, Marion Logan 43, Rita and James McHugh, Penn, 51, and Vince Nahr '65.

The March meeting was also a special event, a potluck at M.O. Slaters. The large tumout included Lorma Andrews, Mary Lee Axtell '48, Frank Blake '68, Jack Burtil '38, Gerre and Steve Berg '66, Corynn Converse '59, Cay Drachnik, Janet and John Daniel '43, Joyce and John Haynes '55, Jean and Wayne Harbarger '47, Melinda and Denny Joyce '61, Joanne and Doug Kinney '54, Rosemary and John Lally '56, Lindsey and Marion Logan '43 and their guest Russell, Rita and Jim McHugh, Penn, '51, Connie and Dave Mckie '66, Jean and Wally Nelson '35, Lynn and Larry Pierce '38, Lynne and Ted Robinson, Betty and Bill Spencer '47, and Carolyn and M.O. Slater

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Pensacola 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

RADM William D. Daniels USN (Ret) '54 30700 River Road Orange Beach, AL 36561 (H) (205) 981-8717

Santa Barbara Chapter Maj Gen Philip J. Conley, Jr., USAF (Ret.) '50 930 Camino Viejo Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1920 (H) (805) 969-9639

COLORADO David M. Govan '53 1607 Lakeshore Drive Ft. Collins, CO 80525-2420 (H) (303) 223-6104 (W) (303) 236-7185

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 RO. Box 4307-1000 PA324 Santa Ana, Costa Rica (W)011-(506) 24-43-25 FAX; 011-(506) 24-20-17

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) LCDR Susan S. Welch, USN '80 5310 Foxwood Drive Sarasota, FL 34232-5612 (H)(813)923-2771

Orlando Chapter San Diego/Coronado Chapter CDR Terrence J. McKearney, USN '73 ll917DeerfootRoad San Diego, CA 92131-1555 Dedicated Message Phone; 619-463-USNA (H) (619) 693-3998 (W) (619) 692-0558 (F) (619)692-3161

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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 LCDR Jeffrey B. Jerome, USNR '79 3912 S. Ocean Boulevard, Apt. 111 Highland Beach, FL 33487-3312 (H) (407) 272-7205 (W) (407) 994-1191

Southeast Florida LtCol Kenneth J. Duckworth, USAFR '62 5201 SW 163rd Avenue Davie, FL 33331 (H) (305) 434-6634 (W) (305) 558-5300

Florida Space Coast Chapter COL Harvey Taffet, USAF (Ret) '54 502 Eleuthera Lane Indian Harbor Beach, FL 32937 (H) (407) 773-0863 The Febmary meeting of the chapter was held at Nick's Steak House in Melbourne Beach and featured Ron Brandquist '60, the president and CEO of the Alumni Association as our guest speaker Ron gave us an insight of what's happening at the academy and the Alumni Assn. upon completion of his talk, Harv Taffet' 54, chapter president presented Ron with a framed color photo of a shuttle at liftoff from Kennedy Space center The group welcomed back George Cairnes '35, who had recently recovered from a long illness and wished Hank Araold a happy birthday in absentia. Dorothy had planned a celebration for Hank, but due to his being 'under the weather' he couldn't make it. As per the chapter tradition, John Crampacker led the group in a verse of "Navy Blue and Gold" at the conclusion of the meeting.

Among those attending were Betty and Charles Allsop '42, Liz and Vince Anania '45, Dorothy Arnold ('36), Eleanor and Mike Belensky '46, Bobbie and Alf Bergesen '45, Kate and Tom Blake '49, Liz and Bob Brand '44, Janet and Ron Brandquist '60, Janet and Tom Burke '57,George Cairnes '35 and guest Polly Paddock, James Cartington '53, Dori and Ted Clark '46, Lacy and Frank Clifford '48, Vera and JohnCrumpacker '31, Dorothy and Neff Dietrich '47, Betty and Dick Dolliver '57, Jeanette and P.C. Gale '45, Carolyn and Herb Gates '48, Swede Hansen '56, Nancy and Jack Hart '53, Ray Hartell '27, Cynthia Holley ('30), Mae and John Heintz '44, Betty and Dick Jeffrey '39, Anne and Frank Keith '47, Frances and Bob Kirshner '44, Sam Major '39 and guest Mims Sitko, Ellen and Lou Marckesano '47, Gene and Tom Murphy '39, Babs Myers ('38), Susan and Red Orbeton '45, Jean and Henry Ortland '46, Ed Pemsluha '57, Peg and Pete Peterson '56, Eleanor and Dwight Raymond '42, Suzy and Gerry Rester '45, Isobel and Griff Scarborough '42, Betty and Dutch Spanagel '53, Terry and Joe Sleekier '58, Marylyn and Bob Stricter '41, Bill Stutt '49, Becky and Chuck Sueur '46, Betty Sullivan ('27), Joan and Harv Taffet '54, Norma and Joe Taylor '49, Alice Vaughn ('33), Peggy and Bill Welch '55, Ruth Wildman ('19), Lois and Zeke Zellmer '44.

Tampa Bay Chapter LtCol Malcolm R. Fossett, Jr, USAF (Ret.) '58 386 Buckingham Place Palm Harbor, FL 34684 (H) (813)787-6348

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Atlanta Chapter

Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter

Omaha Chapter

Whit Livingston '68 4932 Powers Ferty Road, NW Atianta, GA 30327-4607 (H) (404) 256-6428 (W) (404) 455-4778

LCDR K. E. Kolarcik, USN (Ret.) '68 5912 Centerwood Drive Crestwood, KY 40014-9195 (H) (502) 241-1274

CAPT C. R. Quigley, USN '75 905 Evergreen Ave Bellevue, NE 68005 (H) (402) 292-4819 (W) (402) 294-4130 Our chapter is trying to "reach out and touch" all the grads who we think are in the vicinity. The computer printout provided by the Alumni Association shows over 200 grads within a reasonable driving distance, yet we have only 15-25 members show up for our monthly luncheons at the Offutt Officers Club! We have recently elected new chapter officers who would like nothing more than to re-invigorate our chapter with "new" members who want to build ties with fellow grads in the Heartland. Give us a try! Contact CAPT Craig Quigley at the phone numbers listed above or LCdr Rick Hartman at 402-2947726 (work) to get more info. We hold monthly luncheons (normally first Tuesday) with a variety of speakers at the Offutt AFB Officers Club, and are in the process of planning our spring and summer activities — some professional, some purely social — and we'd love to have you join us! Hoping to hear from you!

Craig Quigley '75

HAWAII CAPT Harvey Gray, Jr, USN (Ret.) '52 1117 Akumu Street Kailua, HI 96734-4012 (H) (808) 261-9722 (W) (808) 423-1341 OR Jim Anderson,' 85 (808) 455-7722

ILLINOIS Chicago Chapter Charles C. Jett '64 1113 N.Irving Wheaton, IL 60187-3842 (H) 708-653-3433 (W) 708-682-5388

INDL\NA Indianapolis Chapter CDR George D. Steel, USNR '75 10627 Indian Lake Boulevard hidianapolis, IN 46236-9532 (H) (317) 873-1374 (W) (317) 923-5396 Thursday, March 9, 1994, the first meeting of the year was held. A tour of the Indiana War Memorial was followed by dinner at the Heslar Naval Armory Mess. Colonel John Murphy, USMC (Ret) led the tour and provided the chapter the opportunity to see areas not generally open to the public. The Indian War Memorial was built in the 1920's for $20 million. It would cost in excess of $250 million to build a similar stmcture today. Engraved in the memorial is the name of every Hoosier veteran who served in World War I. It is the home of the largest collection of Civil War Battle Flags outside the Smithsonian.

Located in downtown Indianapolis, many functions are held at the memorial every year including the annual Veterans' Day Banquet.

In attendance were Mr and Mrs. Bill Ullrich '44, Paul Beam '47, John Virts '48, Don Steel '75, Tom Ryan '80, J.J. Stenzoski '80, and Brad Rowe '82.

CDR Stenzoski recently moved to Indianapolis to become XO of NAWC. Many of the local Alumni are members of the fund raising committee for the USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) Memorial. Winner often battle stars, the INDIANAPOLIS survived a kamikaze attack during the battle of Okinawa. The INDIANAPOLIS was the last ship sunk in World War II after delivering the first atomic bomb to Tinian. Of the 880 men who went in the water only 317 were alive to be rescued after three days.

This summer the Memorial will be dedicated on the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking. The survivors have been meeting in Indianapolis for several years and will be here for the dedication. The local chapter will help sponsor a reception for the survivors, their families, and the families of those perished.

The Chapter meets quarterly on Thursday evenings at the Heslar Naval Armory Mess, 1802 West 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208.

Tom Ryan '80

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LOUISIANA New Orleans Chapter LCDR Anthony T. Capasso, USNR '84 4430 Lennox Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70131-8348 (H) (504) 392-5872 (W) (504) 392-5735

MARYLAND Annapolis Chapter LtCol William R. Roll, USMC (Ret.) '62 18 College Avenue Annapolis, MD 21401-1604 (H) (410) 268-9287

Baltimore Chapter LT Steven G. Young, USNR '84 14 Silversage Court Cockeysville, MD 21030 (H) (410) 771-1150 (W) (410) 821-7700/800-3682558

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 Las Vegas Chapter

MASSACHUSETTS Boston Chapter CAPT Peter W. Grieve, USMCR '77 51 Asbury Street Topsfield, MA 01983 (H) (508) 887-2823 (W) (800) 252-1852

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NEW JERSEY Monmouth County Chapter LtCol Robert L. Vogt, USMC (Ret.) '59 50 Polly Way Middletown, NJ 07748-3189 (H) (908) 671-9330 (W) (908) 842-8647

Detroit Chapter Arthur W. Bryant '66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, Ml 48236-1311 (H) (313) 885-2174 (W) (313) 322-6452

MINNESOTA Minnesota (Upper Midwest) Chapter LCDR Robert C. Sauer, USNR(Ret) '58 112 North Heritage Circle Burnsville, NM 55337-2610 (H) (612) 890-6183 (W) (612) 954-6711

NEW MEXICO CDR James A. Dickey, USN (Ret.) '56 8523 Rio Grande Boulevard, NW Albuquerque, NM 87114-1226 (H) (505) 897-9200 (W) (505) 843-6331 (505)843-8189

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NEW YORK Albany Chapter CDR Robert G. Smith, USNR '73 2061 Benson Avenue Box 257 Minetto, NY 13115-9999 (H) (315) 343-0088

MISSOURI St. Louis Chapter John R. Boley '63 5 Sunnymeade Lane St. Louis, MO 63124-12721 (H) (314) 991-4348 (W) (314) 982-2432

Central New York Chapter LT JG Edward A. Alberts, USN '85 RR 3, Box 406A Oswego, NY 13126 (H) (315) 342-1930 (W) (315) 448-3373

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New York Chapter

Pittsburgh Chapter

Richard C. Zino '67 PO Box 2077 Larchmont, NY 10538 1-800-234-USNA

William E. Otto'71 4105 Tartan Court Murt^svtile, PA 15668-1045 (H) (412) 325-4281 (W) (412) 434-8682

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

PHILIPPINES Philippine Chapter COMO Carlos Agustin PN '60 Philippine Coast Guard 139 25th Street, Port Area AS865 Philippines Manila (H) (63-2) 48-32-07 (W) (63-2) 48-55-10

RHODE ISLAND Newport Chapter

OHIO Akron Chapter George B. Garton '59 1616 Pauh Street 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

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.) '34 411 NW 14TH Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103-3510 (H) (405) 235-0234

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

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CAPT James M. Conway, USN (Ret.) '55 50 Ayrault Street Newport, RI 02840-2728 (H) (401) 847-5039

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Chapter CAPT Richard A. Dalla Mura, USN (Ret.) '51 839 Bridgepoint Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-2849 (H) (803) 884-3896 With the closing of the Naval Base here, things started to go "you know where" in a handbasket. A lot of our members were leaving the area for new duty assignments. However with the election of our new president, Dick Delia Mura '51, the "can do" spirit has raised this sinking ship and we are once again under full sail.

Under Dick's able leadership, a new Constitution and By-Laws have been adopted. Spearheaded by Jim Kenney '58, our mission and objectives have been clearly defined.

With an updated list of USNAA' s in the area, thanks to the hard work of Jim Kenney and our Secretary, Ed Drew '89, membership and meeting attendance is on the rise. We are seeing an increase in our members attending with their spouses and/or guests. Incidentally, Dick Delia Mura was married in December and his new wife, Cathy, is a regular at our meetings.

Our social activities this year consisted of a "BEAT ARMY" party Dec. 3, hosted by the Delia Murasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; A great party with a sad ending. GO GET 'EM, CHARLIE WEATHERBIE ! Next on the calendar was a Christmas party hosted by Jim and Danielle Kenney at their lovely home in Stone Ferry. We wish to extend a very warm and sincere "thank you" to the Delia Muras and to the Kenneys for inviting us to their new and beautiful homes for these events.

The hard work of Ed Drew is paying dividends at our meetings. Our speakers have been timely and informative, keeping step with our mission and objectives. Examples are: Captain Ron Brandquist, President, USNAAA; Admiral Jim Flatiey, CEO Patriots Point, one of South Carolina's major attractions, which features the cartier YORKTOWN, CV-10, and a lasting memorial to our men and women who have given thejr^ lives in the line of duty; and

Madeleine McGee, Executive Director Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority.

At our next meeting, being held jointiy with the Charleston Navy League, the speaker will be Commander John Hammerer Pco PAUL HAMILTON (DDG60), the new Arleigh Burke class destroyer which is to be commissioned here on May 27, 1995. Several of our members have volunteered to serve on the commissioning committees and Admiral Jim Flatiey once again stepped forward to lead those committees. I, a volunteer who has never been to a commissioning before, had a real eye opener It's amazing to see all the hard work, planning, timing, coordinating with various goveraing bodies both civilian and military, fund raising and ceremony that's involved with putting one of our ships in the water By the way, our Alumni Association and the Charleston Navy League could use your support to ensure that the crew of the PAUL HAMILTON and their families enjoy this great Naval Tradition. Please send tax deductible donations to; USS PAUL HAMILTON, Commissioning Committee, PO BOX 38066, Charleston, SC 29414. Make checks payable to DDG-60 / USNAAA. Thank you.

Our final meeting of the year, again a joint meeting with the Navy League, will feature Admiral Charles Larson, Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, on May 19, 1995.

With the closing of the Naval Base, all of our meetings are being held at the Charleston Air Force Base Officer's Club. The accommodations are fine, the food is good, the programs are great, and the camaraderie is superb. "Ya all come, Ya hear!"

In attendance at our last meeting was; Audly McCain '43, Jerry Nuss '47, Bill Wright '49, Dave Emerson '50, Dick/Cathy Delia Mura '51, Dick Gregory '52, Tom Mayberry, '53, Al Baciocco '53, Don Lovell '53, Bob "Fuzzy" Knight '53, Tim Taylor '54, Dwight Agnew '54, Lew Diley '54 with guest Bob Riordan, Jim Flatley '56, Ron/ Barbara Baker '57, Stanley/Joyce Strickland '57 with guests Robert/ Betty Eraser, Jim Kenney '58, Nelson Springer '59, Frank Kirk '61, Bill Bart '66, Edward Futch '66, Bill Nold '71, Jim Beltz '73, Mike Partott '79 with guest Al Stoll, Timothy Seibert '83, Russel Lamb '86, Ed Drew '89.

Our secretary, coordinator and general work-aholic is Ed Drew '89. If you need more information or coordinated, call Ed. ( You can call me too, but I'm a new kid on the block. My number is 803-7684852.)

Have a nice summer, Ron Baker '57

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 99

Knoxville Chapter CAPT William O. Rentz, USN (Ret.) '55 Routes, Box 186U Kingston, TN 37763-9317 (H) (615) 376-1468; (W) (615) 574-9864; (F) (615) 574-5086 The Knoxville area monthly lunch bunch of USNA Alumni met at a new location on Wednesday, March 1, 1995, at the Holiday Inn on Cedar Bluff Road in West Knoxville. In attendance were; Rufus Hailey '44, Cecil Simpson '44, Bill Francy '46, Bill Clark '48, Bill Rentz '55, Jim Bibb '57, Ralph Martin '64, Rich Cataldi '69, Tom Gorman '73, Mark Kohring '73, Rudy Escher '78, John Wilkens '87, Phil Phillips '88.

The consensus was to keep meeting at this location for a few months to see how attendance compares to our previous meetings in Oak Ridge. The group intends to repeat this luncheon on the first Wednesday of every month at the same time and location, at the Holiday Inn at Cedar Bluff, right next to the Cedar Bluff exit on Interstate 40. Next luncheon is Wednesday, April 5.

In addition, the group has decided to meet socially with spouses or significant others on the third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 pm at the same place, the Holiday Inn Cedar Bluff, for cocktails and buffet starting Wednesday, April 19, 1995. We'll keep it up every month as long as there is interest. Join us for a grand time and a super group of folks.

Alumni keep drifting in and out of the Knoxville/ Oak Ridge, and they hear about our gatherings one way or the other and especially through Shipmate, for which we are tmly grateful. We also owe a debt of thanks to Rudy Escher '78, who has automated our mailing list for the area, specifically zip codes 377XX, 378XX, and 379XX. If you are in the area and not on our list and want to join us, let Rudy or me know. We would be delighted to have you join us. Rudy has mailed out cards reminding us of the events and locations. Some of us need more reminding than others. Thanks, Rudy, for your enthusiasm and tme Alumni spirit!

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 RO. 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 Capt. Ron Brandquist, USNR, President USNA 100

Alumni Association visited with Houston Chapter members on Friday, March 3rd. He reported that Admiral Larson is making his presence felt as the new USNA Superintendent. The Navy basketball team is very competitive in the Patriot League. Also, there seems to be a renewed spirit among the Navy football players with the selection of a new Coach.

In short, there is an air of optimism as USNA approaches its 150th Birthday. Captain Brandquist reported on the Alumni's Association's "career transition" efforts including the two Career Conferences.

The attempts at helping our shipmates transition to civilian jobs seem to be very well received as measured in the recent Alumni Survey. We were also reminded that due to past legislative changes, the '96 USNA graduates will have a six year military commitment. Also, '97 USNA graduates will receive reserve (instead of "regular") commissions. This was a another great opportunity for Houston area alumni to meet the President of our Alumni Association. All you Houston area "lost at sea" shipmates could have been there —if we had you on our "mail/fax/call Hst"!!

March's luncheon...the following shipmates attended our march 3rd; Carter Conlin, J. P. (Jim) Fredericksey, Randall Boyd, Ken Waldorf, John Tyler Andrew McKinney '44, R. J. Dzikowski '45, Jeff Donaldson '47, Dan Mahoney '47, Zeb Afford '48, Walt Lamb '55, Dick Westfahl '59, Neil Block '61 and Gina Block, Curt Gibby '61, Greg Mather '62, Marty Block '64, Jeff Hogan '64, Rob Brown '65, Bart Jealous '65, Lynn Wegner '65, Walt Fritschner '66, Hal Dantone '68, Peter Vanderlofske '68, Rich Bulger '69, Tom Wojciechowski '69, Hugh Mauldin '70, Ed Klein '72, Jim Burdett '73, Brace Hargus '73, Dirk Mosis '73, Mark Johnson '74, Steve Colon '81, and Mike Wimer '94.

Chapter News ... Hugh Mauldin '70 (President of the USNA Parents Club (sons in classes '96 & '98)) reported that the USNA Gospel Choir will be in Houston March 8-10. J.K. Minton '66 will be leaving Houston shortly for Portland, Oregon. He has been a great help to the Blue & Gold program — he will be missed. Dick Westfahl '59 offered to organize a bus trip to Dallas next September 9th for the Navy-SMU football game. Dick is President of Raytheon Environmental Services. On a scholastic note, Olin Filyaw '87 has been admitted to the MBA Finance program at Rice University. Olin was discharged from the Marine Corps in April 1994. Previously, he had earned a BA Finance degree at the University of Houston. Yes, it is possible to get a "real" education after the USNA experience!! Olin is always ready to discuss graduate schools with any interested shipmate.

Business Breakfasts ... Several of our shipmates are members in The Academy Association (a Houston-based business network group consisting of graduates from Annapolis, West Point, and the Air Force Academy). Our breakfast meetings are every Tuesday morning (7:00 a.m.) at the Metropolitan Racquet Club. Visitors are always welcome!! If you're interested, please call Ed Klein '72 (713-7281203) 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 refreshments 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 (713728-1203) for more information. As in past years, we expect to schedule a dinner in June (with spouses and guests) with the USNA Commandant of Midshipman as our guest speaker You'll get specific information if you're on our mail/fax/call list!!

VIRGINIA Richmond Chapter LCDR P. D. Morrissette 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 Mr Thomas J. Marti '60 1464 Hampton Hill Circle McLean, VA 22101-6010 (H) (703) 734-1630 (W) (301) 907-2374 This outstanding year for your Chapter continued on 15 March when we were privileged to have Pierte Salinger as our guest speaker at our monthly meeting. The attendance was excellent, consisting of 181 alumni, family members and assorted guests.

In this particular meeting we saw a distribution of age and year groups that was quite unusual, and which served as a living reminder of the range and depth of the Naval Academy heritage we all enjoy.

The year-span extended from 1922 to 1992 — seventy years! The Class of '22 was represented by Jane Smith-Hutton and Jo Carter (a lovely and delightful pair!) and the other end of the spectram, the Class of 1992, was represented by LTJG Jeff Hubert. Also, the distribution of the middle years should be interesting to our statisticians. From the classes of the twenties we had four people; from the thirties - 24; from the forties - 55; from the fifties - 44; from the sixties - 22; from the seventies - 23; from the eighties - 7; and the nineties - 1. But regardless of age and seniority, all hands were enthusiastic in our praise of Mr Salinger's thought-provoking and sobering message.

To completely cover his background would fill this entire issue. Most of us knew him as a world-renowned print and television journalist; President Kennedy's Press Secretary; Senior European Cortespondent for ABC news; author of many books; and a vice president of Continental Airlines — but we didn't know what was really the best of all — that he is privileged to wear the Command At Sea device because of his WWII experience as the CO of a Navy sub chaser Welcome to the club. Captain Pierre Salinger!

His remarks, to summarize, conveyed the unmistakable fact that the world is now perhaps a much more dangerous place than it was during the Cold War. For Europe, he reviewed the deteriorating aspects of NATO; the uncontrolled immigration into many countries of Western Europe; the staggering unemployment; and the fragmentation of political parties that has deprived the continent of sUong leaders so necessary if a stable peace is to be preserved.

The picture for the mid-East, and the impact of the Gulf War was no less cheerful; the rise of Islamic fundamentalism; potential political upheavals in Saudi Arabia and Egypt; and the general disapproval, by wide-spread Arabic citizenry, of US involvement in mid-East affairs. These all pose challenges for our political leaders and for the US military who will be sent in harm's way.

This, undoubtedly, was one of our finest meetings which will long be remembered, and we are grateful

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to President Tom Marti for having persevered in getting M r Salinger into the batting order, and to Pierte for stretching his busy schedule to meet with us, thereby providing us with the benefits of his observations gained through so many years of being on the front line of cracial world events.

John Shepherd '43

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M r Winston C. Williams '46 13350 West Bluemound Rd. #2 Elm Grove, Wl 53122-2538 (H) (414) 782-6645(W) (414) 782-9410

Mr C. Lee Harshfield "53 2301 Fairview Avenue, East #316 Seattle, WA 98102-3361 (H) (206) 329-2423

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BRUMBAUGH, HEBER BYRON '21 Capt. USN (Ret.) 15 October 1994, Chevy Chase, MD CARROLL, JOHN LAWRENCE '47 15 Febm ary 1995. Fremont, OH CAVENAGH, ROBERT WILLIAM '26 RAdm USN (Ret.) 3 April 1995, McLean, VA, DEHLENDORF, ROBERT OLIVER '23 31 January 1995, Menlo Park, CA FERGUSON, JOHN EDWARD '46 13 Febmary 1995, Kimberiing City, MO FLEMING, MORTON KLYNE, JR '26 RAdm. USN (Ret.) 30 March 1995, San Diego CA FLETCHER, ROBERT CHARLES '38 Cdr USN (Ret.) 17 January 1995, Missoula, Ml FOLTZ, GEORGE WALLACE '26 C d r USN (Ret.) 25 Febmary 1995, St. Louis, MO GILLOCK, ROBERT HUGH '43 Capt. USN (Ret.) 25 April 1995, Virginia Beach, VA GROUT, GARDNER KEYES II '27 Cdr USNR (Ret.) 26 January 1995, San Marino, CA

HAYEN, CHARLES LEO '44 Capt. USN (Ret.) 27 March 1995, Falls Church, VA HESSEL, EDWARD WILLIAM '37 Capt. USN (Ret.) 2 March 1995, Corvallis, OR KNEALE, JAMES EDWARD '49 Capt. USN (Ret.) 2 March 1995, Washington, DC LIPPMAN, EUGENE ROYAL '47 5 August 1994, Center City, PA MacCOMSEY, HENRY FAHNESTOCK '22 Capr USN (Ret.) 13 January 1995, San Luis Obispo, CA McGALLIARD, WILLIAM VANNEST '45 18 April 1995, Castieton, VT McVEY, WILLIAM JEFFERSON '44 Capt. USN (Ret.) 9 April 1995, Virginia Beach, VA MURPHY, THOMAS FRANCIS '48 LCdr SC USN (Ret.) 25 February 1995, York, ME MUTTY, JOHN BARRY '40 Cdr USNR (Ret.) 28 March 1995, Portsmouth, RI SCHNIEBOLK, BERNARD '49 12 December 1994, (West Palm Beach, FL)

SMITH, JOSEPH BROTHERS '54 Col. USAF (Ret.) 28 March 1995, Warner Robins, GA SPENCER, ROSS BERTRAND '41 Capt. USNR (Ret.) 31 March 1995, Jackson, MS STEWART, WILLIAM SCOTT III '45 Capt USN (Ret.) 30 March 1995, Ariington, VA STILER, ROGER ALEXANDER '44 3 April 1995, Port Orange, FL THOMAS, JOHN WTLLLVM '35 Ltjg. USN (Ret.) 21 Febmary 1995, Pacific Palisades, CA UPHAM, FRANK KIDDER '34 Capt. USN (Ret.) 25 February 1995, Coronado, CA WALLACE, CEDRIC STERLING '52 Capt. USN (Ret.) 6 March 1995, San Diego, CA WALLACE, HENRY KELLER '20 Cdr USNR (Ret.) 4 April 1994, Portsmouth, NH WINTERS, ALBERT CORNELIUS, JR '55 Col. USAF (Ret.) 17 April 1995 Goodlettsville, TN ZEPP, GEORGE THOMAS, JR '47 8 August 1994, (Upperco, MD)

WALTER FREDERICK BOONE '21 Admiral Walter Frederick Boone USN (Ret.), died 19 March 1995 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. A funeral service was held 23 March at the Naval Academy Chapel followed by burial in the USNA Cemetery.

Bora in Berkeley, CA, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1921 and had sea duty in battleships TEXAS and CALIFORNIA and the light minelayer BURNS. He was designated Naval Aviator at Pensacola, FL in 1926 and had a succession of aviation duties through WW 11 until 1945, serving with scouting, bombing and fighting squadrons of the craisers CIN-

Commander SEVENTH Fleet, operating in Chinese waters, and later Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, and from '51 to '52 commanded U.S. Naval Forces in the Eastem Atlantic.

In 1954 Admiral Boone became the 38th Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. He retired from Naval service in 1960 as U.S. representative to the military commitee and standing group of NATO. Following retirement Admiral Boone joined McDonnell Aircraft Corp as a member of the Advisory Council, and then became Assistant to the Administrtor of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, retiring in 1968. For his accomplishments with NASA, he was awarded the Exceptional Service Medal.

Adm. Boone's wife, Polly, died in 1993. Survivors include a sister, four nieces and a nephew.

FREDERICK JACKSON BELL '24 RAdm. Frederick J. Bell USN (Ret.) died 29 October 1994 in Miami, FL. Bom in Norfolk, VA, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1924 and during his naval career served in destroyers, craisers and battleships. During World War 11 he commanded the destroyer GRAYSON and received the Navy Cross for his participation in the battle of Java in 1942. The citation read, "When his ship was subjected to repeated bombing and strafing attacks by enemy dive bombers at very close range, Cdr Bell directed the fire of his battery with outstanding efficiency, destroying at least two Japanese dive bombers and damaging others. Immediately following the engagement and during the night, he conducted a search for lost planes, taking his ship into enemy waters and away from the protection of friendly forces." He also took part in combat operations at Guadalcanal and was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Near the end of the war he commanded a destroyer squadron in the Pacific, and after the war served with the U.S. Advisory Group in Nanking, China.

Following retirement from the Navy in 1948 he joined the McCormick spice company in Baltimore, MD as director of human relations. In 1953 he went to Washington, DC as executive vice preisdent of the National Automobile Dealers Association. In 1959 he became senior vice president of Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. in New York and then returning to Washington became vice president of General Telephone & Electronics Corp.

Admiral Bell launched his third career in 1968, studying for the priesthood and joined the staff of Washington National Cathederal. He was a member of the Army & Navy Club and Chevy Chase Club. In 1985 he moved to Miami.

His first wife. Pauline, died in 1968. and his sec-

CINNATI and RALEIGH and cartier SARATOGA. At the start

of WW II he served as XO of ENTERPRISE, taking part in the Battle of Midway. Later ENTERPRISE was the only operational carrier left in the Pacific, and won the Presidential Unit Citation. For his personal valor in the Battie of Santa Craz he was awarded the Silver Star Medal.

From December 1942 to April 1944 he was Chief of Staff to Commander Tasks Force 22, a carrier task group operating in the North Atlantic and later with the British Home Fleet. He then commanded all Naval Air Bases in the Twelth Naval District, and Commanded the Naval Air Station, Alameda, CA. From April 1945 until the end of the war he commanded YORKTOWN through the final actions against the Japanese home islands. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, with Combat "V" for exceptionally meritorious service in the Westem Pacific Area.

Following the war, he served as Chief of Staff to Shipmate, May 1995

ROBERT OLIVER DEHLENDORF '23 Robert O. Dehlendorf, of Menlo Park, CA died 31 January 1995. He was 94 years old. He was bora in St. Louis, MO. M r Dehlendorf attended the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1923, and graduated from the Massachussets Institute of Technology in 1924. He retired from General Motors Corporation in 1966.

Mr Dehlendorf is survived by his wife of 67 years, Louise B. Dehlendorf, from Alton, EL and three sons, Robert O. Jr, Michael A. and David A. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His widow resides at Menlo Commons D206,2140 Santa Craz Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025.

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ond wife, Lelia, died in 1983. Survivors include a sister Nancy Bell Welch, of Long Beach, CA and four grandchildren. His daughter Barbara Bell Steward, died in Frebraary.

WILLIAM EDWARD FERRALL '27 RAdm. William E. Fertall USN (Ret.) died on 25 December 1994 at home in Bellevue, Washington. Funeral services will be scheduled at the Naval Academy for interment in the USNA Cemetery.

He was bom in Columbus, Ohio and attended Crofton High School there before being appointed to the Naval Academy from the state of Pennsylvania to graduate with the Class of 1927.

On graduation, he served successively in; the battieships WEST VIRGINIA and COLORADO; destroyers,

submarine school. New London, CT; submarines BONITA and BASS; thence to the Naval Postgraduate School followed by courses in Marine Engineering at the University of Califomia where he was awarded a MS degree in June 1938. Subsequent assignments were in submarines PICKEREL and SCULPIN and as staff engineer for SubDiv 17.

In April 1941 he assumed command of submarine SEADRAGON which led to an extremely successful career wrecking havoc on Japanese shipping off the Indo-Chinese coast. For outstanding service in this command, he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "v" and a gold star in lieu of a 2nd Bronze Star Medal with "V". Briefs of citations follow; Navy Cross; "for extraordinary heroism as CO of SEADRAGON... successfully evading severe anti-submarine measures employed by the enemy, Cdr Fertall delivered two briliantiy executed attacks...destroying two large Japanese cargo ships...later, while operating against naval and air forces, he skillfully maneuvered SEADRAGON to strike at enemy supply vessels, sinking three ships...totally 17,000 tons, over a period of two months...

Bronze Star Medal: "for heroic service in action during 4th war patrol...sinking two enemy ships totalling 12,000 tons, skillfully evading countermeasures..."

Silver Star Medal; "for conspicious gallanUy and intrepidity during an aggressive and successful war patrol. Taking advantage of favorable opportunities succeeding in sinking a Japanese submarine and a freighter.."

Retuming to the United States, he served for a year in BuShips, then joined the staff of ComSubPac. In May 1945 he assumed command of SubDiv 162.

He was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal for exceptional meritorious conduct as Force Material Officer and as ComSubDiv 162.

He commanded SubRon SIX from March 1946 to June 1947 and then returned to the Navy Deparmtent for duty in OpNav (Strategic Plans). Subsequent assignments included the National War College and OpNAv (Strategic Plans).

In the Korean dieater (1950-51) as CO of amphibious transport BAYRELD he was awarded a gold star in lieu of a third Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" "for meritorious achievement during operations against the enemy at Inchon when the need was acute..."

He headed die Department of Electrical Engineering at the Naval Academy, (1951-53); then commanded DesRon 2 and thence to JAMAT as Chief of Naval Group in Ankara, Turkey.

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In June 1957 he assumed command of the Mine Force, Atiantic Fleet, at Charleston, SC and two years later became ComSubPac. Subsequent duties included; Director of J-5 (Plans and Policy) with the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Navy Component Commander, Caribbean Command and Commander Panama Sector In 1964 he became Comdt. 13th Naval District and continued this duty until retirement in October 1967, thus completing 40 years (plus) conunissioned service.

He was awarded a gold star in lieu of a Second Legion of Merit Medal for "exceptional meretorious service in personal and stimulating leadership...with maximum efficiency...establishing the highest reputation for the Navy in the district..."

In additon to the personal citations listed above, RAdm. Fertall eamed the following area and campaign medals; American Defense Service, Fleet Clasp; Asiatic-Pacific; American Campaign; World War n Victory; National Defense Service with 2 stars; Korean Service; UN Service; China Service extended; Philippine Defense; Republic of Korea PUC; and Philippine Unit Citation.

In retirement, he and his wife, Helen, settled in Seattle where he continued service to the community - serving on Boards of Boys Scouts of America, the Arthitis Fund of Westem Washington and King County Visiting Nurse Associaton.

He was a member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans of WWII, and the Naval Historical Society.

His survivors include his wife of 64 years, the former Helen Dickinson of Seattle who now resides in Bellevue, Washington; a daughter Joan, wife of Col. Donald Pahner Shaw USN (Ret.), of Carlisle, PA; three grandsons, Peter Dickinson Shaw of CarUsle, PA; Maj. David Fertall Shaw of Puyallup, Washington and Capt. William Palmer Shaw of Olympia, WA and four Great grandchildren.

Joshua W. Cooper '27

WELLS THOMPSON '28 RAdm. Wells Thompson, USN (Ret.) died on 20 November 1994 in Seattie, WA. Bom in Oregon 19 April 1907, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from that State, to graduate with the Class of 1928.

After graduation, he served for 3 1/2 years in the Battieship IDAHO. After the submarine course at New London, he served for two years in the S-22 and S-33 at Pearl Harbor followed by a year's duty in the destroyer BARNEY in San Diego.

In 1934, he married Grace Gulliver aboard the frigate CONSTITUTION. 1935-38, studied marine engineering for two years at the Navy Post-Graduate School, Annapolis, followed by a year at the University of Califomia, earning the M/S degree in marine engineering. 192839, engineer officer in the destroyer MOFFETT; thence to engineer officer on staff of ComDesRon 11, escorting squadron across the Atlantic until after Pearl Harbor After Pearl Harbor 2 years with destroyer administration in Boston.

1944-45; while commanding destroyer L A VALLETT, was awarded the Legion of Merit for bringing his ship and others escorted by him through six major amphibious operations, one night naval operation, and one hunter-killer operation, without damage from the enemy; and for contributing materially to the success of the operation; also the Silver Star Medal for succeeding in controlling the flooding and extricating his ship under her own power from a highly dangerous position when she was severely damaged by an enemy mine in action against Japanese forces during the bombardment of Mariveles Harbor southera Bataan and Cortegidor 1947-50; Inspector of Naval Material, Cincinnati, OH. 1950-51: Commanded TALUGA ( A O - 6 2 ) , fleet oiler, operating with the Military Sea Transportation

Service. 1951-54: Curticular Officer Naval Postgraduate School, Annapolis, MD, and Monterey, CA, 1954-56: Asst. Chief of Staff for Commander Naval Forces, Far East, and Chief Inspector for Commander MSTS, Western Pacific area, in Japan. 1956-58: Asst.

Chief of Staff for personnel and logistics, and Chief of Staff 13di Naval Disttict.

After retiring from the Navy on 30 June 1958, he taught engineering on the staff of the University of Washington, Seattle. After teaching for 13 years, he and Grace retired in Seattle. His hobbies were gardening, woodwork and house maintenance; Grace occupied herself with volunteer and church work.

GEORGE S. FORDE '31 Commander George S. Forde, USNR (ret) died March 10 at home after straggUng with Lou Gehrig's disease for some years. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at Our Mother of Consolation Church in Philadelphia on March 14. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery in West Conshohocken, Pa., with military honors.

Bora 3 September 1908 in Washington, DC, he spent most of his life in and around Philadelphia. He attended Saint Monica Parish School in South Philadelphia where he was a member of the "Naval Battalion Band" playing the bass dram and saxophone. From here he attended the Roman Catholic High School, graduating in 1926. He was appointed to the Academy from Pennsylvania in 1927. On graduation he left the regular Navy, took a commission in the Naval Reserve.

Forde continued his education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania while teaching courses at the Roman Catholic High School; then worked in business and industry while maintaining his Naval Reserve status. January 1941 he was recalled to active duty. In 1943, after service in the Canal Zone, he joined TATNALL, then relieved Classmate Al Sharp in command of REUBEN JAMES (DE-153). In 1944 he took command of the newly commissioned FOWLER ( D E - 2 2 2 ) ; With this ship he operated on the North Atlantic convoy routes, especially between the U.S. and North Africa, through VE Day. For this service he received an Atiantic Fleet corrunendation. After die end of the European phase of WWII he was assigned to the Mechanicsburg Naval Ship Parts Control Center On retuming to civilian life after the war Forde reentered business, and then joined the Philadelphia govemment as Deputy City Controller After two years Forde was appointed the first Revenue Commissioner under a new city charter After leaving this assignment he was recalled several times for consultations and brief periods of service including an additional tour as Revenue Commissioner Forde was active in securing appointments for promising young men to the service academies, was for a time President of his local chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, and assisted in Academy reunions.

Forde is survived by his wife of 63 years, Kay Higgins of Philadelphia, by his sister Mary Falls, sons George S. Jr and David L, and daughter Suzanne Marie Crandley, ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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FLOYD BERNARD SCHULTZ '32 RAdm. Floyd B. Schulu USN (Ret.) died 6 Febmary 1995 in Camarillo, Califoraia. Memorial services were held 10 Febraary at the Camarillo United Methodist Church.

Bom in Bay City, Michigan, he was appointed to die Naval Academy from that state and graduated widi die Class of 1932. He received a Master of Science Degree in naval constmction from MIT in 1937, and graduated from die Naval War College in 1948, and the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1955.

He served aboard the PENSACOLA and was assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Destroyers, Battie Force Flotillas ONE and TWO as Constmction Officer during World War 11. He was on duty in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his supervision of damage repairs at Espiritu Santo in 1943. He served three tours of duty in the Bureau of Ships, receiving a Commendation for his actions in meeting the accelerated delivery schedule for Navy Landing Craft. He also commanded the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory in San Francisco and the San Francisco Naval Shipyard and F^iget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.

His many awards included the American Defense Medal (with star), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with star). World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, SECNAV Commendatin Ribbon and the Legion of

Merit He retired from the Navy in 1967 after 35 years of service. He then joined the Ingalls Shipbuilding Company in Pascagoula, Mississippi as Director of Quality Engineering.

He was a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Retired Officers Association, Navy League, USNA Alumni Association, and Rotary Intemational.

Admiral Schultz was predeceased by his wife, Aime Gill and is survived by his two daughters, Helen S. Faul and Priscilla S. CartoU, both of Camarillo; and five grandchildren.

DONALD IRVING THOMAS '32 Capt. Donald I. Thomas USN (Ret.) died 18 March 1994 in Point Loma, CA. A memorial service was held 24 March in All S o u l s ' Episcopal Church, Point Loma.

Bom in Amoy, China, he graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1932 and began sea duty in the cmiser PENSACOLA, followed by

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FARRAGUT (DD-384), then the OGLALA. In 1938 he

retumed to Annapolis for PG School. Prior to World W a r n he had duty as gunnery officer in MCCORMICK and was EO of BORIE, then the cmiser TRENTON in die Pacific Fleet. In '42 he took command of the desttoyer LEA (DD-118) in die North Atiantic. , then joined Task Group (Bogue) against enemy subs along convoy routes. In '44 he was Navigator of PASADENA taking part in action in the Pacific, dien CO of the destroyer MASSEY. In 1947 he retumed to Annapolis as EO of REINA MERCEDES. He entered Stanford University, and then became EO of HELENA, participating in the outbreak of die Korean War. In 1954 he commanded SEMINOLE in the Far East.

Capt. Thomas' later Naval career centered on amphibious warfare and sttategic planning. He was commander of Amphibious Squadron One and was Shipmate, May 1995

involved in the development of the Navy SEALs program. He retired from the Navy in 1963. His numerous awards include the Bronze Star Medal w/Combat V, Commendation Ribbon w/Combat V, and Presidential Unit Citation.

Following retirement from the Navy, Capt. Thomas joined the SOLAR Divison of Intemational Harvester Company in San Diego as Assistant to the President, retiring again in 1971.He was an active member of the USNA Alumni Association and served as President of the Class of 1932. An avid golfer and deep sea fisherman, he and his wife, Aime settled in Point Loma, and traveled extensively. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters Ethel Sanford, of Long Beach, CA and Virginia McRoberts, of San Diego; and three grandchildren.

ALBERT FRANCIS METZE '33 Col Albert Francis Metze, USMC (Ret) died suddenly on 28 October 1994 at his Casa De Las Campanas residence in Rancho Bemardo, CA. A memorial service was held at the retirement complex on 5 November Bom in Baltimore, MD, on July 12, 1910, he spent his pre-Academy life as a much-traveled Army Junior between posts in the United States and China.

Col. Metze graduated with the Class of '33.

On graduation he was appointed a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve and embarked on a civilian career with the Standard Oil Company in Amba, Netherlands West Indies. Resigning his reserve commission in July 1935, Col. Metze accepted a regular Commission in the Marine Corps and was assigned as a student at the Basic School, Marine Bartacks, Philadelphia, PA, the start point for all Marine Corps ground officers. Subsequently, he served in a variety of billets at Marine Corps Base, San Diego and with Marine Detachments at Reeves Field, Terminal Island, CA; the Fleet Air Base at San Pedro; and aboard the MARYLAND. In Febraary 1939, he was ordered to the American Embassy, Peiping, China, as an attache and Chinese Language Student. In April 1941, now in the rank of Captain, he became the Assistant Naval Attache and Special Disbursing Agent at the Embassy. He was serving in that capacity on 7 Dec 1941 and remained in the Embassy until taken into custody by the Japanese. In this connection. Col. Metze was commended by the Secretary of the Navy. His citation reads in part: "For carrying on the Office of the Naval Attache at the American Embassy, Peiping, China, alone and in enemy territory, performing the difficult and dangerous task of collecting and forwarding information of great value to the United States Navy.. .takes pleasure in commending you for exceptional performance of duty under difficult and dangerous conditions...." Following repatriation to the United States in the GRffSHOLM along with diplomatic personnel, the then Major Metze was assigned duty in the Navy Department, Washington, DC, until January 1943 when he was transferted to Camp Elliott, CA, to be Officer in Charge of the Infantry School. He later became Officer in Charge of the Officer's Indoctrination School and finally Camp Commander In October 1943, now a Lieutenant Colonel, he was ordered to the US Marine Fifth Amphibious Corps and temporarily assigned to the US Naval Group, Chungking, China, arriving there in late November via Casablanca, Cairo and Calcutta. Returaing to his parent command.

Fifth Amphibious Corps, he participated in the plan-

ning, preparation and conduct of the Saipan and Tinian landings as Asst. Chief of Staff G-1, Expeditionary Troops and Asst. Chief of Staff G-1, Northem Troops and Landing Force under Lt. Gen. H. M. Smith. Col. Metze was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in these operations from 15 June through August 1944.

Further wartime duties took him back to China with die Naval Unit, 14th Air Force and to Egypt, India and French Morocco in connection with subsequent assignment to Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, DC. Post W W n assignments included; Marine Corps Schools, Quantico as a Pre-Basic School instmctor; student. Amphibious Warfare School, Senior Cotn^e (1948); tour with United Nations Chief Mihtary Observer Srinagar, Kashmir, India; Director of the Marine Corps Southem Recmiting Division, Dallas, TX, and duty on the staff, CG MCB, Camp Pendleton, CA. Col. Metze retired in July 1960 at Camp Pendleton and thereafter resided in San Diego. In his retirement, he performed considerable volunteer work for the American Cancer Society and continued a Ufe of frequent world travel.

Col. Metze is survived by a daughter Fay Metze Popejoy of Covina, CA, and his companion, Katherine Shine of San Diego. His ashes were scattered at sea.

Richard Rotiiwell '36

HAROLD FRANK CRIST '33 Capt. Harold Frank Crist USN (Ret.), 84, died 23 August 1994 in a hospital in Portsmouth, VA. A memorial service was held 26 August at Little Creek Amphibious Base Chapel.

Capt. Crist was bom in Green Bay, WI. Appointed to the Naval Academy from that State, he graduated from the Academy with the Class of 1933.

He was Executive Officer in the AUGUSTA, transporting President Harry Traman across the Atiantic for the Potsdam Conference in July, 1945. He culnunated his Naval career with the commissioning of the Naval Missile Training Station at Dam Neck, VA where he was assigned as its first Commanding Officer He received a master of science degree in mathematics from Duke University and taught in the Virginia Beach public school system, as well as at several Virginia colleges.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Hopkins Crist; a son, Michael Warner Crist, of Norfolk, VA; a daughter Patricia Crist Parsons, of San Diego, CA; a step daughter Carol Eileen Rooney, of Virginia Beach, VA and Debra EUse PhilUps, of Chesapeake, VA; a brother, Dr Clarence Chrest, of Oro Valley, AZ; a sister, Mary Jane Stanosz of Milwaukee, WI; and six grandchildren.

RAYMOND BERNARD JACOBY '33 Capt. Raymond B. Jacoby USN (Ret.), 84, died 3 November 1994 in a hospital in Pensacola, FL. Memorial services were held 4 November in the Oak Lawn Chapel.

Capt. Jacoby was a graduate of the Naval Academy Class of 1933. He retired from the Navy in 1960.

He was a veteran of World War n and the Korean confUct. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association and was a well-known artist in Pensacola.

He was a member of the Episcopal faith.

Survivors include his wife, Sara Jacoby, of Pensacola; step daughter Elizabeth Milliken and her husband, Alan, of Anderson, SC; adopted daughter, Jacqueline Spirson of Meridian, MS; and two grandchildren; also a brother Louis Jacoby of Newbem, NC, and brother-in-law Mike Foley and his wife, Winifred, of Pensacola.

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MICHAEL VINCENT MACKENZIE '33 Dr Michael V. MacKenzie died 21 November 1994 in Winchester, Massachusetts. He was 83. A memorial service was held 28 November in the St. Eulalia Church in Winchester Bom in Boston, MA, he graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of '33. He earned a master's degree in English at Harvard University, then entered Tufts University Medical School, graduating in 1938. He interaed at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia and completed his residency in 1940 at the U. S. Naval Medical School. During WW II he was affiliated with the Naval Hospital in Guam.. He was assistant professor at Tufts University Medical School, then joined Maiden Hospital where he became Chief Pathologist in 1946 and organized the hospital's department of nuclear medicine. He was a fellow in the Society of Pathologists and College of American Pathologists; a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the New England Pathological Society, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and the American Medical Association.

Dr MacKenzie was predeceased by his wife, Florence, whom he married in 1937. He is survived by two sons, Michael V. Jr of Califoraia, and Malcolm R., of Winchester MA, two daughters, Elizabeth A. Demas and Marianne Lambert, both of Vermont; and five grandchildren.

JOHN WILLIAM THOMAS '35 Lt(jg) John W. Thomas, USN (Ret.) of Pacific Palisades, Califomia, died on 21 Febmary 1995.

John (Red) was bom on 25 November 1912 in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1935, and his first tour of duty was in the battieship CALffORNiA (BB-44). In 1938, he was ordered to a destroyer in San Diego, and he served therein briefly before being transferted to the San Diego Naval Hospital. He was retired physically on 1 January 1940, suffering from asthma.

Upon retirement, he went to work for Douglas Aircraft Co., first as a mathematician and then, after graduating from the Califomia Institute of Technology in 1948 with a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, he continued with Douglas performing aerodynamic design for ground-to-air defense missile systems. In due course, he became Director of Design Technology in McDonald Douglas Astronautics Co. with as many as 2100 engineers under his technical and administrative direction.

John's civic and volunteer activities included service with the Pacific Palisades Civic League, and he was a part time volunteer teacher for remedial reading at the local elementary school. He belonged to the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics; and he was a life member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

He is survived by his wife, Olive, of 434 Wynola Street,Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; two daughters OUve (Sandy) McDaris, of Lancaster CA and Suzanne Thomas, of La Jolla, CA; and one son J. Nicholson Thomas, of Santa Monica, CA. Wyman W, Packard '35 WILLARD DE LOS MICHAEL '38 Capt. Willard de los Michael died 10 April 1994 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Bora 11 May 1914 in Pueblo, Colorado, he graduated from Central High School in 1933. He then attended the Naval Academy, graduating widi the class of 1938. As an ensign he was as104

signed to duty aboard the battleship OKLAHOMA. He then attended submarine school in Connecticut. During World War II he served aboard submarines and commanded five, including the NAUTILUS. In 1946 he was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as a Congressional Liaison Officer In 1949 he was sent to Rio De Janeiro as Naval Missions Training Adviser to the Brazilian Navy. He was awarded the Brazilian Naval Legion of Merit for his service. He then attended the Naval War College and in 1956 was with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, DC and served in London and Geneva, Switzerland on the Disarmament Conferences. In 1958 he retumed to submarine duty and assumed command of GILMORE in Key West.

In 1960 he took command of Submarine Squadron 3, which included the supply ship and her 12 nuclear submarines. In 1963 his last duty station was Pearl Harbor where he commanded the Fleet Training Group.

Capt. Michael holds the following ribbons and medals; Commendation Ribbon with combat distinguishing ("V") device and one star; American Defense and one star; Atlantic Theater, Asiatic-Pacific with three stars; Philippine Liberation, World War II Victory: Korean Service Medal, Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge, and National Defense Service Medal.

He retired to Colorado Springs in 1966. He was president of TROA, a member of WWII Sub Vets, state president of the Navy League, Civic Players Club, Master Gardener commander of the Sea Cadets of the Navy League, SAR, and an avid fisherman, camper and world traveler Capt. Michael is survived by his wife, Lila Boone, and two children, Bonnie Matsumura, and Roger, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a nephew, Michael Bennett.

WILLIAM BERNARD HUCKENPOEHLER, JR. '45 CDR William Bernard Huckenpoehler, Jr USNR (Ret) died on 15 Febraary 1995 of cancer at his home after a brief illness. Memorial services were held on 21 Febraary at the Naval Academy Chapel followed by inurnment at the Columbarium on Hospital Point.

A floral piece in his memory was presented by the Class of 1945 and there were many friends and Classmates present at both services.

"Huck"as he was known by Classmates and friends, was bom on 17 July 1921 in Waconia, Wisconsin. He enlisted in the Navy in 1939 and later attended the 1941 NAPS Class in Norfolk from which he received a SecNav appointment to the Naval Academy. He graduatedfromthe Naval Academy on 7 June 1944 after an accelerated wartime program with the Class of 1945 and a member of the Fourth Company.

Huck served on board the battieship ARIZONA prior to the war and after graduation as a gunnery officer on die battleship NEW JERSEY and the desd-oyer STRONG

before a tour as Executive Officer of UDT 2 in the Atiantic from 1948 to 1951, He was a member of the military staff at the postwar nuclear weapons testing program at Bikini and later was a sub-chief at the US Naval Mission to Equador from 1955 until his resignation on 30 June 1957. He then began a 25 year career as an Engineering Professor on the Naval Academy Faculty until retirement in 1982.

Both Huck and Betty were active in local and community organizations and for many years taught ballroom dancing to the Midshipmen and many others in the local area. They were longtime members of the Naval Academy Sponsor Program and participated in several local theattical groups including the Naval Academy Masqueraders. Many Classmates and spouses fondly remember the popular Homecoming Saturday night spaghetti dinners at their home in Annapohs.

A member of die Naval Academy Alumni Association, he is survived by his Shipmate of 40 years, Betty, of 1947 Fairfax Road, Annapolis 21401-4302, two sons; John of Annapolis and William of Stafford, VA; two daughters, Inga McArdie and Elizabeth Richardson of Annapolis, three grandchildren and two sisters. Memorials in his name may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1041 Route 3 North, Gambrills,MD 21054.

Dutch Schulz '45

JOHN LAWRENCE CARROLL '47 John L. "Jack" CartoU of Fremont, Ohio, died 15 Febmary 1995 after a long illness. A celebration of his life was held at Fremont Country Club on February 25th, and inurnment will be at a later date.

Bora 5 April 1923, Jack graduated from Fremont I \ ^ B I Ross High School in ' ^ ^ 1 / 1941, and was honored to be enshrined in that school's Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. Upon graduation he attended Dartmouth College, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and played on Dartmouth's 1943 Ivy League Basketball Championship team. He was appointed to the Naval Academy from Ohio's 13th District, and graduated widi the Class of 1947 (20di Co.) in 1946. As a Mid he lettered in football, basketball, and lacrosse, and was elected Captain of the basketball team during his first class year.

Upon graduation, he served in USS MIDWAY and was a member of the Navy Olympic Trials basketball team in 1948, before being selected forflighttraining.

He resigned in 1949 to retum to Fremont and help mn the family business, Quikut, a cutlery manufacturing firm. He was recalled to active duty from 1951 to 1953, then retumed to become President of Quikut, from which he retired in 1969.

Jack and his second wife, the former Shirley Strong Talbut, moved to the Houston, Texas area, where he was Chairman and CEO of Sadler Industrial Services and of Rilco Manufacturing Co. They retumed home to Ohio in the mid-'80s, and his latter years were spent renovating an historic home, playing golf, and enjoying old friendships. His quick wit and quiet dignity will be remembered by all who knew him.

In addition to his wife. Jack is survived by children Lin Cartoll, twins Jack CartoU and Lisa Hart Cartoll Reinert, all of Houston; and by stepsons Gregory, Jeffrey, and March Talbut, and two grandsons.

Shirley Carroll

THOMAS CRAVEN EDWARDS '51 LCol.Thomas Craven Edwards, USMC (Ret.), died 4 Aug 1994 at the Hospice in San Diego, CA, after a year-long battle with cancer His ashes were interted in the Columbarium at Ft Rosecrans (incidentally named for the greatgrandfather of Tom's late Classmate, Bob Rosecrans) with full honors. Classmates in attendance were; Tom Beattie, Paul Byrne, Bill Gorski, Tom Jackson, John Tillson, and Shipmate, May 1995

Will Dinegar along widi family members and many local friends.

Tom was bom in Bloomington, IL on 27 Aug 1927, die son of Cdr W. C. Edwards, USNR and Elizabedi Noxley Edwards, NNC. He enlisted in die Marine Corps upon graduation from high school in 1945. On completion of boot camp at Parris Island he served in a variety of assignments at Camp LeJeune and NAD, Panama. He qualified for selection at NAPS in Bainbridge, MD and upon successful completion of diat course was appointed from the ranks and graduated with credit.

Basic School at Quantico was followed by a combat tour with the 1 st Marine Div. in Korea. Tom served fust as a rifle platoon leader and then as CO of the anti-tank company, 7th Marines. Returaing from Korea, he was stationed at Camp Pendleton, thence to Kanehoe Bay and back to Japan with the 3rd Marine Div. During the remainder of 1953 and 1954, Tom served at the Recrait Deport in San Diego. He was subsequentiy assigned as a survival instmctor in the Sierra Nevadas and dien to the USA Engineer Research and Development Lab at Ft Belvoir, VA. His survival experience was put to use as one of two military navigators guiding a six-man civilian team testing gyro navigational devices for combat vehicles during a 4,500 mile trek across the Polar Ice Cap in Greenland. They were only the third group to go so far north on the cap since Commodore Peary, USN. Tom's next assignment to the Ordnance Section in Quantico allowed him to carry out his oft-delayed plans to marry Patricia Irvin, LTJG, NNC at Annapolis. Their two sons, Thomas Craven, Jr and Jeffrey Craig were bora during this tour which was followed by one at the Army Advanced Infantty School, Ft Benning, GA. Tom also attended the Airbome Jump School and while a late injury prevented making his final jump, his record was so outstanding, the CO ordered his wings to be awarded nonetheless. From there he went back to the 7th Marines field testing the COBRA Anti-Tank Guided Missile System followed by a retura to Okinawa.

By this time the Vietnam Conflict had broken out and Tom was sent to HQMC as Ordnance Officer and Top Secret Control Officer and then to the 1st Marine Div. in Vietnam. Tom detected a defect in the 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 Viemam, Tom attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk and then was assigned to HQ, FMF, Atlantic from which he retired in 1969.

In retirement, Tom developed an insurance company designed to serve the peculiar needs of Americans traveling in Mexico and he continued his collection of firearms and edged weapons, most of which now are in the Marine Corps Recrait Depot Museum, San Diego. He served as Elder and Deacon in the Presbyterian Church, was a 32nd Degree Mason (Scottish Rite), an Elk and member 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, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/diree stars, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Navy Unit Commendation.

To wife, Pat, son, Tom Jr with wife Kathleen and grandsons Colin, Sean and Brendan, and son, Jeffrey with wife Marjorie and granddaughter littie Rachel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for whose arrival Tom waited and who so brightened his final days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Class sends its respects and condolences. And, more importantly, its thanks for having had the privilege of knowing this man.

Will Dinegar '51

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WILLIAM EDWARD DIESING, JR. '58 Col. William E. Diesing, Jr USAF (Ret.) died on 12 December 1994 at the Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, after a valiant straggle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis the few past years. A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Luke Catholic Church on 16 December; burial with full military honors followed at David's Cemetery in Dayton. Many Naval Academy alumni. Air Force and business associates, their spouses, family and friends attended the services.

Bill was bom 29 January, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating from Creighton University Preparatory School in 1954, he entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1958. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

Bill was first sent to avionics maintenance training school at Lowry AFB, Colorado; he completed the coursework in April 1959, and was then assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC) at the 70di Sttategic Reconnaissance Wing, Littie Rock AFB, Arkansas. Between July and December 1961, he attended missile launch training at Sheppard /^FB, Texas, and combat crew missile training at Vandenberg AFB, Califomia. He then spent the next three years assigned to SAC at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, serving in dual roles as a missile combat crew member and as a missile maintenance officer He received a Masters of Science degree in Engineering Management from Southem Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1966. This led to his assignment with the Office of Operations Analysis, Headquarters, Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Illinois, as an operations research analyst. He used similar skills as an analyst when reassigned to Headquarters 7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam in the Command Operations Analysis Office during 1968.

From "one war zone to another". Bill was transferted to the Pentagon where he served as an action officer for the Assistant Chief of Staff for Studies and Analyses, Headquarters USAF. He then went back to Southeast Asia as Program Manager Tactical Military Systems for OSD's Advanced Research Projects Agency Office in Bangkok, Thailand. After two years in Bangkok, he retumed to the Washington, D.C. area and was assigned as a program manager for the Deputy Chief of Staff, Development Plans, Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews AFB. he subsequently became its Executive Officer in March, 1974.

In January, 1977, Bill moved his family to Dayton, Ohio, the"Birthplace of Aviation" and the location of Wright Patterson AFB. Here, while still in the Air Force, he served as Program Manager for B-52/ KG-135 Weapon Systems Trainers; as Director of the Simulator Program Office; and as Chief of Staff for the Aeronautical Systems Division. He retired in August of 1986 after 28 years of military service. Since his retirement. Bill had been a Senior Associate with Dayton Aerospaace Associates, Inc., a highly respected consulting firm supporting military aerospace programs.

Bill is survived by his wife of 34 years, Gayle E. (Jepsen) of Dayton; two sons, Capt. William E. Diesing of Robbins AFB, Georgia and David H. Diesing of Atianta, Georgia; daughter Mary D. Bauder of Chicago, Illinois; and three brothers; Robert, John, and Thomas, all of Omaha, Nebraska.

Gayle Diesing

JOHN BAXTER FUNDERBURK, JR. '59 John Baxter Funderburk, Jr, (Jack) died 17 October, 1994 at Doctor's Hospital in Lanham, Maryland.

He and his wife Eunice are long time residents of Bowie, Maryland, having moved there in 1964.

Bom 24 August 1933, in Columbia, Soudi Carolina, he moved with his family to Washington, D.C, in 1945, when his father accepted a position in the United States Senate. He graduated from Roosevelt High School, and was a pre-med student at the University of Maryland before entering the United States Naval Academy. While at the Academy, he was a disc jockey for WNAV, the Naval Radio Station, and an active member of the choir, where he created the memorable character "Great High Priest."

Upon his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1959, he served with the Strategic Air Command in Texas, before being transferted to Ramstein, Germany. It was in Germany, in 1963, that he met his future wife, Eunice Hyde, an American tourist visiting relatives at Ramstein.

Afler leaving the service in 1963, Mr Funderburk worked at the Postal Service as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Postmaster General. He worked there until 1966 when he left to go to NASA as part of the team that set up the Madrid Tracking Station. When the project was completed, he retumed to the Postal Service where he stayed until his retirement in 1988.

During his employment with the Postal Service, he specialized in several areas, including communications, procurement and intemational mail. He was a vital part of a program called "Intelpost" and served as Chairman of the Paris Group, travelling all over the world for the Postal Service. His most memorable trip was going with the Postmaster General to China and walking the "Great Wall."

Mr Funderburk had been retired from the Postal Service for six years, and during that period he held several positions, the last being with Scott Richards & Associates in Columbia, Maryland. He also discovered many new interests and especially enjoyed cooking and baking bread.

He sang with the Prince George's County Civic Opera Company and, for a time, was an officer in the Guild.

He loved his church, Grace Baptist in Bowie, and had been a member there since 1970. He was very active in all areas of the Church and will be remembered for many things, including his rendition of 'The King Is Coming," and his part as Eliazar in the Easter Production. He was also active in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and the Ambassadors Bible Study.

At thetimeof his death, he was writing two books; one a children's story about "Ralph, the Squirtel," and the other a novel using his own family's historical data from the 1600's. He and his wife Eunice loved to travel, and had just retumed from two weeks in England.

Mr Funderburk is survived by Eunice, his wife of 31 years; a son, John, who is still at home; and a daughter Delia, who resides with her husband. Will Bankert, in Columbia, Maryland.

Services were held at Grace Baptist Church on October 21, with interment at the Maryland Memorial Cemetery. The family has requested that all contributions be made to "The David Corley Liver Transplant Fund" and forwarded to Grace Baptist Church, 7210 Race Tracy Road, Bowie, Maryland 20715.

David is a friend of Mr Funderburk's and worked with him in several Church productions.

Steve Snyder '59

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To honor our anniversary, this Limited Edition Medallion] is handsomely sculpted in Gold Plate to proudly show the^ essence of the Naval Academy - tradition and history.c Original artwork chronicles various chapters of the Academy and midshipmen on a 3 inch diameter. Keep a | part of history for yourself and remember someone special with this outstanding piece. A Certificate* of Authenticity is included with all Limited Editions.,

Loved for its own beauty and memories, the Naval Academy Chapel is featured on this special Coin minted to celebrate the 150th Anniversary. The precious metal Coins are issued as , Limited Editions: Silver Select (with Gold Overlay) - 2,500; Fine Silver - 5,000. Also in Antique Bronze. Beautiful treasures and meaningful gifts!

Enjoy this Photographic Journal of the United States Naval Academy!

Following a a thirteen month calendar, each page views a different Naval Academy landmark. A current photograph is contrasted with its original period depiction. Use as a weekly desk book and then keep this gracious pictorial for a lifetime. A wonderful way to share

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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.

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climbing Herndon Monument and trading in your dixie cup for a bridge cap. Skating through "skinny"—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 full dress. There are many memories and Academy traditions that you'll remember for the rest of your Ufe. 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—the only credit cards that generate contributions to the Academy's Alumni Association every time they're used to make a purchase.

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So get in on the inside gouge. Join the ranks of those who support the efforts of the USNA Alumni Association in every way they can. Request your U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Visa card—the only card that lives up to the Academy's 150-year tradition of excellence.

Call 1-800-847-7378 Please mention priority code NQVX when you call

tNo annual fee. The current Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for cash advances and purchases: 6.9% through your first twelve statement closing dates, commencing the month after your account is opened; the APR may vary thereafter and will be applied to both new and outstanding cash advance and purchase balances; the current indexed APR for cash advances and purchases is 16.1%. which may vary. TraT\saciion fee for bank and ATM cash advances: 2% of each cash advance (52 minimum, $25 maximum). Transacuon fee for Premium Access Checks* or Preferred Access Checks* cash advances: 1% of each cash advance ($2 minimum. $10 maximum). Transaction fee for the purchase of wire transfers, money orders, bets, lottery tickets, and casino gaming chips: 2% of each purchase ($2 minimum. S25 maximum). MBNA America,* Premium Access Checks, and Preferred Access Checks are federally registered service marks of MBNA Amenca Bank, NA. Visa is a federally registered service mark of Visa U.S.A. Inc., used pursuant to license. ©1995 MBNA Amenca Bank, N.A. AD 1-171-95

U. S. Naval Academy Grandfather Clock

W

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 Ridgeway 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 13"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.

Reservations 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.

Satisfaction 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, distinctive gift, the United States Naval Academy Grandfather Clock is certain to become an heirloom, cherished for generations.

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