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October 1998

Volume 61, No. 8

Features Superintendent's Call

by Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, USN '67

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Welcome to the "Olympics of Higher Education"

Officers and Trustees

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Lucky Bag of Books

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Mail Boat

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All Hands

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On the Horizon

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Index of Advertisers

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Bravo Zulu

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An Ocean Away

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Navy Academics

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Navy Athletics

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Alumni Association Staff and Assistance

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by Pam Warnken

6 Learning from the Past

"We're here to help!"

by RADM Milton J. Schultz, Ret. USN '50

Class News

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Chapter News

129 "But still when two or thiree shall meet..."

Spanning the Globe Blue and Gold Officers Abroad

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Last Call

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In Business...

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Superintendent's Call Summer Regiment '02 Leaders for the Millennium

by VADM John R. Ryan, USN, Superintendent

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want to tell you about some very posi tury Navy and Marine Corps. These Plebes tive changes we made to our Plebe Sum will serve in the early decades of the next mer Program. The purpose of these century, and the training methods of yesterchanges was to better prepare our upperclass year demand updating, just as the Navy and Midshipmen for leadership in the fleet and Marine Corps have updated boot camps at to make the incoming Plebe Class more Great Lakes and Parris Island, respectively.

These were the objectives of our Summer physically fit and militarily ready to join the Brigade than any Class in our history. Know- -Regiment; ing that any change prompts questions and (1) Make Plebe Summer more rigorous, claims that Plebe Summer has been made for Plebes and detailers. easier, I'd like to pass along what we did for (2) Train detailers in the use of fleetthe Class of 2002. proven techniques of motivation, the fine art The objective of Plebe Summer remains of getting people to do things they might not constant—to transition more than 1,200 of believe possible. our country's finest young men and women (3) Indoctrinate and train Plebes in proper from civilian life to a demanding military military discipline, courtesy, honor, characenvironment. We are committed to "raising ter, teamwork and personal accountability. the bar of excellence" and to better preparRealizing we were modifying long-standing Plebes for our rigorous four-year pro- ing practices that are of interest to all gradugram that leads to a commission in the Navy ates of the Naval Academy, we were deter_mined to do it right. But how could we or Marine Corps.

We have not reduced the stresses and de- increase the rigor, yet guarantee an experimands placed on the Plebes. It is essential that ence that remained consistent with the real our potential officers traditions of the leam early on the imAcademy? We closely examportance of performined our current ing under stressful program. We conditions. Yes, we consulted the are "rating" the training comPlebes, building mands at Great layer upon layer of Lakes and Parris professional knowlIsland; we drew edge, building composure, building confidence, making Plebes on the experience of the chief petty officers stretch for excellence, and we are doing it and gunnery sergeants, veterans of boot smarter Our emphasis is on making sure the camps; and we Ccirefully compared notes with instruction we provide is the best available other service academies. Everything we and that every training evolution provides the chose to do to meet our three objectives has been tested, and carefully tuned to the Naval desired result.

As a starting point, I believe participation Academy's mission to "develop Midshipmen on the Plebe detail is one of the most value- morally, mentally and physically, and to impacked practical leadership experiences for bue them with the highest ideals of duty, a Midshipman at the Naval Academy. Fur- honor and loyalty."

To make better Plebes, we knew we thermore, every leadership and motivational tool in the detailer's kit bag must be able to needed better prepared detailers. Among the travel with them when they report to their senior enlisted advisors in Bancroft Hall, we first ship, squadron or platoon. Accordingly, are fortunate to have a formidable cadre of our Commandant, RADM Gary Roughead experienced Marine gunnery sergeants, all '73, and his team carefully assessed what the drill instructor qualified, and several Navy detailers should use to get the most from the chief petty officers who were recruit company commanders. Many are veterans of Plebes entrusted to their leadership.

We will always produce Plebes skilled in OCS/AOCS, eminently suited to assisting us followership, and well-grounded in the in training our Midshipmen detailers to more moral, mental, physical, and professional professionally and constructively mofivate skills required to join the Brigade. How we future officers. Marines chosen for drill inwill train these Plebes mirrors the changes structor duty average 13 years' active duty in the world and the mission of the 21 st cen- time—just the pros we can count on to guide

.es, we are ''rating" the Plebes...[but] we are doing it smarter.

rising First and Second Class Midshipmen as detailers.

Starting in February 1998, we increased Midshipmen Plebe detailer training, from 17 to 54 hours. Prospective detailers underwent a thorough screening and interview process; we wanted the very best. We systematically employed the proven fleet technique of refocusing our training objectives and concentrated our efforts on better training the trainer One of the most effective tools utilized during the Plebe Summer Education Program to help emphasize the developmental leadership techniques being taught was a 24-hour period of role reversal. Each detailer was made to reassume their role as Plebes and undergo a rigorous objective-based training day centered around experiencing and leaming different fleet proven methods of providing military instruction and instilling good order and discipline. They were instructed on how to execute "by the numbers," how to properly drill, how to build unit integrity and exact excellence. Each scripted event during the day was carefully managed to provide the best possible example of controlled execution without resordng to using simply verbally and physically abusive leadership styles. The detailers were coached on how to best apply real pressure, not just harassment, in a controlled, professional, motivating manner—forcefulness and rigor still firmly in place—but coached and critiqued along the way for best results. Detailers were leaming exactly what they needed to know for this summer, and more importantly, as future officers. Each detailer was provided the opportunity, over a two-day period, to reflect on the experience and was subsequently asked to replicate each of the many techniques taught. During the summer, additional detailer leadership seminars were conducted twice weekly.

The Class of '02 has benefitted from detailers who were prepared and groomed for months to step up to this pivotal leadership role.

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As always, 1-Day was the beginning of a lifestyle change for each and every Plebe.

As their hair fell away, so did their old lifestyles. This summer, we conducted physical training in a way that optimized conditioning and minimized injury. A new threephase physical mission program was developed using proven fleet programs and extensive input from the Academy's Physical Training and Medical Staff. Our goals were optimistic and very aggressive. We wanted 100% of '02 to pass the Physical Readiness Test (PRT) at the end of the summer, with at least 75% scoring in the A-B range. More importantly, we wanted them to build fitness habits for a lifetime, so they will continue to score in the A-B range throughout their time here. We intend to send officers to the fleet who are healthy, active role models, better able to maintain their mental and physical health. As an officer who has always emphasized a demanding physical training program in each of my command tours, I know our program adjustments have succeeded in producing a better physically prepared class. We proved we can do things better. We increased our PRT passing rate by over 10% from previous years, and we had a dramatic positive tum on our injury rate, almost 75% fewer incidents than previous years.

Part and parcel to the success of the PRT program was our monitoring of spot corrections. The method of administering them was focused on reaching ^ our goals and not allowing the spot correction to become a secondary means of providing unscheduled physical training. Based on lessons leamed from the Class of '02 Plebe Summer, we will continue to refine the spot correction program so we can do even better next year.

As expected, the detailers expressed concerns and questions about the changes we were putting into place. After all, they knew what they had gone through, and with their recent experience baseline, challenged us on many points. This spirited give-and-take with bright and articulate Midshipmen, themselves destined to be leaders in the 21st century, was healthy dialogue that generated many great ideas. From that we fine-tuned our Summer Regiment training plan to bring '02 on in top form and ready to go. We received constructive feedback and we saw in our detailers' comments a growing understanding and acceptance of their expanded leadership responsibilities.

Much of the feedback centered around the demanding schedule and the lack of free training time detailers had during the first eight-to-ten days of the summer Our program intentionally front-loaded most of the mandated Navy Rights and Responsibilities briefs. Character Development and Honor

lectures. Academy services and physical training briefs and academic validation and placement examinations. This very important change insured that '02 was well informed, thoroughly indoctrinated in the system and better prepared to train. Academically, more than half the class validated at least one course, a record that can only be attributed to their being able to concentrate on the task at hand instead of the activities in the Hall.

The key to next year's program will be striking a balance that allows for similar results, but also enables adequate time to better begin military indoctrination.

Some specific comments from detailers were: "I really had a lot of concems heading into the summer with all the changes that were made. Despite this concem, I was still excited about the challenge. I really enjoyed doing detail and I think it was a very successful summer. The changes for the most part were good ones."

"As far as professionalism, this summer was better than ever."

"I liked the increased stress and professionalism. It definitely added to the summer" "This summer provided me with many new leadership opportunities. Overall, this was a very positive experience."

"I enjoyed Plebe summer It was an awesome challenge being company commander and it definitely taught me a lot."

"Plebe summer was extremely successful this year. While not all the goals were met, there is no doubt that the Class of 2002 is prepared to join the brigade and has some of the best discipline of any class in recent memory."

Plebe Summer is NOT as good as it was when you or I were here—it is BETTER! My instincts and experiences tell me that improved training of the trainers will pay dividends for us when these junior officers join the fleet. They will be proficient in relevant leadership techniques they have practiced using. Detailers will continue to motivate Plebes to perform sometimes arduous and uncomfortable tasks—just as these same men and women will be challenged in the future when they join their first divisions and platoons. The Plebes will leam to operate and succeed in a physically and mentally demanding environment. About 7% of the Class of '02, over 80 Plebes, quit during this very strenuous and pressure-packed indoctrination. This is in the range of our traditional resignation rate. I am very confident that those young men and women who complete the rigorous four-year immersion program at USNA will become naval leaders for the new millennium that will make the Naval Academy, our Navy and Marine Corps and our country proud.

- lebe Summer is not as good as it was when you or I were here—it's BETTER!

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by Pam Wamken, Deputy Public Affairs officer As Plebe Summer and Parents Weekend fade to memory, the incoming Class was recently primed for the rigorous Naval Academy classrooms by Academic Dean and Provost, Dr. William C. Miller '62. "Welcome to the 'Olympics of Higher Education,'" Miller said, while quickly getting to the bottom line. "You've entered into one of the last tme meritocracies in the world. A meritocracy is an organization or society in which merit or performance is the basis for advancing to positions of leadership."

Talent and good intentions are not enough. Miller told a rapt audience of nearly 1,000 wide-eyed Plebes.

The streets are littered with talented, amiable derelicts—bright, intelligent people who never fulfill their trae potential. He told the new Class that is doesn't matter where they are from, or what they did before arriving in Annapolis, or what color their skin is. Gender and religion are irrelevant.

"It's your performance that will get you ahead here," said the Academy's chief academic official, who holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. "Every part of the Naval Academy program is designed to make you a more effective leader—your classroom experiences, athletics, the Bancroft Hall leadership opportunities and your summer craises."

The dean challenged the new students not to fool themselves into believing that they can coast here and "tum it on" after graduation. He said that would be like telling the Academy's head football coach, Charlie Weatherbie, "Don't worry, coach. I'm just going to dog it here in practice, but I'll really tum it on for the game!"

Granted, "you eamed mostly As and Bs in high school. The vast majority of you stood in the top 20% of your high school class. Many are national merit scholars, varsity letter winners, valedictorians, salutatorians, class presidents, Eagle Scouts, Girl Scout Gold Award Winners, musicians or thespians who had the leading role. But here on the banks of the Sevem, performance is what counts," Miller said, as he asked the Plebes to visualize their futures in the Fleet and Marine Corps, where "performance again will determine your advancement."

By the year 2004, if their performance is solid, he told the Plebes they will be flying the Navy's hottest new aircraft, or leading the most respected naval infantry in the world, or conning the most sophisticated ships and submarines ever to sail the high seas.

"Command? Responsibility? Being the man or woman out in front, the one in charge? Is that your dream?

It all starts here," said Miller who, as a former director of the Office of Naval Research, clearly understands the high-tech trends within the Navy and Marine Corps.

Miller said the Plebes might be surprised to hear the Academic Dean talking about leadership. But he noted that the aim of the Naval Academy's curriculum is to prepare them as the next generation of leaders in the United States.

"Yes, you'll lead in the military; we know that. But after your military service, you may well lead in Congress or elsewhere in govemment. You may steer the course in industry, medicine, or law. Wherever your career takes you, you will have the tools to lead; tools developed right here at the Naval Academy."

The pace of leaming expected of Midshipmen may be a rade awakening to the newcomers, but Miller reassured them by underscoring the vast talent assembled in the Brigade. He said while the educational experience at the Naval Academy can be seen as "the Olympics of Higher Education," it's not competitive, in the sense that the goal is to "weed out" those having difficulty.

"Our responsibility is to provide a fouryear, integrated learning environment in which you can succeed," he said. "We have a superb faculty who act more as coaches than lecturers. You will leam from military t' £ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B & % fi^ W» .

H and civilian teachers who are intellectual leaders in their chosen fields." They are here to help students discover and understand new knowledge and concepts, and not to spoon-feeding it by rote.

"Don't be satisfied with mediocrity in any phase of your personal joumey," he said.

"If you strive for your absolute best, day after day, I predict with confidence that you will be among the 80% of your Class tossing those hats into the air on a bright spring moming in May 2002."

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By RADM Milton J. Schultz, USN (Ret.) '50

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antayana's well known quotation, "What is past is prologue," appearing on the east buttress of the National Archives Building entrance can be, and appropriately should be, applied to Preble Hall, the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. And yet, among the more than 300,000 visitors to the museum each year are many graduates and matriculates (perhaps now as casual visitors as opposed to their prior status as "resident scholars") who declare: "This place hasn't changed since I graduated!" Because of budgetary constraints and lack of private funding,^he museum has remained static with only minimal use in educating Midshipmen, acquainting prospective Midshipmen with the rich traditions of naval history and demonstrating pride of service to interested visitors. But no more!

Under the aegis of then-Museum Director, Dr Bill Cogar, a master plan was presented to the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association to take the museum's 45,000 artifacts and associate them in dynamic, cohesive modules that represent eras of U.S. naval history. The striking use of this national treasure was recognized by the Superintendent and approved in the long range plan as part of the Naval Academy's capital stracture renovation, a plan to be executed over a 15-year period at a cost of $400 million dollars. The Superintendent recognized the importance of the museum's support for Character and Leadership Development, Intellectual Development, Admissions, and Professional Development in his Centers of Excellence Plan established in the Naval Academy's Long Range Plan. Funds to renovate the basic building, totaling $3.5 million, are in that plan's appropriated budget. Therefore, as with all museums, private subscription, support, and contributions are necessary to make up the difference—upward of $6 million. This sounds like a minor amount when compared to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's $126 million private contribution campaign for its new Dulles facility. But it is not minor when taken in the context of the Naval Academy's entire capital improvement plan.

Prior to, and concurrent with the foregoing developments, the Class of 1950, at its 45th Reunion at the Hotel Del Coronado, considered a 50th anniversary gift to thank "Mother Bancroft" for what she has

meant in their lives. Eschewing a "committee" to study the issue, a professionally developed survey was sent to all living Classmates and a statistically significant response was received within 30 days as to the dollar level of the gift and the gift's form. The nascent museum proposal had just been bom and was starting to breath. It seemed a natural. After some pradent inquiry and a presentation by Dr Cogar exemplifying not only deeply rooted sincerity of the historian he is, but also his absolute enthusiasm, the Class of 1950 knew it had a cause. The Naval Academy Museum was to be the Class of 1950 project for its 50thAnniversary!

The Class enthusiastically accepted the mantle of responsibility as the Lead Class in support of the Preble Hall Naval Academy Museum modemization as envisioned by Dr Cogar. The goal established by the Class was $505,050. (Clever number, what?) But that goal is just a part of the funds required to meet the museum's need for privately raised funds. The direction is right, but the thrast needs some help. No single Class could expect to raise the amount needed for private subscription. The Plan, however, was to use the "team" approach.

The desire was to get as many Classmates as possible to contribute to this project rather than rely on a few major contributors. Beyond that, the desire was to encourage other classes to join the cause. In addition, there is ample opportunity for Classmates capable of a substantial gift to further contribute to other worthwhile unfunded Naval Academy endeavors.

The Class of 1951, with strong allegiance and significant contributions to the museum (nearly a million dollars already contributed in their underwriting of the world class Henry Rogers ship model collection), readily joined the Class of 1950 in support of the museum modemization. This was more than seeing to the proper care of the valuable and beautiful ship model collection. They sensed the very same desire to retum something as thanks to an institution that had provided so much to so many.

The sequence of such a traly memorable project has not gone unnoticed by other Classes. It could well be that by the time of this article's publication, the Class as of 1952 and 1971 will also have

"<3y instiCCing a ^owCedge of tfie past, tfie museum inspires a greater sense ofSeConging and commitment to tfie J^avaCService."

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joined '50 and '51 in support of the Museum. It is going to take a concerted effort to do it right! There will be up to 16 galleries to support. Interested Classes can contact CAPT Bob Hofford, USN (Ret.), '61 at 410 263-4448 x 105 for a total package briefing of all potential restricted projects at the U.S. Naval Academy.

As the Lead Class, '50 has had a vested interest in the development and progress of the entire effort. Toward this end, early on they funded a video featuring, in this order: the museum (Preble Hall), the Museum Director (Dr Bill Cogar), the former Superintendent (ADM Chuck Larson), and 1950's then Class President (RADM Milt Schultz). The Class also bought the kiosk that features the video in the foyer of the museum. (This stirring video is available through the Alumni Association.) At this time, it appears that the Class of 1950 has made its monetary goal (nearly two years ahead of schedule) and may be thinking of further avenues of museum support.

The renovation project is long term. As the Naval Institute moves out of their long occupied spaces on the second deck of Preble Hall to new quarters at Hospital Point, portions of the museum will be used for "swing space" as other academic buildings are renovated.

During this time, however, the first phase modules of the new museum will have been designed and fabricated so that they will be in place by April 2000, just in time for the Class of 1950's Golden Anniversary Homecoming! The design phase contracts have already been awarded with funds committed from the Class of 1950. It is anticipated that the entire museum project will not be completed until after the year 2008. A ready reference to the Museum modemization in the Centers of Excellence Master Plan is quoted: 'The Naval Academy Museum has completed a Master Plan which when implemented will transform the Museum into this nation's finest teaching museum focusing on American naval heritage. The Museum's primary mission is to infuse in Midshipmen a strong and

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lasting sense of the proud tradition of which they are now a part. By instilling a knowledge of the past, the museum inspires a greater sense of belonging and commitment to the Naval Service. Through its modemization plans, the museum will play a much larger role in Plebe indoctrination, formal academic study and research, candidate guidance and recmitment. The museum will be better able to inspire the approximately 300,000 annual visitors to the Museum with the importance of the Academy and Naval Service to the nation and its way of life."

As an epilogue to this article there is good news and bad news.

The good news is that Dr Cogar was nominated an honorary member of the Class of 1950 and graciously accepted. The official ceremony inducting him into the Class was held at the Army-Navy Country Club where Dr Cogar was accompanied by his charming wife Jackie. The bad news is that after wrestling with a career move offer for more than six weeks, Dr Cogar has accepted a position at the Mariners Museum of Newport News, a well-endowed worldclass museum which is the recipient of many Navy artifacts. We will all miss him, but he is not that far away. His vision in the development and use of the Naval Academy Museum as a teaching, indoctrinating, and educating tool for the people of our country as well as foreign visitors is something of which we can all be proud.

RADM Milton J. Schultz, USN (Ret.), is the past President, Class of 1950. Shipmate will continue highlighting and summarizing class restricted projects for the benefit of all alumni. Your Alumni Association is overwhelmed by the intensity of the support provided by the classes for all restricted projects. In this case, a "BZ" to the Class of '50 for its museum modernization project leadership and to '51 for its continued support of the Museum Ship Gallery.

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Bom and raised in Jamaica, she surprised friends and family by choosing to join the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1984. Although she had no military background, no friends or role models who had walked the halls of Bancroft before her, she was attracted by the challenge a Naval Academy education would provide. A challenge, is what she found. The class of 1984 was only the fourth Naval Academy class to have women admitted to their ranks. Furthermore, she was a foreign national. In an academy whose student body was predominately made up of American men, she found a challenge before her However Carrington's memories of the Academy are not marked with strife. She explains, "I really didn't feel any sense of pressure because I was a woman. Treatment was based on how you acted. Of course, you had to be real careful about your manner being 'just so.'" But as any ring-knocker can attest, that is the mark of any graduate's Academy experience.

When questioned about the trials of her Plebe year, Carrington recounts incidents when she would repeatedly be stopped by upper classmen. She was being detained not because of any inappropriate behavior, but because she bore the lilting island accent of her home. She explains that she and her Plebe friends worked hard to replace her Jamaican accent with something sounding decidedly banal, a New York accent.

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Ms. Carrington again surprised her family by choosing a major in engineering. In her family, this act closely resembled an act of rebellion. With a mother and two of five siblings in medical fields, and her obvious proclivity toward math and science, she was a natural to continue in their footsteps. She admitted, "I was tom between medicine and engineering. Then, I started to look more at the technical end of things. I like math and I like computers, so that's where I ended up, which is good."

Because she was a foreign national, Ms. Carrington did not enter the Fleet after graduation. Instead, she pursued a career in the civilian sector with Electronic Data Systems, Ross Perot's former company, and moved to Detriot, Michigan in 1985. She programmed computer aided design applications used to design the tools to help create cars for General Motors. "I did programming using all the different computer languages, but it was a rather isolated environment. When you're programming, you sit in a room alone for hours. The gratification of programming comes at the end of a six-month or one-year project. I found myself gravitating toward computer training, an occupation that requires interpersonal involvement. I liked it a lot and so I ended up teaching technical computer skills, and I eventually developed an interest in website design."

In fact, her interest bloomed into a full-fledged career Carrington has had her own consulting company specializing in web site design and computer and technical training since 1993.

She develops curricula and specializes in project management.

Two current clients are the City of Detroit, where she handles all of the computer technical training, and the Smithsonian Institute.

Carrington remarks that she will "typically do a year to two years in one place and then switch to another project." Her company has anywhere from 5 to 30 employees depending on the current client, project size and type. "For example, as the consultant who handles all of the computer technical training for the City of Detroit, I do all the funding allocation and manage a staff of eight. With training, you cannot get around being on site, you cannot get around doing straight supervision and paperwork and all the stuff involved with that. I have an on-site office downtown as well as off-site staff that work on other projects for my company." A working mother herself, she appreciates that many people prefer, or need, to work from home. This arrangement works particularly well for web site design. "I basically give them assignments, and send them off to do their jobs. Most of the people who work for me are home-based, which is great because I Shipmate, October 1998

like moms who have the skills to do a job, but do not want to leave the home to do it. I really do not need to have people on site for a lot of the work I do. I just need to have employee access by email, phone and fax. It is the end product that really matters and excellent work in this field can be achieved off-site. I kind of fell into website design and creation, but found that I really enjoyed it Curtently, it is about 40% of my business. I am also involved in advertising. My company was recently awarded the contract for some of the advertising for the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the 13th most visited airport in the country."

can assume incorrect meanings. The idea that 'It's not in the by-

laws, so we can do it.' can prevail."

The Editorial Advisory Board is comprised of a group of alumni who are active in their professional lives in the field of communications. They advise on publications, web sites and other electronic communications tools to help improve communications between the Alumni Association and alumni. Ms. Carrington was involved in getting the first USNA website on-line and " has enjoyed being able to contribute to the growth of alumni communications." Because of her professional experience, Ms. Carrington is particularly well qualified to advise on communicaFor Carrington, the graphic design involved in website tions for the Alumni Association. constraction stimulated an As a mother of a 10 and 12 year-old, Ms. Carrington interest in advertising. "It also finds time to volunteer as a computer teacher at was a natural progression. locals schools. "It excites me when children are given There is a lot of advertisthe opportunity to get in front of a computer and see how ing inherent in the they work. You can actually see the littie light bulbs go constraction of websites. on in their heads. I think that when children are given It is a very similar the opportunity to use computers at a young age, it gives process. You have to think them an advantage, about making the site a head-start in life. appealing while conveyThe rate at which ing the information; and they leam is then how to make people ^Heather Carrington '84 tneets mth amazing. They truly come back to visit again.

Mumni Association empkyee SaUy do pick up Website design is, in Qingk to discuss p[ansfor the 'Board of'Trustees 'By-tiaws Committee. everything like itself, a form of graphic littie sponges." For advertising. It is only a example her 12 small step to take the knowledge leamed on the web out of the year-old son realm of electronic media into the airport. I hope it will be an Brandon is as interesting, rewarding and fun project." advanced with In addition to her professional pursuits, a great deal of the M)!M.!Rpn Marryott '57, 'President and CEO of the Nintendo-64 as he seemingly endless hours in Ms. Carrington's day are spent on llS^^AMumni Association, and Carrington '84 meet is designing web volunteer work for her community and the USNA Alumni at the ACumni !House inAnnapoCis, M'D. pages. She even Association. She is a member of the Board of Trastees and the admits that sometimes he helps her out in a cranch. "He really Editorial Advisory Board. She comments, "I enjoy participadng in enjoys getting paid!" Will this rising young star be the next different committees because I feel that I'm contributing to member of Academy class of 2007. "He is thinking about it. He bettering the Association. Our goal on the Board of Trastees is to visited last summer and was impressed." make sure that the input from classes gets through to the AssociaCarrington lists among her most memorable accomplishments at tion." An ardent advocate for progress, she also sat on a special the Academy graduating and lettering in track three times. "In committee within the Board of Trastees, the first Long Range general, I really liked the camaraderie that developed; I have a lot of Planning Committee whose goal it is to set the direction for the close friends from my class. I know that if anything ever comes up, future of the Alumni Association. She explains "We try to I can call one of them. If I was ever in a bind, I know a few people I transition the Association from old ways of doing things, to could call and I wouldn't be in a bind anymore. Excellent friends." innovative practices. By evaluating the Association's practices And what should we expect from this dynamic young Naval compared to similar businesses, we can make informed recomAcademy grad in the future? Carrington has set her sites on mendations and decisions to set the best course for the retiring in about six years. "I want to spend more time watching Association's future. Our goal is to plan for the future and to my kids grow up. Business-wise, I would like to put some more make sure that the Association's practices are not behind the stracture on what I currently do. I'd also like to do more conrniutimes." The second committee of the LRPC is currently implenity related activities, to get more involved in getting technology menting the results and recommendations of that first committee. out to young people."

Another special committee within the Board of Trustees, the ByAn accomplished young woman, entrepreneur, wife, mother, laws Committee "is a very interesting committee to work on and volunteer. Heather Carrington considers herself fortunate. "If because the by-laws change so often. If things aren't said with there's one thing that I recognize it's that I'm incredibly blessed." exactly the right wording or explicit phrasing, it can lead to If there is one thing that a reader might recognize, it is that Ms. confusion about the meaning of some of the tenants, which has Carrington has worked very hard for each of those blessings. happened in the past. If every eventuality is not covered, people

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Sailing New Seas: Newport Paper Thirteen Adm Paul Reason '65, USN, and David G. Freymann, Newport, RI: Naval War College Press, 1998. 90 pp. App. Illus. This publication is free. Order directly from the publisher at tel: (401) 841-2236, fax: (410) 841-3579, or email at press@usnwc.edu. Text can be downloaded from internet at http:// www.usnwc.edu/nwc/npl3toc.htm.

Reviewed by Admiral Leon A. "Bud" Edney '57, (Ret.) Admiral Reason refers to the current state of developed and developing nations as experiencing the transindustrial age, a state of transition from the industrial age to the information age. In his view, the mission of the Navy remains relatively constant and that is sea control (to ensure freedom of the seas), forward presence, and power projection. It is the speed of change involving data transmission (information) and the emergence of multinational data-oriented conglomerates that make the industrial-age way of doing business outdated. In this environment, it is necessary for the Navy to quicken its response cycle, both operationally and in weapon-platform development, if itis to fulfill its mission in a sea of increasing uncertainty and unpredictability. The threat also has changed and is less identifiable in traditional terms of effective military response.

How do we counter such nonstate threats as ethnic or religious extremism, terrorism, drug cartels, etc., to support regional stability for the growth of free markets and the democratic process? Admiral Reason believes the imperative for success in this environment is quickness of response. To become quicker, the Navy must attain flexibility, agility, and speed in new and creative ways. Because industry leads defense in this transindustrial stage, we must adopt whatever is successful and adapt it to our needs. We are fortunate, because US industry holds a dominant position in the technologies that are the engine of change. But the speed of ongoing change requires more immediate action now, if the Navy-after-next is to be responsive to our needs.

In answering the question of what needs to be done. Admiral Reason prioritizes the Navy's mission, and correctly gives top priority to sea control. Without the ability to control the seas and the air above, there can be neither forward presence nor power projection. Admiral Reason fails to point out, however, that being able to provide effec-

tive sea control and presence globally becomes a numbers game at some point, and a certain number of ships are needed to meet requirements. There is no free lunch, even in the information age.

Admiral Reason sees four methods of maintaining forward presence: forward basing, deployments, cruising, and sprinting. In his view, forward basing will be increasingly limited because of costs, political strings attached, and the realities of US politics. Deployments are the way the Navy has met the majority of its forward-presence commitments since the end of World War II. Every Commander-in-Chief wants a carrier battle group in his theater continuously. The Navy has become 40% smaller, but the deployment process has remained essentially intact. Admiral Reason points out the disadvantages this has brought, through excessive expense in time, fuel, and the operating and maintenance costs of our ships and aircraft. He did not mention, but I know he recognizes, that the biggest drawback driving the need for imaginative change in this process is the drain on our people in peacetime. Admiral Reason seems to be offering as a solution the concept of "cruising" which he describes as "infesting the oceans" with large numbers of relatively inexpensive, slow, simple, lightly manned, high-endurance ships spread over the oceans in a broad network. It sounds like an expansion of the Maritime Prepositioning Ship concept of the Marine Corps. I must confess, if he is floating this idea seriously, he has lost me. To meet a developing crisis with something slow, though in relatively large numbers, fails to meet even his own preference for flexibility, agility, and speed.

On the other hand, he plays down the concepts of sprinting and siuging as lacking staying power, outrunning the logistics tail.

Interestingly, Admiral Reason suggests that we look to the operating environment of

our carrier flight decks for the changes we need. Here, we operate successfully in the environment of the future. That is, our flight decks operate routinely at the edge of chaos while executing precise, complex procedures that require scores of decisions to be made rapidly, almost simultaneously, with confidence that all hands know the limits of their jobs. This is a decentralized decision-making environment, as opposed to the vertical, centralized organizational structure that predominates the majority of our Navy. The key to the operational environment of the flight deck is that every expert is focused on an aspect of the chaotic environment that is small enough to be controlled. The organization, on the other hand, must recognize that individual's instant decision making authority, regardless of rank. The key is extensive training, combined with timely and rapid transmission of data in useable format to the operator Admiral Reason believes we must adopt this proven technique to the entire Navy if we are to be successful in the coming age, where simultaneous and dispersed application of rapidly delivered information will be the true warfare discriminator.

Admiral Reason argues that the Navy is currently too hierarchical and too fragmented to be agile. He believes that we cannot continue to organize and maintain the fleet through platform specialties such as ships, submarines, and aviation. Rather, we need to be organized by warfighting capabilities and support structure. He lays out a detailed oudine (showing both his operational and support structures) of the way he would move out in this direction, if he were King for a Day. Basically, he would disestablish the current six type commanders (air, submarine, and siuface forces, Atlantic and Pacific). The war-fighting and tactical application offerees all would remain under the naval component commander for the Pacific and Atlantic. All Continued onpage 43

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On October 9,1998, the U.S. Naval Institute celebrates its 125th anniversary as the professional association of the maritime services. Since its creation, the Naval Institute has been a mobile tenant on the U.S. Naval Academy, migrating from building to building as space permitted. Even after Superintendent Francis M. Ramsey, Class of 1856, granted permanent use of Academy facilities in 1884, the Naval Institute continued to move around the Yard.

Signs of the migration are still visible in the tower of Mahan Hall, where decorative crown molding featuring the Naval Institute's logo is still intact from its tenure there in the early 1900s.

This large group of happy travelers joined Admiral Charles R. Larson and myself on board ROYAL PRINCESS during the "Sail with Supes" cmise to Scandinavia. This was one of the largest groups to take an alumni cmise during 1998. INTRAV was the tour group coordinating this trip and the three representatives from the company catered to the group's every need. Cities visited were London, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallin, and Gydnia/Gdansk. The number of tours offered was virtually limitless, and fulfilled everyone's needs and desires for interesting and exciting visits.

On the cruise, Admiral Larson '58 spoke to the Alumni about his tour of duty at the Naval Academy and the many dynamic programs underway at our great school. I had the opportunity to address the communication programs in place at the Alumni Association as well as new programs that are planned

"The Naval Institute was bom aboard the Academy and our long relationship has been mutually beneficial," said Jim Barber, the Institute's chief executive officer "With the renovation of Beach Hall [the former hospital wing of the Naval Academy Medical Clinic] our relationship with the Academy is assured well into the next century."

Poring over past issues of the Naval Institute's flagship publication, Proceedings, you can trace the career paths of some of the most notable names in our Navy's history: Luce, Mahan, Nimitz, Rickover, and Belknap to name just a few. Their letters and articles also show their progression from idealistic young officers to pragmatic seniors.

"Proceedings continues to inspire topical discussions at both ends of the chain of command," said its editor-in-chief, Fred Rainbow. "Sometimes the debate can be quite spirited. [Proceedings] has never shied away from controversial topics, and we remain committed to giving voice to all, regardless of rank or station."

To mark the anniversary, the October Proceedings will contain a special 32-page insert looking back on some of the most significant articles, books and pictorials published by the Naval Institute. The September-October issue of the Naval Institute's bi-monthly Naval History magazine also features a special anniversary section, available now at bookstores and newsstands, featuring excerpts of selected articles penned by Ernest J. King '01, Chester Nimitz '05, Arleigh Burke '23 and Raymond Spruance '07 during their careers.

and expected in services to our Alumni. Admiral Larson and I answered questions for the group.

This type of travel program is just one of many that the Alumni Association coordinates for its Alumni. We have a staff representative and spouse on many trips to act as your Alumni Association hosts, to answer questions about the Alumni Association and happenings in and around Annapolis, and to take care of your needs. Part of the Alumni Association's mission is to provide opportunities for our Alumni to get togetherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;football games, reunions, Homecoming, and travel opportunities. There are several great trips remaining in 1998 and we have put to-

Academy's Messiah may be tele\iscd-wilh your help To enjoy the Naval Academy's annual holiday production of the powerful Handef Messiah, Naval Academy Alunmi, parents and friends are asked to contact their local public television stations asking that "the Naval Academy's Messiah be broadcast this holiday season " The holiday classic features the Naval Academy Glee Club, the Hood College choir and nationally know soloists performing in the majestic 'Cathedial ot the Navy â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the LISNA' Chapel Call your local PBS station today to request Messiah

gether an itinerary for 1999 which offers something for everyone. And we will do even better in 2000. Please look over the list of trip packages being offered in 1999 on page 33 of this edition of Shipmate. I hope to see you on one of our exciting excursions.

Ron Marryott '57

Welcome Aboard New Deputy Director, Alunmi Services We are pleased to welcome aboard our new Deputy Director of Alumni Services, Tim Kobosko. Bom and raised in Baltimore, Tim attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School before graduating from the Naval Academy in 1980.

He received Masters Degrees from Johns Hopkins University (MAS) in 1988 and The Loyola College in Maryland (MBA) in 1995.

On active duty, Tim spent six years as a Surface Warfare Officer, serv-

last tour on active duty was as Special Projects Officer at the David Taylor Research Center in Carderock, MD. He affiliated with the Naval Reserve in 1986 and is currently assigned to a reserve unit providing support to the OpNav staff in the Pentagon.

Tim comes to us from the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Annapolis, where he was program manager for the Navy Energy Office. He is currently the president for the Class of '80, and a Blue and Gold Officer for six local high schools. Tim also volunteers with Leadership Anne Amndel and the 21st Century Education Foundation.

Tim lives in Sevema Park with his wife Carolyn (a kindergarten teacher) and daughter Katie. He enjoys all sports, cheering on Navy, the Orioles, and Ravens, and spending time with his family.

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Minority Alumni Conference Set The Office of Admissions is hosting the inaugural Minority Alumni Conference at the Naval Academy 20-21 November 1998. The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for our minority alumni to leam first hand of the Naval Academy's determination to reach out to our nation's minority young people. This will be an exceptional chance for alumni nationwide to leam how they can be involved in this important effort to communicate the exceptional opportunities USNA offers to the young men and women in their communities.

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In this issue we welcome aboard oiu' new managing editor of publications, Mike Collins. Mike graduated from the Naval Academy in 1984 and the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991. He spent 10 years as a surface warfare officer serving in Pacific Reet destroyers and Atlantic Fleet amphibs. He is a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence. Mike comes to us by way of the U.S. Naval Institute, where he has been an editor for Proceedings and Naval History magazines since 1995.

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King Hall is being renovated starting in June 1999, and no doubt will look very different when completed. This year is your last chance to see it the way it was when you were a mid. To celebrate the "End of an Era," we are having Surf and Turf as this year's King Hall dinner Come and see the wardroom the way you remember it, and show your spouse how you used to eat 12 cannonballs! For more information, please contact the Homecoming Coordinator, Stephanie Tuttle at 410-263-4448 ext 136. See you there.

Crew alumni are encouraged to visit Hubbard Hall for the annual open house/alumni row on 17 October 1998. Your families and friends are welcome and a continental breakfast will be provided. It would be helpful if you could let us know if you plan to be here. Please join us for a fun, nostalgia filled moming.

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'38: RADM Robert McNitt was inducted into the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association of North America Hall of Fame...'51: VADM Robert Dunn joined Cyclopss Corporation's board of directors ...'60: CAPT Charles Peterson was elevated to counsel in the 260-lawyer Washington office of Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP, the fourth largest law firm in the U.S...'62: ADM WUliam Owens joins Teledesic LLC as Vice Chairman of the board...'66: RADM Joseph Mobley is nominated by Defense Secretary William Cohen for promotion to the three-star rank of vice admiral and reassignment to Norfolk as Commander of the Atlantic Fleet's Naval Air Force...'66: ADM Charles S. Abbot received his fourth star and was assigned as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command in Germany...'66: Mr. Stephen Kalosis was elected to the Legacy Foundation Board for the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library...'66: Mr. Gary Blinn was the first heart transplant recipient to ran the New York Marathon...'66: CAPT Walter Higgins became President and CEO of AGL Resources and CEO of Atlanta Gas Light Co. in February '98...'67: Mr. Paul McConneU was elected to the board of duectors of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce...'67: ADM Richard Mies on 3 July 1998 became the new Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command...'68: Mr. Jeffrey Dumas was appointed Corporate Vice President and General Counsel to Storagetek...'69: CAPT Dwight Bohm was appointed the new President of Emerson Japan, Ltd....'70: RADM Larry Baucom was promoted to RADM while serving at National Defense University in Washington, D.C...'70: RADM Edmund Giambastiani recently received his second star while serving as Director of Submarine Warfare...'70: RADM David Ellison was selected for promotion to RADM while serving at the office of CNO...'70: Mr. Joseph Startari is Biotechna Environmental Technologies Corporation's Chairman of a new board of directors, he is also President and CFO ...'70 CAPT Thomas Otterbein became the first commanding officer of new carrier TRUMAN, which joined the fleet on 2 July 1998...'72 The Hon. Patrick Henry is named Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs...'73: Mr. Ronald Bowman will compete in Hawaii's Ironman Competition in Oct.'98...'73 RADM Rand Fisher was appointed to lead the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division... "74: CDR Herbert Hribar was named President and COO of Verio, Inc., he was formerly President of Ameritech's Cellular Services...'77: CDR Kathryn "Kay" Hire served as Mission Specialist 2 on STS-90 Neurolab, 17 April-3 May, 1998...'77: CAPT James P. Adams, H was promoted to the rank of captain on 19 June 1998...'78: Mr. Dirk Berry received his juris doctor degree from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University on 6 June 1998...'78: Mr. Michael Sears joined the Vicinity Corporation as a board member...'79: LtCol Charles Gittins successfully started his own law firm, specializing in court-martial defense and military law. ..'80: CDR Scott Stewart assumed command of VF-2 at NAS Oceana...'80: CDR Joe Edwards served as pilot on STS-89, the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission...'80: CDR Brian Burlingame assumed command of VP-1 on2 July 1998...'80: CDRDale Lumme assumed command of VT-6 in Pensacola in June 1998...'80: CDR Edmund O'Callaghan assumed command of 562nd Flying Training Squadron on 10 July 1998...'81: CDR Wendy Lawrence flew with the crew of STS-86 and was Mission Specialist on STS-91, the final scheduled Shuttle-Mir docking mission...'81: Mr. Robert Ravener was hired in March 1998 as the Vice President, Chief Personnel Officer of Footstar, Inc.. ..'82: Mr. Michael Streseman became the Heavy Lift Maintenance Manager at the South Carolina State Ports Authority...'83: LCDR Richard Woodford was admitted to the Maryland Bar on 24 June 1998 and graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval War College on 19 June 1998...'84: CAPT Matthew Jacobson was named President and CEO of St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Co. and Maine Intermodal Transportation, Inc... '88: Mr. Kennon Artis was selected as Corporate Ethnic Marketing Manager for Proctor & Gamble...

My Memory of Ben Leavitt

by Bob Close '45 T JL met Ben Leavitt in 1941, when we both entered the Naval Academy as Plebes. We were in the 3rd Company that year and subsequently in the 17th. We, along with Ted Colvin, Ed Doolin, Bob Kasten, and Bill Roeder, were ordered to LOUISVILLE (CA-28).

After our 30 days of flight indoctrination at Jacksonville, FL, we, plus many Classmates, arrived by various means in September 1944 at Manus Island in the Admiralties to await boarding our various ships when they could be found.

We lived in the mud-floored transient Quonset huts. After some scomful conunents from several old timers concerning those dumb Ring-Knockers and their full seabags, we gratefully used our dress whites as floor mats in order to bed down without muddy feet. Most of us boozed away the evenings during the couple hours the "club" was open.

After dark, former roommate, Ted Munson, and I, slightly snockered, would hit the Army motor pool and "borrow" a vehicle and craise the island. Mostly, we could get only a six or ten wheeler since Jeeps were kept under the close eye of the guards. These joy rides stopped when a misplaced ditch rolled our ten-wheeler on its side while being chased by a Jeep.

In a few days, we LouisviLLEers got word that LADY Lou was in Hollandia and there were two seats on a Gooneybird (C-47) headed that way. Ben and 1, being eager beavers, got those seats and landed in Hollandia about noon on 30 September The Navy receiving station was some ten miles away.

When we got there, and only after some haggling to see the ship movement board, we found the Lou had left that morning for Manus. So much for eager beavers! I was all for bedding down since there was no transportation to head back to the airfield, but Ben wouldn't have it. He was a real charger! We hoisted our gear to our shoulders and started walking down a long, hot, dusty road. At about the point of collapse, we managed to flag down an Army ten-wheeler that hauled us to within a mile of the field. By now it was dark and we were somewhat lost and 26

the range finder, tumed on the fresh water fire system, then worked his way down to the shell deck and put out the buming paint on the projectiles. Amazing!

After repairing damage from suicide plane hits at the Mare Island Navy Yard, we got out to Okinawa.

One day, while my turret was callfiring shore bombardment, we managed to knock down oiu- third suicide plane with oiu SC-1 planes sitting on their catapults. Our forward engineering space was blown out, the Admiral (A. B. Chandler) and many of his staff and ship's company were killed. Ben was maiming a 40-mm quad AA battery director on a side just aft the bridge and had the earphones burned off his head. He again showed great Bob (R.A.) Close, Ben (Eben) courage in puUing wounded off the Leavitt Sr. andMorrie (Morris) bridge and flag bridge.

Lax in Dallas in 1945 at start of Flight Training We stayed out there for some time providing shore bombardvery bedraggled, when, lo and behold, we ment since we sfill had half our engineering staggered into an Army medic unit that was plant and ships were in short supply. We then packing up to move the next day. Those headed off to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Ben's blessed doggies broke out a cook who fried and my orders toflighttraining came through steak and eggs for us. We hadn't eaten since in time, so with the ship out of action, we leaving Manus that moming. Then they pro- were detached in Pearl. With only an air vided us mosquito-netted cots for the night travel priority 4, we could hardly expect even a seat on a bus. This didn't stop Ben. and even buckets of water for showers.

We headed down to the flight assignment We slept a few hours, and tradged to the airfield before dawn. Since my air priority office in Honolulu and managed to squeeze form was one-way only and Ben had lost his, in the door to a room full of people looking some judicious penmanship added his name for flights. It looked hopeless as we stood in to mine and made it good for Manus to the back listening to the guy behind the Hollandia and retum. It worked and we got counter tuming away priority 3's. We were on the dawn Gooney back to Manus and the about to leave when Ben said "That voice has beautiful sight of LADY LOU in the harbor The got to be from Bangor, Mciine" (Ben's homeother four, Kasten, Doolin, Colvin, and Roeder town). He shouted "Hey, Bangor!" The agent were remarkably restrained in their comments perked up and replied in kind and waved us forward. I couldn't believe it. After a whisabout plane-grabbing eager-beavers.

While our arrival aboard Lou was almost pered conference, we were handed papers a disaster, Ben's hard-driven determination putting us on the Pan American Clipper leavhad kept us pushing. Three of us were as- ing for San Francisco next aftemoon. That signed as assistant eight-inch turret offic- flight was pure luxury for two lowly ensigns, ersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kass in #1, Ben #2, and 1 in #3. Ben's that is, until it was time to bed down for the iron will eamed him a Bronze Star (should night (it was a 14-hour flight). The plane was have been a Navy Cross) after our first sui- short one berth. As the junior person aboard, cide plane encounter in Lingayen Gulf. The I ended up sleeping in the cargo area aft of plane hit the face plate of Ben's turtet, peeled the main cabinâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;two blankets on a corragated the roof back and threw part of it a couple aluminum deck. Dang near froze! hundred yards in the air, and set fires inside.

It was my intention to fly to Jacksonville Ben crawled in amid the flames and, behind with Ben for his expected marriage. Upon Shipmate, October 1998

arrival in San Francisco, we headed off to a Turkish bath for a steam cleaning and massage. Then, because of lack of priority, we could only get aflightto Los Angeles, where, we were told, we had a better chance of a flight east. We called up a doctor friend of Ben's who had a gorgeous daughter. They picked us up, drove us out to their house for cocktails, and then he, his wife, and daughter, took us to his country club for more drinks and dinner.

The hair-raising drive back into town was done with great hilarity and we caught the airport bus only by dint of much hom blowing.

The flight is a unmemorable blur Because of either a lack of priority or our boozy state we were put off the plane at Los Angeles and woke up next moming having slept in our uniforms on Red Cross mattresses on the floor of the Los Angeles terminal. Hung over? You bet!

When we went to retrieve our luggage, Ben's was there but mine was off to places un-

After my luggage was retumed, my uncle called in some markers and got me a roomette on the Overland Limited to Chicago.

From there, one of my father's business friends got me a Pullman to my home in Cincinnati. While on leave there, the War ended. I got a car and headed off for NAS Dallas to start flight training. Ben had called from Jax and asked me to stop in Memphis to pick him up for the rest of the trip. So, after being Companymates for three years, on the same ship for one, and sharing a couple of offbeat travels, we went through part of flight training together. He Slightly non-reg First Class ended up in fighters, I in room in 1943 SB2C Helldivers (the Beast). We saw each other, infrequently afmore days to be retumed. Ben, of course, ter those years. He was traly a fine, cheerful, needed to get to Jax, so he headed out to courageous man and good friend who weathArmy airfield and managed to bum a ride in ered troubles with fortitude and brought the the back of a B-17. Unfortunately, or fortujoy of life to family and friends. nately, the marriage did not come off. known. I only had the wrinkled, somewhat stinky uniform that was on my back. I decided to stay with an uncle and family in LA until my luggage was found. It was found four days later in Kansas City and took three

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Getting There is Half the Fun "CentCom, Departing," boomed the Boatswain mate over ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S IMC as General Anthony Zinni, Commander, Central Command, roared down the cat in one of the ship's C-2 COD aircraft. 26 July 1998 and it is only Abraham Lincoln Battle Group's third day in the Arabian Gulf. General Zinni is in the AOR to preside over the Fifth Fleet Change of Command (VADM Willie Moore relieving VADM Tom Fargo '70). The General was gracious enough to make time in his busy schedule to visit what he called "the tip of the spear in the Arabian Gulf."

The United States has had virtually continuous carrier battle group presence in the Arabian Gulf (and often more than one carrier) ever since Desert Storm. CNN and other media have brought us vivid, real-time, accounting of what our Navy carrier battle groups and amphibious groups do in the Arabian Gulf as well as in other forward deployed operations around the world. It is something that we all have become accustomed to courtesy of the virtual presence that this decades technology has brought us.

In a similar manner, those of us who live in or fleet homeports, gain some appreciation of what occurs to Navy ships and Sailors during the inter-deployment training cycle; training new crew members, near-continuous inspections and exercises, constant theme of getting ready for deployment, culminating in intermediate and advanced exercises. We seem to be pretty well aware of what it takes to get ready to go.

What is far less clear to anyone outside of the Navy is what occurs in the extremely long (six weeks for Pacific Fleet units) transit between home port and the Arabian Gulf. For Abraham Lincoln Battle Group, the first day in the Abrabian Gulf represented the 44th day deployed.

The actions during this timeframe help explain why our task groups are so good.

Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), the life of the ship's within the battle group was well-scripted. For the aircraft carrier and its air wing, this scripting was especially tight. COMPTUEX stressed the ability of the carrier and air wing to safely generate sorties. FleeTex was a warm-up for JTFEX, while JTFEX was a scenario driven joint exercise that stressed the battle group across a broad warfare spectram.

While these high-tempo exercises accompUshed a great deal, they were so compressed that the battle group stayed on a treadmill, moving from event to event and not fully developing its own style, or way of anticipating requirements and getting ahead of the problem. That's what the transit was all about—getting into a battle group into its own battle rhythm and deciding just how it was going to get the job done.

Immediately after departing Everett, ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S Commanding Officer (J.J. Quinn, '74) and Conunander Air Group (Tom Kilcline, '73) began to establish that battle rhythm, setting up an aggressive carrier qualification schedule that put all of the air wing's pilots, rasty after six weeks inport, back into the cockpit honing their landing skills. Concurrently, CAG worked with the Air Defense Coordinator, Commanding Officer of the Aegis craiser SHILOH (Steve Busch '75) to set up procedures for the air defense of the battle group during its long transit.

Several days out of San Diego, with the air wing fully requalified and the air defense picture solidified, the battle group switched gears to the area of undersea warfare. Employing the Navy's new Sea Combat Commander concept (combining the responsibilities for undersea warfare, surface warfare, maritime interdiction operations, and a number of other functions in the one entity) the embarked Destroyer Squadron Commander (Jim Stavridis '76) prepared the battle group for ASWEX 981, a freeplay ASW (USW in the new parlance) exercise north of Hawaii. The "rales" were blissfully simple, one "orange" submarine, supported by "orange" maritime support aircraft, was allowed to lie in wait and try to ambush the battle group as it passed through the OpArea. The odds of a successful battle group transit were long indeed, the last several PacFlt battle groups to pass through were all shot by the lurking sub. In this case, the Sea Combat Commander divided his force with north and south deception groups masking the carrier's transit through the center of the OpArea.

One exercise does not a deployment make, but ASWEX 98-1 further defined the task groups battle rhythm and tactical inventiveness.

The odds of a successful battle group transit were long indeed, the last several PacFlt battle groups to pass through were all shot by the lurking sub.

After the transit of ABRAHAM LINCOLN

from Everett to San Diego, our battle group formed up and headed west on 17 June under the command of ComCraDesGro THREE, Rear Admiral Bill Putnam. The majority of the group ships had enjoyed a four to six week period to make final preparations, load stores and ammo, fix remaining ship's casualties, take care of personal business, and say those long good-byes. As ABRAHAM LINCOLN took in the last lines, the battle group was finally together and ready to do the job it had trained to do in the previous 18 months.

The first thing that a transiting carrier battle group or amphibious ready group needs to do is develop a battle rhythm. At first this seems counterintuitive; the task group's destiny is straightforward, it is trained and ready. All it has to do is to "show up" in theater, getting there is just...well...getting there. This supposition is a comfortable one but one that flies in the face of reality of battle group transits in all but the most extreme circumstances—circumstances such as those seen earlier this year when JOHN C . STENNIS embarked on her maiden deployment—ostensibly to the Mediterranean—only to have the latest crisis in the Arabian Gulf cause her to speed across the Atlanfic at 30 knots, through the Mediterranean, and into the Gulf.

For Abraham Lincoln Battle Group, the six-week transit to the Arabian Gulf was far more typical. Achieving a battle rhythm was cracial but the shape and form this rhythm would take was not a forgone conclusion. Throughout its workup cycle, beginning with the single-ship evolution's of basic training, and moving on to intermediate and advanced training through COMPTUEX, FleeTex, and

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Upon completion of the ASWEX, it was the ship and air wing's tum to take center stage as CAG, in his capacity as Air Component Commander, conducted simulated strikes every day in preparation for our arrival in the Arabian Gulf. Refreshing the air wing on the complete spectram of the strike process; intelligence, weaponeering, strike planning, strikes, battle damage assessment; the air wing was put through an intense period of preparing for the real thing, gaining the confidence that they could put bombs and precision guided munitions on target.

Much more was built into the schedule and subsequentiy accomplished during this intense transit. General Quarters drills; engineering drills. Anthrax shots; underway replenishments; constant email connectivity with both the John C. Stennis Battie Group in the Arabian Gulf as well as with the Fifth Fleet Staff in Manama, Bahrain.

The pace was intense.

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The Naval Postgraduate School is accredited by the Westem Association of Schools and Colleges and this new program, entitled Leadership Education and Development (LEAD), was given provisional accreditation last year. The Systems Management Division (the largest at NPS) developed the curriculum and provides the instractors from its resident faculty. What is the cmriculum of the LEAD program and how does it differ from a major at Monterey? This master's program is similar to the other NPS majors from the standpoint of learning to conduct independent, original research. Besides

The curriculum at the Acadei is focused on malcing students of leadership into telphers. the obvious difference—location—Monterey students complete their work in 18-24 months whereas our graduate students finish in just 12 months. Another academic difference is how these new skills are used after graduation. Monterey students are retumed to the fleet to use their graduate education as a foundation for futiue assignments.

Annapolis students immediately implement their new "skills" to become better teachers and mentors in one of the largest leadership laboratories in the Navy—Bancroft Hall.

The curriculum at the Academy is focused on making students of leadership into teachers. The LEAD curriculum is divided into six major areas of study. Half of the 54 quarter units are devoted to the general topic of management with an emphasis on leadership and being a role model for subordinates. Another 30% are spent on coiu-ses for evaluating and improving group performance, motivating subordinates, and evaluating individual performance. The balance of the courses cover graduate research topics and include a thesis. This is an intensive series of courses taught serially by regular NPS faculty flown to Annapolis for two to three weeks at a time. It is a credit to the coordination by the NPS staff that so many faculty members have been able to support their Monterey commitments and also teach in Annapolis.

An exciting aspect of the LEAD program is the monthly guest speaker series which, because of the proximity of the Washington area headquarters, allows many senior leaders to spend time with the students in a seminar setting without the burden of lengthy travel.

This part of the master's program is non-credit but greatiy expands the classroom leaming through frank discussions with our senior leaders.

The most challenging part of the program is an original thesis required of every NPS graduate. As in Monterey, each student chooses an original topic for research and presents his or her findings in a formal paper submitted at the end of the 12-month program.

The renewal of graduate education at tiie Naval Academy is well underway. By next summer, 85% of tiie Company Officers will be LEAD graduates and by the summer of 2000 and thereafter, all Company Officers will be graduates. These Company Officers will retum to the fleet where their education and practical leadership experience will be of great benefit to the Fleet and Fleet Marine Force.

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Navy Athletics Second, the Mids' sprint football team will have a new leader in Captain Stuart Helgeson, USMC. Helgeson becomes the head coach Even though the Navy women harriers are coming off a bright 7- after a successful career as a player on the Penn State University 2 record, they have an ax to grind. For the first time in ten years. football team from 1985-88, and while handling teaching duties at Navy was beaten by Army on Army's course. "The year before, we the Naval Academy.

And, finally, many new faces will get the opportunity to show also ran at Army and squeezed a victory by one point," said coach Karen Boyle. "Retuming this year we got excited too early on an their skills while replacing a corps of seniors from last year that led extremely hilly course and simply couldn't hold them off the last the Mids to an undefeated season (7-0 overall, 4-0 ELFL) and Navy's third-consecutive league title.

1000 meters."

The main replacements will be found in the offensive backfield, A year older and wiser, Navy retums a solid nucleus: veteran and past NCAA qualifier, senior captain Jackie Hayes, juniors, Jolene where senior Drew McGinley will be the signal caller and classmate Vanyo, and a group of talented sophomores who placed in the top Colin Supko will be receiving handoffs.

Joining Supko will be sophomore Alapaki Gomes, who will be seven as Freshman: Sophomores Sandra Smith, Amy Baxter, Rebecca used as a primary blocker and saw quality time last year Bryan, and Melissa Foon.

Up front, the line will be anchored by senior co-captain Landric Look for the following harriers to move to the front and impact scoring: seniors Alyssa Doovan, Sophie Garcia; juniors, Stephanie Walden. Walden retums to the tackle spot from last year, as does Stevens, Erin OMarr, and Sophomore Ingrid Peterson. Also Chris- center Chandler King and guard Jeff Hilley.

On the outside, speed and quickness will make the offense excitten Almy, an Army Cadet exchange and freshman Melanie Stock ing when senior wideout Ralph Featherstone retums, along with will surely contribute to the scoring mix.

"We are starting in stronger physical shape this year over last. Bryan Smith and Ryan McDonel.

Defensively, speed also will be a factor, in addition to a strong Many of the women took summer mileage training seriously, and it shows," said Boyle. "This is a serious and focused group. I look dose of hard-hitting. This combination should keep the Mids' deforward to moving up against Army, as well as scoring higher in the fense playing at the level they have attained at in recent years.

The retum of three AU-ELFL players a year ago will make the Heptagonal Championships. Our primary goal besides staying strong and healthy, is beating Army and getting to NCAAs—either indi- adjustment into 1998 easier. One of the veterans is co-captain comerback Matt Somerville, who should make life miserable for vidually or as a team." ^ opposing receivers. Navy opponents could muster only 43.7 yards Men's Cross Country Preview per game through the air last year.

An experienced core of linebackers retum, led by senior Chris Ask Navy cross country coach, Al Cantello, to assess his team's «g@als heading4Bt©»#ie i'998 season, and you quickly realize the vet- Cartwright and junior John Woods. The two combined to make 66 head coach does not like to look too far ahead. "We want to win tackles and four sacks last season. Cartwright (35 tackles) was a !eran the Heps (the Heptagonal Championships), beat Army, and then the second team AU-ELFL selection, while Woods (31 tackles) eamed more lofty goals can only be re-evaluated at mid-season," he said. honorable mention.

Senior defensive lineman Sean Forrester is the lone retumer up "Those goals become more realistic as the team matures."

Fortunately for the Midshipmen, seven seasoned ranners retum front, meaning the others will be leaming on the job.

"The success of Navy over the past three seasons has not gone from a group that placed second at the NCAA District II Championships and 21st at the NCAA Championship. Navy will be led by unnoticed, and every team in the league is going to be looking to senior captain Michael Ryan. Ryan, who boasts a team-best 4:03 in knock us off," said Helgeson. "The goal for the team is to keep the the mile, posted three top-ten finishes last season, and whose aver- championship trophy in Annapolis."

The 1998 season is highhghted by competing against Army twice. age 8,000 meter time of 26:44.22 is tops on the team. Junior Eric Adams and senior John McNamara are the Mids' second and third The first matchup between the two rivals will take place on 3 October ranners, respectively. Adams, who placed third at the Penn State in the Anthracite Bowl, held in Pottsville, Pa. Then, the Midshipmen Invite and fourth at the Indiana Invite, has posted top times of 4:06 host Army in the season finale on 15 November at Rip Miller Field. in the mile and in the 27:40s for 8,000 meters. He has proven profiFinal Sport Notes cient in both the mile and the long distance events. Cantello is looking for McNamara to make the same solid contribution to the Navy Finally, the Navy men's cross country and lightweight football cross country team that he has for the track program. He has posted teams were named co-recipients of the Director of Athletics Cup. a best-time of 4:11 in the mile. Seniors Ken Kurz and Peter Parbel The Director of Athletics Cup honors those teams which best comwere both Heptagonal medalists in the 10,000 meters last spring and bine academic, leadership and athletic performance. Under the dishould hold down the fourth and fifth spots for Navy. Juniors Jonathan rection of veteran head coach Al Cantello, the Mid cross country Bonnette and Aaron Nichols should also provide quality depth. team posted a 6-1 mark last fall. They finished second in the NCAA A change in the NCAA cross country championship team selec- District II Championship and 21st in the NCAA Championships. They tion system allows for nine at-large team qualifiers in addition to the also were ranked 19th in the final NCAA cross country poll.

Maj. Rick Pagel '84, USMC, led the lightweight football team to 18 automatic qualifiers. Thus, Cantello hopes his team's difficult the 1997 Eastern Lightweight Football League (ELFL) championregular-season schedule will pay dividends come November ship with a 7-0 mark. They closed their perfect season with an excitSprint Football Team ing 24-21 win at Army.

Out with the old, and in with the new. That expression Women's Navy Soccer could be used in several scenarios for this year's Navy Sixth-year head coach Carin Gabarra retums one of Sprint Football team. the most experienced squads she has coached since her First, no longer will the Midshipmen be playing in the arrival at the Naval Academy in 1993. Eight starters reEastern Lightweight Football League. This past summer tum, including All-Patriot League performers Margaret the athletic directors from Army, Comell, Pennsylvania, Ewers, Shannon Filbin, Anne Kipp, Kristen Riismandel Princeton and Navy re-named the conference the ColleContinued on page 34 giate Sprint Football League.

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By popular demand we are bringing back places and itineraries that are hot, but we are also trying some things we have never done ^^/'"•^- There are short, value-priced trips for people who don't ^^^ time for a long trip, and cruises for people who like to unpack only once. We have trips that focus on culture, and trips that focus on wildlife and the natural beauty of a location. We have also tried to find new ways to explore places you may have been before—so even if you 've been there on another trip, take a look. We are also sending more stafffrom the Alumni Association—so watch to see who's hosting!

Austrian Escapade A week-long stay in Salzburg, a history-filled winter wonderland nestled in the Austrian Alps. Day trips to Innsbrack, Munich and optional extension to Vienna. Ski option. January 21-28,1999/8 days/ $1245 (includes air.)

New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia Luxurious HOIXAND AMERICA ship explores down-under—Auckland, Tauranga, Picton, Wellington, Christ Church, Port Arthur, Melboume and Sydney. Explore stunning Milford Sound with its towering cliffs and Mitre Peak. January 18-Febraary 3, 1999/17 days/$3635 (air add-ons.) Hosted by CDR Dave Church '67, Director of Alumni Services and Editor-in-Chief of Shipmate.

Among the Great Whales—Baja Califomia and Sea ofCortez Experience the migration of Califomia gray whales—they can get close enough to pet! A small ship from Special Expeditions, outfitted with zodiacs, sails the Sea of Cortez and the Baja coast. An experience you will never forget! Febraary 27 to March 7,1999/9 days/ $2790 (plus air.)

Tahiti and French Polynesia The ultra-deluxe M.S. PAUL GAUGUIN sails the exotic South Pacific— Papeete, Rangiroa, Tahaa Lagoon, Bora Bora, and Moorea. A journey of enchantment to the most exotic islands in the hemisphere.

Febraary 16-27, 1999/12 days/$4095 (from LA.) Paris Escapade A week-long visit to the most romantic city in the world. Visit all the famous sites in town, then explore Versailles and the Champagne country. Le Grand Hotel, located on Place de I'Opera, is your home while you explore the City of Lights. March 23-30, 1999/8 days/ $1795 (includes air.) Hosted by Kate Hite, Director of Fiscal Services.

Treasures of Costa Rica & the Darien Jungle (& Panama Canal) A small ship explores Costa Rica and Panama, then transits the Canal. Visit tropical rain forests and meet Choco Indians. The yachtlike YORKTOWN CLIPPER makes it a voyage of comfort and close-up experiences. March 23, 1999/9 days/$ 1890 (plus air.)

China/Yangtze Beijing, Xiian, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. A four day craise through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze. See all the treasures of China and its amazing history. April 29-May 15,1999/17 days/ $5295 (includes air.)

Rhine/Moselle Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Heidelberg, then the Rhine to Strasburg. On to Luceme for three nights. The luxurious M/S ERASMUS is one of the Europe's finest "floating hotels." May 21-June 6,1999/ 13 days/$3295 (includes air.) Hosted by RADM Ronald F. Marryott '57, President and CEO, USNA Alumni Association.

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Alumni College in Greece Explore the land of the Gods—a week in Poros Town, a village of lime-washed white houses on the island of Poros. Day trips to Epidauros, Mycenae, Nauphon, Trizina, Hydra and Athens. Visit all those places you leamed about in school. June 1-11, 1999/10 days/ $2295 (includes air.) Hosted by CAPT Paul Zambernardi '70, Chief Operating Officer.

Russia's White Sea, The North Cape, Norwegian Fjords Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Includes a visit to Murmansk in Russia. Craise aboard the MV KRISTINA REGINA with her teak decks and old-style elegance. Lectures on-board bring history alive. June 17 to July 2, 1999/16 days/$4795 (includes air.)

Main-Danube Passage Three days in Prague then craise aboard M/S ERASMUS through Germany, Austria and Hungary. Visit historic cities including Passau, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. The heart of Europe is open for your enjoyment. July 24-August 6,1999/14 days/$3495 (includes air.) Hosted by CAPT H. A. Seymour '70, V. P of the Naval Academy Fund.

Alaska's Inside Passage—Hidden Fjords and Glaciers THE YORKTOWN CLIPPER brings small ship elegance to an area you've always wanted to see up-close. With two options—the craise portion to explore by sea, or add the Denali pre-craise extension to see Alaska by both sea and land. August 7-14,1999/Craise 8 days/$2200 (plus air), Denali pre-extension—5 days/$1220.

Alumni College in Ireland YOU asked for Ireland! A week in Ennis, a medieval town surrounded by spectacular history and scenery. Visit Quin Abbey, Bunratty Castle, Kilfenora, Galway City and Rossaveal. In depth exploration of the history and culture of this fascinating area. September 15-22, 1999/9 days/$2095 (includes air.)

Passage of the Caesars A new itinerary that combines many requested places. Four days in Paris, then board the M.S. CEZANNE II for a craise to Aries, Monte Carlo, Portofino, Viareggio and Rome. Follow in the footsteps of Romans and see their amazing achievements. September 14-28, 1999/15 days/$4795 (includes air) The West Coast on the American Orient Express Discover the West Coast by private luxury train. Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, The Napa Valley, Shasta, Portland and Seattle. A leisurely joumey with stunning natural beauty and amazing history. October 15-21, 1999/7 days/$2990 (plus air.)

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ball. I am confident Solon will emerge as one of the top players in the league and a leader and one of the most heralded players in for Navy from the start of her freshman year."

Navy's early soccer history, Nicole Aunapu, "Katie Moore is a trae strikerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;fearless, who eamed Patriot League Defensive Player- relentless, resilient, and loves to ran at deof-the-Year recognition and All-Mid-Atian- fenders," Gabarra remeu'ked. tic All-America honors, in addition to DisAnother talented forward/midfielder likely trict II Academic All-America distinction. to give Navy even more of an offensive threat The five all-conference players make up half is freshman Becky Murphy. According to of the starting squad that will retum for the Gabarra, "Murphy will likely play a with'98 season. drawn forward or attacking midfielder. She The Mids lose three starters from last loves to direct and playmake, and is adept at year's squad, defender Julie Faulkner, for- serving the final pass." ward Cori Thomton and goalkeeper Amy Midfielders Hakola. Thomton owns nearly every career, All-Patriot League performers Anne Kipp, single-season and single-game record at Kristen Riismandel, Michelle Nance and Amy Navy. Hakola became Navy's starting goal- Mills make up one of the most experienced keeper in her rookie season and only the and successfiil midfield squads in the region.

Mids' second season of varsity-level action.

Kipp, one of four seniors on the MidshipHakola's name is seen all over the Navy men squad, eamed first-team All-Patriot record book.

League honors after scoring four goals and The Midshipmen's 14 retiuning letterwin- tallying six assists, for 14 points. ners, accompanied by 11 newcomers wiU put "Kipp leaves her heart on the field every Navy in contention among the Patriot time she steps on the field," Gabarra said.

League. The following is a position-by-po- "She is a leader and a motivator for Navy sition outlook for the 1998 season. soccer and always sets the pace and competitiveness at training sessions. She rans tireForwards Junior Shannon Filbin wUI anchor afieldof lessly from endline to endline, getting foryoung forwards for the Mids. Filbin has twice ward into every attack, but getting back been named to the All-Patriot League team, and defensively, as well." last year was Navy's second-leading scorer with Junior Michelle Nance was a regular 22 points and was second in gocds with seven. starter for the Mids in '97 with eight points She led the Mids with eight assists. on two goals and four assists, after a '96 sea"Filbin will retum as the top forward in son where she eamed Patriot League Rookiethe league," said Gabarra. "She has great of-the-Year recognition. "Nance is the perspeed and acceleration that enable her to get fect balance on the other side of the midfield behind defenses. I have no doubt that Shan- to Aime Kipp," said Gabarra. "She has great non will continue to be a personality player technical abilities and ruthless defensive presence and has lethal finishing abihty. With for us and continue to score goals."

Senior Christine Weeks has played a big great speed and athleticism, she has the ability to sprint for 90 minutes." role in Navy's continued success.

"Christine continues to get better each year Navy is retuming a very talented and atand had some outstanding performances in tack-oriented group of midfielders, and the spring," Gabarra said. "She is very crafty Kristen Riismandel wiU again be the catalyst with the ball and rarely loses possession." of the attack. Riismandel, a junior, was the The freshman duo of Katie Moore and Mids' fourth-leading scorer with 13 points on Vanessa Solon, are expected to see extensive four goals with five assists. She, too, eamed playing time this fall. Moore is a high school first-team All-Patriot League kudos.

All-American and Solon is a former UnderAccording to Gabarra, "Her mental tough17 National Team Pool player ness is unmatched and her technical and tac"Vanessa is likely to play up top for us, tical abihties enable her to match up against but may find herself in different positions," any top midfield in the country. She is a talsaid Gabarra. "She is a technical and tactical ented attacking midfielder, yet she has an wizard who rarely loses possession of the extremely tough defensive presence."

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Another Navy senior that will be instramental in this season's success is midfielder Amy Mills.

"Amy is our most creative player on the baU," Gabarra said. "She has a great first touch and can put a baU wherever she wants with the proper pace. She, individuaUy, has the ability to change our attacking shape and style."

In addition to the already strong midfield, freshman Erin KeUy will bring added depth.

"Erin will bring to Navy great athleticism and talent and will help give our attack the boost needed to score more goals," Gabarra said. "She has excellent distribution and playmaking skills and will fit nicely into our style of play. Erin will be a solid defensive midfielder.

The incoming class and a retmning sophomore that will complete the midfield include Cathy Sybert, Danielle La Salle, Sarah Campbell, Melissa Rains and Tiffany Hill.

"All five have a lot of potential as Division I players, and we are looking forward to them flourishing with experience and the talent surrounding them," said Gabarra.

Defenders Three-time All-Mid-Atiantic Region and first-team All-Patriot League honoree Nicole Aunapu headlines the list of Navy defenders in '98. Aunapu had a phenomenal junior season, earning third-team All-Mid-Atlantic honors, in addition to GTE/CoSIDA Distiict n Academic All-America recognition, firstteam All-Patriot League status and the league's Defender-of-the-Year title. As a captain and senior in '98, Aunapu wiU be the comerstone to the Mids' success.

"Aunapu wUl be the anchor in our defense again," said Gabarra. "AU her honors speak for themselves and she has definite AU-America potential this season. Opposing teams know they have to beat her to score goals."

Sophomore Margaret Ewers, a secondteam All-Patriot League honoree, experienced a productive rookie campaign, scoring seven points on two goals and three assists out of the back.

"Margaret was missed in the spring season with a knee injury and we are really looking forward to having her back on the field," Gabarra said. "She was the unsung hero in the defense in the '97 season, and took her game to a higher level. She is very skilled on the baU, a tenacious defender and loves to go forward out of the back. Her speed and acceleration make her hard to beat defensively."

Joining Aunapu and Ewers on defense are juniors Dee Roberts and Tara Refo and freshman Justine Fisher Roberts saw action in 15 games and started 11 of those contests.

"Roberts was our most consistent performer last year, whether called upon in the midfield or in the back. She has an innate tactical sense of where to ran, where to play the ball and dominates defensively and in the air," said Gabarra.

Refo was a starter in all 18 contests last season and according to Gabarra, she is a vocal leader in the back.

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Continued from page 34 "She is very efficient at organizing our defense and has the knowledge of when to play short and when to go long," Gabarra added.

"Justine has excellent tactical and technical abilities and loves to send dangerous balls to our forwards," said Gabarra. "She has incredible dominance in the air and potential to be a top defender in the league."

Along with valuable experience sophomore Paige Davis eamed in her freshman season, newcomers Tracy Robinson and Heather Honnette will also vie for playing time.

"Davis is a solid individual defender and is finally healthy from a knee injury," said Gabarra. "Robinson and Honnette will add technical abilities and mental toughness. All three are very good on the ball and capable of keeping possession and attacking out of the back."

Goalkeepers Junior Grace Kelly and sophomore Sarah Wilson will compete for the vacant starting job in the goal. Both Grace and Sarah gained valuable experience in the spring.

"Kelly reached a new level with the individual goalkeeping training and playing experience in the spring season," Gabarra said. "Our defenders are extremely confident in her ability to come off the line, and her leadership abilities have started to emerge. Grace has quick and efficient distribution skills with both of her feet and her hands."

"Sarah Wilson is extremely talented and her athleticism prevailed as she had some excellent performances in our spring tournaments," said Gabarra. "She, too, will be relied upon by our defense. Sarah has great leadership qualities and does a good job of organizing the defense in front of her."

Men's Soccer Preview Outlook According to Navy soccer coach Greg Myers, the 1997 Patriot League Toumament typified his team's season. The Midshipmen battled No. 1 seed, Colgate, to a 1-1 tie before the Red Raiders pulled out the victory on penalty shots. Thus, the 23rd-year head coach enters the 1998 campaign with one goal in mind.

"We were in contention in a lot of big games, but we haven't found a way to win," he said. " A lot of it stems from inexperience at the midfield. We also didn't get ourselves sorted out defensively until the end of the year."

Defense has been the trademark of Navy soccer, and this year will be no exception.

"If we're going to be a serious threat to anyone, it's got to start on defense," said Myers. "We have no reason to fear anyone if our defense is straightened out."

Offensively, Navy retums five of its top seven scorers from a year ago, as the Midshipmen will be looking to improve the 22 goals scored in 1997. Following is a position-by-position breakdown of the 1998 Navy soccer team.

Forward Up front. Navy is led by senior Stephen Earl, junior Matt Neely and sophomore Michael Paisant. Neely led the Midshipmen with five goals and six assists last fall, while the 6-5 Paisant eamed Patriot League Rookie-of-the-Year honors for his six goals and two assists. Earl, a second-team all-league choice, chipped in three goals and seven assists. The Navy coaching staff will be looking to blend the diverse skills of this talented trio.

"Earl plays real well with his back to the goal, so we'll play him like a target man," said Myers. "Neely is a very good dribbler, so he and Paisant are more effective facing the goal."

Junior Ryan Frommelt will also factor into the forward rotation.

He saw limited action last season, but scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win at Philadelphia Textile.

"We can definitely use his speed up front," Myers said. " He's a junior, so he'U need to step up and make himself count."

Midfield Myers is looking for senior David Perry to anchor the Midshipmen in the midfield. The 6-1,180-pounder was the team's fourthleading scorer a year ago, as his offense far outweighed his defensive contribution. "If we're going to win games, we have to do it Shipmate, October 1998

defensively and score a goal or two. We're not going to outscore anyone 4-3," Myers said. "David's got to get better defensively."

The Navy coaching staff welcomes tiie addition of senior Kevin Meehan, who decided to come out for soccer after spending his first three years at the Academy playing lacrosse. "He's got a good chance to play in the midfield or up front," said Myers. "He's a great addition - he has tremendous speed and is a winner." Three newcomers who could make an immediate contribution are Parade High School All-American Brye Gerhardt, Nathan Scott and Mike O'Sullivan.

Defense Navy suffered a major blow during spring practice when senior Alan Baca suffered a broken leg. The Albuquerque, NM, native is a physical player who was expected to anchor the Mids' defense in his last year. There is no immediate timetable for his retum.

"That's a huge, huge, huge loss," said Myers. "He is our best defender; an enforcer-type." The temporary loss of Baca means Duane Hess, Mike Bagrosky and Brian Lubitz wUl have to step up their games.

"Duane Hess is as skilled as anyone on the team. His only drawback may be his slight build," Myers said of the 5-10, 145-pounder "If he comes to play, it could make a world of difference for us."

The same could be said for Bagrosky. "Mike Bagrosky is the type of kid who if he really makes the commitment, could be a tremendous player for us," said Myers. "He has great potential."

The 6-3, 210-pound Lubitz brings an imposing presence to the soccer field. "He's a good enforcer," said Myers. "He reminds you of a diesel. He's a slow starter, but once he gets going, he's tough to stop." Junior Frank Grecco may not be as big in stature as Lubitz, but you could hardly tell it from the way he plays, says Myers. "If you're in a foxhole, you want all the Frank Greccos you can get, because he always gives his all," said Myers. "He will play a lot. He adds a fire and sparks the team."

Junior Clifton Smith and sophomore Loren Morgan bring a unique perspective to the Navy defense, having also played forward during their career. "Clifton's got speed, talent and he's tough," said Myers.

"We could get a lot of miles out of him."

"Having been a forward himself, Loren can anticipate an opponent's moves," Myers continued. "He could take over for Baca."

Another player who will be looked upon to contribute defensively is sophomore Jake Roberts.

"Jake did a good job last fall and spring," said Myers. "He'll have to step up and be a leader as a sophomore, which will be tough but he can do it. Freshmen Justin Fishbum and Joseph Guth also could see action."

Goalkeepers Myers hopes Kevin Campbell can regain his sophomore form, when he recorded 4.5 shutouts and a 1.19 goals against average.

Last season, he posted a 3.00 GAA in limited action. "Kevin is a pretty good stopper who distributes the ball well," said Myers. "But he could be more of a quarterback on defense." Freshmen Ryan Steckroth and Robert Balloon should push Campbell for playing time.

Neagle Named Navy Men's Assistant Tennis Coach Former Anne Arandel High School and Salisbury State University tennis star Doug Neagle has been hired as an assistant men's tennis coach at the United States Naval Academy.

"Doug will be a tremendous asset to our program," said Navy head tennis coach John Officer. "He has proven himself as an outstanding player and coach. We are pleased to have one of the most talented players from this area back at the U.S. Naval Academy."

The brother of Atlanta Braves pitcher Denny Neagle, Doug Neagle returns to Anne Arandel County after a one-year stint as the head coach at Pomona-Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. Under his direction, Pomona-Pitzer improved its national ranking from No. 25 to No. 12 whUe advancing to the NCAA Division HI Sweet 16. One of Neagle's players. Ken Su, advanced to the NCAA Division IH championship.

A 1997 graduate of Salisbury State, Neagle was a two-time AllAmerican and Capital Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year selection. The Gambrills, MD, native posted a two-year combined singlesdoubles record of 74-16. As a senior, he advanced to the national quarterfinals at No. 1 singles and national semifinals at No. 1 doubles.

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Continued from page 37 Men's Cross Country/Sprint Football Share Awards Cup The men's cross country team and the sprint football team shared the third aimual Naval Academy Athletic Director's Cup. The cup was started by Naval Academy Director of Athletics Jack Lengyel to reward the overall performance of an athletic team in the categories of athletics, academics and leadership.

The men's cross country team had a fantastic season under the leadership of veteran head coach AI Cantello. The Midshipmen finished with a 6-1 record, beat Army, finished second at the Heptagonal Championships, second out of 27 teams at the District II Championships and placed 21st at the NCAA Championships. The Mids were ranked 19th in the country in the final poll.

The sprint football team continued their dominance of the ELFL by posting a 7-0 record and beating Army twice. Matt Sobecki was tiie ELFL Co-MVP for the Midshipmen.

"Both of these squads had outstanding seasons on the athletic field, in the classroom and in Bancroft Hall," said Lengyel. "Both teams represent the Naval Academy in a first class manner Last year the Athletic Director's cup was shared by the women's track team and the football team.

Socci and Feinstein to Call Navy Football Versatile play-by-play man Bob Socci and best-selling author John Feinstein will be in the booth this season for the Navy Football Radio Network. Socci, also the voice of minor league baseball's Delmarva Shorebirds, has called Navy basketball and lacrosse for the last two seasons. He called four Midshipmen football games last season from the play-by-play position and was a regular contributor to the pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows on the Network.

Feinstein, the author of A Civil War, Season on the Brink, and most recently A March to Madness, will begin his second season broadcasting Navy football when the Midshipmen open the season 10 September at Wake Forest.

1300 WJFK-AM (Baltimore) is the newest addition the list of Network affiliates. The station will air all 11 regular season games and feature Coach Charlie Weatherbie and the Midshipmen regularly on its popular weeknight sports show "Stan the Fan" with host Stan Charles. The Network will once again be flagshipped by WMAL-AM (Washington, DC) and can also be heard locally on WNAV-AM (Annapolis). All games can be heard on the intemet via www.broadcast.com/schools/navy and selected broadcasts are carried by the Armed Forces Radio Network.

WNAV-AM will continue its "Navy Coaches' Show" program, hosted by Socci, again originating live from O'Brien's Oyster Bar & GrUl on Main Street in Annapolis. This year the program will air

Monday nights m September and October at 7 p.m. and shift to Thursday nights in November to accommodate the Midshipmen basketball schedule.

A new twist to the Coaches' Show this season will be a tapedelayed televised effort by Jones Communications. The televised airings of the program are to be announced.

Navy Football Radio Network Affiliates WMAL 630AM* WJFK 1300AM WNAV 1430AM WGH 1310 AM KGU760AM WJNC 1240AM WJDM 1600AM WSER 1550AM WJEJ 1240AM WACQ 1130AM

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Navy Golf Tabbed Favorite in Patriot League Poll The Navy men's golf team, which placed second at last year's Patriot League Championship, has been picked as the pre-season Patriot League favorite this fall, announced the league office this aftemoon. The Mids tallied 35 points, including five first-place votes to pass by two-time defending champion Lehigh (29). Army (24) eamed a third-place ranking, followed by Bucknell (19) and Colgate (19), Holy Cross (15) and Lafayette (6).

Navy retums two All-Patriot League honorees, including senior Mike Albus (Newtown, Pa.) and junior Ryan Dranginis (West Simsbury, Conn.). Albus shot rounds of 76-70-73=219 at last year's championship to finish tied for second. The Mids are coming off an impressive spring campaign capped off by a 19th-place finish at the NCAA Regionals.

Midshipmen Volleyball Favored to Finish Second The Navy volleybaU team has been picked to finish second in the Patriot League, as reported by the league office this moming. Defending Patriot League champion Lehigh was tabbed the league favorite in the pre-season poll of the league's head coaches. Lehigh received four first-place votes to top the poU, foUowed by Navy and BuckneU. Navy retums four of its six starters from last year's 16-23 (4-2 Patriot League) squad, including junior outside hitter Rachel Shropa (Maple Grove, Minn.) who eamed 1997 Patriot League Offensive

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Continued from page 39 Player-of-the-Year recognition. Shropa is joined by junior right side hitter Jen WilUams (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), who eamed second-team all-Patriot League honors after ranking among the league leaders in hitting percentage, kills, blocks and digs.

"I'm excited about the start of the season," said third-year Navy head coach Mike Schwob, who gamered 1997 Patriot League Coachof-the-Year accolades. "I think we are better prepared and have more depth at every spot on the floor going into this season than either of the other two years I have been here."

Men's Soccer Tabbed Second in Patriot League Poll The Navy men's soccer team has been picked to finish second in the Patriot League coaches pre-season poll. Lehigh, last season's Patriot League Toumament mnner-up, is the pre-season favorite, followed by the Midshipmen and Colgate, last season's regular season and toumament champion.

The Midshipmen retum five starters from last season's 6-11-1 club.

Junior forward Matt Neely (Hampton, VA) led the team with five goals and six assists, while sophomore Michael Paisant (Norcross, GA) eamed Patriot League Rookie-of the-Year honors with six goals and two assists.

Navy Women's Soccer Inked Third in Poll The Navy women's soccer team has been picked to finish third in the Patriot League, as reported by the league office this aftemoon.

Four-time defending Patriot League champion, Colgate, was chosen to repeat as the league winner in the pre-season poll of the league's head coaches. Colgate led the voting, foUowed by Army and then Navy.

Both Army and Navy eamed a first-place vote Ln the early poll.

Navy retums eight starters from last year's 10-8 (4-2 Patriot League) team, including 1997 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Nicole Aunapu (Penngrove, CA). Aunapu is joined by retuming All-Patriot League performers junior defender Margaret Ewers (Danville, CA), junior forward Shannon Filbin (Irvine, CA), senior midfielder Anne Kipp (Springfield, VA) and junior midfielder Kristen Riismandel (Columbia, MD).

"I think the pre-season poll is tme as to the level of competition," said sixth-year Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. "I am looking forward to this season after not playing to our full potential last season."

Woolfold Named Director of Strength and Conditioning Murdock Named Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning Kirk Woolfolk has been named Director of Strength and Conditioning at the Naval Academy. Woolfolk comes to Navy from the University of Notre Dame where he served as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for three years. Previously he was the strength and conditioning coach at Southwest Missouri State.

"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to bring in a strength and conditioning coach that has the experience to carry on and expand this position for all sports at the Academy," said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Jack Lengyel. "He is a great addition to our staff."

Woolfolk graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1980 with a degree in industrial drafting. He eamed a master's degree from Arkansas in 1990 in sport management with an emphasis on exercise science. Woolfolk was a three-year letterman as a defensive back for the Razorbacks and played on four bowl teams and one Southwest Conference Championship team.

Bom on 4 July 1958, the Protection, KS, native spent two years as a graduate assistant strength coach at Arkansas before going to Southwest Missouri State. He has been a clinician at two Arkansas state conventions of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

He won the Kansas state masters weightlifting meet in 1993 and finished third at the national masters meet in 1994.

A former four-sport letterman at Protection High School, Woolfolk won 11 varsity letters in football, basketball, track and golf. He eamed aU-state honors in football as a junior and senior Steve Murdock has been named Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports. Murdock is entering his 12th season in the strength and conditioning department at the Naval Academy.

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"Steve Murdock will do an outstanding job as our Coordinator for Olympic Sports as we attempt to improve on the specialized needs of all of our sports," said Lengyel.

Murdock is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a certified Senior Weightiifting Coach by the United States Weightlifting Federation. He is also a member of the U.S. Powerlifting Federation.

Murdock has more than 11 years of powerlifting and weightlifting coaching experience at the national and intemational level. In 1986, he coached the Armed Forces Powerlifting team to a National Championship in Chicago, IL. He was then appointed head coach of the U.S. National team which took home the World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. Murdock has 30 years of experience as a competitive powerlifter and placed second at the 1991 Intemational Powerlifting World Championships in Perth, Australia.

He was instmmental in the design and development of the Naval Academy's 12,000 square foot strength and conditioning complex, completed in 1995.

Coffey's Team Places Seventh at the Nation's Cup Laurie Coffey, who wUl be a senior this year at the United States Naval Academy, recentiy competed in the Nations Cup Under-23 World Championships for crew in Italy. Her boatfinishedin seventh place. Coffey is an Olympic hopefiil for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Cooksey Leads USA to First Place Steve Cooksey, head men's track & field coach at the Naval Academy, led the United States men to a first place finish out of 170 countries at the World Junior Championships in Annecy, France. The World Junior team is made up of athletes 19 and under and our Olympic hopefuls.

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by LT John Donelan Navy Men's Rugby finished the 97-98 season #3 in the Nation (221), with its only loss coming from nine-time National Champions, University of Califomia at Berkeley.

The Class of 1998 had two members recognized as AU-Americans, Lock, Shanti HoImes-McGovem and Team Captain, Hy Half Donny Faul. Retuming All-Americans include the 98-99 Captain, 8-Man Ben Oakes and the 98-99 President, Wing Jeremy Graczyk.

Come out and help cheer on Navy this season as they make a bid for the National Championship. All Alunmi are reminded that the 24th Annual Alumni game will be held Homecoming weekend on the moming of 17 October, at 9:00 a.m. on Hospital Point. For updated information on Navy Rugby please visit our website at http:// www.nadn.navy.mil/Rugby/.

If you have questions contact Midn 2/C Ryan Hough on email at "m003036@nadn.navy.mil" or the Officer Representative, LT John Donelan at "donelan@nadn.navy.mil".

Navy's Division 1 Schedule: 5-6 Sept-University of Westem Ontario, Canada (A); 20 Sept-George Mason (H); 26 Sept-CatiioUc (A); 4 Oct-Loyola (H); 10 Oct-Towson (A); 17 Oct-Alumni Game (H); 18 Oct-Maiyland (H); 24 Oct-Gergetown (H); 31 Oct-Penn State University (A).

Navy Sports in October Men's Heavyweight Crew Oct. 10 TBA Navy Day Regatta Oct. 18 TBA Head of the Charles Oct. 24 TBA Head of the Schuylkill Lightweight Crew Oct. 10 TBA Navy Day Regatta Head of the Charles Oct. 18 TBA Princeton Chase Oct. 25 TBA Women's Crew Navy Day Regatta Oct. 10 TBA Head of the Charles Oct. 18 TBA Prince Chase Oct. 25 TBA

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Lucky Bag of Books Continued from page 19 functional support would be assigned to a single ComNavUSA functional command, which would provide training, maintenance and logistical support to all US-based units. I may not agree with all his recommendations in total detail, but I do agree with the broad scope and direction of his thmst. There are distinct savings in people and efficiencies associated with the consolidation of legal, administrative, and public-affairs services, and other aspects of the existing type-commander stmcture. To his credit. Admiral Reason claims no pride of authorship or even clairvoyance. He does, however, place urgency on the need to change course and begin this voyage immediately, even if the ultimate course will require major adjustments.

If we wait until we are certain that we are right, or until we satisfy everyone's rice-bowl interests, we will miss a boat that has already left the pier I totally agree on this important point.

Admiral Reason completes his excellent book with an overview of how he would begin to attain such change, while leaving room for frequent coiuse adjustments. He would start with the warfighting side of the house and the requirements process in particular. He correctly states that, today, requirements lie in the hands of the services when the process should be controlled and directed by the war-fighting commanders-in-chief. This is easier said than done, because the component commands of the commanders-in-chief are dual-hatted and their allegiance and support is tied to the service chiefs. Whatever requirement is established. Admiral Reason wisely points out that tactical development for the application of new technology must evolve simultaneously with the development process since software technology is being replaced or significantly upgraded every 18-36 months. Once again demonstrating his point that the Navy must get swifter across the board, not piecemeal.

Admiral Reason puts forth a prophecy that the Navy of the future must be quicker, smaller, smarter and cheaper To get there, we need to institute decentralized command and control at an unprecedented level. He sets forth his proposed reorganization to get started with the plea that what is required is action even in a sea of uncertainty.

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have to be worked out as we go along. Please be patient and bear with us during this initial stage. We welcome any feedback, sugges"The Naval Academy is a national institution and we beUeve it should tions or questions that you may have regarding this service. be demographically and ethnically representative of the society it (julie.amold@usna.com) serves. We note that about 35% of our enlisted forces are minorities.

These young people desire and deserve good minority officer role models and the Naval Academy is institutionally committed to pro- Emerson Smith, retired Navy boxing coach, dies at 78 viding them. It is the right thing to do!" stated the Academy's Dean of \from Tlie (Annapolis) Capital, 24 July 1998] Admissions, Col Dave Vetter, USMC (Ret.), '67.

Emerson Perry Smith, 78, who coached boxing at the Naval AcadFor additional information regarding the Minority Alumni Con- emy from 1956 to 1985, and was affectionately known as "coach" to ference, please call Don Montgomery '74, Admissions Outreach thousands of Midshipman, died of a stroke 22 August at the Spa Coordinator at 410-293-1862.

Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network.

Mr. Smith coached boxing to almost every Midshipman who graduated from the Academy during his time there. He also scouted for Changes to Displays at Visitor's Center the basketball team and served as sports program director During We are making several exciting changes to the displays on the his reign, he worked with several notable Midshipmen in the "squared second deck of the Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center Naval Academy circle," including former Navy Secretary James Webb and retired Alumni may be interested in the progress we are making.

Marine LtCol Oliver North. Mr. Webb wrote a thinly disguised acIn conjunction with Character Development, we have built a rather count of his bout with Col. North in Sense of Honor, his novel about extensive display about character development and honor at the Acad- life at the Academy. emy. It includes many dynamic photographs and a video. This exHe worked with the Everlast Corp. to develop safer boxing equiphibit is a vital tool when introducing the countless visitors to the ment, including the thumbless glove and improved headgear. In 1987, Yard and the programs we offer. he was a consultant for the Turkish Olympic Boxing Team. He trained We have also coordinated with the National Air and Space Mu- amateur and Olympic boxing trainers worldwide, and was national seum to bring Rear Admiral Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 to the ro- safety chairman for both the Collegiate and the Amateur Boxing tunda of the facility. As you know, the Naval Academy has been a Federation programs. major contributor to the space program, through the effort of our He was honored on many occasions by his former students, and in graduates. We want to celebrate their accomplishments and share June 1996 a chair was dedicated in his honor at Alumni Hall. them with our visitors. My staff has been in touch with many Alumni In 1991, he was inducted into the Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame mmed astronauts in order to expand this tribute. We plan to have for his contributions to the sport.

Freedom 7 in place by mid-September.

Mr. Smith began his boxing career as a youth in 1931 in Kent, By taking a look at the overall content and location of the Visitor OH, his birthplace. Later, while he was a chief petty officer in the Center displays, we have concluded that some of the exhibits would Navy during World War II from 1941 to 1945, he became a boxing serve our public better if we changed them. I intend to move the instmctor and put on a number of shows through Europe. He entered Alumni registry, currently located upstairs, to the main level in or- into the Gene Tunney programs during his wartime instmctions. der to maximize its exposure to visitors. The best position would be Tunney was the famous former world heavyweight champion. outside the doors of the theater where guests watch To Lead and To A graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA, and Bowie Serve.

State University, Mr. Smith taught at Easton High School from 1947 I will advise you as we continue to make progress on these projects. to 1956 and at Washington College in Chestertown firom 1954 to CDR Michael E. Brady '79, USN, Public Affairs Officer, USNA 1956.

He was a member of the John Paul Jones Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of the Union Veterans-Civil Subcribe to Trident News War. He also belonged to the Annapolis Civitan Club, AnnapoUs An often asked question is, "Why is it we do not hear any good Elks Lodge 622, and the Coates Masonic Lodge in Easton. His internews about our Mids and the Naval Academy?" followed closely by ests included golf, sailing and other sports. the statement that the only news we see in the newspapers about the He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Louise McKnett Smith; a Naval Academy is bad news. Well here is your chance to see not daughter, Deborah Smith Chambers of Aimapolis; two sons, Stephen only the people side of what is going on in the Annapolis area, but is Smith of Southem Pines, NC, and Michael Smith of Austin, TX; your chance to stay up with what is going on inside the Yard. Sub- two grandchildren; one step-grandson; a sister, Florence Sengler of scribe to the the Trident newspaper Deerfield Beach, FL; and two brothers, Malcolm and Dwayne Smith Trident newspager is a weekly pubUcation and for subscription of Marion, OH. information call 301-291-2800 or write to 1200 Quince Orchard Funeral Services and burial will be private. A memorial service Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD, 20878. was held at St. Andrew's Chapel at the Naval Academy. Arrangements were by Hardesty Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a faNew Alumni Association Service for Our Alumni vorite charity.

In July, we developed an on-line "USNA in the News" service (http://www.usna.com/news) We now have the summaries and the articles posted on our website for immediate and convenient access. Death of Commander Roberson The "USNA in the News" page will list the dates for which we Former Assistant Navy basketball coach Commander Herman have news articles. If you wish to see the full text of an article, you Roberson died April II, 1998 in Huntsville, AL. He was 81. Comcan simply click on that article summary and you will go to the top mander Roberson served as an assistant basketball coach under Ben of that article. When you reach the end of the article that you se- Camevale and Emerson Smith from 1959-1963. He taught trigonomlected, you wiU see the highlighted words "Back to Summaries." etry and calculus and was the Executive Officer of the math departJust click on "Back to Summaries" and you will retum to the sum- ment during his last year of duty in Annapolis. mary list to continue scanning.

Commander Roberson graduated from atinyFayetteville, AL, high Please note that our downloads do include Saturdays and Sun- school in 1935 after playing basketball for three years on an outdoor days, so the summary list for a Monday will include articles from court. He walked on at the University of Alabama, eventually bethe previous weekend. coming a three-year starter on back-to-back SEC championship Please keep in mind that this is our first attempt at offering this Continued on page 46 service online, and as with anything else, there may be kinks that

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teams. Upon graduating with a BS and MS in mathematics, he enrolled in the Naval Aviation Cadet program. After eaming his Wings and commission, he taught flight training in Florida before being assigned to the Pacific theater aboard SHANGRA LA. After World War II ended. Commander Roberson became the head coach at Samford University in Birmingham, which had some fine seasons in the late 1940s. When the Korean War started. Commander Roberson retumed to service as a Naval Aviator and landing signal officer. After tours in Brunswick, GA, Lakehurst, NJ, Quonset Point, RI, Annapolis, MD, Indian Head, MD, and Millington, TN, Commander Roberson retired in 1972. During this tenure, he flew Wildcats, Corsairs, Banshees, blimps, and sea planes. After retirement.

Commander Roberson taught math and coached basketball in New Hope, AL. He retired from teaching in 1978 and played golf daily until a hip disorder caused him to give up golf in 1996.

Commander Roberson tmly loved the Naval Academy and enjoyed his math and basketball activities along with playing golf at North Sevem. He loved his country and his family and they miss him deeply.

Commander Roberson is survived by his wife, Frances, sons John and Robbie ('71), and two grandchildren.

Ten days out of San Diego, two sailors found themselves overboard but were rescued by the embarked HS squadron (Steve Honan, '80, commanding). The next day the battle group conunander awarded a commendation to the rescue aircrewman who pulled his shipmates out of the water. This singular event was both a vivid reminder of the hazards of the sea and of the superior level of training of the entire battle group—especially those rescue aircrewman, corpsmen, and others—whose primary job is to rescue and care for their shipmates in distress.

After a long Pacific transit ABRAHAM LINCOLN enjoyed five days in Hong Kong followed by five days in Singapore. Over and above the well-deserved liberty venues these two jewels of southeast Asia provided for ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S Sailors, these two ports also helped define the flagship's battie rhythm; distinguished visitor flyouts, hangar bay and wardroom receptions, hot and cold mnning tours of the aircraft carrier, community relations projects, briefings for foreign naval officers, and host of other activities. And a littie bit of history too.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN was in Hong Kong for the Fourth of July—and not coincidentally, one day after President Clinton's visit there, as well as one year after the reversion of Hong Kong firom Great Britain to the People's Republic of China. Being part of history, not just reading about it, helped solidify the group's battie rhythm.

After Singapore it was a sprint to the Arabian Gulf. That is, almost a sprint. Entering the Strait of Malacca, the carrier lost the use of one of its four shafts and was restricted to a speed of just under twenty-six knots. The problem, in order to relieve JOHN C. STENNIS on time, a speed of advance of 24 knots was required! Every day required intensive planning on the part of ABE'S CO and CAG to maximizeflyingto maintain qualifications while staying on course to reach the Gulf on time. Excursions into the wind to launch and recover aircraft were kept to the absolute minimum to not fall behind the track. Four days of working the problem got the desired result, an on time arrival in the CentCom AOR with the air wing fuUy qualified and ready for whatever was required in the Arabian Gulf.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN entered the Arabian Gulf two days later. As the ship steamed through the Strait of Hormuz in full daylight with flags flying and with U.S. presence firmly established, the battie group had indeed found its battle rhythm and defined its particular personality. Getting there had been half the fun—an opportunity to hone its skills in relative isolation, to reach for the highest levels of tactical and warfighting proficiency and, oh yes, having fun doing it. With this as prelude, the tough work in the Gulf lay ahead.

Death of Donald Pelletier HMCS Donald Pelletier, USN (Ret.) was well known to all of us whose service here dates back more than a few years. Chief retired after, I believe, 30 years of active duty, including service as the Administrative Officer of the Sixth Wing Bancroft Hall Medical Clinic, in the mid-60s. He then spent more than 20 years as, at once, the most colorfiil, compulsive, cranky, convivial, concemed, contentious, and best-loved person in the Candidate Guidance Office. He was our "medical clerk" (DODMERB before there was a DODMERB) tracking the medical stams of all our candidates on stubby-pencil lists; no one received an offer of appointment unless Chief said it was okay. Many of Chief's stacks of key-punched cards and scribbled lists remain in drawers in my office, awaiting Ensign Smith's scholarly analysis.

Chief was a loyal supporter, tmsted confidant, valued sponsor, and lifelong friend to countless former midshipmen "sons," having bonded with many of them while serving as the self-appointed "athletic trainer" for varsity teams in the early 1960s. A plaque in the basketball corridor of Alumni Hall dedicates the athletic training facilities there to Chief's memory.

For reasons only he understood, Chief occasionally granted other people a waiver of the "former midshipman" standard and welcomed them into his Ufe. It was my privilege and great pleasure to have received one of these waivers.

Chief died peacefully in his sleep on 1 September 1998. His sister, Peggy Belknap, said his health had deteriorated so much that the end was tmly a blessing for him. He was buried on 8 September at the Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Michigan.

If any of you who knew Chief would like to be involved in some kind of a memorial from Admissions, please let me know.

Gary Holtzman

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on 13 May 1998 of heart failure in Sun City, AZ. She is survived by two sons, a daughter, 13 grandchildren, and many great grandchildren. Mimi moved to Arizona in 1994 after having lived in Annapolis for 40 years.

Ed Jackson '58 sent the following news to Shipmate from the Huntsville Times (16 July 1998) about die deadi of ADM Harold Hamly.

Retired ADM Harold Shephard Harnly, 92, of Huntsville died Sunday 12 July at a local nursing home. The funeral will be Friday 17 July at 2:00 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church with Kee Sloan officiating. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.

ADM Hamly was a former president of Redstone Yacht Club. He was active in the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Retired Officer's Association.

Survivors include one daughter, Ann McKay of Monkton. MD; two sons, retired LtCol. Richard Hamly, of Fort Wayne, IN, and Dr. Thomas J. Hamly M.D. of Seattle, WA; two stepsons, Ed Litkenhous of Huntsville and Linn Litkenhous of Birmingham; seven grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Navy Relief Fund or a favorite charity.

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Pres: RADM William O. Snead, USN (Ret) Sec'y: CAPT John A. Moreno, USN (Ret.) 1214 Fifth Street, Coronado, CA 921 IS h: 619-435-3732 On 6 July, Joe Ruddy died from natural causes after a long illness while staying with his daughter, Patricia R. Allen, at her home in Davie, FL. A mass was held at All Hallows Church in La Jolla, CA on 20 July, followed by inumment at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in a grave adjoining that of his wife, Elena. Besides many members of his family, Roscoe Newman and Jack Moreno were among those attending the ceremonies. In addition to Mrs. Allen, Joe is also survived by a second daughter, Elena R. Coleman of Santa Monica, CA; 13 grandchildren, including LT A.J. McMarlin '91 USNR; 5 great-grandchildren; and sisters Dorothy Hatch Lane of

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Albuquerque, NM, and Mary Healy of New Rochelle, NY. The Class extends its deepest sympathy and condolences.

In a lighter vein, there was a very disturbing review in the local paper about a book on Tecumseh entitled, Tecumseh, A Life, by John Sudden. The book states that, "...there is no comprehensive and reliable biography of Tecumseh..." It's much like saying, "There is no Santa Claus nor Tooth Fairy." No mention in the article about Tecumseh being the god of 2.5. "Historians know almost nothing about his early life.

He served up a heap of trouble to the Americans, especially during the War of 1812." What would the Macedonians say to all tills?

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Pres: RADM A.B. Miner, USN (Ret.) 9001 Stoneleigh Ct., Fairfax, VA 22031-3216 h: 703-280-1347 Sec'y: RADM A. B. Metsger, USN (Ret.) 3520 N. Roberts Lane, Arlington, VA 22207 h: 703-524-4599; e:ABEM3I@compuserve.com The July luncheon of '31 and '33 at the Annapolis Yacht Club was great, the weather was excellent and there was a fine tumout. '31 had nineteen; '33 twenty-one.

We were especially interested in Tom Moorer's significant remarks on the intemational implications of news from China and the Middle East. Present from '31 were JB Colwell and son Jim, Ruth Day, Audrey Dempsey, Joe Gardiner, lone and Skillet Gillette, Helen Leverton, Dorothy McFarlane, Lynn and Abe Metsger, Jack Miner and daughter Deni Mayer, Sara Ann Mott, Dick Steere, Virginia and Johnny Webster, Elsa Woodaman and daughter Susan.

Our group picture has all Class attendees but the Gillettes; we add a picture of the Gillettes with the McKibbins '33. We are fortunate to have also a good picture of our fencer, Dick Steere, with Joe Gardiner and Sara Ann Mott.

Dick Steere, Joe Gardiner, and Sara Ann Mott on 14 July We missed Marge Bellis, who wrote: Because of my recent surgery, I didn't guide (a Vinson Hall familiarization tour where Marge manned a check-in table) this year...The sitting job was easier. Because of the surgery and with a 27 day trip (to Hong Kong) coming up in September, I thought it best not to go to the '31-'33 picnic. I did take the trip (to France earlier this year) along with Ida Mary Detweiler, whose husband was the long Class President of '35 and also a Vinson Hall resident.

Bob Heilig reports a delightful luncheon of our active San Diego group. Present were: Betty Adair, Phyllis and Ed Burns, Mary Lou Cumberledge, Ginny (Hawk) Church, Tena and Bob Heilig, Ruth and Ed Moring, Rivets Rivero, Kenny Romberg, Joe Tenney and guest. We were sorry to hear that Rivets' arm was in a cast due to a slip and a break.

Cliff Shuey in Topock, AZ, sent us a good letter: Jose Francisco had this reasonably good picture of us together on 2 May 1998. He

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has made a very short visit this year. He flew back to Manila on 6 July. He says he will visit me again next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so I reckon we are both optimists! I had planned to come back to Virginia for a visit in August, but it seems that my housekeeper has to have an operation. So, I will be unable to do so.

Joe, who became Chief of the Philippine Navy, and our good Marine, Cliff, are close friends. They were roommates in Bancroft and through the dramatic years since.

We received a request from G. Wayne McMullan '79, for WWII flight log books.

He is assembling a database including wartime flight statistics. He noted: "As I read various books on the Navy's history, I became confused by the contradictions between the various books as to actual numbers of aircraft in the mission, etc."

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Joe Francisco and Cliff Shuey on 2 May

Jim Lay in Wellfleet, MA, sent us a clipping from The Cape Cod Times announcing the 8 July death of Jessie Bell MacDonald, widow of Ed MacDonald, one of our experts in Arctic operations who died in 1988.

We were delighted to hear from Jim, wish we had more news about him and his family.

We were happy to receive a copy of a letter recalling three Classmates in WWII from John Kirkpatrick: I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciated your thoughtfulness in giving me the book, Crommelin's Thunderbirds. With the many reminders, the book was not rapidly read. Charles was my roommate at Marion prep school in Marion, AL. Then, we were roommates at the Academy, followed by a year or so together on ARIZONA. We got together in Pearl Harbor when Charles was on his way to Iwo Jima and Okinawa. I believe that destination was a secret at that time. My Classmate, Ed Hooper, had a sickness that caused us to change jobsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he was ALASKA'S gunnery officer and I was in charge of the Fleet AntiAircraft School and A-A Training Center With those jobs, the ALASKA'S gun crews really got a heavy dose of A-A training that was especially appreciated in later actions.

Ed had done a splendid job in training A-A gunnery people in ALASKA. We were with the task force throughout Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In reading your book, many long forgotten happenings were recalled.

I had visited at Pearl Harbor with Charles' oldest brother, John, an ace himself John was terribly unhappy with Charles' overaggressiveness.

Charlie, of course, was one of the famous five fighting Crommelin brothers, all USNA. Roy Smith '34 sent us a thoughtful welcome to join '34 in the tailgating space reserved for Classes ' 3 1 , '32, '33, and '34.

We were notified separately of the space by the Athletic Association.

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Charlie Odendhal was remarkable in many ways. A two-striper at the Academy, he married soon after graduation, went to Pensacola in '34 and, after dive-bombing, was hospitalized when a kidney was tom loose. Then he went with the RAF, chased BISMARCK and enjoyed bombing and convoy patrol. The following year, he served with Gen Chennault in China and then came back to the Navy as navigator on BUNKER HILL. After two kamikaze attacks, the ship a shambles, he went on to peaceful duty with SecNav. Later, at the end of 25 years, Charlie took command of HANCOCK. His wife, Nancy, says this was the high point of his career. He worked the ship hard to get the fastest recovery rate, launch times and percent readiness. He claimed HANCOCK was "first in everything but venereal disease!"

Charlie also headed a family of eight children. After retirement, he married Nancy and worked for patriotic causes. The picture below, taken in New Orleans, shows him with his wife, Nancy, and his friend.

Senator Barry Goldwater, who gave a speech that night seeking a better break for Taiwan.

Weslea Kelley, a prominent socialite in the Providence area. Wes is a good triend of Larry Smith and Bill Berry. Bill married Betty Schmidt, the widow of Mack Schmidt. You may remember that Mack was lost in action when he was commanding SCORPION. As you will read elsewhere in this column, the nuclear sub bearing that name was lost in 1968. Bill Berry was a French professor at the Academy for 33 years. Bill now lives at Ginger Cove and Wes Johnson plans on moving here soon too. To strengthen our ranks, Francis Foley is selling his home in Chesapeake Landing and coming here as well.

Ralph and Wes Johnson

Two of our surviving wives have passed on recentiy. CAPT Andrew Fahy reported on the death of John Fahy's wife, Harriet, in April. She lived at 5112 Hamer Lane in Placentia, CA. Jack Sargent called to tell of the loss in July of his mother, Jane, the wife of Harold Sargent, who lived at 13 PeUcan Lane, Redwood City, CA. Will I. Bull had an erroneous report that Ray Kim had left us. I asked my friend. Bill Porter, an old neighbor of Ray and Lou Kirn, if he knew about Ray dying and he said, "Hell no, she just got married! Her new name is Mrs. Jackson Peters, same address."

Possibly this group of top brass, VADM Galantin, ADM Arleigh Burke '23, VADM Schade, VADM Raborn and our own RADM Levering Smith were talking about why SCORPION was lost in May of

1968. The Navy, already shaken by the 1963 loss of THRESHER (SSN-593), was

Charlie and Nancy Odendhal with Barry Goldwater

Ralph Johnson, one of our early selectees for the rank of rear admiral, spent three years during the war on Cowm, helping with our invasions in Morroco, Sicily, and France. After he took command in 1943, he won a letter of commendation for "Meritorious Service for excellent convoy operations in the Atlantic." When Ralph retired in 1967, he moved to Annapolis. After Ethel died, he married

greatly concemed about our Polaris program. What had caused the loss of these two ships?

Courts of Inquiry found many possible causes, including Soviet action, poor welding, incomplete overhaul repairs and an explosion of a torpedo. But the real cause could have been a faulty trash disposal unit. It consisted of an inner hatch separated from highly pressurized sea water by a basket-sized valve connected to a teninch tunnel. VADM Fountain, exec in 1967, said that SCORPION normally came up to periscope depth to expel trash. He said the sub had previously experienced flooding because of the unit.

The Houston Chronicle published letters from crew members which said "our ship should be called "SCRAPIRON" not "SCOR-

PION!" The Captain requested repairs in a letter saying "the hull is in a very poor state of preservation!" His concem about leaks Shipmate, October 1998

award since it was Cy's work with the NROTC unit that was so outstanding.

As you know, Cy passed away six years ago. The picture Page sent, shows ENS Cieslukowski holding the expensive sword that was awarded as part of the ceremony.

On Page's left stands CAPT Honour, CO of the unit. (We have inserted Cy's picture— Shipmate requires a Classmate in every picture.) The Captain's letter says that "the attractive plaque will be hung in the Midshipman's Wardroom for all posterity."

The Admirals

resulted in a 300 ft. depth restriction, 400 ft. shallower than pre-TnRESHER standard.

While many later statements testified to her seaworthiness, the possiblity is that poor welding, plus trash disposal flooding caused the sinking. We must have leamed something, as shown by the fact that the Navy has never lost another nuclearpropelled submarine. —Mark A. Bradley in July 1998 Proceedings.

Various considerations have forced the U.S. to abandon some overseas ground bases. This fact has placed pressure on the Navy to improve its capability to provide a greater share of the air power required. The new F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet appears ready to do the extra work required.

With 33% more fuel, it can fly a 40% longer combat radius; its 11 weapon stations can carry over eight tons of munitions; its survivability is enhanced by stealth technology, advanced electronicwarfare, stand-off weapons and innovative tactics.

Where the F-14s cost $12,000/hour to operate, the Super Homet will require only half that amount. Boeing estimates the flyaway cost will be about 15% higher than our existing Hornet, so we seem to be getting considerably "more bang for the buck." —Seapower, June 1998 CDR Fuchida was elated after American torpedo squadrons failed to harm the four Japanese carriers at Midway. Some 40 torpedo planes plus many Flying Fortresses and Marine bombers had attacked; now, at 10:20 a.m., ADM Nagumo gave the order to "launch planes" and thereby secure a great victory.

In the sky, Enterprise's Bombing 6 had lost its way. Suddenly, they saw the wake of a Japanese destroyer hastening somewhere in a hurry. Guessing right, when the 37 Devastators followed that DD, they sighted AKAGI, SORYU, KAGA and HIRYU steaming

north west. They lined up in attack formation and then started a 70 degree dive.

In the next half hour, Nagumo's impending victory was tumed into a disaster. Soon, three of his carriers were hit and fires were started. A little later, the fourth enemy

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carrier was found and destroyed. While our Navy lost YORKTOWN, the Japanese Navy lost control of the Pacific. Where they had five fleet carriers being laid down, America was building 14. ADM Yamamoto's prewar waming about the need for an early victory came home to him as he gave orders for his Midway invasion fleet to head back to Japan. —John Keegan, The Price of Admiralty During WWII, QUEEN MARY won great

praise for her successful work as a troop transport. Because of her high speed, German subs were unable to get near enough. But one tragic accident happened when the big liner, with 10,000 Gls aboard, approached Ireland. One of the escorts, HMS CURACOA, was following a zig-zag

pattern worked out by the Admiralty.

Horrified American troops saw the gap narrowing dangerously as the QUEEN MARY

was swinging back across the wake of the cmiser. Suddenly, the cruiser appeared just ahead of the liner's bow. There was a dreadful impact as the heavy liner struck the cmiser amidships; her knife-like bow, specially strengthened, sliced the escort clean in half. The two halves of the cmiser rolled over and over along each side, black smoke pouring from her funnels, propellors still tuming, then everything disappearing in QUEEN MARY'S wake. Only 72 of the 410 men on the CUROCOA survived.

We are getting little news of trips these days. Louise and Modoc Sunderland recently visited Scandinavia and saw the midnight sun at the North Cape. Marian and Bob Gamble took what they call their last cmise to Casablanca and Lisbon; on their ship they both had accidents which eliminated sightseeing. Howard Prince made a one-day visit to the hospital; he retumed feeling fine. All you other travelers can send in a small note when you go somewhere; Classmates like to know what you've been doing.

Last summer we had a letter from Page Perkins telling the story of how her husband, RADM Cy Perkins, won special commendation for his work at UVA. ADM Jay Johnson (CNO) came down to make the

16 May 1998—1 to r: Cy, ENS Cieslukowski, Page Perkins and CAPT Craig Honour

Cy was one of the first selectees for sub school back in 1934. In 1941 he was the first one of our Class to command when he took over S-11 in Panama. He went on to make a grand total of ten war patrols (S-11 and BURR FISH) and log 322 days on war

patrol, the most of any CO in submarines.

Will I. Bull recently learned that AI Shinn died last April. The Alumni Association has the details. I will always remember Al on the day he was being detached from a CVN; hundreds of people were lined up to shake his hand.

At the Academy, he always seemed more mature than the rest of us; looking at the Lucky Bag, I can see why. Al went to Berkely for two years; he joined the Merchant Marines; he panned gold in Alaska and then did some beach-combing around the world. This background gave him the self-assurance that carried him up to ComNav AirPac. After Al retired, he became an executive in various positions; one noteworthy job was CEO of I.C.C. which was floundering because of the abmpt departure of the infamous Robert Vesco who allegedly looted millions of dollars. Al got things ship shape so that he and Sevilla were able to enjoy a happy retirement involving three houses and much travel! All these successful activities put Al into Who's Who—but, more important, won him great respect from his Classmates.

There are things happening at our school that are way over on the tough side of life.

Camouflaged troops conducted amphibious night landings at Greenbury Point and flew through the air suspended on a 50-foot rope from the bottom of a Marine CH-46 helicopter. This is all part of the challenges of Marine Week in which Mids experience the Marine obstacle course and receive close combat training. As a Marine Captain says, "They leam about initiative and they have to lead their peers, and that is very difficult." —Ensign Arbuckle in the 7/24/98 Trident

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1 lo 1. Ktiicc Campbell, Lee and Gary Coleman, Jean Miller and Eamie Campbell

I to r: Ginny and John Oren, Audrey Dempsey, Jim and Tuddie Elliott

1928 USNA Plebe Football Team—Class of 1932

Seventy years ago, this fine group of outstanding young men suited up, worked out and then became our Plebe Team. While we can't place names on everyone, starting with the First Row is: Lynn Elliot, Tom Chambers, Harvey Tschirgi, Tut Tuttle, Lou Brian, Jim Rodgers, Larry Smith, and Andy Nisewaner. Second Row. Tom Hamilton, George Kehl, Lou Kirn, Charlie Hitchcock, Hank Ford, Chub Ruble, Al Major, Runt Keen, Bo Shelton, Redeye Thompson, and Ben Bom. Third Row: Manager—Ash Todd, Bill Holmes, John Mathews, Joe Witherow, Buck James, Gordon Underwood, Wally Coleman, and Big Bigaouette. Fourth Row: Jack Wintle, Marty Born, Al Shinn, George Pressy, Howard Prince, Firpo Anderson, Bob Coombs, and Cy Perkins. Fifth Row: Harris Lockwood, Ed Konrad, Red Moore, Doc Stannard, Tom Hurley, Burt Davis, Freddie Wolsieffer, and Harry Hayes.

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1931 were 19 members, wives, and widows. It was a gala occasion and the crab cakes were superb. Tom Moorer made his customary incisive remarks about politics and the State of the Union, which were humorous and on target.

Classes of 1933 and 1931 luncheon at the Annapolis Yacht Club on 14 August 1998—1 to r: Joe Gardener, Carrie Moorer, Charlie Blick, Tom Moorer and Dick Steere

Lee Riddell hosted a Class party on 28 June in San Diego. Attending were Frances Reynolds Miller, Jean Hampton, Dottie Kimball, Dee Heinz and Lee from the distaff side. John Gamon and Al Ryan bravely held the fort on the other side.

1 to r: Al Ryan and John Gamon

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Pres: CAPT R. W. Thompson, Jr., USN (Ret.) Sec'y: RADM Charles A. Blick, SC, USN (Ret.) 2725 31st St. NW, Washington, DC 20008 San Diego Correspondent: Mrs. R.S. Riddell 4037 Alameda Drive, San Diego, CA 92103 h: 619-295-9091

The Washington Group met for lunch at the Annapolis Yacht Club on 14 July.

Attendees were Connie and Hal Bowen, Renee and Earnie Campbell, Yvonne and Joe Cobb, Lee and Gary Coleman, Tuddie and Jim Elliott, Micke and Hugh McKibbin, Carrie and Tom Moorer, Ginny and John Oren, Gaye Masterton, Jean Miller, Dottie Rakow, Charlie Blick and John Ramee. Attending from the Class of

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Sitting 1 to r: Lee Coleman, Uuuie Rakow and Renee Campbell. Standing 1 to r: Eamie Campbell, Carrie and Tom Moorer, Charlie Blick, Jean Miller, John Ramee, and Yvonne Cobb and Joe Cobb

Yvonne Cobb, Ginnie Oren, Tuddie Elliott, John Oren, Helen Leverton, and Connie and Hal Bowen

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between the hotel and each major event. At this moment, I'm not prepared with a complete schedule, but there will be one sent to all hands after 1 Febmary 1999 asking for cash commitments for the events in which you wish to participate. With that on the floor, let's shift to more peaceful news.

John Harllee sent a resume of Helen's and his recent travels, but it is a bit long to reproduce in full. They visited a number of old friends in London and enjoyed the theater there. They had a lovely cmise (captain's table) through the Mediterranean in CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, and got back home

1933 Class party in San Diego 28 June 1998â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1 to r: Dee Heinz, John Gamon, Lee Riddell, Dorothy Kimball, Al Ryan and James Hampton Jean and Howie Kuehl were recently invited to the President Reagan Library and heard an interesting speech delivered by Senator John McCain '58. After the speech, Howie told the Senator that he had been on his grandfather's staff (ComAirSopac) during WWII. The Senator was impressed.

The Naval Academy Athletic Association has assigned Area 15 for all home football games including Homecoming for all Class of 1933 tailgate parties. Area 15 is adjacent to Gate 2 of the stadium.

A few years back, Marty Gibbons, our Classmate, bequeathed his home in Southern California to the Alumni Association. Marty had been encouraged to do this

by Smoke Strean and Ray Thompson.

Upon adjudication of Marty's will, his Executor delivered about $500,000 to the Alumni Association. This money was placed in the "USNAAA Unrestricted Endowment." Last year this money generated approximately $90,000, which was used to support the Alumni Association efforts in all areas including direct support for the Brigade through unrestricted funds for the Superintendent. This past year, the Endowment was made a separate trust of "The Naval Academy Fund," which is an all encompassing name covering all accounts held by the Alumni Association and the "Endowment." As to "recognition" for the Class for Marty's largesse, the Class of 1933 is prominent on the Association's donor plaque in Ogle Hall. Indirect "recognition" occurred recently as the President of the Alumni Association of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy plans on using the Class of 1933 Gibbons Endowment as a prime example of how this type of fund can work for him in a significant manner. We should be proud that the Class of 1933 has been the "leader" in this program and that the Endowment Trust has grown to $4M since 1933 showed the way.

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Pres: CAPT Hugh Q. Murray, USN (Ret.) 6310 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, VA 22307 Sec'y: CAPT Roy C. Smith III, USNR (Ret.) 3730 Ramsgate Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403 h: 410-268-5668 West Coast Correspondent: CAPT Robert W. Leeman, USN (Ret.) 1611 Chatsworth Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107 The responses to my questionnaire about a 65th Reunion were rather disappointing.

56% of Classmates and a great majority of widows didn't bother to reply. However, from those who did, the tentative attendance would be 70, of whom 26 would be Classmates and the others family and widows. Of course, when that time arrives, some of those who said "yes" may not be able to travel, but others who said "no" with the proviso that they would come if able, should about balance out the projected attendance. If 70 of us are enthusiastic enough to want to come to a 65th reunion, we will have one.

The 65th, therefore, will be here in Annapolis, based at Loews Hotel (like the 60th). Acting on majority votes of those who did, 1 have reserved a block of 35 rooms for the nights of Saturday, 28 May through Monday, 31 May (our actual anniversary date) at a special rate of $119 per night for a double. We can't book earlier because of conflict with graduation week bookings, which end Saturday moming. Anyone wanting to come earlier, would have to pay the graduation week rate of $159 per night. Longer, would be at our rate. There will be a cocktail reception at the hotel around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and a dinner on Monday evening to celebrate our anniversary. There will be a speaker, probably from the Academy. There will be a memorial service on Sunday the 30th, (tentatively) followed by lunch at the Officers Club and an optional walking tour of the Naval Academy Museum and its famous ship model galleries. Sunday evening will be the harbor cruise with barbecued ribs and chicken just like the 60th. Transportation will be provided

in time for the annual SecNav Conference at the Naval War College where they gathered beforehand with most of the dignitaries attending. A very nice spring.

Bob Leeman wrote of a phone call from Bill Hembury that Ingar Dickey, Willie Dickey's widow, had died at her home in Palm Springs, CA. Her son, Darrow, said that she had been in excellent health until she had a cyst removed from the back of her leg, went shopping and began to feel weak, went home to lie down, and never got up again. It tumed out that she died from two blood clots on 25 June. Arrangements were being made for interment in the Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego next to Willie. Even though it is bad news, thanks again. Bob, for keeping us informed.

We would have no news of the West Coast without you.

We leamed of news about John Wiley from his son, Jerome, via email with Grason Merrill. John, one of our youngest Classmates, but first in the Class, died outside his home in Asuncion, Paraguay, while helping some electric cable workers with some heavy gear. Cause of death was sudden heart failure with no waming just bang. Funeral services were held on the 13th of June with all John's local family there, plus his son from his first marriage, John P., Jn John was always an independent thinker, a professed agnostic, who believed "from the facts at hand" that his existence would end with his life, but would gladly discuss other ideas, and always admitted that the final truth was unknown to him. At the memorial service on 4 July, one of John's greatest friends, an American Jesuit priest, brought a smile to family faces when he said, "I think that John had a pleasant surprise a couple of weeks ago when he passed from this world."

Proud Merrills, father and son

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Grayson Merrill and John Wiley became close friends when Grayson relieved John as holder of the "'34 Young in Spirit Cup," awarded to the last Classmate to father a child. That exchange led to correspondence and occasional visits when John was in the U.S., where they exchanged views on science, naval service, philosophy, religion, and other aspects of life. John was always very much his own man with his own opinions, but always willing and eager to discuss them with others. Some of those opinions eamed him the Midshipman nickname of "Punchy," but that never bothered John. He carried on with his own views of what was right and proper.

Grayson added that he and John both felt blessed by the task of raising two sets of children in successive families and enclosed a photo of himself, with son John, taken on his graduation as Valedictorian of Broadneck High School's Class of 1998. He enters Comell this fall. His younger brother David (Grayson's "insurance for not losing the cup to some Viagra user") is doing well in the same high school and is an all-star pitcher in the Broadneck Little League.

Remembering the '34 Young in Spirit Cup, Grayson broke out some old correspondence between John and himself on the final transfer of the Cup No. 2 with a copy of a statement from Debby Roenigk, John's daughter, that she, as the "originator" of the cup, was sorry to read in Shipmate that it had to be retired from overuse and that she was donating a Cup No. 2 which should go to "Little Joe" Staley in continuing the tradition. Deborah Roenigk, bom on 20 October 1955 to Allison and John Roenigk, is the first name on the original cup so chances are that the Roenigks were its donors in her honor. That one was retired when Marion and J.D. Fulp had the last two Class children with no space left for further names. We have records that the Kosslers, Hamptons and Hommels were next in Hne with children in 1958, but none beyond then until the Wileys and Merrills.

Maybe Grayson can fill in the names in between that are on Cup No. 2. Michael Staley was bom in 1961, when Debby Roenigk was only six years old and hardly likely to be donating silver cups. Her statement was on letterhead stationery from the Office of the Naval Attache in Stockholm, John had that billet in 1961.

Debby's statement must have been one of John's little jokes on us all.

Fid Murray hosted the July WB&A lunch as usual at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria with 14 attendees: Dorothy Bunevich, Jane Condon, Eel Dutton, Isabelle Fleck, Helen and John Harllee, Lois Hoffman, Betty and Bill Keller, Janet MacLeod, Fid Murray, Lady Ours, Roy Smith and Rose Williams. It was a very pleasant affair with everyone joining in. One news item was enjoyed, that Bobby Greer and Eloise Nicols had hired a driver from Menlo Park, CA and gone up to Napa to take Virginia Close out to lunch. Rose 56

Williams commented that son. Bob Jr., had recently completed his eighth Chesapeake Bay swim, winning the Masters (over 50) division in one hour, 58 minutes for the four mile swim.

Isabelle Fleck (widow of Ed Fleck) was trying out a new camera and later sent in a batch of photos of the luncheon. Here are two of the best, one of John Harllee between Janet MacLeod and Helen and the other of Jane Condon, Dorothy Bunevich and Betty Keller. I'm sorry there isn't room for more.

Jane Condon, Dorothy Bunevich and Betty Keller

Isabelle also sent her invitation to a Bon Voyage Party for Lester Stone, U.S. Representative, and his model, Jean Jenkins, who are now in Lithuania exhibiting some of Lester's paintings at an intemational art exposition there. Isabelle wondered if there were some connection between this intemational exposition and the recent joint NATO exercises in which Lithuania participated as host.

gotten too crowded, so she sold her house in three days and moved to a new address: 48249 Calle Floristas, La Quinta, CA 92253. She said that Pop would have approved. However, she may find La Quinta becoming overcrowded also when the professional golf season gets underway there.

A letter from Sid Merrill commented on some recent articles in Naval History magazine. One last July-August article about Captain McVey's court martial for losing INDIANAPOLIS in 1945 implied very strongly that Admiral King himself had appointed the members of the court, that they all knew King wanted a conviction, and that they all were dependent upon King for future promotions. Sid hated "to think that an inexperienced reader would accept the implication that Admiral Wilder D. Baker or the members of that court were so unduly influenced" and so think badly of the Navy. A December 1997 article, "Restoring Impunity to the Targets," by LT George Capen '89 dealt with modem antitorpedo defense, on which Sid made several interesting comments from his years of experimental work in that area. I showed Sid's letter to the Editor-in-Chief of the Naval Institute and the Editor of Naval History, both of whom thought it should be reprinted in the next issue of Naval History.

They were going to call Sid on 21-22 July for permission to do so.

A note from Beverly Van Buskirk's widow, Eleanore, noted that she was at a loss about veterans benefits. I sent a package of information to her Peoria, AZ address, but it was retumed as undeliverable. I tried again to their former Scottsdale address, which was retumed because the forwarding period had expired. If anyone knows Eleanore's present address, please let me know.

The current hubbub in the media about the President and Monica Lewinsky brings up another dicho that seems quite appropriate for the President; Para pendejo no se necesita maestro. (To be a fool one needs no school).

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Margaret Schoenweiss (Carl Schoenweiss's widow) sent along a photo of herself dining with Carolyn and Jim Craft on their visit to Norfolk in March, but reproduction is doubtful. If you don't see it here, don't look for it. Thanks, Margaret.

A note from Hilda Gunn, (Pop Gunn's widow) said that Rancho Bemardo had

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Pres: CAPT Jefferson D. Parker, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Jesse B. Gay, Jr., USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: CAPT W.H. Packard, USN (Ret.) 5600 Yorktown Blvd., Arlington, VA 22207 h: 703-536-7120 Rain has its good drips: improves growth of grass and flowers, helps put out forest fires, and should expand letter reporting by members of the Class family, but apparentiy many of the regular area reporters are away from home trying to find cool weather.

A phone check with Johnny Becker in Palm City, FL, provided the good news that

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he and Pat had not been involved with the Florida fires aside from being engulfed in periods of rather dense smoke.

A phone message from Slim Barham in Oak Ridge, LA indicated his farm crops had suffered severely from the exceedingly hot weather in that area.

The Class Council coed lunch, held at the Army/Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA, on 1 July and mentioned in the Class column in the September Shipmate, provided a picture taking opportunity, but the illumination in the glassed-in porch was rather poor. The two best pictures taken are submitted herewith.

Clockwise from left: Ida Mary Detweiler, Phyllis Badger, Wy Packard, Ruth Cutter, Doyen Klein behind Gwen Gay's hat and Fran Maloy (Doyen's date) with back to camera

Clockwise from center: Jesse Gay (back of head), Slade Cutter, Audrey Cushman, Chet Briggs, Ruth Packard, Rod Badger, and Elsie Seymour (under a hat)

Lew Schock's wife. Teeny, reported that they had recently retumed home to San Diego from a two month long motor trip.

They visited all of Lew's relatives including a cousin in Maine whom they had not seen in three years. On the Wednesday after their return home, they attended the Class coed luncheon, giving them the timely opportunity to catch up on the local news and report on their trip.

A nice long letter from Frank Wheeler in Los Altos Hills, CA, apologized for being so long in reporting his activities, but advised that he has too many projects going and is constantly jumping from one to another, though seldom getting any completed. He did finish three two-hour tapes of movies he and Mary Lou took years ago, and he had also finished his oral history and mailed a copy to the Navy Museum at the Washington Navy Yard.

Gwen and Jesse Gay drove to Virginia Beach the weekend of 24 July to attend a reunion of the Presidential Yacht, WILLIAMSBURG (AGC-369). The feature

event of the reunion was attendance at the commissioning of HARRY S . TRUMAN (CVN-

75), our newest and probably the biggest naval ship ever built. The reunion attendees were seated in a reserved section in front and had a perfect view of the festivities, which included speeches by President Clinton, Secretary of Defense William Cohen, and Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton '64.

Address corrections: Mrs. Ethel Fletcher Lamkin's should be 9160 Belvoir Woods Pky, Apt 320; Mecklenburg's zip should be 92037.

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Pres.: CAPT Randolph Meade Jr., (SC) USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas: CAPT O. M. Butler, USN (Ret.) IIOl S. Ariington Ridge Road Ariington, VA 22043 Corr. Sec'y.: CAPT William A. Ellis, USN (Ret) Goodwin House West #832 3440 S. Jefferson Street, Falls Church, VA 2204I-3I27; h: 703-578-7546 Here it is, 31 July, more than half of the year gone and we just realized again that the October deadline had been moved ahead from 10 August to 3 August. Still no word from anyone, so, here goes with the only news we have.

A note from Bill Parham reported that Harry Stark was home from the hospital and is presently taking things easy in his recuperation period. Having spent a good portion of the past year in the hospital and having had several such post-hospital periods, we wish Harry well and can only emphasize the importance of taking it easy.

Don't msh it, Harry! Take as long as you think is necessary to get completely well.

No news usually means good news, but this time, we are sorry to say, is an exception. Marjo and Ben Robertshaw were the victims of a fire back in late June or early Julyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we unfortunately forgot the exact dateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in which they not only lost their home, but everything in it as well. As a result, as of this writing, they were temporarily living with their son and glad to be alive. Having gotten word through Randy Meade, it took us several days before we finally were able to track down the Robertshaws with the help of Mr. Bell Atlantic's Information Center. According to Ben, he was awakened by unfamiliar noises and the smell of smoke. Upon his investigation, he was met by an explosive wall of fire beyond his ability to extinguish, from which he suffered some minor bums and singed eyebrows. He called to Marjo to get out of the house, but when she got to the kitchen she was unable to find the door security key. Thanks to a neighbor, who managed to kick in the door, she got free of the house, which was well on its way to destmction and the loss of everything. As Ben put it, "nothing but a shell and what was the basement remained, but at least the two of us got to safety in time and out alive." We regret the loss of their Edgewater home, but we too are glad they got out alive. Investigators believe the fire was caused by faulty electrical wiring, which was old and installed under old building codes in effect at the time the house was constmcted. As of this writing, the Robertshaws could be contacted at their son's residence by telephone: 410-9563271. We will keep you advised of their address when they decide on their new residence.

That's it for now. Let us hear from you and what you did during tiie summer. It would be nice to have something to write about when we begin our 42nd year as your Class Scribe in the November Shipmate.

See you again then!

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Regular Membership: 48% Life Membership: 36%

Pres: CAPT John S. Slaughter, USN (Ret.) Sec'y-Treas: RADM D.G. Baer, USN (Ret.) Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Frank N. Shamer, USN (Ret.) 7112 Lewison Drive, San Diego, CA 92120-1246 By the time you read this, Caroline Bernard's address will be: Paradise Valley Estates, 4113 Constitution Avenue, Fairfield, CA 94533-9702; tel: 303-6743606.

John E. Pond will be spending October and November in his La (Juinta home, address: 77723 Avenida Madrugo, La Quinta, CA 92253; tel: 760-564-7028.

Those with Class Directories will recognize this as being his old winter address with a new area code for the telephone.

Jim Cresap's family point of contact, daughter Mrs. Virginia Cresap Hinman, can receive both email at: chinman@utoledo .edu and Faxes: 419-841-9261. For those without updated Class directories, her address is: Mrs. Virginia C. Hinman, 2334 Chriswood, Toledo, OH 43617-1528; tel: 419-841-2300.

The same month KITTY HAWK left San

Diego to make her homeport Yokosuka, Japan, her first commanding officer, our stroke-stricken Bush Bringle, was dropped by the local VA Hospital to enter private care at Casa Palmera Care Center. Then STENNIS (CVN-74) was named as KITTY HAWK'S replacement at San Diego. STENNIS

still may be commanded by CAPT Douglas Roulstone '72, one of Patty Mehle Roulstone's new stepsons, when she arrives here.

The 2 July Wall Street Joumal carried an editorial essay by contributing editor, Mark Helprin, entitled, "Statesmanship and its Betrayal." Essentially, it laments the contrast between the statesmen who were our founding fathers and our political class that in the main has abandoned the essential qualities of statesmanship.

This six column essay generated thirteen letters to the editor in the 9 July issue of the Wall Street Journal. The lead one of these commentaries entitied, "The Age of Moral Confusion," is authored by our own BiU Brinckloe. Here it is: Mark Helprin's 2 July editorial page essay "Statesmanship and its Betrayal" is a ringing challenge to apologists for the Clinton administration, many of them talented individuals destined for high achievement until beguiled by the siren-song of an inner-directed White House offering influential posts and seeming opportunities to serve the republic.

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It is sad to recall the selfless contributions made by some of these 'tragic heroes' before they were c-opted, and to regret the great power for good they frittered away by taking the path of politicians rather than statesmen. Will they look back in future years and wonder why they devoted their talents to such tawdry pursuits and to so little purpose?

Let's hope that a least a few White House stalwarts will rise to Mark Helprin's challenge while there still remains time to rebuild their self-respect.

William D. Brinckloe, Carmel, CA The San Diego Lunch Bunch met at the San Diego Country Club thanks to hosts Ginny and Claude Bailey '34. Also present were Mel Cooper who brought Nancy Dobson, Lois and Bob Erly, Bob Lander, Margie and Walt Phaler, Frank Shamer, Russ Wallace who brought Jacky Carson, and Ellie and Vic Wildt. It was an occasion for conviviality and good eating. I heard that Bebo Carroll will host the September lunch. He was not there to defend himself.

Mary Barry phoned me that Mary and Ralph Cousins hosted the Norfolk area group at the James River Country Club on 19 July. Their guests were Mary Barry, Leola and Al Carr, Cynthia Pridmore, Gloria and Speed Currie, Betty Kelly, Zeke Soucek, Libby and P.K. Taylor, and Babe Transue. It was a fine gathering.

Ralph left for Iceland and some salmon fishing shortly after this event.

Here's a note from Ann and Rollo Ross: Greetings from Air Force Village West.

21254 Twining Avenue, Riverside, CA 92518-2837; tel: 909-697-2792. We live in a two bedroom, two bath duplex with a living room, dining room and kitchen plus a garage across the street from the Club House where we eat dinner Grant's children and grandchildren (who live in the LA area) like our choice, especially the food at the Club! Navy juniors expect duty in San Diego. Once they are settled, we'll hope to see you all at one of the luncheons. Freeway driving defeats us now, unfortunately.

Fond greetings go your way, Frank.

KEEP REVVIN' WITH '37!

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Regular Membership: 37% Life Membership: 45%

Pres: RADM M. H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) Chairman, Wash. Area: CAPT J.M.McDowell, USN (Ret.) h: 703-751-6144 Sec'y; CAPT D.K. Ela, USN (Ret.) 3260 N. 12th St., #3329, Grand Junction, CO 81506 h: 970-256-7174; e: dkela@gj.net PRESIDENTS CORNER: SECOND CALL We have sent out 15 copies of Deke Ela's outstanding biographies prepared for the 60th Reunion. 1 have additional copies available for the paltry sum of $5. Ask and ye shall receive. Address, as before, is 381 Grinstead Road, Sevema Park, MD 211461504.

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INFO FOR FILE: At the time of our good Classmate Jigger Harmon's death in July, I leamed that burial in the Naval Academy Cemetery is now limited to Flag and General Officer Academy graduates with a tour of duty at the Academy, and their spouses. The Columbarium is available for all Academy graduates and their spouses, irrespective of duty at the Academy. Ms. Pat Taylor at 410-293-1101 is the decedent coordinator of the Academy and can arrange not only burial details but Chapel services as well.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: The contribution to the Arleigh Burke Leadership Foundation from our Class Endowment, approved at the Reunion business meeting, has been delivered. The endowment has ample funds to support the Annual Leaders' Forum every January and the Bancroft Hall Leadership Library.

CLASS CORNER: Always we have some good news and some bad news, the latter first. Wanda Henry passed away 3 July in San Diego. A large assembly of San Diego Classmates attended her memorial service at the La Jolla Country Club on 10 July. The service was brief, warm, and a tribute to her dedicated goodwill recognized by over two hundred who came to pay their respects. In a long straggle with illness, she never missed a '38 event when physically capable. Services for Wil Cranford's wife, Diane, were held at Arlington on 7 July with participation by family in the area. Will has expressed his appreciation for the Washington representation. We lost Jigger Harmon on 19 July to a heart attack at home in Huntington Bay, NY. He had continued his flight career interests after retirement with Grumman's Airbome Instrumentation Laboratory and we had maintained contact through the Computer Users Group until his health intervened. His service was held locally on 28 July with burial in Calverton National Cemetery. Swede Olsen reports that the memorial service for Bill Rogers was held on 29 July at Christ Episcopal Church in Coronado. It was well attended by '38.

Daughters, Ann and Jane, participated and have expressed their appreciation for the blue and gold floral array.

Joe McDowell called in to report on the July Class lunch and a wind-down on Reunion activity, which just missed our September submission deadline. For any visitors, he wished to remind all that Class lunches are on the fourth Thursday each month, except November which will be on 19 November to avoid Thanksgiving, and the Christmas party will be the 12 December. He noted Anne Church's son, Tom, has made flag rank and assumed the Navy Controller billet. Congratulations! Swede Olsen has also chimed in with a reminder to all that their Class lunches are the first Thursday of every month. Larry Pierce notes the Northem California bunch will get together on 20 August. They meet every other month. Contact him if you are in the

Mary Anne and Bob Schelling stopped by our digs and survived our boiler room coffee on 23 July. He dropped the following bit of research stemming from a question raised at the 60th. Naval operations in Korea, the forgotten war, are most often characterized for the bitter and gallant Marine Corps conflict, but what about our Classmates afloat or other involvement? It was heavy; 70 according to information readily available to Bob. There were 34 Destroyer Skippers, 1 Submarine Skipper, 15 Department Heads on Craisers and Carriers, 6 Air Group or Squadron Commanders, 1 Ashore Supporting Command, 5 Afloat staffs, 6 Ashore staffs and 2 Armistice Delegation.

Neat work. Bob, on an operation where the lessons leamed have been forgotten, repeated in Viet Nam and forgotten, Somalia, Iraq, Bosnia, and Iraq again? Deja vu, over and over. Indian and Pakistani nukes are de facto evidence of intelligence failures (or PC vetted intelligence), and Iran has just launched a missile the capabilities for which were estimated to be 15 years in the future. We admit to being obsolete, out of tune and confused as we watch the news of the President at the commissioning of TRUMAN while further cutting the defense budget and cutting an ally, Taiwan. We are not alone nor making this up. John Carmichael '36, in "Mail Boat," in the March Shipmate addressed our bungled, if not dangerous, indecisive foreign policy.

Bill Brinckloe '37, in a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal, supports an article decrying the betrayal of statesmanship and subversion of national to political interests (see Class of '37 for letter). Excuse our digressions from Korea, Bob, but we have a new hobby, a newly acquired high powered telescope which is excellent for looking at the trees and birds without seeing the forest, or, out here with our brilliant high altitude skies, we look for the Starr.

SALUTES: Two more wonderful examples of continued public service: Vic Graff is completing his 15th year as a member of the Millbrae, CA, City Planning Commission and is Treasurer for the Steering Committee which is managing their 50th anniversary of incorporation. He ducked the Chairmanship which interfered with a whole bunch of other activities, such as the local AARP Chapter Legislation Chairman, and chairing their Adopt-aSchool Program which he created. He was awarded Principal-For-A-Day at their Spring Valley School after ten years of tutoring high school students and five years at the elementary level. And he's still going strong!

Kitty and El Ogle gave us some notes for the 60th Lucky Bag about growing pomegranates and more, with Kitty remaining active in real estate, but nary a word about their civic contributions in Imperial Beach which are remarkable for leadership and initiative. So, we leam that they had the honor to be named co-Grand Marshals for Shipmate, October 1998

the 18th annual Sand Castle parade.

Imperial Beach's birthday festival. How come? They were instrumental in the city's incorporation followed by El's service on the city council for eight years and Mayor for 1977-78. They had been residents since 1949. Now we read our local papers and our hats are off to the traly beleaguered city and county councilors in the never ending battle between growth and preservation, not to mention speed bumps such as schools, education, drugs, jails, and traffic lights.

Paul Schultz shoots his age, not once but on successive days! Challengers from Chevy Chase or Bremerton?

Here are some photos from our 60th...

Terri and Joe Cassidy

Jane and Walt Small Shipmate received the following news from ADM Rindskopf: Bonnie Matsumura and Roger Michael, the children of Lila and Bill Michael, greatiy appreciated the Class of 1938 support following Lila's recent death. We received this letter: What an eloquent surprise to receive word, via the Alumni Services employee Ms. Melissa Nelson, a few days ago of your generous donation to the Pikes Peak Hospice in Colorado Springs, the fine organization that took care ofour beloved mother, Lila Boone Michael, widow of your late Classmate Willard de los Michael who died in May 1994.

The memorial is very much appreciated by my brother and me. I know that the Pikes Peak Hospice will also appreciate it deeply, and will put it to very good use as they care for other terminally ill patients and their grieving families in their lovely facilities.

As I expressed to you, ADM Rindskopf, and to CAPT Ela, Class Secretary, in my letters acknowledging your kind letters of sympathy on 28 June, the USNA Class of 1938 always held a profound place of affection and honor to both our father and mother over the many years since his graduation and commissioningâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and above all, the countless close shipmates and their wives, who were their lifelong friends.

Congratulations on your 60th Class Reunion, and thank you again for this wonderful and generous memorial to the memory of our mother who departed this earth on 16 May 1998 in Colorado Springs.

May God grant all of you good health and peace, and more happy Class Reunions until we meet again for the biggest reunion of them allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in God's great heaven.

Most sincerely, Bonnie Michael Matsumura and Roger Boone Michael.

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Regular Membership: 45% Life Membership: 37%

Pres: CAPT Paul Loustaunau, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT William J. Ruhe, USN (Ret.) 1310 MacBeth Avenue, McLean, VA 22102 e; VGH39@webtv.net

Do we have your email address?

If not, contact Alumni Services at services @ usna.com Ralph Weymouth Shipmate, October 1998

Our President, Paul Loustaunau, starts out with a letter to clarify Class financial matters: Dear Classmates, there has been some confusion lately on how the money that we send to the Alumni Association is handled once it gets there. The purpose of this note is to eliminate the confusion.

A check that you send to the Alumni Association may go to one of three places, depending on what you put in the "for"

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block (lower left-hand comer) of the check.

If the check is to be used for flowers.

Reunion funds or stricdy Class functions, enter "Account 2100-039."

If the check is to be used for Class projects for the Naval Academy, enter "Account 70-39."

If it is marked otherwise, it will go to the Alumni Association for their own use.

We suggest that, for the immediate future, you favor the 2100-039 account. Our flower funds are being hit hard and the 60th Reunion is just over the horizon. However, suit yourself.

Fred Clarke, reporting on '39 doings in San Diego, writes: Our summer '39 luncheon with the ladies at Reuben's was attended by Kathy and Skeet Bemis, Art Fischer, Millie Matson and son, Steve, Pearl and Hap Jolly, John Wallingford, Phyllis Keim, Madeline and Ken Barker, Bob Brent, Gay and Val Holzapfel, Dwight Ness with his two attractive daughters. Jig Dog Ramage, Vi Thomas, John Dolan and Fred Clarke. Bob and Joey Border drove up from Las Vegas—a long haul in the summer. Tom Walker could not attend because he was undergoing surgery for the removal of one kidney. Tom's wife, Peggy, said that Tom is doing well.

Lois and Pres Shamer, Alice Hooper and Carol Ruhe

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Gore, Adams, Green and Bell Bud Gore set the rules for the Class' Sixtieth Reunion Book: Your submission should be submitted as soon as you can, but no later than 31 October 1998. Information for this book should represent an 'update' since the Golden Anniversary (1989) Reunion Boole. It should be typewritten and no more than one (letter size) page long. There will be a minimum amount of proof reading (our eyes are too old), so any mistakes you might make might become public! There is no suggested style for your submission except our recommendation that the content include significant family changes and major happenings. Please send your bio update and any other reunion correspondence to USNA Class of 1939, RO. Box 7689, McLean, VA 22106-7689.

Paul Loustaunau's Letter to the Class stresses: We were disappointed in the small number of widows planning to come to the Sixtieth Reunion. You ladies must remember that you became members of the Class of '39 when you said "I do," and nothing can change that. Willy Stiles and Betty Rudden have been appointed to see that you all take part in all of the festivities. We have 80 rooms at the Wyndham Gardens Hotel, 173 JeimiferRoad,Annapolis,MD 21401. Early next year they'll set the price and I will pass it on. The Sixtieth is on 21-24 October 1999.

Bill Stiles (this name for the sake of his Vinson Hall cronies) arrived at the Executive Committee Meeting in July wearing a woven headpiece with a tie-string around his chin. It protected a half-inch deep removal of a melanoma from skin cancer the size of a silver dollar and on the crown of his head. He claimed to have completed his biography for the Sixtieth Reunion Book and that he was wearing bifocals which are built into the lenses of his glasses without a separation of the reading and long range viewing parts as in typical bifocals. But, like most gadgets that don't work as advertised, he felt that his glasses were a bit of a menace. He noted that he never was sure what part he was looking through and hence could misjudge where his feet were and thus, put him in a bit of jeopardy.

Danny, Jack Howland's widow, wrote: My thanks to Gil Nicholson for his '39 Lucky Bag. Life here in Rogue Valley Manor is indeed salubrious. The decision to move here was one of the cleverest I've ever made. My only regret is that I didn't move five years earlier My email address is; dhowland@rvm.org. Being computer savvy is another great benefit here. Not that I'm a Geek, but I sure am having fun.

Cheers.

Melissa Nelson, of Alumni Services, sent out a computer request from Charles Boswell to Class members of '39:

I am seeking info on my wife's father, who graduated with the Class of '39.1 am looking for anyone who knew or served with William Henry "Bill" Pace, from Goodwater, AL. His last squad was VMF214 Mag 21. Contact me via email; cboswell@mail.icomnet.com.

Colonel Jim Callender '42 writes: I have a 1939 Luclcy Bag I'd be glad to give to anyone who wants it. My address is: 1225 Selva Marina Circle, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233. As a matter of interest, I still keep in touch with Jack Hawkins, one of my all-time favorite Marines. If you have never read his great book. Never Say Die, I recommend it.

The Naval Academy Alumni Association wrote to Paul Loustaunau saying: To enhance the Academy's image, we need information on the outstanding achievements of our Alumni, so we can influence parents and guidance counselors to direct high-quality potential applicants to the Naval Academy. We are asking you to send us information on other alumni who have achieved something of a significant nature—a professional award, a promotion, civic leadership or heroism. Tell us about it! For a truly significant achievement, we'll create a press release and send it to the local media and the Annapolis area media.

Fred Clarke sent the obituary of Betty Fischer, who died in July after a long illness. She was Art Fischer's wife of 25 years. A niece of General Mathew Ridgeway, she was an Army "brat" who'd lived on quite a few Army bases during her girlhood. She was president of the Junior League of San Diego throughout the WWII years—arranging entertainment for the servicemen. She also ran the Charity Ball for the Children's Hospital. She was married to Charles Dunn III for over forty years and had two children, Charles Dunn IV and Ruth Macaulay—and six greatgrandchildren !

The death of Clyde H. Parmelee was noted in The Retired Officer magazine in August. It did not mention when he had died, nor have I seen anything to confirm the loss of this Classmate. His bio in our 39 Years After book says that on graduation, he went to ARIZONA, then to CROSBY, and then to MEREDITH, where he was operating out of Iceland at the start of WWII. Shortly after, he went to flight training and wound up flying PV-1 Venturas at Whidbey Island. He was deployed to the Aleutians as XO. He then was CO of VB-135; on the staff of ComPhibTraPac; and on an air control team of ComSupportAirPac at Iwo Jima. At the end of the war, he was navigator of SICILY;

at PG School Annapolis; with AirDevRon in Key West; Electrical Branch of BuAir; at

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ICAF as a student; on the staff of CincLantFIt; on the faculty of ICAF; on the staff of CincUSNavEur; and retired from the Navy to work for MacDonnell Aircraft Co. In 1974 he retired completely and moved to the Florida Keys窶馬oting that "It may not be Utopia her, but it is as close to it as we are likely to find." He is survived by his wife, Betty L. Mitchell Parmelee of 8518 SW 52nd Place, Gainesville, FL 32608; a daughter, Anne M. Cleve and two sons, Clyde Harless Parmelee Jr. and William G. Parmelee.

A mimeographed letter by Donald V. Wright was slipped to me by a San Diego submariner. Its message bears repeating. He says with sarcasm: I was embarrassed to read that President Clinton and Members of Congress have said that the Older Generation (us 80 or older fellows) must leam to sacrifice as other generations have done. This evidently assumes that, as oldsters, we have lived the life of Riley and now must pay the piper For examples: We had the chance to bask on beaches on Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. We won holiday cruises on sleek gray ships to such fun-filled spots as Midway, the Solomons and Murmansk. An indulgent govemment let us fritter our youth wandering through the lush jungles of Burma and New Guinea. We were pampered and spoiled rotten, never learning what sacrifice meant. We need to be punished for failing to leam the true meaning of 'DUTY, HONOR and COUNTRY.' I guess '39 didn't sacrifice enough to satisfy the baby boomers and today's potential Navy recruits. So, I guess we now ought to fall on our swords to "pay the piper."

At the Ft. Myer '39 monthly luncheon, there were twenty-four '39 attendees, a record for summer attendance. Bing Gillette revealed that he had a humorous submarine story in the next Submarine Review. Also, for many years, Bing has been the lone plugger of the gang-song "The Good Ship Titanic." But now, with the movie "Titanic" a great hit, I can start every gang singing session with the song and singers then flock around the piano to virtually shout: "It was sad when the great ship went down, etc." Danny Weitzenfeld was well pleased to announce: "The lunch only costs $13 today because we're over the 20 guaranteed level of eaters." Bob Wood raced in and raced out. Can't slow down this active businessman of AutoChlor Systems of Northem Virginia Inc. He say's he's got contracts for four projects which he has generated and then tumed the management of them over to his son.

Noteworthy, is a contract to clear up the exhaust pollution of diesel-powered Fairfax County vehicles. I took the opportunity to ask my Classmates what the Dew Point number (always mentioned by the TV weather predictors) was used for. None seemed to really know, a few guessed that it was like humidity and suggested it could predict how uncomfortable one might feel on a hot day. Oh?

Shipmate, October 1998

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Regular Membership: 49% Life Membership: 38%

Pres: CAPT William M. Carpenter, USN (Ret.) 1119 Aquia Drive, Stafford, VA 22554 Sec'y; CAPT Jacob V. Heimark, USN (Ret.) 410 Old Gulph Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Corr. Sec'y; CAPT Edward C. Sledge, USN (Ret.) 932 Shetiand Court, McLean, VA 22102 The big event to report is the annual Castine Capers. This year there were 67 people, 18 of them Classmates. The other 49 were wives, widows, children and grandchildren. There were many good opportunities for everyone there to rest, read, relax, golf, sail, picnic, share good food, and just enjoy each other's company.

This last point is clearly the most important benefit to come from this two week long get-together. Not everyone stays for the full-time, but that too, works out.

Present this year were Dorrie and Tony Benjes, Cissi and Cliff Bundy, their three children, wives of sons Bill and Steve, and eight grandchildren (including Alexis, now a college senior, who has been to every Castine Caper since she was bom); Mary and Bill Carpenter, Marjorie and John Claggett, Jack Clair, Ellen Cochrane and her daughter Ellen, Jeanne and Sam Forter, Marg and Fritz Freund, Isabelle and Virg Gex, Barbara and Phil Glennon, Clare and Ed Hayes, Betty and Jake Heimark, plus sons Douglas and Don, his wife Mary Ann, and Emory and Skyler, Yvonne and Bob Kalen, George Kittredge, Mary Libbey, Betty and Bob Newcomb, Charlotte and Pat Patterson, Marguerite and Ted Rodgers plus Mary Anne and Meg, her husband Jim and son Harrison Timberlake, Ruth and Bud Schafer, Penny and Hugh Vickery, and Dee Winters plus daughter Wendy, her husband Todd Geimer, and their four children.

Sam and Jeanne Forter and Cliff Bundy At Eatons Pond for the best lobster in the world, the Clagetts and Jack Clair are enjoying their lobsters and the Vickerys are relaxing after finishing theirs. And then, at Holbrooke Island, a new picnic area in a State Park for '40, a picture shows that your secretary was conned into breaking the law so the picnic crowd could enjoy a hot lunch.

Here are two pictures taken in the new student union building showing the Freunds and Newcombs and the Glennons and Cochranes thoroughly enjoying the lobster and steak dinner arranged for us.

Next we see Ed Hayes and Tony Benjes and the Forters with Cliff Bundy enjoying Happy Hour.

Betty Newcomb, Fritz Freund, Bob Newcomb and Marg Freund

Hugh and Penny Vickery As each year goes by, more and more grandchildren come, and then keep coming back because they have such a fine time together. Watching them at play without

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need for adult supervision or control was continuing entertainment for all of us oldtimers.

And who won the Duck? Without Mary Sledge there to buy the winning ticket and without Fred Karch to draw the winner, the field was wide open, with Yvonne Kalen taking that beautifully painted work of art back to Mobile where it will bring the Kalens good Castine memories.

Jake Heimark

Bill Carpenter got a nice note from Abe Campo, along with this picture showing some of the 20 trophies that the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy students have won over the past 30 years Abe has been a key person at this school. While Abe is Ted Rodgers' counterpart in the Philippines, he is one up on Ted since he is, at 80, still actively involved training Merchant Marine officers. Thanks, Abe, for keeping in touch.

Abe Campo

During a visit by Willy Trice to see the Bill Bryans in Arizona, this picture shows two from '40 who are enjoying each other's company. Please keep good pictures like this coming to Ed Sledge or me.

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mounted in gimbals, used to propel and guide this sub.

Willy Trice and Bill Bryan

If anyone would like to have a copy of our Lucky Bag, perhaps as a gift for a grandchild who might be interested in the Navy, get in touch with Ed Sledge.

Further good news about Ed Sledge. He reports that his non-surgical treatment for osteoarthritis of his hip has now reached the stage where pain is gone. Anyone facing this joint problem would do well to talk with Ed before undergoing surgery.

Our feature story for this month is about George Kittredge, one of our illustrious submariners. During his navy career he commanded three submarines. However, this is not a tale about his active duty times.

It is about how he transformed his knowledge of submarines into an "after the Navy" career, developing and building midget submarines, a project that still continues.

When George was in command of TROUT (SS-566), he spent a winter at St. Thomas where a U.S. Navy UDT team had a British-built, one-man, "Wellman" minisub. George borrowed it one day to take it down into the clear Virgin Island waters.

The marvels he saw convinced him that as soon as he left active duty, he was going to build a miniature submarine for himself.

After retiring to live on the seacoast in Maine, he completed a course in welding.

He also drew on the expert knowledge of the best submarine designers he knew by having them check his design plans. Then, in his garage he began building his first submarine. As soon as it was finished, he took it down to the sea to be launched. That was a great day, with several hundred people, including every kid from the town, there to watch this big event. It was the first launching ever of a submarine in South Thomaston. Rumor has it that some were betting that this homemade sub would either roll over, sink, or both.

When the sub floated clear, George was rowed out, went on board, and rigged the boat for dive. When the ballast tanks were all vented, his new toy settled a bit, but would not go under. All systems worked, but this new sub did not want to dive. So he blew all tanks, opened the hatch and yelled for the youngsters to bring him all the rocks they could find. Finally, with the bilges filled with rocks, plus one boy standing forward and another aft, George finally made his new sub do its first dive. By increasing the amount of fixed ballast to match original calculations, this new sub then made 27 successful dives. Here is a picture of the sub on George's homemade trailer, showing the propulsion motor case.

A MKl Kittredge built sub.

Next to be built was the MARK II. It was

much like MK I, but with bow planes and a mdder. It tumed out to be a highly successful one-man sub. Once neutral buoyancy was achieved, this sub could be planed to whatever depth the operator chose.

The nearest George came to a casualty with MK II was when he had a lobsterman tow him out for a night dive to enable George, using his underwater light, to see what the bottom looked like. Because it was so dark, he kept the 500 foot long towline connected. After he'd seen enough, he tumed off the light to check for luminous fish. When the light went off the lobstermen thought he was in deep trouble so they used full power to reel him in. From then on, he did not use this umbilical cord.

This "sport" sub attracted much interest, both from divers who wanted the sub, or wanted plans and parts to build their own subs. This kept George busy filling orders.

Next came MARK III, built with improved propulsion and guidance systems. It was well suited for doing research. For safety reasons, a hull of this model was tested to destmction. At 850-feet pressure, the acrylic hemisphere collapsed, but with no damage elsewhere. Because product liability insurance cost more than the price of the sub, which was less than what one pays for a good car these days, only a dozen were produced.

George's fertile mind for turning ideas into reality, led to his building a 40-foot steel cabin cruiser, designed to carry a oneman sub on its stern. At this time he also expanded his constraction facilities.

Later improvements in mini sub design included better propulsion and guidance systems, moving batteries into external watertight pods and placing the variable ballast tank outside the hull. Because two persons could now be accommodated, these later subs came to be far more useful for commercial diving work.

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In 1988, George decided to relax a bit and enjoy some of the fraits of his labors.

So he sold his business and did an around the world trip. However, with submarines so much a part of his life, it was not long before he built a new submarine constraction facility where he built a sub for himself.

However, bored by having to spend so much time charging batteries, he then built a no-electricity, pedal-powered sub with sail which he calls his ultimate exercise machine.

Isn't it amazing how much a person can do by combining solid knowledge, strong interest, and hard work? George surely makes this point in a big way by having produced some 44 mini submarines in 18 years. What an inspiring story this is to pass onto unchallenged teenagers. (Sec'y's.

Note: I hope use of the term "sub" will not cause young readers to think I am writing about their favorite snack food.) George, your achievements have made your Classmates all very proud of you.

FAREWELLS: On 11 July, Eldo William Bergman left us after distinguished service in World War II, including having the destroyer LAFFEY shot out from under him during the hard fought battle when WASHINGTON sank the Japanese's KIRISHIMA in the only WWII engagement where one battleship sank another. In 1947, Eldo left the Navy to manage a family owned road building business. For more than 50 yejtrs, he was active in church, community, and local govemment affairs in his home town of Genoa, OH, while at the same time helping his wife Tomme raise their 14 children and then enjoy their 44 grandchildren. That's more than one birthday a week to remember And how big a bag does Santa need to deliver Christmas gifts?

To you Tomme, and your impressive, record breaking (for '40) family, please accept our deep condolences for your great loss. We will all miss this good man from our lives. May God rest his soul.

On 13 July, after a long illness. Penny Bryan passed away at the Bryan's home in Green Valley, AZ. Her determination to recover and her courage, marked the kind of person she was; always full of energy and spirit, fun to be with and a loyal friend.

She will be greatiy missed, not only by her husband and grandson, but also by her many friends. Penny was preceded in death by son, Donald A. Bryan. Besides her husband. Bill Bryan, she is survived by grandson Andrew Reid Bryan. To both Bill and Andrew, '40 sends its condolences as we all moum the loss of this lovely lady.

Penny, we all will miss you.

SECY NOTE: A new address for CAPT Albert W. Newhall is 6 West Palmaire Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85021-8746, phone: 602-870-0283. Jake Only '40 is 4.0.

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Chmn & Sec'y: CAPT Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 5610 Wisconsin Avenue, Apt # 1409 Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4419 h: 301-215-7532 e: Vdelano@aol.com In addition to pressing on with the planning for our 60th in Annapolis, Rusty Crenshaw has gotten in some good sailing this past summer in his Pearson Ensign CAPRICE. He says that a new set of sails and a few other changes have speeded her up enough to be in the first half more often than the last half in their racing fleet.

Wonder if he has time to start in on another book? June and Cliff Lenz get good exercise in Coronado thanks to an unusual three wheel, two-seater pram "with a fringe on top." Their new puppy, Chaco, keeps them happy and is lively company, but, at times, can be a hazard.

Lenzes and Chaco

June managed to trip over the dog last summer and broke an arm after having just recovered from breaking the other arm.

Cliff probably told her to hurry or something so he's probably responsible.

Anyhow, June is mending. Also out west, the son of our late Classmate, Dave Polatty, has recently made rear admiral and is being reassigned from Commanding Officer, INDEPENDENCE to command of a San

Diego-based carrier group 1. Dave Polatty III '71 graduated 30 years after his Dad. How about that for progress!

According to the most recent survey, 40 of our Classmates are not members of the Alumni Association and do not receive Shipmate. Therefore, they are more or less out of touch with Class activities such as the forthcoming 60th anniversary. Many of the names on the list did attend the 50th or 55th or both, so they do have Class interest.

I plan to get in touch with the non-members I know and encourage them to join so they will at least get Shipmate. If you know

anyone in this category, your effort would help, too. Also, Fritz Molitor is still lost. If anyone knows his whereabouts, please let me know. I'll even settie for just tiie name of the town or city where he might be!

Witii great regret I must tell you that we lost our Classmate, Bob Celustka, last June, after some years of fighting prostate cancer. In addition to a recognized naval career. Bob will always be remembered for his beautiful piano playing. Until a few years ago. Bob played both professionally and for free in quartets around San Diego and in Coronado where he had settied after retiring from the Navy in 1965. To his two daughters, son and three grandchildren, we offer our condolences at this sad time for them and for his Classmates who will miss him. All of you who remember her will be as saddened as I was to leam of the passing of Harry Vincent's lovely wife, Teddy, last July. She was a delightful person who was always fun to have in company. I know that everyone joins me in extending our sympathy and understanding to Harry.

October is supposed to be the month of Hope, symbolized by an opal or a tourmaline, and here are the ones for whom there is Hope: Bartlett, Don Carr, Tip Clark, DeVenter, Fleming, Gray, McLean, McRory, Murphy, Schoenbaum, Sisk, Vail, Vincent and Windsor.

There are several changes for your rosters this month and here they are: Clono and Frank Edwards' new address is: Leeward Manor, 1 Fleet Landing Boulevard, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233, phone 904-246-9900, ext. 680; some rosters have the wrong apartment number for Ruth and Pat Murphy—the correct apeirtment number is 35; Nanette and Eric Pollard, 74-923 Highway 111, Suite 210, Indian Wells, CA 92210; Frank Price has a new area code— 727; Ken Tebo's summer phone number has a new Area Code—920. Finally, insert the following new line in your roster between Jamison and Jones, S.C: Jobanek, Wilbur L.—Col. USAF (Ret.) Joe and Mary Anne - 17 Sloop Drive, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931-2619.

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Pres; CAPT James D. Small, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; CDR R. S. Day, USN (Ret.) 2426 Chestnut St., Falls Church, VA 22043-3052 On 30 June 1998, Muff and Norm Nash and Harriet and Walt Stegemerten were present at the change of command/passing of the colors ceremony as Col Gordon Nash completed his tour as CO of 2nd Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune. Previously, Walt had been honored at the anniversary of the landing operations on TARAWA. On this occasion, Walt was mentioned at the change of command ceremony as a member of the 2nd Division participants. The motto of the

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Division was "KEEP MOVING." Walt and Norm both are now moving a bit more slowly, but continue to try to "keep moving." Gordon has been ordered to Okinawa for a two year tour and his family will move with him. If all goes as planned, they will be neighbors of Marcia (Smith) and Joe Anderson, Paul Smith's son-inlaw.

1 to r: Norm, Muff, Harriett and Walt

18 June found Jerry Peddicord attending the 30th Annual Texoma (Texas) Council of Govemments, proudly wearing the 50th Reunion cap and enjoying a fine meal of catfish, fries and salad. (Max Duncan sent the hat to him after Jerry had to cancel his reservation to be with his grandson. Matt, while he underwent major surgery.) The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Outstanding Citizens Awards, for which friends and families had toiled arduously to keep the awards a top secret until the announcements were made.

Among those recognized, one from each of the three countries involved, was our own Jerry. Based on his 18 years of countless contributions to Grayson County, the City of Pottsboro where he served as city manager and justice of the peace, Pottsboro's Chamber of Commerce which he helped found, and his leadership in the Lion's Club in its early years he was given this impressive honor. During the 18 years, he averaged 750 hours per year of community service and touched the lives of thousands of individuals of all ages. In 1985, the Pottsboro Chamber of Commerce conferred the Citizen of the Year Award on him for his marvelous work in the community on Chamber projects, which many times he had initiated and funded. Incidentally, to accommodate 911 service, Jerry is now living at 347 Churchill Lane, Pottsboro, TX 75076-3153 (that's the same house, just the address has been changed.)

Jack Hill has provided a very interesting account of his encounter with HARRY W .

HILL (DD-986):

In late February, I had the unique opportunity of going back to sea in a Navy destroyer 33 years after my last sea command, and on board the ship named after my father The ship was returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf, and the commanding officer, CDR John P. Wallace '78, was kind enough to invite me to join the ship in Hawaii and sail back to San Diego. Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity.

I found I was part of a group of about 60 male relatives of the crew. Ships retuming from WESTPAC are authorized to carry male relatives of the crew, age 8 years or older, on the trip from Hawaii to the West

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Coast. There were fathers, brothers, sons, and a few cousins in the group. (The majority of fathers had served one or more hitches in the Navy, which I found interesting.) These are called "Tiger Cruises," and we were all classified as "Tigers." During the trip, we participated in a series of training sessions, conducted by some of the leading petty officers, which covered all of the basic ship's departments and systems, and culminated in our being honorably designated "Tiger Surface Warfare Specialists."

The weather in February was a little rough, with large swells on our port quarter during most of the trip, so that we were rolling about 25-35 degrees. The Captain gave me his in-port cabin, while he used the sea cabin, so I was sleeping in a regular double bed, with innerspring and mattress.

I had never been so well "bedded down" on a destroyer! As we all did when it was rough, I hooked my toes and elbows over the edge of the mattress, only to find that the mattress wasfloatingon the innerspring.

So, on some nights, I ended up riding the mattress all over the cabin. A truly great adventure in retuming to sea!

There are a number of things which stand out in my mind, and which perhaps merit some mention.

To begin with, the HILL is a SPRUANCE-

class destroyer, displacing about 7,800 tons, with a length of some 563 feet and a beam of 55 feet. In our days, we would call this a light cruiser It is powered by gas turbines, with full control from the bridge console, just like your modem cabin cruiser To start the engines you turn a key, and get full power available in about 50 seconds.

Throttles and RPM control are side-by-side.

For armament, their missiles have a range of some 200 miles, and by loading the same missiles on their on-board helicopter and sending it out to its operational limit of 200 miles, they can, with remote control targeting, increase their effective coverage to some 400 miles. It has a complement of 23 officers, 24 CPOs, and 293 enlisted personnel. Quite a difference from the FORREST SHERMAN Class, which was the latest when we were getting destroyer commands.

I thought that the morale, training, and professional excellence of the officers and crew were outstanding. Perhaps the greatest improvement since my time, was the establishment of the "Surface Warfare Specialist" category. A large percentage of the crew were well qualified, and wear their surface warfare insignia with pride. To be so qualified, each person must be familiar with all of the systems on the ship. For example, I found it fascinating to have a fire control PO explaining the engineering and damage control systems. In our time, we didn't have this cross-training and I think it would have been invaluable. The relationship between the officers and men was much less formal than in our time, but there was mutual respect and trust, and orders were responded to promptly and with proper acknowledgment.

I found out who the Ancient Mariner was, howeverâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was ME! The average age on board was 24 years of age. When I told members of the crew it was 33 years since my last sea command and compared living conditions on my Midshipman destroyer

cruise on ROPER with what they had, they treated me as though I was living history, which I suppose I was to them. All in all, it was a tremendous experience and I am truly indebted to CAPT Wallace, who made it all possible. I wish that all of our Classmates could have the opportunity to see today's Navy as it really is.

However, a few things bothered me greatly. First, I found out that HILL had been sent into the Persian Gulf with manning at about 10% below complement. Apparently this was because of personnel shortages in certain ratings. I think it is inexcusable to put a ship in an "at-risk" deployment area without proper manning levels, but this is apparently not uncommon today.

Secondly, one of the guided-missile frigates that retumed with HILL was ordered to only stop in Pearl to take on fuel, and then proceed at best speed to the ammo depot at Seal Beach to off-load her missiles. Apparently there's a shortage of missiles and hers were needed to outfit another ship. If this is the case, we are certainly not ready for any type of extended conflict.

The third thing that bothered me, was, after talking extensively with the aviators in the helo detachment, it appears that female aviators are not being held to the same standards as are male aviators. I heard several stories about this.

I retumed home on 1 June from another visit to San Diego, this time for the decommissioning of the HARRY W. HILL. She was

commissioned in 1979, and at 19 years of age, still could carry out all of her assigned missions. It was sad to see a fine ship and crew go through decommissioning just to satisfy budget reductions. The only "up" side was that we had about 35 members of the extended HILL family there from all over the country, which was a great tribute to my father, and gave us a wonderful family reunion, which we all enjoyed.

After the dust settled, Ann and I spent a couple of days with Gene Farrell, and he was kind enough to invite many of the Class in the area for cocktails. I had a chance to see a number of Classmates, some of whom I had not seem in years and many who had not met Ann. Among those present were Dodie and John Drew, Alnora and Charlie Bishop, Dodie and Maino DesGranges, Verna Ashley (Jim Ashley's widow), Jim Salassi, Amy and Bill Betzer, Willie Weber and Lethe Moeller, Sue and Bob Mills, Dick Evans, Bee and Don Holmes, Dorothy Howard and friend Sammy, Bill Morgan, Barbara and Dick Sewell, and of course my bride of two years, Ann, and Gene.

JC and Gene

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JC receives his "Tiger Special Warfare" certificate from CAPT Wallace Subsequent to receiving Jack's letter, I received the following letter from RADM Cutler Dawson Jr. '70, Commander Cmiser Destroyer Group 12: I had the honor to share the platform with CAPT Jack Hill, USN (Ret.) at the 29 May 1998 Decommissioning ceremony for HARRY W. HILL (DD-986). The ship was

named for ADM Harry W. Hill '11, his father I was the ship's commanding officer from 1987 to 1989. Over 35 Hill family members and friends were able to attend the San Diego ceremony. CAPT Hill made the trip to San Diego with his lovely and charming wife, Ann. He spoke during the ceremony about his father and the importance they both felt for an officer's service reputation. His thoughts were an inspiration for all of us in attendance. I believe it is particularly important for those of us on active duty to hear from those who have led before us. CAPT Hill's remarks made us all stand a little prouder and gave us an opportunity to reflect on what service to our country truly means to each of us.

John Marocchi was also invited by his grandson, LT Jon Lunglhofer '94, to participate in a "Tiger Cruise" aboard OHIO for two days and a night. Jon had just made lieutenant and earned his submarine qualification prior to the cruise. John thoroughly enjoyed the experience, if one may overlook the sleeping accommodations. Seems he was assigned the top bunk (of three) in Jon's tiny stateroom. That put the mattress about chin-high. With no steps or ladder, John discovered that an elongated U-shaped bar, welded to the overhead provided the only reasonable access to the bunk. Thanks to having gone to a gym with a weight room near his Virginia home for five years, he was able to heave himself into the bunk and scramble down without any broken bones.

Bill Brewster has taken up residence at 5 Deuter Lane, Jekyll Island, CJA 31527.

Margaret and Quinten Pierce have moved to a new location in Charlotte, NC. They are now living at 11405 Foxhaven Drive, Charlotte, NC 28277; 704-540-8612.

Jack Burton picked up on Gene Farrell's visit to the Seattle area in late June when our Classmates put together a luncheon on the 22nd at the local Black Angus restaurant in Bellevue where Jack, Leo Culjat and Ced Bergquist frequentiy have met and where Art Tagland more recently has joined them. On this occasion.

Bob Armstead rounded out the group of six. After lunch. Jack, Leo and Gene drove up to Snoqualmie Falls for a quick look at the falls—a pretty spot in the foothills of the Cascades. On their return, Leo's daughter, Bonnie, provided the accustomed Culjat hospitality for the threesome—an al fresco light supper and wine-fest at the end of a 70 degree Puget Sound day. Gene spent the night with Jack and was off on the next leg of his travels early the next moming.

Jack. Leo and Gene

Aboard OHIO outbound in Puget Sound—LT Jon Lunglhofer '94 wearing OHIO cap and his grandfather, John Marocchi '42 wearing BIRMINGHAM cap

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Pres; CAPT E. A. Robie USN (Ret.) 5210 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 h;410-224-0850 Sec'y: CAPT "Jack" Van Ness, Jr., USN (Ret.) 7108 Broxbum Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817 h;301-320-4564; w;202-357-3762 e; Jvanness43@aol.com Class phone: 888-535-4564; f;301-320-9123 MARGARET (PEG) SWAIN Peg Swain, beloved wife of our Classmate, Ted Swain, passed away on 3 July of this year. A memorial service was held for Peg at the St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL, on Tuesday, 7 July. It was attended by Ted and their four children, many friends, and a number of Classmates, including Bill Cobb, Chuck Pendleton, Fran and Bob Mink, Jean and Zeke Zechella, Lucy and Len Smith, Mary and Bob McConnell, and Sally and George Cornelius. Everyone was very touched by the wonderful reminisces of Peg related to those present by the Swain's son, Scott Swain, Class of 1968.

Friends will remember Peg as a loving, stay-at-home mother, who still found time to volunteer her precious time at the local art museum. Jean and Zeke remembered Peg with the following special words: Peg was a great gal; we shared a house with Peg and Ted during June Week. We became even closer friends when Ted joined me at Westinghouse in the Atomic Power Division. Jean's parents used to baby-sit for the Swain children when both families lived in Pittsburgh. She was a wonderful gal whom we will sorely miss.

THOUGHTFUL OFFER FOR ALL TO CONSIDER Everyone in the '43 Family is familiar with the scary words: prostate cancer. So read the following words from our Classmate Lee Scherer carefully: I have had a strong concern about prostate cancer for some years. This stems from the fact that 1 had two former roommates, Roger Spreen and Bill Mcculley, and two other close friends, Hope Strong and Maury Yerger, die from this insidious disease. Then, two-and-a-half years ago, I was diagnosed with it.

After receiving different advice from different doctors, I decided to leam as much as I could about this disease and the treatments for it. From personal correspondence, newsletters, intemet, support meetings, etc., I developed a substantial file of info. Last year a small group of us patients put together a two-day prostate cancer forum in San Diego which was attended by some 800 people. Forty-two speakers discussed all aspects of the disease. We made tapes of all of these talks. We are planning a similar forum this October My wife, Sheryn, has helped develop a cookbook for prostate cancer patients which will be available at this year's forum.

According to numerous experts, the probability is that most of our Classmates now have prostate cancer For example, Dr

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Stamey of Stanford has dissected many hundreds of prostates obtained from surgery or autopsies and his data indicate 70% to 89% of men 75 to 80 years old have this cancer Fortunately, it is nearly always slow growing and a very high percentage of us can have successful treatment, or even no treatment at all, and will die of some other cause.

When one is told that he has this cancer, there is fear and then many questions of "what now?" I was helped greatly by talking to several Classmates who were knowledgeable on the subject.

My thought is that we can have a '43 support group ofour own. I am willing to serve as a source of information, particularly for those who have just been diagnosed. I am sure there are others who have undergone treatment and are willing to share experiences. If I get a call from some with questions, I'll provide answers as well as I can and perhaps refer them to another such Classmate who is closer to their home. I am willing to maintain such a reference list.

My experience is that support groups are very valuable for serious diseases. I suggest we try this and see how it develops.

Lee Scherer, 619-566-6308; 10606 Falcon Rim Point San Diego, CA 92131.

ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON On Friday, 19 June 1998, members of our Class met for an anniversary luncheon at the Army/Navy Country Club marking the 56th anniversary ofour graduation on 19 June 1942. The elegant event, hosted by Hazel and Bob Greenwood, was marked by the warm greeting of old friends, exchange of remembrances of days past, descriptions of current activities, and exciting plans for the days ahead.

This was the second of such anniversary luncheons, with the site alternating between Annapolis and Washington.

Present at this lively event were: Patricia and Bill Anderson, Frank Ault, Jane Beaver, Ruth Ann and Hank Bress, Wes Burnett, Bill Busik, Phyllis and Cliff Gates, LaNelle and Det Detweiler, Jan and John Dudley, Rosemarie Everett, Jean and Pete Fisler, Mary and Bernie Frese, Joan and John Gano, Hazel and Bob Greenwood, George Grkovic, Bob Hansen, Jane and Les Heselton, Peg Hill, Fran Hudson, June and Bill Humphrey, Shirley and Dan Hunt, Betty and Bob Kackley, Jane and Dan Karcher, Owen Keeler, Betty and John Kelsey, Libby and Jack Logan, Jean Luberda, Jean and Tom Mccleilan, Jan and Pat McGann, Wally and Bill Newlon, Mariella and Jim Oliver, Patty and Ed Robie, Kay Sappington, Jan and Taz Shepard, Milly and John Shepherd, Dave Shorerd, Libby and Art Sibold, Jan Spreen, Sue and Jack Van Ness, Vito Vitucci, Helena Ward, Jacque and Whizzer White, Terry and Reuben Woodall.

THE SKY WILL BE FALLING NEXT Just when we have reached the point in life where everything is expected to be stable, and clearly understood, things have suddenly started to go bananas.

First, the Navy suddenly is doing away with bell-bottom trousers. (How are we going to keep our pant legs dry if we can't roll them up?)

Now it appears that the Naval Academy Dairy Farm, in business for over 85 years, and thus older than any of us (and that is saying a LOT), is going to be shut down.

The 300 gentle, peace-loving, hardworking, milk-producing cows have lost their job because their wonderful milk, which made us big and strong, costs 25 cents more per gallon than milk produced commercially. Some might say that the bean-counters have stmck at the heart of the Naval Academy.

Jane and Les Heselton

And if that is not enough ifâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;can you stand any moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the venerable restaurant managed by the Nichols family. Little Campus, has closed after 74 years in business. Everyone knows that Midshipmen have been customers there from the very start, and every Classmate who can make it has been attending the monthly Class lunches there on the second Tuesday of every month. A special farewell lunch was arranged in the usual room of the restaurant for our "Class faithful" and wives on Tuesday, 30 June. It was a warm and sentimental event.

Present were: Patty and Ed Robie, Jan and John Dudley, Squidge and Dave Holmes, Wally and Bill Newlon, Jane and Les Heselton, Pat and Fred Fearnow, LeNelle and Det Detweiler, Mary and Bernie Frese, Libby and Jack Logan, Bill Busik, Bernie Moulton, Bob Adrian, Jim Oliver, Owen Keeler, and Jack Van Ness.

The Classmates who have attended the many Class lunches will especially remember the personable and experienced service provided by friendly waitresses Vernyce Hight and Peggy Kimbo. (How did they keep the orders and checks straight?)

When asked how he felt about the monthly '43 lunches, owner "Angy" Nichols, who ran the restaurant for the past 40 years of its 74 years of business, said: "It has been a wonderful relationship. I have mixed

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If not, contact Alumni Services at services @ usna.com '43 Gathers for final lunch at Little Campus

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Secretary's Comment: Dick, glad you didn't arrive in the world one day early!

ANNUAL REPORT Classmate Steve Anastasion has sent in his "annual report," and here it is for this year:

Sharing a secret at Little Campus

emotions about leaving the business, and '43 is one reason." To which we say: "Farewell, Little Campus."

CHINA TRIP From Gardner Thomas on Maui: Maxine and I went with a tour group to China last fall. Our group consisted of about 40 people from all over the U.S. We all flew from either New York or Los Angeles, meeting in Beijing, where we had a welcoming banquet, including 'Peking Duck.'

(The duck was awful.) Our group was very congenial, the accommodations excellent, the schedule adhered to without a hitch, and the whole trip was very successful.

We did and saw all that we hoped for: Tiannaman Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Great Wall outside Beijing. Our main purpose was to cruise up the Yangtze River before they close the river to shipping to build the Three Gorges dam.

We had five days on the Yangtze River aboard a modern luxury cruise ship (boat).

Private cabins, lounges, lovely dining hall, etc. Maxine entertained in the lounge on the grand piano and we had some fine song fests. (We even sang "Way Down Upon The Yangtze River") After the Yangtze and the Upper Gorges, we headed back to Xian, the ancient capital, and viewed the terra cotta soldiers discovered 20 years ago. The excavation and restoration are only about one-third done.

Our next stop was the beautiful city of Guilin. It was very clean compared to other cities. In the nearby countryside is the Li River which meanders through the mountainous limestone peaks for about 60 miles.

The tops of the peaks are often pictured in misty clouds, but for our visit, it was clear and chilly. We got some good snapshots.

To finish off our trip we headed for Canton and Hong Kong before coming home.

Gardner Thomas at the Great Wall

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Maxine and Gardner Thomas at the Li River WHO'S THE OLDEST IN THE CLASS? Classmates may remember an item in the '43 Column of the June '98 Shipmate in which Classmate Phil Erkenbrack stated that he thought that he was the oldest person in the Class, just making the deadline with eight days to spare.

Well, another Classmate, Dick Phelps, believes is the oldest in the Class. (Well, none of us are really young, except for spirit and outlook.)

Here is Dick's story: The rule regarding age at entry said "not more than 20 on the 1 st of April of that year of entry." This was stated in a booklet I had gotten from the Navy Department when I was looking into enlisting to take a crack at a SecNav appointment. Dad was a staunch Republican which 'nixed' my chances for a political appointment in the 1937 Minnesota elecUons.

The rules also required 12 month service, and nine months aboard a ship in full commission, the CO's recommendation, as well as passing all the entrance exams. The wording made me nervous, since I was looking at entry in 1939. So, I again wrote the Navy Department and got a nice letter back from (pay attention here)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;CAPT C.W. Nimitz, USN, Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.

The letter said that since I was bom on 1 April 1919, I would not be more than 20 on 1 April 1939, and therefore would be eligible that year. I've lost the letter The Captain of the ship that I got my nine months on was CDR Marc Mitscher (another 'pay attention.') I had a nice note from him, also lost.

So I made it, with zero days to spare.

[Note: Dick sent in an imprint of both his Navy ID Card and his Florida driver's license and both confirm his birthday as 1APR19.]

I am still moderately active managing the activities (normally I would have said affairs) of the intemational council of national academies of engineering. Among other satisfactions, the work has provided opportunities for occasional travel, as you can see from the two photos.

In one, Charlotte and I are snuggling at the base of the Acropolis, after which I strolled a few yards and rested by the Aghia Sophia Cathedral (now a mosque). We then went on to visit the Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower, among other sites. The more traveled of our Class will surely know that we were actually in Klagenfurt, Austria, in a theme park whose name translates as 'small world.'

The purpose of the stop in Austria was to visit with Charlotte's family after which we went on to Kiev, Ukraine, for a review of the activities of the Ukrainian Academy of Engineering Sciences and visits to several start-up small business enterprises. This was followed up in June with a visit to the Canadian Academy of Engineering at its annual general assembly and a meeting of the council's governing board. The visits, such as those to the Ukraine, are to engineering academies that wish to join the Council. There are several others now in line in Eastem Europe and South America, but that news is for a future report.

Steve and Charlotte snuggle up at the Acropolis You will remember that this Spring's Guest Editor, Bud Carter, focused his column on some humorous incidents that he had gathered from Classmates. One such story, sent in by Classmate George Cornelius, didn't make Bud's column (no doubt because Bud was laughing so hard as he attempted to word process it.) Here it is, in George's own words:

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Our Class treasured Arthur Thomas McBride Edwards for his unfailing sardonic sense of humor, evidenced by the slightly askew, tight-lipped smile permanently fixed on his face, probably even while he slept. Artie, a '42 turnback, seemed to enjoy that peculiar status. Certainly he never worried about it. He became especially famous for acerbically pertinent wisecracks, always at the expense of those most deserving being verbally shot down in flames. One incident in point stands out for this observer in fond memory.

The 2nd Bait's austere, but well-liked and respected Battalion Officer, LT "Rabbi" Hunter had called a meeting of the First Class in the 2nd Batt basement in Mother Bancroft. The subject of his well-intentioned lecture was the intense desire of the executive department for the Midshipmen to cease and desist from their persistent, sometimes sullen, mostly surreptitious noncooperation with whatever might be the current executive department policies.

After a lengthy and eloquently persuasive (or so he thought) exhortation, he paused, looked around the premises, and said in a gently persuasive tone; "You see, gentlemen, if you play ball with us, we'll play ball with you."

The respectful silence of the audience seemed to indicate he had made his point, until a still, small voice came from the back of the room. Artie, speaking softly but clearly, said; "Sir, we'd like to play ball, but the trouble is, we never get to bat!"

THE LIGHT AT RED 4 This is a story of a clear and logical objective in the sights of our Classmate, John T. Shepherd, who, as we know, is focused, persistent, and tenacious.

The background is this: One of the prettiest anchorages on the Chesapeake Bay is on the lower Patuxent River at "Cuckold Creek Light 4." It is a popular area with local boaters and craisers. A red day beacon had marked the entrance for decades, but boating has increased dramatically in the area.

So, John, in December 1995, asked the Coast Guard to leave a light on for nighttime boaters. The Coast Guard disagreed, and after reviewing the situation in the spring of 1996, said it could not justify upgrading Red 4 to a lighted aid.

The Coast Guard's argument was that they would have to send a constraction crew to pull the old piling, drive a new and larger one, and equip it with the appropriate sized light, lens, batteries, and solar panel.

It would be tough project to justify in the face of Coast Guard budget cuts.

John, an admiralty attomey, went into action. It was clearly a safety issue, and therefore justified.

He worked for three years to get the Coast Guard to change its decision, including 27 letters, 103 phone calls, and uncounted face-to-face meetings with local boaters.

The result was that logic won, tenacity paid off, and on St. Patrick's Day, 1998, the Coast Guard took 54 minutes to replace the day beacon with a lighted marker.

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Milly and John Shepherd on hand as The Light is installed at Red 4!

PRESIDENT'S CORNER From our President, Ed Robie: The Alumni Association has established a lock box service for Classes to quickly and securely deposit reunion moneys into a Class account. Depositing is accomplished automatically to a Class with daily reports provided through the Alumni Association. The Class can even remit fees and charges via credit cards. The operation is made possible through the First National Bank of Maryland, which is a leader in lock box services. We plan to take advantage of this for our 60th Reunion.

CLOSING Classmates, remember the April '98 column, written by Guest Corresponding Secretary, Bud Carter, that had a humor theme and a different flavor? I'm looking for a Guest Corresponding Secretary for the April '99 column. Perhaps a "West Coast Edition" of our column. Care to volunteer?

Hope you will. Let me know at the soonest opportunity, please.

THAT'S '43 FAMILY FOR TODAY!

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Bob Rubel sent greetings from Huntington Beach on the West Coast where it has been cool compared to the east and substantially drier than the central part of the USA. He observed that gaining weight seems to be a universal propensity with the "older generation." He finds that fast walking and slow jogging for 70 minutes five days a week produces much perspiration. However, this, plus backing away from chocolates and eating lots of veggies and frait and the intake of much water, is not enough to do much more than to tame the "sea chest." This realization prompted Bob to ask Art Knox how he keeps in his 1940-1943 football shape. They compromised by having a Chinese lunch together where Bob snapped a great close-up of Art's mddy and handsome countenance. As Art's good buddy, Fred Schnurr is also in good shape. Bob therefore wonders whether football, genes, or a combination of both is responsible. Bob remembers that Art's love for his family led to his decision to forego flying Navy AD Skyraiders and to subsequently work for North American Aviation making aircraft ejection seats. Bob, who obviously has a sharp memory, reminisced further that Art Knox went through operational flight training and his first squadron assignment with Classmate, Tom Brown. Bob said he still remembers the breaking crack of Tom's right arm when he threw a gallantly long pass during a PT workout in 1946 at NAS Opa Locka—thus delaying his flight training for six months.

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Pres: CAPT Henry S. Barbour, USN (Ret.) Annapolis Rep: CAPT Jack E. Godfrey, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; CAPT Wynn V. Whidden, USN (Ret.) 6156 Loch Raven Drive, McLean, VA 22101-3132 MAIL BAG: George Bennett's better half, Libby, dropped a note to tell us that she and George had celebrated a great "catch-up" dinner in company with Janet and Ed Biddle at the Inglenuck in Libby's home town of Swarthmore, PA, on 17 June.

Libby sent along a snapshot of the celebrants in front of the Inglenuck proving that all was fun and jollies at their fine mini-reunion in Pennsylvania. It is a real pleasure to see such happy faces.

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Art Kno.\ Bill "Baldy" Chapman checked in from Fleet Landing, Atiantic Beach, FL, where he says life goes on apace with a spate of weddings between resident retirees who are old enough to know better—one of the hazards of group retirement living. Baldy tells the one about the widower who checked in and tried to fend off the widows by proclaiming that he was just released from prison for murdering his wife. It did not work—only targeted him immediately as being single! Baldy said the big forest fires are out now, and asked when the Whiddens would be coming back down to nearby Ponte Vedra. He also said that during the recent conflagration Marguerite (Magoo) and Jack Keller visited them during the height of the activity. Baldy had to route them over to the west coast of Florida to get them down to Tampa when they left. He observed that the situation down there was indeed impressive for a couple of weeks. Baldy also sent along a

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bunch of antique photos appropriate for use in this column. Indeed, we are using some of them this month. The first of Baldy's photos is of a pair of splendid roommates in full dress as Plebes, Windy Windheim and Bill Casey. Many of you may remember that we lost Windheim at NAS Beeville, TX when he bailed out of a SBD Dauntless dive bomber at low altitude and his chute had not time enough to open. Bill Casey and his wife "Ching" now live in Rockville, MD and we see them often.

Charlie Gardiner Another photo shows another full dressed Plebe at rigid attention, Al Neumann. Our latest information shows that Al and his wife, Rita, still live in Las Vegas, NV.

Roomies Windheim and Casey The next photo is of another handsome Plebe on the balcony of Bancroft Hall, Charlie Gardiner. Your secretary recalls being detailed to the transport ship GEORGE CLYMER on temporary duty as an air controller during the Korean War and finding to his great pleasure that LT Gardiner was the supply officer Charhe became a most gracious and entertaining host, playing his concert ukulele in the evenings for me and teaching me a few chords (which I have forgotten.) So far as I know, Charlie and his wife, Pat, still live in Moraga, CA.

Al Neumann The last photo in this series is of a swarthy, handsome aviator, Charlie "Red" T\icker, at NAS Ottumwa, lA, near the end of primary flight training in 1945. Red was my shipmate in IOWA during 1943-1944 along with Norm Scott, Pete McNiel, Charlie Campbell, Red Mellott, and Bill Kiser. Tucker passed away not long ago in Virginia.

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Pres; LtCol W. P. Cosgrove, USMC (Ret.) 6214 Nutwell Drive Tracys Landing, MD 20779-2206 h; 410-867-7435 Secy: CDR Robert O. Sherman, USN (Ret.) 1110 North Pegram Street Alexandria, VA 22304-1928 h: 703-370-5867; e; rosherm@aol.com.

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My old roomie, Strat Wentworth, wrote again from Hawaii sending a clipping from the Honolulu Advertiser which announced the death of Classmate, Thomas A. Sofos of Honolulu on 15 July 1998. Tom left the Navy as a LTJG and became very successful in development and real estate in Hawaii over the years. Tom is survived by his wife, Catherine, three sons, a daughter, a half brother, and a half sister. Memorial service was held at Saints Constantine and Helen's Greek Orthodox Church and burial was at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

SECRETARY'S CORNER: Baldy Chapman continues his crusade against the expensive mandatory auto emission checks in Florida through letters to the editor of the Florida Times Union in Jacksonville. In his letter, printed on 21 April 1998, he points out that: ...local (Jacksonville) bureaucrats...have the numbers that show that almost 100 percent of the cars to be exempted (by a house passed bill in Florida)...(those less than four years old) pass the (emission) test...taking them to be tested is a waste of time, money, and gasoline. The strongest argument they can make (for continued testing) is still the old one. It could cost the state bureaucracy some federal grant money (really taxpayer money).

In a letter published later on 24 May 1998 Baldy bemoans: How disappointing it is to see such an absurd headline as "Ozone suffocating Sunshine State"...Happily...(in) the text that goes with the headline..."Normal people doing normal things should have no problem"...and "Florida has some of the best air quality in the nation."

In closing his biting comments, Baldy says: As for health effects, if one is to worry about ingesting too much ozone, it would be wise to stay off our commercial air carriers. Ozone levels above 30,000 feet are well above any found even in the ozone center of the world. The Los Angeles basin.

Give 'em hell, Baldy! Hope to see you all at the 55th...WVW.

IN MEMORIAM. We have lost two more of our Classmates, Chris Peterson and Alan Shepard. Of Chris, Hub Davidson writes: By good fortune, I was assigned as a roommate of Chris' in the Class of 1945 at the U.S. Naval Academy in the summer of 1941.. .1 have never known anyone as kind, gentle, courteous and generous to all who 69

knew him; family. Classmates, employees, business associates, and friends.

Alan's exploits are known to all. Not so well known perhaps, is that although Alan qualified to be an astronaut within NASA's strict physical limitations, his strength, endurance and heart were all large enough to place him in our number one shell as a member of the crew that never lost a race our First Class Year.

ASSOCIATION NEWS. Dick Wilson reports additional responses to his survey to determine expected attendance at our Class Reunion in Annapolis on 6-9 June 1999. He now has 320 responses. Of which, 190 plan to attend and 60 are unsure. The first, second, fourth and eleventh companies have six or fewer attendees; the sixteenth leads the Class with 16 and the fifteenth and eighteenth each have 13 expected attendees.

Your Association officers are considering an addition of a new article to our bylaws that will provide indemnification for officers and directors for actions taken in good faith for a purpose deemed in the best interest of the Class.

THE WAY WE ARE, current activities, comings and goings. Dotty and Al Olsen celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary this past June aboard the Holland American liner, VEENDAM, in the Caribbean.

They were joined by their six children and their five spouses, and all nine grandchildren. Heads turned when the 22-member Olsen clan embarked all wearing their blue reunion golf shirts!

One port of call was Ocho Rios, into which Al took JOHN PAUL JONES (DD-932) when Jamaica achieved its independence in 1962. When the VEENDAM arrived, the Mayor of St. Anne's Parish met Al at the pier to welcome him back to Jamaica.

One of the pleasures of travel is meeting old friends. The Olsens had such an experience when they unexpectedly found Classmates Betty and Tor Bratten aboard the VEENDAM and they enjoyed a minireunion.

Tod Packer sent the accompanying photo of his wife, Barbara, himself and Dorrie and Ted Cochrane, taken in Charleston, SC, where they were delegates to the triennial meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati.

1 to r: Barbara and Tod Packer, Dorrie and led Cochrane

The Society is hereditary, wherein membership passes from father to son. It was formed in 1783 in each of the original thirteen colonies with a fourteenth in France. Original members were officers in the Continental Army who had served at least three years.

Classmate Bob Falardeau did not live to see it, but his grandson, John Paul Falardeau '02, entered the Naval Academy this summer. As a lad, John Paul's greatest thrill was an autographed picture from Alan Shepard.

Jim Cook sends a new address and assures us that this is permanent. Mr. James M. Cook, 2107 Bellefontaine, A-21, Houston, TX 77025-1619. Telephone: 713218-9939.

THE WAY WE WERE. The accompanying photo, from my files, is from our Twentieth Reunion. Clockwise from lower left are Muddy Waters, Monty Waters, Swede Hanson, Helen Sherman, Homer Adrianse, Sue Adrianse, Bob Sherman and Bob Williams. Please send me photos of "the way we were" from your files. If you fail to do that, you will soon be confronted with pictm-es of my youth on the family farm.

[Editor's Note: Please refer to the front of this issue to read a rememberance written by Bob Close after he learned of Ben Leavitt's death.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dave]

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Pres; VADM Charles H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) Vice Pres and Annapolis Factotum; CAPT Jim W. Foust, USN (Ret.) 1914 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401 w; 800-334-5701 Treas: CAPT Wils F. Engel, USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St., Annandale, VA 22003 h: 703-256-5832 Sec'y; Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleaford Place, Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 h; 301-654-7315 Corr. Sec'y; CAPT Ed Ellis, USN (Ret.) 2943 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, CA92II7 h; 619-276-1857 I keep trying to start this column with good news, hoping it will establish a pattem for the rest of the column. However, my effort to list Classmates herein in alphabetical order stymies that effort at times. But here's a good one. Bee Gee Boniface, wife of John Boniface(l), Amarilla, NM, reports that she can't top the fourth generation account of Dawn Lyon, widow of Jim Lyon (19), reported in the June column, but offers a third generation account with a big plus. Her youngest granddaughter, Robin Michelle Boniface '02, is a member of the Class of 2002. Her father is John M. Boniface '71 and her uncle is William S. Boniface '72. Both of her grandfathers, John Boniface (1) and Ken Lyons (14) are in the Class of '46.1 appreciate your account Bee Gee. It's doubly nice to receive an interesting story and to find out that someone out there is reading my columns. I wonder if anyone in any class can top or match either of these third and fourth generation accounts?

While vacationing in Virginia Beach, Pat and Chris Christensen (6) were honored by the Schwemleys at a Sixth Company gathering in their home. This photo shows the whole group with Connie and Dick Knight(4), who live just down the road.

People in the photo are, I to r: Front rowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paul Schwemley, Ruth Schwemley and Connie Knight. Second rowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Corky Turk, Dick Knight, Cal T\irk, Bernie Greenwood, Patsy and Chris Christensen, Olive Baird and Judy Greenwood.

In closing, Chris said that they hope to repeat this scene at our 55th in Coronado.

That means a few more Blue Cards. I relieved Paul in FITCH (DMS-25) in 1948, served with Bemie in MIDWAY ( C V B - 4 1 ) in '52 and '53 and lived "side by side" with all the 6th Co. Classmates 1942-1945, but I'm not sure that I recognize any in this picture.

Stew Hancock (13), the Thirteenth Company Rep. has produced some more fascinating information. He says he's still very busy at the old law firm and recently testified in an intemational arbitrate pending in Jordan as an "expert" on New York law. "Lot's of 'fun' being cross examined." He also included a copy of a

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lett;er to him from Fred "Fritz" Wiedemann (13), who has also led a fascinating life. He found working with the Indians in the southwest to be extremely interesting. For a number of years he was chairperson of the S.W. Outward Bound School headquartered in Santa Fe, NM. As he put it: We ran lots of school courses in and around various reservations with a fair number of disputes and a great many cooperative activities. Fascinating! Life is compelling. Since selling my business, Wiedemann & Johnson, several years ago, and with Flo reducing her work hours by half (she's a clinical psychologist and Jungian Analyst), we spend a good deal of time traveling. Although I must say since finding myself in senior+ status, the trips are a good deal less adventuresome than they used to be. I've segued from the likes of white water rafting trips in Borneo, New Guinea, Tasmania, etc. and trekking trips in Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet, to more civilized venues where the beds are cleaner and softer, the food more enticing, and the martinis icier (and available). Of late, I've grown increasingly interested in Eastem philosophy and Zen Buddhism in particular. Flo and I have been to Japan over half a dozen times, and we're making arrangements now for a stay in a Japanese Soto Zen monastery next year For anyone who'd like to be an email buddy for discussion of any of the above or simply rehashing old times, I've an email address; fredwiede@ aol.com; 4939 Crooked Lane, Dallas, TX 75229.

Ben Martin (16), Colorado Springs, CO, surfaced at last in Annapolis, MD, under sad circumstances. His wife, Harriet, died

in Colorado Springs on 23 April 1998, after a long illness. Ben brought her ashes to the Columbarium in Annapolis for interment on 9 July. Her services were attended by Kiki and Frank Haak (7) and Jean and Hal Hamberg (7), who had played football with Ben at the Academy, Jerri and Lucky Jordan (16), a Companymate and Clete Kennelly (10). Our sincerest condolences are extended to Ben and his family. He resides at 6440 Nanette Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

I deeply regret to report the deaths of the following Classmates: Quincy Key Campbell (7) died in his sleep on 20 February 1997 in Olema, CA, from pulmonary cardiac artest. His widow, Peggy, lives in Olema, CA and can be reached through RO. Box 182, Olema, CA 94950.

Harold "Doc" Savage (18), a nongraduate, died 26 October 1997 at Holmes Medical Center in Melboume, FL. He eamed a commission in the Marine Corps and retired, as a captain, on disability after being wounded in Korea. Subsequently, he graduated from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service in 1955 and obtained his Masters from Stetson University. He was a member of Satellite Beach United Methodist Church and also served on the board of Fellsmere Water Control District. His graveside services were held at the Columbarium in Arlington Cemetery on 19 June 1998. He is survived by his widow, Anne, five children and 13 grandchildren, who came from Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky to attend his services. The report

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Our deepest sympathy is extended to the widows and families of these, our classmates.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Class of 1948, which includes 36 members of the USNA Class of 1946 (nine more graduated in the MIT Class of 1949) held their 50th Reunion from 31 May to 14 June. It was held in three segments: four days at Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME; three days at MIT; and, a week craise (or fly) from Boston to Bermuda and back.

Sig Yalen (6), Butch Hansmann (9), Al Kelley (9), Joe Stoutenburgh (18) and Dave Leighton (18), each attended one or more of these segments. The photo on the previous page was taken at the Symphony Hall reception following MIT Night at the Pops in Boston on 4 June 1998.

Altogether, 45 members of our Class completed the 22 month undergraduate course in electrical engineering set up at MIT shortly after World War II to train regular naval officers and Marines in the fundamentals of radar. (It's hard for me to believe 45. There must be someone missing. We could never get mixed-up with 45. It has to be 46.) This course was also attended by some members of the Classes of '43, '44, '45, '47 and '48A, as well as a few from earlier Classes and some students from other universities. However, the majority of the students were from '46.

This course was a sequel to the much shorter MIT Radar School in which 4,742 naval officers were enrolled during the war.

Many of the latter were Reservists who left the Navy shortly after the war ended.

The first three groups enrolled at MIT in June, and September 1946, and in Febraary 1947 and graduated in Febraary, June and September 1948; thus becoming part of MIT Class of 1948. The last group which started in June 1947, graduated in Febraary 1949 in MIT Class of 1949. When the USNA students arrived at MIT, they were told they would receive MIT credit for every USNA course for which MIT had an equivalent. This effectively eliminated courses in ordnance, seamanship, etc., which put the former USNA students in the second half of sophomore year. Even then, they had to bum some midnight oil to master the required math. The reunion was a lot of fun. Incidentally, this Class of 1948 gave over $12,000,000 to the Alumni Fund, the largest MIT 50th reunion gift ever. (It's interesting to note that these '46ers were also part of a group which raised a

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$1,000,000 endowment as a 50th Aniuversary Gift to support USNA/USNA AA. This is the largest endowment ever presented by an USNA Class.)

The 14 Classmates who started in June 1946 were: Ed Bums (12), Dale Harris (17), John Hughes (18), Pete Johnson (7), Gene Kenyon (13), Ed Mahinske (4), Bob Phillips (13), Jim Smith (2), Rex Stout (12), Fred Tiemann, Jr. (12), Nellie Upthegrove (12), Alex Urquhart, Jr. (8), Whitey White (17), and Sig Yalen (6). The 13 who started in September 1946 were: Paul Barcus (13), Ken Bauman (1), Al Bettis (2), Frenchy Fontaine (6), Herb Fridge (7), Fred Furland (5), Butch Hansmann (9)—Also MIT degree of Naval Engineer, June '53; Dave Leighton (18)—Also MS (NucEng) at MIT, September '53; Luke Lucas (11), Joe Stoutenburgh (18), Harry Watson (7), Tom Westfall (8) and Art White (19)—Also MS (Nuc Eng) at MIT, September '58. The nine who started in Febraary 1947 were: Bill Adams (12), Joe Callahan, Jr. (12)—Also MS (Nuc Eng) at MIT, September '54; Dusty Duesterberg, Jr. (20), Ben Gibbs (14), Al Kelley, Jr. (9)—Also MIT degree of Doctor of Science in AeroEng, September '56; Glen Macon (1), Art Morrow (16), Val NasipakiU) and Bill Nicol (7). Finally, the nine who started in June 1947 were: Ash Ashley (13), Sam Bassett (4)—Also MS (NucEng) at MIT, September '54; Jeb Bryant (16), Lonzo Davis, Jr.(ll), Max Eckhart, Jr.(15), Tom Faulders, Jr. (5), Bill Leffingwell (15), Saul Levine (4)—Also MS (NucEng) at MIT, September '55 and Harvey Lyon (4).

In addition to the MIT graduate degrees shown above, many of this group earned graduate degrees from other universities.

(The research for the article from which the foregoing was written was done by Dave Leighton.) Classmates whose names are italicized have passed away. (I'm startled to see Bill Nicol on this school list. I have a vague recollection that I was told while we were at the Academy that he had eamed a degree in aeronautical engineering before he came to the Academy.)

A review of the 55th Blue Cards vis a vis this group shows that six of them have already indicated that they expect to attend the 55th. One, Max Eckhart, said he will not attend. Additionally, the widows of two of them, Rita Furland and Marge Lyon, plan to join us.

As of 31 July, barely one month after the mailing of the informational 55th flyer, 164 Blue Cards had been returned. The remarkable results of this non-committal poU, at this point, indicates that we can expect 132 couples, 11 bachelors and 6 widows at our 55th, two years from now. I feel confident that this total of 280 prospective attendees will increase by at least another one hundred by Reunion time.

Here's the latest totals of prospective attendees by Companies grouped into Battalions:

1st Batt; First—10 and 1 widow; Second—5; Third—3; Fourth—11 and 2 widows; and. Fifth—7 and 1 widow.

2nd Batt; Sixdi-8; Seventh—9 and 1 widow; Eighth—8; Ninth—7; and. Tenth— 7 and 1 widow.

3rd Batt: Eleventh—6; Twelftii—6 and one maybe; Thirteenth—7; Fourteenth-—8; and. Fifteenth - 9 4th Batt: Sixteenth—8; Seventeenth—7; Eighteenth—8 and 2 widows; Nineteenth— 3; and. Twentieth—5.

To spur attendance, here's a list of who's planning to come, to date, from the companies with the lowest totals: Second Company—Morgan Davis, Bill Francey, Ernie Litty, Bob Looker and Corliss Nugent.

Third Company—Joe Bakos, Lynn Fowler and Lee Zenl.

Nineteenth Company—Walt Hall, George Pavis and Dick Richardson.

Twentieth Company—Gene Dente, Louis Duesterberg, Art Kinneberg, Luke Maples and Dick Rahn.

I plan to send a copy of the attendee lists for each BattaUon to appropriate Company Reps. Currently, my records are being maintained by Companies grouped in Battalions. I anticipate dividing these records into individual Companies when they average ten prospective attendee Classmates. In the meantime, anyone desiring an attendee list (it does not include addresses) may obtain one by request to the event chairman with a SASE. FUTURE EVENTS: The Montiily Greater Washington D.C. Class Luncheons on the third Friday of each month will be held at the Army/Navy Country Club. Call Wils Engel (4) for information. NOTE THE CHANGE IN VENUE. The locations for the annual Army/Navy game parties for the greater Washington D.C. and San Diego groups have not been determined. Watch the November column for the latest news.

Our FIFTY FIFTH at the Hotel Del Coronado is 1-4 June 2000. The 55tii Flyer with a retum Blue Card was mailed in late June. If you haven't received your flyer, contact the event chairman.

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Pres: VADM John G. (Jake) Finneran, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; Chester H. (Chet) Shaddeau, Jr. 343 Prestonfield Lane Sevema Park, MD 21146-1512 h; 410-647-5868; f; 410-647-2453 e: stadir@erols.com ON THE ROAD (RIVER?) AGAIN Ted Davis reports on the recent Alumni Association Danube River Cruise with Ethel and Fred Bouwman, "Chief Rainwater, Ted and wife Len and their guests. Brad and Rita Smith: Flying to Istanbul afforded entry to the land where East meets West, and three of

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A short flight to Constanta, Romania, brought us to THE DANUBE PRINCESS which

would be our floating home for the next 11 days. It was sheer comfort for 156 college alumni. USNA Classes of '45 and '47 headed a group of 31 wearing (and singing) Navy Blue and Gold.

Stops in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Germany gave us an appreciation of history reaching back hundreds of years, and a good look at what man builds and then destroys over and over again. In some areas, destruction was evident and continuing. Our shipmate and guest lecturer from the University of North Carolina, Dr. Laura Janda, has spent her entire academic life studying Slavic history and languages, and was able to interpret much of what we saw and pondered.

Savoring the pastoral scenes, engaging in lively conversations with the many exciting shipmates, hearing the faint sound of flowing water past our huge cabin windows, dancing to Mambo band music and enjoying other nightly entertainment, coupled with gastronomic delights that destroyed calorie-counters, all led up to the big-city museums, art galleries and shopping in Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna.

Last stop; Passau/Munich, Germany.

It was a trip never to be forgotten and one that will take years to fully absorb. The art man has created and has on display in these capitals is mind-enhancing, and we were privileged to have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see and try to comprehend what went on long ago in faraway places.

This was not a trip for those with ailing parts or systems that needed overhaul. It was long and physically demanding for people in their seventies.

We must congratulate our tour Director, Gordon Marsh, and his assistant, David Grozinsky, for impeccable leadership and care, and our USNA Alumni Association cheerieaders, Marijo and "Skid" Heyworth '70. BEAT ARMY! COLUMBARIUM NOTES I note gratefully that there are no entries this month in the 'final honors' category, but there is an item of very considerable interest in that regard which I think will make many of you proud. The magnificent Columbarium at the Academy, across

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College Creek from Alumni Hall, and nestled below the cemetery (the Jeanette monument's icicles overlook the area, and surely many of you had to count the icicles during Plebe year!) has become the final resting place of more and more Alumni, now including 17 of our own Class, plus one wife. Additionally, nine other Classmates whose remains were not recovered are memorialized on the central Cenotaph. I have occasionally reported to you that various improvements to the site were underway. I can now report the completion of another step; all the original large and unwieldy four-space niche covers have been replaced with individual covers, each secured with four heavy bronze rosetteheaded lock bolts, replacing the somewhat inadequate system originally installed.

Additionally, each of the niche covers which had already been engraved with the names of the deceased and/or his spouse, has been re-engraved and the engraving redarkened using the new equipment which will hereafter be used for a much more permanent, effective, and consistent appearance. Another new touch, and one I find particularly apropos: Each engraved cover now bears, and all new ones will receive, when appropriate, an engraved stylized escutcheon of approximately oneand-one-half inches high, located above the family name, and displaying the appropriate Class year designation, ('23, '47, etc.). You can see the results in the photo showing the niche cover bearing the name of Classmate Arnie Schuknecht, who is the most recent of our Class to be inumed there. And why should we be proud? Well, the whole system, and in particuleu" the idea for the Class numerals, are the work of the firm headed by John Prehn III, son of our Classmate John Prehn. We will repeat here our offer to provide to any interested Classmate the letter which we have prepared describing the Columbarium and details of its utilization as a final resting place. Just firop us a note, phone, FAX, or email. See the masthead above for addresses, etc.

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CDR USN 1923 W L The niche cover of Amie Schuknecht showing the '47 crest and the new cover system THE MAIL BUOY Ken Robinson writes from Tennessee that last week he passed the 50,000 mile point since he began to keep track of his mnning distances in Febraary of 1978.

Then, on 11 July, he ran his 102nd Marathon, the Grandfather Mountain Classic, which starts at Boone, NC, and ends at the usual 26.2 miles later in McRae Meadow, but with the added fillip that you have by then also CLIMBED about 2,000 feet of the Blue Ridge Mountains by the time you get there! In his case, it was 5 hrs, 44 mins and 55 sec. He says it was the hardest thing he's ever done, though at his (and our) age, he claims that just getting up in the moming is hard!

Bus Cobean writes: May was witness to an invasion of Italy by reps of '47 when Joan and Dick Bivin met in Rome with Patti and Nick Nicholson and with Jean and Bus Cobean. Also joining was Nick's brother Dick and his wife Marion. Renting two vehicles, we traveled via Napoli, Sorrento, Capri, and Ravello to Sicily, whereupon we laid waste to that beautiful island's supply of wine and pasta in the towns of Taormina, Siracusa, Amerina, Agrigento, and Palermo. The rest of the world may have noted a slight dip in the supply of the commodities mentioned above, usually exported from Italy! Just finding some of our hotels was interesting, tooâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;kind of like a scavenger hunt! In the looking, we found that the Italian natives were always welcoming, friendly, and helpful. It was an interesting and beautiful time to visit this great place, and we offer our appreciation to Nick, Pat, Dick, and Joan, who planned the trip and itinerary.

From Bill Dillen: After our skiing stint in Colorado, it tumed out to be a very busy time for Jean and me! Jean suffered a "TIA," a nearstroke, while up on the mountain at Aspen.

Scared us all, but everything worked out, at least for the present. She went on to babysit her Christmas present, grandson Oliver, in Bullhead City, AZ, and I went back to Scottsdale, but not for long. Made two trips to my brother's place near Sacramento to gather up the gear he's been storing for me for nearly 12 years. On one of my trips to Califomia, I crewed on my son's

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boat. PANTHER, in this year's Ensenada race.

Fun spinnaker run all the way, thanks to El Niiio! On the other trip, I did get to see Jim Rex as I indicated I would attempt. He's holding his own. The photo shows a beautiful spring day in San Fran from nearly the top of Twin Peaks. That diagonal line, dead center, is Market Street! You can actually see the ferry building from Jim's balcony.

The Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island show clearly. The Island is where Jim had quarters on his last tour of duty, and moved from there to his present address when he retired! P.S. Still no email—no computer!

Jim Rex poses on his balcony with most of San Francisco visible behind him ATTENTION ON DECK! We share the pride and thrill of two of our Classmates at the announcement that the list of promotions in the Navy to rear admiral, lower half, recently signed by the President, includes the name of CAPT Joseph E. Enright '71, son of Rosemary and Bob Enright, and that of CAPT John W. Townes, III '72 , son of Mary and Jack Townes. Sideboys, man your stations!

MONTEREY MEMORIES One of your past Class Secretaries maintains the tradition that I have noticed among them of classic reportage wherever and whenever they are on the spot! "nirner Joy says that "Best on the Sevem" was represented at June's Reunion West at the PG School in Monterey by Ruth and John Ballje, Janet and Bo Eagle, Jean and Bill Harris, Fran and Mal Jester, Virginia and Johnny Johnston, Ann and Sam Linder, Betty and Bruce Oliver, Ann and Sam Pillar, Norma and Hank Ruppel, Jim Hill's widow Carolyn Hill Nelson, and of course Tumer himself with Shirley.

Carolyn's husband, Charles Nelson '41 joined the group for Sunday's do. A reception for all alumni was held at the Maritime Museum on Friday, and a dinner dance at the Del Monte Lodge on Saturday.

Sunday found the '47 crowd assembled at the home of Betty and Bruce Oliver in Monterey Highlands for a tasty brunch, cohosted by Fran and Mal Jester. The broad, fogless blue Pacific served as a perfect backdrop for a great '47 weekend. The snaps he attached were all taken at the Olivers'.

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Bruce Oliver's home in Monterey—1 to r; Bill Harris, Johnny Johnston, John Ballje, Bo Eagle, and Charlie Nelson '41 CONFESSIONS OF A RINGKNOCKER The readers of this column don't need to be told about the mystique surrounding the Class ring, and most of us are fully aware of the World War II era feeling among nonAlumni that the "Ringknocker" was looking for recognition of his superiority among officers commissioned from other sources. Walt Day says the feeling in the Marine Corps in his time was a little different. They felt that the best officer source was from the ranks, and that the field commission should go to the senior man left standing after the hill was taken, the shooting stopped, and the grenades stopped bouncing! In any case, the ring is a precious item to most of us, and its loss has always been a catastrophe of the highest level. Walt says he would like to add to the stories all of us have heard: of the Captain's ring recovered at the crash scene in a field, years after the crash of the dirigible AKRON; the one found in an about-to-be-scrapped aircraft many years after its loss; the one tumed up on a beach in Hawaii; and the recent one of the ring returned from Russia many years after the fact by a peasant who "collected" it after the crash in the Soviet Union of a USAF plane carrying a USNA graduate. Walt says he was hurrying to get to a weekend retreat while employed at Catholic University in D . C , ran off without putting on his ring after showering, and left it in his house. Sure enough, when he retumed, the house had been burgled. He gave it up for lost, the reputation of the D.C. Police force being what it was (and to a considerable degree, still is!)

Months passed, and he had assumed its total loss when the phone rang and a D.C. Police officer advised him that they had raided a house, found the ring on the floor, and had spent a great deal of time trying to find Walt. They had tried the Alumni

Association, the FBI, etc. Walt suggested that he might have tried looking up the name in the phone book, and the detective admitted that's how they finally located him! "Great sleuthing," Walt commented, but the happy ending is that THE RING was home!

QUICK TAKES HELP! The exponential increase in telephone lines installed, and the proliferation of new and changed area codes, means that it has become almost impossible to keep track of your phone numbers. Please, when your area code changes, let us know so we can correct the records! We've heard very little about license plates recently, so we note with interest that Floyd Bowdey, no longer having the car registered in Virginia, has bequeathed Virginia plates US47NA to Warren "Johnny" Johnson...a priceless quote from Walt Day: " Old age is a hell of a price to pay for maturity!"

Mal Jester advises that he and Fran recently attended the 35th annual 4th of July party at the recently-remodeled Coronado home of Isabella and Peter Dunn. Other Classmates present were Sybil and Jim Stockdale, Barbara and Bill Teasley, Lou Guertin, and Larry Curtin with Kathleen Wall. The home, built in 1887, is on the National Register of Historic Places....Al Maynard, Lou Larcombe, Elmer Kiehl and Bob Stone, with their wives, joined Tmdy and Scotty Schaefer in celebrating their 50th wedding Anniversary in Virginia Beach in June.

1 to r: Al Maynard, Lou Larcombe, Scotty Schaefer, Elmer Kiehl. and Bob Stone at Schaefers' 50th We commented here a couple of months ago that editorial bliss consisted of having so much material for a column that we have to edit it down. And that's what happened this time, both in photos and text. If this is bliss, I've been blistered, but keep it coming! CHS

At the Maritime Museum in Monterey—1 to r: John and Rulh Ballje, Bruce and Betty Oliver, Turner and Shirley Joy. and Sam and Ann Pillar Shipmate, October 1998

Roy Atkinson's grandson, 4 year-old Bryce, discovers his Grandpa has a real sword, and can hardly wait to come back east with his father Jeff to celebrate his birthday and get a chance to hold it again!

Here's the pic we were promised last month:

1 to r: Joe and Monique McGrath with Stu Murray

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Sec'y; CDR Sumner Moore, USN (Ret.) II Seastones Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871 h; 401-846-2875; e: sk48moore@aol.com We continue to receive letters about the 50th, but are beginning to retum to routine.

1 still have a number of excellent photos of the Reunion, which I will add to this column and subsequent ones until I run out.

Dave Carruth continues to raminate over the 50th Book, and provides the following: Since we have the advantage of desktop publishing, we now have an option to expand the current book. If some of you out there would care to appoint yourselves as your Company Representative, responsible for getting your Companymates who did not submit biographies to do so along with a picture, I will endeavor to have additional pages put into the book. I have checked with Kinkos and the cost of a single copy of the book will run something around $30, then it will have to be mailed. Perhaps this will appeal to some people.

While on the book, add to the comprehensive list of those who entered in '44, John Marshall Perkins and James E. Davenport, Jr. No reason, that's just the way it came out. Glitch. Furthermore, in the 5th Company listing, Eliot Dewey is not deceased at all. Also, in the Class history appearing in the front, we had two mates who resigned commissions to become Plebes; not only Scott Holder, but Hart Stringfellow. 1 was reminded of that fact by

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Bill Pierson. As for Dave's ideas on the expansion of the book, there are a lot of options and further possibilities here, and there may be funds available for some help.

Let me or Dave have your thoughts.

Incidentally, amid many groans of disjointed machinery, I am now on email at: sk48moore@aol.com, and am sitting in my Rhode Island spot attempting to leam a little about with what it is that I have connected.

Here's a word from ARTS watermedia Art Markel, from Midlothian, VA: Please pass the contents of this letter on to all those responsible for the wonderful 50th. My 18th Company roommate. Jack Oberrieder, concurs that the preparations, organization and quality of the Reunion couldn't have been better We know that there was a whale of a lot of work by a lot of hardworking Classmates to make it come together as smoothly as it did. The book really required some perseverance! All involved need special pats on the back for the colossal task done in such grand fashion...including the artwork on the cover So, without getting too gushy. Jack and I wish you all good health, happiness and longevity. You did the jobâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;WELL DONE! Then, by golly, Oberrieder himself came into view from Lincolnshire, IL, with: Heartiest congratulations to you and all your co-workers for the great job done on organizing the 50th. It was wonderful seeing old friends, and renewing many old friendships. I only wish we lived closer to Annapolis, so we could attend more of your social events. I hope we can have another Homecoming for the 55th! RS. The 50th Reunion Book was great!

Ron Marryott '57 forwarded an illuminating document, I'm sure through the auspices of Classmate, Jorge Montalvo, which carried the following translation from Spanish: (From the) Twice Ecuadorian Triple Champion. As president of the National Sports Club, I extend a cordial greeting to RADM Ronald S. Marryott, USN (Ret.), USNA Alumni Association President and Cheief Executive Officer I am pleased to congratulate you and your Classmates on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Class of I948's graduation and commissioning. I further take this opportunity to extend to you ray most cordial regards. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; General Edmundo Luna Cordoba, Quito, Ecuador, 12 June 1998.

Bob "Spokes" McClinton, having totally recovered from his hip replacement as anyone could plainly see at the 50th, where he and Gunvor appeared as bouncy and ebullient as ever, is about to embark as you read this on another fund raising expedition for the American Lung Association.

I am privileged to bicycle once again to support my favorite charity. This will be the TrekTri-lsland, 12-14 September, from Winslow to Victoria, BC. This will be my 9th Tri-Island, 135 miles, 220 entrants. I've logged 23,000 miles since the fall of 1989.

I ask you to support the Lung Association through my efforts. They expend our con-

tributions for cleaner air, reduction of teen smoking and other programs. 80% of the conttibutions go direcdy to these programs.

Send checks for ALAW to me at; 892 Fox Hollow Rd., Sequim, WA 98382.

Eddie Welch writes to give a pat to those who manned the hospitality rooms at Loews and the Wyndham Gardens: Among the many Classmates and wives who did so much to make our 50th such a rousing success, were those who manned the hospitality rooms. Diana and Paul Keenan, Patti and Tony Duncan, Ginger and Russ McKechnie, Natalie and K.O. O'Keefe, Libby and Cab Davis, Alice and Bob Crouter, Billie and Paul Borlaug, Carol and Frank Manganaro. Louise and Jack Conable did us all proud, serving as hosts and hostesses and we all appreciate their fine efforts on our behalf.

The Reunion must have been one helluva party; on my retum home to Alexandria on 9 June, I went out to lunch with my neighbors and, immediately upon entering the restaurant, fell flat on my face and blacked out. (I've always favored dramatic entrances!) Nearly a week later, I emerged from Mount Vemon Hospital with a new pacemaker, feeling much better Bring on the 55th!

Well, by the time you read this, you may have participated in Carolyn and George Ball's annual Splash Party, held by their swimming pool in Alexandria, VA, adjacent to the beer keg. Scheduled for Sunday, 23 August, I assume it came off in its usual relaxed way. Should have a nice report next month.

Ray Pittman sent me a newsy letter, and since he chose not to enter a bio in the 50th Book, listen up.

Eureka! My old NAPS buddy. Bob Neely, has solved the mystery of the missing Jim Pittman (James S., non-grad). For several years, I've noticed his name among those for whom there was no known address. I don't recall another Pittman either at NAPS or in our Class. Bob is right, I am still in Memphis. I always thought we lost the War (1861-1865), but the last few years, more and more of our eastern and midwestem Classmates are sporting southem addresses so, maybe we didn't lose after all. As for me, I had three years in cruisers (JUNEAU and LITTLE ROCK), was a his-

tory instructor at NAPS, and was CO of LsM-236.1 resigned in the fall of '55 when LsM-236 was decommissioned at Astoria, OR, and I had orders to BACHE (DD-470). I took a plant engineering position at the Memphis DuPont plant and stayed here for 27 years, except for a six month temporary assignment at Niagara Falls (Brrr!). I spent half of my career in heavy machinery and the other half in steam generation and utilities management, chasing BTUs all over the place. We saved a few. I remained in the Reserve in a surface unit and ended up teaching in the NROS. Haven't seen many Classmates through the years; Memphis is kinda out of the way. Dorothy and I have four children. The two younger boys and their families live here while our daughter and her family live in Texas. Our oldest son and his brood live in Louisiana. We have seven grandchildren. Dorothy suffered from tachacardia for years, and had to have heart

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surgery last October, ending up with a pacemaker She's not too happy with it, but it does keep the runaway pulse rate episodes down.

Jim Ward comes through from Monterey with some philosophy of interest: Having read the June issue of Shipmate, I was pleased to see our Class graduated 83.9% of those entering the Academy Plebe Year. We are #1 from the '30s to the '90s.

It proves we are great! Also, another indicator of the Class intelligence is the fact that our anchor man has a Ph.D. What other Class can make that statement?

Thanks Jim, but there is a sad addition to that. I have just received word that our anchor man. Bill Evans of Australia, has died of cancer. I have no further information at this time, but there will be more, I'm sure in the next issue. Bill was indeed a remarkable man.

You will find this letter interesting, received from Gordon Hogg of Fairfax, VA: Congratulations on the terrific cover for our Reunion Book. I remember your Log covers and other work very well, and am happy to see you haven't lost your touchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; you've gotten even better I'm writing primarily to say that we Classmates owe Dave Carruth a huge debt of gratitude for his outstanding work on the book. Dave acknowledges the invaluable assistance of Howard True, who, despite his physical condition, stuck with Dave and helped him get the book out. But, the lion's share of the credit belongs to Dave. He deserves our everlasting thanks, kudos, appreciation and a big four N for producing this marvelous book despite the unexplainable apathy of far too many ofour Classmates. I must state at the outset, that I am not influenced by the fact that Dave promoted me from lieutenant commander to captain on my biography page, though it does look kind of nice. I do not get Shipmate and did not attend the Reunion. For that reason, I found the book extremely valuable. It's probably akin to heresy to say this, but I feel that having it is, in a way, almost as good as the Reunion itself, giving as it does, an in-depth picture of what our Classmates have been up to and are now doing. It gives far more information than would have been available in necessarily brief encounters. Anyway, I shall treasure it. Having talked to Dave about some of the details of the material gathering, production, and disttibution, I have an appreciation of the tremendous amount of work that went into all of those steps. I have no doubt that Dave's wife, Betty, was called on or volunteered, to pitch in, and deserves our thanks as well.

My hat is off to Dave for sticking with this terribly frustrating project for months and years. He persevered, notwithstanding the poor response he received despite his entreaties at every chance he got. Well done, Dave!

A quick note from Dick Hoffman out in La Jolla, CA: Now that the Great '48's 50th is history, 1 would like to add my appreciation for the wonderful work of the Reunion Committee. Phil Rogers, Ben Reams and company did a magnificent job of putting together a wonderful programâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;well paced, well or76

ganized, and giving all of us an opportunity to meet with old friends. Dave Carmth's Fifty Year Book is a treasure. I know and appreciate all of the hard work that went into it's production. New subject: 1 noticed a number of USNA 48 license plates at the Reunion. Enclosed is a photo of the Califomia version mounted on my new SUV "Godzilla."

Dick Hoffman with toys Bill Pierson provides a photo of himself with Walt Alt and Mike Rose in, where else, Paris. He notes that the large lighted sign on the Tour Eiffel stands for "jour 622," changes daily and denotes 622 days until the year 2000, when all our computers will crash.

Alt. Rose and Pierson al Ihe Tower On 16 March 1998, Phil Rogers presented a beautiful framed print of the '48 Gate, which was taken from a watercolor done by an unknown artist prior to the construction of the gate. This print was given to the late Mrs. Lacy L. Redd of Virginia Beach, VA, in appreciation of her

gracious donation of the funds needed to cast and prepare the two bronze Academy crests which now adorn the two large swing gates that control entrance to Gate 1. As you know, the molds for these crests were carved by the late Bill Wegner and were cast in a local west coast foundry by Bill.

Upon Mrs. Redd's death several years ago, the print was retumed to the Class. RADM Ron Marryott '57 accepted the print on behalf of the Alumni Association, and assured us it would be placed in an appropriate place in one of the Alumni buildings. This print is the only known portrait record of the '48 Gate as it was originally dedicated in September of 1986.

ADM Marryott, Phil Rogers and the '48 Gate print presentation By now, you should have received by mail, information on the Class Project, which was covered in the last issue and introduced at the USNA update meeting during the Reunion. We are gaining momentum, and looking forward to making the goal.

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Membership: 46% Life Membership: 25% Pres; Alfred C. Boughton ID, USNR (Ret.) Sec'y: LtCol Richard H. Francis, USMC (Ret.) RO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262 h: 703-339-5275 ASec'y; CAPT Pete Swanson, USN (Ret.) e: pswanson@capaccess.org The McGihons and Corleys

Mary and Brad Daley

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There are no luncheons to report on as we craft this column in late July. If a luncheon would have been held, one of the subjects to discuss might have been the Powerball Lottery.

We're not sure how most of our Classmates feel, but we did not buy any Powerball Lottery tickets. Why? To avoid the risk of winning. What would the Class have done with $270 million?

Just more problems for our golden years. But we did leam that Ralph Ghormley had moved. His new location details are; 900 No. Taylor St., Apt 2104; Arlington VA 22203-1880; Tel; 703-3510964; Fax; 703-351-5864; email: rmghormley @aol.com.

We had a great letter from Lundi Moore from whom we have heard littie for the past few years.

We were delighted with the following update; Bill Emery's March 1998 Shipmate photo of his brood of grandchildren looked like a great idea for a 'column filler.' Accordingly, here is another. Unlike Bill's, these were from my two youngest children. As you can see, I'm in the process of subliminally influencing them as to their true and worthy course in life.

Lundi Moore and some of his grandchildren Just finished "putting to bed" the June version of the twice yearly Antique Show that Lore and I put on in Los Altos; the other one is in October.

It is the best (and only) show of Early Americana on the West Coast. While there, I had a chance to get together with Lynn Hunwick.

Unfortunately, he arrived when I was doing my imitation of a hangar deck officer spotting his airplanes as I was trying to get the dealers and their trucks in the right spots at the right time.

I always have been a little bit envious of the get-togethers in your area and the opportunity for lunch and lies. I will see if there's any interest in this area or if they're all as reclusive as am I. About the only socializing I get in is a lot of snarling and grunting twice a week on the basketball court. Lore and I do a little "bareboating" out of Santa Cruz and sailplaning out of Hollister. After 21 years of aircraft engines and 20 years of young children, the sound of the wind is as loud as I like to hear life. We love our gardening and periodic visits to New England to replenish our stocks of antiques.

I really enjoy the chance to keep track of '49ers and their activities in Shipmate. It's a great job you do! The pre-necessity obituaries are a fine idea, but the few that have been in, plus a few hints in Shipmate as to the lives some of our Classmates have lived, has whetted my curiosity as to what has transpired for the past 20 years since Navy retirement time came for many of us.

I just thumbed through the 30th [reunion] book.

I guess it's just impossible to get together brief life stories for everyone. What a daunting task that would be, even if everyone cooperated. I will just have to be satisfied with the pages of Shipmate. It's a pretty good substitute. Nothing has been finer than to be a '49er!

[Secretary's note. Classmate's pre-demise obituaries are encouraged and welcomed.]

Another great, descriptive letter arrived written by Molly Barrow, widow of "Tall John" Barrow, on 14 July about a special birthday party for an honorary Classmate. Here is its edited version; By now, no doubt you have heard the news of Mary Gary's (Ed Carver's widow) 70th binhday party on 14 June, held at the home of her daughter, Polly Kaughen, in Virginia Beach.

Maybe many have told Shipmate about it, but here is my description of the party about which many of her friends would like to read and how her large, remarkably close family honored her Mary Cary Carver has been affectionately known by her large and wonderful family as "Big Ma." But Ihe birthday invitation, cleverly thought up by the Carver Clan, read as follows in large.

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blue letters: "A Surprise Salute to the 'BIG' Supreme Allied Commander" with a small etching, placed in the center of the card, of a WAVE saluting in front of the American Flag with anchors at each comer. Listed below were these descriptions: Naval Family Planning Advisor, 1965 Italian Platoon Leader, Station Wagon Attack Squadron CO, Maine Boot Camp Director, Head of Domestic Espionage, Antique Supply Officer, and so forth. Beneath, in red letters on the invitation, were orders to the guests. To wit: "Reconnoiter for Mary Gary's Surprise 70th year Military Engagement."

As she has been known throughout the Norfolk-Virginia Beach since childhood, it was no surprise to see a hundred (it seemed) old friends standing around the shaded yard other daughter's Virginia Beach home early Sunday evening on 14 June. As the crowd waited in anticipation of her arrival, along the driveway stood her entire family of eight children, nineteen grandchildren, six sons-in-law, and one daughter-in-law. All were clad in identical navy blue t-shirts across which on the front of each was printed; "Happy Birthday to BIG MA on her 70th." As the car slowly drove up the driveway with Big Ma, all her family, in unison, snapped to attention and saluted her. Talk about emotion and tears!

And so it went...a wonderful celebration for a beloved mother and a lovely, true friend whose indomitable spirit is an inspiration to us all.

Thanks for the wonderfully descriptive letter, Molly.

Here is a letter from Robert Selle dated 12 June.

Katharine and 1 are here in Seattle attending the annual meeting of the Navy League. I reported to the Investment Committee yesterday that we are in the second percentile of similar eleemosynary (charitable) institutional accounts and have been for the last three years. Also, I am in my third, fifth-year cycle on this committee and it is satisfying to see the results thus far achieved.

While you undoubtedly have heard this news, we learned from a fellow Navy Leaguer, Ted and Karen Wiess of Vieques, P.R., of Wally Valencia's passing about a month ago. I had finally made the Plebe soccer team where Wally was already a star. Over the last 20 years, or so, we have enjoyed Wally and Maevanne's company on many, many occasions. Both Katharine and I shall miss him dearly.

Robert then included a picture taken in York, England, with Brad Granum '51 where they were on an intensive study organized by the Newcomen Society, investigating the origins of steam in the Industrial Revolution. Brad sends warm greetings to his many friends in '49.

Robert Selle and Brad Granum '51 in York, England Voss Vosseler, a frequent traveler, sent us the following pictures taken while on the road. One was taken while traveling in California in June.

He caught Lynn and Jim Foster at the Nepenthe Restaurant overlooking the Big Sur Coast 30 Miles south of Carmel Valley.

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Warren with Lynn and Jim Foster Then, on his Eastern Mediterranean cruise, the patriotic urge hit on 4 July near Italy and we see Ursula and Voss decked out, aboard ship, in their patriotic colors. Voss noted that the ship had a large 20 foot cake and a 12 foot Statue of Liberty set up in its atrium/lobby to honor the occasion.

Ursula and Voss Vosseler on their cruise ship in their patriotic duds Our email circuit was a bit sparse, but we received a nice one from Hal Tipton, 7474I.326@compuserve.com; Upon reading the latest edition of Shipmate, thought I'd send you my email address and a brief update on my activities. I retired as Director, Information Security for Rockwell International Corporation at the end of January '94 and began doing some part time consulting (one of those) in information security. The "part time" was designed to enable me getting a handle on my golf game which, while never great, was teetering on the brink of disaster. During my final years with Rockwell, I became involved in the creation of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, a nonprofit association.

Its charter is to conduct an examination for the professional certification of security practitioners, similar to that being done for CPAs and auditors in their fields. I was its President for the formative years and then became the chief instructor, developing and teaching common body of knowledge review seminars for persons preparing to take the exam. This program has expanded rapidly during the last couple of years and Ifindmyself almost continuously on the road in North America and Europe during the spring and fall months when we're doing most of the training. Between these periods, we are concentrating on updating the course which consists of eight days of intense instructing. Needless to say, my plans to upgrade my golf game are not doing so well and my wife, Margie, says I've flunked retirement again. But, it is fun and if you don't use the knowledge you have accumulated over the years, it is soon lost and/or replaced by new technology.

We mentioned last month the death of Frank P. Brown, on 10 June in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. His wife, Janet, wrote that she and Frank were married 28 July 1951 while he was in flight training and were blessed with three fine children; Frank III, Janet Ann, and Stephen Anderson Brown. Frank and Janet were also

blessed with adoring grandchildren; Hilary and Frank IV, and Charles and Joanna Joines.

"Brownie," as he was known to many Classmates, fought a courageous battle with Parkinsonism with exemplary dignity. Frank was buried in Arlington Cemetery on 1 July. His funeral was well attended by many friends and Classmates at a beautiful, solemn, formal ceremony on a sunny day. Please see "Last Call."

And They Shall Not Grow Old....With deep regret we report the death of Gerry M. McCabe on 3 July from natural causes. To Joy Dell and Gerry's family, the Class sends its condolences.

Please see "Last Call."

Finally, we remind each of you, again, that it is essential that we have your correct location and contact information for the forthcoming Class Directory to be published in January 1999.

Insure that your changed area codes, fax numbers, local address, and emails, are known to us. You computer users with intemet access may be pleased to know that our Class' email address is now directly accessible on the Web. Point your browser to the USNA Alumni Association web page; click on "Class Links," find the Class of '49's mailbox, and there you'll find our Class' email address (as listed in our banner above) set forth in hyperlink. Click on it and a page will be displayed on which you can send your Secretary an email. Simple. Please use it from time to time.

And now, we close. All Class news has been reported; there is nothing more to say, for now.

But forget not this forever truth: Nothing Can Be Finer Than To Be A '49er! RHF & PSS

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Pres: RADM Roy Snyder, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; CAPT Wayne L. Jensen, USN (Ret.) 499 Skyhill Court, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Harry Hussman from El Paso, TX, and Joe Pausner from San Mateo, CA, reported on Reunion West activities in Monterey, CA, at the end of June. Attendees from '50 were; Jackie and John Axe, Joann and Jack Branson, Jan and George Conatore, Claire and Dick Miller, Barbara and Ken Moll, Joann and Joe Pausner, Lois and Pap Phelps, Doris and Harry Hussman, Fran and Dick Powell, Geri and Dean French and Carolyn and Ken Ivanson. Both Harry and Joe send pictures of Classmates taken at the Reunion West '98 dinner dance in the Barbara McNitt Ballroom at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, on 27 June 1998. More pictures will appear in next month's Shipmate. The big event of the evening was the announcement that the USNA Alumni Association now has an official Monterey Bay Chapter Jack Branson, who has worked long and diligently to get a chapter and who was the cochairman of Reunion West, was named the Chapter President. Jack and Joe have been the prime movers in the area and have the '50 group ever alert and on the move. On 26 Friday there was a reception for all reunion attendees at the new Monterey Maritime Museum downtown.

Following that reception the Class of '50 adjourned to the museum board room for Class meetings.

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olds start getting ideas. Birch explaines that he took those pictures of Classmates in the 6 Co. over 48 years ago, just before graduation. A couple of years ago he gave granddaughter, Kasey, a set of the pictures without knowing why she wanted them. From the set she had five enlarged and they are on the wall in her room.

The five "pin-up" boys are: Frank Holcomb, Art Neustel, Jim Cameron, Jim Kennedy and Pete Abercrombie. The message, "Hope springs eternal."

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Harry and Doris Hussman Sam Doak writes in from Greeneville, TN, with a photo taken on 8 May at a '50 gathering in Bill Grigg's condo on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach. Classmates were helping celebrate Bill's recent acquisition of the place.

Bill is one of the real estate tycoons of southside Virginia. Sam was the only one in the group who lives far from Norfolk. There are a few of '50 in the East Tennessee-Southwest Virginia area.

Kitty and Corky Angleman live in Abingdon where he is a local pillar and a director of the Barter Theater Corky had a very serious stroke in September, but he got very quick and good care and is coming along fine. Jacques Trevlllyan, Al Drew and Roddy Radcliffe live in Knoxville and see Sara on occasion. Sam asks when and where our 50th Reunion is planned to occur He points out that at our age we probably need a little extra waming and prompting. Well, Sam, it is intended that, and you can plan accordingly, we will gather for our 50th Class Reunion in Annapolis, most likely during the month of April in the year 2000 (Y2K permitting). This date will coincide with a USNA formal dress P-rade, so that the Class can take the review and compare it with how we used to do it those 50 short years ago. Sam stays involved with the Blue and Gold program and has occasion to talk with Midshipmen in an informal setting. He says it is very reassuring to hear their comments and ideas and that they seem to be a well adjusted group of young people.

Birch DeWitt from Oceanside, CA, thinks Classmates would be interested to know that individual pictures of five of our Classmates are causing quite a stir among some of the girls at Santa Clara University. Five pictures are on the wall of his granddaughter's room at Santa Clara and all the girls who visit her room want to know who those "cool" guys are and if there is any way to meet them. Well now, before we 70-year

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Front Row I to r: Dick Fox, Bill Grigg, and Ron Kelly; Second row 1 to r: Ray Barber. Cliff Hopkins, Sam Doak, Jim DiNardo, and G. Jessen

Clockwise hum lop nghl: Irank Holcomb. Art Neustel, Jim Cameron, Jim Kennedy, and Pete Abercrombie at Santa Clara Frank Beal is in with a travel note from Pittsburgh having just retumed from a five-week excursion through Central Asia in June and July.

He spent 12 days on his own in Pakistan (just after the bomb tests) including a joumey through the Khyber Pass to the Afghan frontier He then went over to Tashkent to join a group for a 22 day swing through Uybekistan, including Bokhara and Samarkand, Kayakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Westem China and finally south across Karakorums to Pakistan. It was a very demanding trip, even for a member of the Class of 1950 with a trek over the 15,000 foot Kunjerab Pass. Fantastic! Frank adds—BEAT ARMY! In Washington, the summer luncheon meeting was held at the Army-Navy Country Club during the latter part of June to avoid conflict with the 4th of July. It was also held to honor the former Naval Acaderay Museura Director, Dr William Cogar, and his wife, Jackie. In attendance were: Suzanne and Willy Ayres, Helen and Ray Bowers, Anita and John Cavanaugh, Janet and Bill Curley, Shelley and John Henderson, Pat and Larry Hawkins, Carol and Bill Kiehl, Terry and Law Kivlen, Nancy and Ward Lasley, Donna and Byron Lee, Nancy and Jim Lynn, Mary Jane and Milt Schultz, Ann and Roy Snyder, Peggy and Frank Sterner, Fran and Dick Powell, Doreen and Gayle May, Connie and Dave Emerson and Jackie and Bill Cogar.

Also there were: Charlie Cooper, Earl Halpern, Jim Lisanby, Marsh Treado, John McNally and Daryle Tripp. Julie Ann Whitehead, Camille and Dick Whitehead's daughter, had inquired about the possibility of composing a book about the

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Class on the occasion of its 50th Reunion and she was there to meet members of the Class. Roy Snyder introduced Julie Ann but cautioned that such an undertaking would be filled with difficulties, mentioning efforts previously undertaken by J.K. Noble. She seemed not to be deterred. Roy introduced Dr Cogar saying he had instituted the Museum Master Plan which forms the basis for our $505,050 Project. Dr Cogar will become the Director of the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, VA. He said that his successor as the Director of the USNA Museum would be on station in September '98 to ensure continuation of the Master Plan. He stated that even though he was going to the Mariner's Museum, he would continue to assist in the transition to the new director and that his new boss was aware of this commitment. Dr Cogar will be working with us for the next two years so as to have tangible stuff in place from our Fifty Fund for our 50th Reunion. The Class desired to make Bill Cogar an honorary member of the Class and presented him with a bronze 1950 Class crest.

Roy Snyder presents Class Crest to Dr. Cogar John Cavanaugh reports on the 10 July luncheon in Annapolis. Attendees were; Gerry Coleman, Rex Kilboum, Ed Greenberg, George Van, Daryle Tripp, Byron Lee and John Cavanaugh. John provides a sad note that the Little Campus Inn closed during July and that it was the last of the places where we could feed our drags relatively cheaply. The others; the Royal Restaurant, the Hitching Post and the Blue Lantem are long gone. Now John wonders, "Is it time also for us to fade away?"

Out in San Diego, the Padres were streaking and the Del Mar racing season was in full swing and we had no problem with hot weather (in fact a sweater felt comfortable at the race ttack); we nevertheless gathered a goodly group at the 10 July luncheon meeting at the Mariner Club at the Naval Station. In attendance were; Mark Frudden, Wayne Jensen, Stan Neander, Dick Smith, Gene Wisenbaker, Charlie Clark, J.B. Farrell, Dick Thurston, Bob Muck, Birch DeWitt, Dick Prescott, Don Elliott and Frank Cassilly. As has become the tradition, the '50 wives had their own room. Judy Frudden, Dorothy Jensen, Marcia Clark, June Neander, Faye Elliott, Mary Ellen Prescott and Mary Lou Thurston attended. Politics or religion didn't enter into our discussions. It was noted that we on the West Coast would be treated to a few more Navy football games on TV this year and we were very much pleased with that fact.

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Pres; Lee Doggett 1600 Stonebridge Road Alexandia, VA 22304-1037 h; 703-751-5067; e; leedoggett@aol.com f: 703-461-3639 Vice Pres; John Redfleld e; jraredf@aol.com; f: 703-426-9358 Sec'y; Jack Grace Corr Sec'y; Sam Ginder 4004 Rickover Road Silver Spring, MD 20902-2331 h: 301-942-4397; e; samginder@aol.com f; 301-949-0588 Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt.

And every grin, so merry, draws one out.

—Dr. Walcott PRESIDENT'S CORNER: It seems like I just got through writing this, actually it was the Annual Report, which we put in the mail on Friday, 29 July. I will repeat one thing that I mentioned in the Report. Please complete and retum the 50th Yearbook questionnaires that you have in your hands now. See you at the tailgates and/or Homecoming. Lee ITEMS OF NOTE: The Class had a 50th Reunion Committee and Board meeting at John Orem's on 29 July in the "War Room" in his basement. An hour of discussing the many facets of the 50th planning was followed by a mailout by the Board, which includes two questioimaires, one general and one statistical, a statement by President Lee Doggett, and a financial report by Paul tyao. Attending were most Board members and Sam Ginder, Chairman of the 50th Reunion Committee, Bob Adler, Bruce Meader, and Jack Hamilton.

The supply of recent photos and material for the column has again diminished. Please send photos with clarity and good conttast as well as news items, to Sam Ginder THE MAIL BAG: Suzanne and Jack Hamilton had a great trip to South America in late Febmary, from Santiago, Chile, up through the Andes all the way to Quito, Ecuador After Santiago, they climbed to 14,000 feet at La Paz airport, and spent the next 12 days at 9,200 feet and above—albeit well prepared by the Travel

Unit at Bethesda. They had no high altitude problems. They then cruised Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, and on to Cuzco, Peru, from where they traveled by rail and bus to Machu Picchu, the fabulous Inca ruins high in the Andes—a dream Jack has had since childhood. More Andes at Cuenca, Ecuador, and a trip to that country's famous ruins at Ignapirca. At Quito, they clasped hands across the Equator near the city, Suzanne on the Southem Hemisphere, and Jack on the Northem. A highly recommended trip for one and all.

Some members of the Fort Belvoir Golf Facility have been hacking at the two very difficult courses over the past six months, usually in a group. Jim Mehl, Jay Woodbury, and Jack Hamilton have been the main culprits, doing their best. No scores provided!

Wake Stornetta sends a note and photo taken at the Naval Academy Golf Course recentiy. The two Midshipmen are from the 16th Company.

MIDN Reppert is a varsity lacrosse player, and he and Joe Bray enjoyed talking shop.

1 to r: MIDN Rob Lightfoot, Joe Bray, Wake Stornetta, and MIDN F.L. Reppert at the Naval Academy Golf Course A note from Francis R. "Bob" Hunter reports recent golf activity on the Monterey Peninsula in company with Harry Cooper, Sam Latimer, and with Dick Livingston manning the golf cart. At Cypress Point, by the time they arrived at the 15th hole, a par 3, 127 yards over water, Dick could no longer stand it, took off his oxygen, borrowed a club and ball, and hit it Stiff for a gimmie. That was not only the high point of the day, but of the three rounds. Harry and Sam played Pebble Beach, and Bob rode along. The round was followed by a luncheon for golfers and family.—Al Raithel

Standing, I to r: Gay Latimer, Joan Hunter, Harry Cooper, and Sam Latimer; Seated: Dick Livingston, Sharlene Livingston, Bob Hunter, and Gay's daughter Val Shipmate, October 1998

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Pres; CAPT Vincent J. Manara, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Leigh Ebbert, USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Road, Alexandria, VA 22308-2133 e;L.Ebbert@ worldnet.att.com Corres. Secy; Oliver Shearer 9615 Podium Drive., Vienna, VA 22182-3338 h; 703-938-5211; e: ovshearer@erols.com Regardless of how I approach this October issue, it is difficult to project into October from the first week in August. This August in Washington, however, has started off with a perfectly gorgeous first weekend and therefore, projecting is a bit easier Just had to get out, enjoy the water, and the out-of-doors. What else?

Football season is in full swing. Homecoming this month, and another chance to win the golf toumament. I ara glad to read that we are raaking progress on the Y2K problera. An article in today's paper listed the household appliances that should pose no problem; microwaves, ovens, coffee pots are among those that are projected to work properly on 1 January 2000. We will need to watch bank and other statements as the day

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approaches. The tum of the century should be fun. We had a glimpse of that during the sununer with the Class of 2002.

Ron Campbell wrote that he had attended a June meeting of die Puget Sound Chapter of the USNAAA at the Everett Naval Station to welcorae the candidates frora this area for the incoming Class of 2002. Mary Jane and Fred Adair also attended. Ron observes; The young men and women were a very impressive group. Each candidate described his/her background, what they hoped to achieve by attending the Naval Academy and their ambitions after graduation. They received a standing ovation on completion of their presentations. The principal speaker for this occasion was a Lieutenant (JG) from Whidbey Island, a naval aviator carrier qualified in the A-6 Intruder who will be deploying this fall on a carrier. Her presentation was very well received and she is a credit to the Naval Academy. Her husband is also an aviator at Whidbey so there are some scheduling problems, but they have been able to work things out.

The Class of 2002 has a significant sound to it and, of course, it will be 50 years from our own graduation. Both Fred and I believe it would be an ideal situation if our Class could develop a close relationship to this new Class. I know we have a relationship with the 17th Company, but I believe that there is a possibility for a class-toclass relationship also.

Thank you, Ron, for that input. Ron also talked about writing for Shipmate. I have discussed this briefly with sorae others and would encourage you to consider sharing experiences with the greater alumni family. We had a note from Frank Wadsworth, for example, alerting us to watch the Discovery Channel on 2 August to see a report on Project Jennifer There are a number of good stories out there.

Our President, Vince Manara, picked up on Ron's recommendations about the Class of 2002.

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...Great minds thinking along the same lines. I also have made contact with the Class of 2002 with a view towards a four year relationship. I went to the NOVA (Northern Virginia) Parents Club picnic for candidates and met some awfully impressive young people and their parents.

On 8 August we were invited to participate in Reaffirmation Day activities at the Naval Academy. This is Plebe Parents' weekend, with a Parents' Forum in the Alumni Hall and a P-rade on Worden Field during which the Plebes retake their Oath of Office. 1 will have some more on that event next time.

Glenn Driver sent this photo of Whit and Judy Hansen and Angela and Glen at the Hotel Continental on the Italian Riviera at Saint Margarita and said, "We have travelled with the Hansens many times during the past ten years.

Always an enjoyable time; the four of us like being together and seeing the world."

Thanks, Glenn, for the input.

From Garnett Bailey; Rita and I were privileged to attend the change of command ceremonies at Kings Bay, GA of CDR W. Scott Gray IV. In addition our own Scott Gray III, Helen and Lou McMillan, and Peggy and Bill Hippie were among the attendees. The principal address was delivered by ADM Carl Tt-ost '53, USN (Ret.), a former CNO. A reception and tour of MARYLAND, a Trident submarine, were a part of the official functions.

Following the change of command, the Baileys and McMillans drove to St. Augustine, FL for a two-day stay, and then the Baileys went on to Tampa. Enroute they saw the devastation rendered by the large fires. Garnett further comments; To celebrate my birthday and our 46th wedding anniversary, we gave ourselves a present by staying several days at Tides Inn in Irvington, VA; a first-class place.

The annual crab feast in Annapolis, hosted by the Alexanders, was a great success. Vince Manara shares pictures this month. I have included two: one of a table with Garnett Bailey, Bobbie and Dick Denfeld on one side of the table, and Ester and Vince Manara can be seen on the other; the second shows five stalwarts who have been in deep conversation.

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Pres; RADM S. David Frost, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; LCOL David B. Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland Lane Gainesville, VA 20155-1513 h: 703-754-4492; e: djlocker@monumental.com Webmaster; Paul Dudley e; pauld53@earthlink.net http;//horae.earthlink.net/~pauld53/usna53 Jack Hoch called me in July with the sad news that Jeanne, Earl Poulson's wife, had died on 16 July after a long bout with cancer The funeral was on Saturday, 18 July 1998. We send Earl and the family our sincere condolences.

F.M. Brown read the colunms discussing C T .

Butler's accident and asked for a copy of the articles that I had summarized. I made a set of copies and sent them to him. He replied saying; I knew CT. well at USNA. After we retired we moved to Lexington, KY (I was teaching at U.K.). One day I was having my teeth cleaned and the tech asked me about my ring. Next, she asked about my class. It tumed out she was C.T.'s widow! She was working to raise five children by herself. C.T.'s brother, a doctor, lived in Lexington, so she had a bit of moral support. Barbara was so proud when one of her sons went to the Academy.

I didn't realize until I read the second article, that one of her other sons graduated also.

Another coincidence was that C T . was from Paintsville, KY. F.M.'s daughter now lives in Paintsville. Thanks for the news F.M. I'll bring the two articles to the 45th Reunion and people can read them in the hospitality suite.

Pat and George Hall emailed the news that they loved the Alaskan Cruise they just experienced. The weather was great and seemed even better when the crew told them that the weather had been bad the week before and lots of the passengers on that cruise got sick. They rode the White Pass train in Skagway and rode a floatplane in Juneau through the mountains. It was all very beautiful and George really enjoyed the float plane trip. The pilot landed on a lake in the mountains and they got out on the float and enjoyed the peace and beauty. They got back to Mississippi and found the usual summer heat and humidity. Their son Bobby was a rules official at the big celebrity golf toumament at Lake Tahoe.

It was televised, but I'm not sure if Bobby got any screen time. Their daughter, Dianne, is finally pregnant (sounds like a grandmother talking) and is due to deliver about 26 December There will be almost eight years between their grandchildren's ages. Grandson, George W., is thrilled, but beginning to realize that he will have sorae competition. Grandfather George, is doing fairly well and had plans to go to Pensacola in mid-July for his annual physical.

Thanks Pat, glad to hear you enjoyed Alaska.

There are nine years between our grandchildren and young George may be in for a shock if his new sibling is as manipulative as our granddaughter turned out to be. We feel sorry for our 12 year-old grandson, as his sister wraps him around her little finger

Crab Feast, the discussants I was saddened to hear of the death of Nancy Blasko, Bill Blasko's wife on 28 July. Rita and Gamett Bailey attended the funeral, and Garnett reported that it was "a celebration of a long and rewarding marriage and a life of service to her community and to her church."

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Gerry Laughlin sent Tony Miller a technique for emailers to use when they forward email to others and don't want to have to include the slew of addressees that can collect on forwarded mail.

The tip works great and goes like this; Click on the end of the text and hold down the left mouse button. Scroll up to the beginning of the text while holding the mouse button down.

You can control it if you keep the button down

and move up slowly. That should highlight what you want to save. Release the mouse button when you get to the top of the text. Now click on the edit button on top of your window and select copy (click on copy). Then click on your write (or compose mail or new message) button as if you are going to write an email (you are). Click on the text portion of this proposed email (not the send to or subject) go up to the top bar of this message window and click on edit and then select paste (click it). This should deposit the entire highlighted (selected) text that you had copied earlier in the text section of your proposed message.

You can print this if you want it for your files or you can go back and fill in your own addressees and subject in the send to and subject lines and then send it out like a regular email. It will not have any of the previous headers or trailers. If nothing else is gained, you will save lots of paper.

Try it. It really works. It took me awhile to get it, but I kept on trying until it worked out.

Thanks Gerry and Tony for sending it to rae.

Hopefully we will get most of '53 and our friends using this system.

George Knighton reports that Seattle was lovely on the day he wrote. Their mountain was out and looked like a big vanilla ice cream cone.

He also asked if we had heard about the grandmother who started walking when she was 60 years old. She is 97 now and nobody knows where the hell she is! He also said a patrolman pulled one of his friends over the other day and asked to see the friend's license. The friend was annoyed and asked the officer; "Why can't you people get organized? One day you take away ray license and the next day you ask for it!"

Dave Frost called the other day and asked me to get the notification about our upcoming triennial presidential election into this issue of Shipmate. He advised rae that the nominating committee composed of Carl Trost, Bill Ramsey, and himself had met and proposed the following candidates for Class President; Art Gilmore, Gus Hubal and Hart Sebring. Ballots for this election will be mailed in late August.

They should be retumed prior to 28 October Election results will be announced at the November meeting of the Washington Chapter Thanks Dave and I hope that everybody will vote. These are three good candidates who have all worked long and hard for us.

As mentioned last month, Eddie Best has proposed that we invite Classmates and their wives or significant others who are in the area for the 45th Reunion to attend our November Class Luncheon which will be held on Tuesday, 3 November Eddie brought this proposal up at the July luncheon and it was enthusiastically approved. So if you are coming to the Reunion a little early, why not try and have lunch with us.

If you can make it call or email any of the following; Art Gilmore at 703-536-6184, Gus Hubal at 703-533-7041, Don McVay at 703-6802343 or McVayFam@AOL.COM, Eddie Best at 301-627-7188 or, ebestl@radix.net or me at, 703-754-4492 or djlocker@erols.com. Let us know how many people there will be in your party.

Pete Kucyk called the other day to order a golf shirt and to report that they were going to close on their new horae in Mt. Dora, FL, at the end of July. They really like it there and are moving into a new community with no already established cliques. Pete thinks that it will work out well as they are making lots of friends. He also is enjoying the golf Their new address is 1711 Stafford Spring Blvd., Mt. Dora, FL 32757.

Jim Hocking, the president of the New York Chapter of the Alumni Association, sent me a copy of the New York Chapter's Membership

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Directory. It is pretty impressive. There are a lot of members in the metro New York area including 22 members frora the Class of 1953.

The Naval Academy Association of New York was founded in 1926 and is the Academy's oldest chapter, even predating the USNA AA. The Alumni strength in the New York Chapters' tristate area is estimated at 1,800. Thanks Jim.It is a very interesting docuraent.

The Flynns (4) and the Lowells Bob Lowell sent in a note detailing the plans he is making for the 100th birthday party ofour friend, Leo Stafford '21. We will have a birthday dinner with Leo at the Annapolis Loews on 30 October Bob also sent me a picture showing Pat Flynn, Joyce Flynn, Joan Lowell, Nelda Flynn, Mick Flynn and Bob. It was taken about a month ago at a dinner before Nelda and Mick headed back to Guam to do sorae raore repair work on their typhoon damaged home.

Also got a nice letter from Joyce Flynn with a great picture of their five-year-old grandson, Joseph Alexander Flynn. The picture shows the younger Flynn in Grandfather Pat's full dress jacket and officer's hat with a plastic sword at his side. Joyce says he is applying for VERY early admission to the Academy and while the sleeves of the jacket are pushed up a little and the hat is a little big, he marches, salutes and carries that sword with a great deal of pride. He coraraands respect frora all the kids in his block.

Class of 2010, here he coraes. BEAT ARMY! Thanks Joyce. We wish Joseph well. While we can't run his picture in Shipmate, as there is no alumnus in the picture with him, I'll take it to the hospitality suite where it will be available for all to see.

Bill Albers sent in what he thinks is his first letter to the column. He reports that last year he decided he would do something in 1998 that he had not done before. Initially he had thought he would try snow skiing. But along came an announcement for a marathon with a rock and roll band every mileâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the first ever Rock-andRoll Marathon. He thought to himself that if he could make it to each band he ought to be able to complete the race. So he started training for the marathon last December with his stepson Larry and his friend Bruce. They started a cycle of running six days a week; Saturday was the day off. Sunday was the day they extended their distance until they reached 24 miles. Bill enclosed a picture of himself and his wife, Sondra, taken just after he finished running his first marathon in the very first Rock-and-Roll Marathon in San Diego. There were about 20 rock-and-roll bands spaced over the course to keep all the runners moving. It was a great way to celebrate Father's Day and Larry's birthday.

Bill and Larry finished somewhere around the middle of the pack. However, his son. Will, came from Korea and he finished 402 out of 19,000 plus runners. Bill's four other children (Cynthia, Susan, Mark, and Christopher) with their spouses and children were along the sidelines cheering him on. The biggest boost came from Sondra's

support during the training and the Gatorade she gave him along the course. Running the last mile up Broadway to the finish line was a real energizer He says "I was really pumped up when I finished, I felt so good and really felt no tiredness or pain. But, I don't think I'll try another one." He says he will send us a picture of him as he crossed the finish line when he receives the official photos. They are sorry they won't be at the 45th, but they are planning to be at the 50th. Thanks Bill and congratulations on finishing the marathon.

Sondra Albers with her Marathon Man Buck Simpson won the coveted job of "Bus Transportation Czar" for our 45th. He has sent out a long very detailed letter and proposed schedule for review, comment and coordination.

A quick look reveals that he will have bus service between our two primary hotels (The Loews and the Hampton Inn) on Thursday through Sunday. On Thursday and Friday, he will have bus service between the Loews and the USNA golf course and frora the Loews to the Yard. The trips to and frora the Yard will make stops at the Armel/Leftwich Visitor Center and to the Midshipman's Store. On Saturday, there will be bus service frora the Loews to and from the Pavilion. And on Sunday, there will be bus service from the Loews to and frora the Chapel.

It looks as if Buck is taking to diis Czar business. I'm sure it will make him a good candidate for other desirable jobs and assignments. Thanks Buck, the only problera I saw was that the Chapel buses should run long enough to bring back the attendees at the raemorial service.

While typing part of this last night, I had the TV on the Discovery Channel and had been sort of halfway watching a special on tigers in India (Tom Southerland got me interested). That show ended and I didn't pay much attention as to what followed it until I heard a familiar voice and looked at the screen and there was the very familiar face of Carl Trost. The program tumed out to be a documentary about the Glomar Explorer and it's attempt to raise a Russian nuclear submarine from its watery grave some 17,000 feet down in the Pacific. It tumed out to be a most interesting show and Carl did a very good job as a consultant. I didn't get much more typing done, but did enjoy the show. If you haven't seen it, look for a show called "Matter Of National Security." It was further defined as "The mystery surrounding the 1968 Jennifer Project." It is fun seeing people you know on TV and is also interesting seeing shows that discuss projects you knew something about or worked on. There is a documentary on the CORONA project that I have seen that features three or four AF types that I knew and worked with, and I knew a lot of others, including a bunch of Canoe U grads, that were involved in this project.

Maybe we did accomplish some good things after all.

Sally had a long chat with Norma, Bob RafTaele's wife, the other day and Norma reported that after a long, long struggle with General Motors they finally have received a new car to replace their new Park Avenue that had suffered undiscovered severe underbody damage before they took delivery. I had reported about this problera a couple of issues ago and at that tirae every one was stonewalling Norma and Bob. It is good to know that virtue and persistence is sometimes rewarded.

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A nice note from Charlie Cole started out "I had intended to give you lots of stuff about Classmates, etc., but-no excuse sir!" They have been very busy traveling. They were in Holland for the Tulip Festival, then spent seven days on a brand-new European River boat named RIVER SYMPHONY. It was such a good boat that they plan to go again soon, wherever the boat is in Europe.

They are also looking for a good barge ttip in France or England and wonder if anyone has recoraraendations or suggestions. We're looking forward to seeing Corliss and Charlie at the reunion and maybe they will bring us a picture or two of them on RIVER SYMPHONY.

Don Metz sent rae a picture he had taken during First Class year to irapress everyone with the talent in his 16th Company. The picture shows the various captains that were members of the I6th. In the front row we see Don who was the captain of the baseball team. Next to Don is George Selz who was the Brigade Captain our first set and Regimental Commander during the spring set. John Gurski, the captain of the football team is next to George. In the back row stand Plebes, Ron Beagle '56 and John Hopkins '56. They were co-captains of the Plebe football team. Ron went on to become a double All American, winning the honors in both football and lacrosse. Next to John Hopkins is Bob Detweiler who was captain of the crew team and who won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki as a member of the famous Great Eight Crew. Don says there is a great movie about that team out called "The Great Eight" and it is worth seeing. The final captain in the picture is Gib Rindahl who captained the swim team. Sadly, both John Gurski and Gib are now deceased. It is a good picture Don and it certainly brings back memories. Always knew the 16th had some capable people.

Now to finish John King's story. Last month we left John still in Corpus Christi, but finally retiring from his consulting work and also from his volunteer efforts at the local museura. John had been raised not far south of Dallas and always had visions of returning. In searching around the area in '95 they found a developraent near the sraall, charming town of McKinney.

They are in what was a 6,500-acre ranch west of town and is now known as Stonebridge Ranch.

Their "village" is comprised of 73 "garden homes" surrounded by golf greens, with small lots, lawn upkeep fumished, their own park, one entry (therefore relatively secure), and it seems to attract empty nesters. They have two 18-hole golf courses (with an additional nine being completed), although he still does not partake, eight miles of hike and bike (he partakes) trails through tall trees, creeks and lakes. They have met many new and wonderful friends through neighbors and church. Their daughter, Lissa, and son-in-law Greg, live in North Dallas where they are both Ph.D.s at Texas Instruments. They see them often. Their son, John, and daughter-in-law Susan, are in Houston (computer stuff) and at 40 have just presented them with their first grandchild (John IVâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;21 April). They had about given up on grandchildren and when they heard the news thought of the earlier reports in the column about several Classmates who were jockeying for the titie of "'53er with the youngest grandchild." He thought he would make it, but then leamed that his favorite Plebe Summer roommate. Jack Hoch, had one scheduled for June '98! He said shucks, but was happy for Dotti and Jack, as he has leamed from experience what a joy it can be. They make the trip from Dallas to Houston every two weeks.

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They are really looking forward to the 45th in November Up until the late '60s when they left VR-I at Pax River in '67 for Corpus, they had been close to Crabtown and were able to make most Homecomings. They were stationed at the Acaderay with the Navigation Department in '69-71 and made it back in '73, '83, '91, and '93. They made a valiant effort to make our 35th in 1988, but Hurricane Gilbert closed the Corpus Christi airport a few hours before their departure for D.C. and they couldn't make it. There aren't many Classraates in the Dallas area. He has visited the Alumni Chapter meetings a couple of times. The Chapter sponsored a visit of the USNA Glee Club this spring. They put on a magnificent show and received a real Texas welcome. They happened to be seated just behind Margot and Ross Perot, so had a short visit with thera. Like many they are doing a lot of ttaveling. They hope to escape some of the Dallas heat by making a three-week trip to Lonnie's home in northem Michigan. They made a wonderful trip to Scotland last summer, which was made even better as their guide and leader was the retired deputy administrator of the National Conservancy of Scotland and was exceptionally qualified. In September, they are off on a similar trip covering natural areas of Australia, including snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef and a couple nights camping in the bush. They retum just in time to prepare for their trip east for the 45th and also a reunion with his first squadron (VP-47) in D.C. that same weekend. On the subject of Classmates that were in high school and the USNA together, he says to add another couple. He and Bill Davis were HS and college Classmates in Texas, left home together for USNA, same boat crew Plebe Summer, roomed together Plebe year, stayed together graduation sumraer indoctrinating new Plebes at the pistol range, arrived together at Pensacola to begin Flight Training, had advanced training in the Corpus Christi area (Bill was in Kingsville), were in each other's weddings, and both assigned to first squadrons in the Bay Area, Bill at Moffett and John at Alameda. They both had their next shore duty tour at Annapolis. John was at North Sevem and Bill was at the Academy. Sadly, Bill died of cancer while serving as Aide to ADM Stroop '26 at ComNav AirPac. Lonnie and John keep in contact with Bill's widow, Nancy Blew Davis; sister of Mike Blew who I think is also deceased.

The first picture from John this month shows John and Chuck Meriea with their June Week dates shortly after our graduation on 5 June 1953.

New ensigns King and Meriea with their June Week dates The next picture, while a little dark, shows Charlie Cole, Chuck Meriea, Bobby Bell, Dick Day and Hack Wilson all dressed up in our sailor suits, possibly in Tecumseh Court. John says it was taken during our graduation June Week which might explain the somewhat oddly shaped cap that Bobby Bell is wearing.

The final picture from John this month is a shot of the unforgettable Dilbert Dunker drill.

John has identified almost every Mid in the picture with only one or two question marks. He didn't identify the Air Force officer in the left foreground. The guys in the whiteworks are the Class of '53 members of the 5th Company. This one brings back a lot of memories too, John.

Thanks. Will run a couple more of John's pictures next month.

Ed Chase sent in some good pictures that he took at our summer Wine and Cheese Pavilion Party last June. I'll run some this month and more next month. The first shot is of Pat O'Connell; the next is of Earl Griggs and the famous Jack Hoch, occasionally spelled Hoke.

The next picture is a close-up of Joe Smith who is one of our Annapolis area residents. Someone else must have taken the final shot that we are going to run this month because the picture shows Herb Tiede, Doug Binney, Ed, and Peg Binney (I think). Thanks Ed, you do good work.

The next to last picture this month is one of a sad Ruth and Irv Boeskool taken shortly before they made their move from D.C. to Michigan. The last shot was taken at the Pavilion and shows Mike Greeley, Frank Brady, Bob Raffaele and Hart Sebring discussing the upcoming football season. Frank says they may be OK.

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Cole, Meriea, Bell, Day and Wilson at June Week 1953 Shipmate, October 1998

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Earl Griggs and Jack Hoch

Greeley, Brady, Raffaele and Sebring That is it for now. Don't forget we have our Class luncheons on the first Tuesday of each month at the Fort McNair Officer's Club at 11:30 a.m. Out of town visitors are always welcorae, particularly at the Noveraber Luncheon this year Bring your wife or your drag and join us in the fellowship. We tailgate before and after every game, usually at our spot in the East parking lot.

Look for our big '53 flag. Come early, we have a good tirae. The December lunch will be our annual USMA/USNA '53 pre-Army/Navy Game shindig. These are drag and they always are fun.

Plan on attending. I'm basically out of news so help me out folks. Cards, letters, emails or calls are always welcomed. Go Navy! Dave family.

Class Business; Update on Class officer election process as of 31 July. This is a follow-on to last raonth's report. The Executive Nominating Committee, headed by Jamie Deuel, provided a slate of candidates to the Class Executive Committee in July. Our Class President will meet with the Executive Committee on 12 August to determine the remaining administrative work to be done. By the time you read this, you probably will have received a letter from the Executive Committee stating the work remaining to be done accompanied by a schedule of dates for completion.

45th Reunion. Sue Albee, assisted by Jane Poe is organizing a seven day New York to Bermuda cruise starting the last day of the reunion. After the Chapel service on 19 September 1999, travelers would be bussed to Manhattan and board the cruise ship. After arrival in Bermuda, the ship will moor in St. George and then in Hamilton. The cruise company will arrange shore excursions, golf outings, and onboard cocktail parties for the Class and the ship will be the hotel in-port. After the ship retums to New York, a bus will take passengers back to Annapolis, with a stop at BWI for those flying home. Prices start at about $900 per person. By now you should have received a notice frora Fitz Woodrow containing a brochure with raore details and a query for those wanting to participate.

Class Communications. In the last issue, our Class President discussed the need for more Class intercomraunications. Email is the quickest and least expensive method to do this. There are

Pavilion party scene

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The 5th Company '53ers making a splash

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about 200 of us listed in Jack Wildman's Class '54 Email Address Book that he updates and sends out about monthly to those who have notified him, jwildman@widomakercom, of your address. I doubt that you who don't have email realize what you're missing in not being able to communicate via the intemet with your friends and in finding out more about what's going on in the world around you. Email can be free if you have a computer and modem. Juno offers free email service. Call 800-654-5866.

There will be a small shipping charge for the floppy disc. A former shipmate talked me into getting a modem for my computer and getting email and I have had a lot of fun exchanging news, views and humor across the country and world with friends at no cost. Want to be better informed? Subscribe to an intemet service subscriber such as AOL, World Net, Microsoft Net, Erols, CompuServe, Juno Gold, etc. and you can get tons of useful info out of web sites and news groups. For instance: interested in the latest legislative TROA update on FEHBP-65 or Tricare Senior Prime for Medicare eligible folks?

Log on to https;//www.troa.org/serv/ Membershiplnfo.asp, and you'll get it. This is much easier than 2nd Class juice for those of you claiming you're too old to leam, and is more accurate than news you hear from your buddy or read in the newspaper If you have email you will also get Class news quicker in the future than by Shipmate (which is two to three months old when you get it). It's time to get into the 20th century 'mates! How to get started? Ask your children or grandchildren.

Luncheons in Annapolis. Dick Hollenbach emails that for the remainder of the year, luncheons will be on 6 October and 1 December at Busch's Chesapeake Inn. These get-togethers start at 11 ;30 a.m. in the lobby and move to the dining room at about 11 ;45. The bar opens at 11:30. There are spirited and informed discussions about Navy sports, game tickets, sailing, bypass surgery, prostate problems, joint replacements, hearing aids and diet. Busch's is easy to get to and is located on Rt. 50, exit 29A (south side) heading for the Bay Bridge. Out-oftowners are always welcomed.

Binnacle List. Received an email from John Brashear who is making a splendid recovery from the cancer in his neck. John says that he's planning on being with us at our 45th Reunion.

Ed Tipshus sent news of Earl Whipple's quadruple bypass surgery on 7 May. Earl is recovering well at home, is in a fine humor, undergoing cardiac rehabilitation and also plans on making our 45th. Earl's address is 338 Windjammer Circle Chula Vista, CA 91910.

Paul Skarlotos, who suffered a stroke in May while vacationing in the Caribbean Isles, is recuperating well at horae in Vienna, VA, and making good progress in therapy at Mount Vemon Hospital.

Joe Zable sends news from Virginia Beach; On 18 June, those of us old enough to remember baseball and still young enough to enjoy it got together for an evening of dinner, drinks and baseball at Harbor Park in Norfolk. Those making it were Luz and Ray Alvarado, Marty and Reed Berkheimer, Esther and Bob Briner, Rod Crawford, Anne and Dave Glunt, Ann and Jim Lamore and Louise and 1. Kathy and Pete Easton had to bow out at the last moment to host unexpected guests. Ken Young, president of the Norfolk Tides, joined us briefly to say "welcome." The Tides dropped the game to Buffalo, but the game was only a backdrop to an evening of great fun with friends.

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Southem Virginians see Tides play Our group photo shows seated, 1 to r; Louise Zable, Dave Glunt, Marty Berkheimer, Reed Berkheimer, Esther Briner, Bob Briner and Rod Crawford; Standing, 1 to r: Joe Zable and Ken Young.

Joe's camera catches Reed Berkheimer in a pensive mood. Left to right are Marty Berkheimer, Reed Berkheimer and Esther Briner

Reed Contemplates the Tides' Future I received the following from Phil Graessle: 1 have experienced the good fortune of having two 5th Co. Classmates pass through San Diego this spring. Al Dworsky and his wife Barbara stopped by for a day on their way to Hawaii for a second honeymoon and we had a wonderful visit.

Both Al and Barbara look great as attested in the enclosed photo.

Dworskys and Graessles A few weeks later Kitty and Al Ferrer came to town. Their daughter and son-in-law were here for a convention and recruited Al and Kitty to baby sit their granddaughter. Kitty and Al had a tight watch, but were able to break free for an evening, and hosted Sally, me, Lois (Dave Ferguson's widow) and her friend to a lovely dinner The Ferrer's left for Hawaii where their son John is on COMSUBPAC Staff. Hopefully, others will find their way to our little comer of the country. We thoroughly enjoy the visits and would welcome a call from any one that's in the area.

Kitty Fields, widow of our Olympic Gold Medal oarsman Bill Fields, writes about the Atlanta Chapter's Annual Lobsterfest in June; During the 1980s, the Atlanta Chapter was rejuvenated under the leadership of President Bill Fields, Vice President Lou Yarger (now in Florida) and Secretary George Henson (now in Pennsylvania). Nearly 400 lobsters were flown in from Brewer, ME, and the parking lot had USNA plates from Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee.' 54ers attending were Jennie and Dennis Ballou, Bobbie and Mike Nassr, and Kitty Fields. Soon after the feast the Ballous departed for Italy and Singapore. Denny, still instructing mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech, was invited to lecture for five weeks at "Singapore's Georgia Tech."

Ed Tipshus hosted visitors Sylvia and Jim Healy on 6 July as the Healys were on their way to Idaho and Sun Valley. Cocktails, dinner and reminiscences filled the evening hours and a hearty breakfast put the Healys on the road again.

Bob Haines reports in from Burlington, NJ; I wish to report the loss of my favorite '54 Reunion ball cap, the one with the goat. The cap was lost at sea off Montauk Point, Long Island, NY, on 25 May. Jayne and I were crewing for the new owner of our sailboat. PANACHE, on the Atlantic City to Stonington, CT, delivery leg. At about 7:30 a.m., while rounding Montauk in the fog, I was forward dropping the radar reflector when a gust of wind took my cap overboard. The cap had logged many happy sailing hours in the Chesapeake and I do hope the Reunion committee will chose a suitable replacement for the 45th.

We are now boat shopping for a replacement sailboat with a little more room than the Morgan 38 we sold.

We all have some memories of Plebe Year that stand out. Dick Boverie recounts some here: 1 was mentioning to some Classmates recently that I thought I may have gotten the most compelling coffee chit of anyone Plebe Year. Not being fully sensitive at the time to proper procedures and protocol, I had written directly to the Chief of Navel Operations, ADM Forrest Sherman, requesting a coffee chit. Incredibly, ADM Sherman responded with a personally signed chit on CNO letterhead. How could anyone do better than that? Well, then Jim Bell told me that his roommate, Pat Berdan had gotten a personally signed coffee chit from none other than Mae West! And then George Bole weighed in with this stunnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he got a personally signed coffee chit from Ginger Rogers. George mentioned that Ms. Rogers' secretary also enclosed a note: "Thank you for your invitation (for Ginger Rogers) to come to the ball next June. Could you check with her a little closer to the time, as we do not know what the schedule will be at that time. Our very best to the Navy." George said this note was written on a sexy pink Ginger cover sheet. Perhaps some other Classmates might be willing to indicate from whom they got their coffee chits Plebe Year."

Thank you Dick. Sounds like another "Can you top this?" coming on.

Mike Nassr updates us on two Classmates: Lloyd Snider, managing editor of our 1954 Lucky Bag, is retired for the second time and living in Cedaredge, CO, on the westem slope of the Rockies. He has reverted to his Midshipman extra-curricular pursuits and now publishes the Grand Mesa Byway News. He recently discovered that Classmate Creight "Beaky" Bricker is in nearby Grand Junction, CO having also retired there from his second career with Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, CA. Fellow traveler Jamie Deuel, sent news about three Califomia Classmates; During a summer trip to Northem Califomia, Carol and I took some extra time to visit San Francisco, Napa Valley, and the Monterey Peninsula.

On this fun filled trip, we visited three Classmates I hadn't seen in 44 years. John Michaels was one of my Companymates (15th) and is now living in Mill Valley across the Golden Gate in upscale Marin County. John reminded me that, because of poor eyes, he went into Naval Intelligence instead of sea duty upon graduation. After seven years he discovered it wasn't all exciting work and overseas assignments, so he resigned and began a successful career with the local giant utility PG&E. He is the proud father of a son who graduated from Harvard, and a daughter who is a graduate of Stanford. When I first saw John, I thought he was the original Middle but with actor's makeup added to age him a bit. Stan Michael and two other Classmates with our wives have signed on board for a May '99 French canal cruise. Since we were going through San Jose, it seemed like the neighborly thing to do to make

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For Homecoming on 17 October this year, we will tailgate in the usual place—Area #3 in the paved Gold portion of the parking lot. After the game with Colgate, we will have a Homecoraing Party at Busch's Chesapeake House on Rt. 50, just outside of Annapolis. Don Conner (08) is making the arrangements and out-of-town Classmates who plan to attend should contact him at 410-974-6310.

The Washington D.C./Annapolis contingent has begun serious work on our 45th Reunion which will take place in Annapolis from 19-22 October 2000 (non-Homecoming). We have two hotels, the waterfront Marriot which is downtown and within walking distance of the Academy and the Days Inn on Rt. 50. We plan to generally follow the successful formula at past Reunions, except our banquet will be on the Friday night before the football game with Rutgers. After the game, there will be a nuraber of small, informal parties on a company or battalion basis. All this is tentative and we need ideas from all Classmates. For input, contact any Class officer or any Washington area Classmate who will pass it along to the Reunion Committee.

Sutherlands, Macleays and Rodriguezs a call. We found an industry kingpin, just hired at some outlandish salary to help one of the big Silicon Valley semi-conductor firms move to the next level of profitability. His lovely wife, Doris, is a practicing attomey who loves to get up and go. Carol and I had a most delightful time and we agreed that I would be a line handler on the barge and Stan would have some more exalted title (JACK OF THE DUST?) Matt Pasztalaniec retired in Monterey about four years ago after his last assignment at the PG School. As we entered his house, in the hallway was an inspiring Horatio Hornblower-like painting of the former sea dog given to him by his wife Lorraine on their 40th anniversary. 1 didn't know whether to salute or kneel. Matt had just come off the links and we had a wonderful time rehashing old and new issues that other less knowledgeable leaders were having trouble solving. By the second glass of wine we had the solutions.

Your scribe is holding some photos not used in earlier editions so I'll include them this month.

Dave Raunig sent a picture of his USNA alumni familv.

Raunigs: Dave '54. Jeffery '02 and David '77 Soraeone caught Mike Stroop, Bill Schuler and Mark Byrd catching a breather in Santa Fe.

Stroop, Schuler. and Byrd An End of the Dark Ages party at Army/Navy Club Arlington. VA on 3 April captures regulars, left to right, Carol Ann Walker Joan and George Zeberlein, and Nancy and Dick Hollenbach.

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Dark Ages Revelers Jim Bell, Jauncey Sweet, your scribe and his wife, Mary Dee, had lunch with Gerry and Bill Rodriguez on 27 July at Topkapi Restaurant in Fairfax, VA. The Rodriguezs had come to Northern Virginia in their RV to visit their son and see him promoted to Captain, USN and were staying at Bull Run Park. Bill went on to Annapolis to continue planning for a congregation of '54's RVs at our 45th Reunion. During lunch. Bill gave me a photo of some RV nomads gathered across the Sevem after our 35th Reunion. Seated, left to right are Terry Sutherland, Mac Macleay and Bill Rodriguez.

Standing, left to right are Deanie Sutherland, Peggy Macleay and Gerry Rodriguez.

Now that the Navy football season is back in swing, send me some write ups and photos of tailgating, other pre/post game activities, and of your trips and fun this past summer I hope to hear from more of you in email, but snail mail's okay too. Beat 'em all. Your scribe, Ollie.

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Pres: LCDR Dennis Sullivan, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Thomas G. Kiefaber, USN (Ret.) 11814 Triple Crown Rd., Reston, VA 20191 h; 703-758-1077; e; KIEF55@aol.com http://members.aol.com/us55na/index.html The Great American Cookout, Crab, Chicken and Shrimp Feast, and Outdoor High Jinks Grabasse was a smashing success at Ann and Wes Saunders' Sevemside farm this year.

Dozens of Classraates carae from far and near.

Most notably far were, Ray Medeiros (03) from Camarillo, CA, Karen and Pat Taylor (16) from Virginia Beach, VA, Loretta Gararaell from Norfolk, VA, Tom Davis (19) from Wilson, NC, and Margot and Gary Snyder (01) from Pottstown, PA. As usual, all hands departed with doggie bags of left-over Chesapeake Bay crabs.

The Class is sponsoring two cruises in 1999, one in the spring or early summer to Bermuda and the other to the Mediterranean in September Classmate, Ted Hyman (13), and his wife Sandy own S&T Travel in Silver Spring, MD, and they are arranging both cruises. Plans for the trips are in the formative stage at this writing. When schedules are firm, we will publish more information here and on our Listserv, and send a letter to all other Classmates. Paul Sutherland (07) will be leading the pack on the Med Cruise and already has a dozen Classmates signed up.

"Motorhoming It" by Gene Crosby (16); My wife, Jerry, and 1, along with our 14 year old grandson, Bryce, left our home in Live Oak on 23 June and jumped on a plane in Jacksonville for our trip to Alaska. After changing in St. Louis, we arrived in Anchorage about 9:00 p.m.

(Alaska time) that evening. We rented a motorhome for our first week so that we didn't have to worry with hotel reservations and it gave us much more flexibility in our schedule. We did a lot of things while we were there. We visited Denali National Park and went on a six-hour bus tour looking for bear and moose and other wildlife of the four-legged variety. Next, we headed south to Talkeetna for a flight around Mt. McKinley and a landing on Ruth Glacier. For Bryce, this was the highlight of the trip. For Jerry and I, it was exciting even though this was our third lime. Our next stop was in Moose Pass and Seward where we visited with some friends Jerry and I made when we hosted a campground near Moose Pass in 1995. We also took a dinner cruise in the Kenai Fjords National Park and saw some Orca and Humpback whales.

Our first week was drawing to a close, so we headed back to Anchorage to return the motorhome and rent a car for the second week.

Fortunately, my sister and her husband have a home just south of Anchorage in Ninilchik and we stayed with them for the second week. While there, we went halibut fishing and had a great time. We all caught our limit, but Bryce took the prize with a 62 pounder. That was as big a thrill for me as it was for him.

As I sit here, reflecting on the trip and think of all the things we did and the places we went, I realize that as exciting as this was, the real pleasure came from being able to be with and communicate with my 14 year-old grandson. After dinner, while we were in the motorhome, we had time to just talk with no competition from a TV or radio. What a thrilling experience! I recommend it to anyone.

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(Centtal Washington) up to speed. They raeet the third Friday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Guy Graflus (10) informs that the Puget Sound Chapter moves the location of the meetings around the Puget Sound area to give raore people a chance to attend. Varied greater Seattle-Everett locations, Kitsap Peninsula and Whidbey Island are examples. George Martin (16) had a grand week recently; Daughter Juliet, the sixth child of seven, bom at Sangley Pt., Cavite City, Pl, arrived with her family for two days. They celebrated both his nephew's grand opening of his Napa auto parts store in Bellinghara, WA, and George coming of Medicare age at his sister's house on the Lumni Indian Reservation, by crabbing at low tide for Dungeness crabs.

Then, they went to the Puget Sound Naval Academy Alunmi picnic at the Tacoma Country Club on American Lake near McCord AFB and Ft. Lewis with daughter Julia (fourth child) and grandson. Unfortunately, no '55ers were there.

The temperature was 100 degrees. He pondered if life could "get any better?"

Hal GufTey reports; In late July, my wife Betsy and I were in Palm Desert, CA. While attending Palm Desert Presbyterian Church on Sunday, I spotted someone three rows ahead who looked a lot like the golfer of our Class (one of them, at least). 1 couldn't remember his name immediately since I hadn't seen nor heard of him since leaving the Academy. After the service, I caught up with him. It was Jim DeGroff (23) and his wife. Dene. We had a delightful time amidst the boxes they were packing in their home and over lunch at a local restaurant. Jim left the Navy (submarines) in '79 and worked with an engineering company up in the Seattle area. He is now retired. They have had a town house in Palm Desert (the golfing is great) and are now moving to PGA West (the golfing is greater). My best to you all from Colorado Springs.

POTPOURRI: A memory of four years at Mother Bancroft frora Heap Nelson (16); Ziggy Yepez, during Plebe Year, used to button himself up in his great coat, hang himself on a hook in the closet, and go to sleep. Since he only weighted about 100 pounds, or less, he could do it physically. The other three of us in the room were normal and would have broken something trying it. He never was caught, and we couldn't find anything in the regs regarding this. We always sort of hoped that the OD would catch him at it, just so we could see what reg they would have used to write him up, or if they would.

Carl Strang (16) informs that the current (August '98) issue of Upside magazine, in a lengthy feature on Iomega Corp., the maker of the famous Zip disk, refers to our Classmate. Get this; ...Led by Chairman David Dunn, Iomega's board set out to find a CEO with a strategy and the right marketing stuff Dunn, a successful old-school venture capitalist, provided all the seed money for Prime Computer Inc., Storage Technology Corp. and Iomega. The 67-year-old Dunn also happens to be Iomega's biggest shareholder (together with his firm, Idanta Partners Ltd., Dunn owned more than 17% at the time of Iomega's annual meeting this April). The sharp, strongwilled Annapolis graduate is the one who 'really pulls the strings' at Iomega, say some former employees...

Al MacDiarmid (13) has not been in Hawaii in quite some time other than to visit or cruise through. His raailing address is Livingston, TX, because "life is too short not to spend it as a Texan." He is what is called a "full tiraer," traveling about the continent in his RV or sailing about in his boat. He is presently (in July) in Isleton, CA, and headed for Port Townsend, WA. He generally spends the winter in Benson, AZ, or Puerto Peiiasco, Sonora, Mexico. Two pictures from June Week '54 should bring back raeraories for sorae. Besides the Pat Taylors, can you recognize them?

The Pat Taylors Email addresses for new Listserve members are; Chuck Hagee (10) at charles.hagee@gdesystem.com and Barry Bowen (04) at bowen@home.com.

"Reminiscences of First Class Cmise" by Heap Nelson, Ace Davis (20) and JV Harter (02) were among the more interesting items on the '55 listserv recentiy.

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Co-Chairmen, Class Executive Committee; CAPT Douglass F. Hayman, USN (Ret.) (11) 1387 Stonecreek Road, Annapohs, MD 22102 e; doughaym@crosslink.net; h; 410-268-0740 COL George Mushalko, USAF (Ret.) (15) 8214 Treebrooke Lane, Alexandria, VA 22308 e: mushalko@anserorg; h: 703-768-4543 Treas.; CDR Laurence A.White, Jr., USN (Ret.) (7) 1004 White Rock Gap Road, Covington, VA 24426 e; thegemtree@aol.cora; h; 540-862-1300 Correspondent; Pete Randrup (3) 4407 Atwick Road, Baltimore, MD 21210 e; hardhead@erols.com; h; 410-243-0552 Photo Gallery; Bill O'Keefe (10) 25 Calvin Rd., Dedham, MA 02026 URL; http:6/I l/98/www2.bc.edu/~okeefew e; okeefew@bc.edu; h; 617-326-4960 Pass on photos or slides for presentation in the '56 Photo Gallery directly to Bill O'Keefe.

'56 CLASS EMAIL LISTS AND DIRECTORY—The Class 'Hot Line' list service is usna-56 and the general discussion list is usna56talk. These are subscription lists. Please refer to earlier Shipmate issues for more details on using these lists. Contact the Secretary for any assistance or suggestions.

'56 LAST MUSTER—Michael John Dwyer, Jr. (11) died in Little Rock, AR on 18 July. He collapsed while participating in a triathlon race in the moming. Charles Sullivan Mulloy (14) passed away on 4 July in his home town of Mount Laurel, NJ. '56 FRATERNITY MEMORIAL CHAIRS—A chair for Dick Petersen (21) was been provided by the generosity of Jay O'Connell (21). The Class has been making good progress on these memorials.

FUNDING MEMORIAL CHAIRS—Consider sending three payments of $150 over a three year span to Larry White (7) to set the Class funding of these memorials on a sound basis. It is suggested that the monies be ear-marked for general funding of memorial chairs.

'56: UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS—November 2—Fulk, John Snyder; 3—Ghering; 4—Granger, McMullen, Carl Murray, O'Neil, Shelso; 5— Biles, Rosenhauer; 6—Barton Myers; 8—Bill Green; 9—Widner; 10—Bair, Hale, O'Connell; II—Ted Andrews, Boensch, John Caldwell, Frank Smith; 12—Marr; 13—GoUehon; 16— Janetatos; 17—Weigold; 18—Piske, Schweiger; 19—Perry Stone; 20—Gauthreaux, Kirkpatrick, Krinner, Minton, Smiley, Sterling; 21—Coker, Frank Murray; 22—Fellowes, Lee McMillan; 23—Detore, Furlong, Hogg, Nagel; 24—Lally, Nichols; 25—Baggs, Dickey, Westerhausen; 26—Hoerner; 27—Shultz, Spellman, Tatom; 28—Charlie Hansen, Stammer; and 30— Medwedeff, Schoep.

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'56; CLASS GATHERINGS—Tidewater Virginia—We gather at the Oceana NAS Officer's Club. Our meeting schedule is the first Friday of each quarter (i.e., March, June, September, and December) at the same time and place. Always room, do visit.—Ken Costilow (7) Washington, DC—The Class Luncheons for the 1998-99 season are continuing the traditional Thursday meeting schedule. Beginning this fall, the gathering at 11 ;30 a.m. is being held on the following dates; 24 September; 29 October; 3 December (Army/Navy luncheon); 21 January; 18 March; and 20 May. If you can, let me or George Mushalko (15) know that you are attending.—Rudy Daus (16) '56 NEWS FROM CLASSMATES— Prostates, hips, knees. We're mounting up a record. "Hips" Pete Bennett (13) sent a note; 1 want to thank all my Classmates and their wives or girl friends for all the notes, cards, email messages, gifts, and well wishes that have been sent to me. You guys are great and it goes to prove that 1956 and USNA stands by their own! I should be back in battery by October when Nancy and I hope to attend some winning football games. We will definitely be in the stands at Jack Kent Cooke to watch Navy beat Notre Dame! Again, thanks to everyone. Aloha.

A note came in from Mike Massey (3). His recent project is to have a mini-reunion with his roommate. Bill Stiles (3). Soon we'll be seeing the two of these guys burning up the road between the two coasts of southern Florida. Mike is in Cape Coral, near Fort Myers, whereas Bill is over near Miami at Coral Gables. He mentioned having talked with Roger Betts (22) who is 20 miles or so north of Mike's place, in Punta Gorda.

Val and Mike Ahrens (7) sent in a pair of snapshots of their wedding day activities.

Upon arrival in Moscow we bussed to our assigned cruise ship. We used the ship as our quarters both during our stay in Moscow for two days and for the craise. My perceptions of Russia were completely altered as a result of this trip. In Moscow, the people were very friendly, well dressed, smiling, and anxious to please. Quite a change from earlier days! Moscow was very clean and I thought, safe. We walked Red Square and the Kremlin, rode the metro, took in a beautiful museum full of Rembrandts, Van Goghs, Renoirs, DaVinci, and many other paintings and sculptures.

We took an excursion trip about 80 KM out of Moscow into the countryside to a small town and a monastery. With the capital behind us, we cruised the Volga to St. Petersburg, stopping everyday to visit cities and small towns, all of which I found very impressive. Our guides at each stop spoke very good English and they were gracious.

I leamed that they had begun leaming to speak English at the age of seven! At one stop the guide said, "Thank you for coming." He said it with such feeling. It was profound and summed up our reception throughout the trip.

St. Petersburg was our last stop, and while it was a step down from Moscow, the Hermitage was superb as were the shows we took in at night.

From St. Petersburg we went to Amsterdam. This city needs no description since most of us were there while we were in the Services. In summary, I strongly recommend craising the Volga from Moscow to St. Petersburg as a great way to see Russia. And, unlike a Caribbean craise, you won't gain any weight!

Lorraine and John Buckley (20) and Peg and Pete Peterson (20) geared up for a trip. John passes on the info: We are going to be in Pensacola for a few days beginning 3 August to tour the Naval Aviation Museum. On Thursday, we split. 1 go to Memphis to visit CDR Patrick Buckley '84, who is most recently attached to the newly relocated BuPers, and I will be home on Tuesday. Will send you some feedback and pictures of the event.

Might even be able to rendezvous with some of the local USNA Chapter guys. Lorraine and I will miss homecoming, but we will make the WVU game.

Here it is in a nutshell: Children can earn, mark the words "earn," money doing chores around the house.

'56 DAYS AT THE ACADEMY—During a conversation recently with Vern Bush (9), he had the occasion to cite his room number Plebe Year: It was 5059—Third Ban, Fifth Wing, a terrace room and my rack was right under the window. I believe I had every 3rd Batt upper Classman's foot in my stomach at least once that year!

Trivia—What was the last exam taken by the Class in May 1956?

Bermuda Race 1954: HIGHLAND LIGHT had three '56ers in her crew: Pete Randrap, Carl Peterson, and Bob Fesler

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Fred Lippert on the left, center is an old friend and best man. Kevin Meyer, and Mike Ahrens at the wedding reception Our folks on the road, Alice and Jim Cannon (4), made a trip in July to Russia. Here's Boom's report:

Barcelona—see Dave Maio's cap in the ring!

A lurker on the usna56 lists, Ralph Schwartz (24) broke in with some interesting financial advice. If you want the full message on this angle, drop a line to Pete Randrup; 1 am new to this email within '56, but have enjoyed reading the inputs. Having been a receiver for several months, I thought I might share this bit offinancialinformation. Only having four grandchildren, I have been able to start each with a custodial portfolio of stocks and mutual funds, as I know many of you have. The question, at least with me, is this: How do you minimize the tax on these assets? On individual stocks and mutual funds, taxes are filed and paid on their unearned income. To date, they have had no eamed income. Always on the lookout for a loophole. I found the following in the April and July issues of Mutual Funds magazine. I plan to take advantage of this philosophy in 1998.

Running with the spinnaker on HIGHLAND LIGHT—alert ' 56 linehandler on watch

Cook for the '54 Bermuda Race, Brigadier John French. British Army, pulls cook duties and is SOP in Hamilton upon arrival. Skipper on the helm is Hap Hefler from the Foreign Languages Department.

Trivia Gouge—It was Tuesday moming, 22 May, and we did the last river in Luce Hali, the Seamo exam.

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'56 getting a ride home on a P5M after the Azalea Ball weekend

So who IS this Navy player wearing the number 29?

B E A T A R M Y . . . A g a i n in ' 9 8

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Pres; CAPT Walter T. Meukow, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; CAPT W. H. Peerenboom, USN (Ret.) 1003 Rachel Lane, Vienna, VA 22180-6473 e; whpeerenboom@compuserve.com or 102424.577@compuserve.cora The July 19 picnic at Martha Ann and Bill Romoser's was an affair to reraember Not only was the weather perfect...a non-humid, clear, sunny day, but that, combined with the very wise decision to "hire it done" food-wise by bringing in "Red Hot & Blue" to provide Barbecue, gave our ladies a much deserved rest from the kitchen.

The result was a record breaking tumout, with attendees from as far away as Virginia Beach in the person of Dallas Follmer. Many Classmates brought children and grandchildren, and a fine time was had by everyone. Fortunately, Bruce DeMars kept an excellent Form W, so the list

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that follows is quite complete, in addition to being alphabetical. (Dallas is skipped since he heads the list, having come the greatest distance).

Florrie and Bob Albertson; Barbara and O.C. Baker; Shirley and Dave Balding with son, Web, daughter-in-law, Chona, and young'un; Nancy and Charlie Biels; Mimi and Dave Cooper; Bruce DeMars; Bettye and Joe Doherty; Peggy and Barry Fink; Bob Foss and fiancee June Morse; Ken Harrison; Keith Hastie and Nancy Dulin; Anne and George Lanman; Judy and Bob Lutz; Nancy and Dave Mabry; Walt Meukow; Gail and John Nolan; Betty and Bill Peerenboom with daughter Alice, son John Peerenboom '01, and grandson Todd LeMatty; Muff and George Philipps; Ginger and Jim Poole; Eileen and Gus Prahalis with son Sean; Elaine and Clark Rook; Maxetta and Bob Rositzke; Darlene and Paul Roush; Ann and Dick Scales and Sandy Underbill (Sam was AWOL).

In addition to that outstanding showing by Classmates, we were joined by Senior Chief Keith LaGanga, of the 22nd Company, and his wife Heidi and their son Anthony. Senior Chief LaGanga clearly disproves the concept that Chiefs are "old Salts." He is way too young for that! Bob Rositzke brought his digital camera, one of many "toys" he has as CEO of his own video production company, and the pictures have been featured on the Class web site since the day after the picnic. I ara sending an assortraent to Shipmate, with the hope that they can get them from jpeg to print. [Ed note: Shipmate regrets that we are not able to reproduce emailed photos at this time.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dave] In email entries, we have heard from Ed Peresluha and Al Koster, both of whom happily report no damage of difficulties from the recent fires in Florida, and, indeed, suggested that we "all come" down there for a Company reunion.

That was the subject of much discussion among Third Companymates who rendezvoused (I always wonder about using that word as a verb, and especially in the past tense) at Carolyn and Herb Hoppe's for a delightful aftemoon around their pool. In attendance this year (picture taken, but not yet developed) were, Rene and Bill Mickie; Diane and Fred Howe; Bob Foss and fiancee June Morse; Joy and Jim Foresman; and Betty and yours tmly with granddaughters

Kristin and Caitian LeMatty Herb's son Keith carae by to announce his engagement and take the obligatory group picture. We also got some great shots of the swimmers that will grace these pages in the issue to come next month. Betty and I were also privileged to help Monica and John Shewmaker celebrate son, Paul's (ouch!) 40th.

All of us would kill to be that young!

Speaking of youth, Paul Behrends emailed rae to announce that his son Gene's daughter, Natasha, became a mother., and Paul wondered aloud if he was first in the Class to be a Greatgrandfather., now that is a scary thought! I don't want to rain on that parade, but I believe Bob Nevin made a similar claim last year I should also mention that Bob Bowers wrote in from Bali to say that he was "wintering over" there... Tasmania is a bit chilly this time of year Actually, it is about trans-globe (I made that term up, so no grief, please) from Seattle, and is nicely maritime, so, it ought not be too bad.

Bob's current "posit" is 08-28.9S; 115-14.8E. Drop him a line at the nearest Mail Buoy. For those seeking more definition, try the Villa Indah, Kedewatan, Ubud, Bali. Bob's card depicts thatched roof cottages. Looks quite splendid! The final email was a plea from Bob Lutz on behalf of George Philipps to see if anyone has an extra copy of the June 1998 Shipmate in which the obituary for Connie Morency appeared. George has promised a nuraber of extra copies to Connie's family, so if anyone can spare a copy, get in touch with George at muffp@erols.com.

In real mail, we heard from Ray Fazzio who wrote; Thought I'd fill you in on a business adventure recently completed by Classmate John Holt and myself (both 14th Co. stalwarts). For the past six months I was the project leader for validation of shared telephone contracts associated with the restracture and privatization of Telebras, the communications system in Brazil. The project was made up of four teams. Classmate John Holt was the leader for the northeast section of Brazil; The team leader for the westem section was Tom Kopp, USMA '60. It was only fitting that John and 1 had the coastal cities, and the WOOP got the jungle! Tom was awfully smart for a WOOP, and extremely gracious after Navy's victory over Army. Well, Tom was a Plebe when we were Firsties. The enclosed photo shows us all.

1 to r: Ray Fazzio (14), John Holt (14) and Tom Kopp (USMA '60) Nice job, Ray! Remembering my visits to Recife and Rio, I am envious. From the picture, it appears that Tom was on a raore restricted diet out there in the hinterlands! That is it for this raonth. Keep the cards, email, calls and letters coming, and Beat Army!

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Shipmate, October 1998

Diane and John Ryan '67, the 56th Superintendent of the USNA, visit with Classmate Ron Marryott '57 at the Alumni Association's Class of '02 Parents Picnic

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Pres: LCOL Gordon M. Gerson, USAF (Ret.) e: gmgerson@erols.com Sec'y: COL Warren S. Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Lane, Springfield, VA 22151-2430 h; 703-321-9586; e; wwalters@mail.erols.com http://www.usnaclass.org/class/58 Warm days and crisp nights...it must be October! The other sign that tips the month off is the appearance of Christmas merchandising efforts, and this before we have even seen Halloween and Thanksgiving. Oops, now I remember, those were commercially celebrated starting in September October also finds four games finished on the Navy football schedule, and some indication of how the team is stacking up for the year Up in the stands, the Class of 1958 cheering section continues to hold on as the largest block-buyer of season tickets. We now have 74 Classmate names on the ticket list, purchasing a block of 156 season tickets. There were some additions to this year's list, with new ticket holders being Gene Porter (21), Wayne Scott (16), Mike Woodbury (7), Tay Keith (19), Bob Nazak (21), Chuck Larson (8), Ron Brence (23), Jack Adams (4), and George Jenkins (10). Long time fan Lou Shane (16) dropped out by moving up to Maine, but on the whole, we gained in vocal power and tailgating numbers. The Blaze Gonzales Class of '58 NoCharge Ticket Agency still arranges the intemal ticket swaps in the Class block, and helps to keep the stands full of dedicated fans and their guests. If you thought the tailgate at Reunion 40 was good, that's because we practice doing it five or six times every year!

Not only do the Class football fans play hard in Annapolis, they go on the road. Do you recall the large contingent that went to Ireland for the Navy/Notre Dame game two years ago? This year it's going to be a contingent going up to Boston this month for the game with Boston College on Saturday, the 24th. Pooch Caldwell (6) has been hustling the D.C. gang to travel, and up in Boston, Kent Lawrence (16), Jack Rennie (22), and George Brenner (1) have been raustering Classmates and their families or guests in that area for the game. They have laid out a commendable schedule for all '58ers attending. As of this writing (3 August), some 50 attendees had signed on and more may have materialized since then. The Plan of Action for that game runs like this; 8:00-10:00 a.m. Make your way to the stadium and Lion's Hal) on the BC campus.

There is little non-prepaid parking at the stadium and no tailgating is allowed on what there is, so Boston natives say take the public transportation system in the city. Details on which lines to take will be provided by mail at a later date.

10:00-11:30 a.m. Attend the Boston area Alumni Association pre-game "Inside Tailgate" with Classmates, other Alumni, and parents of active Midshipmen. A fee of $5-$ 10 per head is normal.

12:00-4:00 p.m. Attend the game and watch Navy smother BC. 4:00-7:00 p.m. Make your own way back into the city or wherever your accomraodations are located. Rest up a bit for the evening.

7:30-12:00 p.m. Attend a Class of '58 social event at a location to be provided later The evening will include light snacks, a cash bar, recorded music for dancing, and NO FORMAL PROGRAM of speakers, performers, etc.

Classmates are left to their own devices on Sunday, 25 October; no formal events are planned. Interested? Call Pooch at 703.385.1706.

Now on to other Class news.

We begin with an unpaid commercial for the Reunion 40 Yearbook Committee, Chairman Fred Victor (llth), who presents the following; Voyage 40 INFO窶認or Classmates who requested the retum of the pictures they submitted for Voyage 40, the book committee believes that all those pictures have been retumed as of this writing. Also, for those who paid the original price of $47,50, rebate checks for $37.50 have been sent. If there is still anyone expecting a picture or rebate, contact Fred Victor at the address below.

After the Reunion, the Executive Board authorized the printing of an additional 12 books. We have ten left (as of I August). Cost is $38 plus $3.25 postage. If you are interested in purchasing one of these books, contact Fred Victor at 703.455.7418; fax 703.455.0934, or email at avictor@ida.org.

Like all good broadcasters, an ad is followed by a public service announcement, so here is one for October from Class President Gordon Gerson (II): Veterans who served in Vietnam (or on ships in the area) who have contracted prostate cancer may be considered for service-connected disability compensation from the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs. If a veteran's death is attributed to prostate cancer, the surviving spouse is entitled to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. The hard part isfiguringout what makes one eligible.

TROA recommends that anyone feeling they may be due for this entitlement should contact their local Disable American Veterans (DAV). American Legion, or VFW organization. It turns out that these organizations (and not TROA) are funded by Congress to provide information on this and similar questions. You need not be a member In the D.C, area, one can call Mr Gregory Jones of the DAV at 202.418,4301/2 for further information.

The retirement of ADM Chuck Larson was reported in a previous column, but since then, photographic proof of the somber demeanor of members of the Class of 1958 at this auspicious occasion has arrived. The camera belonged to Mary Gale Buchanan (sister of Buck Buchanan '56) and the photo was snapped by Bob Nazak.

In the photo, cheerleader Pooch Caldwell is leading his squad in a rendition of "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow," and in the squad you can spot Tom Sinnott (21), George Coyne (7), Bob Stibler (18), Gordon Gerson, Dave Willingham (19), Bob Caldwell (18), Frank Gamboa (17), Tay Keith, Mary Gale, Rupe MacLean (21), Gary Roberts (11), John Poindexter (18), Jim Hogge '56, Franz Wiedemann (1) and Dick Buss (20). In some

photos taken by Pat Jenkins at the same ceremony, you see the trio of George Jenkins, John Poindexter, and Jim Corder (3), and in the mixed ensemble picture, Eileen Giglio, Jane Coyne, Roxanne Kessler, George Coyne, George Jenkins, and Mike Giglio (10).

'58ers at the Retirement Ceremony Another retiree frora this summer's crop is Jake McMichael (10), who tells that he retired from Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA, on 7 May. He and Dianne sold their horae in Pleasanton, CA, and have moved to the Great Northwest, where they should now be in their new home in the Charbonneau District, south of Portland, OR. The home sits on a 27-hole golf course and has fairway and green views. Several guest rooms will be available free of charge to Classmates who will cover Jake's green fees!

You can find Jake on-line atjcmcmich@aol.com.

Another fast mover is Bob Shearer (14), who has now jumped from a temporary address to a permanent one. He and Rene are now at 3900 Isla Ciudad, Naples, FL 34109. A sure sign of dropping anchor, the motor horae was sold, and the job search started in late summer I received a note from J.D. Peters (13) conceming his daughter Sarah, who as a teenager acted as one of our cheerleaders at the 20th Reunion. She went on to become a cheerleader at Penn State, then went frora Engineering at Penn State to Business at Colorado in Boulder and ultiraately to a career in sales. Having become a successful single businesswoman, she has now combined that with marriage as of 6 June in Las Vegas, NV. The bridegroom is Taylor Shull, an EE who designs computer storage devices for Storagetech. They met while mountain climbing in the Rockies, and he actually proposed to her while he had her dangling from a safety line at 12,000 feet. The wedding photo shows the bridal pair, with Joan, JD, and the matemal grandparents in attendance. Congratulations to the young couple from the Class!

A Class record for email brevity goes to IVUke Chappie (5), who sends "Nona and Ralph Luce (15) came to Coronado, CA, to visit Mary Ann and Mike Chappie over the 4th of July and take in the 4th of July parade." That was it...27 words. One presumes they had no flag to put in the picture they didn't take with the camera they forgot which doesn't show beautiful Coronado in the background. Well, you've probably been there, so picture it all in your minds eye!

On the other end of the correspondence scale, Cleo and Bob Phillips (2) have filed a report oil dieir cruising life aboard Kairaalolo. In April,

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Maybe Hawaii on the way, then the Marshalls and Guam before heading for the Philippines and Singapore. Stay tuned for further adventures and vicarious living!

This month's flag picture was taken in front of the lighthouse on Monhegan Island, ME, where Capt. John Smith visited in 1614 and the '58 contingent from the 10th Company visited in July 1998. This same contingent also participated in the first Wayne, ME, Invitational Tennis Tournament. In that picture you see more closely Norine and Dave Ault, Peg and JC Tipton, and Pat and JJ Seeberger. Tiptons took first in the tennis tourney, but the second place Seebergers and third place Aults didn't fare too badly, as they made it into the top three.

Monhegan Island and 10th Company There were other '58 travelers in July and August, but their reports aren't in yet to make this issue. Next month we should have stories about the Scandinavian/Baltic cmise with the Larsons and Moultons, plus others yet unknown. And a short email, not in the brevity class of Chappie, sailed in from the Cyber Cafe off Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece. Seems the Gersons were stopping by for a quick ouzo and intemet link on their way to see the Oracle at Delphi. Oh yes, and the Walters went to Denmark in July to visit the Danish side of the family. There will be a flag photo from the Roskilde Intemational Sand Sculpture contest next month.

Lastly, Ralph Buck (23) pointed out that The Washington Post reported on 1 July that the Little Campus restaurant closed up shop in Crabtown after 74 years. The owner (Evangelos Nichols since 1958) is leasing the space to Virginia businessmen who renovated and opened an Irish pub in September Those of you who spent time with your drag in the Little Campus may have a fond memory of those days, over 40 years ago.

'58 Trivia; The First Class cmise to South America found us with 49 days at sea and 17 days in port. On Parent's Weekend, 28 August 1954, we were allowed to bring guests into the mess hall for Saturday lunch, but there was an unusual restriction. Do you remember what it was? Hasta Luego! WSW

The J.D. Peters and the newlyweds, the Taylor Shulls

Wayne, ME Tennis Toumament they took a rather burapy crossing of the Gulf of Mexico from Key West, out the Windward Passage around the eastern end of Cuba, then south between Haiti and Jamaica. It took 20 days to reach Cristobal, Panama, where they went through a great deal of bureaucracy to transit the canal. Talk about a toll fee! $505 for a sailboat

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their size to get through the canal, which is cheap compared to the $165,000 the large cruise ships pay. They were in Pedro Miguel on 14 May, laid up for awhile to get the boat into shape for the Pacific, and were pouring over the charts figuring out where next. Nuka Hiva in the French Polynesians? Cook Islands? Samoa?

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Pres.: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) Chairman Exec. Committee; CAPT Norbert H. Bednarek, USNR (Ret.) Exec. VP: Joe Flynn Admin. VP; Gary Geist Exec. Sec'y: Bruce Nordwall Corp. Treasurer; Dave Osburn Sec'y; CAPT John A. Butterfield, USN (Ret.) 1130 Sugar Sands #190, Singer Island, FL 33404 w;561-840-II04; h: 561-881-7512 f; 561-863-8984; e: jbsgma@aol.com w w w . r o a n o k e . k l 2. v a . u s / D a v e ' s W o r l d / u s n a 59.httnl Hello '59ers! Time once again to report to the Class, and whomever else may care to tune in.

Lots going on, both good and bad news. To follow up the bit about Bill Honsa... yes, he is in touch with Jim Langemo, but who has taken over the duties as the Club Eleven Newsletter editor is yet to be pinpointed. I suspect it is a case of who is able to pass off the duty, but the feeling may be that someone in the Annapolis area who can help rally the l l t h Co. Guys for the 40th will end up with the job. By the way, Jim Langemo departed the Northem Virginia area and resides on a lake in Minnesota; sounds super this time of year! Jim is at 421 North Shore Dr, Dettoit Lakes, MN, 56501. Phone; 218-8471227.1 had a nice conversation with him recently. He and Bill Honsa were trying to get together, but it did not work, so the 40th may be their rendezvous.

Another '59er up in the North Country is Bob Larson in Fairbault, MN. Some Classraates have had some ttouble contacting hira via email, but try: rllarson@clearlakes.com. With Jim Martin, Milan Moncilovich, and John Buchanan in Minnesota also, there should be a '59er meeting up that way. But you should definitely be thinking of meeting Noel Flynn at some point and bicycle a few miles with him as he proceeds in late summer '99 to make it to Annapolis in time for the Reunion.

I have had sorae interesting email from Jerry Loveless, including a Honeymoon report.

Amongst their ttavels were the sites of Lake Como, Portofino, Monaco, the 'arty' town of St. Remy (highly recommended), three weeks of casties in France, including Visits to Cognac and Bordeaux, and the running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. A July issue of Newsweek had a line from Jerry after he ran with the bulls, and survived!

Jerry was sorry to report that shortly after their glorious wedding, attended by his USNA roomies, one of them, Don Thompson, had to have triple bypass surgery. He had gone to the doctor to see what was causing some discomfort, and after reviewing a family history, the "numbers" after a checkup, and a treadmill evaluation, it was off to surgery. We are happy to report that Don seems to be doing okay now. He is a semi-retired broker; he and wife Doodle are in Atlanta area, where he has been doing some computer consulting work. The other roomie, Pat Nelis, lives in Ea.stem Pennsylvania with wife Sydney. The wedding time had been the first reunion for these three guys since our 25th Reunion; they sure anticipate a super 40th!

Bad news—I am sorry to report the death of a great guy, a beloved '59er, Bailey Yeager. (See "Last Call".) Don Thompson. Sam Ligon. Steve Snyder, et al raade sure 1 was aware of the news.

Here's some of Steve's (104 Carnoustie, Williamsburg, VA 23188; 757-221-7226) note; I know that you'll get the news of Bailey's death via the Washington contingent, but thought I would send an obituary from the local Williamsburg paper in case some info doesn't make The Washington Post. I was traly shaken when Nancy called to tell me that she had just read of Bailey's death. We had talked with Bailey and Mary Lou about the possibility of joining them on the barge trip (note: Yeagers were on a 'cruise'/trip to the Netherlands when the heart attack occurred), but we were unable to pursue it because I could not take that much time off from my new job, Sam Ligon's eulogy of Bailey was one of the best I've ever heard. I never knew that Sam and Bailey had known each other since grade school. As far as I know, we were the only two Classmates at the memorial service in Williamsburg, but I'm sure the service in the Washington area was well attended.

We really love it here in Williamsburg and I am still enjoying my new job with Cambridge Technology Partners. I've been with them one year and have worked in NYC, Westover, MA, Princeton, NJ, and I am currently in Morris Plains, NJ (lots of Marriott Rewards and frequent flyer miles.) Rise and Shine with '59!

Some items that may have been missed in the obituary; Bailey died at Vrije University Hospital in Amsterdam. The Yeagers moved to Williamsburg when he was CO of Cheatham Annex (Navy Cargo Handling) in 1978. He then transferred to Norfolk Supply Center, and retired frora there in 1984. Bailey and Mary Lou had established the Royal Travel Center in 1981, and were very active and ranch loved in the greater Williarasburg and Tidewater coraraunities.

Here's what retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jack Hull said: Bailey's sense of humor and love of life have given us many fond memories. My wife, Marianne, and Mary Lou have been friends since grade school; we've known Bailey since they were married. Over the years we have shared holidays, traveled together, and attended the weddings of each other's children. He will be sorely missed!

That sentiment is echoed by thousands. If you want to communicate with Mary Lou, her address is 27 Yeardley's Court, King's Mill, Winiamsburg,VA 23185.

Some newer or revised email addresses for you: William J. Fernow: wfemow@scescape .net; W. Rickman; rickraanw@scescape.net; Sam Ligon: is sligon@ norfolk.infi.net; Ron Jesberg; rjesburg® sikorsky.com; Bob Currie: roben.currie@lw.com; and for latest updates on email addresses for '59, deepest thanks to Robby and his hard work, try rrobby@moon.jic. Dave Sullivan is the other key contact as we try to keep the Class up to date on snail mail and hitech addresses. Thanks to Dave also!

Don Smith was doing some work that required some info about Marine Aviation and R&D projects for the Marines (past and present).

It caused me to track down Bill Eshelman, and so if you want to contact our retired Marine Corps general who may be out looking at his crops or farmland in Alabama, call 334-9871659 or write 9162 Neumann Dr, Elberta, AL 36530.

Retired Admiral Jon Ives checked in recentiy, and here's what he had to say: The Honolulu info regarding Ives is old. I obviously have not done a very good job keeping you guys up to date. I retired in Pearl Harbor in September "90 after 31 years, two months, and 28 days, but who was counting? Since then, we have lived in DeSoto, TX. just south of Dallas where I was doing the design and constraction of the facilities for the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory for three years until Congress

pulled the plug on our project. It was to be a world-class proton-on-proton circulating beam collider with a center of mass energy of 20-trillion electron-volts and would have hosted "bleeding edge" nuclear particle research for the next 30 or 40 years. 1 built (among other things) about 15 miles of 14-foot diameter tunnel, which of course now goes nowhere. Sad! After about one year of retirement in Texas, while I figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up, we moved 10 San Francisco where I worked for three years as a Project Manager for Parsons Brinckerhoff, an old-line transportation engineering firm (they got their start building NYC subways). My principal project was providing engineers and technical personnel to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its role of disaster recovery—primarily the Northridge Earthquake Recovery (Pasadena area) and flood damage recovery (statewide). At the peak, we had 195 people in the field, literally in every one of Califomia's 52 counties. (I hope there aren't any "two percenters" still out there who didn't get the word when it ended, and we went back home!)

In April this year, I joined the staff of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center to work on planning and designing the facilities for yet another high energy particle physics project (obviously some people NEVER leam). Our project is called The Next Linear Collider. It is basically two opposing linear accelerators in a straight line with a total length of about 30 km. The beamlines will be underground in a mnnel, which will be my contribution to the effort. If anyone wants the gory details, you can check it out on our web page at: www.slac.stanford.edu/lc/nic.html. If all goes as intended, we will be colliding electrons and positrons and doing forefront particle physics research by 2008. Our current schedule calls for consttiiction start in 2003. By that time, I'll probably have opted for my "third" retirement. We shall see. Ann tells me that my NEXT retirement is for real—no more backsliding into work.

Thanks to all for your hard work for the Class.

Jon, 14 Biltmore Lane, Menlo Park, CA 940256687; home: 650-854-6717; wk: 926-3010. Home e: jonives@netcom.com. Work: ives@slac. stanford.edu.

Thanks for super report Jon—out of the doghouse now! Hope I am not boring you with so much email address stuff, but here's a few raore; Bill Corroum at wfcll959usna@sprint raail.com; Moncilovich at; milanm@twgi.cora; Sam Sigmund at asigraond@aol.com; and Hank Mauz at hmauz@aol.com. Enough for now, right?

Carl Weber, 9th Co., from Algonquin, OH— remeraber him? Wasn't he our Classmate who supposedly was at the leading edge of computers back in 1959? How about some of you reporting on this and what happened after graduation. We may have had a pioneer or plankowner of sorts in our midst, and really did not appreciate it at the time. I am probably like many of you, as I try to look back and pinpoint when the word coraputer even first carae to mind, and then when we were exposed to using it in our professional (or personal) lives. Any anecdotes would be appreciated. Also, I think as we look ahead to our big reunion, we need to have Classmates jot down their ADM Rickover '22 stories. Some '59ers were early interviewees and many of the Class have not shared in those stories...or we have forgotten as we have grown older But don't be afraid to embellish tales; nobody will find fault in that.

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T h e A n d e r s o n s a r e c u r r e n t i y in t h e p r o c e s s of slowly m o v i n g t o a h o m e they p u r c h a s e d in Pinehurst, N C . T h e target is to b e c o m p l e t e l y ttansitioned by the spring of 1999. W e have attended several of the R e u n i o n s and C o m p a n y functions but h a d n ' t seen L o w e l l ( J e e p ) M a r t i n since o u r w e d d i n g day. H e w a s in t o w n o n A r m y business last m o n t h and w a s able to j o i n u s for d i n n e r We d e c i d e d that n o n e of us had c h a n g e d a bit in the last 3 7 y e a r s . W e are sure that is t h e s a m e for all o f o u r C l a s s m a t e s . . . e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e from 2 n d C o m p a n y !

J O H N B E N E V I D E S . N o current information, but he w a s last sighted in C a l i f o m i a .

JIM CONNELL. For now, suffice to say, 1 had 16 years worth of active duty in the USN and Naval Reserve doing Surface Warfare and things Soviet/Russian, got a Ph.D. in Russian, taught ten years in a university and for the last six years have worked with the U.S./Russian Joint Commission on POW/ MIAs out of American Embassy Moscow, I am writing a long article on my work for publication in Shipmate. We have a new email address because of a change in Embassy computer systems: powmia@moscowpoa,US-state,go, F R E D D E M C H U K . F r e d Uves at 5 2 3 7 Estrada in San J o s e , C A ; h o m e p h o n e is 4 0 8 7 2 3 - 5 1 6 7 , w o r k is 4 0 8 - 2 6 9 - 6 2 8 8 .

E R N I E F R A N K E N B E R G . No current information, but an u n n a m e d s o u r c e tells u s h e ' s working for B o e i n g .

B O B G I U F F R E D A . B o b ' s a d d r e s s is 2 5 6 0 High H a m m o c k R o a d , J o h n ' s Island, S C . H o m e p h o n e is 8 0 3 - 7 6 8 - 3 5 8 8 , w o r k is 8 0 3 - 7 6 8 - 0 0 6 1 .

BILL HARTMAN. I retired from the Navy after 23 years, having served predominately on tin cans. Most of the tours of duty were on the West Coast, with six years homeported in Japan along with a number of deployments to the Far East, I did make one craise to the Med on a can out of Mayport, Other assignments included Monterey PG [mechanical engineering], instractor at USNA, and Staff duty on ComCraDesFlot 3 and Seventh Fleet, It was on one of those WestPac tours with Station Ship Hong Kong duty that I met my future bride, Judith Jorge, who converted from airline stewardess to Navy wife [33 years]. Life after Navy has been consumed by operating an engineering a technical services firm in the Washington D,C, area, J O S E P H H U B B A R D . J o e is at 8 B r a n d y w i n e Drive in C i n c i n n a t i , O H , w o r k i n g for G e n e r a l Electric in the turbine b u s i n e s s . H i s h o m e p h o n e is 5 1 3 - 7 7 2 - 2 6 6 8 .

S T A N J O N E S . Stan is r e c o v e r i n g from a multiple b y p a s s o p e r a t i o n , h e still lives in t h e T e x a r k a n a area. H o m e p h o n e is 8 7 0 - 7 7 4 - 8 7 1 2 and his w o r k n u m b e r is 8 7 0 - 7 7 3 - 3 1 2 2 — a few times a w e e k .

ALEX KOMOROSKE. I left USN after several Polaris patrols in 1967.

In 1963, Judith Roach from Old Lyme, CT, near the Groton sub base, consented to marry me after she was courted by several other '61 guys.

We have three grown and martied daughters who are living in Greenwich, CT, Chicago and San Carlos, CA. After 18 years at GE in the nuclear power business, 1 entered the consulting business, initially in San Diego, I now ran a small ten-year old international consulting company. Pacific Rim Services at 932 Santa Craz Ave,, Suite E, Menlo Park, CA 94025, We have offices in Asia which facilitate business between U,S, and Asian companies, mostly Japan, Bob Traister '60 (2nd Co.) contacted us for job leads when he mustered out of USN a couple of years ago and we keep in touch. He is now in Seattle working for Boeing.

1 keep up on USN and the Academy through Naval Institute Proceedings, and USNA Fund local activities. Other than the few '61 guys in GE nuclear. 1 haven't had much contact with Classmates or other USNA people. I had a surprise letter a couple of years ago when Dick Burke (I

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was his Firstie) wrote to say how much our contact helped him. He now lives in Maryland near Washington and Annapolis and I hope to see him sometime. He is a pilot for TWA. My folks live in Alexandria and we visit them occasionally. In fact, we are planning to see them this Thanksgiving, which is their 60th wedding anniversary.

1 don't get Shipmate (do they have a website?

[Ed. Note: Please visit the USNA Alumni Association website at www.usna.com.—Dave]), so I'd appreciate if you could keep me posted on any news by email.

L L M A R T I N . L o w e l l is in the Civil Service in Fort L e a v e n w o r t h , K S , after putting s o m e time in the U . S . A r m y (the e n e m y ) . H e and h i s wife, Sandra, reside at 17821 S t r a n g e r R o a d , home phone; 913-727-3067.

TOM MURRAY Long before meeting good old Mother Bancroft, I had decided to become a part of the submarine force. Based on the advice of a retired three-star in a neighboring town in North Texas, I opted for the Naval Academy. (Actually, he said, "If you want to be a part of this man's Navy, you have to be a ring knocker, where upon he rapped a rather salty USNA ring on the table and that did the trick.) While trapped within the wall, 1 received advice from a submarine skinny professor that I should join the sub force as a qualified surface OOD, That is what I did, I served in the engineering department of DEHAVEN (DD-727) in the first squadron to be homeported out of Japan (Yokosuka), before being accepted into Submarine School. At SubSchool 1 met up with the rest of our Classmates who had opted for Subs and were interviewed by Rickover during First Class Year. Fortunately, 1 was picked for a very short interview with the Kindly Old Man and was assigned to Nuclear Power School at Mare Island.

1 served in a series of submarine assignments: SCAMP (SSN-588), NATHAN HALE (SSBN-623),

Los ANGELES (SSN-588)—Executive Officer (Pre-commissioning crew and sea trials), LAPON (SSN-661)—Commanding Officer (2 Med. Cruises and 1 Spec. Op.) My shore duty assignments were: Two tours at the Pentagon (both were on the CNO staff and Tomahawk Cruise Missile associated); NavSea—Creation of the Submarine Fast Attack (SSN) preventative maintenance program; Chief Navy Section, Joint U.S. Military Mission for Aid to Turkey (JUSMMAT)—Next to command, the best tour of my military career.

There is not enough room in Shipmate to explain the joys of Turkey and the Turks. Upon retirement from the Navy in '87,1 have: Been an analyst for System Planning Association Corporation; Served as a Decision Systems Association's Project Manger for the Navy's (DARPAs) NonAcoustic ASW Program; Been CAE-Link's (the old link trainer) Division Director for Nuclear Power Submarine Simulators; Functioned as the General Manager (with DSTl) for ONR's conversation of their 52 year old database from a mainframe to a client-server; Supported Space Application Corporation (SAC) in their assistance of DARPA's Overhead Ground Mine Detection Program. I am currently serving as a Senior Technical Consultant with User Technology Associates (UTA) to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) financial officer's effort to transport DOT'S financial database from a mainframe to an internet 'enterprise' environment. I am having a ball. I am very fortunate to have a devoted wife. Karen, and two responsible and caring children, Tom III has shared with us two adorable grandchildren. Reed and Conner Daughter, Kelly is a lieutenant commander in the Naval Intelligence community, attending the Army Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS,

JACK PAPPAS. Jack Pappas, Lover of Four Continents (and first guy in our Class to get bricked, but it was Dave Timm's fault—he set me up). Jack is the principal in Pappas Associates, a strategic planning and business development consultancy. He has held various positions in business, govemment and academia including director of a spe-

cial studies laboratory where he worked for Naval Intelligence on a variety of projects. Additional industry experience included various assignments with Computer Sciences Corp., international business development for General Electric Co. and various officer positions with BDM International. Jack was active in academia as the Associate Director of the Valley Forge Research Center of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and was also instramental in starting the National Technology Transfer Center in Wheeling, WV. Jack returned briefly to govemment in the Senior Executive Service as Head of the Engineering and Test & Evaluation Department of a Navy R&D Center, after which he took over as President of a company that developed and manufactured environmental instrumentation and arctic ASW equipment for the U.S, Navy, A native of Athens, Greece, Pappas immigrated to the United States where he grew up in Knoxville, TN. Following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, he served in destroyers, aircraft squadrons and in special warfare assignments. Jack is Maryland State President and National Director of the Navy League of the United States, President of the SEAFARER Chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Intemational and is a member of the Board of Directors of The Patuxent Partnership where he chairs the Capitalization Committee, Jack is married to the former Kathleen Zane of Wilmington, NC, and makes his home in the Solomons, MD, area, BOB PELLOTT. After graduation I was stationed at Quantico for Basic School and from there went to Camp Pendelton, CA, as an infantry officer. Okinawa and Vietnam were next, as an advisor to the ARVN in "I" Corps. Soon I found myself at Fort Holabird, the Army Intelligence school, followed by stateside tours at Camp LeJuene, Quantico and then another tour in Vietnam. This time as an advisor to the Vietnamese Navy at Cua Viet. The Marine Corps then forgot about me and sent me to the Armed Forces Air Intelligence Center as an instractor and Senior Marine for four plus years. I called HQMC where it became confirmed that 1 somehow had missed my mid-level school and now was going to be sent to the Defense Intelligence School at Anacostia, MD, The Marine Corps then decided that I needed to change my MOS to intelligence and sent me to Headquarters and after three years was going to send me back to Okinawa to do the same job that I held ten years ago. 1 thoroughly enjoyed my time in the Corps but had no "career enhancing" billets and no Marine Corps schooling after Basic School, so my long term prospects weren't very good. 1 retired in January, 1978. After retirement, I formed New Options Group, (with another former Marine) a career management and consulting firm. We expanded our services to include leadership development, coaching and also established offices in Harrisburg, PA, Richmond, VA, Hunt Valley, PA, Bethesda, MD, with Fairfax, VA, as corporate headquarters. Since we aren't getting any younger we are in the process of selling offices and only taking those assignments that provide personal satisfaction as well as profitability. This will give me more time to spend with my bride of 37 years and visit our son in Sacramento, CA. C H U C K P L A U G H E R . C h u c k lives at 2 8 4 2 C l a i r e b o r o Road, in J a c k s o n v i l l e , F L , h o r a e p h o n e is 9 0 4 - 2 6 0 - 0 4 6 9 .

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RON REIMANN. What a great surprise hearing from you. Jan and 1 will be retuming to Zaporozhye, Ukraine, in October with a group of business people—all volunteers—to teach business. Usually we have a combination of old party aparatchiki trying to privatize their state firms, and younger entrepreneurs trying to establish fledgling businesses. I run into plenty of old Soviet navy and army people, and have always enjoyed a cordial relationship with them. This will be my ninth such trip to Russia and Ukraine, Things are slowly improving there, though I think I am in the minority of observers who are long-term optimists about their future, I have seen Daryl Gonyea (who runs Gonyea Land Company) a number of times, dealing with some land development issues—though from opposite sides. Credit the old school tie that honor has been preserved and we worked productively and with conviviality to reach an accommodation. Apart from local political issues, which 1 don't like much, I serve on some boards of organizations dealing mostly with overseas matters. Our mom and pop business.

Examined Life Seminars, is blossoming and helps us to stay in touch with younger people and businesses in the region and the former USSR. Of our own six children, five are married (four grandkids, two of the married couples live here in the Twin Cities), one is engaged (to an Air Force officer), and two are still in the boats, though not for long 1 suspect. This is Skip Bailey's widow's address: Phyllis Bailey Anderson, 372 S, Pine St., South Weymouth, MA 02190.

TOM ROONEY. After graduation and completion of flight training, I was assigned to VA-196 for two Vietnam/ WestPac cruises. After one year in the training command in Kingsville, we left the Navy. I have just retired after 30 years of flying for TWA. In fact, four other Classmates, whom we have an annual reunion, have also recently retired from TWA, T.P. M a n n i n g . G a r y S e r a l y , Howie Winfree, and Pete Ferriso. My wife, Sandy, and I are presently building a home in the Sarasota, FL, area. She also has recently retired from her retail clothing business. Our son, Tim, was a pilot in VF-84 and VF-45, He is presently in medical school at Dartmouth College, Upon completion of med school he will retum to active duty in the Navy, Our daughter Susan lives in Connecticut and is a Human Resources Manager We are looking forward to the 40th.

BOB ROSEDAHL. After failing the flight physical, 1 spent 18 months as an ensign at sea as an Engineering officer, (B Div JO and M Div Officer), aboard WASP (CVS-18). Lots of responsibility at an oh-soyoung an age. Re-took and passed the flight physical and then spent my time as a LT(jg) charging through flight training. Given my timing, I had several "Plow Back" Classmates as flight instractors, most notably Denny Nichols, one of my roommates. Hell of an F-5 check flight.

I checked in to VP 11, Brunswick, ME, as a full lieutenant and got my first real taste regarding the huge difference between "brown shoes" and "black shoes," On WASP, I was the designated GQ EOOW, and now in a fleet squadron, I was to become the assistant Survival Officer, I managed to qualify as a PPC in P-2s and later P-3s, Reported to VT-3 in the Pensacola, FL area and spent my last year and a half in the active Navy as a T28 Formation instractor 1 was then recmited by Lee Bathrick '60 (2nd Co,) to join GE, but I turned that opportunity down to join Xerox, arriving in Rochester, NY, in June of 1969,1 started out in manufacturing operations, then Production Control, and then Human Resources where I ended up spending most of my time. I am still there today. Back in the '70s, I was sent by Xerox to the University of Rochester's Executive Development MBA program where 1 bumped into Dick Kievit, Although we were a year apart, I found it significant that the only two graduates from the Class of '61 at Xerox ended up in the same program at the same time. Along with

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Xerox, I participated in the Navy Reserve program, retiring in the early '80s as a commander I had four children, one of whom is currently a lieutenant commander (also flew P-3s and had a tour as a flight instractor in VT-3 (air conditioned T-34s!), and is now at the Naval War college in Newport, RI. First marriage ended in divorce, second marriage just moved past the 20 year mark. Starting to think about retirement, B O B R O S S . B o b w o r k s for G e n e r a l D y n a r a i c s in T u c s o n , A Z . His h o r a e p h o n e is 5 2 0 - 5 4 4 - 8 7 3 1 and his w o r k p h o n e is 5 2 0 - 7 9 4 2655.

D O N S P R O U S E . N o current information, last sighted in C a l i f o m i a .

D A V E S U T E L A N . R e p o r t e d t o b e in Norfolk, VA. J O H N VALERIO. After g r a d u a t i o n , I spent t w o years on BASILONE, as Damage Control Assistant. During this tour, I made a Northem European craise and participated in the Cuban Crisis. The Cuban Crisis played heck with my marriage plans, but we finally made it on Saturday, 24 November 1962.

From there, I spent two years on CORAL SEA out of Alameda, CA. Getting there also served as a delayed honeymoon, so we took a very circuitous route through such places as New Orleans and Las Vegas. The latter part of this tour included seven months on and off of YANKEE STATION in the South China Sea. My duties were primarily in the Combat Information Center where I also qualified as an Air Intercept Controller My third tour was quite a surprise to me, but an enjoyable one. It was two years back to the School as Assistant to the Commandant and 34th Company Officer From there, 1 spent a year in Nha Trang, RVN in a Coastal Surveillance Center which maintained operational control of the naval vessels patrolling off the coast. My final tour was at the Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA, In August 1969,1 resigned my commission and took a position with Coming Glass, Coming, NY, in the TV Bulb Sales Department. The job was very good, but the northem New York weather was tertible. After two-and-a-half years, I was let go as they went through a little cutback. After a few months of looking with very few bites, I made a decision with family support to retum to school.

So, I became a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech with a Masters in Nuclear Engineering. This was a good decision because it has kept me going for over 20 years. My first job out of school was with Combustion Engineering, Windsor, CT. I spent 11 -1 /2 years with CE in the areas of plant safety analysis and digital computer safety systems. At this point, I decided to try my luck on the customer side and took a position with Arizona Public Service at the Palo Verde Nuclear plant west of Phoenix. My tasks have included positions in the Reactor Engineering group, the plant online process computer support group, and the Nuclear Fuel Group with emphasis on plant safety analysis (back to where I started). I also had the opportunity volunteer twice for a special assignment with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to be part of a technical mission to the Republic of Korea to assist their NRC in reviewing the Final Safety Analysis Reports for two new nuclear power plants. The first ttip was in June 1989 for a month, and the second trip was in June 1995 for two weeks. Both trips were great and the mission members had a chance to see lots of sites and learn a litfie bit of the country's history. My wife, Jane, and 1 have been martied for over 35 years. We have two children: a son, John, who lives at home; and a daughter, Dawna, who married in October 1995 and presented us with our first grandchild, a boy, last August, Boy, that word Grandpa can sure make you feel old, but chasing him is keeping me young. Well, that's it for now.

BOB WASSERMAN. On the Monday after graduation, I married Irene Murtay, a Baltimore girl I'd been dating since November In May of 1962, our son Robbie was bom; in October 1963, daughter Robin; and

in Febraary 1967, daughter Rachael. The marriage lasted until March 1978, at which time we separated, getting divorced in December 1979.

In July 1980,1 met my lifetime partner, Cecilia (Ceil) Ryan. We were married in July 1982 and now enjoy life in Arlington, VA. 1 am the proud grandfather of five grandchildren, three giris and two boys. My first duty stafion was FRANCIS MARION (APA-249), a Norfolk based amphib.

That was followed by Engineer Officers' School in San Diego in the summer of 1963, a short stint in the U.S. Naval Hospital for radiation therapy for Hodgkin's Disease, temporary duty with ComNavDist 11, then on to Bremington to be the Chief Engineer in DENNIS J. BUCKLEY ( D D - 8 0 8 ) ,

After the ASW FRAM, and refresher training, we were off to a WestPac which included duty off Viet Nam in May through July 1965, Relieved in 7apan, I headed back to the East Coast and duty as t h e A i d e / F l a g Secretary for ComCraDesRot FOUR, In July 1967,1 was off to Viet Nam for incountry duty with the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang, Injured in September, I was air evacuated to the naval hospital in Portsmouth, VA, for recuperation, A year later, after more temporary duty, I reported aboard WILLIAM V. PRATT ( D L G - 1 3 ) as Chief Engineer.

The following August, I was back in the hospital again. In October, it was confirmed that I was having my second relapse of Hodgkin's Disease, so I began chemotherapy. In May 1970, I was medically retired. Since then, I worked in the Engineering Department of the Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church (one year) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (26 years). I retired from the VA last September Curtently, Ceil and I have our house for sale so we can more south to New Bem, NC. H O W I E W I G H T . N o current information on H o w i e , but h e w a s t h o u g h t t o b e in the San F r a n c i s c o area.

G E O R G E W O R T H I N G T O N . 1100 Adella Avenue, #4, Coronado, CA. C Y B E R S P A C E N O O Z E . Arlie Campbell.

(C/S note; H e r e are s o m e excerpts frora Arlie's a n n u a l letter t o the 2 4 c o m p a n y reps that should b e o f interest t o all.)

As I am sure you have noticed in our Class' Shipmate column, many of you have done super jobs in contacting and reporting on the activities of your Companymates. This effort has been very favorably commented upon and has allowed many of us to catch up on Classmates that otherwise would never be heard from. Thanks for your efforts in this regard. 1 have appended to this letter the schedule for company inputs that covers the next three plus years. Additionally, 1 will continue to contact you personally several months before your input is due to Roger O. Our network along with the Shipmate articles serve as the only significant ways of staying in touch with Classmates that otherwise would have little or no contact with the class. Your role as a Company Rep is vital to the Class' success. Remember the fifth Law of the Navy: On the sttength of one link in the cable, Dependeth the might of the chain.

Who knows when thou mayest be tested?

So live that thou bearest the strain!"

As always our goal is that you have some contact with your Companymates on an annual basis to keep up with them and to keep them up to date on what the Class is doing. To that end below are some things that you should pass along.

CLASS PROJECT: As you know the Class has undertaken a significant project to benefit the Naval Academy of the future. Much effort has already been expended toward our goal of providing at least a $2,000,000 gift by our 50th Reunion, We have held meetings and strategy sessions with many Classmates, the Naval Academy and the Alumni Association, The Executive Committee, with input from many Classmates, has narrowed the focus of our Class Project to support for a Naval Academy program in the area of leadership and character development for Midshipmen. We are curtently talking with the Na-

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val Academy to identify a specific project for our Class, consistent with the Superintendent's "Centers of Excellence" plan for alumnifinancialsupport.

We conducted a calling campaign for pledges to support our Class Project using the Alumni Association's "phonathon" contractor with positive results and fairly high participation. Some Classmates were not ready to commit and others indicated a preference to have contact by a Classmate. From feedback received during and after the phonathon, we are taking another look at meeting our goal earlier and reaching those who as yet are not participating in this worthwhile undertaking.

Our Class is well recognized as one that has always given back to the institution that gave so much to us. The leadership of the Class, as represented by the Executive Committee, is deeply committed to this project and wants to do all possible to meet or goal, not just to say we did it, but to truly benefit the Naval Academy and all the Midshipmen of the future.

As you contact your Companymates, please stress to them the importance of what we, as a Class, are doing and solicit their involvement.

We need their involvement in a couple of ways, the first being that they each are or become members, preferably life members, of the Alumni Association, so that they are continually updated on what is really happening at the Academy and with our Class. The second is that they support our effort as best they can by being knowledgeable of the effort and its ramifications. The Executive Committee is always interested in their input and covets their participation as well as their financial support, A committee made up of some of our Classmates, not curtent members of the Executive Committee, has been formed to provide additional insight and direction to our beneficent project. They will bring new insight to bear on the project and how we must proceed in order to achieve our goal. As a Company Representative, I solicit your input and help in this most significant undertaking we will ever do as a Class, save our past and present service to the nation, as you keep in contact with your Companymates.

CLASS CRUISE: All Classmates supposedly received a brochure about our craise, but my feeling after sampling several out of the D.C, area guys is that many thought it to be another Alumni Association trip and threw it out. So here is the word for you to pass along.

We have room for 150 couples on board DAWN PRINCESS, sailing from San Juan, PR, on 27 Febraary and retuming to the same port on 6 March 1999, In between, we will be stopping in Aruba, Caracas, Grenada, Dominica, and St, Thomas. As of 1 August, more than 50 couples have signed on board and it should be a great time. It is not too late to get information and consider getting back to sea with Classmates. Information can be obtained from Don Evans 703-922-6369 or directly from our craise specialist at Cruise Hobdays, Cindy Myers 703-893-0999 or 800-9420440. It would be great to have all 24 Co. Reps aboard and to fill all 150 staterooms, A grand time will be had by all, FOOTBALL SEASON: A full slate of home games as well as the first-ever college game at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Navy/Notre Dame.

Hope to see you at as many tailgates as possible, I'm still in charge of seeing that no one goes hot dog-less.

Email: If you received this via email, please acknowledge receipt, campbellaf@aol.com, so 1 can be sure my curtent email address for you still

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works and that you could read the letter and the enclosure. I'm a Mac guy, using AOL and sometimes there are problems in compatibility. If you got this via the USPS (snail mail) and have recently gotten wired, please drop me an email so I can add your email address to my list. It would be super if all 24 Co. Reps had email capabilities. My curtent list has 15 of 24,1 feel that about a third of our Classmates curtently have email capability, but that portion keeps increasing.

Thanks again for all of your help and support, do not hesitate to use me or any other member of the Executive Committee to pass word to and from the committee and the Classmates.

DON GRINNELL. On the West Coast, we usually receive Shipmate about a month following the "In-Mail" date that Alumni House publishes. So, here is a little input for your October/November colunm. For all our Southern California WGNACers, The Army/Navy game party here in San Diego is in the planning stages. Our most gracious host and hostess last year, Karla and Buzzy Needham, have relocated to Texas and so our party location is still to be determined. Once the location has been identified, flyers and announcements will be sent out to all local folks. For any visitors to the area, please contact Bill Kraus at email: bkraus@aoI.com or 619-453-8382, or Don Grinnell, e-mail: DonGNAVY6I@aoI.com or 619-259-5711,

MILT JONES Marji and I have "retired" again, this time from Mobil Oil in May of this year and we wanted take this opportunity to bring our Classmates upto-date with this particular Jones family. For several reasons, we are hoping that you will use your "network" to get the word around. Read on: In April, I got one of those "offers you cannot refuse" for a new position as start-up manager of a new joint venture that specializes in "heavy lifts" for the offshore petroleum industry. Ever wonder how those big drilling/production rigs get out there in the ocean? Well, most of them are fabricated (sometimes in pieces) ashore, floated out to the site and then lifted (using massive derrick barges) onto their "stilts" (we call them "jackets") which are anchored to the seabed. The company I've joined has a patented technology that allows this to be done much more cheaply than by use of the big derticks, I was in Caracas, Venezuela, in July to help negotiate our first commercial contract to use the new "heavy lift" technology for a Chevron project in Lake Maracaibo (all previous had been trials/ prototypes). Other prospects for use of the equipment are Nigeria and Lagos (crade oil seems only to be found in the "garden spots" of the world, right?) Here are the best contact points for us in New Orleans: Work: Versatrass 1112 Engineer's Road, Belle Chasse, LA 70037; Tel: 504-3920808, X-235; FAX: 504-392-0868; Cell: 504451 -3510 (All Tel lines have voice mail). Home (effective 31 July 1998): 1632 General Taylor Stteet (Uptown area, just off St, Charles Avenue), New Orieans, LA 70115; Tel: 504-895-8445; FAX/Modem: 504-895-8446, Let me also bring you up-to-date on the family. Our youngest (Megan, 14) will move to New Orleans with us and attend Sacred Heart high school, Kathryn (20) is already back in summer session at Texas A&M. Eldest daughter, Cori Jones '93, plans to visit us here in New Orleans for the Navy/Tulane game in the Super Dome on 26 September and then deploy for six months on CARL VINSON to fend off Saddam in the Gulf. She and her husband, Greg Parker '90, are both EA6B pilots stationed at Whidbey Island. He just got back from a similar deployment (ships passing in the night, right?). Son, Geoff (29). works for EDS and new wife Kathy have just bought their first home in suburban Washington. So, we are all OK, This second "retirement" is working out just about the way 1figuredand that's all good,,.trath is that Marji didn't really want me to retire since I've always been "hyper" and need something more to do than watch her knit.

GEORGE HUFFIVIAN. George "Bubba" Hufl'man and Mike "Moyn" Moynahan were observed accepting prizes for a good finish at the 5th Annual Kapalua Clambake invitational toumament, Bubba and wife Judy are at the compound for a week of golf and to join Moyn for a Big 60 B-Day celebration.(We aren't getting any older, just bigger!) I had a visit with Jim Traa in Atlanta in June, the weekend you emailed him about Doug Falconer's death. Without the benefit of being with Jim at the time, I guess it would have been next issue oi Shipmate for the news.

BOB HOAG. Thought you had my email address, but guess not. Here goes: rwhl2@psu,edu, 1 haven't updated you lately, and promise to get off a long one soon. Just had our Pac Northwest Alumni Assoc, picnic this past weekend, and was happy to see a new face among the crowdâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jack Williams. Haven't seen him in years, and maybe we can get him on our Board. '61 rales out here with Walt Draper, the Chapter Pres. as you know, since he's also a Trastee, with Fred Triggs and myself also on the Board, we make up nearly half the leadership in the Chapter I'm still working for Penn State University Applied Research Lab part-time, and also just completed a consulting job for Lockheed Martin who is hoping to take over the support services contract at my former command, what is now called the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division at Keyport, WA, Looks to me like they have a good shot at winning. They wanted me to be the PM for the job, but that would be a full-time job and I'm just too busy "playing" to work full time, so 1 tumed it down, I may still do some part-time work for them though. I am thoroughly enjoying our new (one-and-a-half-year-old) house, plus diving, camping, golfing etc. Unfortunately, not enough time to get it all in every week. Off to Europe for three weeks in August and then hopefully three to four weeks in New Zealand when it gets lousy here in January and February.

NEAL BLOCK. In late July, Gina and I joined Kelo and Ken Waldorf on the his boat. MY ASTORIA, which was docked in Savannah for a leisurely trip down the intra coastal waterway. They had flown in from Santa Rosa, CA, to pick up the boat and get it back to its permanent home in Fort Lauderdale before taking off for a hunting trip to Argentina.

They had hoped to get to the Chesapeake and spend the summer there. But, it was too hot en route, so they quit the northem push in CharlesIon and then headed back south, winding up in Savannah. Since we were so close and available, we drove across Georgia and met them in Savannah, but opted to get off in St, Augustine rather than go all the way down to Fort Lauderdale, The boat is beautiful. It is a 56-foot, twinscrew, sleek yacht, fitted with every first class piece of navigation gear known to man. We had destroyers and craisers in our time as Mids that didn't have the equipment this boat has. It is luxuriously appointed. The course meandered through the off shore Georgia islands. We even almost wound up in the sub pens at King's Bay. I can't believe how close the intra-coastal comes to the front door of that facility. The trip to St. Augustine took two-and-a-half days and was a comfortable and pleasant change of pace. Ken and Kelo, especially and specifically Kelo, were such gracious and accommodating hosts. The trip back to Savannah by taxi took just over three hours.

That tells you how slow it is to navigate the intra-coastal. Also how sinuous the course. Actually, we navigated as much by depth finder as we did by compass. And then, there were the Manatee zones. We are back at the lake house in Georgia, The Waldorfs are in Califomia en route to Buenos Aires.

Since I have been back, I have been immersed in USNA Alumni Associafion matters. The concurtent Chairmanship of both the Govemance Study Group and the Nominating Committee have been some work these past two weeks as both of their launching efforts occurted simultaneously.

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SEEN AND HEARD AROUND TOWN. On 1 August, Barbara and Jay Bower moved from their rental home in Davidsonville to a beautiful new home they built in Annapolis. Judy and I had the pleasure of touring it in a semicompleted state in early July. It is definitely a candidate for the site of a Class party. Jay is still working as the Director of the Naval Academy Sailing Foundation, a job for which he is perfectly suited.

I saw Judy and Bill H a r t m a n and Ann and Bob Kelly at a birthday party for a mutual friend in early July. Most of the talk was about our Commander-in-Chief and his well-deserved travails by the hand of Ken Starr.

Stan Roman and I retumed from a great eight-day golf trip to Scotland on 30 July. I'll provide a full report with some photos in the next issue. Just before the trip, Stan's bride, Beverly, fell off a bike and broke her leg. The day following our retum, Stan had surgery to repair ligaments in his left knee. I'll also be looking for photos showing both of them on crutches to put in the next column.

UPCOMING CLASS EVENTS. Bi-monthly luncheons in the Washington area on Tuesday 10 November and 12 January.

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Pres: CAPT Richard J. Hayes, USN (Ret.) h; 703-575-0670; e: USNA62@eroIs.com Sec'y; Howard Pinskey h; 410-974-1962; e: PINSK62@aol.com RO. Box 3380, Annapolis, MD 21403-3326 GREETINGS F R O M ANNAPOLIS; Fall is a great time of year in Crabtown. Don't forget that the Class will hold its 36th annual Homecoming party on Saturday, 17 October, after Navy beats Colgate. The time is 1700 and the place is the Naval Academy Officers Club. If you haven't made a reservation and would like to, contact any Class officer listed in the heading.

CLASS NEWS; Lex Fleming was the unofficial class photographer on 30 June, recording events at the retirement ceremonies of J a c k Natter and Hal Koenig and the "Bill The Goat" presentation to the Athletic Association.

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Bill the Goat A brief bio of Hal Koenig is reprinted from his retirement ceremony:

'62 Retirement ceremony at USNA VADM Koenig became the thirty-second Surgeon General of the Navy and Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, on 29 June 1995. A native of Salinas, CA, he graduated from high school in 1958. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and received his bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University College of Medicine. He received his Medical Degree from Baylor University College of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology.

VADM Koenig advanced to Diplomate of the American college of Healthcare Executives in February 1995. He received "The 1994 Federal Health Care Executive Award for Excellence" from the American Hospital Association in March 1995.

He has served as a general medical officer, residency training program director, department chairman and director of medical services. In June 1984, he became Executive Officer of Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA. From July 1985 through June 1987, he was Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA. He assumed command of Naval Health Sciences Education and Training Command Bethesda, MD, in July 1987, His staff tours included positions as Director, Health Care Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for Health Services Operations. VADM Koenig served as Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy fromJuly 1994toJune 1995, His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Gold Star, Meritorious Service Medal with gold Star, Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. VADM

Koenig is married to Deena (Prescott) of Houston, TX. They have three sons in the Navy: Steven, a lieutenant; Scott a lieutenant, and Grant a newly commissioned ensign. Hal and Deena now reside in San Diego, CA. John Knubel continues the saga of Our Night Crawler Classmates; Maybe you read a couple of months ago in Shipmate about the offer of forgiveness for the Night Crawlers for the Virgin Cannon incident, etc., offered by Captain (now Admiral) Julian Burke '40, We had people confess. Rich Rice, Joe Roberts, Digger Condon and by far the most convincing was from Mike McGrath. Paul Galanti also responded, so the group were represented by some of the most accomplished Naval Officers and decorated combat veterans of the Class of '62.1 know, on that basis. Admiral Burke will not only grant complete and total absolution, but also feels the nuisance of having the cannons go off and the parade blocks moved was somehow worthwhile and for the greater good, as training for bigger and better things to come! As far as I'm concemed, I recall Winston Churchill's famous statement: "There is nothing more exhilarating as being shot at and missed."

It was a pleasure to participate even to the extent of only being the "target sled."

Here is an explanation from Mike McGrath; Just so the stories don't get crossed, I thought you might like to know who really set off the Virgin Cannons: The story started in the 21st Company on the sixth floor of the sixth wing in 1958r59. We marveled at the exploits of the Night Crawlers. I still remember the day the 23rd and 24th companies had to park behind 21 and 22 at the parade review for the Naval Attaches from Washington, D.C. (I later became a Naval Attache.) Jim Thomas, Digger Condon, Bob Westerman and I were roomies. We weren't included in the Night Crawlers, but we admired them as they played volleyball each day, against the company officers, during the resulting restriction. Our fertile minds were starting to work. In the fall of 1959, we sent our electrical engineering genius, Dan Condo into town with $25.00 of our pooled resources. His Naval Operations task was to obtain a repairable TV that we could build into the wall above the shower Using crade tools to dislodge a false panel above the shower and the heel of Jim's shoe to hammer in hidden hinges for the concealed door, we quickly had a full size TV built into our room. It would automatically shut off and the door would close whenever the OD or upperclassman walked into the room. To the person who walked in, it looked like a prayer meeting as we were all sitting on the edge of the beds facing the door to the room. We just had to keep a straight face and look like we were doing anything but watching TV, Later that year we heard that Pablo Zimmerman had a TV secretly hung under his desk in the 2nd wing. It was up for sale. We sold the current TV to a 21st Company guy from '61, used the proceeds (about $25$50) to purchase Pablo's TV. Digger got some grillcloth, some phony placards and knobs to simulate a stereo and we rebuilt the back of the TV to look like a stereo. We bought a record track and a bunch of records, set them on top of the "stereo" with the face of the tube covered and facing the wall. It sat on our desk for all our second class and first class years. We hid the antenna in laundry bags and various places. It was so well concealed that Jim and I took it with us to West Point for our junior year exchange. The cadets about had a heart attach when we unfolded the TV antenna and tumed on the TV. The worst that ever happened was an occasional room inspection chit from the OD or company officer, Lt, "Mushroom" Sutherland, that said "Dust the Stereo," As our junior year started, Jim, Digger and I were in a room near Goat Court on the 1st wing.

Our new company was the 1st Company, I had secreted away a non-toxic smoke device from our experience at the Philadelphia Naval Yard where we attempted to save Buttercup from a watery grave. We formed for meal formations right in

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front of the Virgin Cannon, next to 1st wing. It didn't take me long to visualize the splendor of the Virgin Cannon going off at high noon over the Brigade Commanders head. I designed a 4" diameter timing mechanism to set off the smoke device from our 2nd Class Summer. I set the timer (an alarm clock with a winding stem that tumed as the alarm rang) each moming before class, then waited for it to ring at 3:00 as we returned from class. After several weeks of calibration through trial and ertor. it was ready. (I still have my original artwork and engineering drawing of the device.) Homecoming was the next weekend. 1 had been operating alone on the theory that a conspiracy would break down and I would get caught. If I was to get caught; I was going to make the officers question each of the 3,800 of us until they got to me personallyâ&#x20AC;&#x17E;.then I would tell the trath. But they were going to have to work at it to get to me. Digger couldn't stand it. He "had to be involved," He convinced me that 1 needed help as I shimmied out that gun bartel. 12 feet over the ground, at 4:00 in the wee hours. He was right, I needed help. We set the charge to go off at precisely 12:10 as the Brigade Commander called the Brigade to attention. Our own version of the Night Crawlers,,,black uniforms, stocking caps, stones wedged in the Bancroft Hall side entrance to the 1st wing, distractions to pull the Mate off his desk, etc,.were all accomplished without a hitch. Our first...but not last...SEAL recon mission.

Things were fine until the moming meal formation when the platoon leader informed us to look sharp at noon meal because President Eisenhower would be at the formation and might be reviewing the march off to noon meal. By noon meal, I was a quivering mess, I was convinced that NIS and the Secret Service would think that there was an assassination attempt against the President as 1 thought he might well be reviewing the march-off right beside the Brigade Staff, I was white as a sheet, shaking and sweating. The squad leader asked me if I was sick, I said no, I would stay in formation, I prayed like mad that the damn thing wouldn't go off as planned. My design worked well as the smoke bomb went off as planned. There was a lot of apprehension from the staff because of a smoldering cannon right above their heads, "Ike" didn't show for formation. The event got lots of laughs, but there was something missing...a bigger "BOOM" which we could accomplish next time.

To be continued.,,the cannons went off twice the next year. One time during football season and my best design ever, during noon meal formation during June Week 1962.) Is there amnesty after 36 years? Will I have to go back to Hanoi for another five-and-three-quarters years?

(Maybe we could send Digger) Great story Mike and greater recall.

That's our Class news for this October 1998 issue of Shipmate. As always your input is essential. Cards, letters and photos are greatly appreciated. Until next time....

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Pres; Hon. Stephen M. Duncan Sec'y; Michael H. Shelley 25 Sweetwater Lane, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 h: 828-862-4245; e; nstar@citcom.net With the 35th Reunion upon us, it's time to reveal a closely-held secret from our First Class year and give some public credit to a guy who certainly deserves it. I am sure you remember that on some momings the PA system in the Mess Hall came to life during breakfast with a fanfare from the Chiefs' Band followed by comical comments about that day's O.O.D., recent indignities suffered by the Brigade, and other elements ofour daily life. The speaker, known only as "Mr B," never identified by the administration and unknown to most of you until now, was Bill Kennedy.

How did he do it? One afternoon while visiting the kitchen to make arrangements with a civilian worker for a weekend ride into Washington, Bill chanced upon the open door of the electronic closet which powered and controlled the PA system. He noted the reel-toreel tape recorder there and a light went on (in his head). Morning meal formation, prayers, and "Seats!" went strictly on schedule, as you know.

Bill simply prepared a tape recording with a carefully timed blank leader, went to the electronic closet between reveille and morning meal forraation, started the tape, and raade it back in time to form up with his company. The stunt, repeated numerous times during the academic year, was popular with the Brigade and raany, but by no means all, of the officers in the Executive Department. Unveiling Mr B became a crusade for the Fourth Company Officer, Capt.

Thomas Griffin, USMC. He searched high and low for clues, most intensely on his duty days when M r B would invariably make him the object of clever needling. A few of us among the Firsties in his own Fourth Company took special satisfaction and amusement in following his frustrated efforts to catch the evil mind behind his torment. We alone knew that M r B was one of Griffin's own, quietly making the secret tapes a few doors down from the Company Office! We wondered how long it would be before Capt Griffin or someone else would figure out how the signal got onto the PA system and catch Bill in the act, but it never happened. Bill was never unmasked.

Perhaps Bill's greatest coup was getting a Mr B tape onto the PA system of Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia during halftime of the Army game. In a recent exchange of eraail raessages.

Bill shared with me this account of how he pulled off the Array game caper and how Mr B followed him into the Fleet: 1 was in a genuine quandary as to how I could get to the stadium press box without being an unauthorized absentee from the march-on. Several days before the game I went to Capt. Griffin's office and u.sed his phone to call RADM "Uncle Charlie" Kirkpatrick's residence. Mrs, Kirkpatrick answered the phone and I introduced myself as Mr B and asked to speak with the admiral. He answered with unexpected enthusiasm, 1 explained that I needed permission to tell our mustering PO that 1 was an authorized absentee from the march-on and he gave it to me. Nobody gave me permission to use Ihe PA. I asked a WooPoo who had just made an announcement if he was finished with the microphone and he handed it to me. The spine tingler had come when I was walking up Ihe steps to the press box with

the tape recorder A voice behind me yelled "Halt!" and 1 tumed my head to see LT George Biles, sword rattling, ranning toward me from the football field. 1 managed to get to the door and found it locked. I gave the guard inside a panic stricken look and motioned to LT Biles who was now at the foot of the steps, but still too far away to recognize me. The guard opened the door, let me in, and slammed it shut almost in LT Biles' face, and wouldn't open it for him, I had my back to the door, so he never got a look at my face, but ten fewer feet of ranning or maybe if he'd been without the sword and overcoat, and I'd have been had for sure.

There is an epilog to the Mr, B story. Imagine how I felt when, before graduating from Supply Corps School, I looked at the commissary records for the ship where 1 was bound, LESTER (DE1022) and saw that the XO was LT George E, Biles, Remember him? He was the butt of a few Mr B presentations and was assistant Ops Officer for Bancroft Hall. I came so close to being caught by him getting into the press box before the Army game, that my skin still tingles about it a little. He had so committed himself to catching Mr B and bringing him to justice, that it made it kind of fun to taunt him. When 1 learned that he was to be my first XO, the fun retrospectively drained out of it. It tums out that he had no idea who Mr. B was, but he had lost none of his animosity for him. Two of our Classmates aboard the ship, Eric 'nirner and Dick McKenna knew, but never betrayed me. What made it interesting was that the gun boss, a ROTC and good bridge partner, knew how much it irked the exec to hear Mr, B stories and how much the CO enjoyed them, Eric and Dick would offer punctuation and factual cortections from time to time, I never had anything to add (these were typically Saturday wardroom lunch discussions). One day the XO was sitting in the captain's spot when Skip, the gun boss, brought up the subject again. Biles, with the captain not there, admonished him for bringing it up and attempted to seal the subject with "and, of course, they caught him." This was more than I could abide, so from my end of the table 1 said "Sir?" He replied, "Yes Bill, you know they caught him. He was in your Fourth Company, didn't you know him and didn't you know he was caught?" "Well yes sir, he was in my Class, Fourth Company, but 1 don't recall ever having been caught," Eric and Dick both choked on their soup. Skip looked shocked, and Biles lumed beet red and left the wardroom. When the captain retumed aboard and heard the news from Skip, he was amused and I think that's the only thing that saved me from the XO, Bill, that's a great story! We all thank you for bringing some cheer to breakfasttime for the Brigade, And your Fourth Companymates give you special thanks for distracting Captain Griffin's attention from the many fry-worthy things we were doing right under his nose.

Information provided by Tom O'Brien, Denny Vaughan, and Bob Harper was used to prepare this report about the funeral services for Ron Testa at Arlington National Cemetery on 15 July.

The Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer was filled to overflowing for the Christian Burial Service, The Class of 1963 was well represented. Ralph Stowell. a Classmate and P-3 colleague of Ron's, gave a most eloquent eulogy that barkened back to Plebe Year days, Ron's daughter, Pam, had composed a very eloquent and touching writeup of her Dad, what he did, and what he meant to her Other Classmates at the service and interment included: Jack Reed, Erwin Storz. Denny Vaughan. Jim Czerwonky. Jim Campbell. Bemie Grabowski. Pete Optekar. Tom O'Brien. Spence Johnson. Bob Forster. Keith Reynolds. John Conroy, Bob Campbell. Dave Robinson, and Bob Harper. Also present were Iwo members of the Class of 1964 who played football with Ron. Al Krekich '64 and Tom Lynch '64, I am very sorry to report that Doug Davidson's wife. Holly, died on August 15 from

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complications of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.

Doug recounted: Holly had been fighting this tertible disease for over 12 years and during the last 18 months had a bone martow transplant and several different sessions of chemotherapy—she was the trae Marine in the family. In the end, her body was not strong enough to tolerate any additional therapy and there was nothing else they could do to help her Throughout the entire ordeal, she never lost her sense of humor or the smile on her face. She spent her last week at home with our four children, daughter-in-law, and me. We and her priest were with her at her death. Cardinal John J. O'Connor, whom I served with in Vietnam, married us, baptised our four children, and officiated at the Burial Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church on 18 August. Holly will be inumed at the Columbarium at the Naval Academy.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lombardi Cancer Center—Holly Davidson Fund for Lymphoma Research, Research Building Room E501, 3907 Reservoir Road, Washington, D.C. 20007.

Proud parents Judy and Norm Shackelton tell us about the graduation and commissioning of their son. Marine Corps 2LT Cory Shackelton '98; Graduation day was exciting for us, the weather in Annapolis was perfect, and we had several family and friends attending. After graduation, we had a party in our backyard under a tent and surprised Cory with a '95 Suzuki Sidekick, Two days later, we took Cory to England and Wales for nine days. We have told him, we are now officially finished raising him! One photo shows Judy and his sister Holly pinning on the 2LT bars. The family photo (left to right) shows Norm in his new uniform for the occasion, Judy, the newly commissioned 2LT Cory, Holly, and her husband John Leskovich '93 holding their son JP

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Friends, I invite your attention to the July 1998 issue of the Naval Institute's Proceedings.

There you will find a feature article titled, "The Total Force is the Future" by Steve Duncan.

Also in that issue is a provocative article—"Why They Called the SCORPION, 'SCRAPIRON'"—about

that submarine which was lost with all hands, including our Classmates Jack Burke, George Farrin, and Micky Lamberth.

Here's the latest news frora George Singer; It has been a while since my last update and a lot has happened. I have been in telecommunications for about 28 years, and some recent changes are very positive for the remainder of my career The small long distance company I have been with for the past six and a half years, has just merged with another company. Together we are around 40 million dollars per year. I am Senior VP Engineering and Network for the combined companies. On the family side, we now have four grandchildren—a boy who is eight, and three girls, ages six, two and a half, and eight months; born to our two sons and their wives. They live in northern California, so we do get to see them fairly often. Our daughter, Raleigh, has just been accepted to law school in Connecticut. I have made all the artangements and am looking forward to the 35th and seeing everyone. This will be my first reunion since the late '70s!

Merle and Art Clark will be celebrating their 34th anniversary this fall. They are now living in Charleston, SC. Art works for Coopers and Lybrand as a consultant. His office is in Fairfax, VA, so he commutes a lot.

Dave Robinson recently moved to the Washington, D.C. area from San Diego and is now working as a consultant. I have no further details but would welcome them from any source, including you, Dave!

Here is a most excellent submission from the indefatigable Phil Marsden, always a staunch supporter of this Class of 1963 news exchange; I had the good fortune to attend Larry Marsh's retirement ceremony on 26 June. You have already reported on the event, but 1 wanted to add a few extra notes and provide a few snapshots.

Sideboys then still on active duty: Denny Conley, Denny Vaughan, and Paul Tobin

The Conleys and Phil Marsden revisit the Mexican Monument

Barbara and Larry Marsh after the ceremony One picture shows three of our active duty Classmates who served as sideboys: Denny Conley, Denny Vaughan, and Paul Tobin. Another shows Denny and Noriko Conley and yours traly in a familiar location along Stribling Walk.

Denny will probably be the last member of our Class on active duty when he retires next spring.

The last photo shows Larry and Barbara after the ceremony. We had a very good tumout of Classmates who joined the hundreds of people at the ceremony, (Larry packed the house with at least 46 family members!) I spotted these other Classmates and their ladies: Carol and Charlie Minter, Bob Forster, Jack Reed, Pete Quinton, Zoe and Bob LaGassa, Dave Honhart, Karen and Dan Koczur, Bob Harper, Spence Johnson, Carla and Jeff Miles, Jennifer and Bill Earner, Betty and Jerry Mulholland, Terry Abell, Jim Ring, Al Sherman, Frank Edrington, and Sandy and Lionel Banda with their daughter Karlyn.

As reported earlier, it was a wonderful ceremony with kind, heartfelt praise for Larry, who was characterized as a marvelous leader and example for all. I did not know Larry that well during his service career, as he decided to spend his time under the water while I decided to remain on top. What I do remember very vividly is the great, though brief, feeling of joy Larry would provide me each time the exam marks would be posted at the Academy. I would race down to the boards, scan the names in alphabetical order, trace across to Larty's 3.6 to 3.9, jump up and down in excitement for a while before realizing my ertor, then move up to MY grade which was one line above his. Thanks, Larry, for the momentary thrills. (Can you spell "slash?")

Jim Ring has written to inform us of Classmates who have performed notable service to the Class of 1963 Foundation: It is important that our Classmates know how two of our dedicated Classmates have contributed for many years to the Foundation's efforts.

Terry Abell has been, and continues to be, a keystone of our success. As most know, Terry is a long term MS patient and as such his hands shake

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Mail (both conventional and email) has continued at a relatively slow pace over the past few months. Hopefully as the summer winds down and we get back from vacations, the flow of mail will pick up.

Len Wass in addition to his efforts on the Navy-Notre Darae trophy, continues to be one of our most frequent contributors: Enclosed is a photo taken on 9 July 1998 of several of our Classmates with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Chuck Krulak '64.

Chuck was in town to address ajoint meeting of the U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association's Chicago Chapter and the National Strategy Foram. The attendance at his luncheon was second only to Ronald Reagan when he came to Chicago to address the National Strategy Foram immediately prior to his Moscow Summit.

Chuck's speech was excellent, and covered the future threats and directions we need to move toward, or at least debate, in order to preserve our national security. 1 am including the names of those in the photo. I know it is unnecessary for me to do so because we have hardly aged over the years and I know we would all be recognized immediately. John Howland is the current President of the local Alumni Association Chapter and is doing a great job. Between his and my efforts, we were able to hook up with the National Sttategy Foram, bring in the Navy League for additional attendance, and bring Chuck to Chicago.

I received an email from John S. Marshall, jraars@itexas.net, with a 34 year update on John and his activities since graduation.

I have been writing this piece since mid-Febraary. I re-married last January and decided to write something for the Class column. Attached is a short bio to catch up. Maybe I can provide more later since I seem to cross paths with Classmates all the time. As a Ufe member of the Alumni Association since graduation, it is probably about time to contribute to the Class column. After graduation, I went into submarines for almost ten years. I married and we raised two fine sons before we parted ways. 1 continued my naval career as a Reservist and completed 30 years of service. I found that the few weeks of active duty every year to be a great diversion from my civilian career in the nuclear power industry where I license power plants.

After leaving the active Navy, I worked initially for Bechtel Power Corporation, and then, spent 18 years with Texas Utilities licensing the Comanche Peak Station just south of Ft. Worth, TX. I accepted a Texas Utilities early retirement offer last October and am now consulting in the nuclear power industty. 1 remarried on 24 January last. Now, 1 have two daughters both with husbands. Cindy, my wife, raised two wonderful girls who are the same age as my sons. One is a lawyer with a large Dallas law firm and the other is a highly successful pharmaceutical sales representative. My boys and Cindy's two girls get along very well. My oldest son is a medical student following a stint as a police officer in a suburb of Dallas. That is a long story, but 1 admire the courage he and his wife have to take such a radical career change. I know some of our Classmates did similar things after finishing initial

1 to r: Len Wass, Dick Keyser, John Howland, Gen Chuck Krulak. Frank Spangenberg, and Roland Marquis

service obligations. My youngest son is back in school doing what he avoided in college while getting an English degree at Texas, that is, becoming a computer nerd. While the English major was nice, he did not want to teach or become a lawyer and he has always demonsttated ability with computers, Cindy and I had a big church wedding. Four Classmates came to the wedding along with many Navy friends. Shown in the accompanying picture are John Gorman, Dave Lester, Jack Cremin, and Keith Waldrop grouped with me around the groom's cake with the Naval Academy seal. In the other picture, is my lovely wife assisting me in cutting the groom's cake. Not only was the cake a wonderful presentation of the USNA seal, it was also a delicious carrot cake. Cindy and I make our home in Dallas. If you are in town, please stop by or call 214-341-1064.

Congratulations to Cindy and John!

John and Cindy Marshall Scott Bushnell continues his outstanding efforts with the Class horae page. We will continue to include the home page address at the top of each colunm each month for those of you who may not have seen it or have misplaced the WEB address. You'll notice that Scott continues to add new features and new information quite regularly (information on how to purchase Class memorabilia is just one example). Scott also passes along information that he receives from Classmates who are registering on the home page.

Bradley S. Strong, sttong@suite224.net, is living in Ashtabula, OH. Brad is a Blue and Gold Area Coordinator for Northeast Ohio. He is a CPA. He and his wife, Adelaide, own and operate two skilled nursing homes. Brad is active on the board of Ohio's largest nursing home association and is a meraber of the Legislative Coramittee of die Ohio Society of CPAs. The Strong's have two grown sons, Bradley Jr (Scott) and Edward (Neel).

George A Guedel, Guedel@micron.net, is currentiy living in Bayview, ID. After getting married, George left the Academy on 22 April 1963, at the end of Second Class year. He retired on 5 Febmary 1998 from Director of the Navy's Acoustic Research Detachment.

Steve Claassen reports that he has officially shut down the '"64 Networker" With the information available on the home page, Steve felt it was no longer an effective and timely way to publish information on Classmates. I think we all owe Steve our appreciation for his efforts with the Networker over the past several years. It was a very helpful docuraent, and I, for one, used it quite a bit.

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Sandy Coward and his 35th Reunion group continue to firm up plans for next year's 35th Reunion. Start making your plans now to attend on 22-24 October 1999. Our football opponent will be the University of Akron. More inforraation regarding the reunion will be coming out in January and Sandy will start posting information on the home page as well.

Remember to keep those cards, letters, and emails coming. See you at the Notre Dame game on 14 November!

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Pres; Pete Gness 410-757-4796; e: pdg@nrc.gov Sec'y: CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret.) 98-2039P Kaahumanu Street, Aiea, HI 96701 p: 808-456-1399; f; 808-834-0658 e: daveand@aloha.net '65 Class web site URL: http;//www.aloha.net/ -daveand Thanks to all who checked in with some news in the last raonth or so. I do humbly appreciate hearing from youse guys. To start, here's a letter from Wayne Allen; This past spring Jackie and 1 went lo China and adopted a little girl. Her Chinese name was Guo Zhi Han, which was given to her by an orphanage in Zhan Jing City in Guo Dong Province. We are renaming her Susan. She is a cheerful and bright baby. Based on an estimate by the Chinese authorities, she tumed a year old on 21 June. She is small for her ageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;16 pounds, but she has a vocabulary of about ten words and can stand without help. So developmentally, she is like other one year olds. Visiting China was quite an experience, but an adoption trip is no vacation. We plan to return some day to sight-see and introduce Susan to the land of her birth. We're making our home at 6229 Lawnlon Street. Philadelphia, PA I9I28, Here's an excellent update from Tom Howell;

In early April, Jane and 1 attended the wedding of Dana Hopper, the daughter of Jeannie and Mark Hopper at Clear Lake, TX, near NASA headquarters. We were guests of Deb and Bart Jealous at their lovely home in the Woodlands (north of Houston) and went with them to the wedding. The wedding was outdoors on the grass between a marina and a manor house where the reception was held; truly a lovely setting! The bride and groom met in San Francisco where the Hoppers have lived since the early 1980s. The wedding was on the Gulf Coast of Texas as both families are predominantly Texan. Brad Hopper, Dana's older brother, sang at the wedding. The three USNA '65 couples had a chance to reminisce the next day at branch. A mug shot is included.

Because of the "dual citizenship" of Texas and Califomia, die Hoppers also had a large reception later back in the Bay area attended among others by Carla and Brian Lantier, Barbara and Wayne Goodroe, Julie and Rob Zitzewicz, Jeanie and Chip Allen, and Allyson and Rick Rickard. Mark recently started his own engineering firm designing shipping docks and has some exciting business ventures brewing.

Abby, the Jealous' daughter, lives in Toronto where she and her husband just had a baby girlâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bart and Deb's first grandchild! Deb, and to a lesser extent, Bart, are planning lo fly to Canada quite frequently over the next few months/years.

Their son. Brad, is a lieutenant in the Army and was just reassigned to upstate New York. Bart is a VP for American Appraisal and is active in the Blue and Gold officer program.

I also want lo update our Classmates on Sted Garber, who is too modest to do so himself Robin and Sted live in Dallas, and have three daughters and a son. Simmie is married and teaches in Fort Worth; Christy is a senior at U. of Colorado in Boulder; and Ashley graduated from high school last year. Although Ashley gave Navy a nominal look, she chose Colgate. Not too surprisingly, Ashley decided to row crew at Colgate, Sted had told her that she certainly could, but "didn't have to," row crew, Ashley is doing well at Colgate and likes it very much. Their son, Stedy, who will be a high school senior, plays basketball and is very involved in church activities as well as being an outstanding student, Robin has spent most of her time with primary focus on

Back row 1 lo r: Tom Howell. Jeannie Hopper, Mark Hopper, and Bart Jealous; seated: Jane Howell and Deb Jealous

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the kids, but now that they are living away from home is very involved with Nikken (magnetic therapy) as well as tennis and church activities.

Sted has been with Santa Fe Intemational Corporation since 1984, moving with the company from LA to Dallas in 1993. The company is an intemational oil and gas drilling company that was 100% owned by the Kuwati government from 1981 until its initial public offering in June 1997, which was the largest IPO of the year. Even the SEC is not accustomed to selling stock owned 100% by a foreign govemment. As you might expect, Sted finds the work both exciting and challenging. Among his more memorable occasions was the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait when the U.S. government froze all Kuwait assists, making it very "difficult" for Sted to do business. It took an army of D.C. attorneys working at warp speed to release the company's funds after a few days. Sted had been President and COO until this past January when he was promoted to President and CEO. I noticed recently that the company had a significant improvement in its most recently reported quarterly eamings compared to the same period in 1997. Good going, Sted!

Sted, from the Santa Fe International Corporation newsletter I am still practicing law in Dallas, TX, while, Jane continues her antique business. If you are in town, give us a call at H: 214-341-0417, O: 244-368-0882 or at: ttex@flash,net. Address is: 9336 Shoreview, Dallas, TX 75238. One son is grown and two are in college. Ross Perot 'S3 has it wrong because "Ihe giant sucking sound" does not emanate from south of the border, but from our universities. I retired from the Navy Reserve JAG Corps several years ago and am active in the Blue and Gold program.

Also a note and photo from Gary Burris; Here is my first response in years to your request for pictures of Classmates. Gail and 1 were in Newport on vacation in June and spent most of the day sightseeing with Betty Ann and Ted Czech, who live there.

As some our Classmates might remember, Ted and I were roommates in the 18th and 27th companies for two years. As an update, Gail and 1 live in Northern Virginia (Metro Washington D.C.) where 1 am a mortgage banker employed

by Conning Asset Management Company. Conning is a subsidiary of General American Life Insurance Company, and I have been with General American Life/Conning since 1971. I have been with the company in Phoenix (one year), Denver (two years). West Palm Beach (19 years) and now five years at my curtent location. No more transfers are in order. Thoughts now. turn to when and where to retire. We have two sons; one still in college and one married and working for a bank in Charlotte. NC. Ted and Betty Ann have been living in the Newport area since 1976. Ted is part owner of a

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staff he was leaving behind. He admonished them on more than one occasion, to not answer the phone if he called, but I expect most of them will routinely ignore the order With all of the attendees, 1 really did not get a chance to talk to Denny for long. He did say that while he had not accepted any positions in the civilian world yet, he had some offers. He was under some pressure, as he had two weeks to vacate his quarters on base so his relief had some place to live. He did not want to make more than one move. His official retirement date is the end of August, but he has enough leave to get him to that point. Hopefully I can get some word on his plans soon.

We are in the process of building our new home about 35 mile south of Omaha on a body of water called Beaver Lake. We have a foundation in, but they did not measure well and one wall was two feet short, so some rework is going on now.

The rains seem to have let up. so hopefully progress will pick up. Our boat, a 20-ft pontoon, now christened ALSTERWASSER, (which only my wife can traly explain) is in the water While it is a tub to steer, especially at slow speeds so mooring/docking is really not much different than driving a sub, it is still fun to get it up to full throttle.

The lake presents an opportunity to swim off of my own dock as well, which given the heat wave in progress here now, is very welcome. Well, I have gone on long enough. Drop me a line when you get a chance.

From Mike Paul, meps@netapp.com; As of luly 28 I will terminate my employment as a consultant with Network Appliance and officially retire. As a result, my network connection will vaporize on that date. I have asked for an extension so that I can reconfigure a new system for use in both California and Arizona, but I am not counting on it. So, plan for me to be off line for about a month until I can find an Internet service company that supports both locations and two different and incompatible computers, and whose initials are not AOL. As soon as I get hooked up again 1 will sign on with you.

From Mike Coyle, mcoyle@erols.com; Dave, I retired from the Navy on 1 July and have accepted a job with Philadelphia Electric (PECO) Nuclear 1 start at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in southern Pennsylvania on 10 August, Renee will be remaining here in the D,C, area until our 17 year-old son, Patrick, graduates from high school next June. I have rented an apartment in Bel Air, MD, in the interim. I will keep Ihis email address.

From Jeff Lewis, jefflewis65@flinet.cora, who finally found Ernie/Glenn Ambort after 19 years of searching; Hi, Jeff, Thanks for your letter and enclosure; quite a bit of work you and others have gone to.

Facts: email address: gambort@interjetnet.net; Fax: 801-567-1011; Job: Tax Litigation Consultant; Offshore Investment Consultant; home and work phone: 801-561-3226; Glenn Ambort. PO Box 955, Midvale, UT 84047 (lived at home for awhile; named after my Dad; so people always called me by my middle name "Glenn"; just kinda stuck; but Emie is fine).

Now personal: Lived in Salt Lake City, UT, for several years. Came out to ran the political campaign for a buddy ranning for U.S. Senate in 1994; we lost. Have been self-employed for most of last 30 years. Martied, divorced three times; women are just too smart for me, 1 guess. First, a lovely gal from London; second, rebound marriage in Atlanta, GA; third, lovely gal from Germany. Always did like those foreigners! No kids.

Good health. Happy. Outspoken. At peace. On the Intemet about four hours a day. Would be happy 10 share whatever, if you'd like. Warmest personal regards to you. your family and all '65ers you may be in contact with. Probably time I attend one of the get-togethers.

From Bob Andretta. robert_a._andretta@hud.gov; I just noticed J.V. DeThomas in your missing Classmate list, 1 assume he has surfaced by now.

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but just in case he hasn't: I last communicated with J.V. in February at: dethomas@sun valley.net. Good luck. On second thought, why would anyone want to find DeThomas!

Frora; Jeff Lewis; Dave, this information is for our October Shipmate column and includes some update info for the next Class Directory.

Missing Classmates: Jim McPike, Gary Granai, Butch Eddins, Bill Frigge, Len Blankner, J.V. DeThomas.

Updates on Classmate info: Dave Bailey—Dean of Students, Norfolk Christian High School 757-423-5735.

Doyle Borchers—Regional Director, American Protective Services 916-386-9977, dborcher@ apsinc.com.

Charlie Briggs—Communications Director, EGC Inc. Gordon Clarke—3 Bis, Rue Des Ecoles, 78400 Chatou, France, H: 33 1 39 52 73 98.

John Collins—Fax: 703-841-3344; O: 703-8413244; Inll Standards, NEMA. Pat Cooper—H: 852-2801-5091; Buying home in Port Ludlow, WA. Gil Crouse—PO. Box N10600, Nassau, Bahamas; H: 242-326-5209.

Craig Etka—107 Woodmoor Rd, Stevensvillle, MD 21666; 410-643-9326; Deputy Program Manager, Construction and Test, Northrup Gramman.

Jere Harper—jere3612@aol.com; Hershiel Hayden—Mining Engineer Specialist, Weir Intl; 847-297-3500, Tom Juenemann—Fax: 207-780-5954; Owner, Group One Consultants, Doug Katz—Consultant.

George Kent—Actuarial Analyst, Towers Perrin; O: 617-638-3637, Lynn Kimball—ljkimbaI@onslowonIine,net, Denny Kruse—Executive Director, American Society of Naval Engineers; Fax: 703-836-7491; O: 703-6727.

Nick Paldino—Business Development, GECMarconi; O: 850-609-1775; 191 Country Club Rd, Shalimar, FL 32579.

Mike Paul—7705 EasI Doubletree Ranch Rd #23, Scottsdale AZ 85258, H: 602-483-7040, Fax: 650-685-8425, Scottsdale address good January thra May. Andy Prince—Managing Director, National Capital; O: 301-657-0850; aprince@mbal973. hbs.edu Larty Reece; Fax: 313-621-6432, Jim Stark—Marketing Manager Europe, Northrap Grumman Electtonic Sensor and Systems Division.

Bob Starkey—33 Bis Rue Des Fauvelles, Courbevoie, France, 92400; H: 33 1 47 88 10 15/ O 33 I 47 96 29 38.

Sam Stevens—Ashville City Schools; sstevens@buncombe.nc.us.

John Strahm—Director, Program Development, Disability Management Services, H: 901-7377684; O: 901-767-1455; Fax: 901-767-1409.

John Thompson—Regional Training Director, Excel Communications; 214-739-3848.

Chuck Zschock—Fax: 703-836-6160; President German American Business Association; info@gaba.org.

Mike Shirley—Phd; Interim President, Elgin Community College; W: 847-888-7374; Fax: 847-888-7375; mshirley@mail.elgin.cc.il.us.

Kip Paskewich—Configuration Management, Burns and Roe; W: 505-661-4637; Fax: 505-6614637;kpask@flash.net/kpaskewich@brapt.com.

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Pres; CAPT Fred P. Moosally, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 e; rabaird@arinc.cora West Coast Sec'y: Robert G. Johnson, Jr., Esq. 30131 Town Center Drive Suite 147, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 http:// www.usna66.org It's October, and Homecoming is just around the comer Here in Annapolis, we're preparing to do our annual celebration as we take on Colgate.

For those of you wishing to attend, there will be the usual lunch and dessert. Those in the Washington, D.C. area will receive a flyer As to Class news, I have some information and several address changes, so here goes.

Jon Barton sent an email and pictures of the retirement ceremony and celebration for Scott Redd. Jon's email is as follows.

Jan Kelly and I just retumed from WashingIon, We were privileged to be at the award ceremony for (former roommate) Scott Redd at the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon, General Hugh Shelton, JCS Chairman, gave Scott much-deserved and extensive praise for his 32-years of service to our country. Two ambassadors, including Bill Richardson (United Nations); Strobe Talbot, Deputy Secretary of State; and a large number of fiag and general officers were present.

Classmates included, Ed Futch, Chuck Gratzius, AI Swinger, Robert Percival, Pierce Johnson, Tom Marfiak, T.J, Williams, Ned Sarno, Phil Bozzelli, Tom Martin, and Moose Foote, Scott gave a great speech, which recognized his staff for their hard work, and showed that the Pentagon has not diminished his sense of humor He told us the J-5 motto, "If you can't get your work done in 24 hours, work nights," Scott's love of God, country, our armed forces, and his family was evident throughout. This was one man who gave the taxpayers more than their money's worth.

Thanks for the recap and pictures Jon.

Scott Redd's Retirement Rufe Taylor writes that he and wife Joan are doing well in Nevada. Joan is a Tandy Award recipient this year, and had her picture in Time Magazine. The award is given annually by the Tandy Corporation to 100 outstanding teachers across the nation, and to 100 outstanding high school students as well. Recognition comes with a nice cash prize for each teacher, and scholarship funding for each student. He reports that son Charles is still in Orlando, FL, and will literally close the door on the Navy presence there in November 1998. Then he and wife Sondra are off to New London for the department head course. After that, who knows. Daughter Cathy has just purchased a house in the Augusta, GA, area and is completing plans for her wedding this October She is XO (as a 1st Lt.) of a signal company at Fort Gordan. Her fiancee, also a

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WooPoo, is an Army Intelligence type. Joan and Rufe spent a couple of weeks in Montana where Rufe did some fly fishing, then went on to Island Park, ID. Island Park is about 40 miles southwest of Yellowstone National Park. They broke ground on a log home they've been planning.

Thanks for the update Rufe.

As required by our Class Charter, here are the 1997 financial results for the Association as reported by our Treasurer, Chuck Grutzius.

A s s o c i a t i o n of t h e C l a s s of 1 9 6 6 , U . S .

Naval Academy Balance Sheet 1 J a n u a r y 1997 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 31 D e c e m b e r 1997 31 December 1997 ASSETS Curtent Assets Checking/Savings NFCU Sharecheck $ 8,481.69 Total Checking/Savings $ 8,481.69 Other Curtent Assets NFCU Share Certificate $11,185.09 NFCU Share Savings Account $916.36 Total Curtent Other Assets $ 12,101.45 Total Curtent Assets $20,583.14 TOTALASSETS $20,583.14 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Equity Opening Balance Equity $22,063.72 Retained Eamings $-5,272.28 Net Income $3,791.70 Total Equity $20,583.14 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $20,583.14

I have several snippets and address changes.

Tony Zailnick writes that daughter Deirdre '97 is in Corpus Christi for training in the pipeline to fly P-3s. Bob Smart writes that he and wife Jena live on the beautiful tidewater Carrotoman River in Lancaster, VA. He invites yachters on holiday who would like a free, very sheltered anchorage for the night to stop by for a visit. They can be reached at rjsmart@crosslink.net or 804-4627894. Bob Emery moved to 50 Intemational Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801-2862. Don Haslett writes that his email address is dbh@chemofflaw.cora. Guy Pete lives in Red Lion, PA, but his street address is 140 Chandler Drive, zip code 17356-8759. Gerry Bunch has raoved to 4604 Morris Avenue South, Renton, WA 98055. Stephen Clark now takes raail at RO. Box 124682, San Diego, CA 92112-4682.

Al Konetzni recently assumed command of Subraarine Force Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, HI. Al's new address is Qtrs K, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860. Missy and he would like to hear from any Classmates that get in the area.

I see I've reached the bottom of the bag for this month. I've received several good responses on new efforts for the Class when we cease the existing function of the Class Foundation in 2000. If you haven't responded to the letter Jim Long sent with the annual appeal, you still can.

My thanks to all who provided information for this article. Until SeptemberseAU the bestaeMike!

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Pres; CDR David E. Church, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; LCOL Jim McNeece, USMC (Ret.) 4832 Solomon Dr, Annandale, VA 22003-4041 e; SCRIBE67@AOL.COM Boys and girls! What am I to do with you? I opened my "Pending" file and a moth fluttered forth. I checked my stash of email notes, and it was really hurtin'. Lucky for you I'm not feeling particularly verbose right this minute or you'd be faced with some extemporaneous composition that might or might not be worth your investment of time. Most probably the latter As it is, this won't take long.

The only thing that saved us from a total whiff this month are a couple of short pieces. One from Rich Mies, who sent a line. He's admittedly been pretty busy in his new job; I apologize to everyone for not sending out definitive invitations for the change of command at U.S. Strategic Command on 26 June, but 1 wasn't confirmed by the Senate until about 10:00 p.m. on 25 June. So I wasn't really sure there was going to be a ceremony up until the last minute. If any Classmates are in the Omaha area, don't hesitate to give me a call. My home phone is: 402-293 8754, Talk about taking it down to the wire! I use to gripe when my orders gave me only a month to get out of town! Skip Soper really came through with his note; Here's the latest from the great Northwest.

'Nita and Jack Parry finally made it out this way and stayed with Sue and me for a few days. In addition to showing them the usual Seattie stuff (which I never do for myself), I threw them a party at our family beach home on Fox Island, WA, (it was on the Web page schedule). We had a great time, as usual.

I am sending, by separate cover, a couple of photos. The first is of us at the beach party, A gouge list will come with the photo to indicate who is who. I hope our loyal readers don't get weary of seeing and re-seeing the visages of such '67 luminaries as Couch, LeMaster, and Parry, Two weeks later 1 had the occasion of being in Portiand, OR, for a friend's wedding, and we were invited to RON at Linda and Cal Meek's new home in Vancouver (the USA one). They are alive and well, and Cal is working as a computer networking consultant in the Portland area. We got to be good friends when we were neighbors in the old Wherty housing area at PG school in Monterey. Also enclosed with the group photo is a photo of Cal and me. I'll leave it up to you to guess who is who.

The problem with Skip's contribution is that the photos aren't here yet, but I need the text.

The pictures will show up next time. And as I told Skip, doing it this way allows him to contribute to two colunms at one whack, so there is a bright side.

To show you the depths of my desperation, I scoured a raonth's worth of email and found an obscure, unclear reference to Bob Moeller's new location...possibly Portland, but I don't know if that's Maine or Oregon...even if it's Portland at all! (Skip, you didn't run across him out there, did you?) I even ran a check to see if anything came in this evening's posting, and for a minute I thought I'd won the lottery. There was one from Dave Church and the subject line read; "'67ers in the Sept Chapter news." That looked like a good start for some news, however the text consisted of three words; "Pete Dabbieriâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Atlanta." At least somebody was mentioned in dispatches.

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'67 at the Bassi Wedding This is the shortest one in many a moon, but that's OK...I'll still be here for the next one!

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VADM Ryan is the 56th Superintendent and RADM Marryott is the President/CEO of the USNA Alumni Association

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Pres: RADM Kendell M. Pease, USN Sec'y: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Road, Annapolis, MD 21401-1061 http://www.usna68.com By the time this hits the street, our 30th Reunion will be history. Thirty years! My how tirae flies. As I write this, 1 look at the planning for the Reunion weekend and it looks like a good time for all.

Gordy Peterson provided some updates on new jobs for recent Classmate retirees. Gordy is Senior Editor for the Navy League's Sea Power magazine. He is working in Arlington, VA. Randy Bogle accepted a position at the Naval Institute as Director for Development, Membership, and Public Affairs. Kendell Pease is now serving as Vice President for Communications with General Dynamics in Falls Church, VA. Gordy reported that he attended the USNA Class of 2002 Induction Ceremony on July 1 at the invitation of Dottie and Phil Katauskas. He was honored to swear their son Alex in as a new

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Plebe in a private ceremony in Memorial Hall following the Class induction in Tecumseh Court.

On the retirement/new job note, I received a note frora Neil Walsh. Neil also retired in June.

His last assignraent was on the staff of ComSubLant in Norfolk. Neil took a job as Director of Advanced Technical Systems and Support Services for REMTECH Services, Inc. (RSI). RSI, headquartered in Newport News, VA, is a growing company in the inforraation technology business. Neil will be opening an office for RSI in Norfolk. Neil also reports that he and wife, Pat, took a ten-day tour of Ireland with both of their parents.

Carl Gaines included a note with his reunion reservations. Carl and Debbie live in Tampa, FL, where Carl has been practicing architecture for the last 19 years. Debbie is an administrative assistant for a local manufacturing representative for heating and air conditioning systems. Carl's son. Corky, is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he majored in biology. He starts graduate school in zoology this fall at Fordham University. Carl's daughter, Elizabeth, is a junior at the University of Iowa.

Carl's architecture work is with a company that specializes in entertainment design. He is presently working on a science and technology museura for farailies in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and on a couple of entertainment centers in Stockholm and Barcelona. His firm is located in Orlando and Carl reports that he and Debbie intend to relocate to the Orlando area sometime diis fall, Carl also reports that he saw Ruth and Pete Diefendorf and Joe Lee Frank during this past year when each were passing through the Tampa area.

While coordinating the reunion reservations, I received a short note from Al Pittman. Al is still flying for United Airiines out of Anchorage. Al wrote that Bill Reeves and his wife, Billie, were traveling to Alaska in August to join him for fishing in the Seward Silver Salmon Derby. Al reports seeing lots of the guys at UAL, Steve Jones works with him in the Anchorage Flight Office. They manage 125 pilots flying DC-1030F aircraft (freighters) to the Orient and "lower 48." From Al's report the Class of '68 is really coming on at United. Lou Kosich is the B-777 Fleet Captain. Jack Cosgrove is the ViceChairman of the ALPA Master Executive

Council (union), Al is a chief pilot, and Steve is a flight manager (after a 21-year naval career).

Sounds like we're ready to take over the company!

There was a local Class luncheon in early August in Crystal City, VA. Ed Sullivan took muster and the following Classmates were in attendance: Ben Fromme, Karl Krumbholz, Al Linberger, John Mayer, Bill Tirrell, Ray Schaubel, and Ed. The next couple of luncheons will be on 1 October and 3 December, and is still meeting around 11 ;45 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott.

Finally, some sad news to pass on. On 30 July, our Classmate, Eric Washam, lost a courageous battle to cancer (non-Hodgkins lymphoma). He passed away at his home in Falls Church, VA. He is survived by his wife. Heather, his daughter, Megan, his parents, and a brother and two sisters. Gordy Peterson was among Classmates that attended a memorial service for Eric and he shares the following: The memorial service at Fort Myer's post chapel on 7 August was an especially moving tribute to him. It was attended by several hundred family members, friends, business associates. Navy shipmates and Academy Classmates.

Retired Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, the father of the Navy's Aegis program, spoke at the service, offering a heartfelt salute lo Eric's many critical and lasting contributions to him and the success of Aegis throughout his association with the shipboard missile defense system. Heather and Megan also described the depth of Iheir love and admiration for Eric during the program in words that made a deep impression on all that gathered to pay their respects, Megan's beautiful performance on violin of "On Eagle's Wings" graced the ceremony in an especially stirring closing.

Following Navy retirement, Eric joined Techmatics, Inc, of Fairfax, VA, He held a number of important positions there, culminating in Director of the firm's Defense Sector Strategic Planning at the time of his death, Eric was described a number of times during the memorial service as a visionary and caring person in all of his many roles and endeavors. He was elected "employee of Ihe year" at Techmatics in 1997, The response from all levels of the Navy and the company testified to the love and affection felt for him by all who knew or worked with him through the years.

Thanks, Gordy, for sharing this with us. And to Heather and Megan, we offer our prayers and heartfelt sympathy.

That is about it for this month, guys. Looking at the column deadline schedule it appears that I won't be able to pass on the news about our reunion until the December issue. Until next month, take care and enjoy the fall...Leo

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Pres.; CAPT David O. Rose, USN (Ret.) EVP; CDR Pat Stroop, USN (Ret.) Sec'y; Wak Giraldi Tres; Steve Ward h; 703-864-1775; w; 703-620-2279 Corr. Sec'y; Dr. Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22310 e;shudock@erols.com Class website; www.USNA69.org A Class luncheon was held at the Naval Academy Officer and Faculty Club on 15 July.

Although it was a small gathering, a fair amount of Class business was conducted. We first received a report from the 9th Company Commander for the first set, Brian Valenza, on items needed for their wardroom. Immediate needs are a carpet and TV. Walt Giraldi volunteered to research the carpet. Steve Ward gave a status report on the revised Class charter and by-laws. Steve Comisky has reviewed the documents for legal needs. The Class is filing as a not-for-profit foundation in Virginia. In order to file, there first exists the requirement to have foundation officials in place, and with this in mind, the following agreed to serve "pro tem" until a Class election can be held.

President—Dave Rose Vice President—Pat Stroop Secretary—Walt Giraldi Treasurer—Steve Ward On 16 July, Bill Newton sent a letter to RADM Ron Marryott '57, President and CEO of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, announcing the above. Steve Hudock will remain as Corresponding Secretary.

Nominations for the seven Class positions as announced in the May 1998 issue of Shipmate closed out 15 July. An underwhelming total of five nominations were received. The new Class officers decided to re-open the call for nominations. In accordance with the new by-laws, a nominating committee of five active members will be formed to actively solicit nominations.

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Pres; Fred Hall Sec'y; CDR Royal Connell, USN (Ret.) 1978 Valley Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 e: njrotc@arctic.nadn.navy.mil Greetings all. It's the doldmms of summer as I write, and, as usual, the only thing I have to go on is my imagination and the few of you who forgot and actually sent me something. I am really starting to appreciate the wonder of email.

Kind of on the order of better email than nomail.

George Galdorisi sends greetings from WestPac. He recently completed a great (five day) port visit to Singapore with ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Becky joined him over there and they spent their time with Janis and Scott Douglas.

Scott is the Defense and Naval Attache and is the Navy's point man for battle groups, amphibious ready groups, and other units making port calls there. George is proposing a new contest, the 'Classmate with the Best Job Award.' Unfortunately, his nomination is Scott and that would be pretty hard to beat, so we'd have to retire the trophy before we even awarded it.

Ed Fahy wins the prize for one of the shortest jobs. He'd no sooner found out where the head was at BuPers, when he got himself transferred to the U.S. Transportation Command at Scott AFB, IL, for the next two years. Those of you

visiting East St. Louis can see him there. You know, as the head of the Aviation Detailing shop, you'd think he could find a better set of orders.

Of course, after years of living on his boat, only the Navy could find him a place totally inland to avoid moving from Arlington to Millington with the Bureau, and at an Air Force Base to boot. He does say that when the snow is bad and the wind is howling, please visit and bring sympathy.

Bob Christianson wrote an actual letter (with pictures even) about a 28th Reunion of the 28th company, held in May at the Loews Hotel in Annapolis. They got a block of rooms and a Hospitality room adjacent to thera for 11 of the 24 who attended. It sounds like a real great weekend with a Friday night social roora party, Saturday raoming walk-jog of the USNA periraeter, golf on the Eastem Shore, brunch at Dahlgren, USNA walking tour, dinner at Loews, sea stories in the social room, and Sunday chapel and bmnch at the O&F Club. Attending were Bob, Monty Felix, Paul Fitzgibbons, John Schwab, Stan Weeks, Jim Kenney, Rene Butyn, Craig Dampier, John Ranstcher, Tim Joyce, and Guy Hutchison.

During their planning stage, they got good addresses on 21 of the 24 graduates. Lawrence (Larry) Paul Hearn, Jon Dennis Terry, and Leon (Lee) John Zielinski are still missing. If anyone has contact with them. Bob has issued a missing persons request. To contact him at work 540-663-0420 or Bob_Christianson@amsec.com or FOB 128 Dahlgren, VA 22448. Finally, he sent a picture of the ladies and a 'Happy Viagra

Plans for the 30th Reunion were discussed by Steve Ward. In response to a number of requests to look for a predictably warmer weekend than mid-November, the World Famous Naval Academy Class of 1969's 30th Reunion has been rescheduled for 16-19 September 1999, wrapped around the Boston College football game. This is NOT Naval Academy Homecoming Weekend, but there should be a p-rade and of course the USNA Store (nee: Mid Store) will be open for business. (If you haven't been back for a while, prepare yourself for the new store!) The venue will be the BWI Marriott as it was for the 20th and 25th, and was chosen as there is currently no hotel in Annapolis that is large enough to handle a crowd of our size. Other events being planned are a Class memorial service and a golf toumament. Reunion information will be passed along via company reps.

The Class has a web site; www.USNA69.org and we need a volunteer to populate it. We need someone who has talent, skill, imagination, etc., etc. to come forward and take on this collateral duty.—Pat Stroop

Seated 1 to r: Kathie Weeks, Marilyn Snodell, HVU, Barb Kenney, Chris Christianson, and Jeri Fitzgibbons; on the floor are Ingrid Dampier, Juanita FeUz, and Libby Joyce

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User' and he assures me that no one from their group will take offense to that remark...we'll see.

Lastly, we have another 'Friend of Bill' among us. In three separate newspapers, I caught news of the commissioning ceremony of HARRY TRUMAN with the Commander in Chief and our own Tom Otterbein featured prominentiy. The Annapolis Capital quoted him as saying that "This is the culmination for us of basically 27 months of effort. They're a lot more fun to operate than to build." The Washington Post had a photo of 'Bill' and Tom with their heads together Unfortunately, it won't reproduce from newsprint. Pity too, it's just the sort of picture that we used to post on the bulkheads with a sheet of paper for original captions and comments. The Norfolk Virginian Pilot dedicated a whole Sunday-type supplement to the commissioning ceremony. It includes many, many quotes and a large article on Tom and Catherine Mary, including the fact that he was the one who taught Tom Cmise how to 'fly' for the movie Top Gun. I guess I was most impressed with sorae of the leadership techniques the paper brought out. Normally newspapers are not especially good at nuance, but they did a great job of pointing out how he had a policy of having every sailor report to him as soon as they are settled. He noted that when he asked how the new sailor was being treated, it didn't take long for the duty officers to figure out that before the sailor reported to the captain, he had better be well taken care of Good job Tom, we knew you'd be good. It's time to say good night Gracie, so....'Good night Gracie.' Ring-ADing-Ding

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RADM Tim Keating assumed duties as Commander, Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Carrier Group Five in a ceremony held on the 25 June on-board INDEPENDENCE (CV-62).

The new listings for rear admiral selectees came out in July and we now have three more admirals in the Class. Selected were: Joseph E. Enright (Director, Combat Plans, J5), Charles H. Griffiths (Asst. Deputy Dir for Intemational Negotiations, J5), and John P. Jarabak (Major PM for Submarine Combat Systems, PMS 425).

Congratulations to all three! If I have been keeping accurate records, the total count of flag rank Classmates stands at a lucky 13! (II Admirals and 2 Generals).

Steve Ayers sent in a note and photographs from the 16th Company's annual testosterone festival, held at Bill Luckey's wooded compound in North Carolina. Blue (Mike Bluestein) arrived in his 300 foot (well, almost) RV that he takes on the racing circuit as his home away frora home. Roger Young, Paul Timmins, and Steve played their annual round of golf and Steve actually won this year! (Sure, I believe you Steve...)

Heather and Bill Luckey had a baby boy (Jack) last November Shown in the photograph (left to right) are Bill and his son Jack. Also shown in the photographs are Paul Timrains and Roger Young and Steve Ayers and Mike Bluestein (a sedate, well fed group...)

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Pres; CAPT Perry Martini USN Sec'y; CDR Brian Horais USNR (Ret.) 11234 Cranbrook Lane, Oakton, VA 22124 e; bhorais@wjsa.cora; http;//www.erols.com/ horais/USNA 1971.htm During the last month I have made an effort to gather email addresses for Classmates from the various correspondences I have received over the past few years. 1 was impressed with the number of Classmates who have electtonic addresses.

Over 130 Classmates are on the list! To make sure that all of you can benefit from this, there is a new addition to the Class web page that includes a listing of email addresses and a full listing (by Company) of addresses for all graduates and non-grads. This addition will be up and mnning on the web page by the time you read this article. If you aren't on the list or need to make corrections, drop me a note at; bhorais@schafercorp.com. You will notice that the email and address lists are protected by a password. The password is our Class motto. If you need help remembering it, look on your ring.

If that doesn't work, drop me a note. You can log on the Class of 1971 web page at: http;// www.erols.com/horais/USNA 1971 .htm.

Bruce Loughridge already sent me an email asking for the password. Bmce left the Academy before graduation, and recently completed a successful Navy career, retiring after 27 years as an ICC (SS). Brace also graduated from the University of Washington in June. (As Bmce says...better late than never!)

I received notice of a change of command that was held in Yokusuka, Japan, in late June.

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business after BDM was acquired by TRW. Steve also let me know that Mark Macklin has made a major career change, leaving a corporate job in Chicago and moving to Springfield, MO, where he bought a big tmck parts and warehouse business. Mark, his wife Tanya, and son Ryan mn the whole operation.

John L. Morris (not to be confused with J.T.) sent in an update from Springfield, VA, where his wife Nancy is a counselor for the county schools and his son Edward (a graduate from Goucher College) is a graphic artist. John, a civil servant at NavSea, is the Acquisition Manager for the AN/UYQ-70 Advanced Display System.

In his spare tirae, he collects antique artillery ranging from miniature working models of cannon up to seacoast weapons weighing a few tons each. John recently acquired a civil war Dahlgren boat howitzer identical to the one formerly used by the USNA cannoneers. John asks that any Classmates/alumni who know of old artillery pieces languishing in cemeteries, at veteran's posts, etc. that might be available, please contact him at; www.springfield.arsenal@erols.com, or by phone at; 703-451-0091.

That's all the news for now. Check out the web page and keep the cards, letters, photographs and emails coming!

Steve Ayers and Mike Bluestein Roger Young is right in the middle of the aerospace firm consolidation trend. Roger is now the Chief Financial Officer of TRW's Federal

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Pres: CDR Dave Hogen, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR Rich Robison, USN (Ret.) 12695 Catawba Dr, Woodbridge, VA 22192 f; 703-413-5376; e; robison_rich@prc.com http://www.charm.net/~bfant/usna72/72toc.htm The calendar says it's October, but the thermometer says it's still early August. Still cutting that lawn and pmning those shrubsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a couple days at the beach sound pretty good about now.

New Flag Selectee Dept. In case you haven't already heard, congratulations are in order for our newest flag selectees: Curt Kemp, Steve Tomaszeski, John Townes, and Rick Porterfield. Curt is currently the Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations; Steve is the Senior U. S. Naval Officer at SacEur; John is the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower and Personnel), and Rick is the Commander, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific. Way to go!

Whose-Navy-Is-This-Anyway Dept. Well, now, if this don't beat all. Your scribe was pemsing the "USNA In The News" web page www.usna.cora/news, when I happened upon the minutes of a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing where Pat (P. T.) Henry was being interviewed as prospective Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. In addition to having served in the Marine Corps, Pat was in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, was Chief of Staff of the American Red Cross, and has been a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee for the past five years. His candid and thoughtful remarks reflect the insight of a tme professional. Congratulations, Pat, and best of luck!

Look Who's Retiring Dept. After 26 years of Navy life, Carole and John Schork moved back to the Pacific Northwest from Coronado, where John is with Merrill Lynch in their Bellevue,

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WA, office. Their new address; 407-238th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98053. Phone 425836-0368. Congratulations!

Look Who He Found Dept. Now, ladies and gents, this one is special. Received an email from Saul Klein in mid-July indicating that he had located Jay McMillan for the first time in 26 years. Seems Jay has been in Califomia since November 1982, where he is a Conttacts Administrator (purchasing) for Pacific Bell. He and Linda have two girls, Elena (9) and Adrianne (8). He also has a daughter, Malia-Jaye, in college at FAMU in Tallahassee, FL. His oldest daughter. Carmen, lives in Chicago and has an eight years old son, Jarrett. Jay's retum from the lost spurred a virtual 17th Company reunion of sorts on the intemet, including address; 2600 Camino Ramon, Rra.lN050M, San Ramon, CA. 94583. E-mail; jamcmil @pacbell.com.

Also received a note from Bill Vinson, Classmate and former roommate who retumed home to Tarpon Springs, FL, in October '68 and pursued his higher education at FSU. He met Lynda in an evening geology lab and they were married in Tallahassee in March 1971. He received a B.A. in Criminology (with emphasis in corrections) and found employment with the Florida Division of Youth Services, with a federally funded "time-out room" program, and as a crime analyst for the St. Petersburg Police Dept. (dealing with the classification and reporting of crime stats, pattem analysis, etc.).

He subsequently attended and graduated from Stetson University College of Law in ' 8 1 , and worked for a two man firm in New Port Richey for a couple of years before opening his own office in Tarpon Springs. These days, Lynda is a CPA with her own practice and Bill is a solo lawyer They have two sons, David and Devin, and live in an old house (c. 1895) situated on Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs. He can be reached at 144 N. Spring Blvd., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689; 727-934-8895; email; Vinson_Law@csi.com. Thanks for the note. Bill!

Leslie and Glenn Pruden (and their two children, Mackenzie and Doug) are living in Franklin, TN. Since Glenn retired from the Army, he has been an assistant attomey general for the State of Tennessee. For the past four years he's been in charge of their Death Penalty Team (official name Capital Litigation Team) which handle all direct appeals, appeals in state post-conviction actions, federal habeas corpus actions, and appeals and petitions for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court where they have sought and received a death sentence for someone convicted of first-degree murder He also assists local district attomeys, upon requesL with capital murder trials and post-conviction evidentiary hearings. Glenn's email address is genralp @ bellsouth.net.

Well, don't complain about such things. We'll be shoveling snow soon enough!

Thatis about it for this month. Keep your eye on that Big Blue Team! More to come. D.O.

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Pres; Tom Storch Sec'y; Dirk P.D. Mosis IH 1266 W. Paces Ferry Road #594 Atianta, GA 30327 h; 770-933-9864; w; 404-812-5314 e: dmosis3@aol.com; http://www.usna73.com As I sit to write, I realize that this is the last coluran you will read prior to our 25th. That is a sobering thought. Not that the coluran is such, but rather that it is our 25th. I understand the math. This year's Firsties are like us looking at '47 in 1972. Life on this good earth is moving at light speed. I am looking forward to really enjoying myself at the big celebration. We have a lot of people to thank for making it possible.

Enjoy, and please pass on all printable matter to the scribe...thank you.

Not much news this past raonth as of July '98.

I ara sure everyone is just waiting to catch up at the 25th. Chris Gieser did catch up, however, after twenty years "off-line." Chris has kept up with Scott Haney, his roomie. Chuck Munns has been his boss as Chris is Fleet Wargame Officer at CincPacFlt. Lynn and Ken Johnson reported in from a 1000 cow dairy farm in Ocala, FL. (Top that!)

This is Ken's last year with the Air Guard in Jacksonville. Jeremiah is student teaching in Ponte Verde. Isaiah graduated from FSU in May and is getting married in October He starts med school in the fall of '99. Rebekah is a junior at the University of North Florida. David is 17, and Jessica is 14. Thank you for the update, Lynn.

There is still tirae to get your raeraories to Bill Holmes for the time capsule. Twenty-five years ago, each of us started our careers. I know how I look back and see the roads taken at those crucial decision points. Hats are off to two Classmates who have been blessed and who have lived up to their potential: Dave Architzel and Chuck Munns have been selected for rear admiral. We are so proud of you. Congratulations to you, and your loved ones. (Seven total, but who's counting?)

That is it for now. See you at the 25th! '73!

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Pres; Steve Hubbard Sec'y; CAPT Larry Warrenfeltz, USN 21 Colony Trail Drive, Mandeville, LA 70448 h; 504-626-4964; e; highvolt_sid@hotmail.com Dear 'mates.

Congratulations, Jon Greenert! Recall the Herndon Monument legend: The "no more Plebes" scale the obelisk, and the Mid who reaches the top will go on to be the Class's first admiral. Well, it didn't come true in our case.

Somewhere in that seething mass of humanity 26 years ago was MIDN 4/C Jonathan Greenert, who helped get a Classmate to the top. Now he's there himself. A submariner who's currently the Seventh Fleet Chief of Staff, Jon was selected for promotion to Rear Admiral by the 1999 Flag Board. Jon's the first, and there will be more!

I sent a congratulatory email, and Jon replied in typical, modest fashion. He didn't talk at all about himself, but gave us a quick update on other '75ers in West Pac. Jay Donnelly is here to relieve me as COS, so '75 will still be in the middle of Seventh Fleet operations. Mark Milliken left early this month (July). After putting INDY away in dignified order, I believe he is on his way to be EA for the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, replacing a Flag Select. Expect to see Tom Kapurch when he reports for Reserve Duly on BLUE RIDGE, during Exercise ULCHI FOCUS LENS, Jon wasn't sure what their next set of orders will hold, but I'm sure it will be a tough job that will lead to bigger and better things for our first flag officer I spent a day at USNA last week and enjoyed repeated flashbacks to the summer of '71, They were enjoyable flashbacks only because it was the Class of '02 marching around in white works, not me! It was a typical Annapolis summer day. The WBGT was just this side of the boiling point. Compared to Louisiana, it felt dry, but I'm sure the heat and humidity were oppressive to the kids from anywhere else in the country. The marching songs have gone politically correct since we were there. I guess that's no surprise, but it was just a little strange to hear a clean version of "The Quartermaster's Corps." Still the uniforras, haircuts and the looks on the faces could have come frora any class. As I walked onto the second deck of Michelson Hall, where I was giving a talk to a group of K12 teachers participating in Project Maury, it was evident that another thing is timeless. The smell of sweat-soaked white works from the justdeparted Plebe platoon was unmistakable!

Chris Cikanovich has taken the lead for the Class in establishing a Class of '75 leadership award for COOK (DDG-75). The ship will be commissioned in Philadelphia the day before the Army/Navy game. Chick will try to get the presentation of the award-sponsor plaque included in the Commissioning Ceremony.

CAPT Dave Hammer is Chris' counterpart at PMS 400, and there are a few loyal Classraates in the Philly area. We should be able to get a nice '75 party weekend organized around the ship and the garae. More details next month.

Finally, a note that Mark Harper has had kicking around the inside of a computer since June.

Just thought I'd drop you a quick line...Whilst jogging (cannot claim "running" anymore) around the Yard the other day, I ran across (literally) a plaque for the great Class of 1975! Placed flush with the sidewalk, outboard of the renoShipmate, October 1998

vated Ricketts Hall, just next to the sea wall. It almost escaped me. Any idea when we donated it. or what went along witii it? Maybe we provided the fence along the new sea wall? All's well here, as we await I-day for the Class of 2002, next Wednesday.

I couldn't believe it when I ran into Mike Thumm at graduation. His son. Douglas (Thumm) '98. was among the grads! Another USMC legacy, and maybe the first offspring from the flower children to graduate from USNA? I don't know the answers, Mark, but I'll bet we have readers who do. What's the plaque for?

Is Doug Thumm the first grad amongst our offspring? Who did reach the top of Hemdon?

Go Navy! Larry

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Pres; Chuck Gorum 146 Prince George Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 h; 410-263-3337; e: cgomm@annap.infi.net Sec'y; Chuck Dirienzo 2833 Horseman's Ridge Drive, Clayton, NC 27520 h; 919-550-2627; e; chuckles@ipass.net Well, to those of the Class of '76 who may have thought I had dropped off the face of the planet, 1 am here to say, no. Actually, I have been pretty slack in getting out an article for Shipmate. Then again, those of you that are out there and have something to report and have not sent it in, you haven't helped much, either..

Anyway, I have changed jobs. I now work for Lockheed Martin (conttactor to the Environmental Protection Agency) in Research Triangle Park. My new work number is 919-541-1918.

Any of you can page me at 919-505-3493.1 received a letter in the mail from Bill Ostendorff. He had taken over as Commander of Submarine Squadron Six, in Norfolk, in late April 1998 after a two year tour as the ComSubLant Prospective Commanding Officer Instmctor He was fortunate to have a number of our Classmates present at his change of command ceremony. They are pictured here.

From left to right, they are: CAPT Steve Chapman, CAPT Tad Dowell, CAPT Robert Deal, CAPT Bob Holland, CAPT Tom Gardner, CAPT Bill Ostendorff and CAPT Ray Lincoln.

Steve Chapman lives in Ijamsville, MD, and is with the Department of Energy in Germantown, MD. Tad Dowell is the Command-

Bill Ostendorff's change of command ceremony

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ing Officer of EMORY S . LAND, a submarine

tender in Norfolk and is known throughout the area for his expert handling of Harley Davidsons.

(I need to give him a call. I have a '98 Wide Glide and my wide has a '98 Sportster Hugger..)

Robert Deal and his wife, Carolyn, recently left the SubLant staff en route to duty at NATO Headquarters in Bmssels. Bob Holland is currently serving as Coraraander, Subraarine Squadron Two in New London, CT, and recently kept a room full of SubLant major commanders in stitches with his great sea stories (it would be great to get some of them for Shipmate). Tom Gardner and his family live in Hemdon, VA, while Tom is stationed in DC. Ray Lincoln and wife, Elizabeth, recently left the SubLant staff for New London, where Ray will take over as CO of the Submarine Base in late July.

From the email bag, LT Bruce Hougesen was looking through the list of some USNA grads who are now chaplains. They missed Bmce and his USNA roommate, LCDR Paul Wrigley.

Bmce is currently assigned to ComDesRon 31, home ported in Pearl Harbor, and having the time of his life here in S.E. Asia, doing CARAT exercises with local navies and marines. He's not sure where Paul is right now. Paul was at the Chaplain Resource Board in Norfolk. I had a quick email from our Class President, Chuck Gorum, as he passed over the Great Lakes.

Word has it he has been working very hard and spending a fair amount of time out and about.

You know things are getting bad when I get email from another grad about one of our own.

Paul N Berthelotte '92, LT, USN, said he recently spoke with CAPT Gary Hall, who is XO of TARAWA (Now there is something! I spent two years as Combat Cargo Officer of the TARAWA.). They are on deployment in the North Arabian Gulf They served on ESSEX together, when Gary was a lowly Air Boss. Paul thinks very highly of Gary and wanted me to pass on that information. Thanks, Paul! Dave DeSilva sent on the Reserve 0-6 selection board results but didn't have anything else to say. Joe McGowan is looking for one white and one black mess dress jacket, size 41 R approxiraate.

If you have outgrown your USNA issue mess dress and would consider divesting, please get in touch with Joe. His weight is about the same as it used to be, but time has redistributed it so his old one is a bit tight (read explosively). Call him at one of the following numbers, 610-667-0980 (home) or 215-662-3070 (work). Mark Alfers (14th Company) sent the following: After leaving USMC in 1981, he moved to Hamilton,

OH, where he has been since. Nancy and Mark celebrated 20 years together in October 1997.

They have a daughter Christa, who is a freshmen at Miami of Ohio. His son, Mark, is 14, and Lori is 10. Mark played basketball at USNA and while he was in the Marine Corps, and is currentiy coaching his son's team. It's tough competition in the 8th grade leagues in Cincinnati! Mark works for Biggs Hypermarket in Cincinnati as the Corporate Logistics Manager He also has his own Interactive Distribution business, where they just went on the web in 1998. (He is looking for sharp people who want to diversify their income and save money!) Mark's wife Nancy loves her work as a floral designer They were not able to make the 20th reunion but will do whatever it takes to make the 25th. If anyone is in the Cincinnati area, please give them a call.

C T . Cooper (sroche-@den.kl2.de.us) is looking for information on Art Moreau. If anyone can help, please let me know or send an email. Chip Campbell was at Ft. McNair in July for Reserve Component National Security Course. He's living in West Bloomfield, MI, and is a finance manager with Ford and a SelRes CAPT (CO of DWIGHT D . EISENHOWER augment

unitâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;quite a change from his 16 years with VP!) His phone numbers are (H) 810-360-2344 (W) 313-248-2177, and his fax is 313-845-4101.

Bruce Franklin (semlOO.bfranklinÂŽ worldnet.att.net) is looking for a good web site for Alumni activities on the West Coast. He would also like to know if anyone has heard from Ralph Bass and Chris Janiec. Hopefully this might help. Earlier I got this from Bill Casey (Bill_Casey@tandn.cora). His family is well. Bill settied in Zanesville, OH, (for the moment anyway). He retired from the Navy in December '97, worked for GE Transportation for a year as one of Jack Welch's "Master Black Belts," then was grabbed to head up a $40 million company (maker of heavy diesel engine bearings).

Well, that's about all for now. Don't forget to send anything to me by way of snail mail, email, a phone call, the listserv or any other means.

Hope 'yall have had a good summer

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Pres; CDR Owen G. Thorp HI, USNR Sec'y: CDR Bill Millward, USN 5013 Stone Haven Drive, Annandale, VA 22003 h: 703-250-3578 e; bmillwar@ix.netcom.com Acting Sec'y: CDR Mark Sobczak 1522 South Sea Breeze Trail Virginia Beach, VA 23452, 486-8056 e: pnh0mls@pnhl0.4med.navy.mil or usna77@pilot.infi.net Although I've often described myself as "an analog man livin' in a digital world," I must say that email and PC-based word processors sure makes the secretary's job a much easier With about 95% of the Class submissions coraing via email, I'm almost at a loss when an actual letter arrives. There's almost a nostalgic air to good old 'snail' mail, but then I ara an analog type of guyOne of die letters received was from Jim Gassaway who lives in Annapolis. He writes; I just remmed from annual ttaining onboard EISENHOWER. Our SAT team consisted of three

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officers and three QM enlisted types. We augmented the staff of ComDesRon TWO. Sam Locklear is commodore of the squadron, and Skip Miller was onboard serving as C2WC for ComCraDesGra EIGHT (sec 'y note: they accuse doctors of speaking in medical lingo! What the heck is this?) Yes, it was Class of '77 at the helm.

I wish I could have had some more time to chat with Sam and Skip, but a 14 day exercise had been squeezed into eight days. Everybody was busy.

Jim sent along a great picture, which I'll try to get into a future article.

I also received a great letter from Phil Wisecup. Phil is currently in Bmssels, Belgium, where he works at HQ NATO. He writes; I just got here after a year at the War College in Newport, RI. Still waiting to have the family join me in a week or two. We should be settied in, by the end of August. We have a guest room and easy access to transportation, and I'd welcome any Navy reinforcements in this predominantly Army/Air Force enclave.

He didn't have an email address, but welcomes mail at; 29 Ave. Madoux, 1150 Woluwe St. Pierre, Belgium.

The last of the snail raail trio came from Mike TVyon in Tucson, AZ; Not unlike Terry Hamilton, I figured that after nearly 21 years I should drop a note in the mail also! I recently assumed command of Defense Contract Management Command, Raytheon, Tucson, AZ. Many folks here muse over why the Navy would be in the desert. In any case, I had the distinct privilege and pleasure to retire one of our Classmates on 19 June, Dan Ryan (16th Co,) was the Operations Group Chief here in Tucson. He has taken the procurement job with PG&E at the Diablo Canyon reactor site in beautiful San Luis Obispo, (sec 'y note: sounds like another vacation destination) I received an email from Gar Wright (3rd Co.); he is on the reserve 06 list and is slated to take command as the reserve CO for NASNI and the Amphibious Base in San Diego, CA. Gar reported that he recently met with Heinz MacArthur and Rob Wilson in San Diego, Heinz is stationed at MCRD, and Rob was in town visiting. The 06 Supply Corps list had some recognizable names like Joe Clements and Tom Mcllravy, and even some less notable names like mine. I guess that even a blind pig finds an acom every now and then. Should you ever find yourselves in the desert, my office number is 520-794-8361. My email is mtryon@swest.dcmdw.dla.mil. Give me a call, and we'll make you an honorary 'desert rat.' Il's only 144 degrees today!

Sounds like Mike may have a better chance of visitors over the fall/winter given those temps. A bit of Class business needs attention. Owen sent me the following eraail with the treasurers report: Note that this report only includes the Class of '77 funds, i.e, the funds we use to make down payments on our reunions. It does not include the funds sent into the Alumni Association under the category of "restricted" or "unrestricted" funds. Savings account: $13,900,45, Checking: $58,21 (refiects the $1000 check recently written to secure the 25 year reunion caterer) Hot off of eraail I received the following from Michael Brunskill; Just wrapping up what may be my last two week Reserve stint here at SpaWar; and since I hadn't written in about ten years, 1 thought I'd drop a line, 1 got a little behind the Class with broken service, so I'm not up for 06 until FY-00 board, 1 was helped out in my Reserve career when 1 relieved Mike Jones as CO of NR NAS GTMO at Willow Grove in 1993, Anybody else ever relieve a Classmate? The new command helped me make 05 and non-pay status, where 1 hung out with the NavAir crowd for awhile, I saw Al Lohman fairly regularly, while he was handling Joint UAV programs. When they closed the old Bendix plant where I was working. Kit

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Ruland '68 hired me at what was then GE AsttoSpace in Princeton, NJ. I ended up selling commercial satellites, and worked with Dave Bair, who ran the EchoStar program, and Mike Anderson, who ran the digital electronics manufacturing organization. After the name changed to Martin Marietta, and then Lockheed, and then another plant closure, Mike preceded me to Allied-Signal, first in Phoenix and then Tortance, CA, and Dave moved on to Lockheed in Sunnyvale, CA, I am back at Allied-Signal, working for Dick Krulis '69, who works for Dean Flatt '74. Purely accidental but kind of scary, I had a blast at our 25th Reunion (sec'y note... maybe too much fun as it was the 20th Reunion, Mike!)

25th Company got together for a couple of events.

Present were Glen McCormick, Tom Hejl, Terry Amyx, Dave Aland, Ed Yetsko, Pete Misiewicz, Jim Propheter, John Shmorhun and Mike Keeney, On a sad note, some of us attended the dedication for the weight room. After seeing it, I agree that it is far better than a bench or a ttee. Dennis Franich is one of our Classmates the facility is dedicated to. Dennis was killed in a light plane midair collision, along with his daughter, his brother and his brother's daughter Dennis' parents were so grief stricken at having lost two of three sons and all their granddaughters instantaneously that they couldn't even speak to me for at least a year after the accident, I never saw a write-up on it, so I guess this is it. Thanks to the Class leadership for their efforts; 1 know it was appreciated. Working here in SpaWar, our TAR is Kevin Sullivan. He's mostly busy getting bigger jobs, though. In addition to his TAR job, he's acting PD17A, a USN Captain's job.

Played golf with Rey Arellano, still on active duty, but missed Kevin Skjei, who's a VP with Kemper Funds. He and wife are about to have their first baby. Better late than never! For excitement, 1 babysat Suzie and Mike Keeney's kids, Ryan (4) and Carly (9 months). Mike's getting ready for retirement and looking for a job that utiUzes all of his talents: Spanish, Portaguese, and Chinese language skills, air guitar and DJ experience, plus a mean bowl of chili.

I also heard from Dan O'Lone who wishes to challenge Sttatton Hicky for his claim to the latest fatherhood title; I appreciate the job you are doing in keeping '77 up to date in Shipmate. I read with interest the comments by Stratton Hicky in the April issue and your invitation to challenge. Upon reading it, I knew I just had to wait a few more months to take over the lead of latest birth. Janet and I are very proud to announce the birth of Emma Rose O'Lone on 3 June 1998. Emma was small by our normal trends, weighing only 91b 8oz.

(Our previous was 11 lbs.) Some of you have been married longer than Janet and me. We waited until the day after graduation to get married, but we now have six children: Daniel, 16; Bethany, 12; Alison, 8; Christian, 6; Samuel, 2; and Emma.

We live on a 25-acre farm in Barrington, NH, with about 40 dairy goats, 100 chickens, a couple of steers and pigs. We are having a ball!

I retired in August '94 and am in the school administtation software business. 1 am Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Relations at Rediker Software, Inc. (Good position for a guy with a MS in Nuclear Engineering!) I am currentiy working on the School Office Suite, which integrates administrative software (as opposed to educational) from other companies with our product, Administtator's Plus. The goal is to have a single system that covers all the non-educational software needs of any school. Rediker Software curtently has clients in all 50 states and 63 foreign countries, and things are booming, I travel more overseas now than I ever did in submarines.

Well, here is my challenge to the Classâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Does anyone have: a) a later birth, or b) more children from individual births? (Not counting multiple births, Jeff Cauffeild-James!) 1 hope not, or we may have to keep going! Thanks again, and I look forward to facing any challengers. Keep it up '77!

I take it that by saying "Keep it up '77," Dan

is not plugging Viagra; but from the sound of his challenge, Viagra is probably far from a concem for Dan. I much prefer ending the column speaking about birth than death. Until next time, be well.

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Pres; John Rudder Sec'y; Vince Balderrama 45 Littie Fawn Drive, Shelton, CT 06484 e; CanoeU78@aol.com This is a quick column for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that my deadline comes while I'm away on vacation, touring the Canadian Rockies with the family. Besides, this month will be the real gouge gathering month as I'm surrounded by live updates from everybody at the reunion. Of course, I fully expect the obligatory form deuces from those of you whom I've aggravated over the years with late items, forgotten photos, mail, messages and bumpingintos. That's why I'm packing my flak jacket, along with ray N sweater So to those of you who are coming to the reunion with a "Kill the Scribe" poster, I apologize and vow the next guy who gets elected and replaces me will try to do better In the meantime, I have the pen...

Tim Stark (stark@jasc.acom.mil) dropped me an email with some "Various and Sundry." Like many of us he thinks this email is "grand." For those of us too lazy to scrounge up pen and paper, and too cheap to pay the 32 cent postage, 'trons are wonderful...and to think he (and I) almost failed 'puter science 1010 at boat school.

Here's a few of his '78er sightings of recent (a relative term mind you) vintage. Tim is currently on active duty (ADSW) recall to USACom, working with the Joint Countermine Advanced Concept Technology Demonsttation. The short version, he's helping the Navy/Marine Corps/ Array team find a better way to find mines other than the old "contact" method, ouch. He was supposed to have completed the tour last month, "on or about 24 September" But you know how orders are; they aren't real until they're executed.

Here's the rest of Tim's gouge. Spence Witten is currently assigned to the Office of Naval Research. He's working the same project as Tim but from the Project Office side. John Wissler recently detached from command of an Engineering BN in Camp LeJuene and is heading for the Brookings Institute in the land of perpetual confusion (D.C). Gerry Roncolato (GRONCO@aol.com), is, as noted in a recent Shipmate column, the CO of THE SULLIVANS. Kurt Tidd is CO of ARTHUR W . RADFORD.

According to Tim, that really is a "different looking ship." So I'll have to get the skinny from Kurt this month at the 20th. Now as CDR Stark put it, the aforementioned "miscreants were all participants, in one way or another, in a combined exercise off the coast of Newfoundland in June. Some of them enjoyed the hospitality of the good people of Halifax, Nova Scotia, after the exercise was complete." Tim

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ended his email with the news that a recent assignee (or consignee, or confinee, as applicable) to USACom is Tom McKeon. He's assigned to the J-33 shop, Current Operations.

Thanks for the zip mail, Tim! I forgot to mention that among the sightings I had while on my two weeks of active duty in D.C. was Rick Boch. Rick's was one of the other lieutenant colonels on a promotion board. In his case, he was on a marathon board; the thing had been going on for almost a month; thousands of cases to review and only so many get through the secret ballots. But then, that's the downside of still being on active duty.

In closing. Bill Girrier (kublaikhan@worldnet.att.net) wrote me with some sad news. His 22nd Company roommate, Larry Harper, died suddenly at his horae in Garland, TX, on 17 July 1998.

Chloe, Perla and Larry Harper Larry leaves behind his wife, Perla, and their seven year-old daughter, Chloe; as well as his mother; sister, Sandy, and three brothers, Ed, Mike and Mark, who all live in West Virginia.

Perla Harper raay be contacted at 5317 Brookport, Garland, TX 75043. It is Peria's desire and plan to have Larry's creraated remains interred at the Naval Academy sometime this year. A memorial service for the immediate family was held on 21 July at Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Garland, TX. Those who knew Larry, knew him to be a deep thinker, a devoted family man, a dreamer and a lover of the outdoors and motorcycles. He will be sorely missed. During this month's reunion, we are holding a memorial service in special remembrance of ttiose Classmates who have left us for another tour of duty. Bill's name is now among them. We all wish it were otherwise. Perla has established a fund to benefit young Chloe's education. Any gifts may be sent to Perla in Chloe's name. Along with your prayers and best wishes, I encourage your contributions.

'Nuff said...Launching Spot Four Vince CanoeU78@aol.com

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Pres: Mike Finley Sec'y; Ken Russell 210 South Main Street PO. Box 380, Ariington, SD 57212 w: 605-983-3312; e; gone2pot@iw.net First up is a letter from Greg Baka. Greg is doing that legal thing on Saipan. He used to defend some of the Mariana Island's finest, but now he's a federal prosecutor and U.S. Assistant Attomey, qualified to be a guest on all the cable news shows. Greg has essentially been the 32nd company rep and has 21 good addresses of those who graduated. Plus, he writes a pretty dam good company newsletter An APB is out for Brent Cottingham and Berle Garris. If any of you all know Brent or Berle's address, you may fly to Japan; then take a quick hop over to Saipan on Continental, Northwest or JAL (hey, Japanese currency is in the basement so flights are cheap) and catch Greg in person. You may also send a tron-o-gram to gbaka@hotmail.cora.

Greg, thanks so much for your update, and Congrats to you for your new position as a federal prosecutor First off the info superhighway is an update/ correction from Kent French. AU the way from Alaska, take it away Kent: After reading the note from Skip Steinwedell in the June issue of Shipmate, I thought I would update some of his info for him. I love Skip like a brother, but he is about five years behind the times. My wife Evelyn (Jilli) '81 and I have lived here in Anchorage, AK, for five years where I am based with FedEx, (Not UPS! We all know you have to send it FedEx if you want it there on time!) flying mostly to the Pacific Rim on the MD-II. In March, we welcomed our son, Spencer Christian, (no, not after the weatherman of the same name) to our ever-expanding family.

January saw the arrival of my niece, Gretchen, who has become a permanent part of the family.

So, 1 have gone from one very compliant, sweet seven year old daughter to three kids, one a teenager and one a very strong-willed infant, in the space of three months. My brother-in-law, LtCol Bob TVombadore USMC, has been working on the OpNav staff as the Assistant F-18 Requirements Officer, at the five-sided wind tunnel known as the Pentagon, for the last two+ years.

He is married to my beautiful sister, Mary, and has three great kids, Tony (9), Kate (4), and Josephine (3). Brian Rodgers has just been assigned to good ol' USNA as Assistant Athletic Director, 1 think. He will be ranning the PE department. Bounce '79. He is coming off a tour on the Nimrrz as OPS OY and had some kind of make work job while the ship was in refit in Bremerton, WA, I almost got to go to Dave Yoshihara's change of command ceremony at the end of June, in Pascagoula, MS, Dave just served a highly successful tour as CO of the TICONDEROGA, (CG-47). His next stop is Virginia Beach, where he will be a high level staffer Dave is married to the ever-lovely Chiaki, and they have two fine boys, Andrew and Timothy. I have also kept in contact witii Dr Howard Green, who now lives in Syracuse, NY. Howard is a prominent anesthesiologist and can put people to sleep in a wide variety of ways, (Unfortunately, he is too winy to lull them to sleep in normal conversation.) Howard is married to the equally witty, but much more beautiful Liz, and they have four kids, Caroline, Elizabeth, Alexander and, as of 22 May, Timothy. Between family, work and home Bible studies, there is never a dull moment at the Green house. (Maybe Howard should bring his work home) Skip got it just about right on Ken Southworth, he does live in the woods and likes to kill things with his bow and arrow (not

enough challenge with his machine guns.) Ken is a successfiil commercial pilot, a captain no less, flying for American Airlines. Ken and the ever patient and lovely Laura have four kids, Jennifer (16), Jonathan (14), Carolyn (11) and Noah (9).

The boys are forced to wrestie for their supper; but somehow, the kids are all growing up to be kind and Godly people. This must be Laura's influence! That's all I will subject you to for now, but I'll write back in another five years or so and keep you posted on all the goings on. Keep up the good work, and always remember to check your sources.

Thanks Kent. And Skip, are you related to Steve Brill? Just kidding! Now onto more stuff from Bob Kovac: The VAC is back! Just a few lines to let you know that I'm alive and kicking.,,I have recentiy taken a new position at U.S. Postal HQ in Washington, D.C, as a staff quality consultant for the Deputy Postmaster General. I really enjoy the career and the Washington area. Spent some "quality" time a few weeks ago with Francis Sablan and Tommy Shelley,tippinga few brews.

Have some sad news to report also. Mom was killed in a car accident last summer A lot of the guys in 23 will remember her as the person who mailed 50-plus pound care packages to us Plebe Year. Other than that, life is good, and I'm really looking forward to our 20th. Ken, I really like reading your monthly columns in Shipmate. I look forward to your jovial wit each month. If you are ever in the Northem Virginia area, look me up, and we'll hook up. Keep up the great work; you do a fantabulous job. Take care and Semper Fi...OV...

Vac, thanks for the info and sorry to hear the news about your Mom. Next up is an update with terrific news from my old squadron bubbah and catcher of much grief, Ed Francis. Talk to me Doc: Julie is slated to deliver number three, girl yet to be named, on Tuesday. I will get you an update and picture, if you promise to reserve a spot for the new arrival. Oh yeah, does your pony tail reach the crack of your a** yet? And, are both of your ears pierced or just many holes in one ear?

The boys in the squadron all have bets on these important issues. Regards, Ed Thanks Doc and like I said in my email reply, the pony tail brashes against my calves and the earring chain from my left ear lobe to my tongue really helps me get in touch with my creative self One thing though Doctor, where's my update?!

One note of congratulations that I missed last month was the latest astronaut selections. Mike Foreman made the hst according to the Home Office research folks. Good on you Mike.

Sean wanted another shot at missing Classmates so I'm going to go with a list from 1 to 18 October, then I'll get the rest next raonth.

Now, don't be like Bill Enslin and skip over this list of names. Check it out and let me know if you have a good address for one of the missing guys. Here goes: Joseph Romano 1, Peter Kmg 2, Jon Gahan 3, James O'Connell 3, Dennis Retterer 3, Jefferson Sherman 3, Charles Weikel 3, James Crawshaw 4, Charles Fimeno 4, Joseph Hoffert 4, Kevin Mathison 4, Carey Butter 5, Nestor Caraerino, Jr 5, Steven Grant 5, Richard Phares 5, Paul Branum 6, Stephen Fessler 6, James McCormick 6, Starr Horton 7, Neil Larimer 8, Thomas Thompson, Jr 8, Spencer Tolls 8, Thomas Brandl 10, David Rogers 10, Edward Williamson 10, Robert Wilson 10, Warren Lewis 11, James Sebastian II, Fred Griffith 12, David Moroney 12, Thomas Teynor 12, Eric Doyle 13, Gary Gray 13, Allan Harlow 13, Ronald Marshall 13, George Mayer 14, Ken Gigliotti 15, Kevin Albright 15, Jonathan Fish 16, John Green 16, Michael Jordan 16, John Ford 18, Paul Haiu-ahan 18 and Mark Lee 18.

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One last deal to someone for whom Vicky and I used to make pancakes on Sunday momings when her Mom and Dad slept in (we also changed her diapers on more than one occasion), Jaime, thanks for the great photo. By the way kiddo, if I were your Mom and Dad, your first date would happen when you're about 34.1 would ride along in the back seat, cleaning weapons. Jim, Chris, you have a real sweetheart of a daughter Well that'll do her for this month. Remember to vote in November I for one, am looking forward to next month. Besides the fun of my give, give, give, never, never take info ploppage duties, I can't wait to vote. Ken. ' 7 9 , O m n e s Viri

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Pres: Tim Kobosko Sec'y: CDR Joseph A. Grace, Jr., USNR 15 Allard Blvd, New Orieans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9040; w: 504-539-9255 f: 504-539-9257; e; jgrace@USNA1980.org http;// www.USNA1980.org It's been a while since I wrote the column in uniform. I'm presently sitting in an office with no windows doing my penance as a reservistâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is, the two week shuffle, from desk-to-desk, computer-to-coraputer, phone-to-phone. When the rausic stops, you sit down quickly and hope that you've won a spot to work! This time I brought the laptop, so it isn't that awkward. I thought I'd see a few Classmates here in the JTASC, but none to date. Please remeraber to put me on your Christmas card list (for those of you who are so organized that you already are getting those ready to go out) and send me an update for the column. If you haven't sent me your email address, please do, as I ara going to publish the updated list soon, and I will also put it on the web site.

Since I'ra on active duty, I haven't been able to scare up a whole lot of info and raail for this issue. Sorry about that, gang. I can't write what I don't have, although I have been known to be somewhat creative in literary license and have been accused of printing anything. Anyway, on to the mailbag, however slim!

A note came in from Alan Colegrove (MulletF4S@aol.cora) of 24th Company, who is starting year three in Malaysia for the Boeing Company, as a purchased asset from the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. He has added marketing responsibilities in Malaysia for various Boeing military and information products to his Malaysia F/A-18 Program work.

He reports that things are kind of slow with the economic crisis in the region; however if you drift through Kuala Lumpur, look hira up.

Jeff Mertens (Jeff.Mertens@Jacobs.cora) frora the 33rd Herd, reports that he got married over Memorial Day weekend up in Maryland.

They then drove to Williamsburg for a few days and then flew to France for ten days. He assured me that it was an outstanding honeymoon with lots of fun and wine. He and Louise will live in Laurel, MD. Another note came in from an old friend, Joe Heil (Heil_Joseph_P_CDR@hq.navsea.navy.mil); I told you I would send a photo soon, and I still intend on doing so, just not right now since you need something quick! Suzanne and I have

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been busy in Woodbridge with Patrick (9 in October) and Philip (5). For those from 19th Company who remember my mom (Mama Heil), she is still in Crofton and doing great. I've been swimming some and did the Chesapeake Bay Swim (4.4 miles) last year. I've been homebrewing off and on for the last eight years (searching for Ihe perfect pint). In the last few months, I've seen Dan Gildea, who works in Roslyn as a Navy liaison to the Air Force, and Peggy Feldmann, who works for the BFTT program in PEO (EXW). I talked to Pete Cotsonas, who's working for a defense contractor in Pax River, and Suzanne and 1 went to a great surprise 40th birthday party for Jim Reagan (works for MITRE) given by his wife Tana. Joe McGettigan works down the hall with the CEC program office, and Scott Barbour is also ranning around with the LPD-17 program office. (Secretary's note: I saw Scott down in New Orleans at the opening of a joint venture between the University of New Orleans and Avondale Shipyards. A pretty fantastic endeavor that showcases the best technology available in shipbuilding.) Ed Settle works down the hall as a Civil Service engineer for the NULKA Program. A little over a year ago, I ran into Gene Huether at the Navy/Kent State football game; and about a year and a half ago, I ran into Norm Screeton working at Hughes (now Raytheon) in FuUerton, CA, Haven't ran into Al Easterling yet, but he and Nancy have moved back into Woodbridge, VA, and he's a military liaison in Congress, Ran into Mike Durkin, Don Babcock, and Steve Huber, in the last year or so, around the Pentagon before they all went off for their surface CO tours. If anyone gets through the D.C. area, we'd love to hear from them, and we also plan on going to Homecoming this year.

You already have my email addresses, and our home phone is number is 703-680-2667. Take care, and I hope this helps!

Chuck Beltz (Charles_Beltz@mukilteo.hac.com) checked in from the Northwest and gave a quick update on a few Classmates; I was in San Diego last week (at SpaWar System Center, formerly NraD, formerly NOSC) where I ran into Gerry Nies, CO of DOLPHIN. He told me the day before was Bill Hoeft's change of command. Bill is now CO of SALT LAKE CITY.

Melissa (Harrington) is on ComNavBase San Diego staff, I also noticed that Rich Moyer (16th company) is now CO of GEORGIA (Blue) at Bangor A member of the Herd, the infamous Dale Lumme, recently took over as CO of VT-6, the "World Famous Shooters." We have some great reports of the parties that took place. The first one carae in from Brian "Digger" Kosinski (P2000CBU@macpo.ssd.loral.cora); Several of the Class of' 80,33rd Herd, attended Dale Lumme's change of command in Pensacola, FL, We are all proud of Dale's accomplishments, and wish him the best as CO, What a wonderful reunion it was for us! Those from the 33rd Herd, in attendance, were myself (Brian), Ken MacDonald (I flew in to Jacksonville and drove to P-Cola with Mac, Nothing like an ovemight six-hour road trip to remind you vividly of good times at USNA,) Also in attendance were Pat Lefler, Pete Stanford, Bill Killea, Doug Purin, Steve Diehl, and C. Sponholtz (who is a CO at Whiting Field), The highlight of the weekend, at least from our perspective, was physically picking Dale out of his chair from a restaurant, where he was dining with his wife (we love you Roxane!) and in-laws the night after the ceremony and informing them that it was time that Dale spend some time with "the boys," Here is Mac's (Ken MacDonald, macs@jaxnet.com) update of the above; Dale took over VT-6, the "World Famous Shooters" and we held a celebration dinner for him at the world famous Hooters. Brian is right, the highlight of the weekend certainly was when a tight formation of four 33rd Herd members boldly entered the controlled airspace of a ritzy

beach-front restaurant with a very specific mission. After an undetected insertion, we approached our target. Not a word was said, with only a snappy salute from the team leader to the table members. Dale was deftly lifted from his chair and ported to safety. The dinner guests initially wore the polite smile that subtiy says, "We are not all that happy to see you, but we won't come out and say it." Their smiles faded, and their jaws dropped when Dale was abducted before their eyes. To the best of my knowledge, no one at the table ever said a word. The extraction was well planned, swift and sure. We were there, and we were gone.

Dale did not straggle and as he was being flown from hostile territory, his only comment was, "What took you guys so long?" After a quick unplanned dip in the pool, we then headed off to Hooters to properly celebrate this momentous occasion.

I had an outstanding weekend. It was great being there to celebrate Dale's accomplishments, and seeing everyone was just too good for words.

Brian also sent in an update on a few other Classmates and his own family; Patti and Bill Killea announced the arrival of Sara, their fourth child. Now that they have caught up with the Lefler's everyone is wondering if they are going to try to match the Kilger's record setting family size!

I've been enjoying the summer with Nancy and the kids and leave next week for a visit to my parents home in Baden, PA. It is funny that I have more great memories from a few weekend road trips spent with Academy buddies at my parents' home than from the 18 years prior! We will be selective as to which ones are discussed in the presence of my children. Last week I was promoted from the supervisor of the Design Reliability section at Space Systems/Loral to the Department Manager of the Reliability Department, As such, I will pick up the software assurance and cortective action sections as well. Since I've been teaching classes and seminars on meditation and stress reduction, here is my chance to see if I can continue to practice what I preach!

Hope all is well with you and your family.

Tina and Dan Archer (darcher@cod.nosc.mil), faithful writers from San Diego, sent me an electronic update after my plea for news; What's happening? Life in sunny San Diego istteatingus great, and we have been spared from any ill effects of La Niiia, sister of El Niiio. In the San Diego OpArea, we are building a nice little nucleus of Classmates from the Class of '80.

On Tuesday, 28 July 1998,1 attended Bill Hoeft's change of command ceremony at the submarine base. Bill took over Command of SALT LAKE CITY after finishing up a tour at EuCom, located in Germany. As an added bonus. Bill's wife Melissa Harrington was also there! Melissa is still on Active Duty and will be the PAO for the San Diego Naval Base Region, Both look fantastic and have not aged a bit! Every now and then I see Jim Pietrocini, Jim has started his own company called R,L, Phillips and works on Network Computing Solutions, Rich Carlquist is a Financial Consultant for Financial Network Investment Corporation here in San Diego, and his wife owns and operates a Thai restaurant on Coronado.

Jerry Nies is CO of DOLPHIN, the only diesel sub left in our fleet, and has been doing real well conducting lot's of RDT&E work for the Navy, Chris Roberts of Company Fun Two fame, is on ACTDU working for SpaWar PMW 152, This is the Navy program office for the Defense Message System. Jerry Chandler (aka Chan the Man) is now the Project Manager for JSIMS and works for SpaWar PMW 131. Ed Dempsey is in

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the local OpaRea working on the staff for ComCraDesGra Five. Some other odds and ends: Joe "Ozzie" Osborne from 5tii Co. stopped by the SSC San Diego Lab last month. Joe works for Integrated Performance Decisions, Inc., supporting work at Carter Rock, MD. Jerry Dale and his family are living in Irvine, CA, where Jerry is a financial planner for Northwest Mutual. They have two beautiful boys, Christopher and John, and Becky is pregnant with their third.

Last week, I spoke to CDR Harry Coker on the phone. Harry is presentiy working at the NRO as the acquisition manager for a project with no funding. To say the least, he is not having much fun.

As for the Archer's, we are doing fantasuc!

I'm still working for the MITRE Corporation supporting C4I programs at the Navy Lab. Tina is a full time Mom taking care of our nine-month old daughter, Maureen. She's growing like a weed and is into everything. She can't walk yet, but crawls to her desired destination and pulls herself up. Last week, 1 caught her doing a pull-up from one of our kitchen barstools. We' ve made a Web page for Maureen, URL http:// www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4477/.

Surf the Net and please stop by; don't forget to sign the Guest Book. It's pretty neat, of course I'm very biased!

That's all folks. No more news to print that I have been able to stir up. I hope that all of you are well and that it has been a great sumraer; hot, but great nonetheless. If you have time, check out die web site at www.USNAI980.org. As always, BEAT ARMY, Joe.

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Pres: Robert D. Ravener, Jr. 164 Florida Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 h: 203-438-0867; w; 914-767-6127 e; THERAV5@A0L.COM Sec'y; Dave Ciccarelli 608 Pattice Dr SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 h: 703-779-7459; w; 703-416-1834 e: chicsan@aol.com Boo! Were you scared? Just a little? You would have been more scared if the colunm had been empty. But I wouldn't do that to you, would 1? After all, I promised. And besides, we're friends, aren't we? Yes, and fiiends don't scare each other, do they?

So what are you dressing up as for Halloween? A ghost? A witch? A recent retiree? They can be pretty scary; Velcro sneakers, white, midcalf socks, polyester Bermuda shorts, white cotton tank-top, you get the picture. (Whose Dad did I just describe?) Not long ago, Steve Hampton spotted a recent retiree, our very own, Steve Kobiela (although he wasn't wearing Velcro sneakers). Steve Hampton writes; I attended a very nice retirement ceremony for Steve Kobiela in the CincLantFIt Flag Briefing Room. Present were members of his directorate, his parents and his family (wife, Nancy, and two children, Megan and Christopher). The guest speaker was Steve's boss, CAPT John "Jay" O'Brien, Jr For those of us who went to SWOS Basic in Newport in the summer/fall of' 81, you will remember CAPT O'Brien (tiien LTJG) as one ofour best instiuctors (and all around great guy).

I will not go into all of Steve's distinguished career details, but 1 will recount a few highlights.

Starting as a Surface Warrior in '81 and earning his SWO pin as a ensign within a year, Steve served in amphibs and craisers from 1981-1987.

He participated in ops from Grenada to Lebanon to the Persian Gulf He converted to Intel in 1987.

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key to Battle Force Red Sea and tiie JFK Battie Group success with his Intel and Strike support.

He went on to develop Tactics and Procedures for the surface community at SWDG as Tac Intel Director from 1991 to 1994. He finished his distinguished career here at CincLant as the Intel Requirements Officer I suppose his retirement ceremony was standard in recognizing all that he had done. What I thought was important, though, was Steve's recollection of all those that had touched him along the way, starting with the Class of '81 and that summer at SWOS. At the end, Steve thanked his parents for the guidance and opportunity they had provided. He presented flowers to his wife and daughter Then he presented his Navy sword to his young son, Christopher, with the caveat that Christopher should choose to do what he wanted in life; but if he joined the military, he should GO NAVY, The point is, I was captured by the circle of events in Steve's career; and at the end, I was strack by what we all know; it is sometimes not necessarily the end that counts most, but more often the path traveled, (Deep thought for me; that is as deep as I can go!)

Steve Hampton is at CincLantFIt N819, C4I/ Combat Systems Requirements. His email is hamptons w @ clf.navy.mil, swhampton@juno.com, 757-836-3555. Hmmm, not as scary as I thought, but well done nonetheless.

Now, here's a scary riddle. When is a president a vice president? Give up? When he's our very own Bob Ravener. Apparently not satisfied with being merely El Presidente of the Banana Republic of ' 8 1 , Roberto went and got himself elected VP/Chief Personnel Officer of Footstar, Inc. out of Mahwah, NJ. (No, the prison's in Rahway.) Yes, after more than ten years of slogging through caramel colored HR syrap at Pepsi, Bob has traded soda for shoes and is now up to his ears in EVA raidsoles and trying to tell a sttaight last from a curved. You may know Footstar from their FootAction stores in your local mall, but their Meldisco division rans the footwear departments in K-Marts nationwide.

Bob's contact info is still valid.

Got any invites to scary Halloween parties yet? Me neither I did get a few to rotorhead change of commands, one from some guy named Pete Sciabarra (Naw, never heard of 'em either) who snatched the reins of HC-11 on 10 September out on that island north of San Diego, and the other, Neil Hogg, who did a similar rein change with HSL-46 in Jax on 21 August. Don't believe me? I have "Official Guest" parking passes to prove it.

Otto got an invite, too, as follows; Believe it or not, I just received a change of command invite from none other than Tom "Tarzan" Carlson. He took the helm of SEAL Team 1 on 14 July in Coronado. In 17 years, he's never graced the pages of this illustrious aluinni periodical. I can understand why his picture has been omitted, but his name is relatively innocuous. So, if you have it in your heart, I implore you to rectify this oversight and mention his accomplishment (a really small pitch is acceptable.)

Still not scared, huh? I'll bet those guys are, especially if they find out they're CO of a bunch of losers? Yeah, that's scary. I can just imagine the fitreps they'll write, with lines like, "This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot." Or, "She sets low personal standards and dien consistentiy fails to achieve thera." Or, "This officer has delusions of adequacy." Or, (for you engineers) "He is so dense, light bends around him." Or, (my personal favorite) "I would not breed from this officer" Thanks, Otto.

Oooh, scary people with green paint on their faces. No, they're not ancient Celts, that was

blue paint. These are Marines, and they're brand spankin' new lieutenant colonels. Now, sound off, and send me contact info and an update when I call your name; Steve Baker, Dave Beydler, Todd Coker, Joe Dauplaise, Jolene (Young) Hollingshead, Pat Kanewske, Pete Loughlin, Frank McCallister, Junior Ortiz, Udefonso Pillotolive, Mark Schwan and Gary Slyman. Now they can command squadrons and battalions and other things that go "Boom!" in the night.

Scary picttire timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;first, July 4th picnic and then the golf toumey. Actually, Otto, only one of the picnic pix had the right combo of resolution, flattering pose, and Alumni presence to get in and that was Stu Forsyth and daughter, Sydney.

Leggo Dad, I wanna go talk to that cute Mid over there...

Golf at Ft. Meade on 5 June was fun, but sorae of the scores and some of the shorts were scary.

Fred Reitzel and Greg Denkler ensured all had a good time at a well ran and well oiled event.

Fred Reitzel and Jim Ahlgrimm check scores- -Tom Yavorski checks Fred and Jim

Avert your eyesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bill McGuinness takes honors for scariest shorts

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drag on. Contemplate that when you can't get to sleep on a dark...scary...night.

Later, Chic

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Mutz, Mac, and a large, pink man with a red face Forty-some golfers teed off, and the same nuraber finished with Doug Heimbach taking the prize for coraing from the farthest location, Florida; Bill McGuinness for the loudest shorts; and my foursome for the most mulligans. Stand by for next year Tailgate update. Same spot as last year, blue side near the Quonset hut along Cedar Park Road. The blue tent with '81 on it will be up approximately two hours before kickoff. BYOB, food, chair, etc.

And now, scary thoughts for a slow month.

Tips for Yankees traveling down South— I.) "Y'all" is singular; "All y'all" is plural; "All y'all's" is plural possessive. 2.) The "He needed killin," defense is valid. 3.) Florida is not a southem state because there are far more Yankees than Southemers living there.

Laws to calm your fears—Law of Common Sense; Never accept a drink from a urologist.

Law of Probable Dispersal; Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. Conway's Law; In any organization there is one person who knows what is going on. That person must be fired. Law of Drankenness; You can't fall off the floor Osborne's Law: Variable won't. Constants aren't.

Trivia from the far NE—The name, "Wendy," was raade up for the book Peter Pan. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

Hershey's kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. If a statue in a park of a person on a horse has both of the horse legs's in the air, the rider died in battle. If the horse has only one front leg in the air, the rider died of wounds received in battle. If the horse has four feet on the ground, the rider died of natural causes. The airplane Buddy Holly died in was named "American Pie." In a deck of cards, the king of spades represents King David; clubs, Alexander the Great; hearts, Charlemagne; diamonds, Julius Caesar In 1987, American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class. A life-size Barbie's measurements; 39-23-33. Average life span of a major league baseball; 7 pitches.

Youngest Pope: II years old. And my personal favorite—A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

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Pres; Maj T. Gordon Thomson, USAFR e; tgthomson@compuserve.cora; h; 804-360-8448 Vice President: Matt Moury e; MATTHEWM@DNSFB.GOV; h:410-263-7640 Treasurer: CDR Terry Benedict e; SP273@SPHQ.SSPNAVY.MIL h; 703-913-7183; w; 703-607-1036 Business Sec'y; Dan Proulx e; proulx@nadn.navymil@; h;4I0-280-5282 w; 410-293-6884 Corres. Sec'y; LCDR Greg Eisman 2721 Buckhom Oaks Drive Valrico, FL 33594-4202 e: Eisraan82@aol.com; h; 813-655-9141 Hello, '82! As ray deadline approaches (late July), I figure raost of the Class must be out and about, trying to squeeze the last bit of fun out of this summer Why, you ask? Because this month's column is almost done, and I'm only three sentences into it! Anyhow, here's this month's news...Bill Cogan checked in to let the Class know that anyone traveling through Yokosuka can stop by and get a hot meal. Bill is the Joint Exercise Officer (is that something to do with physical fitness?) at ComSeventhFlt. His wife, Julie, and their three children arrived to be with hira this summer You can contact him at n333@c7fnavy.mil. Neil Zendle (aliensz@aol.com) wrote looking for a hardcharging '82er to work as a Project Management Directorship in the Carolinas. Ideally, the candidate will have completed their MBA. The plant manager asked him to identify an effective leader to manage his project managers. If your interested, give him a call at work (336-7688188) or email hira. This position starts around $75k/yr That may give someone a reason to call!

Chris Sprinkle (36th Company) checked in after laying low for 15 years. He's been an NFO out of Rota, Spain, did the Pentagon thing, exited the Navy and graduated from The American Graduate School of Intemational Management (Thunderbird) in Phoenix, AZ. He worked for himself for four years and recently signed on with a consulting firm out of L.A. He rans the Phoenix office and has clients nationwide. He is still in the reserves, TacRon out of San Diego, and was recentiy promoted to Commander He is in the process of looking for a CO job. He married Ted Varner's sister, Veronica. At this writing they have no children, just Buddy the wonder dog.

That's it; I told you it would be a short column. Hopefully, as you get over your sunbum and back to work in the fall, more of you will write to rae. Later, Greg

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Pres; LCDR James H. Flatley, IV, USN 8506 Crowley Place, Alexandria, VA 22308-1822 e; CGFLATS@aol.cora Sec'y; LCDR John Hughes, USNR 182 Sherman Hillroad, Woodbury, CT 06798-3616 h; 203-263-2980; f; 203-263-2983 e: hughesnavy@aol.cora http;//class-act-usna83.org Shipmate has learned that LCDR Richard F. Woodford, Jr. USNR graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval War College on 19 June 1998 and was admitted to the Maryland Bar on 24 June 1998. Congratulations to him on his achievements!

RADM Stark and LCDR Woodford al the Naval War College graduation on 19 June

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Pres; LCDR Steven G. Young, USNR c/o Legg Mason, 600 Washington Avenue Towson, MD 21204; w; 800-368-2558 e: SYoung@LeggMason.com Sec'y; LCDR Toni Kasprzak, SC, USN 8607 Mount Vemon Highway Alexandria, VA 22309 h; 703-799-0832; w; 703-614-0391 f: 703-693-2551; e; kasprzak.toni@hq.navymil CompuServe: 73121.2252@compuserve.com '84 Website; www.digitalwares.com/usna84 Dear Classmates: Well here it is, football season again! Looking forward to seeing you all at the games. Our tailgate spot for all home games and Horaecoming this year is spot #36.

That is in the southwest corner of the stadiura lot, on the Cedar Park Road side of the parking area. See you there! Last summer, someone slipped me some photos from sorae of last year's garaes. The photos appear below:

Do we have your email address?

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1 to r: Jeff Bartkowski, Gertal David, Kevin Hays and Jane Lochner Zabel remembering fun times

1 to r: Gertal David, Andy Laing, Tom Nolan and Tim Wise solving the problems of the world From the Information Autobahn First up is a "backdoor email" from a friend of a friend of a friend of Kathleen Murray (Zanti) announcing the arrival of Little Miss Claire M. Zanti who was bom in March 1998. Mom, baby and Dad are all fine. Guy Zanti '82 is proud to be a papa! Claire was 5 lb., 9 oz. With both parents USNA grads and SWOs and a Blue and Gold Officer grandfather, I bet that there will be no pressure on her endeavors for higher education!

Next up is Glenn "Rocko" Murray (Boatskoolr@aol.com). What an email address!

Glenn dropped a quick note from the edge of the empire. He is currently stationed at 29 Palms, CA and sweating! Glenn works for a former firstie from 22nd Company, LtCol Greg "Dusty" Rhodes '81. He is a Coyote for the Marine CAX program. Glenn is "showing off' here with his USMC lingo. The ttanslation is: he is a tactical exercise evaluator and controller for combined arms (infantry, artillery and engineers) ttaining exercises located at 29 Palms. Glenn claims that all the Marines will know what he's talking about. Glenn and his lovely wife, Maria, have six kids (yep, six, count 'em) that keep thera very busy. He's trying to get back to a flying billet as soon as possible. He will be getting together with the Chuck Sternberg family for a wedding in San Diego in July 1998.

John Quint (Macquint@aol.com) emailed rae back in May on a "Lost Classmate Update" (see below) and his own update. John has been out of the Navy now for five years and is working as an electrical design engineer with Michelin in South Carolina and loving it. Lots of ex-military are sprinkled throughout Michelin, so John is always running across someone he knew from school. In addition, John stays busy, coaching Tee-Ball and Soccer for his six year-old son, Michael's, teams.

He says it's been a blast since he has not touched a soccer ball since USNA. His wife, Susan, is still working part time as a nurse, and daughter.

Amy (9), is staying very busy with Girl Scouts, piano and swimming.

The 19th Company has kept in pretty close contact with each other, thanks to Gary Williams (gripwill@aol.com) and Dave Gellene before that. Gary has an up-to-date address and email list of the 19th Company. Dave used to send out periodic newsletters, and Gary has gone to email newsletters for I9th company. Gary keeps the 19th Company flooded with all the news from USNA, and it has been a great way to stay in touch. 19th Company had a huge tumout from the company for our tenth and is hoping to get together again next year for the 15th.

Steve Chachula (J335M2@hq.acom.mil) or (schachula@msn.com) emailed me to update his new eraail address. Steve, his wife, Lisa, and their two girls, Raeanne and Sarah, just moved from San Diego, CA, to Norfolk, VA. Steve was a department head in VS-33 at NAS North Island. He has been at USACom since April, working in the current operations branch along with Dave Landess.

Ideane Fortune (Ij4toon2@yahoo.com) emailed a short note on what she has been doing.

She is about one year away from eaming her degree in Substance Abuse Counseling. She hopes to start her intemship soon. Last April, she was involved in a head-on car collision with a fifteen year-old driver, which resulted in her carbeing totaled and sorae physical injuries that raay heal soon. A month later, both her mother and father died. Her father a World War II veteran, was inurned at Arlington National Cemetery on 14 July 1998. Several classmates attended.

Out and About in the "IO" Indian Ocean Trevor Mclntyre (Mnogre@aol.com) wrote from the middle of the Indian Ocean. He is still doing the department head thing for VP-9 and at the time of his eraail, has been on deployraent

for a little over a raonth. He just switched jobs.

Trevor was the Admin Officer for about seven months and now is the Assistant Ops O, while awaiting assignment as Detachment OIC in Masirah, Oman in August. Although Trevor had not been to Diego Garcia for almost 11 years, he still remembers it as a tropical country club, although he finds it a bit different being there as an 0 - 4 versus a JO. Trevor cites as an example that he actually has to work every day, instead of snorkelling every aftemoon.

Bill "Oak" O'Connell, of the Bachelor of the Month honors and really ugly car, is also in Diego with Trevor He completed his department head tour and is now the OIC of Patrol Wing One Detachment, Diego Garcia. Trevor recently had the chance to travel to the Maldive Islands in order to attend a conference on Search and Rescue Coordination with the Republic of Maldives National Security Service (ROM NSS) Coast Guard. In addition to attending the conference with the ROM NSS Director General, he was forced to stay in a five star hotel, which took up one complete little island. The snorkelling was incredible. Defending democracy is tough, but it has to be done, doesn't it?

One interesting note; The liaison officer from the ROM NSS Coast Guard, whom Trevor dealt with in setting up the conference, tums out to be a USNA grad, LT Mohammed Ibrahim '97, who was even in 6th Company as was Trevor From the Class Luncheon Coordinator Tim Wise (TWise@dote.osd.mil) was kind enough to offer to organize and coordinate the class luncheons. Every third Thursday, we make a monthly attempt to gather as many ' 84 Alumni as possible in the Executive Dining Room at the Pentagon. If you would like to be included, send Tim an email, and he will add you to his distribution list.

From the Nineteenth Company Newsletter Gary Williams (gripwill@aol.com) sent a long update on the status of 19th Company Alumni. His email is as follows; Sorry that it has taken a little longer than I planned to get this one out, but fortunately I waited as long as 1 did and now have some great news to pass. Jennie and Andy Hale are now the proud parents of a little girl, Julia Elizabeth Hale was bom on the 4th of July at 2336 and weighed in at 8 lb, 6 oz, and was 21 1/2 inches. Both mother and child are doing great. Andy is the XO on NEVADA (SSBN-733). In early 1999, he will

be going back to Pearl Harbor to become the ComSubPac Force Nuclear Power Officer Congratulations on the new addition to the family, and we will all be waiting for photos.

Susie and Mel Hamner are doing well. After spending a very cold, wet winter, they are looking forward to a littie warmth in their future. Mel is still doing the TAR thing with VQ-II at NAS Branswick, Maine, flying the EP-3 in support of Fleet ttaining.

Dave Hall is still with Delta but just recentiy moved from Orlando back up to Maryland. He has gone from flying the 737 to being First Officer on the 757, flying the international routes (ttanslation: makes more money than he can possibly spend).

From the Monterey, CA, front, Beth and Bill Elliott have exciting news! Beth is pregnant with triplets; that's right triplets, and is due to deliver in August. She is doing fine and looks great.

Brother William (16 months) is looking forward

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Dan Redmond (25) (DZDM22A@prodigy. com) was next in line, and he sent a nice letter that I can't cut and paste; This marks the first time I have written Shipmate. I figured after twelve years, its probably about time I do so. The biggest news for me is tiiat I was married on 28 June 1997, in San Diego, to Lisa Meier of Comwall, NY, Lisa is a physician's assistant, and we met in Charleston, SC, while I was stationed in Mayport, FL, She was at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Although she grew up in the shadow of West Point, her brother, Louis, and his wife, Susan, are both USNA '82 grads so her loyalties are with the right service! We were married in the newly built Navy Chapel at NAB Coronado.

We have recently moved to Washington, D.C. from San Diego, where I was OPS in VINCENNES (CG-49). Although 1 had no '86ers as shipmates.

Bill Byme '87 and Bill Campbell '87 were fellow DHs. I have just reported to OpNav (N61).

Lisa and I are living in North Arlington, just a mile from my folks and welcome anyone coming into the area. Our address is 3200 John Marshall Drive, Ariington, VA 22207, and our phone number is 703-538-5799, Since arrival in the D,C, area, we have fallen in with the unofficial D.C. area '86 club, spearheaded by Sandra Davidson (20). Here is what I know of some of those individuals. Ivan Pierce (26) has just left the Navy and is working for the Commerce Department in Crystal City. Jim Pitts (28) is at OpNav N87. Sandra and Stephen Rehwald (17) and Jim Kilby are all at OpNav N86. Brian Solo (17), Mark Declue and myself assisted with a screening board at BuPers last month. Mark is heading to Memphis to be the nuke JO surface detailer and Brian, after he leaves his joint job at SecDef, will be heading to San Diego for his XO tour in a CG. George Pointon (25) and his wife, Diane, are living in Fredricksburg, VA, while George commutes to Arlington and HQ Marine Corps. Both are doing well and keeping their sons active with soccer and Boy Scouts. Dan Baggett (10) is at OpNav Nl. The latest I have on those outside the Beltway is as follows. Gene Black is at SWOS Newport, teaching prospective Department Heads on the finer art of surface warfare, Don MacNeil is OPS on COWPENS in San Diego, Blake Huguenin (25), his wife, Lana, and son Peter are returning (as I write this) from Italy, where Blake served in ComSixthFlt staff for two years. He is heading to Colorado Springs to teach math at the Air Force Academy. Fred Rife (25), wife, Jennifer and daughter, Michela, are living near hometown Lamar in Colorado. Fred was one of the groomsmen in our wedding. Bob Goodwin (25) and his wife, Elizabeth, are still in Brassels, Belgium. I believe Mike Leeney (25) and his wife are at Whidbey Island, where Mike is transitioning to the EA-6. Ernie Philips (25) and his wife, Stephanie, have had their first baby and are still in Jacksonville, FL. I ran into Fred Davis (25) in Coronado last year. At the time, he was going through the RAG at North Island and then heading back to Virginia for a fiying tour Susan Fink (25) recently transferted from D.C, where she was a White House Fellow. She also is in San Diego doing her Department Head tour in CH46s. I know I have left out some folks and apologize!

We are looking forward to a couple of years ashore, here in the D.C. area, and hope we will continue to meet up with old friends. I know for those Giant and Cowboy fans in 25th, you will be happy to know the Redskins are still alive and well in D.C,

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Dan and Lisa Redmond Thanks for the letter and picture Dan! Okay folks, see, it isn't too hard to name drop with a quick one page note. And the best thing is that the people you mention feel compelled to weigh in the next month! (Hint-hint, wink-wink, nudgenudge.)

I think I mentioned I was in Ocean City, MD, for vacation. What a blast! Both Zack and Chloe are regular fish and love the beach so we had a great time. It took Zack all of about 30 minutes to figure out how to boogie board, and I had to fight him to use it every once in a while.

Enough of that, next in the pipe, Brian Allen (20!); Great column. 1 wholeheartedly agree with Danny White for President!

I left the Navy back in '95 and am finishing up a masters in international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston. Carrie and I will probably end up either in D.C. or back in San Diego later this summer I ran into Justin Smith last summer during my AT. He took me fiying out to Tangier Island out in the Chesapeake. It was wild landing a Cessna at NAS Norfolk. We probably could have landed on the width of the ranway.

I found out that Don Ball lives about six miles from us, up here in northem Massachusetts. He's a rep for GE Aircraft Engines and gets to do some flying now and then.

Here's a much belated claim to fame: Scott Helmers was working as an orthopedic surgeon at Balboa Hospital in San Diego back in '95, Prior to separating. 1 had reconstractive surgery on my knee. Yep, Scott was the operating surgeon. By the way Scott, after three years, the knee is doing great. He snapped some photos that I'll try and dig up. Keep in touch all.

Good to hear frora another raember of roaring Twenty! Woody Dunstan sends; Hello Jeff, some news for Shipmate...

It's been a mostiy good and very interesting 1998 for me. The most fun (and challenge) for my wife, Gussie, and me has been watching the development ofour now twenty month old daughter Millie, I wish we could somehow tap and contain this incredible source of energy! We took our first vacation without Millie in March, when we left her with Gussie's sister for a week and went to a large island 90 miles from Florida that begins with " C " It was difficult, but well worth it.

"C" was one of the more interesting places I have visited. The natural beauty, kindness of the people (no animosity whatsoever towards Americans and a great love for the almighty dollar), and the serendipitous discoveries made this a trip to remember. One of the highlights for an ex-

rower was the chance to row with the crew in the city of Cienfuegos.

My lowpoint tills year was a motorcycle accident tiiat I had on my way to work one April moming on tiie Brooklyn Bridge. I had done everything right; the car in front of me did not. I now have two six-inch titanium plates and thirteen screws in my left arm, and I have to count myself lucky. Fortunately I wore a full-face helmet, which took a beating and saved my face.

Please take note fellow riders!

Things are going better now. I have been at Christie's (fine art auctioneers) here in New York for three and a half years, made vice-president this year; and as of 1 September will become Director of Operations. Hope all is well witii you.

Thanks Woody! Hope the accident hasn't left you with too many worries, but we are all glad to hear the safety devices worked!

Okay, two more, and we can call it quits 'til next time. Jim Mayberry steps up; Hi Jeff/Classmates, since it's been 12 years with no updates, I'll give a (brief) randown of what I've been up to since graduation. I went to TBS in July '86, and Sandy and I were married in November '86, After completing TBS, it was off to Ft, Sill, OK, for Artillery School and tiien to Camp Lejeune, NC, where I was in Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines. While there, I applied for and was selected to go toflightschool, which I started in late '89, after completing my tour at Lejeune and the compulsory six month UDP in Okinawa.

After primary in VT-2 at Whiting Field, it was off to Beeville, TX for Jet Training with VT-26 and VT-25. 1 got my Wings in August '91 and went tiu-ough VMAT-203 (tiie AV-8B RAG) at Cherry Point, NC, where I stayed for my Fleet squadron as well. Our first daughter, Caroline, was born in April '92 right before I left for WestPac for six months with VMA-223. After retuming from WestPac and numerous other mini-deployments (Norway, Fallon and Hill AFB to name a few), 1 deployed again in October '94, this time on NASSAU in the Med and Adriatic, where we participated in Deny Flight/Provide Promise Missions. When I got back in April '95, I went back to VMAT-203 as an Instractor, and our second daughter, Chelsea, was bom in January '96. Yes, my family was homesteaded in Cherry Point for six and a half years, before I had had enough and got out in March '97.

My timing was great, as I got hired by United Airlines and started training in Febraary '97, while I was still on terminal leave. Sandy, the giris and I have since relocated to Denver, where 1 am curtently an Airbus A-320 instractor at the United Flight Center I fly one or two trips a month and spend the rest of my working days in the simulator teaching UAL flight crews. Life is good, and I haven't had any regrets about getting out; the duty hours are much better and so are the perks. If anyone is passing through the Denver area, or better yet, starting with United, give us a call. My email address is JMayberry@Compuserve.com. Semper Fi. Good deal Jim. Thanks for the news. I hope you have some tirae coming up in the latter half of the year, 1 may be in your neck of the woods on business!

Finally, Merrick Von Dongen (27) (of Tailgating fame) sends the latest; I wanted to give you a 1998 update for Shipmate regarding our class Tailgate location on the Blue side of the Navy-Marine Corps stadium (press box, MIDN side), during this year's Navy football season. Joe EngUsh and I, along with several members of the Class of '85, including Pat McPherson '85, have reserved location # 39 next to the Quonset Hut. This larger than average location will be a joint tailgate area with the Class of '85 for all of the home games this '98 season. Hope to see you and other '86ers there during home games. Please look for the large USNA '86 flag flying near ttie Quonset Hut.

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Thanks Merrick. Well folks, that's a wrap. For any of you poor souls worrying about rae out here in Arizona, things are going as strong as ever Motorola has been hit by the Asian bug, as it were, but my division is rather insulated. (We do a lot of nifty James Bond stuff.) If anyone is getting out soon, let me know, and I can give you some information on transitioning or look over your resume if you'd like. I don't direct hire, but I do have input so I see a bunch of good bad and very awful resumes to gauge yours against.

Have a good raonth, and write! It gets lonely out here...Jeff

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Pres; Fran Fitzpatrick Sec'y; LT Tim Wolf, USNR PO. Box 87, Annapolis, MD 21404 h; 703-271-0907; e; 5/!!pmare87@aol.com http;//usna87.com Washington, D.C. News from Memphis; Renee and Steve Peters have two children, Andrew and Erika Grace.

Erika was bom in August 1997. Steve graduated from the University of Pittsburgh business school in May 1996 and works for Federal Express. Steve's email address is sjpeters @ fedex.com.

Here in D . C , Jim Morgan arrived after a lengthy tour as Chief Engineer on PRINCETON. In July, Jim reported as the Aide to the Under Secretary of the Navy, Jerry Hultin. He noted that shortly after taking over the job, he ran into fellow Aide, Wes Huey, at the White House. Jim will take up residence in Alexandria, VA, though he'll spend most of his days mnning the E-ring of the Pentagon.

Hopefully this issue of Shipmate arrives in your hands before 18 October, as on that day Dave Sasek will be competing in the San Diego Challenge Triathlon (essentially a half Ironman consisting of a 1.2 mile ocean swim, 56 miles on the bike, and 13.1 miles ranning). Dave is collecting pledges, which will raise funds for the "Challenged Athletes Foundation," a registered non-profit organization, which means all contributions are tax deductible. If you're interested in helping out, try to contact Dave before the 18th. His number is 619-274-6877, or email him at djsasek@efdswest.navfac.navy.mil.

Good luck!

An update from Allison and Tom Mercer; Tom left active duty and is attending the Anderson Business School at UCLA this fall.

He'll be flying at HCS-5 in Point Magu for the Reserves. Allison and Tom are also soon-to-be new parents.

News from Lynne (Mickelson) and Joe Rizzo: Joe finished up his second deployment with the 26th MEU in the MED this sumraer He was the MEU S-4 officer He tumed over with Paul Mack of the 22d MEU. The Rizzo faraily is in D . C , where Joe is at the Defense Language Institute leaming Norwegian, before heading to the Norwegian Coraraand and Staff college for a year. There is a possibility of a follow-on tour there. Baby news; Jasmine and Steve Milone welcomed their first baby, William Alexander, arrived on 9 July. Janet and Ed Schofleld have also joined the diaper-changing crowd. Their son, Logan James, was bom on 22 July.

Celia and Paul Meisch have left Sasebo, Japan, and are soon to be in Millington, TN, if they aren't there already.

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Speaking of the Far East, Kirk Benson will PCS in February to the Naval Oceanographic office at the Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, MS. There, Kirk will be the Director of Survey Operations, overseeing a fleet of oceanographic ships. He raentioned that Paul Espinosa was in Oraaha, NE, helping the Air Force and that Jeff Stec is wrapping up his tour as Air Boss on DUBUQUE in Sasebo.

I received an update from Alumni House in mid-July conceming the Class of '87 0-course fundraising project, about which I thought some of you might be interested. Word is that we are doing "great." As of the tirae of the update, we were fulfilling our pledges at a rate of 110%, i.e., getting our funds in quicker and in larger araounts than expected. In addition to the pledges, many have sent in donations for this worthwhile cause. The timeline for pledges mns until October 2002. Notably, 73% of those contacted made a pledge. Unfortunately, 214 members of the class could not be contacted because they did not have up-to-date information on file at Alumni House (address, phone number, etc.) This is distressing because this information helps in many other ways than just fundraising.

If you haven't done so or aren't sure when you last provided an update, please contact Alumni House!

The biggest question, yet to be resolved, is when the actual constraction of the new Ocourse will occur Reality dictates that we have most of the money in hand before ground is broken on the project. Simply, the sooner pledges are fulfilled, the sooner the Academy has a new O-course, sponsored by the Class of '87.

Many thanks to those who donated and/or pledged! We'll keep you updated as more information becomes available. As always, TTFN. TJW

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Pres: Kennon A. Artis e; Navy88@aol.com Sec'y; LT Kathleen Toomey Jabs, USNR 11307 NW 58 Terrace, Miami, FL 33178 p: 305-436-5376; e: KJABS@AOL.COM Hello and summer greetings to everyone. By the time you read this you should have your tickets ready for the Ten Year Reunion. It's been a wonderful dreamy sort of summer, full of the magic of memories, the lull of the waves and the warmth of the sun. You have to love the summer blues skies, ocean, fraity drinks and berries.

There's always an occasion for a new dress.

Okay, you're not in the wrong column, keep reading for news on the Class of 1988. Kennon and I have agreed that I will do all of the columns now, but you may still email to either address and of course, write to the one listed.

The major way to get Class news and up-todate information on Reunion times and places will remain the Class web page. To make this traly a successful format, everyone raust visit.

There are many cool features and items of interest (a list of area hotels and B&Bs and a chat room), as well as links to other Alumni sites. There is a place to log in your email address and ideally, this web page will function as a giant Class directory. Again the site address is http://www.scs.usna.navy.mil/~coleraan/88/ aequum.htm. Mike Coleman has created and is managing this site. He is currentiy in the Computer Science Department at USNA and will

remain there for at least another year. We all owe Mike many thanks for his tremendous efforts on our behalf After visiting him this past week, I can unequivocally say, he traly is a webmaster Our first missing person, now present is Kim Boyer. She writes; Sorry all for dropping out of the woodwork. I thought that it was about time to get off of my bum and write. After graduation, I did three ship tours, including FLINT (AE-32) out of Concord, CA; CIMARRON (AO-177) out of Peari Harbor; then TRUETT ( F F T - 1 0 9 5 ) which was out of

Ingleside, TX. After that, I went to NPS in Monterey and eamed a masters in Oceanography/Meteorology. I ran into several '88ers there.

Missy Cummings, Gary Formet, Sandra (Hill), and Blaine Pennypacker come to mind, I had a lot of fun in Monterey (worked some too) and got into motorcycling (Harleys, of course) and mycology (wild mushroom identification). I am curtently at the Joint Typhoon Waming Center (got out of Haze Grey and turned Weather Weenie) in Guam. Great place, except for the typhoons, whose paths we seem to cross, but those are even fun when bunkered down in a concrete building with no windows! That's pretty much my life to this point, except that I am a full-time mom to three wonderful partots. However, unlike human children, I can lock them into cages when I leave for work. Well, that's about it. Kim. Thanks Kim, and good luck. If you haven't all ready started, Guam is THE place to dive! There is also something about ttopical nights that stirs the soul. Enjoy!

Next bit of information from Dave Sween.

Dave reports: I was "surfing" the USNA AA website and stumbled into the Class Links page, so left without any excuses for not taking a moment to drop you a line or two, here goes: Leslie, Madison and I live in the Seattle area (since '92). Madison is a wild and wonderful four-year-old. We are also expecting another child in October On the professional side, I am responsible for marketing and business development with a national commercial constraction firm, which is headquartered in Seattie, Also, I have been a drilling Reservist since leaving active duty in '93. My curtent billet is Training Officer for the Military Sealift Command Office in Seattie. Just a few days ago on 19 June 1998, I graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, RI. Leslie, Madison, and my in-laws traveled to Newport for the ceremony, I graduated from the College of Continuing Education, which is the War College non-resident program, I don't feel very "in-touch" with our Classmates and regrettably, we won't be attending Homecoming. We will have a new baby around that time. Sorry that 1 don't have much news to report from this comer of the states. Take care.

Thanks for the update, Dave, and I might be asking you some Reserves-type questions in the future, particularly about the War College.

Sounds like good stuff.

Here comes new material from Todd Kiefer.

Todd says that he just finished a tour at VX-9 in China Lake, CA, doing operational testing for the EA-6B and TAMPS program; In my post-PCS digging through my boxes of professional materials (consisting mostiy of dusty Academy text books and unread Shipmates and Proceedings dating back to 1995), I found mention of the Class homepage http:// www.scs.usna.navy.mil/~coleman/88/aequum. htm), (sec'y note: This is where the subliminal messages start. Go to the Web site; you can also directly mail Shipmate inputs to me.)

I just settled in on "post" at Fort Leavenworth, KS, where I will be attending the Army Command and General Staff College (read war college) for the next 12 months. It's my first time out of the cockpit in ten years, and I just joined the local flying club to try my hand at general

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aviation. Michelle and I now have three kids, Mattiiew (6), Lauren (3), Mason (1). We will be sticking with the Navy at least through 2002 (I took the bonus bait). The Army says this will be the best year of my life. We'll see. Regards, Todd A. "IKE" Kiefer Just in case you missed it. my new email address is takiefer@toto.net (note the clever Oz link).

A quick announcement in from an '89er who says that he was looking out for his youngsters.

Holly and Joe Lyons are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kali Marie Lyons, on 14 July '98 at 5:56 a.m. Kali weighed 8 lb. and was 20.5 inches long. Holly and Kali are both doing well.

Thanks. Once again, our Class is an equal opportunity editorial team. Any and all submissions relating to Classraates are considered and when in good taste, printed. The mailbox is not so full that there is not room for more.

A word from Mike Dee; I figured I ought to drop you a line. I will give you an update soon, as I have seen a bunch of our shipmates. I am presentiy a Sales Engineer with TTC in Germantown, MD. I sell telecommunications test equipment to the U.S. Government. We hire sales engineers nationwide, so if you know of anyone looking for a new job, give me a call. (They pay us a handsome fee for finding people.) Also, we are looking for marketing, manufacturing, engineers, etc. A bunch of boat schoolers work here so I will give you a complete update later on. If you still need help for our ten year bash, you can put me down. 1 try not to do decision malcing or planning, but can help in other areas. My five year old and three year old boys are fine, along with my wife. My three year old will attack on command, so that is always a nice trick and sometimes very effective on tall guys. See ya soon, Mike. My work number is 301-353-1550 x2034; home is 301-3622227 (Laurel, MD) and work email is:deem@nc.com.

Thanks for the information, Mike, and see you in October My former roommate, Brandee Polowy Murphy, is currently the OIC of the PSD in Monterey. She loves the Califomia life and will hate to leave one of the loveliest spots in the U.S. She's looking forward to her Homecoming visit.

Well, that's all the mail for this month. You'll see a photo of Chris Reinhold and family, which somehow never made it for the last issue and also a picture of Donnie Hughes. Take care and safe travels. Looking forward to seeing you at the reunion; it traly is a luxury to be able to retum. KTJ

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LT Don Hughes '88, Supply Officer and CDR Scott Gray '79, Commanding Officer of MARYLAND (SSBN738) present ship's plaque to RADM Ron Marryott '57.

MARYLAND was the "Ship in the Yard" in March.

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Pres; and Corres. Sec'y; Brian S. Sears Goldman Sachs and Co. 333 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071 h; 310-545-1424; w; 1-800-421-8747 f: 213-617-5812 Corres. Sec'y; J.T. O'Farrell 1910 Sword Lane; Alexandria, VA 22308 h: 703-619-9335;w; 703-409-3597 e: jim.ofarrell@eds.com Listserve; USNA89@usnaa.org Hello '89! I hope everyone is well and enjoying a terrific autumn! As I sit and write this, the outside air temperature is 98 degrees.

It's early August, after all! So I'm hoping that by the time you read it, I'm enjoying a tailgater at a Navy football game in the crisp fall air No time like the present to get into the class news (and some great new and old pictures), so let's roll: The first note came to rae first hand from Ed McGovern. Ed is working in NYC in the commercial real estate brokerage business, after getting an MBA at Columbia. He and his fiancee, Ann, are looking forward to getting married in the Alexandria, VA, area and settling down (I hope!) in the D.C. area. Ed and Ann stayed over night with my wife, Christy, and 1 and took us out to dinner as payment! Thanks, Ed! Ed had some news on one of our recent law school grad classmates. Armand Batastini graduated valedictorian at Roger Williams Law School recently. He has accepted a clerkship with a Rhode Island Supreme Court judge.

Tony Pham checked in with sorae news on his growing family, as well as a picture of himself, his wife Mercedes and their baby boy, Diego.

Great name for the child, Tony! Reminds me not of San Diego, but of Diego Garcia, my favorite duty station (in hindsight), while I was in the Navy! But I digress, Tony said he spent 20 fantastic months in Rota, Spain on deployment and retumed to face the dreaded "disassociated tour" on CraDesGra-5 staff aboard KITTY HAWK. Also on the staff were Chris Rentfrow and Ray Art. Tony said he has also ran into his Companymate Ron Smudz, who is out of the Navy and working for a local defense conttactor; Rob Stevens, who went with Tony through the E-2C FRS and die first fleet squadron; and Tony Menzl, who spent a brief tour aboard KITTY HAWK as the A-Nav.

Now stationed in Pensacola, Tony has reported to TraWing-6, where he has become neighbors with Ed Maraist. Tony says any other classmates in the P-cola area should drop him a line.

1 to r: Eric, Kim, Kyler Kaylyn and Kara Reinhold.

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Pham Clan: Tony, David, and Mercedes The next note came in from the Naval Postgraduate School Public Affairs Office via the Alumni Association. It seems that on of our classmates, Bill Triplett, who graduated from NPS in September 1997, was involved in the local Monterey community, too! The National Naval Officers Association awarded Bill a community service award for his leadership as coordinator of the "Breakfast for your Brain" program, an educational outteach program for fourth- through eighth-graders in the Monterey Peninsula. Way to go. Bill!

Bill Triplett involved in the Monterey Community Next up is a note and a picture from Hunter (Mike) Newton from Washington; I'm finally getting around to writing! My wife Angela and I are celebrating our fifth anniversary this month (see enclosed wedding picture).

We were married in San Francisco and have since lived in Hawaii for a year and on Whidbey Island for the last four years. Larry Vincent and Dwight Neeley were among the best men, I flew P-3s at Moffett Field and Barbers Point, then went up to Whidbey to fly the mighty C-12.

I am now flying for United Airiines on the DC10 (757/767, starting next month) and very much enjoying it. Angela and I have been keeping busy ranning airshows and ttaveling past year. We've been to Italy. Munich for Oktoberfest. and Nagano for the Olympics, to name a few recent trips. We're settling down a bit tiiis summer and starting a business (Mariti Chocolate Co.) in Coupeville. WA, Stop by and visit, if you're on the island, I haven't kept ttack of everyone lately, but I do know that Doug McCann is getting married

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1 August in Annapolis. I've also talked to Ted Fundoukos and Jocelyn in L.A. but haven't had a chance to meet up with them yet.

That's about it, since I'm shamefully out of touch. 1 expect I'll ran into some of you at United, but haven't yet. Our email address is: hanewton@galaxynet.com.

Hunter and Angela Newton Wedding, Treasure Island on 17 July 1997 Greg Wagner, an old 7th Companymate of mine sent in the next photo that includes myself and Ben Goodwin, as well as our wives. We had a great evening in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Ben's wife Heidi was pregnant at the time, and the Goodwins have since welcomed a new member to their family!

Greg Wagner also mentioned in an email that he was getting his haircut recently and ran into Andy Guth. Andy is a ROTC instmctor at Syracuse University and was chaperoning a group of Mids on summer training. Greg said that Jim Chatfield, (who works Constraction Contracts at NAS North Island,) and his wife are expecting their first child shortly. Jim, if you're reading this, it's probably 4:00 a.m. and you're getting the little one a bottle or something. Drop

me an email with all the details about fatherhood. I'm always looking for new material!

On a sad note, Greg Wagner mentioned that he had attended a memorial service for David Michael in San Diego. As I mentioned in the October Shipmate, David lost his battle with brain cancer, after a three and a half year fight.

Greg mentioned that Chris Rentfrow also made it to the service.

The next note comes to us from Barry Gittleman. Barry, thanks for all the great gouge in a stteam-of-consciousness format.

A few quick updates from the submarine force: I'm in San Diego assigned to LA JOLLA as Eng; John Cunningham is Eng on Los ANGELES in Pearl Harbor; John Mohn is Eng on KAMEHAMEHA in Pearl Harbor, as is Dan Arensmeyer an Eng in Pearl. Curt West got out of subs and is now going to medical school at Michigan, still in the Navy. Jerry Gmerek got out and is married, has a kid, working as an engineer in Texas. Paul Diehl got out, is married, has a kid, works as an engineer in North Carolina. Paul Deluca got out, is married, working on his Ph.D. in Chicago. Paul Dabbar got out, got his MBA, went into business/finance and Eric Rokke is still flying for the Air Force, was in Alaska, now in Arizona or somewhere in the southwest. He too, is thinking of getting out rather than doing an unaccompanied tour in Turkey.

The last month brought an update from an old friend, who I haven't seen or heard from since we were newly minted ensigns, soaking up the sun and swimming/drowning in the pool at NAS Pensacola. Dennis O'Leary (12th Co.) says he finished his second craise with VQ-6, flying ES3As, and has decided to leave the active service.

Dennis and his wife, Jane, have relocated to Coronado, CA, and Dennis is looking for a job with the airlines. He will be going into the Reserves this September, and he says he and Jane are looking forward to the ttansition to civilian life. Dennis is planning to make the trip back East for the ten year reunion. Look forward to seeing you, Dennis Milt Songy (msongy@flash.net) had the following to report; We're expecting our first child in October It's kind of weird to think that many of our classmates have kids well into grade school already!

The gender is still a mystery to us, and I think we're going to keep it that way. For anyone interested, the first photos are on my fledgling

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I also just finished my MBA at SMU this past May. Scott Powers did also, but his is a JD/MBA from Tennessee. I am starting my own company around an invention I'm developing and patenting as I write this. Scott has fallen into the dark pit of despair and is actually going to focus on the "JD" part more than the "MBA" part. After 1 married a lawyer I figured he'd leam! I heard from Tom Fletcher down at the University of Texas. If I remember cortectiy, I think he's heading to Atlanta.

And speaking of kids, our Classmate, my brother-in-law, Paul Riegert, has number four on the way. He just completed a move to Pax River, after finishing his Masters at NPS. Their new home should be finished shortly; or at least that's what he thinks. After all, they have to add one more room! Peace, Love and Crawfish, Milt Songy, Next up we hear from a man who sounds like he's living the good life in San Diego. Take it away, Mark Springer; The Class of '89 presence on CONSTELLATION is shrinking but still sttong. Rick Gay is, for all intensive purposes, the head of the Supply Mafia onboard and I've got V-2 Division that encompasses all the catapults and arresting gear.

While we were in dry-dock in Bremerton this summer, I was volunteered to help K m r HAWK with her workups. I found Ray Art out there who is currently the Flag Commo for CraDesGru FIVE. I also bumped into Sara (Applegarth) Joyner. She's flying Homets off NiMrrz (VFA146 or 147, I forget) but was on HAWK to bag

some traps. A few months ago, Tony Menzl joined the TAR ranks. He was the A-Nav prior to that.

The incomplete Ust of my fellow shooter brethren includes Drew Kenny, who is doing great on ENTERPRISE and will soon be heading to VP-30 in Jacksonville for a little pre-Department Head instractor duty. Mike Scarry is on LINCOLN, and Greg Cozad is on VINSON. Backing up to April of this year, I finally took the marriage plunge, but not without a lot of help.

Jimmy Clautice, who was two hours late to rehearsal because the ski slopes weren't closed yet, led the sword arch, along with Ted Veazey '88.

JC isflyingGulfstteams for the Reserves, 1 would have loved to have had John Tregoning up there too, but he no longer rates wearing a uniform.

He finished his initial checkride with United Airlines the day before and jump seated to Oregon in time for the rehearsal. He's got a condo in Chicago for anyone in the area. Standing up front with me were Ray Art and my old roommate, Jeff Ellsworth. Jeff, JJ, or Bubba as you may know him, just finished a geo-bachelor summer in San Diego that almost put our Pensacola days to shame. My marriage almost didn't survive the bachelor party he organized. Many heartfelt thanks to Jeff for that. Lori has thoroughly enjoyed his tales of old and thanks to JJ, she now knows what a Rugby Queen is. Jeff finished his last tour as the TH-57 NATOPS Gura at Whiting Field and is headed out to HC-5 in Guam.

Anyone stuck in San Diego without a plan, head to McP's (Coronado) on Thursdays. For those of you who know the area and haven't been around in awhile, don't forget the Pennant/Beachcomber on Sunday's. Basically, nothing has changed.

Thanks for the note, Mark. Next up is a note from Harry Brandicourt, who along with another Classmate Adrienne (Hegman), are raising a family and going to school in upstate NY.

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Here is a bit of news. Some may be old and already in the stteam, and the rest may be new.

Adrienne (Hegman) and Harry Brandicourt had their second child, a baby girl named Sarah Anne Katherine Brandicourt. The Brandicourts are in Ithaca, NY, enjoying the gorges, wine, lakes and camping. Harry is also getting a dual degree in ORIE and an MBA from Comell. They are on Fellowship from General Motors. Steve Verner married Dee Minite and they are living in Philly.

Steve just finished his degree in Architecture at U-Penn. Jim Schroeder is married and after finishing his MBA at Yale, is working as a consultant in London, Eric Cheney and his family (Marita, Michael, Kyle, Heather) are living in Richmond where Eric is CO of the recmiting unit.

Joe Desantis just got out,finishedattiieNROTC unit at Comell and is now working for Aetna in Hartford, CT. Julie (Anyan) McShea and her family are packing up kids, dog and boat and heading back to the west coast. Erik Burian married a wonderful girl that he met at MIT (Brenda).

(Was there ever any word on the whereabouts of Jon Jerge?)

Thanks for the update, Harry. The next note is from Mike Cousins with terrific news of a new member of his family.

I'm proud to announce the arrival of Dash 2 to the Cousins household, Lindsay Nicole, showing her Intrader pilot lineage, was on time and on target and arrived exactly on her due date of 25 July. She tipped the scales at 8 lbs., 2 ozs. and both Mom, daughter, and big sister are doing great! I've got to go rest up now since I won't be getting much sleep for a while.

Congratulations, Mike and Mrs. Mike! Get sorae sleep.

Up next we hear frora Jamie Gorman, jgorman @ gormanassociates .com; News from deep in the heart of Southem Maryland, Gayle and I had our third daughter Erin Rene, in March, Gayle did most of the work, while I was rooting for Navy in the NCAA tournament, (It was getting to be a blowout so 1 tumed it off for the actual birth.) Her sisters. Jessica (6, I mean 6 and a half) and Alyssa, adore their new baby doll that performs all the real functions, I am on independent ops doing some management consulting for a Navy command in D.C. and their support conttactor In April, we moved into our renovated home in Prince Frederick, MD. We did most of the work ourselves and it remains a work in progress but tumed out OK. It's been a busy year, but I still try to find enough time to be a Barbie Doll Dad. (Those of you with daughters know what I mean.)

We saw Ed Drew, Jackie and Meredith last week. Meredith is adorable! Ed and Jackie are having the time of their lives, and Ed has someone full time to play with. Ed is working for a technology company out of Dallas and spent over 100 days in China last year. He said he knows about 50 words in Chinese, which is enough to get him road sodas and Sprite, Over crabs at Cantiers, he said that he wants to cut back his travel and spend more time with Jackie and Meredith, I talked to Kevin Quinn the other week. They are living about 20 miles from us in Lusby, MD, but we haven't seen each other yet. He is a test pilot at Patuxent River and said it's a lot of fun but has some crazy hours. Well, that's all from Southem Maryland, Since it's October, and many of us are checking out the newest stars of Navy football, or just re-uniting with friends at Navy football gatherings around the globe, I thought I'd add a little something extta. It's the first (and maybe only) annual Fall Flashback! I dug down into my pile of old photos and came up with several from our days at Navy! Unfortunately, I didn't have any of Mark Pimpo laying waste to a ranning back, so I had to settle for what I could find in my attic! These photos need no inttoduction; pictures and captions say it all! Take care, '89!

JT Shipmate, October 1998

bylaws. Please take a moment to review the bylaws and cast your vote in favor or opposed to ratifying the bylaws. Voting will occur during die entire montti of October You have several choices in casting your vote; (1) In person: at horae football games during the month of October (2) Vote electtonically; Send email to usna89vote@mde.com signifying "for" or "against" ratification of the bylaws. (3) Vote by mail: send a note to me at my home address listed at the top of this column.

Please take a moment to vote on the bylaws by one of the above methods. Thanks!

Rob Cassady, Ed McGovem, Brian King, J.T. O'Farrell and Chris Van Wart on the loose in Germany, summer 1989

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Robyne and Len Cooke at the Ring Dance For several months now, a set of proposed bylaws for '89 have been posted on the web at www.hermesnet.net/~sdjames/USNA/. We received many comments on the bylaws and have incorporated thera. We would like your help to ratify them.

Ratifying your class bylaws is easy. On I October, we posted the final version of the

With the headlines of Monica and (the Honorable) Bill ripping the rags of The Post and The Times, like the wind on the centerfield flag at Candlestick (3Com) Park, what could I possibly offer to hold your attention for a few rainutes of '91 news? Well how about this; We have both words and pictures!

This letter from Adam Brodbar arrived in June with the following dirt; I retumed to the U.S. last month, after living in Israel for about two years. I worked for an Israeli company, which builds geothermal power plants. As I was the project engineer for a power plant, which we were building for the Ethiopian Electric Light and Power Authority, a large portion of my time was spent in Ethiopia. Working in Africa was a blast, and I hope to retum someday. I will be starting my MBA at Columbia in August, and have already spoken to Dan Dzenitis, who started there in January, On my way home, I stopped in France and visited with Dan Berenbaum, He is working for Applied Materials as a process engineer and is loving life. He's got a great apartment in AixEn-Provence, surtounded by plenty of fine restaurants, cafes and beautiful women.

Some otiier Classmates with whom I have spoken: Ross Cheairs is flying SH-60s out of San Diego but just headed out to Saudi for three months. He'll be heading back to San Diego as an instractor pilot in the RAG. Rich Norvell is flying 46s in Guam and hates it, while Dan Zoot still is working in Japan for Loral Space Systems.

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Dan and Adam in the south of France Adam included is address and phone number, 141 Walters Brook Drive, Bridge water, NJ 08807; 908-203-0126. Welcome back to the States, and thanks for the note!

The next piece of mail was from Joe Gottschalk. He shoots, he scores and makes it three! The third is the addition of Peter Joseph Gottschalk to the family, who arrived on I May. Congratulations to Joe and Lisa, with a special well done to Mora after delivering with a 8 lb. 10 oz.-er If you look closely at the enclosed picture, you'll see young Peter already looking for the open shot; just give me the rock!

Joe also raentioned that Peter's godparents are Brandi and Dom Strada. Dom is at Pax River and is 'loving it.' Joe, meanwhile, is enjoying his market research job with Procter & Gamble,

The Liston Family Before I go, let me leave you with an eraail message from Vicki Heck, who writes; Since my husband. Matt Heck, is on ENTERPRISE right now, I thought I'd write about what he's been up to. Matt is still flying S-3s for VS22, We've been living in Jacksonville, FL, for two years and have about ten months left until his sea tour is over He deploys for six months in November. We have two kids, James (4) and Cassie (1). Matt's roommate from the Academy, Frank Krevetski, also lives in Jax. I see his wife, Susan, and their two kids, Nicole (3 1/2) and Jacob (2) frequentiy. Frank just finished his sea tour and is staying in Jax to teach in the RAG. Thanks, Vicki, for filling us in on the Heck and Krevetski families! Vicki also sent a photo by email; however, we can't yet get those photos into our articles. I'll just note this in case anybody else wanted to send pictures electronically. Please send prints until further notice!

Until next time, take care, and just say NO to interns!â&#x20AC;&#x201D;^JD

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Joe and Peter Gottschalk While on the subject of new arrivals, a similar announcement came this month from Darin Liston. Darin writes; A littie update for '91 from Kingsville, TX. The enclosed photo is of me; my wife. Tiffany; and our new addition, daughter Noelle who was bora on 28 May, I just completed jet transition training, I originally flew the H-46 at HC-6 in Norfolk and now will be flying the EA-6B in Whidbey Island, Other '9Iers here include Jared McCambridge, who should finish in August and also should be going to VAQ, and John Quinlan, who isttansitioningfrom SWO to E-2/C-2s. They were both in 27th company with me. Also here is Mike Brakora, who was in 12th company with me Plebe Year He is here as a T-45 instractor in VT-21, That's all from tiie heat of south Texas!

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Hi all; greetings from Monterey! I was out of circulation for a while (about three weeks), and I feel like Jen and I are just starting to catch up.

The main "hindrance" to catching up has been our new roommate. Mary Levy Gillespie, named for her mom's mora, joined us at 9:37 a.m. on 9 July, weighing in at 7 lb, 7 oz. I have quickly begun walking in my dad's footsteps, finding myself wrapped fairly tightiy around little Mary's tiny littie finger Thought I was going to come out here and think big thoughts, while knocking out the master's. Now all I want to do is go home and change diapers. I guess that makes me the latest to lay claim to the title "World's Proudest Dad." Mind you, I understand there's plenty of competition, but I would contend that, for now at least, I have the freshest legs. Certainly fresher than Nicole and Cal Foster's legs at any rate. Latest word from Cal on the ttiplets, and I quote, is that, "The Occupation Continues!" All three continue to do well, and Cal and Nicole have had plenty of help from church, friends and relatives. Big brother David, "In-a-Minute," is adjusting well so far.

Thanks continue to flow from the Foster household for everyone's prayers.

Sean and Mary Gillespie (Dad needs sleep!)

I dug up and dusted off a letter from George Philopoulos. It's actually dated 9 March, but here goes. George was stationed at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, flying E-6A's with the VQ-3 Ironmen, before heading to Germantown, MD, as Navy Technical Liaison Officer for nuclear weapons. He is joined by his wife Kerri and their one-year-old son, Yanni. George also provided scoop on several Classmates, also at Tinker, as well as a picture. Terry Obermeyer married high school sweetheart, Kim Clements, in August '94. Terry actually wrote, subsequent to George's letter, with the same great news! He has about a year left at Tinker, before either a TAR conversion or off to Pensacola to train pilot wannabe's. Terry can be reached at: e6obi@aoI.com. Pat Byrne was at Tinker until October '97, when he left for Nashville to be Ops and Test Conttol Officer at the MEPS there.

He is joined by wife, Carrie, and daughter, Sarah, three. Bruce Naley wound up at Tinker after eight months at Los Alamos and flight ttaining. He got his MBA, while there, and then departed to instract at the Purdue ROTC unit.

Shannon and John Fitzgerald were also at Purdue, joined by daughters Cana (3) and Adalia (1-1/2). Amy and B.J. Mason, Teresa and Sean Owens (two children's names not given) and Mike Toleno round out the list of Classmates past and present at Tinker Thanks for all the info, George.

Glenn Porterfield wrote from Nuke Power School, preparing to move it from Orlando to Charleston soon. He and Chuck Taylor are both there as instractors. Glenn was married to wife, Amy, in March '97; both are from Texas but met in Norfolk. Chuck met his wife, Sandra, at Ed MacDonald's wedding a few years back and courted for a few years, over literally thousands of miles (Norfolk-to-Texas commutes). Chuck and Sandra took their vows in July '97.

Rob Owen reports from Savannah, GA, where he is currentiy OIC of the Fleet Introduction Team widi the Coastal Minehunter Program. He and wife, Allison, are both working on their Masters degrees at Georgia Southem University, Rob as an MBA, Allison as an MPA. Like George, Rob has provided much news. Pete Frost is recmiting for the Navy in Columbia, SC, and also working on his MBA. Kent Williamson left the Marine Corps in January and promptiy got called to an active Reserve billet in the Pentagon for at least another year. Kent's wife, Tracie, is at American University Law

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When Dave got hold of the address, he told us he'd be putting in a link to it on the Class webpage, as he has already done for a few others. Just wanted to put in the plug for anyone else who might be interested in sharing similar info with Dave. The web page address is members.aol.eom//brettmajor Well, that wraps it up for now and catches me up with everyone's letters entirely (as of 03 August '98). All the mail has been great, especially pictures (especially of new children).

Email continues to be a great tool for this article and easiest for the author to tackle as well.

Irrespective of mode, keep it coming!

FW&FS, Sean

be found on the web page. Hope to see you there.

First up with the updates is Mike Martinez from Virginia Beach; After serving 18 months as the Navigator/ Admin Officer on TRENTON (LPD-14), I have finally landed myself at EWTGLant, Little Creek, as an instractor I teach CIC Boat Control and Amphibious Indoctrination, For those who hadn't heard yet. Amy and I got married on 11 May 1996 in Virginia Beach, I am also happy to announce the birth of my daughter, Gabrielle Elizabeth Martinez (GEM). She was bom on 26 April 1998 and was 7 lbs 13 oz, and 21.5 inches long. 1 may be contacted at: mamartinez@ webtv.net.

Thanks Mike, and best of luck with the new family addition.

Drew and Madeline LaMorie Dan Baxter just returned from a five month cruise in the Gulf, aboard INDEPENDENCE. Since his return, Airwing 5 has changed over to KITTY HAWK, as INDY is to be decommissioned. Dan is

John, Zachary (2 1/2) and baby Sophie (2 days old) Eydenburg, 15 May 1998

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Pres.; LT Matt Amy, USN Sec'y; Evang. Vinny Smith, Ph.D. VP/Treas.; LT Matt Arnold, USN 4 B Perry Circle, Annapolis, MD 21402 w: 410-293-5606; e: raarnold@nadn.navy.mil Greetings from Annapolis! Once again, some quick admin, notes prior to the Classmate updates.

2-For-7 Mugs: We have received a couple of calls from people who have misplaced their 2for-7 mugs and would like to order another These are the big, heavy pewter mugs with the Class crest on one side and the USNA seal on the other Here's the deal: Cost per mug is $34.50, plus $8.95 shipping and handling, and the minimum order requirement is 50. You can place your order by sending check to; Anchor Enterprises, PO Box 6688, 1709 S. Harbor Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401. Credit card orders can be arranged by contacting them by phone; 410-8492167, fax; 410-849-2176, or email: anchor@annapoIis.net. Please note that all orders will be held (and therefore no checks will be cashed or credit cards charged) until 50 mugs have been ordered.

Class of 93 Web Page; In case you have raissed the last few months of Shipmate, the Class of 1993 is now on line. Wayne Grasdock has put together a fantastic web page, which has quickly become our most efficient means of comraunicating with the Class. It contains a Class registry. Shipmate article archive, useful links and lots of information on upcoming events, projects, etc. Be sure to check it out at; www.usna93.com.

5th Reunion: Our first official reunion is Homecoming Weekend (16-18 October). We have lots planned, including a cocktail reception, all-day tailgate and memorial service for those Classmates who have passed away. All information, including a registration form, may

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Mike, Amy and Gabrielle Martinez at home in Virginia Beach Ken Reilley is also in Virginia Beach and stationed at Dam Neck. He writes; As far as I know right now, Thaison (Eugene) Nguyen and his wife, Thui, had a healthy baby girl at the beginning of the summer, and then he got a great offer from Michelin in North Carolina, so he's out. Matt Dunaway is handling job placement for the ORION group out of VA Beach, so if anyone is looking to get out, he won't (can't, totally incapable of bad things; the nicest guy I've ever met) steer you wrong, Chris TXirkovich is living large as an instructor at the Royal Australian War College (now that's where that billet went,,,I've got some issues with that boy now!)

Chris Dague is still on shore duty (his wife, Lori (Rickert) Dague '94, deploys again as CMS custodian on IKE soon,), loving his two hats here at Dam Neck as the base Safety Officer and the Intemational Military Students Officer That's all for now. See you in October!

Thanks Ken. 22nd Company's Shaun McDoniel writes frora PA; I'm out here in Willow Grove, PA, just 17 miles or so north east of Philly, I just got here and won't be leaving until 200 or so, Courtney and I got martied in '95, if you don't already know that, and we have twin boys who just turned a year old two Sundays ago. Identical :) Thanks Shaun, and best of luck with the boys.

Drew LaMorie's wife Jill writes with updates of Drew; Drew is aboard MONTERREY (CG-61) in Norfolk, VA, where he is MPA, He has a daughter Madeline, a bright and precocious one-year old.

Drew has accepted a shore position at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, NY, where he will instract Naval Leadership, Thanks Jill, and keep us posted.

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flying F-14AS for VF-154, Black Knights, out of Atsugi, Japan. He is living here with his wife, Jennifer; son. Hunter, and expecting their second child in March of '99. Also in Atsugi from the Class of '93, Rik Crecelius, Bill Cushman, John Bayless and Marc Carlson. Dan's address is VF-154 unit 25431 FPO AP 96601-6123.

Finally, Patrick Hittle writes from the Low Country of MCAS Beaufort, SC; Amy and our son, Eric, are both doing great.

The housing here at the Air Station is pretty good.

Maybe too good! Amy's four weeks pregnant.

(Figure it out; today's 17 August, and I got back from a construction deployment to Haiti on 14 July.)

I've kept in close touch with Tom Owenby, who married Amy's sister, Amanda, last summer Tom sent me Chris Marsh's email; he's over in Bahrain or somewhere near a lot of sand, flying somewhat regularly, I also got a chance to see Mike Taylor's "M" Company finish the Cracible here at Parris Island (Taylor in charge of recraits?! and he's engaged?!) There's also a healthy crop of F/A-18 pilots here as well; I'veranacross Pete Doughty, Jay Erwin and Dave Mikkola in the past year Fry Five guys are doing well! I stayed with Laura and Jason Waldron out in Yuma, AZ, for six weeks this past spring. It was good to see them and Jay Schnelle, I had a few days toranout to see Karl Hill and Joe Maybach in San Diego; we salute them as two of the few remaining bachelors of Fifth Co, fame.

Feel free to email me at prhittie@islc.net, and you'll get a reply! Again, keep up your hard work on all the Class stuff, GO Navy, BEAT Colgate,,,Semper Fidelis, PR, Amy, and Eric Hittle, That's it for this month. Keep the updates rolling in, and we hope to see you all at Homecoming for the 5th Reunion!â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Matt

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Pres; ILt Scott Hornbuckle, USMC Corresponding Sec'y; LT Jim Keck, MC, USN 7701 Timberiin Park Blvd., Apt. 838 Jacksonville, FL 32256 h; 904-538-9255; e; JKeckl994@JUNO.COM http://www.usna94.com Helloooooo, '94! Well, I hope you aren't too disappointed with the length of this article.

Unfortunately, the letters and emails this past month have been meager at best. Nonetheless, I'll do my best to give y'all a quality article and keep you coming back for more. I'm writing this

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article in the very beginning of August, but I know most of you won't be reading these words until sometime in October (or even later!)

However, as some of you may have discovered, you can get a sneak peek at this article months before it is published. "How?" you might ask.

Well, after this column is written, I post it on the web page within a week of the deadline.

Therefore, you can get Class news, which is not as time delayed as the paper version. So, the next time you are bored while surfing the net, cmise on over to the Class site and check it out.

Okay, let me get to my short list of Class News. From the grapevine...Dave Gwinn is still trying to tum pro on the softball circuit. Rumor has it he dislocated his elbow and has sorae bone chips, which need to get reraoved. But he has put it off until after the season, thereby echoing that often chanted Canoe U mantra, "that which does not kill me, yada, yada, yada." Anyway, my old buddy Dan Sameit is finally back from his sixmonth Med Craise. He's Left Coast bound to teach a class in intemational amphibious operations (or something like that) in Coronado.

Eric Mitchell grew tired of Annapolis, so he fled the country for a while, but he'll be back in rare form for Homecoming so look for his tailgater Kelly Shekitka (haven't heard that name in a while, huh?) is hanging out in Diego Garcia for the summer and fall. Paul Prokopovich recently joined VF-103 on EISENHOWER. Scott Miller is also on the Ike, in VFA-34. Meanwhile, from the depths of Davey Jones' locker, word has been received from our infamous Class Secretary, Kirk Clermont. Here's the latest from the Captain: I'm in Norway right now, and joining me for our northem deployment, on SCRANTON, is Bill Oley '94, Charles Fink '95 and Ben Tolerba '95. We've also been to Scotland and have one more northem Europe port call before we head back to the States, after our three month deployment tumed into five months, then six months.

The Navy loves giving us the "hook up." Also, anyone wanting to help out with the Reunion next year, contact Jim Keck or myself (in September). Peace and love. Kirk.

Good to hear from you, Capt'n. To pick up on his last comment, I'll be putting some more information on the web site about the Reunion as the year goes on. If you want to volunteer, just get in touch with me, and I'll get you hooked up with the right people.

Okay, now for sorae web page stats...as of 4 August, the web site has been hit 2,455 times.

We now have 271 entties in the Class List, with most people including their email address.

Recent additions to the Class List (1 July—4 August): Angela (Luzier) Schedel, Margaret and Michael Aden, Dave Bames' Mom, Brent Blackmer, Marv Carlin, Dave Chlebnik, Chris Claibome, Johnathan Clark, Robert Colvin, Candi Cunningham, Charles Dockery, Sean Fahey, Justin Francis, Laura Herath, Scott Josselyn, Ryan Hurt, Chico Manning, Gordon Miller, Tony Roach, Michael Sharp, David Skinner, Ian Thomas, Cheryl Thompson, Tony Tucker, Kira Uhde, Keith White, Mike Wimer, and Mark Zipsie.

Fifty individuals have now completed the Retention Survey. Here are the latest numbers; Staying In—38 %, Getting Out—46 %, Undecided—16%. But only 29 of 50 have their commitments ending in 1999. The gift shop looks like it is gaining unanimous support. We have 47 yeas and zero nays. The gift shop idea vote getters are; #1. T-shirts (87%), #2.

Sweatshirts (82%), #3. Ball Caps (59%), #4.

Shorts, Beer Mugs, Car Stickers (57%). I'll get on the ball to have some of these items available

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by the holiday shopping season, so you still have time to vote for your favorite items.

Well, Classmates, that's all for this month. To avoid a repeat performance of this meager length, send me all those letters and baby pictures so we can make the Turkey Day issue of Shipmate the biggest yet. Until next time, '94, I'll be looking forward to hearing from you. Cya....Jim

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Pres: ENS Bart Phillips 9972 Fairway Villas Lane Pensacola, FL 32514; e; BartPhillips@ibm.net Sec'y: IstLT Tonya Barz, USMC MWSS-172 S-4 Unit 37206; FPO AP 96603-7206 e; barzt@ Imaw.usmcmil or barzt@yahoo.com *A11 other email addresses are void.

Hello, 1996! Boy, at the rate the news is barely trickling in, 1 take it that the reality of the terra "operational tempo" is fully realized (or all of you beach bums have readjusted your priorities to reflect!) At any rate, I will relay the latest good word.

Rich Weeks departed Okinawa in May...putting away the good ol' 3dMarDiv Track Co. days for an opportunity to play with 2/6 in Camp Lejeune. He reports that Jo Roy is happily settled in sunny California, where she is an S-4A within IstMarDiv. Ben Pipes is currentiy Adjutant for 6th Marines, and Art Kear deployed on the MEU in July. Leo Fitzharris is now working in the Logisitics shop of 2d Maintenance Bn. Thanks for the news. Rich.

More news from Okinawa involves a number of Classmates that retumed from CARAT craise '98 on 31 July. Megan Gerstenfeld, Ben Pappas, and Jeannie Garcia all participated on the three month float on FORT MCHENRY (LSD43). Megan was the Logistics Officer; Ben is a platoon commander for 1/7, and Jeannie is the CICO on ship. The craise led the crew of sailors and Marines to several countries to participate in joint training exercises and visits.

Chris Banks writes us from the rowdy EA-6B Prowler crew, hanging out in Whidbey Island in their Rag Squadron. Joining Chris are Billy "Thumper" Franklin, Tarn "Gecko" Pham, Will "Puffy" McCombs, Carlos "Funky" Medina, and Caleb "Marv" Sieman. Completing the clan are Rob "Pigpen" Peterson, Dwight "D-Lite" d e m o n s , and Marty Fuerst.

Following them in the August class are John Kurtz, Spiros Nifakos, and Michelle Baumbich. Great to hear that you all have eamed your wings and that Whidbey is treating you well. Chris also passes on that three of his Companymates are still residing in Japan in the surface community. Matt Tarabour, Lance Burton and Anthony O'Daniel. Thanks, Chris!

Additional news reaches us from Annika Moman, currently in Camp Lejeune, where she

is with 8th Motors and working for CSSE-21.

Her latest project is Urban Warrior Chris Bronzi and Chris Bopp (both Infantry officers) deployed with 2/2 on die 22d MEU. Annika also mentioned Dan Lovelace, Ty Steidle and Steve Lynch, all hanging their hats at Camp L as well.

Michelle Casey departed to Italy for six months with a P-3 Squadron, and Pat Hansen deployed to Japan to retum in December Jen Vratil got F14s out of NFO school. Recent engagements include Stacey Haynes to fellow Marine, Frank McClintock, Jennifer Merrill to Archie Tinjum, and Buffy Lafferty to Pat Boyd. Allen White, stationed in North Carolina, celebrated his marriage in July. Congrats to all of you!

Thanks for the news. Mo. Bart Phillips brings us up to date with some more stateside news; I recieved a letter stating tiiat our very own Chris "Ike" Eichinger and Christy-Annette Weimer '98 (Class of 96+2) became engaged on 28 May 1998. Chris left for his WestPac Craise on 22 June, and Christy reported to Newport, for SWOS. Christy is scheduled to ship out for her WestPac in early December So, because of their schedules, these two love birds are going to wait a year or two before the wedding. Congratulations Chris and Christy and may you bump into each other in the Pacific somewhere.

Eichinger '96 and Weimer '98 You know there are some things you ask for so many times that you just get tired of asking and quite trying. Well in this case, I was the best man for Jen and Greg Lask's wedding back in March 1997, It was a beautiful wedding; 1 wanted to get pictures for Shipmate (as I do with most events and that never seems to happen either because nobody likes to fork their pictures over to me.) Ok. here we are October 1998, they have successfully had their first year anniversary and are moving towards their second and I get, well, what do you know pictures! Wow, Thanks Jen. And of course it was Jen that put them together and sent me a whole stack of 'em and not Greg.

(Just giving ya a hard time Greg!) I'm glad I can finally put these pictures in Shipmate for all to see! Congratulations to both of you and may happiness and health be a continued blessing in your marriage.

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Happy Birthday USNA!

1 to r: Andy Bemer, Joe Davis, Ryan Tewell, Dean Stouffer (Greg's sister Melissa 3rd bridesmaid in from front), Jen and Greg, Tim Phillips, Bart Phillips, Jim Strauss, Bob Alipigini, Ed Pidgeon, (Jen's brother, Brendan, from the Merchant Marine Academy), Mark Lukken, and Chuck Dockery '98

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LTJG Greg and Jennifer Lask (pictured as an ensign) Congratulations also goes out to two recent weddings. First, Holly and Ryan Tewell, who got married at the Valley Forge Military Academy, PA, on 11 July. The next was Shaughna and Brian Girracca, who got martied up in East Falmouth, MA, on 8 August, Again, congratulations to all of you, and may you somehow get pictures to me before your second anniversary,,,Ha, Ha! Well, thats all for now. Thanks, Bart.

I will leave you with this one by BGen S.L.A. Marshall, "Esprit...is the product of a thriving mutual confidence between the leader and the led, founded on the faith that together they possess a superior quality and capability." Stay motivated '96...Tonya

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Now that September has rolled around, most of us are probably settled into our first major PCS by now. Schools have started up (be it NPS, SWOS, flight school, or grad school), and now we are starting to earn our pay (or maybe not: so far I've made copies, checked light bulbs, and moved desks around.) We are now paying our loans back, so hopefully you got settled into your living arrangements before your paycheck started to get cut. I never realized how much I didn't own until I left USNA. I was actually back at Mother B in August, unexpectedly, and I saw a scary sight; one of the Mids I trained when I was a squad leader was now training the Plebes.

Personally, it's hard to fathom all that time gone by, but I imagine I'll see "scarier" things in the years to come. I wish I had more to tell you; but right now, all I know is that about 20 of our Classmates are here in Charleston right now (3 August). Email me some good info. Who is doing what, and where? You can send in pictures too. Later on, we may use this column as a sort of yearbook for our Class; it can document what's happened over the years. Don't be shy.

Fair Winds, DSF

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evasive, it's because this correspondent, many years ago, was invited to participate in an end-ofsecond-year exam in skinny, a most dreadful subject, and still deraonstrates an inability to grasp virtually all wiring concepts.) The surgical corrections have nothing to do with the anvil and stirrup, and instead, involve electrical stimulations through about 30 sensors to the auditory nerve endings in the cochlea. Apparently there is no delay involved in the transmissions, as Bill points out, "When your lips move, I hear." A further enhancement is a small remote mike that Bill can place inconspicuously in the center of the table at a dinner party and catch, by way of remote broadcast, all of the conversation without distortion. The cost, while not insignificant, seemed to be surprisingly nominal to those chapter members who experienced the presentation and understood the implications. In fact, when we realize just how important normal hearing is to all of us, we are willing to admit that such a lifechanging operation is a true medical blessing. (Finally, recognition raust be extended to chapter experts John Lally '56 and John Haynes for translating the technical aspects of the narrative into a conversational level that could be relayed in this column.)

A potluck dinner, with swimming and socializing, was held at the home of Pat and Jack Everett '64, in Loomis, on 20 September A business breakfast also was held on 16 September, at Denny's, in Rancho Cordova. Finally, it was announced that the annual John Lally '56 excursion for 1998 will be three weeks in Scotland and Ireland during the month of August. We all look forward to his report.

San Diego/Coronado Chapter CAPT Robert G. Stevenson, USN (Ret.) '60 1060 Calle Mesita Bonita, CA 91902-2406 h: 619-475-1926;w; 619-475-1864 e; tobac@cts.com July, San Diego Padres Baseball Party The Padres' baseball season probably will be well decided as we read this report of our July tail gate party at Qualcoram Stadiura, "The Q" to the San Diego fans. But our July party was not only a great get-together, but was a most enjoyable interruption from our monthly Sky Roora Luncheons.

We had a super crowd with families, wives, sweethearts and even some great children that helped out. For those who did not attend, our party was catered by the Oscar's Delicatessen Catering Service. Those folks raade it easy to eat tooranchwith food that good. The barbecued chicken was only surpassed by the lemon-pepper chicken. This writer knows that because it was his duty to try both in order to report factually in this column.

Just a cute word about the kids that helped out.

One young lad, he must have been about eight to ten years old, was serving the soft warm bread sticks with a set of tongs. He was apparently so afraid of dropping one that he held thera so tightly that the centers, where he held them, were crushed paper thin. But he never dropped a single breadstick or missed a single plate. Bravo Zulu to the Breadstick Kid, no drops and no errors. When we finally went into the stadium, we were again tteated; this time, to a Padres victory. Victory has not been a habit for the Padres these past few years so when both Wally Joyner and Greg Vaughn "did us right" with long home mns and Andy Ashby pitched like the All Star he was this year, we were served a winning dessert as the ending to a great party. We can add, the Pads played errorless ball that night, taking a cue from the Breadstick Kid.

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A very special thank you to Chris Rubin, bride of our Vice Prez, Bob Rubin '82, who had to work late that night. With a super smile, and Bob's class crest pinned to her lapel, Chris checked us all in, maintained the rauster list, handed out the ball game tickets, collected money from late arrivals and paid the caterers. Thank you Chris, very much!

Homepage (http://www.san.rr.com/alumni/) Hotline 619-279-USNA Please check out the information on both the homepage and hotline. This information is updated frequentiy; but if you have a question, please ask.

There is a lot of other inforraation of both standing and short terra importance.

Business and Career Networking Forum Our fomms are held on the second Friday of every raonth at The Bread Basket on Miraraar Road, at the 1-15 interchange (Miramar Road and 1-15), just to the east of MCAS Miramar This is a joint service forum/network in company with the West Point alumni group from here in San Diego.

Local Air Force Academy Alums are also participating. There is plenty of parking available at The Bread Basket/Holiday Inn complex.

Are you looking for a transitional or career change? Or, if you have an established business and career already and are looking to hire a service acaderay alum or increase your market share, then the Networking Fomm is for you. The forum is a great place to drop off a business card or two or even a "flyer" describing your services. For $6.50 (cash, no checks, and if you can please bring the exact amount) you get all of the networking described above plus juice, coffee, pastries, muffins and assorted fmits.

There is a lot of exposure. Bring along a friend, or bring your boss along. An academy ring is not required. There is no need to make reservations, but please check the hotiine, 619-279-USNA, for any possible or unexpected changes.

Our Networking Coordinator, Jack Gavin '77, has a pretty solid work search/networking data base for the chapter and area. If you would like to be included, send the following information to Jack: Name, Occupation, Company, Address, Phone (Work and Horae), Eraail address, and kind of work you are searching for! Email gav77@msn.cora, or write 1425 Crestview Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056, Don Grinnell '61

San Fransisco Chapter CDR Edward F. Cotter, Jr., USN (Ret.) '73 11 Las Paloraas Orinda, CA 94563 h; 510-253-8260 e; edward.cotter@kp.org

Santa Barbara Chapter CDR William J. Stewart, USNR (Ret.) '63 1617 Las Canoas Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 h: 805-962-0703; w; 805-963-1863 The 36th annual picnic of the Santa Barbara Chapter was held on 18 July, under the perfect conditions expected hereabouts. Nearly 90 Alumni, spouses and guests were in attendance, spanning 53 classes, and with a candidate for '03 in attendance, prospectively 71! It should be noted that the picnic has been held in the same location for the past 32 years; and for the first 31 of them the Secretary, Treasurer and presiding chef was Hart Kait '34. This year, with nobody having the stamina required to relieve the watch adequately.

Hart was allowed to lay down the burden, and the

affair was catered. In recognition of Hart's exttaordinary services to the group, including perhaps a ton of baked beans, tri-tip and chicken, he was presented a signed lithograph of Joe Bellino and Roger Staubach, in lieu of his own Heismann Trophy, and a photograph of John Paul Jones' crypt in recognition of their parallel status as fathers of the Navy and of die Santa Barbara Chapter respectively.

After most of the food and wine were consumed and all the songs were sung, including the annual terrifying rendition of the SeaBees' anthem, Vern Hanna '58 was elected vice president of the organization, and Bill Stewart '63 was reelected president.

Attendees were Jean and Howie Kuehl '33, Donna and Tom Long '33 (SOPA and owner of the Flag Bag), Hart Kait '34 (again logistically indispensable), Jeanne and Bill Sweeney '34, the lovely Bemice Neilsen, widow of John Neilson '37, Frank Rile '38, Molly and Rusty King '44, Sue and Homer Adrianse '45, Ginger and Bob Puddicombe '45, Sarah and Fred Ulam '45, Bill Spangler '46, Ruby and Beau Buck '48, Karole and Russ Christian '48, Jarrel and Fr John Fuller '52 (presiding Chaplain), Anne and Doug Haigh '52 (picnic factotum and drudge), Rae Richerson '52, Margaret and Stan Swanson '52, Jan and Scott Beat '53, Carolyn and Bill Britton '53, Judy and Ken Martin '53, Pam and Neil Ammerman '54, Delene and Stanton Keck '54, Irene and Burt Munger '55, Jan and Paul Cusick '56, Judy and Bob Quinn '56, Jeff and Ben Short '56, Fran and Vern Hanna '58, Betty and Jim Higgins '58, Corrine and Ernie Merritt '58 (with son. Chip, and guest, Ginga Lapp), Barbra and Gary Minar '58 (newly appointed keeper of the email roster), Lillian and Jim Osborn '59, Beverly and Steve Balash '60, Peggi and Ed Ransom '60, Jim McClure '63, Elizabedi Tmesdail and Bill Stewart '63, Susan Santini and Burr Hartman '64, Cathy and Charlie Plumb '64, Anni and Jim McConnell '75 (Base Commander at Port Hueneme, with son Max, the most charming of the men present), Tom Watson '82, and Teresa and Ed Whitehouse '85 (with son Alex, the youngest and best-behaved of the men present). Kevin Hughes, the prospective candidate mentioned above, was the guest of the group, with as is our custom, his parents, Kathy and J. P, Hughes.

After four hours of cocktails, socializing, dinner and general celebration, victory was declared, and the group disbanded. One could only be stmck once again by the good fortune we all enjoy in being associated with such attractive people.

Those Alumni living in the chapter area (north of Los Angeles and south of Monterey), who are not now members and would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact the undersigned.

Bill Britton '53 805-682-8590

COLORADO Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch, Jr., USN (Ret.) '59 555 Apollo Drive Boulder, CO 80303-5002 h; 303-499-0337; w: 303-966-4833 Fax; 303-966-5535; e:ÂŤBRAJ*GHJR@:

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Connecticut Chapter

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Robert R. Figura ' 5 8 & Five Crescent Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Wix 3292 Groton Long Point, CT 06340-8112 h: 860-536-2206 j k ^ e: mdbr24A@prodi^com

Jeffrey Dale Welsh, Esq. '73" 2805 NE 29di Stteet Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306 h: 954-564-5065; w: 954-564e; jwelsh2@bellsouth.net

The Connecticut Chapter, along with the Newport Chapter, is sponsoring a bus trip to the Boston College/Navy football game at Chestnut Hill, MA, on Saturday, 24 October 1998. The cost of a seat on the bus and a ticket to the garae is $45. We expect to participate in the tailgate festivities being arranged by the Boston Chapter at BC's Lyons Hall. The price for participation has not yet been established (in early August). Information on the availability of bus seats or game tickets raay be obtained by contacting the chapter tteasurer, Tom Hogsten '85, at 860-582-5500 (home) or 860-5473175 (work). The bus will depart the SUBASE in Groton, promptly at 7:45 a.m., and pick up the Newport passengers one hour later The group will retum to Groton at about 8:00 p.m. that night. Since this rivalry between BC and Navy is scheduled for the next several years, we hope to have fumre trips, as well, to cheer on the "Big Blue Team."

In response to several members' suggestions, the CT Chapter will hold it's future dinner meetings on Friday evenings instead of Thursdays as in the past. The hope is that an increase in attendance will result. Future events scheduled are as follows; The Army/Navy Game Party is on 5 December 1998 in the Hartford Area. (Specific location to be announced later) The Dinner Meeting is on 11 December 1998 in the New Haven Area. The speaker will be Dean Bill Miller '62, at a location to be announced later Our new Chapter Secretary is CAPT John Demlein '70, USN (Ret.) He replaces CDR Greg GuUette '77, USN (Ret.) Greg has served the Connecticut Chapter well. He reactivated the Chapter from dormancy in 1995 and served as it's president for two years and then as secretary until this past July. Greg continues to serve as the class representative for Classes '77 to the present. We owe a debt of gratitude to Greg for his initiative, aggressiveness and dedication to the chapter It is through his considerable past efforts that we are in the strong position we enjoy. Bravo Zulu and thanks, Greg!

Entertaining, inspirational, refreshing, insightfulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all these could be said of the great luncheon guest we had for our August get-together held at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott North. Thirty-one of us gathered once again to hash over old times and leam more about the great things that take place daily here in this City, "Yachting Capital of the World." Mr Jack Nelson, head coach of the world renowned Ft. Lauderdale swim team and former Olympic and Pan American Games coach was the speaker and we were mighty glad to have him as our guest. Jack is clearly an expert at motivation, a topic familiar to most successful leaders, in and out of uniform. He told us how motivation, personal commitment, and some smart sttategy helped the U.S. women beat the steroid-laden East German swimmers some years back and take horae some gold medals. Jack's message to us was that family support of hard work, personal achievement at a young age and a willingness to make an extra effort to achieve greatness are found in young people who get involved in competitive sports.

We here in Ft. Lauderdale have solidified our commitment to provide local knowledge and assistance to those who are transitioning from a military career A few of our members are in responsible positions in industry; others are principals of sraall business operations. All are interested in supporting our USNA Alumni. Most of the hardchargers seem to be frora classes who graduated during the' 70s and' 80s, but a considerable amount of wisdom is available from some older hands. Our president, Jeffery Welsh '73 is keeping a steady, but gentle hand on the helm as we sort ourselves out and try to answer the pulls and desires of a very diverse and happy bunch of activists.

By the time you read this, we will have taken our chances at a golf outing with the local West Point guys and will be getting ready for the visit of Admiral Ron Marryott '57 in early Noveraber, the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, an Army/Navy party with the grey legs and "who knows what."

You wintertime visitors take care, and do checkin with us when you come south. We love to see the Yankees arrive in town with all their northem money. If you want to know what's going on in these parts, say hello to; saltysam@bellsouth.net, and we will give you the good word.

Bill Aston

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COSTA RICA Costa Rica Chapter Claudio A. Pacheeo '64 Apt 4307-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica e: cpacheco@sol.racsa.co.cr

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Gainesville Chapter CAPT J. Michael Smith, USNR (Ret) '61 Gainesville Academy Club 10424 SW 41st Place Gainesville, FL 32608 h: 352-376-6611; w; 352-376-3301 e: AFN44500@AFN.ORG The Gainesville Acaderay Club held their summer meeting at the Gainesville Country Club on 16 July 1998. There was no formal program, just some fun and discussion.

The list of attendees included 17 USNAAlumni, one USMA alumni and one USMMA alumni.

USNA attendees at the 19 Febmary meeting were Leo Cannon '55, Ben Moreland '34, Joe Phelan '66, Vic Pratt "84, Mickey Smith '61, John Smitherman '53, Dave Matema '67, Al Vito '44,

Tom Tucker' 61, Sam Mutch '71, Vanicha McQueen USMMA (wife of Eric McQueen '86), Larry Reid '58, Charles Baker '87, Hart Stringfellow '48, Bill Vivian '67 and Rick Childress '55. The next meeting will be 17 September 1998.

Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Charles A. Pendleton, Jr., USN (Ret.) '43 5212 Antares Court Atiantic Beach, FL 32233-4583 h: 904-249-6683 e; LPG3@aol.com

Naples-Fort Myers Chapter Eugene Lawler '47 5601 Turtle Bay Drive #1504 Naples, FL 34108 941-597-8089

Orlando Chapter CDR Donald E. Smith, USN (Ret.) '68 438 River Drive DeBary, FL 32713 h: 407-668-2030 e; adinin@totcon.com

Palm Beach Chapter CAPT Henry Gorman, USN (Ret.) '49 513 Greenway Drive North Palm Beach, FL 33408-3719 h: 561-622-9475 e; hgorman@worldnet.att.net There were no meetings held during July and August, and we hope our fellow members had a good summer By the next Shipmate issue, we will have had the September and October luncheons.

If you are on our mailing list, you should receive a flyer and are considered to be a paid-up member of the chapter, as we have no yearly dues.

Be certain you get on our mailing list so you will receive ourflyers.Our monthly luncheon/meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at the 391st Bomb Group Restaurant.

If you have any news you would like to contribute to the chapter news or to be added to the mailing list, contact one of the officers: President Hank Gorman '44, address above; Secretary Walt Whipple '57,1100 Marine Way West #A3L, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, phone: 624-3051; and Treasurer Bob Lees '69,110 Wood Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33444, phone; 276-3271.

Walt Whipple '57

Pensacola Chapter LCDR James R. Knight, USNR (Ret.) '76 4465 Madura Road GulfBreeze.FL 32561 h; 850-932-1147 e; Knight317@juno.com

Space Coast Chapter CDR Howard E. Blum, USN (Ret.) '45 1310 Mayflower Avenue Melboume. FL 32940-6723 h: 407-255-6534 e: sfpsampson@aol.com

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Willard (Bill) Petrat '45 6418 13th Street Court E Bradenton, FL 34203 h/f 941-753-5981 e: petrat@gte.net

Hawaii Chapteir CAPT Harvey Gray, Jr., QRet.) '52 1117 Akumu Street Kailua, HI 96734-4012 h; 808-261-9722; w; 808-423-1341 e;pfsraa@juno.com

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Tampa Bay Chapter CDR Michael E. Kennedy, USN '79 2131 Ridge Road, T-114 Largo, FL 33778-1637 h; 727-584-7010 e; meknnedy@ix.netcora.com

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CAPT James S. Murphy, USNR '73 3655 Habersham Road, NE Apt 115 Atianta, GA 30305-1143 h; 404-233-3618; w; 770-613-5* e; Jim.Murphy@decisionone.cd As I write this, the month of August is just starting, and things are rather quiet around the Atlanta area, with the biggest interest being Mark McGuire's visit to Turner Field, with the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game series. Last night's crowd of more than 50,000 set a new attendance record for Tumer Field. There is also much in the paper about football, NFL and SEC, so we are thinking football also, Navy football, and are making plans for a big crowd to meet at TJ's Sports Bar to view the Navy/Wake Forest game on ESPN on 10 September We had a good turn-out of 33 attendees at our monthly luncheon, held 17 July at our new location, the Phoenix Brewing Company on Roswell Road. Attending the luncheon were Hap Walker '46, Joe Cannon '46, Carl McCallura '60, Jim Ravenel '45, Bob Schultz ' 7 1 , Paul Smith '42, David Alexander (Assoc), Jim Murphy '73, Joe Grantham '46, Bill Wright '50, Perry Stephens '51, Lorie Moore ' 6 4 , Glenn Brewer ' 5 1 , Steve Frederick '72, Duff Young '49, Art Butter '61, Bill Baker '64, Nancy and Bob Bush '65, Brooks Clark '87, Mike Donohoo '65, Gene Chancy '60, Dick Fitzgerald '62, Don Thompson '59, Gil McCullen '53, Ted Webster '68, Paul Thorsen '65, Al Jones '67, Will Wood '66, Jon Barton '66, Jim Carr '55, Walt Coakley '54 and John Fry '80.

As always, visitors frora out of town are welcorae at our luncheons, which are held on the third Friday of each month, with socializing beginning shortly before noon. The luncheons are held at The Phoenix Brewing Company, located at 5600 Roswell Road NE, in the Prado Shopping Center on the west side of Roswell Readjust inside the I285 perimeter (South at Exit 17).

Will Wood '66

GUAM Guam Chapter LCDR Noel M. Enriquez, USNR '84 PO. Box 4697 Agana, GU 96932 h/f 011-671-477-4382; w; 011-671-647-9629 wf; 011-671-649-8870

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of each month at the Oak Brook Hyatt, located on Spring Road, just east of Oak Brook Center Show up at any tirae between 7:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.

From Trust to Terror On Tuesday, 24 November, we will be joined for a luncheon program by Dr Gerald L. Atkinson.

Jerry is a Commander, USN (Ret.) and a former Navy test pilot with an impressive military and civilian resume. Jerry published a book last year titled From Trust to Terror: Radical Feminism is Destroying the U.S. Navy. He will comment on his book; copies of which will be available at the session.

Chicago Chapter John G.B. Howland '64 2042 Trent Court Glenview, IL 60025-1316 h; 847-998-6465; w; 847-998-6688 e:raoneyminds@aol.com See CHICAGO

Mark your calendars now for a one-time-only chance to see a beautiful scale model of the famous Worid War II cruiser, CHICAGO (CA-29). It's a museum-quality replica that's more than six feet long. The showing will take place on Monday, 30 November, at the downtown offices of Ambassador Paul H. Robinson, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada.

We'll have coffee and rolls in Ambassador Robinson's offices at 9:00 a.m. We'll then have the next hour or so to view CHICAGO, along with a number of other exquisite models that Ambassador Robinson has collected over the years. At about 9:40 a.m.. Chapter Board Member Tom Banfield '54 will introduce his shipmate. Ambassador Robinson. Tom Banfield and Ambassador Robinson served together on HAYNSWORTH ( D D 700). (You'll see abeautiful model of that ship as well.)

Long time merabers of the Chapter have met Ambassador Robinson, frora time to time, at various Chapter and other national defense-related events. He is a friend of the Navy and the Naval Academy and is a Charter Meraber of the National Alumni Association's President's Circle. You won't want to miss this special Chicago Chapter event.

Chapter Email List Get timely gouge on Chapter events! If you'd like to get the most up-to-date news from the Chicago Chapter via cyberspace, sign up for our eMembers eMail list. (Needless to say, you must be a bona fide paid up raember of the Chicago Chapter) Here's what you do; send an email message to John Howland '64, Chapter President, at MoneyMinds@aol.com. That's the only way to sign up to insure he knows what your email address is and that you want to be on the list. Listing your eraail list on the renewal form doesn't cut it.

It is an easy procedure. Sign up today.

Chapter Breakfasts We recently had a successful launch of the North Suburbs Breakfast Series, (Tag Van Winkle '69 and Henry Stoever '88 got it all going.) We had great attendance: Tim Bradley '48, Steve Guthman '58, Hal Anderson '64, John Howland '64, George Schmoll '69, Tag Van Winkle '69, Fred Weber '75, Rick Salvadore '78 and Mike Isabelli '83; aU raade it to the Deerfield Hyatt, located at the NE corner of Lake Cook Road and the Tristate. Mark your calendars now for the first Thursday of every month for the balance of the year The Downtown and Western Suburbs breakfasts continue to go strong. Join us downtown on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Wall Street Deli, located on Randolph Street, at the southwest corner of its intersection with the Chicago River (Morton Building, ground floor). Show up between 7:00 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Western Suburbs breakfasts are held on the second Thursday

INDIANA Indianapolis Chapter

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LCDR Charles A. Rainey, USNR '84 12804 Double Eagle Drive Carmel, IN 46033 h: 317-815-0575 e: crainey@fhlbi.com

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Michiana Chapter CDR John T. Haizlip, USN '72 15246 Longford Drive Granger, IN 46530 h; 219-273-2939 e: CHaizlip@aol.com

KENTUCKY (see also Ohio)

Louisville/Southern Indii^aia Chapter CDR William T. Toutant, USNR (Ret.) ^ 6 3513 Graham Road Louisville, KY 40207-4371 h: 5 0 2 - 8 9 5 ^ 2 8

LOUISIANA New Orleans Cha LCDR Bryon Q. Iverson, Jr., USN (Ret.) '76 4744 Music Street New Orieans, LA 70122-5027 h: 504-288-4477 e: byronil@aol.com

MARYLAND Annapolis Chapter CAPT Howard J. "Tim" Halliday, USN '69 1203 Chrisland Court Annapolis, MD 21403 h; 410-267-8546 e; halliday@arctic.nadn.navy.mil We started another great Navy year, beginning with the presence of the new Superintendent, VADM John Ryan '67, at our 16 September Chapter luncheon. His comments were thoughtful and informative. We look forward to the next four years with ADM Ryan at the helm. Our next luncheon was held on 7 October 1998 at the Officer's Club.

Our guest speaker was head football coach, Charlie Weatherbie.

We tried something new in September We mailed out the flyer announcing our 16 September luncheon, but we also emailed it using the Alurani Association's local Listserve. If you are on-line, this is a rapid, timely, and cost-effective way to be informed about local Chapter events and issues of importance to the Naval Academy family at large.

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You can provide your email address and update other information through the Alumni Association website at: www.usna.com.

Beat Army, Mike Collins '84

Baltimore Chapter LCDR Steve G. Young, USNR '84 c/o Legg Mason 600 Washington Avenue #200 Towson, MD 21204 w; 410-821-7700 e: SYoung@LeggMason.com

MASSACHUSETTS Boston Chapter Frederick J. Sheehan, Jr. 160 Burkhall Street #609 Weymouth. MA02190-3533 h; 617-337-3712; w: 617-572-45tt e; fsheehan@jhancock.com

MISSOURI

Metro New York Chapter

Kansas City Chapter

James R. Hocking '53 300 Park Avenue, Suite 1700 New York City, NY 10022 w; 212-572-6260 Chapter Hotiine; 1-800-234-USNA e: j.hocking@snet.net Our summertime informal get-togethers on the second Tuesday of every month, commencing at 5:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bar, Grand Central Station, New York, NY, continue to engender lots of enthusiasm.

Among those who gathered with us on 14 July 1998, for camaraderie and a cool drink before the comraute home were: Tim Farrell '76; Tom Seelye '49; NAANY President Jim Hocking '53; Eric Rosen '84; Steve Spagnuolo '90; Vic Reiling '62 and his wife, Nancy; Rob Black '63; Rich Zino '67; Dan Newman '85; Ches Snider '93 and Kayle Watson '85.

We welcome all service acaderay graduates and friends at each of these events, and we hope to see many more new faces and old friends at our next scheduled gathering on II August 1998, at 5:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station.

LCDR Lynn A. Thomas, USNR '83 1404 Stonecreek Drive SW Blue Springs, MO 64015-8838 h: 816-228-6766

St. Louis Chapter Kenneth R. Leach '81 7100 Becker Road St. Louis, MO 63129-5658 h; 314-846-1277

NEBRASKA Omaha Chapter CAPT Richard E. Westcott, USN '70 911 Michael Drive Papillion, NE 68046 h: 402-593-1477; w: 402-294-214

MICHIGAN

NEVADA

Detroit Chapter

Las Vegas Chapter

Rochester Chapter

LT Bradley Carlson, USN '91 2246 Darwin Circle Henderson, NV 89014-3105 h: 702-433-7248; w: 702-433-2100 e: yogicarl@aol.com

LT Joseph M. Howard, USNR '89 55 Highland Avenue #3 Rochester, NY 14620 h; 716-256-3393; w; 716-275-6205 e: slowjoe@optics.rochesteredu The Western New York Chapter held its annual Army/Navy picnic on 6 June 1998, at the Red Creek Shelter, Genesee Valley Park. As usual, the appetites of the Array and Navy representatives were well raatched. Since the event was free, we did not get an accurate muster hst. I will, however mention that Nancy Hailing '83 and Dale Hailing '83 were the tag team hot dog and hamburger chefs and did a great job. The Chapter president, Joe Howard '89, was also there, and managed to introduce himself to everyone. The most important guests, however, were the Midshipman candidates from the incoming Class, Dan Zaninga '02 and Brendan Bielat '02.

The Chapter was also scheduled to hold a meeting on 6 August at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center at 439 Paul Road. John Worman '86, Chapter VP and Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Reserve Unit, demonstrated sorae static displays. Training tirae on the fire-arras training simulator (FATS) was available. The FATS is a simulator that uses actual weapons (.50 cal. and grenade launcher) that are modified to shoot air to give a realistic 'kick' in a computer generated virtual environment, which is projected on the walls.

A good tirae was had by all.

Nelson A. Blish '69 716-253-1294

ArthurW. Bryant'66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-13 h; 313-885-2174; f: 313-881-2333 The July luncheon was held on 10 July, at the Dearborn Inn. Members attending were: Art Bryant '66, Mark Schramm '72, Vaughn Bennett '73, and Jon Bayless '79. Mark just retumed stateside from a foreign-service assignment with Ford Motor Company. On 9 July, Gen Charles Krulak '64, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, talked at the Chicago luncheon with the National Sttategy Forum. Art attended the National Tmstees meeting from 7-8 May. I hope you signed up for the 1st Annual Detroit Area Navy/Army Alumni Golf Outing, 3 October 1998 at the Fox Hills Golf and CC near Plymouth.

Mark Pettroff '90 will 'set our sails for the fray' to Beat Army! The U.S. Marine Band will play at UM Hill Auditorium on Sunday, 15 Noveraber, and Detroit Orchestra Hall on Monday, 16 November Tickets are free. The October luncheon is set for 6 October at the Dearbom Inn-Ten Eyke Tavem. The November luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, 11 November at Ann Arbor Holiday Inn, Guy HoUerin's Sports Bar December brings us to beat Army time again! Call Art to make your reservations for the Saturday, 5 December party. Go Navy!

Charlie Schott '85 chukshot@hotmail.com

MINNESOTA Upper Midwest Chap Darrel Gonyea '61 16495 Kingswood Drive Lakeville, MN 55044 h: 612-435-7274 e; GONYEALAND@aol.com

NEW JERSEY Monmouth County Chapter LtCol Robert L. Vogt, USMC (Ret.) '59 ay 50 Polly Way Middletown, NJ 07748-3189 h: 732-671-9330; w: 732-530-8444 e: Bob.Vogt@telos.com

NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Chapter Maj Donald Rohr, USAF (Ret.) 4804 Northridge Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 -2104 h; 505-294-4048; f 505-844-5947 email: rohrdf@sandia.gov

NEW YORK Capital District Chapter CDR Christopher G. Wenz, USN '79 502 Acland Boulevard Ballston Spa, NY 12(^1-3074 h: 518-580-1438; w; 518-884-1849 e; CGWenz@aol.com

Central New York Chapter LTJG Edward A. Alberts, USN '85 1028 Co. Rt. 20 Oswego, NY 13126 h: 315-342-1930

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NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Chapter Bryan Dolan '76 5629 Laurium Road Charlotte, NC 28226 h; 704-364-6451 e; Bjdolan76@aol.com Since the Chapter Directory was issued in May, I have leamed of several new Alumni in the area; and as soon as we know an address for you new folks who have moved to the area. Ken Johnson will get a "data sheet" to you so we can add your vital statistics to the Chapter roster Of course, we are taking for granted that you will want to join the Chapter by paying the piddling dues of $15 (or pro rata share). If you think we may have missed you, please call (or email) Ken Johnson (365-9926 or kjohnson@perigee.net), and ask him to send you a blank data sheet to fill out.

As you read this, the Wake Forest Garae will be history, and next up will be the Annual Veteran's Day Golf Outing. This year Veteran's Day, 11 November, falls on Wednesday. In order for Coordinator George Watt to reserve tee times for the correct number of people, you must call him (543-9787) no later than Thursday, 29 October to reserve your place. Because George will be out of the country from 31 October to 10 November, he will not be available to take late reservations. The event is open to all Alumni and any of your friends from other Service Academies or other military service. George has not picked the course yet but is keeping a weather eye toward keeping cost to a minimum.

This year's Beat Army TV party will be hosted

by Janis and Bryan Dolan '76, on 5 December Prior to that date, you will receive the ballot for election of the Chapter officers for 1999. Look for details conceming the December Luncheon with the area Midshipmen home for Christmas, in the Noveraber issue of Shipmate.

Here are a few other key dates you may not see elsewhere. The basketball team will play at Belmont College at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 3 December, and at Wofford on Saturday, 5 December (Time TBA—same day as A/N Football game).

Navy football will be on TV three more times this fall; 3 October—West Virginia; 14 November— Notre Dame and 5 December—Army. And in case you haven't seen the results of last year's athletic teams, here is the whole picture; Overall Record; 279 W-164 L-1 Tie with 11 varsity athletes named All-America; 3 Honorable Mention and 7 Academic All-Araerica; seven Coach of the Year awards and six conference championships. Some of the highlights were; Army/Navy competition; 26-5 and 17-5 in N* competition; Lacrosse 7-6 beat Army tennis 159 beat Army twice; Men's track 7-0 beat Army women's track 2-3; Men's cross country 6-1 beat Army women's CC 9-2; Football 7-4 beat Army lightweight football 7-0 beat Army; Men's soccer 6-I1-I beat Army women's soccer 10-8; Women's volleyball 16-23 beat Army rifle 12-0 beat Army; Water polo 22-8 Division Champs gymnastics 8-2 beat Army; Basketball 19-11 beat Army 3 times/Patriot League Champs; Women's basketball 23-6 beat Army twice/Patriot League Co-Champs; Men's swimming 10-2 beat Army squash 18-12; Women's swimming 7-8 beat Army wrestling 9-6 beat Army; Indoor tiack - Men 7-3 beat Army; women 8-6 women's crew 13-6; Baseball 26-17 beat Army five times heavy weight crew 3-5 Some news media reported incorrectly that USNA was going to discontinue teaching celestial navigation and use of the sextant. This was quickly put to rest by the Academy who explained that what

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was being changed was the ability to "cmnch" all the data from the HO tables using computer programs. You older fellows remember the laborious task of converting the sextant readings from the tables and calculating into the night only to find out you had positioned the ship in some place like Lake Norman. The Mids are still being taught how to "shoot the stars," but now have the benefit of technology to do the dirty work that we never understood anyway.

Don't forget the monthly luncheons, at noon on the 3rd Friday, Sheraton Four Points. See you there.

Tom Hutchins '51 cthmph @ bellsouth. net

Piedmont Triad Chapter Douglas E. Law '66 RO. Box 4202 Eden, NC 27289-4202 h; 336-623-1904; w;336-627-4992 e; dougl@netmcrcom

Pinehurst Chapter CAPT Norman S. Elliott, USNR (Ret.) '58 PO. Box 3898 60 Stoneykirk Drive Pinehurst, NC 28374 h; 910-215-5808; e: nelliott@pinehurst.net

Cleveland Chapter CAPT A.O. Rule HI, USNR (Ret.) '50 68 Water Stteet Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-3148 h: 440-247-4379; f 440-247-5100 e; mlein@aol.com

Columbus/Central Ohio Chapter Douglass C. Ogden '67 5337 Roscummon Road Dublin, OH 43017-1047 h: 614-766-6295

Toledo Chapter Robert J. Lauer '45 3825 Sulphur Spring Road Toledo, OH 43606-2325 h; 419-536-4462; w; 419-475-2061 e; RJONLAUER@aol.com

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Chapt^ CAPT Charles cTCoiey, USN (Ret) '3 411 NW 14di Stteet Oklahoma City, OK 73103-3510 h; 405-235-0234

Triangle Chapter George F. Mitchell '64 4647 Edwards Mill Road Raleigh NC 27612-4401 h; 919-571-8930 The summertime is not complete without baseball, and the Triangle Chapter enjoyed a fine night at the ballpark on 28 July, with 21 children from the Agape Comer horae for disadvantaged children.

This was the second year the chapter had hosted the group, providing tickets and ballpark bucks for the requisite peanuts and cracker-jacks. Alurani in attendance were Laura and Stan Bashaw '81, Suzanne and Steve Berninger '84, Mary and Mitch Mitchell '64 and Bob Dixon '81. A fine time was had by all as die Durham Bulls came back in the late innings to beat the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Red Barons.

Local Alumni are encouraged to attend the monthly luncheon and other events sponsored by the chapter Football season is a great opportunity for get-togethers with long lost classmates. The chapter's next event is the Navy/Air Force football game party. Contact the chapter or visit our web site for information.

The chapter meets for lunch on the first Friday of the month at Newton's Southwest, at the Harrison Stteet exit of 1-40 in Cary, NC. For the latest information on chapter events, check out our Web site at http;//triangleusna.home.mindspring. com. For membership information, call Mitch Mitchell at 919-571-8930.

OHIO Cincinnati/Northern KY Chapter CAPT Donald R. Freese, USNRR '63 3092 Arbor Lane Edgewood, KY 41017-2355 h; 606-331-0449

OREGON Greater Portland Chapter^ Doug Bomarito '68 4 16667 Glenwood Couft Lake Oswego, OR 97034 h; 503-699-0003; w:M3-223-828 e: harkins@usna.net ^

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia Chapter Robert H. Bender '73 45 Grove Avenue Hourtown, PA 19030-1906 h; 215-836-7652 http;//USNAPHIL.COM Army/Navy Dinner and Gala An inter-service dinner is scheduled for 13 October 1998 to be held at die Valley Forge Military Academy. John Feinstein, author of A Civil War, will be the guest speaker Mark your calendar for the only official pregarae pep rally held in the Grand Ball Room, at the Philadelphia Convention Center (12th and Arch St.), on 4 December 1998. This is a night of exciting pep rallies, dancing, food and drink. The event is tentatively scheduled from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event is hosted by USNA AA of Philadelphia and the West Point Society of Philadelphia.

Ben Franklin has agreed to judge which alurani has the loudest pep rally cheers. Corae and test your lungs for Navy! Anyone interested in assisting with the event may contact the Co-Chairmen, Skip Dittmann '64 and Dennis Haley '67.

DONALD COOK

On Friday, 4 December 1998, DONALD COOK

(DDG-75) will be commissioned at noon, prior to the Army/Navy Gala at Penns Landing. The President of the Philadelphia Council of the Navy League, Mike Seider, will be coordinating with the

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Bath Shipyard to mail personal invitations to all members of the USNA AA of Philadelphia. The commissioning will be by invitation only.

Annual Alumni Dinner The annual Alumni Dinner is scheduled for 19 Febmary 1999 to be held at the Valley Forge Military Academy. The Honorable John Lehraan, former Secretary of the Navy, will be the guest speaker M r Lehman served in the Reagan administration during a period of Navy growth towards the "600-ship Navy."

Upcoming Events 9 October 1998, noon. Navy Day Luncheon 10 October 1998, noon. Navy Day Regatta 13 October 1998, 6:00 p,mâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; Army/Navy Dinner 4 December 1998, noon, DONALD COOK commis sioning 4 December 1998, 7:00 p.m.. Army/Navy Gala, Philadelphia 5 December 1998, noon, Navy Beats Army, Phila delphia 19 February 1999, 6:00 p.m.. Annual Alumni Dinner If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please mail your annual $20 membership donation payable to "USNAAA of Philadelphia," addressed to Mike DeLorey '70, 505 S. Lenola Road, Suite 211, Moorestown, NJ 08057-9896. You are welcomed to send your email address to: Paul_James @ Vanguard.com.

Chapter Luncheons and Job Networking Chapter luncheons and job networking are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Chart House, Penns Landing, PA, on the first Wednesday of every month, with the West Point alumni.

Guest speakers are planned every month. West Point would like USNA Alums to network job opportunities with their group. They have had great job placement success to date. The cost is $20, paid at the door, for a complete lunch with salad, entree and desert. To reserve a seat, email Julian Toneatto, USMA '67 at Adler@fast.net, or call 609-5739797, or contact Paul James '81 at P a u l j a m e s @ Vanguard.com, 610-828-0545 within two days of the event.

Southeastem Pennsylvania Parent's Association There will be SPPA Parents/Middle Tailgaters at all home football games. Sue Twiggs is the coordinator for these events. Tailgaiters are located approximately 100 feet down the aisle between Gates B and C, directly opposite the ticket booth, mid-point in the BLUE (home) parking lot. Parents of alumni with questions are welcomed to contact the new '98/'99 Parent's Association President, Sue Twiggs, at 215-674-9676, Row4Navy @AOL.com or Newsletter Editor, Joe Bartish at 609-722-4336, Joseph.w.bartish@ lmco.com.

Blue and Gold Officers Anyone interested in becoming a Blue and Gold Officer may contact Don McRae in Pennsylvania, at 610-449-9674, or Al Burr in New Jersey, at 609387-9202.

News Input Philadelphia Chapter news input for Shipmate should be emailed to Paul H. James '81 at PauLJames@Vanguard.com, 610-828-0545.

Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Court Murrysville, PA 15668-1045 h:412-325-4281; w; 412-856-3500 e;phelanje@ westol.com

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PHILIPPINES Philippines Chapter COMO Carios Agustin PN '60 2 Hibiscus Road Orchard, Dasmarinas Cavite 4114, Philippines h: 632-527-6444; w: 632-527-4844 f: 632-527-4853 e: CLAgustin@ppa.gov.ph

RHODE ISLAND Newport Chapter CAPT James M. Conway, USN ( l e t ) '55 50 Ayrault Stteet Newport, Rl 02840-2728 ^ h: 401-847-5039 e: jconway@sirinc.com

SOUTH CAROLINA Charleston Chapte CDR Robert H. Knight, USNR (Ret.) '53 1022 Planters Curve Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 h: (843) 884-7874 e: fulton@tpn.com

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20 July Program Dick Dalla Mura '51 told one of the most fascinating sea stories heard by Charleston USNA Alurani in recent history! He recounted his experience serving as the Captain of an ex-Canadian diving tender YDT-6 last April. It had been purchased to support a new college being established at the former Charleston Naval Base, now closed as a result of the BRAC process.

With Charlie Plumly '55 as his XO, Dick completed the passage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Norfolk, VA. The final transit was through the Intra-Coastal Waterway to Charleston, arriving in early May. The account was filled with excitement that would get the attention of any destroyer man.

It included engineering challenges, seamanship challenges and personnel challenges.

The vessel is berthed temporarily in the marina at The Naval and Maritime Museum, a short distance away from Charleston's celebrated tourist attraction, the YORKTOWN (Cv-IO). The Museum's CEO is Jim Flatley '56.

The project has been funded by The Sea Research Society of Charleston, a non-profit organization oriented toward research and education. It has a goal of establishing a College of Marine Arts and Science at the old naval base as early as fall 1999. YDT-6 will be relocated at the base next year.

Other Chapter News Attendees at the July luncheon included Walt Robinson '42, Audley McCain '43, Jerry Nuss '47, Bill Wright '49, Dick Dalla Mura' 51, Al Baciocco '53, Dave Cannon '53, Fuzzy Knight '53, Don Lovell '53, Tom Mayberry '53, Don Lovelace '55, Jim Kenney '58, George Lisle '58, David Morgan '58, Larry Fulton '62, Jim Welsch '67, David Ricks '81, Pat Hunkler '89 and Kai Yeh '90, John Grisillo, USMA '87 also attended as Larry's guest, demonstrating the great camaraderie that exists among our service academies.

Plans are underway for our Chapter to cheer Navy to victory in the season opener against Wake Forest. It is hoped those unable to attend the Thursday night game in person will be supporting the team in a spirited Charleston Alurani party.

Larry Fulton '62

George S. Hirsch '54 105 Shadow Pine Road Columbia, SC 29212 h; 803-781-5325 Website; www.brickandivy.com/alum

Palmetto Chapter LCDR Thomas E. Courtney, Jr. JAGC USN'81 306 Pelham Falls Drive Greer, SC 29651 w; 864-271-1300 I know that we all can't wait until early December and another opportunity to watch Navy do it again to the Pointers; but as a warm-up, the Chapter will have a fall luncheon at the Poinsett Club in Greenville. An invitation has been accepted by the G R R R O W L play-by-play announcer, Corey Massey, to address the chapter luncheoners. The date is 15 October, the time noon. This is the day before the GRRROWL hockey debut at the Bi-Lo Center so be prepared for some hockey terms (no quiz!). Mark your calendar, and expect the Chapter newsletter and luncheon RSVP in late September Norm Pigeon

Low Country Chapter Robert M. Hoskins, Jr. '87 14 Sandpiper Road Hilton Head, SC 29928-6419 h: 803-686-4351

TENNESSEE Chattanooga Chapter VADM Ronald M. Eytchison, USN (Ret.) '58 11 Prentice Lane Signal Mountain, TN 37377 h; 423-886-2823

Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Oak Ridge Chapter LCDR Rudolph Escher, Jr., USNR '78 601 Gulfwood Road Knoxville, TN 37923 h: 423-531-2373 e: Rudyescher@aol.com

Memphis Chapter CAPT Edward A. Lyons, USNR '69 2557 Park Creek Cove Germantown, TN 38139 h: 901-755-1286

Nashville Chapter CDR John F. Ohlinger, USN (Ret.) '69 880 Lakemont Drive Nashville, TN 37220-2124 h; 615-370-1441; w; 800-242-8613 e:johlinger@ worldnet.att.net

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CDR Michael E. Huber, USNR '78 3112 Sebring Piano, TX 75023 h; 972-758-0069 e: mikehuberski@msn.com

CAPT Daniel B. Lear, USN (Ret.) '68 812 Ringfield Road Virginia Beach, VA 23454-6570 ,, h; 757-721-2063 w; 757-437-1800 ^ email; omSgSiiimiWeKA.mm '^^

CDR Edward H. Conant, USN (Ret.) '64 6007 Grove Drive Alexandria, VA 22307-1140 h; 703-329-1550; w; 703-271-7407 e; econant@gdats.com

South Texas Chapter

Richmond Chapter

WEST VIRGINIA

CAPT M. J. Stoffel, USN (Ret) '54 520 N. River Seguin,TX 78155 h; (830)379-2373 e; mstoffel@worldnet.att.net

CDR William L. Ruch, III, USN (Ret.) '68 5707 Maple Brook Drive Midlothian, VA 23112-6320 h; 804-739-3664 e; wlr68@sprintraail.cora

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Texas Gulf Coast Chapter

Shenandoah Valley Chapter

Rich Bulger '69 6011 Ancient Oaks Drive Humble, TX 77346-2914 h: 281-852-5222; w; 281-553-6527

Nicholas Nerangis '63 500 Pegasus Court Winchester, VA 22602 w; 540-667-1322; f 540-667-4929

June Dinner Francoise and Peter VanDerlofske '68 are the proud parents of a new baby girl, Celine Lauren VanDerlofske, born 10 June 1998. It has been a major lifestyle adjustment for Peter and Francoise, but they are so happy to have Celine that they haven't noticed. The baby is seven weeks old at this writing, and she has been sleeping all night for over a week, Peter thinks she could be ready to join the class of 2020, Tom Wojciechowski '69 maintains an email distribution network for the Chapter. He may be contacted at tj wojciechowski @ leggmason.com.

Football Season For the Army/University of Houston game on 10 October, we'll schedule a tailgate party with the cadets; and for the Navy/Army game on 5 December, we'll schedule the annual Houston celebration. Details will follow.

Business Meeting Several of our USNA shipmates are members of The Academy Network (a Houston-based business network group consisting of Alumni from USNA, USMA and USAFA.) We get together every week, altemating between breakfast and lunch meetings. Visitors are always welcome! If you're interested, please call Bart Jealous '65, 713-6551440; send me an email, or visit our web site at http://www.academy-network.org.

Chapter Meetings Chapter meetings are usually held on the first Friday of every month (2 October, 6 November, 2 December (Wed), 8 January and 5 February) at Brennan's Restaurant (11:30 a.m. refreshments, and noon to 1:00 p.m. lunch.) Please join us! Call Rich Bulger '69, 281-553-6527, or Peter VanDerlofske '68,713-690-9898, for more information. For any additional information on any item in this column, please call me at 713-750-8868, or send an email to kIeinl985@aol.com.

Ed Klein '72

UTAH/IDAHO/MONTANA/ WYOMING Intermountain NAAltiWttaCWfter James R. Clark '66 5860 South Holladay Boulevard Salt Lake City, UT 84121-1512 h; 801-272-7183 e: clarkfam@gateway,net

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Williamsburg Chapter Col Bradley Sutter, USAF (Ret.) '53 117 Pierce's Court Williamsburg, VA 23185 h; 757-220-2929 e; sutwil@widomakercora

WASHINGTON Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT William O. Rentz, USN (Ret.) 'S 2550 Duportad St. (Apt. C-113) Richland, WA 99352 h; 509-943-2162; w: 509-373-7575.,.,.

LtCol Patrick McKay, USMC (Ret) '74 163 Oakwood Estates Scott Depot, WV 25560*, h; 304-757-2437; w; 3olm6-5312 e; edlon-psi@msn.com The West Virginia Chapter will hold a luncheon and election of officers for 1999 on 6 November 1998, the first Friday in November, at Cagney's Restaurant, 400 Court Street, Charieston, WV. Please call Dan McCague '66 at home, 304-7441164, or at work at the Bureau of Employment Programs, 304-558-1847, to make a reservation for the luncheon. The restaurant has asked us not to make individual reservations anymore, since they were having trouble keeping track of how many reservations were made.

The election of 1999 officers will be for president, vice president and secretary.

Dan McCague '66

WISCONSIN Wisconsin Chapter Winston C. Williams '46 13350 West Bluemound Road #2 Elm Grove, WI 53122-2538 h; 414-782-6645; w: 414-782-941

UNITED KINGDOM Puget Sound Chapter

Great Britain Chapter

CAPT Walter S. Draper, IV, USN (Ret.) '61 3725 Bahia Vista Drive Bremerton, WA 98310 h; 360-479-3945; w: 360-478-5113 e; wsdraperiv@aol.com The Alumni summer picnic held this past July was a huge success. We were lucky to once again have it at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club on one of the "best weather days" this year Close to 100 people attended this year's event, including some very special guests. RADM Clyde Stevens '30 joined the party and was junior only to Mrs. Dorothy Adkins, widow of RADM James Adkins '19! At the other end of the spectrum was our most junior guest MIDN 1/C Steve Draper '99. Everyone had a great time. Don't raiss next year's picnic!

This month, October, we'll be hosting a dinner

Susanne Saalau-Bethell '85 Letchworth-Herts SG6 3 TU England w: 0-1438-76-3419 ssb25133@GlaxoWellcome.co.uk C)t rbethell@netcomuk.co.uk

aboard the SPIRIT OF PUGET SOUND. Keep your eyes

open for information in the flyer or contact POC above for more information. Several holiday events are just around the comer in December (Army/ Navy game and All Sevices Christmas Ball) so if you're in the region and haven't become a member yet, give us a call, and join the fun. Contact Craig Husa '83 at 425-450-0390, or email hira at chusa@courtiink.com.

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Lawrence Binyon, 1914

Bailey, Earl Wright '52 Col, USMC (Ret.), 5 August 1998 Celustka, Robert Joseph '41 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 28 June 1998 Davis, Donald Cooke '44 ADM, USN (Ret.), 30 July 1998 Dwyer, Michael Joseph Jr. '56 Lt Col, USAF, (ReL), 18 July 1998

Evans, William Henry, Jr. '48 CDR, USN (Ret.), 20 July 1998 Grandfield, Francis Joseph Jr. '51 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 24 August 1998 Johnston, William Elbert '48 LCDR, USN (Ret.), 31 July 1998 Olinder, Everett Joseph '44 CAPT, USNR (Ret.), 1 July 1998

HAROLD SHEPARD HARNLY '27

agement course at Harvard. Next came three years in the London office of Socony (now Exxon), and transfer back to the New York Office for another year In 1961, John left Standard Oil "to seek new horizons." A year at Harvard studying economic problems of undeveloped countries (earning an MPA) prepared him to join the U.S. Agency for Intemational Development (AID). He directed its mission in Paraguay in 1962-67, and then spent another year as Director of Logistics of the Vietnam Bureau of AID in Washington. He resigned from govemment service in 1968 and, "after 38 years as an organization man," switched to becoming an activist. He spent four months of 1968 working with Martin Luther King's Poor Peoples Campaign. In 1969-70, he was on D.C. Mayor Washington's Coramittee for Economic Development and served as an elder in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. In 1971, the Wileys left Washington to be one-year resident students at Pendle Hill, a Quaker center near Philadelphia.

Here, John took an active part in numerous antiwar demonstrations, which led to a separation and a friendly divorce from his first wife. He then returned to Washington, and joined the Community for Creative Non-Violence, and lived for a year in a commune of that group.

After the divorce, John married Maria Angelica (Kica) Segovia from Paraguay. A year later they moved back there to live, and have remained there ever since, except for occasional visits to the United States. There he was very active in helping U.S. citizens adopt Paraguayan babies. As John wrote of himself: Bom and raised an Episcopalian, mmed-off by four years of compulsory Chapel, his faith was restored many years later by the Presbyterian Church, But, after living with two successive Catholic wives, spending a year with the Quakers and another with the radical Catholics of CCNV, John has emerged as a complete agnostic believing that the ultimate cause and essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable.

Lieutenant Commander Wiley is survived by his wife, Maria Angelica (Kica), at Casilla de Correos 1481, Asuncion, Paraguay; son, John P, Jr; daughters, Henrietta, Adelaide Loges and Evi Tanofsky; and six grandchildren by his first wife, who died several years ago; son, Jerome, and daughter, Juanita, by Kica.

Retired Admiral Harold Shepard Hamly, age 92, of Huntsville, AL, died Sunday, 14 July 1998 at a local nursing horae. The funeral was held Friday, 19 July at 2:00 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, with Kee Sloan officiating.

Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery, with Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.

Admiral Harnly was a former president of Redstone Yacht Club. He was active in the Naval Academy Alumni Association and The Retired Officers Association.

Survivors include one daughter, Ann McKay, of Monkton, MD; two sons, retired Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hamly, of Fort Wayne, IN, and Dr Thomas J. Hamly M.D, of Seattle, WA; two stepsons, Ed Litkenhous of Huntsville and Linn Litkenhous of Binningham; seven grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations raay be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Navy Relief Fund, or a favorite charity.

The Huntsville Times 16 July 1998 Ed Jackson '58 JOHN PRESTON WILEY '34 Lieutenant Commander John P. Wiley, USNR (Ret.) died from a sudden cardiac arrest on 11 June, while assisting workers with heavy cables in the street before his house in Asuncion, Paraguay. The funeral was held on 13 June with his local family and son, John P. Jr, by his first wife, present. A full memorial service was held on 4 July for faraily and friends.

John Wiley graduated first in the Class of '34 and was a native of Washington, D.C, where he gained early fame as the happy Mellon baby in photographs, advertising that company's baby food. Disenchanted after four years, he resigned on graduation but did accept a Reserve commission and joined Esso (Standard Oil), for what became a 27-year career, interrupted only by active duty from 1941 until 1945. Three of those years were spent on DENVER, frora junior ensign to navigator, with a spot promotion to lieutenant commander Postwar, he was in the inactive Reserve, retiring in 1954.

On retuming to civilian life, John joined Lago Oil & Transport Co. in Amba for six years, dien came back to Esso Shipping Co., in New York for another six, including a 13-week advanced man-

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Osborn, Philip Ransom '29 CAPT, USN (Ret.), 19 June 1998 Phelan, James Frederick '40 CDR, USN (ReL), 18 April 1998 Willis, Russell Langdon, Jr, '69 LT, USN, 17 July 1998 Wolf, Richard Lloyd '60 1st Lt, USAF, 8 July 1998 Worth, Douglas Alan '55 LT, USN, 20 July 1998

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury; and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasion, hurry nevi in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.

William Henry Channing

RICHARD STARR PARET '35 Captain Richard Starr "Bud" Paret, USNR (Ret.) died on 13 June 1998 in Naples, FL, while sunbathing alone by the swimming pool at his home.

He will be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery beside his wife. Penny, and son, Richard Jr, who predeceased him.

Bud was bom in Suffern, NY, on 5 May 1913 and attended Suffem High School, Mount Herman School and Colonel Stanton School before entering the Naval Academy in July 1931. Upon graduating with the Class of 1935, he served on NEW YORK (BB-34) until Febmary 1937, joined the fourstack destroyer. KING (DD-224) in the Asiatic Fleet until June 1938, when he resigned, "looking for greener pastures." He had married Helen "Penny" Cunningham of Saratoga, CA, on 11 December 1937.

He started out with a geophysical company and then shifted to the City Engineer's Office in Santa Barbara, CA. while joining the Naval Reserve.

Recalled to active duty in September 1940, he served on WICHITA (CA-45) as a gun mount officer until Febmary 1942, and then under instmction

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Training Center, Miami, FL, for four months. During the period of June 1942 until July 1944, he successively commanded Sc-670, Pc-60I, DIONNE (DE-26I) and WEAVER ( D E - 7 4 1 ) . WEAVER, under

his command, participated in raids on Palau, Yap, Ulithi, and Weleai; the capture and occupation of Saipan, the Battle of the Philippine Sea (19-20 June 1944); and the second Bonins raid. During the last year of World War II, he commanded PRESLEY (DE371), which after the Japanese surrender, participated in the occupation operations in the Asiatic Area. Detached from the PRESLEY in May 1946, he served as Commander Sub Group II, San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, until released from active duty in June 1947.

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"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where w^ stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, not lie at anchor. " Oliver Wendell Holmes

Bud was recalled to active duty in Febmary 1948 and served until September 1950 as OinC at the USN and USMC Reserve Training Center, Los Angeles, followed by a year in OpNav (Plans and Policy). From October 1951 until May 1953, he was again at sea as Operations Officer of BALTIMORE (CA-68), and in June 1953, became Disttict Planning Officer of the Fifteenth Naval District, Balboa, CZ. In October 1955, he reported for duty in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, and in June 1957, became Chief of the Naval Section, U.S. Military Training Mission in Saudi Arabia, at Dahran, and acted as a special naval advisor to King Saud. He retired on 1 July 1959, after his Saudi tour, and worked until 1973 as a civilian in OpNav as manager of the Navy's Foreign Military Assistance Training Program, living in Alexandria, VA. Penny and Bud were members of the Chevy Chase Club and active in the "Welcome to Washington" organization in support of the State Department.

In 1962, the Parets suffered the ultimate tragedy when they lost their only child, son Richard Jr, in an automobile accident.

Following Bud's second retirement, the Parets moved to Bethesda, MD, to be closer to the Chevy Chase Club, and in 1985, they moved to Naples, FL, for health reasons. Penny died in 1989; Bud leaves no survivors in his family.

Jesse B. Gay Jr.

received the Navy Cross. Later, he was sent back to the United States to become a flight instmctor in Daytona Beach, FL. Not yet 30, he went back to the Pacific in 1944 to command a dive bomber squadron on TICONDEROGA. During action against Japanese naval forces in the Philippines on 13 November 1944, the Lieutenant (Commander Anderson led an attack on a Japanese light cmiser and personally scored a direct 1,000-pound bomb hit on the target. Besides the Navy Cross, Captain Anderson received the Distinguished Flying Cross (I star); Air Medal (4 stars); Purple Heart; Presidential Unit Citation; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Asiatic Pacific C Campaign Medal; Victory Medal (World War II); National Defense Service Medal (1 star) and the Philippine Liberation Medal.

Captain Anderson graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College in 1951 and the National War College in 1957. He retired from the Navy in 1968.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Hicks Anderson, a daughter, Laura A. Karr and her husband, Frederick of Sumter, SC, and four grandsons, Christopher Matthew, Thomas and Robert Knarr.

A graveside funeral with Military Rites was held on 13 Febmary 1998 at the Claremont Cemetery.

Services were performed by the Rev. Boston Lackey. Memorial donations may be made to the Surry Vol. Rescue Squad or to the S.P.C.A.

EDWARD LEE ANDERSON '38 Captain Edward Lee Anderson, USN (Ret.), age 83, a resident of Claremont, VA, died Tuesday, 10 Febmary 1998, at Waverly Health Care, Waverly, VA. Bom 22 September 1914 in Claremont, his parents were the late Adolph and Lena Brockwell Anderson. He was a meraber of Ritchie Memorial Episcopal Church, Claremont, VA. Captain Anderson had a distinguished 32 year career as a Naval Officer He enlisted in the Navy in 1932, entered the U.S. Naval Acaderay in June 1934 with Presidential appointraent. Class of '38, and was designated Naval Aviator after flight training in April 1941. Anderson joined Bombing Squadron Six, ENTERPRISE (CV-6), flying Douglas Dauntless dive bombers. During the next six months, he engaged in intensive carrier training, including practice at new night bombing techniques. At the outbreak of World War II, 7 December 1941, he participated in scouting flights frora ENTERPRISE. During this period, he took part in the first Pacific action at Kwajalin, Wake Island, and Marcus Island, and flew escort for the Doolittle raid. He flew as a section leader of Bombing Squadron Six in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Battie of Midway, 4-6 June 1942. His squadron participated in dive bombing assaults against Japanese naval units, leaving three enemy carriers totally engulfed in flames. For his achievement in the Battie of Midway, then-lieutenant Anderson

ELDO WILLIAM BERGMAN '40 Eldo W. Bergman diedon 11 July 1998 at the Heartland of Perrysburg, located in Perrysburg, OH. He was bom 4 January 1918 in Genoa, OH, to Henry W. and Elizabeth Hennen Bergman. He graduated from Genoa High School, attended the University of Toledo for one year, then entered the Naval Acaderay and graduated with the Class of 1940. On 20 September 1941, he married Agnes E. Thompson in New Rochelle, NY. After graduation, Eldo ("Bergie," "Swede" or "El") reported aboard LEXINGTON at Pearl Harbor On 7 December 1941 LEXINGTON was bound for Midway, while his bride of three months was at Diamond Head watching with horror the smoke from buming ships at Pearl Harbor Three weeks later El received orders to the coraraissioning of the destroyer LAFFEY, but he was delayed three months by a bout of pneumonia, which reduced his weight from 210 to 180 pounds. But El and his

bride did leave Hawaii, and once on board LAFFEY, the ship made a rapid departure for the war zone in the Pacific, quickly distinguishing herself by rescueing survivors from the torpedoed WASP, participating in a night battle off Cape Esperance, and again in the first battle of Guadalcanal on 13 Noveraber 1942. LAFFEY was sunk in that battle, setting a record from a speedy commissioning to a speedy decommissioningâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sunk in battie only eight months after coraraissioning. After some four hours in the water. El, and others, were picked up

by Marine LCVPs. El then spent four months in treatment in six hospitals from Guadalcanal to Auckland, NZ, to Santa Cmz, CA. Next, El received orders to the commissioning of the cmiser BOSTON; during his 35 months on board, she participated in campaigns from the Marshall Islands to Tokyo Bay. A notable event was the 36 hours BOSTON spent in towing the torpedoed HOUSTON to safety from a point off Formosa. After six months of duty in post-war Japan, BOSTON retumed to San Francisco, and El reported to the staff of ComCruBatPac in Long Beach.

El resigned his commission in November 1947, and retumed to Genoa to manage the family road constmction business, which his father had founded in 1912. Eldo became president of the firm in 1956 and operated the company for 42 years, while raising a family of 14 children. His interests included piano playing, farming, cattle raising, listening to waltzes and opera, and attending his children's many sports events. He was involved in the Toledo Opera Guild and the Toledo Fireside Players.

He contributed to his comraunity by donating the land for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and St. John's United Church of Christ, both in Genoa.

He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes, Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Xavier Dad's Club at Xavier University, Cincinnati, the Toledo Opera Guild, Genoa American Legion Post #324, St. Charles Hospital Board of Directors and the Ottawa County Health Board.

Survivors include his wife, Agnes ("Torame"); daughters, Marie LaPointe, Oregon, OH; Joan Knight, King of Prussia, PA; Barbara Gill, Toledo, OH; Mary Perry, Grand Rapids, MI; Elizabeth Mass, Tiffin, OH; Cathy Dzoba, Panama City, FL; sons, Williara, Port Chnton, OH; Henry H. Genoa, OH; D r Eldo, JR, Houston, TX; Joseph Genoa, OH; James, Oak Harbor, OH; John, Genoa, OH; George, Oak Harbor OH; Christopher, Genoa, OH; 44 grandchildren and a sister. Donna Mae Welch, Genoa, OH, Memorials may be made to Cardinal Stritch High School and the Genoa Area Local Schools Education Foundation, Inc,

"Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value."

Albert Einstein Shipmate, October 1998

JOHN WIRT RANDALL BURWELL '41 Captain John W. R. Burwell, USNR (Ret.) died on 2 April 1998, at his home in Woodland Hills, CA. Interment with full military honors was held at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, on 6 April 1998.

Bom on II May 1919 in Annapolis, MD, Captain Burwell graduated frora the Gilraan School in Baltimore, MD, in 1937. He graduated frora die Naval Academy in 1941 and subsequentiy served on QUINCY and then WASHINGTON, operating with the British Home Fleet. He served aboard WASHINGTON in the South Pacific, around the Solomons following the invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942.

After P.G. School, he was ordered back to WASHINGTON in time for Saipan, and to the staff of ComBatDiv6 and operations with TF-38 and TF58 for the balance of World War II. He resigned early in 1947 and as a Reserve lieutenant commander, was appointed as CO Organized Surface Division 6-17. He was recalled to active duty during the Korean War to assist in the reactivation of NTC Bainbridge. He received a bronze star during Worid War II. John retumed to civilian employment with Olin Corporation, moving up through various divisions and assignments to Adrainisttarive Director, Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Squibb Corporation. He left Squibb in 1969 to join Irving Tmst Company, NY, as Vice President of Operations.

He retumed to school at New York University and held various general management positions in the hotel industry, on both the East and West Coasts, followed by nearly 10 years with McClellan Corporation Intemational in Los Angeles, in advertising and sales promotion for the hotel and ttavel industry.

Upon his retirement. Captain Burwell remained active in the Woodland Hills Presbyterian Church, serving as an Elder and participating in many volunteer activities. He was a lifelong tennis player and took up golf later in life. He was an avid sports fan and particularly enjoyed football (first for the Navy, then for his adopted UCLA.) He had an abiding interest in music, and was himself an accomplished dmmmer Captain Burwell is a direct descendent of William Wirt, Attomey General of the United States under President James Monroe, 1818-1825, and John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829. William Wirt was himself a candidate for the Presidency in the election of 1832.

John is survived by his wife of 28 years, the former Helen Ann Williams of Kansas City, MO; his son, J. Randall Burwell, Jr; his daughter, Elizabeth Valenzuela; his stepsons, Glenn R. Williams and Wayne R. Lumpkin; and nine grandchildren.

fto dare ^hty things, to win glorit triumphs, even though checkered by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray i twilight that knows not victi nor defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt

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JAMES C. CAMP '44 Major James C. Camp, Jr, USMC (Ret.) died on 22 May 1998. He was 77 years old. Jim died of a massive heart attack at home. Jim graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1944.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Shirley; two daughters, Dianna and Susan; two sons, James and David; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Memorial services were held on 19 June 1998 at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI, with military honors.

Shirley Camp JAMES FRANKLIN BRAUN '45 Commander James Franklin Braun, USN (Ret.) died on 3 July 1998 at die U.S. Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD, following a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old.

A longtime resident of Annandale, VA, Commander Braun was bom in Painesville, OH, on 17 May 1921. He attended Mount Union College, Mount Union, OH, and Cochran Brian Preparatory School in Annapolis, MD, prior to entering the Naval Academy in 1941. During his time at the Academy, he was on the rifle team and was a meraber of the choir and the Glee Club. He graduated on 7 June 1944, as a meraber of the Class of 1945, 9th Company. On 14 January 1945, he married Eugenia Marie Zima of Geneva, OH, with whom he spent the rest of his life.

Jim served in the South Pacific during World War II aboard WICHITA, for which duty he eamed the appropriate campaign ribbons for the Philippines Liberation, including the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit citation. Following the war, he entered flight training and became a Naval Aviator, flying divebombers.

Commander Braun, who spent much of his career on the leading edge of aviation technology, was one of the Navy's first helicopter pilots. He helped establish the Navy's Helicopter Training School in Pensacola, FL, and was a member of VX6, the Navy's elite Antarctic squadron. After leaving VX-6, Commander Braun attended the Naval War College in Newport, RI. He was then ordered to the Westem Sea Frontier Staff at Treasure Island, CA. His final assignment was with the Research and Development branch of the Bureau of Naval Weapons, where he was part of the team responsible for the design and development of the AV-8B Harrier, and other vertical take-off aircraft.

Following his retirement from active duty in 1964, Jim spent eight years with the Bendix Corporation. He was an associate professor of Aviation Technology at Northem Virginia Comraunity College for 17 years and was awarded the title of Professor Eraeritus upon his retirement in 1990.

Although he was well decorated for his service to his country, it is the family and friends that he leaves behind that serve as the most eloquent testimony to the quiet sttength and selfless devotion that were embodied in James F Braun.

Commander Braun is survived by his wife of 53 years, Eugenia M. Braun; four children, James F. Braun, Jr, Eugenia M. Esmon, Christoper P. Braun and Anita H. Miller; as well as seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a brother, David J. Braun.

A funeral mass was held at Saint Michael's Catholic Church in Annandale, VA. An inumment and memorial service will be held at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD at a later date.

Larry Shaffer

CHRISTIAN CHARLES PETERSEN '45 Christian Charles Petersen died in Norfolk, VA, on 6 July 1998, after a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old.

Mr Petersen was a native of Norfolk and attended Maury High School. He entered the Naval Academy in I94I and graduated on 7 June 1944, as a member of die Class of 1945, 4di Company.

His first tour of duty, following graduation, was on NORTH CAROLINA, then OREGON CFTY and lastiy

as navigator on LsT-1153. Chris resigned in 1950, but was recalled to active duty in 1951, to serve two years as Aide to ComNavBase, Norfolk, VA. Chris entered his family's business, Coley and Petersen, Inc., a respected mechanical conttacting firm serving the Tidewater area for more than 80 years. He was a member of raany trade and professional organizations, and was held in high regard by his fellow conttactors.

A month before his death, he was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary Intemational, for significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara; four daughters, Kristen, Reilly, Christine and Sandra; and ten grandchildren.

Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Norfolk, VA. Larry Shaffer '45

two ways to though nothing is a miracle. The other as if everything is."

Albert Einstein GERRY MEDLAR MCCABE '49 Commander Gerry M. McCabe, USN (Ret.) died of cancer, on 2 July, at his home in Alexandria, VA at the age of 72. Commander McCabe served 20 years of commissioned service in the Navy, beginning with his 1949 graduation from the Naval Academy. Noteworthy to him, in later years, was his being assigned as a Plebe in the same company as First Classman (and future President) James Earl Carter Later, Commander McCabe would develop other links to the White House. After assignments to a destroyer, the Submarine School in New London, CT, and as executive officer of ALBACORE, he was selected to become the assistant to the Naval Aide at the White House during the transition frora the Eisenhower to the Kennedy administration.

He served attiieWhite House from 1960 to 1963, then was assigned as comraanding officer of TANG. After his military retirement in 1967, he worked for 17 years in the Washington office of a management consulting firm, Harbridge House; then for 14 years as an enrolled agent for the IRS. A Washington area resident since 1960, Commander McCabe was bom in Buffalo, NY, and raised in Goffstown, NH. He received a master's degree in business management from Harvard University. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist in Alexandria. His interests included gardening, cooking, and boat building.

His survivors include his wife, Joy Dell S. McCabe of Alexandria, VA; three children, Mark S. McCabe of Hemdon, VA, Caroline M. Sullivan of Sacramento, CA, and Kevin A. McCabe of Los Angeles, CA; a sister and a grandson.

[From the Washington Post, 7/23/98]

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'How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." ;e Washington Carver IRVIN LEROY SMITH '54 Irvin LeRoy Smidi died on 29 July 1998, in a private nursing home, in Rising Sun, MD, at the age of 68. He was diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease in Noveraber 1992 and was admitted to the Perry Point Veterans hospital in October 1995. He was ttansferted to the nursing home ten days before his death. Funeral services were held on 1 August, at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in BelAir, MD. He was buried the same day with full military honors, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Joppa, MD, where two of his sons are also buried.

"Smitty" completed two years in the NROTC program at Miami of Ohio, prior to joining the Brigade of Midshipmen in 1950. His first tour of duty was aboard CHILTON, and after a year at sea, he began flight ttaining at Pensacola, FL. After receiving his wings, he was assigned to VA-35 in Jacksonville, FL, and made a Med cmise on board SARATOGA. Next he attended the Naval Postgraduate School and Stanford University, where he eamed degrees in aeronautical engineering. Because of visual problems, flying duties were discontinued, and he was redesignated an aviation engineering duty officer He joined Coraraander Air Ground Ten in Leraoore, CA and made a WestPac cmise on board RANGER. Following a tour in Washington, he was assigned to Johnsville NADC, where his project involved electtonic sensing devices. His next assignments were to Gmmman and then Ft. Holabird, where his duties were in conttact administration. After his retirement in 1974, he continued his work with electtonic sensors with Tracer and SWL Inc., under conttact to the Navy.

Smitty and the former Betty Ann Horsley of Baltimore were married two days after graduation.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Ann, their five remaining children and two grandchildren. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Clovis Tann Lightsey '54

He is survived by his wife, Janet, his son, John M. Machesky Jr of Minneapolis, MN; and two daughters, Julie Ann Machesky of Meadville and Mrs. Pattick (Jennifer L.) Carlin of Philadelphia.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He was a member of St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Agatha Church, with M o n s i g n o r Henry J. Schauerman, pastor, as celebrant. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

The family suggests memorials be made to St. Agadia Church, 353 Pine St., Meadville, PA, 16335 or the Salvation Array, 1087 Park Ave., Meadville.

HOWARD "BAILEY" YEAGER '59 Captain Bailey Yeager, age 61, died on 3 July 1998, while vacationing with his wife, Mary Lou, in the Netherlands. They were ending a cmise in Arasterdam, when he suffered a heart attack.

Bora in Annapolis, MD, he was the son of the late Vice Admiral and Mrs. Howard A. Yeager As a Navy Junior, he grew up in locations throughout the United States. He graduated firom Woodrow Wilson High School in 1955 and imraediately entered the Naval Academy where he graduated in 1959. Bailey was commissioned as a Supply Corps officer and served in sea, shore, and overseas assignments during his 25 years of active duty and was awarded several military decorations including the Legion of Merit. He eamed a master of science degree in ttansportation from Michigan State University in 1966. Bailey was an officer in the Williamsburg Rotary and a member of the American Legion. In I98I, Bailey and Mary Lou estabUshed Royal Travel Center in Williamsburg, which became a very successful agency as a result of their efforts. This also gave them the opportunity to ttavel extensively together, which they both thoroughly enjoyed. Classmates and friends have enjoyed group tours arranged by them.

Bailey was a dedicated and loving husband, father, and grandfather Bailey and Mary Lou made a great team. They raised four wonderful chilchen; each of whom earned a master's degree. Bailey was very proud of them and considered them his greatest accomplishments.

Bailey loved life and enjoyed everything that carae his way, good or bad, and made the best of it. He spoke a universal language that everybody understood and could relate to. That is a major reason why he had made so many friends throughout his life. He always gave freely of himself and was never too busy for family and friends.

Bailey always will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor; he brought fun and laughter into the lives of both friends and family. In his mind, humor was the best medicine for most anything.

Bailey is survived by his wife of 38 years, Mary Louise Alley of Atianta, GA; four children, Howard Bailey "Skip" Yeager, J r and his wife Jodi of Bethesda, MD, Charles Stephen Yeager and his wife Kristin of Atlanta, GA, John Patrick Yeager and his wife Jennifer of Carrolton, TX, Mary Julianne Yeager of Indianapolis, IN; two grandchildren, Callie Ann Yeager of Bethesda and Bailey Austin Yeager of Atianta.

Funeral services were held at St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg and burial at Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, VA. ERIC LEE WASHAM '68 Captain Eric Lee Washara, USN (Ret.), who had worked for the government as an official of Techmatics Inc. in Fairfax, VA since 1990, died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, on 30 July at his home in Falls Church, VA at the age of 52. Captain Washam, a native of Hickory, NC, was a 1968 graduate of the Naval Academy and received a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, in 1969.

He served in Vietnamese waters during the war in Vietnam and spent two years with the Royal Navy, as an exchange officer, before joining the team that developed, built, and deployed the revolutionary Aegis shipboard missile system. Captain Washam spent the last 15 years of his Navy career with the Aegis program. In the mid-1980s, he commanded NORTON SOUND, the ship in the Pacific fleet that tested Aegis. His last assignment was as commanding officer of the Aegis Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, VA. At Techmatics, he was involved in ballistic-missile defense systems and sttategic planning projects. As the company's 1997 employee of the year, he was the sttategic planning director of its defense section at the time of his death.

Captain Washam's Navy decorations included three Meritorious Service medals. He is survived by his wife of 24 years. Heather, and a daughter, Megan Lee Washam, both of Falls Church; his parents, Troy Lee and Martha Washam of Hickory, NC; a brother, Gary, of Orlando, FL; and two sisters, Deborah Fullbright of Charlotte, NC and Sue Graves of Danville, VA. from The Washington Post, 3 August 1998 Tom Wojciechowski '69

Ve grow by great dreams. All big rhen are dreamers. They le things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire ofaM

JOHN M. MACHESKY, SR. '59 John "Jack" M. Machesky S r , age 61 of Meadville, PA died 22 March 1998, at Meadville Medical Center He was bom in Pittsburgh, PA, 27 March 1937, to John and Mary Manko Machesky. He married Janet F. Jones on 6 June 1959.

Jack graduated from die Naval Academy in 1959 and received a master's degree from Wharton School of Business and the University of Pittsburgh. He retired as a coraraander from the U.S. Navy, where he served during the Vietnam War. Jack then retired as business manager at Allegheny College after 18 years.

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long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, l^ others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad dayst they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dream will come true. " Woodrow Will

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FRANCIS BUFFUM LORD '70 Frank Lord, age 52, of Knoxville, TN, died on 28 March 1998, following a heart attack. He was bom to Dr and Mrs, Francis A. Lord on 29 November 1945 in Waynesboro, PA. Frank joined the Navy at the age of 17 and completed the tough Nuclear Power School and Prototype training, before receiving a fleet appointment to the Naval Academy via the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS). He entered the Naval Academy following top academic records at NAPS. Frank received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the Naval Academy, and went on to earn his aviator's wings. While undergoing flight training, he completed a masters degree in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida. He also rejoined the nuclear Navy, serving in both nuclear surface and submarine assignments, before his retirement. He had the distinction of having earned his wings in two branches of the Navy and having served in all three services, air, surface and subsurface. At the time of his death, he was working on restarting the Enriched Uranium Operations at Y-12. which has been shutdown since 1994, Frank was sub-contracted from On-Site Engineering and Management to support a mentoring program to improve the nuclear conduct of operations at Y12. He was also working on another masters in environmental management.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 28 years, Grace; his daughter Christine, a recent graduate of Bryn Mayr College; his son Frank II, a sophomore at Knoxville High School; his mother and father; his sister, Terry G. Lord; and his brother, Frederick A. Lord.

Funeral services were held on 2 April 1998 at the Rose Mortuary in Knoxville, TN. Internment was in Knoxville, at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. Frank will be reraerabered as a man who overcame challenges with humor and a consistently positive attitude. His love of cars, particularly his revered "Tiger," won him several autocross trophies. He was an active leader in Boy Scouts and a devoted, loving father and husband.

The family suggests memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association or a heart research charity of donor's choice.

IRBY DEMOBLE FOGLEMAN III '77 Irby D. Fogleman |P ^ ^ B l ^ ^ ^ l III, "Doll Baby," was a member of the Class of 1977 and the 23rd Company. He died from complications of multiple sclerosis on 19 June 1998, at Columbia Medical Center in Reston, VA. He was laid to rest in Quantico National Cemetery located at Quantico Marine Base, VA, 23 June, Irby was bom 8 January 1955 in Memphis, TN. After a successful academic career at Memphis Catholic High School, he entered the Naval Academy in 1973. His Classmates will probably remember his sometimes unmly afro (which he maintained despite more-than-regular cuts mandated by the Academy.) Because of his illness, he moved into the civilian sector following graduation frora the Academy. Irby worked for TRW, Inc. in McLean, VA, until his retirement in 1982, owing to the advancement of his illness. After retirement, he was a voluntary participant in multiple sclerosis studies at Georgetown University Hospital, hoping he could help work toward a cure.

Even though he was only capable of attending one Army/Navy football game in person, he never missed the game. Whether he was at home or in the hospital, the game was on the television or radio. He was an enthusiastic fan of all professional sports and usually could be found watching his favorite teams, the Baltimore Orioles and the Dallas Cowboys. His love of USNA lives on through his children, who have become avid Midshipmen sports fans and who prize the room in their Herndon, VA house that holds Irby's most precious memories of his years at the Acaderay.

Irby is survived by his wife of 19 years, Melinda; his daughter Kinyorda, 21; his son, Irby IV, 16; his raother, two sisters, three brothers and a host of other relatives and friends.

"// is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where tlie doer of deeds could have done them better. Tlie credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strive valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms,

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ment, and who. at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring â&#x20AC;˘ greatly so that his place shall never fbe with those timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt

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