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ISSN 0488-6720 (USPS 494-440)

Volume 67, No. 4

RENAISSANCE OF NAVY SAILING FEATURES

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COLUMNS

U S N A Admissions

4 President's Call

R e n a i s s a n c e of N a v y S a i l i n g

6 Superintendent's Call

Laura Kur:

Sailing Demands Teamwork and Responsibility Michael Schultz

Midshipmen Sailing Articles Justin S m i d i '04 and Erik Reynolds '05

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N a v y Blue and Gold Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt '66

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2 0 0 4 Commissioning Week

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A d m i r a l De>vey Lays die Chapel Cornerstone

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George P. Watt Jr. '73

VADM Rodney P. Rempt '66

53 Class News 139 Chapter News 157 Last Call DEPARTMENTS

50 Bravo Zulu

Ginger Etoyle

37 Ocean Away

3 8 Reasons I Like Being In Iraq

42 Lucky Bag of Books

IstLt Murph McCarthy '00, U S M C

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C l a s s of 1 9 6 4 H o n o r s C l a s s m a t e s While Giving Back to Academy

44 All Hands 47 Mail Boat

Laura Kurz

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H o m e Away From Home...

A Tribute to Lillie Mae Chase R o n Casey '75

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T h e Navy, T h e Marines and the F'35 Joint Strike Fighter

IN EVERY ISSUE

2 Officers and Trustees 36 Index of Advertisers 52 Staff and Assistance

John Kent

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R i n g i n g I n a N e w E r a of S e r v i c e Bobbi Collins

34 D'Day, 6 0 Years Keith Oliver

38 Spring BOX Summary LawrenceHeyworth III '70

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Trustees H o l d Spring Meeting Celebrate Their 60th Anniversary Captain Ed Wallace '72, USN (Ret.)

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PRESIDENT'S CALL \J

Four Years Together by the Bay...

By George P. Watt Jr. 73

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write this having just participated in one more graduation and commissioning ceremony at the Naval Academy. It was the 152nd official graduation overall. Other than my own ceremony in June of '73, this one was different than the others.

Peggy and I knew many of the members of the Class of 2004.

After all, we arrived here at about the same time. We met them early on during their Plebe Summer in 2000, and we chose to sponsor and stay close to three of them (and many of their friends and classmates) during their four years here. It was also unique in the number of Marine Corps graduates, as this was the largest (in percentage and in absolute numbers) class of Marines to be commissioned from the Naval Academy in its 158-year history. It was also the first time in anyone's recollection that all of the candidates for conmiissioning were able to wear their officer uniforms to the ceremony. The Marines were in dress blues and stood out against a sea of white. It was similar to ceremonies of the past in that the audience included the usual luminaries and senior officials from Washington, thousands of parents and loved ones, members of the Board of Visitors, former Superintendents, and numerous Alurrmi and friends. As in past commissionings, many remarks and speeches were given, some good words of advice were offered, there was lots of applause at the right moment, and hundreds of smiles as each member of the class personally received his or her gold collar devices from a member of the great Class of '54.

And, then there was a penultimate moment that struck me as quite different from any other graduation and any other USNA ceremony I've had the pleasure of attending over my last four years.

Just prior to "hats in the air," the Superintendent asked everyone in the stadium to stand together and sing the first verse of Navy Blue And Gold. Although I must admit that singing Navy Blue And Gold has always been special, I'd never been afforded the opportunity of hearing more than 30,000 people sing it (most of whom were not USNA alums). Also, I had the rare honor of standing next to a Navy Cross winner and a bonafide American hero (and recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Award), Colonel John Ripley '62, USMC. "Rip" was at ramrod attention and sang loudly and proudly, as did we all. But, when the Class of 2004 sang a second verse by themselves, I knew we were all witnesses to the beginning of a great new tradition-for they sang the verse, "Four years together by the Bay... ." That struck home. After all, I'd just celebrated my second "Four years by the Bay... ." I'd been an active participant in the development of at least three members of 2004 from plebes to officers. I had the pleasure of knowing first hand, and this time as an "old grad," what the mission of the Naval Academy and the moral, mental, and physical development process was all about. These are now commissioned officers-ensigns and second lieutenants. These are also 990 new graduate alums. These are future leaders for the nation.

One final note...the verse that John Ripley, 30,000 others, and me sang so loudly and proudly is provided for you on page 15 along with that other special verse that '04 sang. More than 71,000 men and women have now graduated from the Naval Academy.

Those of us who are still here now stand together as an Extended Brigade in support of our alma mater. Together we pledge the Blue and Gold.

Welcome, 2004, to the ranks of the Alumni. We are very proud to count you among us. Go Navy!

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Sailing into the Future

By Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, U.S. Navy

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ecently, we held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opportunities for the Intercollegiate Dinghy Team to compete newly renovated Robert Crown Center. It was more and excel, and our Varsity Offshore Sailing Team participating than that, though. We were also cutting the ribbon in more ocean races such as Annapolis-to-Bermuda and and trimming our sails to begin a renaissance in Newport-to-Bermuda.

Navy Sailing!

Why use a sailing program to help us accomphsh our nussion? Simple. Saihng is uniquely suited to teach leadership This sailing renaissance is focused on our mission to provide and the mariner skills we want in our junior officers. The praccapable, effective combat leaders for the Fleet and Corps. Our tical experience of handUng a boat on the water with a small vision of saihng is that it provides at-sea professional developcrew cannot be replicated in a classroom or simulator. ment to prepare our midshipmen for the challenges they will inevitably face as young officers.

How are we going to accomphsh all this? We have issued new guidance on sailing at the Academy which streamlines our SaUing at the Naval Academy develops their confidence in organization. The Naval Academy Saihng Squadron now fundamental mariner skills: basic seamanship, navigation, watch standing, small boat hanencompasses all elements of our dUng and safety at sea. These saihng program; plebe summer skills are not only for future sail training, intramural sailing, surface warriors; Marines, subthe Command Seamanship and mariners, and naval aviators all Navigation Training Squadron operate in similar maritime envisummer cruise program. Varsity ronments. An officer in the naval Offshore Sailing and the service should have a basic pracIntercollegiate Dinghy Team. tical understanding of current, The Director, Naval Academy wind, weather, and the sea.

SaUing wiU ahgn these elements into a cohesive team focused on Our vision is that saihng must our core mission to develop and be a cornerstone of every midtrain midshipmen. He will develshipman's professional developop one, three, and ten year plans ment because it provides a cruto help us achieve our sailing cible for midshipmen to practice Mlds develop their mariner skills vision. He wiU leverage the talent small unit leadership. Through resident in the Navy Sailing staff, sailing, our midshipmen will the officers and faculty members leam to work as a team to achieve who participate in the sailing proan objective while being exposed gram, and the volunteers who to the risks inherent in an unpreprovide critical support to the dictable and sometimes unfriendly program.

These groups are fuU of environment. talented people who are commitAll midshipmen will be ted to developing our young men required to achieve some level of and women into superb sailors saihng qualification and many and confident fiiture naval leaders. will even quahty to command He will also receive a lot of sail craft in challenging, realhelp from inside and outside the world scenarios. We plan to instiservice. The Navy is helping tute a new training and qualificaprocure new boats, and the tion program that will enable all Naval Academy Sailing midshipmen to qualify as skipper Foundation provides a means for of a "Colgate 26" sail training obtaining donated boats and craft ("knockabouts" for earlier helps manage the maintenance classes) their first year. In subseof our sailing fleet at the quent summers, every midshipAcademy. man will be required to complete an offshore sailing cruise and We are excited about this Sailing program gives mids hands-on experience . • XT O ii/-^ qualify as a watch captain. A renaissance in Navy Saihng!

Our number of midshipmen will even vision is clear and we have a be afforded the opportunity to great mix of enthusiasm and train and qualify as skippers on "Navy 44" sail training craft. talent to help us get where we need to go. We are getting underThe Naval Academy is also revitalizing our competitive sailway smartly and encourage your support as we sail wing-anding program in an effort to resume a position of leadership in wing into the future. ^Âą' the nation. This includes long-term goals such as enhancing

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USNA ADMISSIONS SEES INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS " T T ' W ' y ' ^ a r m greetings from Leahy Hall, home of the • ^f / Officeof Admissions and the "front door" to one • ^ K / of our nation's most competitive schools! As P' Y part of a new initiative, the Office of Admissions will provide information about its programs and services during the next year in Shipmate. There are important stories to be told throughout the year, and it is vital that our Alumni understand our efforts to attract the best men and women this country has to offer.

Admissions Excellence in the Academy's Strategic Plan is defined as attracting the best qualified young men and women who are willing to accept the challenges of the naval service, and providing a Brigade of Midshipmen that reflects the needs of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Here's a brief update on where we stand today. The opportunity to join the incoming Class of 2008 attracted almost 14,500 interested appUcants, an increase for the sixth consecutive year.

Soon we will have filled the incoming classes to the USNA, NAPS, and the Foundation schools.

The Class of 2009 cycle began with the Summer Seminar application window, which opened on 1 February and closed on 16 April. By the time you read this article, the first of three groups of Summer Seminar attendees will be immersed in a busy week of experiencing all aspects of the Naval Academy, including the academic program and midshipman life.

Midshipmen directly administer Summer Seminar with oversight by active duty Navy and Marine Corps officers. More

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Future issues of Shipmate will include Office of Admissions updates and information on topics such as the Blue & Gold Officer program, Summer Seminar, educator visits. Center of Influence visits. Operations Information program, the Office of Admissions organization and its roles, admissions information forums, and other initiatives.

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RENAISSANCE

On a starboard tack, headed toward Robert Crown Center

Robert Crown Center Is World-Class Facility

By Laura Kurz

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n 16 April, with more than 300 alumni and friends in attendance, the Robert Crown Center at the United States Naval Academy was formally rededicated after a 15-month renovation and expansion.

The Center was built in 1974 with private funds donated by the Crown family to serve as the headquarters for the Academy's sailing program and to house the Intercollegiate Sailing Hall of Fame. Over the last 30 years, the sailing program grew beyond the Crown Center's capacity to support it, which drove the need for expanded classroom, conference, offices, and other facilities.

The Center is named in honor of Captain Robert Crown, a dedicated supporter of the Navy who served as Chairman of the Navy League's Advisory Council from 1963 to 1965. He was twice awarded the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award, which is the highest award the Navy can bestow upon a civilian.

"As you can imagine, this is a bitter-sweet affair as far as we're concerned today," said Lester Crown, Robert Crown's brother, at the rededication ceremony. "Bob joined the Navy

at the beginning of the Second World War and served four years. He returned to Chicago with a tremendous respect for the Navy and the men and women who served. At that time, the Navy then became a pinnacle part of his life in everything he did. Bob died far, far too young and with his death, our family lost the real leader of my generation. When we wanted to do something in his memory, it was obviously most appropriate that we do it with the Navy. We're really thrilled that his sailing center has become such an important and integral part of the Academy's activities."

The rededication of the Crown Center marks a true renaissance of Navy sailing. The sailing program provides challenging opportunities for today's midshipmen to leam seamanship, exercise small-unit leadership, and assume increased responsibility through a sequential series of demanding qualifications, preparing them for service in the fleet and Fleet Marine Force as junior officers.

"We upgraded this Center over the last year to facilitate the growing demands on our sailing program and on our midshipmen," said Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, superintendent of the Naval Academy, in his remarks at the rededication ceremony. "It's imperative that we offer them the best training available, and we want them to be confident mariners and leaders when they leave the Academy. That's to me why we really stand here 30 years later to rededicate a truly world-class facility."

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One of the steps the Academy is taking in revamping the sailing program is developing a plan that will ultimately require all midshipmen to become qualified as a skipper of a Colgate 26-foot sailboat during Plebe Year.

"We're implementing a number of new objectives that will increase sailing opportunities for our midshipmen," said Rodney Rempt. "We want our midshipmen on the water, and we want to get them qualified so they have the confidence and leadership to do the job. It's our hope to become a leader in the nation in sailing. This is a grand and glorious vision, but I can tell you that it's one that fits exactly with the Naval Academy mission."

After Plebe Year, midshipmen will be required to complete an offshore cmise aboard one of the Academy's N44 training sloops and qualify as a watch captain. The Academy will also revitahze its competitive saihng program, with plans for the Varsity Offshore Sailing Team to increasingly participate in more ocean races, like the Newport-to-Bermuda race.

The total renovation and expansion, which added a new wing and more than 4,000 square feet to the Center, was funded by more than $5 million in private gifts from donors to the United States Naval Academy Campaign: Leaders to Serve the Nation.

Midshipmen exercising seamanship and small-unit leadership on one of the Academy's N44 sloops

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At the Robert Crown Rededication Ceremony (from left): Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt, Gary Jobson, chairman of the Fales Committee; and George Watt, president and CEO of the Alumni Association and Foundation

For years the Robert Crown Center has served as a landmark on the grounds of the Naval Academy, overlooking the Severn River approach to the Naval Academy. By serving as a resource for both competitive and educational sailing opportunities at the Academy, the Center will continue to help develop midshipmen into professional officers prepared for naval service.

"The current renovations, made possible by your unfailing support, have left no desire unfulfilled. With the names of nearly every superior sailor in the Hall of Fame, many of whom trained at the Naval Academy, the Robert Crown Center is a reminder of past greatness and is an inspiration for sailors to come," said Midshipman Justin Smith '04, Captain of the Intercollegiate Dinghy Team. "Sailing at the Academy not only defines what it means to be a college sailor, but it defines what it means to be a naval officer." •i'

From left, George Watt, president and CEO of the Alumni Association and Foundation; Lester Crown, brother of the late Robert Crown; Academy Superintendent Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt; and Joanne Crown, widow of the late Robert Crown

Sailing Demands Teamwork and Responsibility

By Michael Shultz

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he last of the crew's fuel for the trip flowed out of the car's trunk and hand to hand down the dock to be pitched casually, but carefully, up to waiting hands on AMERICAN PROMISE'S foredeck. Pretzels.

Soft rolls. Case of applesauce. Milk. Cookies. Each disappeared down the hatch to be carefully stowed by the midshipmen crew.

Below, the navigation team worked up the charts they'd need for the upcoming sail down the Chesapeake and into the Atlantic. The engineering team made last-minute checks of systems and flushed and filled the water tanks.

Co-skippers Kellen Mollahan '05 and Carolyn Morin '05 kept a watchful eye. In the moments between study, duties, and practicing with the sailing team, the two rising first class midshipmen have spent the past semester getting AMERICAN PROMISE ready for this trip and a summer voyage to Europe and back. They had assigned their crew of eight plebes and four second classmen the responsibilities for the departments that keep a small boat safe and happy. They had forged a team.

But right now, at 3 p.m. on a warm, breezy Friday afternoon in mid-May, the immediate thing was to get under way. They had a fleet to catch.

Ahead of them, already three hours down the bay, was the rest of the fleet of Navy 44s and offshore racers on this training cmise to prepare the Navy Offshore Sailing Team for a summer of big boat competition and showing the flag.

AMERICAN PROMISE, the 60-foot cutter made famous by Dodge Morgan, who in 1986 sailed her to the then fastestever, non-stop, solo circumnavigation, had sat out the previous two sailing seasons. Getting her commissioned for this trip took added time.

The responsibility shouldered by the skippers of Navy's offshore boats "provides one of the best officership training opportunities" offered at the Academy, said coskipper Morin, adding, "I'm really excited the Supe is putting an emphasis on the sailing program."

Morin was one of five midshipmen who represented Navy at the Trofeo Accademia Navale hosted by the Italian Naval Academy in Livomo, Italy. The Midshipmen finished second out of the 23 naval academies and 12th overall in a 45team field in the J/24 class at the intemational competition. Croatia won the class. Yet in one way, the

midshipmen outclassed all competitors: they brought home the sportsmanship trophy for sailing the complete regatta without any penalties or altercations.

The Naval Academy's two sailing teams— offshore and intercollegiate—are very different teams, but both have USNA N44 sloop on a starboard tack in a proud tradition of Chesapeake Bay bringing home honors.

The offshore team has won the National Collegiate Large Yacht Championship's John F. Kennedy Memorial Trophy 11 times, the McMillan Cup (given to the champion of the New England and mid-Atlantic districts of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association) 11 times, and major ocean race victories such as the Newport, Marion, and Annapolis Bermuda races and, last year, the Block Island Race Week PHRF class.

More than 100 of the intercollegiate sailing team members, who race dinghies and small keel boats, have been honored as All-America sailors. Many of those honors came in the late '80s and early '90s. Gavin O'Hare '92, who has been head coach of the intercollegiate sailing team for a year, described that period under Coach Gary Bodie, as Navy's dynasty. "We were the top team in the country." When O'Hare thinks about

From left, Alexa Bestoso and Monica Meese competing for Navy

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a renaissance for sailing his mind turns to regaining that position. "We have huge potential," he said. "And I plan to deliver."

O'Hare was a surface warfare officer after graduating from the Academy and is a recognized team racing expert.

Intercollegiate competition has grown tougher in the past decade. More schools sail and spend more on fleets and coaches. Sailors start young in club racing and high-school sailing. And Annapolis races in the toughest of a very tough league, the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association.

The best team in the country—St. Mary's—is just down the road in southern Maryland. The Merchant Marine Academy, Hobart Williams Smith, Old Dominion, and Georgetown are other tough competitors in the section. New England Intersectional competitors include Harvard, Brown, and Dartmouth.

O'Hare competes against all those schools and the sailing powers across the rest of the country to recmit the best sailors he can find. He's looking for racing experience, a student at the top of his or her class academically and in extracurricular activities. He wants someone who has the desire to compete, who understands the nature of a team effort, and who is willing to work hard.

His work is aheady paying off with championships in men's single-handed Lasers, women's single-handed Lasers, and a sloop championship.

Sailing demands more time than any other sport—as much as N44s returning to USNA after drills on the three hours every day, Chesapeake Bay weekends included.

The competitions often require long travel and last 16 hours.

There are long fall and spring seasons and for the offshore team, several summer races.

Alexa Bestoso '04 made a decision that demonstrates the focus the sailing teams require. She decided to miss graduating with her class in order to sail for Navy at the InterCollegiate Saihng Association Women's Championship in Cascade Locks, Oregon. Other Navy team members sailing in the championship are Bestoso's crew—Monica Meese '05, skipper of the B boat, Katherine Whitman '07, Lindsey Magee '07, and Catherine Long '07.

"I came to Navy for the sailing," Bestoso said. "When I qualified for the nationals, it wasn't a hard choice (to nriss graduation)."

In his office in the newly renovated Robert Crown Center, Brad Dellenbaugh, head coach of Navy offshore sailing, is on the phone. He's discussing his team's overall grade point average, which is 3.23. And he's hoping it is high enough from the team to win honors for their academic achievement.

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"I've told my guys that if they win this I'll get off their backs about academics," he says into the phone, and then with a chuckle adds, "And I will, at least for a little while."

Dellenbaugh has coached at Navy for 13 years. He has been in three Olympic campaigns in the Soling class, won world championships in J/24 and J/22 classes, and serves as an international sailing umpire and advisor to Olympic and America's Cup teams. Most of his sailors, however, have no sailing experience before joining the team.

"They want to leam. They need to be curious, work hard, concentrate, and keep a focus," Dellenbaugh says of his sailors. "They are the guys who are on deck early at a watch change. The go to guys. The ones with enthusiasm."

Out on the dock beside AMERICAN PROMISE Co-skipper rising Midshipman Mollahan '05 is entering his 11th hour of work for the day. "When I joined the team, I had no sailing experience. Now I'm responsible for a 60-foot, million-dollar boat and for putting together a crew," he says.

He doesn't suggest he's doing this alone. He's quick to note his Co-skipper Midshipman Morin '05, and he says, "We rely on cooperation and teamwork. Things can go wrong fast. And we are responsible."

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Many individuals contribute to Navy sailing in a variety of ways, working to retum it to what it had been during its pinnacle years. Their contributions and dedication will ensure the continued excellence of Naval Academy Sailing for years to come.

With the names of almost every superior sailor in our Hall of Fame, many of whom trained at the Naval Academy, the Robert Crown Center is a reminder of greatness passed and an inspiration to great sailors to come.

The continued support and contributions to the Naval Academy Sailing program will ensure the perpetual success

of college sailing and the continued achievements of Navy sailing.

With four years not only by the Bay, but on the Bay, sailing at Navy has come to define not only my college experience, but the essence of many sailors. Drawing forth the competitive nature so fundamental to our experience here at the Academy, while strengthening our concept of teamwork and individual perseverance, sailing at the Academy not only defines what it means to be a college sailor, but defines what it means to be a naval officer. Sailing at the Academy is the essence of the Academy itself.

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The Varsity Offshore Sailing Team thanks all those who helped with the renovation and expansion of the Robert Crown Center. It really boosts the morale of the sailing team to know we have the kind of support to have our building tumed into a first-class sailing center.

I tmly believe the Offshore Sailing Team provides the best leadership opportunity here at the Academy. On no other team do midshipmen have the responsibilities equivalent to offshore racing.

As this summer's co-skipper of AMERICAN PROMISE (along with Midshipman Andy Wamer '05), we will be taking three second class and five third class midshipmen transatlantic to Dartmouth, England. Andy and I are responsible for the health, nutrition, and training of crew, as well as the safe navigation and condition of the boat. Additionally the discomfort of constantly wet clothing, the threat of gales and squall lines, the potential for icebergs, the risk of equipment failure, or other surprises, will prove to be a tme test of our leadership and sailing capabilifies. Andy and I are confident that the training we have received as members of the Offshore Team for the last three years will enable us and our crew to handle any challenges that might arise during our trans-Atlantic crossing.

As for myself, I believe that the invaluable experiences and skills that I have leamed through offshore sailing and those that I will gain this summer in AMERICAN PROMISE, will be the comerstones of my personal and professional development as a future naval officer. <i>

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Navy Blue And Gold

By Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, US U.S. Naval Academy Superintenden

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n important aspect in the implementation of the Naval Academy's mission is to develop combat leaders who can build unit cohesion and teamwork. In order to accomphsh this, we seek to develop a professional command climate that fosters dignity and respect amongst all midshipmen, regardless of gender, rehgion or ethnicity. We want to be inclusive rather than exclusive in all that we do.

In combat, success is not determined by skin color, ethnic background, religious beliefs or gender. Success is based on building a team to win. We want our leaders to value diversity and form teams that take full advantage of each person's unique contributions and recognize that everyone counts. To foster these qualities in our leaders, we must start by ensuring that our culture and its symbols accurately portray who we are.

The foundation of who we are is the oath we take to "Support and defend the Constitution of the United States." Our Constitution says that Congress passes laws and the President signs them. In October 1975, President Ford signed a law that offered new opportunities for women in the military and authorized women to be admitted to the service academies. The following summer, the first class to include women entered the Naval Academy.

Since the first graduate in the Class of 1980, 2,322 women have earned their commissions at the Naval Academy. Another 670 women are currently working toward their commissions as part of the Brigade. Unfortunately, our Alma Mater, Navy Blue And Gold, unintentionally excludes these graduates and

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members of the Brigade who have chosen to serve their country as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps. Every midshipman, whether woman or man, has eamed admission into the Academy. Furthermore, those midshipmen who meet our high standards earn their commission as leaders in our Navy and Marine Corps. Our traditions and activities should not disenfranchise any of our shipmates. This includes the words of Navy Blue And Gold, which should serve to honor the bond of midshipmen, past, present and future.

Accordmgly, as Superintendent, I'm directing two small, but important, changes in the first verse of Navy Blue And Gold to ensure it is fuUy inclusive of our Brigade and our Alumni. In the first hue, "college men" will be replaced by "colleges." In the third line, "Sailor men" will be replaced by "Sailors brave."

Without changing the meaning of the song, these words wiU make our Alma Mater inclusive of all who cherish it.

Why would I do this? Is it a response to pohtical pressure? No. Is it being directed from higher up? No. Nor is it a result of recent headhnes. This is my decision alone. It is a decision consistent with our values. It is the right thing to do.

I need the support of each and every one of you. The next time you hear or sing Navy Blue And Gold, I ask that you make a conscious effort to sing out and emphasize these two changes.

We need to move beyond where we are and support all midshipmen and graduates who have eamed the right to wear the Navy Blue and Gold.

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For Sailors brave in battle fair since fighting days of old Have proved the Sailor's right to wear the Navy Blue And Gold.

So hoist our colors, hoist them high, and vow allegiance true, So long as sunset gilds the sky above the ocean's blue, Unlowered shall those colors be whatever fate they meet, So glorious in victory, triumphant in defeat.

Four years together by the Bay where Severn j'oins the tide.

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Supported by family, friends, and constituents, the 990 members of the class took their next step as ensigns or second lieutenants when they graduated from the Naval Academy and were commissioned on 28 May. The graduation and commissioning ceremony followed a week of commissioning events and celebrations.

Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, Superintendent, and the Honorable Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy, made remarks and introductions. Vice Admiral Rempt also recognized members of the Class of 1954 who were on hand to give the graduates a special giftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;their first shoulder bars.

General Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave the graduation address.

Dr. William C. Miller '62, Academic Dean and Provost gave the recognition of Academic Achievement. The presentation of diplomas was done

by General Myers, Vice Admiral Rempt, and Rear Admiral (select) Charles J. Leidig Jr. '78, USN, Commandant of Midshipmen.

Of the 990 members of the class, 190 were sworn in as second lieutenants, U.S. Marine Corps; and 779 were sworn is as ensigns, U.S. Navy. Administering the oath of office for the Marine Corps was General Michael W. Hagee '68, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps. Administering the oath of office for the Navy was Admiral Vem Clark, Chief of Naval Operations. Three midshipmen were commissioned into the Air Force as second lieutenants; two into the Army as second lieutenants; one ensign into the Coast Guard; and 11 foreign officers.

With their traditional hat toss, the Class of 2004 ended their four years together by the Bay, and we welcome them as members of the Extended Brigade.

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Annapolis: Thursday, 2 June 1904

Admiral Dewey Lays the Chapel Cornerstone

By Ginger Doyel

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uch to everyone's dismay, the isolated storms that had soaked the city for days still hadn't cleared by morning. Rain continued to fall, flooding the Yard, and spoiling many of its June Week events.

Conditions were equally wet in Washington, DC, as Admiral George Dewey boarded a train for Annapolis. He was traveling there for an important reason: to lay the comerstone of his alma mater's new Chapel, the architectural summit of Emest Flagg's design for a "new Naval Academy."

Exactly 50 years had passed since the Admiral furst saw Annapolis in 1854: the year he was appointed to the Academy from Vermont. He graduated in 1858 as a midshipman, and today, he was returning as both an admiral and a national hero.

His brilliant victory at Manila Bay in 1898 had inspired a "Dewey-for-president" boom; more than three million Dewey commemorative medals had been distributed; and many Americans had named their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as well as cocktails, cufflinks, soap, spoons, and moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;after him.

But that wasn't all; Congress had also recognized thenCommodore Dewey's victory. It created the rank of admiral of the Navy expressly for him in 1899, and he received his commission shortly before visiting Annapolis on 2 June 1904.

It is impossible to know what the Admiral's thoughts were as he traveled that day. Perhaps he reflected on his "highspirited" student years at the Academy: how he eamed the reputation of being a pugnacious rabble rouser; how his conduct record was far from exemplary; how during the first year alone he received 113 demerits (200 meant dismissal) for hissing at mess, smoking in his room, and other offenses; how at the end of that year he stood 33 out of his class' 35 members; and how later, he buckled down and graduated fifth of its 15 survivors.

The Academy had changed drastically since then, and perhaps the Admiral considered its most recent changes as the train sped to town. On 4 May 1898, Congress had appropriated $ 1 million to begin rebuilding the entire school according to Flagg's plan.

Constmction began in 1899 and 'F had progressed with swift precision. The new armory and

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gymnasium were finished in 1903; part of the new dormitory, Bancroft Hall, was almost ready; and tomorrow, he would lay the comerstone of the new Chapel, envisioned by Flagg as the "Cathedral of the Navy."

First, however, there were other formahties to attend to.

Although Admiral Dewey wished "his visit to be a quiet one," a whirlwind of activity awaited him at Annapolis. Lieutenant Bainbridge-Hoff formally greeted him at the station; officials then fired a 19-gun salute in his honor as he approached the Yard; and finally, he attended the Graduates' Association dinner in the gymnasium before retiring to bed.

The Admiral awoke the next day to a welcomed surprise: sunshine, at last. After watching the midshipmen perform a battle drill at 9 a.m.. Admiral Dewey proceeded to the Chapel site, where a special platform had been erected around the comerstone.

Draped with flags and festive bunting, the platform's decor was "unique and attracted much attention," to quote the Evening Capital. "The old Navy" was represented on one side of it, and the "new Navy" was represented on the other. As the newspaper reported, "One side contained old guns, old swords and old implements of war, and the old sailors were stationed there, together with models of old warships. The other side had new guns, new weapons of warfare and the latest models of warships and young sailors of the new Navy."

Seating around the platform was limited to naval officers, wives, and the school's Board of Visitors that included Robert Means Thompson 1868. Everyone else, including the Brigade and its future distinguished officers such as Chester Nimitz 1905 and Aubrey Fitch 1906, stood for the hour-long event.

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Chapel construction, 1905

Chaplain Clark opened the ceremony in prayer at precisely 11:30 a.m. Next, Superintendent Brownson presented Admiral Dewey, who, according to a newsman's account, "laid the first trowel of mortar, applied the square and striking the stone with a mallet pronounced the words which declared it to be tmly laid."

Finally, Secretary of the Navy Moody addressed the crowd.

His speech was brief as he feared "marring the beauty and simphcity" of the ceremony with "any utterance of [his] own..." He did, however, make two points. First, he stressed the day's importance.

"This is a day full of significance to the Navy and the country," he said. "It is ^^^||^HH||^^L/>1 Chapel, worthy to stand by the side J M B B H K M I K ^ . ' B 1897 of that other day, 59 years ago, come 10 October, when the Naval Academy was declared open at Annapohs.

The days will ever be associated together."

The Secretary also described the new Chapel's purpose. "The primary purpose of this building is to afford a place for Christian worship for upon our adherence to those principles the power of our nation depends," he declared.

Secretary Moody's remarks completed the ceremony, which was followed by a special "breakfast" at the Superintendent's home. Admiral Dewey probably attended this occasion, the last social event hosted by the Superintendent during June Week, before taking the aftemoon train back to Washington.

Several weeks after the ceremony, Alfred Schanze entered the Academy as a plebe. Like Admiral Dewey, Alfred was a zealous writer who composed more than 400 letters home

during his time at Annapolis. Many of them reference the Chapel, including one dated 22 October 1905, that begins,

"fMy dear Tapa, 'Evenjtfiiry hzre at the P\caitmy is now cottipkteCy under way.. .'Ifie chapeCis Being covered over witH large stone til and [ootqgreat..."

Three years later, Alfred attended one of the first services held in Chapel upon its completion. And while he certainly saw the comerstone, he was probably unaware that these items had been placed in it on 3 June 1904: a copy of the regulations of the Naval Academy; a copy of the regulations for the admission of its candidates; a copy of the Register of the Navy; a roster of the officers on duty at the Academy that year; copies of the Evening Capital, another local newspaper, and The Sun of Baltimore; and autographed photographs of President Roosevelt, Secretary Moody, Superintendent Brownson, Emest Flagg, and, of course, Admiral Dewey. <t

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Sources include: "The U.S. Naval Academy: An Illustrated History, Second Edition" by Jack Sweetman, revised by Thomas Cutler (1995); "United States Naval Academy Part III: A Golden Age," by James Cheevers, Shipmate JulyAugust 1995; Autobiography of George Dewey (1913, 1987); Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD (1867-'68 and 1904-'05); and Evening Capital articles. Photos courtesy of Nimitz Library.

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by IstLt Murph McCarthy '00. USMC. HMM 261 -Raging Bulls." Flight Line QIC

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s a CH-46E pilot here at Al Asad Air Base in the Al Anbar province with HMM 261 "The Raging Bulls," I have had some time to reflect on some of the things I could just wonder about when I was a midshipman. I am the flight line division officer here at 261.

My Marines are the mechanics, crew chiefs, aerial observers, and ground support equipment guys. I have been blessed with 38 of them.

I often wonder how I got in this position. If I were to just leave that statement as it sits, I think it could be interpreted in about a thousand different dfrections. If you read the newspaper or watch the news, you would probably think I am about to rant cynically about the conditions endured being deployed to a place like this, demanding justification as if it has not been presented by the current administration.

I spend about as much time worrying about those things as most Americans spend worrying about the upcoming North Korean deer hunting season. I don't spend any time on it and I don't know anybody who does. Anybody who has spent seven minutes over here realizes we are in the right spot doing the right thing.

My Marines walk up the hill to our workspaces in the morning and at night for work, and they are driven. We have

been working seven days a week since we got on the boat to come over here back in January. We have planes and crews ready to go 24 hours a day. Making sure there are enough 37year-old CH-46Es to accommodate the needs of a conflict like this can be a bit taxing. You would never know it by walking amongst these Marines. They tackle whatever gets thrown at them and wonder why they weren't allowed to take care of whatever it was sooner.

I am in awe of them every day. Their technical expertise and "can do!" attitude combined with their enthusiasm leave me only to worry about what kind of greeting we are going to get wherever it is we have to fly that day. Sometimes, that greeting can be friendly waving and sometimes small-arms fire and shoulder-fired projectiles. Surprising as it may sound to be confident, only having that to worry about is quite comforting.

I know the bird will be ready to go at launch time and, if something pops up en route, it's not going to be something that can't be fixed right away. One of the motivators in the back of the plane will take care of it.

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Class of 1964 Honors Classmates While Giving Back to Acadenny

By Laura Kurz hen the Class of 1964 graduated from the Naval resulted in a record $35 milhon in gift receipts for all purposes Academy, the Vietnam War was in its early during 2003.

In then- appeal. Class of 1964 leaders asked fellow classstages. When they celebrate their 40th reunion mates to recognize the dual impact their gifts can have on the later this year, the members of the Class of 1964 will recognize and honor those classmates who died as heroes Academy and in memory of their classmates. An overwhelmfor our country by funding Honor Chairs in the arena of the ing response from more than 50% of the class resulted in a Academy's Alumni Hall. By doing this, the Class of 1964 is record setting Annual Fund class total for the Class of 1964. also supporting the Alunmi Association and Foundation's Maguire stressed the impact a unique project like this had on Annual Fund. the class, saying, "It's difficult for alumni to comprehend the In the past, 1964 has raised funds in support a variety of pro- need for unrestricted giving. It's easy to get behind something grams, including a memorial scholarship fund for the children like the museum or the stadium, but unrestricted funding is necof classmates who died in Viemam, and the Academy's Ethics essary for the Naval Academy, the Alumni Association, and Center and Ethics for the Junior Officer, a book of real-world Foundation, and, in fact, it is an intangible requirement that is ethics case studies updated and published annually by the not well understood by many alumni."

At its reunion in October, the Class of 1964 will participate class. In 2003, as the class members plaimed theh participation in the Annual Fund, class leaders felt it was imperative to in a solemn ceremony at Alumni Hall to honor the 29 adopt a theme that the whole class could wholeheartedly sup- classmates whose names are engraved on brass plates permaport. Thinking creatively, they decided that an incentive for nendy affixed to the arms of Honor Chairs. The classmates their class to raise gifts for the Annual Fund would be to honor honored are: those classmates who died in combat in Viemam and the men Thomas James Holden Robert Leroy Anders who died in operations in support of Vietnam and afterwards.

Barry Wayne Hooper John William Beardsley "Classes need to think creatively when it comes to getting Robert James Johnson Jr. Lawrence Paul Benson their classmates involved with the Annual Fund," said Bemie David Warren Kanning Michael Charles Berkowitz Maguire, president of the Class of 1964. "We did this and William Michael Kurlak Robert Bryan Bradley had tremendous results. This kind of success is possible for William Crawford Lawton Michael Francis Burns every class."

Charles Carroll Parish Virgil King Cameron In choosing to take on this project, the Class of 1964 also James Lowell Roberts Robin Bern Casseli stressed the importance of um-estricted support to the Peter Thomas Rodrick William Lee Chaneyjr.

Academy. Unrestricted fiinds are used by the Superintendent Geoffrey Raymond Shumway Michael Raymond Collins where they are most needed to support the Brigade of Gerald William Siebe Donovan Lee Ewoldt Midshipmen, faculty, programs, and facihties that are inherTerry L Smith Galen Everett Gilbert ently a part of the Naval Academy experience. Unrestricted Daryl Dale Summers William Alexander Griffis III gift support is also essential to fund mission-critical programs John Charles Sweet Gerald Leo Hausmann of the Alumni Association and Foundation. jerry Franks Hogan "Classes need to recognize the importance of unrestricted gifts," said Maguire.

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hroughout the United States Naval Academy's history, race relations at the Academy reflected race relations in America. The 1850 United States census indicated the population of the United States consisted of 19.5 million whites, 434 thousand free colored, and 3.2 million slaves. ' During the 1800s, personnel appointed to the Naval School, which was later renamed the United States Naval Academy, "were the sons of aristocrats, financiers, and people in high esteem." ^ The U.S. Navy always embraced African-American men to enlist in the service, but there was a there was a law prohibiting blacks from becoming "midshipmen" or officers. The term "cadet midshipmen" is important in the history of the Naval Academy because on 15 July 1870, a law was passed that changed the status of Naval Academy students from "midshipmen" to cadet midshipmen.

As "midshipmen," students held a definite rank in the officer corps, below that of ensign. The change to "cadet midshipmen" put the students in a less favorable position, for it was a status, not a rank.'

The first African-American to attend the Naval Academy was during reconstruction. "AfricanAmericans lacked a friend who could appoint them to the Naval Academy until 1870, when Robert Brown Elliot won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. A pioneer in his own right, Elliot was the first black person elected to Congress.' The courage of Congressman Elliot and his commitment to break the color barrier at the Naval Academy led him to nominate James Henry Conyers in June 1872 to be the first African-American to become a cadet midshipman.

Approximately 20,292 midshipmen or cadet midshipmen graduated from the Naval Academy between 1846 to 1948,

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but Midshipman Cadet Conyers and other AfricanAmericans appointed to the Naval Academy between 1872 and 1944 did not. In 1944, President Harry S. Truman signed executive orders integrating the U.S. Navy and authorizing blacks to be commissioned as officers. The first AfricanAmerican officers in the U.S. Navy were not Naval Academy graduates. They were 13 officer trainees referred to as the

First row: Mr. Joseph "Bert" Freeman '70, MajGen Leo V. Williams III '70, USMCR (Ret.), Stanley J. Carter Jr. '65, Ms. Lillie Mae Chase (deceased), Mr. Patrick M. Prout '64, Mr. Robert Newton '63, MajGen Charles F. Bolden '68, USMC (Ret.). Next row: Henry M. Shaw '71, Mr. William "Buddy" Clark '68, Mr. James E. McDonald Jr. '64, Dr. Calvin W. Huey '67, Ph.D., Mr Lucius P. Gregg Jr '55, Mr. Willaim C. Jones '64. Top row: RADM Anthony J. Watson '70, USN (Ret.), Mr. Floyd F. Grayson '65, Mr. Robert "Gil" Lucas '68. Photo courtesy of William Jones '64

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"Golden Triangle." Wesley A. Brown, from Washington, DC, was the first African-American to graduate from the Naval Academy on 3 June 1949, with 789 of his classmates.' During the next ; < ^ H p ' ^ H ^ ^ H 20 Naval Academy graduation classes ; R n ^ ^ ^ H (1950-1969), 34 African-American >||i^^ ÂŤ ^ ^ ^ midshipmen received their degrees.

Many graduated from the Naval Wesley A. Brown '49 Academy and went on to distinguished careers in military service. Admiral J. Paul Reason '65, USN (Ret.), became the first, and to date only, African-American to attain four stars in the U.S. Navy.

During the 1940s and 1950s, sponsorship of midshipmen at the Naval Academy as we know it today, did not officially exist. Faculty, staff, and Annapolis families took it upon themselves to invite midshipmen to their homes for meals and social interaction. Life outside the walls of the Naval Academy was limited to walking to the bus station to collect your drag (date), take her to a movie, and/or dine at a restaurant. Midshipmen also took their drags to stay in drag houses J. Paul Reason '65 in Annapolis.

Segregation laws and racial policies prevented many African-American midshipmen, their families, and their drags from enjoying the same standard of social life as their peers in Annapolis. Fortunately, there were some residents in Annapolis who provided the needed support to the AfricanAmerican students attending the Naval Academy and St. Johns College. Mrs. Louise Stewart, an African-American resident of Annapolis, and her daughter, Lillie Mae Chase, began that tradition in 1955. Lillie Mae was bom on 21 February 1919, on Block Street, where the Halsey Field House at the Naval Academy is currently located. Ms. Chase grew up in Annapolis and witnessed first hand the injustice of segregation and the "separate, but equal" treatment applied to African-Americans prior to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in 1954. Lillie Mae later moved to 22 College Avenue in Annapolis with her mother.

Their home served as the "home away from home" for midshipmen, their families, and friends for more than 45 years until Ms. Chase died in March 2001.

Her home was also a place where African-American midshipmen from different companies could share their experiences. Upperclassmen could tell stories of trailblazers like Wesley Brown and Lawrence Chambers and emphasize the history of African-Americans at the Naval Academy to incoming plebes. It reinforced the confidence of the AfricanAmerican midshipmen and let them know that they could succeed at the Naval Academy. To the midshipmen, Ms. Chase was lovingly known as "Mama Lil," because she was a surrogate mother to many who entered her home. She helped midshipmen cope with feelings of isolation from being among a handful of of African-Americans in the Brigade of Midshipmen.

Lillie Mae was also loved and respected throughout Annapolis. In the summer of 2003, Terry Bauer, a neighbor and friend of Lillie Mae, wrote a proposal requesting the City of Annapolis to approve a proclamation to rename College

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Avenue in her honor. As a result of his proposal and efforts

by Kerwin Miller '75 and Tony Spencer, director of Community Relations for the City of Annapolis, Mayor Ellen Moyer authorized a new street sign and presided over a dedication and unveiling ceremony that took place on what would have been Lillie Mae's 85th birthday (21 February 2004). A reception at Alumni House (Ogle Hall) followed and many Annapolis elected officials, family members of Ms. Chase, Alumni, and neighbors joined together to pay tribute to this remarkable woman. The street signs are located on the comers of College Avenue and King George Street and College Avenue and Hanover Street. The new street sign reads: COLLEGE AVENUE Formerly Tabernacle Street 1696 Lillie Mae Chase Way (Honorary) The support and nurturing provided by Lillie Mae Chase and her mother were crucial to the success, retention, and confidence of African-American midshipmen. Their legacy and sponsorship will never be forgotten and will continue through all of us. ct Naval Academy History, (USNA) United States Census data, (WWW.CENSUS.GOV) "African American Integration into the Brigade of Midshipmen," Robert Schneller, Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard "African American Integration into the Brigade of Midshipmen," Robert Schneller, Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard

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The Navy, The Marines, And

By John Kent, Chief of Media Relations, F-35 JSF / / W h e n I see how many people are committing so much ^ * of their lives and time to make this program a success, and when I see how many of them are fellow Naval Academy graduates, it always warms my heart."

Those are the words of a retired U.S. naval officer, test pilot, and 1969 Naval Academy graduate who also heads up the entire industrial team for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the biggest single defense project in U.S. history. Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and F-35 program general manager, leads more than 6,000 people who are working to bring the next-generation fighter into the fleet early in the next decade. He is among several key figures with Naval Academy backgrounds who are committed to ensuring that the F-35 lives up to its billing as the most advanced and most capable strike fighter ever.

Among the more than 70 Academy alumni who have left their imprint on the program (see list next page) are U.S. Marine Corps Major Geneneral Mike Hough and Rear Admiral Craig Steidle, both former JSF program directors; Tom Morgenfeld, the first pilot to fly the JSF X-35A demonstrator aircraft; Joe Sweeney, the first pilot to fly the JSF X-35C carrier-variant demonstrator; Tom Frey, design lead for the F-35 cockpit; Hershel Pryor, F-35 carrier-suitability expert; and John "Smoke" Rader, JSF Program Office chief engineer.

Building the Best for the Navy and Marines "The fact is, these guys have an emotional attachment that goes beyond the scope of just business. They want to deUver the best possible airplane to the services that we all used to be in," Burbage said. "It is unusual the number of Naval Academy people that have gravitated to the program. And it is the warfighter's perspective that these folks bring to the table that makes it really special. These people have a big emotional stake in the program."

Burbage's zeal for the F-35 is genuine and infectious, and stems not only from his belief in the JSF concept, but also from his passion for high-performance aircraft in general.

From 1969 to 1980, Burbage served on active duty, achieving the rank of lieutenant conmiander. After completing the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School in 1975, he accumulated more than 3,000 hours in 38 different types of military aircraft. On 31 October 1994, he retired from the Naval Reserve as a captain.

Flying is in his blood—he still gets the occasional opportunity to try out an airplane he's never flown—and he brings an enthusiast's spirit into his daily work.

"It's a great chance to actually be in touch with the mihtary side of aviation. I mean, I love to fly. I still think flying is time that doesn't count against your life span. It gives me a chance to interface on a more personal level with pilots. We're building the office—the cockpit of this airplane is the future office for the pilot—so we're building a system for the guys who actually get in the airplane and go into combat. That's who you're doing all this for. Flying keeps me in touch with that, and it's just a lot of fun," he said.

Burbage is quick to lavish praise on Naval Academy graduates in the program, especially Major General Hough, Burbage's classmate at the Academy.

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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter "He is the godfather, or at least one of the godfathers, of the program," Burbage said of Major General Hough, who guided the JSF competition between Boeing and Lockheed Martin and oversaw the flight-testing of each company's demonstrator aircraft, the X-32 and X-35 series, in 2000 and 2001. "His personality and his trademark are clearly fundamental to the JSF" Known for his directoess as well as his sense of humor. Hough maintained pokerfaced neutraUty during the competition for the JSF development contract and wmng the best performance possible out of both teams and their aircraft. He continues to Tom Burbage champion the short-takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 variant as crucial to the Marine Corps' mission. General Hough's enthusiasm about STOVL appears to be contagious.

The transformational nature of a stealth fighter that can take off in a few hundred feet, operate at supersonic speeds, and land vertically also has captured the imagination of the U.S. Air Force, which recently announced that it is evaluating the STOVL F-35B to augment its planned fleet of conventionaltakeoff-and-Ianding (CTOL) F-35As. The United Kingdom also is currently planning an all-STOVL F-35 fleet. Italy is a likely STOVL customer, and other countries such as Spain and Singapore have shown interest in the F-35B's STOVL capability.

The U.S. Navy, meanwhile, will operate the F-35C, designed for catapult launches and arrested landings from large carriers. It will be the Navy's first stealth ahcraft and wiU offer superior umefueled range compared with current Navy strike fighters. Also on the F-35C menu is a total weapons payload in excess of 15,000 pounds, next-generation avionics that bring unprecedented situational awareness, and 40,000 pounds of engine thrust at the pilot's command.

Representing the F-35C for Lockheed Martin is another Naval Academy graduate, Steve Weatherspoon '72, the JSF program's director of business development for the Navy. He went on to eam his master of science degree in engineering from Princeton University in 1973, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in 1979, and completed the senior course of smdy at the U.S. Naval War College in 1990. In a 20-year Navy career, Weatherspoon flew more than 3,500 hours in the F-14 and logged more than 900 carrier landings. He completed three operational tours with F-14 squadrons, culminating with command of FighterSquadron 143 aboard EISENHOWER. AS a test pilot, he performed Navy RDT&E flight testing at the Pacific Missile Test Center.

"Steve is another guy who has had a tremendous effect on the JSF program," Burbage said. "He's not in the top levels of program-management leadership like General Hough was, but Steve is a real leader, and he is the principal interface with the operator and the warfighter. He has been in that position throughout the life of the program. So if somebody asked, 'Who represents JSF to you?' I'd say 'Steve Weatherspoon and Mike Hough represent JSF to me.'"

Weatherspoon has been associated with the JSF program since its inception (as JAST) in 1994, leading Innovative

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Strike Concepts studies, proposals, technology assessments, testing programs, and assuring JSF carrier suitability.

Burbage notes that there are many other Naval Academy alumni who have proven indispensable to moving the JSF program forward.

"You get down in the trenches into the area of carrier suitability—the technical discipline—and Wayne Moore '69, another classmate of mine, immediately comes to mind," Burbage said. "Also, Jim Sandberg '69 who rans test operations at Patuxent River, and Stan Bryant '69 who mns our Lockheed Martin office at Norfolk and leads the interface with the joint forces commander. There are lots more— they're all over the place and they're all doing very important work on the program."

The F-35 System Revolutionary and evolutionary technology will enable the F-35 to transform the way future military operations are conducted. The F-35 advances stealth technology by greatly reducing the maintenance required for low-observable materials upkeep, and by bringing stealth out of the realm of specialized night missions and into round-the-clock service.

Next-generation sensor fusion, precision all-weather targeting, and reduced reliance on support equipment are among the capabihties combined into a single strike fighter for the fu-st time.

The Navy's F-35C features larger wings, tails, and control surfaces than the other two variants. It also adds wing-tip ailerons for additional control and is optimized for precise, low-speed handling characteristics during approach to the carrier. Its range on internal fuel is the greatest of the three variants and surpasses that of any current strike fighter.

The F-35B offers routine supersonic STOVL performance for the first time ever, range on internal fuel that is greater than that of most current non-STOVL fighters, and the same weapons-carrying capacity as the Navy's F-35C and the CTOL F-35A. Navy Secretary Gordon England recently summed up the F-35 in three sentences. "I can assure you it [the F-35] is designed to defeat future threats. I mean, it is vastly superior to what we have today—in just about every single dimension vastly superior. It is a significant jump in terms of capability.

Spreading the Word Burbage, Weatherspoon, and the other Naval Academy grads who are now focused on ensuring that pilots and their respective services get what they want out of the F-35 believe the message is getting through.

"We know from first-hand experience that the Navy and Marines have capable aircraft in their inventory, but the F-35 will raise the bar significantly. It will be even more reliable, safer, and more capable than anything out there now," Weatherspoon said. "People are beginning to realize that.

They're getting a good grasp of the F-35's phenomenal capabilities and they're embracing it."

Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 in conjunction with its principal industrial partners, Northrop Gmmman and BAE SYSTEMS. Companies worldwide are participating in the F-35's development. Among the aircraft F-35 will replace (Continued on page 28)

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(Continued from page 27) are the AV-8B Harrier, A-10, F-16, F/A-18A, B, C, and D, and United Kingdom's Harrier GR.7 and Sea Harrier.

The Ties That Bind The JSF program is an outstanding example of Naval Academy graduates not only serving their country in uniform, but also going on to lead cutting-edge development programs in the defense industry. Their contributions reflect the Academy's value in advancing the cause of freedom around the world and protecting our interests here at home, ^t'

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IJhe Naval Academy ting and crest program is an integral part of the Midshipman experience at the Academy. Now, this unique and vibrant program will be managed by the Alumni Association, ringing in a new era of service. The Alumni Association plans to secure for George Watt and the Commandant all classes the very best combiwith the ring agreement nation of price, service, and benefits from each ring contract, helping to control costs and provide more options to the midshipmen.

George Watt '73, president and CEO of the Alumni Association and Foundation, and the Commandant of Midshipmen Rear Admiral (Select) Charles J. Leidig '78 signed an agreement in February formally transferring management of the Naval Academy class ring program to the Alumni Association. The event culminated more than two years of hard work to transfer this program over to the Alumni Association.

The Naval Academy ring and crest program is a four-year process, and each class designs its class crest, chooses its motto, and creates and purchases class rings and related jewelry items. The class ring is an important item of pride, symbolizing the four-year journey midshipmen take as a member of the Brigade. They understand the importance of it; not just as a jewelry item, but as an outward sign of the great tradition they are now an integral part of.

Before the new agreement was in place, the class ring program had been run by the Academy, with all post-graduation

activities (sales and service, lost and found rings, ring bank) being managed by the Alumni Association. The new agreement puts all aspects of the program in one location and allows an entirely new range of possibilities for all involved.

"The Alumni Association views this new program as a great opportunity to foster and grow an early relationship with midshipmen," said Watt. "It will be part of our continuing efforts to interact and develop a relationship with our new alumni while they are still at the Academy, instead of beginning our service to them after graduation. When classes of midshipmen graduate and leave the Naval Academy for their service in the fleet, they will know their Alumni Association and appreciate the role we will play for the rest of their lives. Our interaction with the Brigade at every step of the process will help midshipmen understand they are part of a great tradition of Academy graduates who wear their rings with pride."

The Alumni Association, including George Watt, will be highly involved in the process and integrating the ring program into other Alumni Association programs such as "Another Link in the Chain" and the 50-year class bond. The last three class crests created have a reference to the 50-year bond. The 1955-2005 reference is imbedded in the 2005 class crest and the 1956-2006 reference is in 2006. The Class of 2007 preliminary designs all have it, as well. These classes realize the role history plays in the Academy tradition and want to commemorate the classes of great service who have gone before them.

"The Alumni Association is pleased to have the opportunity to serve the Brigade of Midshipmen in this new and vital way," added Watt. "A new era of possibilities exists, and we welcome the challenge."

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Built in 1739 by Dr. William Stephenson, the house was later occupied by Maryland Governor Samuel Ogle from 1747 until his death in 1752. His son, Benjamin Ogle, also served as governor and inhabited Ogle Hall. In 1773, George Washington dined wixh him at the house. In the early 1800s, the Marquis de Lafayette visited the site. While in the ballroom, he said that it was "the most beautiful" in America.

The Alumni House is a gathering place for alumni and many other distinguished visitors and is furnished with many antiques and fine reproductions. Many pieces have been provided by USNA Classes, including the Waterford crystal chandelier in the Ballroom, donated by the Class of 1918.

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As the world commemorates the 60th anniversary of the ambitious and heroic undertaking that was "D-Day," Shipmate salutes the graduates who took part in Operation Overlord.

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s with any milestone year commemorating an important wartime event, 2004 has brought with it magazine covers, battlefield tours, newspaper editorials, and the rebroadcast of films like Darryl F. Zanuck's The Longest Day and Steven Spielberg's more recent. Saving Private Ryan.

But for the U.S. Naval Institute's Paul Stillwell and others, scant attention has been paid to the naval aspects of the events surrounding 6 June 1944. "In fact," writes Stillwell in his 1994 tribute. Assault on Normandy, "the sea services were indispensable in the campaign to recapture France and the other occupied European nations.

"Ships...formed a moving bridge across the Atlantic," the Annapohs-based historian stresses. "They carried the men and they carried the materials of war. Landing craft put the soldiers onto the far shore, and bombardment ships provided essential gunfire support to the troops. Even after the initial days of the assault, ships continued to disgorge huge quantities of ammunition, food, fuel, equipment, and supplies to keep the armies going toward Germany."

And many of the men who made it happen got their start on the "Shores of the Sevem."

Vice Admiral James T. Bulkeley '33, had already been awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in the Philippines when planning commenced for the Normandy Invasion. He recounted to Stillwell that General Dwight D. Eisenhower had remembered Bulkeley from a meeting in Washington during which the naval officer had debriefed Secretary of War Henry Stimson on his earlier PT boat heroics.

"Eisenhower asked the Navy to get me," recalls Bulkeley.

"Fortunately, (they) had me nearby (since) I was already in the area, running agents and spies into Brittany and Normandy on behalf of the Office of Strategic Services."

Bulkeley's Overlord story was one of uncommon support from higher headquarters (he asked for five squadronsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;60 boatsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and got 67); documented combat efficiency (in addition to offensive action and purposely drawing enemy fire, no German E-boat made it through the allied patrol line); and enough in-port VIP visits to fill a scrapbook.

One guest. King George VI, was served coffee by one of Bulkeley's PT boat cooks. For the rest of the war, the petty officer third class "would brook no complaints at all about his coffee. He saidthat if it was good enough And many of the men who for the King of England, it ought to made it happen got their start be good enough for on the "Shores of the Severn." American Sailors," said Bulkeley.

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At bottom, second trom lett, Howard Dignen is seen with his platoon just days after the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy

formed a moving brid^ across the Atlantic.

Operationally, the PT boats knew from the beginning they'd be going into harm's way. RADM John L. Hall Jr. ' 13, amphibious task force commander for Omaha Beach, had made that abundantly clear.

"You will take charge," he told Bulkeley. "Get those minesweepers in and get those lanes swept, then get out by 0515.

You will proceed with the utmost determination, regardless of losses."

Ed Malhck '44 was one of several USNA participants from the war-accelerated class, which actually graduated 9 June 1943. He related in a recent email that his ship, ARKANSAS (BB-33) was employed "as a flagship convoying troops across the North Atlantic to Ireland" during the lead-up to Normandy. By Jime, "we were well aware that we ^___^^^^^^_ were going to hit Omaha Beach," he said.

"Early in the morning, "We led other ships into place the night before," the Germans were firing he recalled. "Early in the at us..." Ed Mallick'44 morning, the Germans were firing at us; the tide had not brought us completely around so that we could fire broadside. Consequently, our first salvo was over the bow and we had quite a mess below deck."

"We did a pretty good job in knocking out the German shore batteries at Omaha and Cherbourg," he said. "After finishing there, we proceeded into the Med." Mallick said, "our Army was doing so well that they couldn't take care of all the German POWs, (so) we took a lot of the prisoners to North Africa and dropped them off.

"By that time," he added, "we had the linings shot out of our turret guns, and we proceeded back to the good ol' U.S.A., where we went into the Boston Navy Yard for overhaul."

Classmate and ARKANSAS shipmate, Glenn Dumas '44, was assigned to the engineering department. "Since we were to remain anchored off Normandy, there was not going to be much going in the engine room. I was temporarily assigned to fire control in sky forward for the duration," he said, "Consequently, I had one of the best seats in the house for the big show."

For RADM Francis "I had one of the best J. Thomas '25, pounding seats in the house for the the Germans with NEVADA

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ordnance was an especially poignant action, given the ship's earlier baptism of fire on the day World War II began for the United States. He received the Navy Cross for getting NEVADA under way during the Pearl Harbor attack and later joked about being the only officer he knew who "received a medal for running his ship aground."

The late Howard Dignen, who cut hair at the Naval Academy until just last August, had the classic, grunt's eye view of Omaha Beach.

A platoon leader with the 29th Infantry, Dignen collected three Purple Hearts during WW II, including one for an incident in which his fellow soldiers, presuming him dead, actually put him into a body bag.

The native Annapolitan was twice offered a battlefield commission after Normandy, but he was adamant that he not leave his unit and later retired as a first sergeant.

"I am amazed at the Dignen practiced the tonsorial arts in the Yard youth that come through for 25 years, in addition to here." Howard Dignen having his own barbershop and serving on the Annapolis City Council from 1965-73. While he did speak on leadership in several formal and informal Naval Academy forums, his focus was on the midshipmen, never on himself.

"I am amazed at the youth that come through here," he told ENS David Zane '03 in a Trident interview. "If there is a cream of the crop, then it is at the Academy. I am just glad to be a part of it."

The Silver Star recipient was called "an American hero" by Superintendent VADM Rodney Rempt '66 in a communique to the Brigade when Dignen died of cancer in November.

TUSCALOOSA was home to CAPT Charles P. Rozier '44, during his part in the Normandy Invasion.

His "welcome aboard" saw him initially billeted in a fold-up bunk in the officers' country passageway, but it wasn't long before Rozier had a berth in the junior officers' bunkroom with duty as assistant main battery plotting room Charles Rosier '44 Officer (and a battle station in Fire Control Plot). It was from this D-Day vantage "Words like that kept our point that the ensign was spirits at a high level" able to "make the longest Charles Rozier '44 spot applied in naval gunnery fire."

"Our air spotter reported that his wingman had been shot down, and he couldn't stay much longer," Rozier recalled. But the aviator was able to confirm that TUSCALOOSA was raining steel on the bevy of German supply trucks and troop carriers Rozier was after.

When the spotter reported a large collection of trucks "about three miles farther down the road," the Academy grad "picked off a point three nautical miles (beyond) the current target, measured the difference in bearing with (my) parallel arm plotter, and gave the plotting room officer the spot, 'up six thousand, left three and one-half degrees.'"

"The spot was cranked into the Main Battery Mark Eight rangekeeper and a spotting round was fired," said Rozier. "To our surprise and my delight, the spot from our Spitfire pilot was,'twelve o'clock, 50; fire for effect.'"

The report from the air was that "rounds were falling into the road and damaged trucks were stopping the advance." Rozier heard similar good news from the Fourth Army Division an hour after TUSCALOOSA fired on German infantry to the American soldiers' immediate front, "Mission successful; resistance was heavy; you knocked hell out of them."

"Words like that kept our spirits at a high level," said Rozier.

Dispatched to provide further combat support to the south, operating out of Algiers, TUSCALOOSA was then overhauled in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in the fall of 1944, steamed through the Panama Canal, and joined the fight off Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945. By then, Rozier was the ship's plotting room officer.

He was also officer of the deck for TUSCALOOSA'S decommissioning ceremony in San Francisco in 1946.

George Peery, also '44, served as gunnery officer aboard SOMERS. AS "a Navy ensign with a total of nine months at sea," the future CDR Peery realized later that "we were selected for Normandy (when) we were sent to Charleston to have our #3 five-inch twin mount removed and replaced with anti-aircraft 20 millimeters."

George Peery '44 Following Casco Bay training, "everyone was able to see that the invasion of the European Continent was at hand... "Omaha landing area, for although no official word miles out to sea, was virhad been received.

"The quantity of ships, tual chaos." George Perry boats, men, and materiel of every sort fill(ing) every available space throughout the British Isles...made it obvious," he said. "Only the time and place were as yet undisclosed.

"We were fmally briefed, the ship 'sealed' in Londonderry, and left in convoys for the beaches of Northern France," he said.

"General Eisenhower was forced to postpone the landing for one day. We spent a day and a night in the Bristol Channel, along with what seemed like thousands of ships, boats, barges, landing craft, tugs, battleships, and about every imaginable type of floating equipment. The anchorages were so crowded that minor collisions and 'fender benders' were the rule during a wild, dark night."

"SOMERS was assigned to reserve gunfire support," Peery said, "so our D-Day was spent screening and patrolling."

"The impression of a young, inexperienced officer was that the entire Omaha landing area for miles out to sea was virtual chaos," recalls the current Annapolis resident. "This was, of course, not actually true, but only seemed that way because there was so much movement of so many different groups of ships and landing craft."

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He added, "By the third day, we were called in to the beach to provide gunfire support. As always, it is difficult to judge the effectiveness of naval gunfire support from on board ship, but our spotters ashore seemed generally pleased with our work."

Such was, and is, the understated self-evaluation of thousands of American warriors. Naval Academy grads among them, who saw, and did, their duty.

"I am in awe of them," wrote Tom Brokaw in his 1998 bestseller. The Greatest Generation. "There on the beaches of Normandy, I began to reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives are laced with the markings of greatness.

At every stage of their lives they were part of historic challenges and achievements of a magnitude the world had never before witnessed."

But as important as Operation Overlord was, as representative as D-Day was, it was just one milestone in a long, two-front war.

"After about two weeks off the Normandy beaches," Peery sums up matter-of-factiy, "we were ordered to escort a convoy around the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean for participation in the Invasion of Southern France." d> Keith Oliver is a retired Marine colonel who served on the Naval Academy's English faculty from 1985-88. The author is grateful to researcher Dick Dykeman and to the D-Day veteran alumni who contributed to this article.

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A N O C E A N AWAY

Welcome to the Fleet!

By Lieutenant Commander Fred Kacher '90

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ver the last decade, the United States Naval Academy has continued to stiengthen its bonds to the operational Navy and Marine Corps. One way that this has occurred has been through the Naval Academy inviting operational commands to service selection night. When BARRY (DDG-52) received an invitation to service selection, our Commanding Officer, Chip Denman '85, charged oiu: wardroom to provide the biggest welcome aboard we could to the future ensigns who would select oiu- ship for their first tour.

Part reunion, part celebration, and still a significant professional rite of passage, service selection night has changed since the one I participated in 14 years ago. Parents, fiances, and httle brothers and sisters now join more traditional visitors such as commimity leaders such as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Mullen '68, who congratulated each midshipman as he or she selected his or her first operational assignments.

Since today's midshipmen had aheady been selected for their communities through a rigorous interview process, the formal selections were divided along community lines, giving the event a more fleet-oriented, close-knit feel. With many wardrooms there to meet their future ensigns, the atmosphere took on the feel of a really good hail and farewell.

It was a pleasure to show our ship's senior enlisted advisor some of the things that still make me proud of this institution.

Scenes like midshipmen, who had long since selected thenships, waiting around to support and cheer for their classmates whose class standing placed them toward the end of the night.

Or watching members of the Class of 2004 select their commands against the backdrop of the long list of names in Memorial Hall of Naval Academy graduates who gave their Uves in combat for their nation. It was also pretty neat to see parents, some in uruform themselves, videotaping their sons and daughters as they select their fu-st ship.

While some things have changed, some have stayed the same. Midshipmen still jockey to get the best ship in the best port, with cheers and a few groans accompanying every selection that either Umits or maintains choices for those awaiting selection. Hawaii and San Diego continue to lead the leagues for the most desirable ports. The crowd still cheers loudly for the anchorman who this year picked a ship, Ross (DDG-71), a beautiful destroyer that was not even commissioned until seven years after I graduated—another indicator that executive officers are not as young as we would like to think!

As great as it was to watch the midshipmen, including BARRY'S next ensign. Midshipman Nate Chase, take another step toward their commission, the most profound experience of the night was visiting Vice Adiniral William and Diane Lawrence at their home on the shores of the Sevem River.

Their niece. Lieutenant Junior Grade Tiffani Bell '01, a phenomenal young officer in BARRY, arranged for our small group to have dinner with them beforehand.

Meeting Vice Admiral Lawrence represented the first time for many of our officers—the vast majority bora after the end of the Vietnam War—to meet a Prisoner of War, but this distinction just starts to describe the Admiral's service to our

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nation. Described by the late Admiral Thomas Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the smartest naval officer of his generation, Admiral Lawrence's list of accomplishments is staggering. As a young man, he was valedictorian and president of his high school class, an all-state basketball player, and state tennis champion. As a midshipman, he was a three-sport letterman, served as brigade commander and president of the Class of 1951, and took the lead in creating the Academy's Honor Concept.

Following his graduation, he served as a fighter pilot, aide to the future CNO, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, earning the Silver Star in combat and the Distinguished Service Medal for his courage and resourcefulness while in captivity.

Later, he served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy and commander. Third Fleet. Since his retirement, his hfe has continued to be hallmarked by leadership, service, and achievement to include selection as the USNA Alumni Association's Distinguished Graduate Award Winner in 2000 and induction into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame this February.

If there were ever a person to keep pace with Admiral Lawrence, his wife, Mrs. Diane Lawrence, who hosted BARRY that night, is the one. While serving as John McCain's physical therapist following his retum from Vietnam, the future Senator introduced her to Admiral Lawrence. Now married to the Admiral for more than a quarter of a century, she touched the lives of thousands of midshipmen during his tenure as Superintendent. Just as important, Diane Lawrence mended the knee of one American hero and the heart of another, and her relationship with Admiral Lawrence is truly one of those wonderful American stories you could just not make up.

During our evening together, she was positive and direct, and watching her give one of my junior officer's girlfriend her perspective was one of the best mentoring sessions I've seen in a long time. Simply put, the Lawrences have not just lived, but made, history.

While the Lawrence home was brimming with history and hospitality, the most striking object in the house was a fish bowl filled with POW bracelets. When Mrs. Lawrence showed them to our officers, we noticed that every one had the words "William Lawrence 6-28-67" stamped on them. She explained that these were the bracelets worn by Americans around the nation when her husband was in captivity. Upon his retum, these bracelets were presented to him—proof that he was never forgotten in Vietnam.

While BARRY'S officers gathered to say goodbye to the Admiral and Mrs. Lawrence, she gave me one of the Admiral's bracelets—an unexpected and memorable gift that speaks volumes regarding what the word "service" really means. As the Class of 2004's Commissioning Ceremony approaches, this gift and the remarkable couple we visited reminds every Naval Academy Class that service selection and the ensuing spring's graduation represent the beginning, not the end, of our contributions to the nation, -i^ LCDR Fred Kacher serves as the executive officer of BARRY (DDG-52).

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• 31 new Assoche U.S. iate Members of Naval the Association Academy Board of • Officers of the Trustees met for a Association for regular meeting in May 2004 through Alumni Hall, U.S. May 2005 Naval Academy at • Certification of Photo courtesy of George L. Smyth 7:30 a.m., on 7 May Spring Board of Trustees meeting at Alumni Hall, 7 May 2004 one new chapter (Northwest Idaho) 2004. Two trustees were absent: ADM L.W. Smith, USN (Ret), The chairman bid farewell to the outgoing chapter and class and RADM Leroy Colhns Jr., USNR (Ret.). ADM CarUsle A. H. decade tmstees and adjourned the meeting at 10 a.m. The new Trost, USN (Ret.) presiding chair with the secretary present. A Board was re-convened with the new chapter and class decade quorum was present.

The chairman reviewed the agenda, asked for a roll call trustees seated, and the 2004-2005 Standing Committees were followed by a moment of silence for those who have gone approved. The chairman announced that the fall meeting will before us since December 2003, reported on Executive occur on 2 December 2004 with conmiittee meetings on 1 Committee business and introduced George P. Watt Jr. '73, December The meeting adjoumed at 10:15 a.m. president and CEO, who provided his report to the Board that The chairman introduced the 59th Superintendent, VADM is on the web site. After the president/CEO remarks, the Board Rodney P. Rempt '66, USN, who gave remarks on the status received committee reports. of USNA and the Brigade of Midshipmen. After the Superintendent's presentation. Art Bryant '66 led the Board in The following was unanimously approved: • The minutes of the December 2003 Board meeting the singing of Navy Blue And Gold, which was followed by a luncheon. ^ as presented in the read ahead.

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Thursday, August 26, 2 0 0 4 Interview Prep Seminar

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The registration fee is $35 — check or credit card. Mail the attached registration with form of payment and a one page resume, or e-mail registration and resume to: sacc@usna.com. Registration and resume must be received NLT Friday, August 6, 2004 to be included in the SACC resume boolc

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By Captain Ed Wallace '72, USN (Ret.), Executive Director

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he Trustees of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, Athletic & Scholarship Programs recentiy held their spring meeting on 24 April 2004 in the Varsity Club tent at Na-vy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. This year also marks the 60th Anniversary of this unique group, which was founded in 1944. With Phase III of the stadium renovations in full swing, the location at the stadium was the ideal venue for this group who had previously contributed the initial $5 million to "kick start" the fundraising campaign for renovating the stadium.

The meeting was called to order by Chairman RADM Tom Lynch '64, USN (Ret.), and guest speakers included the Head Football Coach Paul Johnson, Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk, new Head Basketball Coach Billy Lange, and USNA Superintendent, VADM Rodney Rempt '66. The Superintendent acknowledged the long history of support for athletic excellence and prep school opportunities that the Trustees have always provided to the Naval Academy. He specifically emphasized the almost $31 million in direct support that the Trustees have given to the Naval Academy in recent years. These gifts have supported all aspects of the USNA Capital Campaign, but have focused heavily on the stadium, athletic programs, and class projects.

The Trustees presented the annual USNA Foundation Fall Coach's award to Coach Johnson. A unanimous selection.

Coach Johnson was responsible for the outstanding turnaround of Navy football. The team finished the regular season with an 8-4 record, beat Air Force and Army to win the Commander-inChief's Trophy, and went on to a post-season bowl game for the

first time since 1996. Coach Johnson thanked the Trustees for their support of his entire program, including their generous support of his football recruiting efforts, as well as for funding two of the coaches at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, RI. Of particular interest was his assessment of the football team's progress this year and the outlook for the upcoming season.

Coach Johnson's recognition includes a desktop trophy clock and a significant cash award. Each wirmer is chosen aimuaUy by the Trustees' Awards Committee and given in the fall, winter, and spring sets to the coach who demonstrates the highest ideals of the Naval Academy in varsity competition and who has the most impressive overall season record, including his or her record versus Army each year.

Another highhght of the meeting was when Chairman Tom Lynch presented the Foundation Trustees' Distinguished Service Award to Trustee Emerinis VADM CharUe Minter '37, USN (Ret.). An active Foundation Trustee for more than 30 years, his award certificate read, in part, "Throughout his tenure, Charhe Minter's involvement has been highUghted by his enthusiasm, a sincere concern for the Brigade of Midshipmen, and a genuine love of the Naval Academy."

Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk thanked the Trustees for theh generous support to many aspects of the varsity athletic programs at Navy. He also provided an exciting update on Phase III of the stadium renovation, which is scheduled to be completed this fall-on tune and on budget. The transformation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in the past two years has been truly phenomenal and will surely be a showpiece for

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the Naval Academy and City of Now, the role of the ArmapoUs in the future.

Athletic and Scholarship The new Head Men's (A&S) Division of the current Basketball Coach, Billy Lange, USNA Foundation is to activeexpressed his enthusiasm for ly support the Brigade by probeing at Navy and for the viding financial support to wonderful support he had Navy athletics, but also to proreceived from retiring Navy vide a preparatory school Coach Don DeVoe. He has New Trustees and sponsors L to r. John Semcken, Bob Riera, Bill Houser. Peiry opportunity to up to 80 aheady brought aboard some Stone, and Jim Hogg deserving candidates each year. assistant coaches and begun an active recruiting effort for next This is accomplished by a reserve of funds raised over the years year's team. to create Honor or Memorial Scholarships, which are used to This meeting also witnessed the induction of 15 new help sponsor these candidates to any one of 24 affihated private Trustees, a larger number of inductions than normal. This was prep schools across the country. Through this program, classes, because the ceiling on Trustee membership was recently individuals, groups, corporations, etc. were (and still are) encouraged to contribute $20,000 (tax deductible), to the increased to a total of 2(X) members.

Foundation, A&S Programs, to establish a scholarship fund in The meeting concluded with a wonderful lunch at the Varsity perpetuity to honor a particular individual.

Club tent, followed by the Navy versus Johns Hopkins lacrosse game and then the Spring Blue/Gold football scrimmage. The The strong evidence of the success of this prep program is previous evening, the Trustees had attended a dinner dance at a that each year, 95% of those students under Foundation sponlocal hotel. sorship will become Midshipmen the following summer. Of The U.S. Naval Academy Foundation has had a long and pro- that number, 86% will graduate from USNA in four years, sigductive history. It was incorporated in 1944 by a group of nificantly higher than the Brigade average. Additionally, Aliunni for the original purpose of identifying promising high significant emphasis is being placed on raising funds for Athletic school football players who had the academic potential to enter Excellence to continue the Foundation's support of club, intrathe Naval Academy. For many years, the Foundation Trustees mural, and varsity sports within the Brigade of Midshipmen. worked closely with Assistant Athletic Director "Rip" MiUer in For more information about the U.S. Naval Academy what was called the "Birddog" network of recruiters across the Foundation, Athletic & Scholarship Programs, review our web country who were responsible for the great success of Navy site at www.usna.com/asp. 4> football teams in the 1950s and '60s.

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Al's golf-shot on the moon will live forever. Neil Thompson's Light This Candle is a fitting tribute to a lighthearted hero, an "icy commander" in time of trouble, and the hottest pilot of them all.

We who went to NASA's memorial service for Al at Houston—classmate Bob Williams and the survivors of the original astronauts who flew with him—would have remembered him, biography or not.

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hose of us who knew Al Shepard remember a smiling, feisty hot-shot pilot, highly intelligent and funny.

Neil Thompson, writing the only adult biography on Al, gets him very nearly right. Light This Candle is a professional, readable story of a truly cool and fearless astronaut, and a talented pilot prone to bend the rules.

This reviewer, Al's classmate at the Academy and short-time shipmate on a transport heading for World War II, is grateful to Al for helping in the research of Pilgrim Project (later Robert Altman's film Countdown), and for opening doors at NASA and in Washington. When I proposed that Al co-author with me a science fiction novel on the inevitable manned flight to Mars, he grinned that Shepard grin, all teeth and eyeballs: he ttrnied me down but so nicely that it hardly hurt at all.

Hank Searls, novelist and screenwriter (author of Overboard, Jaws 2, Sounding, Pilgrim Project, Hero Ship, Blood Song, Kataki, and the biography. Lost Prince (Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy), lives with his wife, Bunny, in Gig Harbor, WA. ISBN: 0609610015; Crown Pubbshing Group; 464 pages To leam more of Neal Thompson's work, visit www.nealthompson.com

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A L L H A N D S ^^ i Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence '51 Inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

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2000 Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate and Tennessee native. Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence '51 was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame at its awards banquet in February. The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, a nonprofit corporation, was founded to honor the outstanding achievements of Teimesseeans in the realm of sports in order to perpetuate the memory of their careers and service. It also provides a permanent Hall of Fame for the display of mementos and souvenirs commemorating their contributions.

A former president of the class of 1951 and a past superintendent (1978-1981), Vice Admiral Lawrence graduated from the Academy, was awarded the gold medal from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, and was awarded the National Collegiate Athletic Association Theodore Award.

While a midshipman. Admiral Lawrence played three varsity sports, served as class president, commander of the Brigade of Midshipmen, and led the development for the Brigade Honor Concept. In 1982, the Academy established the Admiral WilUam P. Lawrence Award, a sword given annually to the most outstanding woman athlete.

While commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 143, Admiral Lawrence was shot down in Vietnam and taken prisoner. As a POW, he was incarcerated for more than six years at Camp Vegas, where as the senior-ranking officer, he encouraged fellow captives. During his imprisonment, he wrote the poem, "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee," which was later adopted as the official state poem of Tennessee. For his courage and valor in Vietnam, Admiral Lawrence received the Distinguished Service Medal.

Admiral Lawrence's military decorations include: Distinguished Service Medal (4), Silver Star (3), Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Heart (2), Air Medal (3), Joint Service Commendation Medal, and Navy Commendation with Combat V (2).

Admiral Lawrence returned from Vietnam with honor and continued to serve the nation and the Navy, becoming the Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations followed by Commander, U.S. Third Fleet in the Pacific. He went on to serve as Superintendent of the Naval Academy and later Chief of Naval Personnel.

Upon retirement in 1986, Admiral Lawrence continued to serve the Naval Academy in the Naval Leadership Department. He was a guest lecturer and teacher, sponsored special leadership programs and seminars, reviewed and helped prepare leadership courses and teaching materials, and advised the Academy staff and faculty members on leadership topics.

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n April, Colonel John W Ripley '62, USMC (Ret.), donated a print depicting his actions in Vietnam to the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot Parris Island at Barrow Hall.

The print by Marine Corps artist Colonel Charles Waterhouse depicts Colonel Ripley's single-handed efforts during the Vietnamese Easter Invasion in Dong Ha. Colonel Ripley plans to donate copies of the print to the Naval Academy and the Marine Corps Basic School.

Colonel Ripley wanted to honor the institutions that prepared him for combat and helped him to acquire skills that aided him in completing his daunting missions. He hopes the print will motivate and inspire recruits currently undergoing training.

"The intent is to inspire young recruits," said Colonel Ripley.

"To let them know that even though it may feel as though the world is caving in and they're not capable of doing a dog gone thing, that everything the Marine Corps does for you has a definite apphcation."

Colonel Ripley's actions at the bridge in Dong Ha proved to be a defining moment during the Vietnam War. He demonstrated great dedication and determination by making 12 handover-hand trips and scaling the girders under the bridge to set explosives that would destroy the bridge.

Motivation is something that Colonel Ripley attributes to his stint as a recruit 47 years ago. "Every recruit has those moments when he says, 'What have I done? I will never be as good at the Marines that are teaching me. I'll never be as good as the Marines of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, or Dessert Storm. I don't possess the same qualities,' and yet, you do. You just haven't had an opportunity to exercise them. Once you do, you find out you are every bit as good as they are. The inspiration of those former Marines is what makes us that good."

Colonel Ripley was honored by receiving the guidon from his former recruit training platoon. "It was a huge surprise getting the guidon," said Colonel Ripley. "I will reflect on what my drill instructors would say if they saw me getting this incredible honor. It has meaning that only a Marine could appreciate."

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Ross Perot Recieves BENS Award

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In March, Mr. Perot received the Business Executives for National Security's Eisenhower Award. The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers; die Joint Chiefs of Staff; Vietnam POWs; Medal of Honor recipients; governmental notables, which included Rick Perry, the governor of Texas; and more than 1,500 friends and admirers. The nonprofit organization recognizes individuals whose contributions to the nation's security reflect the basic concept of President Eisenhower's farewell address, in which he called for an "alert and knowledgeable citizenry" so that "liberty and security can prosper together."

The 1953 Lucky Bag characterized Mr. Perot as having "boundless energy and enthusiasm." It also said that, "as president of the Class of '53, he listened to all gripes, then went ahead and did something about them." Mr. Perot was class president, chairman of the honor committee, and battalion commander. After graduation, he served at sea in a desttoyer and an aircraft carrier for four years.

Mr. Perot has shown exceptional support for the U.S. Armed Forces and the community. His good works have been recognized by numerous awards including the Winston Churchill Award, the Raoul Wallenberg Award, the Jefferson Award for Public Service, the Patrick Henry Award, the National Business Hall of Fame Award, the Texas Science HaU of Fame Award, the Samoff Award, the Smithsonian Computerworld Award, the Horatio Alger Award, and the Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

Nurturing the "Spirit of Warriors"

Jim Gehrdes, right. Navy track and cross country coach for 37 years, was the guest of honor during February's Army-Navy Track and Cross Country Alumni Dinner in Annapolis. Photo by Gordon Peterson '68

pproximately 90 Army-Navy track and cross country alumni and guests braved ice, snow, sleet, and rain to gather at the Loews Annapohs Hotel for a memorable reunion on 6 February on the eve of the Army-Navy Indoor Track Meet.

Guests of honor included Navy Coach Al Cantello, former Navy Coach Jim Gehrdes, and COL George "Barney" Forsythe, USMA '70, professor and vice dean for education at

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the Military Academy. Gehrdes, praised by Cantello as one of the nation's greatest athletes during his college years, was accorded a standing ovation in recognition of his many achievements during a 36-year career coaching Navy track and cross country teams. "You have never seen a better athlete," Cantello said of Gehrdes' talents as a sprinter, hurdler, and field-event man.

A number of the true greats of Army-Navy track and cross country were reunited after many yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including the legendary distance runners John "Buzz" Lawlor '67, USNA, and Jim Warner, USMA '67. Lawlor, captain of Navy's 1966 cross country team and an All American recipient of the NAAA Sword of Excellence in 1967, recalled that his meetings with Army "were always very tough and spirited competitions."

Forsythe and Cantello, the evening's guest speakers, spoke eloquently of the meaning of Army-Navy track and cross competitionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from first-hand association with Army-Navy teams spanning more than 70 years. "In that competition, in that rivahy," Forsythe said, "the spirit of warriors was nurtured." Cantello's often humorous remarks captured a perspective formed by nearly four decades coaching Navy track and cross country teams. Speaking of his outlook on the next day's meet, he commented, "It is impossible to predict what will happen."

For additional information, USNA Alumni are encouraged to contact Gordon Peterson '68 (gpeters621@aol.com). USMA alumni may contact Greg Camp (greg.camp@ldl.net).

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he second annual "Old Goats" Naval Academy Alumni Run will be held in conjunction with the Annapolis 10-Mile Run on Sunday, 29 August, in Annapolis, MD, sponsored by the Annapolis Stridors Running Club.

Qualifications for the USNA Old Goats Run is simple: be a registered entrant in the Annapolis 10-Mile Run (registration opened on 1 June online at www.annapolisstriders.org); be a graduate of the Class of 1984 and earlier (i.e., at least 20 years since graduation on race day); and finish the race before time expires. Accompanying spouses eam an equal point with the primary entrants. Flag officers (active, retired, reserve) count two points. Interested USNA Alumni should contact Reed Clark '70 (reedoclark@hotmail.com) or Gordon Peterson '68 (gpeters621@aol.com) for details and to confirm participation. The race usually closes out within a month after registration opens because it is considered one of the top five 10-miler in the country and is described as one of the top 100 races of any distance.

Please note that this informal USNA Alumni competition is not officially affiliated with the lO-Mile Run sponsored by the Striders, however. The Club has graciously authorized this "race within a race," but it bears no responsibility or liability for participants.

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Navy's football season last fall was an outstanding success, finishing with a record of 8-5 and participating in the EVl .net Houston Bowl. The Commander-in-Chief trophy is awarded each year to the football team with the best record in games between the service academies. The last time the Naval Academy won possession of the trophy was in 1981 when Ronald Reagan was president.

Team captains Eddie Carthan '04 and MIDN Craig Candeto '04 presented President Bush with a team autographed football and a number 43 na-vy blue jersey.

over die years, including golf travel bags for airline ase, Goretex rain suits for playing in inclement weather, and state-of-the-art video equipment."

Director of Athletics of the Naval Academy Athletic Association Chet Gladchuk commented, "The Golf Program is a first-class operation with tremendous leadership by Pat Owen who runs an outstanding athletic faciUty, providing the best equipment, suppliers, and competition available. With the Margin of Excellence Funds, the team travels south each year for early training to get ahead of the game. These monies cover the cost of travel, accommodations, and green fees to play at the more challenging courses. We want to give aU the support we can to the Navy's Golf Team who has beaten Army four out of the past five years in the Patriot League Annual Championship. You can feel proud of this program and good about giving your continued support to one of the best teams in the mid-Adantic region."

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To request an apphcation for the "alumni member" category, please contact: Naval Academy Golf Association, Attn: Mike Cumberpatch/Sarah White, 566 Brownson Road, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapohs, MD 21402.

In addition, mark your calendar for the 26th Annual Homecoming Golf Tournament on 28-29 October. You can sign up by fiUing out the apphcation in this issue of Shipmate or by contacting Linda Lee at 410-263-4448, ext. 140. This annual event has been provided steadily increasing support for the Navy Golf Team, with last year's tournament raising $9,000, the largest amount ever to be presented to the team.

Established by CAPT William B. Morrow '42, USN (Ret.), to supplement the Navy Golf Team budget, the toumament's proceeds go into the golf team improvement fund, which has contributed a great deal to Navy's success over the years.

According to Coach Pat Owen, a large portion of the donations help pay for the annual spring training trip. Since 1994, the team members have traveled to train and compete at the Lake Nona Golf Course in Oriando, FL, home of PGA stars Emie Els, Sergio Garcia, and Nick Faldo and LPGA star Annika Sorenstam.

Coach Owen said, "In addition to funding our spring tiip, we have used the donations to purchase several big ticket items

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2003 Donor Report — Errata he following names are corrections or additions to the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation 2003 Donor Report, which was printed in the April 2004 edition of Shipmate. We apologize for the errors.

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President's Circle/Luce Associates ($10,000 - $24,999) Mr. and Mrs. James E. Knight '60 President's Circle ($2,500 - $4,999) Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Rebhom '83 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Summers-Powell (Parents 2006) In Memory ENS Dwight Scott Pattee, USN Donor: 1968, 11th Company Classmates CAPT Thomas H. McGlaughlin, USN (Ret.) (Honor Chair) •Donor: Mr. George W. McGlaughlin Class of 1959 John Paul Jones Club ($500 - $999) Mr. Robert R. Beaton continued on next page Shipmate, May-June 2004

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udos to Mike Nassr '54 for his two articles on USNA contributions to the USAF. I offer a correction to his fu-st article in that the Class of '49 provided 55 vice 57 graduates to the "Light Blues." His extra two may have been misidentification of COL Jim "Red" Gober '49, USA (Ret.) and COL Tom Hensler '49, USA (Ret.), who started service as Marines and later transferred to the Army. Two (both now deceased) of die original 55 were among my seven "wives" at the USNA. Joe Morrison '49 retired from the USAF and entered the energy field in 1969. Dale Wilmodi '49 obtained his master's and doctorate degrees from MIT while in the USAF and served mostly in RDT&E at Edwards and Wright Patterson AFBs before assignment to the Air Force Academy. Noteworthy is while he was there, this "USNA graduate" developed the USAF Aeronautics and Astronautics curriculum. He resigned in 1961, joining AC Spark Plug Division of GM to develop the TITAN n guidance system and the APOLLO spacecraft navigation system. Dale advanced at GM before retiring as CEO, Delco-Electronics Division because of health reasons.

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Note: Dear CAPT Tolbert, I understand you have communicated with Mike Nassr '54 and confirmed that 55 members of the Class of 1949 entered the Air Force upon graduation and a 56th '49er, Henry P. Forbes, served in the Navy until resigning in 1954 and subsequently joined the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a colonel, vfc

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Send to Communications Division at comms @usna. com '51: VADM William P. Lawrence, USN (Ret), has been inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Capt Samuel P. Berzon, USMC (Ret.), was the author and designer of Y2K Solution T-Shirts. '52: Gen Lawrence A. Skantze, USAF (Ret), and Lt Gen Richard K. Saxer, USAF (Ret), have received the Air Force Institute of Technology's Distinguished Alumni Award. '55: Richard T. "Dick" Nelson was elected fleet captain of the Royal Pahn Yacht Club in Fort Myers, FL. He also serves as president of the Point Royale Condominium Association. '57: Col Bradford W. Parkinson, USAF (Ret), will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, OH, on 1 May 2004. '59: CAPT William C. Wheaton, USN (Ret), was recently named Knight of the Year (2002-2003) by the Virginia State Council Knights of Columbus in recognition for his service to church and community projects including his work with Special Olympics and programs to help persons with mental retardation. '60: CDR R. Gordon McClarren, USNR (Ret), was awarded tenure as Professor of Mathematics at Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL. '61: Robert T. Derby has been appointed to the board of directors of Sigmatel, Inc. '62: VADM Robert J. ''Rocky" Spane, USN (Ret), has been appointed to the Department of Homeland Security Senior Advisory Committee for Pohcy and Academe. '63: RADM David R. Oliver Jr. USN (Ret), has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer for EADS North America.

CAPT Frank C. Holmes, USN (Ret), has been promoted to director, Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center.

'64: RADM Winford G. "Jerry" Ellis, USN (Ret), was recently elected as the vice chairman of the board of trustees for the Georgia Tech Research Corporation and the Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation. '65: Jack A. Henry has joined Vodavi Technology, Inc.'s board of directors. '66: VADM J. Scott Redd, USN (Ret), is the deputy administrator and COO Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Baghdad, Iraq. '67: CAPT Sidney A. Mohsberg III, CEC, USN (Ret), has eamed the designation Certified Construction Manager (CCM), which is sponsored by the Construction Management Association of America (CM A A). CAPT Edward J. Laskowski, USNR (Ret), has been appointed vice president of Sales and CUent Services for Marsh, Inc. RADM Joseph J. Krol Jr., USN (Ret.), has been named the National Nuclear Security Administration's Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations. Richard D. Poole has joined the board of directors of Murray Insurance Associates, Inc. RADM James P. Schear, USNR (Ret.), is the new vice president for safety services in the Air Traffic Organization of the FAA. '68: RADM Craig E, Steidle, USN (Ret), has been appointed the new associate administrator. Office of Exploration Systems, NASA. CAPT Richard D. Evert, USN (Ret), has been elected chairman of the Board of Management of the San Diego Armed Services YMCA. MajGen Charles F. Bolden Jr. 50

USMC (Ret), has been elected to the University of Southern Cahfomia Board of Trustees. '69: Dennis F. Colin is the new account executive for SM&A, the world's leading provider of proposal management and consulting services and a leading provider of high-value program support services. '70: MajGen Leo V. Williams III, USMCR, has been named the executive vice president of Medifast, Inc. '71: CDR Alan C. Ptak, USNR, was recently appointed president and chief executive officer of Syntegra Federal, a subsidiary of British Telecom.

VADM Timothy J. Keating, USN, has been inducted into Alter High School's Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.

VADM Scott A. Fry, USN (Ret), has joined Alion Science and Technology as the senior strategist for DoD Programs. '72: Robert S. Byrd, has been appointed director of ArUngton's (TX) Support Services Department. David L. Smith is the new city attomey for Tampa, FL. Paul E. Huck has been elected vice president and chief financial officer of air products.

RADM John R McLaughlin, USNR (Ret), is the chief operating officer of the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum. '73: BGen Richard S. Kramlich, USMC, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of major general. '74: RADM John J. Waickwicz, USN, has been named the first commander of die new Heet Anti-Submarine Warfare Command in San Diego, CA. David E. Bayly has been named sales and marketing vice president for Inovys Corporation. '75: Thomas C. Schievelbein has been appointed to board of directors of McDermott Intemational Inc. CDR Richard S. Schenk, USNR, has been named vice president, Supply Chain Management, Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector. CAPT Michael R. Groothousen, USN, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half).

BGen George J. Flynn Jr., USMC, has been re-appointed to the board of govemors of the Marine Corps Association. '76: CDR Bradley J. Little, USNRR (Ret), has joined the team at R.J. Watkins & Company, Ltd., where he will lead the firm's technology practice. CDR Michael P. Golden, USNR (Ret), has been appointed a David Rockefeller Fellow of the New York City Partnership. He is the managing director of Marsh USA Inc. New York City office. '77: CAPT James D. Coulson, USN, will relieve CAPT Marc Stanley '74, USN, as the commanding officer NROTC unit at die University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) in April 2004. J. Scott Spiker has been appointed president and CEO of Destiny Health. CAPT Joseph D. Kernan, USN, and CAPT Walter M, Skinner, USN have been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). LtCol Victor M. "Corky" Gardner III, USMC (Ret.), has been named by Mellon Financial Corporation as vice president and sales director for its private wealtii management group in Philadelphia. '78: CDR Bruce P. Gearey, USN (Ret), has been promoted to vice president for Logistics with Government Liquidation. CAPT Kenneth D. Bowersox, USN, is the new director of Flight Crew Operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Dr. Carl J. Jensen III has received the 2004 Jefferson Award given by the University of Vu-ginia for excellence in research. CDR Kevin E. White, USN (Ret), has joined KAMedData.com Inc. as the director of operations. CAPT Mark S. Boensel, USN; CAPT John H. Bowling III, USN; CAPT Victor G. Guillory, USN; CAPT Cecil E. D. Haney, USN; CAPT Harry B. Harris Jr., USN; CAPT C. Joseph Leidig Jr., USN; CAPT Charles W. Martoglio, USN; and CAPT Richard B. Wren, USN, have Shipmate, May-June 2004

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LCDR Thomas M. Wittenschlaeger, USN (Ret.), has been appointed chief executive officer of Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. CAPT Michael K. Mahon, USN, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). '80: Richard G. Episcopo has been appointed president of Genomics Collaborative, Inc. CAPT Anatolio B. Cruz III, USNR, has been named senior vice president and general counsel of the E.W. Scripps Company in Cincinnati, OH. CAPT Dan W. Davenport, USN, and CAPT Victor C. See Jr., USN, have been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). '81: Robert D. Ravener Jr. has been named as one of die members of the President's National Hire Veterans Committee, which will focus on efforts to raise the awareness of the value of hiring veterans. CDR Edward W. Gehrke, USN (Ret.), is the vice president of TCI College in Manhattan. Eugene D. Juba Jr. is the new vice president for Finance in the Air Traffic Organization of the FAA. '82: CDR Harold T. Atkins, USNR (Ret), has been appointed senior director, marketing and business development for Pharmos Corporation. '83: Dan H. Struble is the new president of Montreat College in Black Mountain, NC. CDR Dionel M. Aviles, USNR, has been nominated by President Bush to be under secretary of the Navy. CDR William C. HaU, USNR, has assumed command of VR-58. '84: CDR Kerry B. Canady, USN, was recently awarded the Bronze Star for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. CDR William J. Frake IV, USN, has completed a successful tour as commanding officer of MoNTPELiER (SSN-765). '85: CDR James A. Pierce, USN, is the new commanding officer of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 60. CDR Michael J. Coury, USN, is the new commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron 13 L '86: Thomas E. Kolongowski Jr. has been named marketing executive on The Mclntyre Group's new business development team. LtCol Douglas T. Edwards, USMCR, has been appointed as an associate vice president with Arcadis Geraghty and Miller in Atianta, GA. '87: Alexander H. Edwards III is the new president/chief executive officer and board member of Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc. John W. McGowan Jr. was

recently promoted to production manager of Temple-Inland, Hazelton, PA, cormgated packaging facility. Sean P. Sullivan has been hired by Jefferies & Company, Inc. as managing director in the firm's General Industrial Group of Investment Banking. Gabriel E. Gomez has joined the board of directors of Bartiett Nuclear, Inc. '88: James F. McKenna Jr. is the new chief technology officer for Verso Technologies, Inc. Stephen C. Hassell has been named vice president and chief information officer for Emerson. '90: Joseph R. Gannon is die new principal at Carl Sandburg Middle School. LCDR Keith Knutsen, USN, relieved LCDR John Shassberger '89 as commanding officer of PELICAN (MHC 53). Mary Kay Runyan has been named vice president for Fleet and Logistics for Waste Management, Inc. '91: John D. Duthie has been inducted into the Ithaca High Athletic Hall of Fame. LCDR Rich Baich, USNR, is the new chief information security officer for Choicepoint. '92: Hal Perdew has joined EZ Prints, Inc., as chief operating officer. '95: Charles T. Blocksidge Jr. has joined Blank Rome LLP as an Associate. '99: Capt Mary Beth A. Bruggeman, USMC, was recently named to the board of govemors of the Marine Corps Association. '02: 2dLt Kristen Kavanaugh, USMCR, has been selected as the U.S. Marine Corps Female Athlete of the Year for 2003. '04: MIDN Joshua M. Mueller, USN, has been selected as a USA Today First Team Academic All-Star MIDN Noah M. White is the Patriot League Swimmer of the Year. MIDN Billy Hurley, USN, has been named to the Palmer Cup Team and was named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List. <i^ THE CHAPEL LITHOGRAPH OfficiaUy Licensed by United States Naval Academy

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30 VADM Short and (jeorge P. Watt during his visit to Annapolis in April 2003 Retired Vice Admiral W a l l a c e S h o r t visited Alumni House and the Academy last April. A D M Short celebrated his 100th birthday 18 M a y 2003. He is pictured along widi G e o r g e P. W a t t ' 7 3 , President and C E O of the U S N A Alumni Association and Foundation.

A D M Short attributes his longevity to two key factors: "First you have to pick your ancestors. Mine comes from my mother's side. Second: One must have had the proper diet, and I received that in my home town of Meridian, M S , i.e.; fat back, grits, and gravy and chitlins." A D M Short still golfs three or four times per week.

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Pres: RADM William O. Snead, USN (Ret.) Secy: CAPT John A. Moreno, USN (Ret.) 1214 Fifth St., Coronado, CA 92118 h: 619-435-3732 An interesting story in a recent issue of the San Diego Union Tribune about the "CoUosal College Contributions from San Diego County" residents to universities. Second on the Ust of contributors were Lela and R e a Axline, Classmate and friend, donating $60 million to Cal Tech. Rea resigned Youngster Year and completed his education at Cal Tech. Obviously he was tremendously successful in business. He died in 1992.

From Nelson Hulme, son of M y m a and Jack Hulme: Please include this notice of my mother's death in the '30 news in Shipmate: Myma Hulme, widow of John "Jack" Hulme, died on 7 January 2004 in Jacksonville, F^L. She is survived by sons, John Hulme of San Diego, CA, and Nelson Hulme of East Lyme, CT; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. A burial service will be held at Arlington national Cemetery on 2 April.

From Dolly (Kineert) Siegel: I could not reach you by telephone to tell you I appreciate your efforts to relay Class of '30 news in Shipmate. John's son passed last year, 7981 Vanessa PL, NW, Silverdale, WA 98383; 206-692-4943.

John's last words to me, "Tell my friends I love them," deepened my interest in your writings.

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Pres/Acting Secy: CAPT Will I. Bull, USN (Ret.) 1725 Oak Ln., McLean, VA 22101 h: 703-538-5981 I have been reading an excellent book entitled. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, by James D. Homfischer. It is very appropriately dedicated "To those in peril on the sea." The book describes the naval engagements off the Philippine Island of Samar on 25 October 1944. It is impossible to do justice to the intense action that took place on that date, but I will try to give a brief picture of what took place.

The Japanese had plans to commit practically all of their surface ships in one desperate attempt to destroy MacArthur's forces invading Leyte in the campaign to retake the Philippines. One force, consisting of what remained of their carriers with little air power left after their heavy losses in the Mariannas, would steam south from Japan and try to lure A D M W i l l i a m " B u l l " H a l s e y 1904's fast carrier group to the north. This ruse was successful, and Halsey went after the carriers along with the four most powerful battleships that we had.

Meanwhile, the plan called for three forces to proceed through the San B e m a d i n o and Surigao Straits and converge on Leyte to destroy MacArthur's forces.

The southern two forces converging in the Surigao Straits were opposed by six of our older battleships, four cruisers, 22 destroyers, and PT boats. The destroyers and P T boats inflicted so much damage on the Japanese as they entered the straits that the battleships and cruisers only had to finish the 53

job. In that engagement, two destroyers in particular played an important role: MELVIN, commanded by Barry Atkins, scored torpedo hits on die batdeships, Fuso and A.W. GRANT, commanded by Andy Nisewaner, scored hits but was badly damaged by hits from Japanese and regrettably also from friendly fire. Andy was able to bring his badly damaged destroyer back to port.

The Japanese center force was a very powerful group consisting of two of the most powerful batdeships afloat with 18-inch guns in addition to three other battleships, four heavy cruisers, two Ught cruisers, and 12 destroyers. It lost three cruisers and received odier damage from submarines and aircraft, but after timiing around once, decided to continue on through the San Bemadino Straits where it was opposed by only ADM Albert Sprague '19 widi his six escort carriers and a screen consisting of three destroyers and four destroyers escorts.

The Japanese force encountered no opposition as it proceeded through die straits. A torpedo plane from the escort carrier ST. L O sighted die force but first thought they were Halsey's ships until he took a closer look and reported, "I can see the pagota masks and I see the biggest red meatball flag I ever saw flying on the biggest batdeship I ever saw."

At this point, the Japanese batdeships were almost within gun range of the escort carriers, and it looked as though it was only a short period of time before they would overtake and destroy the navy escort carriers.

An escort carrier carried 12 fighters and 12 torpedo planes, which were immediately launched. The escort group under CDR William D. Thomas '28 was ordered to both make smoke and make a torpedo attack on the Japanese force. JOHNSON, whose captain was Emest L. "Chier' Evans '31, had anticipated the order and laid down a smoke screen and launched a torpedo attack. He was soon joined by HOEL commanded by '32s Classmate, Leon Kintberger and HEERMANN commanded by Amos T. Hathaway '35. The destroyer escorts joined in the attack with their three torpedoes. As the battle ensued, all ships fired their guns at targets of opportunity.

In the course of the action, JOHNSON, HOEL, and DE, SAMUEL B . ROBERTS were sunk with very heavy loss of life.

Meanwhile, the escort carriers came under fire and GAMBIER BAY was sunk. Emest L. "Chief Evans was lost and posthumously was awarded the Medal of Honor. Leon Kintberger survived and was awarded the Navy Cross as was Bob Copeland '59, the captain of DE, who went on to become a rear admiral in the Naval Reserve. Amos T. Hathaway also received the Navy Cross.

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as the air bombing from the escort carrier planes. Also, the Japanese admiral believed he was opposed by major aircraft carriers supported by destroyers and cruisers.

Lacking good intelligence as well as little knowledge as to the fate of the other three forces, he decided to withdraw, even though he could have easily destroyed all of the escort carriers. After he withdrew, the Japanese launched one of the first kamikaze with shore based planes and sunk ST. LO. The book I mentioned describes in detail the heroic action of all of the participants in the gallant attack of the destroyers and DE's against such overwhelming odds, an action about which my short notes cannot do justice. The action is best summarized by the historian, Samual Eliot Morrison, in his history of World War II as follows: "In no engagement in its entire history has the United States Navy shown more gallantry, guts and gumption in those morning hours between 7:30 and 9:30 off Samar."

I am sorry to report the death of our Classmate, CAPT James G. Craig, USN (Ret.), on 1 December 2001. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, on 21 March 2002.1 just leamed of his death from his daughter, Janie. Jimmy's first sea duty after graduation was in TEXAS, where, after two years he was ordered to Pensacola for flight training and received his Wings in 1935. He then served two years in the aviation unit on PENSACOLA. A tour in a fighter squadron followed. World War II found Jimmy on patrol planes where he served most of the war in the Pacific. After some shore duty, he was back at sea as the executive officer of BADOENG STRAIT. One of his last tours of duty was as the commanding officer of the Naval Station at Coco Solo.

When he retired, he worked at North American Aviation on the APOLLO project.

Finally, he settled in Huntington Beach, CA, for a life of leisure. We will miss Jimmy, and our belated condolences go out to his five children.

Just as my notes were going to press, I leamed of the death of CAPT Scott K. Gibson on 16 January 2004 at his home in Sun Center City, FL. Regrettably his wife is not well, but our sympathy certainly goes out to her.

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From Ralph Styles: Some of my remaining Classmates may be interested in the enclosed picture of me with my two daughters (Anne Styles Overbeck on my right and Linda Styles Johnston on left) celebrating my 94th

birthday. I still live alone in my beach house on Siesta Key, walk the beach daily, drive the car, and play a httle golf weekly Best wishes to my Classmates.

Ralph Styles on his 94th birthday with his two daughters

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Pres: CAPT Grayson Merrill, USN (Ret.) p: 410-757-7942; e: graysonmerrill@comcast.net Vice Pres: CAPT Edwin S. Lee Jr., USN (Ret) web site: www.usnacom/classes/1934 Send news directly to Shipmate.

Choosing Service Assignments A Comparison by MIDN Benjamin Rounds '04 and CAPT Grayson Merrill '34 Editor's Preface The 27 Febmary 2004 issue of Trident magazine carried an article entitled, "The Right Choice," in which the exciting and important process of selecting post graduation service assignments for Midshipmen was examined. The section written by MIDN Benjamin Rounds '04 caught the eye of CAPT Grayson Merrill now engaged in planning the 70th Reunion of the Class of 1934; he is its president at age 92.

The differences in what Benjamin has experienced and his own, precisely 70 years ago, strack him as symboUc of the local social and professional changes in that period. His Ught-hearted comments on some of Ben's paragraphs are inserted for your reading.

Ben: For most Midshipmen, the service assignment process is simultaneously exciting and harrowing. It is the culmination of four years of hard work and difficuh choices, yet at the same time, it is the start of a new chapter in hfe. For those who wind up with the service assignment of their dreams, it is the reward for completing the most demanding odyssey of their lives up to that point. For all Midshipmen, service assignment is an occasion for anticipation of the fumre and for reflection on what each Midshipman will carry with them to the fleet.

Grayson: We also were equally young and eager to join the fleet but our participation in the process was zero. The Great Depression was at its peak. Only half of the Class of 1933 had been commissioned and we expected the same or worse.

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Winston Churchill. Midshipmen were encouraged to look for jobs; many in the lower half had lined up such and did not accept commissions when finally enough emergency money was found by FDR to pay the entire Class.

With that decided, BuPers proceeded with the service assignments. It was fairly easy as no prior effort had been made to educate Mids as to the environments of specialties such as submarines, aviation, and special operations. Summer Cruises were on the battleships WYOMING and ARKANSAS, usually to Europe and back with one firing of five-inch guns en route.

I do not remember any briefings by officers in these specialties although they sometimes pitched their preferences in classrooms. By tradition, Mids were not asked to request assignments.

The service assignments were simply x percent to battleships, y to cmisers, and z to naval constmctors. Supply Corps medicine, and Oxford. After one year, some aboard these ships went to destroyers. Much time was wasted studying for the "fimess for promotion" exams. These, given at the end of two years, shuffled our seniority before we made Lieutenant, JG. "Brute" Krulak "accidentally" went to the bottom of the '34 Marine Corps group. As a fellow "sand blower^' in the Second Company, I also went down a few numbers.

After two years, we were allowed to get married. None of us challenged the constitutionality of this, but I fear there was some undercover fudging! Mary Elizabeth and I spent our marriage night in a San Diego hotel en route to Pensacola for flight training.

Ben: The service assignment process includes the entering of preferences, as the individual Midshipmen tell the Academy and the Navy what they would most like to do in the fleet. Each Midshipman goes through an interview with officers of his or her desired service community, as well as officers from other branches. This interview, along with the Midshipman's Class rank and other factors, goes towards determining a picture of each Midshipman's aptitude for service in that particular community. Combining this information with the needs of the Navy and the Midshipman's preferences, the Academy comes up with final assignments. At last, each Midshipman's future, whether for the next five years or the next 20, begins to take shape.

Grayson: What a difference 70 years makes!

Ben: Service assignment day is usually tense. As the First Class Midshipmen gather in their company wardrooms, envelopes containing the culmination of each Midshipman's naval career to that point are distributed, and, holding his or her breath, each Mid opens his or her envelope. Reactions are varied, from shouts of excitement to sighs of relief; and here and there a few stunned faces reveal those who will not be going into Shipmate, May-June 2004

the community of their choice. Still, for most Midshipmen, it is an incredible relief and thoughts and plans for the futtu'e can now begin in earnest.

As a naval flight officer selectee, I look back on the service assignment process with great satisfaction. While I have enjoyed my time at the Naval Academy and have felt it to be rewarding experience both personally and professionally, I am looking forward to reporting for flight training. It was very difficult to decide which community I would most like to be a part of, and, like most Midshipmen, I truly gave serious consideration to each one. I certainly feel that naval aviation will be a great match for my personality and career aspirations, and now that I have the next step planned out, I am ready to hit the fleet and get to work, along with a thousand of my Classmates.

Grayson: Ben's relaxed and positive mental attitude is a testimonial to the much improved process of service assignment the Navy now uses. Old timers are prone to defend the "good old days," but most will finally say, "Well done" and be thankful that fate often overcomes the shortcomings of tradition. Here's how I became aflyboy rather than a submariner After one year in the battleship WEST VIRGINIA managing the JO Mess and sketching steam pipes in the engine room, I unexpectedly received orders to the four-pipe destroyer BROOKS in 1935. Its "mustang" skipper immediately declared me the ship's communication officer and qualified to stand all topside watches. The exec and other grown ups knew they had to tum me loose but keep an eye on what I did for a while. I rose to this challenge and even conducted a man-overboard drill as OOD in which a green turtle was saved and converted to delicious meat for all hands. Of course, we had been constructively sunk in a "war game" at the time and the skipper was sunning himself on a deck above the bridge.

In any event, the skipper took a fatherly interest in me and realized that I was faced with requesting my preferred service. We were based in San Diego where F4B "Hell Divers" were diving vertically on targets just off the beach. World War I submarines were also diving nearby. I was attracted to both. The skipper had a mustang friend on BONITO and wangled an invitation for me to spend a day operating at sea. Four hours after the first dive I knew I wanted to be a pilot. The diesel stench and close quarters cinched it!

Ben: The service assignment process is a long journey of hard work, late nights, and intense commitment to a goal. It is also a beginning, the start of an exciting career in the Navy or Marine Corps. Each Midshipman, in his or her own way, pauses to reflect and bask in the rapidly approaching light at the end of the tunnel; they then tum their thoughts to the future, toward making the final preparations that will enable them to enter the fleet as

capable junior officers. Each Midshipman seeks to go to the fleet, ready to lead and to fight. Service assignment is a big step along that path.

Grayson: God be with you!

I received a note from LTJG Chris Cramer, SC, USNR JUNEAU ( L P D - 1 0 ) , F P O A P 96669-1713 (cramerc@juneau.navy.mil; cpcramer @ alum, wustl .edu): I am sorry to inform you that my grandmother, Mrs. Wendell E. Bailey, passed away on 8 February. My grandfather graduated with the Class of 1934 and I thought I might contact you since I saw your information in my roommate's Shipmate magazine. My grandmother has not attended a Class function in several years because she moved to a retirement home in Pennsylvania, but I know she enjoyed being part of the Class while she lived with my family in Washington. I beUeve she used to attend the Class functions with Mrs. Florence Bradley, or at least that is the only name I remember I also remember sitting in the Class of '34 section at many Army-Navy games growing up, and amazingly I have joined the Navy myself I'm sorry to bring you the sad news and I will definitely miss both of my grandparents.

Bob Newcomb '40 forwarded news about Hart Kait, which appeared in the YMCA Our Goals in Action newsletter: Fencing has always been a popular selective sport at the Santa Barbara Family YMCA. At the age of 94, CAPT Hart Kait, USN (Ret.), continues to volunteer as the instructor of the fencing program as he has since 1965. Although CAPT Kait claims, "The sport is a tremendous physical and psychological builder for young people," CAPT Kait incorporates the Character Counts! program values of caring, citizenship, fairness, respect, responsibility, and tmstworthiness into the training with his students.

A few of the key components that CAPT Kait emphasizes with his students is their desire to win in combat while gracefully accepting defeat, as well as the willingness to be disciplined.

Touching the lives of hundreds of youths during the past 38 years, CAPT Kait assists his students with increasing their self-esteem, sharpening their agility, and training their minds to fully coordinate their actions and reactions.

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Currently, I play on the varsity soccer Annual Membership: 6% team, hold a 3.6 QPR, and scored a 96 on Life Membership: 66% the physical readiness test. I plan on majoring in systems engineering and Pres and Sec'y/Treas: CAPT Jesse B. Gay Jr, USN (Ret) selecting Marine Corps Air V.R and Coir. Sec'y: RADM Ed Keats, USN (Ret) A Promotion For Excellent Work 3704 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218 h: 410-235-3803; f 410-243-1960 For seven years, Lou Bauer has traveled e: edkeats@comcast.net each spring to the tip of the peninsula of lower Califomia with a group of dentists Get-Togethers The Class contingent in the Washington and their support staff to provide dental area held a Valentine's Day luncheon at the care to the poor Mexicans who live there.

Army-Navy Country Club on 12 February to Their drive from Southern California honor several of our local widows, Ida Mary amounts to a caravan as they bring the den(Detweiler) Boyd, Ruth (Wordell) Packard, tists' chairs and equipment with them in and Ruth Powell. Classmates and wives tmcks and trailers. Lou and the others attending were Gwendolen and Jesse Gay, devote two weeks to their good deeds. and Fran and Doyen Klein. Bill Boyd was Despite his years as a senior naval officer, also a part of the group. Perhaps as a sign of Lou started only as a general handyman. the feminist spirit of these times, the widows But he has worked his way up. Now he is effected a cancellation of the quarter century chief of the Autoclave.

Fred Stiesberg, age 92, is in the Balboa tradition of members of the Class hosting this event by insisting on paying their share Naval Hospital in San Diego. We are sure he would appreciate hearing from his of the bin.

Classmates in the Coronado-San Diego Classmates and friends. The mailing area had their usual weekly luncheon on address is CAPT Frederick Siesberg, USN Wednesday, 3 March, at the Coronado Golf (Ret.), 3128 Kellogg St., San Diego, CA Club. Present on this occasion were Lou 92106. Currently, telephone contact may be Bauer, Ralph Baiun, Bill Hazzard, Ed made through his son, Fred Stiesberg Jr., at 916-531-5701.

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Warm Memories Of Long-Ago Events The corresponding secretary took a holiday in New Zealand during the month of Febmary. As a temporary member of severAnnual Membership: 9% al clubs, he had the opportunity to have Life Membership: 50% many conversations with the locals. He noted with regret that middle-aged and Pres: CAPT William N. Price, USN (Ret) Sec'y/Treas: CAPT O.M. Butler, USN (Ret.) especially younger Kiwis hold strong feel- 1101 S. Arlington Ridge Rd., Arlington, VA 22043 ings of anti-Americanism. Happily, and to Acting Sec'y: the contrary, those old enough to recall the CAPT John H. Carmichael, USN (Ret.) widespread fear in early 1942 of an inva- 744 Oglethoipe Ave., St. Simons Island, GA 31522-4908 sion and occupation of their country by p: 912-638-2830; f: 912-638-0436 Japanese forces, and then their dramatic e: jhc36@bellsouth.net

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relief when the victory of the United States Navy in the battle of the Coral Sea became know, have entirely opposite views. That group, now in their late '60s and upward, have held a life-long admiration of America and, particularly, its Navy. Classmates who took part in the epic Coral Sea engagement can have pride in knowing that New Zealanders of the older generation have for 62 years retained their feelings of gratitude for what the U.S. Navy accomplished.

A Plebe Says Thanks J.B. Cumbie '07, a member of the Plebe Class who feels that contributions from '35 helped him enter the Academy, wrote a letter to the corresponding secretary for what may be assumed to be his hope for it to be distributed to the Class. Here is a portion: It is through your generosity and the Foundation that I am able to write this letter from the Naval Academy. The Kiski School was just what I needed. I leamed discipline and the strict study habits that 56

From The President Recently I attended a basketball game between Navy and American University. I am an Alumnus of both. My host was an AU grad who I work with concerning a non-profit organization for which I do volunteer work. He is very active with AU and got us great seats on the AU side. He also arranged for me to attend the press conference after the game, which enabled me to meet both coaches and a couple of players from each team. I did not see any Navy supporters at the game other than a couple of Middies and officers that came from Annapolis for the game. This is a shame because the Washington area Alumni Chapter is the largest in the country, with hundreds of members and monthly meetings. The Academy should use the Chapter to publicize any Navy athletic events held in the greater Washington area; I am sure they would get many attendees.

Class News I received a letter from Mart Hoffinan a week ago. I was going to answer by mail but decided to put it in Class news with a devious idea in mind. I don't know how many of you have ever raised chickens. While at the National War College in 1955, we Uved in the littie village of Owensville in the West River area of Maryland, near where the Courts now live. When we bought the house we inherited a flock of 18 New Hampshire Reds hens. Although I had been around chickens in my youth, this was my maiden voyage in operating a production hne of hens. This is the story of the glass egg. To entice the hen to get on with her laying one places a glass egg in her nest to excite her to try harder. I am hoping that Mart's letter, like the glass egg, will excite the Class to get going contacting Classmates. The letter follows: Well I have survived—it has been a rough row to hoe since Bobbie left me three years ago. I have been living alone in my home but the six kids keep an eye on me, most are scattered but Martha lives within commuting distance and we have lunch nearly every day together We have quite a few N.A. Alumni in the area [Coliunbia, SC] and we meet twice a month—but they are so young—Ed Tiiboume '34 is the nearest contemporary. Physically I am a wreck—I can walk only with a cane or a push cart. However, I recall all the Class and associates of years ago and love to hear from them. I enjoyed the lottery for the Democratic nomination for President. It is too bad that they all tout their main qualifications difference from and dislike of Bush. I astonish people when I tell them that I voted for Alf Landon. It promises to be an interesting election if we can survive the campaign. Thanks for keeping the '36 space in Shipmate other than a "Send news direct."

Bill Price has published a Beverly Prices book. As the Twig Bends—A Yankee Backfisch in Pre-war Hitler Germany. Her family was in Germany from 1932 until the war started in 1939. She tells the story of living in Germany in these perilous times and how Hitler brainwashed Germany's youth. The book was a long time in writing for she and Bill took time off to work with people with disabilities because of their severely disabled son.

Page Muller '44 sent a photo of Kelly Knapper and Chief Yeoman Cook, inspecting German gun emplacements on Pointe du Hoe Normandy that were bombarded by TEXAS on D-Day.

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In Memoriam Muriel Jarvis Barker, widow of Joe Barker, died. There was a Protestant Committal at the Naval Academy Columbariimi on 13 April 2004. I have no further information. The Class offers our sincere condolences to her family.

Remembrance The April Shipmate issue contained an article on the human side of Admiral Spmance by one who served with him and is continued in this issue. Much that has been written depicts him as a quiet, reticent, intellectual, that indeed he was. But also he was very considerate of others, had a wonderful sense of humor, and thoroughly disdained public relations. He knew how to command and could be tough when toughness was required. His decisions invariably were based on his assigned mission. His ambassadorship to the Philippines also will be covered.

After Iwo Jima, the Fifth Fleet assembled in the UUthi Atoll to prepare for Okinawa.

John Court was in charge of the boat pool that furnished transportation to replenish the fleet. Liberty was permitted on Mog, the recreation islet. On 11 March 1945, Court came along side INDIANAPOLIS, picked me up, and we went to the small, primitive officer's club on Mog Mog for dinner. There was an Academy Class having a minireunion in the very small mess hall. John and I decided to make room for the gathering so we went to the open air movieâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ann Sheridan and several other voluptuous females in "Dough Girls." The place was packed, all eyes riveted on the screen.

Unbeknownst to us 25 mixed type Jap planes had left Kyushu, island hopping to Ulithi, where they knew the Fifth Fleet had assembledâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all except two French bombers aborted. One of the survivors hit RANDOLPH (CVA-15) anchored in the atoll with frightful damage. The odier was headed for Mog Mog, possibly thinking it was a carrier.

Court and I became aware that something had gone awry by the elevated noise level that made it impossible to hear the movie.

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helter-skelter brandishing all sorts of weapons, we decided it was time to depart.

John decided we should aim for the beach and go along the shore to where he left his boat, the roads were too dangerous. We soon heard a plane pass over head. It hit in the midst of the tent area but Ann Sheridan et al. had lured most of the tenants to the movies so that certainly reduced causalities. The plane exploded causing a huge fire sending burning embers flying. We decided to take refuge behind a palm tree. As I recall, John and I were sixth and seventh behind one of the trees. One small ember hit my pith helmet. (After the war my modier-in-law asked if I received a Purple Heart.)

Once in John's boat, he sped through a darken harbor full of ships and dropped me off at INDL^NAPOLIS. The ship was at general quarters. I reported to flag plot where the staff was assembled. I then found out about the bombing of RANDOLPH. I did a siUy thing in the battened down room, I Ut a cigar. The Admiral sitting on a transom across the compartment beckoned me. He said, "Let me have the wrapper." He had given up smoking a while back. He just wanted to smell the wrapper.

In July 1948, the Admiral retired and he and Mrs. Spmance settled in Pebble Beach, CA. They both enjoyed a more relaxed lifestyle in their lovely new home. In January 1941, a dramatic change descended upon the Spmances. A mysterious call from the Secretary of the Navy asked the Admiral to accompany him to Washington. There was no explanation. Margaret was elated. The Admiral said that it must be something important. It was. He was asked to be the ambassador to the Philippines.

Why a man of his capabihties was selected is clear when one examines the hopelessly entangled political situation in the PhiUppines that was given to Spmance to untangle. Although the Philippine govemment formed in 1946 nominally was repubUc its leaders was a series of cormpt dictators.

Prior to the election in 1946 for the first president, conflict in the old Nacionalista Party caused a spht that gave buth to the newly formed Liberal Party that won the election; but it was as cormpt as the old party.

Regardless of the party in office, wealthy land owners, operating a feudal system stemming from the Spanish era, were the power brokers. The peasants were subjugated and kept in poverty. The Liberal Party won the bitterly divisive election. The Communist Hukbalahap (Huks), in effect a third party, with the aim of communizing the Philippines, formally did not participate.

Never have three groups of pohticians been less hospitable since the Triumvirate in Ancient Rome.

The Tmman govemment was concemed with the Communist expansion in China and did not want the Philippines to fall. Thomas Buell, the Admiral's biographer, has the best explanation that I've seen as to why Admiral Spruance was chosen: "The Truman Administration needed an ambassador with special talents. Senator Joseph McCarthy had devastated the State Department with charges of communist influence, so the prospective ambassador had to be strongly anti-communist in order to insure Senate confu^mation. Another factor was that the State Department...wanted ambassadors to solve their own problems and to make their own decisions without bucking their troubles back to Washington." Spmance fitted these requirements.

Admiral Spmance arrived in Manila in Febmary 1952. His first step was to analyze the PhiUppine domestic situation. What he found was a nation dangerously unstable pohticaUy and economically. The govemment was cormpt and controlled by land owners who also controlled the economy.

Business and agriculture were stagnate and unproductive. Farmers and laborers kept in poverty were discontent and becoming restless. The Communist Huks guerillas had harassed the govemment since the founding of the repubUc and were still active, ostensibly in support of the discontents. There seemed to be no way of untying this pohtical Gordian knot. But like Alexander the Great, Spmance developed a way.

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When Spmance took over he informed his staff that he preferred the tide admiral rather than ambassador. He early estabUshed his authority and personality and exercised de facto authority over local military and other govemment agencies. The CIA instmcted its agent, Ralph B. Lovett, not to divulge CIA activities to the State Department. Lovett 57

made an exception in the case of Spmance for he kept him informed. The two worked well togedier producing harmony instead of confrontation.

The aim of Spmance's opening gambit was to persuade President Elpidio Quirino that land reforms were essential to bring peace and prosperity to the nation. To remedy Philippine socio-economic problems the United States granted aid to reform the many socio-economic problems that festering the nation. Quirino's corrupt administration had diverted the grant money elsewhere and refused to discuss reforms. Spruance felt that Washington officials were being hoodwinked by Quirino, were ignoring his official reports that highlighted misuse of American aid, and did not understand the use aid as a lever for govemment reform. Because he could not convince the administiation with written reports about the devious Quirino, he decided to try another way, the indirect approach of what he called "private diplomacy."

Spmance was a master at reaching agreement and understanding in conversation with individuals or small groups, including his Embassy staff. He expressed himself with logic and frankness that persuaded many a skeptic. Every important Washington official that visited Manila was given his personal quiet diplomacy treatment. Washington got the word. Filipinos of all iUcs attended Spmance's quiet diplomacy sessions to discuss ways and means to correct the many govemment evils.

Quirino was furious. Using the controlled press, he tried to implement Spmance and the Embassy of meddhng in Philippine affairs. He considered declaring Spmance persona non grata who made no response.

When Adlai Stevenson visited Manila in 1953 President Quirino entertained him and Spmance at lunch. Stevenson expressed the hope die November election would be free and honest. Quirino blamed Spmance and went on a rampage attacking him in the press with charges that the United States favored Magsaysay. This time Spmance had to reply.

He checkmated Quirino with the following brilUant statement to die press. "I wish to state now that the United States Embassy will observe strict neutrahty in the course of the coming campaign and the election. For this reason, I do not propose to comment upon, to conform, or deny charges of the sort that appeared in the pubUc press recently, as to do so would be tantamount to intervention in Philippine pohtics."

Intemational protocol prohibits embassies interfering with the internal affairs of the nation to which it is accredited. In hne with this pohcy, Spmance issued a public statement: "In order to avoid any possible interference on the part of American citizens 58

residing in the Philippines in the coming political campaign and coming election, I am, as American ambassador to the Phihppines, issue a wanting to all American residents hereto refrain scmpulously from any kind of participation in die election."

This policy gave Americans reason for not giving their money to Filipino fund raisers.

John Foster Dulles approved the statement.

Tension built up as election day approached. Spmance was concemed that Quirino's terrorists would intimidate voters at die polls, as he was accustomed to do in the past. Major General Robert M. Cannon was U.S. Army chief of the advisory group whose mission was to enable the Fihpino Constabulary to maintain internal peace and order. Although the Army had ordered Cannon not to get involved m Phihppine matters. Cannon presented Spmance a solution to the voting problem. His plan was to send small teams to the polls to observe the election. His group's mission was to observe how die Fihpino constabulary was using American material. Spmance approved the plan. The Embassy also made arrangements for foreign journalist to observe the election.

These witnesses thwarted Quirino's plans to steal die election.

When Quirino leamed of the Cannon plan, he went into another of his paranoiac seizures. He threatened to expel Coimer and his advisory group. Vice President Nixon, ti-avehng in Japan, was concemed over the pubhcity of the Carmon affair. Spmance wired Nixon that the matter was not serious and diat die release of Cannon's order would take care of the matter. Spmance forthright answer ended Quirino's attempts to discredit die United States.

Through Spmance efforts the election was free and honest Magsaysay won by a wide margin.

Afterword The following was taken from Buell's biography of ADM Spmance, The Quiet Warrior.

The Republic of the Philippines was a sovereign state. It had been granted its independence by the United States and had the absolute right to choose its own form of govemment and its own leaders, however imperfect their elective process might be. If the United States could interfere in the Philippines under the guise of ensuring political stability, then the United States and any other power co\x\d also interfere in the governmental process of any other country in the world.

Both the Tmman and the Eisenhower administrations were concemed with the spread of communism in the area. It was clear to Spmance that the Philippines were on the verge of a rebellious civil war that the communist Huks were bound to win.

Further, his efforts to alert Washington to the deteriorating situation were ignored. He then shifted emphasis to his "quiet diplomacy" to

inform them of the tindi of tl . political chaos. What was discussed during die meeting widi Eisenhower and Dulles just before the election was never disclosed. It is obvious that the President knew what Spmance was doing. When he asked Spmance to stay on after the election is evidence that he had full confidence in his ambassador.

I beheve that what die United States action in die Phihppines was not the primary objective. Had the Phihppines fallen to commurusm most probably it would have encouraged the Soviet Union to drop "Peaceful Competition" and continue its expansion in the Far East. The ultta radical Communist Intemational, the terrorist of their day, threatened world peace not the Fihpinos.

The Marquis of (^ueensberry gentiemanly mles for fisticuffs are totally inadequate for engaging terrorists. The charges diat the United States and Spmance immorally and illegally violated intemational law are but faldera. For those who make such charges do not understand die big pictiire. We were at war with Communist terrorism that does not recognize intemational protocol for relations between nations. The eminent British strategist, B.H. Liddell Hart, wrote when fighting terrorists you must fight hke a terrorist.

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Pres: CAPT John S. Slaughter, USN (Ret) Coir. Sec'y: John W. Simpson 36 East Beach Lagoon Dr, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-5714 h: 843-671-2523; e: jws@hargray.com

Archie "Zeke" Soucek and Jack Slaughter meeting at Zeke's son's home over Thanksgiving From Webster Smith's widow, Mary Ann: Here are two pictures of Webster. He had a time taking 100 ships to Europe; the Germans did everything they could to sink our ships after delivering these ships.

He was sent to the Philippines where the Japanese did everything to sink him—no wonder he looked tired.

He spent the last years ranning Smith Drake Corp—he had Alzheimer's for so long after he sold his company. He left two daughters, Joella and Pam—also

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Council of Class Presidents and Alumni Association Board of Trustees: This serves as an alert to all diat we wiU be reporting next month on the April and May 2004 meetings of these two respected organizations. As of this writing, the "Decade of the '30s" is suggesting to the council diat a web site for the council and the seven decades thereof might be a useful augmentation of the Alumni Association web site. Do I have any '38ers volunteering to be Webmaster?

Class Comer The vital news first as we regretfully report the death of Aggie Kitch on 31 January in Southem Pines, NC. Mike has done his customary due diUgence in digging for details and made a '38 donation to the "37: Webster Smith (navigator) with General MacArthur m the Phihppines USNA Foundation in her name. Others of us Terry, who he had adopted when he was a Hamilton (8) widi Emily Todd (4), and her may wish to do the same. There were no baby. He had a good life and loved the brother, Anderson Todd (2). This was taken funeral services, but a Celebration of the Naval Academy. in Bremerton, WA, in 1923 when Emily's Life at the VUla on 12 Febmary. Our retfrefather (later RADM Forde A. Todd 1908 ment home does the same sort of service for and our Commandant of Midshipman in deceased residents, a thoughtful informal 1937) and Don's fadier (later LCDR Donald gathering, and final friends can speak out. It W. Hamilton Sr. '12) were in the same ship defies description to embrace what our faithful Navy wives have shouldered as we under overhaid. dumped house, car, and family responsibilities on them to make move after move. And, of course, we expected them to take on the voluntary efforts with Navy ReUef, NOW, ships's company family problems, etc. No memorials, of course. No end of things (whose counting?), of course.

Snowden Arthur passed away early morning, 26 Febmary. He had been ailing and unable to finish his term as chair of the Washington Group, or to continue his role as '38 phdosopher and semanticist, e.g. former Webster, his sailboat, and his son, Terry Smith Log editor, cheerleader, and quarterdeck speaker. There will be a full honors interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arhngton, VA, with the rehgious service at Annual Membership: 17% Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, VA. The servLife Membership: 58% ices started at 9 a.m. on 6 May 2004.

We talked with traveler ambassador Hugh Pres: RADM M. H. Rindskopf, USN (Ret.) Robinson, back home for a Class lunch, 7101 Bayfront Dr #324, Annapolis, MD 21403 after Florida and the Dominican Repubhc. e: nirindskopf@conicast.net The lunches are peaking out at four perenniChairman, Wash. Area: CAPT Hugh M. Robinson, USN (Ret) als, Hugo, Mike, Bob Carter, and Joe 3709 Woodstock St., Arlington, VA 22207-4324 Don Hamilton with Emily and Anderson Todd, 1923 McDowell, three of whom are gleefully h: 703-532-3772; e: hughrobinson@webrv.net World War II Memorial Washington, DC: grimacing in the picture below. Hugh reports Sec'y: CAPT D.K. Ela, USN (Ret) The dedication of the Memorial, which is a that Jane and Walt Small are doing well in 3260 N. 12th SL, #329, Grand Junction, CO 81506 ti-ibute to all of the Class of 1938, including their retirement home in Sarasota. He caught h: 970-256-7174, f: 970-256-9120 those who are on etemal patrol, will take up with Gigi and Phil Beshany at Heet e: dkela@earthhnk.net place quite properly over the Memorial Day Landing in Atlantic Beach as they also do President's Comer weekend 2004. Besides attendance by some time in their condo in Ponte Vedra. And, he Nostalgia: A year or more ago we wrote 105,000 guests at the site on the Mall, there checked in with Harriet and Hugh Elwood here about a commemorative service sponwill be special receptions, a PBS documen- also at Fleet Landing. Good reports on aU and sored by the St. Louis Alumni Association tary, and an article in the May Smithsonian thanks, Hugh, for the eyeball contacts which Chapter for LTJG Don Hamilton, who died Magazine.

Sylvia and I expect to get our 15 we so seldom get any more. His daughter, in prison camp during World War 11, and is seconds of glory in the documentary with Peg, accompanied him to their time-share buried in the National Cemetery in St. Louis. my sea stories and her tale of the defense of stay in Santo Domingo. It didn't snow.

Now, we have a letter from Emily Todd the home front.

We also expect to see a We read in the financial news that Lynch, Frank Lynch's widow, with an vignette in the magazine based, we Tupperware is having tioubles with their accompanying photograph of young Don understand, upon the PBS tape. home sales parties. We're referring them to

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Mike Rindskopf, sales agent for the coffee table book, U.S. Submarines. In a close-out sale, he sold 25 of the beautiful volumes.

Need one?

A call to Barbara and Pat Foley finds them in fme fetde in San Diego widi good words for our '38 western cell (now a more precise term than region). After a career of stiaigghng with the introduction of computers, Pat will have nothing more to do with same. He has delegated, or persuaded, Kitty and El Ogle to be our email respondents. Pat reports a 90th birthday party for irrepressible Jake Ready, our dirottle jockey for a powered wheelchair.

Swede Olsen has become adept at talking books. Pat is no slouch. Way back at his 85th birthday, there were 40 siblings in attendance. '38 is still setting records.

^C^ Washington Class lunch: Joe McDowell, Hugh Robinson, and Bob Carter

RSRH Notes We've joined the ranks of the cataracdess society.

The surgical process of phaceoemulsification, ya know, breaks up the old lens and puts it down the drain to the environment, which is apparently of no concern. We got lens replacement Model CLRFLXB, diopter 20.5 D, SN# 1325030310.

We thought it important to record this info in case of recall. Recalls are happening in industry by the tens of thousands these days.

We will keep you advised of other part numbers for knees, hips, etc., as time and replacements go on. It pays to be orderly about these things—should we include our part numbers in the roster? Old sailors never die—they just get a httle dingy.

We also have had a number of our RSRH vets commenting on the most remarkable military combat service record of Kerry.

But we thought the foregoing paragraph more important, and took about the same amount of combat time, but, of course, no Purple Heart.

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Doc Abbot received a very corri'Irnientary letter from Jerry Miller '42. As you recall, Annual Membership: 19% Life Membership: 51 % these were our Plebes. Here are Jerry's comments: Several of us in '42 have noticed the Acting Pres: CAPT Robert B. Wood, USN (Ret) e: rbwacny@aol.com recent passing of several members of '39, Corr. Sec'y: Ronnie Wood the most recent being that of Bill Ruhe.

1525 South 23rd St., Arhngton, VA 22202 These events have triggered more interThirty-Nine On Line: docabbot@aol.com esting thoughts and conversations about '39. Some of us feel so indebted that at The Washington Metropolitan Group least an expression of our appreciation is conveys that plans for the 65th Reunion are in order for all the great examples you proceeding nicely. have set for us for many years.

Betty Claypool reports on a wonderful You were our mentors when we were trip with her family to Cancun, Mexico, Plebes. You set the standard and provided staying at the Royal Resorts Time-Share the inspiration for our own performance. owned by her son and daughter. Visits were Maybe it is supposed to be the commismade to the largest Mayan Ruins in the sioned officers at the Academy that serve as role models, but for '42, it was the Yucatan and the Theme Park, XCaset. In Class of '39. Many think that all Naval the underground rivers, Betty took the Academy serve as role models, but for small boat and saw more Mayan Rivers, '42, it was the Class of '39. Many think Hot Houses with beautiful tropical plants that all Naval Academy Classes are pretty and orchids, then an enclosure with four much the same, but anyone that has been j aquas which are native to the area. Katie around for a while knows that each Class and Fred Bush, Eleanor and Paul Adams, develops its own character—its own and Tony Green were also in Cancun. image. I can assure you that we in '42 Bob Dexter, a resident of South Shore, have never considered '39 to be "just another Class."

OH, formerly of San Diego, CA, died on We have fond memories of Bob Laney, Thursday, 4 March 2004, after a brief illyour Class president. We watched him as ness. Bob retired after 33 years of service. a leader on the tennis and basketball He was employed at U.S. Intemational courts, but it was his leadership as a comUniversity of San Diego for 12 years, until pany commander that was so impressive his recent move to Ohio. He was planiung to those of us who were formnate enough on conning to the reunion in October. We to get close to him. We were awed with will miss him. the role of your "stripers" as we followed "Mitzi" Peterson, wife of A. Atley the leadership of Ned Beach, Corwin Peterson, went on a two-week cmise to the Guy Mendenhall (what a classy name), Galapagos Islands off the Coast of Equator. and Lou Roddis. "Spirit" and "enthusiThey are the last islands of natural habitat asm" were personified by Bing Gillette on the basketball courts, along with for flora and fauna. It is now a park kept by Johnny Weatherwax in the hallways. the govemment as a national treasure.

The examples of leadership did not terDarwin did studies of birds there. In minate with your graduation. We are well December, Mitsui flew to Ireland, toured aware that Bob Laney, along with Jim Ashford Castles, and celebrated New Dunford and Lou Roddis led Rickover in Year's Eve in Kilamey. his scientific endeavors. Rickover got the Mitzi goes to the '39 Alumni luncheons at recognition but we know that '39 providthe Naval Academy. She is the only repreed the talent and the leadership that took sentative of the Class of '39. The Class of the Navy and the nation into the world of '42 has adopted her. She sits with them at nuclear power We are also aware of the early recognitheir table. tion by "Jig" Ramage that carrier aviaWe are sad to report the death of tion had to obtain a nuclear weapons "Blackie" Weinel, who died on 16 delivery capability; that he and Tom Febmary 2004 after a short illness. Blackie Walker had much to do with enabling the had a very distinguished career and was one Navy to attain that objective. That was of our Classmates who reached the four star before Walker did such a great job in rank. Aside from his many achievements in helping to make Polaris a reality. We also the Navy, he was noted for hi pigeon racing remember George Duncan and his terriand breeding. Blackie is survived by his fying accident as a test pilot, his tenacity wife, Annabel Weinel, three children, and in recovery, followed by a "cool" tour in their great-grandchildren. combat in Korea. And speaking of Korea, there was John Parks who led his air Fred Taeusch's wife, Cynthia, passed group in an effective combat tour, setting away in St. Augustine, FL. Memorial servsome impressive records for carrier aviaices were held at Ponte Vedra Episcopal tion. Larry Geis served Arleigh Burke Church on 16 Febmary 2004. Her ashes so well and eventually became probably were placed in the Columbarium at the the best Chief of Public Information in Naval Academy on 26 March. the Navy's history.

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We remember Paul Schratz and Bill Ruhe, great submariners but more significantly, strong leaders who had the courage to think "outside the box," stand on principle and take the consequences whenever required. Ruhe as an author and Schratz as an academic were great examples to emulate, as we grew older Some of us remember Dan Garrison, who majored in personnel administration, kept BuPers on track, and eventually served the late Strom Thurmond so well for two long, high intensity tours on Capital Hill.

And we know of your own service in bringing about great recognition of the Navy's exploits in Antarctica. The list goes on and on. "42 and the nation owe much to '39 and we never fail to remember that fact "when two or three shall meet and old tales be retold."

I know that I speak for those in '42 who have passed on and for the current survivors when I send our condolences for your losses and our thanks for all that you have done for us. "Bravo Zulu" as they say these days.

Most sincerely and respectfully, Jerry Miller It is interesting to look back and realize what a great influence we had on the Class of '42. We certainly appreciate Jerry Miller's wonderful comments widi respect to that influence, we, as a Class, had on his Class of '42.

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Pres and Acting Sec'y: CAPT William M. Carpenter, USN (Ret) 1119 Aquia Dr., Stafford, VA 22554 More Farewells Just after the previous column went to press, we lost our former Class president, Ted Hill, down in Virgiitia Beach, on 20 Febmary. JuUanne, who was at his side when he left us, sent us the tragic news. She will remain there, where they had moved not so long ago, after many years in Arhngton. Ted, like Jake Heimark, also just lost to us, had been active in Class affairs for many years. A memorial service for Ted was held in Virginia Beach on 25 Febmary, and the funeral was at the Old Chapel on 21 April, with burial in Arlington Cemetery. Jake Heimark's funeral has been set for 8 July at the Old Chapel at Fort Myer, and in Arlington Cemetery his and Betty's ashes will be laid to rest together, near the graves of Betty's parents.

Then, while we were still shocked by the loss of Jake and Ted, word came of two more: we lost Bill Hodges out in Washington state on 25 Febmary, and we leamed late of the death of Claude Clefton Shipmate, May-June 2004

down in Port St. Lucie, FL, on 5 January 2004. The funeral and burial for Bill Hodges was in Okolona, MS, on 6 March.

Bill was a native of Mississippi. And for Claude Clefton, inurnment of his ashes was in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. We had not seen Bill or Claude for a long time, and now our hopes of seeing them at our 65th Reunion next year are dashed.

For our 65th, Mary Lou and Fred Karch are pressing on with preparations. The good news is that Fred has already received 43 responses for attendance, and we think there are more out there who probably will respond. Soon we shall send out another letter (probably before this is printed) with the names of those afready signed up, so you can see who is coming, and you may see someone you want very much to see, so you will sign up! There is still time to respond.

About Castine, it is too early to know who is coming, but from what I am hearing, it seems that we shall have a good number.

The dates are Sunday, 27 June to 6 July, with the usual round of activities. It is also too soon to know whether this will be our last one, but certainly we shall find out while we are there. It was a wonderful idea that Ted Rodgers (erodgers@juno.com) had those many years agoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;actively seconded by Jake Heimarkâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and everyone who has been there has memories that will last for hfe. To repeat Ted Rodgers' address, it is: RO. Box 656, Bucksport, ME 044160656. Ted and Marguerite are still in Florida as of this writing, but all his mail to Bucksport is forwarded to him, and they will be back in Bucksport in May. Summer in Maine is just right, for sailing, for golfing, or just wending your way to your favorite seafood restaurant.

Terry McGillicuddy reminded me that in a recent colunm of another Class, it was claimed that their Class lost more in World War II than any other Class, but there is a brass plaque on the rock by our fountain behind Dahlgren Hall that says that the Class of '40 lost the most, and that claim was the result of careful research before the plaque was put there. Anyway, of course, it is not a number for joy, but for sadness.

Pictures of Classmates are scarce for this column, so if you have any, please send them to me, and I shall try to do better here on my part. There is no resolution yet on the Class secretary's replacement, but there are some ideas in being, so I hope to have an answer for you soon. In the meantime, please think about our reunion next year, and stay healthy! Bill Carpenter, your substitute secretary.

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Chmn & Sec'y: CAPT Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 5610 Wisconsin Ave., Apt. #1409 Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4439 h: 301-215-7532; e: vdelano@1941.usna.com web page: http://www.usna.com/classes/1941/ default.html Perhaps the biggest news for this month is that Betty Goff Cartwright and Vic Rowney were married on 11 Febmary and then took off for a honeymoon in Spain that took about a month. Upon retum they reported that on the highly touted "Costa del Sol" it rained almost every day and was colder than "Mid-South Memphis." Their trip over and back on 747s also left something to be desired. But they are happy and I know you all join me in sending our best wishes. Since most of the Ponte Vedra group had gone cruising, the usual 7 Febmary gathering was small, but they had a good time with cocktails at the Elliotts and dinner at the Ponte Vedra Golf Club.

The gathering consisted of Peggy and Jim Bartiett with Dorcas and John Herrrin, Peggy's brother, Tucker, and Bill Elliott and Mary Love and Gray Strum.

'41: Califomia, 7 February 2004: the McReynolds, the Momsons, and Carol Kelley

'41: Califomia, 7 February 2004: the Byrds and the Rieves

(Ft. Liquordale according to Bill) because they visited Maggie and Tblly Shelley in Vero Beach. Ginny and Jim Marion joined the group for dinner at Oak Harbor and the tales were tall. Archie Kelley sent me pictures of the Califomia, 7 Febmary Class lunch at The Fish Market in Del Mar and also included a picture of Carol and him taken last Christmas at the incredible Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.

Barbara and John Davenport have moved into a comfortable cottage in a retirement community in Hendersonville, NC. They are very happy with the move.

John and I were shipmates aboard SAN JUAN after Pearl Harbor. Mike Burbage has moved back to Annapohs and has joined many others at Ginger Cove. We hope that he will put our Washington lunches on his activities list. Going down "memory lane" again, here is a picture of our sterling gridiron leader during, I think. Second Class Summer. Pretty handsome fella.

Califomia, 7 February 2004: Thomas and Bennett Ponte Vedra, 7 February 2004: Bartiett, Strum, and Elliot

Meanwhile, some of the missing group also gathered for a 7 Febmary commemorative evening aboard MS ZENITH on a Caribbean cmise. They, too, had a good time as you can see from their expressions.

Tucker and Bill Elliott also went on a cmise, but I do not know where. I do know that it left from Ft. Lauderdale

Christmas in Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Carol and Archie Kelley

Go Navy

All too often, I have to tell you about Classmates we have lost. On 20 Febmary in Mission Viejo, CA, we lost Chuck Fonvielle after a long stmggle involving his heart, lungs, and strokes. His son, John, tells me he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. Chuck's many friends will sorely miss him. Sue and the family have our sincere condolences at this difficult time.

On 4 March at Sun City Center, FL, we lost Jerry Engle after a hard fight with cancer.

As you will remember, Jerry was deeply involved in the maritime activities of Disney World in Florida. He and Shirley were loyal attendees at our annual winter reunions at Ponte Vedra. He was also my '41: At sea, 7 February 2004: the Styers, the Wolfes, and the Welches 62

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predecessor at writing the Class column for Shipmate. Shiriey and dieir son, Ron, have all of our sympathy and understanding in theirs and our loss.

Now about die May birdidays, which are commemorated by emeralds, signifying love and success. Happy birthday to Jerry Ball, Conger, Doherty, Holdt, Bill Jones, Landreth, MacKinnon, Naymark, Nelson, Reinhardt, Shelley, Spore, and Styer. For such a small group, emeralds are better than flowers.

Here are this month's roster changes: Mike Burbage—6107 River Crescent Dr., Annapohs, MD 21401; 410-573-5153; Barbara and John Davenport, 32 Lark Spur Dr., Hendersonville, NC 28792, same phone; Steve Morrison has a new edress— monserate@k-onhne.com.

be sorely missed and we tender our heartfelt sympathy to his loved ones.

Jean and Paul Smith were in Northern Virginia the first week of March to visit their daughter, Marcia, and husband, MGEN Joe Anderson (Ret.) (known to many of the '42 males for his prowess on the Medal of Honor golf course). Joe's new assignment is with the Smithsonian Institution as the director of the fantastic Steve F. Udver-Hazy Center (Air & Space Museum) near Dulles Airport. Joe was able to include the family and Muff and Norm Nash in a VIP tour of the center and they marveled at the extent of all they saw and his knowledge of exhibits displayed. They kidded Joe that he must have flown most of the aircraft there knowing that it was no joke as Joe had a tour as test pilot at Patuxent. They had to msh back home as Jean was scheduled for hip surgery, which went well.

MIDN Kathleen Pauls '07, who was Annual Membership: 12% selected as this year's Class Honor Scholar, Life Membership: 63% sent me a report on the important role the Sec'y: CDR R.S. Day, USN (Ret) Class scholarship had played in her year at 2426 Chesmut St., Falls Church, VA 22043-3052 the New Mexico Military Institute preparAs we were going to press, Charlie ing for hfe as a Midshipman—scholasticalBishop advised of the passing of Ed ly and professionally. The change from Gallagher on 15 March following months high school graduate, to life in the intense of hospitahzation with pneumonia and a environment of the Naval Academy, can be series of infections which his failing unnerving at that age and her gratitude for immime system could not fight. His daugh- the opportunity to make the transition ter, Mary Pat, had been with him almost gracefully was a tribute to the value of the daily for many of the months, during which scholarship our Class has provided time she also had given birth to twin girls. Kathleen and countless others over the Courage and dedication of the highest years. We thank her for the letter and wish order! He had served as the Fourth Batt her every success in her goal of becoming a cheerleader and spirit booster for his West Marine aviator.

Coast Classmates and all of us at our Now that Marcie and Bill Spiegel are reunions. His pleasant, loving presence will back home in North Carolina, they have

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'42: Catlin family Shipmate, May-June 2004

changed their email address to spiegelgop @ earthlink. net.

Jo Dee Catlin Jacobs, who is an honorary Classmate, also visited the Washington area the first week of March representing the Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council as their executive director, and had an opportunity to have lunch with Trilby and Max Duncan and Patricia and Swabbo Rawson.

This provided her a chance to explain the ramifications of Operation Thin Mint 2003 (OTM) in which 200,004 boxes of Gu-1 Scout cookies and thousands of messages of support were distributed to U.S. military deployed in the Middle East in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. In a two year effort, San Diego and Imperial County residents were invited to participate in OTM by ordering extra boxes of cookies from local Girl Scouts during the supervised door-to-door and site sales. In an overwhelming show of support, tens of thousands of people across the San Diego and Imperial counties enlisted and purchased the cookies and wrote personal notes to be sent with the cookies. In response, emails, letters, signed photos, mementos, and handwritten cards poured into Scout headquarters from the troops.

They wanted everyone to know how much the "taste from home and note to show we care" meant to them. Thirty-tune ships and units received the cookies. She has certainly eamed a large measure of kudos.

Rufe Porter tumed up a Catlin family photo from Califomia in January with Glenn Jacob, Janny Catlin Meyer, Buck, Bobbie, and Jo Dee. An intriguing family!

Moe Callender wanted to give me a hand in filling the Shipmate column, as others have done, and at the same time reflect on Nancy's death in 2002. She had died on 29 March and the doctors never determined why. About 6 a.m., she had gotten up to start the coffee and to bring in the paper and then returned to bed. Suddenly, her entire body seemed to go limp and she was not breathing. He started CPR, but there was no response and he called 911. The EMTs were on hand in five minutes and they transported her to the hospital, a ten-minute drive. In about 25 minutes, he was advised that she was gone.

Nancy had told Jim many times that she wished to be cremated with the ashes buried at sea. The Mayport Naval Station agreed to provide the latter service. After a month he was advised that the burial at sea would be conducted in waters about 500600 miles east of Haiti. A few weeks later, he received a very nice letter from the CO of a DDE advising when and where the service would take place. Subsequently, the skipper sent him a tape of the entire ceremony and a navigational chart with the 63

by his wife, Gamalier, three cfcidren, John Black, Judith Barath-Black, and Richard C. Minnis, and a brother, William Black of Baton Rouge, LA. The wife of Orion Templeton, Patricia M. Templeton, died on Friday, 5 March 2004, at home in Lynchburg, VA, after a long illness. A funeral service was held on 8 March at the Tharp Funeral Home followed by internment at Fort Hill Memorial Park. She and Orion had been married for 59 years. She was interested in the theater and assisted the Lynchburg Fine Arts Center in many duties, winning the coveted Edith Carrington Award for most outstanding service to the theater in 1972. Patiicia enjoyed traveling, worked as a volunteer at the Lynchburg General Hospital for 20 years, and, with her husband, was a member of the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Patricia Palme of San Antonio, TX, and Denise Gresham of Lynchburg, a son, Bmce, and seven grandchildren.

Mitchell P. Strohl died on 8 March 2004 at a hospital in Paris, France, of natural causes. In accordance with his wishes, his remains will be cremated and the ashes scattered over the Alps. As noted in a previous article, Mike was a long time resident of France, a retired professor, and was in the process of writing a comprehensive history. In addition to his companion, Nicole, he is survived by a daughter, Cynthia L.S. '42; Seated: Hill, Harwood, Rawson, Allsopp, Curtis; standing, Montgomery, Miller, Bishop, Reilly, Nash, and Click Shoberg, and a son, J. Randall Stiohl.

West Coast location marked. Moe concluded that he In anticipation of the results of the 22nd The gang in San Diego gathered at the was not only very much impressed but that Annual USNA '42 Mary E. Hill Memorial lovely home of Linda and John Nichols for the Marines could not have done it any bet- Golf Toumament on 20 April, we present cocktails and dinner on Friday, 5 March, to ter; and, he wanted someone to know that the Class golfers from the 21st toumament welcome Les Heselton and his traveling the old Navy is still doing things right! (see above photo). companion upon their retum from a two Barbara and Dale Reed became snow- (Ed. note: In the April 2004 issue, we week trip to Thailand, which included sailbirds in late Febmary when they escaped included information that said Fred Rogers ing for a week in a four masted barkenteen their Northern Virginia home for a visit to had been a Navy SEAL. It has come to our among the off shore islands and nearly a the Bahamas via Ft. Lauderdale. This gave attention that the story is false. We apolo- week exploring the area around Bangkok. them a moment or two to visit Rita and JT gize for any inconvenience that this error Although the party was held at the Nichols, Hill. That was so productive in the sea story may have caused.) the prime organizers were Peggy and department that they had to take a second Fenton Smith. In addition to those menday together. Both Hills were in great shape tioned, attendees were Julia and Dick Law, and JT was hard at "work" perfecting his Sheryn and Lee Scherer, Bill Racette, and golf game for the '42 toumament in April.

Meg Woodson.

Annual Membership: 18% The Alumni Association has advised that Life Membership: 60% Monroe Hobson Ridenhour passed away at Mercy Hospital, Charlotte NC, on 26 Pres: CAPT E. A. Robie, USN (Ret) Febmary 2004. While he left the Academy 2111 River Crescent Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 during Plebe Year, he was a life member of h: 410-224-0850; e: edrobie@aol.com Sec'y: CAPT Leslie R. Heselton Jr., USN (Ret.) the Alumni Association. He attended North 7101 Bay Front Dr, Apt. 611, Annapolis, MD 21403 Carolina State and had a distinguished h: 410-216-9629; e: Heselton43@1943.usna.com career in the textile industry. His wife of 62 In Memoriam years predeceased him and he is survived James H. Black passed away on by four children and numerous grandchildren.

Tuesday, 2 September 2003, at Stanford As he had requested, George Volta was Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, after batfling lung laid to rest somewhere in the Pacific on 18 cancer for a long time. Memorial services February from CAMDEN out of the were held on 13 September at the First Bremerton Naval Station/Shipyard.

Baptist Church of Palo Alto. He is survived

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Murphy (Kitty), Brian S. Pickett (Joyce), Nicolas Revotskie (Gretchen), Spencer E. Robbins (Toni), Andrew K. Simmons (Mary), and Robert H. Twisdale (Maria).

Pacific Shoot Out! In 1967 several cmisers were deployed off Vietnam for gunfire support. In particular SAINT PAUL, NEWPORT NEWS, and PROVIDENCE were very active. During this

Bill Racette and Julie Law

Meg Woodson, BUI, and Les

Natalie and Dick Law

year the Gunfire Spotters selected the "Top Gun" of each class of ship for their effectiveness in gunfire support. The cruiser awarded the Top Gun trophy was PROVIDENCE commanded by our Classmate Norbert Aubrey. In addition to the Top Gun award the ship received the Navy Unit Commendation and Aubrey received a second Legion of Merit Award with Combat V. In Conclusion The sex of a bee is hard to see.

But he can tell, and so can she.

The Queen is such a busy soul, She has no time for birth control.

And that is why in times like these There are so many Sons of B's.

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Pres: Fred Schnurr Washington Rep: CAPT Charlie Rozier, USN (Ret) Sec'y: LCDR Prescott Palmer, USN (Ret) 7450 Spring Valley Dr, Crestwood Ct., #227 Springfield, VA 22150-4939 h: 703-644-3180; e: spalmer_22151@yahoo.com Bill. Peggy Smith, Les, and Lee

Lost Widows After locating the addresses of all but one of our Classmates, John Lobdell has taken on the daunting task of locating all of our widows. So far he has reduced the number of unknown locations to a mere 28. If anyone knows the address of any of these or has any clues which might assist in the location please tell John. The lost widows are: Mrs. Dante Armogida-Snell (Mary), Thomas H. Casey Jr. (Jeanne), William R. Cecil (Lausetta), William C. Chip (Jean), Howard H. Clark-Thomas (Vera), John W. Collins (Jean), David J, Coughlin (?), Robert D. Cousins (Ruth), Roderick C. Dennehy (Joyce), Stuart A. Dewess (Elaine), Leroy Edleson (Leah), Daniel H. Freeman (Ginny), William C. Godfrey (Margie), Robert T, Gregory (Margaret), Allen C. Hendley (Alma), Harvard C. Huber (Betty), Eric Ischinger (Peggy), Algernon H. Kerr (Billie), Robert B. Laing (Carol), Franklin P. MacLellan (Virginia). Anthony J. Miller (Evelyn), Michael U. Moore (Peggy), Robert J. Shipmate, May-June 2004

Greetings friends, herewith my initial effort as your Class secretary. Hope I will be able to provide the Class column with some of the engaging interest that has marked Bill Bennett's superb tenure. As Bill wrote in January for his last (March) column, he requested immediate relief from the job of secretary because of Mary-Lou's serious illness. Sadly, I have to report that Mary-Lou died on 18 Febmary. A couple of

hundred of the Bennetts' many friends and Classmates paid their respects to this wonderful person at an eloquent memorial service at Falcon's Landing. In accordance with her will, Mary-Lou's ashes will be scattered this summer at the site of an annual family reunion on the beach at Topsail Island, NC. Our hearts go out to Bill, along with our many thanks for his years of great work in writing this column.

I was very disappointed to have to miss what we hear was one of '44's best reunions ever. (Thanks to the meticulous work of Randy King and staff.) Betsy and I were both newly convalescent from spinal surgery (very successful!). You may be interested in leaming that it was selected through what I choose to call the "'44 old boys' network." We have found out that Bucky Walters has access to an unusually well-informed source of info on doctors. He responded usefully to a query from Willy KnuU about a similar problem to ours.

Willy passed the word along when he leamed about us, all with similarly fine results. Many thanks, Bucky.

Bob Kitt provides us with a gratifying report on a lovely concert by the USNA Glee Club (SRO), at his Lady Lake, FL Villages retirement community. Eat your heart out fellow music lovers!

Continuing previous practice, this column includes several more of the fine photos from our wonderful 60th Reunion, most of them thanks to Bob Rubel.

Janice and Tom Searles

Our Class President, Fred Schnurr, in Mahan Hall addressing the Class; Senator John McCain '58 spoke to us a few minutes later

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Jack and Helen Godfrey

L to r: Helen Godfrey with Ruth and Bill Payne

We had an email from CAPT Laurence "Tyke" Furey '53, USN (Ret.), to let us know that our deceased Classmate Jake Laboon was further honored and memorialized in the naming of a newly chartered Knights of Columbus council at the NavSubBase Bangor, WA, Prince of Peace Chapel. The Father John Francis Laboon Council 13395 was chartered on 11 October 2003, the fu-st of more than 12,000 such councils to be named after a naval officer.

Sad News Since the March issue was prepared, we have had more news of deaths among the Class and their wives, a longer Ust because of our missed April column. Some of these have appeared in "Last Call."

We leamed belatedly that our Classmate Robert R. Randolph of Carlsbad, CA, died 27 October 2003. His survivors include his wife, Muriel; daughters, Roberta Holm of Fallon, NY, and Valerie of Lincoln Park, NJ; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Private services were arranged at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, CA. We were told by the Alumni Association that Morton T. Swarth of Oakland, CA,

died 20 January during a visit to his son in Silver Spring, MD. No other particulars were available.

With other Classmates on 1 March, I attended the funeral of Paul Crutchfield, buried at Arlington with full mihtary honors. Paul was well known to us here in the Washington/Annapolis area. He lived in Sevema Park, MD, for many years while working as Head Nuclear Power Section, CNO, for several aerospace corporations and lastly as a GS-15 in the Department of Energy, from which he retired in 1986.

Bom in Georgia, he and his wife then moved to Atlanta. Paul died on 26 January.

Bob Cook informed us that his wife, Trudy, passed away in Florida on 29 January. Before the Cooks moved to Florida a few years ago we often saw Bob at our monthly Class luncheons. Protestant services were scheduled 3 April in St. Andrews Chapel at the Naval Academy, followed by inurment in the Columbarium.

Bob arranged a reception afterwards at the Alumni Association for friends and Classmates.

CAPT Joe Grace HI '80, USNR wrote that his father, our Classmate Joseph A. Grace H, former submarine skipper, veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, died 3 Febmary after a long battie with Parkinson's disease. Joe described his father as an incredible, larger than life man, an incredible dad, a loving husband to Florence, and a very dedicated naval officer. His burial on 29 March was scheduled at Arlington National Cemetery with full nulitary honors.

Leonard A. Hoke Jr. passed away at his home in Virginia Beach on 15 Febmary 2004. Bom in Lebanon, MO, Len was a three-sport star (football, basketball, and track) at Lebanon High School. His football career at the Academy ended with a leg injury in Plebe Year, but he won varsity track letters throwing the javelin. After an assignment to the cruiser TRENTON he entered flight training and became a fighter pilot. He commanded two aircraft squadrons, a supply ship, and Naval Air Station, Millington, TN, retiring in 1973.

Len is survived by his wife of 20 years,

Patricia, of Virginia Beach, two married daughters, and a grandson.

As this colunm was being prepared we received word that Elizabeth Gates (Libby) Gibson, widow of our Classmate Bill Gibson, died on 12 March after a long stmggle with cancer. Burial was scheduled at 10 a.m., 2 April in Arlington National Cemetery, with memorial services afterwards in Cochranville, PA. Again, the condolences of the entire Class go out to the family members who have lost a loved one. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May they rest in peace. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;sp

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Pres: CAPT Fred J. Kelley, USN (Ret) 532 Fort Williams Pkwy., Alexandria, VA 22304-1851; e: fjkamci@aol.com Con^^ Sec'y: RADM D.T. Poe, USN (Ret) 2205 River Crescent Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 h: 410-224-4544 Cou. Sec'y: CAPT J.T. Cockrill, USN (Ret) 8107 River Crescent Dr, Annapohs, MD 21401 h: 410-266-3596; e: JTCBFC@aol.com web site: www.usna.com/classes/1945 In Memorium Zee Loftin has written: I regret to report the death of my beloved wife, Sally, due to a heart condition. We were married almost 55 years and she will be sorely missed by our family and many friends. I am sure there will be many Classmates and wives who will be saddened. I am surviving pretty well, with round the clock care at home. That is where I want to stay. I have an electric wheelchair, so I can go out in the neighborhood, which is a blessing.

A note from the daughter of the late CDR Joe Colton reported the death of her mother, PhyUis. She died last Febmary, in Dayton, OH, of a heart attack. Her daughter, Carol Bowden, hves at 213 S. Market St., Winamac, IN 46996.

Al Olsen passed on the following: I have been attempting to locate Tony Natoniewski, with whom I roomed First Class Year. Yesterday I found one of his sons in Boise, ID. He has confirmed that Tony died 17 December 2002, at age 81.

The USNA Register indicates that he resigned as a lieutenant, USN. Tony was a shipmate on

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Foundation and Association On 16 April, the Naval Academy rededicated the totally remodeled and expanded the Robert Crown Sailing Center. One wing of the building is named "Class of 1945 Wing" and in memory of CDR Earl Fannin, who left his estate to the ClasSj The Class of 1945 was the initial significant Shipmate, May-June 2004

donor to the major renovation of the Sailing Center. In addition to the designation of the wing as die Class of 1945 Wing, there is a plaque, which reads: With this gift to the Naval Academy, the Class of 1945 recognizes our Classmate, Commander William Earl Fannin, USN, who, with his devoted wife, Helen, a former Navy nurse, bequeathed his estate to the Class. Earl was a naval aviator and an ardent sailor. His gift will benefit every Midshipman and reflect his love of sailing.

The Way We Are Dave Saunders has had quite an ordeal.

He suffered a stroke in Febmary. His major problems seemed to be in his legs (he couldn't walk) and has difficulty swallowing. After hospitalization and returning home, he was hit by a serious setback of double pneumonia. With much prayer and professional care, he was released again and retimied home 10 March. He will have some home health care until he's getting up and around more; knowing Dave, that shouldn't take too long.

A crew of snowbirds from the MidAdantic area assembled at the Melboume, FL, winter home of Jayne and Ernie Barrett in Febmary for a smashing party.

Representing '45 were, of course, the Barretts and the Delanys, Findlys, Ellises, Resters, Bowcocks, Blums, Simpsons, Aninias, Chfford and Bobbie Bergessen Riedel and her husband. Bill.

At the 25 Febmary USNA Suncoast Alumni Chapter luncheon in Sarasota, the attendees included, left to right: Cliff Bermann '45 (Chapter president); Don Walsh '54 (speaker on Antarctic today); Ralph Styles '33 (winner of two Navy Crosses); Allen Higginbotham '53; and BiU Cartwright '58.

Jim Ravenel tells us that on Saturday evening, 7 Febmary 2004, the Fourth Annual Atlanta Chapter Dark Ages Founders Day party was held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Marietta, GA. This year's party was again in celebration of the founding of the United States Naval Academy on 10 October 1845, and in honor of the Brigade of Midshipmen. The guest of honor for the event was CAPT George P. Watt '73, president and CEO of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation. George told them that the Brigade of Midshipmen is supported by what he calls the Extended Brigade, which

is the combined "family" of the Alumni Association, the Chapter organizations, the Class organizations, and parents clubs throughout the country. He was delighted to report that they had just surpassed the $175 miUion private fundraising goal to support the Brigade in the pursuit of excellence in athletics, scholastics, and ethics and leadership. Pictured here is the Class of '45 rep to the Atlanta Chapter, Jim Ravenel and his wife, Carol Sue.

Jim Ravenel and Carol Sue

Bob Bamhart is justifiably proud of his wife of 23 years, Dolly. Nothing will stop Valmere "Dolly" Bamhart from doing her job. Not heart surgery. Not a prosthetic leg.

The 81-year-old Lake Forest resident was recognized as volunteer of the quarter at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, even after undergoing heart surgery and below-the-knee amputation. This year the couple will fly cross-country to attend the Class of '45's 60th Reunion. Dolly said she will continue to volunteer at least four hours a week and as long as she can feel "helpful, needed, and wanted."

Bob and Dolly Bamhart

Frank Rawlins wrote about our crew in the Norfolk area.

Too many of us seem to be getting in the "over the hump" zone and we don't get around and socialize as much as we used to do, nor do we see many of us around the golf course anymore. Since Bob Hogsed died about two years ago, we are down to only three '45ers at Atlantic Shores Retirement Villas and

'45: C. Bermann '45, D. Walsh '54, R. Styles '33, A. Higginbotham '53, and W. Cartwright '58 Shipmate, May-June 2004

Apartments, just west of Dam Neck Base.

(Rev) Jay Taylor stays active, as does his wife, Polly. Jay fills in occasionally at All Saints Episcopal Church in the Virginia Beach area, where my son-in-law is rector Pat and Dave (John and Norma) Cullen have been in poor health and have been in and out of our nursing home—in fact, Pat is now at home with full time help and Dave is in the nursing home.

Maggie Hogsed, Bob's widow, lives up the hall from us. My better half (Fran Rawlins) is still in there playing bridge and staying busy. On the other hand, I have pulmonary fibrosis, which means no golf exercise or other fun things. Besides being married constantly to an oxygen supply, I am now taking three shots a week of a very new and extremely expensive drug (thank goodness for Medicare and Tricare for life); unfortunately, the side effects are rough. For the last Army-Navy football game we had Bunny and Buck Steere and Doreen and Bill Steuteville here, plus some other NA couples.

Bob Close reports that Les Buck is now doing fine, after having a pretty bad session a couple of months ago. The two of them are apartment neighbors in San Antonio.

Hank Searls has a new book coming. It is a "biographical novel"—^partly fiction, but based on solid research and real historical personages. The heroine is a beautiful Vermont farm-girl who, in real life, became quite famous—notorious, really—during the Civil War. She married a German prince, a reckless, spendthrift, soldier of fortune, who was a colonel in the Union Army. She lobbied politicians, got him a general's stars, followed him as an amateur nurse all the way to Atlanta and the sea, then to Mexico, where he got himself captured by Juarez with Emporer Maxmilian.

Then she trailed him onto the battlefields of the Franco-Pmssian War. Hank is saving the ending, since he had "rattled on long enough." Hank went on to say that this novel is a Roman clef, like his Blood Song, which was built around his 49ers grandfather's trail-journal, or like his Kataki, which put the historical George Bush, shot down off Chichijima, into a novel of World War II. The characters and the stories existed: Hank dramatized them.

Al Slaff adding to his many achievements has just produced a great book, A Sailor's Story. He has commanded four ships, a DE, a destioyer, a guided missile destroyer, and a cmiser. His sea-going tales are splendid.

He also was a dean and member of the faculty of the Harvard Business School. A copy of the book may be ordered from Hobble Books, 17 A Old Milford Rd., Brookline, NH 03033.

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home. In comparison. Bob Gorton's (5) trip was very short in both time and disAnnual Membership: 9% tance. His home almost looks down on the Life Membership: 59% BaH Hai. Our smaller than usual group, probably a Pres: VADM C. H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) harbinger of things to come, was hosted by e: griffc@bellatlantic.net Vice Pres.: CAPT J. W. Foust, USN (Ret) Bert Decker (18), who stepped in for John e: jameswfoust@aol.com Kent (6), who had to bow out because of Treasurer: CAPT Wils F. Engel, USN (Ret) illness. We had a delightful time enlight6807 Rosewood St., Annandale, VA 22003 ened by a few special sea stories shared by h: 703-256-5832; e: wengel@bellatlantic.net all. Attendees were Dona and Bert Decker Sec'y: Clete Kennelly (18), Harriett and Ed Ellis (7), Fran and 7911 Sleaford PL, Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 Bob Gautier (7), Bob Gorton (5) with his h: 301-654-7315; e: budkennelly@aol.com Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Ed Ellis, USN (Ret.) son. Bob, Flossie and Luke Mayes (9), Lily 5229 Barstow St., San Diego, CA 92117-2202 Thomas, widow of Al Thomas (4), Lily h: 858-278-8665; f: 858-576-0979 and Dan Walker (1), Bob Wertheim (7) e: thirteen22ed@aol.com and his guest, Joan Witt, Bill Henningsen Defendi Respublican Adolescens, Non (16), our former long distance champion Desaram Senex from Westlake Village, and, our previously The Sixtieth Is Comingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;5-8 May 2005 identified Kathleen Plummer. We all I received an interesting phone call from enjoyed the scmmptious buffet and tight Hank Phelps (10) several weeks ago. As hearted conversation provided by the variI'm sure many of you will recall, he lost his ous table mates. The penultimate event feahouse and everything in it in the major tured Ed Ellis trying to bring us up-to-date Southem Califomia fires last fall. Hank is on local activities and giving renewed now staying with his daughter in Ramona, a emphasis to the publicity for the 60th nearby town. The primary reason for his Reunion and the 60th Reunion Memorial call was to report that he couldn't attend the Book. The final event, as usual, highhghted Class luncheon scheduled for Tuesday, 9 the delectable wines from Gautier Cellars.

March, because he was heading east to visit It's always interesting to see who among his sister. In the course of the discussion he the guests, spouses or Classmates is lucky said that the big decision in his life now is enough to win one of those splendid prizes. whether or not to rebuild. Further, he stated It was nice to see Kathleen among the winthat he had lost everything and wasn't able ners. (She was cautioned not to sip it on the to save even a photograph. When we talked way home.) It is hoped that those other peoabout the Class Sword Project, whereby we ple from the north who couldn't attend this are donating our swords to the outstanding time will now visualize the benefits to be graduates in the Sixth Company, he said achieved by traveling via AMTRAK or the that he would have preferred to donate his COASTER. sword to someone in the Tenth Company, Here are a few photos to show how the his former Company, I explained that the San Diegans live (note the Hawaiian shirts Class is sponsoring the Sixth Company and, and leis). therefore, that is where our swords are going. Later, Hank said that he'd even lost the sword, cocked hat, epaulets, and buttons from the full dress uniform belonging to his great uncle, Henry Phelps 1880.

The Greater San Diego Area Group held its first quarter 2004 luncheon at the Balai r: Lily Walker, wife of Dan Walker, Joan Witt, guest Restaurant on Shelter Island on 9 March Lof toBob Wertheim and Bob with a rather small group. Kathleen Plummer, the widow of Phil Plummer (10), honored us by coming to the luncheon from Tolucca Lake. Their daughter, Kimberly, drove her to Union Station in Los Angeles where she caught the AMTRAK to San Diego. Our host, Bert Decker (18), who had suggested this route to our "northerners" (Orange and Los To order your Class, Chapter, or Parent Club Angeles Counties and North San Diego specific merchandise, visit our web site at County) met her downtown at Santa Fe llSna.com and click on the Depot and drove her to the Bali Hai. We icon that reads Alumtli Store were even more honored by her presence when she told us that it had taken her three Or, contact Debbie Cohen, merchandising hours to get to the restaurant and that she manager at 410-263-4448 ext 136. expected it would take that or more to get L to r: Kathleen Plummer with Bert and Dona Decker

Don Poe now reside in Ginger Cove, a retirement community near Annapolis.

Jayne and Ernie Barrett will be moving in when they retum from the winter in Florida.

60th Reunion Plans for the reunion are firming up.

Everything will be great! Bill Cosgrove announced that the Second Company has chartered REBECCA and will welcome other Companies to join them. Bill also recommended a tour of Annapolis for a Company day activity. Paul's Restaurant, on Riva Road just over the South River bridge, will be open from 9-11 p.m. for the Class on Company day, Monday.

There is a room in Bancroft Hall dedicated to Dick McCool, our Congressional Medal of Honor winner. The Class tour of the Academy grounds will include a visit to that room if it can be arranged.

The 19th Company will hold its annual Company Reunion during Company activities day on Monday at the Class reunion this June. Festivities will start with a midmoming jaunt to the Swallow's home in St. Michaels for a day of lazy lawn activities, including croquet and bocce, and just general lolly-gagging, including snacks and snorts. On the retum trip, they will stop at a restaurant in Knaps Narrows for their evening meal. Expected attendees are Ed Beasley, Gay and Rudy Biordi, Tom Bush, Marguerite and Jack Cabaniss, Jean and Madison Forman, Phyllis and Dick Hardy, Bud Lucas, Mary and Jim Kelly, Arlene and Jim Montgomery, and Chan and Edie Swallow. Those who have later departures on get-away day (Wednesday) are invited to the Biordi's in Fulton, MD, for spaghetti, meatballs, and vino. An optional tour of their purebred show chickens will be available. Email and snail mail invites will be sent to the 19th Company widows, as well as the other 19th Company members.

Bill McCulloch, chairman of the reunion committee, says that the response from our Classmates for the 60th Reunion has been outstanding. We are anticipating that nearly 200 Classmates will attend. We are pleased that many of our widows also will be there.

It will be a great affair...an opportunity to rekindle the camaraderie of the years together by the Sevem and the time of service in the Navy and the Marine Corps.

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L to r: Bill Henningsen with Flossie and Luke Mayes (10)

The Greater Washington DC Group held their Febmary luncheon as always at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington.

Even though the weather wasn't all that good, there was a nice group of 30. It was enough to keep their room at '46ers only.

Our host Perry Taylor (9) arranged a nice lunch for Ash Ashey (13), Larry Baldwin (15), Lou and Bob Baylis (3), Denis Downey (18), Bea and Carl Duberg (11), John Dugger (13), Wils Engel (4) (Sally drove Wils to the luncheon but deferred attending because of a cold), Al Glennon (4), Chuck Hansmann (9) and his guest, Elsie Sommer, Jerry Jordan (who pulled a Phyllis Goloway of last month by getting herself a table of all men). Lucky Jordan (16), Ann and Clete Kennelly (10), Betty Koch, widow of Fred Koch (9), Dick Lyons (15), Bill Massarella (13), Canulle Metzger, widow of Bob Metzger (2), Sidney and Stu Savage (14), Wes Schmidt (3), Bill Searle (11), June and Bill Simpson (4), Patsy Skidmore, widow of Ed Skidmore (13), Al White (6), and Gordon Yeo (4). It's nice to see the widows coming to the luncheons. Patsy is trying to get more of them to attend. Clete Kennelly (10) received an email from Swede Hanson (11) the other day identifying two Classmates who hadn't received their 60th Reuiuon packets, possibly because of new addresses.

They are Bob Iverson (18) at 7104 Patriots Colony Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23188 and Bruce Winner (11) 950 Willow Valley Lakes Dr., Apt. 1208, Willow, PA 17584. At the same time, it should be noted that Wally Hankins (11) reports that he has a new email address: Wallkath46@msn.com.

Clete also reported on a nice letter he received from Hallie Rice (15) thanking him for his thoughtfulness in sending a pictiire of Vu-ginia (all 5 ' 2 " of her) standing next to David Robinson '87 (at 7'2") taken at the Forrestal Lecture last winter. David is the only one Virginia has ever met who was also bom in Key West. Hallie went on to say:

We have wintered here in Vero Beach for the last 15 years. There is a fairly active Treasure Coast Alumni in the area.

Jim Holloway is our next speaker and lives in the same development—the Moorings. Quite a few Classmates in town: Father Tim Connellan (12), Joe Winslow (5), John Giedt (6)—up the road—Jim Ferguson (15), and Bob DeTemple(15).

After I told Clete about my latest volunteer effort, he told me to report it. So here it is. I've been designated the chairman of a Hunger Walk involving 29 churches in my area of San Diego. Our objective is to raise funds to help the Community Christian Service Agency fight hunger. Our route mns from my church, St. Marks United Methodist Church, to Clairemont Lutheran Church and back. It's about two miles each way and selected among other things because its level. My hope is that we'll recmit an average of 20 walkers per church and that each walker will have signed up at least ten sponsors. The walk is scheduled for 22 May and I'm now in the organization phase. It's a different ballgame with an all volunteer force. Anyone want to help?

The March Forrestal Lecture featured former President George Bush as speaker.

His schedule was so tight that there was no reception afterward much to the disappointment of all the '46ers present, especially Patsy Skidmore who worked in the White House for him. The disappointed '46ers were Ella and Sam Bassett (4), Bob Ellis (7), Pris and Jim Foust (7), Jeanette and Frede Froehlich (9), Barbie and Chuck Griffiths (6) who had dined with the Superintendent, Chuck Hansmann (9), Jerry and Lucky Jordan (16), Jack Jennings (1), Ann and Clete Kennelly (10) with their guest, Mary Mandeville, Camille Metzger, Patsy Skidmore and her guests (Jenny Kenny, who was in charge of volunteers at the White House during President Bush's term and Rose Zamaria, who was administrative secretary during that same period), and Dutch Schultz (20).

Clete said: I thought George Bush '41, as he referred to himself since he was the 41st President as opposed to his son, the 43rd President, put himself right down on the Midshipmen's level; and they loved it.

'46: L to r, bacic row: Bob Wertheim, Bob Gautier and hiding, Luke MayeK front row: Bill Henningsen, Ed Ellis, Bob Gorton, Bert Decker, and Dan Walker Shipmate, May-June 2004

He mentioned that you always want to have the same number of landings as take-offs. He broke that rule twice, once was when he was shot down in the Pacific but was rescued by the U.S. submarine FINBACK. When asked by one Middle what he discussed with his son, his comment was "We don't talk about the things we shouldn't talk about like politics and how to run the country. I don't advise him. He is privy to much more information than I am today. We keep our relationship on a father-son basis and urged the Midshipmen to do the same. He also mentioned having to go back to the Bonin Islands for closure. It was there that seven of his wing men had been shot down, were taken prisoner, later executed, and cannibalized. He was fortunate in being picked up by the U.S. and not the enemy. The CO of that base was later tried by the U.S. and executed for his inhumane treatment. Lastly, he said, that he was going to do his third parachute jump, this one on his 80th birthday, coming in June. (He doesn't look almost 80.)

When he told Barbara, his wife, she said, "George, this is going to be your last jump one way or the other" Chuck Griffiths (6), our president, attended a meeting with Alumni Association personnel at which the major discussion was cost cutting in Shipmate. The outcome was to encourage greater use of web sites

by Classes. For example, the mention of the Forrestal Lecture speaker on a given night and brief high-lights of the talk would appear in Shipmate, but details of the talk and those attending, etc., would be found on the web sites. The die is cast. All of you must get computers and get computer hterate and start using our web site. That'll be the source of your information on the 60th Reunion and the Memory Book. The Class web site is located in the first line of this column.

I deeply regret to report the deaths of the following Classmates: Shervdn Batten Brown (6) died on 11 January 2004 according to his brother. No other information is known at this time.

There is nothing in Class records because he never communicated with the Class.

Elmer Thompson "Tom" Westfall (8) died on 26 January 2004 in his home on the Isle of Palms, SC. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mrs. Lois Muschenheim Westfall; four sons, Richard, Christopher, Timothy, and Peter; one daughter Diane; two sisters, Julia and Virginia Bogard; and ten grandchildren. Mrs. Lois Westfall resides at 12 Fifty Fourth Ave., Isle of Palms, SC 29451. Memorial donations in Tom's memory may be made to the Boy Scouts of America.

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

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Annual Membership: 9% Life Membership: 69%

Pres: VADM James H. Doyle Jr., USN (Ret) Sec'y: Chester H. "Chet" Shaddeau Jr. 1972 Scott's Crossing Way, Apt. #002 Annapohs, MD 21401 h: 410-224-5890; f: 410-224-7613 e: stadir@erols.com Still At Sea...

Yes, we know there were a lot of cmise pictures last month—^but we have so many good ones, we can't stop now. So there are a few more here, and as we get better used to handling digital photos, there may be more in the future. For now, enjoy the bounding main, me hearties!

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'47: 1 to r. In the dining room. Jack and Frances Stevens, Althea Hall, Betty and Bo Heininger, and Sam Pillar

In the Crow's Nest Bar: Frances and Jack Stevens, wearing their "Gold Dust Twins" USNA outfits (Blue and Gold, of course), survey the action

'47: Charhe Kiser (in white straw hat and long khaki shorts, with his back to the camera) hstens carefuUy as the guide describes the structure of the Maya temple (background) at Kohunlich in Mexico, near the border with Belize

". . .and old tales be retold." Jeff Metzel and Bob Tumage swapping sea stories

Girl talk in the dining room; 1 to r: Nancy Hertzog and Rosemary Enright

Anecdote Alley Though not exacfly in the mold of the sea stories we've been using, Joe Gofer's reminiscence below poses a question for all Classmates; He says that in 1948 he was serving in REDHEAD ( A M S - 3 4 ) , with Classmate Fred Sachse. They were making a sweep between Kobe and Osaka—about a four months' effort—when they met and each dated the daughter of an active duty USA lieutenant colonel named Murphy, who lived on a mountain near Kobe. They called her "Murph." In 1952, someone at Monterey told him that Fred had married Murph and that he had subsequently been killed in an aircraft accident.

Joe recently came across some old photos he had made of minesweeping operations in Japan—many of them, since he did two back-to-back one-year tours. And now he wonders if there is anyone out there who 70

'47: It's the Holland-America Line, after all—so-o-o little Dutch hats! 1 to r: seated, Sofie and Tad Moyle, Jane and Bud Kinser. Standing, Pat and Dick Southwell

knows if Fred had any children, or if they or Murph might be interested in seeing the photos. He points out that a lot of '47 passed through the minesweeper squadron in this era—"Jeep" Donaldson, Hal Carpenter, Tom Jackson, Andy Sansom, W.W. Rhoads, and Andy Peacock, as well as many from '46—George Reeves, Joe Aheam, and Ted Mouton spring to mind.

The files tell us absolutely nothing about Freddie except the date of his death—and it was a long time ago; but can anybody out there help? Does anybody have any info on Fred or family? Let me or Joe hear from you.

A minesweeper of a slightly later era— but still dragging the same waters—was Bill "Ike" Metzger, who had pronused to provide us with a few sea stories from his days there, but who was intermpted by a

lousy bout with the doctors—pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, clotting and antibiotic distiesses made for several bad weeks in January and February, just about the time he was getting ready to put finger to keyboard, as it were. Then came Income Tax time, and we all know how bad that can be, but he seems to be on the road to recovery from all the above, and we look forward to his forthcoming sagas of derring-do in Japan and the Inland Sea. Walt Day, however, did come up with a glimpse of life in Bancroft which certainly ought to join the panoply of '47's contributions to the glorious record of Uncle Sam's Sea Services: Seems that during First Class Year, he and Chuck Shuey lived across the corridor from J.D. "Cab" Calloway, so they were in a good location to witness the Shipmate, May-June 2004

'47: Happy Hour in \he Crow's Nest: 1 to r around the table (facing away)Natalie Wilson, Evelyn and Charlie Kiser, Marie Gary, Silky Jahant, Stan Gary, and Joe Wilson (facing away). Sorry, Wilsons!

action. Classmates will recall that there were then many German POW's employed in and around the Yard.

"Matty" Matthews decided that life was insufficiently lively that evening, and got the Mate of the Deck to pass the word that a German POW had gone insane and broken his confinement, was loose in the Yard, and was armed. All hands were to be on the lookout!

A little after Taps, Matty came up the stairs, dressed as a POW, carrying a large simulated knife in his hand. He arranged to have a light cast his shadow on Cab's door, then with screams and Teutonic oaths he charged the door and crashed in.

The next thing they heard across the hall was bangs and crashes and Matty's voice: "Cab—stop—Cab, it's me—Matty!"

Cab, who boxed at 169, was pretty tough and no flyweight, and in the semidarkness of the room he was clobbering Matty over the head and shoulders with the nearest thing at hand—a rapidly deteriorating chair!

It was more ftin in those days, wasn't it?

(Scribe's note: Sorrowfully, Cab is no longer around to tell us his side of the story, but Walt testifies to the incident, and Matty is welcome to add his comment if desired.)

Grumpy Comer We reahze that in a way, this is "preaching to the choir," because if you are receiving your Shipmate, at least we know where you are, but that doesn't explain why many Classmates have still failed to retum the questionnaire sent out in January about your desires for the 2006 Reunion.

Lack of response from many non-graduate Classmates, from widows, and from the infrnn at least can be rationalized in some fashion, but if you are reasonably healthy, have a mailing address, and can afford a 37cent stamp, it is not too late to give your reunion workers and planners the courtesy of a reply. If you tmly didn't receive it, lost it, or just don't know what we're talking about, give your scribe a call via one of the many channels shown in the masthead, and we can solve it right away. The people who are doing the work for you need your input.

That seems htde enough to ask.

Shipmate, May-June 2004

While we are on the subject, a reminder to those of you who are still annual members of the Alumni Association; At our age, just remembering to re-up each year is an unneeded chore; sign up now as a life member, and you don't have to listen to me gmmping that we've lost ttack of you! Is your annual subscription about to expire?

Easy to fix! And there are other benefits involved with Life Membership. Join the crowd.

The Mail Buoy Herb Whyte sends a brief report from San Diego: Our grandson Christopher Michael Whyte '02 graduated from the Naval Academy, Class of '02. He has already done one tour in Iraq and will deploy on his second tour in March. Since our son graduated from the Air Force Academy, Class of '78, we feel it was fitting that our grandson followed in his grandfather's footsteps!

We enjoy all ten of our fantastic grandchildren and their spouses. We now are loving our two great-granddaughters, with another on the way—Gerry and I count our blessings, enjoy our friends, and can't believe we've been so fortunate as to live in San Diego. God bless you all.

And from Bob McDougal in Maine: Haven't retired completely yet, still farming, raising apples, sweet corn, pumpkins, etc.

Two of the next generation are rapidly taking over—their "retirement" jobs.

Have changed emphasis from volume apples—wholesale—to retail pick your own—"PYO"—and agri-entertainment: PYO many fiaiits, hayrides, farm animal display, etc. Winters, more entertainment—groomed cross-country ski trails through our orchards and woodlots.

Hope to see you in 2006!

Quick 'Takes Classmate Milo "Mike" Coerper has done it again! During the last weekend of Febmary he played in the 2004 United States Squash Racquets Association (USSRA) national hardball toumament in the 75 plus age category, and beat the No. 4-ranked player in the counti^. He won the

consolation prize, and came home with a silver cup...As a result of additions to the list of those folks who sent back their Reunion Questionnaires and included their email addresses, our Class listing, CYBERSEVERN47 will, by the time you see this, be hovering at around 310 Classmates and widows of '47...Mo Muncie's Jeanne reports that the tribulations of disposing of their old homestead at IRCC in Melboume are still "tiibulating"—and if anyone is interested in Florida, it's still a very good buy!.. .Speaking of Florida, Floyd Bowdey reports that he and Hope enjoyed their winter down there as usual, and look forward to their scheduled cmise on the magnificent new QUEEN MARY II, which by the time you read this will have taken them to Dakar, the Canaries, Madeira, Lisbon, and Southampton, where they disembark for Scotland, Paris and London...And San Diego's '47 Irregulars will already by now have enjoyed their big April luncheon "do" at the Marine Room in La Jolla. Hopefully, Southem Cahfomia point man Dick Bivin will see to it that we have coverage and photos for the next issue. Dick tells us that he and his wife Joan (who also skis) have celebrated his birthday by skiing "on the hill" at Mammoth Mountain, CA, for the past 25 years, and this year as always, the event was witnessed by USNA Alums, who helped him celebrate his 80th, which means skiing for free from now on! See the pictures nearby.

Dick Bivin surveys the slope at Mammoth Mountain

...The wrecker's ball has tom down the exterior ramps on the press-box side of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, so 2004's work is underway—watch this space for regular reports by the job's official Sidewalk Superintendent (me!) on the progress of Phase III of the Stadium's renewal...Bob Barker still serves as rounder-upper of the Sixth Company, and has provided me with the latest in their continuing series of Company roster updates. A great job, as always. SixCo Rules, it seems, but as a matter of interest, is there any other Company or group doing this kind of thing?

Let us know...Looking out the window at March's "grismal" face, I am reminded that Garrison Keillor claims that "March is the month created to explain to non-drinkers what a hangover is like!" But Spring springs in a hurry here in Crabtown—and we're looking forward to it. —CHS 71

'47; Bivin birthday party at Mammoth Mountain, 1 to r: Kent Curl '53, Shirley Curl, friend Dick Noel, Joan Bivin, leaning on the birthday boyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dick Bivin, Nancy Noel, Alnora Bishop, and Charlie Bishop '42

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Annual Membership: 7% Life Membership: 59%

Sec'y: CDR Sumner K. Moore, USN (Ret) 11 Seastones Dr, Portsmouth, RI 02871 p: 401-846-2875; e: Sk48moore@aol.com The hidden works and inner mechanisms of the Alumni Association have succeeded in morphing this issue, which started out as the May issue, into a double, May-June, now to be followed by another double, cheek to jowl, which will be the JulyAugust issue. So, you will have received this one, not in late April, as the May issue, but in the middle of June as the May-June offering. The following copy, you will receive in August. This is the result, as I have pointed out in earher columns, of the "budget," which seeks to save money by cutting to eight, vice ten, issues a year.

They have promised to retum to ten issues in the fiscal year '04-'05, starting in July, but we need to hold their toes to the fire.

The Moores will have moved from Alexandria to Portsmouth, RI, in late May, so please use the above address and phone number through October. Email remains the same.

I am happy to announce that in line with my stated preference, the Alumni Foundation has backed off from hitting the Class this year with full scale annual giving with phonathon and multiple appeal letters, which was to have begun in January.

Instead, they report that you will receive a single annual giving letter with the usual envelope. I am grateful that after a lot of preliminary letter writing and list preparing on my part, they seem satisfied for the moment with our favorable giving status and will let us rest on our oars.

As you know, the San Diego Class group has a committee working on a possible mighty reunion to be staged out there between the 55th, now history, and the 60th in June 2008. This concept was bom at the 55th with the idea that we all enjoy reunions, we are becoming less mobile, time's awastin', and nothing has been done on the West Coast since that great 48th Reunion in Monterey. You all received not

too long ago from Dick Hoffman, a survey on which you retumed your dmthers to the committee. Chris Christoph replying to my recent email, reports that an organizational meeting was held at Rhona and Chuck Gorder's, at which Christoph and the Gorders were joined by Bill Ayers, Hoffman, Neely, Sturtevant, Lloyd Jones, Humphrey, and Vermilya. They are looking at hotels, restaurants, tiansportation, and venues for activities, and of course, dates.

Rhona Gorder has volunteered to take on the endeavor as an approved project with credit towards her degree. She rates our salute. Next meeting is in May, which should determine whether it is a go or no-go. More later.

On a sinular subject, on 12 March, at the Army-Navy Country Club, the Washington area Classmates convened the scheduled luncheon, which featured the annual election of officers for our local group, which is registered as a charitable educational organization, and requires such elections.

Well, the train was heard mmbling towards the station, and it indeed roared through, leaving behind newly reminted, Hoss Graham as president, George Ball as vice president and attorney general. Bob Ghormley as treasurer, and your scribe as secretary. In addition to that, it was a pleasant, food and drink-filled occasion, with everyone leaning towards spring, which was not in evidence. Present with wives were Ball, Shockey, O'Keefe, Carmth, S.K. Moore, Rasmussen, Corley, O'Connor, Bartow, and Reed, with singles, Gamer, Ghormley, Morgan, Prichard, Welch, Diana Keenan, and Olson.

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Keith and Natalie O'Keefe

This from the medical department. Jack LeDoux has been keeping us updated with guarded enthusiasm on the continued success of his prostate procedure of four years ago, which consisted of radioactive seed implants. His PSA remains a low 0.3. He also reports that he sent a copy of his published memoir to RADM Rodney Rempt '66, the USNA Supe, who found it fascinating, and who said he was going to put it on display for the Mids, as it shows that even a peacetime career can be rewarding.

Jack goes on: Not many Classmates know that I was a good pistol shot and captained several Navy teams during my career. I was even invited to the Nationals once but could not go. Anyway, several years ago I participated in a Sheriff's Citizen Police Academy course, 16 weeks and very interesting. During the real shooting part, I put 19 of 20 shots in the center of mass of the man target. My only miss was about an inch below the six-inch circle.

This was after a 40-year period of no shooting whatever The deputy at the range exclaimed, "You shoot better than most of us." It was fun and worth doing.

I am sad to report that Ed McManus's wife, Peggy, passed away on 15 Febmary.

The funeral service was in the USNA St. Andrew's Chapel on 23 Febmary, widi committal at the USNA Columbarium, and followed by a reception at the Officers Club. I had a note from his daughter thanking the Class for the lovely flowers provided at the service, and for Class support of her dad.

We lost another local Classmate. Gordon Hogg (9) died on 19 February at home in Fairfax, VA. He leaves his wife, Rosemary, a son, Gordon, three married daughters, and eight grandchildren. The burial at Arlington Cemetery was scheduled to take place on 28 April. Gordon came into '48 from the fleet via NAPS. After graduation in '47, he joined ATLANTA (CL-104), got married, and promptly was transferred to GULL ( A M S 16), a minesweeper out of Pearl Harbor.

Shipmate, May-June 2004

'48 lunch; Ghormlev. Moore. Rasmussen. and Gamer

"48: The Buckeystown Social Club

was soon off to Korea in October 1950, where she swept real mines. After the Chinese joined the fun, he was ordered to the Intelligence School in Washington.

Then desttoyers, Norfolk, War College, BuPers, ONI, and three years at the Italian Naval Academy in Livomo. He retired in 1966, and went with the Montgomery Community College in Rockville, MD, as personnel and then budget director. Gordon and Rosemary wiU be missed among the Washington area Classmates.

James "JK" Martin (17) died on 10 March of heart failure in a Broomall, PA, Convalescent Center. He had suffered a heart attack while jogging in 1984, which forced him to give up a very successful career in law, working for the Wausau Insurance group as a personal injury speciahst. His son reports that JK was feared by ambulance chasers statewide. He left the Navy in the early '50s and worked for Trane Co outside Philadelphia, marrying in 1955, raising six children in Broomall, and going to Temple Law School at night. His wife died in 1986. He is survived by his sons, David, Jeffrey, and Michael, daughter, Kathleen Batesko, and seven grandchildren.

Here is a cheerful blurb from Bill Barnes in Annapohs, which I reproduce almost verbatim: Repeating a trip made last year on Groundhog Day, Fay and Bill traveled to Adamstown, MD, to attend the second annual board meeting of the Buckeystown Social Club, administrated jointly by Dick Scott and Ed Stacy, aided by most-competent wives, Liz and Mary.

Desperate for counsel on board procedural matters, Dick and Ed reluctantiy appointed '54 West Point graduate, Chuck Wilson, and his wife, Helen, as board members. Bill and Fay are guest board members, who conuibute nothing worthwhile to the proceedings, but often GULL

Shipmate, May-June 2004

offer suggestionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which are soon ignored. At 11 a.m., the meeting was called to order, but there being nothing to report, and since Chuck Wilson stated that he could not show his notes to any Naval Academy graduate or wife, the meeting adjoumed. Since all were pleasantly gathered in the comfortable Stacy home, drinks were offered and happily consumed. The board, thus fortified, moved thence onward to the great dining hall at Buckingham's Choice, the fme retirement community where the Scotts, Stacys, and Wilsons live. After severely damaging the bountiful brunch, the group assembled for the 2004 memorial photo, which depicts the Wilsons down front, and the Barnes, Scotts, and Stacys along the wall.

Patterson saves Bjorge from the gorilla

Randy Patterson provides an ancient photo of himself saving Jim Bjorge from a gorilla. He writes: Jim and I were roommates in the cmiser TOLEDO in '48 and part of '49. We had some great cmises on the West Coast and to Panama. Then a long WestPac deployment that included many ports in Japan, Tsingtao, China, Singapore, what was then Ceylon, India, and Pakistan, before returning to Bremerton for overhaul. This picture was taken in San Francisco. Note that officers in cmisers wore suits and ties when they went on liberty! We had lots of fun together in many ports. Jim had decided to be a lawyer, and studied by correspondence course. He lead choral

groups at all the ship's smokers, and really had talent at getting group singing together He was a special friend to me, as he was to many others. We always laughed at my saving him from the gorilla.

I have a sad note from Bill Jones (11) in Rochester, NY: I regret to report the death of my wife, Sonia, who passed away on 14 January 2004 of colon cancer It had spread to her liver, so she had a very limited future. We had celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in August, three months early. We have a daughter, Sally, and her husband, Carl Zuponcic, who live in Piano, TX. We also have a daughter, Bonnie, and her husband, Robert Bohme, and their son, Jeffrey, who live in Rochester Jeffrey is a high school junior, a top student, and is interested in USNA. He has applied for the one-week seminar this June at the Academy.

Bill Jones lives at 22 Eileen Cir., Rochester, NY 14616.

We have some pictures from the March luncheon (see below) thanks to Dave Carruth, and downloaded shot of the McClintons and one of the Hollands, both excellent. We should all look so young and appealing. Peg and John Holland are shown with their great-granddaughter, Carolyn (daughter of Shawn Holland and LT J.P. Holland '95, who sent the pictiire).

Gunvor and Bob McClinton appear at their Sequim Bay Yacht Club Commodore's Ball. Bob was commodore in 1994.

Peg and John Holland with great-granddaughter, Carolyn

Sequim Bay Yacht Club Commodore's Ball, Gunvor is the one seated

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Annual Membership: 7% Life Membership: 61 %

Pres: John F. Barrow Sec'y: RADM Ralph Ghormley, USN (Ret) RO. Box 10262, McLean, VA 22102-8262 p: 703-351-0964; f: 703-351-5864; e: rmghormley@msn.com Washington-Annapolis The Washington-Annapohs group met on 9 March for lunch. Attending were John Alvis, Bart Bartholomew, Jack Benoit, Bill Black, Red Cobb, Bob Coontz, John Draim, Ralph Ghormley, Fred Grabowsky (update from Key West), Bill Guthrie, Graham Leonard (update from the Arab world), Ed Messere, Gene Reiher, Paul Riegert, Bob Snuth, Slim Somerville, Pete Swanson, and Barkley Wood.

Tidewater Correspondence The past never forgets. A reliable source, first hand witness, wrote that "The hst of attendees (for the reunion) has a bunch of names that bring back pleasant memories; and I really would like to see those guys again. I remember when the USNA yawls sailed into Newport, RI, harbor just before either the Bermuda race in '49 or the Newport-AnnapoUs race in '49. On that occasion, our yawl (under sail power alone) maneuvered into a position among other boats tightly clustered to anchor. Willie Shanhouse was on the bow ready to drop the anchor when the skipper gave the order.

So, at the appropriate time, LCDR Sherman did give die signal to Bill. When Bill did drop it, he sang out, loud and clear, "Anchors Aweigh!"

Note: If you want to update the Ust of Classmates attending the 55th Reunion and the itinerary, go to the web site www.reunionproregistration.com/ classof49.htm. If you need any other information call 417-338-4048.

Sometimes the Class doesn't write enough material to fill a colunm worthy of '49. When you write, I have been lucky enough to save some fillers, and will use them so you need more than one breath to read the column. Here is part two of the thrilling story of how John Barrow got his Wings.

I stood at attention in front of the commanding officer, the chief flight instmctor, and Lieutenant Williams. By the looks on their faces, I sensed hostility, not compassion. The CO was the first to speak.

"What do you think we should do with you, Barrow?"

I cleared my throat, ready to start the speech I'd been rehearsing in the back seat to the staff car sent to pick me up. I decided to tough it out.

"Well, sir," I began intently, "I guess you must think I really screwed up my 74

solo flight." They nodded in agreement "Okay, I'm turning in my Wings."

They looked at each other in total suiprise.

"How can you tum in your Wings when you haven't eamed them yet?"

"I bought them months ago, when I got orders to flight training. I wear them in the club when you guys aren't around.

Makes me more credible when I talk about Flying Leathernecks. Anyhow, here they are."

I took the wings from my pocket and tossed them inft-ontof the CO. All three of them looked at them, dumbfounded.

"Well, be damned," muttered Lieutenant Williams. The chief instmctor and the CO glared at me.

My resolve to play hardball was waning rapidly. Sweat began popping out on my forehead. Nervously, I looked from one to the other There was no hint of sympathy.

Quietly, and with what I hoped was a sincere look, I began.

"Sirs, ever since I saw John Wayne in that movie, I've wanted to be a fighter pilot. I know that once this dumb event is behind me, I can be one of the best. The Navy has spent a lot of money training me this far and I think it will be in everyone's interest if I'm allowed to continue.

As to not being able to find Pace Field, you should remember that for some reason, the windsock was not on the field.

The windsock makes it easy to tell Pace from the rest of the one-mile square fields surrounding it. I admit I was lax in not keeping it in sight at all times but the thrill of flying the airplane all by myself sort of overwhelmed me."

"Is that true about the windsock, Williams?" the CO asked.

"Yes, sir, but if he'd done what he was supposed to do, it wouldn't have mattered."

"Barrow, you're dismissed. We will advise you of the outcome of our deliberations about your staying in the program.

Wait outside."

"Thank you, sir, and I promise not to wear Wings again until I've earned them." I saluted, did a crisp about face, and left the room wondering what would happen if the Seminole vegetable pickers called to complain. An hour later, Williams came out and told me to come back into the room. A decision had been made. The CO had a stem look on his face as he spoke. "Barrow, your progress in the flight program was only marginal before this last episode. However, Williams tells me that you've been trying very hard. Fortunately, the aircraft was not damaged. We called the farmer whose field you landed on and he reported that he's already pulled the plane out of the mud with his tractor He also stated that, what he could see, you made a perfect three-point landing. We're surprised. He also wants to keep the planeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something about finders, keepers. At any rate, we've decided to give you another chance. I will personally fly with you to Pace Field. We will circle the field until you are sure you

know where it is. At that time, we'll land, I will get out and you can then make your three landings. We think this is more than fair. Do you agree?" "Very fair, sir," I answered smiling. "Thank you."

The next day with the CO looking on, I made the three landings without incident.

Returning to 'Whiting Field, we were on the final leg of the landing approach when the CO's voice crackled in my earphones.

"Better get some rollers down, John Wayne, before we land." Aghast, I realized the landing gear handle was still in the "up" position. Frantically, I pushed down on it. It wouldn't budge. I banged on it with all my strength, still nothing. I started to pull up and abort the landing when I heard, "Try it now, hotshot." The handle came down easily and laughter came over the intercom. From the rear cockpit, he'd held the handle in the "up" position.

"Gotcha!" was all he said as we landed.

A year later, advanced training finished, we were designated naval aviators.

When I stepped up to receive my certificate, the CO handed it to me with one hand and reached into his pocket with the other He took out the pair of Wings I had tossed on his desk so long ago and handed them to me.

"Okay, Big John," he whispered, "you can wear these legitimately. And we're charging you for that SNJ. The farmer wouldn't give it back." He gave me a broad wink as he shook my hand.

Ace Boughton sent on the following (chpped from the local paper): In the last 18 months, A.C. Boughton, 76, has had three holes-in-one on the same hole at Tara Golf & Country Club, his home course. Boughton aced the 152yard No 17 hole on June 17, 2002, June 24, 2003, and December 12, 2003. For all three aces he used a 9-wood.

Red Tolbert writes: Kudos to Mike Nasser '54 for his two articles on USNA contributions to the USAF. I offer a correction to his first article in that the Class of '49 provided 55 vice 57 graduates to the "Light Blues."

His extra two may have been misidentification of COL Jim "Red" Gober, (Ret.) and COL Tom Hensler, (Ret.) who started service as Marines and later transferred to the Army. Two (both now deceased) of the original 55 were among my seven "wives" at the USNA. Joe Morrison retired from the USAF and entered the energy field in 1969. Dale Wilmoth obtained his master's and doctorate degrees from MIT while in the USAF and served mostiy in RDT&E at Edwards and Wright Patterson AFBs before assignment to the Air Force Academy. Noteworthy is that while there this "USNA graduate" developed the USAF aeronautics and astronautics curriculum. He resigned in 1961 joining AC Spark Plug Division of GM to develop the TITAN II guidance system and the

Shipmate, May-June 2004

spacecraft navigation system.

Dale advanced at GM before retiring as CEO, Delco-Electronics Division because of health reasons.

Losses Our Classmate, Earl Richard Short, died on 19 February 2004. His memorial service was held on Monday, 1 March 2004, in the Naval Academy's Main Chapel. He was committed in the Columbarium.

Col Joseph Zachary Taylor, USMC (Ret.), died on Sunday, 2 November 2003.

Joe served 28 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. In heu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to the Suntree United Metiiodist Church, 7400 Wickham Rd., Melboume, FL 32940 or Mihtary Officers Association Scholarship Fund in care of MOAA Scholarship Fund, Dept. 889, Alexandra, VA 22334-0889 in memory of Colonel Joseph Taylor.

Eleanor Snodgrass, wife of our Classmate Strib Snodgrass, died on Monday, 8 March, of a heart attack.

Address Corrections/Changes Ted Annenberg (tannenberg@nyc.rr.com).

Bill Bennett (mandbbennettusna49@ webtv.net), and Robert McKillop Smith (hill45 @ comcast.net).

Another Wdl Rogers—"Good judgment comes from experience, much of which comes from bad judgment."

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Pres: RADM Roy Snyder, USN (Ret) 3921 Colonel Ellis Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304 h: 703-823-2464; f: 703-823-4467 e: roydl314@aol.com Chief Fund Raiser: J. Richard Powell Jr. 8123 Dunsinane Ct., McLean, VA 22102 h: 703-893-4583 or 1-866-859-4362 Exec. Sec'y: Larry Hawkins 3916 Linda Ln., Annandale, VA 22003 h: 703-573-4256; f: 703-573-1661 (call first) e: llhawkinsl@juno.com Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Wayne L. Jensen, USN (Ret) 499 Skyhill Ct., Chula Vista, CA 91910 h: 619-421-6756; e: wayneljensen@cox.net

Jim Oberholtzer is contemplating the trip to Hawau come April of '05 and in preparation he is getting his sea legs once more. Jim and his significant other flew to Buenos Aires in January. There they boarded a Princess cruise to the Strait of Magellan and eventually Cape Horn. They stopped at Montevideo and visited the Malverns, excuse me, the Falklands.

Weather was good, 30-foot waves and 70 mph winds. Thence up the Beagle Channel to Ishuaia and past fjords on the Chilean Shipmate, May-June 2004

coast to Valparaiso and Santiago. If that wasn't enough sea time, in March Jim was off to Tortula to enjoy sailing a 52-foot Jeanneau in the British Virgin Islands. So Jim says, "All you land lubbers come join me at the 55th in Hawaii in April '05."

Bill DeMers writes from Pinehurst that he and Baibara spend May to October in New Hampshire at their home on Newfoundland Lake where their children and grandchildren spend as much time as they can. The DeMers will be at the 55th Reunion and are interested in participating in a cruise around the islands subsequent to the gala affair.

Chuck Mull underwent hip replacement surgery during February and after three weeks of rehab he retumed to action and resumed communications. Prior to that surgery he and Sally sailed aboard QUEEN MARY II for a 12-day Caribbean cruise.

Chuck reports that as we all have been led to understand—the QUEEN is huge as cmise ships go. You can walk a half-mile from your stateroom to your dining room. In spite of 2,620 passengers, the ship is not crowded. The ship's master is a commodore with a "staff' captain as the executive officer. The Caribbean ports visited were: San Juan, St. Kitts, Martinique, Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, and St. Thomas. On the ship are lots of pictures of kings and queens, of Churchill, and of English heroes of the past with large murals in the high ceiling passageways. The Mulls conclude that their cmise on the QM-2 was a unique historic experience and one to be treasured.

In the last issue of Shipmate we provided a synopsis of the career of Jim Kinnear who was nominated by the Class as an USNA Distinguished Graduate. This month we continue with a synopsis of the career of ADM Ron Hays, USN (Ret.), who was nominated by the Class as a Distinguished Graduate. We endeavor to keep our nominees ever well recognized in the eyes of subsequent Distinguished Graduate Award Committees. Ron Hays is the most decorated member of the Class and in his 38 years of service he was recognized with over 50 U.S. and foreign military and civilian awards and decorations for leadership in command, personal bravery, and dedicated service. Combat decorations include Silver Star (3), DEC (7), Bronze Star, and Air Medal (18). His assignments included PacFlt attack squadrons, Navy test pilot training, development of new operational techniques, and command of a new A-6 squadron in a combat environment. He spent four continuous years in the Vietnam theater. Early selected for captain he was on the staff of Deputy CNO for air warfare.

Various tours in OP-90, Office of Program Appraisal. Deputy Commander Atlantic

Fleet, CINC Naval Forces Europe, VCNO, and CinCPac, he retired in 1988. In his retirement he has been deeply involved in the Military Affairs Council and in various charitable activities. That MISSOURI is now a national monument in Pearl Harbor is due primarily to Admiral Hays' efforts. That monument is a self-supporting operation, which even pays rent to the Navy for use of its pier on Ford Island. The Class of 1950 is extiemely proud to nominate Ron Hays for the United States Naval Academy Distinguished Graduate Award.

Phil Ryan has a grandson. Bob, who is at NAPS and will be a member of '08 at USNA. Bob's specialty is lacrosse and we can anticipate Ryan on the sports pages in a couple of years. But, speaking of football, for the 2004 season there are 42 letter-winners retuming. All are probably wondering who Craig Candeto '04s replacement as quarterback will be and at this time the favorite is Aaron Polanco '05, who will be challenged however by Lamar Owens Jr. '06, and Eddie Martin '07, so. Navy defense will be even better than in 2003.

Paul Johnson's contract as head football coach has been extended through 2009.

The Washington, DC, luncheon on 4 March was attended by John Cavanaugh, Bill Rockey, Marsh Treado, Charlie Hirsch, John McNally, Bill Smoot, Bill Diehl, Bill Simons, Bob Shultz, Bob Monroe, Ward Lasley, Tom Rogers, Bill Kiehl, Milt Schultz, Tom Bigley, Bill Taylor, and Dick Powell. The next day over in Annapolis there gathered Rex Kilbourn, Ed Greenberg, John Henderson, Tom Rogers, Ed McLean, and Dick Powell.

They were still recovering from the wrath of the hurricane, the library parking lot was filled with five portable classrooms, the steerage was pushing pizzas, and only Dahlgren Hall sells beer with fast food. The First Class has cars all over the place. Out in San Diego on 12 March at the Mariner Club, Naval Station (on the first Friday DOD commandeered the club for a conference), we had together Bob Muck, Mark Frudden, Don Elliott, Wayne Jensen, John Malloy, Dick Martin, Bill Grimm, Frank Carter, and Stan Neander. We all follow the political shenanigans and don't hesitate to voice our opinions.

Loss Mr. Robert Gaylord of Sterling Heights, MI, passed away Easter weekend in 2003.

Evelyn and Bob had been married for 51 years.

Beat Army\ —Wayne

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Pres: RADM Guy H.B. Shaffer, USN (Ret) 7101 Bay Front Dr #125, Annapolis, MD 21403 p: 410-269-6609; f: 410-295-5277 e: ghbs51usna@aol.com Vice Pres: CAPT William T. Marin, USN (Ret.) 709 Ballast Way, Annapolis, MD 21401 p: 410-573-1261; e: 51Mariner@comcast.com Core Sec'y: CAPT H.T. "Beau" Dietrich, USN (Ret) 9508 Woody Ln., Great Falls, VA 22066-2024 p: 703-759-5006; e: Beau9pnt5@aol.com Treas: CAPT John L. Woodbury Jr., USN (Ret) 7515 Corinth Dr, Alexandria, VA 22306 h: 703-768-3848; e: jaywoodl@juno.com Class Fund Raiser: Burton Lee Doggett Jr. 1626 Trawler Ln., Annapolis, MD 21401 p: 410-757-5273; e: LeeDoggett51@aol.com Qass web site: www.usna.com/classes/class51/51ahtml President's C o m e r There have been some queries from Classmates about our involvement as a Class in the memorial arches that are being erected at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Last year the Class board of directors approved the donation of $250,000 for the memorial arches project at the stadium. The project will consist of 20 double arches: 18 on the north end of the stadium, seven on each side of the '53 pavihon, and six at the south end (Taylor Avenue) flanking the stadium entrance. The Class of 1951 Arch will be on the Taylor Avenue end of the stadium. Each set of memorial arches will be dedicated to a particular war or battle. The Korean War has been selected as the theme for the '51 Memorial Arch. The left arch will be the battle streamer panel Usting the specific campaigns, operations, or battles during the Korean War. The right arch will contain a narrative of the Korean War with appropriate pictures. In between the two arches will be space for our Class crest and a dedication. At its last meeting the board recommended (a) for the battle streamer panel: Seventh Fleet Operations, Pusan Perimeter, Inchon, Chosin Reservoir, and Wonsan; (b) for the narrative panel: a recommended text has been submitted to the Naval Historical Foundation for formal coordination; and (c) the following proposed dedication: To all who served in the Korean War, especially to those who gave their lives, and to their families, the Class of 1951 dedicates this memorial. In the two years following graduation over half of the Class of 1951 first saw combat. Most were in the Navy aboard ships operating off of the coast and littorals of Korea.

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'51: Beau Dietrich, Bob Adler, Ann Dietrich, and Elsie Adler well through the training we received in the classrooms and on the athletic fields.

It is fitting, therefore, that this memorial be set in this stadium and close to the Naval Academy so that all visitors and graduates will be reminded of how the lessons taught here led us to the defense of our nation, our values, and our freedom.

Ann and Beau Dietrich had a short vacation to Texas in Febmary, primarily to visit a cousin in Rockport. Beau reports that: Our first stop was San Antonio where by happenchance Elsie and Bob Adler were making their annual pilgrimage to visit old friends. Bob and Elsie had lived there for about ten years before retuming to the Washington area in 1990. The Adlers were good guides and strolled the River Walk with us. We listened to good Dixieland at Jim Cullum's Landing and enjoyed spicy Mexican food at the Mercado. We toured the Alamo on our own and found it to be very inspiring, to say the least.

The visit also provided and opportunity to see Ed Finck, an old 13th/19th Companymate. Ed had resigned after first term Youngster Year and retumed to San Antonio, where he completed his undergraduate work at St. Marys College in San Antonio and earned his law degree at the University of Texas. Ed served two years in the Air Force as a JAG, before becoming an assistant district attomey in Bexar County for several years and then entered private practice. He retired several years ago. At lunch with Ed and his wife, Amalie, who we had never met before, we had an opportunity to catch up on old times and swap sea stories on what had transpired over the past 50 years. Ed and Amalie could not make the 50th Reunion, but assured me they would do their best to make the 55th.

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Ed and AmaUe Finck with Beau Dietrich We then headed north to Fredericksburg to see the Nimitz/War of the Pacific Museum, which was a worthwhile side trip. Earlier I had tried to communicate with one of my First Class roommates, Dave Greathouse, who lives in Fredericksburg, but the postal service has changed his address, but not his residence. Fortunately we were able to link up on the phone. Dave said he and Margarita are doing well. Two of their three daughters live in Texas, and the third is teaching in Mexico City. Contrary to our conservative leanings, we toughed it out and stopped by the LBJ Ranch in the Hill Country. It was well worth the time despite a rather one-sided, biased narration delivered by the tour guide.

Driving southeast to Rockport, we stayed with Ann's cousin for several days.

One of their neighbors and good friends is Nails Vander Naillen. Nails and Sis had moved to Rockport some ten years ago after he had stepped down as president of Cargo Carriers, an inland towing company. Nails had also served as chairman of the board of American Waterways Operators, Inc., which represented the shallow draft water carrier industry. It was another opportunity to catch up on old times. Both Nails and Sis look very well, although Sis was recuperating from previous day cataract surgery and could not make it a foursome on their golf course. Sis has been a past club champion at their country club. The other highlight in Rockport was a boat outing to the Aransas Wild Life and Bird Preserve north of the city. We were lucky to spot six whooping cranesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a nearly extinct speciesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and which must be the biggest damn birds I have ever seen.

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near extinction of naugas merely for their hides. But they are tasty critters, too.

Tom Boyce joined a cmise with Gordan Van Hook. Your humble scribe forgets the details (hey, at this age, I'm lucky to remember my Social Security Number), but the proof of the pudding is the accompanying photo shot on the fantail and the background looks like the Caribbean.

'51: Nails and Sis Vander Naillen with Ann and Beau Dietrich

Tom Boyce and Gordan Van Hook

I ran across a 50th anniversary picture and thought it was a very good one of Ann and Bob Miille who don't too often get a chance to grace the pages of Shipmate.

Anne and Bob Miille

'51: Andy and Jenne Bergesen with Patty and Frank Liberate

In a Class column several months ago, it was reported that Louie Roberts had died, but no further information was available.

Frank Stelzer, an old Air Force buddy, has since advised that Louie had retired as a heutenant colonel, USAF. He had been in poor health for several years and had been hving with friends in the San Diego area.

Louie died on 14 December 2003.

Walt Stevens dropped us a Line to say he hooked up at the Houston Bowl game with his grandson, David Buteau III '04, where they both sahvated over some delicious Louisiana gumbo. David will enter nuclear submarine school in Charleston after graduation.

David Buteau '04 and Walt Stevens Shipmate, May-June 2004

Speaking of nukes, I was surprised to hear PFTTSBURGH is now a nuclear submarine. The last I heard, it was the heavy cmiser that was the abode at one time or another of Jack Wales, Dick Crawford, John Redfield, and your humble scribe, before she went into mothballs again in 1955.

Stan Anderson dropped a 50th wedding anniversary snapshot of him and his clan.

After retirement, Stan served as director of the intemational division of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations for ten years in Atlanta. He has since retired to Marietta, GA. One of his sons. Jay, served in the Naval Reserve as a naval flight officer.

Frank Liberato belongs to the Mardi Gras Krewe called Avant Garde. It is not in New Orleans as the casual reader of this column might think, but it is right there in good old Pensacola. Guests of Patty and Frank were Jenne and Andy Bergesen.

Frank thinks they must slaughter thousands of sequins to make the ladies' gowns as seen in the accompanying photo.

Personally, I've always worried about the

Ron Davies dropped me a long letter. In it he noted that he had invited the other two widowers in the San Diego area to enjoy the Army-Navy game slaughter. The other two were Herb Zoerher and Jim McNemey. I've always wondered why we didn't call it the Navy-Army game?

Anyway, Navy and Army basketball teams faced off against each other twice this year, each winning once. I could envision a playoff game; however. Navy won the final and "N Star" game.

Phil Pahl reports that he and Ruth enjoyed a very pleasant evening with Gail and John McGavack at their Hilton Head home in Febmary. Gail was recovering from knee surgery at the time so John was both an able-bodied host and hostess (he roasts a delicious chicken). There was much to catch up on, including some of John's adventures in the "wonderland" of secondary education in Connecticut.

Phil also wishes to announce a gathering of Air Force Classmates at Tapatio Springs, Boeme, TX, 18-20 October 2004. Any '51ers who have not received direct mailings on this event can contact Phil for more information (pahlskiCSaol.com; 603-6210200). So far, projected attendance looks to be about 60 (including spouses).

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menloschool.org; Mcglohn@pacebell.net) sends the following: I am still going strong in my 23rd year of teaching. I taught physics and chemistry in the San Francisco Unified School District for 12 years and am finishing my 11th at Menlo School here in Atherton teaching physics, electronics, and robotics.

The biggest thing school wise is the curriculum. I am working up for a robotics course based on the Chinese "hot" which is the mainstay of the Chinese high school core curriculum. Very few U.S. schools have robotics as electives, and fewer or none as a core curriculum.

I am also working as a physics member of a special interest group at SRI Intemational looking at marrying a nanotech curriculum to the California Science Standards. My stint in San Francisco helped get me into this group I traveled a lot over Febmary ski week and the summer I did Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls in February and am off for another China trip in June. If any Classmates would like to talk about robotics or whatever, email me. Go Navy!

Downeasters Lunch The Downeaster Chapter of the Class forwarded the attached snapshot of a recent luncheon get-together. I don't know if that is snow or sand in the background, but it sure looks mighty cold up there. Those attending were (clockwise from the top): Barbara and Bill Hennessey, Nancy and Bill McDonough, Margery and John Orem, Jeanne and Bill Lowell, Barb and Dick Biederman, and Martina and Kevin O'Toole.

Beau Dietrich, now that he's rested up from his Texas sojoum, will be entertaining you by writing the next Class column. In the meantime, keep those letters and photos coming. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Walt Boyes To order your Class, Chapter; or Parent Club specific merchandise, visit our web site at usna.com and click on the icon that r^ads Alumni Store ' ^^ Or, contact Debbie Cohen, merchandising manager at 410-263-4448 ext 136,

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Pres: RADM James K. Nunneley, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CAPT Leigh Ebbert, USN (Ret.) 2514 Culpeper Rd., Alexandria, VA 22308-2133 e: lebbertl@juno.com Webmaster: P. D. Sierer e: pdsierer@earthlink.net Class web site: www.usna.coni/classes/class52/ Defaulfhtm As I put this colunm together, the daffodils are just beginning to bloom, and St. Patrick's Day is my deadhne to Shipmate.

You will have received the Class President's letter bringing you up-to-date on Class activities along with details about our project year. Planning for the 55th Reunion will also have begun. We had lots of volunteers to head our 75th and perhaps one of those will be our chair for the 55th!

At any rate, stay tuned for information about the annual meeting and other happenings, for example, the annual crab feast at Alexander's and reflections on our bus trip into the Rockies and surrounding areas, which includes a meeting with the Northwest Chapter on 11 July complete with Dungeness crabs!

"The Air Force Institute of Technology recently honored its two 2003 Distinguished Alumni. Gen Lawrence A. Skantze, USAF (Ret.), and Lt Gen Richard K. Saxer, USAF (Ret.), were selected for their pioneering roles in science, engineering, and education." The announcement from the institute continues, "The tide of 'distinguished alumnus' is the highest honor that AFIT awards to a graduate," said Col Dave Eidsaune, AFIT Commandant. "These two men are pioneers in science, research, development, and acquisition, and are staunch supporters of the critical role education plays in enhancing the capabilities of our nulitary. They are the epitomes of an AFIT distinguished alumnus." Congratulations, Larry and

Dick. They join Col Frank Bomman, Gen Jimmy DooUttle, and Gen Bernard Schriever and 15 other persons given this award since it was established in 1979.

Notes I received a number of complementary emails and other comments on the annual Valentine's brunch in February at the Congressional Country Club. Jim Nunneley sums these up with his comment on the gathering "one of the best ever, and many attendees have told me the same.

Many thanks to Jack Young, Biscuit Wev, and Jim Troutman who carried most of the load for us." Unfortunately, Jack Young tells us the Club may not be available next year.

Correction Thanks to Russell King '44, who, in reading our March 2004 column, noted that I ntisspelled Rae Richerson. I'm glad that he let me know.

Glenn Driver sent me the photo (next page) of Angela and Glenn with Bee and Jim Niederkrome in Caims, Austiaha, in the station of Kamnda Railroad Adventiire.

His note says, "Glenn and Jim were trying to remember enough about the Irish-Mail to explain it to Angela and Bee." The foursome spent two weeks in Febmary of '04 touring in New Zealand by auto (wrong side of the road and all), Glenn notes, "A perfect day made Milford Sound unforgettable. Ten days in Australia followed. The Great Barrier Reef and Sydney were the highlights, and stops in Hawaii helped break up the long transit." Thanks, Glenn.

From Vince Manara: The Meet the Perez Class of 1952 Florida 2004 Mini-Reunion was held at AFB Club at noon on 5 March 2004.

Attending were Sheila and Peter Barry, Esther and Vince Manara, Elena and Jim McGowan, Rita and Garnett Bailey, Marge and Neil Prince, Muffle and Jim Nunneley, Nancy and Bill Maxson, Dick DeWinter, Lois and Dick Grant, Alice and Jim Smith, Red Sheldon, Bob Brown, Mary and Joe Pidkowicz, Barbara and Bob Reed, and Gene Dauber, a guest of the McGowans. We had a lively social hour, a nice lunch, and then retired to Marko Villas where we took group pictures on the beach under a USNA wind sock followed by beverages and an ice cream cake in the Manara's unit. It was another huge success. Neil Prince presented the Football Pool Trophy to Jim McGowan (repeat winner from last year) and Jim Nunneley gave a nice report on Class and USNA activity.

Neil Prince has volunteered to try to organize a Central Florida Chapter of the association of the Class of 1952.

Thanks, Vince, for your write up and perseverance in getting pictures to me. These include one of the gathering at the beach; and two of people at lunch.

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The men attending the Florida mini-reunion

More at lunch

We were saddened to hear that Jesse B. Houston Jr, died on 18 February in Clearwater, FL. Shipmate, May-June 2004

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Pres: RADM Peter C. Conrad, USN (Ret.) 19754 Tower Hill Rd., Leonardtown, MD 20650 h: 301-475-5258; e: pjconrad@erols.com Sec'y: Lt Col David B. Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland Ln., Gainesville, VA 20155-1513 p: 703-754-4492; e: djlocker@earthlink.net Webmaster: Paul Dudley e: pauldudley53@earthlink.net Class web site; www.usna53.org We have lost another Classmate. Thomas W. Jones Jr. died after a three-year battle with cancer on 25 Febmary 2004 in Tampa, FL. His daughter, Tish, says that they held his service on Saturday.

Two men from the Naval Academy Alumni group in Orlando came to his service: LtCol George Ruos Jr. '50 and his wife, Frances, and Art Herbert '48.

They didn't even know my dad...what a great brotherhood. We all so appreciated it. Navy Blue & Gold was sung at the end of the service... with gusto!

Thanks, Tish, we are tmly sorry for your loss and want you, your mom, Nancy, your brothers, Tom and Geoffrey, and the rest of your family to know that the Class misses and moums your dad.

Oz Dixon sent me some good news with a copy of an article he found in the 4 March 2004 issue of The Coastal Observer. The headline read "Dick Albright Gets First Ace At Tradition." The article reports that Dick, a 24 handicapper scored his fnst hole-in-one in a 50-year, on again, off again golfing career. He got it at the 136 yard 12th hole at the Tradition course in Pawley's Island, SC, where he used a nine wood. The ball hit on the green and then rolled a few feet before it fell into the hole.

Dick had three witnesses to attest his feat.

The paper also noted that conquering challenges are not new to Albright. "He is a Naval Academy graduate and retired as a

commander. As a high school mnning back in Pennsylvania, he once scored four touchdowns in one game." Congratulations Dick, but I hope you had the paper run a correction stating that you retired as a captain, not as a commander. I would also suggest that the paper check your handicapâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the last time we played you beat the heck out of me and I was a 21 handicapper then.

Coincidentally, Suzie and Dick will be here in South Florida next week and we are going to play golf I'll get to see if he really is a 24. Thanks, Oz. Norma and Bob Raffaele were called to Florida to attend the funeral of Bob's younger brother in Melboume recently.

They did manage to come see us for a weekend after the services were all completed. Just before they arrived at our place I got a call from Stub Chace inviting us to their West Palm Beach condo to visit and have lunch with their guests Dixie and Gus Viers. I told Stub that we would love to come, but we were going to be having guests also. Stub said bring them along and we did. We had a lovely visit and a great lunch. The only problem was Dixie and Gus told us that there has been a new change in their lives. Gus's cancer which was in remission is coming back and chemo may not be too effective now, especially since the last chemo series he had was very hard to take. They jointly decided to make the most of whatever 'good time' Gus has before his quality of life gets too degraded.

The trip to see their Marine friends, the Chaces, was a first step in this new life style. We all told them we would start big time praying for them, and I hope all of you will also. While you are at it throw in some prayers for Stub as well. His recent knee operation has not been as successful as he had hoped. He still cannot straighten his leg out and walking is hard. He uses two canes and might be better off with cmtches. He is undergoing serious physical therapy sessions three or four times a week and hopes to get the leg working close to normal fairly soon. The four of us on our way back to Delray Beach were all praying for the Viers and Chaces, while at the same time thanking the lord for our relatively good health.

A short note from Bob Ruckman included a photo showing him receiving his world record 1102nd antique auto show plaque from Julie Harris. Julie was representing The Children's Inn at NIH in the Come Back to Bethesda Show. Bob's 1968 Chevrolet (behind him) has won 12 national first place awards and has been in every Bethesda show. Thanks, Bob.

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diat shows Larry Watson with good fiiend and honorary Classmate Jim Moore (VMI '53). Thanks Ed, we will mn more of your pictures in the next several issues.

Bob Ruckman getting plaque number 1102

I have had several talks with MolUe Randall recently concerning Randy Randall's death. She sent me some additional information that did not get in the obimary that ran in die "Last Call" section of Shipmate. An interesting item is that during Randy's final tour of duty while serving as the executive officer of the Naval Station as well as teaching political science at the Academy, he also was die skipper of the 73foot ketch JUBILEE. There is more to this story. He raced JUBILEE in "The Race of the Century" to Spain and they won their class.

His love of sailing and boating led him to his final career as a respected yacht broker in Jacksonville, FL, where he worked, literally, almost to the day he died. MoUie is having Randy's cremains inumed at the Columbarium at the Academy on Friday, 7 May. Mollie also sent a photo of Randy that was on display at his services in Jacksonville. I'm hoping Shipmate can print it for us, as it is a great shot of Randy.

Thanks, Mollie, and please know that we have you in our thoughts and prayers. We look forward to seeing you on the 7th.

Randy Randall

I have heard from the Raffaeles and Hart Sebring that our annual Dark Ages Bmnch at the Army Navy Country Club in Febmary was a great success. Over 60 of you attended and enjoyed the sumptuous spread provided. Ed Chase, our superb Class photographer, was on hand and took some great candids. The first shows Executive Vice President Sebring addressing the crowd. The second is a very good shot of Arnie Orr who still looks like the squared away Marine that he once was. The third shot is of Merlin Norby who is a regular at many of the DC area functions. The final one of Ed's shots for this month is one 80

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Hart Sebring at the Dark Ages brunch

Nancy Cramer sent me a nice picture (taken by Mac) of a dinner party at the Cramer's new house in Annapolis. From left to right the picture shows: Nancy, Frank Brady, PauUne Trost, George Watt '73, Libby Brady, Carl Trost, and Peggy Watt. Nancy says "And fun was had by all."

Thanks, Nancy, it is a good picture.

Wanda and Fred Mann have sent me several pictures, which I will mn m the next couple of columns. This mondi we have a picture of Fred with Brad Swanson, taken in Annapohs at our 50th. Brad is the son of our deceased Classmate Hardy Swanson.

Fred knew Hardy in the Air Force. The last picture this month shows fellow Tenth Companymate Hap Robson with Fred at Little Round Top at the Gettysburg Battiefield Park. Thanks, Wanda and Fred.

Arnie Orr at the brunch

1 MerUn Norby also at the brunch

Hap Robson with Fred Mann

'53: The Cramer's dinner party Shipmate, May-June 2004

Charlie Reed in his first letter ever to Shipmate says, "It took Navy playing at Reliant Stadium in Houston in a bowl game and the Navy Mascot with my grandson Alex for me to write to Shipmate for die first time." Charlie, his son Don, son-inlaw, Joe Clark, and grandsons, Alex and Daniel, enjoyed the game, the Midshipman march-on and the halftime activities. The Middies played one hell of a game and all Charhe's friends around Lake Conroe (40 miles north of Houston) were really impressed by Navy. He says that wasn't hard to do when you had the Texas Tech fans and team for comparison. They had seats on the 50-yard line, a few rows behind die SecNav. He goes on to say that he and lean were disappointed that they missed the 50th Reunion. Jean's health has stabilized and diey hope they can make the 53rd Reunion in San Diego. Hope you can Charhe, and thanks for the letter and the pictures—it wasn't so hard was it? His first picture shows grandson, Alex, with the Midshipman costumed as Bill die Goat.

Alex looks as if he is eating this up. The next shot shows grandson, Daniel, son, Don, grandfather, CharUe and grandson, Alex Clark.

their new home at the Willow Valley Retirement Center in Willow Street, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County (the heart of the Anush country). Cricket notes that one of his new neighbors told him "friends say they are not ready for 'that' yet. But if they only knew what 'that' is they would have come here years ago." We will make a real effort to visit the Johnson's this summer to leam what 'that' really is.

Their new address is 846 Willow Valley Lakes Dr., Willow Stteet, PA 17584-9040.

Thanks guys—we hope to see you this summer.

I'll also save an email from Chuck Walker reporting on Pat and Norval Dixon's 50th wedding anniversary in February at Hilton Head, SC. Chuck attached two electronic pictures showing the '53 contingent at the celebration. As soon as I leam how to discover whether they have enough resolution for Shipmate (and how to correctly handle them) I'll get them in the column. Thanks Chuck and congratulations to Pat and Norval.

Pont and Bill Hall are on their annual trek to Southwest Florida and stopped by to have lunch with Sally and me. It was good to see them and we had a good chat, although too much of it dealt with the physical problems that we and many others of our '53 family have. The best part of the get-together was when Bill gave me a picture of himself and John Morrison taken in 1962 at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. Bill and John were working for Martin Marrietta Corp and the picture shows them installing the reactor core for the PM3A Nuclear Power Plant. Interestingly, Bill added that Tom Mitchell was the OIC of the Navy Crew on this project. Sally took one look and said they appeared to be clothed in Antarctic camouflage suits.

Charlie Reed's grandson, Alex, with Bill the Goat

John Morrison and Bill Hall installing a reactor core at McMurdo Sound

Part of the CharUe Reed family

I'll save most of a long Christmas letter from Liz and Cricket Johnson (cjohnson@willowgables.com) until the next issue. But will note that they say they love Shipmate, May-June 2004

The final picture is of Stub Chace at our 50th. His knee was letting him get around a little better then. I have a most interesting piece from Rex Pickett, sent to me by Huntly Boyd. It is beautifully written and I am going to see if I can get it in the front part of the magazine—if that is not possible look for it in a later column. Don't forget Class luncheons are on the first Tuesday of

each month at the Fort McNair Officer's Club at 11:30 a.m. We will probably have a pavilion picnic in the summer, check the web site for news on this and lots of other somewhat more current Class news. We will be back in Virginia by the end of April.

Send your news and photos to the Gainesville address. Hope we all have a good and healthy summer. Go Navy!

—Dave

Stub Chace in the hospitality suite at the 50th

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Pres: CAPT George V. Zeberlein, USN (Ret) h: 410-267-7470; e: gvzeb@comcast.net Sec'y: CAPT George M. Henson, USN (Ret) 701 Creek View Cir, Phoenixville, PA 19460 h: 610-933-6955; e: G140250H@aol.com Webmaster: Will Croom; e: willyaye@cox.net web site: www.usna54.net Pensacola Luncheon Bob Wilmer reports that a trip by Ned Shuman to Pensacola coincided with the area monthly Naval Academy luncheon. As a result the Class of '54 won the door prize for the largest representation. Pictured from left to right in the photo are: Ned Shuman, Kent McKnight, Bob Wilmer, John Woodward, Bill Daniels, and Dick Gaskill.

AU-Americans All Joe Roach sends the below touch of nostalgia with amplifying comments. Certain members of the former Plebe football team went on cmise as a group. The picture was taken in Gitmo, where the group had been assembled awaiting a bus to the flight back to the banks of the Sevem and practice for the upcoming season. The photo had been pubhshed in Shipmate some three to four years ago, but had no names attached. Joe has filled in the blanks as follows: From left to right; first row: Steve Eisenhauer, Dave McGinnis, Frank Knotts, Jack Anderson, Pete Vogelberger, Jack Perkins, Carroll Wittner; second row: Bill Cronin, Joe Roach, Dick Olson, Dick King, Bob Moon, 81

To make a donation, write a check to The Naval Academy Foundation and indicate "Class of 1954 Legacy Gift" on.the memo Une. Mail the check to: CAPT Robert Hofford, USN (Ret.) USNA Foundation 291 Wood Road—Beach Hall Annapohs, MD 21402 If you need information on how to make a pledge, please contact Bob Hofford '61 (bob.hofford@usna.com; 410-293-1961) at the USNA Foundation.

Thanks again for all your support and encouragement.

All the best. Bill Montgomery.

'54: Back to the gridiron

Dick Padberg, Don FuUam, George Knutkowski; third row: Jack Riester, Tony Correnti, Falvie Anderson, Jim Leach, Maury Wemess, Ed Goodman, unknown.

Matt Pasztalaniec, Bob Martin, and Frank Dorsey. Joe, thanks for a great photo that is bound to bring back memories of those good old days of fun, frolic, and fame.

Class Gift Shipmate Update March 2004 The latest Gift Update for March 2004 is posted on the Class web site. Here's a condensed version for the readers of the '54 Shipmate column. For those with web access, check the Class site. There should be more current information posted by the time you read this.

"We remain on schedule for a 4 June dedication of Memorial Hall and the Operational Loss Memorial Wall (OLM).

George Zeberlein met with the Superintendent last month to plan the details of the dedication. Another larger meeting is in the works, but the date is yet to be confirmed. The Academy is planning for 1,000 attendees at the ceremony, which will be held in Tecumseh Court.

The program will include a Rotunda reception hosted by the Foundation and small group tours guided by Midshipman.

The un-carved stone for the Memorial Wall plaques is scheduled to arrive mid-March, with a planned mid-May completion date for the OLM. To meet this date, everything will have to execute flawlessly—we, of course, will strive for that. If we experience unforeseen delays and miss 100% completion, we still should have a major portion of the wall complete for the ceremony—enough to give you a good appreciation of the wall's presentation and effect.

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On the money front, donations continue at a moderate and steady rate. As of 27 February 2004 donations and pledges for the Memorial Hall project are $955,849, and the overall Legacy Gift totals are at $1,154,849. See the table below for more details.

Thanks to all who have helped to make this possible.

Here is a table that shows the Legacy Gift fund raising progress as of 27 Febmary 2004: Project and Goal and Pledged to Date % of Goal Overall Goal $1,954,000 $1,154,849 59% Memorial Hall $1,310,000 $955,849 73% Renovation Phase $910,000 $910,000 100% Maintenance Fund $400,000 $45,849 11% Other Legacy Gift Initiatives $644,000 $199,000 31% Expenditures for the Memorial Hall project remain at $192,867, the same as in the December Update. This will change with the stone delivery, and outlays are expected to reach $573,836 by completion. We are short of cash; however, the Foundation has agreed to work with us to cover any shortfall until we convert more pledges to actual donations.

If you have not yet made a donation or pledge to the Class Gift, or if you wish to increase your previous donation, now is the time to do so. We are approaching the project's completion and would like to announce a record breaking participation percentage by the dedication.

Bill "Boss" Montgomery

False Security Donald Morton is once again the source of a stark tale with a message. One cannot assume things will always work as hoped or intended.

When the firing started I couldn't get the rifle out of the jeep fast enough so I had to bail out and hit the ditch without it.

As the executive officer of Naval Construction Battalion Five (SeaBee BattaUon) in Danang, Vietnam in 1965,1 was in a convoy in Hai Von Pass between Danang and Hue near the DMZ. The area was in Indian Country, contested with the VC and NVA. I was in the third car in the convoy. As we rounded a curve, a machine gun in the road ahead opened up, killing the driver and six RVN soldiers in the lead tmck. The second car was a VW square-back driven by a young missionary. He slammed on the brakes and jumped into the ditch opposite a culvert under the road. He was shot dead by a VC in the culvert. I was riding shotgun in the jeep. The diver stopped and bailed out.

My M-16 rifle was in my hands. As I exited, it got jammed in the jeep. With my cumbersome flak jacket there wasn't much maneuvering room. So, I exited

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"54: Kathleen Land, Will and Marty Croom. and Dick Damico

without it and hugged the ditch. We called in help from a Marine Camp about a mile away on Monkey Mountain. When the Marines arrived ten minutes later the VC had vanished. It was a hit-andmn ambush.

When I got back to camp I vowed to get a more versatile weapon, one I could carry at the ready and bring to bear quickly. I got a "grease gun" from the Marines.

The grease gun was a modification of the Thompson sub-machine gun. Its designation was M-3A1. It had a collapsible wire stock and fired 45-caliber ammunition.

On automatic it fired 350 rounds from a 30 round magazine with an effective range of 55 yards. It was 30 inches long with the stock extended; a perfect compromise between a rifle and a pistol. I carried the grease gun for the six months remaining in the deployment, feeling secure and well protected.

Just before returning to the states I decided to practice fire the weapon. It jammed immediately. I didn't get off a single round. Realizing how vulnerable I had been during my many trips into the badlands, I upchucked on the spot.

The experience reminded me of the story about a World War 11 sailor who wore his life preserver whenever underway, at his station, in the sack, chow lineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;everywhere except in the shower When he got the word that the Japanese had surrendered, he ran topside and threw it over the side. It promptly sank. I wonder if he reacted as I did.

Column Correction In the January-Febmary 2004 Shipmate column a comment under "September Tailgate" was attributed to Marion Schlenzig. To set the record straight, "Marion Schlenzig maintains that she did not say diat she was the richest '54 widow."

Scribe: Marion, sorry for any embarrassment that may have resulted.

Note of Passing Joe Biron '51, sent me a newspaper obituary of Bascom Frank Buchanan, of Portland, CT, a Class of 1954 non-graduate who died on 28 January 2004 at Hartford Hospital. Frank left the Academy to serve Shipmate, May-June 2004

in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, after which he received a degree in civil engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1956. He then embarked on a successful career in industry and business and lived a rewarding family hfe.

More Christmas Luncheon March 2004 Shipmate column size prevented including several photos of celebrities at the 10 December 2003 Christmas luncheon. Better late than never!

Jim and Gyselda McCarthy

Bill Land and George Zeberlein Will Croom and OUie Shearer

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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 Class web site: www.usna.com/classes/1955 The Washington, DC area Dark Ages Party came together very nicely on the evening of 28 Febraary at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington. This was entirely due to the heroic 83

efforts of our Class President, Denny Sullivan.

He "maestroed" the evening with impeccable taste and alacrity. The fare was tasty, too! The sad news of Al Kozischek's death was acknowledged by Denny, and he had placed at each table a small remembrance of Al. Attending were Denny Sullivan, Tom Cann and Shirley Echard, Joan and Dick Morgan, Marge and Tom Stallman, Sharon and Kirk Rowe, Ray Hine and Virginia Wyman, Peggy and Otto Zipf, Giimy and Don Conner, Beryl and Dan Ebert, Jean and Darrel Westbrook, Lucy and Hank Mustin, Jackie and Mort Rubenstein, Sally and Hartley Holte, Eileen and Fred Koester, Ann and Jerry Holland, Cyd and Fred Tolleson, Sheila and Cal Weaver, Nancy and Bob Hinton, Martha and Tony Bracken, Ann and Ted Parker, Betsey and Bob Fountain, Marlene and Al Dawson, Judy Stembel (Dave Stembel's widow), Suzy Gardner (Geoff Gardner's widow), Mary Gale Buchanan, Debbie and John Adams, Ursula and Tom Kiefaber, Luz and Todd Meloy, Nancy and Don KeUerman, Angela and Demo Kolaras, and Dick Peterson.

From Hartley Holte regarding 50 Years After: Judging from the number of inquiries concerning bios and data forms—and the quantity of new responses, your Company representatives have been very pro-active. We're delighted and pleased that Classmates care enough to participate and respond. Cal Weaver has set up a post box for the receipt of funds received for donations, ads, and book purchases. We expect to send out another letter around August to ask for money commitments, so please take care of that letter when it arrives. That letter will identify the P.O. box to be used at that time.

Response to our research and support needs from the Alumni Association, Foundation, Naval Institute, athletic office, Nimitz Library, and related sources continues to be superb. We are also particularly impressed wdth the efforts of Classmates Joe Clarkson (USAF), Rip Wieler (USMC), Harvey Burden (data management). Norm Palladino (webraeister), and, of course, the Herculean effort by Kent Dnimmond (lead editor) who is inputting all the bios and photos. More later.

"Taps" It's sad to report the passing of Classmate Albert J. Kozischek (2), who died of heart failure on 14 Febraary in Long Beach, CA. Al was affectionately known by many nicknames, but his preference was "King Koz." You couldn't miss him at a Navy sporting event—he invariably would rise at some point, position himself in plain view, and lead fans in Navy cheers. He was one of the unforgettable characters of our Class (incidentally, he sang "Unforgettable" in the Nat "King" Cole style). In the words of John Weaver:

Medeiros with Barbara Obinger, Paul Slack, Peggy and Hugh Webster, Madeleine and Bud Summers, and Ursula and Tom Kiefaber, Lynne and Ned Floyd, Tom Boucher, Smoky Wilson, Tom Shine, Penny and John Nyquist, Lou Gregg, Carlos McAfee, Jim DeGroff, and Frances and Ken Highfill.

King Koz—"On the other side" It was leamed recently that William E. Jerauld (18) passed away on 1 October 2003 in the Sentara Careplex Hospital in Hampton, VA. He served in the Navy Supply Corps. Willie was employed for 14 years as a social worker at the Veterans Hospital in Hampton, VA. San Diego area Classmates were dressed in red to celebrate the Chinese New Year in

Coronado Cays on 22 January. The Year of the Monkey was welcomed in with full honors and a Chinese dinner Attendees included Valerie and BiU Anders, Donna and Bill Ball, Teri and Tom Boucher, Jo and Roger Coffey, Leslie and Joe Daniel, Lynne and Ned Floyd, Phyllis and Paul Grozen, Sandy Henry (Chuck Henry's widow), Lavon and Dick Jones, Pat Kenny (Chuck Kenny's widow), Ray Medeiros with Barbara Obinger, Penny and John Nyquist, Bob Price, Jack Tallman, Peggy and Hugh Webster, and Karen and Bob Weir. Sandy Henry informed that she will move soon to Las Vegas.

Ann and John Raster recentiy visited Vem Carlson in La Jolla. A portion of the visit was spent combing the coastiine for that "just right house" Ann had been looking for Aim is a real estate broker and her qualifications were apparent, as she quickly moved from the "moderate" price ranges inland to the coastal mansions. John travels almost constantly on behalf of the University of Notre Dame Business School, interfacing with universities all across the southem tier of states. His expertise lies in the area of executive development in the business school setting. Vem's memories of his roommate, John, at USNA were, however, not related to executive development. On the contrary, as an All-American lacrosse player, John spent

'55: Bill Ball with Donna, Bill Anders, Roger Coffey with Jo, and Bob Weir with Karen

Koz was a great competitor, on the football field, on the basketball court, and in life. His warm heart and wonderful sense of humor made him unique in every sense of the word...I'm sure he's still playing a great half court game of basketball waiting for us to join him.

A memorial service was held for Al in Corona Del Mar, CA, on 12 March. Afterwards, he was inuraed next to his wife, Ingrid, in the Kozischek family plot. Classmates attending were Ed McHale, Joan and John Weaver, Ray '55: Jack Tallman. Joe Danie) with Leslie, and John Nyquist with Penny 84

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considerable time teaching his "wives" the essentials of lacrosse (after 'Taps") when all roomies, armed with lacrosse sticks and helmets, played "sudden death" matches in total darkness. Vem still has a bent finger to prove it!

Also, John had the disturbing habit of catapulting out of his top bunk well before reveille, stepping on Vem in the lower bunk to ensure he was awake and to instill in him a lifelong sense of guilt for "sleeping in" while John went on to "enrich thyself spiritually" at early morning mass. Thus, he induced in Vem a post-traumatic stress syndrome and dreams of being landed on by lacrosse players well before reveille. Vem leaves for Costa Rica soon...for Finca Castilla, his mountain plantation overlooking Lake Cachi, 25 KM SE of the capital. Vem's mountain chalet and plantation can be viewed on www.costaricahomefinders.com.

Vem Carlson with John and Ann Raster Picked up on navy sports: Record for Career Rushing Yards per Attempt (minimum 100 attempts). Fourth Joseph Gattuso (1952-1954) 5.5.

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Class Executive Committee Co-Chairmen: CAPT Douglass E Hayman, USN (Ret) (11) Col George Mushalko, USAF (Ret) (15) Sec'y: Dave Swanson (4) 16 E. Del Ray Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301 p: 703-548-7240; f: 703-548-0272 e: hdswanson@aol.com Class web site: www.usna.coni/classes/1956 South Kent School and Phil Fales Memorial Plaque On Veteran's Day, Tuesday, 11 November, in a simple but moving service in the St. Michael's Church at South Kent School, a plaque was dedicated in the Alumni Memorial Chapel to the memory of the deceased alumni veterans from South Kent who served in the Viemam War. Our USNA Classmate, Phil Fales (16), was one of those South Kent boys. Joining the current smdent body in the service were five of Phil's SKS classmates, five of his USNA Classmates Roger Betts (22), Sam Koutas (2), Ted Lovely (22), Dave Noonan (22), and Al Reed (5), Phil's widow, Judy, and son, Eugene. It is perhaps no mere coincidence, that Phil's SKS Class of '52 had laid the foundations for the alumni chapel, which was dedicated in June 1952 as a memorial to the South Kent boys who had given their lives in Worid War H. The words spoken at the dedication of the chapel then by Headmaster Sam Bartiett are as trae now as they were then: Shipmate, May-June 2004

"...These names carved in oak, set in bronze, and scribbled on paper will be here for many years to come, for young people, whose parents and grandparents are not yet bom, to read and ponder over And perhaps as they read these names and wonder of what sort were those who so many years before walked over this same ground, played on these same fields, and prayed in this same chapel, a bit of their spirit may come down through the years to light in our hearts that same fire of devotion to their way of life that cause those we are commemorating today to be willing to give their all, even life itself, to save for future generations the great Blessing of our heritage..."

CAPT Fred Lippert (08) is retiring.

The following article is taken from the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) Journal. 0S2 Wendy Kahn, Journal staff writer, wrote it: He can repair almost any foot and ankle injury, dazzle you with his dancing, lift up your spirits with his music, and give you therideof your life in his airplane.

Though he is not a Wright brother or Fred Astaire, this modem-day "Superman" has done it all. At the age of 69, CAPT Fredrick Lippert, MC emeritus program director of National Naval Medical Center's (NNMC) Orthopedics Department has, indeed, eamed the title as "master of all trades."

The path to Lippert's long and fulfiUing Navy career began nearly 27 years ago. Bom and raised in New Canaan, CT, Lippert attended the prestigious Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. After graduation in 1956, he served as a line officer for four years.

Lippert left the Navy in 1960 as a Reservist to study medicine at the University of Vermont. From there, he did an internship in Montreal, Canada, and then went back to the University of Vermont to do a four-year orthopedics residency. After that, he did a biomedical research for almost two years in Sweden and eamed a post-doctorate in medical science.

"At first, I was going to be a naval aviator," he says. "But, at the; last minute, I followed up on an interest in medicine. I didn't know that I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon until I did my internship. I obtained my pilot's license while in the Navy, and now own an airplane. I can have my cake and eat it too."

Unlike most people who retum to the Navy after a brief absence, Lippert retumed to the Naval Reserve in 1985 almost 25 years after he left the service. He was recalled for Desert Storm/Desert Shield in 1990 and elected to stay fulltime Navy after the Gulf War. Now serving on active duty in a retired status, Lippert was recruited to NNMC in October of 1991 to be chairman of the Orthopedic Department. He is an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in foot and ankle problems.

A retired-retained status is a negotiated contract. Currently on his last age waiver, Lippert says he'll retire in less than a year because by all regulations, he should have retired.

However, because there is a shortage of orthopedic surgeons and NNMC still needs his services, he went to Larry Stallard of Officer Programs, who consulted the Reserve center in New Orleans, to apply for his third age waiver, which ends September 2004.

Lippert says that being in a retired-retained status is much the same as active duty. Wearing the uniform he performs the same duties and responsibilities since he arrived at NNMC. The

only difference in his status is that he's gotten busier.

"I don't have any more free time," he says.

"I'm busier clinically than I ever was before.

I'm operating two days a week and in clinic two days. The other day is spent trying to catch up."

As a retired-retained member, Lippert is subject to the same guidelines as regular activeduty members, except that he can't compete for rank promotions nor does he have to participate in Navy's Physical Readiness Test. He stays fit by ballroom dancing.

Lippert diagnoses and treats all types of foot and ankle problems. He corrects problems resulting from trauma (foot fractures), flatfoot, bunions, Achilles tendon, and arthritis (foot drifting in a bad alignment).

During Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lippert treated foot and ankle injuries that were blast related due to rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire.

"Treating a combat injury is much different than an arthritic or degenerative condition because you're dealing with a young person," say Lippert. "There is extensive soft damage and the soft tissue is what helps the bones heal.

In an arthritic person, it's usually the joint that has bone on bone. You are treating that, but everything else is okay. In a way, it is easier because you don't have all the problems of infection due to an open war wounds."

As Lippert winds down his long and rewarding career, he says the combination of doing research, writing books, and clinical practice is just as vivid as it was 20 years ago. For Lippert, treating the mihtary, their families, and mentoring orthopedic residents are very rewarding activities.

When Lippert is not using surgical instruments, he plays a musical instmment. He conducts the hospital's band and has played the trumpet since the age of 8. Lippert and the band perform for change of commands, retirement ceremonies, and NNMC concerts.

"After a hard day, it's nice to go practice with the band," he says. "We'll play a concert during the week, and I'll drop what I'm doing and play the concert for an hour and then go back to clinical duties. It's a nice uplifting experience."

Speaking of uplifting, another one of Lippert's interests is flying. With all of his naval aviation classmates retired, Lippert is still flying. He flies on weekends to stay current, while on vacation and to medical meetings. He has flown to Key West, Fl., and will continue toflyanywhere on the coast there is a medical meeting.

Flying since 1959, Lippert takes his plane on trips of 700 miles or less. On an average, he flies about 100 hours a year. He compares flying to orthopedic surgery by explaining how the two areas are similar.

"The preflight planning is the same as preoperative planning on a patient." He says. "When you're in the operating room, it's very much like being in an airplane because it's real time.

You can't go out and read up on something: you have to handle what comes, and you have to be prepared for the unexpected event."

Lippert and his wife are also competitive balkoom dancers. They can dance the waltz, fox trot, quickstep, and Viennese waltz and then switch gears to the Latin dances of the rumba, cha cha, salsa, and samba. The Lippert helped anesthesia resident, Rupa Danier, a former dance instructor, give lessons before the Medical Corps ball last year and will do so again this year.

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'56: A great birthday celebration: Alan Eagye's birthday celebration at the Marriott Resort, Palm Desert, CA, 1 to r: Ray Swanson, USAF (Ret.), George Biles (14), Duke Edwards (14), and Vernon Alan "Moose" Eagye (14) Lippert emphasizes to aspiring doctors that in any specialty, it's important to do what you enjoy doing every day. Being an orthopedic surgeon is especially rewarding because most orthopedic conditions can be fixed where it makes a big difference in that person's quality of hfe.

Fred and his wife have three children and four grandchildren. When he finally retires from the Navy, he'll have a total of 27 years of military service. His plans are to see more of his grandchildren, continue his interests and perhaps, look into some part-time medical involvement.

Lippert sums it all up when he says. "It's been a long and enjoyable career."

Birthday Celebration Dottie Edwards (Mrs. Joe Duke Edwards) sent a photo and information concerning a birthday celebration with several Classmates and wives.

I want to send along a photo taken recently of four great guys (three of them from the 14th Company.)

Three 14th Company roommates recently spent a weekend together with wives at the Marriott Resort in Palm Desert, CA. George Biles, Duke Edwards, and Alan "Moose" Eagye got together to celebrate the birthday of Moose Eagye. Janet Biles, Dottie Edwards, and Jan Eagye tagged along for the fun.

They shared the week with a friend of the Eagye's Ray and Gail Swanson (unfortunately they're Air Force). It was a great week of sun, golf, pool, and liquid libations in a fantastic location, which was enjoyed by all us. The highhght of the week was the "Palm Springs Follies," which made us aU feel right at home.

The youngest entertainer was over 50 and the oldest showgirl was 86! We highly recommend this show to anybody stopping over in Palm Desert. We all may be older but friendships such as these never get old.

Al Reed (5) attended Paul Grafs funeral in Windsor Locks, CT, on 24 January and provided the following anecdote about his son, Paul Jr: I attended the funeral and met most his family. His son, Paul Jr., was in the Navy as enlisted second class and served some time on TicoNDEROGA (CG-47) and was on board during a visit from Frank Kelso. He was warned by his superiors not to bother Frank, but, good old Frank sought him out and had a discussion with him. Paul Jr. was very pleased by that action and told me that he really appreciated it and remembered it well.

Jim VanMetre sent the following input on Albert Michelson: As part of our Class gift to the Academy at our 45th Reunion, we sponsored curatorial cataloguing of the papers of Albert Michelson 1873, the only USNA graduate to win the 86

Nobel Prize in physics. The following web site from USNA's Nimitz Library has interesting information about this work and gives proper atttibution to the Class of '56 for our gift: www.usna.edu/LibExhibits/Michelson/ Michelguide.pdf

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Pres: CAPT David S. Cooper, USN (Ret) Con^ Sec'y: CAPT F.N. Howe Jr., USN (Ret) 1 Walter Cir, Fredericksburg, VA 23188-8912 e: fnhusna57@cox.net Sec'y: CAPT R.H. Scales, USN (Ret) 129 Westbury, Williamsburg, VA 23189 e: vkct@mindspring.com Webmaster: Fred Dammann web site: www.usna57.org On the continuum that describes the degree of difficulty in cranking out a Class news column there's easy and there's hard at the other end.

The following entry is the kind of thing that makes the job sometimes very hard.

CAPT Norman Edward Prosser, USN (Ret.), passed away on 10 March 2004 at his home. Norm had quietly fought the problem of metastatic prostrate cancer for seven long years and, in the end, it was beyond medical science to beat the thing. The Fightin Third will miss this guy we could always count on, no matter what.

A memorial service and inurnment in the Naval Academy columbarium is planned for June, the date to be circulated separately. Janice can be contacted at 1065 Clipper Rd., Vero Beach, FL 32963-2540.

Lest we pass by the signal event as something that we all just expected right along, we need to rise now to salute our man Ron Marryott on his selection as a member of the Distinguished Graduate Awards Class for 2004. Joining a mere 19 DGA previously selected over the last half

dozen years, Ron finds himself officially designated as just what we always knew he was, a giant among us. Congratulations, sir, from every one of us.

Around the end of last month we had a nice note from Barbara Bartocci: Hello! I still receive Shipmate and enjoy reading the news. Some news I'd like to pass on to the Class of '57: my sixth book is being published. It's titled Meditation in Motion: Exercise Your Body and Soul at the Same Time!, and as one reviewer said, "Barbara Bartocci encourages people to find their own path to well-being. She shares 48 stories about people who discovered, often by chance, a connection between their physical activity and their spiritual awareness."

The stories are about men and women of all ages, from all walks of hfe, and with aU levels of physical fimess and ability. From people who cycle, skydive, and hike the Appalachian Trail to those who walk the mall. From people who swim laps at the "Y" to people who surf the Pacific Coast. People who ski, fish, dance, and float.

The idea emerged from my own bicycling, when I realized that on early morningrides,my tuming wheels are almost like prayer beads, and bicycUng truly is "meditation in motion."

Classmates can read samples from aU six of my books on my web site www.BarbaraBartocci.com.

Thanks for helping me stay connected to John's Classmates.

Thanks for staying in touch with us, Barbara.

The last time we heard from Dick Stober he was wandering around in the Black Hills. Well, the latest report apparently comes from an entirely different hemisphere, though the connections between this one and that one are unfortunately not revealed. It is noted, however, that Dick signed up early as a subscriber to the 50th book, so presumably we'll get a full update at least by then. Until then, here's the dope from the other side of the dateline: Hi gang! Does this mean that I've lost my cosmic clearance?

This is me in the midst of my brothers-in-law and my young nephew, Ricky, who was named after me. In a relatively short period of time we have shared quite a few adventures together We sang karaoke. Everyone knows that I can't carry a tune in a bucket. Now the folks in Southem China know my secret.

These guys challenged me to a "Dim-Sum" dinner ordering iguana tails, poisonous snakes, nonpoisonous snake, and turtle. Well, heck I've eaten turtle before. Piece de resistance; hot fried cockroaches. We handled the roaches with our chopsticks, carefully picked the wings off and devoured the litde morsels. It did make me feel better when my dear wife informed me that we were actually eating "field" roaches as opposed to those dirty old house roaches.

'57: Rick and the Boys Shipmate, May-June 2004

parade, which includes most of the town, features a Marine band, various color guards, high school bands and platoons of sellers of Girl Scout cookies.

On their first march in 1984, the Vietaam Vets were concemed with their reception, feelings about the war being mixed, but their heads went high and some semblance of marching appeared as the first spectators rose to their feet applauding and cheering. Mike Hall '64 represented a good turnout of the aviators, who have the advantage of being able to still get into their flight suits. My old uniforms, including an Army shirt with a neatly mended bullet hole, were thrown away by various female relatives.

The dog is "Chesty," honoring the Marines.

'57: L to r: Fink, Colonel Dickey, Boyne, and Kirkpatrick

This is probably going to be the last word on diets, Dick. Adkins, South Beach and now Stober's Bug Diet. Certainly ought to be the answer to portion control.

The Washington faithful convened for the regular monthly clambake at the Ft. Myer club on 2 March and we really had a fiill house. In addition to about 40 Classmates, Darrow Kirkpatrick had rounded up a neighbor and dragged him along—and the neighbor tumed out to be none other than Col R.R. Dickey U '48, USMC (Ret.),—who you will no doubt recall was the Fightin 12's Company officer for our last three years at the Farm. Barry Fink, unfortunately, was the only former minion of the colonel's present and he was thus given a brevet promotion to guidon bearer for the duration of lunch.

Nearby you'll find a photo of a few representatives with the good colonel during warm-ups.

As was noted by many, all of us and our guest somehow appeared to be about the same age.

Centerpiece for the lunch was a brief arranged by the resident sewer-pipers, delivered by a likely young fellow who had just relinquished command and was apparentiy happy to cUmb out of his new assignment on the "J" staff in the bowels of the Pentagon for lunch. Our guest was CDR Mike Poirier '83, who discussed his experiences as CO of TOLEDO ( S S N - 7 6 9 ) during his "surge" deployment to the Persian Gulf during which time included the initial Tomahawk strikes against Iraq. Needless to say, the first person account CDR Poirier provided was as close as any of us have been to the effort and it really got the adrenaline flowing.

The visit was also about as close as most of us have been in a couple of decades to the lads manning our old ttenches and I think that aspect of his talk was the most important. In terms of smarts, dedication to their trade, imagination and - equal to any of these—sense of humor, the generation that follows us is certainly living up to our proudest, most cherished expectations.

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CDR Mike Poirier

Marge and Tommy Sims were among the '57 contingent who marched down to Houston to the December bowl game, as you saw in Skip Rutemiller's group shot in last month's column.

We didn't use the Skip's photo that included the ladies because it gets futile to identify anyone when those pictured top a half dozen. As luck would have it though we did get a later shot with just the Simses and their cowboy hats that you'll certainly want to see.

Tony and Chesty

Speaking of smoking out, we went looking for Lee Hyatt awhile back in the process of soliciting inputs for the 50th book Class history. Turns out that Lee had recently moved from Orlando to Jacksonville and it was awhile before he reestablished communications. Anyway, after getting all briefed up on our requirements, he sent along a recent photo of himself and Barbara together with his assurance for a full accounting for the book. You'll surely not want to miss that.

Tom and Marge

Although participation on the Class chatiine, managed by Fred Dammann, perks along on the strength of the efforts of about a dozen regular contributors (out of two-and-a-half hundred subscribers), unexpected contributors show up from time to time. Sometimes these irregulars stick around to enlighten and entertain beyond whatever the subject was that initially smoked them out. So it is with young Tony Crowell who initially signed on with leamed advice on legal issues and has persevered right on through to the nonsense, skylarking and tomfoolery.

When Tony mentioned recentiy that he intended to renew his annual dedication to a local civic event, we asked him if he'd take us along: Here I am in the twentieth appearance of a group of Vietnam War Veterans in the annual Laguna Beach, CA, Patriot's Day Parade. The

Lee and Barbara

Of course Lee Hyatt's entry is but one of a plethora of features planned to make our 50th book the all-time best seller you're anticipating.

And, as you would expect, making the thing happen is going to require that everyone get his back into it at several points along the way. The first of the contributions we are counting on is 87

we joined the Edneys in their new home for dinner and protocols regarding passing the twins.

Early Sunday morning I served as a gallery of one as Sherwood and three other prevaricators played tennis. My old roomie still has a few moves left. Later, that same day, we toured the Gas Lamp district. And even later, Margon and Bud happy-houred in the Ritchies' home, then we all walked to dinner at Loews Resort on the Cays. The pigs stopped flying.

Okay, if you made it this far you will immediately grasp the critical importance of firing in some news and accompanying photos; else wise you take a chance on the probability of further endless creative writing exercises on subjects that may not be your all time favorites.

Grandmothers: get old whatshisname to stand still for a snapshot with his handsome grandchild(ren). Those are always welcome here. Get underway and go visit a Classmate this summer, and take your camera. He'll be pleased to see you. Carpe diem. 窶認NH

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your subscription for one or more copies for yourself, your youngsters, grandchildren and anyone else who needs a record of the voyage we're on.

By the time this issue is in your hands there will be about one more month to get your subscription to your Company coordinator before the rate goes up. The rate will rise to $85 on 1 June in recognition of the time value of the $75 subscription that most of your Classmates provided to the effort over the last year and a half Thanks to those who responded early we have those funds working to handle the incidental and unexpected costs that we will surely meet over the next three years en route to getting the book in your hands.

If you're unsure how to write the check or who to send it to you can jump on the Class web site (noted above) and you'll find your coordinator's name, address, and email address. CUck on "Reference Info" and then item number three, "Company Coordinator List." If you don't do email or web sites and don't have a clue where to get the dope please communicate with the corresponding secretary at the above listed address and I promise to get you fixed up.

At Photo Editor Gerry Sedor's suggestion we have added a wrinkle to the photo scheme for the 50th book by deciding to dedicate two pages to each Company, immediately following Company bios. These pages will be reserved for photos selected by the Company itself, by whatever procedure the coordinator settles on. This ought to move us toward appropriate representation for each Company and place the responsibility for filling these pages with the folks who have the material. Separately, we'll set about providing CCs with everything the staff has in its possession applicable to Company assembUes. In this regard, since the 30th book focused on Midshipman photos and those drawn from the first 30 years, we suggest that the 50th book collect subsequent material. At the end of the day though it will be your call and we'll populate your pages with whatever you select. Get on board and get your candidate photos to your coordinator Your Companymates will appreciate your help in assembling the best stuff you have.

Just to illustrate, here are a couple of Company-oriented shots from the 45th Reunion, which are the kind of thing we have in mind, though larger groups are just fine too. Everyone who was there took pictures (we have dozens of photos of people taking photos) so there have to be hundreds around to consider Dig 'um out and get them to your man.

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Betty Eraser and Jim Bibb

In case you've somehow missed it, the 50th Class Gift Committee, having satisfied its preliminary goal, was officially disbanded a couple months back. The Chairmen, Bruce DeMars and Ron Marryott and a few of the principal kneecappers will remain at their posts as the effort reaches for its stretch goal, a sum that it is hoped will keep the Class of 1957 Chair in Naval Heritage at the center of Academy business for a generation.

Each of us has a part to play here and for most that role is simple enough: just be informed about the purpose of the gift and how it will be managed by the Class, the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Foundation. Dave Cooper and Bill Peerenboom have gone to some trouble to anticipate our questions in these regards and have posted all the answers on the Class web site along with gracious invitations to answer any further questions that may arise, from anyone.

All the rest of us have to do is take a few minutes to inform ourselves, and thereby become agents serving this remarkable gift. Make a point to take a few minutes to join the effort.

A late report, complete with the usual masterful photo, from Steve Bond: Teeny and I motored to the Ritchies' home in Coronado Cays for the weekend. Finding httle to talk about Friday (and pigs fly), on Satarday

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Pres: Lt Col Gordon M. Gerson, USAF (Ret) e: gordon.gerson@1958.usna.com Sec'y: Col Warren S. Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 Ravenel Ln., Springfield, VA 22151-2430 h: 703-321-9586; e: wwalters@erols.com web page: www.usna.com/Classes/1958/ Dance around the Maypole, mates, the nasty winter's gone! The grass seeds flung, 'cause spring has sprang, and summer is coming on.

The sun is warm, the skies are blue, and the days are getting long, the icy blast is in the past, 'cause summer is coming on!

And this will be a unique summer that will mark two events for the Class of 1958. The fu:st is the 50th anniversary of our entry into USNA in June 1954, that day which alternately seems not so long ago, or on the other hand, seems a far lifetime back. Even though the details get somewhat hazy, we can all remember certain aspects of that first day when 1,211 new admissions packed into the courtyard in front of Bancroft Hall and began the cohort that exists today as the Class. None of us at that time knew that 27.3% of the Class would not make it through the fouryears to graduation day. Some of us probably thought we wouldn't make it through to the end of the first day!

The second event that will make this a unique summer is the new program that brings the Class of 1958 back into the yard for another four-year stint, this time as the "Link in the Chain" Class for the incoming Class of 2008. The program, which was formalized about six years ago, has grown from a voluntary effort made by the Class of '50 who commemorated their 50th Reunion by presenting the commissioning rank insignia to all ensigns and second lieutenants in the Class of '00. 'When the Class of '52 participated in several events during all four-years of the Class of '02, the program was formalized and some guidelines were established. As the Class of '58 now enters the program, the opportunities for participation include: attendance at Induction Day ceremonies and a picnic for Plebe parents; Shipmate, May-June 2004

We left with a new found appreciation of the hardy RV folks, their many joys, their unique problems, and their unflagging camaraderie.

What unusual and exciting lives they lead!

This was a truly memorable trip for us, but much too short. Our only regret was that time didn't allow us to visit our other Classmates in Central Florida. We'll catch up next year. '58 is Great!

A significant honor has been accorded our late Classmate, Jack Rennie (22), and acknowledged by emails from Myron Kandra (22) and Brad Stumcke (15). In an announcement made

by S. Paul Reville, executive director of the Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC, a renaming of the center to honor Jack Rennie was presented. As stated in the release: I am writing to inform you of an important change that we are making at the Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC. We are renaming the Center in honor of the great Massachusetts education reform leader, John C. "Jack" Rennie. Hereafter, our Center will be called the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy at MassINC or, more familiarly, the Rennie Center Not only are we seeking to honor Jack's leadership and accomplishments as head of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education and in the passage of the Education Reform Act of 1993, but more importantly, we want to estabhsh a Hving memorial to the spirit of Jack's work.

Two of Jack's qualities stand out in particular, intellectual curiosity and a commitment to civil discourse. Jack's leadership was informed by a relentless quest for the truth. He was tireless in searching out evidence and analysis that would help him to develop a thoroughly informed perspective on an issue. Secondly, Jack was deeply committed to a process of policy development that featured civil discourse.

He was a great listener, eager to hear all points of view on an issue. He always thought that we would all "get smarter" if people of varying interests, from different perspectives, could come to the table and honestly share their views, frankly differing with one another, but joined in good faith to explore solutions, uncover the truth and to find common ground and viable solutions whenever possible.

We, at the Rennie Center, are committed to these ideals of intellectual curiosity and civil discourse. We want our work to continuously reflect these values, and we want to be held '58: L to r: Frank, Bing, George, and Charlie. Not shown are the 15 or so other USNA Alumni/wives who also attended accountable to the high standards Jack set in the field of educational policy work.

We are proud to be associated now, in name and in spirit, with our old friend and mentor.

Jack Rennie. We believe he would be proud of the work the Center is doing in fulfillment of his mission to make "every child a winner" We thank you for joining with us in this work that is so centtal to the health and prosperity of our society.

Reunion 45 photos are still trickling in, and this month you can see the members of the Fourth Company who attended the events of last October In a Criswell provided picture, you find left to right, front row: Bob Green, Joe Longton, Jack Adams, and Bill Drury; back row: Phil Criswell, Barry Howard, Charlie Pinkham, and Don Bemes.

For our traveling flag collection, Phil also provided a picture taken of him during a visit to Ireland last fall. He is shown holding the Class '58: Fourth Company at Reunion 45

attendance at Reaffirmation Day ceremonies for Plebes at tiie end of Plebe Summer; attendance and participation in tiie Commitment Dinner for Second Class Midshipmen who are obligating for fulfilling tiieir Naval Academy commidnent; attendance and participation in First Class Parent's picnic; and the gift of ensign/second heutenant bars to graduating Midshipmen. Other events that link Classes have participated in include observation of the Sea Trials at the end of Plebe Year, and tiie various dinner gatherings given by battalions. On some occasions, speakers will be provided from the Class of '58 when participating in events with the Class of '08. It will be an interesting four years, and '58ers who wish may volimteer their services in maintaining the link. Our first Link in the Chain events will be ceremonies on Induction Day, 30 June 2004, followed by the "Welcome Aboard" picnic on Hospital Point. Our Class has a representative in the Annapolis area that coordinates the Link in the Chain events on behalf of the executive committee, so if you have questions or want to participate, contact Joe Criner (3) (crinerjc@aol.com; 410-757-0479). By the way, we pay part or all of the costs for some of these events out of the Class treasury.

Shipmate, May-June 2004

The icy blast of Febraary in the DC area was particularly irritating to the frozen inhabitants, so Pat and George Jenkins (10) pulled a "snowbird" trip and went south: Pat and I made a short visit to Key West in February primarily at the instigation of my sister, who wanted to escape the rigors of another Massachusetts winter. We stayed in a townhouse complex managed by the NAS Key West MWR office. This is a super deal! $90 a night for four occupants ($75 for two)—three bedrooms, 1.5 baths, full kitchen, LR, lanai. This in one of the pricier resort areas in the country (rooms $300-400 and up at this time of year— if available).

While there, members of our burgeoning RV community graciously hosted us. Although we missed the big USNA RV "come-around" the week prior, we were adopted by '58ers Marion and Frank Conery (13), and their daughter, Caroline, Bunny and Bing Basset (18), and Jan and Charlie Pinkham (4); plus other USNA Alunmi from Classes in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. We were treated to a delightful getacquainted drinks party at NAS Key West's excellent RV park, followed by a rendezvous for dinner at Finnegan's—one of the many fine eateries in dowTitown Key West.

We responded with a get-together a few days later at our townhouse. The accompanying photo was taken during the party in the large common area behind our townhouse.

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flag atop Blarney Castie, where the kissin' of the Blamey Stone takes place.

Phil Criswell at Blamey Castle Down in Charleston, SC, Jim Kenney (6) continues his participation in community activities. He is currently involved as a member of the Sumter Guards, a unique organization. In Jim's words; I joined the South Carolina Militia as a member of the Sumter Guards in order to become a part of Bachman's Battery/Caisson Detachment. The unit was started as a re-enactment group and has greafly expanded. We are the group that buried Spence and Thurmond, and recently, the female helo pilot from the 82nd and another male pilot, both shot down in Iraq. We also buried Master Chief Williams, our MOH winner from Vietnam and a batch of poUcemen killed in line of duty.

Everyone is a volunteer. We have our own caisson, limber, eight white horses, seven Shires and French Percherons, a quarter horse and a black Percheron about 17 hands high that we use for the "Cap Horse," all the tack for a six-horse rig, saddles and harness to put it all together. The unit mans the lead horse, the quarter, and the three left horses in the sixhorse rig. The right saddles carry authentic valises, hooked to the saddles. The riders are in Army cavahry blues. When we pass by, there are no straight faces, only tears and salutes. We also have our own buglers.

We are curtently putting together an honor guard to do standard military funerals. We have done several, but with no homogeneity. The Guards are buying us new World War II Army uniforms and we have acquired nine Pattern 14 rifles from World War I to use for salutes. The 14 was made in .303 to help the British as they were short of Enfields. Looks a little like the 1903.1 am in the process of trying to get another nine Springfields from CMP, as they will be in much better condition. The nine we got were ridden hard and put away wet. My son has rebuilt one of the 14's and it is now in beautiful shape and he is working on another Remington and Springfield made these and then did a "17" bored in 30.06. We have used the M-1 but it doesn't lend itself to the salute.

Much better to have a manual bolt! I have never been happier taking part in anything as I am with this volunteer outfit. I just feel so good about it. Rifle drill is the second Tuesday of the month at Sumter headquarters, and I still remember most of it!

There are a few address changes for email for the Class. Jim Kenney is now at jakenneysr@bensouth.net; Mike McLane (6) is on to the lifetime address provided by the Alumni Association and is now at 90

mmclane@1958.usna.com; Franz Wiedemann (1) is at franzwied@verizon.net; and Bert Concklin (24) is at bconc@ptd.net. Bert has moved to a small town near Lancaster, PA, so look for details on a new address and phone in the next issue.

In the grandparent department, Lois and Whitey Edwards (17) welcome their grandson, Seaton Edwards, son of Scott and Jamie Edwards. Seaton is a leap year baby, bom on 29 Febraary. He actually arrived almost five weeks early just to make that date, but is home and doing fine.

And on the grandparent news front, Matthew Thomas Cunanan Feliciano (4), became a U.S. citizen on 11 March 2004. Matt is the grandson of our late Classmate RADM Carlito Cunanan (6), the onetime CNO of the Philippine Navy.

Matt and his mother, Kathy, stayed with Vibeke and Poj Walters (6) during the process of going through all the Immigration and Naturalization Service hoops and wickets. They retumed to their home in Manila on 10 March, where grandma, Liz Cunanan, awaited their arrival.

Good news on one side of the binnacle list, in that George McAleer (20) was back home in late Febraary after nearly three months under medical treatment for bilateral pneumonia, bronchial infection, and arterial flutter He was in the hospital for nearly a month and in a rehabilitation facility for over two months. He said he was glad to be home, and taking it very slowly. The rehab hospital basically had to teach him to walk once again. He looks forward to seeing friends in the coming weeks and months, and thanks all those who gave prayers in his behalf.

He says they worked wonders!

On the other side of the binnacle list, a scary period in late Febraary found Polly Mitchell, wife of Ken Mitchell (10), undergoing a fourway bypass. What started out as a cardiac catheterization at Washington Hospital Center on 23 Febraary ended up as the bypass surgery on the 25th. Polly weathered the event satisfactorily, and was able to head for home about 1 March. In the spirit of togethemess. Ken went in to see his cardiologist to discuss his anti-hypertensive medication, collapsed at the appointment desk, and ended up in Anne Arandel Medical Center for observation for an overnight. All home now, and steaming as before.

'58 Trivia: The Class of 1911 was the last Class to make a craise in sailing ships. On our craises, we did not get a whiff of alcohol aboard ship, much less a daily ration of grog. Now, through the courtesy of Dave Willingham (19), when did the grog ration stop in the United States Navy? Hasta Luego! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;WSW

To the Class of 2004

Juiir Winds jCas from your Alumr^i Association

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Pres: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) Chairman Exec. Committee: CAPT Norbert H. Bednarek, USNR (Ret) e: nbednarek@comcast.net Exec. Sec'y: Bruce Nordwall e: bj.nordwall@verizon.net Sec'y; CAPT John A. Butterfield, USN (Ret) 509 Buckboard Ct., Richland, WA 99352 h: 509-371-1486; e:pbplus3@highstream.net www.usna.com/classes/1959/usna59.html Okay '59ers, it is time to make those reservations for the 45th Reunion! Get a move on, and in all honesty I am preaching to myself as well.

Procrastination has been my problem for far too long! I am going to put the check in the mail at the same time as I forward this epistle to Shipmate. This was to be an important reunion for our late, beloved friend, Milan Moncilovich, but he will be with us in spirit for sure! We in the Second Company are in the planning process of making a dedication in Milan's name, and announcing that during the reunion weekend. In advance I wish to thank Companymates Dave Boyd and Bob Beaton for ranning wing on this one. Also, deepest thanks to Milan's teammate, friend, and fellow Second Company guy, Tom Lukish, for taking the lead on Milan's obituaiy, which should appear in this same issue. If you want to speak to someone in the Moncilovich family, one of his twin sisters, Anne Currin, has taken the lead to make sure we all do the right thing in remembering Milo, and her phone number is 239-593-3717. She and her husband, Dick, spend a few months in Naples, FL, and more of the year in Indianapolis. Milan's son, Marc, his wife, Kelly, and grandson, Ian, live in El Mirage, AZ, and could be reached at 623-974-3754.

I shall shift now to a good news report from Jerry McDaniel, (jerrymcdaniel@earthhnk.net).

It seems that Arlene and Jerry are really into craising, particularly the European waterway variety, and this is the report (getting to you late unfortunately) from their mid-2003 voyage: Hew to Paris, drove to little town where we had left our boat during the winter. After a week of cleaning/provisioning, we headed down the Loire Valley. There were a lot of locks on the canal but the beauty of the scenery more than compensated for it. There was one section of canal that had sprung a leak (note: canals often are higher than surtounding land) and water level was barely deep enough for our draft. A Belgian sailboat was stuck in an entrance so we had to tum around, back down, pass a towline, and help pull him free.

Fortunately the skipper and crew spoke English. Some sailboats were stacked up and because of the long wait gave up and went another (and longer) route. When we got to the Seine there was a fuel barge so wefiUedup.

Diesel was $4.50/gallon! At slow canal speeds we bum about a gallon per hour. Then we headed to Paris; next up the Mame towards Alsace-Loraine. Spent a few days in Metz before heading down the Moselle. Left Moselle at Kolbitz/entered the Rhine, the "superhighway" of rivers. At times we had a dozen or more big powered barges to contend with. Since the barges heading upstream Shipmate, May-June 2004

frequently take the inside of a curve to take advantage of reduced cmrent, I would have to cross over to the left for a starboard-to-starboard passage. At times we would be heading downstream with upstteam barges on both sides. My favored tactic is to take station about 100 yards behind a barge going my way and let him run interference. Left boat in Cologne for a month; train to Munich where we picked up our new car. Our original plan had been to tour Bavaria and Austria as far as Vienna, but when we got to Lake Constance, it became obvious that the heat wave was not going to end any time soon, so we decided that Denmark and Sweden were cooler options. In Denmark we went to see the Viking ship museum. In addition to remains of several ancient long ships, they had built several replicas. I had not realized that Viking long ships were fastened with iron rivets (note: Plebe knowledge?). In Stockholm we saw V.-^SA, a warship that sank in the harbor in early 1600s, and is more than 90% complete. After three weeks of autobahns and roadside hotels we headed back to Cologne where we tumed the car in for shipment stateside. Then we continued down the Rhine and back to Holland where we bought a new boat.

New one is larger than I wanted but it is more comfortable and has lots of equipment we wanted...plus price was right! This winter (2003-2004) the yard will install radar, auto helm, a chart plotter with GPS and other goodies. The plan this year is to head back up the Rhine, cut across France to the Rhone and the south for the Med and Spain—that could change.

Arlene and Jerry, thanks to you steamers for the sea and land voyage report! Sorry late in getting this in print. Sure hope you fit reunion in with your craising.

Those of you that may still wish to express your condolences upon the loss of our Classmate Ron Bostick, should mail a note/card to Ron's sister, Darlene Russell, at 1340 Greenfield Dr, Troy, OH 45373. Before I provide you with a report on the rehab/recovery of good friend Steve Snyder, you could contact Nancy or Steve at nanstevel3@aol.com, or call 757-221-7226 home, or mobile 503-5300. Here are excerpts from Steve's letter to Dave Sullivan: Two years ago I was doing the consulting thing (flying out of Richmond on Sunday afternoon/returning Thursday evening) when an hour after one trip I woke up with terrible pain in my stomach. One hour after that, I asked Nancy to take me to the hospital. I was diagnosed with acute necrotizing pancreatis and spent most of next three months in the hospital.

Had surgery (85% of pancreas removed); very fortunate to survive and it took a long time to regain strength. At the end of the year I was 80 pounds hghter but feeling pretty good. In January of 2003 I started experiencing pancreatic type pains and it was determined I had developed a pancreatic pseudo cyst. Had surgery to drain that—another month is hospital.

In April I felt good enough to play some golf at Williamsburg Country Club (near our Ford's Colony home). Walking and golfing has kept me in pretty good shape. In addition, I've managed to keep busy doing volunteer work at local hospital and Red Cross. Nancy and I put out our church's monthly newsletter and I send out a weekly email E-pistle to help keep the congregation informed. However, in early 2004 health problems have been quite a challenge. Had chills like never before and after medication and blood testing, results showed Shipmate, May-June 2004

some strange liver function. They eventually discovered some large abscesses on the liver, which led to more surgery. Right lung did not respond to some treatment, resulting in a thoracotomy. Lots of pain medication and antibiotics, and future doctor's appointments.

Steve, wow, what an ordeal the Snyder family has gone through. But what a great positive attitude. I am sure they find comfort in Isiaiah 60 (which relates to our '59 motto. Rise 'n Shine), "Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you." Steve is a believer, and a fighter, and we certainly keep him in our prayers!

Looking back to early spring of 1964, Ray Forbes and Vince Obsitnik were aboard the sub GROUPER. Bob Allen was in his first year of an M.B.A. program in Massachusetts. Mike Sturgis was headed to Cleveland, OH, and Ralph Christy had inherited the job as secretary for the column. Steidle family was in Naples, Italy, and the McGlinchey family were celebrating birth of number four, a daughter, making it three girls and a boy. Ralph got cranked up with reporting in June-July '64 issue, having to report death of Don Parker in an auto accident in DC. Also Ed Gather injured his shoulder badly in an automobile accident. John Kanuch was winding down a WestPac craise aboard MIDWAY, and he had ran into Al Thresher, Marv Osborn, and Murray Chester aboard HORNET. Jimmy Brown was at DLI in Monterey. Lloyd Adams wrote from Kobe, Japan, where he was on CruDesFlot Nine staff. Lloyd had bumped into Mike Brown, Freeman Neish, Ted Krum, Gale "Rimer, John Lawler, and Jud Kinch in his "travels" craising the briney deep out in the Pacific. Ralph had received a note Irom Paul Thornton who had reported to the public works officer of 14th Naval District in Hawaii, and Paul was soon detailed to spend time on Johnston Island, to administer a dredge and fill contract. Any other '59er ever serve any length of time in that location? Methinks Paul may have held a unique distinction serving on that island, that was under tight security and controlled access. It was not on "a main road" and certainly was not a favored R'nR center Frank Young, thanks again for supplying the old copy, so we can "look back."

USNA Alumni stick together! I wish to thank Lou Scliris of "Look Alive with 45" who has been a dear fiiend to our Jose Cortes '83 (the Butterfields were happy to sponsor Jose and be good friends since summer of 1979). While Jose served with distinction in the Venezuelan Navy, the Scliris' had been good friends, and now amidst the mrmoil of the Chavez time, Lou has stepped up to help Jose. The Cortes family will be able to remain in Caracas, Venezuela, and Shell Oil Co. will benefit from Jose's service as manager for health, safety, and environmental matters in Venezuela. Comrades in arms from '45 to '83, and to the present day. We all are blessed to have those ties that bind. Rise 'n Shine to all!

From Bill Clautice: Hi John—an update from the Clautices!

Enclosed is a '59 pic of Branch's Bunch (with his beautiful and talented new bride, Kathleen) gathered for the Armual '59 Ski reunion at Breckenridge. Actually, Joyce and I spent a week at our Vail timeshare before being guests

of gracious hosts Betsy and Charlie Dobbs.

They own a very comfortable ski in/out condo (Pig Pen) at Breck. Fun time!

Jan McGregor '62 (and little brother of Big Red—our commandant's secretary and now bride of 44 years to Iron Man founder John Collins), joined us for a second year and organized our very own talent show. Between recitations from Bill McAree and Geof Cant, video of Joyce's reign as Ms. Sr America and singers galore (Bob and Lucy Morgan et.al.), we discovered some real talent in the bunch.

Mountaineering on skis in the beautiful Rockies and shared dinners followed by great entertainment should entice more '59ers to this annual event!

I might add that we are enjoying our alternating lifestyle despite maintaining two houses.

We are in Cocoa Beach (with a pair of dolphins now transiting 6' from our dock) but will head for Annapolis about 8 May in time for the Submarine Technology Symposium at JHU/APL and our Italy ttip (14 May-8 June) with a former shipmate (submarine medical officer—super doc). Our number one daughter and family are _ hour from us here and number two daughter (Susanne-scholar athlete of NA'87) and family (four kids under 9) are in Tampa. We're getting used to kid sitting over there to give Sue and Mark (NA'84) a break.

Two months ago we did just that on a ten day trip to Key West (called Liz and Johnny Bray's house there but no answer). On the way back, we visited Kathy and Ron Trossbach in Stuart (saw his new power boat!) as well as Lavonne and Charlie Rush '42 (submarine hero and recent recipient of the Navy Cross for his World War 11 exploits). Then last week, we again kid-sat in Tampa where I was a judge at the Ms. FL Senior America Pageant and Joyce performed her "Pretty Woman" dance (proving again that a 66 year old can amaze an audience with a spHt and graceful return to a string of credible leaps).

Last but not least, I am still consulting to Radian Milparts which brought me to DC for the Naval Submarine League Corporate Benefactors briefings with J. Guy Reynolds (NSL president and M.C. extraordinaire, Mickey Garverick (most capable executive director), attendee Bob Touhey and my guest Mario Fiori '64. The next day Mario, Bob, Mickey, and I grabbed Third Companymate Wayne Messner (now vice president of Radian) to attend the local USNA Alumni luncheon. Well, that's more than enough of an update. All the best to you and Priscilla.. .come visit with us in Annapolis or Cocoa Beach!

-John Butterfield

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Pres: VADM Ed Clexton, USN (Ret.) 1000 Bobolink Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 h: 757-491-2141; e: clexboeck@aol.com Sec'y: Bill Levris 14312 Cove Ridge PL, Midlothian, VA 23112-4337 h: 804-744-8808; e: bilewis@comcast.net VP Planning: Col Hank Papa, USAF (Ret) 3806 Ashley Dr South, Mobile, AL 36608 p: 251-342-7643; e: Henry-Papa3@comcast.net web site: www.usna.com/classes/1960/default.htm From Bob Osmon (17): I recently had the pleasure of spending the evening with Selena and John Swanson (17).

They own a time-share here in Williamsburg and were in town for a bridge toumament.

They both are now Diamond Life members.

That is 7,000 points for those of you who understand its significance. John is so slender and in such great shape it is amazing. And says he never works out. He is starting to get some gray hair although. They had just retumed from a boat trip from St. Petersburg to Moscow and I saw the video that was made. Looks like a fascinating, beautiful trip on which I would enjoy going. John insists he is not going to sign up for email, so any of you who would like to contact him need to call or write. Selena also looks in fine feather and still has a sweet disposition. It was just great seeing them again. I have strongly encouraged them to attend our 45th.

Then I talked to Jack Whitely (17). He is still working at the Naval Research Lab in the advance weapons systems area. He said his specialty is ship's protection systems. TeUs me he is in good health, although putting on a few pounds, and will probably work at least a few more years. He says he reads all the emails we send around, but just doesn't answer up much.

(Seems to be a trend here, DD. But at least we know we are keeping everyone informed.) He wanted me to give everyone his best and hopes to make our next reunion as well. His wife. Kit, works for Boeing and they may both retire about the same time. They have done a cruise together recendy just to test the retirement waters. God bless to all.

Oz also sent on the following: I recently had the distinct pleasure of visiting Melinda and Frank Bessenger (17) in their home in Dade City. First time I had seen Frank in a parcel of years. He has lost a lot of weight and looks real good for a guy as old as the rest of us. Melinda is still the bright charming "Tallahassee Lassie" that I have always known. We told a few old tales and had a few glasses of wine, and lunch at their lovely country club. They both are now working out at the athletic facility and using the pool. Nice way of life in retirement. The last time I was in Frank's home was in 1964 when I took my dad, who was then living in Newport Richie, to visit Frank's dad who was then the sheriff of Pasco County. They hit it off famously as both were big hunters. So it was kind of nostalgic retam for me as well. At any rate both are looking good and have a wonderful family with eight grandkids. Hope to see them more often as my son lives only 30 miles away.

I also had the privilege of visiting Ruby and Larry Laudig (17) in their absolutely beautiful retirement community in EUenton, H^, just south of Tampa/St Pete. Larry was waiting for me outside of their elegant clubhouse as Ruby 92

and he had just finished a round of 18 holes and were still in golf dress bravo, the standard fare for this community of 550 homes. Larry looks fit as a fiddle and in great spirits. He said if the greens hadn't been wet that morning he would have broken par. (Isn't there always an excuse?) Had a nice lunch overlooking the course. Truly enjoyed catching up on the sequence of events that got him to this lovely area. We then went to their home for a while. I picked out any number of places to live that would be fme with me. Larty plays golf about five times a week and it is both his passion and fun. He is in good health and seems to be 0:uly enjoying life. With the exception of our fiveyear homecomings, this is the first time I have ever had the chance to really sit down and talk with Larty, and it was just great. I heard a few Plebe Year stories that I had never heard before. Whenever two or three shall meetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Oz From Jim Knorr (20): The Annapolis Indoor Class '60 Bocce Ball League challenges all comers to do battle sometime at the 45th Reunion (maybe if golf is rained out, for example!). A level finely wound rug is a level-playing field. However, the length must be 10-20 feet long and not less than 6 feet wide. The legal balls for competition may be 3" to 4" round balls with any identifying color (up-market toy stores normally carry) or BandA Balls of 2" diameter (with bias) used for Carpet Bowls in UK, but for Colonial use, we're calling them Bocce balls.

The Annapolis '60 luncheon group has had their instructional period in January, but will start serious competition late February '04 (that's tomortow!).

From Ed Clexton (10): We had another good mmout for lunch today. In attendance were Jack Brockman (18), Frank Kay (8), Rod Friedman (5), Wick Parcells (12), Jack Greenhalgh (9), Nick Stasko (1), George Vanhouten (24), Tom Wishart (22), Bob Powers (8), Bill Kee (9), Skip Sweetser (6), Bob lanucci (16), Bert Johnson (10), Paul Cooper (5), Ed McCaskill (8), Henry von Kolnitz (22), Mike McCullough (14), Oz Osmon (17), Al Ablowich (16), Moe Moran (2), and myself for a total of 21 hearty souls.

Oz announced that he will be hosting a Class party on 9 May (Mother's Day) at his home in Kings Mill when the LPGA, including ninth grade phenom, Michelle Wie, plays at Kings Mill. All Classmates we can reach will be invited. Several of those going on the Bermuda trip this spring talked that up. Jack Greenhalgh (9) told us of a trip to Paris this fall that several couples from the Class are already signed up for, and they are looking for more if interested.

Bob Powers (8) brought copies of his latest books for any that wanted them. I explained the latest project to better connect with Class widows and commended the great ladies who "signed up" to help; and Moe Moran (2) collected the money and paid the bill and passed the leftovers on to Tom Wishart (22) to help with our holiday party this year.

From Rod Friedmann (5): Bill, as Ed indicated in his email, we had another good luncheon with a good turnout at the Longbranch Cafe. This luncheon tumed out to be a little milder for Jack Brockman (18).

This time only the Super '60 banner that the Oz brought, fell on Jack's head vice a ram's or a stag's head. I wasn't quick enough to catch it on camera. We also had our best-selling author.

Bob Powers (8), present. Two old buddies.

Jack Greenhalgh (9) and Bill Kee (9) stopped

yakkin' for a photo op. Also shown in the table photo are Dennis Terry (15), Henry von Kolnitz (22), Mike McCullough (14), and Moe Moran (2).

From Jack Greenhalgh (9): Please pass on another trip they might want to join on. Muriel and I, Mary Jane and Ray Taylor (14), Sandy and Tom Wishart (22), and Christy and Joe Jaap (13) will be going to Paris, France for a week, 8 September to 15 September 2004. If anyone else is interested, I can put him or her in touch with the agent that is making the artangements for us.

On recommendation by the Class Board, nominations were requested through the Company rep network for widows of Classmates to serve as class "widow advocates." After a series of phone interviews, Ed Clexton (10) chose the following eight ladies: Ruth Calvert, Orange, CA, widow of Bill "Tex" Calvert (12); Cathy Chain, Chester, VA, widow of "Rusty" Chain (1); Judy Dudley, Opelika, AL, widow of Jim Dudley (18); Barbara Eason, Sterling Heights, MI, widow of Dave Eason (1); Phyllis Gardner, LiUian, AL, widow of Gene Gardner (16); Barbara Kolbe, Perkasie, PA, widow of Frank Kolbe (11); Carole Marti, Falls Church, VA, widow of Tom Marti (1); Marge Schweizer, San Diego, CA, widow of Earle Schweizer (13).

Their 'duties' will evolve over time, but for starters, they will help the Class officers.

Company reps, reunion planners, etc. to be sensitive to issues of interest to Class widows, to maintain better contact with Class widows, and to be of assistance to new widows as the years goby.

From Bob Osmon (17); Last night I had the pleasure of talking to two more of our 17th Companymates. Dave Ross (17) is fully retired since 1997 and enjoying hfe. All of his four children Uve within an hour's drive of Boston, so he gets to see them all frequently. He is still very active in counseling AA participants and feels he is making a difference. He is in good health and has an enthusiasm for life, which we all could use. He wanted me to pass on his best to all of you even though he doesn't come on line very often. He reads it all, and says that he enjoys hearing about all our adventares. Recommends Dodson write a book. He definitely has a flair for words and the dramatic.

Then I was formnate enough to catch Harry IVulli (17) as well. He is still actively working doing ISO inspections on medical equipment under contract with the govemment. He travels a lot, having just retumed from Philly. His mother is in critical condition, so I would all ask that we give her prayers for a peaceful transition. She is 93 and Harty says they had a wonderful family reunion for her earlier this year. He plans to work a few more years and then maybe, hang it up. He told me to tell all of you that he certainly has many fond memories of our time together in the Boat School. I told him about our 17th Reunion at Hank Phillip's three years ago and asked him to try to make the one in 2005.

On 21 Febraary, Jim Hancock (16) hosted the annual Dark Ages party at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. We had a good turnout and a lot of fun. We leamed that Bob Lowe (7) had tied the knot with Angela over the summer and were still in the process of organizing households. Basically, they plan to end up in Shipmate, May-June 2004

Annapolis in the spring. Attendees included: Barbara and Jim Hancock (16), Beverly and Grant Sharp (19), Jeanne and Al Arcuni (2), Tomi and Tom Solak (2), Linda and Bill Lewis (5), Ginny and Don Delude (12), Angela and Bob Lowe (7), Marbeth and Tom Paulsen (10), Carole Marti, Jeanine and Doug Johnston (5), Sheila and John Chenard (14), Joan and Willy WiUenbucher (6), Dick Pariseau (1), Sandra and Bill Manning (14), Barbara and Ward O'Brien (22).

From Bob Tague (19): Last Febmary, Paul Hazucha (19) organized an unexpected reunion with George Ruckersfeldt (19), Wally Cumella (19) and myself, all four of us 19th Company Classmates. Paul, who has some Scottish blood in his family, was coming to the Jacksonville, FL area, near where George, Wally and I live, for the Northeast Florida Scottish Highland Games. (I know, Hazucha isn't Scottish but somewhere in Paul's ancestry is a Donald from Scotland!) George and I arranged to meet Paul at the games amidst the bagpipes, dancers and thousands of people, hoping to recognize each other Luckily we did since we hadn't seen each other since graduation. The three of us had a great time reminiscing and catching up on the last 44 fleeting years. WaUy couldn't make it to the games but was able to join George and Paul later on for dinner.

Unfortunately, Norm Jones (19), who also lives nearby, wasn't able to join us. In the photo, Paul is looking sharp in his Donald Clan kUts with George on Paul's left and me on his right.

From BiU Griffin (1) On 13 Febraary, I was fishing from my boat at the mouth of the harbor, here in Naples, FL. I had my back to the entrance when a ships hom blasts out, about 30-feet behind me. As I tumed to begin swearing, I'm greeted with a big srmle and wave from Suzanne and Ed Mangan (20). They were cruising the Gulf Coast, and spent a couple of nights in port.

They retumed last week and took Rita and I from Naples to Key West straight across the Gidf. Theridewas a litde choppy, even in a 46fooL yacht. We made it safely to port. Ed is a very accomplished skipper We had a great time eating and imbibing for three days.

From John Michalski (6): The Febraary '60 Annapolis luncheon was held at the Eastport Yacht Club, with Merf Moerschel (2) again as our gracious host.

Attendees included John Chenard (14), Jim O'Farrell (16), Ben Mercer (12), Gary Cogdell (7), Doug Johnston (5), Bob Antonio (14), Jun Duffy (7), John Michalski (6), Hank Phillips (17), Jim Britell (13), Jim Knorr (20) and Merf. Jim Duffy (7) recommended the book. The Blue And The Grey At Sea In The Civil War. An update on the 45th Reunion preparations was lead by John M., a heads up from Hank on proposal to reduce taxes on military residing in the state of Maryland, and there was bocce ball action (indoor of course).

Jim O'Fartell (16) and Gary Cogdell (7) won the doubles Bocce competition and Merf (on his home turf!) won the singles. The book Darlcside, a murder mystery that takes place at USNA, by P.T. Deuterman '64, will be discussed at our 26 March luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. at EYC. From Dennis Vied (24): Here's a picture for the Class news. We had an impromptu gathering while Dusty Craver (24) was passing through. Left to right: Dennis Shipmate, May-June 2004

Vied, Dusty Craver (24), Jonni Shawkey, Karen Vied, Ray Burkley (2) (honorary member of 24), Lynda Craver, Dick Shawkey (24), and Pat Burkley.

Finally, Jack Shaw (1) sent along another picture from San Diego. Margaret Curtis, Judy Birchett, Jan Kirkpatrick, J. J. Kirkpatrick (10), Jack Birchett (10) and Tom Curtis (22) are featured.

The Gassers, the Griffins, the Mangans, and the Holbens

Terry, von Kolnitz, McCullough, and Moran

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Pres: RADM Artie Campbell, USN (Ret) Corr. Sec'y: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret) 1756 Point-No-Point Dr, Annapohs, MD 21401 h: 410-849-3812; w: 410-849-2600; f: 410-849-2400 e: rogeronorati@1961.usna.com or rtrogero@ comcast.net Webmaster Howard Winfiee: win&eeÂŽ 1961.usna.com web site: www.USNA61.org

So many inputs; so little space! No editorials this month!

Cyberspace Nooze Dan Schroeder: Alright, scribe! Read with great interest your escaping the Crabtown winter and taking Judy to the Peoples' Repubhc of Califomia. Hope your visas were in order and that you made no stops at any mayors' offices. Karen and I also escape the northerly winters by going to warmer climes...namely Key West and adjacent waters. Acmally, we dock and sail out of Boca Chico NAS marina during the winter months. I refuse to ever be cold again! Do not ask me why the boat is named GENERAL NtnSANCE.

Ron Campbell: Attached is a photo of my bride and me taken at Hupuna Beach Park in Hawaii in early Febraary. It was a great way to speed my recovery! I stayed out there for a month. Wish it could have been longer, but plan to do it next year also. May the Hawaiian gods snule on you who don't take a break for the Dark Ages and visit the Islands.

The Campbells in Hawaii

Jack Sheahan: I don't often do anything newsworthy, but this latest project of mine may be of some interest. We were commissioned to create the Marine Corps medallions for new Marine Corps Facility at Marine Bartacks, Washington (8th & I). I'm doing these and most of the other stone work for this project. I believe they are the largest Marine Corps emblems ever created.

Jack Sheahan. Semper Fi

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Seen And Heard Around Town Good Nooze: I'm happy to report the names of the WGNAC "all rookie team" of the USNA Foundation's President Circle. They are: The Earl Diamonds, Jim Joyners, Harry Laras, Emie Morenos, Frank Morrows, Jim Roths, Art Rowes, Chris Seelbachs, and Dave Strykers.

Bad Nooze: we're still losing ground in our quest to overtake '62 and regain the top spot.

We'd like to celebrate victory before our 40th Reunion in two years, so I encourage those of you who have not come aboard, to do so.

Remember, your donation can be applied to the Class of 1961 project.

Joe Kasales: The following were at the 9 March DC luncheon: Jerty Smith, Joe Kasales, John PhilUps, George Glavis, Tom Hinton, Paul Umberger, Brent Jacobs, Ron Campbell, Bill Straight, Dick Garritson, Earl Diamond, Al Dessayer, Jack Pappas, and Bob Fitch.

Arlie Campbell: As you know, we were indeed fortunate to have Dr Jeff McCausland as the first holder of the Class of 1961 Chair in Leadership Education. He did a lot for the Academy, the Leadership Department, and the Brigade of Midshipmen. In a thought, he represented the Class in magnificent fashion. Unformnately, he has had to make a difficult decision concerning his and his family's future emd will be leaving the position. He has given the Academy adequate time to find and hire a replacement before the start of the next academic year. The wheels are already tuming to make that happen. Rather than try to tell you his thoughts on the departure, I have ask him to share directly with you. Below are his thoughts: Members of the Class of 1961â&#x20AC;&#x201D;regrettably I must inform you of my decision not to retum to the Academy full-time at the end of this academic year As I believe you are aware I have been on leave of absence for the current year for health and personal reasons. I explained this to the Class leadership during a meeting in August. I will continue (as I have) for the balance of this year to assist the Department of Leadership in a number of ways such as the execution of our Leadership Conference that was completed in January. In addition, I am speaking at the Air Force Academy Leadership Conference in February, assisting in the preparation for both Combat Leader Day in April, and organizing the Tri-service Leadership Workshop that will be held in June. I have also offered Captain Thayer and Commander Schonenberg to participate in the search effort for my replacement. I have discussed my departure with VADM Haslcins and Dean Miller. Both have been enormously supportive as well as my other colleagues in the department. This has been one of the most difficult decisions of my life. The Class of 1961 has provided me one of the most stimulating and rewarding positions I have ever had. I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to teach Midshipmen, mentor young faculty, as well as advising the academy leadership on how to better integrate leadership education throughout everything we do at the Naval Academy. I titanic you for establishing this position and urge you to continue this invaluable effort. I hope you have found my stewardship as your Professor of Leadership helpful. I have been offered the opportunity to establish a Leadership Center at a liberal arts college that is very exciting. I have promised Dean Miller

that this center will maintain a close relationship with the Academy Leadership Department and pursue cooperation in fumre leadership conferences and faculty development. I have also discussed with Dean Miller and the department leadership how I may be of service to them in future. But this decision is not based solely on career opportunities. It is also best for family considerations at this moment. My only desires at this moment are to convey how deeply grateful I am to you and the Naval Academy as well as finding ways in the future that I can be of service to this institution we all love. 1 would be happy to discuss some of my ideas with any member of the Class. Thanks.

Jeff McCausland

Company In The Spotlight Gary Seraly has come through with a "tour de force" for the Third Company input, so much so that I can't fit it all into this column. I did it alphabetically, so look for "Part 2" in the next issue. Bravo Zulu, Gary!

Mike Bradley: I retired from the Navy in October 1990 after 29 years widi the submarine service. Loved it.

Jan and I live in our "retirement" home we built while I was still in the Navy back in 1985.

We did a significant remodeUng two years ago and enjoy our place here in \^ginia Beach very much. One thing that makes this area so nice is our daughter, Lisa, and her husband and three grandchildren (boys, ages 3, 6, and 9) are close by in Chesapeake, VA. Lisa is a pediatrician. Our son, Mike, and his wife live in Hoboken, NJ. Mike is doing well with Merck where he is director, Intemational Taxation.

We're proud and pleased for the kids. I've worked in the nuclear industry since retiring from the Navy. Jan retired as a flight attendant with United Airlines last April. I went to Brassels with her on her last intemational flight. I should have done more of those trips.

Jan's enjoying her time off and has volunteered for a number of good causes locally. Not sure exactly when I'U retire, but we do look forward to some leisurely travel together when I do.

Arlie Campbell: I still have over 2.5 years left as your Class president and resident craise director, enjoying it immensely. Next craise will be through the Panama Canal in early 2005. Hope to have a good representation from the Third Company.

We live in two places, Springfield, VA, in summer and winter and Virginia Beach, VA, in spring and fall. Probably will relocate totally to Virginia Beach in early 2007, after my tour as president and Bonnie finishes her quilt staff commitments in late 2006 or early 2007. We have two houses in Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, so keeping up three places and traveling keeps us busy. Our son. Bill, hves in St. Paul, MN, daughter, Carrie, and family (sonin-law, OUie, is a lieutenant commander submariner with orders to GEORGIA, two super girls, Maddie and Katie) Uve in Chesapeake, VA, only 30 minutes from Sandbridge. We have recently taken up kayaking also. We are going on a week-long medical missions trip to Jamaica in May 2004 and have no firm other travel plans for 2004, but still want to do the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on a river boat.

John Chaplain: This March I will have been married for 40 years to Kathy, the giri I met at Mills College in Oakland, CA, on my way to a destroyer in the Pacific. When I retumed two years later we were married in Newport, RI. We have four children, Jacqueline, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Shipmate, May-June 2004

James. We have five grandchildren. Jacquehne resides in Vienna, VA, and has two children John (2) and Jesse Rebecca (17 days). She is a vice president at West Creek Capital, Washington, DC, making money for others and her family. She also directs and choreographs productions at the American Century Theater in Alexandria. Her husband, Tom Manger, recendy became the Montgomery County police chief after having served as Fairfax County Police Chief for the last five years.

Ehzabeth is a single mom, divorced with three children: Bennett (18, interested in St. Johns in Annapohs), Grace (16), and John (4). She hves in Tampa, FL, and makes a living managing a restaurant in Ybor City and hopefully will complete all the requirements to become a nurse in about two years. Catherine lives with Kathy and me as she is handicapped having been bom with partial brain damage. She and I follow women's sports at Colorado State University where we Uve. James recendy left Santa Barbara, CA, after his post-doc tour and is now a research scientist at the Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC. After two tours aboard destroyers, teaching ROTC at Princeton, two graduate degrees from MIT I became an engineering duty officer Service in Shipyards, Pentagon, NavSec, and SupShip, and NavSea evenmaUy led to becoming a major project officer for seven years responsible for the lowA Battleship Reactivation Program foUowed by the mine countermeasures shipbuilding program. When I was not selected for promotion to flag, I retired in 1988 and worked in the realm of naval architecture, and engineering management in the DC area.

This was foUowed by a move to Tampa, as the chief operating officer of both Tampa Shipyards and American Shipbuilding Co. These shipyards were owned by George Steinbrenner of New York Yankees fame. To be polite, I WTU say this experience was a very demanding chaUenge to bring the companies on course to avoid bankraptcy, coupled with the owners weU-eamed reputation. Two years later off to Colorado to build a railroad train like nothing ever before built in the U.S. for the Marlboro Co. The smoking health lawsuits that emerged eventuaUy brought the project to halt before the train was completed. Now I am retired. I guess that is the label placed on people who don't go to work everyday. I enjoy Ustening to progressive jazz mainly played by dead artists; attending the theater with Kathy and Catherine, making model trains of all scales; buUding sailing ship models; reading history, science, and mathematics books; creating art work; and working outside, when I am not remodeUng our 7-year-old home doing electrical, plumbing, and sttucmral changes and the like. I miss the smell of salt air and the ocean, but Ft. Collins with the Rocky Mountains in our backyard about five miles away is a fine substimte. Kathy was bom in Colorado, and grew up in Laramie, WY, where her father was the head of the art department at the University so the job to build the Marlboro train and Kathy's western background made Ft. CoUins the choice.

Dick Dunn: Still married to my wife of 43 years, and loving every minute. My two sons Uve within 15 minutes of our place in Reading, PA. We have two granddaughters (21 and 14) and see a lot of them. StiU enjoying retirement after 25 years with IRS, those dam revenuers. My how time flies. Haven't taken up golf yet; too busy playing handbaU every day. Do a Utile traveling, but not Shipmate, May-June 2004

too far or too long, except every Febraary when we go to Florida and play snowbirds.

Always looking for company and an opportunity to share a beer and sea stories, so if anyone is in die area, call me at 610-370-0527.

Pete Ferriso: Upon graduation I was assigned to NFO school because of a slight myopia. I really wanted to be a naval aviator and annoyed, along with Buddy Flagg and Bob Shupe, the local flight surgeon and we formed a myopic study group of three. We transferted to flight school on the other side of NAS Pensacola and shortly after that the study group was abandoned. I spent my first tour flying P2Vs out of NAS Branswick and finished my naval flying career at NAS Corpus instracting in the S2F. Looking backward, in September of 1962 I married my high school sweetheart, Jean Ann Loggia. In retrospect, this was probably the smartest move I have ever made. Jeannie and I have been graced with three sons, three daughters-in-laws, and now with one grandson and five granddaughters. After leaving the Navy in August of 1967 I accepted a flying position with TWA. Almost all of my flying, both domestic and international, was done out of the New York area. I retired from TWA in October 1997. We have lived in New Jersey for this entire period and still reside there today.

During my career with TWA I got involved with ALPA (pilots union) and became active in the area of retirement and insurance. I continue to be active in that area and ran my own financial services business. So for aU practical purposes I am semi-retired and I'm not sure if and when I'll adopt the completely retired title.

During my career with TWA and in semiretirement I have been fortunate to continually share ffiendships that were established during those four years at USNA. I am anxiously looking forward to our 45th Reunion, where I have been told that anyone not interested in golf will have an opportunity to challenge Ferriso and Seraly to the first WGNAC BOCCE toumament.

Bob Foord: I retired from the CIA in 1994 having spent 29 years on the analytical side. During the five years before retirement, I was the director of science and weapons research, responsible for the technical analysis of all foreign developments of foreign weapons systems, military technology, research and development, space systems, and years, the dreaded weapons of mass destraction that are so much in the news.

Before that I served in various capacities dealing with different aspects of these subjects. I was also, for many years, the chairman of the government-wide. Scientific and Technical Intelligence Committee that oversaw and coordinated intelligence analysis on all foreign research and development of military technology, including analysis carried out by all of the military services. I now do intelligence consulting work for CENTRA Technologies, a small firm in Northern Virginia. My wife, Susan, teaches math at ChurchUl High School here in Montgomery County. We have a daughter, Shawna, who graduated from Elon and a son, Ryan, who is currently attending Mount Saint Mary's College. We got started on this family a little later in Hfe so I am now paying tuition while the rest of you enjoy your grandchildren.

Mike Gambacorta: Having shifted to Special Duty Intelligence early in my career I finished up as the CO of the Fleet Intelligence Center in Norfolk and

then helped set up JTF 4 in Key West as part of President Bush's (the elder) War on Drags before retiring in 1990. After leaving active duty I performed C4I architecture analysis for several firms before finally retiring from General Dynamics last year. Sandy and I found our retirement home on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James and Pagan rivers in Smithfield, VA. This is a very welcoming community allowing both of us to get involved in many volunteer projects and social activities.

There is also ample opportunity to exercise my "Pings" or explore Virginia waterways aboard the GAMBY SPIRIT which is especially fun with my grandson and three granddaughters! We have been very fortunate to have both of our daughters and their families close by for the last couple of years. Susan lives in Suffolk with her Navy commander husband and their two children. Laura lives near Richmond with her husband and our other two grandchildren.

Jim Hart: Both my kids finally got married; Tim in September and Therese in March. Talk about a poor house. Therese and her Australian spouse are moving "down under" Thank God for Space "A."

Gordon Harper: I left USNA in 1960 and Soni and I married.

I got my BSME at Oregon State in 1962, and went to work for Bechtel and they sent me to Delta, PA, on a nuke project for three years, but I had to get back to the Northwest. Bounced around three companies until I decided I was smarter than all my corporate leaders, so started my own mechanical contracting fum in 1974. Been at it ever since. Good years, we were "rich." Bad years, oh my Godâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sell the car. I'm writing this on our 44th anniversary.

What a brave woman! I think of you and USNA often. Life takes funny twists. Meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no complaints!

Joe Herlihy: After graduation I served on three ships and bases. I was married between these tours on 14 January 1967 to Marguerite Genest in Sanford, ME. I met my wife at a mixer at the officers club in the Charlestown Navy Yard where the my ship was in port for overhaul after returning from a Vietnam deployment. Marguerite was teaching in Hingham, MA. We were blessed with a son, Joseph G. Herlihy '90. I resigned in January 1969 and moved to Sanford, ME, and attended school at University of New Hampshire and were further blessed with a daughter, Maura (Mount Holyoke, 1991). I continued to live in Sanford, eventually settUng on a career in real estate and specializing in appraising. We were blessed with two more daughters, Louise in 1970 (Skidmore, 1992) and Sarah in 1972 (Bryn Mawr, 1994). My life has centered on my family and community and curtently I stay active in my profession and as a member of the State Board of Real Estate Appraisers and the Sanford Planning Board. Marguerite is on the school committee and my daughter is a town councilor They both are involved in the family property business.

My son is a business consultant in Portland and my daughter, Sarah, is an attomey in Boston. My only connection to the Navy is my daughter, Louise, who's husband is a commander and curtently commands the Naval Reserve Center for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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a year. I hadn't seen anyone for years until I went to the Academy while my son was there and Virg Hill was Superintendent. I have made some contact through email and a couple of summers ago got together wfith Dick Dunn (who came to New England for a wedding) and Ed Henault (who lives in nearby New Hampshire). I occasionally attend Maine Chapter USNAAA meetings and from '61 see Frank Jones, Dave Dean (once), and Sari Liebler (lunch about every other month).

Curt Holcomb: Ruby and I have been on three of the Class craises. It's a good way to reconnect with Classmates and see some great sights

Joe Herlihy, Dick Dunn, and Ed Henault Upcoming Class Events Washington area Class luncheon on 11 May and 6 July.

From our Prez, Arlie Campbell: The WGNAC wiU be making our fifth craise together As previously decided, we will be craising the Panama Canal in Febraary next year. We will be aboard Royal Caribbean's 77,000 ton LEGEND OF THE SEAS. We have

scheduled a 14-day cruise leaving Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, 20 Febraary 2(X)5, and arriving at San Diego on Sunday, 6 March 2005. In addition to traversing the Canal, we wiU be enjoying the foUowing ports: 23 Febraary—Oranjestad, Aruba 25 Febraary—^Fuerta Amador, Panama 27 Febraary—Putarenas, Costa Rica 1 March—Huamlco, Mexico 2 March—Acapulco, Mexico 4 March—Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Our rep at McCabe Bremer is Angle Cavallaro. She can be reached at Angle @ mccabebremercom or 703-762-5048. She or I will be happy to answer any of your questions.

Angle will be sending out packages with all of the details and reservation forms in the next several weeks. She can do all of the air travel that you desire as well as book your stateroom.

Depending on your stateroom selection and the number of flights needed, the price per person should fall in the $2,000-$3,000 range. First payment of $50 per person is due on 24 March or upon registration. The second payment of $850 per person in mid-October with the final payment due in December I'm hoping that we will get a great representation from Classmates from all across the country. We had 65 couples signed up for the Med craise, which was scheduled for after September 11th, but was impacted by the terrorist attack.

Let's try to exceed that number for this great craise. There will be more at sea time, which will mean more time to socialize on board the ship. This will probably be the last craise together before our 45th Reunion, so sign on now and get your close friends and Companymates on board. I look forward to sailing with you again.

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Pres: CAPT Richard J. Hayes, USN (Ret.) h: 703-461-3582; e: USNA62@erols.com Sec'y: CDR Howard S. Puiskey, USNR (Ret) RO. Box 3380, Annapohs, MD 21403-3326 h: 410-974-1962; e: PINSK62@aol.com web site: http://www.nampows.org/62.html Greetings From Annapolis!

Visitors, the Blue Angels and graduation, it's that time of year in Annapolis. Congratulations to the Class of 2004 as they go forth into the Fleet and Marine Corps. The times they are exciting and I'm sure our Alma Mater has prepared these men and women to defend our country. Now for our Class news.

Class News!

Lew Glenn is always traveling. He sends us this note and photos from his excursion in 2003: Julia and I had a fabulous trip in 2003 to Pera and Ecudaor We took the flag to new heights at the Sun Gate on Machu Picchu. It was traly one of the most glorious sites we have ever seen. Thanks to the cocoa tea we avoided altitude sickness.

The other photo is from a sea Uon loaded beach on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands. Amazing to be in such close proximity to the wildlife. We highly recommend both of these amazing places. The folks on our trip kept saying "Bring out the flag" at each photo op.

Recendy retumed from a great visit with Pat and Don Coughlin in Tarpon Springs, FL. Jane and Fred Fellows and Joanne and Pat Hart were also there. We're trying to get ready for the golf event at our 45th.

Lew and JuHa Glenn, Machu Kcchu 2003

Julia and Lew Glenn Espanola Is., Galapagos Islands 2003 A note to all Classmates: The '62 flag needs to be displayed in more locations around the globe during your travels abroad. Pack the flag and display it when possible. Photo it and send it in to Shipmate.

Bob Dawson writes us about an interesting trip: What are the odds? Jane and I recently retumed from a two-week safari in Tanzania.

The trip was sponsored by the African WildUfe Foundation, a conservation organization we have supported over the years and was Umited to 12 other participants. It was a varied group representing eight other states. Imagine the probability that another member, Dennis O'Donoghue '80, was not only a USMC aviator, but a single

seat, single engine attack type and then the kicker, a USNA graduate. Class of '80. Even though our Academy and USMC service spanned close to 30 years, we shared many mutual acquaintances. Dennis, curtendy a chief test pilot at Boeing, was accompanied by his vivacious partner, Natasha. The safari was a great advenmre for us all but retuming to Carmel Valley is always pleasant. We've been here over three years now and love everything about the area.

Bob sent a photo, but unfortunately the photo did not transmit well. We will try to have it in next issue of Shipmate.

Another high honor and appointment for out Classmate "Sir Snuffy:" President Bush nominated yesterday the former commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe to serve as a member of the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors and a top Harvard University official to another term.

Retired ADM Leighton Smith Jr. a 1962 Academy graduate who once served as commander in chief of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, is a new nominee tot he board, curtent member J. Bonnie Newman, executive dean of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is being nominated to another term on the advisory board. Both have been nominated to three-year terms: Senate confirmation is required. The Academy's 15-member board is part watchdog, part adviser It's investigations and annual reports to the president have carried great weight over the years in shaping the schools goals and poUcies. Smith, a naval aviator who flew more than 280 combat missions in North Viemam and was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, would replace departing board member Charles Robb, the former Democratic senator from Virginia, a Naval Academy spokeswoman said. Smith, who was appointed to four-star rank in April 1994, served as commander in chief of AlUed Forces Southern Europe, a NATO command position, in which he led operations in Bosnia.

In December 1995, he also assumed command of the NATO led Implementation Force there.

He relinquished his commands in July 1996 and retired that year. He was also chairman of the Board of Trastees of the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Interesting news from the Naval History publication published by the Naval Institute: Chicago Museum Building New Home For U-505 The Museum of Science and Industry, located on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive, has announced plans to move it's largest and most weU-known artifact—the World War n German submarine U-505—into a new cUmate controlled indoor exhibit space scheduled to open in 2005. "The U-505 is a symbol of what the museum does best. We represent unforgettable educational experiences that are one of a kind," said museum president and CEO, David Mosena. But most of all the submarine is an important part of our world history and a rare example of naval technology. We are committed to it's preservation for generations to come.

Since 1997, the U-505 has undergone a multimillion dollar restoration: the new exhibit space, which will be located near the museums main building, will complete the restoration effort. The submarine curtently is displayed outdoors on a platform on one side of the museum. The new exhibit will feature displays that highlight the history of U-boats and the Battle of the Adantic, as well as the story of the U-505 and her dramatic capture at sea in 1944

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by a task force led by GUAD.^LCAN.AL (CVE-

60). Visitors will encounter an Enigma Code Machine seized from the U-505, a T5 acostic torpedo, nearly 100 other artifacts, audio nartatives from more than 25 veterans and one of the sub's two original periscopes unearthed at San Diego's Artie Submarine Laboratory in 2002. The new exhibit is expected to accommodate more than two million visitors annuaUy. the U-505, commissioned in the German Kriegs marine in 1941, was captured on 4 June 1944 off the coast of West Afficaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the first capture of an enemy man-of-war at sea by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812. The submarine was brought to the Museum of Science and Industry in 1954. (Sec'y note: the U-505 has significance for the Class of '62 since we commissioned and donated a diorama to the Academy depicting this historic event.

The display adorns the starboard entrance to Memorial Hall above the Rotunda. The port side entrance is the famous diorama of our Classmate, Ripley at the Bridge.

Class Legacy Project Greg Chauncey and his group of volunteers report that the Class has donated and pledged over $800,000 towards our initial gift of $1,000,000. Our gift is to the Academy through the Athletic Association where our Class will sponsor the scoreboard at the newly renovated Navy-Marine Corp Memorial Stadium. This facihty has under gone a $40 million dollar renovation and it is a beautiful facility. If you haven't pledged any monies towards our Class legacy gift, please do so today so we can complete our Class obligation. Contact Greg or any Class officer That's our Class news for this combined MayJune issue of Shipmate. As always, your Classmates need and love to hear from you.

Keep in touch. Until next time.

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Pres: The Honorable Stephen M. Duncan Sec'y: Michael H. Shelley 25 Sweetwater Ln., Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 h: 828-862-4245; e: nstar@citcom.net web site: www.USNA63.org VADM David Robinson has been elected to the Surface Navy Association's Hall of Fame.

He is one of only 50-some inductees, including John Paul Jones, Oliver Hazard Perry '44, Geoi^e Dewey 1858, and Arleigh Burke '23.

Congratulations, Sir! We are all proud of your distinguished service and accomplishments.

Classmates, I encourage you to visit the Association's web site http://www.navysna.org/ to see David's citation and review the complete list of honorees. From the home page, click on "Awards Program," then on "Hall of Fame."

We extend our sympathy to Bill Carmichael, whose wife, Cathy, passed away on 12 Febraary.

She had been treated over the years at the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and wanted it to be supported in the future. Memorial contributions can be sent to the Center at 401 College St., P.O. Box 980037, Richmond, VA 232980037. Bill's address is 2801 Eariswood Rd., Midlothian, VA 23113-2208.

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We also are grieved by the death of Dr Kathy Sridhar, wife of our Classmate Jim Lasswell.

Surrounded by family members, she passed away on 17 March, ending a valiant straggle against cancer Jim can be contacted at 15734 Riparian Rd., Poway CA 92064-2257.

EADS North America has named David Oliver as its executive vice president and chief operating officer, a newly created position. He will have responsibility for the full scope of operations of EADS North America, including all marketing and business development activities of the company. Just prior to joining EADS, he served in Iiaq as the director of management and budget for coalition forces. In Iraq, he was responsible for formulating and implementing policies for economic restructuring, including establishing cuirency, tax, foreign investment, industrial, and privatization policies. Previously, he was principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics from 1998to July 2001.

Again this year, many of our Washington, DC, area Classmates and their ladies participated in a premier annual social eventâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the service academies Classes of 1963 Valentine's dinner dance.

USNA attendees included Jackie and Mike Cronin, Jennifer and BiU Earner, Andrea and Spencer Johnson, Karen and Dan Koczur, Janice and Dick Kuntz, Steve Leisge and Carol Hamblin, Barbara and Larry Marsh, Colette and Roger Mehle, Carla and Jeff Miles, Betty and Jerry Mulholland, Fran and Tom Reemelin, Kate and Jim Ring, Charlie Robbins and Patricia Smith, Gene and David Robinson, Diane and Neil Smart, and Jan and Phil Rooney. (Thank you, Phil, for providing the muster list.)

Spencer Johnson submitted an excellent report from that gala evening: The annual '63 Valentine's dinner dance was held at the Army-Navy Country Club in ArUngton, VA, on 13 Febraary 2004. About 80 people from the greater Washington area attended representing the Classes of 1963 from the three service academies.

The West Point Class of '63 took the occasion of the fifth aimual '63 Valentine's Day dinner dance to induct our Classmate Neil Smart into their Class. The West Point Class of '63 had only two honorary members, one of whom is Bob Hope. Neil Smart is the third person to be so honored by a vote taken of the whole Class at their 40th Reunion last faU.

On graduation, Neil took his commission in the Army Corps of Engineers, and fell in with our West Point contemporaries almost immediately during initial Corps of Engineers branch training at Fort Belvoir. He subsequently commanded Army engineers at platoon and company levels in Vietnam, and later at battalion level, in addition to commanding an Army engineer district before hanging up his spurs at the end of a 30-year career in the Army. Along the way, Neil served on the faculty and as a TAC (Tactical Officer is the West Point equivalent of our executive department) and has a daughter and son-in-law, both Army, who also have served as TACs at West Point. Neil's new West Point classmates told a number of amusing stories of a Naval Academy graduate at West Point, especially during the week before the Army-Navy game. West Point '63 made it very clear that Neil is endeared to them all and an affectionate addition to their class muster rolls. In receiving the handsome certificate of honorary membership in the West Point Class of '63, Neil recounted some of the highlights of his career, and ended by noting that the motto of his USNA Class is "Quality '63" and the motto of his newly adopted West Point Class is "'63 Quality." He also mentioned that he, and perhaps only he, is now in the enviable position at all future Army-Navy games of walking away a winner, no matter what the scoreboard says. There can be no doubt that in honoring Neil, our contemporaries and brothers-in-arms at West Point honor us all.

After inducting Neil into West Point '63, each Academy's spokesman said a few words.

Bill Earner speaking for USNA '63, and then the Army put on a great program of Valentines singing in which the men alternately sang to the ladies, the ladies sang to the men, and all sang in unison to their Valentines. We then danced the night away until near midnight.

There wUl be another '63 dinner dance next year hosted by USAFA. Staytonedfor further details!

Steve Coester submitted a note and some photos from Classmate visits in Florida this February: After visiting Sandy and Ollie Donelan and EUse and Vem Browne in the Tampa Bay area, Maire and Ron Machens drove over to the Florida east coast to visit Yvonne and me. A great time was had between four-year roommates and their wives, including a good lunch at "Grills" at Port Canaveral. Ron and Maire spent the night with us, and several bottles of wine were consumed out on our pool deck.

Some pictures were taken to record the visit, including one of Maire, Ron, me, and Yvonne at lunchtime. After their visit, Ron sent a photo taken at the Donelans. Pictured are Vem, Maire and Ron, and Sandy and OUie.

Lunching in Port Canaveral

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Chet "Whitey" White has shared some birthday news:

Visiting in St. Petersburg

Jim Ring recentiy exchanged emails with Chuck Good '90, the executive officer of FITZGERALD. Jim stated our continuing interest in FiTZ and her crew, inquired about the availability of items from the ship's store, and asked about ship visits for Classmates when the ship is in her homeport of San Diego. Here is LCDR Good's response: On behalf of the CO, CDR Brad Smitii, please accept our respects and let me reassure you that we are very proud of FITZGERALD'S namesake and are always happy to share that pride with LT Fitzgerald's Classmates, shipmates, and family. Our 2003 deployment brought a huge outpouring of support, and we received quite a few emails from his Classmates and also from sailors who had served with him as advisors or in the "Brown Water Navy." Also, we are in touch with the LA-Orange County USNA Alumni Association Chapter and Imperial Valley Navy League, both of which organizations have '63 members in key positions. They have been very generous in their support for the ship, to include the provision of a generous quantity of beer in anticipation of a "beer day" during our extended deployment as well as catering a picnic for our families when we were deployed. So the ties are still there.

To update you on our schedule, we are just exiting the shipyards and preparing for sea trials. We have a three-week shakedown end of March/beginning of April, then we begin preparations for InSurv. After InSurv, we wiU conduct a partial crew swap with O'BRIEN, a SPRUANCE-class which is getting ready to decommission. We anticipate shifting homeports in the faU. As might be imagined, our schedule is quite compressed. We wiU attempt to fit in a ffiends and family day craise during the summer, but as we will be in the middle of workups with a fresh crew, we can't really make any promises at this point. What we can promise is that any Class of '63 folks or others with a Bill Fitzgerald connection are always welcome when we are in port. Just drop us a line a few days ahead of time. Depending on the prevailing ThreatCon, it may be challenging to get you on base, but we wiU make every attempt.

Weekends and evenings are best.

So get in those visits while you can...we'U be saying "sayonara" to San Diego in the faU! Also, anyone wanting emblematic items and other ship's store memorabilia, please contact our PAO, ENS Graham McAllister '02 (mcallisterg@fitzgerald.navy.mil)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;he can arrange any transactions. Ballcaps, coffee cups, and Zippos are perennial favorites.

Best regards and very respectfully. Chuck Good '90

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Bill Hoefling and I were bom on 5 Febraary and we were together in the Tenth Company at USNA. He is a year older than me and I never let him forget. This year was my 63rd birthday and Bill and his wife, Lavonne, invited me up to their house in Cornwall, PA, to celebrate our joint birthdays. I was greeted at the front door with an appropriate display. (Sec'y note: See the photo on our web site.) We had a great time chatting and then a wonderful dinner Afterward, we all went over to a nearby B&B, where I spent the evening. The owners of the B&B are John Inman '52 and his wife. Here is a photo showing, left to right. Bill, John, and me.

on the Commission for Higher Education and has served two terms on it at the pleasure of the governor We have three granddaughters nowfromour oldest daughter. Deb, and son-in-law Michael, and they are 8, 6, and 3 years old and Uve in GreenviUe, SC. Our other daughter, Lorrie, lives in SimpsonviUe, SC, just outside Greenville, and is marketing director for Greenville Technical College. We have been here since 1979 in the same house and really love the Low Country area as they caU it, and the weather and great year round outdoors opportunities (although I must admit this winter has been less than spectacular!), but then, compared to what?

Ben sent this great photo of himself and Sue, taken on 6 June 2003 while on a craise to the Bahamas exactly 40 years after they were wed in the USNA Chapel.

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Hoefling '63, Inman '52, and White '63 Having heard indirectiy that Ben Cole had shifted gears and was moving in a new direction, I asked him to bring us up to date. Here is his response: Yes, I have re-entered the world of politics after a nine-year hiatus. I served as county councilman and then chairman of county council during 1991-1995 here in SummerviUe, SC (outside of Charleston). After five years of being the CEO of the Charleston Regional Development AlUance, which was formed to recrait new industry and jobs to our tri-county region foUowing the closure of the Charleston naval base and shipyard, I then moved to a similar position as senior vice president in charge of statewide economic development for our state pubUc utility, known as Santee Cooper I retired from there on 1 January of this year to spend full time seeking the South CaroUna State Senate seat for our district. I wUl be ranning in the 8 June RepubUcan Primary in South Carolina in what wUl most likely be a diree-man race. I had considered this once before, but the timing was never quiterightfor several different reasons, but this time around decided to do it after several local business and community leaders asked me to think about it. Although I wasn't quite ready to retire, it was therightthing to do if I was going to be serious about it, which I obviously am. Several of our Classmates, and in particular, my 23rd Companymates, have really been generous and thoughtful in supporting my campaign with their contributions, so I really appreciate that. It just proves, once again, the terrific bond that exists among the Academy Alums over the many years since we left the shores of the Sevem.

Sue is helping with doing the really hard day-to-day campaign type work of sending out letters, scheduUng my appointments or speaking engagements, and staying on top of the never ending number of items such as planning campaign materials, newspaper ads, fundraising events, etc. She is a real trooper and it is a good thing we already have 40 years together under our beh, as this wiU for sure test one's staying power! Sue is also a state commissioner

Sue and Ben Cole

It was good that Charlie Jordan checked in with me recently: At the urging of my 19th Companymate Peter Browne, I am sending a short note and picture for the Shipmate column. I retired at the beginning of the year after a career in law and municipal water supply. My wife (Elizabeth Schlosserâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I know the name is different but we are married) and I have been spending a Uttle time south of the border recentiy. We just retumed from a week in Puerto VaUarta (picture enclosed from the end of a breakfast) where we kept my brother, Greg Jordan '65, company during his birthday. Greg was in the Class of '65, but did not graduate. I am leaving in early March for six weeks in Argentina where I will have an opportunity to practice my Spanish a little more.

Breakfast in Puerto VaUarta

Class of 1963 Foundation treasurer Jim DeFrancia recently received a letter from Stacey Lanius, daughter of our Classmate Skip Templin. Skip, you will remember, was lost in Vietnam. Stacey's letter is a testimony to the lasting impact the Foundation has on the children of our deceased Classmates. Some excerpts appear below; the full text is available in the Foundation section of our web site.

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We live in Piano, TX, and have three wonderful children, ages 9, 7, and 4. My husband John is a corporate attorney at Fujitsu Network Communications in Richardson. Like most young famihes, we stay very busy doing fvm things we feel are important.

You may or may not recall that I was a C.FA. after college. In 1994, I stopped working to be a fiiU-time mother and have never regretted that decision. Recently, I was approached by a C.P.A. who had been given my name by a colleague. He has hired me to do part-time assistance during tax season, and perhaps thereafter He is allowing me the flexibility of working only when oiu- youngest child is in preschool. This kind of opportunity is rare for mothers with young children at home. In discussing my new job opportunity and in looking back at our path to this point, John and I reaffirmed the importance of a good education, and how it helps reach so many types of goals in life.

I looked at the USNA63 web site and thought this would be a good time to contact you and thank you and the Foundation again for what you do for the surviving sons and daughters of your Classmates. An education is something I beUeve every parent would place at the top of the priority Ust for their child, and your contributions to that are a significant way to honor your deceased Classmates. I continue to appreciate the assistance I received in 19841988 (Those days are seeming further and further back!) and continue to use the education I received in ways that make a big difference to my family.

And that's it for this month, folks. The transition to Shipmate's unfortunately reduced pubUcation schedule—only eight rather than ten issues aimually—means that it will be nearly three months before you receive the next issue of our magazine. That gives you plenty of time to send me some news about yourself and your family. Please don't miss this rare, wide-open wmdow of oppormiuty! You've enjoyed reading about your Classmates and seeing their photos; now it's time for you to remm the favor.

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Pres: The Honorable Bemard "Bemie" A. Maguire Sec'y: Dennie Pignotti 10907 Wilder Point Ln., Reston, VA 20191 e: dpignotti@navalengineers.org web site: www.usna64.org To the Great Class of 1964, please send some updates on what you and other Classmates are doing this summer, especially outside the Washington, DC area! Don't forget photos.

Here's Bemie's message to the Class: It's that time again. The butterflies are back, good butterflies; the tight feeling in the pit of the stomach returns, the caUsthenics are completed; fingers are stretched and ready; the monthly stams report and pep talk are in from Dennie Pignotti, Joyce has cordoned me off in the den. It's Shipmate time again! Another day in which to excel for the Great Class of 1964!

Within the past hour I received great news from John Gorman. They have been informed that the cancer cells in Connie's Uver have been destroyed and there is no sign of any cancer Shipmate, May-June 2004

elsewhere. The chemotherapy has been suspended although Connie is still taking a lot of other medication. Connie is still very weak but her attitude has improved significantly. The prayers and positive support have been helpful; I suggest that now is the time for some prayers of thanks.

There is a recent note from Dr Al Pierce at the Ethics Center that I must share with you.

Al's note says: When they do the DNA testing on the ethics in the "Business and the Military Conference," the Class of '64 will be proven to be one of the fathers." I trast you all take as much pride in our participation with the Ethics Center as I do.

The Reunion planning as well as the registration are doing very well. It's really wonderful when our greatest concern is having too many people show up for the reunion. One event diuing the reimion deserves some background information. During the Sunday session in Alumni HaU, we wiU have a Class business meeting and a memorial service. Somewhere in the middle of these two events, we wUl dedicate our Class crest, as a gift to Alumni Hall.

Our contribution for this 12 inch bronze crest is just under $6,000. Much of the cost of the individual Class crest is in the artwork, die cast plaster mold and plastic mold for a proof Other bronze or plastic crests can be poured by the vendor for individual purchasers at a more reasonable cost per order Steve Claassen is doing yeoman work as our Uaison with the vendor I am confident that you agree with me that the Company reps have been a tremendous addition to the Class organization. Each Classmate can now take comfort that there is a famiUar voice they can get to with any questions about the Reunion and, without much of a stretch, about any other Naval Academy business. It is my sincere hope that the curtent Company reps will have the time and dedication to continue in their coordinating role permanenfly after the reunion. I know that many Classmates want their role to continue. Bravo Zulu to the following reps for their devoted service to the Class: First— Jim Maitland; Second—Tony Garcia; Third—Dave Lipscomb; Fourth—Bob Silvert; Fifth—John Marshall; Sixth—Bob Gault; Seventh—Dave Ahern; Eighth—Rick Dau; Ninth—Hal Sisson; Tenth Hugh Risseeuw; 11th—Jack Mumaw; 12di—Bob Bartiett; 13tii—Mike Kenslow; 14th—Chuck Wilde; 15fli—John Tweel; 16th—Dennie Pignotti; 17th—Marty Block; 18th—Jack Costello; 19th Jim Tolbert; 20th—Andy Thompson; 21st—Art Collier; 22nd—Ken Middleton; 23rd— Grant Fulkerson; and 24th Paul Fletcher.

For one serious and much needed assignment, it is my hope that the Company rep wiU be our key communicator foUowing the death of a Classmate. He should be the fnst to get the word and then ensure that the entire Company and Class president are informed. There are two outcomes desired: first, as many Classmates as possible attending the funeral and second an obituary written or coordinated by a Companymate of the deceased Classmate.

The Company rep is best suited to take on this mission as an inter-Company duty. Chuck Wilde and Paul Fletcher served admirably in the coordinator role for two recent deaths in their Companies.

My monthly practice of thanking Class contributors extends to our prior Class officers this month. A big Class of '64 thank you to our initial Class officer group of Bob Sutton,

Tom Swartz, Joe Ince, Ken Fusch, Jim Baumstark, and the late Jim Roberts who were our leaders from Youngster Year through to 1989. Thanks also to those who developed our first major Class project, the Memorial Scholarship Fund for children of our deceased Classmates: Jim Tolbert, Jerry Evans, and Keith Weil. And finally for this month, I have participated in and marveled at the work of these Classmates up close and personal, the men (and their spouses) who planned and coordinated our past reunions and especially to Bill Sargent, who tirelessly handled die finances for many of the early reunions, Steve Claassen and the late Suzie Claassen whose home we used for staging all those goodie bags, to Jerry Anderson, our perennial host, and to Sandy Coward and Marty PhiUips who did the hon's share of the work for our 35th Reunion. Bravo Zulu to all.

Keep those cards and letters coming for Dennie!

Expect to Win! Bernie Maguire In rammaging through my Shipmate smff, I noted, or Dottie noted, that I had forgotten to include an important contribution from Terry Milanette on the USNA '64 contingent that attended the Navy-Vanderbilt game last fall.

Terry sent a letter: Thought you might be interested in a couple of pics for the next Shipmate. In addition to the Vanderbilt game going our way, '64 was well represented as you can see. It was a great game and a great get together In attendance were Connie and Woody Vaughn, Hairiet and Tom Raffo, LiUian and Jack Mumaw, Priscilla and Ted Palatucci, Eileen and Terry Milanette, Diane and Terry Ward, Lynn and Ed Miglarese, and Susan and Bill Sheehan. Terry included two photos (next page) of the gathering and noted that John Dalton attended, but did not make the photos.

Looking forward to the Homecoming game.

Beat Army\ Terry sorry about the late response. I must admit this is a good looking group and I'm sure you had a great time!

Bob Joyce sent the following note: I have been a very infrequent cortespondent to the Class secretary. In fact this may be the first time and I don't really have that much to say. What prompts this email is the Ust of Shipmate cortespondents in Bemie Maguire's message to the Class in the January-Febraary issue of Shipmate. I had a short but inauspicious stint as cortesponding sec'y for a year or so ('75-'76) between Grant FuUcerson's first tour and Jerry Anderson's. Obviously my writing skills were not memorable. I was stationed at USNA at the time and had to give up the post in '76 as I was transferted to London to attend the Royal Naval Staff College. (Dealing with deadlines from London just didn't seem practical.) Anyway, just thought I'd set the record straight.

Having held the job then, you might ask why I haven't cortesponded knowing how dependent you are on info from Classmates. Guess I felt that nothing going on in my Ufe was significant enough to merit publication. I retired from active duty in '91 and can say with a mixture of pride and guilt that I haven't worked a Uck since. I remain married to my first wife, Jo, and my life consists mainly of golf (Jo doesn't play—thinks it is a stopid game; she's right, of course) ttavel, puttering around the house and garden, collecting and drinking wine and, in general, enjoying life in San Diego.

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'64: Raffo, Mumaw, Palatucci, Milanette, Ward, Sheehan, Miglarese, and Vaughan

'64: The Vaughans, Raffos, Mumaws, Palatuccis, Milanettes, Wards, Miglareses, and the Sheehans I attended the monthly luncheon of the San Diego USNA AA Chapter last week where the smaU but distinguished '64 contingent consisted of Jeff Clough, Walt Ericson, Rich Belser, and myself. Not many of us but we were better represented than most Classes.

That's about it. I look forward to the reunion.

Keep up the great work; I know how time consuming the job can be.

Many Classmates attended Bob Murphy's funeral on Thursday, 19 February at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Burke, VA, where Bob was very active. The church was filled with family, friends, neighbors, and Classmates.

Following a very moving fiineral mass, the guests were hosted by the church to refreshments and an opportunity to talk with Bob's wife, Carol, and his three children, Sean, Karyn, and Patrick. Since Bob spent his four years in the 14th Company, his Companymates were well represented and shared their recollections of years ago. Classmates who were in attendance were: Bemie Maguire, David Tuma, Dennis Pignotti, Dick Burke, Grant Fulkerson, Dave Ahem, Lyn and Pat Malone, Mel Lyman, Bill Sargent, Ken Middleton, Steve Claassen, Charlie Heath, Jim Maitland, Bob Riordan, Henry Schmauss, Chuck Wilde, Bill Tate, Jim Doubles, and Larry Oppenheimer. Chuck Wilde who took over Bob's Company representative duties for the reunion will work to put together a fitting obituary for Shipmate. Bob's death was particularly surprising to many of us who last saw Bob at the Class luncheon at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA, on 4 Febraary. Bob made a special effort to make that luncheon where he was upbeat and sharp.

He will be missed.

I received this email from Tom Lynch on his attendance at this year's USNA football banquet:

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Skip Orr '65, Denny Connolly, Doug Katz '66, and I aU attended (the USNA football banquet last month) in addition to VADM Charlie Minter, Ginny and Bill Busik, and Es MiUer along with her son, who looks to me to be a replica of Rip (Rip Miller was the legendary USNA assistant athletic director during our years). It was a wonderful tribute to the team, especiaUy the seniors, and the introduction of the new Staubach, BeUino, and McCaUum awards. The Superintendent, Rod Rempt '66, compared the 2003 season to the 1963 season as the two most memorable in Navy history.. .at least for him.

John Palombi sent the following report: A Report to the Great Class of 1964 The eighth award of the CDR Lanny King Memorial Leadership Award was presented on 5 Febraary 2004 aboard CARNEY (DDG-64) upon their retum to Mayport. The weather was sunny and mild and the fuU crew attended the memorable topside ceremony. The official party included CAPT Tony Kurta '82, DesRon 24, the CO, CDR Ron Boxall, the XO, LCDR Sam Hancock, Mrs. Lanny ICing and her daughter, Becci, and the representatives of the USNA Class of'64.

The eighth recipient of this unique junior officer leadership award, sponsored by our Class, was LTJG Joe Baker, USN. This unique award for junior officer leadership is sponsored by our Class and continues to provide us an opportunity to consciously promote leadership development in the fleet. It also allows available Classmates to meet with some outstanding young naval officers and tour their ship. The award is a three-way formal selection made by peers within CARNEY wardroom, the senior petty officers and the command, based on evidence of leadership skiUs and achievement.

The award includes the recipient's name being embossed on the memorial plaque in the wardroom, a Navy Commendation Medal and a savings bond presented by the USNA Class of 1964.

The 2003 Award Ceremony was attended by the foUowing Classmates and their wives: BiU Natter, John Klein, Scott BushneU, Pam and Dick Burke, Bill Sheehan, Bobbi and Dick Bums, Bemie Maguire, Tom Raffo, June and Brace Taylor, and Pat and John Palombi. After the official ceremony. Classmates and wives joined the officers for refreshments in the wardroom. This was another great opportunity for our Classmates to meet some outstanding young naval officers and, naturaUy, trade sea stories. As usual, the hospitaUty and camaraderie was outstanding, and the professional decoram of the ceremony made this a memorable occasion for all of us.

Later that evening, Pat and I continued the party at our home to let some of the '64 Jaxarea group that couldn't attend the earUer ceremony have an opportunity to get together and hoist a toast or two for Classmates that couldn't attend and for any other reasons we could contrive. Another good day.

The attached photo in the CARNEY Wardroom includes, left to right, Scott BushneU, BiU Sheehan, John Klein, CDR Ron BoxaU, Dick Burke, LTJG Joe Baker, myself, Tom Raffo, Ms. Becci King, Mrs. Gini King, Bemie Maguire, Dick Bums, BiU Natter, and Brace Taylor At our 4 Febraary Class luncheon, annual executive committee elections were held in accordance with our Class bylaws. Following are the results of those elections along with the ex-officio members that are also on the executive committee.

Elected Members: Executive Vice President David Ibma (dftuma @ aol.com) Administrative Vice President Bob Gault (rlg2125@aol.com) Treasurer Bill Sargent (wsargentl@cox.net) Secretary Hugh Risseeuw (risseeh@corpdc.utc.com) At Large Steve Claassen (claassens@msn.com) At Large Gordy Clow (ghclow@comcast.net) At Large Ray Witter (rwitter速 northropgramman.com) Ex-Officio Members President Bemie Maguire (BerMaguire@aol.com) Reunion Committee Chair Waddy Garrett (Sailgarrett@ aol.com) Corresponding Secretary (Dennie Pignotti pignotti @ navalengineers .org) Communications (Grant Fulkerson fiilkie@erols.com) GWCUSNAAA Liaison Ed Conant (EConant@ebmail.gdeb.com) Fundraising Chairman Keith Waldrop (kwaldrop @ csgadvisors.com) Tidewater area Rep Dick Burke (lightning96 @ earthlink.net) Past President Tom Swartz (Tom@swartz.net) Past President Bob Sutton (robert.sutton@itt.com) Past President Jerry Anderson (j_f_anderson@msn.com) If you have any items or issues you would like brought up for discussion at an executive committee meeting please forward your items to David Tuma, the executive vice president.

40th Reunion Information. You should have signed up for the reunion by now. If not check Shipmate, May-June 2004

the Class web site www.usna64.org where Scott Bushnell has posted all the information on tiie reunion and how to register The web site includes a link to the log-in location on the Alumni Association web site where you can register for the reunion. The paper registration forms are also available for off-line registration along with game ticket order forms. Please note that if you are not a football season ticket holder you can not order your football game tickets online or by phone until 4 May. Have a great summer! Don't forget to send me some information on your activities this summer Note: my addresses are at the top of the column. Don't forget digital photos (at least 300 dpi resolution and at least 2.5 inches wide) or hard copy photos. As always â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Beat Army] â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dennie

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Pres: Pete Gness p: 410-757-4796; e: subman65@yahoo.com Sec y: CDR Dave Anderson, USN (Ret) 98-2039 P Kaahumanu St., Aiea, HI 96701 h: 808^54-1990; w: 808-477-8691; f: 808-257-1679; e: daveand65@earthlink.net web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~daveand65/ (Ed note: The item supposedly fixjm Gary "Zoo" Rezeau with a photo supposedly of Tom Morgenfeld and Zoo was actually from Jack Musitano and that was him with Tom in the photo.)

Okay, Qassmates, we are heading pell-meU into another glorious summer It's been 39 years since we broke the record for the Hemdon Monument capping (thanks to that slick chicken wire trick). We hope that this issue of Shipmate fmds you all in good shape and getting better We commence this issue with the sad news that a Classmate has passed on. CDR Alan Waiss, USN (Ret.) died 9 March 2004 in Alexandria, VA. Al is survived by his three children Sean A. Waiss, Stefan A. Waiss, and Sabrina A. Waiss as well as his seven grandchildren. A funeral Mass was held on 13 March and he was buried with military honors on 15 March at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA. Memorial contributions may be made to Oxford House, Inc., 1010 Wayne Ave., Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910. We send our condolences to Al's family and close friends.

Our next bit to pass on has to do with the 40th Remiion in Crabtown. Those of you who participate in the Class email exchange are aware of the extended discussion regarding the costbenefit analysis conducted therein by numerous Classmates. It seems as if the final word was a resounding (or at least definite) approval of the plans drawn up, once again, by Prez Pete and his devoted gang of reunion planners.

We have the following skinny from President Pete Gness on the subject of the celebration of the big 40: ...To those of you who are price conscious, and I am one of tiiose, the Homecoming package comes in three (3) versions. (1) the "full monty" includes room and all events (I am trying to get less expensive accommodations than Shipmate, May-June 2004

the estimated $300 per night at the Marriott).

We have booked all available rooms at the Marriott but can cancel them up to 90 days before. A second hotel within walking distance to the Yard (one-mile) is looking at $250 per night and I will look at the Annapolis Mall area, which should be less than $200 (will require a shuttie or car). Please indicate your preference with your $250 deposit. (2) All events with no room and (3) Saturday events only, includes game tickets and tailgate only.

The estimated cost for all events is $650 per couple to include 40th Reunion gifts, boat cruise, crab feast at stadium, game tickets with tailgate, semi-formal gathering at the hotel, Sunday going away branch and all extras such as buses, porta potties, tents, etc. Remember these are estimates as most of our providers wUl only contract a year or less in advance. So it looks like the cost per couple should be around $1,650 (including taxes etc.). This is an increase of about $350 over the 35th. That is my first estimate. You can reduce your costs by using options 2 or 3. Remember, options 2 and 3 will contain overhead to cover the exttas. If you intend on bringing children, grandchildren or friends please tell me and artangements, including costs will be made. This is a Class function and we want participation if at all possible. In the past some of our fortunate Classmates have helped a Classmate with transportation, etc. to enable them to join us. I hope that this will be the policy at this reunion and those needing help will be identified and those who want and can help wiU step forward as you have in the past. Call me directiy at 410757-4227 or write to 393 Forest Beach Rd., AnnapoUs, MD 21401 if you have questions or comments.

A few add ons: If you plan on arriving on Wednesday, I'm sure the hotel rate will be lower than for the rest of the weekend. For those who do arrive on Wednesday there wiU be a reception (optional) that evening at a local, nice watering hole. Cost about $20 per person. Please tell me if you are interested.

Due to popular demand there will be a golf outing on Thursday at a local Palmer course. Of course this is optional and will ran about $35 per player It will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday. Tell me of your interest and, of course, spouses are encouraged to join the play. Now here is the Ust of those who have signed up for the 40th to date: Okurowski, Kohl, IVIladineo, McComb, Neutze, D'Amico, Riedel, Wroten, Zitzewitz, H.S. Johnson, Houghton, Lobdell, Thompson, Robinson, Hurley, Vigrass, O'Dwyer, Snelling, Lehman, Rathbun, Barry, Genet, Richardson, P. Davis, Roorbach, Moritz, Castelano, Lewis, Weiler, Becker, Dames, Durham, Luecke, Kent, Artherholt, Bancroft, Rowe, Epprecht, Rutkowski Goodwin, D. Miller, Clarke, Borchers, Eggert, Fahy, Stewart, Gosnell, Rezeau, Shackelford, Diprofio, and Bayless.

Now we jump out west to this potential fun alert from "Mr Fun" himself Pete Lumianski: Speaking of non-reunion, non-Annapolis events, and just as a matter of information and interest, there are some plans afoot to hold a large, national Army-Navy game event in Phoenix next December, which could possibly involve a three-day weekend deal, and invitations to all Middies/Whoops from around the country. It ain't done yet, by any means, but stay mned.

A few years ago those Phoenix-based bashes were regular and a bunch of fun. Thanks, Pete

for that heads up. Moving along to sports...we have this news item thanks to Skip Storey: Steve Szabo was hired as the Buffalo Bills defensive backs coach after a season as a volunteer assistant with the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.

Congratulations, Steve! Next, we go to a belated newsletter from George Kent who writes: Happy New Year and Joyous Epiphany! We are just back from a wonderful three-week trip to 'Thailand and Cambodia. We are reading through the cards and letters from all of you and decided that the time has come to attempt a partial report on the computer George Peter is in his third and final year as political officer/military liaison for the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. Next summer it's off to Kiev, Ukraine. GP and Velida have Elina (6), and Georgiy (3). The big excitement of the holiday was that on New Year's Eve, they were able to pick up 22-month-old Jantawan, the Thai orphan they have been trying to adopt for the past year. "Jahn" is a Uvely, intelligent, and strong wiUed little girl who seems to be fitting right into their family. We were happy to be there for her first week with them to get to know her and to give the other two extra attention.

Before Jan arrived, we had spent four days on the beautiful island of Koh Chang, where we rode elephants, explored waterfaUs, and played on the white sand beach. GP, Velida, and LouUe opted for the famous Thai massages right on the beach. We retumed to Bangkok for Christmas and then flew to Siem Reap, Cambodia, where our marvelous guide led us through three packed days of visiting Angkor Wat and other fantastic rains. We left the hotel at 7:30 a.m. each morning in our van with the children and Khun Tia, their Thai housekeeper Then we would retum at noon for lunch, swimming, and rests. In the later aftemoon, the kids stayed to play while we retumed to the wonders of the area.

On New Year's Day we all piled into their car and drove north to the vacation retreat of friends. It was breezy and cooler in Pak Chong, and we all enjoyed the weekend visiting with the three generations of extended Thai family who so graciously welcomed us to their midst.

Back in Bangkok we retumed to the famous Chatachuk market where you really can find anything. Several of the dealers recognized LouUe from previous visits. George found his favorite belt maker and got a new belt made on the spot.

Betsy had decided not to make the extraordinarily long plane trip to Southeast Asia. She stayed home and sang with the choir for the Christmas Eve service at Harvard's Memorial Church. EUna and Georgiy were very concemed about the whereabouts of Auntie Betsy, and she has promised to join us all for Christmas 2004 in Kiev.

We can summarize the rest of the year 2003 by saying that we are doing fine. We flew to San Antonio, TX, in May for a dehghtful reunion with the Happy Valley Alley Guys of USNA '65 and their wives. George, having completed the requirements for Associate of the Society of Actuaries, is now helping out by supervising actuarial exams instead of taking them. LouUe has been working out at the health club and has dropped 44 pounds.

George had his 60th birthday in June, and LouUe is about to celebrate hers. What really made us feel old, though, was the death of Loulie's dear 96-year-old mother in March and her almost 93-year-old beloved Aunt Louise in 101

For instance, before you take a cross-countiy Uip sort by state or zip code and come see us on your way across.

After reviewing the directory, please send me an email (USNA65@vt.edu) with any changes or cortections.

Gordie Clarke just passed through Hawaii to spend some time with his daughter, Trish, who is on active duty aboard GERMANTOWN. Below is photo of the old fella with his lovely daughter

'65: George Kent and family July. We are thankful that George's 93-year-old father is in good health and fine spirits and keeping us from traly being the oldest generation. He is an inspiration.

Thanks for that family news letter George.

Look nearby for a photo of George, Loulie and grandkids. Now from a regular on-the-beat reporter for this column, Phil Ferrara, we have the following: This year has been a low point for Navy basketbaU, but the season has still been fun for all the '65ers that regularly attend the games and get a chance to connect with their friends and Classmates. On 30 January all those who regularly go to the games gathered at Sharon and Dan MitcheU's house early the evening of the Army-Navy basketball game. We had a chance to chat with everyone, eat and drink to our hearts' content from a great selection that Sharon and Dan prepared, and then walk over to the games at Alumni Hall. Partying and cheering that night were Betsy and Clem Meehan, Emily and Andy Waldron, Sharon and Dan Mitchell, Cindy and Lloyd Abbot, Jan and Ted Krauss, Linda and Phil Fertara, Sharon and Doug Katz, Denny Wedekind, and Diann and Jim Minderlein.

Thanks, Phil, we really appreciate your steady performance out there digging up juicy stories of the Class and, of course, sending them in. This next item is from Ted Nanz...

Our new baby daughter was bom today, 11 February 2004 at 6:18 p.m. in Northern Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. She weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Her name is Kealani Grove Nanz. Kealani joins together two Hawaiian names. They are "Lani" which means: (heavenly/sky/spiritual), and "Kea" which means: (shining white/mother-of-pearl).

Together they mean: (heavenly or spiritually shining white). Kealani could also be a contraction of the name "Keala" which means: (the fragrance), and "Lani" which together mean: (the fragrance of heaven). Meliza and daughter are doing fine and MeUza's sister, Mia, who works in the nursery there was a real saint in helping with the delivery. Kaitlyn who will be one year, one month old this week was with us in the delivery room and is already fascinated by her new baby sister!

Another from Ted Nanz, offers an interesting suggestion for the 40th.

How about a Class track meet at our 40th Reunion! Could do events like: 100 meter, 400 meter, mile, long jump, shot put, and 5 kilometer (like the one Skip Orr organized for our 25th Reunion)...or even a relay pitting groups of aviators, submariners, surface guys, others, against each other Losing group buys drinks for winning group.

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Great idea, Ted. That should unloose the competitive juices. Now it's time for the periodic update on the Class adventure book. We, of course, get this from Dick Zimmerman.

Expenditures Through 12 February 2004: $13,416 for printing 1,150 copies, and copyright $2,174 for shipping to buyers and distributors $15,590 Income Through 12 February 2004: $18,574 from sales of 729 copies plus 18 copies in stores, not yet sold plus 107 complimentary copies plus 4 lost in mail plus 5 damaged copies Profit Through 12 February 2004: $2,984 Check for $1,000 sent to USNA '65 Treasury 20 January '03 Check for second $1,000 sent 15 May '03 Check for third $1,000 when we hit the $3,000 profit level (we're $16 short of $3,000 right now) 287 Copies Remaining For Sale We are all indebted to Dick for the great work in getting the book started, finished, published and the continuing accounting of its progress.

Now, on the subject of books, we have this information from Wayne "Bull" Durham, which is an answer to the question: Does anyone have an index for our Luclcy Bag! It is maddening to look for someone and have to go Company by Company.

The Class directory has the information you seek. FoUowing each graduate's name are three numbers, first the Classmate's Company, then the page number of the Lucky Bag where his smiling face appears, then the last three digits of his Alumni number Most entries in the directory without those three numbers represent Classmates who did not graduate.

Jeff Lewis's printed directory had that information. I maintain a web-based version that is more up-to-date. The onUne directory is at www.aoe.vt.edu/~durham/USNA65/directory/.

User Name = xxxxx Password = xxxxx (everyone should know these; if not, they should contact Bull) Both are case sensitive. If you're having trouble, make sure you have uppercase/lowercase right. Honor is a good password, but honor is not.

There you will find a link to an Excel spreadsheet. Either download the spreadsheet or browse the web pages. The Excel spreadsheet is great for sorting by some field.

Gordon and Trish Clarke This next one is about Classmate Cortland Grey who we all remember as having been one of if not the fastest, '65er It turns out that Courtland has continued in his passion for foot speed. Courtland is a gura on the Yahoo GroupMasters of Track and Field. You will find many postings about ranning on: groups.yahoo.com/ group/masterstf/messages/2101 ?viscount=100.

Well, Friends, that's about it for this beginning of summer Shipmate column. We, in the scribe department, wish each of you the best of times until we meet again. Beat Armyl whenever the opportunity comes along.

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Pres: VADM John S. Redd, USN (Ret.) Sec'y: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret) 63 Franklin St., Annapolis, MD 21401 e: baird@toad.net West Coast Sec'y: Robert G. Johnson Jr., feq.

30131 Town Center Dr, Suite 147 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 web site: www.usna66.org Welcome to the coming of summer Before I get into this issue, I will remind you that the "Last Call" article for Quentin Larsen is also contained in this issue. I would also like to make you aware that through Helmuts' efforts, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund honored Quentin under their In Memory program in a ceremony that took place on Monday, 19 April 2004, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. During the In Memory Day ceremony, Quentin's name was read aloud. At the conclusion of the ceremony, a certificate bearing Quentin's name was placed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This certificate, and some personal items, were collected by the National Park Service and are stored in their archive. This ceremony, while honoring Quentin's memory and service, did not cause his name to be inscribed on The Wall. I had sent this notice to the Class and had it posted on the Class web site, so hopefully those of you who had the opportunity could attend. Once again, I extend my thanks to Helmuts Feifs for his time and thoughtfulness in preparing Quentin's article, and for the extraordinary measures he took in applying for and obtaining the In Memory honor for Quentin.

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As most of you may aheady know Scott Redd was selected to die position of deputy administtator and chief operating officer of the Coalition Provisional Autfiority in Iraq. He is one of two deputy administrators reporting directly to Paul Biemer, administtator Scott will direct the CPA's programs for the reconsttuction of Iraq's infrasttucmre, which includes awarding $18.4B in contracts for major improvements in their electricity, oil, transportation, water resources, education, housing, and constraction and commimications networks. He will also be responsible for policy affecting Iraq's security programs, including the new Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, die Iraqi Border Patrol, and Facilities Protection Services. I am sure you join me in wishing Scott God speed in his new journey, and to keep him safe and out of harm's way. Needless to say, Doima will not accompany Scott. Please keep Scott and Doima in your prayers as Scott goes forth in yet another endeavor to serve his coimtry.

In addition to his duties as head of the Navy Rehef Society, Steve Abbot has also been elected as president of the Naval Aviation Foundation, a position formerly held by the late ADM Tom Moorer '33. Congratulations to Steve.

Bob Wittenberg retired from AirTran Airways last year after serving several years with the carrier in jobs ranging from pilot to engineer to union president. His last round trip, oddly enough was to Pensacola. Prior to takeoff, he was invited to the back of the plane where some 60-70 sailors just starting their careers sang "Anchors Aweigh" to him. Bob said it was one of the greatest experiences m his hfe. He now plans to spend more time with his children and grandchildren. So success and happiness to Ann and Bob. Just keep me informed of your address if you move. Bob. And that about wraps up this issue. After the previous long articles, this one has been brief.

Hopeftdly as we all start taking vacation, more news will be coming. One final note regarding the 40th Reunion, we are planning for an off weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;2-5 November 2006, and we will be in town, using the various hotels available. More information regarding prices and making reservations will follow as our plans solidify, so watch these articles and keep checking the Class web site. You can also help by telhng any Classmate you know to get me their address and email address, or to muster in on the Class web site so they won't miss out on vital planning information and other Class news. The next issue will be the July/August issue, so until Augustâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;All the best.

-^Mike!

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Pres; CDR David E. Church, USN (Ret) Sec'y: LtCol Jim McNeece, USMC (Ret.) 1603 John Worthington Way Qownsville, MD 21032 h: 410-849-3423; f: 410-849-3623 (call before faxing); e: scribe67@aol.com Looks like this is retirement month...and wedding month! We'll get to weddings in a bit, but first I got a great picture from Bob Havasy.

I was happy until he started using big words in his short note, probably just to send the dumb Marine to the dictionaiy to check the spelling.

And yes, he did spell it right!

The attached is a terrific photo of Jack "Herbie" Vance on the last day (late August 2003) before he retired from Deha Airhnes as a captain. Jack is now happily retired in Atianta preparing for the next golf season and wine auction. He could be our Class oenophile!

Class of '67 FOD Is that not a great picture! I declare it is!

Thanks for sending it. Bob. Next, Ron Cometta sent a note telling of his retirement in New Orieans in January. What's the "BEBRB," Ron? The BEBRB was held on 16-18 January in the Big Easy. Host hotel was the New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel. Activities started witii dinner at FeUx's Oyster House then the group proceeded down Bourbon Street to Pat O'Brien's. Along the way we passed lots of interesting establishments and the south end of a New Orleans Police Department horse that had its north end in a bar. Cigars and adult beverages were enjoyed at Pat O's and we picked up a couple from Hawaii to join us on Saturday.

Saturday tumed out to be a rainy day but a group of about 30 showed up for my retirement ceremony and a tour of the D-Day Museum.

Bob Patton said a few kind words about how good a dancer I was and presented me with my

plaque retiring me from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. That night 40 of us boarded CAJUN QUEEN for a two-hour dinner craise. Buddy Bames was in attendance and was assigned a surtogate wife for picture taking purposes.

She's the wife of one of my good friends.

Sunday closed out the festivities with a Jazz Funeral and branch. The Jazz Funeral was an unscheduled event provide by the passing of Tuba Fats.

Bob Patton presents plaque to The Hawk I've collected a few bits and pieces about guys. From the 1 March issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology: Bob Natter has been nominated for the board of directors of United Defense Industries, Inc., Arlington, VA. (He was commander of Fleet Forces Command and Atiantic Command before his retirement from the Navy, if you recall.) A note from Dave Church said that Marge and John Chehansky (john.chehansky@itt.com) are now Annapolitans, having moved into a home in Epping Forest. Off the Left Coast, Dan Mulligan forwarded a note from Tim Hoffman: Yep! In all my glory! I've been relocated to our corporate headquarters in Raleigh, about 45 minutes away from the Wake Forest office I was managing. My email and fax numbers remain the same. Here's an update on all my contact info: 919-453-0655, o: 919-781-8022 ext. 170, c: 919-749-6747, efax: 866-4441303. Keep in touch...

Now, we'll do the wedding part. From that same West Coast crew, I heard from George Volkman who sent a picture of himself and his bride (next page): It has been a whUe since I have written to Shipmate. A lot has changed in my Ufe, so I thought it would be good to send a short update that explains why I stopped going to every home football game. I have been working on the West Coast since January 2002 for Classmate Bill Sorensen and his brother, Jim Sorensen '64, at Tank & Refinery Services

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Company (TARSCO), except for September and October 2002 when I was back east. BiU asked me to retum and I have been here full-time since November 2002, primarily as a project engineer at the ExxonMobil Refinery in Tortance, CA. In January 2004 I asked to become a TARSCO employee, and Bill was kind enough to hire me.

I married the former Kimmy Dinh in November 2003 and have settled permanently in Westminster, CA. Attached is a wedding photo. Baseball teammates in attendance at the wedding were Bill Sorensen (best man) and Mac McCarthy, along with Classmates Joe Gatlin and Steve Andres and Jim Sorensen '64.

Kimmy and George What a beautiful picture of a beautiful bride.. .and you, too, George! Congratulations to you both. As if one wedding were not enough, Danny Wong also sent a photo from his wedding:

2003 was a busy and wonderful year for us.

I brought Deborah back to our 35th Reunion to "meet my Naval Academy family." Shortly after that in December '02, we got engaged, stumbled into our dream house in San Jose, combined our two households into one and moved in on Valentines Day of '03. We topped it all off with a wonderful wedding on 25 October 2003. It was a very short, but loving wedding ceremony in the midst of four fun days of partying with family and great ffiends in the Santa Craz Mountains. What made it most special for us was the presence of members of my Naval Academy family—Jody and Ray Fortney, Jane and Al TuUoch, Jackie and Garth Van Sickle, SaUie and El Halley, and Yvonne and Tom Griggs. After three nights of "heavy partying," everyone "cleaned up" pretty well and was on time for our "formation" and pictares on Saturday. After our honeymoon in Hawaii, we came home to San Jose, where we reside with Deb's teenage daughter and son. I'm now retired, trying to be a good stepfather and househusband (mopping hardwood floors with the same holystone strokes leamed on Youngster Craise), and playing all the golf I can, while Deb works in her private mediation law practice—life is good. Deb and I look forward to seeing everyone again at the 40th.

And congratulations to you, too! It must have been fun having so many old and good friends there to share the celebration!

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Looks like the West Coast was big since the last colunm. Yet another piece from out there, but this one was expected. The annual Fifth Class Craise has gotten to be a fixture around here! In most tales about most craises, we usually tell all about the things we did. This tale is about the things they didn't do.

Another year, another MIDN Fifth Class Craise and again I have to apologize for being late in getting this to you and there is "no excuse, sir" other than Craise V was late.

Because the Skipper (Bruce Wright) was having a house built we didn't meet for the craise until October And, as it happens, moving the craise to October combined it with another annual event the four of us celebrated "Not Watching the Navy-Air Force Game." In the fall after the first Midshipmen Fifth Class Craise we aU met at Jim's cabin in Mammoth to watch the I^avy-Air Force game but found that none of die sports bars were televising it.

So we drank beer and watched other games while we foUowed the Navy-Air Force score on the updates. The tradition continues and since Craise V was pushed out to October we combined the craise with finding a sports bar to "Not Watch the Air Force Game." The trath is this year we didn't do much craising either and we didn't do it on the Sacramento Delta as we have in the past. This year we aU traveled to Brace's via plane and train. From there we went to get beer and from there we went

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four days. Other than a short tour around the remains of the Long Beach Naval Ammo Dump to get gas we didn't leave port other than to go to a sports bar in Belmont Shore where we "didn't watch the Air Force game" and where this picture was taken by a nice Zoomie from the Class of '96 who happened to be there, too. So, the fifth annual 16th Company (West Coast Chapter) Midshipmen Fifth Class Craise and YP Drill was again accompUshed and the crew, pictiu-ed from left to right, are: Terry Brown (humble author), Harry Kluckhohn (galley slave), Bruce Wright (skipper), and Jim Gilbert (navigator).

Plans for next year are to craise southfromSan Diego and visit ports in Mexico. Since we may be in hostile waters. THE WRIGHT SrtiFF wiU be fitted with five inch 38s fore and aft. We'U keep you posted.

Back at the other end of the country, attendance wasn't quite up to par for the '"67 Goes South" gathering in Richmond in March, but it was a hardy crew that did make the frek. Jack Parry arranged special seating in the IMAX Theater of the Science Museum of Virginia for the opening event of "Space Station IMAX—1st ISS Crew" inttoduced by CAPT William Shepherd '71, (USN Ret.), former SEAL and commander of the Intemational Space Station's first crew. The film was of this flight. After the film and seeing more of the museum, everyone went to The Triple restaurant for lunch. I missed out on the trip this year, but understand it was wonderfiil.

Jack had hung a huge USNA '67 banner in the rotunda of the Science Museum. You won't see Jack in this picmre because he's behind the camera, but the others are Barb and John Aunchman, Anita and Jim Bost, Paula and Jim Cook, Kathleen and John Craighill, Terry and Bob Kelly, and Kathy and Dick Meade.

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That's as far as it will go this evening, boys and girls. I think I've kinda ran out of words, but next time, I'll uy to have some photos from the Dark Ages branch sorted out and no telling what else. Until tiien...That's it...Goodnight! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jim

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Pres: Joseph V. Conway Exec Sec'y: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Rd., Annapohs, MD 21401-1061 e; lkuehn@arinc.com Corr Secy: CAPT Gordon I. Peterson, USN (Ret) 7994 Hidden Bridge Dr, Springfield, VA 22153 p: 703-913-5404; w: 202-267-2250 f: 202-267-4020; e: gpeters621@aol.com web site: www.usna68.com This spring's massive troop rotation in Iraq and the continued cycle of violence perpetrated

by Islamic extremists, foreign insurgents, Saddam holdouts, and al Qaeda terrorists have dominated the war news during the winter months, but it is worth recalling that a brave group of U.S. and foreign civilians labor under extraordinary challenge to help the fraqi people rebuild their lives, economy, cities, towns, and villages.

Jack Holly (hollyj@orha.centcom.mil) is one.

He is serving in Baghdad as the director of logistics for RADM David J. Nash, USN (Ret.) tiie head of the mammoth $18.4 billion reconstraction aid package approved by Congress. "The huge swap out of forces is underway," Jack emailed me in Febraary, "and we here at CPA/PMO are the administtators of the $18.9 bilhon of fiinds to rebuild Iraq. We will have over 2,300 projects underway when we are up to speed. If you know any Classmates coming this way, have them yell, and I will be standing by."

Admiral Nash appeared at a Pentagon press briefing in early March and reported that the reconstraction effort is making important progress in the areas of improving fraq's infrastracture, security, and services. "Work is moving along very nicely. We...have constraction under way, although we are just beginning.

There is more to follow," he said. "I'm very pleased at our progress and am looking forward to delivering on a promise."

Jack also reported that VADM Scott Redd '66, USN (Ret.) is the latest USNA Alumnus to join the staff in Baghdad. "I am trying to work up a list of Academy mates, and I will try to keep you up to date as we proceed here with the engineering projects and how things progress," Jack said to close his note. Way to go. Jack.

We're proud of you. Stay safe and please do give us another update as time and your demanding work permit.

Another email in March from Jerry Watson reinforced the awareness that the Class continues to serve the nation's cause in and out of uniform. Here is a report on Jerry as published by his company's newsletter recentiy: From mid- to late September 2003, CSCI employee Jerry Watson found himself, literally, on the far side of the planet in the Andaman Sea, a couple hundred miles west of Thailand, onboard NIMITZ (CVN-68). The journey there Shipmate, May-June 2004

actually started two years prior in 2001. At that time, Jerry led a team of Navy, govemment, and contractor personnel in the development and deployment of a Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) system for SH60B helicopters assigned to CoNSTrruTiON (CV-64). This system allowed the aircrews, while airborne, to send real-time FLIR video directly to the carrier for intelligence analysis. This program proved so successful that the Navy decided to deploy a similar system (designated TCDL-N) in the HH-60H Armed Helicopter aircraft, and Jerty once again found himself leading a Navy/Government/Contractor team to accomphsh this task.

The squadron designated to deploy with the system was HS-6 assigned to NIMITZ. Jerty oversaw the system installation, checkout, and TEMPEST testing at NAS North Island, CA. During a November 2002 at-sea period with CVN-68 in the Eastern Pacific, Jerry flew several flights with the squadron to test system operational performance and train the aircrews.

The squadron and Battie Group deployed in March of 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While deployed, the squadron reported poor success with the TCDL-N system and requested help in determining the cause. The NavAir program office responsible for the system directed Jerry to proceed, along with an engineer from the company developing the system, to the ship and assist the squadron in getting the systems operational. Jeny joined the Battle Group in Singapore and troubleshot the systems during transit from Singapore, through the Straits of Malacca, into the Andaman Sea. While aboard the carrier, Jerry checked out all three TCDL-N systems and the squadron's two HH-60H aircraft, as well as evaluating the status of shipboard terminal equipment. Jerry also conducted aircrew training on the system and personally coordinated and controlled seven straight successful flights. The culminating success was an exercise in which a squadron HH-60H aircraft was used to laser designate a surface target for several flights of F/A-18S. The aircraft, employing the TCDL-N system, sent live FLIR video back to the ship, showing real-time bomb impacts. Since retuming from NIMITZ, Jerry has been sent several reports from the squadron of more successful flights employing the TCDL-N system. As a result of his outstanding efforts in getting the TCDL-N systems operational, aircrews refreshed, and the program back on track, Jerry received the following BZ from the commanding officer of HS-6: "The Indians and NIMITZ Strike Group thank you for your superb expertise arid for making the long trip to repair the TCDL system and train the operators."

Jerry Watson preparing for HH-60H armed helo flight onboard NIMITZ last autumn

Jerry's note included several great photos, including one in Singapore, illustrating that his deployment was not entirely spent at sea! I asked him to give me a rundown on his activities since graduation, and here is his reply: After graduation and flight training, I ended up in VF-213 as a RIO flying Phantoms. After two combat cruises I went to VF-121 for a great tour as an F-4 RAG insUuctor. After that, it was back to die Fleet to VF-114 for one craise in Phantoms, then a transition to the F-14. This was a dark time for the community, and I served as the ASO on two Mishap Boards. After this tour I attended Test Pilot School (with Chip Dudderar and Charlie Bolden as Classmates, with Craig Steidal and Tink Bell as instractors). Following the school and a stint in flight test at Pax River, I retumed to the fleet in VF-1. After screwing up and making commander I was dragged kicking and screaming out of my cockpit to NavAir. But I beat the system and after one year, ten months, and six days went back to the fleet for two deployments as XO/CO of a TacRon. Retirement foUowed in 1988, and since then I've been your fighter-flight test guy for hire, working on F-14D and F-14B programs, the Advanced Air/Air Missile, flying the NRL NP3D with die E-2 Hawkeye 2000/CEC system, and as of late, working for NavAir on a new data Unk system for the MH-60R. Fighters to Helos, go figure!

Thanks very much, Jerry, for the news on what sounds like a dream job for a great stick like you. Keep your turns up when you fly with the rotorheads! Jerry's mention of Charlie was timely. Our former space shuttle pilot and retired Marine Corps major general, now a senior vice president of TechTrans International Inc., in Houston, has been elected to the University of Southem California Board of Trustees.

Congratulations! "Visionary and courageous alumni like Charlie are what make the Trojan family so strong," said USC President Steven B. Sample in announcing the election. "I'm delighted to welcome him to our board. "His leadership skills, honed through decades of service in the Marines and NASA, are an invaluable addition to the group that guides this university," Sample said.

"Like many Trojan fans," Charlie said at the time of the announcement, "my love affair with USC began as a child watching the Trojans win Rose Bowls. I came to USC as a graduate candidate when I retumed from Vietnam and reported for U.S. Marine Corps recraiting duty in Los Angeles. To be invited now to join the board of trastees is a never-before imagined thrill for meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an opportunity to support the president in executing his vision for the university and to work with other members of the board in living up to our obligation to future generations of Trojans as faithful stewards of this great institution," he said.

I had the occasion recentiy to use Charlie's exploits in and out of uniform to help motivate a third-grade student I tutor as part of Project Northstar's program for homeless children living in Washington, DC. The small aviator lapel pin I wear on my suit intrigued my student, and this prompted his interest in aviation. I downloaded and printed some information and pictures of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft off the

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free. Any time he spends more than one night in DC I tag along to visit the grandchUdren. We are both up to our eyeballs in gala preparations.

Jeff is the state president for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. We are gearing up for our third annual fundraising event in April. It is very busy around here. We have managed a few ski trips this winter and a trip to St. Earth's in the French West Indies. I needed to thaw out a littie. I also thought it would be a nice way for Jeff to part with some of his cash.

The only glitch was the credit card company put a hold on his card because there were so many large and unusual charges. No problem, we switched to my card, which is used to many large and unusual charges. That's about it. We are planning to get to Texas to visit Susan and Bill Powell in the near future.

Carol and Fran Holian have succumbed to Charhe Bolden exits an F/A-18 Hornet after his final fhght the call of San Diego and will transition to new as an active-duty Marine aviator prior to his retirement in surroundings there this spring. He offered this explanation in an email note to the Class: 2002 (USMC Photo by Staff Sgt. John D. DiDomenico) After some long discussions and internal In Other career news, Steve Haines forwarded soul searching, Carol and I have decided to a newspaper photograph and clipping announcleave Northrop Gramman and move on to a ing that former CinCPac ADM Denny Blair was new and yet to be determined chapter in our elected president and CEO of the Instimte for Uves. In between we plan to do some fun sailDefense Analyses in Alexandria, VA, recently. ing on both the East and West Coasts of our Congratulations! The Institute provides analyses great country. Yes, San Diego's pull has won and political-military studies and advice for the back our hearts, and we are happily heading Department of Defense. The photograph accomback to our favorite part of the country. What's panying the short clip showed Denny receiving not to like? Earthquakes, fires, floods, mudsUdes, Arnold, yup—heaven on earth! When the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising the anchor is finally down, we intend to start Sun, Second Class, awarded by the Emperor of anew in San Diego, all over again.

Japan at the time of Denny's retirement.

My timeline is to depart Annapolis in early Herb Andrews (herbandrews@worldnet.att.net) April, but I have promised NGC I would do sent me an update on his activities from the Bay whatever is right to make the transition as State. Herb, you may recall from a column last smooth as possible. My relief has not yet been year, was a non-graduating member of the Class named, but I suspect the company will do so in who entered by way of the fleet and NAPS. the not too distant futare. NGC has been wonHe said he was saddened to see the news of derful to me, given me plenty of opportunity to Fred Habermehl's loss in "Last Call." "Fred leam and grow, and provided me an experience of lifetime with some of the most intelligent, always kept us laughing at the Naval Academy dedicated, and interesting people to associate Prep School in Bainbridge," Herb wrote, "with with a person could hope for And working his stunts and plays after study hour" Herb now with many of you has been a part of that wonteaches math at Quinsigamond Community derful experience and for that I am grateful. I College in Worcester, MA, as well as holds have to admit its tough to take this "leap of down a full-time job as an algebra n teacher at faith", but like all of you, there are many tugs Southbridge High School. He retired from and pulls on our Uves, and Carol and I feel we Commonwealth Energy Company in Wareham have made the right decision for us, for our in 1997 after a 32-year career His last duty stafamily, and for our extended family. So, I hope tion was Guided Missile Unit #10 at Submarine you will wish us well, stay in touch from time Base, Pearl Harbor, HI. Thanks for the news, to time, and when we fmally land in San Herb, and best of luck teaching and mentoring Diego, will stop over for a cold beer or a maryour young charges. garita depending if its before or after 7 a.m. in the morning. Thanks for a great ran!

Also from Massachusetts, Linda and Jeff Class President Joe Conway forwarded an Cook dropped me a line after I forwarded an update on flag-officer selections at the Naval Air update on one of our Class commitments as a Systems Command, including its new com- 501C3. As a charitable foundation we decided to provide one year's subsistence to Juan Manuel mander "It has been a very cold winter, but not Espada Sanchez. This grant was provided to the a great deal of snow," Jeff wrote, "although we Foundation started by our Jack Smith in memstill have about one foot of glacier still covering ory of his fiancee, Eugenia, who was killed by our front lawn. We broke up the winter with a criminals in Columbia in retaliation for her nice vacation to St Barts though, which was fun courageous counter-narcotics work. Our small till the credit card companies started cutting me contribution provides food and books to sustain off for unusually high looking expenditures!" him during an especially challenging time in his Linda noted that they are finishing up their sec- young life. I hope to provide more details and a ond year in New Hampshire following Jeff's photograph of Juan in a future update. retirement and transition to work for BAE. Here Not all of ADM Mike Mullen's work as the is part of what Linda had to say: vice chief of naval operations involves matters Jeff has done so much traveling in the past of budgets, strategy, and resources. He recentiy year that I have a free buddy pass on hosted the famed actor Emest Borgnine during a Southwest, so wherever he goes, I go along for visit to the Pentagon.

Navy homepage to give him at one of our ttitoring sessions. 'While looking for a photo of Charlie in his astronaut days, I came across another great photo of him at the time of his retirement. Go Charlie!

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The acclaimed Academy Award-winning actor and Worid War ff combat veteran chief gunner's mate stopped by the Pentagon to meet with Mike while visiting Washington, DC, area to meet with military personnel and serve as the master of ceremonies for the 2004 Lone Sailor Awards Dinner A 1997 recipient of the award, which was established in 1987 to honor naval service veterans who have distinguished themselves in their professions through public service and national leadership, Borgnine presented this year's award to Ben Bradlee, vice president of the Washington Post, and ADM Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), director of tiie CIA from 1997 to 1981.

Former Chief Gunner's Mate Ernest Borgnine and ADM Mike Mullen (U.S. Navy photo by PHC Johnny Bivera In early March I traveled to Lockport, LA, for the Coast Guard's acceptance of the cutter USCGC MATAGORDA from Bollinger Shipyards as part of the Deepwater program's recapitalization. I spent an enjoyable Saturday in New Orleans with Eric Houin.

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Eric Houin enjoys the sun at Fort Jackson National Park, Louisiana, in March Eric retired as a captain in the Naval Reserve in our group retirement ceremony in Memorial Hall in 1998. He is a general manager for Herbert S. Hiller, a fire detection and suppression systems company in New Orleans. He has been with the company for 14 years following a 16-year stint with Avondale Shipyards. He has two daughters and one son. Eric has been active in the New Orieans council of the USNA Alumni Association and reports regular contact with Rich Redd '69 (by way of four years in our Class before tuming back), John Mcintosh, and Hank Spicer (who dropped out at the end of youngster year). Eric is quite the gardener, landscaper, and cook. We enjoyed a couple of good cigars during a day trip south along the Shipmate, May-June 2004

the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat. This presentation is a continuation of a tradition begun by the Class of '39 and passed down to '69 in the 1993. Congratulations '04 and smooth sailing!

Received a note from ENS Amy Giraldi, USNR, (daughter of Walt Giraldi) thanking the Class of '69 tailgaters for the graduation gift of the ensign insignia-of-rank that were presented to her by Steve "Augie" Beaulieu at the Air Force game last fall prior to her departure for OCS in Pensacola. She kindly said that our support helped her each time she was straining with push-ups or PT. Congratulations on her commissioning on 30 January 2004 and entry into the NFO pipeline, also in P-cola!

We had another gathering of a few local '69rs at Irelands Four Courts in Rosslyn, VA for lunch on the second Wednesday of March, including Gerry Doempke, Mike Leonard, Augie Beaulieu, Walt Giraldi, and Steve Ward. Under Steve Ward's continued organization, these luncheons are held every other month, second Wednesday. That makes 12 May the next event.

So put down the magazine and join with your Classmates at 11:30 a.m. in Rosslyn! Email Steve at sward@mmiconnect.com so they can get the seating right for us.

In the "Good News" department Emerson Carr has survived a close call, coming back from weeks in ICU following a terrible car/track collision in Detroit. Many of us have been following Em's recovery on email as reported by his wife, Anita, and Classmate Joe Chopek and are glad that he has retumed home where he'll continue with physical therapy for a while. Both Em and Anita have expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of emotional support they received during this time of trial and they look forward to thanking folks at the fall tailgaters and at our Leadership Conference (a.k.a. 35th!).

Em's situation highlighted a need for some form of "Classmate Relief to assist families in times of need. Bill McCauley, Jerry Balsly, Bill Conkle, and Joe Chopek took it upon themselves to set up the "Academy Trust and Benefits Fund" which accepts tax deductible donations and will dispense funds for the purposes of helping Classmates and the families of Classmates in emergencies, particularly when they lack the means to do so themselves. Our Annual Membership: 9% Class of 1969 Foundation President, Mike Life Membership: 41% Michaelis participated in the discussions precipitating the fund establishment to ensure no conPres: F.H. "Mike" Michaelis flict with our Foundation would exist or could Vice Pres: Jim Speer develop. Bill McCauley also contacted the Sec'y: Dr. Steve Hudock USNA Alumni Association and Foundation to 6006 Woodlake Ln., Alexandria, VA 22315-2637 ensure no conflict of existed with those organi703-989-4606; e: steve.hudock@ngc.com zations. Full disclosure of the Academy TTrast Treas: Steve Ward and Benefits Fund mission, officers, and methh: 703-864-1775; w: 703-620-2279 ods for contributing will be posted on our Class Greetings Classmates—Commissioning Week web site (www.usna69.org) in the near future. is upon us again and we salute the new ensigns Speaking of the Class web site, have you and second lieutenants of the Class of 2004 logged in lately? Steve Ward and Howie which includes MIDN 1/C Andrew Coxe '04, Baccarach have really laid on some turns to son of Janice and Bill Coxe who has selected the bring it up to date for us as a primary means of surface nuke community and is headed for a communication for the Class. Please note that DDG out of Pearl Harbor Prior to graduation on you can post news about Classmates on the site 7 May '69 Class President Mike Michaelis pre- as well—subject to some editorial review of sented '04 Class President MIDN 1/C Lincoln course to keep the web site in good taste. Log M. Lukich '04 a gavel set constracted by Mike on—check it out—and share some words Salewske from timbers from "Old Ironsides," with us!

Mississippi River to visit Fort Jackson, a brick-masonry fortification dating to the 1820s that was the scene of the naval battle of New Orleans diuing the Civil War. I also had the pleasure of meeting Eric's talented daughter, Katherine, and enjoying a memorable dinner with Eric and his father at a great New Orleans restaurant. Southem hospitality lives!

In closing, I would like to encourage you to take the time to read Mike Slattery's (sealsrest@juno.com) moving tribute to Spence Dry posted on our homepage. Mike and I are collaborating to leam more about the circumstances surrounding Spence's death. We leamed recentiy that Dennis Dilley was on board the aircraft carrier the day an HC-7 helicopter returned Spence's remains and the surviving members of his SEAL team. Dennis observed the helicopter land from his position on one of the flight deck catwalks, not realizing it was his friend and Classmate who was making his final journey home. Later, in Saigon, Spence's good friend and Companymate, Ben Burgess (who was serving at the time in Saigon as the aide and flag lieutenant to commander. Naval Forces Viemam) and Ken Kolarcek had the sad but important task to identify Spence's body at the morgue located at Ton Son Nhut airport.

Mike has been in touch with Spence's brother, Rob, and has contacted the Navy pilot who was piloting the helicopter on the lught of Spence's death in 1972.

Mike and I will write an article on Spence's loss for a future issue of Naval History magazine. It remains to be seen if we will have sufficient justification to petition the Navy to change the Classification of Spence's death to hostile action (which requires contact with the enemy), but at a minimum we will be able to assist the Naval Historical Center update its records so that the tme circumstances of Spence's death are documented properly. Mike and I would appreciate hearing from any of Spence's many friends if you can offer any insights, recollections, or information relating to his time at the Academy and commissioned service.

All the best, —Gordo

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CONSTITUTION,

Classmates—just wanted to let you know that your contributions and voices have been recorded and recognized. Your 2004 board of directors met for the first time this year, reviewed several of our past activities and then focused on the future of the Class of 1969 Foundation. As your new secretary, I am conveying this message on behalf of our President, Mike Michaelis and the entire board.

First of all, we would like to thank those of you who are supporting the Foundation through membership contributions as well as those who contribute their time and effort in furthering communications amongst the Class. We all share the bond of Mother B and have kept that bond throughout our lives.

But where is our Class Foundation going you ask? With your help we will continue to expand communication and locator services for Classmates and widows around the world. As you watch the Shipmate column, the Company rep email chain and web site (www.USNA69.org) in the months ahead, we hope you will see the planned increase in communication and current information regarding the Class Foundation and what we are doing for our Classmates. We have successfully funded the Michelson Lecture Series, and have generated excess funds at Alumni House that will be applied towards our next Class project (initial options will be presented at our Eighth Annual Leadership Conference, a.k.a. 35th, this fall).

Aside from the Michelson Lecture Series we also are exploring several interesting ways to provide support and gain Class recognition in areas outside of the Academy grounds. We have appointed Jim Speer, our new vice president, to head up a philanthropic opportunity committee to sort out the wheat from the chafe in this target rich environment and qualify a few good opportunities for the board to consider for the Class to support. To summarize, your board's focus will be on fostering internal communications and support, representing the Class in the best possible light and providing careful stewardship of the funds raised through our joint efforts. You will be reading more about our activities as we progress and we look forward to hearing from our Classmates at any time.

Just a reminder that the World Class '69 Tailgate will be in operation again this fall for all home football games. This effort is not funded by the Class of 1969 Foundation. Funding is generated by donations from folks attending the games. Stalwarts Steve Ward, Dave Rose, and Steve "Auggie" Beaulieu, a host of '69 regulars and the Ninth Company Wardroom all share credit for keeping the '69 tailgate alive and well.

Meanwhile Beat Army often\ —Steve

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Pres: CAPT Perry Martmi, USN (Ret.) e: pjmartini@comcast.net Sec'y: CAPT Mike Longworth, USN (Ret.) 1145 Birks Lane, 'Virginia Beach, VA 23464-5826 e: duke.longworth@1971.usna.com Webmaster: John Holland e: john.holland2@verizon.net http://www.usna.com/classes/1971/usnal971.htm May Week is here! The parade ground is green and prepared for the graduation festivities.

Seems that just about every year I yeam to "be there" watching the Middies perform their best; however, regretfully, I have not attended the Color P-rade since June '71. Perhaps this will be a different year. I'm getting short on "reasons." I did attend a fall p-rade and enjoyed watching the precision of the Dram and Bugle Corps as well as the 30 Companies. For those who haven't been by Mother B for awhile, that's a change from when she was under extensive renovations.

As I understand, there is no driving need to increase to the 36 companies, as we knew USNA, so there are 30 Companies. Surely, someone knows all the factors. I'll report on the Color P-rade in my summer column! Hopefully, time, tide and formation don't preclude my attendance.

It's nice to have such loyal, committed Classmates like Dick Enderly (bsbalcdnm@ cox.net). Dick has promised for several months to send a "note" to update us all. So, here's Dick's note (hang on, there's much to read): In the last issue you informed everyone that my family and I survived the hurricane, but as promised, I have news of others to pass along as well. At long last I have taken the time to sit down and put together a few notes regarding Classmates I have seen and/or talked to over die past few months. Some of this news is a bit dated, but hopefully aU worthwhile.

First, just a couple of quick additional notes about yours traly. I remain firmly entrenched in Virginia Beach working as an operations researcher for Northrop Gramman. I have actually hung my hat every day since July 2001 at Surface Warfare Development Group (SWDG) on the Little Creek Amphibious Base. I am now working my third consecutive amphibious warfare doctrine project and enjoying being close to the waterfront trying to "fix" some of the doctrine issues that frustrated me while on active duty. Pat and I wiU celebrate our 32nd anniversary in July. She remains more than busy at a local elementary school where she has been a teacher's assistant for a class of leaming disabled children for 12 years. She also enjoys her "second job" as a consultant for Longaberger Baskets. Our son, Chris, and daughter-in-law, Jen, Uve nearby in Virginia Beach (nope...no grandkids yet) and daughter, Melissa, graduated from James Madison University in December Should anyone want to contact me, feel free to do so at my email address.

I have seen several Classmates while out and about in this area over the past few months. Joe Wargo teaches at a middle school just around the comer from where I live, and although I'm not sure he sees me, we occasionally pass each other as we both head to work in the morning.

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years ago at a local Ruby Tuesday's.) Some time ago I even talked to him briefly as we had both decided to dine at a local Mexican restaurant on the same evening. Ironically, at that same restaurant I have bumped into Second Companymate Bruce McCroskey on more than one occasion. I have forgotten the name of the company Brace works for, but I do recall that he has been working on the Navy Lessons Leamed system for some time.

Bob Stuhlman and I had the opportunity to chat for a few minutes in the stands at a Kempsville High School football game in September. Bob is also a middle school teacher in Virginia Beach. (Sec'y note: Bob's wife, Susan, is the principal of a local elementary school.)

Several months ago I was laboring away at my desk at SWDG when John Bowen appeared out of nowhere. Now, admittedly I did not know him and he did not know me at the Boat School, but it is always nice to chat with a Classmate. It seems he saw my license plate in the parking lot when he arrived for a meeting, and asked around until he found the guy who belonged to the plates reading "RHE 71." Sorry, John, but I have since lost your card, so I cannot pass along what you're up to or for whom you work!

The first weekend of last December I ran into Steve Butkus and Mike Cohen. Both work for Northrop Gramman over in the Northrop Gramman Newport News Naval Shipyard, and had come to the CoUey Cantina in Norfolk to be part of a full house in the restaurant that watched Navy put a whippin' on the Black ICnights for the second year in a row!

(Sec'y note: Mike "spins" by my house occasionaUy on his trasty 18-speed bike.)

I have also recentiy been in contact with John Eldridge via email. I hadn't seen him since May of 2001 when we attended a RheuUn seminar together just prior to retiring from the Navy. John is curtently working joint issues for the Joint Forces Command and recentiy spent a couple of fun-filled weeks somewhere in sunny Honduras.

In other Second Company news, besides Brace McCroskey, I've been in touch with four others. Sue and Dave Luengen continue to live in Honolulu where I beUeve they have been for almost 20 years. As reported by Dave, Sue is still teaching special education preschoolers and he continues to work for an HVAC company selling fans. Their daughter, Beth, is a teacher just like mom, and son, John, is into building houses. He is curtentiy participating in the constraction of military housing on Oahu. I also recall that Sue wrote in their card at Christmas that Dave is still monkeying around with some old car in the garage. Can it possibly be the same one he was trying to get ranning when I last visited with them in 1992 while I was TAD from tiie Seventii Fleet staff?

In a real surprise, just last week John Howard surfaced after what must be at least 25 years. Via emaU we have traded a few "stories" of long-forgotten escapades together at my parent's house in New Jersey and a trip to Texas to visit former Classmate Hal Holley. I owe him another email soon. Hal reports that he remained on active duty for five years, then he worked for IBM for about 18 years. He has since moved back to his beloved Roanoke where he does consulting jobs when they come along.

Another long lost Classmate who contacted me recently is Jim Toomey. Shortiy after our last big reunion I received his email address from Leon Schierer, whose daughter had somehow located Jim. Leon, by the way, now lives in Pennsylvania. As a hobby he has built

some first-rate furniture for his entire family and many others. At dinner after the footbaU game that reunion weekend, Leon produced an impressive album of pictures to prove it!

Anyhow, I occasionally send USNA information to Jim and several others when I get it.

Early in January, Jim passed along the following information regarding himself: "I now Uve in a town in eastern Washington State where I manage a public port district. I have been married 25 years, and having kids late in Ufe, have a boy 19 who is a freshman at the University of Washington and a daughter 12 in middle school. The community I Uve in, Pasco, WA, is one of three communities known as the 'Tri-Cities," consisting of Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland. (Sec'y note: great place for a spring sandstorm.) Richland is the location of the Department of Energy's Hanford site, and I am a former employee of one of the contractors. I have ran across a number of Classmates from the Nuclear Power Program coming to town, living here, doing business here, or attempting to do business here." One of the folks Jim has seen is Pete Knise '69 whom I recall was one of the "good guys"fromour two years in 20th Company. Jim also sends his best to all of us here in the Tidewater area. He was a part of the commissioning crew for SPRU/WCE (DD-963) and has some fond memories of this neck of the woods. Sadly, Jim has lost his mind since living in Washington. While he was once one of us proud New York Yankee fans, he has fooUshly defected to the Seattie Mariners (grin)!

Last, but not least, is Bing Alano, whom I tracked down through the PhiUppine Alumni Chapter in Shipmate a couple of years ago.

Bing was in the States over the hoUdays to visit three of his four children. His son, Kevin, is a computer systems engineer in Jersey City, NJ. His daughter, Maya, is working for her Ph.D. in neuro-science in Boston, and son, Kyle, is in high school living with Manette on Long Island. Their fourth child, Hiyas, is finishing her masters in marine biology and Uves with Bing in Manila. He would love to hear from any Classmates. Bing recentiy wrote: / head a small consulting firm based in Manila: The Center for Economic Policy Research (managed to get a Ph.D. in economics at the University of the Philippines while in the Navy). We bid for development contracts with multilateral (the World Bank, the UN, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)) and bilateral (USAID, JICA (from Japan), AUSAID, etc.) funding agencies.

When I left the Navy, I was appointed customs district collector of Manila and later on the commissioner of the Bureau Immigration (my last govemment job). Some of my projects therefore involve border issues. I had an ADB contract last year that involved working with Central Asian countries (Kazahkstan, Kyrgyztan, Uzbekistan, etc.) on these issues.

I have also tried to branch out into health economics and now lead an all female team (mostly MDs) tasked to design a women's health and safe motherhood project for the Philippines under a World Bank contract. As a result, I am now proud to claim some expertise in breastfeeding despite my limited practical experience. 1 find the work exciting and quite fulfilling, especially since most of it involves helping the poor in poor countries. It does involve quite a bit of traveling and living out of a suitcase. I play tennis to keep in shape, and I run, especially when the tennis elbow kicks in. When the work schedule permits, I like to spend my weekends in the water, windsurfing.

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or SCUBA diving. Most of the time I do this with my marine-biologist daughter, Hiyas, who is involved in a project to monitor marine reserve areas.

Wow! Now, that is an update that sets a high standard. Perhaps Dick's "note" will encourage others of us to send similar notes for inclusion to OIU column. My hat is off to you, Dick. You have fulfilled your promise! Duces viram!

The next series of notes concerns Sankey Blanton (sankey.blanton@us.army.mil), our illustrious North Carolina National Guardsman. The first note is from John Smith '69; I noticed in the recent Shipmate that a Classmate of yours, Sankey Blanton, is now in the Army and serving in fraq. This was interesting since I'm also in the USAR and a member of USNA Class of 1969.1 made the switch to SF years ago and have been lucky enough to keep a pay billet through the years. If it's not a problem, I'd Uke to send him an email and wish him luck in Iraq and in his Army career I spent time in the lovely country recentiy also and luck is a good thing to have. COL John W Smitii, II SF, USAR Chief of Staff USAR Readiness Command, Ft. Jackson, SC. Looks like Sankey's fame is spreading throughout the Alumni.

Here's Sankey's response to COL Smith: Greetings COL Smith; I hope the article said I was in Bagram, Afghanistan. My brother is in Iraq, and it is probably best that we have fran between us. I am with the NC National Guard Apache Helo Battalion, curtentiy holding down part of the rotation at the S-2 desk, because (fortunately) there is no requirement for an NBC NCO at tius time.

This month I am celebrating the first anniversary of my "end of enUstment." "Shewho-must-be-obeyed" has indicated that I wiU be on the Retire Reserve Ust again soon— demobilization plus 90 days. Right now my "short-timers" calendar indicates 55 days and a wake-up untU the next Guard Apache unit reUeves us. Fifty-six hundred plus points at O4 should be enough beer money if I survive two teenage sons for the next five years.

Thanks for the luck—please transfer it to the Air Force Transportation Wings, ff anything happens to disrapt the C17 schedule between now and the end of April, I wiU probably NOT be a "happy camper" For the record, I joined the Guard to help my neighbors after nataral disasters. The fine print reaUy wasn't totally explained—especiaUy this business of "stop loss"—which to me indicates the Pentagon has faUed in the long-range planning department.

I am looking forward to getting back to teaching at Elon University—physics dept.— with the faU semester, or maybe spring. As you can probably teU from your retention figures, this utiUzation of the Guard and Reserve as a faU-back for not having enough fuU strength divisions is going to really hurt in the long ran.

I doubt many professionals, in any career, can afford to take 18-24 months out of the office.

Very RespectfuUy, SGT Sankey Blanton.

That's a nice update for all concerning Sankey's entry into the NC National Guard.

Thanks, Sankey!

The next note is from our own Dave Hackett; I've been foUowing the saga of Sankey Blanton through your column since he got called up. I'd like to write to him to offer my support, but don't have his email. Can you send it to me? From out here in civvy land, I think we still have four guys on active duty: three flag officers and one sergeant? Duces virum.

Shipmate, May-June 2004

(I updated Dave on the numbers of active duty. The "one sergeant" is correct; however, there are four three stars and three two stars still on active duty.)

Sankey's reply is as follows: Dave, greetings. I am, I hope, at the end of the rotation here in Afghanistan, and looking forward to getting back to my wife and my Ufe NLT May. I have only one really interesting evolution left—demobilization. Since the tragic events of the Summer of 2002 at Fort Bragg, the Army has instituted a C.Y.A. policy that will send us all through some sort of "Retum From Overseas REHAB" to try and convince us not to shoot our wives. Hell's Bells! it took me too long to find a good woman and get a family started, I'm not about to do anything silly. Michael and Andrew are now "teens" and should be good for some "guy" adventures. I can tell you, this whole experience will change the way I read Homer's Odyssey. After awhile, all you want to do is get home—to hell with fame, fortune, and anything else that dettacts you along the way. I figure the message gets more pressing the older we get. Anyway, here is my official Army email for the next two months. Communications from a Classmate are always welcome. Duces Viram!

Sankey, what a great story. Sankey surely deserves returning to that professorship. Anyone who can read all the way through the Odyssey deserves special credit and anyone who lives it, really gets the credit!

Well, Sankey followed up with the following note to me: Please feel free to supply any of our Classmates with the army.mil email address.

The department at Elon will do whatever is best for Elon, but having a GWOT veteran on staff is going to be a politicaUy-cortect "must," so I'm not really worried. Besides, it may be time to either go for my Ph.D. or spend a few years teaching high school whUe my boys are attending. I will be spinning yams in retirement, however Duces 'Viram.

The next note is from Scott Borderud '72: Thank you so much for the information. Is the NG guy you refer to Sankey Blanton? I think I knew him during our Academy time, but he has probably forgotten me. I was in Iraq during Desert Storm with First Cavalry Division. Fr Laboon was on the football staff when I was playing. Great guy. Not sure I can fill his shoes, but I try my best. I face the colonel board in fall of 2005. More on that later Surely, Sankey is close to the "legend in his own time." Great tales these adventures do make! Thanks, Sankey for your service to our great nation.

Here's some good news from the Alumni Association via our own. Perry Martini: We (Class '71) now have a merchandise site established on the usna.com web site. This is a good deal since Classmates can now order single items in between reunions, cost is low even though they are ordered at low volume, and Class does receive a moderate profit from all items purchased.

I've just ordered a hat and a polo shirt and I am anxious to see the quality. The cost was reasonable. To order your merchandise simply log onto www.usna.com and cUck on the Alumni Store button (blue button on the right navigation bar) (http://navy.alumni.tictoc.com/).

Once there, it is as simple as could be for the Class to purchase customized Class merchandise with just the cUck of a button.

Perry provided the following update regarding our two Class projects: The Class of 1971 Enduring Freedom Battie Memorial Arch, and the Distinguished Military Professorship (DMP) in Leadership and Ethics.

"To date we have commitments at the required $250K plus goal for the battle memorial arch and pans are in place to work with the Navy historical society next month to finaUze our plaque, memorabilia, etc, for the arch and to dedicate 'Class of 1971 Enduring Freedom Arch' at our board meeting this October and to formally cut the ribbon at our 35th Reunion in 2006. The campaign to raise $I.OM for the DMP has not done quite as well, however, as we are awaiting from some of our lead donors for final commitments. Nevertheless, the Class has raised approx $600K towards the $1.0M endowment (includes matching gifts), and with a little boost we can hopefully close in on the million mark in the next year or two.

Remember, we have approx $140K plus remaining in our Leadership Fellow Fund (temp restricted account), which has been held in abeyance collecting interest since June '03.

Putting that money into the endowed account, and receiving a few more healthy pledges could get us to the $1.0M. We are in discussion with USNA to pursue some options (as the Class officers discussed at our October board) and wiU let the Class know the outcome of those discussions and meetings before we go forward in the pursuit of reestablishing our DMP billet. For now, we are fulfilling pledges and making a final attempt to raise the remaining nut with pledged commitments.

The final note is from Gary Reese: I went to check my email and home addresses in the database. Both were old so I went to the Alumni site to update my info. The info in the Alumni database is cortect. Seems the Class database hasn't been updated for almost two years!

Thanks for the heads up, Gary. I know John Holland, our Webmaster is coordinating the databases and he will get the correct info into our Class site.

As I prepare this article on St. Patrick's Day, I'm reflecting on the tremendous effort our Classmates and fellow Alumni have put forward on the Global War on Terror Their efforts are making history as our nation helps two nation's move toward free, democratic societies. This is quite a feat, which I hope we can achieve. The terrorists are determined and our nation must remain resolved to root out the terrorists and then bring hope for improved social conditions to weaker nations. The current political season is sure to provide much debate on the issue. There is a wide difference between the message of the terrorists and our nation's message of hope for a better life. Surely, good will prevail, but the road is rocky and requires a steady hand at the helm.

Duces virum, —Duke

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Pres: CAPT Rick Rubel, USN (Ret.) e: rubel@usna.edu Cort. Sec'y: CDR Rich Robison, USN (Ret) 12695 Catawba Dr, Lake Ridge, VA 22192 e: Scribe72@comcast.net web site: www.usna72.com Class listserv: TheGouge@usna72.com Greetings and happy spring to you all! Not much in this month's mailbag except for the following status report on the Legacy Gift Campaign from Jeff Beard (jeffiey@intergga.ch): In my last update in January, I had announced that we had met our goal to fund a Memorial Battle Arch at the renovated stadium for $250,000 and tiie Distinguished MiUtary Professorship for Character Development at $500,000, or $750,000 for botii projects combined. Those totals continue to climb as more Classmates have stepped forward, and we now stand (as of the end of Febraary) at $786,513 for the two projects, an outstanding achievement. Over 200 Classmates have contributed, by far the best response we've ever had for a Class project.

We wiU now be able to pick a "battie" or "campaign" for the Class of '72 Battle Memorial Arch. John Welch, who is on both the stadium committee as well as the co-chair of our campaign committee will be meeting with the stadium committee soon to establish the options available to our Class. We'U get a note out to everyone regarding those options sometime later this spring.

For the DMP position, we have gotten permission from the Academic Dean and Superintendent to post the position for an expected August hire date (in time for start of Classes in the fall). However, the Superintendent has set two conditions before final hiring can be authorized: (1) He wants to sign off on the final recommended candidate and (2) In order to have sufficient funds by 1 August, it would be very helpful if those of you who have made a pledge to the DMP project would consider accelerating your 2004 pledge and submitting your 2004 payment in the first half of this year versus the second half This would help greatiy in improving our initial cash flow for the position, allowing us to fiU the role this summer Additionally, we'll be setting up a Uaison committee to interface with the new DMP role and facUitate communication back to the Class on progress made. Volunteers have been solicited and the makeup of the group has now been finaUzed. Rick Rubel, Rich Goldsby, Chris Panos, Shay Assad, Ron Guilliams, and Jeff Beard wiU serve as the liaison committee, so stay tuned for future progress reports from these Classmates.

We've achieved a significant milestone by meeting the goal for these two projects.

However there's more to be done and a continued need to build up the cash reserves for the DMP account. Since we are not yet in a position to endow a chair for this position, we'U be drawing down the account until our next major campaign four years out. Therefore, I'd like to make an appeal to those of you reading this and have not yet pledged to reconsider stepping forward and pledging. I continue to get notes and emails from Classmates who say they were never contacted, never got the information in the mail, or have lost the pledge form. If this is 110

the case for you, please email me and I'll get the material to you.

As I did in my last update, I once again want to thank our Class campaign committee: your Classmates that have volunteered their time to work with you, make die calls, and help bring this to a successful conclusion. They include: John Welch (my co-chair), John Dillon, Shay Assad, Gary Johnson, Chris Panos, John Johnston, Tom Wolfe, Jim Hall, Dean Flatt, and Brian Haagensen. If you haven't already done so, I'd encourage you to send them a note of thanks.

Thanks for the update, Jeff.

That's it for this month. More to come. —D.O. Tried and True with '72

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Pres: Kevin Callahan Sec'y: RADM Tom "TJ" Wilson HI, USN (Ret.) 8310 Cushing Court, Springfield, VA 22153 h: 703-913-0094; e: wilsontom@earthhnk.net Classmates, We are emerging from winter all across North America. Here in the DC area it has been colder and snowier than any in recent memory, but we count our blessing that in spite of challenging weather we still live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Spring is now upon us and things are looking up so let's get to the news.

First things first. The President of the United States, placing special trast and confidence in his abilities, has submitted the name of Rich Kramlich to the Senate for their advice and consent for promotion to major general, USMC. Rich, on behalf of the entire Class, congratulations on this wonderful acknowledgment of your matchless capabilities and performance. For those who don't know, Rich is currently commanding general. First Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, CA. Nice going. Rich, we're very proud of you.

Frank Coleman sent along the attached photo of Bob Willard, a.k.a. Rat, taken at the Great Wall—no not the one at USNA, the real Great Wall. Bob was in Beijing for official calls at PLA Navy Headquarters en route to Shanghai where his flagship. BLUE RIDGE moored downtown 24-28 Febraary. By the way. Bob, nice hat but what is that thing between your legs?

Thanks, Frank, for sending along thei)icture.

Monterey School of Nursing in 1977 and was a Navy nurse from 1975 to 1976 when she met Bat. Bat, to you and your children Jennifer, Kathryn, and James, please accept our deepest condolences.

The final news item I have comes from Mike Simpson. Mike sent along a nice email: I hope you're enjoying life after Navy as much as I am—this retirement stuff is terrific!

Play tennis a lot, work occasionaUy, do good works...

First item is to report on a nice reunion with our Mil Law Prof from lo those many years ago...(Now) RADM Dick Slater, USN (Ret), always spends part of the winter in San Diego so we get together while he's here. I trast that at least some of our Classmates wiU remember (then) CDR Slater attempting to initiate us Mids into the fine points of the law, such as the SOFA donut! At dinner last week, we were joined by Kevin Vienna, now working as an assistant states attomey here. Kevin shared the news that he was about to have his fust case before the California Supreme Court. I haven't seen Kevin since the event (two days ago) so don't know how he did. He and I are also on the same tennis team in Coronado, so we see each other fairly often. Also I see Laura and Mark Clapper around town, and finaUy went to see their new house (mansion!) that they had built in Coronado. Of interest, both Kevin's wife, Cathy, and Mark's wife, Laura, are members of the school board—what are the odds for two out of five to come from the same USNA Class? I had an interesting super-Tuesday—I had decided to volunteer as a poU worker to see first-hand how the new touch screen voting stations work. In our precinct, they worked just fine, and the primary election went off with no problems worth mentioning. However, several nearby precincts did have problems, so we had quite a few people exercising their option to vote at a precinct other than their own. One of my co-workers at the poll was a lovely lady who is married to a member of the Class of '43, CAPT Bud Salzig '43, USN (Ret.), and she had some great sea stories to tell about Navy life way back when.

Those who don't know Mike well may think he has really slowed down into a retirement pace. Those that do know him well know for certain he is just in his element now! Mike, it sounds great. It can't be bad being you. Keep those emails coming.

That is what I have for you this month. I am now on low suction...desperately in need of input. Please send along what you are up to so the Class can share. It's great to be a part of such a superb Class so let us know what you're up to.

Non Sibi

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Pres: Steve Middleton 516 Green Forest Drive, Sevema Park, MD 21146 Con^ Sec'y: LtCol John Brown, USMC (Ret.) 3928 Red Bird Lane, Woodbridge, VA 22193 h: 703-583-9713; c: 703-568-0385 e: jrbrown74@comcast.net Spring is here and things are hopefully going well for all you fine gentiemen of '74.1 assume that many of you are saying thanks to many of Shipmate, May-June 2004

our Classmates who retire after 30 years of service. One of those. Colonel Ken "KD" Dunn provides this last chapter of his "ran to 30" updates: 1 am writing to you from the historic Washington Navy Yard, a location not often visited by most of us except to work in our final days in the naval service. Saw CAPT Kent Dupouy on his last day back in December He still looks like a Mid, no joke. It looks Uke my retirement date of 14 May is holding up, wdU go at Quantico at die Gray Research Center at 2 p.m. If you are creeping up or down 1-95 and don't care to wait in normal Friday aftemoon traffic, please stop by.

Visited the "Olde School" yesterday at the invitation of Don Montgomery. Went up to taUc to some Youngsters about the Academy and took another tour of Halsey Field House and the Yard. They are always building something up there, but the place sparkles. If you get a chance, visit the Visitors' Center on the seaward side of Halsey—a lot of nice smff. I think we need more pictures of our time at USNA, didn't see any. Not even a candid shot of Randy Seftas or John Brown. We need to see that. Looking forward to Homecoming this faU. WiU be great to see all of the boys and girls from 1974. I stay in touch with Tom Minor, Charlie Robinson, Chuck Miletich, Don Montgomery, Dan DriscoU and of course, the Roamer Tommy retires this spring as weU. Anybody seen Bill "the Truth" Walsh?

Beat Everybody.

For those who have not seen Ken lately, he still is in top shape. Hope to see a lot of you at his retirement. Now, on the "not ready to retire" side, I found out that RADM John J. Waickwicz will be the first commander of a new organization (Fleet Anti-submarine Warfare Command) in San Diego. John also gets his second star!

Finally, another reminder on the 30th. Our web site www.usna74.com is being updated for the reunion and now has the reunion schedule.

We will be sending out a letter next week with more information. In the mean time you can register for the reunion at www.usna.com/ AlumniOnly/Explanation.htm The cost is $230 unless you register before 29 June (the day we entered USNA). Early registration is $200 per person.

All for now. Have a great summer. See you in the fall. Roamer sends.

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Pres: RADM Craig Quigley, USN (Ret) Sec'y: CAPT Larry Warrenfeltz, USN (Ret.) 5732 Tamarack Drive, Pace, FL 32571 h: 850-995-0051; e: usna75scribe@hotmail.com Dear 'mates.

Some gouge for you this issue...not much, mind you...but at least there's a littie to tide us over until the mail box overflows next month.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!

Just when you thought the Navy had scanned our ranks for as many admirals and generals as they wanted, the powers-that-be realized if you want a really, really good admiral you should look at USNA ' 7 5 . Congratulations, Mike Shipmate, May-June 2004

Groothousen! By my count, Groot is our 20th admiral, to go with two USMC generals. Deke Forbes is probably in shock.

Les Edgar has a "good news—bad news" story to tell about his lymphoma battle. The doctors at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance were not able to collect enough bone marrow stem cells for Les to be his own transplant donor That's the bad news. The good news is that non-related donor transplants have a high success rate when it comes to curing lymphoma-type cancers. The Seattle docs are now searching for a non-related donor match. Please, please, join the national bone marrow donor registry. Even if you don't help our Classmate, you may someday help another cancer warrior win their battie. Wouldn't that be a wonderful feeling?

Buzz Borries is training for a half-fronman triathlon this summer I could do that! Yeah right—if the events were eating, drinking, and sitting on the beach. Go Buzz! Tina and Andy Howard have found a slightly more jointfriendly form of exercise. They were at the Rorabama Bar on the Florida-Alabama border (go figure) in Febraary where they did a series of Volksmarches in the cold and rain. They did make a visit to NAS Pensacola's Mustin Beach O'Club for lunch. Andy found a Class chat room section on the USNA AA web site. Check it out.

Bravo Zulu to Mike Tracy, who will put on his second star and take command of CraDesGru Two—HARRY

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strike group. Recall that HST has hull number 75. A perfect fit. In other flag officer news, Dave Gove will move from the deputy director for Global Operations on the Joint Staff to the Director of the Naval Operations Group on the CNO staff.

Back in Febraary the Orlando Sentinel discovered the interesting story of Susan and Erwin Wunderlich and their four service academy offspring. It's a story we've alluded to in this column a number of times. To summarize, the three Wunderlich sons and one daughter graduated from the Naval Academy, West Point, the Coast Guard Academy, and the USAFA (youngest son. Matt, in June of this year). Son, Ben, added yet another Academy grad to the family when he married fellow USMA alum Jennie Balmer in December The patriotism of the family goes without saying. But before we jump to the "you sure saved on tuition" conclusion, take a moment to think about the world today. Susan and Erwin's kids have been in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, and the Caribbean in the last year. Their daughter-in-law is in Afghanistan as I write. As the Sentinel's Grant Heston wrote: If the proud but wary parents could, would they change the decisions their children made?

"Absolutely not," Erwin said. "I know they feel it's a privilege to serve their country, especially in the kind of times now."

"That's what he says," Susan said. "And they would probably say the same thing. But from a mother's standpoint, this is hard. This is really hard."

Here's Jamie Burd's account of a President's Day weekend trip he made with 11 current Mids.

Leave it to the Burdman to make sure that the future officers of the United States Navy have a proper appreciation for the finer things in life.

I went through Hagerstown on the way to the family ttout cabin this weekend. I think of you every time I pass the Smithsburg exit on 1-70.

We had 11 Mids at the cabin for the three-day weekend. No heat, no ranning water, and an outhouse with a 0-12 Navy poster on the wall near the frozen baby wipes. At least the outhouse spiders were moving slowly. I was the designated chaperone. Boy is that a mistake— who put me in charge? Anyway it was minus one degree on Monday morning at 6 a.m.

Guess who got "volunteered" to re-light all the fires while they were all snug in their sleeping bags? The night before, they were all playing poker with the Iraqi "Most Wanted" deck in front of the fireplace. Every time Saddam Hussein came up in the poker hand, they had to eat one of the maraschino cherries soaking in grain alcohol with an Iron City beer chaser...I've got them weU trained in the Western Maryland mountains. Now that's what I'm talking about. Larry "Coyote" Wolf would have been proud of me setting such high standards.

Okay, Classmates—read carefully! Our 30th Reunion is less than a year and a half away! It's going to be a fantastic weekend, so start planning now. It will be on Homecoming weekend.

(I know that some Classes have moved to alternate weekends to avoid the crowds. The wimps!

They obviously don't have the iron will and determination that we Flower Children of the Brigade have always had in abundance.) We're picking up increasing homecoming chatter on the Class intelligence circuits. More details will soon follow as Craig Quigley, Ray Wassel, and Larry Weckbaugh lead the planning effort. I'm betting that Steve Hubbard will be there to help as well. Next year's event should be the cream of the crop—bigger and better than ever Don't miss it!

'75 Sir! —Larry

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Pres: Kevin Stone 928 Lynch Drive, Arnold, MD 21012 h: 410-974-4313; e: kevin.stone@1976.usna.com Sec'y: Mark Hubbard 5632 Tessie Court, New Market, MD 21774-2918 h: 301-865-4472 e: Mark.Hubbard@1976.usna.com March Madness is here and I'm mad that Navy isn't included in "the dance" (i.e., the NCAA Toumament for men's basketball). Heck, it seems that all of my sibling's and their offspring's schools are in the toumament. Most of my co-workers at Goddard are Maryland grads and are gloating about the Terps winning the ACC Toumament by upsetting Duke (which doesn't hurt my feelings since I have family ties to Duke's arch rival, the Tarheels of UNC). I can still remember that unbelievable victory for Navy years back when the basketball team upset Syracuse in the toumament and went on to the final eight (losing to Duke). Of course, that's when the "Admiral," David Robinson '87, was the star center for Navy. Maybe again, someday...

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because my mailbag is very Ught. I do have some news to report: Tom Kennedy and Mark Nesselrode eamed the Battie "E" for the respective commands— TK for CHANCELLORSVILLE and Mark for ANZIO.

RADM Tom Zelibor is being assigned as director, Global Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base. Tom is currentiy serving as deputy for Command, Control, Communications and Computers Integration and Policy, and Department of the Navy Deputy Communications and Information Officer, Office of the CNO in Arlington, VA. Mark Haas reports that he is fmally getting around to getting one of his wisdom teeth removed (I thought we all had to go through that ordeal back a Canoe U—I can remember looking tike a chipmunk for a week or two after getting all four of mine out at the wisdom teeth removal factory on Hospital Point).

Skip Zobel was kind enough to give an update on a few Classmates. CAPT Rick Neidlinger, CO of ENTERPRISE, and the Battle Group Commander, RADM Jim Stavridis, just retumed from a successful six-month deployment all over the world. Keith Champion continues to do well after cancer surgery (but, according to Zobes, "it didn't do anything for his golf game...").

Steve Rohrssen sent me an update: Larry O'Donnell—My roommate from 30th Company just retumed from fraq where he was serving with the Customs Service. He sustained some injuries to both his arms during a rocket attack, but is okay. I'm sure it will slow him down a Utfle. Larry's living outside of Philadelphia. I'm still with IBM and have retired from the Naval Reserve a couple of years ago. Still happily married to JoAnn, who I met during the summer of '74 at PJ's (some of the boys in 30 and 22 wiU know the name) and have two kids. My son, Mike is a junior at Manhattan CoUege on afiiUacademic scholarship for chemical engineering leading to an MS, and my daughter, Erika (18), has an unknown coUege destination at this time. I am hoping she gets accepted to Columbia because then she will major in engineering also but otherwise I think she will be a marketing major at one of the other six schools she's already been accepted to.

Congratulations are in order for Rick Hepburn who was recently awarded the Frank G. Law Award for 2003 from the American Society of Naval Engineers (for more information see www.navalengineers.org/Awards/ Law.html). Rick mentioned that he joined ASNE as a Youngster and that he received the award for "basically not saying 'no' to taskers for the last 31 years."

Don't sell yourself short, Rick—'76 is proud of you!

I received an interesting email from Barbara Leytem, wife of Brent Leytem (15th Company). In her own words, Barbara reports that Brent: [It] is ranked sixth nationaUy by the U.S. Eventing Association (USEA) in the Master Amateur PreUminary division for 2003 with his horse Chanticleer, a 13-year-old Holsteiner He is also USEA area ID Preliminary Rider of the year and Chanticleer is the Preliminary Horse of tiie year. Chamberlein, his 10-yearold Holsteiner, was recognized in Febraary by the American Holsteiner Horse Association as their 2003 PreUminary Eventing Champion in 112

WelUngton, FL. Not bad for a family practice doctor who often has to ride in the dark to keep his horses fit. Eventing is an equestrian sport where the horse and rider must compete in dressage, cross country jumping, and stadium jumping.

Now, for a word from our Class President, Kevin Stone: "Mark, I don't have anything for this month's article."

There you have it—that just about sums it up.

I hope my Classmates have a littie more news to report next time. By the way, my wife and I recently saw one of my music idols from my high school days, David Crosby, and his band "CPR" in concert at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, MD. My old roommate, Jim Doherty, would appreciate this because his cousin and my wife, Barb, was persistent and resourceful in fending off the staff security, managing to get David's autograph on one of my cherished albums of his and it now hangs proudly on the wall.in my office at home!

Keep the emails and letters coming!

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Pres: CAPT Richard "Rick" White, USN 1404 Hunting Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21403 w: 202-781-0938; h: 410-295-0089 we: WhiteRW@navsea.navy.mil; he: bettynrick@comcast.net Sec'y: Bob Sanderson 210 Autamn Chase Drive, AnnapoUs, MD 21401 h: 410-571-6267 e: bob.sanderson@1977.usna.com From the Yard Summer's quickly approaching and most socks in Annapolis have already been burned (to officially start the saihng season, of course, for those of you who aren't particularly inclined to the sport). And speaking of sailing, I want to let everyone know that I've been able to find a way to sail each week with my wife's full endorsement (even with a new infant at home). The secret was to find another avid sailing wife who recentiy had a child and was willing to alternate racing and babysitting each week with Michelle so that each of them could sail at least half the time. The bottom line is that I get to sail eveiy week and have the added bonus of sailing with my wife on alternate weeks. It just doesn't get any better than summer in Annapolis!

Enough dreaming about life on the Bay, let's get right into the mailbag...

From the Mail Bag Well, it seems to be baby time once again for the Class of '77; however, this time it's grandchildren being bom rather than children (being a new father myself, I'm not sure I'm ready to be a grandfather just yet!). Pam and Sam Locklear (Samlock77@aol.com) started a littie bragging battie by introducing their beautiful ("all grandparents have to say that") grandson, who seems to have been named after his grandfather Samuel Jeffrey Loustaunau was bora on 9 Febraary 2004 and weighed in at a mere 10 pounds, 8 ounces, and 21.5 inches long. Not to be outdone (even though he was about ten months late), Jim Lare (jlare@comcast.net)

wanted to remind us of his granddaughter, Emily Madison Lare, who was bom on 24 April 2003.

Congrattilations to both sets of grandparents; I'm sure you're enjoying all the benefits of parenting without any of the headaches.

Ben Stein (steinbm@mfr.usmc.mil) recentiy let Bruce Campbell (brace.campbell® gsfc.nasa.gov) know what's been happening in his life, and Brace was kind enough to share Ben's story with me, so here it is in Ben's own words: I will vwap-up my time here at NTC Great Lakes in a couple of weeks and then head back to Denver, CO. I'm getting geared-up to PCS everything and everyone back to Denver On balance, I've enjoyed the period of active duty, but I'm ready to get back to our "real Ufe." Louis and Ethan are growing like crazy, though stiU smaller than average for their age. They're talking-up a storm and ranning us ragged.

Their favorite activity seems to be jumping-upand-down on me which is fine for now, but another couple of pounds and they wiU start breaking ribs (mine). Susan had some health problems, but it looks as though they've pretty much cleared-up, which is great. Best of aU, Tricare and the mihtary reaUy did a good job, I think, with her care.

I've found a new job working as an audit manager for the state auditor Perhaps not the most glamorous job in the world, but it gets me back to Denver and off the unemployment Une. Since I'm not a CPA, I won't be doing financial audits; instead I'll be mostiy doing performance audits. This means looking at programs to see how or if they can be ran better or less expensively. [The job] actaally has the potential to be quite interesting and, once in a while, I may even manage to accomphsh something. This is a career position rather than a poUtical appointment, so I don't have to worry about the fact that the Treasurer is termlimited and [wiU be] out in 2006. I'll let you know how things tum out with the transition back to Colorado.

Class Communication I'm saddened to report the passing of IVIike Hansen, 17th Company, in March 2004. He apparentiy collapsed in the early morning hours and passed quickly.

Bill Millward (wmillward@addxcorp.com) was informed of Mike's passing by Julius Caesar (jcaesar@ edo-services.com), and he provided me with the following reflections on Mike, which are based on a recent visit that Bill had with him: On a recent late January trip to the western military training ranges, I met Mike for dinner and a tour of his town. Las Vegas. He was gracious—and lavish, setting me up in one of the top hotels on the famous strip. His words: "Call me when you check in. I have plans to show you the real Vegas."

What strack me about our time togetiier, though, was his gentieness and sincere desire to re-establish connections on a deeper level.

Although Mike had many good ffiends there, one could imagine tiiat in a city built of lights, fast action and high stakes deal-making, a different kind of unconditional friendship might be hard to find.

Make no doubt about it Mike was a tough star broker in one of the hottest real estate markets in the world, and became a mover and shaker in a highly competitive environment tiirough persistent hard work and by overcoming tremendous obstacles—both personally and professionally. Most recentiy, he was Shipmate, May-June 2004

asked to lead the Commercial Real Estate Association—a tight knit coterie of businessmen and woman closing more than 80% of the deals in the region. He introduced me to many of tiiem at an exclusive club—I think he was member number seven. And during our tour of the real Vegas, he, in a duly humble manner, pointed out glittering hotels and major business deals with which he had been involved.

His proudest part of the tour, however, was the casino where he started twenty some-odd years before—working the floor Because pay was low and hours long, he decided to spend a couple hundred bucks on a real estate course to support his growing famUy by working weekends.

Mostiy, tiiough, Mike spoke about family and distant ffiends as it seemed during his ascendancy that there was something missing from his core. He had his family—whom he loved and cared for deeply—but he also yearned to recoimect with a few close ffiends; reaUy a guy thing. His search brought him full circle to his Classmates—those with whom he shared a common and familiar set of values based on service rather than self-promotion. In reconnecting, Mike spoke freely of his spirituaUty and in his desire to reestabUsh his relationship with the Lord. He spoke with strength, unafraid to reveal personal issues or an occasional self-doubt. He spoke of his tremendous love for his wife, daughters, and son. He was so proud of them all and especially how his children were finding their way as young adults. He also asked about you, his Classmates, what you were up to and how things were going.

We said our good-byes after a splendid evening and committed to stay in touch— which we have. Our parting idea was to reconnect this faU in Vegas for a surprise 50th birthday party honoring JuUus. Mike, I'm saddened in that there wasn't time to puU this off, and am also thankful to you for reaching out to me. I'm glad we were able to connect, shipmate.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Bill's family and friends; I know that we'll all miss him, but we're glad to have been even a small part of his life. May God's peace be with us.

Closing Remarks That's all I have for this month. Classmates.

Now may be a good time to remember the words of one of the great comedians of our time, George CarUn, who once said.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that Uttie person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warn hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of aU mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment, for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share precious thoughts in your mind.

Until next month. Go Navy!

—Bob Sanderson

Congratulations Class of 2004 from your Alumni Association Shipmate, May-June 2004

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Pres: Glen Woods Sec'y: Vince Balderrama 45 Little Fawn Drive, Shelton, CT 06484 e: VBaldertama@SIKORSKY.com web site: http://usnal978.org Sorry for the blank column for April—chalk it up to cranial flatulence. That short month of February seems often to be my downfall.

The FY05 flag selection has placed a veritable constellation '78 in the sky. Congratulations go out to the latest Broad-Stripers: Mark Boensel (currently Chief of Staff at AirPac), Jay Bowling (now special assistant to PhibRon Three in San Diego), Vic Guillory (branch head for Warfare Systems, N6/N7 in the Pentagon), Cecil Haney (commander. Submarine Squadron One in Pearl Harbor), Harry Harris (Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans, Political-Military Affairs for Naval Forces, Centtal Command in Panama), Joe Leidig (If you've been following the columns, you know where he is.), Charlie Martoglio (executive assistant to the Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk), and Rick Wren (CO of CARL VINSON out of Bremerton). Congratulations to your families too because as we all know, if it wasn't for them tolerating the Navy life, you couldn't have had the careers you've had. There should be one heckuva wetting down coming soon!

That one more rung climb for some Classmates means there should be more room at the very bottom of the naval career ladder Of course, as we were all taught, the very lowest rang belongs to the Plebe. As this is being submitted I know of at least two from our '78 family who'll be starting that climb. Barb Morris '80 and Glen Ives' eldest son. Glen Christopher, received his appointment. Also, Mary Burke (BUI Burke's wife) dropped an email to say that their son. Will, received his appointment. Actually, I was aware of Will's candidacy back in Febraary when I met he and his mother at a USNA Connecticut Chapter dinner for perspectives candidates. In fact, they even sat at my table. Not wanting to jinx things (and also at Mary's own superstitious insistence—she's a true Navy wife alright.) I refrained from mentioning it any column. Now that it's a done deal I can mention it and add the picture below. As for dad (Bill) he's down in DC on the N8 staff (I think). He'll continue being a geographic bachelor until this summer when Will heads off to Mother B. There are a couple other '78 "youngins" who are awaiting the fat letter from Bruce Latta and his admissions folks. Being trae to naval form— I don't want to jinx them either I was sitting in one of the reading rooms recently while on drill at Quantico. (Okay, it wasn't exactiy the library—but there is professional reading in there as you all know!)

WTiile looking at the Febraary edition of Armed Forces Journal I noted that Jim Rennie was extensively quoted in an article on airborne mine countermeasures. Jim is the CO at Mine Warfare Command at Panama City, FL. Pretty impressive sound bites, Jim—and we all thought that

only Sean Coffey gave "good quote." Speaking of magazines, and further proof that Maiines do read Jock Maloney noted an article in Aviation International News that Cessna announced Don Beverlin's promotion to vice president, supply management. That makes him the man responsible for material price variance management; supplier relations and development; strategic sourcing and procurement of propulsion, avionics, electrical, and major aircraft systems; indirect materials; and supply chain new programs, policies, processes and contracts. Whew—that's a lot of responsibility! Before the promotion to "Princedom" Don was a Cessna's Director of Strategic Sourcing for the Systems Commodity Group. The press release announced, "Prior to joining Cessna, Beverlin worked at Honeywell."

Even though I am the one who highlighted the word worked I did it because it just strack me as implying that was the last time he really got his hands dirty. I had to chuckle because recalling our days on Youngster Craise chipping the fantail of SUTHERLAND (DD-743), I knew that couldn't be trae. I talked to Don briefly; I wondered how he got into the supply business having been a sales guy. He said it was his predecessor who got him interested in it, taught him the ropes and passed on the baton. He did say his sales experience has been a plus in dealing with suppliers etc. Proof that you can teach a more "mature" dog new tricks—Don and his team were winners of Purchasing Magazine's 2003 Medal of Professional Excellence. As for the family, they all live in raral Newton, KS—well the two boys do because their daughters are off at K State. Congrats on making "Flag Rank" in business, Don. Stay in touch.

Rich Polek passed on that Jill and Jack Christensen and their daughter, Anna, welcomed Alexander Anson Christensen to the world on 6 January 2004. Alexander was bom in Germany, where Jill has taken a "temporary?" job assignment, and the family is currentiy residing. Rich and Jack were two of three Plebe Year roommates in 31st Company. Jack is happy playing Mr Mom in Europe. Hey, Jack most guys take up golf when they retire! Anyway, all I know is that this news definitely crashes Randy Kahn's thoughts last year about laying claim to his proposed "Anchor Baby" scheme.

Congrats, Jill and Jack.

More word on activated Classmates—On 15 March, Charlie Pangburn went on six months active duty. He's now the Chief of Staff of the Coalition Military Advisory Team in Baghdad.

He's been told it's a six-month stint but we all know how that can tum out. For now he hopes to be home by late September We hope so too.

Greg Baur (gregory.baur@auab.aorcentaf af.mil) sent an email from Qatar He and Tim "Magoo" Murphy are both in theater Magoo is the head cheese at an airfield in Iraq that receives regular incoming rounds...Greg says Magoo is his personal hero for that. Greg is the senior Marine liaison at the CAOC in Qatar working with the other services in the CFACC (Combined Forces Air Component Command) business—he's been up to Iraq, but says his life is considerably more safe than "combat" Magoo's life. They're supposed to be in theater for seven-months, extendable to a year It's Greg's third mobilization. The first one started 113

in the Pentagon the day after the airplane hit. His current short-term roommate (trailer mate) is BGen (sel) Bob Steel USAF. While he is a '78 grad, he's from that other "Academy" in Colorado. Greg closed by saying that he and Tim are two Reservists who are "proud to be there...asking for your prayers...doing [their] best to represent you well." To everyone out here, stay safe and we're proud of you and support you 100% and then some. If your families back home have any needs—don't hesitate to let us know. We take care of all our shipmates.

Drunun McNaughton passed on his new email address drumm@thechangeleader.com.

Excuse me, I should've said, "Doctor Dramm."

He's got the Ph.D. Dramm's teaching online for DeVry University and Central Michigan University (on the military bases). At the same time he's working hard to build his consulting practice back up after the couple of years he took off to complete the doctorate. Tim Stark (Timothy.Stark@usmc.mil) also sent a change of address. He's has been "NMCI'ed." Some of you who've had bad experiences being moved over to the NMCI system may wonder if that's the last we'll ever hear of Tim, or vice versa.

I caught the Brigade Boxing Championships in Febraary with a gang of '78. It's become an annual road trip for many of us. This year's spectators (and I know I'm forgetting somebody) were: Jock Maloney, Doug Diehl, Gary Vincinguerra, Mike Brown, John Rudder, Glen Ives, Craig Diffle, Chris Breslin, Bob Destafney, Vance Barry, John Rudzis, Terry O'Brien, Joe Martin, Ray Kwong, and Joe Leidig. After the matches, Jock arranged a "green alert" at the 'Dant's house. For Joe's wife, Meg, it was more of a "red alert." While we weren't sure if Joe had enough beer to handle the group, we were certain that Jock and the "Boys from Philly" could make up for any shortfall. Joe and Meg were gracious hosts. Joe even gave us the fust floor tour. He pointed all the historical pieces of fumiture and recounted the story behind each one (but just the naval history items and not Meg's items from shopping trips with his nuke pay). I could tell he did his homework. After the visit, as I walked back to the BOQ, I couldn't but help wonder why I hadn't stopped in while we were Mids. Then I remembered—I was a Mid hanging on for dear life—I didn't rate!

In closing we are aheady starting to plan for the 30th year. I know, you're thinking "Didn't we just have our 25th?" While that's trae, the next few years will sneak up quicker than you think, so we're trying to get ahead of the power curve. Besides, early planning pays off. We are focusing on having our reunion events and lodging at the Loews Annapolis on West Street. It's just walking distance from downtown and the Yard and stadium; but still above the flood line if another hurricane decides to pay us a visit that year The target date being discussed is the weekend of 25 October 2008 (which I believe is Navy versus SMU). Just keep tuning in to the web site and this column for updates.

Remember, it'll be 2008 before you know it!

Until next month, enjoy some pics. I'm launchin' Spot Four

John and Cindy Day and Po

Yikes, Scott Provow and Keil Norris

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A lot of changes since then, don't you think?

Our nation's adversaries are certainly different.

Pretty much every aircraft I flew, or ship that I deployed on, has been removed from the Navy's inventory. (The lone exception is the V-22, and I expect we'll still be discussing the delays in initial fleet delivery at our 50th Reunion, but that's another story.) One other change: Navy captains and Marine Corps colonels are a lot younger now than they used to be!

Our Class certainly has seen its share of changes as well. Most of us are parents. A few are grandparents. Some have a son or daughter attending USNA, while others have one who has already graduated. Four of us are flag officers or appointees, while the vast majority are no longer on active duty. We've been to all the continents, and have visited both poles. We've explored the lowest depths of the sea, and also experienced months in orbit around the earth. And a few, a precious few, are no longer physically with us.

Vance, Bubba, and boxing fans

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Pres: LCDR Sean Gate, USN (Ret) e: Sean.Cate® 1979.usna.com Sec'y: LCDR John "Wiz" Withers, USN (Ret) 22445 Bluebird Court, Leonardtown, MD 20650 h: 301-997-1980; w: 240-725-7751 e: JDWithers@1979.usna.com web site: www.usna79.com Greetings, '79!

I can see it from here, sitting at my desk. Ever since it was handed to me that one bright sunny spring morning, it has hung somewhere in whatever apartment, townhouse, condo or house that 1 called my home. A close friend of mine. Bob Eves '77, put me in contact with a guy who mounted it very professionally, and now it's well protected from the elements.

From here I can read the words "United States Naval Academy," my name, and the phrase "Bachelor of Science." And although I can't make them out from here (I don't need glasses— really! Just ask me!), I know that last words tead, "this thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventynine." No matter how many times I do the math, it still comes up the same: 25 years. Wow! I recentiy spent some time reflecting on where I was on major anniversaries of our graduation.

On the fust aniuversary I was a flight student in Pensacola, and I remember thinking, "One year already—wow!" On the fifth I was deployed, chasing Soviet submarines all around the Atlantic Ocean, and I was amazed that five years had gone by so quickly. On the 10th I had just retumed from my first WestPac deployment, almost two months after the Rodney King riots in LA. On the 15th I was here at Pax River, working with the V-22 program (I had quit counting by then). On the 20th I was in Long Beach, MS, playing the role of "XO's husband" during Karen's SeaBee tour And now it's five years later—so 25 years really has elapsed.

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Earlier, when I was counting, 25 years seemed like a long time. But when I look at where our Class has gone and what it has accomplished, I'm amazed that so much has transpired in "only" 25 years. I mean, we're just starting to hit our stride. We're just getting warmed up! And it's a good thing—because there is so much left to do. So much more we can and will accomphsh.

We are on the verge of a major reunion—perhaps the major reunion—of our Class. We're going to see guys we haven't seen in five, 10, 20, or 25 years (longer, in a few cases). It's only natural that when we get together we look back and relate the events of our lives with those who shared in our four years at Navy. But while periodic looks back are good and fun, our focus cannot be fixed on the past. We must be constantly, continually, doggedly focused on where we're going, what we'll do next, and who we can bring along with us.

Congratulations, guys, on this, our 25th anniversary. Twenty-five years is nine, 125 days (plus a few leap days here and there). If our focus is on what is behind us, it can be a lifetime.

But if our focus is forward, it's just a warm up, and we're now being introduced as the starting team. The game is on\ And nothing can keep us from the victory that is ours. We are 100% in control of our focus: let's make the next 25 years the absolute best of our lives. As it says on one of my bookmarks: "Now is the time of your life to have the time of your life."

Well, enough about the past and the future for now. Let's get you caught up to the present. First up is an extremely well-written and informative email from Scott Pursley (SPursley@aol.com).

Scott is an official "Class secretary's friend" for sending a timely update on a lot of guys. And his timing, just prior to the 25th, could not be better One quick note: Scott sent along several digital photos, which unfortunately were too low of a resolution for publishing here. However, they have been posted on the Class web site, so log in and view them as you read Scott's novella: I just got home to Little Rock following my USNR active duty at ComPacFlt N43 in Pearl Harbor and thought I would pass on some news.

Bill Toti and I spent a bit of time together while I was out there. Bill has been commodore of SubRon Three since last summer He, Karen and their son, BiUy, Uve in quarters on Ford Island, just a stone's throw from the

ARIZONA memorial. Their eldest daughter is in college back in Virginia. 1 was very impressed with Bill's parental dedication. Their 15-yearold son, Billy, is a drammer in a band that plays gigs most every Friday and Saturday night. Bill Sr may be a fancy commodore by day, but at night he becomes a "roadie." His typical routine is to drive young Billy to different clubs on Oahu and set things up for the band to start playing at 10 p.m. Naturally, as Billy is underage. Bill stays for the whole gig.

He helps out with the sound system while the band plays and later takes down the equipment sometime after 1 a.m. I helped out for only one night; that was enough for me. Way too late for these old bones. Also, I discovered that it has been a long time since I have been to a bar/nightclub. As the father of four teenage daughters, it was all I could do not to walk up to the young women in the club and ask them "Do your parents know where you are, young lady?" I guess I need to get out more.

BiU and I spent some time with Chuck Doty, who is the engineering and planning officer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. On the web (www.usna79.com) is a photo of the three of us at PHNSY's change of command. Chuck took some time out of his busy schedule to give me a tour of the shipyard. It was very interesting, as I had never been to PHNSY before.

One evening I wormed my way into a reception for the attendees of the Major Submarine Commanders Conference held at the Bowfin Memorial. I ran into Scott Van Buskirk and caught up with him. After finishing his submarine squadron tour, he and Mindy moved down from New London to Norfolk where Scott is the chief of staff at SubLant. It had been a long time since I've seen Scott.

Back when we were ensigns, Scott and I were stationed at Mare Island together before we headed off to nuke school. Following the reception in Pearl, Scott was winging his way to Bellingham, WA, to be at his daughter, Jessica's, wedding. My wife, Beth, remembers she was bom when we were at sub school.

Scott went house to house offering each of us a small bottie of beer with a pink ribbon tied to it. Seems like a long time ago. On the web (www.usna79.com) is a photo of me, Scott and Robert Thomas, the incoming CSS 11.

Scott passed on news on Greg Parker. As it turns out, Greg, Alicia, and their girls are heading to our neck of the woods. By the time this is printed, Greg wiU be in Millington where he will head up the enlisted submarine detailing at BuPers. We are very happy tiiat the Parkers will only be a few hours drive from us in Littie Rock.

While in Hawaii I was able to make a weekend pilgrimage to the Big Island to confirm that Mark Statler does indeed still exist.

Mark, Ruth, and their three children disappeared off everyone's radar screens when they moved from Novato, CA, to Pahoa on the Big Island back in 1996. To prove it, a photo of Mark and me is on the web (www.usna79.com). To confirm that the photo had not been retouched we included a copy of the 13 Febraary 2004 edition of the Hawaii Tribune Herald. Yes, Mark Statler is aUve and well. Since getting off active duty, Mark has been a merchant mariner, sailing for the Polar Tanker fleet from Valdez, AK, down to Anacortes, Richmond, Long Beach and occasionaUy to Barbers Point, HI. Mark was just promoted to chief mate (XO in naval parlance) and seems to still enjoy being at sea. In fact, in his off time, he recently completed a solo sailing trip from San Diego to Hawaii aboard his 115

USNA Class of 1979 25 th Class Reunion 23-26 September 2004 Annapolis, Maryland www*usna79»com Greetings to the Great Class of 19791 The upcoming 25th Anniversary gathering of the Class of 1979 will be our biggest ever! The Reunion Committee has put together a fantastic schedule of events that is sure to make for a memorable weekend. Plan to arrive early and stay late—you won't want to miss a thing! Complete and detailed information for all activities, the Reunion Schedule, and other reunion information is found at our class web site: www.usna79.com.

REUNION REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN Registration for Reunion Events is now easier than ever. To register, go to www.usna.com (NOT the class web site) and click on "Alumni Only." Here you will first update your profile before proceeding to the secure reunion sign-up page. Pay with your credit card!

Lodging Information The Reunion Headquarters is located at the BWI Marriott (near Baltimore's BWI Airport). For Hotel Reservations, call 800-228-9290. Identify yourself as a member of the "USNA 1979 Group" to assure the group rate of $109 per night. Hurry—rooms are going fast. When they are gone, contact the Reunion Coordinator (see below) and check our web site for additional options.

Football Ticket Information All attendees of the tailgater must purchase a football ticket to enter the stadium and tailgater location.

Tickets are available by completing and mailing the group form located on the class web site (www.usna79.com). You may also call 800-US4-NAVY to order tickets. The class group number is 301.

Class Store Class apparel and merchandise is available for the reunion. Purchases will be sent directly to your home in time for the reunion. To place your order, go to www.usnaclasstore.com/79store.html.

Contact Information POC for all reunion activities is Valerie Gerheiser, Reunion Coordinator, email: platweddingst^aol.com Phone: 410-451-1659.

Remember—Get all the latest Reunion News at www.usna79.com. Register NOW!

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ttimaran. Quite the salty life for our native Kansan who had never seen the ocean until he came to USNA. I suspect he and Greg Costello will want to compare notes at our upcoming reunion, as Greg is also a prodigious sailor up in Connecticut.

AU of us were very happy to hear Jeff Lemmons was selected for rear admiral. I guess that makes four flags so far for 1979. We are all very proud and happy for Jeff. Greg CosteUo caught him on his cell phone just before Jeff was taking off on his regular job as an American Airhnes pUot Through Greg he thanked everyone for their kind words and support.

The final '79er that I connected with was Tom Blaine, albeit over email and telephone.

Tom was in Ninth Company till the end of Second Class Year when he was medically discharged from the Navy. We sorely missed Tom after he left the Academy. In fact, at the end of First Class Year we put a short paragraph about Tom in the 1979 Lucky Bag. If you look at die last entry for Ninth Company, you wdll see a note under Roger Vanderwerken's that starts with: "Not shown is TW Blaine..." I always thought it was very kind of Roger to devote several lines from his Lucky Bag bio to Tom. Over the years we lost touch with Tom, until on a whim I checked the USNA Alumni web site and found he was recentiy added to the '79 hst. Turns out he had just contacted the Alumni Association three weeks before, asking if they would be willing to Ust him on the web site.

The folks at Alumni HaU were very accommodating, saying it would not be long before Classmates would contact him. He was probably a Utfle skeptical, but sure enough, three weeks after being Usted I was pinging him on email. Tom, his wife, Traci, and their two daughters Uve in Wooster, OH, where Tom is an assistant professor of agricultural economics at Ohio State University's research campus.

Tom must be some kind of expert in this field.

A web search using 'Thomas Blaine global wanning" or 'Thomas Blaine environment" yields a pUe of things on global agriculture, economics, and global environmental trends/forecasts. Tom says he wiU be at our reunion this faU. There are a lot foUcs who are looking forward to seeing him again.

I would like to put in a quick thank you to Kirk Michealson for including me in the 1979 Alumni group in the DC area. There are not a lot of USNA '79ers here in Arkansas. Even though I do not Uve in the DC area, I reaUy appreciate receiving his monthly newsletters.

I guess I wiU wrap this up with a final word on the reunion. There have been a lot of emails circulating among Ninth Company folks regarding plans for the reunion. So far we have 18 of 26 confirmed to attend. Looking forward toil.

Thanks a lot, Scott, for being a "roving reporter" for '79. Hope to see you here in a couple of months!

Our erstwhile Class President Sean Gate was gracious enough to pass along the following email from Frank Leon Guerrero (ltcolflg@ite.net), who is part of the "Guam Group" of '79ers. Not sure Frank knew his words were destined for Shipmate when he typed them, but since he referred to himself in the third person, I figured it was okay. Frank: you can chew me out when you cross the "Big Pond" for the reunion. I'll buy you a beer at the open bar! Anyway, Frank writes: Maybe I can give a quick update for the '79er Guam guys.

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Ben Fegurgur (24th Co.) recentiy retired as the supply officer on the ComNavMar (Commander Naval Marianas) staff. He has taken a federal position as a budget analyst here at Naval Station, Guam. Ben and his wife, Mary, have two boys in college in the San Diego area; they have a son in middle school soon to be high school, and they have a young daughter who hasn't started school yet. Mary has branched off to establishing her own private practice (counseling of some kind) and they bought a new house and have been busy renovating/upgrading it.

Pedro Leon Guerrero (lOtii Co.) is with South Pacific Petroleum Corp in the sales division. Understand he is breaking all sales targets for petto sales to vessels! Pedro is retired from the Naval Reserve—spends his free time as a big booster supporter for our old high school, coaching basketball and getting his two boys through coUege whom are in the Phoenix, AZ, area I believe. They have a younger daughter who is in a private high school and she had won a contest which provided one year free tuition! Pedro's wife, Sarah, is teaching I believe at the Guam Community College.

Frances Cruz (24th Co.) is retired from the Naval Reserve and is an engineer/project manager at the Guam Ship Yard.

Franklin Leon Guenero (27th Co.) is the new Assistant Adjutant General Guam Air National Guard (AAG—Air). The AAG—Air job is attaditionalGuardsman job. Frank is the sales manager for a large dairy, bottled water and Coca-Cola distributor on Guam. Frank's daughter graduates from high school this year and is exploring her coUege options. Frank is remarried and his wife, Lourdes, is the operations manager/HRO for a five-star intemational spa organization home based out of Bali.

Thanks a lot, Frank. Glad you guys are guarding our westem gate. By the way, Sean also passed Artie Johnson (make that Admiral Johnson, sir!) was heading out that way—he should be there by now.

Karen and I recently had the extremely good fortune to have a quick dinner in DC with Alex Sharp (asharp@sikorsky.com). Alex was in town for a few days wearing his Naval Reserve hat—he's the point man for a new engineering unit that was stood up 1 October '03 supporting the Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office.

Outside of the Navy, Alex has shifted coasts and has set up shop in Bmnswick, ME, which is not too far from his original home. He works for Sikorsky Helicopters, working on site in Connecticut four days a week and telecommuting on the fifth. We had a great dinner, and he sounds like he's very glad to be "home" again.

He hasn't yet committed to the 25th yet, so all you crew jocks need to "encourage" his attendance. I tried to do it, but oarsmen are somewhat selective about listening to coxswains, so I need your help!

Let's see, what else do I have here? The 24 Febmary '04 edition of Business Wire informed the business world that Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., a securities broker-dealer and investment bank, hired Don Hubbard to head the company's technology, media, and telecommunications investment banking group. He will be "responsible for identifying new business opportunities, advising clients on their capita! and strategic requirements, identifying sector coverage, assessing hiring needs and coordinating training for personnel assigned to the group."

The article indicated that Don began his career as a corporate, securities and tax attomey before joining Alex Brown & Sons in the firm's mergers and acquisitions and private equity group. He then became the head of Internet and software investment banking at UBS Warburg. Following UBS, he served as the co-head of technology investment banking for Europe with Morgan Stanley where he worked on a broad range of products such as private and public equity, public debt and over $30 billion worth of M&A transactions, including assignments related to unsolicited tender offers. Most recently, Don was the co-founder and CFO of Chameleon Communications Technology, Inc., which develops carrier-grade and enterprise intelligent networking software. In his military career, he was a Team Leader in SEAL Teams Two and Six. In addition to his USNA degree, Don holds a JD from the University of Maryland School of Law where he was editor-in-chief of the Maryland Law Review. So Don: congratulations on your current position. Many Classmates will be more than willing to buy you a beer at the 25th (at the open bar). Our best wishes for your continued success.

A couple quick entries in the "Tidbits and Snippets" section: I was copied on a recent email that indicated Greg Baka (Gregory.Baka@1979.usna.com) was living somewhere on Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. I'm not 100% sure what has taken him there. Also, last March the New York Post ran a story about Tom Coughlin, the incoming head coach for the New York Giants. Coughlin had earlier been a Giants assistant coach under Bill Parcells. As the story goes, Parcells' decision to hire Coughlin was influenced in part by our own Phil McConkey.

Reunion Update Okay, everyone, listen up! ("Can you hear me now? Good!") Question: Where does a '79er go to find out all the latest, greatest, and most updated information on the 25th Reunion Gala Extravaganza? There is only one source: www.usna79.com. As son as any late-breaking news becomes available, our Webmaster Extraordinaire Colin O'Neill (with two "L"s) literally springs into action and makes sure it's posted for all to see. There's a fairly significant delay between the time I type these humble words and when they are published. So please refer to the class web site for the latest "official gouge" on schedule, ticket information, links to vendors of '79 products, you name it. If it relates to the reunion, it's on the site. That said, I'll go through a quick recap of where things stand right now. Ready? Here goes.

This will be the proverbial "action-packed weekend," and everyone is encouraged to arrive early and stay late so that you miss none of the big events. Ideally, plan to arrive on Thursday, 23 September 2004 and depart on Monday, 27 September Our Reunion Headquarters Hotel, the BWI Marriott, is now taking reservations, so get yours in ASAP. This location will make it easy to fly in and shuttle to the hotel. The BWI Marriott provides us with something unavailable in nearby Annapolis—enough room to easily handle our entire class in one grand ballroom.

We won't be split between two floors this year (as we were at the 20th)!

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Transportation will feature continuously-running buses on 1-97 to/from Annapolis. You can rent a car if you must, but there really will be no need. In the post-September 11th world, parking is severely restricted at USNA (DoD sticker required) and the stadium on game days. Your welcome package, however, will include directions to Annapolis and parking recommendations for those driving.

Reunion check-in starts Thursday. Reps will be available for those Classmates wanting to arrange use of a "break-out room" for Company gatherings. Friday is a full day including a meeting with the Superintendent, a 4 p.m. dress parade on Worden Field, and the Class reception and formal (coat and tie, cocktail dress) dinner at the hotel from 7 p.m. until midnight. (Most '79ers will appreciate the open bar!) A photographer will be available for individual/group and Company photos, and you'll be able to leave that evening with your photos in hand.

On Sattuday, bus service to the stadium will begin at 10:30 a.m. and mn throughout the day.

The great tailgate event will be inside the stadium {not in the parking lot, as in years past) at either the Class of '53 Pavilion or Class Ring North areas (check the web site for location).

Very Important (stomp, stomp): You will need a game ticket to get in the tailgater! Order your tickets by phone at 800-US4-NAVY (check the web site for ordering info). The tailgater will ran from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Kickoff versus Vanderbilt will be at 1:30 p.m.)

After the game the bus will retum you to the BWI Marriott. Saturday evening we will continue the tailgate atmosphere with a casual gathering at the hotel with plenty of food, dessert, and a cash bar. In the past, some companies have gone off on their own Saturday evening. Rest assured, the BWI Marriott has breakout rooms and other facilities that will easily accommodate Company parties, and will also allow you to enjoy Satiuday evening visiting with all of your Classmates.

Sunday bmnch is available at the hotel, but is not part of your package. Buses will mn Sunday morning to the Chapel for the 9 a.m. Catholic Mass and the 11 a.m. Protestant Service. Also, on Sunday aftemoon, we will hold a memorial service in the Main Chapel at 1 p.m. to honor the memory of all our fallen brothers. The remainder of the day will be yours to enjoy the Academy grounds and downtown Annapolis.

As of this writing, the three-event weekend event package (Friday's dinner, Saturday's tailgater, and Saturday night's extended tailgater at the hotel) will work out to approximately $500 per couple (please note that this does not include hotel or football tickets). Add it all up: three events (two with an open bar!), transportation (no drinking/driving or parking hassles), and some nice mementos. What a tremendous value for a package of this magnitude! The 25th Reunion promises to be the biggest gathering of '79ers since 30 May 1979 and you just don't want to miss it! My recommendation: plan to take a few days off work, come to town on Thursday and stay through Monday. Don't miss one minute of this once every five years event, and perhaps the last time we will have this many Classmates in one place at one time.

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So where do you tum with any reunion question? The Class of 1979 web site: www.usna79.com. Hotel registration, reunion registration, football tickets. Class paraphernalia: they're all there. Remember, that's www.usna79.com.

A couple more items, and we're done. First, please make sure your profile at USNA.com (the Alumni web site, not the Class site) is updated, especially with your current email address. As the reunion approaches, more info will be passed by email. The last Class email went to 457 Classmates. There are plenty more out there who we could add.

Finally, Rob Wray still needs some volunteers to be Company correspondents to help compile the Class roster If you'd like to help, please contact Rob at USNA79Roster@aol.com or robert.wray@navy.mil. Or you cal call him at 401-246-2841.

Well, outta space and outta time! Thanks for all your inputs, and look forward to seeing all of you in September Onmes Viri! —Wiz...

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Pres: Tim Kobosko Sec'y: CAPT Joseph A. Grace Jr., USNR 15 Allard Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9048; f: 504-488-9729 e: joe.grace@1980.usna.com web site: http://www.USNA1980.org Has anyone looked at the stars lately? Well if you did you would probably see our own Stars—Vic See and Dan Davenport who were recentiy selected for flag! As many have said, tell me it ain't so—we've got admirals in our midst! Congrats to testimony of a fantastic career and great heritage! Give them a call of Congrats! Well done!

On my way back to New Orleans from Atianta last week after working with Sttatizon, I saw a bunch of Midshipmen who were heading home on spring break. Boy did that bring back memories. Roadtrip! Remember the days when someone would ran into your room and shout—road trip...didn't matter where or why. Somehow I think that their version of a road trip now would be different from my own; though, imagine a road trip now, knowing what we know—in their bodies—with our money! We could really get in some trouble. Anyway, on to the mailbag!

I received a great photo and note from Mike Budney, (nuchael.budney@verizon.net) who is still out there "checking" on things:

Mike Budney at Alumni hockey game I'd hoped to have a photo to share with you but I regret that the quaUty may be too low.

I've sent them along for your personal enjoyment. Anyway, five members of the Class of '80 came together for the Alumni hockey game on 28 Febraary. Picmred are me (kneeUng on left side of photo), Mike "Whitey" Stapleton and Scott Stewart (two guys standing behind our old coach Steve Gordon in blue jacket).

Butts McDheny (standing third from right) and Alex Martynenko (standing far right).

Eddie O'Callahan was stuck in Naples, Jim Donahue and Pete Fyles were in Florida and who knows where Dan Frawley is? Although we put out a great effort I'm afraid the curtent team put a hurting on us, something Uke 11-2 or so. The Class of '80 was great, with a couple of folks who can actuaUy stiU skate. We attribute our downfall solely to the goaUes, both of whom arefromaround Class of '66 era.

The other picmre is of the deputy commandant with some of the curtent team that he is about to put on report for use of excessive force.

Things went well until I checked the young man closest to me in the photo, then it was open season on the deputy. On a positive note, the x-rays only took about three hours on Monday and determined that I hadn't broken any bones—just sprained the knee to the point I couldn't walk. Stewie and Butts are in Pax River, Stewie as a program manager and Butts as a civilian. Whitey is a contractor working here in the DC area to support his family and numerous horses and other farm animals.

Alex is in charge of the Marine Corps at the Pentagon.

By the way Dan Davenport was selected to rear admiral lower half this week!

Another first time write, Brian Neimaber, (briansneunaber@arczip.com) wrote in after a long "missing in action status": CAPT Brian Neunaber here...first time writer to Shipmate. Thanks to you and aU for your great work over these years. Here's some 24th Company news: first, congrats to RADM (sel) Vic See (victorsee@navy.mil). Is he the first from '80 to see stars? Vic is a major program manager in DC over at NRO. He told me that when the CNO called him, he thought it was a joke being played from another Classmate.

Also, I my Boat School roomie, CAPT Jim Trueblood (james.trueblood@navy.mil) is leaving AirPac and San Diego for a retum to Florida and the CO job at DCMA St. Augustine.

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Neubs and company

I'm enrolled in the syllabus as a nunority recruit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. After graduation, I'm headed to DC for training, enroute to posting as naval attache to Argentina in 2006. Any Class of '80 real estate leads down there in Northern Virginia? Joe and all of'80.

Jim Brinkman sent in a letter upon my plea for some gouge—and it seems he was pretty busy this siunmer in the world of swimming.

This is a different letter—almost more of a story—^but one that I think is great: I spent my summer vacation as head coach for Team U.S.A. swimming at the Special Olympics World Summer Games. For sure the early morning, late night, uniform races with my athletes was only survivable for me because I made it through Plebe Summer. Here's the note he wrote: A throng of 80,000 cheering people crowd the stadium. Marching onto the pitch with 7,0(X) athletes and 3,000 coaches and delegation members. Each country announced, and dressed in their own unique uniforms. One could easUy envision this being Athens and the Opening Ceremonies for the 28th Olympiad.

Instead, the single largest sporting event worldwide in 2003 was the Special Olympics World Summer Games. The location was beautiful DubUn, freland. Opening (and closing) ceremonies were held in Croke Park, the headquarters of the GaeUc Athletic Association.

It was truly a breathtaking moment. WhUe I have "marched on" before, four years in Philadelphia for the Army-Navy game and into the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium prior to Navy-Notre Dame games as a Midshipman, nothing compared to this.

We started out in a staging area just outside the stadium walls. Then we marched through the neighborhood sueets for about a mile. The streets were lined with cheering people, which was a diriU for the athletes and me. AU the whUe we could here the stadium erapt as each new countty was introduced.

Once inside my senses and emotions were quickly overwhelmed. The loud cheers, the mass of people in the stands, the sea of color The look of awe, pride, and excitement in the faces of the athletes was undeniably powerful.

Wow. I'm not sure I do justice in describing it all.

Before I leave opening ceremonies and get to the important part, the competition, let me just outhne a few of the things that reaUy stood out for me: • As the U.S. delegation passed by the delegationfromAfghanistan, the Afghan team ran out to us and hugged us randomly. Thanking the Shipmate, May-June 2004

U.S. and telling us how they loved us. For a man in my profession, this was especially moving.

• The Australian contingent wore the same uniforms as their Olympic teams.

• The performances by The Coors and U2.

Nelson Mandela. Jon Bon Jovi (who has raised over $80 million for Special Olympics through his "A Very Special Christmas" compilations).

• The swimmers under my direct charge erapting with "Coach, we did it, we did it!" as the Flame of Hope was Ut. I'm getting chills just thinking about it all again. On to the important stuff, swimming.

I was there as head coach of the Mid-Atiantic swim team. This was comprised of four athletes, James Thacker of Virginia Beach, Larty Lawhome of Stuarts Draft, Matthew Clark of Manassas, and Ryan Freeman of Yorktown. They dubbed themselves the Fearsome Foursome.

This was the culmination of over a year of hard work for these talented swimmers. They were chosen based ontiieirperformances in the Virginia State Summer Games in June of 2002.

We had traveled to Connecticut in March for a meet to compete with the swimmers who would make up our relay teams. (Virginia and Connecticut, with four swimmers also, combined on relays to better distribute the talent levels on appropriate relays). This trip served not only as great competition, a chance to meet our relay mates, but also a chance for all of us to bond before our two weeks together in freland. The Fearsome Foursome also met several times throughout the year to work out together We departed for Ireland strait from Richmond after the state games.

Belfast was the host city for Team U.S.A. Every country was assigned a host city for the week prior to the commencement of the games.

While in Belfast we stayed at Queen's College, one of two colleges used to house Team U.S.A. We had the opportunity to enjoy wonderful hospitality, cultural outings, and an opportunity to fine-tune our training.

It was upon our arrival in Belfast that I was asked to serve as head coach for Team U.S.A. I accepted and spent much of the time artanging practice schedules, attending meetings, but mostly getting to know so many wonderful athletes and coaches from around the country, and the world. The Fearsome Foursome also expanded as we "adopted" Katy Rogan, of New York, who did not have a coach. She worked out with us and quickly became part of the group as the boys did their best to make her feel welcome.

After four days in Belfast it was off to Dublin. About a third of Team U.S.A. was there, plus teams from Albania, the Faeroe Islands, the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, Austria, and New Zealand.

After all this preparation, it was time to, in the words of James Thacker, to "kick butt!"

The swimming competition was in the newly built National Aquatic Center First, a littie about the rales and organization: each athlete is classified as category one, two, or three, based on ability. This also determines which events they can enter, 25-meter races versus 200's, etc. Each athlete had an entry time, which was used along with gender and age, to seed him or her for prelims. After prelims, the entire event was divisioned, based on prelim time, gender, and age. The fair play rale is then in effect for finals, meaning no one can go more than 15% faster in finals than in prelims (20% for cat.

one in the 25's). Surprisingly tiiis did lead to a few disqualifications. Additionally, all strokes, starts and turns had to conform to FINA rales, with a few exceptions made for physical disabilities, which allowed for in the water and from the bulkhead (vice blocks) starts.

The second day of competition brought the first finals, with Katy Rogan gaining a third place bronze medal in the 50 m breast. The next day Matthew brought home fourth in the 100-meter free. After that it was game on! On the third day Matthew (third), Larty (fourth), and James all competed in the 50-meter back finals. James brought home the first gold, and in the process dropped his time 10 seconds!

The next few days were one success story after another Ryan eamed seventh in the 25meter free, and on the same day teamed with Larty and two swimmers from Connecticut (Stanley Baciewski, Nick Guido) to capture the silver in the 4 x 25 m free relay. The next day saw Larry, James and Katy all compete in the finals of the 50-meter free. Larry roped in fifth while Katy and James each brought home silver. This time James dropped his time 12 seconds! Ryan closed out the individual events the next day by wrapping up his first gold, in the 25-meter free. The final event for the Fearsome Foursome was the 4 x 50-meter free relay.

Matthew and James joined Erik Heiney and Joe Dayton from Connecticut to round out the meet with a sixth place finish.

I don't think I need to say it, but this was certainly the highUght of my aquatic career

I thought that this was a really great story— defintitely different than our standard letter to the Class, but very good reading. Hope you enjoyed.

This next note came in from Rich Maclnnes, (richmac@netresultsgroup.com) who finally decided to check in: Well it took me nearly 25 years to re-emerge as a competitive athlete, from a Navy halfmiler to a novice Cat 5 bicycle racer I have attached pictures from my first event. Last summer I found myself at the heaviest I have been in my life. Not sure many of my Classmates can relate to this story. So I decided to do something about it. In my case this was Carmichael Training Systems (Lance Armsttong's coach) in Colorado Springs, and signed up for coaching. Six month later, 25 pounds Ughter, and I pedaled in my first race.

Didn't win die race, but I won my battie to get fit. I also recaptured my competitive spirit...lookout this weekend...! now know I have the power and stamina, now I have to leam the tactics. Sure would like to hear from any our Classmates who also ride bikes. Might be a great event for our 25th Reunion.

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of 17 years. To my immediate left is my step-daughter, Melissa, and next to her is her friend, Amanda. They were my cheering section!

Out of the cold cold north, Dave Priddy (Dkpriddy@aol.com) checked in with a short note: Just a quick update, I started a new job yesterday—15 March 2004. After 17 plus years with Ortho-McNeil pharmaceutical I left at the end of October 2003 and began a search.

I will be a district manager covering Northern Minnesota and half of South Dakota, about half the geography I had and half of what the new district at OMP is. I'U be training the next few months with a three week stint in Dallas mid-April to early May and a week and a half in New Jersey mid-July so I'U get a chance to see some famUy since the home office is in central New Jersey. With Laura graduating this year and looking east at schools to play lacrosse it's a wild time. Candy is looking forward to getting me out of her way at home now that most of the projects have been completed!

In the great ttadition of our Classmates not writing, but their spouses picking up the slack, I heard from Diane and Bill Sizemore, (sizemore@dwp.net) through Diane. She wrote in to let me know (and to scoop Guad) that on 31 March, Steve Laukitis and Bill Sizemore will become CAG and DCAG, respectively, for Carrier Airwing Eight. Unfortunately this note will come out after the event—but she did want to invite all to join them in Oceana and offered the "beer on her." I will send out a message to the Class via email. In addition, while I was looking through my email Mike Ales let me know that Dan Secor (8) and his fanuly have just moved to Monticello, MN, and moved into a great house in which their back yard borders on the Mississippi River Bruce Ross, (baross@mac.com) wrote in with some pretty exciting news at our ripe old age, he is finishing law school at the University of Washington (Seattle) this month and will be pursuing admiralty law. Well done!

Dan Nagao (dnagao@maximumhr.com) was a companymate of mine—not at USNA but rather at Raychem Corporation years ago. Here's his note: Greetings again from Palo Alto! WeU, my roommate from Prottamid came blowing in the other day from Colorado, so we hooked up to reminisce about the summer before we committed to seven long years. Joe Nowak is working for Lockheed and was attending a ttaining class or seminar or whatever We joined him in Milpitas (Spanish for "smells like an armpit") wjiere the stench of the area masked Joe's own body odor (not a simple task, mind you). Regardless, we were able to enjoy food at a local dive, chowing down on anything and everything excluding meat (it was Ash Wednesday). Later we imbibed on Guinness and spoke of "days of old." It was a great evening and we even chatted about different business options, ranning the gamut from a systems engineering medical approach to ranning a microbrewery at a local Abbey.

The night passed quickly and Joe headed back to his clan in Colorado, but not before the barkeep took the attached photo of Joe, me and my wife Ginny Welch '83.

On a completely different note, our son, Kyle Nagao '06, represented Navy well as he finished first and took die gold at die Junior Olympics in the air pistol competition.

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Cheryl Sponholtz, (sponzie@earthlink.net) was supposed to be retiring on 28 May (does that date sound familiar to anyone?) but reports that she just found out Navy has decided to keep her around a few more months, so unlike it was reported in Shipmate—it will probably be in late August 2004. Details will follow. So if anyone was planning on attending, the 28 May retirement will not happen!

I received a welcome note from Michael Browne (mjbrowne@us.ibm.com; 703-5342722) who also sent in a great photo for the colunm: A couple of months late, but here's a short of the '80 guys and wives who were at my change of command at SpaWar San Diego a couple of mondis ago. Thanks to aU for attending. After a quick ceremony, we enjoyed the Hotel del Coronado for the champagne brunch in beautiful San Diego.

Had dinner with Mark Gonzalez, Rich Wooldridge. and Mike Sims way back in November First time die four of us have been togetiier since graduation. We all shared a room on 4-1 during Second Class Year. Mark is tiie only one stiU on active duty. He's stationed in FaUon, NV. Rich works at Pax River and Mike Uves in St. Augustine, FL. It was nice to be togetiier again and laugh about old times.

During dinner, I made a ceU caU to Mike Maley in Chicago, another 22nd Company Alumnus. Twenty minutes later, the waitress arrived with a free round, courtesy of Mike.

Great guys, aU of them, and a very good night.

From out in the far reaches of the world of exotic living, Dan Herrscher, (BALDONIA® aol.com) wrote in to make us all envious: Not much news to report. I'm stUl working in Tijuana although the company I work for has gone through a couple of name changes. I would bet I'm probably one of the few USNA grads who's also a member of the American Guild of Organists. That's about it.

No more notes to publish; a rather small month for the mailbag. Congratulations to our new admirals, what an incredible accomplishment , and how very old I feel!

I hope that this finds each of you healthy, happy and wiser today than yesterday. Call a Classmate, renew a friendship and as always, Beat Army —^Joe

L to r: Bob and Lori (Browne) Cotterell, Becky and Jim Pietrocini, Liz and Jim GosneU, Carol and Mike Browne, Kim and Larry Ingeneri, Cindy and Greg Ramsay Carol and I have been in DC for almost a year now (already!), and have enjoyed getting together with many members of the Class of '80 here in town. Please give us a call if you're coming through the area. We enjoy getting caught up with Classmates and friends.

In the last column I think I included a photo of Jim Gosnell's retirement. Here are his comments about the (at the time) upcoming event: Hi Class of '80! It has been an incredible experience and I look forward to the next adventure in the C4I arena in San Diego. I appreciate the friendship of so many great people over these past 28 years. Just seems like yesterday we were Plebes and now I am finishing this great career and starting the next opportunity. I wish you all fair winds and following seas and look forward to seeing you at the USNA Alumni events! God bless you and America!

John Pierce, 22 Company, (HAWKPIERCE @aol.com), has been in the process of changing careers and setting up his business. He wrote me this short note: I've just started with Champion Realty in Annapolis and my ad will appear in the back section of Shipmate's May-June edition. I'd be happy to assist anyone moving into or out of this great area. (Sec'y note: I'll tty and plug anyone who has a service that the Class can use—hope that's ok! So give him a call).

I have two kids: Ben, who's a freshman at Elon in NC, and Maggie who's a junior at Sevema Park High School. Both are doing well academically. Ben plays intramural basketball, flag football, wallyball, volleyball—just about everything. Maggie is on the dance team and an integral part of SPHS's annual "Rock and Roll Revival." I'm a very luck man to have two such wonderful kids.

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Pres: Jim Ahlgrimm 1948 Friendship PL, FaUs Church, VA 22043-1542 h: 703-848-0793; e: jim@ahlgrimm.net Sec'y: Dave Ciccarelli 145 De Sales Dr, Purcellville, VA 20132 o: 540-751-1888; f: 540-751-1889 c: 703-431-0240; e: chicsan@aol.com web site: www.usna.com/classes/1981 Classwide messages: usual981 @yahoogroups.com I'm a day late submitting so this one will be short and to the point.

Mark Hyman went to Iraq. He took the flag.

Here's a picture of him and some guy named Bremer holding it up. He tried to get Saddam to hold it, but the ex-prez begged off. Now the flag is on its way to various state capitol buildings courtesy of Mark, but, should anyone else want it for a photo op, I'll always know where he/it is.

Showing the flag in Baghdad Bob Ravener got tagged to serve on the President's National Hire Veterans Committee.

Committee members are Joseph Achacoso, president of ALW, which speciahzes in logistics and security, Thomas L. Aiello, vice president of the U.S. Army Account for Leo Burnett, a major advertising agency, Hanif M. Akhtar, president of the Pakistan American Business Association, Nick D. Bacon, director of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, M. Larae Bakerink, CEO of Westfield, Bakerink & Brozak, a securities broker/dealer, Patrick J. Botbyl, senior manager of Medco Health Solutions, Jean Fisher, One-Stop Center Manager in the Utah Department of Workforce Services, Robert A. Lutz, vice chairman for Product Development and Chairman for General Motors North America, Jackson W. Moore, chairman, president, and CEO of Union Planters Corporation, a multistate financial services company, James E. Nier, executive director of the Texas Veterans Commission, Susan Pareigis, director of the Horida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Terrance P. O'Mahoney, former commissioner of the Texas Workforce Commission, and Andris J. Silins, general secretary-tteasurer of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Ex officio committee members are Veterans' Affairs Secretary Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Hector V. Barreto, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training Frederico Juarbe Jr, Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James, and Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service John E. Potter Major BZ, Bob! Fred Reitzel sends: USNA '81 Golf Toumament, Friday, 25 June 2004. Fort Meade, MD. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Shotgun at 1 p.m.

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Questions? Contact Fred at w: 703-248-4028; c: 703-675-8850; e: freitzel@aaanetworks.net.

Lastly, two very ttagic notes from and about two Classmates. First, a note from Otto Stutz; Yesterday morning (13 March 2004), we lost Lauren (Otto's and Pam's daughter). Her health and quality of life had been deteriorating for a very long time. Our family is doing as well as can be expected and we would like to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers over the last 12 years. If you would like, in lieu of flowers, you can send a small donation to the memorial fund we have set up in Lauren's name, which will benefit the Chittum Elementary School Special Education Program. Donations can be sent to: The Lauren Stutz Memorial Special Education Fund, c/o Ms. Sharon Bizub, Wachovia Bank, 3114 Western Branch Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23321-5517.

And finally, my First Companymate, Joe Lynch's 15-year-old son, Alex, was killed in a car accident (I believe) in Febmary. You may remember Joe leading the D&B our senior year.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to both Joe and Otto and their families.

Etemal Father, strong to save Whose arm hath bound the restless wave Who bidst the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep Oh, hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chic

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Pres: CDR James H. Flatley IV, USN 618 Vanderbilt Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451 h: 757-963-7353; w: 757-836-4780 he: flatiningo5@aol.com; we: seamus.flatiey@aol.com we: f4jflati@cvw5.navy.mil Sec'y: Angela Roth h: 316-683-8039; e: chrisangelaroth@juno.com web site: www.usna83.com Good on you. Classmates! Even before my bribe of last column, a number of you stellar types sent in updates. Thanks!

From Brian Antonio and Double Deuce: Greetings from 22nd Company who had 16 of 34 Companymates attend the 20th Reunion!

It was fantastic to see such a great turnout from the whole Class. Everyone I spoke to thinks the whole weekend was a huge success. Hat's off to Katz and his committee for organizing such a great event, right down to the perfect, sunny, 70-degree weather I've sent along a couple images from the reunion, both at the tailgater.

The group shot includes Ken Switzer, Doug Hintze, Dan Ball, John Forti, Kevin Miller, Randy Black, Dave Fuhrman, Brian Antonio, Jim Nail, Frank McNeil, Keith Beatty, John Houser, Marc Manzelli, Randy Wood, and Jim Beatty. The second picture shows Jim Beatty, Keith Beatty, Dusty Brzostek, Jim Nail, and Ken Switzer relaxing with a couple cold ones and some great food.

All in all, it was a fantastic weekend. Several of us vowed to make it back to as many futare Homecoming games as possible so we can stay in touch better There's been some word from the "field" from a few others in the Company. Ken Spafford is ciuxentiy the technical writer at the Ewing, NJ, facility of JDS Uniphase Corp.

He's back in Prospect Park, PA, living close to his parents and sisters. Spaff is curtently attending the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary as a part time student for now and eventually hopes to be ordained as a pastor in the United Methodist Church.

Dusty Brzostek and his wife, Marian, are living in Northern Virginia where Dusty is still working as a govemment contractor with Titan Corporation.

His current contract is to write the Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau at the Department of the Treasury. His wife, Marian, works for Boeing in Crystal City.

Look for Dusty's Virginia USNA license plate "83 SIR." Jed Ruiz and wife, Rosie, were planning to make it to the reunion, but unfortunately, Rosie was diagnosed with leukemia and they've been spending a considerable amount of time at the hospital. Please keep Rosie and the rest of the Ruiz family in your prayers. Jeddy retired from the Marine Corps on 30 November, and has accepted a position at First Command Financial Planning (formerly USPA & IRA).

Kevin Smith couldn't make the reunion but he sent along news from Okinawa. He missed the reunion since he was "haze gray and underway" as CO of the aviation combat element for the 31 MEU onboard ESSEX. He's awaiting results of the colonel's board, so wish him the best. (No doubt about the result from this 121

'83: Andy Griffith, Gordon MoUer, Rich Wileman, with Roger Staubach comer!) His rotation date is scheduled for May of this year, and he hopes to get orders to Northern Virginia. Smitty, hope to see you and Rosa at some of the football games this faU! Malcom LeMay retired from the Marine Corps last May and moved back to Oregon, and Jim Beatty made it to Madrid with Robin to start his tour with NATO. I've been able to make contact with everyone from 22nd Company except Mike McCool, Geoff Walbom, and Tony Sanchez. ff those guys happen to read this edition of Shipmate, or if anyone else has contact information for them, please contact me at AntoiiioBK@navsea.navy.mil. That is it for now.

From the ininutable Gordon Moller comes a great photo (above) of Andy Griffith, Gordon Moller, Rick Wileman, Roger Staubach, Wayne Nobles, and George "Rick" Carter.

What a great photo! Thanks, Gordo.

Next, on my favorite Classmates list is Derek Roberts who had an amazing follow on to our reunion: He writes: A week after our reunion I found myself in the Sea of Cortez on a 41-foot sailboat. My dad, CAPT Ned Roberts '56, USN (Ret.), and my brothers, Brian and Maj Garten Roberts, USAF (curtentiy on exchange to VFA-125) ,chartered the boat for nine days out of La Paz. We had a great time and it provided an opportanity to display my '83 pennant. With Garten having the most charter time under his belt, the AF officer was the charter captain with three Navy officers as his deck force.

Our next update, courtesy of LCDR Gust Xides, PAO, VR-58, read as follows: Commander William Hall will relieve Commander Sean Phinney as VR-58's 122

commanding officer during a change of command ceremony at Hangar 10 a.m.. Segment One on 21 Febraary on board NAS Jacksonville.

Hall, bom and raised in the Panama Canal Zone, Republic of Panama, is a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Designated a naval aviator in September 1985, CDR Hall reported to the VA-22 in NAS Lemoore, CA, flying the A-7E Corsair with Carrier Air Wing 11fromENTERPRISE.

His next tour was with VA-122 as an instractor pilot and following its disestabUshment, he reported to VFA-106 for initial training in the F/A-18 Hornet en route to his assignment as staff landing signal officer with CVW-17 aboard SARATOGA. In May 1993, CDR HaU

reported to VFA-8I where he served as both the admin and safety officer CDR Hall left the regular Navy in March of 1995 and became a Selected Reservist with the Naval Air Reserve at NAS JacksonvUle, FL. He became an instractor pUot for VFA-106 Squadron Augmentation Unit flying the F/A18 Hornet at NAS Cecil Field. CDR HaU completed his tour in June 1999 as the Unit's Officer in Charge. In July of 1999 he was selected to join the World Famous "Sunseekers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five Eight to fly in support of Fleet Operations Worldwide.

CDR HaU is married to the former Kim Leach of Springfield, VA. They have three children, WiU, Claire, and Katherine. He is a pilot with Spirit Airlines.

Next, my friend, Henry Smith, whose WUB "D" shirt once made it into my locker...and of course, that's how we met, I had to retum it to him. Not only were the initials wrong, but the fit was a bit breathless. Here's his update: HeUo, Angela. I finished up my tour in ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD-968) back in March '03. Unfortanately I had to decomm her and now I am the comptroller at Norfolk Navy Shipyard. We are busy with three submarines and three L-decks in various stages of repair as we return them to the Fleet to support the CNO's Fleet Response Plan.

The family is doing well. Mary Ann, the greatest wife in the entire world is working pre-school and keeping track of our two teenagers. She is definitely enjoying shore duty. My oldest son, Daniel (18), has been accepted to Virginia Tech and will begin college this summer I can't possibly be that old, but I am. We are now slogging our way through the scholarship/FAFSA how are we going to send a son to coUege next year roll process. He wants to stady computer science and we are excited for him.

Our youngest son. Matt, played voUeyball and dien basketball this his freshman year in high school. Unfortunately, he tore his ACL toward the end of the season and we are visiting orthopedic surgeons to determine the best course of action for his knee. He is the athlete

in die family and we pray tiiat his injury wiU heal quickly.

News of Classmate: Pete Stitt is up in Washington State working for AFLAC and Mark Hagerott is working for Wolfowitz at OSD. Tom Snyder is stiU in command of STUMP. We bumped into each other at die Home Depot looking for toilet parts. Gotta love Home Depot!

If anyone is passing through Norfolk, drop me a line, 757-396-2321.

Rich Woodford passed on another good deal for Dino Aviles, he was appointed 26 January to the Board of Visitors for the U.S. Air Force Academy. I know Dino is having too much fiin to send me an update right now, but I will look forward to one in the near ftiture.

Just in case we didn't have enough Classmates to visit in Hawaii, in addition to Jean Eberhardt Benfer, there is Chris Pietras. He is trading in his snow shovel for a surfboard, I bet!

Chris writes: It is time to say farewell as I leave Connecticut after two tours and nearly four? years. During the past four plus years I have met, worked and played with many of you— some for short periods and some for my entire time here. Some I have met through work at NSSF and SupShip; some through my family—through Michael and Katie's schools (GFS, JWL, and SBA); or tiirough Jennifer's time at the library—and some through the neighborhood or other activities. I have enjoyed working and playing (as the case may be) side by side. You have made my time in Cormecticut an enjoyable one. I feel lucky to have made many new friends.

Next week I will leave famUy and friends andttansitionto a different cUmate and culture.

I am looking forward to the chaUenge ahead, but there is much that I wiU miss.

I have had a mostly enjoyable time in both of my jobs—at NSSF and SupShip Groton.

ChaUenging, sttessftil, and nerve-wracking at times, but never boring and mostiy fun. My eventaal reUef at SupShip Groton is LCDR Tom Trapp (ttappta@supship.navy.inil). He wUl arrive at the end of March. I have no doubt that he will also enjoy his tour here. In the interim Mr. CharUe Dennis wiU be running the department as usual—it is CharUe to whom I owe much of my success during my SupShip tour.

I expect that my new work email address wiU be: chris.pietras@navy.mil But should that email address not be active, I can always be reached at: navygrad83@yahoo.com. Jennifer's email remains Wmgrad85@aol.com.

In any event, it is time to say farewell, tiiough hopefuUy not goodbye. I look forward to when our paths wiU cross again. All the best.

CDR Chris Piettas; ComPacHt N43I; 250 Makalapa Dr, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3131.

We're going to need picmres, Chris, please.

That is all for this edition, keep those cards, emails, and letters coming! God bless. —Angle '83—A Class Act!

To order your Class, Chapter, or Parent Club specific merchandise, visit our web site at USna.com and click on the icon that reads Alumni Store Or, contact Debbie Cohen, merchandising manager at 410-263-4448 ext 136.

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Pres: CDR Steven G. Young, USNR c/oMSDW, 11311 McCormick Rd. #450 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 w: 410-229-8206, 888-435-2281 e: Steven.G.Young@msdw.com Sec'y: Karen (Malloy) Halverson 562 Leever Rd., Fort Sill, OK 73503 h: 580-351-6974; e: dkhalverso@aol.com web site: www.usna84.com Hello again. We are still in search of Classmates willing to step forward for Class officer positions, ff you would like to stand for election, or nonunate another Classmate for Class office, please contact Steve Yoimg by 15 June 2004. Officers positions are president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer Steve's toll-free work number is 888-435-2281 or you can email him at Steven.g.young速 morganstanley.com.

Blake Ratcliff wrote in as a direct result, I beheve, of my previous threats to write about Oklahoma vermin. Blake and Sara and their children Virgiiua (12), Kiutis (11), Georgia (9), and Carolina (8) still reside in Centreville, VA, just south of Dulles Airport. Blake works with a consulting-lobbying firm in Washington, DC, and spends his free time ferrying children to swim meets, school, basketball, etc. Blake's location enables him to meet up with Classmates occasionally. He reports that Jim Hamm just retumed to Northern Virginia after spending a year in Iraq. Jim works with Craig Bertolett at a DC area company, name currently unknown.

Clem Chen remains at Lockheed Martin. Steve Bibeau and family have recentiy moved from

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the Virginia Beach area to outside Annapolis.

Also, Pat Buckley has relocated to the area.

Blake says they are planning a First Company get together upon the arrival of warmer weather Blake also reports that Gina DiNicolo is coowner of Stella's Attic in Old Towne Alexandria as of last December The store features an array of unusual antique memorabilia, fumiture, and odds and ends. Gina spends her free time frequenting auctions, estate sales, and Harley ride fests (another girl grad with a Harley!) Blake ended with a good luck wish for me in dealing with those winds sweeping down the plains.

Thanks, Blake. They ain't a kidding about that wind. You could launch jets off my front porch.

My hair hasn't looked this bad since Becky (Lewis) Vautier and Anne Tolg cut it at Quantico.

Brad Martin wrote and sent in a great picture. The photo contains the following USNA grads (from left to right): Zachary Henry '02, 3/4 Seventh Marines; Brad, Marine Wing Headquarters Three; Bern Altman '85, Marine Air Control Group 38; and Dane Jensen '99, Marine Air Control Group 38. Back in March when Brad wrote, he was stationed Camp Udairi, Kuwait, with the Third Marine Aircraft Wing's Arrival Assembly Operations Group as the Assistant OIC in support of Operation fraqi Freedom H. His job is to receive all the equipment, personnel and material from the ships and aircraft; distribute, stage, and prioritize it at Camp Udairi; move it to fraq via convoy and intra-theater airlift. When he wrote they were nearly done with their deployment (Brad's second to the region) so hopefully as you read this.

Brad is back home safe and sound. Brad offers advice to all of you reading not to accept any offers of free vacations to Kuwait.

The Fredenck family

Charles Frederick wrote and sent along a picture of his wife, Malgorzata, and new son, Philip John. The picture was taken at Christmas at their home in Poland. Charles teaches college classes here in the states but fravels back to Poland as often as he can to visit his family. He will be back there this summer and invites any Classmates finding themselves in central Europe this July to stop by Nowy Targ, Poland, and share some hot kielbasa and a cold beer at a backyard cookout. Thanks for the picture, Charies!

Robin Franke came across an article in The Virginian-Pilot reporting William H. Frake gave up command of MONTPELIER back in February. William was awarded a Bronze Star for his command of the submarine during the fraqi War. Congratulations William on the completion of a successful command. Finally, a great update and unbelievable photo from Traci and Chuck Melcher. I'll bet none of the other Classes can top this one. Ha ha!

The picture features Traci flying out to meet Chuck's submarine as it craised up the Thimble Shoals Channel into port. She then parked her bird, picked up their four kids and met Chuck on the pier You know, this whole evolution makes the balloon bouquet my kids and I usually give my redeploying husband look really, really lame and pathetic. Chuck admits that more than once he wondered how the SitRep was going to read though, of course, Traci is a great pilot and never wavered too close. Chuck says in the original picture you can actually see Traci in the pilot seat! Chuck writes: Several years ago you wrote a nice paragraph on us in the Class section as we were leaving DC and going back to sea, she as a department head in her helicopter squadron and me as XO of a sub. Rolling the clock ahead six years and the world reaUy has tumed. She is finishing her tour as the commanding officer of Helicopter Squadron Six (HC-6 Chargers) in Norfolk and I am finishing up my tour as commanding officer of SCRANTON (SSN-756 "IRON HORSE"). These shots were taken as SCRANTON retumed from a surge deployment foUowing September llth. SCRANTON was the first ship to deploy following the attacks and she flew out to get the first look. The Navy has been great to us over the years. We spend quite a bit of time apart, but we have always ended up stationed in the same home port, usually staggered in timing a bit but nothing too dramatic. The worst of it was just after your last article. Our first daughter, Grace, was bom in April '97, Traci deployed to Italy in August of '97 leaving me with Grace and the boys. I deployed in December of '97 leaving the children with her 123

sister who had moved in with us for the year to get us through it. We have both had good rans in command. Both her squadron and my ship received their second consecutive Battie E awards last year and while she was awarded with the CAPT Hancock Inspirational Leadership Award, SCRANTON was ranner up to C'VN-73 for the Battenburg Cup as the Atiantic Fleet's best ship. It has been a crazy period for us and no one would call our lives normal, but we have great families to support us, wardrooms that can not be beaten, and hanging tough together have carried the day. We love each other, we love our children, and we love what we do and we were committed to the fact that all three coexist. The world is a funny place as I am sure neither I nor anyone that knew me in school would have predicted that I would be married to a Navy pUot 20 years dowm the road or much less survive the gauntlet to command. We are coming up on 20 years and for the first time I'm begining to envy our Classmates who got out of the Navy. I am Hearing the end of the only thing I ever really wanted to do and now have to give serious thought to what I want to do when I grow up. In the near term I have orders here in Norfolk and will have to cede the position of senior officer present afloat to Traci (although I am not sure that she recognized my claim to thetideover the last three years anyway).

to be on oxygen 24 hours a day. He is now down to using it just once in awhile. Your prayers are appreciated.

On to the Cyber nooze: JeffHein(32): We have recently moved back from Cheshire, England, where I was die director of operations for a hydraulic valve manufacturing firm from 2000-2003. We had a wonderful time in England with travel to several parts of Europe. While in England, Heather and I added a second daughter to our family with EUena.

The older daughter, Katie, did pick up a slight EngUsh accent, but I am sure that will soon disappear. Fortunately, she never started referring to Heather as Mummy, but that titie did make for an interesting visit to the British Museum, which has an extensive Egyptian coUection.

We have now retumed to Waukesha, WI, and are getting resettied to the area and the U.S.A. Thanx for the reunion updates. We look forward to seeing everyone next year.

Dave Morgan (24): I have given up command of VFA-87 and reported to THEODORE ROOSEVEUT as the oper-

ations officer relieving Mark "l\ina" Hunter '83 who is an Alum from 24th Company (same as me, small world eh?). Bob Goodman (3) is the supply officer Curt Lindsay (10): I have ttaded a few notes and phone caUs with Troy Smith (9), he had spent a year down at Quantico as recalled Reservist after September llth. He had since retumed to his home and family in Indiana. A little before Christmas he had a phone call notifying he would Ukely be activated. By the time this is printed he wiU have started his "extended vacation in Baghdad." ff anyone is in the neighborhood, I'm sure he would be happy to have famiUar face as visitor Here are some photos of Troyfromfraq.

Chuck reports that Norfolk is filled with '84 Grads: Dave Ratte is CO of MINNEAPOLIS S T PAUL; Bill Frake just completed he tour as CO of MONTPELIER (see above), Dave Kiehl is the navigator on GEORGE WASHINGTON, and

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Lopez is the supply officer on the same ship, just to name a few. The Melcher family lives in Ghent along with a German au pair and a lab and still has room for more guests and passing '"84 grads, ertant submariners, or wayward aviators."

Thanks for the update and picture. Chuck.

That's it for this month. Don't be shy about the Class offices. I know what you're thinking— if that bunch can do it, anybody can do it! Hope you are enjoying a beautiful spring, wherever you are. And, wherever you are, I bet your hair looks better than mine. Talk to you later —Karen

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Anyway, I think we are all getting older, wiser, and better looking as each year passes by. I have definitely slowed a few steps on the basketball court, but thank God some Irishman invented golf to keep us old men and women thinking we are still the athletes we were as Midshipmen.

An update on Kurt Menke (12) from Rhonda: Kurt is back in Texas. It looks Uke the Graft vs. Host may be affecting his lungs. He is getting great care and is getting better When we arrived there over Valentine's weekend he had 124

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T.L. Flash Adams III (5) (adams_thomas_l@bah.com): Mike Berger (4) has managed to avoid furlough and is stiU flying for United. Mike, Suzette, Becky, Rachel, and Aiuka are enjoying tiie ski slopes in Connecticut. I recentiy started working at Booz Allen. I finished Reserve mobilization in November 2003 serving as Navy OpCen battie watch captain and retamed to Reserve driUs in a SpaWarCen Reserve unit. Hope aU is going weU for all in '85. Keep rolling.

RichTilghman(l): Just saw Joe Beadles (1) my old roommate, up in Darwin, AusttaUa, and he is as suave and debonair as always, now XO of TacRon 11.

Cindy Thebaud (8) is skipper of DECATUR, and her old 'VT days paid off as I watched her come alongside expertly with her sUghtiy bigger ship! Nice, well-earned liberty caU for both of them and nice for me to catch up with old friends. AU my Austtalian friends wanted some "dirt" on me, but Joe knows that as roomies we are eternally bound by each others' youthful sins and wisely remained smiling and silent!...(Plus, he knows I got more on him than he does on me!)

Greg Maxwell (15): After three years in Internet start-ups, I've moved back into the Fortune 500 joining Raytheon Technical Services to develop their supply chain management services business.

Mark Colby (15): JustfinishedInSurv in INGRAHAM (FFG-61).

We did very weU, so I guess I get to keep my job for a while longer Dave Island (20) (disland@airvananet.com): I recently took a new position with a company caUed Airvana. We manufacture third generation wireless broadband data caUed EVDO. It is curtentiy deployed by Verizon in the DC and San Diego area, and is in tiie process of being deployed nationwide. I am curtentiy doing a lot of work with carriers in India,ffany Classmates are living in India orti-avelthere I would love to connect. I am stiU living in Dallas, please call if you are coming through.

Ron Fry (11): After retiring in August 2002,1 am finishing up my second year as a teacher in EUzabeth City, NC. Teaching is fine, but I would not recommend middle school to anyone. Select elementary or high school. I am also happy to report that I am finally happily married. Claire and I tied the knot on New Years Eve of 2003.

I should be able to remember that anniversary.

I recentiy ran into Marty Papet (22) at my son's swim meet, and saw Lamonte Atkins (5) and Don Hurley (26) at an RV show last month. Rob Hoppa (4) brings his son down regularly to North Carolina for target shooting.

Ed Culpepper (35): I got married 31 January. It was just a small ceremony. Here is a picture of me, Teresa, my brother and his wife (next page).

Kelly (Myers) Merritt (5) (klm94089@ att.net): I've relocated to Morgan Hill, CA. About an hour drive from Monterey. My two kids.

Troy in his 4x4 Shipmate, May-June 2004

'85: The Culpeppers Heather (9) and Brennen (8), and I are active in the basebaU and softball programs in the area.

I've been in transition in Silicon Valley and about eight months ago I landed at Alien Technology as the supply chain manager It's been really exciting helping to launch products in support of the electronic product code requirements of DoD and Wal-Mart. Anyone that wants to know more or has a need for RFID, please drop me a Une. Looking forward to the 20tii!

Greg Watka (9): For the past 12 months I have been in the process of closing my textile mill in Lowell, MA, a casualty of corporate downsizing. My last day with Freudenberg was 14 January '04, as I chose not to relocate to Durham, NC, or HopldnsviUe, KY, with the company. After a few weeks of downtime, I teamed up with an old USMC buddy from die 22nd MAU, a CH46 driver named PhU Skinner. Phil started Velocity Consulting Corporation a couple of years ago and I am now VCC's vice president of sales, tasked with buUding up a client base on the East Coast. I won't get into a detailed discussion of aU the services we provide but simply put, we're continuous improvement gums who have saved their respective former company's tens of millions. Check out www.velocityconsultingcorp.com. I mean it!

Go check it out right now! (Okay my sales skiUs need work but what do you expect from an Ops guy.) On the family side, Jeannette and die girls are weathering another cold New England winter very weU. My oldest daughter, Christina, heads to Fafrleigh Dickinson University this faU. Lauren, my high school junior, is aggressively holding on to her number one class rank and trying to set the school high jump record. Freshman, Heather, is the setter for die local Junior Olympic voUeybaU club, ranked number two in New England.

There, that makes up for not sending out Christmas cards this year. See you aU at a footbaU game this fall.

from USNA possible and who were with me through good times and bad; specifically my merry band of brothers from the 34th and those who played ball with me on the diamond. You helped make this day possible. If you are in the Philadelphia area, drop me a line. It is always good to see old friends.

Jeff Hurley (26): Moved from Hawaii (ComPacFlt in Makalpa) last summer to Virginia Beach.

Curtently the N2 at ComCarGru Two. Enjoying getting to see my family some.

Ray Alfaro (32); Aloha from Hawaii. Still living the dream tour back home as OIC of SpaWar Systems Activity, Pacific. Working with a great group of almost 300 civil service engineers and computer scientists in Hawaii, Japan, and Guam.

The family enjoys living in paradise and has afforded us the opportunity for some great ttavel to the other islands and the Far East. It's great to see our Classmates in afloat commands here, John Figuerres (22) (REUBEN JAMES, FFG-57) and Bill Johnson (18) (PAUL HAMILTON, DDG-60). The picttu-es below are with my nominating Senator Daniel K. Inouye and with Congressman Neil Abercrombie.

Aloha'

Ray and Congressman Abercrombie

Steve Bongardt (19): I am curtentiy based at Quantico, VA, in the FBI and am ttaining to become a profiler I have been in the Bureau since 1995 and have recentiy ttansferted from the New York office where I spent my first eight years. I am getting married in October Now that I am in the area, I hope to make some football games.

Ray and Senator Inouye

Tom Wild (:34):

Darlene (Harter) Wilczynski (12):

I am moving on as I separate from the Navy 9 April of this year. I have had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed my career I have accumulated lots of sea stories, and have met lots of good people who have influenced and shaped my life. Still do not know where my feet are going to land upon retirement, but will provide another update 19 years from now. Until then thanks to all the foUcs who made a commission

Since Emily Harman (12) guilted me into responding in the last column here is an update from me! Thanks, Emily! Doing well out here on the Left Coast, Seattle to be exact. I am still working with Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. I manage their Seattle Check Processing Operations. As you can imagine, it is a dying business. I enjoy the organization and job and will stick with them until

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something better comes along or I get a nice severance package. My husband, John Wilczynski '86, flies for Alaska Airiines. We really enjoy the perks of his job and the airline is doing fairly well. We have two boys John (15) and Matt (13). As teenage boys, they believe the universe revolves around them, so our lives are filled with football, wrestling, ttack, and Boy Scouts. I'll be glad to hang up my taxi credentials as soon as they can drive. I am a commander in the IRR and doing cortespondence courses to make it to 20 years.

I just hope to survive until 60 years of age so I can collect a retirement. Emily, Debbie Brown (12), and I had a great time in Mexico. It had been 15 years since the three of us were together We are all planning to make it to the 20th Reunion and hope to see lots of Classmates there!

Stephanie Dunn (DeSimone) (Pat Dunn (15)): Allie tumed two on 15 March and is a thriving child, to say the least. She is enrolled in an exceUent daycare program here in Southem Califomia, where she is learning to speak EngUsh, Spanish, and sign language. She loves to play outside, although she must first be dipped in a vat of sunscreen, thanks to Pat and his Irish skin. Her favorite words are "Daddy's track" which she says every time she sees Paul's track. My husband, Paul, was deployed to fraq two weeks ago and will be there until July. Although he believes in what his mission is, he misses us very much. He is the commanding officer of First Medical BattaUon stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

His job includes the set up and operation of the field hospitals for the Marine Corps. Curtently he is one of 25,000 recentiy deployed personnel from Camp Pendleton. Paul adopted Allie on 11 Febraary 2004 in a wonderful ceremony in San Diego. It was a great day for all. Now AlUe's full name is Alexandria Patricia Dunn DeSimone. Quite long, but very beautiful. She is definitely a daddy's girl and it makes my heart sing to hear her talk about him. As for me, I am finally getting my life back together I am very involved with Paul's battalion as the key volunteer advisor and also making appearances to support the "remain behind ttoops" of the battalion. I spend a lot of my days fixing up our new house, as well as taking care of the little princess. Life is finally good and we are aU very happy. The chairs have been dedicated in Alumni Hall in Pat's memory and in celebration of AlUe's birth. If any of you are in the area, here are the seat numbers: Pat's chair: U-14-1 and AlUe's Chair: U-14-2. As I requested, they are right next to each other It is an honor to have them there. I have enclosed a pictare of the three of us from the day that Paul deployed. As you can see, Allie has Pat's red hair, which is a blessing. Please take care of yourselves and continue to support our ttoops!

The DeSimones Rob Muxlow (20) (madmux@cox.net): Finished my arduous sea duty at ComThirdFleet staff, and am now at Tactical Training Group, Pacific on Point Loma, San Diego. We conduct the Joint MiUtary Tactics Course (JMTC), and train Strike Group and 125

DesRon staffs as they get ready for deployment, so I get to see Classmates and Companymates from time to time. We recentiy conducted a distributed wargame with three Sttike Group staffs (STENNIS, VINSON, and TRUMAN), and I saw Pete Stamps (32) on STENNIS doing his Reserve time as a game conttoUer With four kids (17, 11, 7, and 4), work is a respite for me, but at least we're all healthy and progressing normally (so to speak). Will probably retire from this job in '05 or '06.

Please drop me a Une, I would Uke to catch up with Companymates and fellow "Mech-E's"!

Mark V. Shigley (30): I'm still out here at Pacific Command with JiU and the kids. I'll be out at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk from 5 April-25 June.

At present, it looks Uke PacCom will not fund a rental car, so I'U be a captive audience to anyone at Norfolk who would Uke to visit.

That's it for this month. Please keep in touch as we are gearing up for the 20th Reunion. Make sure you email Bryan Caisse (8) (bcaisse@wsadv.com) with any changes to your email address. Email is our most efficient method of communication with you and will become all the more important as we prepare for the 20th. Go Navy!

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Pres: Daniel H. White e: dhwhite@cablespeed.com; daniel_white@nil.com Sec'y: J. Eric Smith e: gnhn@yahoo.com web site: www.usna86.org Last week as I began to pull together information for this column. Upstate New York experienced a glorious March thaw: we got to see grass (and mud) for the first time since midDecember, and were thrilled to see little green things beginning to pop up in our gardens.

Tonight, though, as I prepare to mail this off, nature's giving us a cruel reminder that she's still in charge: I'm looking out the window at about a foot of new snow, and it's still coming down hard. Sigh. By the time you read this, though, hopefully all of us who live in frozen northern climes will finally be through with winter for good. (I'm trying not to think about the late May blizzard we had here two years ago.)

This month's column cleans up the Class news backlog from our hiatus period, to the best of my knowledge, so if you've sent something in during the past several months and have not seen it in print, I ask that you please re-send the information and I'll get it out post haste. And then 1 apologize for the inconvenience. As always, please keep an eye on the Class web site (see address above) for breaking news, visit the Alumni Association's web site to update your contact information if it needs it, and keep the news coming my way so I can keep this column active. If you want to send pictures, please contact me by email first so I can give you specs for publication; sending them to me as scans is better than sending them to me as prints. Okay.. .all that housekeeping done, I put the obscure killer CD of the moment (Mindless Self Indulgence's

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My Youngster Year roommate Bob Marlett sends in the following comprehensive report. {Note: I spelled Bob's last name wrong in last month's column, confusing him with hit-making Alice Cooper and Saliva producer Bob Marlette, who I did not live with Youngster Year, so I give Bob the lead article as an act of contrition): After graduation I went to Defense Language Institute for language training and managed to spend the next ten years in Califomia. My sojoum there ended when I completed my master's degree in computer science in 1996. I met my wife, Malen shortly after I arrived in Califomia. Our first son, Thomas was bom in 1997 and Patrick foUowed in 1990. We moved to Hawaii in 1996 when I was assigned to PaCom for nearly four years on a payback tour After celebrating the Millennium in 2000 we left for Whidbey Island, WA, where I was assigned as the XO for a small naval security group activity. My good fortune finally ran out in 2001 as I had to make the ttek to the East Coast and duty at the Pentagon. While I was not in the Pentagon when it was hit, the fellow I relieved was.

Malen and I watched the smokerisingfromthe Pentagon from our temporary lodging at Boiling Air Force Base, which is across the river With both our children now in high school we've decided to stay in the Washington, DC area, until they graduate. My current duty at OpNav is in the N6/7 directorate. The pace is quick with long hours for some. One of the good things about duty here is the number of Classmates that you bump into. The first two people I saw right off the bat at OpNav were Rich Lorentzen and Ivan Pierce. Tom Millman works for one of the assistant secretaries of the Navy in the Pentagon Basement. Scott Chapman and Mike Van Durick are both in OpNav N8. It was rather serendipitous that I was in the N81 shop the day Mike was told he was the PCO for DDG-98. Scott had already had afloat command and was close to securing a shore command in the DC area. '86 has definitely arrived: our Classmates have been taking command of the Navy's ships and aircraft squadrons in numbers over the last two years and into the future. I see Connie (Carlisle) Frizzell often as she is curtently stationed at the Naval Security Group Headquarters in Maryland. Prior to that she served with distinction in the Arabian Gulf By email I've managed to stay in touch with Jeff Bennett and Dan Callahan. Jeff has recentiy retumed to work at Monsanto in St. Louis, MO. Dan works with environmental protection in Florida. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that the guy that keeps me out of ttouble every day with the budget is Bob Duncan '82. I went over 20 years for retirement purposes on 15 March 2004. It's been a long road but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. One of my few regrets is that I wasn't involved in more activities at AnnapoUs. I was just in too much of a hurty to get out of there that I didn't take advantage of the time I was there. Back to the sequencer and my latest software synthesizers. Everybody has to have a hobby. I happen to like digital signal processing (DSP)!

From Kip Pagach: First Company had a mini reunion in Hampton Roads, VA, at the end of Febraary.

Tim Adams, Scott Ordich, Paul TavioXo, Jeff Wolstenholme, and myself got together for a great Mexican dinner at a local watering hole.

With our families in tow (17 of us in aU, but we forgot to take a picture!) we took up one whole side of the restaurant. The youngest member of die group was my daughter, Jordan. Dana and I have been happy parents since 19 April 2003.

I'm hoping that we'U be able to get this group together again when the weather is warmer, perhaps on the beach.

Scott Gureck writes from the Westem Pacific: Greetings from Seventh Fleet where I'm about halfway through my tour as the fleet public affairs officer We just finished a rare port visit to Shanghai where my lovely bride of 18 years, Frieda, was able to join me. In fact, this job (which is our third overseas tour having previously Uved in Japan and Germany) has afforded us many ttavel opportunities. On the homefront,it's hard to beUeve, but our oldest son, BiU, will mm 17 this year while our youngest, Brian, will tam 13. Both boys are making some money on the side modeUng in Japan. In fact, Brian's mug is curtently featared on a game card attached to miUions of cans of Pepsi here in Japan. What a Ufe! ff any of you find yourselves in Japan, please look us up.

From Chuck LaPorte: This has been a very busy year. Bemice is now no longer employed. (As you can tell from the following report she's busy enough without working.) We have four beautiful and talented daughters. Heather (14), our oldest, is very artistic (band, guitar, and was involved in a mock trial), Jessica (7) is a sttaight-A stadent and sports nut (soccer and softbaU) plus she loves horses (took lessons this past year and really impressed me; such a small person, but a great command of that large animal). Paige (3) is quite a character She really articulates her words weU and strives to stay ahead of her older siblings. Claire, our newest was bom on my birthday (4 April), so just tamed one last month. She is taking a couple of steps and looks Uke she is going to be another bright young lady. I'm traly blessed with great chUdren, and, no, I'm not going to keep trying for a boy. I'm still working at Buckeye Technologies in Memphis, TN, where I started after leaving the Navy in March of 1993.1 miss the camaraderie of the service, but enjoy the extra time with my family. I visited Jeff Tavares in St. Louis a couple years back, and we've meant to get back together but haven't quite got it done. Just completed my income taxes and I'm voting for Bush to make that tax relief permanent (ha ha). Miss aU my Classmates and hope to get to the 2006 reunion to see everyone.

Whitney Keith sends in the following report: My wife, Paula, gave birth to my baby girl, EUa Claire Keith, last summer in Los Angeles, CA. She's our Uttie Califomia girl, and I'm grooming her for USNA, Class of 2025. I'm flying Dolphins (HH-65s) for the U.S. Coast Guard these days. I made the switch to tiie Coast Guard back in 1999. After flying my first Coast Guard tour of duty at Air Station Miami, I received orders to the Left Coast, where I am curtentiy serving at Air Station Long Angeles at LAX. I've recently spoken with two Classmates from 11th Company. My Youngster roommate, Steve Kim, lives up in Modesto, CA, and has four children. My other roommate from Youngster Year, Mike Cutts, and I taUc regularly. Mike called it a Navy career after one last bohica that year, but always sends his best to the boyz from 11. After finishing at the New York Maritime Academy, Mike played Shipmate, May-June 2004

some pro basketball in Europe before joining the Merchant Marines where he drove tankers for LNG. Now he has settied down witii a wife and tiiree kids and is curtentiy working for die Port of Tampa, FL. That's about it from me in SoCal. If any '86ers find themselves blowing time at LAX, look me up in Redondo Beach or pop over die Coast Guard Air Station on the west side of the airport.

Diana (Selbei^) Pointon sent in die following info rich missive last fall: I am sending an update from myself, George Pointon and Lucy Simonian. George and I are hving in Stafford, VA, with our two sons. Matt (14), and Grant (9). Lucy took over our guest room (or as my kids call it. Aunt Lucy's condo) last January, due to the iminhabitable money pit she owns in Fredericksburg. (I think she caUs it the House fix)m HeU). Originally, she was only aUowed to stay until she could pass the "empty the dishwasher while blindfolded" test, but since she still couldn't move back into her house, we had to make it atimedevent. She passed the test in April (2003) and moved back home, but due to Hurricane Isabel and some nonsense about a ttee in her bedroom, she seems to have found her way back to "her" condo. George is now wearing glasses and currentiy working at Headquarters Marine Corps, InstaUations and Logistics—which is at the Navy Annex, better known as Federal Penitentiary Building number two. On his off hours, he has been making me the envy of the neighborhood with aU of his wood working and custom painting. He is stiU playing soccer and coaching Grant's travel team. He also coached at Navy for two weeks last summer, making me the only wife in the neighborhood whose husband spent more time at summer camp than the kids. As for me, I am a stay at home mom. Over the past several years I've made a lot of Rice Crispy tteats and snagged a couple of "Volunteer of the Year" awards. As for Lucy, she is still working at NSWC Dahlgren in the Intel office during the week and just took over as the XO for the NMITC Reserve unit. Tricia (Reeves) Anderson is the CO of the unit. Matt and I had a great time when we attended her promotion ceremony to commander last May in Norfolk. Here is an update on some other folks: Steve Jones is working at MARCORSYSCOM at Quantico and Uving in Spotsylvania with his wife.

Donna, and their three sons: Liam (16), Torin (15), and Conor (13). Steve's son, Torin, is on the same ttavel soccer team as our son. Matt. I saw Gregg Malley at a surprise 40th birthday party that his family had for him last May. He is Uving in Virginia Beach. Guy Maiden is the XO of VF-103. Annie (Groves) Hammond is back in DC working manpower numbers for the Navy. We had a party for George's 40th and Christy Simpson came down from CarUsle, PA. Lucy ran into Roger Garay, who is roaming the streets of Fredericksburg and working attiiePentagon. BJ Fltzpatrick is at Quantico and his son, Thomas, is on Grant's lacrosse team.

Finally, the most dated letter in the pile, with the profuse apologies for the lateness of its appearance to its author, Gerry Sherman: Just a short note to let folks know what I've been doing since graduation. Immediately after graduating. Tiffany and I got married on 31 May in South Portland, ME; in attendance were Dan Beldy, Steve Donofrio, Kyle King, Mike Napolitano, Mike Shellhammer and Harvey Winters. I selected helicopters out of flight school, and served with die HSL-44 Shipmate, May-June 2004

Swampfoxes out of Mayport, FL. I flew SH60B detachments witii DD-963 (SPRUANCE) and PTG-47 (NICHOLS); with the latter craise performed during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

My next and last tour on active duty was spent at tiie Navy ROTC Unit, Tulane University. I picked up my master's degree in electrical engineering from Tulane, and entered civilian Ufe in May 1994. I've been a SelRes in the Navy Reserve for the last seven years; my most recent tour was with TacRon 2286. I put on commander in December 2002. In my civilian capacity, I worked for Nortel Networks for seven years as a program manager for New Product Introduction. I graduated from Duke University with an M.B.A. in October 2002 and decided to leave Nortel to pursue other opportunities. Tiff and I have two kids. Tori (8) and Daniel (4) and curtentiy reside in Raleigh, NC. Give us a call if you're passing through!

Parting shot: I work at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an engineering school that's about as close to a service academy as you can get without the uniforms and chowcalls. I've been writing letters of recommendation for a lot of my graduating seniors this year. Almost all of them, so far, were bom in the year following our 1-Day in summer 1982. Makes you feel old, on one hand, but keeps you young on the other as you try to keep up with them. Keep the cards and letters and emails coming. We're caught up on news now, so I need fresh fodder, and won't be shy about asking for it.

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Pres: Jim Matheson e: jmatheson@ 1987.usna.com Shipmate colummnist: Shelley (Laurilla) O'Malley 4005 Upland Trace, Marietta, GA 30066 e: Shelley.O'Malley® 1987.usna.com web site: http://www.usna87.org I hope everyone is ready for the kids to be out of school, the family moves and some nice sticky summer weather Surely the Academy is getting ready for all of the June Week festivities.

Do you remember when...Well, I am back up real time as far as my deadlines go. There aren't too many inputs this time, but just enough to keep me from making things up. (I know— collective sigh of relief) My first input was from CDR Chirs Newcomb (19) who sent a photo from his wedding. He and his wife, Darlene, enjoyed visiting with his '87 friends in attendance. Chris is the assistant program manager-HIRO at the Naval Command and Control Systems Program Office in San Diego.

The Newcomb weddmg I to r: Al and Jessica Herrmann, Chris Compeggie, Dave Buckley, the beautiful bride, Darlene, and handsome groom, Chris, Dan Forster, and Chuck Wirth

Tim Wolf passed on some info about the Byrne family.

Jim Byrne (27) and his wife, Becky, welcomed their daughter, Gabrielle Joy, to the family in Febraary. She will have lots of love and attention from her five older siblings: Rachel, Mic, Dan, Sarah, and Hannah. Jim is on active duty through the summer, working for the Commandant's Legal Counsel, leading a detachment of Marines at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He and his ttoops are caring for the non-medical needs of all the wounded and sick Marines as they pass through the facility.

We have some impressive promotions/ appointments on the civilian side of town.

Exostar, the global marketplace for the "who's who" in the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry, appointed our very own Bill Angeloni (24) as chief executive officer Outgoing Exostar CEO Don Bielinski had this to say about Bill. "[The new and demanding task of taking Exostar into the future] requires someone with a deep understanding of the A&D industry and related supply chain needs. I believe Bill Angeloni has the perfect skills and leadership to drive the next wave of Exostar's growth." Bill has been in the A&D consulting field for the majority of his career He graduated with an aerospace engineering degree and furthered his education at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. We wish him much success in his new position.

Another of our bigwigs is Sean Sullivan (16).

He was recently hired as the managing director of General Industrial Group for Jefferies & Company, Inc. Jefferies Group is a full-service investment bank offering advisory, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and restractiuing services. Sean will be specifically involved with materials industries including electrical equipment, flow control, electronics and power technology, chemicals, metals, and building materials. Since leaving the Navy, Sean has been with Schroders PLC, J.P. Morgan and Banc of America Securities. Sean eamed his M.B.A. at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. As mom would say, we're just so proud!

And if you thought there couldn't possibly be more to be proud of, I am here to tell you differentiy! Alexander Edwards (10) was selected as president/chief executive officer and board member of Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The company is trying to strengthen its team with NanoTechnology scientists and researchers as well as experienced professionals in the BioLife sciences business. Alex has previously held leadership and sales/marketing positions with 360 Pamters, 360 Energy, SRI/Surgical Express, and Dianon Systems, Inc. His new position with Nanobac was effective January 2004.

Congratulations!

Well, believe it or not, that is all I have. As I said, it was just enough to keep me from gossiping. For those of you who know me, beware. If I don't hear from you, I will just make something up. Thanks for the updates gang. I would love to hear some more from our busy active duty (and Reservists) Classmates. We are thinking of you and as always appreciate your service and dedication to our country. Until next time...

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Pres: Ibcker Hite e: thite@Inc.com Sec'y: Eric Reinhold 1900 Summit Tower Blvd., Suite 170, Orlando, FL 32810 w: 407-916-8530; f: 407-916-9501 e: ereinhold@academyplanninggroup.com web site: www.AcademyPlanningGroup.com The consecutive record of columns published has finally ended. Since I didn't receive any input last month, I decided not just to fill our colunm with mindless drivel (some of you think that's what it is every month!), but leave it blank and see if it helped bring some updates.

Well... this column finds some of our Classmates responding for the first time in more than ten years. To start off we have a nice report from Dennis Maloney: It has been almost ten years since I got out of the Navy in 1995, so I guess it's about time for me to send in an update. I went to work for Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati as a marketer and would often ran into Kennon Artis. Ohio is also where I met my partner, Tony Driver In 1999, 1 was spun out of P&G as part of a dot.com called Reflect (custom made beauty care products) and was moved out to San Francisco where I still live and work as Reflect's vice president of engineering and design. San Francisco is a great town (no snow!) despite the incredible cost of housing... And now for the exciting news—Tony and I recently got married in San Francisco's City HaU after being together for over eight years. The ceremony was smaU, but we were lucky to have Lou Adissi attend.

SicUy. What more could a Navy wife ask for than a two and one half year European honeymoon? I was assigned as a station pilot flying the last active duty Navy T-39s. The best part of the job was seeing the former Soviet Bloc countries from the inside. The people were wonderful and you could tell that freedom was having a positive effect. At the end of that tour the Navy wanted me to go to sea on a boat! No way! We parted company 31 October 1995, and I sought employment elsewhere. After time unemployed in Denver and two moves I worked behind a desk in Dallas. We were blessed with MoUy Rose in the spring of '96.

By the fall the 8-5 was a drag.

Sun Country Airlines entertained my flying needs and it was off to Minnesota. A year later I was furloughed, but managed to convince Northwest AirUnes that I could serve them well. July '98 found us back in Denver in time for Christopher Ryan to join our family. Last spring we moved about two miles to what I have been assured is our last home until we retire. This past fall we ttekked to Wuhan, Hubei, PRC to adopt beautiful LilUana Mei Ling. Did I mention the two cats and dog that came home from Europe with us? It's a houseful, but we wouldn't have it any other way. I know Gregg Martin is still wearing khaki.

John Kasuda is in Baltimore and Jim Sarfert is in North Carolina. Dana W. Cook, where are you? Joe Barton, where are you? And the rest of 24, it's your tam. How did that go, llUgita non carborandura(?) or something like that.

Life is StiU full of cracks! Blessings to aU.

The next update is from Tim Reicher (streicher5@msn.com) and a long overdue update on his life since the Naval Academy.

Great picture of Tim and the fanuly!

Yes, this is my first submission. I've meant to do it many times, but yeah, yeah, yeah. One of the reasons I wanted to write was to find some old friends. Now, I see that one of them, Mark D. Damisch (24), is on the "Last CaU" Ust. WiU there be an obit? I'll try to keep 16 years short. My claim to fame is first to Wings of Gold. Ed Grinnell and I were the first to be winged in August of '89 (as far as I know). I went to Hawaii and VP-1. Deployed to the P.I. and was a first responder to the Kuwait invasion 2 August 1990. We did our time in the Gulf for Desert Shield. Our second deployment to Adak, AK, was cut short due to lack of participation from an enemy. The P-3 mission came full circle back to surface search in tiie drag interdiction wars in Centtal America.

Only in P-3s can you find a det in Aculpulco.

In Hawaii, I met my beautiful wife, Sheryl Long, of Littleton, CO. We wed en route from one volcanic paradise to the other Sigonella, 128

Iron Man Mike Monroe, ready for his two competitions Mike is actually competing in two, back-toback fron Man competitions for charity. Check out the site and find out more! Thanks for the great input. Please send in more updates of advenmres in the field, reunion and bowl game stories and pics. Until next time. —^Eric

Tim, Lilliana, Sheryl, Molly, and Christopher

Tony Driver, Dennis Maloney, and Lou Adissi

may be more. Helping tiiese people is my passion. Doing arduous physical activities is the way I go about raising money.

I have never written in to the Class column.

Never felt compeUed to blab about myself Need to fu-e the silver bullet—I would Uke to ask your help in getting this out to our Class.

Can you post in our colurrm? Is there an onUne source you can also post it on? Any other ideas? Please help if you can. I'd greatiy appreciate it.

Lastiy, we have an update from an old Plebe Company Classmate, Mike Monroe. Mike was one of the most humble and studly guys I have every met. It is no surprise that he looks to be in the best shape of his life and still a man of integrity. Blessings on your efforts Mike and I hope others will sincerely read the following update and make a beeline to his supporting web site.

Long time since we have seen each other Hope you all are weU. I wanted to ask for your help. I am ttying to publicize a fundraising venture I am doing. Check out www.endureforacure.com It will give you all the background on the type of stuff I have been doing.

I am not sure if you know this but apparentiy Randall Doanne (from Eric's and my Plebe Year Company) was paralyzed and subsequently passed away, due to a spinal cord injury. I also know of another Classmate (Second Companymate of mine), Ilya Poluektov, who is paralyzed. (I reconnected with Dya about a year ago when he heard of a fundraiser I was doing last year. I was shocked when he told me he was in a wheelchair.

Ilya volunteered to design/build/host the endureforacure.com web site).

So, to my knowledge, there are two '88ers that have suffered spinal cord injuries. There

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Pres: Ingar Grev 904 Barbury PL, AnnapoUs, MD 21401-6485 h: 410-571-0105; w: 703-872-4027 f: 419-818-7319; e: igrev@bwwonUne.net Cort. Sec'y: Earl Jones 97 Bogle St., Weston, MA 02493 e: earl.jones@alum.mit.edu Listserv: USNA89@mde.com Listserv subscription: send email to usna89-request@ mde.com, in body of message write: subscribe Webmaster: Tony Newpower e: newps@sprintmail.com Hello '89, First is an update on our fast approaching Class re-union from M/CAPT Mike McGettigan: We are now approx. four months away from our 15th Reunion—29-31 October 2004. As the Dark Ages draw to a close, our planning activities have begun ramping up. Please go to our web site at www.usna89.org for tiie latest information and sign up for our listserve (below) as anotiier method for receiving Class Reunion and general communications.

So here is the latest gouge: Book your hotel room! (see the Ust on the web site)—we are not planning a "host" hotel like the three prior reunions.

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We are planning a memorial service, Friday aftemoon approx. 1:30 p.m. EST (ahead of tiie Class of '89 minus 5's) in order to get people togetiier sooner and in advance of the 1 p.m.

Friday P-rade on Worden. Our Friday reception has been booked for the Armel-Leftwich Visitors Center This gets us on die Yard...and more importantly within walking distance to town.

This is an election year (every five years per our bylaws). During the months of July/August we wUl conduct a nomination period (most likely on line) for president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and at-large. The bylaws state that if 15 people nominate someone they can be on the final baUot. Final ballots and voting wiU occur in September/October onUne, through the mail, and lastiy...for slackers...at the ball game—with results announced at half time.

Stay tuned to future articles and our web site for more info over the coming months.

Looking forward to seeing a big Homecoming tum out. Thanks to many of your who volimteered to help, we wiU be in touch with you over the next few months requesting specific needs (registtation, voting assistance, etc.).

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact others or me on the committee from emaUs on the Class of '89 web site under Reunion Info link. Thanks.

Next up is a fun update from Steve Debus (smcw@debus.name); Inertia truly is a powerful force. First it takes me nearly 15 years to decide to send my first letter into Shipmate and then I take almost another month to actaaUy get fingers to keys.

The Army-Navy party we had at my house this year provided the motivation. The game was great and the day was even better getting back together with Rob Millott and his family (wife—Helen, kids—Emily (12) and Adam (10)). I hadn't seen Rob in almost 8 years until he found Francis Spencer, our boys and me at the Navy-Tulane game. Rob got out in the mid'90s and first worked direcdy for NSA and now works for Lockheed Martin supporting NSA. He and his family Uve over in Sevema Park. Francis's family was also at the party (wife—MicheUe, kids—Grant (5) and Paige (3)). Francis and I have been foUowing each other around the country pretty much since graduation. He and I both lateral ttansferted to the ED community during our JO shore tours and now we both work at the Washington Navy Yard in Team Submarine. Francis is working on die SSGN Program and I curtentiy am in the front office as the Military Asst for PEO Subs.

He and I Uve only about a mile apart in Crofton, MD. My wife, Cathy, and my kids, Rebecca (9) and Will (6), rounded out the USNA contingent at our party. We had hoped Rob Miller and his family (wife—Kelly, kids—Becky (8), Sam (3), and Elisabeth (6 montiis)) would be able to come also, but Rob was out of town on business. They live nearby in Odenton and we see them regularly in the summer at swim meets when our daughters and Will compete. Rob works for a computer security company in the area.

Waiting to send tiiis did have one advantage.

I ran into Sean Nolan and his family briefly at First Night Annapolis while we were both helping out our kids work on crafts. Sean works for the National Geospatial-IntelUgence Agency (NGA). For those Uke me who had to ask, this is what originally was the Defense Mapping Agency and then became NIMA.

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'89: The Debus, the MiUott, and the Spencer gangs Sean also lives just up the road from us in GambriUs, MD. He was also able to pass on that Steve Laabs and Andy Caufield are also living here in the "Greater Crofton Area."

Hopefully the spell is broken and I can send in another update before our 30th Reunion. I look forward to seeing lots of you at Homecoming next year. With only three seniors on this year's team we should have a pretty good team once more.

Bob Santiago, if you see this drop me a Une.

Thanks, Steve—and don't feel bad. Your 15year mark on your first submission to Shipmate still puts you in the top 25% of the Class.

Wen done!

Next up is a note from Tony Newpower.

I wanted to share an interesting story with you. I am presently working on my master's in naval warfare, and am doing independent study on World War II U.S. submarine operations.

My professor suggested trying to reach some of the veterans to get their stories firsthand. I had watched the History Channel documentary. Silent Service, and recalled that one of the participants in the documentary, CAPT Eric L. Barr '34 lived in Texas. As I Uve in Dallas, I decided it would be great to see if CAPT Barr would Uke to meet and discuss his distinguished career CAPT Bart served as commanding officer of BLUEGILL (SS-242) from her commissioning, through all six-war pattols, and her decommissioning. While in command of BLUEGILL, Barr won two Navy Crosses, the Silver Star, and a number of other awards. He also ranks 17th out of 465 wartime skippers in terms of ships sunk.

He graciously invited me into his home and we spent the entire day talking about his career, and his wartime heroics. Around his home were numerous American flags and other signs of support for our ttoops. He is grateful for what they are doing today, just as we should always recall the sacrifices of those who went before us.

I have also attached a picture of CAPT Barr and myself taken that day. This Veterans' Day, BLUEGILL celebrates its 60th commissioning anniversary. We should all take a minute to stop and remember the courage of BLUEGILL, the submarine force, and the 52 boats and their crews that did not come back.

Tony and CAPT Barr

Thanks, Tony—our World War II veterans are a national treasures—you're fortunate to have Ustened to CAPT Barr firsthand.

Next is a note from Paul Riegert: My wonderful wife, Aimee, and I curtently live in Okinawa, Japan, with our four awesome kiddos—Emma (11), Pojo (8), Abby (6), and Bobby (4). I am curtentiy a major serving as the XO of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's reinforced Squadron, HMM-265 (Rein).

As you can imagine. Marine Corps life continues to be as exciting as ever. Our unit is top notch and has been quite busy. Events that you may find interesting are our self deploying our CH-46Es to Korea over 850 miles in anticipation of reaction to OIF followed by a quick turnaround RTB and deployment to the Philippines over 950 miles of ocean—a long way in a Phrog my friend. At home, Aimee is a superstar with our children and amazes me with her endurance, compassion, and vision.

Despite the chaUenges received by my frequent temporary duty assignments and deployments, she has kept things operating smoothly and has really fine tuned our "Riegert Academy" home schooling effort of our joyful troopers.

Things look to stay pretty busy out here in the future. My unit embarks soon and retam to home plate may not be for a while. Please put our Marines and sailors on your prayer list as the daily routine can tum deadly fast. Aimee and I expect orders stateside in June and I hope we have an opportunity to catch up with folks at homecoming come fall 2004—hard to believe 15 years since graduation!

For you and all of our Classmates, I pray that our Lord bless and strengthen you in your efforts and until we meet again, may he hold you in the palm of his hand.

P.S. Attached is a photo taken of the clan this past June after a lax game against Kobe University. The game was part of an "Intemational Friendship Games" toumey held 129

in the Osaka region my Marine club team was invited to...fun! (Ed's note: The photo could not be used.)

Thanks, Paul!

Now for an incredible story from Paul Day. This is Navy spirit!

When I was serving a recent Contingency Conttacting tour in Baghdad I decided to mess with the First Armored Division's HQ office that was located across the stteet from our contacting shop. The First AD commander was located at the Baghdad Intemational Airport across the way from us. The first pictare was done about a week before the Army/Navy game. The brigadier general had his aide's bring over a can of paint for me to paint over the "grafitti" that I had put up as I was threatened witii an Article 15 punishment if I did not remove it. No one told me that I could not put up a banner diough so the resuh was the second picture. That was cut down the morning of the game. No sense of ttadition and spirit! Maybe the idea would have flown better if Navy were not a 22-point favorite that year. It was good fun though.

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'* W^^M^m I KlVnlW .f", Navy spirit There have been many changes on the Jones front recently. Last September, Sharon gave birth to our second set of twins. Hanna and Lillian are almost seven now, and Weston and Virginia are the new babies. In October, I accepted a position with General Electric, and now work in GE's Corporate Initiatives Group, which is located in Fairfield, CT. Your friend, â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Earl

Pres: Joe Moreno Vice Pres: Kevin Klein Treas: Efren Mojica Cort. Sec'y: Capt Shogo Cottrell, USMCR 4166 San Ysidro Way, Rockledge, FL 32955 h: 321-636-2649; e: shipmate@usna93.com Once again, another slow month. I finally arrived here in Kansas City and started my new job and they put me right to work on a very challenging project. The two-day drive was rough; it was our first cross-country drive with four children. I almost feel like we're still active duty since we have moved seven times in our ten years of marriage (does not include the move leaving the Academy). Hopefully we'll finally be able to put down some roots!

I did receive a couple of pictures from Todd Hofstedt, unfortunately I could not submit them with this article. Shipmate requires that all photographs include an Alunmus. I will upload them to the picture section of the Class web site. Out here - ^ h o g o

The Jones clan

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ISSUE July-Aug. 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004

HARD COPY: 14 June 2004 12 July 2004 13 August 2004 13 September 2004

ISSUE July-Aug. 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004

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Pres: Scott K. Hombuckle, USMC 1395 Caminito Capisfrano #4 Chula Vista, CA 91913 h: 619-934-4932; e: hombuckle@hotmail.com Vice Pres/Treas: Kirk Clermont 3110 Graystone Ln., Apt. 1207, Albany, GA 31721 h: 229-436-4153; e: clermonk@bellsouth.net Sec'y: Chris Williams 425 South St., #2104, Honolulu, HI 96813 e: christian_b_winiams@yahoo.com Corr. Sec'y: Jim Keck 1735 Felch Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207 h: 904-399-5487; e: JKeck@usna94.com Hello, '94! This column is being devoted exclusively to Reunion information. But don't frown. I am not postponing any Class news submissions. The mailbag is bare this month (now you can frown). However, I am optimistic it will pick up in the next few weeks. (Hint, hint...)

I will now tum the floor over to Garth...

Classmates, Please meet the individuals who have volunteered their time and efforts to serve on your Ten Year Reunion Committee: Rob Koh, Rob Wittmack, Garth DeVries, Charlie Bowser, Morgen Tenhoopen, Mark Perrault, Dave Dermody, Bryan Haas, and Brian Lawrence.

Please give them a hearty thanks when you next email or speak to them.

Registration Event registration will be performed onUne through the Alumni Association web site. You will need to register through their web site in order to take advantage of this convenience at www.usna.com/AlumniOnly/RegistrationLogin. asp. Once you have registered with the Alumni web site you will be able to register and pay for the events that you want to participate in. If you are uncomfortable with paying online, you can print out you registtation sheet and mail it in with you payment. Online registtation should be available in late January/early Febmary.

Registtation fees will increase for those who fail to meet registtation deadlines. Changing attendance numbers for catered events adds additional costs to the events as well as creating last minute work for your volunteers. Please be considerate and register early if able.

Reunion Check-In Reunion check-in will be available on Thiu'sday at a hotel where we have blocked rooms (exact location is TBD). There will also be checkin tables at the happy hour and tailgater Please check-in as soon as you are able and before attending your first "paid" event (happy hour/tailgater). This will greatly help out the committee in keeping track of attendance, money, and distributing the reunion goody bags.

Hotels We have blocked rooms at the following area hotels. Please mention "'94" when making reservations in order to obtain the conttact room rate.

Marriott Courtyard, 2559 Riva Road, 410-2661555, www.marriott.com; Radisson Hotel Annapolis, 210 Holiday Court, 410-224-3150, www.radisson.com; Historic Inns of Annapolis, 58 State Circle, 410-263-2641, www.annapohsinns.com/main.html.

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Individuals are responsible for their own ttavel artangements as tiiere will not be a Class sponsored shuttle service to and from reunion events. Some hotels may have a free shuttle.

Auto Rentals Budget, www.budget.com, 800-527-0700; Enterprise, www.enterprise.com, 800-736-8222; Hertz, www.hertz.com, 800-654-3131; Avis, www.avis.com, 800-230-4898.

Football Game Tickets Tickets have been blocked through the Athletic Association. Please use the "Reunion Football Tix" link on the Class home page, fill out the form and send it to the address at the bottom. Please note the deadline of 7 June. If you don't buy your tickets by then you won't be sitting with Classmates.

Tailgating Tailgate location has yet to be assigned. We should know something in early '04. We will have a "'94" blimp so finding it shouldn't be a problem. We are looking into a moon bounce for children to help lessen the need to entertain your children if they attend.

The tailgater is going to be a catered event with a tentative barbecue menu. BBQ ribs, chicken and beef, hot dogs, hamburgers, com on the cob, and the like. We plan to have a tent, tables, chairs, and a few extra porta-potties on hand. Kegs.

As of 15 March 2004, you will no longer be able to drive up to the stadium and pay $10 to park. Apparentiy, NAAA is going to rent parking lots and garages around Annapolis and shuttle people to and from the stadium. An altemative would be to plan on using taxis to and from hotels. We also recommend purchasing one parking pass for a group, pile all clothing, snacks, and drinks into a van/mini-van/SUV, and use that as your coordination point.

Photographer Photo Op Event Photography, based in Arnold, MD. They will attend all of our events: Class meeting. Class happy hour, tailgater They will take the following pictures (as requested): Class picture (most likely at the Class meeting) Group pictures by Company (most likely at the happy hour) Group pictures by Company with significant others (most likely at the happy hour as well) Individual pictures (if desired...most likely at the happy hour) Candid picmres at all Class events 5x7 ($10) and 8x10 ($20) of these pictures can be purchased onsite, they print to order right there.

Additionally they are going to produce a memory book that sells for $25 and is a compilation of Company shots and a number of candid shots.

Visit the new lorldwide Chapter Calendar at wvvw.usna.conn.

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Golf Some of you have expressed interest in the Alumni toumament. The Alumni Association Tournament POC is Tracy Bouline (tbouline@cablespeed.com). The rumor is, like last year, there are two tournaments. Thursday is a no-handicap and Friday is with handicap. Feel free to organize your own outing/toumament at any of the local courses. Renditions golf course in Davidsonville has approached us and we are ttying to see if they'll extend any special deals or packages to the Class. Other local courses are Eisenhower in Millersville, and South River in Edgewater Class Gear If you are lacking in warm clothing or other Class gear, please visit the Class gift ship to order our official mgby shirt or other Class paraphernalia.

Baby Sitting Supersitters (family services certified teenagers)^ 10-293-2641 Peggy Harper (wife of Gregory Harper '71)—410-293-9395 Thursday, 28 October: 7-9 p.m. Reunion Check-In—Hotel (TBD)— A table will be set up to sign-in, pick up your reunion goody bags, and event tickets.

7 p.m. Impromptu Happy Hour—Hotel (TBD)—Non-Class sponsored gathering at the hotel bar to get an early start on reacquainting ourselves.

Friday, 29 October 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Alumni Golf Toumey—USNA Golf—Please see Alumni web site for details or email: Tracy Bouline: tbouline @ cablespeed.com.

12:05 p.m. Noon Meal Formation—T-Court 1:30-2:30 p.m. Status of USNA Brief— Mahan Hall—Brief on the status of USNA and the Alumni Association from the Superintendent (VADM Rodney Rempt '66) and the Alumni Association President (George Watt '73) respectively.

3 p.m. Class Meeting—TBD—Discussion of Class business 4 p.m. Formal Parade—Worden Field 5-7 p.m. Class Happy Hour and Check-In— Perot Deck (Upper Level—Dahlgren Hall)— 300 Max Attendance so register early! Catered hors douvers with beer, wine, and sodas.

Saturday, 30 October 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tailgater and Check-In— TBD—Drinks served the duration with food served from 11 a.m.-l p.m.

1:30 p.m. Navy vs. Delaware—N-MC Stadium Sunday, 31 October 10 a.m.-l2 p.m. Brunch—Various—There will not be a "Class Brunch" but feel free to set up a Company brunch at the O'Club or local restaurant.

1:30-2 p.m. Memorial Service—Chapel— Tribute to fallen Classmates •Please note that all events are subject to change. Please check back periodically for the latest info.

That's all, '94. I'm looking forward to meeting up with you in the fall. Until then, keeping praying for our comrades in harm's way.

C-ya...Jim.

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Pres: John Fleet e: class.president@1995.usna.com Sec'y: LT Don Jamiola, USN 29 Eggemoggin Rd., Harpswell, ME 04079 h: 207-725-1319; e: djamiola@hotmail.com web site: www.usna95.com Greetings once again '95!

This from Steve Shedd: Carrie and Matt Maupin had another boy, Rylan, on 7 December 2003. Rylan is a little brother of Jonathan (2). Patti and John Pienkowski welcomed son, Kyle Mitchell, to the family on 27 December 2003, joining big brother, Benjamin (3). Heather and Jon Rembold just welcomed their second daughter, Alyssa Clare, to the family on 2 Febraary 2004. Alyssa joins older sister, Molly (2). On 23 Febraary, Wendy and Craig Whittinghill welcomed a daughter, Aubrey Isabel, to the family joining big brother, Thomas (19 months). On 8 January 2004, Lauren and Steve Shedd welcomed a second son, Alexander Harrison, to the family joining big brother, Charlie (17 months). Amanda and Dale Heinken are expecting a second daughter any minute now as well as Mary Kate and Dave Richardson who are awaiting the arrival of their second son! Welcome, USNA Class of 2026!

Here's an email update from Dan Deciechi (drdeciechi@aol.com): It's been quite a while, Ifiguredgood time to give an update on my latest, here goes: I have been out of the Navy since '99 and went directly into veterinary school at Michigan State, graduating in 2003 and now am buying an emergency practice in Flint, MI. An odd path for an Academy grad, but finally landed in my trae profession, so let all the Classmates know that I am always available for any veterinary questions and help I can provide. I married my 2% club survivor, Laurie, and we have three kids and a fourth on the way.

Fly-fishing for salmon and steelhead, building a log cabin with the kids, and watching the Red Wings win the cup take up most of my free time from saving dogs and cats these days. I see a few Classmates now and then: Jimmy Choi is married to my wife's best friend and is in Virginia these days, Dan Mortis stays in touch here and there and is out in San Diego with his new lovely wife, Riel Custodio is a permanent "islander" now and we hope to get out to see him and rage on some surf on the North Shore, Chris Schmidt lives in Lansing, MI, and we see him and his wife. Heather, occasionally, I know Jeff Heidseck is a finance guy in Ann Arbor and I have been unsuccessfully ttying to get in touch with him. Hope everyone is doing well out there and anyone let me know if you're going to be in the Dettoit area. Chad Froelich, Leslie Mansfield, Riel Custodio, Morris, Kyujin Choi, Gibby, Stephen Jordan, Patterson—if the practice goes well this summer I want to fly you all in for a week worth of Northern Michigan hunting and fly roddin this fall. For all the '95ers serving strong overseas, my thoughts and support are with you, be safe. New info: 606 E. Ellen, Fenton, MI 48430; 810-714-3270.

Thanks for the quick email, Dan—best of luck and stay in touch! Later, —Don.

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Pres: LT Bart Phillips, USN 724 Mills Way AnnapoUs, MD 21401 h: 410-263-4672; e: bphillip@usna.edu Sec'y: Capt Tonya R. Barz, USMC 749 Howe Dr., Cartnel, IN 46032 h: 317-581-0305; e: tbbush@tcco.com Greetings, '96! Well, amazing as it is...the only mail to roll in comes to us from the Middle East! Brian O'Lavin, currentiy serving in fraq, jots us a line from Camp Tapper, where it looks like he has several comrades that are Alumni.

Thanks for sharing the update and photo, Brian. Our thoughts go out to all of those serving faithfully at home and abroad!

I'll leave you this time with one from Henry Ford, "You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do." Here's to the one who takes the field instead of sitting on the sideline waiting. Until next month... —Tonya

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Pres: Capt Tom Wagner, USMC h: 703-784-2036; e: towags@hotmail.com Sec'y; LT Mike McGreevy, USN 1869 Somersby Ln., Virginia Beach, VA 23456 h: 757-430-7815; c: 757-270-4654 e: groovel997@hotmail.com '97: Keep the news coming, guys. I'm getting a steady flow of news and photos now. I suspect that has something to with all the children being bom these days. Don't forget that you can also submit news and photos to Pat Perdue (patrickfperdue@yahoo.com), and of course, I am always ready to receive your news and pix.

Okay then...

Aaron Shelley wrote from San Diego, where he's flying Marine CH-53s and recentiy got engaged, saying, "Still working out the details for a wedding date, but it will certainly be after my next deployment which is during the second half of this year ('04). So, probably spring of '05 132

(and it will be here in S.D.)" Congratulations, Aaron.

Rommel Salgado got on comms from NPG School in Monterrey and revealed some big news for him. "I too got engaged...last summer and am getting married this summer (And no, we will not need to go to San Francisco.)"

Rommel's fiancee is from Scripps Ranch. Tenth Company friends were lucky enough to meet her at the Five Year Reunion back in October '02.1 have his phone number and email if you'd like to congratulate him.

Dave Filanowicz had a good tale to tell of his first deployment: "Ahhhhh, back again, and writing again from scenic Doha, the epicenter of an entire nation of people who do not seem to do manual or service labor of any kind, ff Qataris need actual "work" to be done, they bring people in from other countries to do it. We have much to leam from these wise desert dwellers. WeU, despite the 2 a.m. arrival at the military terminal, the cancelled 5 a.m. boarding, the 6 a.m. bus trip to the C-130, the 7:30 a.m. takeoff, and the two hours of flying, we are back at Doha. I am sure this makes sense to you pilot types out there, but the flight crew claimed the "landing radar" was broken—and thus we flew back to Al Udeid Air Base after an hour of actual progress. I have many questions about this mysteriously defective "landing radar" device, but I suspect the pilots didn't want to stay overnight in Bagram any more than I want to be assigned to an arctic weather station. So for those keeping score (and that is probably just me) we have now tallied: -1 broken bus -3 cancelled flights (1 broken plane, 1 broken scheduling officer, 1 unknown) -1 airplane that taxied up, stopped, and then left without us (took another flight's cargo) -1 airplane that left and brought us back -0 bags lost, which we can only attribute to divine intervention -42 irtitated passengers, each loudly claiming to be the top priority for the next flight Today they opened the bag storage container and gave us our checked bags back (from two days ago) so I get some clean clothes and a nice shower Plus, the reservations team here is now on the job because my boss is senior enough to get a guaranteed seat on the next flight—and gets to bring a peon with him. I am the peon, and now all is well my little world.

You salty deployers can laugh all you want, I still feel like a kid in the candy store.

He finally made it to AFG shortly after his many Doha debacles.

John Bruzza proudly, and sleepily, checked in to tell of his daughter's birth: I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to write this, but I can't beUeve it has been only three weeks since my Utfle baby girl was bom.

Yes, I have a little girl. Her name is Giovanna Gabrielle Brazza and she was bom at 5:42 p.m. on Friday, 13 Febraary. She was 5 pounds, 14.5 ounces, and 19 inches long. She was bom through an emergency c-section due to a lowlying placenta rapturing. Debbie had to stay in the hospital for four nights, she got two units of blood to help with her blood loss. Everyone is home safely now and as of last Friday, Gia weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 20 inches. She does not allow me to sleep.

John is working on photos of Gia, Debbie, and himself for a later column. Congratulations.

Christine Picado sent a couple photos of her and Jeff Hoaglund '94 in their great seats at the Houston Bowl. For the past two years, Chris has been one of the five Marines stationed at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Ft. Belvoir. Chris has received orders to MCRD, Parris Island, South Carolina, where she'll be this June. Her email picado97@hotmail.com, and she hopes to hear from anyone down in Beaufort!

Chris Picado and Jeff Hoaglund '94 at the Houston Bowl Sarah Smiley wrote on behalf of her husband, Dustin Smiley.

Dustin is curtentiy stationed at NAS Whiting Field in Milton, FL, where he isttainingflight students in die T-34 with the VT-2 "Doer Birds." We just moved here in September after a three-year tour in JacksonviUe, FL, where Dustin made an impressive three successful search and rescues at sea (in the SH-60F) during Operation Enduring Freedom. He rescued four individuals, and all survived. Dustin is also busy being a good sport (and butt-of-alljokes) witii my newly nationally syndicated military-wife column, "Shore Duty." "Shore Duty" was just picked up nationally, and now appears in military and civilian papers across the countty, as well as online at Military.com.

Dustin has been a great sport about it, even though my column topics usually revolve around the crazy, frusttating, annoying things that happen to military wives. I also have a web

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site www.SarahSmiley.com tiiat has since become one of die fastest growing militarywife support sites on tiie Internet. For tiiose who know Dustin, they can appreciate what my column means for him. Dustin is a very reserved, quiet person who never makes any waves. He's definitely leaming how to gracefiiUy be in the spotiight and bear the brant of my jokes.

And from Cody Sinclair, good news of a new arrival and old friends.

On 2 Febraary 2002, my wife, Sarah Jo, had our first son, Frank (named in part after Frank Goertner who was recently married in Acireale, Sicily to Gesy). We are in AnnapoUs for a company officer tour. There are too many '97 folks here in Annapolis to name without leaving somebody out, but I will say that the old Fun ONE is coming out in force in the area...Will Hargreaves and Rick Linhart both were selected for test pilot school just down the road at NAS Pax River Shawn Slade (also at Pax), Dave Filanowicz, Maureen Moroney. Ken Harper, Brendan Conroy, and Pat Haley (working in Norfolk but commuting weekly to his home in DC) are aU in the AnnapoUs/DC area. One last comment...in order to make sure that Ed "Big Perm" Vernon isn't left out of any '97 Shipmate I would like to recommend that since he is out in the real world, he would be a great person to represent '97 in the next reaUty TV program...Trump, Survivor, Navy Bachelor...

Cody and Sarah Jo are working on a picture of the whole family, including yoimg Frank, to be pubhshed in a future column.

Jon Bradley and family wrote from Quantico, where he is Officer in Charge, Schools Section Weapons Training Battalion, Training Command (=Siuper School boss=very cool) Jon says, "All is well with the Bradley family.

Nathan just timied 4, Alena mms 2 next month, and Tina and I are doing great." Jon says to all those currentiy deployed, "Stay safe and God bless!"

Ed Snndberg proudly wrote about twins being bom, both to his wife, arui to friend Jason Brianas and his wife.

I am writing to aimounce the birth of twins'.

Our twins Edward Andrew (6 pounds, 2 ounces) and Daphne Marie (5 pounds, 8 ounces) were bom on 13 January 2004 in Monterey. My wife, Carie Waters '98, and I are very happy and trying to get used to not sleeping! And beUeve it or not Jason Brianas (my Plebe Year roommate) and his wife, Sara, also had boy and girl twins three days later at the same hospital! Meghan Sophia (6 pounds, 5 ounces) and Nathan Joseph (5 pounds, 11 ounces) were bom on 16 January 2004. AU four babies are doing great, getting big, and keeping their parents busy! Jason and I are both here at the Naval Post Graduate School in the National Security Affairs program. I just graduated in December '03 and wiU be heading to Newport in a couple weeks to start Department Head School and Jason will graduate in December '04 and then go to Department Head School.

Joint Membership is here for spouses of Alumni Life Members.

For information or to join please visit the membership section at www.usna.com.

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Lastly, Patrick Glynn, get in touch with Jessica T. Kellis of Southampton, NY, at giJes34@yahoo.com.

Friends, stay in touch and send me some photos of family and friends now that summer has you outside again. Stay safe. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Groove

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Pres: David Forman h: 843-763-6458; e: DSForman@aol.com Vice Pres: John Chau Treas: Daniel J. Martin Sec'y: Shawn C. Gee; e: shawngee@msn.com Cort. Sec'y: C.B. Johnson e: cbjohnson@1998.usna.com 1430 Commonwealth Dr., Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403; p: 910-328-2556 Greetings Class of '98.1 hope that you all had wonderful holidays with your families and friends and that this issue finds you winning the battle of the holiday bulge! Here's some news from Gaby Bolton (gbolton05@ gsb.columbia.edu): I just went to a Yankees game with Carlos Jativa this weekend, and we took some fun photos, so I thought I'd send them to you.

Things are going well here in the Big Apple, and I must say adapting to this new civUian life has not been difficult. Does anyone remember if I was ever in the miUtary? Just kidding.

Semper Fi, and if anyone wants to get in touch with me or any of the other wubas, send me an email. By the way, I don't really have a son, I have a dog, so stop asking. Rodi does have a son, though, so you can ask her about him.

Oh, and here's a great pictare of SuUy and Jlmi Bailey's daughter, AisUng (photo did not come through to Shipmate). Isn't she adorable?

She's a healthy happy Uttie girl, and she'U probably be at homecoming, so those of you that are there wiU probably get to meet her She was bom this September And from submariner Kenji Gjovig in Bella Napoli, Italy: Hey Ninety-Great! How is everyone doing?

I'm writing fiom Naples, IT where, surprisingly enough, we are basically having our own '98 reunion out here! My wife, Bonnie, and I have been here for a year now. I work for ComSubGraEight as a watch officer and in the submarine special operations department (spook stuff). Naples is as crazy as the stories about it are, but also allow for some great ttavel opportunities throughout Europe. Anyone is more than welcome to come stay with us and visit bella Napoli! Anyhow, here are updates

on some other people. Christina Neel is stationed at ComSubGraEight with me (odd place for a SWO). Danny Garcia is here as a MetOC officer Other recent but non-'98 grads in our office include Drew Richards '97, Jason Neal '97, John Mues '97, and Matt Drag '96 (soon to go back to SOAC to be a DH on a sub).

Other '98ers I've seen in Naples are; Mike Borelli who's here at CTF67 and will be taking the reins of Flag Loop after their Change of Command in September and Sarah Neville works for NRCC Naples doing contracting work. I've also seen Kristian Wahlgren '99 and his wife, Clancy (just had a beautiful baby giri, Halle!) who's also at NRCC with Sarah.

Erin and Kevin Meehan '99 are here. Kevin works for MSC and Erin is up in Gaeta on the Sixtii Fleet staff. Ben Selph '99 and his wife, Emily, are still on my old ship. SALT LAKE CFTY

(SSN-716) but are on their way out here to also be at CSG8. Here are some additional updates from other '98ers I've been in touch with. Tom Stickle is stationed at ComOpTevRonSix in Norfolk, VA. They are doing testing and evaluation on various submarine systems. His wife, Alicia (Evans) '99, is a Marine stationed on the Nashville on deployment right now. JW Hale is stationed at ONI in DC and doing well.

He may be going to do a short tour on a DesRon staff prior to going back as a DH. Brian Guise and his wife, Karen, had a baby boy, Logan, a year ago and are Uving in Great Lakes IL. Brian is on nuclear recraiting duty and going to Northwestern to get his MBA prior to going back as a DH on a sub. Jed Espiritu and his wife, Liza, just had their second baby (daughter Jordan was first and now Ella). He is at NPGS in Montertey, CA working on a masters prior to a sub DH tour. Scott Barsczewski is stationed at the Joint Forces InteUigence Command (JFIC) in Norfolk providing Intel support to the Joint Forces Command and SubLant. He is getting married to his fiancee, Laura in September at the Chapel. Tara Berger also got back from a recent deployment to the Gulf on Kearsarge.

She's now a single mother living in a doublewide in the backwoods of Georgia while working the late shift at a DQ (her words, not mine). Nicole NoUette got out of the Navy a couple of months ago after a MetOC tour in Souda Bay. She just started classes at the MIT Sloan Business School. Titus Fortner and Arnie Stankus recently reported to Recrait Training Command at Great Lake, IL. Titus is doing ateemendousamount of swing dancing while considering lateral ttansfer options from the submarine force. Mike and Rebecca Nevrton (both '98ers) are doing really well in San Diego. He's flying C2s (recently got back from a nine-month deployment!) and she just got out of the Marines. Now her full time job is looking after their two kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hayley (3) and Joe (1). Brit Smith is less than a yearfromfinishing his tour up at Submarine School in Groton. He and Jen have a son Britton Jr and a daughter due in November He's working on B-school applications now. Also at Sub School are Jason Weed (heading back to be a DH before too long) and Jonas Zikas. Roger Ashworth just got out of the Navy (after finishing at sub school) and will be starting Bschool at Georgetown this fall. Shannon Callahan just got back from a nine and a half month deployment flying EA-6s off LINCOLN during OIF. Bryan Taylor, Jenn Stillings (Campbell) '96, and Christopher Jason '97 where in her squadron. Other '98ers in the

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Wing include Roger Jacobs and Kaitan Gupta (E-2s) and Chris Hill (helos). Sara Stires is in Lemoore, CA, flying Superhomets for VFA-102. She recently got engaged to Chad Redmer '99 a feUow ultimate teammate of mine. That's all I can think of offhand.

I wanted to put in some quick plugs. First of all, please encourage everyone to visit the Class web site: www.usna98.org. Second, people should visit the Alumni homepage and log in. They have a feature where you can sign up for free lifetime email forwarding (ie: kgjovig@1998.usna.com). That's an awesome dealâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;free lifetime email forwarding. Third: Check out this web site: directory.smartlink.navy.mil/cgi-bin/ nph-web500gw/ from a .mil computer (use it at work, not from home) and you can find nearly anyone that has anything to do with the Navy.

Great way for all of us to get in touch with each other If anyone is passing through Europe, please stop and visit Bonnie and me in Naples. You've all got a place to stay with us. God bless and keep in touch.

Here's a quick update from Jeannette (Gaudry) and Chris Haynie: I deployed with HMLA-369 (my squadron) to fly Cobras in OIF, and was gone till the end of July. Derek Crousore and Nate Marvel are also in my squadron, as are Jay Moorman '95, Brad Butler '97, Justin Woodruff '00, and Devin Smiley '00. We are now working up for our seven-month deployment to Okinawa as part of the 31st MEU. Crousore, Marvel and I are flying much and sleeping Utfle, and the Marine Corps is getting its money worth for sure. We are living in Southem Califomia, though, so it cannot be too bad...Chris (my husband) is still up at the School of Infantry, as the S-3 and S-4 for MCT Battalion. He is spending most of his free time road bUdng and racing. I am spending my free time ranning StiU...

I'll catch up in a bit...

I'm certain that all of you that attended the reunion enjoyed it as much as I did. For those who weren't able to join us, you were sorely missed and we hope to see you at the next one.

I'm proud to announce that in the interim, my wife gave birth to our first son, Caleb Bowman Johnson. He's home and healthy and loves to eat...big surprise. Additionally I got out of the Marine Corps on August 31 after six-weeks of terminal leave and am now a real estate broker in Wilmington, NC. If any of you need any type of help or advice in a real estate transaction email me or visit my web site at www. cbjohnson.com.

If any of you have anything you'd like to see published, in Shipmate, please email it to me at cbjohnson@1998.usna.com. Enjoy the pictures from the reunion. God Bless and fair winds! â&#x20AC;&#x201D;CBJ

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almost down, three to go! I have happily delivered over 60 babies so far and even done a few cesarean sections! With me in the Ob/Gyn dept at PorstmouUi is Bill Warner '97. Other 1999 Academy grads at NMCP are Alex Holston, who was picked up for pediatrics residency (three years), Frank Gould, who will be in the fleet next year as a flight surgeon and Dave Bruner, an orthopedics intern, who will go to the fleet next year as a GMO on board a ship out of Norfolk, VA. Lisa Inverso will be completing her residency in pediatrics at Navy Med Cen San Diego, so congrats to her, as well!

Hope all is well with everyone!

Great article about the E.J. Wunderlich and

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Pres: Buster O'Brien e: obriencj@29palms.usmc.mil Vice Pres: Ben Adeyemi e: nigeriansteele@hotmail.com Treas: Jason Mendenhall e: GLandJason@aol.com Sec'y: IVIinh-tu Nguyen 6716 Stonecutter Dr., Burke, VA 22015 h: 703-644-7924; e: minhm99@yahoo.com web site: www.usna99.com Hello,'99! Graduation comes around again and we are another year older; and hopefiilly wiser Not much news for you this week so I'll get started with what I do have. First off, please don't forget to check out the Class web site at www.usna99.com. Ken Kurz has been great in setting up the site and maintaining it. bcidentally, the March column of Shipmate, which didn't make it to the magazine, is posted on the web site, ff you have any questions about the web site or would like to post anything, email Ken (KurzKJ@aol.com). All information regarding our upcoming Five-Year Reunion (2831 October 2004) can be found on the web site.

Here's a note from Kerry (George) Hudson, giving us an update on what she and sister Kelly George are up to: KeUy is curtently finishing up a very long deployment with die 13tii MEU on PELELIU. They spent several weeks in fraq and Kuwait, spent time in Singapore, UAE, AusttaUa, and Guam, among many other places. Obviously I don't know all that they were doing, but I know they have been working very hard!

Enclosed is a pictare of Kelly George and Shad Gill '00, 13th Co., in Iraq. (They are standing on the ends of tiie picture.) Shad was the AOIC and Kel was the OIC for their detachment from Radio BattaUon, Kanehoe Bay, HI. Among others in K-Bay witii Kelly is Debbie (Quattrone) Gomez.

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I am sttU at Navy Med Cen Portsmouth (NMCP) and was picked up for residency in Ob/Gyn, which is a four year programâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I

his family was published in the Orlando Sentinel on 22 Febmary 2004. The article can be found on our Class web site.

Some great pictures sent to us from John Waterston taken at this year's Bowl Game down in Houston, TX. These pictures are from the Houston Bowl.

Casey and I drove down from DaUas, where we were visiting family. We ran into Nick IVzcinski '00 and Jason Israel '00. There we not that many others from our year group there, so we had to play with the administtation. The hat that the Dant and Supe are wearing was brought back from Norway by Nick after his last Northern Run in CONNECTICUT. It was a great time and we had a blast seeing all of the Navy fans. I am curtently attached to PCU JIMMY CARTER building the finest submarine in the fleet and have been operating out of Bangor working on quals. I hope to hear from you all in the futare.

John can be contacted atjohn@waterston.org.

That's it for this month. Have a great summer and until next time here's a final thought: May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Minh-Tu

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Pres: IstLt Aaron Fielder Vice Pres: LTJG Dave Harrington Treas: LTJG Andy Kenwood, SC, USN Sec'y: LTJG Angela Karalekas 35 Old Coach Cir, Ludlow, MA 01056 e: usna2001navy@yahoo.com 2001, congratulations, we are three years into our commitment. Allow me, for a moment, to pat us on the back. As I look back at the jokers some of us were as Midshipman and compare us to the officers we now are, I am pretty amazed.

The miscreants of '01 have transformed into Marines who have been deployed to Iraq and served on the front lines, SWOs who have been on as many as three deployments to the Gulf pilots who have been winged and become operational in their squadrons, SEALs who have eamed their budweiser's and hunted terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan, and submariners who have survived power school and gone on deployments. It seems that most of us have found a niche and a definitive purpose in this organization. Even the greatest cynics are proud of what they have accomplished and can look back on their Naval Academy days as a time that built their foundations as leaders.

On a personal note, I finished my first tour on MCCAMPBELL (DDG-85) and have begun working at the Naval Weather Facility in Naples, Italy. Between tours, I had the chance to visit my brother who is a Youngster at the Naval Academy. It was refreshing to look at our school in a different light. Perhaps I was deliriously nostalgic or maybe some of that ever-present pressure has finally been lifted. "Whatever the source may be, I found a new appreciation for USNA. I was quite the Midshipman that week. I ate lunch in King Hall (chili con came), dinner in dry-dock (Mulhiesen), ran an outer, and shopped at the Midstore. When I walked into Bancroft Hall, I saw the Commander in Chief's Trophy for the first time. Go Navy! 1 strolled up to Memorial Hall while I waited for my brother to finish class. As I wandered around, it dawned on me that despite there being three carriers and scores of ships in San Diego and even more in Norfolk, there is nothing in either of those places that captures our collective experience like Memorial Hall. I dare say that for the first time, that hall meant something and I finally understood why the Naval Academy is an institution that is so widely respected. So '01 hats off BZ, and I hope you too get the chance to look at our school in a new light.

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Before I began my East Coast tour, I drove through Meridian, MS, and visited Tom Cunningham. He took me to perhaps the world's finest BBQ restaurant, s tiny eatery known to few outside Meridian. Jean's Red Door BBQ is attached to the home of the restaurant's only employees, Willy and Momma Jean.

Willy and Momma were excited to see Tom, who is a regular and insisted that we take a picture for their photo album. "What album is this?" 1 asked. Willy reached beneath the counter and pulled out a stack of albums dating back a couple decades. I flipped through the albums and noticed many 'Olers in the latest volume including, Kyle Jason, Matt Nieswand, Colin Price, Pat Solomon, Jason Walbom, and John Wilkinson. If you find yourself in Meridian, I suggest you drive by and see Willy and Momma Jean and have a taste of their famous whisky.

Jaimie Lusk writes: How about a littie shout out to Mr. and Mrs. Chad Trubilla and Mr and Mrs. Shane Edwards? '01 was represented in Annapolis, 13 March, Chad took the 1 p.m. show at the chapel, and Shane tied the knot at 2 p.m. '01 abounded in DTA, Jim Hanlon got accepted, along with Chris Tyll, for lateral ttansfer to SEALs. Hooyah. To celebrate, Jim got a cool tattoo marking him "Cehic Savage" (ask him to show it to you). Aaron Brown made Shane's sister feel welcome. What a hospitable gentlemen he is! Jim Pfeifer found his road bike, which was stolen by the Mexican Mafia of Pacific Beach. In a high-speed chase, Jim was able to stop the bandit biker and tum him over to police, where he would finally convince the authorities that, in fact, it was his long lost ride. Melissa Coombes is winning adventure races all over the country. In a Chicago race, she won an eight-day, sevennight, all-expense paid trip to Pera, along with teammates Dennis Doyle and Vytennis Benetis. Way to go tuff girl!

Rod Hodges writes: Hooyah to all Aught One still receiving tiieir Ufetime supply of Shipmate. Greetings from Oahu! WeU, I'm out here aboard KEY WEST (SSN-722) with Tom Finley and Jeff Greene.

We just wanted to give a quick shout out for our Classmates in the submarine force working their butts off out here in Hawaii. It's not aU fun and surf. We put our heads together and came up with this short list (hope we didn't miss too many): Olympia—Rob Garis; Honolulu—Mike Cataffo, Zach Hudson; Los Angeles—Charles Hirsch, Matt Feist; La Jolla—Matt Willett, Andrew Crawford; Charlotte—Luke Hedges, Bill Dull; Pasadena—Adam Borcz, Sterling Jordan; Louisville—Tim Farward, Dan Goodwin^ Josh Stewart; GreeneviUe—Justin Hawkins, Brian Kilburn; Bremerton—Gene Gard; Columbus—Brandon Soule, Brad McCreedy, Keith Davidson; Columbia— Dustin Jackson, Steve Vancott; Buffalo— Keith Lewis, Mike Moore.

Tyson Stephenson (SpudzOOl @yahoo.com) asked for my support to raise money for the Leukemia Society. As many of you know Tyson has been battUng cancer since our Second Class Year. He writes, "A cure for cancer does not exist, but I'm raising $4,600 and riding 100 miles in one day, on a bicycle, around Lake Tahoe in search of finding a cure!

This wiU be the second year I've raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).

Last year I raised $4,200. After being diagnosed with "Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma" (a form of blood-related cancer) during our Second Class Year, I am faced with the fact that there is no cure and a recurtence is always possible. Several other 2001 grads had cancer during our stay at USNA, or have recently developed the disease. Please offer your support for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by donating any amount of money. The mission of the LLS is to find a cure for blood related cancers while improving the quaUty of Ufe for patients

'01: WestPac 2003 Dirty Dozen; 1 to r: crammed into VLC aboard KEY WEST (SSN-722), LTJG; top: Dave Colhs, Andy Perez '99, Rod Hodges, Jeff Greene, Tom Finley Mike Doniger '99; bottom: Burt Keating, Sta Schneider '00, Norm Kendrick, John Seguin, Rob Webster, and George Klaus '99 Shipmate, May-June 2004

and tiieir families. This money will directiy help one of our Classmates right now. He has chemotherapy and radiation scheduled for the next half year. You can write a check to "LLS" or die "Leukemia & Lymphoma Society" and send it to: Tyson Stephenson, 611 Delaware Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451. Your donations are 100% tax deductible and more than 75% of die money goes directiy to patient services and research. Wish our Classmate and me luck on tills journey! The ride is on 6 June. Last year, it took me six hours to ride 100 miles; I'm looking to go faster this year! Thank you! Any questions, please email me.

If anyone is interested in helping me build a web site for oiu Class I would really appreciate it. The web site will become more important as our five-year reunion approaches. Please email me at karalekasa@nemof.naples.navy.mil or usna2001navy@yahoo.com. Thanks for wilting and please be in touch. Take care and God bless.

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Pres: ENS C. J. Sunonsen Vice Pres: ENS Greg Chapman Treas: ENS Chris Carter Sec'y: 2dLt Dani La Salle 6011 Dowhngwood Dr. Beaufort, SC 29902 e; usnashipmate02@yahoo.com Greetings from the only town with more North Face jackets than Aimapolis: Athens, GA. I'm here with Dan Chapman going through the one of the best-kept secrets in the Marine Corps: Aviation Supply School. We're joined by John Reeves '03, Aaron Schnetzler '03, Jess (Van Norman) Foley '03, and Eric Cahill '03. Don't ask why Dan and I are with '03, it's just the way the cookie cmmbled. Anyhow, we were fortunate enough to run into Brian Madden and Adam Tolk '00 as they were finishing up Navy Supply School. Brian is headed to Gulfport, MS and Adam's remming to San Diego with an oak leaf to go with his SWO pin. A class behind them is Ben Coons, who will be finishing up around publication time. Christina Knutson and Juhe (Faulkner) Wimsatt '01 were also through here for a couple of weeks going through a fiscal short-course. Needless to say, the impromptu reunion has been a great time. By the time we leave in June, we hope to have conttibuted to the local economy by visiting all the 283 local estabhshments.

Brian Murphy writes; Shipmates! I greet you now from sunny (compared to Groton) Norfolk having just reported to BOISE (SSN- 764) where among die first of my duties, I wiU be the sonar officer Rewind to 8 November 2003 when the former Katy Anderson and I were wed in her hometovm of Charleston, SC. It was one heck of a party weekend as the night before tiie wedding we experienced a bit of an Eight 21 st Company reunion (along with the standard Coast Guard debauchery). The bridal party included Helen Hugerich, Melanie Stock, Megan (Smith) Donnelly and Gwen Murphy '06 as bridesmaids along with Wilson Sullivan, Jeremy Martin, Jarrod Hair and Jonathan Anderson '06 as groomsmen. My father. Lex, Shipmate, May-June 2004

and Katy's sister, Emily, served as best man and maid of honor, respectively. The geo-bachelor lifestyle Katy and I had been living between Charleston and Camp LeJeune has taken a quick zig as I have relocated to Norfolk and Katy to Iraq. By the time this hits the presses, Katy will have been ranning her motor pool and convoys all over westem Iraq for a few months. We are looking forward to the days of A-billets and Dolphin quals being complete. Speaking of Dolphin qualifications, the last enomious chunk of ensigns has just graduated sub school in Groton and scattered to the wind to show the fleet that we really were paying attention (in between rabber band wars) at nuke school and prototype. There are a few sttagglers, though, who have just begun the arduous SOBC training, to include Grant ElUott, Travis Weber, and Brad Wolf '01.

One, in particular, was all tom he couldn't be done with classes already. Anyways, to all you Navy-types who are on the verge of becoming ensigns with cany-on stripes and the Marines who already were lieutenants, good luck as you finish your schools, eam your quals and lead your sailors and Marines...come home safely.

Pete Scheu writes: I finished the program at Moody Air Force Base with the Chair Force in December and am in Kingsville at the moment. Mike Cronauer and Mark Heller are still at Moody, along witii Scott St. John '03. Bex Boyd got jets and has afready moved on to Meridian where he joins George Schmuke, who just soloed in the T-45C. From what I hear from the Kingsville crowd, Paul Oyler is down there, and is not only married now, but is getting close to being Winged.

I've made a couple of tiips to Pensacola recently. The first one was for the Army-Navy game, where a bunch of us got together, including Tom Uhl, Eric Sorensen, Brian Walsh, Chris Bennett '03, Brock Stefura, Amy Sadeghzadeh, Dave Myers, Juhanne Wilkening, and Pritha Mahadevan. Eric and Brian are close to getting Winged at Sherman and to select the mighty HOOVER, the S-3.

Pritha is up in Dam Neck, VA, at NMITC, along with Sean Holman, Allison (Beamer) Wolff, and Brooke (Bell) Waller. My second trip to Pensacola was last weekend (16 January 2004) for Tom's Winging. He's going to the HSL FRS in sunny San Diego to fly SH-60Bs. He's joining Amy Sadeghzadeh, Greg Lembo, Nate Cook, and John Pontrello. At Tom's Winging party, we saw Brock Stefura, who's up at Meridian right now and looking at an April boat date, Pat Anderson (helos in Whiting), Jason Smith (just finished up T-2s at Meridian), and Erin Kellogg (helos at Whiting). Tom and Emily Burgess are getting married on 24 July 2004 in Tampa, FL; I know the 24th and Sixth gangs are hoping to be able to make it. Emily is curtentiy COMMO on ROOSEVELT (DDG-80) and is working on getting her SWO pin soon; she's enjoying life about as much as any other SWO can.. .barely.

At least she has Nuke school to look forward to in August.

Other news from the 24th Company clan...Leah Demberger recentiy got engaged to Chris Ward (civilian at large) after retuming for a several month deployment to the Gulf.

Kati Keller is in the engineering department on PELELIU, deployed somewhere right now in the Middle East. Spencer Fields recentiy

02: L to r: Dan Chapman, Christina Knutson, AP Schnetzler, Brian Madden, J Reeves, Dani La Salle, Adam ToDc '00, and Julie (Faulkner) Wimsatt "i

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received his water wings onboard LASALLE (AFG-3) and wiU be heading to Charleston to attend nuke power school this summer Javaris Ttamer is in Vance right now attending Air Force ttaining in the ghetto-fabulous T-37, and Uves with Dustin Evans who is leaming to fly the T-1 since he selected E-6s a few months ago. Meghan Kennerly is curtently at MCAS Beaufort as the flight equipment officer in the Aviation Maintenance Department; she and Larry Brooks are curtentiy engaged. Dave Myers, after spending some time up at UPenn going to real coUege, got his masters in communications and networking, and has finally started primary down in Corpus with the Class of 2003. Chris Sillman is taking his sweet time through primary, having finally soloed after several months of sitting around down at Corpus. Brett Chamberlin is ranning around at med school down in Texas, and having a blast the last time I talked to him.. .can you say sUver bullet? Nick Veasey is out in Japan and, last I heard, was in charge of a platoon of HMMWVs out there right near Mt Fuji. Brent Zito is in Japan as weU, on his ship BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), based out of Yokosuka; he's

spent way more time at sea than he has in port.

John Qualters is Uving the married Ufe up in Norfolk, where he's leaming to ran all the staff in the back of the E2, which, from what he told me, involves a lot of simulators and classes and not a whole lot of flying. He'll be getting his Wings in April. Eric Olsson finished up grad school out in CaUfomia and has joined the rest of the pilots out at Whiting Field to start primary. Kent Odgers decided that NFO was not for him and is now in Norfolk after lat-ttansferring into a new computer-oriented field that the Navy just opened up. Brandon Otto and Mark Steams joined the Norfolk posse as weU; Brandon is assigned to an SSN and Mark was just married. Mark, who spent his Cancun honeymoon bribing Mexican cops, is assigned to tile new SSGN, FLORIDA. And, last but not least, Brye Gerhardt is on GONZALEZ, and coming up on his third month of deployment after having made some stops in Malta and Greece.

I've run into some Classmates down here in KingsviUe. Meagan Varley, Rip Gordon, and Andy McKee all just got winged hereMeagan and Rip are going to Oceana for F-14s, and Andy is headed to Lemoore for the super hornet RAG. Mike Galdieri and I are going to be in the same class; we'll be in VT-21 when we get started in two weeks. Vic Costello and Justin White are also in VT-21.

That's about it from this end.

Spencer Fields getting pinned I have gotten some questions about a Class ring that was up for auction on eBay. To dispel the rumors, the ring has been retumed to the 138

rightful owner, and the authorities took the appropriate action against the auctioneer Thank you to everyone who offered help with resolving the matter That's about it for this edition. I hope this finds everyone well. Until next time! —Dani

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Pres: ENS Daniel Bailey Vice Pres: ENS Dan Emmert Treas: 2dLt Noelle Navas Sec'y: ENS Rick Mui e: navyclass2003@hotmail.com Well, it's almost been a year since graduation and now all of us live in many different states and several are overseas. Many are married or in the process of getting married—congratulations.

For this edition, Jim Vandevoort writes in with the details on Ron Drake's interservice marriage. Besides this update, sadly no one else had written the Shipmate staff with any articles or updates. The official email to submit articles, pictures, or anything you want published in Shipmate is navyclass2003@hotmail.com.

Ron Drake got married to his West Point sweetheart, 2LT Kristin Bradley, on 6 March 2004 in Champaign, IL. They had a beautiful ceremony, everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. The reception started off with decent speeches from the bestman and maid of honor, but no one expected what was going to happen afterwards.

If you knew Ron from the Academy, we caUed him names Uke Dirty D because he was crazy, and I was shocked when I heard he was getting married because I remember our adventures in AusttaUa and New York, he was a legend. He staked his claim as the king when he told aU of his friends that the wedding was just for show.

He eloped sometime around 27 June 2003, and they did not tell any of their friends. Ron Drake wiU always be a legend from the Class of 2003.

—Jim Vandevoort

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Factor it all in: • 1 -column photos for Shipmate are 2.5" wide • 2-column photos for Shipmate are 5" wide • Photos must be 300 dpi If your digital camera is set at 72 dpi, change your pixel resolution to a setting that, once the photo's dimension's are reduced, the dpi will equal 300 dpi.

Mrs. and ENS Ronald Drake Anyway, word just in that D'arcy Speise and Matt Mahoney got engaged...finally. Also, Jen Day and Matt Perkins just had their first baby, (wow.. .children?). Missy Ehret and Pete Burke got engaged recently as well. Best of luck to our new couples and certainly to our new parents.

Please start or continue to write in with information for Shipmate—we can't just make this stuff up. So everyone take care and Ebong—keep stackin' cheese overseas. —Dan

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CHAPTER NEWS ALABAMA Alabama Chapter Phil Griese'75 1906 Shades Crest Rd., Birmingham,M. 35216 h: 205-822-9470; e: phil@flagshiptradinginc.com Huntsville Chapter LCDR Frederick N. Steiner '57, USN (Ret.) 1059 Teenajo Dr., SE, Huntsville, AL 35803-3907 h: 256-650-5423; e: navy57@aol.com

ARIZONA Arizona Chapter William D. Morrison '57 11801 E. Juan Tabo Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5907 h: 480-585-1867; f: 480-473-3262 e: wmorrisonl@cox.net web site: http://www.usna.coin/Chapter/us/arizona

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Los Angeles Chapter Tom Oxford '66 2620 Dove Creek Ln., Unit B Pasadena, CA 91107 p: 626-440-2302; e: tom_oxford@yahoo.com Cort. Sec'y: Nick Madigan '81 e: nick@alisonmortgage.com George Watt '73 Visits SoCal USNA Alumni Association and Foundation President and CEO George Watt '73 joined the Los Angeles Chapter faithful for a weeknight get-together on 2 March. A cocktail hour and dinner where graciously co-hosted by John Semcken '78 at the Pacific Palms Hotel and Convention Center located in the city of industry. Among other things. President Watt gave an update on the Academy leadership, the material condition of the Yard (post hurricane), and the Leaders to Serve the Nation Campaign fundraising efforts. As usual, oiu president's enthusiasm, drive, and commitment to our instimtion are inspiring. A question and answer session followed dinner, which included some lively (and funny) discussions! LA Chapter members in attendance included Bill Barry '70, Kim Bassett '53, Howard France '73, Jim Kelly '66, Joe Koch '57, Nick Madigan ' 8 1 , Joe Mandichak '89, Rusty McDonnell '66, Steve Miller '79, Kevin O'Keefe '78, Tom Oxford '66, Glenn Schindler '64, Arthur Spring '57, Jim Trotter '74, Ralph Wilson '49, and Val Valentine '39.

(Apologies if I missed your name.) Many members brought their spouses and all enjoyed the palpable fellowship and camaraderie of the evening.

Orange County Luncheon Group On the second Tuesday of each month, except December, the Chapter holds a luncheon meeting at the Santa Ana Elks Club, 212 Elk Lane, Santa Ana for all Alumni who are interested in getting together to share their experiences and Shipmate, May-June 2004

enjoy the company of fellow Academy Alumni.

The welcome mat is always out to other Service Academy alumni as well and we are normally joined by a few West Point alumni. Alumni are also encouraged to bring guests. We gather at 11:30 a.m. for social time before eating at noon.

The program normally includes a speaker who talks on a subject of interest to those present. If you are interested in being placed on the notice list for the luncheons or attending a luncheon, please contact Joe Koch '57 (jwkoch@ pacbell.net; 714-773-1090).

March 2004 Orange County Luncheon The Orange County luncheon was held on Tuesday, 9 March 2004. Our speaker this month was Ward Payne, an Army combat veteran from World War II and Korea. Ward told us about his experiences as a platoon commander in the Ninth Infantry Division from Normandy to the Elbe River Ward's platoon was one of the first across the Rhine River at Remagen when the German Army failed to destroy the bridge in time to prevent the American Army from using it to cross the river For his service in Europe, Ward was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. After World War II, Ward was in the inactive Reserves and was called back to active duty for the Korean War. After training in the States, he went to Korea as a company commander in the 40th Infantry Division where he was awarded two more Bronze Stars and a second Combat Infantryman's Badge. We received quite a history and geography lesson as weU as hearing about Ward's experiences. Ward is someone you would traly call a combat leader for his exceptional service to our country.

The Class with the most present was '57 with five Classmates in attendance, followed closely by '47 with four in attendance. We welcomed newcomers Bob Currie '59 and Pete Dabbieri '67 to our luncheon group. Pete has recently moved to the Los Angeles area and joined the LA Chapter. We also welcomed back Jeff Hallin '83 who has not attended in a long time.

Those attending the luncheon included: Bill McReynolds ' 4 1 , Lefty Lavrakas '43, Walt Stevens '43, Bob Rubel '44, Rich Crane '47, TR Johnson '47, Jim Kirkpatrick '47, Stan Schiller '47, Al Enderle '52, Joe Zebrowski '53, Joe Koch '57, Bob Lutz '57, Jim Paulk '57, Phil Papaccio '57, Dave Stiller '57, George Watts '58, Joe Casasanto '59, Bob Currie '59, Joe Keeley '59, Glenn Shindler '64, Pete Dabbieri '67, Mike Metskas '74, Jeff Hallin '83, Steve Shatynski '83, Joe Mandichak '89, Bill Bailey USMA '60, Bill Correia WP '66, Bill Meddings, a former naval officer, and our speaker. Ward Payne.

Future Speakers June 2004â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Charles Wiley, a longtime newsman, will talk to us about trath in the media.

Pasadena Luncheon Group The Pasadena Luncheon Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Mimi's Cafe, 500 W. Huntington, Monrovia. (Huntington exit from the 1-210 Freeway, then go east three blocks.) We gather at 11:45 a.m. for lunch and just get together to talk amongst ourselves

without a speaker most months. If we can generate enough participation, we can have speakers at these luncheons. Glenn Shindler '64 (gshindler64@earthlink.net) is the organizer for these luncheons. If you are not already receiving notices for these luncheons, you can contact Glenn to get on the notice list.

In Febraary, we had a nice tumout of the San Gabriel Valley Alumni group at Mimi's Cafe on 26 Febraary. We were pleased to welcome three new faces: Phil Suhr '49, Ron Elly '86, and Dave Williams '92. Also attending were Frank Taylor '37, Lloyd Hoover '49, Joe Koch '57, Glenn Shindler '64, and Tom Oxford '66. The conversation was pleasant and many of the sea stories told around the table were partially trae.

Strategic Planning The Los Angeles Chapter is continually refining a strategic plan which assists the board of directors and officers in detemuning how many, and what types, of events to hold. If you have any ideas for Chapter-wide events, or venues for social gatherings, please email the board via Tom Oxford.

Upcoming Events 26 June 2004 is set for the annual meeting.

Three venues currently under review and one will be selected within the next few weeks. In consideration: LA Maritime Museum, Nixon Library, and LA Arboretum.

Attention Members!

Your board is increasing the frequency of our "get-togethers" and we are planning several new events for the 2004 calendar year! Please check the LA Chapter web site for an updated calendar (www.usna-la.org).

Monterey B a y Chapter CDR John J. Branson Jr. '50, USN (Ret.) 1281 Sylvan Rd., Monterey, CA 93940-4942 h: 831-375-8603; e: JJBransnjr@aol.com Sacramento Chapter Mr. Dennis P. Joyce '61 2880 Sunrise Blvd., Ste 200 Rancho Cordova, CA 95742-6100 h: 916-983-9367; c: 916-996-1333 e: djoycel961@hotmail.com The meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m. with 26 members and guests present. Those present were Larry Pierce '38, MO Slater '42, Cay and Joe Drachnik '43, Marion Logan, widow of Bob Logan '43 and her daughter, Lindsay, Tom Hartigan '47, Kay and Bill Doddy '48, Mary Lee and Ed Axtell '48, Barry Whittlesey '49, Claire and Jim D'Orso '52, John Haynes '55, George Martin '55, Tom Langley '56, John Tait '60, Denny Joyce '61, George Simmons '61, Larry Smith USMA '62, Frank Blake '68, Frank Valente '82 and his father, Angelo, visiting from Detroit, a newbie, George Taggert '82, and our speaker, Dave Marquis, from Channel 10 in Sacramento.

Larry Smith reported that the West Point Glee Club would be in Fair Oaks on 17-19 March.

Larry can be contacted at 916-483-1998. John Haynes reported on the upcoming joint meeting with the San Francisco Chapter on 20 March at 139

Travis AFB. John is the contact point for this meeting and can be reached at 916-989-2947.

Reservations will be required. John also reported on several books he had with him for loan to members. This is a worthwhile benefit for the Chapter and has created much interest for many members.

John then introduced Dave Marquis, our guest speaker, who gave a brief history of his past news activities covering military activities around the world wherever he is needed. He also discussed the problems of the instant news releases via satellite hnks and the conttol by the miUtary or the news bureaus in "his chain of command." There were numerous lively questions that evoked some floor discussions. The meeting was adjoumed at 1:20 p.m.

San Diego Chapter CAPT Randy Bogle '68 h: 619-328-5728; w: 619-295-7490 e: rbogle@dpafraining.com Corr. Sec'y: CDR Tom Parry '82, USNR w: 858-586-7461; e: tom.parry@intelesistech.com web site: www.usnaaasd.com San Diego PETCO Ballpark and Omni Hotel Tour Fifty members of the Chapter were treated to a tour of the San Diego Padres new ball field in the heart of downtown. Alumni and Chapter members have been deeply involved in the constraction of both the hotel and park.

It was really a super Saturday aftemoon. We met at a restaurant adjacent to the sports and hotel complex and walked over to PETCO Park.

As we climbed the ramps and finally made it to the field level grandstand we felt a littie surge of Blue and Gold. Besides the manicured grass and the smooth base paths, a view of Go Navy in gold on a Navy blue scoreboard greeted us. The ballpark is really a state of the art facility with the amenities expected in the electronic age. Jim Chatfield '89 was our host. Jim is the vice president of constraction in charge of building the ballpark.

Following that tour, we moved onto the almost completed Omni Hotel complex. Here, our host and tour guide was Paul Vujica '83 who is project manager for the hotel constraction and fitting out The Omni as a combination residential condominium and guest facility. As one might expect, constraction of this type of facility could be considered another Plebe Year Paul, who is traly the soul of patience, an accomplished public speaker, and a real life comedian as well, related several traly comical stories. The stories he told were trae life and related his achievements and frastrations during constraction and testing of the hotel, the ballrooms, swimming pool, and last but not least, the plumbing.

A most appreciative thank you to Jim and Paul for a great job. Well done also to Randy Bogle '68 and Jeff Clough '64 for all of the arrangements and admin work.

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Dinner with George Watt, Santa Barbara Chapter USNA AA, president/CEO CDR William J. Stewart '63, USNR (Ret.) On Thursday evening, 4 March, we had the 1617 Las Canoas Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93105 honor to host national President and CEO, h: 805-962-0703;w: 805-963-1863 George Watt '73, for dinner at Tom Ham's e: tenbears@silcom.com Lighthouse. With our Chapter President, Randy Sec'y: Gary Minar '58 Bogle, as the master of ceremonies the evening p: 805-688-7957; e: gh58minar@verizon.net was traly a Blue and Gold event. George providWe are pleased to report on our memorable ed us with a dynamic view of the Yard and spring luncheon on 27 March 2004, by the Santa restoration of the damage from Hurricane Isabel, Barbara Chapter The site was the beautiful USNA is better than ever, and with the status of Montecito Country Club, with a delicious lunch Leaders to Serve America informed advocates arranged by country club members Virginia and campaign, funding is beyond expectations. Bill Spangler '46. The view that awaits guests George commenced his remarks with a report of upon entering the country club is traly awethe heath and welfare of Admiral Ron Marryott someâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a panorama of the Santa Barbara harbor '57. Ron, the fighter, is on the mend and the and Channel Islands, and the weather was perprognosis is good. He also reported the entire fect. Some key points: in addition to a fine Marryott family is so appreciative of the prayers, update of Academy life, sports and recraitment cards, letters, and good wishes the folks at by guest speaker David Church '67 director of Alumni House deliver daily.

Alumni Services Division, USNA AA, Colin We concluded the evening with all voices Bowser '93 told us about his combat experiraised singing Navy Blue & Gold. Thank you, ences in the Persian Gulf area. All were enhghtened by the interesting description of how Navy George, for your visit and your time with us.

P-3s performed their mission in coordination USNA Women's Glee Club The Women's Glee Club toured the San Diego with all the other services and aircraft types. It area 12-15 March. They gave four performances was fascinating to leam how the workhorse P-3 at a church, a Virginia home, a high school, and has been modernized to carry state-of-the-art at UC San Diego. The group also appeared on weapons and sensors. This was a trae update for many on how 21st century war fighters do their local television. duty in a hostile 3-D environment.

March Luncheon The monthly Chapter luncheon will feature a talk by Richard Bannister '60 on his experiences at the South Pole.

Upcoming Events 3-4 Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;San Diego Crew Classic. This year the women's crew will represent USNA. The Crew Classic is the largest rowing regatta on the West Coast. Jim Fontana '63 will be coordinating Chapter participation.

Monthly USNA Networking Meeting Treasurer Greg May '82, Vice President Charles Hanna '58, Dave Fennell '87 (fennelld@ Secretary Gary Minar '58, and President Bill Stewart '63 mindspring.com; 619-297-9589) and his gang The attendees were: Tom Long '33, Larry still meet religiously at the Holiday Inn Select Lovig '39, Betty and Bob Newcomb '40, Pat Mission Valley every second Friday of the Murphy '41, Fred Ulam '45, Don Iselin '46, month at 7 a.m. If you or another Alum you Virginia and Bill Spangler '46, Karole and Russ know is looking for a job, check them out. If you Christian '48, Hank Settle '48, Jarrel and Fr have any questions, contact Dave.

John Fuller '52, Anne and Doug Haigh '52, NAVNET Carolyn and Bill Britton '53, Delene and Stan NAVNET is another networking venue for Keck '54, Ray Medeiros '55 and guest Barbara USNA grads as well as anyone else. "They convene Obinger, Suzy and Jim Clark '56, Bear every third Friday at Trellises Garden Grill in the LaSalle '57, Fran and Vern Haima '58, Emie Town and Country Hotel and Resort on Hotel Merritt '58, Barbra and Gary Minar '58, new Circle. It's "come as you are" and pay as you go. members Kay and Jack Bundarin '59, Nancy We average 30-plus for breakfast, so if you are Ln and Bill Kelly '59, Marirose and Karl Kozak the market for a new career or a motivated "new '63, Jim McClure '63, Bill Stewart '63 and hire," check them out. For info contact Tom guest Elizabeth Traesdail, Greg May '82, and Hammons '71 (tjhammons@aol.com; 858-538- Colin Bowser '93.

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It was another grand event with over 40 guests. Our speaker and guest, David Church '67, also brought his daughter, Kerry Evensong San Francisco Chapter UCSB '91. David gave us a very informative President: LCDR Chester M. KoUey, USNR update on Academy life. He described the mood 686 Portofino Ln., Foster City CA 94404-2938 after our successful football season and spoke of h: 650-573-7802; e: cmkolley@comcast.net some promising young athletes who will be Vice President: James Ryan '86 there next year with hope for another fine seae: james@peisales.com son. USNA will be playing Maryland in 2005.

Secretary: LT Robert M. Sohovich '93, USN David also summarized the Naval Academy 1004 Byerley Ave., San Jose, CA 95125-2507 Foundation's work in fund raising for the future h: 206-250-5321; e: soho@1993.usna.com enhancements of the USNA programs. We also leamed of many changes that have occurred as the Academy evolves in preparing future Shipmate, May-June 2004

officers. Many more privileges are available now for Midshipmen, along with expanded responsibilities.

Our Chapter spent time reviewing the Chapter by-laws, which have been in place and unchanged since 1963. Fr John Fuller '52, reminded us all of the initial founding activities that began in late 1962 when he and a few others organized the three county Santa Barbara USNA AA Chapter! Detailed discussions resulted in many suggested updates to the Chapter by-laws. The original by-laws call for dues to not exceed $2 per year! However, that was when U.S. first-class postage was five cents, and die rest is history. Sadly, we have been forced to raise that amount. The original by-laws were written before women were admitted as Midshipmen, but that changed in 1976â&#x20AC;&#x201D;another update. We will maintain our two meetings per year format (picnic and Army-Navy game), but will retain the option for a winter meeting (such as this luncheon) when appropriate, as determined by the Chapter Council. Revised by-laws will be made available to all Chapter members by email immediately, and in hard copy with the picnic paperwork.

Chapter President, Bill Stewart '63, spoke about his recent activities in visiting with parents of interested USNA candidates. We have several very highly qualified candidates for both USNA and USAFA Classes of 2008 ft-om the local area.

The Chapter is planiung an election of new officers, with the balloting to be done at the sununer picnic (our next event) on 10 July 2004.

RADM Tom Long '33 (805-969-1783), will spearhead a nominating committee and be joined by volunteers Ray Medeiros '55 (805987-3110) and Pat Murphy '41 (805-682-5687).

Two Chapter Council members will also be added. Members should contact one of that nom[ inating committee with recommendations for new officers, and names need to be given no later than 10 May 2004. According to our byE laws, names can also be given at the picnic when : we hold the election.

Don't forget about the picnic on 10 July 2004!

Gary Minar '58

COLORADO Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret) 555 ApoUo Dr., Boulder, CO 80303-5002 h: 303-499-0337; w: 303-966-4833 e: dbranchjr@aol.com www.usna.com/Chapters/US/Colorado/default.htm Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt '66, USN, co-hosted a dinner meeting by 160 Colorado Chapter Alumni, Naval Academy Parents Club of Colorado members. Blue & Gold Officers, and candidates for the Class of 2008, in Denver in Febraary 2004. Pictured are a few of the attendees with the Superintendent.

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Colorado Chapter: Dan Branch '59, Colorado Chapter President, Andy Sosnicky '66, Hank Estes '59, Jum Grabe '79, and Tom Dames '65 C O N N E C T I C U T Connecticut Chapter LCDR David H. Stryker '61, USN (Ret.) RO. Box 670; New London, CT 06320-0670 h: 860-536-3636; e: ML8632@aol.com w: 888-447-0512 At the board of directors meeting in Febraary, the decision was made to discontinue the mailing of newsletters to all members within the state who are members of the National Alumni Association, regardless of whether or not they are members of die Connecticut Chapter The costs of preparing and mailing the newsletters for this large listing became prohibitive in the current era of declining Chapter membership (67 dues paying members). The April newsletter therefore, was the last one to be mailed to the national association members. To continue receiving a mailed newsletter, you must be a dues paying member of the Connecticut Chapter An electtonic newsletter will become the primary means of communication for relaying information to oiu Chapter members. Accordingly, it is most important that the Chapter leadership be kept informed of your current email address. The Chapter receives periodic downloads from USNA containing the information in their database. Unfortunately, this information is not always current. The December Chapter newsletter contained a data sheet for the purpose of submitting personal information to the Chapter Specifically, it requested your name. Class, home address, home phone number, spouse's name, titie and occupation (if applicable), company, business address, business phone, email address, and preferred names or nicknames to be used on nametags at Chapter events. Submission of this information along with your payment of annual dues of $25 will ensure that you will be kept informed of all Chapter events. This information should be addressed to the Chapter President, Dave Stryker '61, 10 Whitehall Landing, Mystic, CT 06355. Be sure and indicate that you desire a "snail mail" version of the newsletter, otherwise you will receive the electronic version.

A few words on dues, if I might. It was recently pointed out to me that the events held by the Chapter are primarily focused on the graduates who are retired. While the Chapter leadership very much encourages and hopes for participation across the entire spectrum of USNA

graduates, it is realized that this may not always be a realistic thing to expect, especially for those on active duty raising a family. As for the retirees, it has been my personal experience that the longer one is out of USNA, the fonder, and dare I say "more special," the memories of our alma mater and our professional careers that followed graduation, become. Accordingly, it seems to me that $25/year is a small price to pay by those who, for the most part, can afford it, in order to provide sufficient capital with which to plan and execute a broad spectram of events of interest to USNA graduates within the state. The price of $35 to $40 per person to get together once, twice or even three times a year to rehash old memories seems like a good thing. And even if you were unable to attend even a single event, paying the $25 dues averages out to $2.08/month. Who among us can't afford that?

And let's face it, if you really think about it, USNA provided us all with a pretty good foundation for facing our personal lives, our careers, and the world at large. Couldn't we all consider paying Chapter dues as "giving back" in some small measure, for all that we have received?

You can join the Chapter by sending a check for $25, made out to USNA A A Connecticut Chapter, to Ted Lovely '56, 8 Newton Ln., TrambulfCT 06611.

Bob Graham '61 has become the new webmaster for the Chapter web site. Once his work is complete and the web site is back online, it will contain a lot of useful information for our Chapter members. Between this site and email on the Internet, the Chapter will have primarily, an all electronic communications capability, very much in keeping with the 21st century!

At this writing, plans are being made for the USNA Athletic Director, M r Chet Gladchuk, to be the guest speaker for our June meeting. It is anticipated that the meeting will be held at a venue in Westport, CT. Detailed information on this meeting will be contained in the Chapter newsletter We very much hope to see you there.

Dave Boyd '59

COSTA RICA Costa Rica Chapter Claudio A. Pacheco '64 Apt. 4307-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica h: 506-224-4325; w: 506-256-3855 e: cpacheco@sol.racsa.co.cr 141

DELAWARE Delaware Chapter Mr. Frank S. Carter HI '70 (Skip) RO. Box 462, Lewes, DE 19958-0462 h: 302-644-4838; e: nick.carter@verizon.ii

FLORIDA Fort Lauderdale Chapter Col Birney T. Pease '63, USAF (Ret.) 5555 N. Ocean Blvd., Apt 19 Lauderdale By the Sea, FL 33308-2352 h: 954-941-0561; e: rwopznpod@juno.com On 17 March, St. Patrick's Day, the famed ".. .luck of the Irish" was showered upon the Ft. Lauderdale Chapter, which was privileged to host a luncheon for Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy; namely, VADM Rodney P. Rempt '66, USN. The Admiral was accompanied by his gracious wife, Pam; and escorted by the President/CEO of the USNA Alumni Association and Foundation, George P. Watt Jr. '73 along with his own lovely wife, Peggy.

The target audience in attendance at the luncheon consisted of a range of notables from the community including: the Honorable James Naugle, mayor of Fort Lauderdale; Don and Phyllis Bannister, president, Broward Council of the Navy League, as well as other past officers from the Navy League; Joseph Millsaps, senior director, Reet Week USA Relations (affiliated with the incomparable "Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show"), plus several of his associates; Mrs. Joyce Nelson, president, USNA AA South Florida Parents' Club; plus, educators and several USNA Blue & Gold officers, with CDR Keith UUman, USNR (Ret.), senior naval science instractor, NJROTC, Taravella H.S., being the most senior one currently active in the BGIS. The luncheon began with usual protocols of an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance; but also included an emotionally-moving "missing-inaction" ceremony conducted by Lt Col Sam Trichilo, USAF (Ret.), vice president of the Broward County Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.

After welcoming remarks by Chuck Bortell '67, the Ft. Lauderdale Chapter's "Member-ofthe-Year" award was presented by George Watt '73 to Luis Sologuren '53.

Then, after an eloquent introduction by George Watt, Admiral Rempt presented a short, but excellent, DVD video depicting the challenging life for Midshipman at the Academy. He also discussed the tremendous logistical and operational challenges resulting from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Isabel; in addition to humorous anecdotes in coping with its aftermath. In addition, the Admiral strongly emphasized the core elements of the Naval Academy's mission; and, provided examples of the methods and practices in place to achieve them. Then, the Admiral vividly explained the enormously competitive spirit and energy, both

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individually and collectively, of the Brigade of Midshipmen, as well as its exttemely high standards and expectations. While none of the Admiral's latter comments would be news to graduates, many parents and special civilian guests were reassured by the Admiral's steely, yet compassionate description. Several of the guest's remarks, afterwards, clearly indicated their comfort and confidence stemming from meeting the Admiral; and, having the opportunity to personally witness his experienced, endearing, and soberly mature mien.

Approximately 70 persons enjoyed the tasty luncheon repast at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club.

George Moraitis Jr. '92, secretary of the Ft. Lauderdale Chapter and a member of the yacht club, enabled the arrangements. Col Birney T. Pease '63, USAF (Ret.), president-elect. Ft. Lauderdale Chapter, was the superb "Task Force Commander," overseeing the coordination of all the myriad details. His imagination, resourcefulness, tireless, and incessant efforts, all combined to facilitate an extremely successful event.

Additionally, Rob Gillette '90, serving as tteasurer, maintained copious extta financial records; but, also served as the procurement specialist and technical adviser for audio-visual capabilities necessary for the Admiral's presentation.

Interested civilians were the preponderance of the guests, but many Chapter members contributed extensively. For example, the able assistance of Teresa and Phil Fairman '47 was vital to an efficient welcoming station. Several other members were, in various ways, key participants, including: Joe Chopek '69, along with his son, LT Joseph Chopek '97, USN; Charlene Welsh, mother of Kelly Welsh '00 and Megan Welsh '05, who attended; Telmo Ortega '59; Victor Viglino '54; Tom Linder '77; Randy Stefanovic '80; Dave Yablunosky '84; Bob Kuntz '62; Lou Romano '67 (Palm Beach Chapter member, and president, McCampbell's Aces, ANA Squadron #62); and Bob O'Shea '47.

VADM Rempt, Chuck Bortell, and George Watt Furthermore, members of the USNA South Florida Parents' Club attended in force, with many enthralled participants, including Wendy Black and her son, MIDN Jonathan Black '04, along with at least eight others from their group.

Mayor Naugle welcomed Admiral Rempt by presenting him with a key to the City of Fort Lauderdale. Then, the Mayor assisted by presenting a USNA "Certificate of Accomplishment" to a successful local candidate, Ms. Kanathy N. Haney.

The "Missing-in-Action" ceremony was closed by Colonel Trichilo; and, then, Roberto Leon '47, with his ever-present, "really eager*? cherabic smile, led the assembly in singing Navy Blue & Gold.

This particular aftemoon event was followed by a stupendous performance of the USNA Men's Glee Club, that same evening, at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. Its physical venue is almost nonpareil. Admiral and Pam Rempt also attended the Glee Club presentation, where the Superintendent was able to extol the stellar qualities of the Glee Club and Midshipmen, in general, before approximately 1,800 plus parishioners, plus 190 plus music aficionados from military affinity groups.

Chuck Bortell '67 Gainesville Chapter CAPT J. Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) 10424 SW 41st PL, Gainesville, FL 32608 h: 352-376-6611; w: 352-376-3301 e: mickey@acceleration.net

Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Michael O. Boms '70, USN (Ret.) 1185 SaU Marsh Cir Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082-2543 h: 904-273-4714; w: 904-285-3400, ext. 356 e: mboms@meridianmgmt.com web site: usnaaajaxchap@usa.net The winter meeting was held 27 Febraary at the University Center on the campus of the University of North Florida. The guest speaker was CAPT Chuck Berdar, USN, Afloat Training Group Mayport. CAPT Berdar provided a very fine overview of how the Navy, through his command and others, is responding to the current challenges of being ready 24/7. His remarks and information were very well received by the Alumni and guests present. Following his presentation, CAPT Berdar entertained questions and participated in discussions with Chapter members, etc. The oldest graduate in attendance at the meeting was Bob Crowell '34 while the youngest was Nathan Conner '99.

Those in attendance included Chapter Vice President, Tom Barry '65 and Carole, Chapter President, Mike Borns '70, Mr. and Mrs. Warran Brown '49, Nathan Conner '99, Ed Cooke '46, Robert Crowell '34, Mark Davis '83, Chapter Treasurer Mike DeVaux '90, Mr and Mrs. James Dunford '39, Stephanie Febel Association, Brett Feinstein '86, Mr and Mrs. Don Fisher '49, Jack Hinman '40, Mr and Mrs. Don Miller '44, Griswoid Moeller '42, Bill Payne '44, Chuck Pendleton '43, Mr and Mrs. Robert Phillips '46, Tom Shadowski '67, Mrs. Francis Vissering Association, Mr and Mrs. Dave Ward '45, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Zvacek '66.

The next regular meeting of the Chapter is scheduled for 16 April 2004. RADM Jim Stavridis '76, USN, and Commander, Craiser Destroyer Group 12, will be the speaker For further information, please contact Chapter President Mike Boms '70.

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fall, which should be traly special (and heavily attended), since in all likelihood will decide the championship under the new NASCAR final ten race shoot-out format.

And in football...ah yes, "King Sport" in these parts...the Hurricanes signed their prize recruit. He should further enhance the already awesome defense, assuming he does not wind up in jail for an alleged parole violation during a recraiting visit to Gainesville.

Not to be outdone, the Dolphins brought Dan Marino out of retirement as "Senior Vice President for Football," only to have him resign three weeks later for "family and lifestyle" reaCAPT Chuck Berdar, USN, Afloat Training Group, sons. Hmm...suppose you're making a couple Mayport addresses the Jacksonville Area Chapter of million bucks a year as an analyst, working a few days a week for (say) six months a year; instead, you give that up for a 12 hour a day, seven day a week, 52 week a year job, eaming less money—you do the math...

But enough about the local scene; let's tum to Chapter events since the last column. First, on 19 Febraary, the Chapter held another in the continuing series of "All Academy Happy Hours," again at the Mezzanote restaurant in Coconut Grove.

Along with several USMA and (a) VMI alumni (first one). Chapter members attending the happy hour were Bob Chester '68, Sergei Tom Shadowski '67 and CAPT Chuck Beitiar Kowalchik '67, Neil Sapp '62, Alfred Bunge '88, and Bill Ogden '66. In addition to having an excellent time partaking of adult beverages and Miami Chapter delicious hors d'ouvres, sharing stories and Richard W. Ogden '66 enjoying the camaraderie, the gathering also lent 5590 SW 92nd St., Coral Gables, FL 33156 h: 305-665-9641; b: 305-663-5860; e: bmo@kcl.net itself as a foram for the collective planning of the next Chapter event—the luncheon in honor Sec'y: Sergei Kowalchik '67 of the forthcoming visit of the Naval Academy e: sergei@bellsouth.net Superintendent.

Greetings from Mianu.

As alluded to previous, on 18 March 2004 the As is normally the case this time of year Miami Chapter was privileged to host a lunch(March), a lot has been happening in South eon, at the Riviera Country Club in Coral Florida, both within the Mianu Chapter as well Gables, in honor of the visit to Miami by VADM in the greater Miami-Dade area. The list is long, Rodney Rempt '66, USN, Superintendent of but to name just a few... the U.S. Naval Academy and CAPT George The Miami Boat Show (one of the largest in Watt '73, USN (Ret.), president and CEO of the the world and largest in the "mega yacht" cateUSNA Alumni Association and Foundation. gory) was a big success. While reporting only With 70 people attending, it was the largest shghriy larger attendance than last year, it expetumout ever for a Chapter luncheon. rienced significantly increased sales—indicator In addition to Chapter members and the guests of higher consumer discretionary dollars availof honor—VADM Rempt '66 and his wife, Pam, able; few things are more "discretionary" than CAPT Watt '73 and his wife, Peggy, and Mr boats...the old "hole in the water."

Mike Gather from the USNA Foundation—also The Coconut Grove Art Festival was once present at the luncheon were high school counagain a huge event. This year the organizers selors, an assistant school principal, Doug Cook decided to impose a modest fee to acmally enter '77 (Coral Gables High), school board members, the area where the art was displayed; this in local dignitaries, USNA candidates for the Class order to keep out the partying tire-kickers from of '08 and their parents, parents of current getting in the way of the serious buyers—howMidshipmen, a real "live" Midshipman ever, as in the past, the rest of the festival was (Gerardo Delgado '06) on spring break, potenfree and drew a large throng of revelers. tial candidates for future Classes, many friends Miami Beach in tum, hosted a big "something of the Academy, and several of our West Point or other" for "dance music" (whatever that is) brothers-in-arms (VADM Rempt did not miss fans, which drew thousands of out-of-town afi- the opportunity to have some fun with this cionados. Concurrently, the Miami Herald during his remarks). reported that the Miami police have had "Rap Fotiowing a socializing period and a delicious stars" under surveillance (many of whom fre- lunch, CAPT Watt introduced VADM Rempt to quent the South Beach scene), generating all the group, who then proceeded to give a terrific sorts of innuendos about "police state," etc.; the and riveting "State of the Academy" multimedia police deny the story—got to love it! presentation. Packed with information about In sports, the IRL season opener at Homestead "who is this Brigade," "what does the Academy Speedway was as exciting as it gets. Homestead mean to the nation," "where it's been, where it is will also host the NASCAR season closer in the Shipmate, May-June 2004

today, where it's going;" it was a veritable "soup to nuts," to include "what is it that keeps the Commandant and me awake at night."

To say that VADM Rempt's remarks were well received, would be the quintessence of understatement; grad, non-grad, candidate, parent, teaching professional, friend, all were thoroughly impressed, irrespective of their relationship with the Academy...and made a point of saying so afterwards. Upon completion of the Superintendent's formal presentation, and prior to taking questions, he also presented the Class of '08 candidates in attendance with certificates of their admission. One certificate was presented to a father, because his absent daughter was otherwise occupied taking an exam; the Adnural totally concurred with her priorities.

Chapter members in attendance were: Dick Bowers '64, Alfred Bunge '88, Rosemary and Charlie Butler '48, Jovan and Bob Chester '68, Tom Crompton '59 and Tom Crompton Jr. '83, Scott Dudley '66, Marietta and Juan Fanjul '93 with their infant son. Jack (potential class of '22), in his sttoller, Alex Garcia '90, Ray Gonas '68, Alan Greer '61, Tony Jiles '80, Sergei Kowalchik '67, Frank Martin '59, Mel Meinhardt '80, BiU Ogden '66 and daughter, Kristin, who handled the check in at the door, Doug Ross '81, Paul Roundy '63, Peggy and NeU Sapp '62, Kevin Smart '93, Paul Sugrue '67 with two future candidates, Jody and Tom Verregnia '69, and Hal Zabrowski '90.

Till the next one.

Sergei

Kowalchik

Naples-Fort Myers Chapter LCDR Edwin W. "Ned" Oldham '58, USNR (Ret.) 400 Park Shore Dr, Unit 202, Naples, FL 33316 h: 941-434-0806; e: ewoldham@hahnlaw.com Sec'y: Bob Shearer '58; e: riiss58@swfla.rt.com In response to many requests for an evening affair, our last meeting of this season was held at Audubon Countty Club on 14 April 2004. Social hour was at 5:30 p.m. and dinner was at 6:30 p.m. Our guest speaker was VADM Norbert R. Ryan Jr. '67, USN (Ret.), president of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), formeriy The Retired Officers Association (TROA).

Vice Admiral Norbert R. Ryan Jr. United States Navy, Retired Admiral Ryan '67 became president of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), formerly The Retired Officers Association (TROA), in September 2002. He is MOAA's ninth president in the organization's 73 years.

A native of Mountainhome, PA, Admiral Ryan graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1967. He is also a graduate of George Washington University, with a master of science degree in personnel administration, and the senior officials in National Security Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Govemment.

He was designated a naval aviator in 1968, and his numerous operational and sea duty assignments included command at the squadron and wing level culminating with command of 143

Commander, Patrol Wings, U.S. Pacific Fleet/Conunander, Task Force 12 (CTF-12).

In addition to his operational assignments, VADM Ryan has also served as Company officer/Midshipman personnel officer, U.S. Naval Academy; deputy executive assistant/aide to the Chief of Naval Operations; executive assistant to the vice chairman. Joint Chiefs of Staff; assistant chief of Naval Personnel for Total Force Programming and Manpower (Pers-5); assistant chief of Naval Personnel for Distribution (Pers-4); and Chief of Legislative Affairs.

Admiral Ryan served as chief of Naval Personnel/deputy chief of Naval Operations (Manpower and Personnel), from November 1999 until his retirement in August 2002.

Among his awards and decorations Admiral Ryan is authorized to wear the Navy Distinguished Service Medal (with one Gold Star), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with three Gold Stars), and the Meritorious Service Medal (with two Gold Stars).

Oiu March luncheon with the Superintendent was quite a success. One-hundred-twenty Alumni and guests listened as Superintendent Rodney Rempt '66, discussed the problems and challenges of the day, the state of the Brigade and the successes racked up in recent times. He also welcomed a tidy tumout of appointees and candidates to USNA and members of our Parents Club.

We can all be very proud of the efforts that are being made by our military, and they deserve all our support.

Those present at our meeting were Gil Barbe '63, Reynolds Beckwith '49, Loretta and Bion Bierer '53, Dotty Coney (widow of Charles Coney '19), Peggy and Hank Gorman '44, Betty and Al Haworth '57, Jim Hellauer '61, Bob Lees '69, Lou Romano '67, Shannon and Joe Wallis '86, and daughter. Savannah, Diana and Walt Whipple '57, Lu and Elaine Hill, and Maureen Lawrie, guests of Walt Whipple, and McCampbell Aces members Command Master Chief Mike Welby USN (Ret.), and Ms. Dianne Gosselin, guests of Lou Romano.

The USNA Mens Glee Club came to the Palm Beaches, and many of our Chapter members enjoyed the outstanding performance held at Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church, Palm Beach. Our congratulations to the talented and dedicated young singers and to their Director, Dr John Barry Talley, his assistant, Monte Maxwell, and their tour adviser, Mr. Don Nelson.

Next month's luncheon guest speaker will be ADM Norbert Ryan '66, president of the Military Officers Association of America, and in May, MGEN Pattick G. Howard, USMC. We invite our friends and associates to attend our meetings and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to visit with one another Walt Whipple '57

Orlando Chapter

Pensacola Chapter

LtCol George V. Ruos Jr. '50, USMC (Ret.) 950 Kersfield Cir, Headirow, FL 32746-1936 h: 407-804-1308; e: georgeraos@aol.com

CDR Lee Price '78 3721 Scenic Highway; Pensacola, FL 32504 h; 850-437-9689; e: orion781@cox.net Vice President: CDR Mike McCrabb '78, USN (Ret.) National Trastee: CAPT Glenn Montgomery '71, USN (Ret.) The Pensacola Chapter held it's March meeting 17 March '04 at Mustin Beach Officers Club aboard NAS Pensacola, FL. CAPT John Praitt, NAS Pensacola commanding officer, was the guest speaker After a brief discussion on the items that make NAS Pensacola such a great place to be stationed, CAPT Praitt answered questions from the group. The senior member present was CAPT Ace Barton '37. The junior member present was LCDR Nicole Hayes '92.

The Class of '54 had the most members in attendance with four people.

Among those in attendance were: Jim Allen '45 and Bridget Kenny, Hank and Mrs. Anson '45, Albert and Mrs. Barbee '39, John Brick '50, Biniell and John Chappell '45, Libby and Ace Barton '37, Bill Daniels '54, Bob Fellingham '52, Dick Gaskill '54, Lee Harris '74, Si Kittler '53, Kent McKnight '54, Kevin and Lee Price '78, Nicole Hayes '92, Clark Rook '57, Lou Sarosdy '51, Robert Brandon '72, and Bob Wilmer '54. Our April luncheon, to be reported on in the next issue, will be the last luncheon held this year. Also planned are a luau on 22 May at Ski Beach aboard NAS Pensacola and a Founder's Day dinner/new Plebe recognition dinner at Mustin Beach on 11 June. ADM TVoste 'S3 will be the guest speaker for that one.

Please join us. Beat Army, Sir!

Palm Beach Chapter CAPT Walter Whipple '57, USNR (Ret.) 1100 Marine Wy West, #A3L North Palm Beach, FL 33408 h: 561-624-3051; e: WalWhip@aol.com Our March luncheon was a special event with a friendly gathering of our classmates and an update on EUCOM (European Community) nulitary sttategies to sttengthen our intemational relations. LtCol Joe Wallis '86 was our speaker, who shared his personal experiences with the programs that are being implemented overseas.

Not only is the military seeking to establish relations with other nations and develop their infrastracture, but they are also assisting in building up their conununities with education, medical needs and shelter

LtCol Joe WaUis '86 at the 18 March luncheon

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Space Coast Chapter LCDR Milton E. BurdsaU '56, USNR 1195 Starling Wy, Viera, FL 32955 h: 321-504-1050 e: patandmiU@hotmail.com The Space Coast Chapter held its March luncheon at the Moorings in Vero Beach, FL. Our guests were the former CNO James Hollaway '43 and his wife, Dabney. The Admiral spoke to the Chapter about the new Defense Planning Guidelines. The concept of a sea-based defense was presented in a clear and concise manner and the Admiral was received with enthusiasm by the attendees. Visitors are always welcome at our luncheons, which are held normally on the third Wednesday of the month. Call MiU or me (321-255-5452).

Swede Hansen '56, Mih BurdsaU '56, ADM Hollaway and Tom Schwartz '56

Those attending the luncheon were Jane and Emie Barrett '45, Jane and BiU Benton '62, Rhoda and Don Bosley '49, Jeanne and Howard Blum '45, MUt BurdsaU '56, Janet and Tom Burke '57, Minu and David Cooper '57, Tom ConneUan '46, and guest Tom Sigler, Nancy and Russ Croft '44, Dorothy and George Darphus '50, Neff Dietrich '47, Polly and Keith DeMott '57, Majorie and Bob DeTemple, Florence and Louis Duesterberg '46, Carolyn and Stan Dodd '48, Carol and George EUis '45, Giimy and Jim Ferguson '46, Mickey and Web Gokey '47, Norma and Swede Hansen '56, Doris and BiU Hamaker '44, Mugs and AlUson Holifield '61, Dabney and Jim Hollaway '43, Marge and BiU Kremidas '49, Ruth and John Livingston '44, Toni and Chan Medwedeff '56, Eric Menger '81, Muriel and Don Moyer '51, Ellen and Louis Marckesano '47, Jean and Ray Ortland '46, Margaret and Stuart Marcotte '57, Jody and Sam Powel '50, Madeline and Bill Peimoyer '40, Virginia and Hallie Rice '46, Suzy and Gerald Rester '45, Patty and Ed Robie '43, Dee Salomon (widow of Melvin Salomon '55), Merie and Tom Schwartz '56, Anna and Andy Sides '47, Maggie and Shelly "RiUy '43, Kitty and Ken WaUace '43 and guest George Davis, Edna and Rip Wieler '55, and Maria and Joe Winslow '46.

Tom Schwartzes Suncoast Chapter Clifford P. Bermann '45 7979 S. Tamiami Tri., #338A, Sarasota, FL 34231 e: plcwec@aol.com On 25 Febraary, the Suncoast Chapter of Florida enjoyed the opportunity to leam about the deep ocean explorations in Antartica by CAPT Don Walsh '54. He related the histoiy and his experiences in "the last known continent" to 56 Alumni members and guests, as follows: Jayne and Blair Richard '32, Margaret and Shelden Brown '32, Ralph Styles '33 with

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guests, Connie Harvey Lynard Jennings, Joe Jennings and daughter, Anne Overbeck, Nancy Dodson (widow of Joseph Dodson '37), Marguerite Dye (widow of WiUard Dye '37), Emily and Lou Davis '41, John Frazier '42 and guests. Merrick Hughes, Annadele and Snuffy Jackson '44. Sue and Ed Mallick '44, Pete Perkins '45, Helen and President Cliff Bermann '45, Jessie and BiU Petrat '45, Rhoda Stone '45, Nancy and Mark German '47, Pat and Dick Southwell '47, Dick Ambrogi '48, Paul Corrigan '48, Mary Vuginia and Jim Morency '49, Dee Norman '49, Helen and BUI Rutledge '49, Elsie and PhU Vladessa '49, Harry Heneberger '51, Selma and Tom Dyer '52, BiU Maughen '52, Bettye and Chuck Boyer '53 and guests Matt, Carol and Jim DiPietto, AUen Higginbotham '53, Diane and Bob Montross '54, Speaker, Don Walsh '54, Roger Betts '56, Pat and BiU Cartwright '58, Dick Petrussi '61, and June Moore '86.

Tampa Bay Chapter CAPT John S. Kamen '77, USN 1105 Culbreath Isle I>r., Tampa, FL 33629 h: 813-288-9548; e: kamenj@socom.mil Sec'y/Communications: Steve Swift '87 e: sswift@1987.usna.com; web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/fl/tampabay/ 3 March Meeting Discussed future events and previous ones.

Besides our normal events, we plugged into CARNEY (DDG) that was in port and sponsored by the Navy League, and a number of Alumni were able to make it—first time some were able to drink onboard a U.S. vessel!

Attendees: Jim Aldrich '67, Roy Collins '56, Perry Dempsey '72, JO Johnson '90, Dan O'Shea '91, Bud Sawyer '74, Phil Philhps '88, Carrie Dyer '82, Stanley Gray '77, Matt Poage '94, Kyle Langbehm '96, Tom Dabney '36, Andy Andrews '74, Mac Fossett '58, Don Coughhn '62, Jack Gantiey '69, Brian Schultz '95, Dick Ardavany '61, David Hazlehurst '94, Pat Brennan '61, Steve Swift '87, BiU Sena '95, Butch Klemeyer '95. Record crowd and '95 wins again!

28 February We had an excellent tumout (30 people) for the Navy sailing team dinner at Bellair Country Club, hosted by Gary Polansky '69. Great food and ftin for the Mids and their coach!

Gary Polansky '69, Robin and John Babka '65, MD, Jim Aldrich '67, Pat and Don CoughUn '62, Bill Sena '95, Margaret and John Penny '46, Margaret and Alan Chistner '79, Charlotte and Jim Tidd '59, Steve Swift '87, and eight Mids and their coach.

29 February We had a great tumout for the Lightning Game—41 folks and we won the game for the third year in a row when USNA Alumni attended the game.

Attendees: Jim Aldrich '67, family and John Kamen '77, Tee and Randy Gustafson '84 and son, Andrew, Bill Sena '95, Bud Alexander '56, Don Coughlin '62, Kirk Barker '77 and son.

Grant, Kris and Steve Swift '87, Matt Poage '94, Dave Hazlehurst '94 and guests, Nikki People '97 (from Candidate Guidance Office), Al Goins '61, Carol and J.B. Davis '58, Dick Petmcci '61, Bud Sawyer '74 and family, Jim Kramer '74 and guest, Greg Harris '87 and son, Conner, Dan O'Shea '91, Chris Bencal '86 and family Kitty and Mike Bollier '67 (Jeff Tomeo '80 was reportedly there as he had already bought tickets).

Over 800 people attended the USNA Men's Glee Club on Saturday, 13 March. Alumni housed over 60 Mids for the weekend, and we had over 180 Alumni, Mids, future candidates and their families for lunch on Sunday. The Superintendent, VADM Rodney Rempt '66, made a presentation to the group, accompanied

by George Watt '73. What an unbelievable event for the weekend. Great comments from the sponsor host Mids and the future candidates! A number of Mids were able to make it to Busch Gardens for free as well!

VADM Rempt '66 talking with Busch Gardens Executive Mike Patrick with son, Sean (prospective Class of'11!)

(moves around). Contact Dick Ardavany '61 (ardavany61@netzero.com) for details.

Reminder Please pay your dues—$10, plus $5 for the bereavement fund, if you have not already!

GEORGIA Atlanta Chapter Bill Rentz '55 h: 678-432-3089; w: 678-230-36611 e: billsuerentz@mindspring.com Sec'y: Matthew Kirby'94 h: 404-351-2534; e: mkirby@wwcompany.com web site: www.usnaaaa.com Monthly Luncheon W/ien—Third Friday of every month, doors open at 11:30 a.m., lunch served at noon Where—Jocks & Jill's Sports Bar and Restaurant, 4046 Peachttee Rd., Atianta, GA P/ione^04-816-2801 What—Great opportunity to spend time with fellow Alumni. We meet monthly whether we have a guest speaker or not. See our web site for details!

The President's Comer The Atlanta Chapter's calendar is packed with activities in 2004. Please check our web page for more details.

Monthly Luncheon Speakers 21 May 2004—RADM Pete Booth '56, author of Humble in Victory 18 June 2004—Col Jack Jacobs, Medal of Honor winner Other Events 7 May 2004—Army-Navy Charity Golf Toumament, Ft. McPherson in Atlanta, $70 ($15 for dinner only), call Will Wood at 770-671-2077 8-9 May 2004—Blue Angels at Dobbins AFB, Marietta, GA 21 May 2004—^Nominating Committee submits slate for 2004-2005 officers, call Steve Frederick '72 at 770-423-9298 if you would like to serve the Chapter 5 June 2004—Lobsterfest at Red Top Mountain State Park, contact Carl McCaUum '60 at 770-973-1096 (*We will announce the slate of board nominations at the Lobsterfest) 18 June 2004—Monthly luncheon—vote on Chapter officers and directors We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

Bill Rentz '55 Atlanta Chapter president

. *». »f • Bill Sena '95, Gary Polansky "69, and Don Coughlin pose with the asiling team

Attendees: Michell Sharp and husband (two children—her son is a Plebe on the team), Barbara and Robert Flynn '58, Val and

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The Men's Glee Club singing at Al Goins '61 Lake Magdalene Church under the direction of Dr Talley

Future Events 2004 4 June—Annual Army-Navy Golf Match, MacDill Bay Course 25 yM«e—USMC Golf Toumament October—Founder's Day Event (TBD) 4 December—Beat Army game Monthly—First Wednesday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. at Houlihan's on Westshore (just North of 275 up on the right); second Thursday of the month luncheon for '61 Alumni and all other USNA Alumni are welcome to attend

January Luncheon CAPT Peter M. Knoetgen '77 spoke to Chapter luncheon attendees about his experiences as a reservist participating in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom as commanding officer of NavCent 108, the headquarters reserve unit for the U.S. Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain.

Captain Knoetgen took command of the unit immediately following the September llth terrorist attacks, and initially participated in the crisis response planning and execution of OEF. Over his two-year tour, he served in various assignments with U.S. Central Command and NavCent in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, and at MacDill AFB. 145

Pete opened with an excellent, and emotion stirring, video of Navy and Marine Corps personnel preparing for their upcoming operations.

In fact, the prevailing theme of the information that Pete shared with us highlighted over and over again to the readiness, ability, and effectiveness of the "Navy and Marine Corps team."

2004 Membership Campaign Our 2004 Membership Campaign is well underway. If you have not received a membership/dues application in the mail, please call Dick Fitzgerald '62 at 770-529-4939. The board is working hard to serve the Chapter, and we need your support! You may now pay your dues online at http://usna.com/Communities/ Chapters, asp.

I N D I A N A Indianapolis Chapter CDR Charles A. Rainey '84, USNR 12804 Double Eagle Dr, Carmel, IN 46033 h: 317-815-0575; e: crainey@flilbi.com

Michiana Chapter CDR John T. Haizlip '72, USN (Ret.) 15246 Longford Dr, Granger, IN 46530 h: 219-273-2939; e: CHaizlip@aol.com

Frederick Chapter John S. Gregg '66 5334 Ivywood Dr North, Frederick, MD 21703 h: 301-682-8247; e: jgregg@mileslehane.com Sec'y: Dan T. Altomare '88 e: AltomareDT@worldkitchen.com

JAPAN

Greater Southern Maryland Chapter CAPT Michael A. Cosgrove '70, USN (Ret.) 19238 King James Pkwy.

Lexington Park, MD 20653-3627 p: 301-866-1955 ext. 109 e: michael.a.cosgrove@navy.mil web site: http://www.nayyalunmi.org

Tokyo Bay Chapter CDR Nolan D. ViUarin '82, USNR U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems PSC 473 Box 5, FPO AP 96349-190J»»^^ e: villarin@drs-tsi.com M^

Dee Fitzgerald, Terry McEhoy '86, Sonor Aksoy '00, and Dick Fitzgerald '62 at the AUanta Chapter's Febmary '04 luncheon

KENTUCKY

GUAM

Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter LT Nikolai F. MuUigan '92, USNR 1852 Harvard Dr, Louisville, KY 40205 w: 502-452-4379 Sec'y: CAPT John WiUis '76, USNR h: 502-456-1889; w: 502-774-7571 e: john_willis@b-f.com

G u a m Chapter / LCDR Noel M. Enriquez '84, USNR RO. Box 26849, GMF, Barriguda, GU 96921-6849 h: 671-477-4382; hfax: 671-472-1966 w: 671-649-9629; wfax: 671-649-8870 e: iimenriqu@ite.net

(see also Ohio)

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Honolulu Chapter * ^^ CAPT Harvey Gray Jr. '52, USN (Ret.) Wk 1117AkumuSt., Kailua, HI 96734-4012 W h: 808-261-9722; e: hamgray@juno.com web site: http://members.xoom.com/hawaiialumni

SE L A / S W M S Gulf Coast (formerly N e w Orleans) Chapter LCDR Milt Jones'61, USN (Ret.) 1632 General Taylor St., New Orleans, LA 70115 h: 504-895-8445; e: mhjones61@aoLcom CDR Joseph A. Grace Jr. '80, USNR 15 Allard Blvd., New Cleans, LA 70119 h: 504-486-9040; e: joe.grace@1980.usna.com

ILLINOIS

MAINE

Chicago Chapter CDR Fredrick W. Weber '75, USNR 2134 Evert Ct., Northbrook, IL 60062-6612 h: 847-559-9381; w: 312-750-8899 e: fweber@chapman.com |

Portland Chapter Jeffrey Peters '85 7 Sumac Dr, Brunswick ME 040 h: 207-729-7306; w: 207-443-557i e: jpeters@preti.com

Introducing the

Worldwide Chapter Calendar, a tool with Chapter events around the globe for those who are traveling.

Visit www.usna.com and click on "Chapters."

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MASSACHUSETTS Boston Chapter CDR WiUiam E MaUoy Jr. '80, USNR 31 Wildcat Ln., NorweU, MA 02061 h: 781-659-9484; b: 617-742-3311 e: wiUiam.malloy@1980.usna.com

MICHIGAN LOUISIANA

HAWAII

Baltimore Chapter CDR Steve G. Young '84, USNR c/o Morgan Stanley 11311 McConnick Rd., Hunt Valley MD 21031 w: 410-229-8206 e; steven.g.young@morganstanley.com

Detroit Chapter Arthur W. Bryant '66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1311 h: 313-885-2174; f: 313-881-2333 « e: lynorart@comcast.net The Dettoit Chapter will be honored to host The Superintendent of the Naval Academy, VADM Rodney Rempt '66 and George Watt '73 on 2021 June for a couple of events. Due to some scheduling problems and the need to get this notice m to Shipmate, we are not certain whether our event for Alumni will be on Sunday evening or Monday noon. For more info, contact Art Bryant '66.

MINNESOTA Upper Midwest Chapter David C. Berghult '91 ^ 6628 Parkwood Rd., Edina, MN 55436-1073 w: 952-953-5353; e: berghultdc@bemstein.com

M A R Y L A N D Annapolis Chapter CAPT Roger P. Onorati '61, USN (Ret.) 1756 Point No Point Dr Annapolis, MD 21401-6560 h: 410-849-3812 e: rogeronorati@1961.usna.com web site: www.usna.com/chapters/us/md/annapolis

MISSOURI Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter Kyle E. Martin '74 16901 Meadow Ln., Belton, MO 64012-4112 w: 913-498-8088; e: kmartin@milepostrans.cora' Sec'y: Joe Spencer '92 e: jspencer@go-onpoint.com

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St. Louis C h a p t e r LCDR Gregory Hightaian '80, USN (Ret.) 406 Greenstone Dr, Chesterfield, MO 63017 h: 314-205-1407; e: highfive@sbcglobal.net VP and Cort. Sec'y: John Hueseman '78 559 Arbor Meadow Dr, Ballwin, MO 63021 h: 636-394-5302; e: hues78@charternet On 21 Febraary, we tumed back the clock and had what used to be (and what will hopefully continue to be in the future) one of our most popular events: a Dark Ages Party! And it was a party'. For those of you who could not make it, you missed a great time. We held it at Mike Duffy's restaurant in Kirkwood. The theme was thoroughbred horse racing. The food was excellenL the hometown-brewed beverages were cold, and best of all, we had many excellent items from the Mid store, which were raffled at the end of the evening. It was only fitting that the grand prize winner was our most senior Alum in attendance, who also happens to be our rep on the National Alunmi Association Board of Trastees, namely Ann and Raese Simpson '61. Others in attendance were Margaret and John Boley '63, Linda and Dwight CaldweU '66, Larry Meyer '67 with his friend, Lee, Gloria and Bob Berger '70 (a.k.a. Dr Frazzle), Carol and Chuck Stout '70, Diane and Tom Abemathy '71, Janette and Doug Rush '72, Mary and Chris Craig '72.

Laura and Dan Cox '78, Doric and Randy Dickinson '78, Nancy and John Hueseman '78.

Mary Kay and Rick Roustio '78, Deb and Greg Hightaian '80, Wendy and Harvey Winters '86, Shirley and Mark Bible '88, Juhe and Tim Noonan '88, Holly and Jay Butka '90, Sonya and Alex Von Zur Muehlen '90, Kathleen and Russ Coolman '91, Sally and GU Niedenthal '91, Glen Scrima '91, Laura Mannix '94, Chuck Smith '93 and Megan Smith '95, Lisa and Darren Womacks '97, and Nancy and Bob Cote (associate member and former commander of die USNA hospital). Leah and Skip Giessing '73 did show up right at the end, and you have to give Skip credit for not only leaving his other party early to support the Chapter, but also for trying to work his way into the winner's circle while attired in a mxedo! And you have to give credit to the great Class of 1978 for having the most attendees—once again demonsttating that they have their priorities in order For planning purposes, please mark your calendars for the upcoming Alumni Chapter events: Friday, 14 May—All Academy Golf Toumament. Note there is a possibility that this date may change, due to the availability of suitable golf courses, but we will be sure to get the word out well in advance Saturday, 29 May—Memorial Service at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery Saturday, 31 July—Picnic and annual membership meeting Saturday, 9 October—Founders Day Dinner Saturday, 4 December—Army-Navy party For anyone who is new to the area, or for anyone else who is not sure if you are getting the official word about the events, please be sure to contact one of us to ensure that we have your proper email address. Also, please log onto the national Alumni Association web site to ensure that your address is up-to-date there as well. We hope to be able to use the Internet as much as possible for efficiency and to save postage costs.

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Gene W. Griesau '75 216 Woodlawn Ave., Albany NY 12208 h: 518-482-3370; e: ggriesau@nycap.rt.com

Kathleen and Russ Coolman '91 along with John Hueseman '78

Grand Prize Winners Ann and Raese Simpson at St. Louis' Dark Ages party

Rick Roustio, Tom Abemathy, Dwight Caldwell, and Doug Rush in St. Louis

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Metro N e w York Chapter J. Daniel Horner '96 321 E. 43rd St., Apt. 107 New York, NY 10017-4803 w: 212-382-8572; e: Dan_Homer@ml.com NAANY hosts Admiral A.H. Trost '53, USN (Ret.), former CNO and the current Chairman of the Alumni Associations Board of Trastees, at its largest gathering this year, at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club on 2 March 2004. The event was arranged by Trost's Classmate Jim Hockings '53, former president of NAANY. Admiral Trost emphasized the success the Academy was having particularly with the efforts of Naval Academy Foundation and the amount of money that had been recentiy been raised to rebuild the Naval Academy's Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. He further described the emphasis on ethics and leadership the Academy is doing for the ever-increasing caliber of applicants the Academy is getting.

Trost advised the number of applicants exceeded 15,000 for 2003 with SAT scores averaging in the high 1300's. Admiral Trost quickly assurred everyone that this has not hurt the recraiting efforts of the NAAA as shown by Navy's football teams tremendous success this last year.

Winning the Commander in Chief's Trophy and the invitation to the Houston Bowl.

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O m a h a Chapter CAPT Alan R. More '62, USN (Ret.) 2510 Nottingham Dr., Bellevue, NE 68123-1959 e: alan.more@1962.usna.com Sec'y: LCDR Chris Verdoni '88, USN 4605 Longview St., Papillion, NE 68133 h: 402-292-3230; w: 402-294-8309 e: cverdoni@email.msn.com

N E V A D A Las Vegas Chapter James R. Koehn '63 2864 Sumter Valley Cir Henderson, NV 89052-6876 h: 702-232-3317; c: 925-736-9642 e: jkoehn@mindspring.com

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Albuquerque Chapter Keith S. Jones '60 63 Woodlands Dr, Tijeras, NM 87059-782^"^^"^ h: 505-797-3578; e: caseyjonesabq@earthlink.net Sec'y: Herb Richter '59 e: herbertrichter@msn.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/nm/

Jim Hocking '53, ADM A.H. Trost '53, and Webb Trammel '53 Admiral Trost also reminded the Alumni that the Naval Academy was an exclusive fraternity and many of those members have gone on to be very successful business men and public leaders after leaving the naval service and have credited their success to their four years at the Academy—for the education they got, the people they met, and the challenges they had to overcome in war and/or during peace. He advised many grads are donating what they can to the Foundation even though tax dollars cover much of the expenses, the Academy's greatness comes from the support and leadership of the Alumni.

NAANY has been rebuilding its activity base with last months, 9-11 briefing by former Secretary of the Navy, John Lehman, who is currently a member of the congressionally appointed 9-11 Committee, investigating how and why the tragic World Trade Center disaster happened.

The future plans include an inter service golf toumament at The Connecticut Golf Club in July and Pride of Naval Service award dinner.

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chaired by Richard Zino '67 aboard INTREPID later this summer Those Alumni who are in the New York Metro area and are not members are encouraged to join NAANY check out www.naany.org/.

ADM Trost '53, USN (Ret.), former CNO and Chair of the Alumni's Board of Trustees, is welcomed by VADM Ed Sttaw '61, USN (Ret.), the COO of Estes Lauder Co. headquartered here in Manhattan. Admiral Trost was the guest speaker at NAANY's March meeting at the New York Racket and Tennis Club on 2 March 2004

Western New York Chapter CAPT Nelson A. Blish '69, USNR (Ret.) 3840 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618-3729 h: 716-248-9739; e: nelson.bHsh@kodak.com

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Cape Fear Chapter Stanley R. Roman '61 2044 Montrose Ln., Wilmington, NC 28405-6208 h: 910-256-0502 e: SRR1961@aol.com Sec'y: CDR Geoffrey A. Losee '85, USNR h: 910-350-1516; e: glosee@ec.rt.com The first Chapter luncheon was held on 2 April at the Cape Fear CC in Wilmington.

Attendees included the following members: Walt Flippen '75, Ron Klemick '63, CB Johnson '98, Dick Cecil '64, Jim Pierce '72, Mike Von Radesky ' 6 1 , Mike Brown '70, Ken Savage '60, Jim Strouse '66, Frank Conlon ' 5 1 , Stan Roman '61 with his wife, Beverly, Don Loosey '55, John Crisp '70, Jim Croander '46, and Frank Boushee '48 with his wife, Betty.

Special guests included associate member Bill Shawcross with his wife, Betty; Cathy Dawson, Good Shepherd Ministries (GSM) director; Kate Gomes, the director of GSM Eugene Ashley Center for veterans in transition, Lt Louise Giannoti from USNA admissions, and CAPT Ed Futch '66, USN (Ret.), the Blue & Gold Program area director The luncheon conrunenced with a business meeting that addressed the Chapter board findings and recommendations for programs for member review. The programs under consideration include 1) the support of the Blue & Gold Program (B&G), witli candidate interface and screening, and 2) support for The Eugene Ashley Center assisting our veterans with their program to overcome such challenges as alcoholism, drag addiction, criminal records, abusive environments, homeless experience, and family loss.

This 18-month 24/7 program is new and has had some early successes.

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Supporting B&G would address our primary Chapter objective to find strong, qualified candidates for USNA admission. Supporting the Eugene Ashley Center would address our community outreach project. The B&G program chair will be CAPT David Scheu '67.

Volunteers were sought to assist the B&G effort in the area high schools. Instraction and support materials will be available to provide mentoring, assistance, and support to potential candidates.

The local B&G Officers requested this needed support in order to fully carry out their mission.

Both Ed Futch '66 and Louise Giannoti confirmed the need for this type of assistance, commended the Chapter for the effort, and reaffirmed the significant candidate potential in Southeast North Carolina.

The Ashley Center program will also form a conunittee to interface with the center administtative personnel to determine needs and potential support activities. Several of our members and friends have volunteered and are already addressing the almost non existent medical and dental support requirements for the Ashley veterans.

CAPT Cal Calhoun '38, USN (Ret.), was our after luncheon speaker and shared his personal experiences at the Third Savo Island naval battle. The presentation was given with great conviction, detail, military strategy, personal observations, and lastiy sincerity and pride. We can all be very proud to associate with several Chapter members from that great generation who served our country with great dedication with a sttong commitment to duty, honor, and loyalty.

Walt Flippin shared potential Chapter Program Committee activity that currently includes a Friday evening at the Airlie Gardens Jazz Festival, a summer picnic with Mids, and the next Army-Navy Game. We will also consider supporting the Salvation Army with their Christmas season bell-ringing program.

Charlotte Chapter Bryan Dolan '76 5629 Laurium Rd., Chariotte, NC 28226 h: 704-364-6451; e: bjdl717@yahoo.com

Eastern North Carolina Chapter BUI Ritchie '53 324 Plantation Dr, New Bern, NC 28562-9507 h: 252-633-2396; e: ritchiewh@alwaysonline.com; Vice President: Bob Dupius '79 115 Wesleyen Ct., Jacksonville, NC 28546-5829 h: 910-347-2131; e: bob.dupuis@pgnmail. com Sec'y: Chuck Halsey '53 3622 Westwood Dr, New Bern, NC 28562 h: 252-636-5973; e: chalsey@cconnect.net Treasurer: Mort Henson '53 1004 Colleton Wy., New Bern, NC 28562 h: 252-638-2153 Fourteen shipmates and wives gathered at the Officer's Club, Camp Lejune, for the monthly meeting on Wednesday, 18 February. Those that attended were not disappointed as our speaker was Ken Huge '50, who expounded on PT boats, those boats of a bygone era whose exploits were legend in World War II. He interspersed his descriptions and characteristics of the various models with salty anecdotes as he

held those in attendance in rapt attention.

Thanks, Ken. The passing of RADM Fred H. Baughman '48, USN (Ret.), was duly acknowledged.

Among those in attendance were: Jim WUliams '85, Kyle Murray '95, Nancy and BiU Ritchie '53, Cliff Rigsbee '51, Audrey and Jim St. John '53, Chuck Halsey '53, Mort Henson '53, Tim Marvin '59, Helen and Ken Hoge '50, Art Vance, Rob Skrotsky '67, Rick Kunkel '67, and Bob Dupuis '79.

Meetings alternate between Cherry Point MCAS and Camp Lejune at noon on the third of each month.

Piedmont Triad Chapter WiUiam L. Sellers '68 3600 Fieldgate Rd., Greensboro, NC 27406-9650 b: 336-698-8849 e: wlsell@bellsouth.net

Triangle Chapter John M. Scott '67 836 Shadylawn Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 h: 919-968-1337; e: peloras@bellsouth.net After an event-filled winter, the Triangle Chapter has focused in on the changing of the seasons and commencement of March madness in the mecca of college basketball.

The Chapter hosted its monthly luncheon with friends and Alumni in good attendance.

Our speaker series is scheduled to resume in May and we are looking forward to exciting topics from former Alumni and local figures to the southeast area. Additionally, planning efforts have commenced for the summer picnic and fall festivities of football and other Navy sporting events.

Below is a photo from our Pinehurst luncheon event at Sandhills Country Club.

In attendance at the March luncheon were Garrett Artz '93, William Batts '59, Dave Burdens '58, Jenifer Clement ' 8 1 , William DeHart '53, Milton Forsyth '57, Bill Gautier '67, Richard Gooner '77, Pete Gorham '59, Sid Harrell '67, Chris Hayes '79, Mike Hodges '88, Tim Hoffman '67, Girard Lew '60, Gil McCutien '53, Victor Sharpe '48, BiU Smith '51, Paul Stiller '58, and Ben Terrell '47.

The Chapter meets for lunch on the fust Friday of each month at Capitol City Chophouse Restaurant, at the Airport Blvd. exit of 1-40 in Raleigh. For membership information contact Jenifer Clement '81 at 919-677-2581 or email at clementja@earthlink.net.

Heather Scott (.widow of John Scott '67), Gil McCuIlen '53, Bob Pragada '90 and his wife, Jessica, at the Dark Ages party in the Triangle

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Steve ('52) and Joan Young at die Pinehurst CC luncheon Tulsa, OK, Chapter

OHIO Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter IVIichael F. Simon '73 757 Maidstone Ct., Cincinnati, OH 45230-3827 h: 513-231-3174; e: msimon757@aol.com

Cleveland Chapter CAPT A.O. Rule HI '50, USNR (Ret.) 90 Pheasant Run, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 h: 440-247-4379; w: 440-247-5100 x328 e: ruleIII@aol.com

Coliunbus/Central Ohio Chapter RusseU A. Puppe '66 242 Crossing Crk., North Gahanna, OH 43230 h: 614-418-5024; e: rpuppe@columbus.rr.com Toledo Chapter Robert J. Lauer '45 3825 Sulphur Spring Rd., Toledo, OH 43606-2325 h: 419-536-4462; w: 419-475-2061 e: robdauer@aol.com Toledo Chapter Fifth Annual Dark Ages Party Toledo Chapter held its Fifth Annual Dark Ages Party 20 Febraary 2004 at the Toledo Club. Present were Mary Ann and Bob Lauer '45, Harry Morgan '49, and guests, Bev and Bob Lynch '55, Jim Black '56, Paula and Orrie Hiett '57, Kay and John Cox '62, Judy and Dave Puckett '63, Phyllis and Ron Henderson '65, Judy and Ted Wolfe '70, Mary Ellen and Gordon MacDonald '73, Jeff Fort '74 and guest, Murr and Roy BookmiUer '78, and Captain William Kopper, president. Navy League of Ohio.

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City Chapter CAPT Stuart A. Merriken '58, USN (Ret.) 1113 Riviera Dr, Norman, OK 73072-7612 h: 405-360-3876; e: samerriken@aol.com

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T\ilsa Chapter CDR Harry V. Rouse IV '77, USN (Ret.) 2623 East 33 PL, Tulsa, OK 74105-2334 h: 918-748-8650; e: HVRouse@aol.com Two items of interest for Tulsa Chapter members, as well as all the Oklahoma Alumni.

The annual Welcome Aboard luncheon for the Class of 2008 candidates will be held at the Summit Club on Tuesday, 15 June. It's a great opportunity to meet the fine young men and women who help keep USNA a preeminent institution for many years to come. Reservations are a must, so contact Harry Rouse '77 (918-583-2227) for more information. Hope to see you there.

The bigger news, is that Navy football travels to Tulsa on 18 September to take on the Golden Hurricane. According to the Tulsa web site, the game is set for 6 p.m. at Skelly Stadium. Events are in the planning stage, but will likely include a pre-game tailgate. The Supe and the Dant are likely to ttavel, so it will be an opportunity to meet the current leadership. Other events are under consideration. There will likely be an admissions foram/candidate's day for interested high school students. If you know of interested young people, have them register with the Candidate Guidance Office at www.usna.edu so they can be kept advised of any events.

Watch next month's column for more information.

Our guest speaker was LtCol Norb Murray, USMC (Ret.). While on active duty, Norb was assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron HMX-1. Not only is HMX-1 the oldest helicopter squadron in the Marine Corps, but it is the squadron assigned to fly the President and other dignitaries when they need to go by helicopter, when the President is aboard, they are Marine One. Along with a great slide presentation, Norb told us some humorous stories about some of his flights.

Personal Notes We were pleased to have at the luncheon, Corbin McNeUl '62, who is vice chairman of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trastees. Corbin was in town on business, he has been named to the board of Portland General Electric, and things worked out that he could join us for lunch. Corbin was able to give us a short brief on some of the USNAAA Boards major issues and goals. We hope things work out in the future so that he may join us again.

Jake McMichael '58 and Norb Murray

OREGON Oregon and Southvfest Washington Chapter Bruce G. Thompson '73 8425 N.W. Copeland St., Portland, OR 97229 h: 503-292-8833; w: 503-226-6491 e: brace@btelderlaw.com web site: http://usna.com/ChapteTs/US/OR March Luncheon The Chapter met for our monthly luncheon on the 10 March 2004. Attending the luncheon were Frank Thomas '25, Ken Lissy '45, John Frerichs '50, Jim Leiser ' 5 1 , Jerry Rosette '51, Jake McMichael '58, Corbin McNeill '62, Tim Myers '64, Bill Bailey '65, Jack Kohl '65, Ike Eisenbach '67, Alex "Tex" Harkins '67, Cal Meek '67, Doug Bomarito '68, Ed Hepp '68, Joe Kavale '68, Mark Cooksey '71, Skip Phipps '73, Brace Thompson '73, Matt Wilson '90, Guest Speaker Norb, Murray, and guests John Rulifson, Don Sirianni, and Chuck WiUiams.

The Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter meets for lunch the second Wednesday of every month at The Georgian Room Restaurant, Meier and Frank 10th Floor, Downtown Portland, 6th and Alder, at 11:30 a.m. Please join us. Call Bruce Thompson '73 (503-292-8833) for any additional information, or check our web site.

Joe Kavale '68

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia Chapter LtCol V.M. "Corky" Gardner IH '77, USMC (Ret.) 121 Glenn Rd., Ardmore, PA 19003 h: 610-645-5361; e: president@usnaphil.com members@usnaphil.com; events @usnaphil.com webmaster@usnaphil.com web site: www.usnaphil.com Shipmate News Input: Casey Johnson '89 p: 610-971-2225; e: caseyjohnson89@yahoo.com

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Pittsburgh Chapter WUliam E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Ct., Murrysville, PA 15668-1045 h: 724-325-4281; w: 412-856-3500 e: Figaro4105@aol.com Ahoy, shipmates in westem Pennsylvania!

Disappointed that you don't see more events under this heading? Jealous of our motivated neighbors? Miss the camaraderie we all enjoyed by the Sevem? Well, stand by! We're about to re-energize the local Alumiu Chapter We need your help! Please update yoiu- contact information by visiting usna.com and clicking on "Alunmi Only." Someone from the Pittsburgh Chapter will be contacting you shortly to let you know of the events we have planned this year.

Historically, this has been a strong Chapter...let's recommit!

PHILIPPINES Philippines Chapter Jose "Roy" Roilo Golez '70 4/F Crowntop Condominium Ortigas Ave., Greenhills, San Juan h: 726-8134 917-539-5095 (NSC) 927-6271; fax: 928-6029 e: gogo@golez.com Sec'y: Vincent Sibala '93 O/N-1 HQ Philippine Navy (pma92) 2335 Roxas Blvd., Manila 919-354-5846 e: pastilan@hotmail.com

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Just started reading the book Musings of an Old Soldier (Manila, 2003) by Lt Gen Leoncio S. Tan (Ret.), PMA Class 1928 (CG, PA 1957-58) sent to me by his daughter Ching Tan Punzalan, wife of CAPT Ramon Punzalan PN (GSC) (erstwhile DAFA Tokyo) of NMDC, HPN. Cora and Bangy Dioquino (widow and son of Nitoy Dioquino '53) would be proud of this passage from page 14 of the book: "The professors in the Academy at that time were accomplished and model constabulary officers. One was the late Lieutenant Elias Dioquino. A trained tactical officer fresh from schooling at Fort Benning in the U.S., Lieutenant Dioquino was kind and considerate and taught us to endure hardships. ..."

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Col EUas Dioquino '17 had two sons who entered the PMA with the Class of 1953: Elias T Dioquino Jr and Emmanuel T. Dioquino. The latter, however, left the PMA after two months of Plebe year, to join the USNA Class of 1953.

Elias became a colonel in the PAF while Nitoy became the first PN corrunander of the Naval Air Group (its first commander was a PAF officer).

He died in line of duty in bad weather while delivering communications to the party of President Diosdado Macapagal during a visit in Balabac, Palawan, in 1964 or 1965.

Gen Tan is the oldest living retired officer of the AFP and PMA alumnus. He celebrated his 99th birthday at the Wack Wack Golf and Countty Club last 27 December 2003.

While the position of CG, PA carried the authorized grade of BG prior to 1989, the retired rank of Gen Tan was amended to Lt Gen pursuant to GHQ GO 835 dated 18 September 1985. Aside from being Chief War Plans GHQ, TDCS AFP and CG, PA, Gen Tan also served as director NBI. He is affectionately referred to as Tatang among PMA alumni.

On the Campaign Trail Jun2 Abaya '88, who has shorn his dress and undress whites for the barong and suit, may hopefully be our second man at the Batasan.

Like Roy Golez '70 he has thrown his hat in the ring, and hopes to make a difference. His Classmate Max Mejia '88 recentiy emailed him from far-away (and freezing) Malmo, Sweden, where he is seconded as a maritime professor by the Philippine Coast Guard, and here's what Jun2 has to say: Thanks. Sorry for the late reply. Haven't read my email for a while. Been busy campaigning before the campaign period hehe.

Campaign for local officials start on the 25th of the month. Kamusta dyan? Saw Ahyah the other week, asked about Tito Bob and Tita Ting. They're ok naman. Hope everything is well for the whole family. Got to go and still have to read and delete mail. Regards to Becca and the kids. Prayers mistah. Abante Cavite\ Para sa Diyos Para sa Bayan. Ingat lang. WiU email you campaign materials hehe. (For the Americans, decipher the Taglish.)

Homebound Our former Prexy, Raffy Dacanay '76 winds up his tour in Islamabad and will be back here in August. Ariel Abriam '74, fresh from a deployment in relation to the fraq operation as well as the anti-terrorism role of the U.S. Navy, is back again relaxing in Boracay while waiting for his next job.

When someone asked what's up in Boracay, Ariel responded, "Got a nice Bali House vacation house there now, so beer, billeting, and party all included too. Full moon, white beach, and azure waters all included."

CAPT James N. Roberts '59, USN (Ret.) 152 Springlakes Dr, Martinez, GA 30907 h: 706-860-6430; e: jrobe92528@aol.com Sec'y: John Glaeser '59 4214 Pleasant View Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28301 e: usna59@earthHnk.net Treasurer: Glenn Shindler '64 4530 Lasheart Dr, La Canada, CA 91011 e: gshindler64@earthlink.net Shipmate inputs to: Terry Sutherland '54 1632A Firetower Rd., Chipley FL 32428 e: terry.sutherland@1954.usna.com web site: http://hey_frankl6.tripod.com Photo shows Vicky Viray-Mendoza (daughter of Willy Viray '56 with "Tito" Chuck Agustin '60 and Bangy Dioquino, son of Manuel Dioquino '53 taken during a visit of Vicky (Vicky and Manny, who were former neighbors when they were growing up, had a mini-reunion and Chuck dropped by at the Eastwood City center in Quezon City. Vicky works with the World Banks' International Finance Corporation while Bangy teaches at the University of the Philippines and Chuck runs the National Defense College of the Philippines.

Vicky (with her husband, Jojo) is a neighbor of Butch Aguenza '76 in Vienna, VA.

It is with great regret and deep sadness that we report CAPT Jerry Engle '41, USN (Ret.), our Grey Eagle, crossed the bar 7 March 2004 while under hospice care. Jerry was only 82. He and Shirl had been married 61 years. Deanie and I had visited them their home in Sun City Center, FL, on 13 Febraary. Although Jerry was not feeling all that well, he was his usual alert self and his dry wit was still in evidence. We shall miss him, all; and all will join in admiration for his courage and spirit and our sincere condolences to Shiri. Thanks to Lynn and Norman Mims '60 who represented the Chapter at a memorial service for Jerry in Sun City Center on 10 March.

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As to Come Arounds, Key West is not all tiiat popular now that Old Sol has achieved the vernal equinox. The Charleston Come Around was enjoyed in nud March, 24 or so rig-owners

Shirl and Jerry Engle '41 savoring South Carolina hospitality. More waterfront news when Firsties Lynn and Red Dog Cannon '53 and Lynn and Norman Mims '60 report in. High resolution photos are always welcome for Shipmate and low resolution shots are favored for the web site. In accordance with Chapter custom, Firsties invited members of the South Carolina Chapter to enjoy the Come Around.

Springtime in the Hill Country under Ruth and Art Carpenter '53 on 7-11 April in Kerrville, TX, is another Come Around that we will have to report details on in the next issue. From reading the web site, http://hey_frankl6.tripod.com, you can see that Art and Ruth have gone to a great deal of plaiming to make sure the Come Around at Guadalupe River RV Resort had plenty of activity and the best that particular region of Texas has to offer for members.

Now members are prepping for the Foimh Aimual National Come Around in under the leadership of Mary and Jack Glaeser '59. Not too late to get your reservations in for the 5-9 May event provided spaces are still available. Here's what to do: Call the Mark Twain campground at 800-527-0304 or 573-221-1656. Don't forget to tell Jack Glaeser (see column heading) that you will be there and be siue to get the information from the campground manager to send on where to send your $18 for a reservation. Bring your seaman's ticense and seaman's appetite for the Mark Twain Riverboat supper craise.

As to Come Arounds in the fall, Karen and Bud Gaston '65 are preparing a meeting of RV Chapter Alunmi in Door County, WI, spanning 20-24 September The location is Wagon Trail Campground on the Lake Michigan side of the peninsula across from Sister Bay, WIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;about five hours north of downtown Chicago.

Bev and Darwin Hatheway '54 are ranning up the flag for a meeting earlier that month in Maine.

Mac Macleay '54 (lmacleay@aol.com). West Coast coordinator, is investigating meeting sites all the way from the Redwood forest to the Gila Bend to the Canadian border Volunteers should reach Mac and cut in Glenn Shindler '64 (gshindler@earthHnk.net), who was last year's Firsty in Buellton, CA. During the past two years, members have been relieved of their sporty craiser RVs and have undertaken to get themselves aboard a deep draft

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command, say 38-40 plus feet. Then around the campground there have been passed not only sea stories but individual horror stories of bilious and bUstering collisions, groundings, and general conflagration on the road, which often led to the acquisition of the latest model of westem decadent vehicle. We can recall the day we decided to "move up." It was 97 degrees, eight miles out of Yuma, westbound on 1-8 when, with Deanie driving, we heard a shocking explosion back aft and felt a jolt. Deanie eased our Class C rig over to the shoulder and I went out to investigate. The right inside rear tire had disintegrated. As they say on TV, but that's not all! The flapping alligator that used to be a tire had slapped the tail pipe. Bent it 90 degrees to starboard. Explosive forces also tore off the toilet seat and the lid and bounced them around in the head. Cabling was exposed. The good part? We had a spare and a cell phone and the mechanic and I were able to use a long bar to get the tail pipe to where it used to be going. Now we have a Class A motor home.

A note to those who would attend our meetings across this nationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Charlie Norton '62, board member at-large, expects that when the time comes to sing Navy Blue & Gold during business meetings, or at any other time, you will know by heart the first and third verses. Knock 'em together, boys, and Beat Army]

L o w Country Chapter CAPT Peter M. Hyers '77 75 Port Tack, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-5237 h: 843-842-6167; e: hyersp@cs.com The Chapter has announced a full schedule of 2004 events for the year, which started with a golf outing in February. Among those present were: Joe Curl '48, Bob Mason '58 Bill Pendley '58, Walt Baskin '59, Phil Boyer '64, BiU Quirk '64, Pete Hyers '77, Jim Gay '79, Mike Rentz '91, and Steve Maconi of USNA Foundation.

Elections for board members and officers were held in March/April and the annual meeting and dinner was in late April.

Our annual Savannah Sandgnats rrunor league baseball outing is scheduled for late June.

In September we will have our always successful picnic. And, of course, the Army-Navy Game gathering will be in December Check out the Chapter's web site, www.usna.com/Chapters/US/SC/LowCountry/d efault.htm, for the latest info on all activities.

TENNESSEE Chattanooga Chapter Mr. John R. Rodman '66 3300 Glenview PI., Chattanooga, TN 37408 w: 423-756-0285; e: rodman@usit.net

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Nevvport Chapter ADM James R. Hogg '56, USN (Ret.) 2556 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, RI 02871 h: 401-841-2625 Cort. Sec'y: Ben Katz '57; e: becat57@msn.com

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Charleston Chapter CAPT James E. Wekch '67, USN (Ret.) 1093 Deleisseline Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 h: 843-849-1979; e: jamesew@awod.com web site: http://home.sc.rt.com/mitt/navy

South Carolina Midlands Chapter Rev. Aris P. Metrakos '78 e: fr_aris@bellsouth.com web site: www.members.aol.com/usnaaasc

Palmetto WUliam B. Swent '88 Leatherwood, Walker, Todd & Mann, P.C. 100 E. Coffee St., RO. Box 87 Greenville, SC 29602-0087 w: 864-242-6440; e: WSwent@LWTM.com

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KnoxviUe-Oak Ridge Chapter Lt Col Edwin K. Whiting '57, USAF (Ret.) 405 Sugarwood Dr, Knoxville, TN 37922-4669 h: 865-675-5975; e: edwinwhiting@chartertn.net Secretary-Treasurer: CAPT Mark Kohring '73, USNR (Ret.) e: kohringmw@oml.gov About 30 members of the Knoxville-Oak Ridge (TN) Chapter of USNA AA attended an Army-Navy party at the home of Linda and Carl Strawbridge '72 in Oak Ridge. Besides the super result on the score, although the whoops gave us a ran for the money through the first half, a great time was had by aU, especially those who were successful in getting door prizes from the other service! We also successfully recraited Mark Kohring '73 to take over as secretary/tteasurer for PhU PhiUips '88 due to Phil taking a new job and relocating to Florida. We sure appreciated your support, Phil and Jeannette and will let our Tampa friends know you're coming! Attendees included: Kaye and Bill Francy '46, Jack Richard '52, Val and Ed Whiting '57, Donna and Fred Crawford '64, Margaret and Tom Baer '64, Tom McKay '65, Suzie and Rich Cataldi '69, Linda and Carl Strawbridge '72, Perry Dempsey '72, Marsha and Mark Kohring '73, Deborah and Bruce Bevard '76, Elaine and Paid MueUer '76, and Steve Crowe '77.

On Saturday, 7 Febraary, Navy again bested Army (and shut out Air Force!) at the Second Annual Service Academy Dining Out held at the Rarity Bay Golf and Country Club. Twelve Annapolis grads and their ladies (next page) were present along with eight West Point couples. Of special note was the presence of Karen Martin, widow of Ralph Martin '64, and 151

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Knoxville, TN, Chapter: Perry Dempsey '72, Mark and Marsha Kohring '73, Fred Stuvek '74, Jerry and Mary Popp '62, Linda Stuvek, Carl and Linda Strawbridge '72, Donna Crawford, Ed and Val Whiting '57, Fred Cravifford '64, Jack and Sandy Richard '52, Bill and Kaye Francy '46, Karen Martin '64, Larry and Susan Townsend '69, Rich and Suzie Cataldi '69

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bernstein, parents of First Lieutenant David Bernstein, USMA '01, who was kiUed in action last fall in fraq.

USNA Alumni Chapter president and "presiding officer of the mess" Ed Whiting '57, broke up the cocktail party promptiy at 7 p.m. and called everyone to the dining hati. Following the posting of the Colors by Reserve Marines from Delta Company, Fourth Constraction Engineering Battalion and the singing of the National Anthem, a series of toasts were raised to the Uiuted States of America, our Commander in Chief, missing and fallen comrades, each service, the parents of those serving our country, and to OIU ladies. The menu consisted of filet nugnon, chicken breast, red potatoes, mixed vegetables, and rolls. The attendees kept proper miUtary decoram and no food fights were witnessed even though the Crabtown couples were seated at separate tables from the Woops for the most part. Following dinner, the oldest member of the mess. Bill Francy '46, and the youngest, Jeff Geouque, USMA '78, cut the cake that recogiuzed this event. Colonel Charles Harr, USAF (Ret.), provided the after-diimer address as he recalled his career which culminated with his experiences in Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

The evening ended with a somewhat less than rousing rendition of the Hudson River alma mater and a choras of Navy Blue & Gold that sounded as though we were all still Mids!

Jim Bibb '57 has offered a craise on the Teimessee River aboard his Hatteras sometime this summer The Chapter continued the tradition by hosting the USNA Men's Lightweight crew team and coaches for a week of spring ttaining. Jack Richard '52 recalled that this was the seventh consecutive year that the Navy crew team had ventured to row the Clinch River as part of their spring practice. On the order of 60

Mids made the trip this year. We hosted four of the Mids and two coaches at our monthly luncheon gathering at Red Lobster in Oak Ridge on St. Patrick's Day (17 March for the non-Irish).

An appreciation cookout was held on Thursday afternoon before the team went back to Annapolis.

We made a major change in the location of our regular first Wednesday monthly meeting. It has been moved from Ryan's in Oak Ridge to the Edison Park Steakhouse in Farragut.

For 16 years, USA Stadium in MilUngton, TN, has hosted the Service Academy spring classic in baseball. This year. Navy, Air Force, Memphis, Murray State, Indiana, and Kentucky competed in the weekend toumament 27-29 Febraary. Kentucky walked away the winner but our Midshipmen made us proud.

Memphis Chapter CAPT Jack Quinlan '67, USNR (Ret.) 3987 Lakewood Cv, Memphis, TN 38128 h: 901-372-8423 e: JACK.QUINLAN@namanpowercom Every year the Memphis Chapter of the USNA AA gathers with our counterparts from the West Point Society to watch the Army-Navy game. It's great fun especially when Navy wins.

In 2003, we had 50 people for a great aftemoon of football, snacks, and beer

Once again the Class of '65 was well represented.

Chapter President Jack Quinlan '65 joins Dee Gibson '65, Fred Rowe '65, and Herb Bamett '65 for a photo during the seventh inning stretch

Nashville Chapter CDR John E OhUnger '69, USN (Ret.) 880 Lakemont D r , Nashville, TN 37220-2124 h: 615-370-1441; w: 800-242-8613 e: johlinger@worldnet.att.net

TEXAS Memphis Chapter President Jack Quinlan '67 smiles for the camera as Memphis West Point Society President Al Brown is a bit more solemn after the game

Memphis Chapter President Jack Quinlan '67 with the coaches and Firsties before the Saturday game

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Fifty-five years separate these grads but they enjoy equally a defeat of Army. George McHenry '43 and his wife, Vivienne, are joined in the celebration by Michael Davis '98 and Catherine Best.

Alamo Chapter LCDR Lawrence S. Stovall U '84, USNR 2427 Wilderness Wood, San Antonio, TX 78231 h: 210-493-4377; e: lstovall84@satx.rt.com Please send all cortespondences to: Sec'y: Dave Driskell '63 PO. Box 461565, San Antonio, TX 78246-1565 e: info@alamogoats.org Send Shipmate submissions to: Mike Foley '64 e: info@alamogoats.org The San Antonio Alamo Goats meet the second Friday of each month at My Sams restaurant, on I-IO at 11:30 a.m. for lunch and business. Thirty-three members and guests attended the March meeting. BUI Due '64, Chapter vicepresident, inttoduced Elsie and Bob Adler '51.

Bob and Elsie were visiting in San Antonio from their home in Arlington, VA. Bob Adler was the Chapter's first president when it was formed in 1981. Bob and Bill had a delightful discussion of Shipmate, May-June 2004

Alamo Chapter member Bruce Davis '85 (brucegd@aol.com) attending from San Antonio. Brace is a regional Blue & Gold Officer program coordinator, and George is our Austin area coordinator Bruce and George provided information on how to become active in the program. If you are interested in participating, please contact George or Bruce.

Special Guest Speaker We were fortunate to have Doug O'Connell as a special guest speaker at our Febraary meeting.

Doug is a prosecuting attorney with the Department of Justice located in Austin and is also Maj Doug O'Connell in the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG). He has completed the U.S. Army Ranger School and the U.S. Army Special Forces Qualification Course.

In 2002, Maj O'Connell was called to active duty as a Special Forces Detachment commander and commanded a 12-man Special Forces "A" Team deployed outside ConUS in support of the Global War on Terrorists. He served nearly a year in Turkey and other locations and then retumed to the U.S. In mid-March 2003, after two months home, Maj O'Connell was recalled to active duty and infilttated into Northern fraq via Romania prior to combat operations corrunencing as Operation fraqi Freedom (OIF). He was assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-North, a multiservice task force formed around the core of the Tenth Special Forces Group. He was further assigned to Forward Operating Base 103 responsible for all terrain and air space north of Kirkuk and east to the fraq-fran border Special Forces Units from Forward Operating Base 103 were responsible for the attack on the Ansar al Islam Terrorist Camp, the liberation of Kirkuk, the surAustin Chapter render of the Iranian Badar Corps which RADM WUUam A. Heine '62, USNR (Ret.) was operating in fraq, and other significant 8704 Blue Creek Cv, Austin, TX 78735-1431 operations. h: 512-327-5619; e: bheine@acitexas.com Maj O'Connell briefly discussed the Special Cort. Sec'y: Don McAlister '63 Operations Command (SOCom) organization h: 512-794-0212; e: don.mcalister@skyvueusa.com and some of his observations about fraq.

Chapter meetings are held at 11:30 a.m. on the SOCom is no longer a supporting command fourth Tuesday of each month at Marie but is a supported command on the same level as Callender's, 9503 Research Blvd. #400 in regional unified commands. SOCom is comAustin. Due to a scheduling conflict, the prised of the Army's Special Operation Chapter's Febraary meeting was conducted on a Command (Rangers and Green Berets), the Monday, 23 Febraary, and attended by 22 mem- Navy's Special Warfare Command (SEAL bers and guests. teams) [commanded by RADM Bert Calland Helene and WaU Alt '48, P.A. Lindsay '52, '74, USN], and the Air Force's Special Dixie and Bert Shoopman '53, Don McCoy '57, Operations Command.

John Tyler '57, George Denny '58, Joe Wright Maj O'Connell then discussed some of his '59, Amie Allen '61, Gary Chapel '61, Don observations based on personal experiences in McAHster '63, Bob Jones '64, Carl Inskeep '71, OIF. He stated that the Kurds are pragmatic peoMyra WiUiams wife of Vem '74, Beth and Gary ple and exhibit a keen political sense for particiLundeen '75 and guest Major Doug O'Connell pating in a democratically elected govemment TXARNG, Rob Bumette '77, Brace Davis '85, based on pluralismâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he sensed no illusions or Mike Georgiefsi '87, and Jeff Block '94. designs by Kurds for Kurdish independence.

President's Notes Concerning the Turks, his belief is that their aniYolanda and BUI Heme '62, Austin Chapter mosity toward the Kurdistan Workers Party president, continued their travels in Australia (PKK), which has had terrorist links, causes and Bob Jones '64, vice president, kicked-off them concern as events in Iraq unfold but that the meeting with items of business. continued success and dominance of the An Austin Chapter golf event is tentatively Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the planned for May 2004. Anyone interested to par- Democratic Party of Kurdistan (PDK) will ticipate, please contact Bob Jones '64 retum the Turks to solid support of U.S.-led (bob@topbrassrealty.com; 512-931-2112). coalition operations in Iraq. Finally, his past Bob introduced Austin Chapter member experience leads him to conclude that present George Denny '58 (g_denny@msn.com) and news accounts from Iraq are vastly overstated with a negative bias, and he has no doubt that those days as both of tiiem were in tiie "founding members" group when the Chapter received recognition from tiie Alumni Association. At that time, the Chapter was known as the South Texas Chapter, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. After the meal, Lawrence StovaU '84, inttoduced our guest speaker, CDR David BaUey '81. David is establishing a new prep school for all Academy aspirants. The school, Greystone Preparatory School, is on the campus of Shreiner University in Kerrville, TX. It will host its first class this fall. Those aspiring to attend any service academy and needing additional college preparatory work can get college credits from Shreiner University while taking a curriculum that will prepare them for the academy academics. The Greystone Preparatory School will give the students the moral, mental, and physical skills they will need for survival at any of the service academies.

In addition to our Honorable President, Larry Stovall '84, Chapter Secretary, Dave Driskell '63, and esteemed Treasurer, Ron Shaw '52, the following members and guests were in attendance: Bill Due '64 and his mother, Dora Due; Bob Herres '54; Rosalind and Russ Cunningham '50; Gerry and BiU Simpson '56; Larry Bryson '57; Ruth and Art Carpenter '53; Jim Droste '62; Pat and Gene Flesher '61; Mike Foley '64; Jim Kiehle '62; WaUy Short '24; Wendy Rivers '52; MUse Stoffel '54; Jmunie Tadlock '87; PhU Meurer '58; Jean Kennedy '63; John Padgett '65; David Bailey '81 (our speaker and new member); Bruce Davis '85 (Blue & Gold Officer); Ron Sandoval '81; and Elsie and Bob Adler '51.

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U.S.-led coalition forces are steadily, deliberately, and successfully bringing security, stability, and infrastracture services to the Iraqi people.

Thank you, Doug, for an outstanding presentation and for your continued service!

Navy-Related Activities in the Austin Area The Greater Central Texas Council of the Navy League meets regularly at the Austin Woman's Club located at San Antonio Street between 7th & 8th Streets (enter from Nueces Street at rear) in Austin. Contact Gary Lundeen '75 (lundeeno@yahoo.com) for information.

For schedule and programs go to http://www.centexnavyleague.org.

The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) (http://www.moaa.org) is a nonprofit veterans' association dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserving the eamed entitiements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors.

The MOAA Austin Chapter meets at BAE Systems, 6500 Tracor Lane in Austin. Jim BurrUl '46 is a local MOAA officer Anyone interested in becoming active in MOAA should contact Jim at 512-261-7778.

The Joint Service Academy Network of Austin (JSANA) www.leavenonebehind.com exists to actively leverage the common experience and values among U.S. service academy graduates in order to promote and enhance individual member's business, career, wealth, and charitable interests. The group meets each third Tuesday of the month at the Iron Cactus, 10001 Stonelake in Austin. Contact Bob Jones '64 (bob@topbrassrealty.com) or Gary Lundeen '75 (lundeeno@yahoo.com) for information.

Gary A. Lundeen '75 North Texas Chapter LCDR James M. Bethmann '77, USNR 3825 Marquette St., Dallas, TX 75225 w: 214-754-0019 ext. 222 e: Jim.Bethmann@hhgroup.com LCDR Kurt Metcalf '91, USNR 9718 Enmore Ln., Frisco, TX 75035 e: kurt.metcalf@1991.usna.com web site: http://www.usnaaa-ntx.com The USNA AA North Texas Chapter held its monthly luncheon on 2 March at the Park City Club. This month's guest speaker was Clint Bruce '97. Clint retums to the Dallas area after a five-year tour at SEAL Team Five, culminating in a nine-month deployment in direct support of the Global War on Terrorism and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Born in Arkansas and raised in nearby Garland, TX, Clint turned down multiple Division I offers in order to attend and play football for the Naval Academy. A highly recruited High-School All-American, Clint's road to the Academy is a story of unique circumstance and a passionate patriotism, which he credits to the example his father set for him as a young man. While at the Academy, he was able to be a part of the renaissance of Service Academy football enjoyed during the mid 90's.

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Blue/Gray All-Star Team participant and captain of the South Team in the 1997 Hula Bowl North/South All-Star game. Clint was also one of the unique few Academy athletes with an opportunity to play in the NFL, spending time with the Baltimore Ravens and the New Orleans Saints before ultimately fulfilling his commitment plus some extra time in the SEAL Teams.

He is a recent addition to the Dallas business conununity.

Although the assembled crowd expected lots of "snake-eater" stories from his SEAL days, Clint's talk was much deeper than that. Clint told how at a time when he could have become an angry young man, mentors in his life on the coaching staff of his high school football team, at NAPS, and at the Academy cared more about the man he was than the player he was. As a result, Clint was able to heal from the devastating loss of his father, who was and still is his hero and role model, during his senior year in high school. If not for the intervention of these mentors in his life, Clint said he could have become a product of adversity. Instead, he is the product of the men who have mentored him.

After discussing how mentors had shaped his hfe, Clint urged all of those assembled to "get off the sidelines" and get involved in the lives of young men and women who need the guidance and leadership of Academy grads.

Clint said that he couldn't imagine a better place for him four weeks after his father passed away than NAPS and after that, the Academy.

He feels being as busy as you are forced him to heal and move on. Not only did it force him to heal, but it forced him to be better and become the man he needed to be probably before he was ready to be that man. Clint also praised the brotherhood of the Academy and the brotherhood of the Navy football team for his healing.

The assembled crowd didn't go home totally without a "snake-eater" story or two; Clint related how he went directiy from the Baltimore Ravens preseason camp to BUD/S and found out there is a big difference between pro-football shape and SEAL training shape. Of the 217 who started BUD/S, Clint was one of 12 who finished. During his Navy career, Clint had the good fortane to serve in three SEAL platoons, instead of the normal two an officer could normally expect on his first tour, for which he was extremely grateful. Clint's football brotherhood extended past his playing days at Navy and into the SEAL world as he lucky enough to go through BUD/S with fellow Navy linebacker Tom Ryno '97 and do two of the three platoons with All-East three year starter at center, Brian Drechsler '98.

Now out of the Navy for a little over a month, Clint has retumed to the area he grew up and entered the financial services industry. Clint and his wife recentiy had their first child, a daughter, Madeline, and Clint is playing the stereotypical proud father as well as he played football and served as a SEAL.

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Bao Vinh '96. Several BGO's are non-grads with close ties to USNA. Tom Roscetti organizes most of our events, eg Opinio, etc. Tom's son is Chris Roscetti '00. Similarly, Rick Kercheval is a major contributor to the BGO's success.

Rick is the father of two grads, Jason Kercheval '02 and Christi Kercheval '03. Also, Rick Mawdsley helps with a lot of BGO work. Rick's son is a member of the Class of 2005.

Our guest speaker, Texas Ranger David Maxwell spoke about the history and current duties of the Texas Rangers. The "Texas Rangers Jim Bethmann '77 and Clint Bruce '97 are the oldest state law enforcement organizaUpcoming Chapter Events tion on the North American continent with 2 May—Army/Navy/Air Force Alumni Golf statewide jurisdiction. Texas Rangers are selectToumament, Grapevine Municipal Golf Course ed from the ranks of the Texas Department of 4 May—Monthly Chapter Luncheon Public Safety. It is common for more than 300 1 June—Monthly Chapter Luncheon officers to apply for only a single opening. There June—Welcome Aboard Party for inconung are currently 110 Texas Rangers working in the Class of 2008, Jesuit High School 254 counties within the state. Ranger Maxwell is July—Army/Navy/Air Force Alumni Softball also the proud father of LCDR David Maxwell '94. As it happens, LCDR Maxwell is currently Toumament In attendance were Bill Lavallee '55, John headed toward his new duty station, NAS Gorman '64, John Marshall '64, John Oceana. To this point in his naval career, David Wroten '65, Denny Connor '66, Mike Maxwell has flown F-14 Tomcats and F-18 Sweeney '66, Tom Mewhinney '68 and his Super Hornets. brother, Jim, Eric ChaUain '69, Steve Ingram Chapter News '73, Bruce Marquardt '73, Mark Lambright LCDR Keith Kintzley '93 (keith@ '75, Jim Bethmann '77, Keith Tibbits '77, kintzley.com; 361-334-9541) serves with Matthew EUas '78, Bryan Livingston '78, Training Squadron 31 (VT-31) in Corpus Dave Rich '81, Eric Mehalko '86 and his son, Christi, TX. Keith, his wife, Janna, and three David, Ross Beaton '87, Walter Sechriest '87, girls Greta (6), Isabel (4), and Claire (15 Jim Schwab '88, Duane Carr '90, Jim months) enjoy being back in Texas after three Nadalini '92, Jason Rich '93, Mark wonderful years in Rota, Spain, with Fleet Christenson '94, Anne and Tom Stroud '94, Reconnaissance Squadron Two (VQ-2). Keith Clint Brace '97, John Steve Holley '00, Carol and Janna are native Houstonians, both graduatAllen, and Debbie Pace. ed from Spring Woods High School. Keith was the recipient of our Chapter's Mike Smith '67 Memorial Sword in 1993. As you remember, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Mike Smith '67 was the pilot of the Space Frank E. Pagura '95 Shuttle CHALLENGER when it exploded on 28 13407 EUershe Ln., Cypress, TX 77429 January 1986. Our Chapter presents a sword w: 713-856-4034; h: 281-225-6295 each January to the Midshipman First Class e: fpagura@varco.com (from our area) with the highest class ranking.

March Meeting Obviously, we remjun very proud of Keith. He We recognized the fine work done by the area will be transferring to NAS 'Whidbey Island this Blue & Gold Organization ("BGO"), which is summer; but hopes to settle in Houston after comprised of USNA Alumni, Reservists, and that tour. parents of Midshipmen. Peter VanDerlofske Jim Walters '69 (jim.walters@gdseng.com; '68, the BGO area coordinator, was unable to 713-667-9162 ext.lllO) is the Houston Business attend the meeting; however, Marty Block '64 Unit Manager of SNC-Lavalin GDS Inc. for spoke about the BGO Team's current accom- their chemicals and petroleum division. He has plishments. Coincidentally, Mark Chenoweth been in Houston since 1974, retuming to his '90 attended the luncheon and acknowledged his hometown after five years in the nuclear submaBlue & Gold Officer, Curt Gibby '61. rine service (HADDOCK, S S N - 6 2 1 , and PATRICK Similarly, Keith Kintzley '93 said that when he HENRY, SSBN-599). His wife, Cheryl, has been was attending Houston's Spring Woods High a teacher in HISD for the past 15 years, hopefulSchool, he was focusing on the Air Force ly retiring this year.

Academy, but a persuasive visit by Marty Block Chapter Dinner, 4 June '64 convinced him to go USNA. Alumni serving CAPT Charies "Joe" Leidig Jr. '78, USN, as Blue & Gold officers are Dick Westfahl '59, commandant of Midshipmen, will be our guest Roy Hughes '60, John Kendall '64, Rob Brown speaker at this year's annual Chapter dinner The '65, Bart Jealous '65, Paul Marshall '65, Gary dinner, in lieu of the monthly luncheon, will be Burger '68, Rick Miller '68, Brace Potter '69, held on Friday night, 4 June, at Brennan's Kris Castle '70, Joe Coleman '72, Royce Engler Restaurant for Alumni, spouses, guests, and the '73, Chip Keener '73, Bob Shary '73, Thorn USNA Parents' Club members. More informaHoU '73, Hugh Mauldin '73, Jim Boyer '74, tion will be forthcoming.

Brace Smith '77, Stephen Plaisance '81, Walt Chapter Luncheons Silveria '81, Tim Rebhom '83, David Sewell Chapter luncheons are usually held on the first '87, Will Randall '90, Walter Weathers '93, Frank Pagura '95, Patty deSpain-Stoll '96, and Friday of every month (7 May, 3 September, and 1 October) at Brennan's Restaurant, Shipmate, May-June 2004

3300 Smitii St. (11:30 a.m. refreshments and 12-1 p.m. lunch). As in prior years, there will be no luncheon meetings in June, July or August.

For additional information on any item herein, please visit our web site, www.usna.com/ Chapters/US/TX/GulfCoast/default.htm, call me at home, 713-728-1203, or send an email to kleinl985@sbcglobal.net.

Ed

TURKEY "nurkey Chapter LTJG Arif CirtUk '98, TVirkish Navy VeUefendi Mah, 75/6 Sok.No:51/2 Zeytinbumu, Istanbul Turkey 34765 h: 212-510-5805 e: acudik@hottnail.com

UTAHADAHO/ MONTANAAVYOMING Intermountain NA Alumni Chapter J. Kevin Dolan '71 2415 East 10305 Soutii, Sandy. UT 84092-4416 h: 801-942-7240; e: kevin.dolan@1971.usna.com web site: www.usna.com/Chapters/US/UT Snow is melting fast! StiU good spring skiing as of this writing, but great biking, golfing weather here in March.

Our First Thursday breakfast get-togethers are going weU at Blue Plate in Salt Lake City (Sugarhouse area). The address is 2100 East 2100 South. We meet with the West Point bunch at 7 a.m.—pay as you go. It's a good time and we've had a good turnout—different grads each time. Navy attendees have included: Jake Bowan '02, Thom Rossa '63, Clark Teasdale '62, Kevin Dolan '71, Gerry Imai '81, PJ Fallen '70, Todd Park '85, Chad Christensen '94, and several others who have dropped in.

We'd like to start other meeting places and times throughout the Intermountain area wherever/whenever conveiuent.

We also have some BGO activities planned with our local area coordinator. Bob Beer '62— including college fairs. Mid gatherings, and Mid sendoff in June.

Here's oiu current slate of activities for 2004: 6-7 May—Chapter presidents meetings at USNA—Kevin Dolan attending 15 May—Service Academy golf (Navy host) location TBD 12 June—Utah Parents Club Midshipmen sendoff picnic—location TBA 4 August—Annual summer picnic (with other service academies) 2 October—Navy vs. Air Force (Colorado) October-ish—Navy Founders Day celebration! This is a big one for the fall—tiate/location TBD 4 December—Beat Army party at Iggy's inSLC Other impromptu's—Biking w/bagels, more golf..

Thanks to Gerry Imai and others who help with the Chapter Send more stories, info, and Shipmate, May-June 2004

photos. Please send me your email address, if you're not receiving any email from me currentiy.

VIRGINIA Blue Ridge Chapter CAPT Roger C. Adams '70, USN (Ret.) 4-100 Wexford Ct., Apt. K, Roanoke, VA 24018 h: 540-776-3327; e: cadamsusna70@msn.com

Central Virginia Chapter CAPT Anthony A. Hastoglis '55, USN (Ret.) 102 Shawnee Ct., Charlottesville, VA 22901-1034 h; 434-973-7846; e: ahastoglsi@eartiilink.net

Dulles Chapter LCDR Eric C. Ruttenberg '88, USNR 20445 Needleleaf Wy., Ashbum, VA 20147-2389 p: 703-858-4404; e: erattenberg@titan.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/va/dulles/

important decision and commitment. We also invite the candidates' parents in the hopes that our Alumni can answer the many questions that they invariably have. The dinner will be catered and include light appetizers, beverages, light entr6e, vegetables, and dessert. Informal (business casual) attire is appropriate.

The Folsom home is located in Henrico County at 10000 Walsham Ct., Richmond, VA 23233.

The cost to hold this event (and cover the cost of the candidates and their parents) wiU be $25 per person. Please retum the RSVP to BUI Ruch '68. If you have questions, please call me at (w) 804-780-3235 or at (h) 804-740-0394.

This was a big success last year. Hope to see everyone on the 13th.

Upcoming Events 13 May—Candidates' Night in Richmond to honor the new Richmond area folks who have accepted appointments 17 June—Dinner with George Watt '73 Late Spring/Early Summer—Spring Chapter picnic at the Chain Farm

Shenandoah Valley Chapter H a m p t o n Roads Chapter CAPT P.K. 'Tete" Glasier '62, USN (Ret.) 1105 Glenside Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 h: 757-467-7476; w: 757-340-6700 e: pete62@erols.com

R i c h m o n d Chapter David Folsom '87 BB&T Capital Markets 909 East Main St., Richmond, VA 23219 p: 804-740-0394; e: dfolsom@bbandt.com Cortesponding Sec'y: Rich Polek 5543 Fox Vale Ct., Midlothian, VA 23112 e: richpolek@aol.com h: 804-639-2860; w: 804-743-3239 Astronaut CAPT BiU Shepherd '71 lands in Richmond! On Saturday, 13 March, many of us in Richmond were able to see the giant screen film Space Station and meet CAPT Shepherd for lunch. Thanks to Jack Parry '67 and the Science Museum of Virginia for arranging this great event. CAPT Shepherd kicked off the movie with a great "Go Navy, Beat Army" spoken in Russian as I am sure he barked that many times during his five years living in Russia and 141 days in space with fellow cosmonauts. A BZ to the Class of '67 for their great turnout!

Come support and honor the new Class of 2008 The Richmond Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumni Association would like to invite you to be our guest at an informal dinner reception on Thursday, 13 May, at the home of Lee and David Folsom '87 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. We wiH be honoring those Richmond area men and women who have received and accepted appointments to the Class of '08. Alumni, parents of Midshipmen currentiy at USNA, and Blue & Gold officers have been invited.

This reception will have no formal agenda, but is an excellent opportunity for Alumni and parents of current Midshipmen to come together to honor these candidates who have made this

CAPT George O. Glavis '61, USNR 3446 Browntown Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630 h: 540-636-3802 e: glavisgo@state.gov

Williamsburg Chapter LtCol James J. ConnoUy '53, USMC (Ret.) 105 Hermitage Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23188 h: 757-229-4510 CAPT Thomas R. Pratt '62, USN (Ret.) 670 Counselor's Wy, WilHamsburg, VA 23185 h: 757-564-9090; e: ttpratt@erols.com The Williamsburg Chapter hosted at its Febraary 2004 meeting, CAPT Thomas K. Cole '74, USN (Ret.), and his wife, Denny Tom is the USNA Blue & Gold program coordinator for the Southeast Virginia Area. Tom's area of responsibility in Virginia includes the Tidewater area, the Eastern Shore, and Central Virginia, roughly bounded by a semi-circle passing north of Fredericksburg and just east of Danville. This area encompasses nearly 300 schools that are served by 35 Blue & Gold Officers (BGOs) who Tom coordinates to bring the word about the Naval Academy to aspiring young high school students. At any time, there are about 270 prospective candidates in the area.

Tom led the Alumni through the admissions process, defined the role of the Blue & Gold Officer (BGO) in the process, and discussed applicant qualifications. Prospective candidates should be referred to the Naval Academy web site (www.usna.edu) and told to select the admissions button. This site provides the information needed to start the application process.

The Admissions Board—a group of Academy officials selected from many disciplines, which assess the whole person to determine eligibility for entry, reviews applications. It screens candidates' applications for their mental and physical fitness and their desire to be a career naval officer The BGO is the only person in the formal admissions process who actually conducts a face-to-face interview with these students. Tom

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encouraged the Chapter to consider hosting local events and noted that he is actively seeking additional candidates as BGOs in Williamsburg.

A SAT score of over 1300 is necessary to show core acadeiruc ability. Participation in other activities such as class or club leadership positions, employment, athletics, and Eagle Scout is also necessary. Captain Cole noted that there have been a few rare cases of applicants not considered eligible for admission who had scored over 1400 on the SAT but had not participated in any extracurricular activity. Among the statistics Tom showed us were these: since 1970 the percentage of majority males has declined from 99% to 64%; over 14,000 persons applied for the 1200 plus entry positions last year; 78% of the Class of 2006 were in the upper fifth of their high school class, 11% were Class president or vice president, 58% were National Honor Students, 86% were varsity athletes, 86% participated in drama, public speaking or debate activities, and 11% were Eagle Scouts.

Those determined to be conditionally eligible by the admissions board must obtain a nomination. Senators and Congressmen who may each have five constituents at the Academy at any time make the majority of appointments. A limited number of appointments may come from nominations by the President and Vice President and nominations from the ranks of NROTC and enlisted personnel. Sons and daughters of active duty naval officers are eligible for a Presidential nomination.

The Naval Academy now offers a summer seminar that is a one-week session at the Academy for applicants between their junior and senior years in high school. Attendees pay a room and board fee. The week at the Academy gives applicants an opportunity to experience and judge Academy life while at the same time, it gives the Academy an opportunity to make a first hand evaluation of the applicants.

CAPT Cole emphasized the need for applicants to start the process early, to foUow instractions fully and precisely, and to meet all submission dates in the process. In the spring of junior year, prospective applicants should request SATs and have Princeton send the results to the Academy. If SAT scores are satisfactory, USNA will send the candidate an extensive package with meticulously detailed instractions and submission dates. The admissions board starts formal screening and notification of conditional offers in late September The admissions board will notify and assist prospective candidates who have demonstrated outstanding skills, abilities, and motivation to become a naval officer but need further academic preparation to become qualified. Those that the board feels worthy and who qualify on a need basis may receive assistance from the Naval Academy Foundation in the form of tuition assistance to about 80 at any of about 20 outstanding preparatory schools. The Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) provides schooling to those willing to enlist in the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve (about 250).

Tom concluded his presentation with a short "Gung Ho" video that left the members feeling great about the Academy.

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KMia CAPT Tom Pratt '62 , USN (Ret.), LtCol Jim Connolly '53, USMC (Ret.), and CAPT Tom Cole '74, USN (Ret.) The Chapter President, LtCol James J. Connolly '53, USMC (Ret.), expressed appreciation to CAPT Cole for his presentation and for his tireless efforts in seeking and assisting candidates and presented CAPT Cole with a memento of his visit.

W A S H I N G T O N Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT Edward Schwier '69, USNA (I 1196 Brentwood Ave., Richland, WA 99352-8540 h: 509-627-7288; w: 509-372-0176 e: Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@rl.gov; eschwier@charternet; egschwier速 aol.com Puget Sound Chapter CDR Robert E. Partrick '62, USNR (Ret.) 2899 South Newell Rd., Camano Island, WA98282 h: 360-387-9257 e: sounderbob@aol.com

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Greater Washington Chapter Dr. Steve Hudock '69 606 Woodlake Ln., Alexandria, VA 22315 e: steve.hudock@ngc.com , Fellow Alumni, our DC area participation continues to increase! We had a great luncheon presentation in Febraary when Frank Thorpe IV '81, the current special assistant for Public Affairs to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and embedded U.S. News and World Report reporter, Mark Mazzetti, provided some insights into the media reporting processes for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their first hand stories and commentary were quite remarkable.

In March, we conducted our Annual Candidates Luncheon, hosting more than 70 candidates who had received nominations for the Class of 2008 or for Foundation/NAPS scholarships for 2004-05. VADM Rod Rempt '66, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, addressed the full house, which included at least one parent/sponsor for each candidate and more than 75 Alumni, providing an overview of the Naval Academy today which provided fresh information for everyone in the room. This luncheon was the culmination of our on-going candidate advocacy effort wherein we endeavor to reach out to the community in the VA-MDDC area and make them aware of the processes and qualifications necessary to enter the Naval Academy. Beginning with events aimed at ninth

and tenth graders in the spring/summer (Bowie Bay SOX Game Outing and an Army-Navy Country Club reception with Dean Vetter) and followed by our fall events for l l t h and 12th graders at the Navy Memorial and Washington Wizards Game, your Chapter hosts individuals and parents from the area who have expressed a desire for information to the USNA Admissions Office. These events are attended by Midshipmen, Academy Admissions representatives, and local Alumni and provide both formal and informal settings for free exchange of information relevant to both Academy admission procedures and life in the Naval/Marine Corps service. Jack Young '52 our candidate program coordinator was commended by both the Superintendent and the President/CEO of the Naval Academy Alumni Association, George Watt '73, for his untiring efforts in organizing and leading the execution of this program for the past two years. Jack's relief Rich Perry '83 was on hand to accept the challenge for continuing this new tradition of excellence for your Chapter Planning ahead, we have luncheons at the Army-Navy Country Club starting at 11:30 a.m. on 19 May and 16 June. You may make reservations for our luncheons on line through our web site, www.usnagwaaac.com, emailing to usnaaagwc@aol.com, or phoning 703-9606804. We appreciate hearing from our membership and are in need of volunteers to assist with committees in the year ahead. Please contact any member of the board if you are interested in helping the Chapter and the Academy. Our agenda for next year looks really great! We are eager to engage socially with fellow Alumni at continuing series of informative luncheons, participate in a golf outing and the annual Army-Navy luncheon, sponsor an evening event with partners, and to provide energy and information to young men and women interested in attending the Academy. Please join with us in making these events more enjoyable by renewing your membership promptly and encouraging other Alumni to joining our growing numbers in the Greater Washington area.

Beat Army!

Steve

WEST V I R G I N I A West Virginia Chapter Stephen S. Shumlas '69 105 Brierwood Dr, Hurricane, WV 25526 e: shumlas@marshall.edu

WISCONSIN Wisconsin Chapter Guy T. Mascari '69 6619 West Lloyd St., WauwatosS M 53213 h: 414-774-6874; w: 414-778-1400 f: 414-778-1178; e: gtm@mcrpc.org

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LAST CALL Requiescat in Pace "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

—^Laurence Binyon, 1914

Abrahams, Melvin '40 CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 11 April 2004 Adelman, Steven Gregory '01 ENS. USNR 3 December 2003 ABey, Lindsey Davis '68 LCDR. USN 27 February 2004 Anders, John Henry '54 Lt Col, USAFR 26 January 2004 Anderson, William Ward Jr. 'SO 24 April 2004 Apted, CJeorge Lewis '53 * CDR, USN (Ret.) 24 March 2004 Arthur, Charles Daniels '40 29 March 2004 Bagley, Ralph Frederick Jr. '50 27 September 2003 Baker. Dennis Keith '84 11 March 2000 Baker, James McDoweU Jr. '50 6 Febraary 2004 Becker, Robert Myron '74 LT, USN 22 December 2003 Behan, Raymond James '72 11 October 2000 Bekken, Brett Michael '89 Maj, USMCR 21 April 2004 Belensky, Michael John '46 26 January 2004 Binford, Lloyd TUghman Jr. '44 30 December 2003 Bliss, Jeffrey Paul '76 22 Febraary 2004 Bobbitt, Charles Patrick '51 28 April 2004 Bryan, C^rge Raymond Jr. '43 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 11 May 2004 Buchanan, Bascom Frank '54 28 January 2004 Buck, Guy PhU '50 Col, USAFR (Ret.) 3 April 2004 Burdette, Earl WUliam'46 * 22 November 2001 Burke, John Frederick'49 * 27 September 2003 Burke, Raymond Glendon '54 3 March 2004 Burnett, Howard Weston Jr. '43 CDR, USN (Ret.) 22 April 2004 Calhoan, Warren Davis '43 1 Febraary 2002 Clark, WaUam Arthur '40 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 28 March 2004 Clefton, Claude Anton '40 * CDR, USN (Ret.) 5 January 2004 Quster, Alvin Peyton '40 8 March 2004 Conger, Matthew Guy '91 12 January 2004 mmm^m Shipmate, May-June 2004

Conger, James Watson '42 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 27 April 2004 Cope, Alfred LoveU '32 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 29 April 2004 Craig, James Gray Jr. '32 CAPT. USN (Ret.) 1 December 2001 Cushman, Arthur Richard '39 10 May 2004 Dalton, George Francis '38 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 14 April 2004 DeMatteis, Elliot Paul '68 20 September 2002 Dexter, Robert Chatmcey Jr. '39 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 4 March 2004 DUorenzo, Lucius Vincent '48 LTC, USA (Ret.) 29 January 2004 Dimse, Richard Henry '55 LT, USNR 23 July 2003 Dobbins, John Byrne Jr. '51 CDR, USN (Ret.) 28 April 2004 Dwyer, Carl Redmond '38 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 6 May 2004 Dyck, Qark Porter '58 10 January 2004 Engle, Aubrey Delos '41 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 4 March 2004 Felton, Gale Seaver '41 CDR, USN (Ret.) 7 March 2004 Finlay, Robert WUson Jr. '46 * CAPT, USN (Ret.) 13 March 2004 Fonvielle, Charles David Jr. '41 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 20 Febraary 2004 Francis, John Paul '51 CDR, USN 10 January 2004 Fredricks, WUliam Beattie '58 28 January 2004 From, John Lawrence Jr. '44 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 19 March 2004 GaUagher, Edward Francis '42 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 15 March 2004 Gibson, Scott KendaU '32 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 16 January 2004 Gould, Frank Gardner '31 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 8 May 2004 Griest, Jeffery WiUing '50 20 March 2004 HaU, James Horace '50 Col, USAF (Ret.) 16 November 2001 HeU, Michael Montgomery '57 15 January 2004 Hirsch, George Shields '54 1 May 2004 Hochmuth, Alvin Earnest '54 CDR, USN (Ret.) 29 November 2003 Hodges, WUliam May '40 * CAPT, USN (Ret.) 25 Febraary 2004 Hoffman, Harry Pitts '65 12 May 2004

Hoke, Leonard Anderson Jr. '44 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 15 Febraary 2004 Holt, Roy Mack '45 17 March 2004 f H H Hotchkiss, Charles Albert H '49 ^ ^ H . 11 May 2004 9 James, Donald '45 mm 1 February 1998 V James, David RusseU '51 Wk Lt Col, USAF (Ret.) 16 April 2004 S Jeraidd, WiUiam Ernest '55 w LT, USN (Ret.) 1 October 2003 fl Johnson, Thomas Webber '63 fl 19 April 2004 B Johnson, Leonard WHIby II '57 S CDR, USN (Ret.) 13 May 2004 S Jones, Andrew Lewis '46 S 17 March 2004 ' • Jordan, Mark Henry '37 H CAPT USN (Ret.) 16 March 2004 ^^ Kauffman, Jack Emerson H '70 CDR, USN (Ret.) 4 March 2004 Kealy, Arthur PhiUp '67 7 April 2004 KeUy, Patrick John '53 1 July 2002 Kleua, Theodore George '44 CDR, USN (Ret.) 9 April 2004 Kozischek, Albert Joseph '55 * CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 14 Febraary 2004 Kurtz, WilUam Edward '44 22 March 2004 Lander, Robert Bond '37 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 12 March 2004 Looney, WilUam Boyd '45 17 October 2002 Lord, Waldon Ehner '54 LT, USNR 8 March 2004 Maire, Rex Edmond'50 * CDR, USN (Ret.) 31 January 2004 Manning, Christopher WilUam '07 1 May 2004 Martin, James Kenneth '48 10 March 2004 Martin, Roger Gene '59 CDR, USN (Ret.) 16 September 2003 McDoweU, David Barber '48 14 April 2004 McLaren, Earle Kenneth '34 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 9 August 2003 McMurray, WiUiam Cooper '49 15 April 2004 Menke, Kurt WUUam '85 CDR, USN 14 April 2004 Milewski, Robert Francis '70 CDR, USNR 26 January 2004 MorelU, Frank Patrick '53 6 April 2004 157

LAST CALL Murphy, Charles Robert Jr. '64 CDR, USN (Ret.) 13 Febraary 2004 Murray, Gilbert E. Jr, '59 1 March 1999 Norton, Robert Donald '43 1 April 2004 O'Keefe, James Lawrence Jr. '53 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 12 May 2004 Osborn, James Butler '42 RADM, USN (Ret.) 30 March 2004 Ostlund, John Chapman '49 27 April 2004 Paqnin, James Edward '62 CDR, USN (Ret.) 8 April 2004 Peterson, MeU Andrew Jr. '54 * CAPT, USN (Ret.) 28 December 2003 PhiUips, Charles KUngelhofer '36 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 16 April 2004 Poole, John Robert '57 4 May 2004 Prosser, Norman Edward '57 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 10 March 2004 Riva, Victor Emmanuel '30 * 19 October 2003 Rodenbach, WUliam Jay '57 Col, USMC (Ret.) 15 May 2004 Rowan, John Garand '87 LT, USN 5 August 2003 Rynties, Anthony Durk '51 Lt Col, USAF (Ret.) 18 April 2004 Ryza, Robert Dale '80 4 May 2004 Sacone, Francis Joseph '50 Col, USAF (Ret.) 17 April 2004 Sanderson, WiUiam Curtis '73 CDR, USN 20 April 2004

Savel, John Jr. '59 27 April 2004 Schlegel, George HI '31 17 April 2003 Seller, MUton Walsh '45 23 April 2004 Sharer, Rob Jeffery '65 28 March 2004 Sherman, Thomas Hanson Jr. '50 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 30 March 2004 SUverman, MUton Joseph '41 CDR, USN (Ret.) 21 March 2004 SmaU, James Dickerman '42 CAPT USN (Ret.) 16 April 2004 Smith, Charles Horton lU '60 * 8 March 2004 Smith, Clayton Waite '43 CDR, USN (Ret.) 12 April 2004 Smith, Paul Bridges '42 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 16 April 2004 Snyder, Richard Clare '56 * CDR, USN (Ret.) 23 January 2004 Sperry, Howard Dean '54 18 April 2004 Stephan, George Maurice '65 30 April 2004 Strohl, MitcheU Phineas '43 8 March 2004 Struyk, Richard '48 CDR, USN (Ret.) 24 March 2004 Thompson, Paul Bristol Jr. '52 3 January 2004 Torres, Andrew Jacob '02 2ndLt, USMC 3 April 2004 Tyree, John Augustine Jr. '33 VADM, USN (Ret.) 8 April 2004

Vaughan, Alvin Trobaugh '44 22 March 2004 Virts, John R. '48 30 April 2004 Wade, Sidney Scott '33 MajGen, USMC (Ret.) 24 November 2002 Waiss, Alan James '65 CDR, USNR 9 March 2004 Watters, Edward Charies UI '37 27 Febraary 2004 Waybright, John Jennings '34 CDR, USNR (Ret.) 9 April 2004 Webster, John Alden Jr. '56 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 29 March 2004 Weinel, John PhlMp '39 ADM, USN (Ret.) 16 Febraary 2004 Westhofen, Charles Louis '30 RADM, USN (Ret.) 6 June 2003 White, Ray Bemard '46 CDR, USN (Ret.) 12 April 2004 WiUces, GUbert lU '48 LT, USN (Ret.) 1 August 2003 WUkinson, Richard Powers Jr. '27 CDR, USNR (Ret.) 15 January 2004 Witter, Ward Wayne '40 ^M CAPT, USN (Ret.) 24 April 2004 ^ Woodside, Arthur Gregory '40 4A{ml2004 j , Wright, Richard Morgan '41 ^J CAPT, USN (Ret.) 18 March 2004 ÂŤ York, Rice Pressgrove '45 ^^ 26 December 2003 ' Young, David Wayne '69 7 January 2004 * obituary appears in this issue

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Long-time resident of San Diego, Rear Admiral Ralph C. Lynch Jr, USN (Ret.), died on 13 Febraary 2004 in Escondido, CA, of natural causes. He was 96 years old.

Lynch was bom in 1908 in New York City. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1929. He served on the battieship ARKANSAS and after completing Submarine School, he served in submarines in San Diego and the Panama Canal Zone, including participation in the 1941 "undeclared war" in the Atiantic pursuing German U-boats while in command of S-46.

The morning after the Pearl Harbor attack, Lynch sailed S-46 to Brisbane, Australia, where a submarine base was established. After two war patrols in S-46, Lynch took command of the new submarine MINGO in 1943. He sailed MINGO to Pearl Harbor and completed two war patrols.

He was awarded two Bronze Stars with Combat V for these patrols. In 1944 Lynch served on the staff of Commander Submarines Southwest Pacific. Later, he joined the staff of Commander-Battieship Squadron Two, operating in Japanese home waters. When Japan collapsed. Lynch was assigned to the provisional landing force that entered Tokyo Bay three days before MISSOURI and the Third Fleet.

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After World War II, Lynch was stationed at Third Naval District in New York City, in the CNO Office of Research and Development, at the Pentagon, and on the staff of CinC Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor While Uving in San Diego, Lynch was commander of the submarine tender NEREUS, Destroyer Squadron Seven, and the U.S. Naval Training Center Upon retirement after 34 years of naval service in 1959, Rear Admiral Lynch served on the San Diego County Grand Jury, the Citizen's Mental Health Comnussion, the San Diego Chapter of the American Red Cross, the San Diego Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Junior Golf Association, and the Downtown Lions Club of San Diego. He was an honorary member of San Diego Chapter of the British Officer's Mess and a member of the Submarine League.

Rear Admiral Lynch is survived by his wife of 73 years, the former Mary Squire, of Yonkers, NY; son, Thomas Lynch of Yorba Linda, CA; and daughters, Barbara Gehrke of Hailey, ID, and Janet Lambert of Fallbrook, CA; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Internment will be in the family gravesite at Ariington National Cemetery.

The Lynch Famil

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LAST CALL VICTOR EMMANUEL RIVA '30 Victor E. Riva of Charleroi, PA, died on Sunday, 19 October 2003, at his home. He was 96 years old.

He was bom on 11 July 1907, a son of the late Frank and Josephine Braza Riva. He graduated as valedictorian from Charleroi High School in 1925, attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating with tiie Class of 1930, and attended the University of Pittsburgh Law School, from which he graduated in 1933. Years later, Mn Riva attended California State Teachers College, where he obtained his teaching degree.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was called back to teach coiuses in seamanship and navigation during World War II. M r Riva was a member of Mary, Mother of the Church in Charleroi, a past member of the Charleroi Elks Club and Knights of the Columbus, and the Washington Coimty Bar Association.

During his lifetime, he was self-employed as a lawyer and by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, for which he obtained the right of way for the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He was also employed by Bassi, McCune and Vreeland, from which he retired in 1996.

Mr. Riva is survived by his wife of 67 years, Helen M. McShane Riva; son and daughter-in-law, Victor F. and Melanie Riva of Lexington, OH; daughter and son-in-law, Jane Riva and J. Scott Provan of Chapel Hill, NC; eight grandchildren, Rory Elizabeth Bartok, Keri Helene Baugh and her husband, Chris, Jonathan Marshall Provan, Christopher Andrew Provan, Benjamin Scott Provan, Jonathan Victor Riva and his wife, Eleanor, Megan Riva Mueller, and her husband, Richard, and Matthew McShane Riva and his wife, Sara Lee; three great-grandchildren, Richard and Michael Mueller and Danielle Riva; a sister, Dora Riva Carpenter of Charleroi, PA; and a special family friend, Louis R. DeMoss of Greensburg, PA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Dr Margaret "Peggy" Riva Bartok, on 22 Febraary 2000; three brothers, Humbert, Frank, and Edmund Riva; and five sisters, Carolyn Riva, Ena R. Labeka, Sybil Keefer, Marie Cope, and Adelnuna Schmidt.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Wednesday, 22 October 2003 at Mary, Mother of the Church, Charleroi, PA, with the Rev. David F. Dzermejko as celebrant. Interment followed in Grandview Cemetery in Monessen, PA.

widely, buying cars in England, France, and New Zealand for extensively touring, visiting their children at their foreign positions and taking "space available" military flights about the world.

An enthusiastic sailor, he was active in Midshipman yachting programs and captained or crewed in several off-shore ocean races.

Captain Sunderland is survived by his wife of 66 years, Louise Brace Sunderland; sons, Richard Sunderland of Dallas, TX, and Bruce Sunderiand of Washington, DC; daughter, Sally Ann Whitsett of Pleasant Hill, CA; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were held on 23 Febraary 2004 at St. Andrews Chapel at the Naval Academy, followed by a private burial.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Naval Academy Foundation, 247 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402. excerpts from The Capital (Annapolis, MD) LAWRENCE B O N N E R CLARK

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Colonel Lawrence B. Clark, USMC (Ret.), died on 13 Febraary 2004, at the age of 91. He .

«• ^^^ cremated, and his ashes will be buried at jtf ^ ^ ^ 2 Arlington National Cemetery.

"Larry" was bom on 15 October 1912 in New York City. After graduation from high school in Plymouth, NC, he entered the Naval Academy and graduated with the Class of 1934. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps and eamed his Wings at Flight School in Pensacola, FL, where he married Mary Lee Dowd on 11 July 1936.

Larry served as a flight instractor prior to World War 11, as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during the war, and in the Inspector General's Office during post-war years. He served in Korea in 1952 and 1953, and he retired in 1960 after 26 years of service.

In 1963, he received an M.B.A. from the University of Florida and then worked as an economist in the banking industry in Washington, DC, from 1963 until 1968. He and Mary Lee moved to Treasure Island, FL, in 1968, and he subsequentiy served Treasure Island as city commissioner Larry was predeceased by his wife, Mary Lee, and his son, Lawrence Dowd Clark '65. He leaves behind his daughter, Nancy Lee Clark Hatfield of Toledo, OH; and three grandchildren.

Craig & Nancy Hatfield

The Riva Family WIDMER CASE HANSEN MORTON SUNDERLAND

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Captain Morton Sunderiand, USN (Ret.), of Annapolis, MD, and formerly of Sevema Park, MD, died of a stroke on 7 Febraary 2004 at Ginger Cove. He was 93 years old.

Bom on 16 January 1911, in Fort Ward, WA, Captain Sunderland acquired his lifelong nick_^g<^; . ' C ^ ' name of "Modoc" after he was the only student ^ ^ ^ k ^^-^ in his prep school class to correctly answer 9 "Modoc Indian tribe" on a history test. He gradW ^ i uated from the Naval Academy with the Class of f .• - i< jp32 an(j served on various ships in the 1930s before receiving a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT. He had duty on desttoyers and craisers in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War 11, and was awarded a Bronze Star for performance aboard QUINCY during the amphibious assault on the beaches of Normandy, France, in the D-Day landings in 1944.

Following the war, he was posted as naval attache at the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece; commanded the destroyer GOODRICH; and, in the eariy 1950s, was assistant dean in the department of electricity and physics at the Academy. He then was naval attache in Cairo, Egypt; commanded the ammunition ship DIAMOND HEAD; and was naval attache in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After retiring from the Navy in 1960, he taught at the Sevem School and operated farms on the Eastern Shore. He and his wife ttaveled Shipmate, May-June 2004

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Captain Widmer C. Hansen, USN (Ret.), passed away peacefully after 90 full years of life at Clark Meadows on 17 November 2003.

He was bom in Fort Benton, MT, and lived on the Big Corrals Ranch and the Salt Creek Oil Fields. On a "warm spring day" in 1931 he left the West for a career in the United States Navy.

He graduated from the Naval Academy with the t i " W ^ B ^ ^ Class of 1937. He served on NORTH CAROLINA • t e | ^ l # ^^B/t ^"^ SARATOGA; during World War II he was in ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, receiving Bronze and Silver Stars. He received his M.E. from Johns Hopkins and specialized in ordnance engineering/guided missile guidance until his naval retirement in 1963.

His civilian career was with Gramann Aircraft Corporation developing the F-16. He pioneered the production of naval missiles for service use.

Widmer is survived by his daughter, June (Albert) Hansen Butkas of Bloomfield, NY; granddaughters, Bonnie Butkas, Matilda Butkas, Kattina Butkas and Erinn Conlon. He was predeceased by his daughter, Jackie Conlon, wife, Colombe Comer Shultze, and son. Middy Hansen.

He was a much-loved father and grandfather who enjoyed photography fumiture restoration, theater, and his grandchildren. He was a former volunteer at Granger Homestead and member of the R&D committee at the Canandaigua VA. The Hansen Familx

LAST CALL WEBSTER DEROYCE SMITH '37

STANLEY WILLIAM KERKERING '39

Colonel Webster D. Smith, USMC (Ret.), died on 31 October 2002. He was 89 years old and had had Alzheimer's disease for many years.

Webster was bom in Minneapolis, MN, to Lorenzo D. Smith and Metta Two Smith. He had one brother and one sister, Denmer and Debra.

He went to the University of Minnesota and then to the Naval Academy, where he graduated witii the Class of 1937. He was in Worid War 11 from beginning to the end.

He moved to Califomia, married Faith, and had two daughters, Pamela Hupp and Joella Sausen. He later married Mary Wann Smith and adopted her small son, Terry.

He owned Smith Drake Corp. and also worked at Hughes and TRW. He had a great Hfe and we all miss him very much.

The Smith Family

Commander Stanley W. Kerkering, USN (Ret.), died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on 22 October 2003 on Hilton Head Island, SC. He was 87 years old.

He was bom and reared in Quincy, IL. He attended Catholic schools and smdied at Quincy ^ ^ ^ ^ College Academy before entering the Naval I # ^ ^ ^ H Academy. He was an Eagle Scout and a member I ^k ^ ^ ^ H of school bands.

I^H ^ ^ ^ H After graduating with the Class of 1939 he ' ^ * ^ ^ ^ ^ eamed his Wings in Pensacola, FL. He was injured in the South Pacific in 1942 and as a result he was assigned "limited flying status." He eamed both master's and professional degrees from Cal Tech in aeronautical engineering and became an AEDO in 1946.

Future assignments included one tour at Corpus Christi Air Station O&R, one tour teaching in Marine Engineering at the Naval Academy, two tours at BuAer in Washington, DC, and a tour as BuAer Rep. at North American located at Los Angeles Airport.

After retiring from the Navy in 1959, Stan was employed in industty for more than ten years before retuming to the Defense Department. He became the project manager for the development of the F-18 fighter plane.

He retired completely in 1975.

Stan enjoyed golf bridge, poker and singing. He was a watercolor artist, but his trae love was drawing caricatures. It was a hobby all his lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;perhaps some remember his work in The Log and of his Classmates in Shipmate several times.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne Bonnell Kerkering; three daughters, Jane Reed of Alexandria, VA, Diane of Hilton Head, SC, and Becki Schreiber of Yarmouth, ME; five granddaughters, Kelley, KaCey Karrie, Chelsea, and Amy; and one great-grandson. Tucker He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia.

A Mass of Christian burial was held on 25 October 2003 at Holy Family Church in Hilton Head, SC, and interment was in Arlington National Cemetery with full nulitary honors on 2 December 2003.

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CHARLES SNOWDEN ARTHUR JR. '38

Captain Charles S. Arthur Jr, USN (Ret.), died at Sibley Hospital, Washington, DC, on 26 Febraary 2004 at the age of 86.

He was bom in Humboldt, AZ, and raised in Denver, CO, receiving an honorary diploma in 1935 from East Denver High School, having left in 1934 at 16 to enter the Naval Academy.

"Snow" was a member of the Ninth Company, and editor-in-chief of The Log. He was a varsity swimmer, a cheerleader, and was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship. Upon graduation, he was ordered to TENNESSEE, then to ST. LOUIS. In 1941, as a communication watch officer on Admiral King's staff, he enciphered the text of the Atiantic Charter using an original signed by both President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. In July 1943, Snow was ordered to command BROOME on Atiantic convoy duty and was the youngest desttoyer skipper In 1944 he assumed command of BOYLE in the Mediterranean until VE-Day, and was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V. He worked under Admiral Arleigh Burke in Op-23 during the so-called "Revolt of the Admirals" in 1949. In 1952, he designed die Navy's "Directives Issuance System," which is still in use. He commanded ROWE during the Korean War, and served as a duty captain in Flag Plot during the Bay of Pigs affair and later during the Beriin Crisis in 1961, before retiring in 1962.

After retirement. Snow taught English at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA, until 1983 and eamed a master's degree in English literature. He audited classes at the University of Maryland until the death of his first wife, Anne Eastman Arthur, in January 1986. In late 1987, he married Birgitta Ingerod-Arthur They belonged to the Institute of Leaming in Retirement at American University where Snow taught courses on Huxley, Goethe, and de Toqueville for many years. He climbed several major peaks around the worid, was an avid tennis player, and was the secretary for the Class of 1938 from 1980 until 1994.

Captain Arthur is survived by his wife, Birgitta; daughter, Nancy Arthur McDaniels of St. Paul, MN; and his brother, Edwin Foster Arthur of Grand Junction, CO. Services, with full military honors, were held at Ariington National Cemetery on 6 May 2004.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Naval Academy Foundation or the Institute of Leaming in Retirement at American University, Washington, DC. Captain C.S. Arthur Jr. '38 & 1938 Classmates

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CLAUDE ANTON CLEFTON '40

Commander Claude A. Clefton, SC, USN, (Ret.), died in Emeral Health Care in Port St. Lucie, FL, on 5 January 2004. He was 86 years old.

He had been a resident of Jenson Beach, FL, having moved there from Fairfax, VA, in 1969.

Claude was bom in Owatonna, MN, on 1 March 1917. He entered the Naval Academy with the Class of 1940, but did not graduate. He was commissioned and served in the Supply Corps. He retired on 1 July 1965.

Claude was a former co-owner of B.C. Rental Center, in Fort Pierce, FL, was of the Protestant faith, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10066 of Jenson Beach, FL. He is survived by his wife, Mariorie G. Clefton of Jenson Beach, FL; son, Gordon Allen Clefton of Gaithersburg, MD; daughter, Karen Hebert of Seattie, WA; and one grandchild.

Claude was inumed in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. Memorial conttibutions may be made to Dogs and Cats Forever, 9550 Carlton Rd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34987.

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LAST CALL RAYMOND EDGAR HILL '40

Captain Raymond E. Hill, USN (Ret.), died on 20 Febraary 2004 in Virginia Beach, VA. He was 85 years old.

"Ted" was bom in Cedarville, CA, on 20 November 1918. His first ship upon graduation with the Naval Academy Class of 1940 was NEVADA, and he was onboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor After NEVADA retumed for repair, Ted went to flight training at New Orleans. He received his Wings at Pensacola in 1943, tiien joined VF-84 at North Island as XO. He became CO when deployed in BUNKER HILL and was onboard when she was hit by two kamikazes off Okinawa.

In 1946 Ted reported as navigator of CAPE ESPERANCE and next was an electrical engineering instractor at the Academy. In 1947 he went to be a student and instractor in atomic weapons at Sandia Base. After a tour as XO of Composite Squadron Six at Port Lyautey in 1952, he was an instractor at Fleet Airborne Electtonics Training Unit, Pacific, where he estabUshed the weapons course. Next came Projects BOAR and TALOSW at BuOrd, tiien staff duty witii ComFltAir Easfl..ant. In 1956, Ted was an insttuctor at the Naval War College, then in 1957, went to be assistant head, ConUS Defense Plans Section in OpNav. After duty as XO of KEARSARGE, Ted retired on 1 April 1970. Ted's awards included the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Gold Stars, the Air Medal with four Gold Stars, and the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon His post-retirement years were still in naval aviation, as an employee of ComNavAirSys for 11 years, including seven years in fran as project manager for delivery of 180 F-14 aircraft.

Ted was a member of the Army-Navy Country Club, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, and the ANA. Ted was predeceased by his first wife, Virginia F. Kent, by whom there were three children, six grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter He is survived by his wife, Juhanne Biut Hill, whom he married 1987; his children, Kent of Madison, VA, Leslie of Venice, CA, and Neil of Reading, MA; and three stepchildren, Dennis Pinch of Arlington, VA, David Pinch of San Francisco, CA, and April Lyn Pinch Keeler of Arlington, VA. There was a memorial service in Virginia Beach, VA, on 25 Febraary 2004, a funeral at Fort Myer, and burial in Arlington National Cemetery on 21 April 2004.

Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association.

WILLIAM MAY HODGES '40

Captain William M. Hodges, USN (Ret.), died in his sleep on 25 Febraary 2004 at his home in Oak Harbor, WTiidbey Island, WA, from prostate cancer He was 87 years old.

Bill was bom 26 November 1916 in Okolona, MS. His first ship after graduating with the Naval Academy Class of 1940 was WEST VIRGINIA, and he was on board when the ship was attacked in Pearl Harbor Detached from WEST VIRGINIA, he went to flight ttaining in Dallas, TX, and upon completion went to be a gunnery instractor in Florida. In his flight career he flew Wildcat fighters and P2V patrol aircraft.

After the war, he was executive officer of Whidbey Island NAS from 1957 to 1959, a place he loved and took a leading part in forming a duckhunting facility on Maylor Point. He always wanted to come back, and in 1997 he came back to stay after his wife, Nancy, retired from her job as librarian in 1996.

Bill is survived by his wife, Nancy, who remains in their home in Oak Harbor, WA; sons, William Clark Hodges and his wife, Sharon, a deputy in the Broward County Sheriff's Department of Deerfield Beach, FL, Douglas John Hodges and his wife, Ivlartha Lynn, a consultant in Palm Beach Gardens, FL; daughter, Susan May Hodges, of Alachua, FL, on the staff of the University of Florida Medical Center in Gainesville, FL; three grandsons; and two great-grandsons.

Bill was buried at a graveside service on 6 March 2004 in his hometown of Okolona, MS, next to the mother he never knew. A Navy honor guard from Memphis sounded "Taps" and presented the American flag to Nancy. Flowers from the Class of 1940 were present and friends from his childhood were at the graveside.

A S A ALAN CLARK III

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Captain Asa A. Clark III, USN (Ret.), of Kaneohe, HI, died on 7 October 2003 of Alzheimer's disease and a fractured right femur He was 86 years old.

Bom in Califomia, he graduated with the Naval Academy Class of 1941. He retired from the Navy in 1967 with 26 years of service, having been captain of four different ships.

As a civilian, he worked for Sause Bros.

Ocean Towing Company for a few years, and then Dole Co., in charge of ships hauling pineapples between the islands and the West Coast. He retired again in 2000.

Captain Clark is survived by his wife, Pauahi Wodehouse Clark; three sons, Asa A. Clark FV, Jeffrey, and Brace; and one grandson, Chris.

How we all miss that dear man!

The Clark Family MORTON THEMMEN SWARTH '44

Morton T. Swarth died of heart failure on 20 January 2004, in Silver Spring, MD. He was 83 years old.

Bom in Berkeley, CA, on 7 December 1920, he was the son of Harry S. and Winifem W. Swarth. He attended the University of Califomia, Berkeley, prior to his appointment to the Naval Academy. He graduated with the Class of 1944 in June 1943.

He served on the destroyer FARRAGUT (DD-348) and was on her during the battle of Saipan. After a tour as a student and then instractor at Gunnery Officer's Ordnance School, he was in the commissioning detail of CONE (DD-866).

After the war he retumed to the University of Califomia with the NROTC unit. He resigned from the Navy in 1949 and in 1951 he married Ella E. Childs. For most of his career he worked with Kaiser Engineers in Oakland, CA, where he was a contract specialist.

He enjoyed reading, writing letters to family and friends, and he authored several articles for Shipmate recounting his experiences on FARRAGUT. One humorous Shipmate article (December 1985) described the day FARRAGUT scattered the Third Fleet in the South Pacific. He was an active member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Oakland, CA, serving on the vestry and, for many years, as a layreader He is survived by his brother, George Swarth of Silver Spring, MD; three children, Christopher of Silver Spring, MD, Judith Hurley of Albuquerque, NM, and Anne LoCascio of Eugene, OR; four grandchildren; a niece; and a nephew.

A memorial service was held at St. John's Episcopal Church.

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LAST CALL WILLIAM BIRCH HAYLER '45

Captain William B. Hayler, USN (Ret.), died on 1 Febraary 2004 in Martinez, CA. He was bom in Muncie, IN, on 19 November 1921, to Vice Admiral Robert W. Hayler ' 14 and Nola Birch Hayler. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, and was appointed to the Naval Academy from Indiana, graduating in June 1944.

He was aboard his first ship, FRANKLIN (CV-13) when she was hit off Leyte in October 1944, and later when she was heavily damaged off Japan in March 1945. Later sea duty included command of LST-859, LSMR-403 during Korea, BALDUCK (APD-132), BUCK (DD-761), and CADMUS (AR-14).

the Avidac and the Oracle, were completed in 1953 and put into service at the Argonne National Labatory and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

In 1959, he went to the home office of Union Carbide Corp in New York City to help install a Corporation IBM 7000 series computer on the 37th floor of the Madison Avenue office building. Next, he went to MTT to work with Dr Jack Dennis to design and develop ttansportation software for the Union Carbide computer in New York. In 1960 he went to work for The General Electtic Co. in Bethesda, MD, leading software development and implementation for military systems. He managed computer software development on the 412L nulitary program in Europe.

Next, he moved to Florida to manage development of computer software for the APOLLO program.

He retumed to govemment service in 1970 to manage computer groups at the Library of Congress and the U.S. House of Representatives.

He ended his computer career in government at the Oak Ridge Information Systems and retired in 1986.

His wife, Helen, died of cancer after 53 years of marriage and he completed his final years as a widower, active in all phases of home computer networking at his home in Oak Ridge, TN. He is survived by his son, Thomas Earl Burdette; daughter, Theresa Elaine Oberhausen; two sisters, Billie Carol and Betty Foster; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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Ashore, he was in the seamanship and navigation department at the Naval Academy, the staff of the Commander-in-Chief of Pacific Fleet, the staff of the Naval War College, and finally, the Office of Defense. In 1964 he received his master's from The George Washington University, and retired from the Navy in 1969.

His decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, the British Distinguished Cross for Korea, and the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V for service aboard FRANKLIN in Worid War ff.

After leaving the Navy, he joined the faculty of the Califomia ROBERT WILSON FINLAY JR. '46 Maritime Academy, from which lie retired a second time in 1987. He Captain Robert W. Finlay Jr, USN (Ret.), served as an expert wimess for the Justice Department on the seamanship died peacefully at his home in Kissimmee, FL, and navigation aspects of the EXXON VALDEZ grounding and a number on 13 March 2004. He was 80 years old. of other boat accident cases.

He was bom in Washington, DC, on 23 June A longtime contributor to Proceedings, Shipmate, and other magazines 1923, son of the late Robert W. and Julia Hughes of maritime and naval interest, he was co-author of the Cornell Manual Finlay. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt for Lifeboatmen Able Seamen, and Qualified Members of the Engine High School in Washington, DC, Bullis Department (1984), and co-author of the Study Guide to the MultiplePreparatory School in Silver Spring, MD, and die Choice Examinations for Lifeboatmen, Able Seamen (1986).

U.S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1946. He A long time parishioner at St. Paul's in Benicia, CA, he served on the completed requirements at the Naval War vestry for many years. He was an avid sailor, tennis player, and swimmer.

College in Newport, RI, in 1961.

He maintained a close relationship with HAYLER (DD-997), which was Captain Finlay's naval career spanned 30 years, culnunating in Puerto named for his father He is survived by his wife, Toni; daughters, Claire Bailey (John) and Rico where he was Chief of Staff of the Caribbean Sea Frontier During Margot Hayler (Paul Woodman); grandchildren, Maggie Bailey and Paul his career as a submariner, he was stationed in San Diego, CA; San Bailey; brother. Captain Robert Ward Hayler '41, USN (Ret.); step- Francisco, CA; Groton, CT; Norfolk, VA; and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. He served on many submarines and commanded severchildren, Dr Carl Geyer, Thomas Geyer, and Christine Geyen al Navy ships. Captain Finlay received numerous medals for his service to A memorial service was held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on his country. He was also an expert rifleman and an expert pistol shot.

4 Febraary 2004. His ashes will be scattered at sea.

He retired to Kissimmee, FL, in 1975. For the next 25 years he served Memorial conttibutions may be made to St. Paul's Historic Trast, 120 his church, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kissimmee, as chair of the East J SL, Benicia, CA 94510.

Bishop's Appeal. In the early 1990s, he was a leader in the organization and constraction of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Poinciana, FL, where he was also in charge of the Bishop's Appeal. He served as a EARL WILLIAM BURDETTE '46 Eucharistic minister for both churches. He was also a member of SL Eari W. Burdette died on 22 November 2001.

Cloud-Kissimmee Council #6624 Knights of Columbus.

He graduated from Big Stone Gap High Captain Finlay is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ruth Mildred School in 1940 and played right end on the 1939 all-state championship football team. He attend- Devine Finlay; six children, Catherine Samose of Redding, CT, Leslie ed Virginia Tech for two years majoring in chem- Finlay of Waterford, CT, Nancy Bennett of Oriando, FL, Molly Mclntyre of Austin, TX, Robert Wilson Finlay III of Ormond Beach, FL, and Jack ical engineering, and is a member of the "Old Findlay of Tallahassee, FL; sisters, Nancy Rodekohr of Jackson, CA, and Guard" at Virginia Tech. He entered the Naval Nora Cook of Cool, CA; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Academy in July 1942.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, After graduating with the Class of 1946, he Kissimmee, FL, on 20 March 2004, followed by burial at Osceola married Helen V. Bundrant from Osaka, VA. He Memory Gardens with full military honors. was assigned to submaries and after completing Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Diabetes Submarine School and Sonar Radar School, he was assigned to PICUDA. Association, 1101 N. Lake Destiny Road #415, Maitland, FL 32751.

PICUDA was shortly put out of service and he transferred to CLAMAGORE, The family would like to express thanks to Robert's caregivers, a new submarine based in Key West, FL. Rosalia Torres, Hudauyatun Alii, and special thanks to Matilda Douglas.

He left the service in July 1947 and became employed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as an insttiiment engineer In 1949 he was sent The Finlay Fami to Argonne National Laboratory to work with Dr Chuan Chu and Dr Mol Flanders in designing and building two of the first large-scale parallel computers of the Princeton Advance Sttidies Design. These computers.

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LAST CALL DONALD ANTHONY HEBERLING '46

Commander Donald A. Heberling, USN (Ret.), passed away on 2 November 2003 at Fleet Landing in Atiantic Beach, FL. He was 80 years old.

He was bom on 12 June 1923 in Rochester, NY. He received his congressional appointment from New York and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1945 with the Class of 1946, Fourth Company.

His first duty was in FARGO (CL-106). Don was selected for flight ttaining and received his Wings in 1948. Much of his Navy career was spent in anti-submarine warfare. He served for 22 years and retired in 1967.

In civiUan life, he worked in Virginia Beach, VA, and the Washington, DC, mettopolitan area. He retired from civil service in 1985. He and his wife, Marilyn, moved from Annandale, VA, to Oklawaha, FL, and subsequentiy to Fleet Landing in 1999, where he became an avid croquet player He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and a Eucharistic minister Commander Heberling is survived by his wife of 26 years, Marilyn; daughters, Patricia Kraszewski of Richmond, VA, and Margaret Sijswerda of Virginia Beach, VA; sons, Paul Heberling of Lawrenceburg, IN, Richard Heberling of Ystad, Sweden, Timothy Heberling of Leesbury, VA, and Thomas Heberling of Chesapeake, VA; 14 grandchildren; his former wife, PhylHs Heberling; sister, Anne Schottmiller of Medon, NY; and a nephew, John Schottmiller of Rochester, NY. A funeral Mass was said on Thursday, 6 November 2003 at St. John's Roman CathoHc Church in Atiantic Beach, FL, and a memorial service will be held on 21 June 2004 at the Naval Academy Columbarium in Annapohs, MD. In Heu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fleet Landing Endowment Fund, One Fleet Landing Blvd., Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 or to St. John's Roman Catholic Church.

ALAN NORMAN DAVIDSON '47

Commander Alan N. Davidson, USN (Ret.), died on 31 December 2003 at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN, after a heart attack and ensuing surgery.

Alan Davidson was bom in Wisconsin in 1924, graduated from high school at LaCrosse, and received his Congressional appointment to the Naval Academy from that state. He graduated with the Class of 1947 in June 1946, a member of the Tenth Company. For reasons neither he nor anyone else was ever able to explain, he was known during his Midshipman days as "Sabu."

Al served at sea first in HUNTINGTON (CL-107), then graduated from Sub School, and married Patricia Shillings in 1949. After that came a succession of sea jobs in submarines interspersed with shore assignmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; one tour first as a Company officer and then as assistant to the commandant of the Naval Academy. He was subsequentiy executive officer of RANKIN ( A K A - 1 0 3 ) and commanding officer of SAN MARCOS (LSD-25), and served one tour on CincLantFlt's staff before retirement in the fall of 1968.

He and Pat settled in Memphis and operated a retail store. The Nettie Creek Shop, for several years, and he then joined Memphis Metal Manufacturing Co., engaged in the production and supply of specialized parts for the manufacmre of heating and air conditioning equipment. He was its vice president at the time of his death.

Alan is survived by Pat, his wife of 54 years; and by three daughters, Ellen, Julia, and Sara; two sons, Thomas and John; and seven grandchildren.

Memorial services, in which both Navy Blue & Gold and The Navy Hymn played a prominent part, were held in Calvary Episcopal Church in Shipmate, May-June 2004

Memphis, TN, on 6 January 2004, with subsequent entombment in the church's columbarium.

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JAMES WILLIAM DUPREE JR. '48

Bill Dupree passed away peacefully on Friday, 6 Febraary 2004 surrounded by his family at the Hadlow Center of Community Hospice in JacksonviUe, FL. Bin was bom on 8 January 1925 in Tampa, FL, a descendent of two pioneer families. His parents were James William Dupree and Barbara Knight Dupree. Bill graduated from Sevem Preparatory School in Sevema Park, MD. He attended The Citadel in Charleston, SC, and the University of Florida before being appointed to the Naval Academy. Bill graduated with the Class of 1948 and proceeded to Pensacola, FL, for flight ttaining, receiving his Wings in 1950.

H i s initial tour of duty was with Fighter Squadron 13 at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. Following this tour, he served as a flight instractor in basic training at Pensacola.

After leaving naval service. Bill joined the U.S. Finance Company in Charlotte, NC, and was eventually ttansferred to Jacksonville, FL. He was an accomplished stockbroker with Hayden Stone and later was employed

by Mac Papers, Inc., where he served as treasurer for 25 years. He then embarked on a second successful career as account executive with Medcom Service, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL. Bill was a member of Phi Delta Theta, past member of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla in Tampa, FL, and Florida Yacht Club of Jacksonville, FL. He was a member of Ponte Vedra Club, St. Marks Episcopal Church, and a board member of High Hampton Colony Club in Cashiers, NC. Bill loved the sea and everything on and below it. He always owned a boat of some typeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both sail and power He loved to water ski, fish, hunt, and later on became an avid golfer His bio in the Lucky Bag identifies him as "Swampy Dupree," who was famous for keeping a bright shine on his beloved star boat, which he affectionately christened LONESOME POLECAT. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Bettye Myrick Dupree; son, James William Dupree III (Michelle); and daughter, Lauren Dupree Mahoney (Randy). Bill was blessed with four grandchildren. Will and Miles Dupree, and Meredith and Alex Mahoney. He is also survived by a sister, Mary Conover of Tampa, FL. A memorial service was held at St. Marks Episcopal Church on 12 Febraary 2004. In accordance with his wishes, Bill's ashes were scattered at sea.

GORDON MCGAREL HOGG JR. '48

Lieutenant Commander Gordon M. Hogg Jr, USN (Ret.), died at his home in Fairfax, VA, on 19 Febraary 2004.

He was bom in Avalon, CA, on 14 December 1924. After moving to the Los Angeles area and graduating from Hamilton High School in 1942, Gordon immediately enlisted in the Navy and served in the South Pacific Theater during World War II in the ammunition ship LASSEN (AE-3) as a quartermaster third class.

Gordon received a fleet appointment to the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1948A in 1947. He then joined the craiser ATLANTA (CL-104) in the Westem Pacific.

In September 1948, he married Rosemary Lee of Woodmere, NY. They moved to Honolulu, HI, with Gordon's ttansfer to the nunesweeper GULL (AMS-16), which was on the vanguard of early U.S. naval operations in the Korean War On his retum to the mainland, Gordon reported for duty 163

L A S T CALL* at the Naval Intelligence School, Washington, DC. He also served during 1954-1956 as flag secretary, ComCraDivOne, in the craisers BREMERTON (CA-130) and SAINT PAUL (CA-73); and in Norfolk-based destroyers ZELLARS (DD-777) and BORDELON (DDR-881) from 1956 to 1958.

After assignments to the Naval War College and the Bureau of Naval Personnel (1958-1961), Gordon was chosen as the first U.S. Navy exchange officer at the Italian Naval Academy in Livomo, Italy, serving there from 1961 to 1964. Retuming to the Washington area, he received a master's degree in intemational affairs from The George Washington University while on duty with the Office of Naval Intelligence.

Gordon retired from the Navy in 1966 and soon launched a second career, becoming a pivotal figure in the administration of Montgomery College (MD) until his retirement in 1985. For over 40 years, Gordon was an active volunteer in community and citizen affairs in Fairfax, VA, as president of the local citizens association, member of a city advisory board, lector at St. Leo's Church, and for ten years an aide with an elementary school writing program.

He and Rosemary ttaveled extensively, visiting family and friends across the country and around the world, especially in their beloved Italy.

Gordon is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rosemary; son, Gordon; three daughters, Anita, Evelyn, and Millicent; sister, Nan; and eight grandchildren.

Services were held at the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel on 28 April 2004 followed by inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Hogg Family JOHN FREDERICK BURKE '49

John F. Burke, a resident of Highlands Ranch, CO, passed away on Saturday, 27 September 2003 of abdominal cancer.

"Jack," was bom in Morgantown, WV, on 9 June 1926, the eldest child of John and Louise Burke. At the age of one. Jack moved with his parents to Buffalo, NY, and then to Bay Village, OH (Cleveland area), where the family lived for 14 years.

Throughout his school years Jack excelled in both academics and sports culnunating in one year at Oberlin College (Navy V-12 program). In 1949 he graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. As a young officer he proudly served during the Korean War aboard the desttoyers WARRINGTON and FRANK EVANS and following Submarine School, in BAYA.

While in the service. Jack entered his first marriage, which resulted in three children, John, Dan, and Lucy. He resigned from the Navy in June 1954.

For 30 years Jack gave dedicated service to his country, working in various positions for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (January 1955 to April 1970) and as assistant operations manager for the U.S. Department of Energy (April 1970 to December 1981) in Albuquerque, NM. In 1971 he married Nancy, became a stepfather to her five children, and with Nancy, produced their son, Ryan.

From January 1982 to mid-1995, he operated John F. Burke Enterprises, a management consulting firm. In 1995, the family moved to Denver, CO, to be near Nancy's children and grandchildren.

Jack loved cooking, sports, writing poetry and songs, listening to Nancy play the piano, and, most of all, playing with and teaching littie children. The green fields and stone casties of his Irish heritage were always a deep stream flowing within his spirit. Jack possessed wisdom, compassion, and a sense of humor that we will dearly miss and that will always be remembered.

Jack is survived by his wife, Nancy; sons, Ryan and John; daughter, Lucy; sister, Patricia; brother, Doug; along with Michelle, Michael, Kathy, David, Bobby, and many wonderful grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is at peace in heaven with his beloved son, Dan.

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He was a loving, caring husband, father and grandfather He was a good man; loved and respected and admired by all who knew him.

Memorial donations may be made to The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, 1609 Garden St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; www.marf.org.

The Burke Family & Thomas Woods II EARL RICHARD SHORT '49

Earl R. Short passed away on 19 Febraary 2004, at Flat Rock, NC, after a courageous battle with cancer He was 76 years old.

0^ m^ , A native of Dunkirk, NY, he was the son of the late William and Huldah Short. He was a 1949 graduate of the Naval Academy.

Upon graduation, he served in the Korean War and later on BORDELON. He completed his Navy career in the Naval Reserve in 1969. He went on to complete his juris doctor degree at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1958.

He had a successful and distinguished business and banking career with both national and intemational firms. His assignments took him from Columbia, SC, to New York City, to San Jose, Costa Rica, to Brisbane, Australia, to Beirat, Lebanon, to Nassau, Bahamas, and finally to Miami, FL. Upon retirement, he moved to Flat Rock, NC, in 1994.

Earl is survived by his wife, Katharina, originally of Bern, Switzerland; sister, Lois Raymond and her husband. Bob of Williamsburg, VA; daughter, Janet Short of Baltimore, MD; son. Bill Short and his wife, Joann of Atianta, GA; three adoring grandchildren, Stephanie Short, Michael Short, and Andrew Short of Atlanta, GA; and eight nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held on 1 March 2004 at the Naval Academy Chapel, followed by inurnment at the Naval Academy Columbarium.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

REX EDMOND MAIRE '50

Commander Rex E. Maire, USN (Ret.), of Palmyra, VA, died on 31 January 2004. He was 75 years old.

Rex was bom in Hepburn, lA. He entered the Naval Academy in 1946, graduating with the Class of 1950.

After graduation, he served aboard THOMASON for two years. After attending Mine Warfare School in Yorktown, VA, he commanded MOCKINGBIRD, operating off the coast of Korea with the Seventh Heet. In 1954 he entered the U.S. Submarine School in New London, CT, and then served aboard several submarines in the Seventh Heet. He was executive officer of MEDREGAL and commanded SEGUNDO from 1963 to 1965.

After serving in the Navy for 25 years. Rex retired and received his master of education degree from George Mason University and taught mathematics for ten years in the Fairfax County, VA, school system.

Rex traveled extensively across the United States and Europe. When not traveling, he was active with the Friends of the Library in Hendersonville, NC, and volunteered as a tax preparer with AARP. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joan; two daughters; and five grandchildren.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the USNA Foundation, Class of 1950.

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LAST CALL Marshal is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Nina of Dulzura, CA; daughter, Kathryn Hawk of Dulzura, CA; son, William Commander George L. Apted, USN (Ret.), Duke of Spring Valley, CA; and three grandchildren. died on 24 March 2004 from cancer at Inova Marshal was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Fairfax Hospital. He was 74 years old.

Loma, CA, on a hillside overlooking the submarine base.

Commander Apted, son of Josephine and Harry Apted, was bom in Yankton, SD, on 7 August 1929. He attended Yankton College for THOMAS WALLACE JONES JR. '53 two years before he received a senatorial Thomas W. Jones Jr passed away in Tampa, appointment from Chandler Gumey to the Naval FL, on 25 Febraary 2004.

Academy, from which he graduated with the Mr Jones was bora in Wheeling, WV, on 21 ^ ^ ^ m H Class of 1953, First Company. He mairied Ann March 1931. He was the son of the late Letitia " â&#x20AC;˘ Kingsley Cope on 14 June 1953 in Yankton, SD. Kennon and Commander Thomas W. Jones '28.

He served aboard WALKS (DD-723) and FORRESTAL (CV-59) before He graduated from St. James School, entering the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, where he Hagerstown, MD, and entered the Academy on a received a master's degree in electrical engineering. presidential appointment on 5 July 1949.

He served as weapons officer aboard SOMERS ( D D - 9 4 7 ) and Following graduation and commissioning as an MCCORMICK (DDG-8). He was the commissioning executive officer ensign, Mr Jones served in MILLER ( D D - 5 3 5 ) aboard TATTNALL (DDG-19) and then had a tour of duty as an instractor until reporting for flight training at Pensacola in in the Weapons Department at the Naval Academy. Commander Apted January 1954. He received his Wings in May 1955 and reported to VA-46 saw further sea duty in a combat zone as weapons officer aboard LONG at NAS Cecil Field, FL. During his tour of duty, he flew the F9F-8 Cougar BEACH (CGN-9) and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V and the A4D-2 Skyhawk and operated from RANDOLPH (CVA-15), and the Viemam Service Medal with two Bronze Stars.

In 1970 he transferred to EDO and was assigned head of the naviga- ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) and INTREPID (CVA-11). He then reported to the Naval Academy's command department where he taught navigation tion satellite section. This was followed by an assignment to the and meteorology.

Constraction Project Information Committee (CPIC) and then as a minor He was released from active duty in September 1960 to attend Harvard caliber ordnance acquisition officer and New York University's schools of business. He then worked as a regHe was an avid Navy football fan and a member of the Navy Athletic istered security analyst with the private bank, Laidlaw & Co. In 1963 Mr Association. George and Ann have been sitting in the same seats, in the Jones began work as a project engineer, preliminary design for V/STOL same section, since 1969.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Ann Apted of Fairfax, VA; three aircraft at Bell Aerosystems, Niagara Falls, NY. In 1966 he began work at Martin Marietta's Orlando division as a marketing manager for research children, Lee Heath Apted of Durango, CO, Jay Brooks Apted of and technology projects. Later, he became a systems marketing director Centteville, VA, and Scott Hayward Apted of Manassas, VA; and three and worked on several Army, Air Force, and Navy programs such as grandchildren.

Walleye, the laser guided 5" guided projectile and the vertical launch sysA private family service was held at Arlington National Cemetery on tem. In 1980 he became the technical director in the division's participa6 April 2004. tion with Diehl GMBH, Nuremberg, Germany, in forming an intemationIn lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations in al production consortium. Following his retum to the States in 1981, he George's name be made to the American Cancer Society: became an internal marketing consultant and served on the division http://www.cancer.org. president's staff as director of productivity. He retired in April 1986.

Herb Tiede '53 & The Apted Family In 1989 he and his wife, Nancy, moved from their home in Winter Park, FL, to Longboat Key, FL, and later to Tampa, FL. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Nancy; daughter, Letitia West MARSHAL DEWEY DUKE JR. '53 of Tampa, FL; sons, Thomas W. Ill and Geoffrey Allen of Winter Park, FL Commander Marshal D. Duke Jr, USN (Ret.), died on 1 January 2004 from the effects of and Melboume Beach, FL respectively; ten grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Kirkwood Kennon Jones. cancer He was 73 years old.

Burial was at the Palm Cemetery in Winter Park, FL, on 28 Bom and raised in Tuscumbia, AL, Marshal, through his own efforts, was able to raise suffi- Febraary 2004.

Contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Cancer Institute, cient funds to attend Marion Military Institute 3001 Martin Luther King Blvd. W., Tampa, FL 33607, in honor of where he was a captain of cadets in his senior Dr Rand Altemose and staff year. Upon graduation from Marion, he was ^ ^ ^ ^ appointed to the Naval Academy, where he was a BP ^ ^ B j part of the Sixth Company.

MELL ANDREW PETERSON JR. '54 Upon graduation with the Class of 1953, Captain Mell A. Peterson Jr, USN (Ret.), Marshal's first assignment was in MISSOURI (BB-63). After that initial died on 28 December 2003 at his home in Las tour, he was selected to attend Submarine School in New London, CT. He Graces, NM. He was 71 years old. then rettimed to the Norfolk area where he served in POMPON (SS-267), He was born on 27 April 1932 in San SEA LEOPARD (SS-483), and as executive officer of CUBERA (SS-347).

Francisco, CA, son of Ann M. and Rear Adnural While in Norfolk, he attended the Nuclear Weapons Training Center, the Mell A. Peterson '30. Growing up in a Navy famArmed Forces Staff College, and was assigned to the ComSubLant staff ily, he lived all over the country. As a 9-year-old, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. From Norfolk, Marshal reported to he was living in Honolulu at the time of the Commander, Hawaiian Sea Frontier in Pearl Harbor, and from there he attack on Pearl Harbor and was evacuated and served as commanding officer of GUDGEON (SS-567). He then served a spent the duration of World War n in Algona, LA, shore tour in the Pentagon. His last assignment was on ComSubHot One his parent's hometown. He attended 19 schools, staff in San Diego from which he retired in 1973. graduated from Granby High School, (Norfolk, VA) in June 1950, and Following retirement. Marshal lived in the San Diego area and held a entered the Naval Academy as an appointee from the State of Iowa. number of positions, his most recent one as security chief at the Olympic Upon graduation with the Class of 1954, he served aboard the craiser ttaining site, Chula Vista, CA. ROCHESTER, desttoyer KIDD, and after graduate work at the Naval GEORGE LOUIS APTED '53

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For several years he managed the White Sands Missile Range branch of First National Bank of Dona Ana County. He taught in the mathematics department and engineering technology department at New Mexico State University for 13 years and retired as an associate professor in January 1996.

Mell was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, Las Graces.

He served as elder, deacon, and Sunday School teacher He was also active in the Mesilla Valley Chapter of The Retired Officer's Association and other national and local civic organizations.

Mell is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters, Melissa Coughlin (Keith), Melinda Peterson, and Jacqueline Dees (Jesse); stepsons, Keith Sholander (Ramona) and Kevin Sholander (Grace); stepdaughter, Karen Sather (Mark); mother, Ann M. Peterson; brother, Charles Peterson; sister, Betsy Petit; eight grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Corinne, his father, and a brother Funeral services were held on 31 December 2003 at the First Presbyterian Church followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Mell's name to the First Presbyterian Memorial Student Aid Fund, 200 E. Boutz Rd., Las Graces, NM 88005 or the MesiUa Valley Community of Hope, 999 W. Amador, Las Graces, NM 88005.

ALBERT JOSEPH KOZISCHEK '55

Captain Albert J. Kozischek, USNR (Ret.), of Huntington Beach, CA, passed away on 14 Febraary 2004 of cardiac complications and pneumonia.

"Big Al," as he was known to his friends and colleagues, was bom in Pittston, PA, and graduated from Pittston High School in 1947, where he starred in basketball. He then enrolled in Wyoming Seminary in the Naval Academy Preparatory Program. At the Naval Academy, he played varsity football as a defensive lineman, and as a Firstie, also served as an assistant coach of the football team.

Upon graduation with the Class of 1955, he was assigned to the Pacific Amphibious Heet aboard ESTES (AGC-12), participating in the atomic bomb tests on the Eniwetok Atoll. His next sea assignment was aboard the submarine BLENNY (SS-324) operating with the Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force. In 1960, Al assumed command of the Naval Reserve Training Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He returned to sea duty in 1961 aboard the destroyer OZBOURN (DD-846) as engineering officer, operating out of San Diego, CA. In 1962 he retired from active duty and transferred to the Naval Reserve, serving aboard destroyers out of the Long Beach Naval Station. In 1968 he was promoted to commanding officer of MARSH (DE-699). He retired from the Navy in 1980 after 30 years of service.

From 1963 until 1993, he was employed by McDonnell-Douglas Corp. in Long Beach, CA, in the engineering design and management divisions.

Al was preceded in death by his wife, Ingrid Praefer, brothers, Robert, a former Army sergeant, Donald, a former Marine major and a sister, Mary Lou. He is survived by his daughters, Heidi Kozischek and Mrs. Dodi Eklund; son, Kurt; three grandchildren; brother, Charies, a former Army captain, of Easton, PA; and his fianc6e, Mary Ann Andersen of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Memorial services were held at the Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA, and were attended by numerous Classmates and friends from Pennsylvania and the Southem Califomia area.

Al will be remembered as a one-of-a-kind person who enriched the lives he touched with a warm heart and wonderful sense of humor You couldn't nuss him at a Navy sporting eventâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he invariably would rise at some point, position himself in plain view, and lead fans in Navy cheers.

Al was unforgettable and will be sorely missed by his many friends.

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Lieutenant Commander Richard C. "Duke" Snyder, USN (Ret.), passed away peacefully on 23 January 2004 at his home in North Dallas, TX. He was the son of Clare and Dorothy Snyder, and was bom and raised in Easton, PA. During the 1951-1952 school year, he attended Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School along with a number of his USNA 1956 Classmates.

While at the Naval Academy, he was on the varsity football and baseball teams for three years.

He reported for flight training after graduation. During his tour at NAS Pensacola, he met and married Callie LeBlanc from Port Barre, LA, on 22 October 1957. Callie had graduated from Tulane University with a bachelor's degree in nursing and was introduced to Duke in Pensacola.

Duke received his aviator's Wings in 1958; having been requested to play football one more year for the base team, the NAS Pensacola Goshawks.

During his 20-year Navy career, he was assigned to the following squadrons: VT-24, VA-66, VA-44, VA-43, VA-195, and VA-125. He made three Mediterranean deployments and later, four Westem Pacific deployments during the Vietnam War. He flew numerous combat missions in attack aircraft, including 126 missions over North Vietnam and was awarded numerous medals, including nine Air Medals for first strike/flight. He qualified in seven types of Navy aircraft and was a certified A-4 Skyhawk naval flight instractor A seasoned A-4 test pilot, he completed 201 arrested landings during a two-day period at the Naval Air Station Test Facility at Lakehurst, NJ. Duke retired from the Navy in 1976 and joined Martin Marietta (now Lockheed/Martin) at the Kennedy Space Center, Horida. He served as die chief of safety engineering for components of the satellite system. He retired from Lockheed/Martin in 1994, and he and his wife moved to North Dallas, TX, in 1995 to be near family members.

He is survived by his wife, Callie; four children and thefr spouses, Ron, Tom, Andrew, and Melanie; and four grandchildren, Jessica, Nicholas, Callie, and Samantha.

A committal service was held at the Barrancas National Cemetery at NAS Pensacola on Friday, 30 January 2004. The service was attended by a number of close family friends, past squadronmates, and USNA Classmates.

Bob Rodgers '56 JERAULD RICHARD GENTRY '57

Colonel Jerauld R. Gentty, USAF (Ret.), died on 3 March 2003.

"Jerry" was bora in Enid, OK, on 16 May 1935, the son of Jacob R. and Louise Hoyt Gentry. He attended Kemper Military School and graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1957 as a member of the First Company.

He chose a commission in the U.S. Air Force, and following a tour as an F-lOO pilot, went to Edwards AFB, where, in 1964, he graduated from the Aerospace Research Pilot School and served at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) as an experimental test pilot, flying the F-104, F-5, F-111, and F-4.

While at the AFFTC, Jerry also was the chief Air Force pilot in the joint USAF/NASA Lifting Body Research Program, which led to the current space shuttie program. For this work, Jerry received the Harmon Intemational and Kincheloe Trophies, and the Octave Chanute Award, being one of the few individuals ever to have received all three awards.

During this time he also obtained a master's degree in aerospace systems management from the University of Southem Califomia.

During the Vietnam War, Jerry served in the Eighth Tactical Fighter Wing, becoming officer in charge of fast forward air conttollers. After retuming to the United States, he was responsible for the Air Force's Lightweight Fighter program, which evolved into the F-16 program, and

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In 1987 he was inducted into the Oklahoma Air and Space Hall of Fame and in 1993 was recogiuzed as an honoree by the Aerospace Walk of Honor, Lancaster, Califomia.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Anne Rogers Gentry; two sons, Jeffrey R. Gentry and Alan H. Gentry; and three grandchildren, Ryan Wells, Whitney Elizabeth, and Sayler AUyn Gentry.

The Gentry Family WESLEY ALBERT SWEAT JR. '57

Commander Wesley A. Sweat Jr., USNR (Ret.), of Greenbelt, MD, passed away on 9 January 2004, after a long battie with leukemia and congestive heart failure.

The son of Wesley and Grace McCall Sweat and grandson of a circuit riding Methodist preacher, Wes was bom in Jacksonville, FL, on 10 April 1935. The family moved to DeLand, FL, where Wes played high school football, studied piano, and was active in Boy Scouts, eventually becoming an Eagle Scout and eaming the Order of the Arrow.

At the Naval Academy, Wes frequentiy played the organ for chapel in addition to singing bass in the Glee Club. He graduated with the Class of 1957 as a member of the First Company.

Wes graduated in 1959 from Submarine School in New London, CT, and began the fust of two sea duty tours on the diesel submarine TIRANTE m Key West, FL. Shore duty assignments in Washington, DC, were spent attending Defense Intelligence School and serving in various branches of naval intelligence.

To piusue other interests Wes resigned his active duty comnussion in 1970, but remained in the Naval Reserve. Following his naval service, Wes enjoyed woodworking, cooking at a fraternity house at the University of Maryland, with summer cooking at River Valley Ranch Junior Camp, and working as building superintendent at Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church in Hyattsville, MD. A man of varied interests and talents, Wes was a serious stamp collector, a sports enthusiast, and an avid music lover He enjoyed reading and biblical smdies and took time off work to obtain a biblical studies certificate from Capital Bible Seminary in the mid-1970s. Clear-thinking and analytical, Wes was privileged to serve the church at various times as choir member, deacon, teacher, and elder Deeply committed to worid missions, Wes used many oppormnities to encourage young people to consider the overseas mission field, where people are so needy for spuittial hope. In 1980 he taught for a semester at a bible college in Nigeria and later in the 1980s, he developed a special interest in Haiti. His support for Jerasalem Baptist Ministries in Pignon, Haiti, was unwavering.

Wes is survived by his wife, Anne; daughter, Karen; son, Michael; mother, Grace; brother, Donald; and four grandchildren. Nelson, Christina, Amy, and Anna, who were the joy of his life.

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DAVID CRAWFORD ANDERSON '58

David C. Anderson died of cancer on 26 November 2003 at his home in Bloomfield, CT. He was 67 years old.

Dave was a native of Connecticut, having been bom in Hartford. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and upon graduation, joined the Class of 1958 upon entering the U.S. Naval Academy. Upon graduation, he was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force, going through pilot training and flying multi-engine C-133 and C-130 aircraft. In 1965, he resigned his commission to attend law school at the University of Virginia, graduating in 1968.

Retuming to Connecticut, he joined a law firm. He remained with that same firm for 27 years, until his retirement in 1995. Dave's specialty was in the field of labor relations, where he was involved in difficult labor disputes and sttikes. He would often not claim to have any part of the resolution of these problems, but would instead say that the hallmark of a good bargain was that both sides were dissatisfied. Upon retiring from the law firm, he was appointed to the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations, where he was a board member for the employees review board. He continued in this capacity until his illness forced him to resign in November 2003.

Dave was active in his church and community for all those years, always with a volunteer role, and frequently in leadership roles that he would often assume for the sake of the organization, but never for selfglorification. He was a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Hartford County Bar Association, the American Arbitration Association, the American Red Cross, the National Kidney Foundation, the Institute of Living, the Noah Webster House, the West Hartford Branch of the Greater Hartford 'VnVICA (The Old Guard), Church Homes, Kingswood-Oxford School, and the Asylum Hill Congregational Church.

Dave is survived by his wife, Karen; three daughters, Cecilia Davis, Jane Price, and Deborah Stevens; seven grandchildren; sister, Mary Jeanne Anderson; and brother, Dudley B. Anderson.

Dave is remembered by his family for placing a high value on education, lifelong leaming and reading; serving one's country and community; engaging in a lifetime of productive work; and sharing love for family members, particularly his grandchildren.

A service to celebrate Dave's life was held at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford, CT, on 13 December 2003.

NORMAN WILLIAM SHRIVER '58

Captain Norman W. Shriver, USN (Ret.), passed away on Wednesday, 28 January 2004 at the Atiantic City Trauma Unit in Atlantic City, NJ, of severe head trauma after falling on the ice.

Bom in Philadelphia, PA, in 1934, he attended the University of Chattanooga, TN, for two years before entering the Naval Academy.

Upon graduation with the Class of 1958, his first assignment was in PICKAWAY. He completed Submarine School in 1960 and was assigned to SEA ROBIN. He also served in CHIVO, HARDER, and as commanding officer of TANG. Shore duty included tours with the Defense Intelligence Agency; Office of Naval Intelligence; Seventh Heet Staff, Submarine Group Seven in Yokosuka, Japan; Submarine Pacific Staff in Pearl Harbor; and NISC in Washington, DC. His last tour was Chief of Staff, Naval Base, Philadelphia. His commitment was recognized with many decorations and honors, including the Legion of Merit with Gold Star.

Following his retirement, he made his home in Ocean City, NJ, his childhood summer home.

Captain Shriver is survived by his loving wife and soulmate of 45 years, Marilyn; daughter, Melanie, son-in-law, David Mulder, and grandchildren, Christine, David Shriver, and Catherine, of Atascadero, CA; daughter, Elizabeth, son-in-law. Captain David C. Hulse, USN, and 167

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grandchildren, Christine, David, Brian, and John, of Chesapeake, VA; JOSEPH E'VERETT BONNEVILLE JR. '60 daughter, Susan Paige Elmer and granddaughter, Emma, of Linwood, NJ; Joseph E. BonneviUe Jr of Savannah, GA, and aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and many dear friends. passed away on Thursday, 11 October 1984 after a A memorial service was held at the Naval Academy Chapel, followed short illness. He was 45 years old. by inurnment with full military honors at the Naval Academy He was bom and raised in Sterling, IL, from Columbarium on 3 Febraary 2004. His wishes were that the remaining where he brought his good humor and ever-present smile. He brought a skill with golf to the Academy cremains be scattered at sea from a U.S. Navy submarine. and played during his entire four years.

Memorial donations may be made to the Atiantic City Medical Center Trauma Unit, 1925 Pacific Ave., Atiantic City, NJ 08401.

He entered the Naval Academy in 1956 with the The fanuly may be reached via email at mulder@aol.com.

Class of 1960 and following graduation, entered the Navy. Although he originally thought of a The Shriver Family career in submarines, it was not to be and he spent most of his service on the West Coast in desttoyers. Part of his time on the West Coast was deployments to WestPac and serving in the Vietnam area.

MILAN MONCILOVICH '59 For when the one Great Scorer comes to write In 1963 and 1964 he served as CiC and operations officer on WILTSIE against your name. He writes not that you won or (DD-716) having come aboard WILTSIE as the CiC officer a couple of years lost, but how you played the game. earlier and fleeting up to ops boss about six months before he left.

Milan "Milo" Moncilovich, 66, friend, teamShortly thereafter, Joe left the service to pursue opportunities in ^1^^ ^ H H mate and classmate died suddenly on Tuesday, the civilian world. After work for several companies, Joe undertook to "' "" 10 Febraary 2004 while hiking in Prescott, AZ, further his education at Creighton University, in Omaha, NE, pursuing advanced studies. After completion, he formed his own company in the where he lived.

Milo's passing was a shock and we were all constraction industry. saddened by his premature death and the proJoe lived for some time in Wisconsin raising a family, which included found loss of his unique friendship. Milo was three sons. He later moved south to Savannah, GA, where he ultimately setperhaps one of the most humble, peaceful men I tled. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Savannah and was have ever known and he was loved and respected by all who were fortu- active in the work there. nate enough to have known him. Our world is a sadder place without him.

Joe is survived by his three sons, Jeff Bonneville of Savannah, GA, Hiking was his love, I think because he cherised the serenity and Jason Bonneville of Barron, WI, and Jamie Bonneville of Barron, WI. He peacefullness of being close to nature. He died doing what he loved. was also survived by his mother, Mrs. Viola R. Bonneville of SterUng, IL, Milo was bom in Steubenville, OH, on 23 May 1937. An outstanding and brother, John Bonneville of Rock FaUs, IL. athlete at Stuebenville High School, he entered the Naval Academy in William E. Lewis Jr. '60 1955, where he was a member of the Navy football team and the center of the 1958 Cotton Bowl Team that went on to win the 1958 Cotton Bowl game against Rice University, 20-7. He graduated with the Class of 1959 RICHARD JOHN LAVERY III '60 and served his country as a submariner Richard J. Lavery IH of Gainesville, FL, died Upon leaving the Navy, he had a successful career with the Weidt on 6 November 2003 after a lengthy battle with Group of Minneapolis, MN. He retired from the Weidt Group in the late cancer He was 65 year old.

1990s and lived in Minneapolis until he moved to Prescott, AZ, in 2002.

"Chip," a Navy junior, was bom in Chicago, IL, Milo received his master's degree from the University of Oregon. and entered the Naval Academy from Chevy Predeceased by his father, Nick Moncilovich, Milo is survived by his Chase, MD. His roommates and friends remember daughter, Lisa (Richard) Ruskenen of Atco, NJ; son. Marc N. (Kelly) him as a man with a fine sense of responsibility, Moncilovich of Phoenix, AZ; mother, Mildred Kostur Moncilovich of honor, and reliability. Well-known for his abiUty on Clearwater, FL; twin sisters, Helen L. (James R.) Sauer of Minocqua, WI, the handball court. Chip was a constant asset to the and Anne M. (Richard) Currin of Indianapolis, IN; two grandchildren, Third Battalion team.

Dylan Ruskenen and Ian Moncilovich; as well as many nephews, nieces, Upon graduation in June 1960 from the U.S. cousins, and aunts.

Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, he served aboard the desttoyer Services were conducted with the Very Rev. Rade Merick officiating O'BANNON (DDE-450), and submarines, JAMES MONROE (SSBN-622) and and burial took place on Monday, 16 Febraary 2004 at Union Cemetery in CHIVO (SS-341) for the next seven years.

Stuebenville, OH. He then left the service to pursue a career where he worked as an In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Naval engineer supporting DOD activities at Otis AFB and Woods Hole. After a number of years Chip moved to the Middle East where he worked as an Academy Foundation, RO. Box 64013, Baltimore, MD 21264-4013.

Milo Moncilovich lived a good and productive life. Of course, life is industrial engineer and was employed by Dallah Avco and Parsons in Saudi more important than any game, and the way Milo lived his life is an Arabia. Following completion of that project, he was employed as a consultant at Kings Bay, GA, Submarine Base and Diego Garcia Naval Base. example for all. He received a high score.

Tom Lukish '59 Following these years of ttekking all over the globe, he achieved a dream, finally moving to Gainesville, FL, in 1991. He was the founder of TPC Payroll and Timekeeping Services in Gainesville. He was a seiuor warden in the Gainesville Masonic Lodge No. 41, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville. He enjoyed fishing and Gator sports. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia.

Survivors include his wife, Linda Lavery of Gainesville, FL; sons. Rick Lavery of Gainesville, FL, WiUiam Lavery of Alachua, FL, Stephen Lavery of Lake City, FL, Timothy Lavery of West Palm Beach, FL, and Christopher Lavery of Gainesville, FL; stepsons, Mark Piottowski of GainesviUe, FL, Eric Piottowski of Madison, "WI; brother, Daniel Lavery of Los Angeles, CA; sister, Valerie Sadd of Sanibel Island, FL; stepsisters, Paige Titterton of New York and Valerie O'Regan of Virginia; and nine grandchUdren.

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Charles H. Smith III of New Orieans, LA, died suddenly and unexpectedly, while playing golf on 8 March 2004. He was 68 yeais old.

He was bom in New Orleans, LA, where he lived, except for his naval service, all of his life.

"Horty" graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, in 1954, where he was an AllAmerican ranning back. He attended Tulane University prior to entering the Naval Academy.

At USNA, he is remembered as being a hard-ranning fullback and still holds the Academy's record for the longest punt from scrimmageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;93 yards!

After leaving the Academy, he attended Tulane until he entered flight training in 1956. Receiving his Wings in 1958, Horty reported to his first squadron, HelASRon Three in Norfolk, VA. In 1961, he was ordered to the Pacific Heet, flying the Douglass AD Skyraider until 1964, when he retumed to Tulane, completing his studies in 1967.

In the insurance business for most of his career, Horty was also owner and operator of various businesses that centered around his second love after flying, fishing. He had a tackle shop in New Orleans, LA, for a number of years, as well as a deep-sea charter fishing operation in Destin, FL. Of his fust love, flying, Horty amassed more than 11,000 accident and incident free pUot hours in his career Most of these were with Petroleum Helicopters (PHI), flying all types of helicopters offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. He retired from PHI in 1993 and continued in the insurance industry until his death.

In his distinguished flying career, he became an ATP and was a lead pilot for PHI. His interests and activities included the Boston Club of New Orleans, the Navy League, former secretary for the New Orleans Chapter, The Tailhook Association, the Green Wave Club, and the USNA Alumni Association. He was a life member of the Association of Naval Aviators.

His ashes were scattered in several places: some in the Louisiana marsh where he fished and flew over for many years; some in the Pacific Ocean, where he flew in the Navy ADs and had many interesting memories; and finally, some were sprinkled on the last seven holes he didn't finish the day he passed on.

He is survived by two brothers, Michael Proctor Smith '61 and Joseph Byrd Hatchitt Smitii.

ROBERT EUGENE NEWMAN '64

Robert E. Newman of Suffield, CT, died on 19 Febraary 2004 in Springfield, MA. He was 61 years old.

Bom on 18 April 1942 in St. Joseph, MO, he was the son of Mildred (Meinema) Newman and the late Everett Newman. Bob was the valedictorian of the class of 1960 at Centtal High School in St. Joseph, MO. He was appointed to the Naval Academy by U.S. Representative William R. Hull Jr of Missouri. Bob graduated with honors with the Class of 1964. He was a member of the 24th Company and is remembered by his roommates and friends for his lean, lanky frame, which complemented a laid-back style and dry Midwestern sense of humor, and masked a strong analytical mind.

After receiving his commission as an ensign and completing the nuclear ttaining program, he was assigned to GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ( S S B N - 6 5 6 ) . He made three patrols serving as communicator and E division officer Bob then retumed to the nuclear training facility in Windsor, CT, as an engineering duty officer He resigned from the Navy in 1970.

Bob spent 30 years in the civilian nuclear division of Combustion Engineering, Inc., including 13 years as president of the Nuclear Systems Division, before retiring in 2000. He served as president of the Non Proliferation Trast, Inc. in Washington, DC, which is a non-profit company that takes spent nuclear fuel from Asian countties for disposal in Shipmate, May-June 2004

Russia with the proceeds used for nuclear waste cleanup and humanitarian programs in Russia.

Bob served for more than ten years as chairman of the Suffield Board of Education. He was a member, deacon, and teacher at the Second Baptist Church. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Suffield Country Club.

Bob is survived by his wife of 36 years, Martha "Mardi" (Wagner) Newman; his mother, Mildred of Coranna, Ontario, Canada; three daughters, Ann Selvitelli and her husband, David of Millis, MA, Amy Newman of Suffield, CT, and Ellen Petrov and her husband, Denis of Dedham, MA; two grandsons, Nicholas Selvitelli and Mikhail Petrov; and two brothers, Jon Newman and his wife, Carolyn of Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada, and David Newman and his wife, Marilyn of Kileen, TX. Funeral services were held on 23 Febraary 2004 at Second Baptist Church, 100 N. Main St., Suffield, CT. Burial with military honors was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Suffield, CT. J. Daniel Ballbach '64 QUENTIN JOHN LARSEN '66

Lieutenant Commander Quentin J. Larsen, USN (Ret.), died on 6 January 2004 after a mercifully brief course of ALS, which would have robbed him of his dignity, his elan, and his great zest for life with his family.

He was bom in Palisades, NJ, on 26 Febraary 1941. Quentin became a member of the Class of 1966 coming from the Naval Academy Prep School at Bainbridge, MD, after a stint at Notre Dame and in the Marine Corps. Quentin's four passions at Navy were: helping Plebes become better Midshipmen, overloading in every math course he could, wanting to be a member of the SeaBees, and his future and forever bride, Judy.

Quentin reported to his first post as operations officer with Navy Mobile Constraction Battalion Three (NCMB) at Port Hueneme, CA. Quentin spent his first overseas tour in Chu Lai, Vietnam, and environs supporting the First Marine Division. After retuming to the States, Quentin attended Stanford University, where he eamed a master's degree in civil engineering. Post-Stanford tours took him from Antarctica, to Morocco, to Thailand, and various postings stateside.

After retirement in March 1983, Quentin continued his work as a civil engineer with numerous companies from building Taco Bell restaurants to federal courthouses and other significant public sector projects. He held an executive position with URS Corporation, and was vice president and executive in charge of public sector programs with Jacobs Facilities, Inc. Quentin was a lifelong member of the American Civil Engineer Society (ASCE), Society of American Military Engineers, California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing, as well as other professional and fraternal organizations.

Quentin's decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Services Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (two awards). Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Antarctica Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Campaign medal, and various marksmanship medals.

Quentin is survived by his wife, Judy of Chino Hills, CA; children, Michael, Michelle, and Brian Larsen; and sister, Joan Gregor of Fort Meyers, FL. Quentin is interred at the National Cemetery in Riverside, CA. ...And you took my heart when you left.

Without your sweet kiss, My soul is lost, my friend.

Tell me how do I begin again? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brace Springsteen, "My City of Ruins" Helmuts A. Feifs '66

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LAST CALL CRAIG DAVID WILLIAMS '72 Craig D. WilHams passed away on 10 June 2003, in Baltimore, MD, ending a long battie with degenerative bone disease. He was 54 years old.

Craig was bom in Scottsdale, AZ, and attended Coronado High School there. He spent one year at the University of New Mexico before coming to Annapolis.

Craig entered the Naval Academy in the summer of 1968. He spent his four years at the Academy in the 15th Company and was active in the ski club, hunting club, as a SCUBA diving instractor and disc jockey for WRNV. "Willy" is fondly remembered for his keen sense of humor, competitive spirit, his drive to excel and an overwhelming desire to fly jets. He graduated with the Class of 1972 with a double degree in mathematics and computers, but was not physically qualified for commissioning.

Craig is survived by his parents, David I. and Ann J. Williams of Scottsdale, AZ; brother, D r Brian H. Williams '74 of Mesa, AZ; daughter.

Amy Beth English; two sons, Joseph Abraham and Craig David Jr; and four grandchildren. Holly, Madeline, Scotty, and Eleanor A private memorial service was held at Ruck Funeral Home in Baltimore, MD. Craig was a great Classmate, Companymate, and friend and we'll always remember the good times with 'Willy.

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Commander Andre Maraoui, USN, died on 3 July 2003, just eight days short of his 42nd birthday. He was killed in an automobile accident while he and his family were leaving for a vacation to Horida.

Bom in Lebanon, Beirat, on 11 July 1961, Andr6 came to this country with his family in 1971. Andre received an appointment to the Naval Academy in 1979, and was thrilled to be a member of 24th Company and the Class of 1983.

Upon commissioning, he attended Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, RI, and was then assigned to WADDELL ( D D G - 2 4 ) , homeported in San Diego, CA. There, he met his wife, Laura. Andrd's next assignment was at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, where he eamed a master's degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating from Department Head School in Newport, RI, Andre was assigned as operations officer aboard NICHOLAS (FFG-47). It was during this tour that Andr6 eamed the Navy's Bronze Star with Combat V during Operation Desert Storm. He then worked for Commander, Desttoyer Squadron 20. Andre transferred to the engineering duty officer community to devote more time to his wife and two children.

Andre retumed to his alma mater to teach in the naval architecture ocean marine engineering department. He then reported to the supervisor of shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, as the auxiliary and small craft program manager representative. His next tour of duty was for the Board of Inspection and Survey in Norfolk, VA and he eventually reported to the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC, as the project manager for the Sttategic SeaUft Fast Combatant Logistic Support Ship program.

A Mass was held at the Naval Academy Chapel on 18 July 2003, and some of his cremains were laid to rest at the USNA Columbarium. On 25 Febraary 2004, a burial at sea was conducted aboard the soon-to-becommissioned CHUNG-HOON ( D D G - 9 3 ) off the Mississippi coast.

Andre is survived by his wife, Laura; son, Blake (13); daughter, Natalie (11); father, Jean; mother, Balkis; sister, Anne-Marie Pick; and brother, Claude.

Andre is an inspiration and an example of the kind of person we straggle to be. Perhaps his loss will cause reflection on areas where we too can achieve the vivacious, positive, and ftin-loving attitude by which Andre lived.

Memorial donations may be made to his children's education fund: B&N Maraoui Fund, NFCU Financial Group, atta: Mark Holway, 820 Follin Ln., Vienna, VA 22180.

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