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Welcome Aboard, Captain Klein

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C o m i n g H o m e Again...

Alumni Reunions and Tailgates

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Superintendent's CaU Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, USN

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An Ocean Away Commander Brendan MclMne '90, USN

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Over the Wall George P. Wall Jr. '73

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ALENDAR OF EVENTS DECEMBER 2 0 0 6 Army-Navy Gala @ Philadelphia Convention Center, 7 p.m.-l 1 p.m.

Army vs. Navy USNA Alumni Association & Foundation Tailgate @ Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA, 10:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

Football—Army VS. Navy @ Lincoln Rnancial Field, Philadelphia, PA, 230 p.m. (CBS) Christmas Caroling and Tree Lighting @ USNA Peari Harbor Commemoration @ USNA

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Women's Glee Club Christmas Concert @ Mahan Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Production Manager Jackie Furton 410-295-4073; jackie.furton@usna.com

USNA Band Holiday Concert @ Mitscher Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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USNA Band Concert: Holiday by the Bay @ Mahan HaN, 8 p.m.

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Messiah Performance @ USNA Chapel, 3 p.m.

Board of Visitors meeting @ Alumni Hall Delayed Graduation @ USNA, 10 a.m.

Hanukkah begins at sundown North Texas Chapter "Blue Chip" Dinner with George P Watt Jr. 73 and Colonel David Fuquea '81 @ Royal Oaks Country Club, Dallas, TX, 6:30 p.m.

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Women's Basketball—Navy vs. Air Force @ USNA, 2 p.m.

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Midshipmen Classical Concert® Main Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball—Navy vs. Army @ West Point NY, 12 p.m.

Women's Basketball—Navy vs. Army @ West Point NY, 2:30 p.m.

Knoxville/Oakridge Chapter Founder's Day Dinner with George R Watt Jr. 73 as guest speaker @ Peerless Restaurant KnoxviUe, TN, 6 p.m.

Formal Classical Music Concert of Midshipmen Soloists and Ensembles @ Main Chapel, 4 p.m.

Hamburg Symphony Orchesti-a—Distinguished Artist Series @ Alumni Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Gymnastics—Navy vs. Army: West Point Open—^Team and Ail-Around ©West Point NY,7 p.m.

Gymnastics—Navy vs. Army: West Point Open—Individual Event Finals @ West Point NY, 7 p.m.

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By Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, US. Navy

Developing a Winning Attitude Developing confident, highly effective combat leaders for the Navy and Marine Corps is the basis for everything we do here at the Naval Academy. The physical development aspect ofour mission is designed to instill in all midshipmen physical toughness, an appreciation for teamwork and the desire to win.

Our Sailors, Marines and our nation expect nothing less than victory firom the officers entrusted to lead our armed forces. We want aU midshipmen to develop an attitudeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a winning attitude, based upon physical toughness and teamworkâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;fundamental attributes of all successfiil combat leaders.

Cultivate Physical Toughness is one ofthe 12 goals in our Strategic Plan which is designed to move the Academy forward in the first few decades of the 21st century. More than a physical education program, the Academy's physical mission program contributes to the effective development of outstanding fiature leaders.

This article addresses the means by which we're meeting this challenge and offering the best possible envirorunent in which to develop young men and women for our Navy and Marine Corps, prepared to lead and win.

Reviewing our Physical Mission Over the past year the Academy has undertaken a comprehensive look at several aspects ofour physical mission to ensure we continue to meet the needs ofthe naval service.

Our goal is to challenge each and every midshipman so that upon graduation, they will be prepared to successfiiUy lead in combat. We want our fiiture leaders to be team builders and learn how to motivate others to excel. Our hope is that by the time they join the Fleet and Fleet Marine Force, they have learned not only what leadership, teamwork, determination and perseverance mean, but how they transcend to succeeding in combat.

By all measures, the Naval Academy is performing its physical mission with a high degree of exceUence.

The questions our review sought to answer were: Are we doing what we should to physicaUy prepare midshipmen to be officers in the 21st century? How can we be more effective? How should we change?

The year long Physical Mission Review was comprised of two elements. An external review, conducted by a senior-level committee external to USNA, considered whether the Naval Academy is participating in the best specific varsity and club level sports in support ofour mission. They have submitted their report and we are in the process of deciding whether we should add or reclassify specific varsity and club sports.

The second element was an internal review, conducted by USNA staff and faculty, which focused on how the Naval Academy is achieving its physical mission, and considered the foUowing 10 areas:

1. Athletic Organization. We have reaUgned the organizational structure of aU physical activities to ensure reporting Unes, administrative oversight, staff and resources can more effectively support Naval Academy goals and objectives.

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2. Varsity Sports. We have identified the steps USNA must take to maintain competitiveness in aU sports programs, such that they have the potential to emerge as champions in their respective season/postseason league or conference-associated competitions, win and retain the N*, achieve a 65 percent winning average and retain the Commander-in-Chief's trophy.

3. Physical Education. We have reviewed the Physical Education curriculum and physical readiness requirements for midshipmen, clarifying graduation requirements and providing the means to achieve them.

4. Personal Conditioning. We have evaluated the current individual physical conditioning requirements and standards for midshipmen. We have verified the adequacy of these requirements and standards for post-graduation service to determine the most effective utUization of time, facilities, equipment, staff and education so as to maximize personal conditioning during their four years at the Naval Academy.

5. Officer Development. We are incorporating leadership and character development as learning priorities at aU levels of athletic participation and physical education, including an assessment methodology to measure the success of this effort.

6. Communications. We have estabUshed an effective communications plan to better articulate, both internaUy and externaUy, a comprehensive understanding ofthe physical mission and its role in the overaU development of midshipmen.

7. Relationships and Outreach. We have identified steps and actions to encourage increased support from our Alumni and Academy supporters.

8. Facilities. We have developed a plan to provide for and more effectively administer the indoor and outdoor athletic faciHties and venues required to fiiUy support our physical mission.

9. Resources. We have reviewed existing levels of appropriated and non-appropriated support and

developed a revenue strategy to ensure sufficient financial resources in support of the requirements of the physical mission, and finaUy,

10. Midshipman Athlete Performance.

We have estabUshed practical initiatives and actions necessary to ensure the combined performance of student-athletes each semester equals or exceeds the Brigade average in professional requirements, academic success and personal conduct.

Conclusion Winning is an attitude. From Beating Army to striving to win a Brigade intramural championship, our aim is to ensure we continue to promote a winning attitude among midshipmen through a physical mission program which develops physical toughness and teamwork in order to continue producing the best young leaders for the 21st century Navy and Marine Corps.

We have reviewed aU physical mission programs and pohcies to ensure they continue to promote in aU midshipmen physical toughness, teamwork, determination, and both the expectation and desire to win in aU that they do.

We want to ensure the Naval Academy's physical mission continues to chaUenge and motivate midshipmen to always strive to win, and ultimately, develop successful leaders for the Navy and the Marine Corps. Beat Army! ct

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A Legacy to Support and Cherish

Admiral Carlisle AH. Trost'53, USN (Ret) Chairman, Alumni Association Board of Trustees

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1 recaU July 19,1949, the first time I set foot in Memorial HaU," said Admiral CarUsle A. H.Trost '53, USN (Ret.), to a crowd of midshipmen, visitors and guests in a rededication ceremony of Memorial HaU in Tecumseh Court on 13 October 2006. "To say I was awestruck then, and even now, would be a gross understatement."

Memorial HaU has had this very effect—a sense of awestruck—on decades of midshipmen, as weU as miUions of visitors to the Naval Academy. Through a pubUc commitment

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Througli tlie philanthropic efforts of the Classes of 1939,1954,1986 and 1995, Memorial Hall has undergone a transformation. The Class projects funded the rehabilitation ofthe artifacts, plaques and several flags in iVlemorial Hall; the creation of Operational Loss Panels; production of an introductory video and electronic data display; printing of a brochure, and installation of benches.

The renovation has maintained the solemn nature of Memorial Hall, while also preserving its most important purpose—to commemorate the service, sacrifice and valor of those who have given their lives for their country.

In 1999, a Special Memorials Committee was convened by then Superintendent Vice Admiral John Ryan '67, USN (Ret).

Chaired by Colonel John Ripley '62, USMC (Ret), the committee included Rear Admiral Stephen K. Chadwick '62, USN (Ret.); Vice Admiral Daniel L. Cooper '57, USNR (Ret.); Colonel John E. Greenwood '50, USMC (Ret.); Captain Robert F. Hofford '61, USN (Ret); Vice Admiral Douglas J. Katz '65, USN (Ret); Lieutenant Colonel J. Giles Kyser '85, USMC; Lieutenant General Jack W. Klimp '68, USMC (Ret); Rear Admiral RobertW. McNitt '38, USN (Ret); Vice Admiral Charles S. Minter Jr. '37, USN (Ret); Captain Robert C. Parsons '71, USN (Ret); Mr. Mark Smith (USNA facilities); Mr. Daniel H. White '86; and the late Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale '47, USN (Ret).

Memorial Hall has had this very effect—a sense of a\A/estruck— o n decades of midshipmen, as \A/eH as millions of visitors t o t h e Naval Academy.

and private philanthropic efforts—^including the efforts of

Ripley '62, USMC (Ret.), chairman ofthe Special Memorials

four Naval Academy Classes (see sidebar)—the restoration and

Committee. The Committee w^orked tirelessly to protect

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magnificent beauty.

"While Bancroft HaU is at the heart ofthe Naval Academy,"

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ceremony, Colonel Ripley encouraged them to hear the words

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Vietnam Memonal In conjunction with the Memorial Hall rededication ceremony, the day's events also included the rededication ofthe Vietnam Memorial.

Now located on the Dorsey Creek side of Alumni Hall, the memorial includes a listing of all Alumni lost The Killed in Action scroll notes the 891 Alumni who during operations have made the ultimate sacrifice. in the Vietnam Theater. The Class of 1968 funded the renovations and move ofthe memorial. The memorial honors the namesof 174 fallen Alumni.

Previously, the memorial was located in the Naval Academy Cemetery and only included a list of the 118 Naval Academy Alumni who were killed in action or missing in action during the Vietnam War.

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The Medal of Honor plaque bears the names of 73 Naval Academy Alumni who have been awarded the nation's highest military honor. This is the only plaque in Memorial Hall that includes the names of living Alumni.

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he Navy " N " was introduced in 1890, as was "BiU the Goat." It's also the same year that Na\y first met Army on the footbaU field. The first game ended with a strong 24-0 win for Na\y. However, it didn't occur without a bit of officiating controversy. Brigadier General John A. Palmer (USMA 1893) recounted a surprise Navy play when Navy dropped back for a punt, but instead ran down the field for a touchdown.

Navy Football, circa 1880s. Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval

Palmer's reaction to the play Academy Special Collections, Nimitz Library was reported in Tlie U.S. Naval Academy by Jack Sweetman:"We expected the officials would recaU the play. It was clearly a false official statement for an officer and a gendeman to announce that he was going to kick the baU and then do something else with it.To our surprise and disgust the officials let the play stand."

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fter committing two summers to beating Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^in the 2005 Ranger Indoctrination Program and in 2006 the Army Ranger School, Midshipman Tim Sheehy '08 had a soUd "win" over Army even before the Midshipmen met Army on the footbaU field. This past summer, Sheehy graduated first in Army Ranger School rising above the 86 final participants (340 began the program).

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he highly anticipated Hornet flyover before the ArmyNavy game in Philadelphia includes an Army twist in 2006.Two ofthe four pilots are U.S. MiUtary Academy graduates. Lieutenant Commanders Bobby "Beede" Baker (USMA '93) and Paul Campagna (USMA '93) both received commissions firom USMA, but then chose to join the Navy and serve as Naval Aviators in Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (The Sidewinders).

Welcome aboard, gendemen, we're thriUed to have you "go Navy!" ^Âą' Four Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets from the "Checkmates" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two One One (VFA-211) conduct a flyover during opening ceremonies ofthe 106th Army-Navy football game. Navy defeated the Black Knights of Army 42-^.

Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrew Meyers

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ore than 68,000 wiU be watching the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in PhUadelphia, miUions more wiU be watching on television, and coundess Marines and SaUors wiU be watching whUe deployed including these Naval Academy graduates who are stationed in Al Taqaddum, Iraq.

Thanks to First Lieutenant John Reeves '03, USMC, for sending in this First Lieutenant John Reeves '03, USMC, and Captain Timothy Collins '02, USMC, organized this "Beat Army" photograph. However, this is not the first time Lieutenant Reeves and Captain Collins have collaborated. spectacular shot. Reeves described how Before attending the Naval Academy they were both enlisted Infantry Marines in 3rd Battalion 4th Marines. the group puUed together the photo, After the Academy they met up again when they were both stationed in California, and then found themselves "We got up on the top ofthe hUl and deployed to the Al Taqqadum Airbase atthe same time, but in separate units.

Included In the photo are: Class of 1993: Major Michael Cho, USMC; Major Pat Hittle, USMC, Major wrote 'Beat Army' with sandbags in the Brian Proctor, USMC; Class of 1994: Major Damian Bess, USMC; Major Christopher Shaw, USMC; Class of 1997: Captain Aaron Angell, USMC; Captain Mike Jeron, USMC; Class of 1999: Lieutenant Craighope that we may get in Shipmate for Clutts, USN; Class of 2000: Captain Edward "Murph" McCarthy, USMC; Captain Sean Fay USN; Captain the December Army-Navy edition.

Robert Bunn, USMC; Class of 2001: Captain Pablo Torres, USMCR; Class of 2002: Captain Timothy None ofus wiU be able to make the Collins, USMCR; Captain Dan Carofinno, USMCR; Captain Jeff Speakman, USMCR; Class of 2003: Captain Brock Mantz, USMCR; First Lieutenant John Reeves, USMCR; First Lieutenant Michael De Jesso, USMCR; game this year, but maybe we can make First Lieutenant D.J. Fuller, USMCR; First Lieutenant Daniel Kretz, USMCR; Class of 2004: Second Lieutenant the magazine." vi> Scott Sewing, USMCR; Class of 2005: Second Lieutenant Kelsey Duckworth, USMC.

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Navy last beat Notre Dame in 1963...

This year, Notre Dame topped Navy by 24 points...

Why Play Notre Dame?

Here are our top five reasons: The national television coverageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^the game provides a unique opportunity to tell the Naval Academy story to the nation. Pius, it's a terrific recruiting opportunity.

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Speaking of opportunity, the game offers the midshipmen the once-in-a-lifetime (for most) chance to stack up against a nationally ranked team (Notre Dame was ranked 11th when the two teams met in October) in a sold-out NFL stadium.

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schools dates back to 1941, and the United States' entry into World War II. The pool of students

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going to small, private schools was diminished and Notre Dame felt the cutback in student enrollment like so many other institutions. Rather than close the Notre Dame doors. Father J. Hugh O'DonneU, then Notre Dame's president, offered the institution to the military. O'DonneU first offered the slot to Army, who declined, and Navy jumped at the opportunity. N a v / s presence on the campus brought about many changes, and kept Notre Dame open.

Navy, along with Notre Dame, continues to reap the benefits ofthe shared history.

And the final, and probably most important, reason to play Notre Dame, is because, in the words of Chet Gladchuk, NAAA athletic director,

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^Vifelconie Aboard Captain Margaret Klein '81, USN, Named 82nd Comnnandant of Midshipmen

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n October, Superintendent Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt '66, USN, selected Captain Margaret "Peg" Klein '81, USN, to be the 82nd Commandant of Midshipmen.

"Captain Klein is superbly qualified to lead the Brigade of Midshipmen and brings a substantial amount of operational, academic and leadership experience to the position," said Superintendent Rempt. "Captain Grooms has done a magnificent job as Commandant, and has contributed significantly to the moral, mental and physical development ofthe next generation of naval officers. We are thankful for his superb leadership while he has been at the Academy."

Captain Grooms has been selected for promotion to Rear Admiral and assignment as deputy director.

Submarine Warfare Division, N87B, Office ofthe Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC. Klein is currently serving as chief of staff to Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, embarked in the DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Strike Group, homeported in Norfolk, VA. Shipmate was able to catch up with Klein, while deployed to ask a few questions of the incoming Commandant.

W h a t appeals t o y o u m o s t a b o u t being C o m m a n d a n t of M i d s h i p m e n ? I reaUy Uke the idea of being able to help mold tomorrow's leaders. I also reaUy enjoy talking about my time as an Aviator both on land and at sea (where I currendy am) and how fijlfiHing my Navy experiences have been. I've had great mentors, great jobs and wonderfiil shipmates. Almost everyone I've worked for has mentored me in one way or another and I hope to continue returning the favor.

W h a t has b e e n your impression of U S N A graduates in t h e Fleet?

They seem to get better with every passing year. They ask such insightfial questions, they are so much more sawy about their careers than I remember being, I am very impressed by them. They are also extremely eager to take leadership positions at sea as soon as they can and they are weU prepared for the chaUenges they face.

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H o w has your U S N A experience helped y o u in your career?

Bjght after graduation, I felt Uke I was prepared for flight training and the squadron experiences that foUowed.

I was excited to startfl^dng.There were many things about squadron life that I understood better than my squadron mates because of my experience at the Academy. Life at the Academy also helped me understand how much we aU rely on our shipmates.The "team" concept is so important in squadron Ufe as weU. My EC-130 crew was comprised of 14 crewmembers who flew 11 hours at a cUp, so the team part was critical to our success... It's also great to have that common background to instantaneously connect when you meet new foUcs and they are Academy grads.

W h a t has been t h e m o s t challenging job y o u have had s o far? The most chaUenging was also the most rewarding and that was being

Wing Commander of the TACAMO Wing out in Tinker. I felt Uke I had a fantastic oppormnity to make a difierence, but I also felt Uke the buck stopped with me. I was lUtimately responsible for aircraft, people, training and our budgets.

I was never satisfied with status quo, so ifl thought it could be done better, I chaUenged aU to figure a way to spend money better, to train better, to improve advancement and retention rates.

W h e n w a s t h e last t i m e you w e r e at t h e Academy? I went to my 25th reunion back in September of this year and interviewed with the Supe for the job as 'Dant. It was wonderfiil to be around mids, the facUities and grounds are wonderfial, but it's the mids I got to meet that reaUy energized the place!

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With Navy's sixth win ofthe season against Duke (38-13), Navy clinched a bid to the Meineke Car Care Bowl on 30 December 2006. Don't miss your chance to be a part of football history and cheer on the Midshipmen as they take on an ACC powerhouse in Charlotte, N C .

Pep Rally at the PELELIU—The Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps performs outside the decommissioned aircraft carrier MIDWAY ICV41J In front ofthe amphibious assault ship PELELIU (LHA 51. Navy defeated Colorado State 51-30 at the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

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Bidding a Fond Farewell on a High Note Homecoming Concert pays tribute to USNA music director WHILE HOMECOMING AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY IS GENERALLY CHARACTERIZED BY REUNITING ALUMNI, CLASSMATES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THE

2006 HOMECOMING WEEKEND WAS ALSO A TIME FOR GOODBYES.

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he United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club, the largest and most active of the Academy's musical organizations, presented a special homecoming concert on 13 October in Alumni HaU featuring Alumni performers. The concert featured a special tribute in honor of Dr.John Barry TaUey, who is retiring as music director afi;er 35 years of dedicated service to the Naval Academy and Brigade of Midshipmen.

One ofthe great joys of working at the Naval Academy for so long, is the wide breadth of work that I have been able to do," said Dr.TaUey. "If there is some skUl or interest that I have, the Naval Academy has given me the opportunity to pursue it, and that's just been a wonderful thing."

The concert began with a caU to aU Alumni members of the Glee Club, who quickly and eagerly joined the awaiting midshipmen. Each song in the set began with a short introductory story firom Dr.TaUey and included the "Anchor's Aweigh" Medley, "Fnom Boston Harbor" and "Spanish Ladies." The show continued wdth appearances by the Women's Glee Club and the Men's Glee Club, special groups inclucUng Cleanshave and the Barbershop Quartet, who performed classic comic selections.

Cleanshave dates back to the late 1950s with the formation of a quartet by the Barbershoppers, a tracUtion that continues today.

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The Anchormen continued the concert with an a cappella performance of The Steve MQIer Band's "Hy LUce An Eagle" and Kansas's "Carry O n My Wayward Son." The Anchormen consist of nine members who, in contrast to Cleanshave, perform more contemporary music firom the 1970s to today This was foUowed by a performance by Glee Club Alumni Colonel David Fuquea '81, USMC, and Captain Keith Bowman '81, USN, who commandeered center stage firom the 1950s doo-wop group, die Skivs.The otiier Alumni singers then returned to the stage with the midshipmen to perform a comecUc campaign song set and a television song set before dosing the show with the alma mater. Navy Blue & Gold.

In a special ceremony during the concert,Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt '66, USN, Superintendent ofthe Naval Academy recognized Dr. TaUey's decades of service to the Naval Academy.

Dr.TaUey joined the Naval Academy staff in 1971 and during the past 35 years has conducted more than 4,000 performances

by N a \ ^ Academy musical organizations, including more than 100 nationaUy broadcast television appearances. However, when first approached about teaching at the Naval Academy, Dr.TaUey thought it was an offer of a much different namre.

"When the Academy initiaUy wrote me, inviting me to apply, I thought I was being drafted," said Dr.TaUey. "The Viemam War was on and here a letter comes firom the Department of Defense and I thought 'Oh boy, this is it!' But when I opened it, it was something very different."

TaUey's contributions to the Naval Academy include the establishment of the Women's Glee Club, the Gospel Choir, the Chapel Chorale, the Distinguished Artists Series, the annual Spring Oratorio, the Messiah telecasts and the direction ofthe Winter Musical. In addition to his work as chairman ofthe Naval Academy's Musical Activities Department, he is an accomplished pianist, a nationaUy-recognized scholar. Music Festival Director, avid saUor and manager ofhis Kentucky farm.

After graduating from the OberUn CoUege Conservatory of Music, TaUey earned his master's degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and his doctorate degree from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Dr.TaUey has served as music director for a number of reUgious, educational and professional organizations in the Baltimore area since he moved to Maryland in 1966. continued on page 18

''Anchor's Aweigh" It was a damp and windy day in Philadelphia, PA, at Franklin Field on 1 December 1906, but the spirits ofthe midshipmen and Navy football fans couldn't be dampened by the weather for the traditional Army-Navy match up. Historically, just as today, the game is the final game of the season for both teams. But in 1906, the Naval Academy Class of 1906 brought along a secret weaponâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a new marching song.

"Anchor's Aweigh" is the adopted song ofthe U.S. Navy and was composed by then Lieutenant Chades A. Zimmerman, Naval Academy Band and Choir Director.

When he composed the music in 1906, he approached Midshipman Alfred Hart Miles 1907 to assist him in writing the lyrics.

Lieutenant Zimmerman had composed a marching song for each graduating class since his arrival at the Naval Academy in 1887.

To " w e i g h anchor" is t o bring it

aboard a vessel in preparation for

Originally, there were two verses which were played in front ofthe 1906 football crowd of more than 30,000.

Much later, Captain Royal Lovell '26, USN (Ret.), wrote the third stanza and it has been adopted as the official third verse since then.

The march was played by the band

departure. The phrase "anchors a w e i g h " is an acknowiedgennent t o the c o m m a n d e r this procedure has been completed.

at the game and sung by the Brigade in front of the enormous crowd. Today, the song remains an unofficial Navy service song. While there are many variations to the words, the 1906 version is still regarded as the original and "true" version.

The new song brought luck to the Midshipmen that December day. Navy had not won since 1900, but on that day Navy beat Army 10-0. <i>

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"I came to the NavalAcademy out of curiosity thinking 'let's see what this is about,'" said Dr.TaUey, describing what initiaUy drew him to the Academy's music department more than three decades ago. "What kept me here, however, were extraorcUnary people. And not only that, but so many of them were very gifted musicaUy, and the opportunity to make great music was so important to them." 4> Thanks to the NavalAcademy Public Affairs Office for their assistance with this article.

Weather information for 1 December 1906 courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

In September 2006, the Naval Academy hired Dr. Aaron Smith to assume duties as director of choral activities.

Dr Smith comes to the Academy from New York City, where he conducted and performed as a professional choral artist, and where he served also as assistant director of music at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church. He has outstanding professional and personal credentials and many ofyou may recall him serving as guest conductor in January 2006 at the Academy.

Dr. Smith has reported aboard the Yard and started his turnover process. He will fully assume duties as director of choral activities in December Welcome Aboard, Dr. Smith.

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2006 Class Reunions BRJNGING TOGETHER ALUMNI, B O T H YOUNG AND O L D

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or the Naval Academy Alumni Association, 2006 was a very exciting and busy year with 15 classes holding reunions, ranging from the fifth reunion ofthe Class of 2001 to the 70th reunion ofthe Class of 1936. Attracting more than 6,300 Alunmi this year alone, class reumons and taUgates not only provide Alumni the opportunity to reconnect with classmates and friends, but enables them to return to their alma mater, the Naval Academy, the one common bond they wiU continue to share throughout the years and miles that separate them.

Captain Jack Carmichael '36, USN (Ret.), corresponding secretary for the Class of 1936, effectively captures the powerfiil role that reunions play for all Alumni.

"AU our years of reunions and taUgates have reinforced our appreciation ofthe NavalAcademy and for the camraderie of our class."

Another benefit ofthe reunions and taUgates, is the opportunities they provide for Alumni to connect and interact with today's Brigade of Midshipmen.

Commander Mike CoUins '84, USN (Ret.), president and former secretary ofthe Class of 1984, describes the special

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Welcom Alumni significance of interacting with the midshipmen brings to his classmates. The Class of 1984 sponsors the 13th Company and shares a taUgate site with the midshipmen of that company.

"Our classmates enjoy seeing each other, and it is also great meeting the Mids and seeing the the fiiture ofour Navy and Marine Corps. We wUl be in good care in the future."

It is interactions such as these that aUow Alumni to continue to play an active role at the Academy, one that is beneficial to both the Alumni, as weU as the midshipmen.

The 2007 reunions promise to be just as exciting as those of 2006 were, with 14 classes scheduled to hold their reunions, again ranging from a fifth reunion to a 70th reunion.

By bringing together the classes of yesterday and today, the Naval Academy's Alumni taUgates and reunions wiU continue to play an important and meaningful role for aU Alumni, as weU as the current midshipmen. ^Âą'

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Vice Admiral Rodney Rempt '66, USN, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, joins members ofthe Class of 1936 at their 70th Reunion at Alumni House.

Members of the Class of 1986 at their 20th Reunion Tailgate.

UNiTEp STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION "Bill ttie Goat" and friends at the USNA Alumni Association Homecoming Tailgate.

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By Commander Brendan McLane '90, USN

Men Mean More Than Guns in the Rating of a Ship It is no secret that things over here have come to a head. General Abazaid recendy testified before Congress that "I beUeve that the sectarian violence is probably as bad as I've seen it, in Baghdad in particular, and that if not stopped, it is possible that Iraq could move towards civil war." The Baker Commission is looking at options and yet there are few reahstic alternatives, which can StUl get us to our goal of a stable, democratic Iraq.

Neither troops reductions, withdrawal timetables, or puUing back to Kuwait or Kurdistan in overwatch wUl work with the simmering Shia-Sunni violence waiting to explode into genocide. We have to stay the course in Iraq and as grim as this looks three years into our best efforts, there has never been a better time to be in the Navy and the many, many SaUors, chiefs and officers here are serving with great pride and professionaUsm. My work in civU affairs brings me in touch with many folks from aU walks of life around Iraq. Whether by design or happenstance, the majority of folks I deal vwth, the ones out there making things happen and taking care of business, are Navy. We have Lieutenant Mark "Tank" MacNamara '00, USN, managing InternaUy Displaced Persons for an infantry division; Lieutenant Kim Dacosta '99, USN, magnificently leading a civil affairs team out in the hinterlands; brave and lucky Lieutenant Kim Leonard '00, USN, who has walked away from an lED hit. Our faculty is even over here, earning straight A's for effort and results.

Lieutenant Commander Ed Fiorentino, from Seamanship and Navigation, serving as the X O of a civU affairs battaUon. And, that is just here. There are three

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Provincial Reconstruction Teams over in Afghanistan manned entirely by Navy personnel.

Sometimes it takes years for the naval quotes we learned by route memorization as plebes to reaUy sink in and for us to fuUy grasp the deepest truths contained in the august words of our heroes Uke Admiral Chester Nimitz' 1905, USN, "Men mean more than guns in the rating of a ship." The work our shipmates are doing out here is nothing short of inspiring. These youngjunior officers motivate me. I Hke to think that if we had 100 of them over here, this thing would already be over. To the mids in Mother B, I want them to know that they are very fortunate indeed, their future department heads, XOs and COs are such strong, self-sacrificing leaders, who can puU off their jobs with a great sense of humor and elan.

AU ofus over here are puUing hard. There are no reasons to hold anything back, no more 'pacing' yourself This is the fourth quarter now and when I look around the huddle and see the faces of my shipmates looking back, there's nowhere I'd rather be than right here, right now. ^tCommander Brendan McLane '90, USN, is currently serving in the 354 Civil Affairs Brigade as the G3 Plans Officer

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Captain Latta previously served as the Director of Admissions, and most recently as the Vice Dean of Admissions for the Academy. In this position, he oversaw the admission of nearly 5,000 candidates as midshipmen in the Classes of 2007 through 2010 He was also directly involved in the estabUshment ofthe Academy's electronic admissions process, the development ofthe marketing program and the expansion of the Academy's admission outreach efforts. Prior to his return to the Academy in 2002, Captain Latta served as a naval aviator in the anti-submarine and maritime surveiUance community, flying P-3 "Orion" aircraft.

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THE 2006-2007 BASKETBALL SEASON With several improvements to Alumni HaU, the 2006-2007 Navy BasketbaU season promises to be an exciting one for Navy fans!

The improvements include a new video LED scoreboard, which displays replays, graphics and game statistics. Fans can now eat and drink throughout Alumni HaU, and may also park on Academy grounds on game days.

ATTENTJON GRADUATES FROM THE CLASSES OF 1987-2006 The U.S. Naval Academy is continuing its ABET accreditation reviews, with the Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) majors programs. These two programs are scheduled for review in calendar year 2007. To support this accreditation, USNA is conducting an online survey of graduates ofthe CS and IT majors from 1987-2006.This study wUl lay the basehne for understanding the impact of these two curricula on professional development. AU USNA graduates ofthe CS or IT majors are encouraged to participate in the web survey, in support of the review process.

For more information, contact Captain Thomas A. Logue Jr., associate chair Computer Science Department, 410-293-6806 or tlogue@usna.edu.To take part in the study, visit www.usna.edu/IR/surveys/abet-csit/login.php.

Your access code is your alpha code, with a preceding "m" (as in "ml23456") and the password is "Go Navy." If you have difficulty accessing the survey, please contact irpoc@usna.com.

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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF NAVY MEN'S BASKETBALL In honor of 100 years of Men's BasketbaU at the Naval Academy, 2006-2007 season tickets wUl be $100 for adults and $50 for students. The season ticket package includes 27 games, of both men's and women's basketbaU. Order your tickets today at www.navysports.com or caU 800-US4-NAVY!

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2006 SPONSORS Annapolis Accommodations, Inc.

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2006 RAFFLE/GIFT DONORS Annapolis Marriott Waterfiont

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Pelican Art Gallery

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The BeUchick's book coUection is one ofthe largest of its kind, with more than 400 volumes and several hundred periodicals discussing footbaU. Some ofthe volumes in the coUection date as far back as the 1890s. Steve BeUchick started the coUection in the 1950s, and BUl joined his father's efforts in the late 1970s.

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Overall, participation in 2005 totaled 25.7 percent of Alumni, which makes our 2006 goal 31.7 percent. At the end of October,Alumni donor participation was 22 percent as compared to 20.4 percent at the same time last year, so the trend is good. But we stiU have a ways to go. The goal is within reach. Please help your class and the Foundation take advantage of this tremendous opporturuty Please contribute before 31 December and help us meet the 1977 ChaUenge!

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If^Os '56: C D R Fred G. Spellman, U S N (Ret.), serves as vice president ofthe Cimarron Council ofthe Boy Scouts of America.

'57: R A D M L. Stanard Severance Jr., U S N (Ret.), and C A P T W i l l i a m H . P e e r e n b o o m , U S N (Ret.), have been appointed to four year terms as magistrates in the 19th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

On 18 October, Admiral James G. Stavridis '76, USN, received his fourth star and assumed command from Army General BantzJ. Craddock.

Stavndis' new command encompasses a vast and vaned region of 450 million people in 32 countries and 13 territones and protectorates. "It's a sixth ofthe surface area ofthe wodd," he said.

^2^ '61: T h o m a s J. White has been inducted into the Newark, NJ, Athletic HaU of Fame. Sarason D . Liebler was honored by the Maine Press Association for best opinion columns (two awards) in Community Newspapers.

'63: R A D M David R . Oliver Jr., U S N (Ret.), has been appointed to the board of directors of American Superconductor Corporation.

C A P T D a v i d C. H o n h a r t , U S N (Ret.), has joined the faculty at The Pennington School.

Dr. Stephen R . Ferness has been awarded the Disringuished Educator Award by the University of Northern Colorado Alumni Associarion.

'65: R o g e r T. Staubach has been selected for 2006 Patriot's Award by Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

'67: T h o m a s C. K n u d s o n has been elected chairman of Bristow Group. R A D M James P. Schear, U S N R (Ret.), has been named as federal security director for the Balrimore/ Washington International Thuigood Marshall Airport.

'69: Col James R. Sandberg, U S M C R (Ret.), has been installed as the president of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.

vice admiral and assignment as commander.

Submarine Force, U.S. Adantic Fleet and commander, Submarine Allied Command, Adantic, NorfoUc.VA. R A D M Gary R . Jones, U S N , has been assigned as commander. Naval Education and Training Command, Pensacola, FL. R A D M Paul S. Stanley, U S N , has been nominated for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as director, force structure, resources and assessment, J-8, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC. '76: A D M James G. Stavridis, U S N , has been assigned as commander for the Southem Command.

'77:VADM Patrick M.Walsh, U S N , has been nominated for appointment to the grade of admiral and assignment as vice chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D C .

'78: R A D M Melvin G. WiUiams Jr., U S N , has been nominated for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk.VA. '79: R A D M J o h n W. Miller, U S N , has been assigned as deputy director, plans and pohcy, U.S. Central Command, MacDUl AFB, FL.

ma '70: Kevin W. Sharer became chairman ofthe board ofthe Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacmrers of America. Jeffrey J. Krstich has been appointed C E O of International Stem CeU Corporation, an early stage stem ceU therapeutics company.

'71: Col Walter P. Havenstein, U S M C R , currently president of BAE's electronics and integrated solutions operating group, wiU become president and chief executive officer of BAE Systems Inc. in January 2007.

'81: C A P T J a m e s G. F o g g o IH, U S N , has received the "Knight" ofthe "National Order of Merit"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;authorized by President ofthe France Jacques Chiracâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for his achievements whUe assigned on the Joint Staff, Strategic Plans and PoUcy directorate. C A P T Kevin E . O'Flaherty, U S N , is the prospective commanding officer ofthe aircraft carrier GEORGE H.W. BuSH. Michael J. C o n n o l l y has been named as president and chief executive officer of MirabiUs Medica, Inc.

'74: C A P T M i c h a e l j . Bosse, M C , U S N R (Ret.), has been elected president ofthe Orthopaedic Trauma Association.

'84: MarkV. Stys has joined Stanford Group Company as senior investment ofBcer for the new registered investment advisor, Stanford Capital Management. R . Kevin Stevick has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Niagara Corporarion. C D R Michael J. Collins, U S N R (Ret.), has retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve.

'75: R A D M J o h n J. Donnelly, U S N , has been nominated for appoinmient to the grade of

'86: C D R G o r d o n R . Oliver H, U S N (Ret.), retired on 1 July 2006 foUowing 20 years

'73: T h o m a s J. Kilcline Jr., U S N , has been nominated for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, CA.

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of active service. H e is a pilot for FedEx Express and as consultant widi Afi:erburner, Inc; specializing in leadership development/teambuUding. C D R J a m e s E . Pitts, U S N , completed a tour as commanding officer of TUCSON and has been assigned to the staff of commander. Submarine Squadron 3 C D R M i c h a e l D . WaUs, U S N , has completed a tour as commanding officer of Training Squadron Seven, NAS Meridian, MS. His new assignment is navigator for GEORGE H.W. BUSH out of NorfoUc,VA.

'87: E d w a r d M a g e e was promoted to director, service strategic initiatives at Harley-Davidson Motor Company Ed is a graduate of HarleyDavidson's leadership development program.

C D R Michael J. Q u i n n , U S N , has been assigned to commander, Submarine Squadron 6 as deputy for readiness. Open Solutions Inc. armounced the appointment of C D R R o b e r t P. Pinataro, U S N (Ret.), as vice president and general manager. Corporate Financial Solutions Group. 24 Hour Fimess Worldwide has named Carl C. Liebert IU as chief executive officer.

'88: C D R W i U i a m B . S e a m a n Jr., U S N , is the new commanding officer of BARRY p D G - 5 2 ) . L C D R D o n a l d H . Packard m , U S N R , has been admitted into the parmership of KPMG LLP '89: C D R D o n a l d D . Gabrielson, U S N , is the new blue crew commanding officer of the newly christened ship. FREEDOM, the first Uttoral combat ship.

'90: T i m o t h y J. Peifley, general manager of FUte Aid's distribution center in Perryman, MD, received the award for distribution center general manager of the year at Bate Aid's annual management conference and suppUer exhibition.

'91: H a r r y M . Gray HI has been named chief executive officer of B U R R WoLFF. '93: D a v i d S. B r o o k s has assumed the position of chief executive officer of Power2Ship, Inc.

iSSS^ '02: LT A n d r e w J. SpUlane, U S N R , was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendarion Medal for meritorious service whUe assigned to EISENHOWER. '05: Rev. Adriel SaviUe M o r g a n has been accepted to Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and was appointed the assistant pastor of Grace Temple Community Church in Megan, Ml.

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This One's For You! Here at the Alumni Association we try to learn about and appropriately recognize the many achievements of our Alumni in Shipmate (see "Bravo Zulu" and Class and Chapter News) and also through notes, cards and letters to the achievers. But, try as we might, I know we always miss someone deserving ofour praise (and sometimes our thanks). And sometimes we miss them because they work very hard in the background and seek no recognition for their remarkable contributions. Therefore in an effort to appropriately acknowledge the efforts of a special few, we dedicate this month's column to the hard working, over achieving and dedicated folks who come through for us every football season—the tailgate organizers.

Yes, you know who I mean. Every class has them as do the parent clubs, chapters and even the NAAA and the Alumni Association. These are those selfless volunteers who work while the rest ofus are stiU sleeping. They go to home games early (oftentimes the night before) to reserve a few parking spots and check out the lay of the land. They are never deterred by rain, sleet, snow or overzealous parking attendants. They beHeve in the adage:"We shall find a way or make one!" No task is too hard, no obstacle too high, no challenge too great.

In fact, it is the challenge that inspires them to deliver at

each and every event—especially when there is no model or road map of what they should do. Innovation is their watchword and a desire "to lead and to serve" drives them to excel.

Certainly we see and we benefit firom their work at home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. They may be in charge of a small perimeter gathering along the trad, or they may be responsible for the huge tent and accompanying class bhmp in a premier site next to the stadium itself (and you know who you are!). They are the ones who make sure you get mouth-watering tailgate food and appropriate beverages to wash it down. They make sure you want for nothing and they make sure you don't lend a hand in any ofthe set-up or the breakdown. The motto "Non Sibi" guides them in all they do because "self" never comes into play.

And we also see them at the away games, where logistics are often fiirther hampered by a less than cooperative host school and the often less than friendly campus police. In those cases, we and the traveUng midshipmen are the beneficiaries of a collaboration of determined parents and veteran Alumni tailgaters— those Alums who have honed their skills through years of pre- and post-game gatherings since graduation.

One thing they know how to do is TAILGATE! And they wiUingly pass along those learnings to the local parents. Again, what more could you ask?

So, this is our way of saying "THANKS" to you, the tailgate coordinators and organizers. Thanks for being there when no one else wanted to be. Thanks for putting up with aU ofthe rules and regulations and yet figuring out a way to win.Thanks for taking aboard aU ofthe helpfiil hints of those who are so wiUing to provide advice, yet some how never manage to be around when there is work to be done.

The Connecticut Chapter, lead by Dave Stryker '61, president ofthe Chapter, hosted a huge tailgate for midshipmen, Alumni, parents and friends before the Navy vs. University of Connecticut game in East Hartford, CT Many from the Chapter and the Parents' Club of Connecticut volunteered to put on this tremendous tailgate for more than 750 Navy fans. Photo by Sharon Stryker

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research it was our task to find a better was of doing it.

I was fortunate to have a smart and imaginative officer in charge ofthe transmitter development section. He looked at the task and decided to try and find a better way of buUding the station. His first decision was to decide that the transmitter should not be buUt first as the antenna structure was the key problem to be solved to make a good radio station.

His solution was to specify the strength ofthe signal to be transmitted from the station. As a resiUt the station at Cuder, Maine was buUt. It was not one tower but an array of towers and it is stiU performing weU. I must admit that my role in the project was recognized a smart approach and accept a bit of reflected success.

I am sorry to report the death of Shel Brown. His obimary is in the October issue of Shipmate. Unformnately we did not see much of Shel afier he retired as he spent much ofhis time at his home in the Florida Keys. Our sympathy goes out to his widow, Miggs.

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As one looks back on Ufe, it is fortunate that we seem to remember our successes much more vividly than our faUures. One of my duty assignments was the head of the electronic research and development branch ofthe old Bureau of Ships. In retrospect it might be said that the prime objective of research is to find a better way of doing something. I recall one assignment which I received, which assignment was really not within my job description, to take on the project of buUcUng a new very low frequency radio station in Maine.

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Bob Harmuth recruited classmate Gary Smith aboard the subject Polaris FBM at the Cuban MissUe Crisis. Electric Boat got him out of dry-dock and deployed to the Norwegian Sea in time to help win the crisis. Here is his short report.

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34*37 CLASS N E W S Blue Crew (SSBN 610) when the crisis started to develop. We were in the drydock at EB during our Post Shakedown AvaUabUity. The yard was tasked to work fiUI shifts around the clock to get us sealed up and ready to go in 48 hours. We were successfiil and steamed submerged at flank speed to Charleston where we loaded out our 16 Polaris I missUes in record rime.

We then transited the Adantic at flank speed to go on alert in the Norwegian sea during the crisis. This was Edison's first patrol. The idea was to get as many ofour Fumes on patrol as possible as a threat to the USSR. We monitored the crisis as it developed on the fleet broadcast as we maintained continuous communications.

It was a scary time. I didn't know if I would be seeing my wife and baby daughter again. • Belated news ofthe Class 1934 Widows: • Juana EUzabeth Brockett, 92, died Thursday, Oct. 7,2004. Born Feb. 7,1912, in Los Angeles, she Uved in Rancho Bernardo for 30 years. She was a film actress and was active in poUtics and civU rights. Mrs. Brockett was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Brockett Sr. '34, in 1996; and son 'William A. Brockett Jr. '62, in 1997.

She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Brockett of North Brunswick. H • Mary L. Whitaker came into this world on September 20,1912 as an identical twin. Her twin sister, Eleanor, and Mary were born in Los Angeles to Jenta and Bert LeweUin. Mary married Frank M. Whitaker II in 1936. Her husband, Frank, was kUled in 1944 in the invasion ofthe Marshall Islands at Eniwetok. He had command ofTorpedo Squadron 17 on the Bunker HUl. As a passenger, the famous war correspondent, Raymond Clapper, went on the mission and aU were kUled in a mid-air collision. Mary passed away September 25,2006, just after her 94th birthday. In her Ufe, she saw her son, Frank Whitaker III become a Radiation Medical Physicist and her daughter, Margaret Bardett become an elementary and ESL teacher. She is survived by her son-in-law, Les Bardett, and her granddaughter, Lenore Gaddis, and her great-granddaughter, Lauren Taylor and an expected greatgrandson. Mary's twin sister, Eleanor Kingsbury, also survives her. Her ashes were scattered at sea on October 12th. • Greetings to those who knew Mary EUzabeth WUson, circa 1935. Courting a Navy wife today is quite different!

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Courting Mary Elizabeth By then Ensign, USN Grayson Merrill '34: • In 1935 I was transferred from the batdeship West Virginia to the San Diego based destroyer USS Brooks. The skipper, LTCDR Fielding, was a W W I mustang who thought weU of me, especiaUy as a former apprentice seaman. In a couple of months I had quaUfied as a watch officer with primary duties in communications.

No longer was I learning; I was doing and self-confident. I was also aged 23 and tired of being a ceUbate bachelor, even though Navy regulations forbade marriage until two years after graduation.

This was my firame of mind one summer evening when I shed my uniform and went ashore to visit the San Diego World Fair. By late afternoon 1 wandered into an exhibit of native San Diego semi-precious stones and joined a smaU group Ustening to a tour guide. She wore a colorfiU Mexican dress that set off her magnificent figure and spoke with authority about the stones.The chemistry of my youth tuned out the lecture—I was smitten by the girl. Dare I ask her for an after work date?

When the group departed I Ungered on and was rewarded with a smUe. I blurted out, "Can we do something together after work?"

"Sorry, but I have a meeting to attend.

Can you come back about 8 PM?" "You bet," I repUed as I walked away on a blanket of air.

Two weeks later we were engaged and 1 found out she was in the same sorority as my sister Eunice at Occidental CoUege. It was there later that my warped sense of humor tested our relationship. Suspecting that the whole sorority knew "MaryE" was engaged to this hot-shot ensign on a San Diego destroyer, I parked my car in front and started up the walkway to the front door. I could see the window shades were open and girls were peeking out so 1 deUberately exaggerated a Ump to the front door to appear as a cripple. That was the whole prank, but it was enough to start a rumor that their sorority sister was going to marry this cripple from the Navy.

Fortunately she too had a sense of humor and our date was one of many to come because marriage was forbidden until June of 1936.

MaryE's engagement was startUng news to her father Andrew WUson, a tough winner ofthe west who Uved in Escondido and wanted more assurance that

his daughter had picked die right man. One morning the coxswain of DD 232 Captain's gig came to the landing to pick up maU and found himself confixinted by a hugh, determined civUian who demanded to be taken out to die ship for a meetmg with the skipper. The smaU coxswain had no odier option and wound up introducuig Andrew to LCDR FieldUig—equally forbiddmg in appearance!

Once the two men understood that I was to be checked out as a suitor they shared coffee whUe my fate was sealed—I was in my room smdying for my "commission continuance exam."

After Andrew went ashore the skipper told me I had passed. Also he had just received word that classmate Ben Oakley and I were to swap destroyers. I was to reUeve Classmate Ben on DD Dorsey to stay in San Diego. Ben then would replace me on Brooks to join the Adantic Fleet.

This made sense to BUPERS since I was slated for flight training and Ben for Sub training. Fielding had arranged it for me and Mary E to accommodate our marriage. I'm sure he received credit for this when he transited the Pearly Gates.

Two days after the two-year marriage ban expired we were married at her sister's home in Los Angeles. Four swordbearing classmates sent us off to our San Diego honeymoon and Pensacola, Florida. She bore me four sons before passing on after 42 years of marriage!

The Navy takes care of its own!

CordiaUy yours, Grayson H Looking Astern And Ahead At Point Mugu Ten years ago the Navy's MissUe Sea Test Range at Point Mugu, CA honored me with the tide "Father of Point Mugu."

This year they invited me to be a key speaker at a luncheon celebrating their 60th Anniversary. Sadly I had to decUne because of aging but technology came to the rescue. My wife Jane, a computer teacher, suggested we make a DVD disk to send in my place. I jumped at the chance and the DVD was weU received under the above subject.Thanks to the Sea Stories staff it was simultaneously posted on the AA's web site under Class 1934. Log onto www.usna.com and cUck (in mrn) "History & Tradition, Sea Stories, Class 1934" and "Looking Astern And Ahead At Point Mugu."

It was co-authored by Grayson Merrill '34, and Bob Wertheim '46, and focuses on Point Mug's role in making our nation the most powerfiU deterrent to nuclear war.

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Sad news Louis M . Ayres died in R o c k p o r t , T X on 8 October.

Dorothy Folz Jack, widow of Richard Jack w h o died in 1995, died on 12 September in Maidand. FL. She and Dick are to be buried together at ArUngton on 6 November. She was b o r n on 19 December 1916 Ui NewYork. After attending several coUeges she graduated in 1938 from the Universin.- of N e w Hampshire. She and Dick were married on 3 October 1939 in Portsmouth. N H .

Thev had three sons, four granddaughters, and three great grandchUdren.

Birthday greetings The Class congratulates Harvey Walseth w h o celebrates his ninet\- fifth birthday on 10 December.

Longevity mewedfrom another angle A recent article in Tlie Wall Street Journal referred to a U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the median age ot death in the U.S. fom natural causes, disregarding trauma. The Census Bureau sa\"s for men it stands today at 68.5 years of age. That is, half of the men in the U.S. had died before the\" reached 68.5 whUe the other half were stiU aUve above that age.

NaturaU\; the question immediately arose as to what has been the median age of deadi of U S N A '35. O u r SOYear Rendezvous, as carefiiUy annotated with the dates of death of classmates during the twenty one years since it was published in 1985, was the source of data on '35 graduates. The Census Bureau guideUnes were foUowed; those stUl Uving were of course counted as above the median; and certainly war deaths are trauma in the extreme. It was possible only to make a guess as to the number of eady deaths of those w h o might have been in our class had they not died beforehand. Within those parameten the median age of death of U S N A '35 fix)m namral causes was calculated to be 79 years of age. Whatever the accurace of that count or o f t h e count ofthe Census Bureau, we may take comfort in beUeving that we have been

lasting approximately ten years longer than U.S. men overaU. BUl Hazzard'sfuneral Man,'Jo, their chUdren, and a group of friends were augmented by classmates L o u Bauer, Katie and Ralph B a u m , Jerry McCornUck, and Teeny and L e w S c h o c k at BiU's funeral at Christ Episcopal Church in Coronado on 14 September. Later that day BiU's ashes were distributed over the Pacific three mUes from shore fiom a 37 foot boat loaned by a friend. BUl's two sons and three grandsons were on board. O n e nUght surmise, although with no soUd facts to base it on, that in his later years BiU thought ofhis good formne in escaping from the lower reaches of the ocean during his wartime patrols in command ofthe submarine Blenny but nevertheless held a lingering respect for the Pacific. H e might also have wanted finaUy to join his close friends whose remains have been in the deep ever since unfortunate events prevented their submarines from returning home.

Superdome memories T h e reopening o f t h e N e w Orleans Superdome, h o m e ofthe professional footbaU team, the Saints, this faU after being repaired fixjm its extensive damage by hurricane Katrina, brought back membories of a tour ofthe dome conducted by Warren "Joe" Bettens when it was new in the early 1970s. Joe, long since retired from active dut\,; had been hired right after that gigantic buUding was opened to be coordinator of aU sports events, trade shows and other attractions held there. T h e Superdome was the first totaUy enclosed structure that was big enough—covering 13 acres and rising to a height of 27 stories—to contain the large crowds footbaU games attract. Joe appeared to enjoy providing a trip around the vast arena, complete with his vivid description of its unique features, to a good fiiend w h o was taking time from a business trip to the city. Joe remained with the Superdome Authority until shordy before his death in 1981.

A rolling stone T h e October column advised ofthe change address of Edna Smith, widow of Frank M . Smith w h o died in 1977. N o w she has moved again—to 1201 Hancock St. # 3 2 1 , Ft.Townsend,WA 98368.

Passing ofthe Swagger Stick T h e attached photo continues the stor)' of Wally Nelson's grandson, the Marine Major, Pete Witkoff, now back from a tour m Iraq. It depicts WaUy's giving his

Swagger Stick to Pete with Jean and another grandson, Tim, looking on. O n e may read into their facial expressions that whUe Pete appears happy to receive the artifact WaUy seems reluctant to depart from the appendage he carried during his disrina^iished career.

The Nelson family at an informal Marine Corps ceremony

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From Jack Slaughter: HWith our ever aging and diminishing numbers Jack Slaughter vvas the only one w h o was able to attend the fiineral services for Barbara Shupper at the Academy.

T h e Shuppers two sons,Thomas ofTuIsa, O K and John of Columbia, SC (their daughter Diane Cox predeceased her mother) and their grandchUdren vvere present. Barbara was laid to rest beside "Bunny". • From Paul Schultz: H Dear Ed. O u r paths haven't crossed much since 1943 at MIT, but I just happened to glance at '37s class column in the October issue of SHIPMATE and noticed your name. I was quite amused byR e d Ramage's remarks to (I suppose) Chic Clarey after your presentation on

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the proposed Ship's Characteristics for the THRESHER. After we left MIT in 1943 I was assigned to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where I was a Ship Superintendent in charge of the construction of aU the submarines being buUt, up through launching. One of these subs was the PARCHE, with Red as the commissioning C O . and my good friend and classmate, Mac McCrory as XO. 1 was also the ship's rep assigned to accompany the PARCHE during the initial sea trials.

One ofthe tests, of course, was a dive to the test depth of 450 feet (design depth was only 600 feet!) to check structural integrity and leaks. Everything went weU untU we got down to about 425 feet when it was noticed that one of the hatch covers amidships was leaking, evidently from a smaU fracmre. Of course, at that time everyone was working overtime to get subs to the Pacific, so Red and his crew were anxious to get finished and headed west. Red asked my opinion about whether we should go on down, complete the tests, and not have to waste another week or so going through everything again. With some trepidation, of course, I reasoned that if that hatch cover was going to faU, it would have already done so and that the outside water pressure should keep it compressed enough to withstand another 25 feet. So, 1 recommended going on down and stood right under that hatch cover whUe we did. I guess that impressed Red a Uttle bit, so when they made their 10-day shakedown cruise he invited me to go along with them. It was reaUy a great experience for me, but it was also reveaUng to watch Red handle that sub. He thought nothing of crash diving at fiiU speed ahead with hatches open, etc., to train the crew for fast responses. The sub did take on water a few times, but I'm sure that training paid off for him many times in the Pacific.

Anyway, as a result of my contacts with him there, 1 always greatly admired him.

I'm pretty sure you must have felt the same way when he backed you up after that presentation.

I hope that you are weU. I'm fortunate here in Florida to stUl be able to play golf about three times a week, but with some problems with my feet and legs, so don't know how much longer I'U be able to do that.

Our ranks have certainly thinned out, haven't they?

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Bob andThea Erly had a whirlwind trip to St. Louis MO from 12 to 15 October.

The occasion was a sad one In that it was the last reunion ofthe USS Phelps DD360 Shipmates which had been active for some 40 years.

they also wandered to the surf crashing on the beach and the many peUcans gracefiiUy flying either in singles or flocks of a dozen or more.

The Washington Group Activities as reported by Jane Lajaunie;

• This was Bobs W W 2 ship command .He was the last Commanding Officer of this gaUant ship and the only surviving one. He had the heart rendering task of ordering her commission pennant to be struck in November 1945. However in 1966 Harold Placette, a Radar man first class ,initiated a search for Phelps Shipmates. At that time 1 was the Adantic Fleet Inspector General 1 saw his request and contacted him. Then upon my retirement Harold would caU upon me to be His Keynote Speaker on several occasions 1 had instigated measures to make sure that his efforts were appropriately rewarded. So I presented him with an Imposing Plaque and a miniature model ofthe Phelps. This model had been in my possession for some 62 years. We had 16 Shipmates attend this Last Reunion .The oldest was 96 with 2 in their early nineties with the others in the high eighties. We had stayed in touch through the quarterly issue of our bum wad The Phelps BuU Horn.lt was decided that this would continue and aU Shipmates urged to submit timely notes of interest so we could stay in contact by this method.

You sure have to give our generation a Bravo Zulu. H

• Last month at our 37 class luncheon Jack Slaughter informed us that he and Bess would be in Daytona Beach in October and are unable to be with us. He asked me, Jane, to submit the report.

The number at our table at "Pauls on the River" was less than normal.The Slaughters enjoying Daytona Beach, Chuck and Jean Stein unable to attend because of health problems. The six ofus did enjoy the luncheon, Elsie Mack, CharUe and Mary Minter, their daughter, Meredith Hinkle, Swampy and I - our "rap" session was not diminished at aU! With aU the local poUticians working to keep their jobs, there was plenty to say— and we did!

Having CharUe Minter with us was great. He had been in the Medical Center. He reaUy enjoyed this outing; he is looking so weU, we presume he'U be back home soon.

We look forward to the next luncheon and always hope there wUI be afiUltable. I

Not to be outdone by Bob & Thea, Jack and Bess had a leisurely drive to Charleston, SC for the reunion ofthe good ship WELLES (DDR 715) which Jack had put back in commission when she completed her conversion from a DD to a DDR. As the ship was in commission for about 25 years and he was only aboard for 18 months, there were many attending who he did not know but the camaraderie spread throughout and a great time was had by aU.The ship has been hosting reunions for about 15 years, but this one had the largest response, 159 at the banquet which of course included the wives and a number of children.

FoUowing the occasion we drove for a three night stand at a Time Share in Daytona Beach, FL. It was something, 16th floor large apartment with a balcony overlooking the beach. Sbcty eight years ago my eyes would have been focused on the many girls stroUing the beach. This time, whUe stUI admiring their beauty,

The Latest Update from Captain Slaughter The reunion is getting closer and planning for it is progressing. As previously reported, the hotel has changed ownership from a Radisson to Double Tree. We have had a meeting with the new management and although there has been some shuffling of people, fortunately the Convention Service Manager was on the prior staff and is equaUy as responsive. Her approach is that welcomed "can do" attitude and we want to make your reunion the best ever. When we signed the contract in 2004 the room rate was $175 with the clause it was for that year and thereafter the rate is subject to increase. {Scribe's note: A half dozen hotels were approached, the Radisson was not the cheapest, but some were considerably higher. In the opinion ofthe committee, looking at the amenities, decor, location and price, the Radisson provided the most for our money) They wUl advise shortly the new rate. Later, we wUl be looking at menus. One ofthe uncertainties which Ukely wUl plague us untU the bitter end is scheduUng a meeting with the Superintendent. Admiral Rempt's four year tour ends next summer and a commitment can not be made untU the new Superintendent is on board.

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The Minters have moved to assisted Uving at Ginger Cove and are in two separate units just down the haU in the same complex. A visit to both-found them in good spirits and while not liking being separated they have adjusted. They have aU their meals together and of course are in each others unit much ofthe time.

CharUe's new address is 9101 River Crescent, Ph 410-224-6552 and Mary's is 9111 River Crescent, Ph 410-224-4432.

Ade Rich is recovering from throat surgery. Jack tried to visit him, but was advised he is not yet accepting visitors.

Jack talked by phone to June Northwood who advises that Bob is now in assisted Uving and that his mind is "as sharp as a tack."

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Class Giving: EarUer this year, the Class of 1977 chaUenged aU ofus to beat their annual percentage of givers which is in the mid-twenties. The prize is an added '77 contribution to the Foundation. I had reaUy thought that '38, with its high percentage of Ufe members in our smaU, but eUte, group of 50 would easUy surpass thatfigure.Alas, in a recent Alumni Association emaU. I find us at a lowly 16% (not unlike other classes in the 1930s decade, I am sorry to say). If, upon receipt of this call for help, you make your annual contribution immediately, we wUl beat 1977, and the Foundation wiU receive an additional bonus from that innovative and generous class.

Sea Story: 1 am weU aware that those classes whose columns surround ours have frequendy published seas stories (note especially '34) and personal accounts from thefr involvement in three wars.This story goes back to 1942 but it has a current twist.

I On 1 May 1942 I was serving in DRUM on our first war patrol. As we approached our first assigned patrol area in the Japanese Empire south of Nagoya, we were forced down about 2100 by a smaU plane which flew overhead without making contact. Our skipper, LCDR Bob Rice '27, had decided that he would sleep on the bridge in area to be close to the action. When we dove, the mattress on his metal bunk floated away, clearly stenciUed

"DRUM SS228".Within hours, COMSUBPAC in Peari Harbor intercepted radio broadcasts from the infamous Tokyo Rose clainUng a submarine kiU— and naming the victim. However, DRUM was aUve and weU and proceeding to her morning dive point 10 mUes from Nagoya. At nudnight, whUe I was the OOD, we sighted a large ship in the moonUght and wthin seven minutes executed a night surface attack. Two Mk 14 Torpedoes armed with the infamous MkVI magnetic exploder mortaUy wounded MIZUHO, a seaplane tender of 9,500 tons, the largest ship sunk to that date in the war. MIZUHO immediately sent an SOS which was also intercepted at SUBPAC.This not only disproved Tokyo Rose's "Sub Sunk"report, but also assured DRUM that we would be credited with a sinking that we cUd not actuaUy witness as we evaded our first counterattack by depth charges.

So, why do we relate this tale more than 64 years years later? Iva Toguri D'Aquino, dubbed Tokyo Rose, in 1942 just died in Chicago at age 90. Although she married a Japanese-Portuguese citizen in Japan in 1945, she was arrested after the war, convicted of treason and served six years in prison. However, in 1977 President Gerry Ford pardoned her because of lack of evidence, and the fact that there may have more than one woman broadcasting. She Uved a quiet Ufe in Chicago until her death." • Sad News: We have heard from Joe Tucker's daughter, Terry, that her mother, Dorothy (Dee), succumbed to a stroke on 15 October after a stay of more than seven years in the Arleigh Burke PavUion at Vinson HaU in McLean. A memorial service was held at Vinson HaU on 16 October with a formal service and inurnment with Joe at the Naval Academy Columbarium on 20 October with members ofthe Class in attendance '38 has made a contribution in Dee's memory to the Naval Academy Foundation.

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5 of 7 Isn't Bad: Bob Carter provided the accompanying frame from a video of antics in his room in Bancroft, oh so long ago. After a Lucky Bag search, we have come up with names—five of them— Ernie Wood (with pizza), Bob Worthington, Paul Lovelace (with pipe), BUl RatUff, and Conde Raguet. But who are in the rear, center and right?

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An interesting anecdote from the nineteen sixties: WhUe Bing GiUette was chief of staff of submarine FlotUla two in San Diego, Ca, in the 1960's an unusual problem arose involving one of the submarines.

This particular boat was nominated for a port visit to Stockton, CA, where she would be an important part of an annual weeklong city festival.

The problem arose as a result of the visit coinciding with a monthly payday, which could mean missing a payday.

OrdinarUy, arrangements would be made to take care of the problem prior to departure, but in this instance somebody dropped the baU, and as a result, the crew was faced with a nice Uberty port, and very Umited fiinds.

The local boarding party of Stockton leading officials heard about the fiinding problem and suggested a unique solution.

The city fathers could persuade the local bankers to authorize a loan sufficient to tide the crew over untU the pay arrived from San Diego, at which time the loan would be repaid. The banker suggested a coUateral loan. The question, of course, was how to come up with the coUateral during he interim. The Skipper, being a very creative individual, stated that he would be happy to put up the submarine as coUateral.The bankers agreed to this December 2 0 0 6

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The local papers headUned the loan and congratulated aU involved on the unique solution. In as much as there were no compUcations and the pubUcity was aU positive and didn't result in anything of a negative character, the FlotUla Commander's only action was to let it be known that Skippers did not have the authority to mortgage their submarine.

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Merry Christmas to aU and to aU a good night. Gotta get the hoUday greerings in early here in the middle of October. But activiries seem to be picking up a bit in anticipation ofthe hoUday season, so we'U report on what we have received. Going back to where we left off in the November column, we had some representation at the Stanford footbaU game, continuing a tradition started last year when we attended the Stanford game in AnnapoUs as a part ofour 65 reunion activities. Betty and Pat Clancy managed to get tickets right down by the Navy cheering section and behind the Drum and Bugle Corps so that they had to be somewhat acrobatic to see what was going on, but stiU found the game enjoyable. Isabel and SAvede Carlson and Florence Smith (Snufiy) and John Sims were better off on the upper deck right above the Drum and Bugle Corps. It seems that Pat Clancy ordered his tickets from the Naval Academy Athleric Association which explains his locarion.

Swede Carlson, on the other hand, bought his tickets from the Stanford ticket office.This game was the first one in Stanford's new sparkUng stadium, and there were ceremonies to christen the stadium and much baUyhoo about how the new stadium would revive Stanford's footbaU program. If you checked the score you know that Stanford was soundly beaten, and their christening celebrarion was ruined. Among the special events before the game was a demonstrarion by Navy Seals who baUed out high above the stadium and came gracefiiUy circUng down to land one by one on the 40-yard

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Une. Then just as the last notes ofthe Narional Anthem sounded, F-18s from Lemoore NAS came roaring over with afterburners. So it was very much a Navy show. The Stanford band, which doesn't amount to much anyway, was under restriction for various misdeeds and did not show up.The NavalAcademy Drum and Bugle Corps provided ample musical background including some Stanford tunes. They put on a very creditable halftime show which made me, a four-year veteran ofthe "HeUcats", very proud. We also spotted Doc Weatherup's daughter, Ann, and her husband Stan Gage in the stands above us. They're Stanford graduates and fans, and we didn't get to visit with them after the game because they left early in disgust.

Also on the West Coast was the latest brunch for the San Francisco Bay Area Group (BAG) on 1 October at the Sunnyvale Sheraton Hotel. A number of classmates ended up in that area upon retirement working for various firms with Defense Department connections such as Lockheed MissUes and Space Company and Stanford Research Instimte. Since we weren't superstitious we didn't mind that 13 people showed up. Isabel and Swede Carlson made the arrangements for the gathering. Others present were: Betty and Pat Clancy, Ben Frana and friend,Joyce Crowther, Toshiko and Ozzie Osborne, John Sims and friend, Kathe MitcheU, Florence Smith (Snuflfy-),and Doc Weatherup's daughter, Ann, and her husband Stan Gage. We told the usual sea stories, and remembered those classmates who recendy died (see below).We agreed that the next gathering would be in February and left Ben Frana holding the bag to make the arrangements for the BAG. We heard from another 90-year old classmate, Cary Baldwin. The picture is of Cary and Edna celebrating his 90th birthday on AprU 27th in El Paso. He did not apply for the position of oldest Uving classmate, and I think he would not make it. Other birthday celebrants were old friends from CaUfornia, family members from Michigan, grandchUdren, and eight great grandchUdren. Quite a crowd.

Congratulations, Cary.

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And then there are those who no longer grow old. Fred Gorczyk, who ended his career as a Professor of Management and International Business at Fairleigh Dickenson University, died 20 September. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, two sons, five grandchUdren, and one great grandchUd. Burial was in Calverton Narional Cemetery. The next day, 21 September, Ed Sledge passed away peacefiiUy surrounded by his famUy. Mary was with their daughter, Ann, in Lusby, MD. Burial was on 24 September at Christ Church, Port RepubUc, MD, in the presence of famUy and friends.When Ted Rodgers learned of Ed's death he parricularly wanted to remember with great appreciarion Ed's efforts and devorion during the early days of Castine Caper, which contributed so much to its success. We just received word ofthe death ofVirginia S.Wood, widow of Emmett (Punkin) Wood in Warren, MA almost a year ago. And we now have information on the schediUed inurnment in the U. S. Naval Academy columbarium of two classmates and their spouses whose deaths have been previously reported: on 16 October Ed Donley and his wife,Jo; on 30 October David L. G. (Skeeter) King and his wife, Helen.

We haven't had a sea story for quite a whUe, so herewith a submission by our former Class Secretary, Phogg Newcomb. Thanks, Bob, for providing an item.

BREAKDOWN â&#x20AC;˘ It was a lovely day at sea in late Autumn, 1952, during the Korean War. The group of warships, two aircraft carriers and cruisers and perhaps a half dozen destroyers - designated Task Force 77 was leisurely steaming some mUes along the Korean coast off the Bay ofWonson.

VisibiUty was near perfect. The tops of mountains over the horizon were already tinged with snow. On the carrier ESSEX eight beUs signaled the end ofthe morning watch, and the duty Boatswain prepared to pipe the crew to the midday

meal. I was on the bridge, just having obtained the noon sun Une. AU the morning strike planes had been recovered, and the Task Force m r n e d dowTiwind, presumably to remain on a steady course for at least an hour. It seemed a good time to "shift cables".This was a weekly operarion, ordered by the officer in charge on the bridge, the "Officer o f t h e D e c k " (O.O.D.).The hekn on the bridge controUed the ship's rudder electricaUy through two wires or "cables", one on each side o f t h e ship.The operation entaUed shifting control fixjm one cable to the other, performed by a man on watch in the remote depths o f t h e ship called "After Steering" where massive hydrauUc rams actuaUy moved the rudder.

At that m o m e n t in time an event vvas to occur that destroyed any semblance of routine cakn. We project that m o m e n t into the mind's eye o f t h e present: "Switch cables" dfrects the O O D . to After Steering via intercom.

"Switch cables, sfr" responds After Steerir^.

An unexpected signal suddenly comes from die flagship:'TURN O N E E I G H T ' .

The fleet is ordered to reverse and turn back into the wind. "Right standard rudder", the O.O.D. orders the helmsman.

"Right standard rudder, aye sfr" says the helmsman, spinning the wheel. T h e ship hesitates for a few seconds, then with a lurch it lists to port and commences a slow turn to starboard.

"I've lost rudder control, sfr!" exclaims the helmsman in a panicky voice. T h e O.O.D. calls Steering Aft, "What's up? Can you take control?"There is n o answer.

A steering casualty has occurred. Sixty thousand tons of steel and machinerv- is locked in a right turn. ESSEX is now a menace to the rest of the Force and must broadcast a warning by hoisting a shamefiU flag signal: I HAVE L O S T STEERING C O N T R O L .

Avoiding ESSEX, the Task Force continues on, leaving ESSEX helplessly bound in a wide cfrcle.

The captain appears on the bridge.

"Navigator, what in heU is going on?" he demands. NormaUy a placid individual, his face registers shock as he sees his ship ambling off on her own.

"We've lost steering control, sir. I'm gomg to go down to after steering to see what's happened", I reply, trying to appear cakn. It is a long haul from the bridge to after steering â&#x20AC;&#x201D; three ffights down to the flight deck, tvvo more ffights to the hangar deck, then a sixty yard sprint dodging

parked planes to an armored hatch leading into the ship's vitals. Puffing and gasping, 1 descend four more levels, clattering down steep, nearly vertical ladders.

I hear the h u m of machinery and breathe the hot smeU of steam and fiiel.

AppaUed, I see a thick gray smoke emerging from the hatch down to steering aft. I see a figure climbing out of the hatch, w h o m I recogniz6 as the Chief Engineer. H e too had run to the source of the casualty, beating me to it.

T h e Chief coughed, and his soot covered handlebar mustache drooped as he told me what happened. A man on watch in after steering, an Electrician's Mate, vvas a raring whose j o b it was to monitor the electrical system and massive motors powering the hydrauUc rudder rams. ESSEX was to remrn to a base in Japan in a few days. Anricipatmg Uberty ashore, this man was in the process of shining his shoes when the order to shift cables came through. Setting his shoe poUsh aside, he then involved himself vnth the switching operation. T h e n came the m m , and the unspeakable happened: as the ship heeled, the shoe poUsh can sUd and feU across the heavy copper bus bars carrying current to the motors. With a blinding flash the current shorted, tripping circuit breakers to freeze the motors.

T h e gray smoke I saw was the vaporized remains of the poUsh. Fortunately, though dazed and singed, the shoe shiner is not seriously hurt.

Soon cfrcuit breakers are reset and steering restored. ESSEX rejoins the Task Force. N o w an explanation is required to inform the force commander, an admfral, the nature ofthe casualty.

O u r skipper. Captain Lovett, is a meticulous man, cautious to the point of timidity. After hearing the casualty saga, he writes a detaUed, concise message to be sent to the flagship. Transmitted by flashing Ught, it says, S T E E R J N G CASUALTY D U E T O S H O E POLISH C A N FALLING O N T O S T E E R I N G M O T O R BUS B A R C A U S I N G S H O R T DISABLING RUDDER MECHANISM X L O V E T T SENDS. In a few minutes the flagship signal light bUnks. A grinning signalman brings the message to the bridge. It reads, R E F E R E N C E Y O U R LAST MSG X WAS T H E S H O E POLISH BLACK O R BROWN â&#x20AC;˘

There have been no recent submissions of claims for tide of oldest Uving classmate, so there is no current update on the subject. With regard to "missing" classmates I have concluded that Paul M o o r e was Midshipman Paul Moore Paul.

Somewhere along the way he apparendy processed a name change. However, he remains one for w h o m the Alumni Association has no record. And to update one more starisric, with the passing of Fred Gorczyk and Ed Sledge we have broken through the 100 level - according to my taUy we have 98 remaining.

And now, because we're running out of space, we'U pick up the next instaUment ofthe history o f t h e Castine Caper in the January/February issue of Shipmate.

So, as we approach the end of the year of our Lord, 2006, let us not forget that for yet another year only...

'40 is 4.0 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 5% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 69% PRES. CHMN & SEC'Y: CIAPT'Victor Delano, USN (Ret.) 865 - 9th Avenue South. #201 Naples, FL 34102 H: 239-417-9174; FAX: 293-530-0073 E: vdelano@I941 .usna.com WEB SITE: wrwiv.usna.com/classes/1941

At our luncheon in September, Executive Committee approved the expenditure of funds from our Observatory account under Alumni Associarion management toward the Observatory improvements requiested by Prof. Albert. I shaU let you know when these are accomphshed.

Whenever you visit AnnapoUs and have time, please let me or Prof. Albert know and I am sure that a visit to the Observatiory can be arranged. In September I was formnate enough to be in San Francisco and watched Navy whip Stanford in their brand new stadium. In adcUtion to the team winrung the game in a rarther big way, the conitingent of Navy supporters seemed to me to be much louder than the entire Stanford gathering.

In their first two games o f t h e season, Navy completed a total of 3 passes. At Stanford, Navy completed 3 passes in the first quarter and the Navy group went wild! Although Stanford has every right to be proud ofthe old stadium, our renocvayted one in AnnapoUs is, in my opinion, much better in many ways, albeit somewhat smaUer. After San Francsico, I flew to San Diego and had a deUghtfiil o p p o r m nity to lunch with a fine group of Classmates: D a v e Byrd, Bill J o n e s , CliflT L e n z , R o l l o Rieve and

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Steve Morrison. That weU-remebered expression from Navy Blue and Gold, "old tales be retold" was clearly the theme of what was a great day for me. EarUer in the day 1 had a brief visit with Jack Bennett in his special care digs at Glen View in Carlsbad CA. Since I had not seen Jack in too long a time, we had lots of ground to cover.

On 7 September in LouisvUle, KY, where he and his wife had been Uving for 16 years after moving from San Diego, we lost another fine Classmate, Willie Hunt, who retfred as a Colonel in the Marine Corps in 1967. In LouisviUe, WilUe was a member of Christ Church United Methodist and had been a volunteer at the LouisviUe Zoo, Baptist Easy Hospital and was a reading tutor at Zachary Taylor and Dunn Elementary Schools. He is survived by his wife, LoUy, a daughter, three sons, seven grandchUdren and four great-grandchUdren.To LoUy and aU the famUy, I extend the sympathy ofthe Class in the loss of a good friend.

Now for those glorious December birthdays which are honored by Turquoises and Zfrcons, denoting prosperity, with the help of Narcissuses and HoUy. Here they are: Delano, Lilly, Lynch, and Roderick.

Other than deleting WUUe Hunt, there are no changes this month for your rosters.

Also, no one has sent me anything about the last month's long Ust of "missings."

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'Tis the season to be merry, and we wish one and aU the very happiest of Christmas and New Years celebrations. As reported in the November column, the Greater Washington classmates wUl gather for luncheon with Joan and Dick Curtis on Wednesday, 13 December. ;th At this point in time, the 65'Reunion is (as they say) history. The reunion committee has_compUed a number of pieces from the days we spent together and distributed them to aU of the class famUies and our extended class members. We hope they wUl reinforce the memories of those who attended and provide a gUmpse of what transpired for those who were unable to be with us.

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One thing that cotUd not be reproduced, of course, were the conversations with the chUdren and grandchUdren of deceased classmates which were fascinating. In many such ways this was indeed a memorable gathering.

One item which I should share came from Charlie Bishop. In my reporting on the last SoCal luncheon in Coronado, I had had difficulty in transcribing the name of the restaurant where they meet.

For the record and for any who might wish to enjoy the exceUent food they provide, it is PEOHE'S and comes highly recommended by Willie Weber.

Ken Monroe passed away on 14 August 2006 foUowing several years of suffering with leukemia. At the Academy he was involved in wrestling, boxing, and battaUon lacrosse. He was known for his "infectious grin" and friendly manner.

FoUowing graduation Ken reported to the destroyer MORRIS on Christmas Day 194l.The ship went from the Atlantic to the Pacific Fleet and was involved in the batdes of the Coral Sea, Midway, Santa Cruz and the famous batde ofthe "pips" in the Aleutians where the early days of radar confosed many. He met Ruth, a Navy nurse, at the Offices Club in the Mare Island Shipyard and they were married in 1944, FoUowing the War, he resigned and took an engineering job with Union Carbide where he spent twelve years.

Then he got serious about the fomre and began teaching chemistry at the Webb School in CaUfornia for the next 26 years, retiring in 1985. He was known for taking his students on long arduous bike rides.

He and Ruth then spent a couple of years touring in an RV with emphasis on Canada. They setded in CaUfornia where they became interested in the piano and computers. Ken was active with the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Arroyo Grande, CA, and also served as the treasurer of a chapter of AARP. Survivors include his wife Ruth, four chUdren and grandchUdren.

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Remembrance Marsha HeUer, daughter of Marsh Kermit Eckhardt, informed us that he

died suddenly Samrday, 16 Sept, in Santa Cruz, CA. A private burial service was held Sept 20 in Santa Cruz. Marsh Uved in Aptos, CA, and was a professional bass player who had performed with many bands around the worid. He is survived by his daughter ofWatsonvUle, CA, son, Bruce of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, brother Norman of South CaroUna and sbc grandchUdren. His wife of 60 years, Octavia, died previously.

Vito Louis Vitucci passed away Wednesday, 4 Oct 2006 at Powhatan Nursing Center in FaUs Church.VA. His wife,Virginia, predeceased him on 6 Nov 1996. Funeral Services wUl be held at the Old Fort Meyer Chapel on Wednesday, 6 Dec 2006 at 9a.m... Graveside services wiU immediately foUow at Arlington National Cemetery James Davis Oliver, Jr., died of namral causes Wednesday, 11 Oct 2006 of namral causes at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a brief illness. Jim had been treasurer of the Alumni Association for 22 years from 1974 to 1986. He and MarieUa Uved in a sixth floor condo overlooking the Naval Academy which is why his buddies told him he was a perpemal undergraduate. Jim is survived by his -wife of 55 years, the former MarieUa Barron of Haddonfield, NJ, a daughter Marijo Heyworth of AnnapoUs, a son James D OUver III ofVirginia Beach,VA, and six grandchUdren. Memorial Services were held 19 Oct 2006 in die NavalAcademy Chapel foUowed by inurnment in the Naval Academy Columbarium.

HORSES USA John Quirk writes: H "The picture is Tish and me up in Calgary this September, where we were inducted into the Spruce Meadows HaU of Fame for our "pioneering role in Trish and John estabUshing the highest standards" in equestrian journalism and photography and for our "leadership, enthusiasm and commitment to exceUence" in this sport.

The award was presented in a grand format, with a host of presenters, photographers, and television cameras. Then we toured the field before a crowd of 50,000 spectators for the $1,000,000 grand prk, the richest in the worid. Somedung Uke that does make your day!

"We are now knee deep in preparation for the World Cup Finals at Las Vegas next AprU. "(IncidentaUy, the picture was taken the dav before the event.We were very formal for that.)" H Ken Ruiz: "MiUtary Historv-" magazine had a verv" interesting interview with Ken in the October issue pardy to assist in marketing his book, "The Luck ofthe Draw". In the book Ken tells how by very formnate Ken Ruiz "draws'" he vvas able to survive the sinking ot Vincennes, vvas assign to a very successfiU skipper after being drafted into submarines by ADM Nimitz after returning to Pearl Harbour, and was fortunate to receive command of Bon Homme Richard for the best tour of his career!

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Len Smith wxites: I "Im out ofthe hospital; Hospice is now looking out for me. They are a great ouffit. Lucy and I have moved from Pensacola to Panama Citv; FL, at 3400 N. Harbour Cfrcle, Panama Citv; FL 324051635. PH 850 872-0534"B ' Football season has arrived with Navy only loosing one game so far and akeady beating Afr Force again. There is a small but active group of taUgaters at each ofthe games as shown in the photos. ut f^'^

Homecoming dinner was held at the Ginger Cove Retirement Community, in conjunction with the Classes of '44 and '45, after the Rutgers footbaU game on 14 Oct. The large turnout made for a

deUghtfiil evening even though it Umited the amount of table hopping. The highUght ofthe evening vvas a program, after cUnner, by a group ofthe Naval Academy Women's' Glee Club members who were also included as dinner guests!

Dale Cox reports from CaUfornia: B "I would Uke to report extra curricular activities ofthe foUowing 43'ers: Cox, Dankworth, Gressard, Scherer and Struble.

The group started their "Spring Fling" adventures in 1942; which were so successfiU a series of "FaU FUngs" commenced in 1996.

"The get-togethers started in 1992 as "wild flower appreciation" tours at China Lake during the day and "wine tasting" in the evening; combined with outrageous sea-stories foUowed by supper at the best local 2-star restaurant. The affair progressed the foUowing year to "WUd Horse Mesa", a restricted area on the China Lake Range. Hidden in the missUe range are petroglyphs, 4000 year old art on the stone walls of the canyon produced by unknown early inhabitants.

"Several years later member Lee Scherer, former Director of NASA's FUght Research Center at Edwards Afr Force Base, arranged for the group to have an extensive tour ofthe FRC facUities; it included thefr ffrst look at the X-43, a NASA aerial vehicle that ui 2005 flew at Mach 9. "'FUngs" occurred at Fort Ord, near Monterey, NAS North Island, Santa Barbara, Point Mugu, Anza-Borrego desert, San Francisco, CataUna Island, and the Kennedy Space Center.

"Lee was dfrector of KSC during most ofthe moon landings. In homage from his old friends stiU working there a "once-in-a-Ufetime" visit was arranged.

The males ascended the launch tower to the cockpit of COLUMBIA on the launch pad for her last, fatal ffight.

"The ffings have ended due to the advancing age ofthe participants and to geriatric problems but vivid memories Uve on!"B

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Susan Eidson Barclay, Robert Bain Eidson and John Rhodes Eidson were with him at his death. His life will be honored with a memorial service at the USNA Chapel, AnnapoUs, MD onl3 AprU 2007. He wUl be interred, with military honors, with his wife, Cecil, at the USNA Columbarium.

Bob has asked that any memorials may be sent to The Cecil Ruth King EidsonKappa Chapter Scholarship Fund, Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation, Inc., 8740 Founders Road, IndianapoUs, IN 46268.

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Editor's note: Due to a deadline/delivery mix up, the Class of 1944 column wiU appear in the upcoming Jan-Feb '07 issue.

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PRES: BGEN D.H. Brooks, USMC (Ret.) 1212 Quincy St.,Alexandrm,VA 22302 E: DHBROOKS2@comcast.net CORR. SEC'Y: RADM D.T. Poe, USN (Ret.) 2207 River Crescent Dr. Annapolis. MD 21401 H: 410-224-4544 CORR.SECY: CAPT J.T. CockriU, USN (Ret.) 8107 River Crescent Dr. Annapohs.MD 21401 H: 410-266-3596 E: JTCBFC@comcast.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1945

Toria Joel Bratten died 7 October 2006 in Memphis after a three month long batde in the ICU and Acute Care facUity. He was scheduled to be buried in the National Cemetery there with his first wife AUce in October. He is survived by his wife Betty, children Clare, Peter and Janie and stepchUdren Kathy, Stuart and Kris. Memorials may be sent to a local American Lung Association. Betty's address: 7551 Thorn Tree Lane,TN 38016. Phone: 901-759-9720.

See Last CaU, Shipmate, this issue or subsequent issues, for obituaries of classmates.

As We Are There wiU be a new Navy ship named for Alan Shepard. It wiU be christened and launched in San Diego on 6 December 2006. It wiU be a USNS vessel, a combat logistics force underway replenishment vessel, that is, it wiU be designated a "TAKE" in the "MSTS" force. It is scheduled to be comnfrssioned in March of2007.

San Diego man-about-town, Jerry Patton, has taken his coUection of golf clubs, his low handicap, his cook books and moved to Colorado Springs. His new digs are across the street from the two 18 hole Air Force Academy golf courses and near to the ski shop which outfits military types for daily trips to ski at Breckenridge.

Jerry is a super host so believe him when he says we are aU invited, summer or winter, to share his two bedroom chalet.

His address: 12105 Ambassador Drive #124, Colorado Springs, CO 80921-3640.

Phone:719-488-2791.

Jim Montgomery, Art Levy, Bob Lenson, All Giorgis, Frank Kleber, Ed Behm, and Montgomery's two grandaughters

Ed Behm, Marion Traynor, Pat Hannifin, Layne Gambrill and Betty Berger

Best Wishes , for the NewYear] from your Alumni Association & Foundation Joann Riley and Jerry Patton

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These snapshots from Bill Traynor are foUow-ups to the report fi-om Hal Hoffer on the San Diego party on 20 August.

Betty Berger, Debbie Montgomery Placet, Raye Lenson, Jim Montgomery and grandaughter

In Memorium Robert Ansel Eidson died at the age of 85 in his home at Colonial HiU Retirement Center, Johnson City,TN, on 2 October 2006. His three chUdren,

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The San Diego Chapter plans another outing for the Army-Navy game Samrday, Dec. 2 at the Coronado Yacht Club at 10:45.

The class held its monthly luncheon Tuesday, 10 October at Fort Myer. We had classmates from far and near, such as Pat Hannifin from San Diego.

Your reporter for the write-up of Homecoming 2006 is a nfrsplaced lad from San Diego who never dreamed this would be the reward for 6,000 mUes of travel to AnnapoUs. Cockrill and Poe have their ways: wine you and dine you 'tU you capimlate to their requests. So here goes...

This marvelous weekend started with the taUgate at the accustomed locarion at

the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. More than 36,000 attended the game, a new record. Wish I had some good news about the outcome ofthe game against Rutgers.

Back to the tailgate party. If we had known the outcome ofthe game, it woiUd have been appropriate to drink other than Ught beer and "Two Buck Chuck", less painfiU that way! After the game, most '45ers rerired to Ginger Cove retirement community to meet with '43 and '44 at a gala banquet of fUet and salmon. This is a fun get-together with our former tormenters andfriends.At most every table we enjoyed the company of a lady nfrdshipman. They were terrific.

They aU knew about "swimming to Baltimore" and the fact that "'45 was the last class to have a real plebe year". We vvere entertained by the USNA Women's Glee Club which incidentaUy were the same young ladies who dined at our tables. They were most accomphshed voices and did much to cUspel the game gloom.

'45ers who attended were: Jayne and Ernie Barrett, MarUou and Don Brooks, Ginny and BiU CampbeU, Joy Colegrove, Betty and Jim CockriU, Peg and BiU Cosgrove, Bobbie and Hub Da'vidson, Carol and George EUis, Marjorie and Bert Findly, Carolyn Hoover, Linda and Jack Knudsen, Doe and BiU McCuUoch, Arlene and Jim Montgomery, Helen and Don Poe, Nancy and Randy Prothro, Emil Saroch, Betty Schmeltzer, Lucy and Sam Simpson, Nancy and Thad Taylor, Bee UUyot, Kay and Dick Wilson, Gus S-wainson, Larry Shaffer, Al Giorgis and Genie Braun.

Those ofyou who passed up the party with '43 and '44 missed a great event.

Take it from the lad from San Diego. It was entirely a class act. I hope to entice more '45ers to attend next year's party on 20 October 2007 when we play Duke.

This shot is ofthe annual picnic-celebration on Cape Cod on September 13.

The "officer-in-charge," as usual, was Bob Sherman, in the third from the left.The others were Ray Bates, Ed Reute, John Lipscomb, MUton Hirshberg and Jim Krecek.

READ History and Tradition page. at Have a story to share? EmaU anne.sharpe@usna.com usna.com to contribute a Sea Story.

Cape Cod Mini-Reunion, 13 September 2006. Ray Bates, Ed Reute, Bob Sherman, John Lipscomb, Milton Hirshberg and Jim Krecek

Look Alive with '45!!!!

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 62% PRES: VADM C.H. Griffiths, USN (Ret.) 7101 B.iy Front Drive,Apt. 111 ,Annapolis, MD 21403 H: 410-263-0880 E: chuckgriffiths01@comcast.net VICE PRES.: CAPT A. E.White, USN (Ret.) E: WHIZZER(1923@AOL.COM TREASURER: CAPT Wils F. Engel, USN (Ret.) 6807 Rosewood St.,Aiiiiand.ile,VA 22003 H: 703-256-5832; E: wengel@belladantic.net SECY: Clete Kennelly 7911 Sleaford PI., Bethesda, MD 20814-4625 H: 301-654-7315; E: budkennelly@aol.com C O R R . SEC'Y: CAPT Ed EUis, USN (Ret.) 5229 Barstow St.. San Diego. CA 92117-2202 H:858-278-8665;F:858-576-0979 E: thirteen22ed@aol.com WEBMASTER.: CDR A.C. HANSMANN, USN (Ret.) E: hansmann@alum.niit.edu WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1946

DEFENDI RESPUBUCAM ADOLESCENS, NON DESERAM SENEX Chuck Griffiths (6), our Class President, asked that the foUowing related to the Annual Fund Drive for the United States Naval Academy Foundation be placed in this Column. "Time remains this year to correct our miserable participation rate as shown on page 17 ofthe October issue of Shipmate (10.8% and lowest for our decade). If you have not yet participated, please tear out the envelope and send what you can afford."

Bob Gautier (7), the Chairman of the SIXTY TWO AND A HALF REUNION CRUISE on the Columbia River next year from 27 May to 3 June continues to plow resolutely ahead signing up additional Classmates. Since the Usting in the October SHIPMATE, he's added the foUowing: PhyUis Whitde, widow of Al Whittle (9); Pat Hannifin.

Class of'45; Mary Jane and Lucky Jordan (16); Lou amd Robie Robeson (1); Maijorie andjmes Murray, friends ofthe Simpsons; Shiriey Williamson, widow of Bob WiUiamson (2);Virgina and BUl Spangler (9); and Peggy and John Gibson (6).This gives us a total of 55. We've stiU

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Ken Lyons (14) has moved from 117 IncUan Avenue, Portsmouth, RI 02871 to 303 VaUey Road #129, Middletown, RI 02842 effective 10/11/06.

Here's a Sea Story from Ed EUis (7): â&#x20AC;˘ "In May, 1947, as my ship, USS HAWKINS (DD 873), in company with USS BENNER (DD 807), COMDESDIV 32 embarked, were remrning to Tsingtao, China, after a week of training exercises, I was starded to hear: 'Away the Landing Force' passed over the General Announcing System. I was the Landing Force Officer and had not been told that this was planned. (In March, we had spent a week in training at the Marine Compound in Tsingtao and the 45 man Force was routinely paraded about once a week when-ever we were alongside a pier, but we had never even mustered the Force whUe at sea.) I went to the SmaU Arms Locker and told my Chief Gunner's Mate, my second in command, to muster the personnel and wait untU I returned from the bridge before issuing weapons.

On the bridge the Captain told me that one of our mgs whUe trying to remove a stranded barge off the beach on the southern shore ofthe entrance to Tsingtao had been fired on by Chinese Communist troops. (Tsingtao was surrounded by the Chinese Communists but up to this time had not bothered us.)

I was to take our Landing Force ashore on that beach and report to the Marine Officer who was there waiting for us.

Also, we'd go ashore in an LCM which woiUd meet us when we arrived off the beach. Looking at the chart ofthe approaches to Tsingtao I could see that the area we were headed for was almost a point of land and we would go ashore in a smaU cove on the north side. I remained on the bridge but briefed the Chief using sound powered phones. AdditionaUy, I told him to issue the smaU arms, ammunition and water canteens. As the ship got closer. I scanned the beach through binoculars and could see that there was a smaU vUlage on the near side of the hUl overlooking the beach. Also, I could see the ridgeUne of the hUl relatively near but behind the vUlage. There was another ridgeUne beyond this. However,! could not estimate the distance to it..

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sounded Uke a good idea but everyone had been trained with and had fired their assigned weapons. (9 Browning automatic rifles {1 for each fire team}. Mi's for the riflemen and .45 caUber pistols for the rest except the corpsman). The Chief said he'd take one of the submachine guns and would assign the other 2 to two of his gunner's mates and would ensure that they knew how to handle them. I approved the change and got my .45.1 made a carefid and deUberate show of making sure that it was empty before putting it in my holster. At the last minute, 1 put two extra cUps of ammunition in my trouser pockets. When the LCM came alongside we embarked carefiiUy and swiftly. Enroute to the beach, I briefed the 3 squad leaders telUng the second squad leader to position his squad facing direcdy up the hUl with a fire team about 20 yards on each side ofthe center team and directed the first squad leader to set up on the right flank with his fire teams about 20 yards from eachother. The third squad leader was to position his squad on the left flank in a simUar manner. (Each squad consisted of 3 fire teams. One man with a BAR and 3 riflemen with M!'s made up a fire team. The squad leader, the thirteenth man in the squad was also armed with an M l . It was a potent Utde group.) The corpsman and signalman (his semaphore flags were my only communications capabiUty) were positioned about 10 yards behind the center fire team. The Chief was to supervise this arrangement whUe I reported to the Marine officer who was located about 100 yards to our right as we came off the LCM. He was taUdng to someone and as I approached I was smnned to recognize Admiral Cook, the 4 star Commander US Naval Forces Western Pacific who was headquartered in Tsingtao. I told the Colonel how I was positioning my men.

He concurred, told me to hold our fire and released me to rejoin them. As I neared my men I began zig zagging as I ran from one squad to another and dived behind the numerous mounds in the area.

(Later, I was told that these were burial mounds.) I was glad that I was in pretty good condition because running this way over the 150 yard front of my force was very demanding. My exertions were to minimize the amount of time that I was exposed to any possible gunfire and to emphasize to my men that we were on a serious mission. (The extra cUps of ammunition which I had put into my trouser pockets were now an

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uncomfortable irritant.) When I setded down, I searched the vUlage very carefiiUy with my binoculars and could not see anyone. I searched the near hUlside and the two ridgeUnes every ten or fifteen nfrnutes but could not see anyone. About an hour after we had been on the beach, BENNER, which was to the east ofus, and our own ship, which was behind us, opened fire on the far ridgeUne. I could see the explosions where the shots were landing but nothing else. The ships fired for several nfrnutes and then everything got quiet. About an hour later we were ordered to remrn to our ship. I directed the center squad to remain in position and the flanking squads to puU out and reembark in the LCM which had been waiting for us. While I was watching the men start down the slope to the LCM, a BAR man began firing up the hiU to our front. He was quickly joined by several rifles. I yeUed: 'Cease Fire' but the two squads heading for the LCM came rushing back. The Chief stopped them and got them mrned around. The man with the BAR who had fired said that he'd seen a man carrying a rifle coming over the near ridgeUne. I doubted this and after about twenty nfrnutes, using my binoculars, I could clearly see a smaU group of people, men, women and chUdren, coming over the near ridgeUne. One man was carrying a long stick. When I was satisfied that this was not a rifle and that none of these people were armed, I ordered the remaining squad to reembark in the LCM. When we remrned to the HAWKINS we were told that the ships had fired at troops they had seen firing at us. No one in the :Landing Force had been aware of this.

Nevertheless, I had the people faU into ranks and chewed them out for not foUowing my orders and tried to point out the possible consequences of these breaches of discipUne. In hind sight, I think I might have been too rough on them but if we had been caUed on to do this again this lessonperiod would have paid dividends..

"We did not have a chance to clean up and so, we entered port, the inner harbor this time, with at least half of die Une handlers covered widi mud. After mooring alongside a destroyer I went to the wardi-oom for a cup of coffee before going to my room which was adjacent to the wardroom. My Captain on confrng into the wardroom with the skipper of the ship to which we had just moored introduced me as his guerUla leader. I'm sure that I looked Uke one.

ofour Classmates. That was the case a few Let's get ffiat straight, by ffie way: The w'eeks ago, when the historic U.S. Frigate Medal, ffie highest United States decorarion CONSTITUTION—at 208 years young, for valor in ffie face offfieenemy that can the oldest commissioned warship in any be awarded to a member offfieArmed Navv'—made her most recent cruise.

Services, is named "The Medal of Honor"—ffiere is no "Congressional" in its As you may be aware, the famous tide, ffiough it is frequendy mistakenly soship—probably better known as "Old caUed.The Society , formed in ffie 1950's, Ironsides", is "rotated" once a year— was chartered and auffiorized by ffie towed away fixim her berth at the Boston Congress, and hence includes ffiefr name.

Nav^Yard, mrned around, and moored FINAL HONORS facing in the reverse direction fixim the The Class is saddened by our loss of previous berthing, so that ffie effects of Classmates Bradford Albert Becken, wind, sun, weather, and age are equaUzed James Vincent DeSanto, Richard Port over the years.

Umbel, and Earle Morrow Cassidy.

This year's "turnaround cruise" was utffized to honor over 70 ofthe 111 Uving Brad Becken's death foUowed very closely after that ofhis beloved wife, Gaye. recipients ofthe Medal of Honor, and to Complete obimaries for our departed aUovv senior officers of each Armed We can ahvav-s use VT>ur Sea Stories.. .and VDur Classmates appear m Last CaU as soon as Service to personaUy present to those of swords.. .and your 25ffi Reunion Books. space and avaUabffity pernfrt. their own service ffie newly-auffiorized 1 deeply regret to rep on the deaths of FROM OUR "SHIP'S POET" Medal of Honor flag. ffie foUowing Classmates: • yi.i-in-t-'.if.i^-'.'H An Occupation in Retirement James Warren (Jim) Foust (7) died I now have time to look for a on September 30,2006. He is survived by his wife PriscUla (Pris) Kramer Foust, uvo fascmating job chUdren and 3 grandchUdren. Pris resides that I find impUed on the late at 7101 Bay Front Drive, Apt #116, mght news. * * Annapohs.MD 21403 Qmte often, on the weaffier forecast, I see preffictions of Isolated Robert Young (Yogi) Kaufinan (2) Thunderstorms, died in Washington. DC on September sometimes in company of 22,2006. He was to be interred in thefr cousins.

Arlington Narional Cemetery on Scattered Storms.

Nov-ember 20,2006. Class records shovv Someone has to isolate and ffiat his wife LuciUe predeceased him The Medal of Honor flag: Light blue with gold fringe, scatter them several years ago and that he is survived by bearing thirteen white stars in a configuration and I would like to haveffiejob.

2 chUdren and 1 grandchiUd. replicating the design on the suspension ribbon of John Lange (Sy) Wash (6) died on tfie Medal itself Of course, I'd have to learn September 8.2006. He is survied by his the difference wife, NeU, and, according to our records, 2 Among ffiose so honored vvas our own between Isolated and Scattered, Tom Hudner, vvho received his flag chUdren and 1 grandchUd. NeU's last from the Vice Chief of Naval Operarions, and how to deternfrne which storms known address is 1301 Estates Drive, ADM Robert F 'WiUard, '^73. to isolate and which to scatter, Fafrfield, CA 94533.

The uvo-hour cruise included music by and how never to commingle them.

The svinpathies of the Class are But those look Uke things I the band on board, which played ffie extended to the survivors of these could master.

Narional Anthem, and a twenty-one Gun Classmates. Please refer to LAST CALL for ffie obituaries.

Salute , normaUy rendered only to Chiefs It should be a part-time job, I think, of State, but in this case honoring ffie and that appeals to me.

AN-NUAL ME.MBERSHIP: 8 % assembled honorees or their survivors LIFE ME.MBERSHIP: 7 1 % It would leave rime for buU-shooring, and their flags.The original idea and footbaU watchmg, bridge playing, PRES: VADM James H . Doyle Jr., U S N (Ret.) sketch design for the flag vvas that of SEC'Y: Chester H . " C h e t " Shaddeau Jr. dog scratchmg retfred Army IstSgt WUUam L. KendaU of 1972 Scott's Crossing'^-. .Apt. =002 and offier critical activities, Iowa, a twenty-year veteran ofthe Annapolis, MD 21401 though probably not enough for R- 410-224-5890: F: 410-224-7613 Army's Special Forces. lawn mowing.

E: stadir@eTols.com The new flag vvas authorized by One could do worse than be TREASURER; CAPT FrancisJ. Readdy, USN (Ret.) Congress in 2002, the design completed 6251 Old Dominion Dr., Ape 153 an Isolator and Scatterer of last vear by the U.S. Army's Heraldry McLean.VA 22101 Thunderstorms.

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A NEW FLAG meeting ofthe memben ofthe Itsfonto StUl be a part ofthe news—a —Lew Taylor Congressional Medal of Honor Society. part of'"what's happening"—even when EpUogue "1 was not aware ofthe deparmre of Adnfrral Cook and the Marine colonel fixim the beach but beUeve that the order to withdraw came from the Colonel. They had to have arrived and departed by boat but I never saw one. I am convinced that our landing was a poUtical move designed to teU the Chinese Communist Commander to back off. We were a smaU insigrUficant group which made the point quiedy. It apparendy worked because there were no fiirther incidents of this kind. A number ofour Classmates were on the staffof Commander Naval Forces Western Pacffic at this time and one of them might be able to shed some Ught on this incident. •

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COMING HOME T h e name ofthe game is footbaU, and that's the reason the record-setting crowd was there in Navy's gUttering new stadium , but nationaUy -ranked # 2 4 Rutgers promply wiped out aU our pretenses to any kind of celebration on T H A T score!

But it was of course also the occasion for '47's Homecoming TaUgater, in this is our sixtieth year! O n a beautiful, crisp, sunny day, nearly forty ofus gathered before the game to snarf up hot coffee, beer and Bloody Marys, as weU as a deUcious catered picmc, and to talk over our incredibly briUiant solutions to aU the world's problems.

Joining in the festivities were Anne and J i m Anderson, Pat and D i x o n Caine, with two guests. Bets Carnahan, Shirley and BiU Cro'we with their granddaughter, Louise and J i m Farley, with two guests, LiUian Finneran, Marie and Stan Gary, SaUy and John Geary, EUen and S.T. Hays, Helen and BiU Johnson, PrisciUa and Ed Myerson, D u n c a n Packer, Frank Readdy, with guest Ann Myers, L o u Romato'wski with his daughter-in-law Mrs Liblong, Jeanne and Ken Sears, Chet Shaddeau, with guest Bob Rodriguez, Marion and Stan Turner, and Rick Warren with guest Bunny Sisson.

HO, HO, HO and BEAT ARMY! StiU plenty of time, if your plans wiU put you anywhere around Washington in mid-December, to attend '47's annual Christmas brunch and Carol-sing at the Army-Navy Country Club in ArUngton, on Sunday, 17 December. Try some champagne with the area's best Eggs Benedict, a chocolate-laced waffle, lox and bagels, or whatever else tickles your fancy. Those of you w h o need your fancy tickled may caU yours truly at 410 224 5890 for sign-up and other detaUs. If you are on the West Coast, consider attending the San Diego '47 Irregulars' Army Game Luncheon, Chowder, and HoUering Session at 10:30 AM on Saturday, 2 December at Miramar MCAS to eat, drink, watch TV and cheer whUe Navy tromps the Kaydets again! For detaUs, caU Walt Krstich at 760 749 8141. Hurry, though—it wUl afready be a Uttle overdue by the time you see this, but I suspect they can scrounge up another plate!

In any case, M E P J I Y C H R I S T M A S and BEAT A R M Y !

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OUR "LONE SAILORS" Many ofyou are famffiar with the U.S.Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. The Foundation which directs it also operates the internet's Navy Memorial Log , in which hundreds of thousands of members ofthe Sea Services are enroUed.The focus ofthe physical buUding, located near the U.S. Archives building, is the great "Lone SaUor" statue—a larger- than-Ufe U.S. bluejacket in blues , hands in the pockets ofhis peacoat, standing beside his seabag and looking out over the entrance plaza, which is itself a map o f o u r earth's surface, centered on the U.S.The projection of the map tends to emphasize the fact that most of Earth is covered by its oceans.

That statue has been repUcated in a number of U.S. cities, extending the Memorial aspect ofthe Foundation nationwide.

And once a year the Foundation honors someone w h o has contributed to the prestige, reputation and luster o f o u r Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard , or Merchant Marine, by awarding him or her a repUca of the iconic statue at a gUttering evening affair in Washington caUed the Lone SaUor Award Dinner.

At a dinner in late October, together with the late basketbaU great " R e d " Auerbach and Hawaii's U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, w h o received Naval Heritage Awards from the Foundation, this year's Lone SaUor honoree was '47's BUl Crowe. In the audience were '47's two previous recipients ofthe Lone Sailor Award, Stan Turner and T o m Hudner.

Another Class act!

QUICKTAKES D a n Mahoney advised us ofhis plan to attend the Houston Alumni Founder's Day celebration of USNA's 161st anniversary, to be held aboard TEXAS (BB-35) at her San Jacinto berth ... and the NEW TEXAS (SSN-775) was comnfrssioned at Galveston on 9 September! . . . Dan also checked up on Frank Thienpont, who had had to cancel out on the Reunion, and says he is recovering weU from a hip replacement.. .Trivia you probably don't much care about: D o you know, since we are the Class of'47, which o f o u r Classmates graduated #47? ... A photo elsewhere in this column shows George Grove and Joe A d e l m a n , both of w h o m have have had recent losing confrontations with large, heavy, four-wheeled motorized conveyances, which is why in the pic Joe is wearing a wristbrace.Then George, shortly after the Reunion, was crunched

up very badly in a road crash in northern Maine, which totaled his car and hospitalized him for quite some time. At this writing, he is stiU recuperating and rehabb i n g . . . . B o H e i n i n g e r has joined the hip replacement club, and at this writing hoped to be back on the goff course by the time you see this . . . and as long as we're stiU on the Binnacle List kick, CharUe Kiser recently underwent open heart surgery, and as of this writing he is home, with a number of issues stUl to be cleared up along the recuperation traU .. .and Chan v o n Schrader, not wanting to be left out ofthe goings-on, has had a knee joint replacement, is doing weU, and is expected home in a day or t w o . . .

Answer to the query above:The Classmate w h o stood # 4 7 in our graduarion order of merit was the late J i m Copenhaver, 18th Company.. .Along those Unes, few ofus reaUze that Hank Ruppel was the final man in '47 graduated "with distinction" and was assigned number 62 and ?—one one/hundredth of a point in the aggregate multiple calcularion behind BiU Gay, w h o was number 6 2 — See you here next month. CHS

L to R, Bo and Betty Heininger with Les and Mase Wells during the Wells' visit at Sun City, FL, just before Bo's hip replacement surgery. Bo is home now, working to get his new hip back on the golf course.

A strategy session, convened at the Reunionpresumably to decide what should be done about that fablous yellow sport coat that Pete is wearing: L to R, Pete Cummins, George Grove, Rufe Sadler and Joe Adelman

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CLASS RING STORY. Fifts' three years ago, 1953,1 lost my class ring pla'ving voUeybaU on the beach at Dam Neck,VA, souffi ofVirginia Beach, where 1 was attenffing one ofthe Navy operarional schools then located there. We did a lot of sand-sifting, but had to give up. Jane and I decided that it would be wise to order a new one forthwith, and weffid.Two weeks ago, I received in the maUfiximTimothy Woodbury, who operatesffieAlumm Association Ring Bank, ffiat same original class ring, cleaned up and poUshed, looking Uke it had just been minted. The black onyx stone had weathered into a sort of cats-eye, but the rmg gleamed and showed almost no wear. The widow ofthe finder, who ffied a couple of years ago, told me that he found it about 1991 on the beach whUe searching with a metal-detector, also finffing another USNA ring and a West Point ring. He had decided to try to return the rings, but never got around to it. His daughter recendy began an effort to repatriate the rings, and contacted the Alumm Association. Timothy Woodbury, seeing my name inside, said,"I know him!", and gave us a caU. Amazing, and it is an unusual sensation to view fifty three years later, totaUy unexpectedly, such a treasured item. Curiously, it is fractionally larger that my current ring, and would probably fly off in a voUey baU game.

Homeconfrng took place this year on 14 October (Navy vs Rutgers). Since this is WTitten before the party, I wUl report detaU in the next column.

Chris Christoph spoke with N o r m Green recently. The Greens have sold ffieir house in Ponte Vedra Beach FL, and moved to a nearby retirement commumty, Vickers Landing, which is right next to PGA World Headquarters. Norm is on a walker in the house, and a scooter outside.

Traveling is out, but he sounds great.

Which brmgs us to the ongoing Class Binnacle List, which is beconfrng pretty active lately Rube Prichard reports that on 3 August he was 9 i r d into the hospital in the rffiddle ofthe mght by concerned spouse, Jeannie, with 103 degrees and comatose. Double pneumonia, and a suitcase fuU of antibiotics got him home again, but it was touch and go for a whUe. Jeannie acted quickly and

correcdy getting him into the hospital via the rescue guys.

Meanwhile Ed Sutter's daughter, Pamela, reports that m mid-August FirebaU broke a hip, and has spent some time at Manor Care Fair Oaks, Fairfax VA. I presume he's pretty weU restored by now. IncidentaUy, a binnacle is a stand that houses the compass, which usuaUy has a light inside for viewing the compass at mght. Just how this item became associated with hands who are too iU for duty, but not completely down and out, 1 have no idea. Anyway it's an old nautical term.

We have lost another Classmate, Nevin WiUiam George, (2"^^ Company), on 19 July 2006. We have no detaU, but his daughter, Wendy, may have been able to get something into Last CaU in this issue, so check there. The Register has the fanfrly located in DanvUle, CA. Robert H. P. Dunn, Captain CEC USN(ret) (24^^^ Company) died 31 July 2006 after a long Ulness in Troy NY. Graduating in 1947, Classmates knew him as "Rip" and after a 6 month tour in Norris (DD859) out to China and back, he found his way to Rensselaer Polytech and a CEC conmfrssion. WhUe there he met and married his wife, Patricia, Together they traveled the world, starting in London, foUowed by tours in Naples, JacksonvUle, Quonset Point,Yokohama, Groton CT, Philadelphia, Washington, and Guam. He did a tour in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star. He retired on 30 years and returned to Rensselaer where he taught civU engineering for 20 years. They remained in Troy. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. His remains wiU be interred at ArUngton Cemetery at a later date. ,nd Donald Harley Corson, Jr, (22"^ Company) passed away 6 October 2006 in BUhngs MT. Don reaUy did us aU a favor in the Class SO*- Reunion book by writing a most interesting story ofhis Ufe. I suggest you read it. He was among a smaU group of Classmates who, at graduation, were being released from active duty because of deficient eyesight, having survived 3 or 4 years without running into too many things. Don was already enroUed in law school, when in AprU, the Commandant caUed him in and told him that he was to report to Supply Corps School upon graduation. So, with that fast roU or the dice he was off the Bayonne NJ and the Supply Corps School.There he married his OAO, Margy Jett. His first and only ship was USS Electron, a converted LST, which was a floating but

not particularly mobUe electronic supply and repair ship. There was a sister ship, USS Proton, and the two were moored either in Sasebo orYokuska, servicing the Pacific Fleet. He switched to the reserves in '54 and finished law school and they setded in Kansas City, where pursued an interesting career in real estate, probate, commercial and municipal law, and was noted for his dedication to cUents and his integrity. Late in life they moved to BiUings MT, home of their daughter. He is survived by his wife, Margy, son Scott of Walker Minn, and daughter Joanne BacheUer of BiUings. Since cffildren can't choose parents, Scott and Joanne have long been thankful they were born to Don and Margy and could grow with their love and in their idyUic home.

Robert C. Bryan, who lives in Dunn, NC, phoned the other day and we chatted about the olden days at Navy where he played basebaU. He sent along a note which I excerpt.

I "As the years go by I become increasingly anxious to get in touch with my Classmates, most of whom I have not seen since graduation in '47. Since I left the Navy in '53,1 practiced law in Dunn unril I retired therefrom in 1992.1 have Uved in Dunn since retfrement with my wife of 59 years. I played basebaU under Max Bishop for 3 years and many fond memories result from that. I sang in the Chapel Choir under Mr. GUley. 1 send along a photo of two grandsons, both good baU-players, and a source of pleasure to me. I gave them Navy basebaU caps, and I hope the foto prints.

Maybe "one of them wiU end up at Navy. I would love to hear from Classmates. I am at 212 Chicora Club Drive, Dunn, NC, 28334.910-892-7455." â&#x20AC;˘ The reconstruction and redesign ofthe Gate 1 area where the 1948 plaza once resided is complete, and we stiU have benches in a big brick and concrete pad with Utde landscaping and no charm. The area is being rededicated on 26 October.

Phil Rogers has foUowed this project aU along with nUsgivings and unsuccessfiU attempts to affect the outcome in our favor. It seems about aU we can now do is push for some trees. 1 wUl report forther after the dedication and things settle down.

The 2006 graduate. Ens. Matthew Packard, who received the Class of 1948 IT award at graduation has proceded on to ffis year of PG school, and his parents report that he is doing exceedingly weU in his Operations Research Analysis major.

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he wiU report to Pensacola for ffight traimng. He says he can't wait! His parents are highly appreciative to the Class for aU we have done for Matthew.

WyUe Orr's widow, Helen, who keeps touch, reports that grandson, Darnel Gibney, appeared in the August ESPN magazine as a player in the Litde League World Series. They lost to Hawaii, but beat Japan and placed tffird. She is a proud grandmother.

BUl Ikard says they wUl rffiss Homecorffing, but he is heavUy involved in ffis Big Annual Semor GolfTournament wffich he runs annuaUy. He says he wUl field around 120 golfers. He loves it but it involves a lot of preUnUnary work.

I need more trip reports on your trots around the globe. Letters, emaUs, fone caUs, aU accepted. The column is a bit puny.

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It's me again for tffis month, Pete S'wanson. Class Secretary Ralph Ghormley and Marlene are away for a weU-earned vacarion. They are traveUng parts of Canada incluffing to Banff, Lake Louise and around Calgary. We'U look forward to some news from Ralph on how it aU went.

On 11 October, the Wasffington Metro class luncheon was held at the Army/Navy Country Club, CharUe HaskeU presiding. He said it was a good luncheon but ffidn't have a complete Ust of attendees. He remembered that CMC JONES, BARK WOOD, BART BARTHOLOMEW & MORT NEELY were there. So we're glad those stalwarts could make it.

And more luncheon news. We were happy to hear from our Classmates in the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area. JACK HUENERBERG sent in the foUowing:

Ump and in shorts to show off ffis knee surgery scar. He's doing fine.

I overheard just a smaU bit about Arch Roos' trip to Palo Alto for the Stanford game. I asked ffim to share it with us. To wit: 'WhUe visiting Palo Alto to observe the deffication of their newly rebuUt $100 miUion stadium and witness an "Expect to Win" footbaU game (we were a 6 point underdog) we had occasion to be in the center ofthe town on Friday night. There was a large crowd in the square and in it the cheerleaders and the Drum and Bugle Corps were entertaiffing the assembled multitudes. It was a great Navy PR project and brought an appreciation of USNA from many of them. Saturday was beautiful.We attended a fantastic taUgate with Ann and Mac Adams and Pat Nelson, widow of PhU. Prior to the game the Navy Seal team had a spectacular 10 or 12 man jump. They had smoke traffing, acrobatic smnts, and precision lanffings with last guy down traffing the flag. Fantastic!

Just before the 7 pm kickoff, it was dusk.

Two Navy jets did a very low (considerably lower than at-home games) foU afterburner flyover with flames shooting out the taUpipes.The crowd was awestruck! Stanford's band had been given dishonorable discharges so our D&B Corps did the halftime entertainment. It made aU ofus very proud.

The staffium debut was completed by our guys outplaying theirs and putting another Win on our schedule. BEAT AIR FORCE, ARMY, Rutgers and ND too— I hope. Arch" H And more about Arch and what he's doing. He also sent along some information about one offfismain interests these days; namely: supporting the Naval Academy in it's continuing, "Campaign for ExceUence". He writes:

• "Tffis work is important to me and Joanne has been a strong supporter as weU, every step along this phUanthropic path.The Class shoffid know that appropriated fonds do not provide for the margin of exceUence the Supe seeks for every nfrdsffipman. Appropriated fonds do not pay for any part ofthe intercoUegiate atUetic programs, nor for many ofthe other facffities and programs that make Ufe more pleasant for a Mid. Tffings we never would have dreamed of when we Uved in Bancroft HaU. Thus, in addition to our annual donation that we have been making since graduation, as most ofyou have, our major giving has been supplemented by two tax-advantaged methods. They are the Charitable Remainder Trust and an IRA or 401(k) beneficiary arrangement. Both are easy to do, helpfol to USNA, and an immediate tax advantaged method that gives one current deductions and income.

You do not have to be rich to provide meaffingfol help in this way. Giving has always been an important part ofour budgeting process. We both learned it from our parents and grandparents. We think the Naval Academy was perhaps the most frnportant institution to bring us to where we are now. We want to pay back, so we do.

Classmates can too. EasUy! Just caU Meloffie Turish, Director of Planned Giving, at 410-2954185, coUect if you wish, and teU her I told you to caU. PAY BACK! YOU OWE IT! And most important BEAT ARMY. Notffing coffid be finer than to be a Forty-ffiner, Arch" • From far west Carmel VaUey, CA, came this note from Jim Foster dated mid-September:

• "In early October, mne classmates, wffich is now about average, showed for lunch at the Fish House. They were: DENNIS, HAMILTON, ROOS, THIELE, TRAIN, TRUEBLOOD, MAGEE, HUENERBERG, and Roger Flagg, our current adoptee. Don Trueblood walked in -with just a sUght From L to R in front of a FORTY-NINE banner: Noel and FRANK MESSENGER Lynn and JOE EKELUND Nanrv and ED KOCHER, Jane and DEE BUTLER Ursula and VOSS VOSSELER and hosts Lynn and JIM FOSTER

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• "Out in Carmel ( Mid-VaUey), CaUfornia... there was a major gathering of FORTY-NINERS at Casa de Foster for a superb poduck barbeque of ribs and chicken and aU ffie fi.\ings therewith.

There vvere five local couples and one pair miported aU ffie way fixim AnnapoUs, Marvland. Arrayed in fiont of a FORTYNINE banner left to right are Noel and FRANK MESSENGER, Lynn and JOE EKELUND, Nancy and ED KOCHER, Jane and DEE BUTLER, Ursffia and VOSS VOSSELER, and hosts Lynn and JIM FOSTER. Regrettably, Ann and MAC ADAMS, down fiom ffie Seatde area and "J and B" LYNCH fiom Stockton had prior comnutments and coffidn't join the ciew...but aU ffie rest had fun anyway.

FoUowmgffieWednesday "social" was the Saturday expeffirion (ofVosselers & Fosters) to Palo Alto for ffie huge Naval Academy TaUgate party and ffie NAVYSTANFORD footbaU game that we handily won. It was a glorious time for aU participants.TheVOSSELERS advised ffiatffieyvviU be off to Wiesbaden-BerUnRamstem, Germany for three weeks from late September remrnmg m rime to host ffie JOSEPHSONS for Naval Academy homeconfrng ffi Annapohs. The EKELUNDS were off ffie next day to visitffienext generarions on the East Coast and famffies everywhere. Ah Yes, "WHENEVER TWO O R THREE SHALL MEET... (For informarion, the local Monterey-Carmel 49 class members have regular get-togethers every six weeks or so year around.)" H From Mick McDonald comes tffis news ofthe 14 October 2006 Homecorffing dinner at AnnapoUs. • "The 2006 USNA Homecommg weekend was one of deUght for the annual get-together except for the footbaU game resffits. NAVY lost to RUTGERS on a beautifol day before a record crowd of 39,000+. AnnapoUs had several big events goffig on at the same time—Boat Show, Scottish HigWand Games and a Renaissance Fesrival—so you can imagffie the traffic woes but •when the evenffig was over we vowed to do it agaffi; certaiffiy ffi 2009 for our 60th, but we wUl make those plans later.

We had a total of 34 for dinner and joined up with '50 and '51 to share the big"N Room" at the stadium for Surf&Turf. In attendance were: Flo & JOHN BARROW, Maureen & BILL BENNETT Helen & BOB BRADY,

Natalie &; WILLARD CLARK, CHET DAVIS & daughter Martha, Dolores & CHARLIE HASKELL, Mary EUen & JOE JOSEPHSON, Bev & JACK KOACH,Virginia & PHILIP KOEHLER, MaryLou & STEVE KRAUSE and guests, Madelon & MICK MCDONALD^ EUeen & CAL ROBERTS,Joan & GENE SHINE, Helen &: SLIM SOMERVILLE, Ursffia & WARRENVOSSELER, and Helen & RICHARD WOLFORD. Another subject.The 2009 60'*^ Reunion Yearbook appears to be off to good start. In the first month since publication ofthe "flyer "to the class we have received orders from 31 classmates. WhUe pubUcation is stffi two years away and you have unffi December 2007 to sign up and get your "stories" into John Bacon, D O N ' T WAIT!!! We are growing older!" • We were happy to hear from Classmate Warren FREDERICKS out in Phoenix, AZ, who sent us the foUowing: • "I had not thought very much about writing a memoir, although I wrote many resumes in my busffiess career. With the aid of examples that were ffi Sffipmate and the obimary that I had prepared, I was able to write my memoir. I have sent tffis to you in a large envelope.. .The Naval Academy Glee Club was here in Phoenix a few monffis ago and put on an exceUent performance (4.0+) Thefr show was weU choreographed and was equal to or better than many that I've seen on Broadway. I was particffiarly impressed with the conductor. Sitring in front of me was a ffice Adrffiral. I spoke to ffim briefly after the show and thanked him for bringing out the group. It was offiy later when I was looking at Sffipmate that tffis was VADM Rempt, the Superintendent of the Naval Academy!" • LOSS: We regretfoUy announce that our Classmate, Vernon Klemm, died on 18 September 2006. Our deepest sympatffies go to Norene andVern's famUy. He wiU be interred at ArUngton Narional Cemetery on 20 November at 1100. See Last CaU. We also received, with sadness, a belated norice of Scott EMERSON's death provided by ffis three "wives", Dick AGNEW, Steve GILLES, and Frank MESSENGER.They wrote: "Scott Emerson died 8 December 2005 in Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento, CA, after a brief UUiess. For the last several years he

had Uved in an Alzheimer's facffity in Sacramento foUowing a severe car crash that destroyed his memory. A memorial service was held 5 August 2006 in SusanviUe, CA, his hometown. His ashes are interred next to ffis parent's graves. His son, Wes Emerson, survives ffim as do three other children. Scott was co-captain (with Pete WUliams) ofthe underdog Navy footbaU team that had the famous 21-21 tie with Army in 1948. After graduation, Scott served in DESPAC destroyers.

He saw combat with the 7*-" Fleet at the brUUant Inchon landing where, in September 1950 our forces completely ouffianked the North Korean invaders who had occupied most of South Korea.

Scott's destroyer, along with several others, sustamed shore bombardment for 38 consecutive hours. Anchored 1,000 yards beffind the destroyers was the TOLEDO. Servffig aboard the TOLEDO was Frank Messenger, one of Scott's "wives" at the Academy. Scott then served in DESLANT destroyers. His sffip visited Guantanamo Bay ffi 1952 where another academy "wife" was serving ffi MCB-6.They swapped pamt the sffip baffiy needed for Anejo rum that the Seabees needed baffiy.

He was subsequendy detaUed to the Naval Academy where he taught leadersffip and was assistant coach m the footbaU program. He resigned ffis comrffission in the iffid-1950's and retorned to civffian Ufe. His amazmgly powerfffi physique contamed not a mean bone."

FinaUy, we received word the George B. Stone, passed away on 17 August 2006 ffi Lexington, KY, due to advanced coronary artery ffisease.

CONTACT CHANGES: CharUe HaskeU's new e-maU address is: nvyf4@aol.com.

That's it, Classmates. Keep the letters and informarion flowffig. There is more to teU and fewer to hear, so do what you can. Have a wonderfffi hoUday season, may it be fffied with joy, love, and happy memories. And never, ever, ever forget: NOTHING COULD BE FINER THANTO BEA FORTY-NINER.

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Lee Minnis writes that in 1978 he and a hnfrted partnersffip of John CoughUn, Law Kivlen, Bffi KieU, Gerry Coleman and Walt FUnt purchased an old farmhouse caUed "Level Green". N o w Lee has authored a book which was pubUshed in March teffing the ffistory of "Level Green." T h e book is available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

Autographed copies may be ordered from Lee at ffis h o m e address.

George East had ffis 80th birthday party on 1 October in Monterey, CA. hosted by his daughters and five classmates helped ffim celebrate; Jack Branson, D o n Albright, George East, John Axe, and Dick Mffier. George East has notified us that becorffing octogenarians need not slow us down as he operates ffis very successfol reaUty business on the Monterey Peffinsula. Some very nice golf course estates are stffi avaUable in Pebble Beach.

O n the 28th of September the Carrier Museum aboard the Midway had its 2 mUUonth visitor after 27 months of operation. This was 2 years ahead of schedule.

T h e interest in the Midway continues to grow and a great deal of tffis interest is sparked by the quaUty of the docent volunteer group that is composed largely of retired Naval Personnel. They make the sffip come aUve for land lubbers. San Diego is a vital part of our West Coast

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Nav^ and we are proud to have Midway as our floating museum.

Jim Effiott Uves in Escondido, CA. and you rffight just wonder where Escondido is. WeU, it's the Spanish word for "hidden" and the rock guitarist Eric Clapton is narffing his soon-to-be- released album " T h e R o a d to Escondido" A staff writer for the San Diego Uffion Tribune gave Clapton a Hidden Meaffing Award for putting the city on the map. Then Jim EUiott wrote to the paper's editor to cite an event of several years ago w h e n a beautifol redhead descended from an airplane, paused and announced, "1 am Rula Lenska" For some time thereafter aU the world asked, " W h o the heU is Rula Lenska?" Fan clubs, coffee mugs, and Tee shirts appeared everywhere. Jim Effiott concludes with pride that then is his home town wffich is poised to take either the rock route to prorffinence or the Rula Lenska route to nowhere. Classmates come visit Faye and Jim in Esconffido.

T h e San Francisco Bay area group of '50 net at the Pleasanton Hotel in Pleasanton, CA. on 7 September with BiU Berger, Martin Hardy, Jim Kennedy, Dick Landes,Jim Lyttle,Joe Pausner, George Van, plus wives and Dori Davi. They met again at the same place on 5 October.

Those at the Stanford-Navy footbaU game at the new Stanford stadium to see Navy win 37 to 9 were: Jean NeU Chaitin, George East, Bob Foley, CaroUne and Dick Landes,Jim Lyttle, Claire and Dick MiUer, Barbara and Ken MuU, Joe Pausner, Jo and George Van and John McNaUy Regional Meeting In AnnapoUs on the 6th of October at the O ' C l u b were:Jerry Coleman,John Henderson, Ed McLean,Tom Noble, Jim Oberholtzer, Tom Ross, PhU Ryan and Daryle Tripp. Jerry Coleman enjoyed the trip " D o w n U n d e r " but says that such a long air trip demands business class John Cavanaugh is stffi in in-patient therapy at John Hopkins Bayview Hospital.

At the Class of 1950 luncheon in Washington D.C. they had: Fred Beck, Daryle Tripp, BiU Kiehl, Law Kivlen,Tom Ross, BiU Diehl,John McNally, Frank Carter, R o d Eyster, Tom Bigley, BiU Smoot, Bob Shultz, MUt Schultz and Bob Monroe. BiU Smoot's daughter, C D R .

Melissa Smoot USN, stationed at NAVSEA was present and had just recendy returned from Iraq where she was assisting Central C o m m a n d in the

rebuUding efforts going on in Iraq. Her comments and observations were timely and professional particularly with regard to the oU and electric power grids. It was made known at the luncheon that Marion Lockard; and MUt Schultz was being married o n 21 October. Marion is a widow from Milt's church. It is a pleasure to inform that MUt is very enthused with his and Marion's decision and we wish them aU the best for their foture together.

Losses Donald Bancroft H u n t died on 10 September 2006. His funeral was on 23 September at Murphy's FaUs Church Funeral H o m e . Interment wffi be scheduled at a later date at ArUngton Narional Cemetery. H e is survived by ffis sons, R o b e r t and Ronald.

James B.VosseUer of Hinsdale, IL. ffied on 22 September 2006 in Hinsdale Hospital. His first Navy tour was on a Ught cruiser. H e received ffis Navy wings in 1953 and flew from carriers before resigffing in 1956. H e remained active in the Naval Reserves untU 1987. Jim was employed by Mitre Corp., Lockheed Int'l, Everpure Inc. as its President and with Cuffigan Int'l as Group .V.P. before retiring in 1996. A memorial service was held on 14 October at the EvangeUcal Covenant Church in Hinsdale.

Beat Army, Wayne.

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President's Comer: Becky and I had the good fortone to attend ffie Air Force — Navy Game at Colorado Sprffigs and celebrate a great Navy Victory. Over 1,200 rffidsffipmen accompaffied the team to the game. We were most impressed with the "March On" wffich was mtegrated with the Air Force Academy. Ffrst came a cadet squaffion foUowed by a midsffipmen company. EventoaUy the staffium was filled with over 5,000 young men and women who executed boffi Air Force and Navy cheersffiuffison. As ffie staffium announcer declared, "At the end ofthe game ffiey are aU brothers in arms." It was a sober renfrnder that we to have such young people who compete to join our service acaderffies and who wffi eventoaUy serveffiharm's way. We coffidn't have been more proud of what we wimessed.

Becky and I also send each ofyou and your famffies aU good wishes for a happy and joyfiil hoUday season.

To add to what Al Burkhalter stated above, the news media was surprised — maybe even amazed- that both stodent bodies and both footbaU teams stood at attention during the post game-game singing of their respective afrna maters. I don't know what went tffiough the rffinds ofthe cadets when they heard the rousing "Beat Army" at the end of "Navy Blue and Gold". It may irk them that they are perhaps a bump on the road as Navy heads to the Army game.

The '51 AnnapoUs chapter was host to the Company Officer and a half dozen or so rffids ofthe 16*-" Company at lunch at the Officers Club tffis past month. The Company Officer , being a "newbie" , had been appointed as a member ofthe court martial of Lamar Owens at the Gun Factory. He was so favorably impressed

by Owens that he said he would greatly Uke to have ffim serve as one ofhis juffior officers in the Fleet. That's quite a recommendation.

I noticed ffiat several of the first classmen were not wearing their class rings and one, a Marine junior, wore his on his right hand because ffis father said the left ring finger was only for a wedffing ring .Along that line of thought, 1 saw where Jim Webb '68, running for Senator in Virginia . and a retired Marine Captain, wears only his wedffing ring on his left hand. On the other hand (no pun intended) Jim Mehl almost didn't get to wear his ring. While stationed at Lemore in CaUforffia back in the sixties , Jim was executive officer to Joe Salin before deploying to the Western Sea Frontier (readViet Nam). Seems that a local hoodlum broke into Jim's quarters on base and stole, among other tffings, Jim's; class ring.

The kid was arrested later, confessed, and said he threw "that heavy gold ring" into the first sewer he came to. The Base PubUc Works Officer sent enough heavy equipment and one screen to sift through mud, crud and sUt and they retrieved Jim's ring — harffiy the worse for the wear.

Class Secretary, Beau Dietrich, to cut it up as needed for column.

Mike lacona, Charlotte lacona, PatRitchitt, Don RItchitt

Charlotte lacona and PatRitchitt

Elsie and Bob Adler

Elsie and Bob Adler are making a trip to Hawaii to see son David who recently assumed command of the Aegis cruiser Port Royal. Shordy after the hoUdays they wffi be off to the Sun Belt for some golf.

We wish them bon voyage and low scores in Arizoffia.

Chas Duke, the "other Dook ", as my late roorffie, Marv Duke, would say, dropped me a ffice note with a wonderfol composite photo. Chas said he would have used the word "CoUage" but he didn't know how to speU it. I asked my wife who had a French rffinor and spent a year at Beaux Arts in Paris how to speU it; she affirmed that Chas was correct. To be doubly sure, I looked it up in the ffictionary we were issued plebe summer.

Surprise! Surprise!, the word coUage is not there in either the regular text nor the Foreign Phrases section. As readers of one of my earUer columns may recaU, the word 'expendible' is not in that dictionary either.The coUage is so good, I'm leaving the task of cutring up to our inestimable

Paul's daughter and Paul

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Ward de Groot showed up at our Alexanffiia limcheon in October, having fffily recoveredfiximffisback problems wffich had sofficapacitatedffimffiathe and Clafre coffidn't make it to any ofour class foncrions since before ffie 55 . One ofWard's grandsons has been accepted at ffie Citadel and is even looking at one of my afrna maters, Norwich Uffiversity, ffie mffitary coUege offfiestate ofVermont.

Norwich in my day, 1946-47, had a very rough physical hazffig system during Rook Year, but it offiy lasted unffi Cffiistmas.

I saw Mert Batchelder at the Montgomery Coimty Fair wiffi a young lovely hanging onffisevery word in ffie ffinffing haU. I was going to go over and yak with ffim but my wife insisted ffiat it was not Mert - "He's aVirgiffia boy, what woffid he be doing over here in Monkey County? " Turns out that my eyes were better than Carol's ffiat time. It was Mert as he confirmed to me at ffie next class luncheon.

At a another luncheon in downtown D.C., I ran into a lady who asked if that was an Academy ring I was wearing. I repUed that it was and she asked meffI knew RosaUe and Doug Mow. Seems she is an Epsicopal priest's daughter and had worked dffigendy with the Mows in the northern Virgiffia archffiocese on long range planffing for buUffing projects, etc. I told her that Doug and ffis roommates, Al Corwen and Jim "Bear" Stubbs were close buddies of rffine at Pensacola. It's a smaU world for '51 sometimes.

I bought two ofJoe Hillock's Notre Dame tickets for my son, Walter (not juffior),and ffis wffe. I asked Joe, again, ffid he reaUy get a '55 and 11 'Plebe Summer for riding in a rumble seat in broad dayUght in uffiform. He aUowed as he had and remembers it weU; every hour he ran around the track. StiU it was odd, not a Class "A" or "40 and 10" wffich some ofus recaU. Its is sad to relate that the past weeks have not been good for our Class. We have lost John Dungan, Frank Degnan, Jackson Bowden, Carl Brettschneider, and nongrad Staffiey Britton .Their obitoaries wUl appear in subsequent issues. Our deepest condolences are offered to their famffies.

Jay Woodbury and Tom Boyce,who keep track of address changes and deaths, etc. informed me that we are now at the point in our Uves where we are losing an average of one classmate per month.

Al Burkhalter took it upon ffimself to get Ted Golec's name corrected in Mem HaU. It was rffisspeUed on a Ust of

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'51 ers who were kffied wffile on active duty. Except for those kffied in Korea and Vietnam, they were aU aviators. It is a long Ust, never to be forgotten by those ofus who knew ffiem weU. May ffiey rest m ffie peace ffiey deserve.

Walt Boyes On behaff of your faithfffi scribes, our best wishes for a Happy HoUday Season and Peace in the NewYear Al, Beau, Bob, Jack and Walt.

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Ebbert, Jim Troutman, Biscuit Wev, Jack O'Conner, George Lester, Bill Ryan, Jim Wilson, Jake Brown, Larry Layman, Walt Locke, Vince Argiro, Al Bress, Dick Pettigrew, Hork Dimon, Bill Rowden, Bill Laux, Sheldon Drew, Bill Studabaker, Jim Meehan, Tom Thawley and Jerry Rapkin. Dick Denfeld announced that Gus Eggert was scheduled to speak to ffie Richmond CouncU ofthe Navy League at its annual celebration ofthe founffing ofthe Uffited States Navy — the Navy was 231 years old in October!

PRES: RADM William J. Ryan, SC, USN (Ret.) E: wjr52@verizon.net SEC'Y: CAPT Leigh Ebbert, USN (Ret.) 9100 Fort Belvoir Parkway #218 Fort Belvoir.VA 22060-2714 E: lebbertl@juno.com WEBMASTER: RD. Sierer E: pdsierer@e.-irthlink.net CLASS WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/cIass52/Default.htm

By ffie time you read tffis, ffie Army-Navy footbaU game wffi beffistory,and Navy wiU perhaps keep the Commander-inCffief's trophy. We also wffi have helped to Ught the Christoias tree at the Alumni House. Merry Christmas and Happy HoUdays to aU. Keep the news confrng.

We thank Tom Lyons for arranging the "USNA Class of 1952 Army-Navy Game Party" at the Harbor HiUs Yacht Club in DavidsonviUe, Maryland. The Wasffington Post heaffiined an arricle on 22 September just prior to the Tffisa game, "Navy's '2-Headed Monster — Tffisa Braces for the Triple-Option and Run-and-Shoot." It seems that we have better coverage tffis year.

Alumffi weekend found four classmates vyffig for theVashen memorial trophy. Peter Barry, Jim Troutman, Jim Sagerholm and Leigh Ebbert joined other Alumffi in a round of golf.

Jim Sagerholm won the trophy with a birdy on 17 with a confident 15 foot put.

Wffiow VaUey Chapter had its bimontffiy social gathering on 11 October writes Vince Manara, who says, "We had gourmet muncffies, fine wffie and spirits and many sea/land stories." He invites aU to "Come see/join us."

The Wasffington D.C. and AnnapoUs area lunch in September featored Eric Ruden, who is the Senior Associate AtUetic Director for External Relations.

He talked about plans for the year, the on-going season and provided each of us with a key chain that featured Navy's last Bowl game. Attenffing: Richard E. Denfeld, Garnett Bailey, Leigh

Dick Saxer and grandson Kevin

Dick Saxer swearing in Kevin

From Dick Saxer: • "Here's a message fixim fly-over country (Springfield, Offio). AU is weU in Offio. MarUyn and 1 are looking forward to anoffier trip to AnnapoUs next year. I don't see many classmates outffiisway, but enjoy keeping up on class happeffings via SHIPMATE. Also Larry Layman and Tom Julian provide any information I need to know about theVOQ, etc.

"I'm very happy to announceffiatmy eldest grandson, Kevin Mott, has entered USNA Class of 2010. Hopefiffiy, more of our grandchUffien wUl do ffie same."

Dick sends two pictores, one showing Kevin and Dick in ffie stands, and ffie other Dick swearing in Kevin. He continues, "It was good to be back in the yard again.

"My best to aU of my many classmates. I hope to see a lot of them next year at our 55"^^." • Thanks, Dick.

Jim Fischer, the host

George Lester reports on Fischer Fish Fry. • "Did you get enough to eat?" was ffie question ffiat Jim Fischer asked the departing guests," Based on ffie unaffimous response it was clear ffiere was ample food! Tffis event is hosted by Betty and Jim Fischer at ffiefr home wiffi its large deck, dock and pictoresque view just off ffie South River on Almshouse Creek.

"We were honored to have Marffie Lance Corporal Anffiony GUUard of Bethlehem, PA wiffi us. He is recuperatmg fixim wounds received ffi Iraq at the Beffiesda Naval Meffical Center. The Marine Corps flag was pronfrnendy displayed on one ofJim's flagpoles.We enjoyed GUUard's company and beUeve he ffiought beffig on Jim's deck was a lot more enjoyable ffian beffig in ffie hospital!

"Offier happy participants attenffing m spite of ffie cool, damp weather (the ram stopped just prior to noon and ffid not resume unffi about five) included: Charlie DarreU & Conffie Gubisch, Rita and Garnett Bailey, Peg and Pat Brown (GWB),Joan and Bob Denbigh, DoUy and Ed Leonard, Vfrgiffia and George Lester and son Bffi, Rosemary and Walt Locke, Muffie and Jim Nunneley, Eloise and Doug Payne, Nan and Jim Quinn, Jan and Jerry Rapkin, Barbara and Pete Roane, Mary-Un and Bill Ryan and John Ryan, Midn 2/C Reyn Kaupiko, Jean and Jack Sheehan, Harriet and PD Sierer, Barbara and Pete Stark, Jane and Bill Studabaker, Tom Thawley & Judy Wanfried, Adele and Buzz Thomas, EUen and Jim Troutman and Petey and Biscuit Wev." H Thank you, George, for the ffiput. As seen ffi the pictore, host Jim Fischer is holdmg forth on ffis deck.

From Mark Hubbard '76, Class Secretary: • "I met Tom Stafford tffis past February when he came to visit my workplace, NASA Goddard Space FUght Center, along with ffis museum Director

ofArtffacts,Jeff SouUiere. I have been assisting ffie General and ffis Dfrector in identifyffig space- flown artffacts from ffie Hubble Space Telescope servicing nfrssions ffiat he has on display at ffie Stafford Air & Space Center (it was recendy upgraded fixim a museum to a center wiffi ffie adffitional space and fonctions) in ffis hometowTi ofWeaffierford, Oklahoma...a newly added section to ffie center, includmg the 'Hubble GaUery', wUl be opeffing in December. In adffirion a classroom has opened in August to teach astronomy as part of ffie Souffiwestern Oklahoma State Uffiversity. My wffe. Barb, and I visited wiffi ffie General m August and we were at the museum when Tom had two VIPs present, Russian Cosmonauts Alexei Leonov andValeriy Kubasov. They were ffiere to sign ffie displaysfiximffiefrhistoric ApoUo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) wffich occurred Jffiy 15-24,1975." Mark sends a picture showing ffiem ffi front of ffie Center: left to right: Leonov,Tom, Mark, and Kubasov. Mark conrinues, "It was also a pleasure to also meet Tom's two adopted sonsfiximRussia, Michael and Stas." •

that to avoid comrffitting a ffiscourtesy or causing an internarional event we shoffid have one ffiink.

"We proceeded to do just that but I must say it was the fastest I have ever drunk good cognac. The commander was glaring at us!"H Thank you, George.

Jean and Bob on cruise

'52 at TaUhook

Air and Space Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma

Thank you, Mark.

George Hubbard recognizffig the serious current problem with alcohol at the Naval Academy, recalls a simpler and perhaps a more frmocent era, • "During our Youngster year Spaffi sent a beaurifol sailing sffip to AnnapoUs to help restore ffiplomaric relarions. It was loaded -with Spanish rffidsffipmen.

"Apparendy, to forther their national effort our rffidsffipmen were invited aboard. The tour of ffie sffip fficluded a drink in one of two wardrooms, the Midsffipmen's or ffyou were escorted byone of thefr midsffipman officers, the Officer's Wardroom.

"Tvvo ofus vvent to the sffip Sunday afternoon and happened to be picked up by a Spaffish Striper. As we entered the wardroom, I noticed one of our toughest Executive Department commanders having a drink. We hudffied and decided

Bob Morris sends along a pictore of ffis wife, Jean Martin, and himseff on an Alaskan cruise, and comments, "Can you beUeve it took me 75 years to make the plunge?!?" He also sends along a photo of '52 classmates (Dick Dietz, BUl Knutsen and Bob) attendmg the 50 Annual TaUhook Reuffion ffi Reno on 7-10 September, and reports,"Our banquet speaker was none other than Senatorjohn McCaffi. We had about 1400 people at the banquet, the most we've ever had ffi 50 years." Thanks, Bob. Doug Payne, our 55 Reuffion Chairman, is making good progress on the plans.There wffi be class maUouts and SHIPMATE ads ffi the 12 months ahead.

He is coordmating with Pay Sierer and says "our web site wiU be the best source for the latest reuffion information."

We are saddened to learn that CDR Henry Anthony (Joe,Ric) Tombari, USN (Ret.) ffied on 14 September at his home in Hayward, CaUforffia. Pete Barry wrote the foUowing to ffis wife, Joan, I "...1st of aU, I coffid never get used to caffing him 'Ric'. He vvas alw^ays 'Joe' to us. Except sometime when we were together we would be mtroduced as 'Pete Barrv and ffis brother Tom.' We had a December 2 0 0 6

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52-54 CLASS N E W S group at the Academy caUed the rinky-ffinks... we were a pretty independent bunch defficated to enjoying Ufe and getting tffiu the acaderffic Ufe any way we could. 'Joe' had a sense of humor and made that passage of time more enjoyable with ffis sometimes weird sense of humor.

He woffid play the bookie routine and have us aU in stitches with his 'Who do you Uke?' Groucho Marx bit.

"I guess my regret was we ffidn't see much of each other after grad. We were quite close having been at NAPS together and thru our 4 years down on the Severn. He went CEC and I drove boats for awhUe and setded on the East coast whUe he was primarily a West coast sailor.

But I'm sure you saw how we each behaved during our short time together at the 50th!

"Please continue to stay in touch with the class.The quincentennial reunions are a lot of fun and besides we harffiy got to know you in that short time at the 50th. Come back for the 55th and we'U continue tffis friendsffip based on the memories of one heUuva guy, Joe Tombari." • We previously reported that John McWUUam had ffied on 31 August 2006.

He was interred in ArUngton on Tuesday 17 October.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 60% PRES: CAPT Christos Zirps, USN (Ret.) 1902 Toll Bridge Ct., Alexandria.VA 22308-2447 SEC'Y: Lt Col David B.Jones, USAF (Ret.) 6708 Pageland La., Gainesville.VA 20155 P: 703-754-4492; E: djlocker@earthhnk.net •WEBMASTER: Paul Dudley E: pauldudley53@earthlink.net CLASS WEB SITE: virww.usna53.org

It is a rainy October 17"-'^ in Virginia. My computer broke last weekend just as I was preparing to do this column. A quick caU to Shipmate got me a short delay in my deadUne. Main Street Computers in Louisa,Virginia did a rush repair job on my computer and 1 am back in business.

Watching them work on the sick computer was very interesting. They were not the slick high pressure big name company types. They were very smaU town country types, yet it quickly became obvious that they knew their computers.

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free. I wouldn't have got that kind of service in the big city and definitely would have been charged a lot more. And it probably would have taken several more days! There stiU are some advantages that can be found in smaU town America!

The bad news continues to overwhelm our good news. We have learned of the deaths of at least three classmates.They are: Roland H. Rigdon, John R. ShappeU, and James L Schoenhut. In addition we have heard that Modesto Ortez-Benitez may have ffied. If any knows anything definite about Chico Ortiz-Benitez please let us know— us includes Chris Zirps, BiU Trueblood and me.Thanks. Roland Rigdon, who died on October 4, 2006, was in my Plebe Summer Battffion and was a good guy. He was from the rffid-west and returned to his Iowa roots as soon as he got out ofthe service. He had been employed as a plant engineer at the former Rath Packing Company in Waterloo, Iowa and then spent 26 years as an Industrial Engineer at the Army Material Command's Rock Island Arsenal. He is survived by his wife Cheryann, three chUdren and two grand chUdren. We send them aU our most sincere condolences. Larry Schoenhut of Cascade, Idaho, died on Sept. 14,2006. He left us at Navy early and then enUsted in the Army where he served in Korea for two years. He attended the University of Idaho after Korea. During this time he met and married Marilyn Gifford.They moved to Salem, Oregon where he received his JD degree from WiUamette Law School. On their return to Idaho he was adnfrtted to the Idaho State Bar. They moved to Cascade where he began a long law career that included stints as a Prosecutor, Public Defender, Private Attorney and as a Magistrate. He is survived by his widow MarUyn and chUdren, Catherine, Michael, Christine and Douglas, twelve grandchildren and 15 great grandchUdren, an aunt, plus numerous cousins and friends. He touched the lives of many and wiU be greatly nfrssed by aU.We send Marilyn and the entire fanfrly our most sincere condolences also.

Shipmate informed me that they learned from their telephone solicitors that John ShappeU was deceased. Timothy Woodbury, Shipmate's Obits Editor could find an exact match on the Social Security death Index, but she could not find an obituary online.The reported date of death was 22 October 2005. Sadly, our Class Roster shows no survivors for John.

If anyone knows of any let us know.

Juffie and Frank Ostronic's son Michael ffied suddeffiy on September 23rd.

Mike was a very mce man and wUl be nfrssed by ffis famUy and aU those who knew him. Having lost an adffit chUd we know what Juffie and Frank are going through. It is tough and takes a long time to reach acceptance and eventoal peace.We send them our most sincere condolences and love.

At the October Class luncheon President Chris Zirps announced that Jack Campbell had just receivedffisfirst treatoient for a Brain tomor. He also announced that Mel HiUer is very Ul. Mel is a former lO' Company mate and we've gotten to know Jack on our trips to Hawau.

I3oth are trffiy good guys and I encourage aU ofyou to pray for thefr recovery.

We attended funerals at Arlington for Al Platt and Hank HukiU in late September and early October. WhUe funerals at ArUngton are very impressive and weU done, they are stiU fonerals and represent the loss of old friends. We don't need such reminders of our mortality, at least so often and so close together. The class had a good turn out at both of these funerals.

There is some good or at least better news. We had heard a report that Charlie Fox may have died. 1 queried my Virginia Beach sources, Pat and Vaughn WUson and they repUed back with the good news that CharUe is aUve.Vaughn said 1 just talked to him and we both got a chuckle out of it. CharUe's new adffiess and phone number is: 800 Faiiffield Ct.,Virginia Beach,VA 23464, phone 757-495-4441.

Thanks Pat and Stretch and welcome back to the land ofthe Uving, CharUe. An e-mail from WiU Hays reports that he enjoyed his recent appoinmient with his oncologist. The Doc told WiU his lymph nodes look normal and that WUl was in renfrssion.That was what Wffi wanted to hear and he thanks aU ofyou that were concerned for your thoughts and prayers—"They Help!"

Paffi Voelker, the son ofour deceased classmate Don Voelker, advised us that his (Paul's) son Nathan C.Voelker '07 wUl graduate in the top third of his class on May 25, 2007 He has service selected Nuclear Power (Submarines) and wiU report to Nuc school in September foUowed by Sub School in Connecticut.

Additionally, Mr. and Mrs.James Moore of Santa Rosa, CaUfornia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda to Midn. 1/C Nathan

Voelker USN of Anaheim, CA.The couple wiU be married in Oakland, Cffifornia on June 9 2007 foUowing Nathan's graduation from the United States Naval Academy. After their honeymoon the couple wffi reside in Annapolis, Maryland prior to Ensign Voelker's attenffing Nuclear Power traiffing in South CaroUna. Paffi sent this info to Stub Chace and concluded by saying "ffiis ain't the official announcement, but you guys deserve a heads up. Anyone that is in the area and would like to attend either event is welcome." Not sure if Paffi realized this nfrght get class wide notice.

Classmate BiU DeHart writes that on Induction Day, 28 June 2006 he and Frances were at the Academy as proud grandparents welcorffing their grandson Erich DeHart into ffie Ranks as a Midn 4/C. Erich's Dad, Lt. Col. Peyton DeHart recendy retired from a 20 plus year career as a Marme Aviator. So Erich trffiy is keeping the string going with a DeHart in the Naval Service. Bffi enclosed a good pictore of Grandpa Bffi with new plebe grandson Erich. Congratffiations to the entire DeHart clan and let's hope Erich has a good four years at USNA and then an honorable and successfffi careerffithe Naval Service.

Grandfather Bill Dehart with Plebe grandson Erich DeHart

Nancy and Glenn Sherwood are no longer Southeast residents.They now are permanent residents of Arizona and can be reached at 7800 E. Boulders Pkwy #8, Scottsdale, AZ 85262 their phone number is 480-488-9445.They do not spend the entire year in Arizona however, as they summer in Connecticut. After watcffing Arizona summer temperatures on the weather channel I can understand why.

Thanks Glenn.

Ron Gurnsey is back with us. Jock Craig e-maUed me with a report on Ron. He had e-maUed Jock several times and ffis current address is 1130 11 Avenue, Longview, WA 98632 - 38 17 Ron's e-maU address is <RonGurnsey53@ hotmaU.com> and his wireless phone

number is 360-431-4389. Ron wants aU to know the foUowing "NormaUy I offiy look at my e-maU once a week. This is because ofthe pecuUarities of my Ufestyle at the present. Therefore, an e-maU sent to me wiU probably be read within the week and if the answer is of any length, it wiU probably be another week before the answer is prepared and sent out. My wireless telephone is a pay by the nfrnute unit.

Because of my circumstances at this present time 1 do not enjoy receiving or making long telephone caUs. I am on a very lirffited budget at this time and I reserve the telephone for a bare rffinimum of caUs. 1 wiU have shut down for the evening by 1900 hours PTThe best way to get a message to me is to caU after 1900 hours Pacific Coast Time and let the caU immediately roU over to my voicemaU and then leave your message. My voicemaU opens up with a rather gruff'you have reached Subodei's staff'. So, leave your message. What this process does is that you can put a rather lengthy message on my voice maU and when 1 caU up to read and hear my voicemaU I can save it for reference or erase after hearing, etc, but most importandy the rffinutes that I'm using to hear my messages from my voicemaU are not charged against my account. Thus, being the cheapskate that I am, 1 do not burn precious rffinutes to get the word from you."

Hope you aU understand how to contact Ron at a Cost he can afford. Jock goes on to say Ron is currently in Extended Care in a Health and Rehabffitation Facffity caUed Evergreen Manor in Longview, Wasffington, not far from Portland, Oregon, and is in the process of transferring to an Assisted Living Facffity fairly close by. He uses a powered wheelchair to get around town.

He says he has a relatively ffigh powered notebook and printer along with dictation software which he uses to write.

Evergreen Manor does not have Internet connections, so he has to go to a cafe about two blocks away wffich has a free wireless WIFI hotspot and uses it for emaU and internet work. His spirits are ffigh and his health is stable. He says ffis attitode is positive despite his disabiUties and that he believes he has good prospects as an aspiring fiction author. Thanks Jock.

Don't forget Class Luncheons are on the first Tuesday of each month at the Fort McNair Officer's Club at 1130. The team is 5-2 as 1 write this, but played terribly against a good Rutgers team.

However, they did beat Air Force and 1

hope they can Beat Army again. Hope you all have a most Healthy and Happy HoUday Season and a Wonderful New Year. Dave

Barbara and Tom Sullivan

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5 1 % PRES: CAPT George V. Zeberlein, USN (Ret.) H: 410-267-7470; E: gv2eb@c0mcast.net SEC'Y: CAPT George M. Henson, USN (Ret.) 701 Creek View Cir., Phoenixville, PA 19460 H: 610-933-6955; E: gl40250h@vcri2on.net WEBMASTER: WiU Croom E: willyaye@cox.net WEB SITE: www.usna54.net

Birthday Flights Remarkably, two of our intrepid Classmates were given, separately, a unique gift on the occasion of their recent birthdays. A ffight in a Stearman, open cockpit, bi-wing PT-17, the equivalent ofthe days of old in the N3N Yellow Peril. Here are their words and sights of the memorable experience.

From Don Ulmer: H "Chrome Submariner coUects on a birthday gift, and takes Don at Mach 0.1 to the air in a Stearman PT-17 biplane. Never knew our Airedales had so much fon! Seattle Museum of FUght under starboard wing plus happy camper." â&#x20AC;˘

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From Bob Walker: H "Like Don Ulmer I also received a birthday gift, a Stearman ffight, but did December 2006

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"T Thumb's Up!

TaUhook '06 From Bob Wilmer: • "A couple of pics from the 50*-" TaUhook convention in Reno, Nevada.

The Eastons,WUmers, and Cutter Robinson were the offiy attendees from '54 at tffis prestigious event. From left to right, Mary Sue Wilmer, Bob Wilmer, Cathy Easton and Pete Easton (I think the background in the picture was very appropriate).The other pic: Cutter, Mary Sue , and me." H

Shove Off, Coxswain!

Cutter and the Wiimers

Delmarva Group Jim Healy checks in with this interesting note and picture about Classmates confrng together periodicaUy for renfrniscing over lunch.

• "There is quite a contingent of'54 Classmates who are enjoying their "Golden Years" along the beaches ofthe Delmarva Peninsula. About a year or so ago, Dick Robey suggested that we should get our group together for lunch every so often and renfrnisce about the Good Ole Days. Out of this suggestion grew what is now a weU-organized plan in which every other month, one ofour group serves as organizer and puts together a luncheon meeting at a local restaurant of ffis choice. We usuaUy have 100% attendance ofthe locals and have lately begun to attract some out-of-towners.

Enclosed is a picture from our August luncheon, held at an Irish Pub in Selbyvffie, DE. From the left are Bffi Hargrave, Buzz Heffifin, Bob Martin, Charley McLean, Jack Riester,Tom Sisson, Jim Healy, Lee Curry, and Dick Robey. BUl and Lee joined us from Annapolis and PhUadelphia respectively.

Any Classmates who plan to visit Delmarva anytime, give one ofus a caU. Your plans may coincide with one of our luncheons. H

g Rolls-Hoyce

Your Webmaster traveled to Alexandria, Virginia to attend the montffiy Class Luncheon prepared by the chef at the luxury Holiday Inn in the ffistoric town of Alexandria. Celebrities attending included (foreground to left to right): Ernie Evans, Skid Masterson, Bffi Montgomery, Bffi Neel, and Dick Burns.

Alexandria Class Luncheon

The Dawsons Make a Move Here are excerpts from a note I received recently from Ed Dawson.

H "As I prorffised I woffid send you a picture of our new home in Crofton, MD - moving from Camp Springs, MD (near Andrews AFB).Thank you, especiaUy for pubUshing the very beautifiil effiogy for Jim Pepperdine (written by my old friend, Mista Chuck PoweU - and for ffie glorious recogffition of my dear friend and buddy Freddie Franco, who so ricffiy deserves ffis introduction into Navy's FootbaU HaU of Fame. Fred's son, Jim, and my son, Ed III (USNA '82), have been close friends for years, saffing, goffing, sociaUy, etc. I am stiU actively employed in the basement waterproofing business (Byrd Waterproofing of Maryland) so it keeps me busy as a cffief inspector since 1984 serving the commuffity to solve water problems—Gotta stay active!! •

The Delmarva Group

From the Web The Eastons and Pat DoUard visited with the Watsons in Coronado. Kitty sent a picture of the group making a getaway in their limousine.

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Alumni Profile Frederick Franco ' 5 4 Frederick Franco '54, afiUlbackfor die Naval Academy's footbaU team for three ofhis years at the Academy, has been chosen for adnfrssion into ffie Uffited States Naval Academy FootbaU HaU of Fame.

Franco's Navy footbaU career is higWighted by several accompUshments, mcludmg three victories over Army. In 1951 and 1952 he led the team m rusffing!

In particffiar, m 1952 he gained 144 yards durffig ffie Army-Navy Game, ffitimately settmg a season record that year wiffi a total of 691 rusffing yards.

WhUe atffieAcademy, Franco also served as president ofthe Navy " N " Club and received ffie Thompson Trophy upon graduation,ffirecognition offfisefforts to promote athletics as a rffidsffipman.

As an alumn. Franco has remained an acrive member ofthe NavalAcademy

soon. We'U probably do some hunting together this faU at our Alabama farm and the forests up there. He said their class reaUy related to our class and appreciated what we had done for them. Each ofyou may want to "get up with" a 2005 grad where you are." H From Pat Taylor to keep us posted with our CG 55 relationsffip. From Captain Mike Turner on Leyte Gffif in the Inffian Ocean.

B "My change of command is tffis corffing Sunday, 17 September. It wffi be done haze grey and underway at Flank III. I just wanted to thank you and the class for your continued support of tffis great warsffip and crew! Scott PhUpott wffi be taking the reigns and continue to make tffis sffip and crew even better and stronger. I wish you fair winds, smooth seas and much success." I

commuffity. He served for 35 years as a trustee offfieNavalAcademy Foundarion,

From John Harter:

is a member offfieNaval Academy Athletic Association and for 27 years, he served asffietreasurer offfieClass of 1954.

H "Elaine and I moved from a traUer on our Waveland beachfront property to a two-bedroom apartment in Natchez, Mississippi on August 7 .Ten months in a traUer was enough (too much). Notffing survived (the hurricane) but two tables and rusty tool. Everytffing was scattered over two blocks and buried under the wreckage of other houses. Our lot offiy had slab, some steel and bricks, however, my Navy Dress sword that hung on one of the waUs was found under a waU of bricks by the clean-up contractor. It's frozen in the scabbard and beat up. The gold knot is stffi there, but much the wear from saltwater and exposure. It was four months from the hurricane untU the demoUtion contractor started on our site.

I also retired from my position as an account manager over Wink Engineering's work at the Chevron Pascagoula refinery. I've had one month of leasure after 51 years of working and kind of enjoy it. However, I hope to be busy in the near fotore with some ethanol and biodiesel plant facffity development.

Natchez is a beautifol Uttle town sitting on a bluff 200 feet above the Mississippi River andfiiUedwith anti-beUum town houses and plantation homes. It is big enough for a WaUnart, but not for Home Depot or Lowes! It is offiy 200 mUes of interstate driving to get back to our Waveland property when I have to mow what grass is left." H

Tuba Tailgate A couple of shots from those gathered for ffie impenffing griffiron struggle. Wffi Bidffie is PhU Li'vingston's friend and neighbor.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5 3 % PRES: VADM Henry C. Mustin, USN (Ret.) VICE PRES: CAPT Tom Kiefaber, USN (Ret.) TREAS: COL Cal Weaver, USA (Ret.) SECY: Hartley O. Holte RO. Box 5910, Annapohs, MD 21403 H: 410-280-9799; E: h.holte@att.net WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1955

A note from Katherine Grego to George W Martin:

Bill Hoover, Phil Uvingston, Will Biddle

Bill Holman, Jim Bell, Ed Dawson

Best Wishes for the New Year \ from your Alumni Associations Foundation

Happy Holidays

• "Thank you so much for your kind note and words of sympathy for the loss of my husband (Jim Grego). I was particularly glad to hear from you as I did not have a name or address of someone to thank for the beautifol "Class of'55 wreath wffich was placed graveside for ffis service. Please know of my gratitode for the thoughtfolness and I extend my appreciation to the other classmates who were there. Jim indeed was a wonderful man and he is terribly rffissed by ffis famUy and friends who loved and respected him so much." • Hood PoweU wrote from Gulf Breeze to say: • "Yesterday as I was leaving Sports Academy, I ran into a class of 2005 marine graduate, Adam Horne, in flight training here. We had a short, but interesting, talk and plan to have our wives meet at dinner

Note, John has been looking for the name of the manufacturer of our swords so he can contact them for refurbishment.

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Eldon "Skip" Steele '55 Service in

Afghaffistan is for the youthfol? Not if you ask a modest Eldon "Skip" Steele, 75 year old member of the Class of 1955, originaUy out of Omaha, NE. He is currendy ffi the rffidffie of a 13-month "tour" as a civffian with the Army Corps of Engineers, having volunteered to serve as an engineering and management contractor at Bagram AFB. As he says in one offfisemaUs,"I get up at 4:45 A.M., 7 days a week and get to bed about 10 P.M., 7 days a week, but I had to cut back to offiy 6 days work every week! I am involved with a variety of engineering projects fficluffing desigffing a reinforced concrete bridge for our new perimeter/security zone. Went out to the perimeter last week and was taken out in a "Casper," an odd looking heavUy armored vefficle with steel wheels. We ffit offiy one rffine wffich josded us a bit and created lots of noise, but I ffidn't contribute any body parts to the debris field. Old Russian land rffines are everywhere. We recently had to move our "hooch"because it was too close to the fenceUne and witffin hand-grenade throwmg distance!"

Skip says that he wants to give back".. .to our great country one year of my Ufe for the free air I have been breatffing ffiese last 75 years...and it trffiy is great. For some unexplainable reason, God has chosen to give me a body ffiat doesn't seem to have worn out. I asked my doctor (before I left) ffl was healthy for a 75 year old and he said I was healthy for a 16 year old! I conffitioned myseff for several months with tenffis, cutring trees and workffig out, as weU as exercising my brain."

In June of tffis year (2006), Skip left for Afghaffistan by air and started "enjoying a second plebe year. Many ffice people here. When the buUetsfly,it is confforting to have the services

Ginny and Don Conner caUed to ask ffl would put an item in on their behaff.

They wish to sincerely thank the many who caUed, sent emaUs, cards and letters during Don's period of recovery from his heart attack in Mississippi.They have now purchased a home there in Long Beach, MS, and intend to live there, near faiffily.

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working together. There are lots of boots on the ground gomg after the bad guys and a number of aircraft helpmg out. My hooch, the size of one of my batffiooms at home, has a good mattress and air conffitioner, and it's aU nfrne!"

After graduation from USNA, Skip entered the Air Force "where I could play engineer and enjoy buUding tffings, and, after my service, I did the Titan Programs, aU the ApoUos and wm even managed to buUd a bird that successfiffiy landed on Mars!

Now I wear aflakjacket as part of fiiU body armor, and 'bram bucket', fatigues, army boots and cap." He says that foot bUsters, and heat buUd-up under the body armor have been a problem. But body armor is a must. "I have been to two 'FaUen Comrades' ceremoffies afready. Yesterday, I heard an explosion. It turned out that an Afghan man blew ffimseff up at our maffi gate and kiUed three other Afghans. Our nfrUtary never go anywhere without their weapons. It is not our home town SmaUvUle. However, my Ufe here is far from the risks these Special Forces guys see every day."

Skip talks about the Coalition forces hospitals for local viUagers, the intense heat, the dangers and the need for constant alertness. But most frequently, he speaks ofhis feelings. "I wiU continue to live in my Army fatigues and don't anticipate many problems. Freedom has a price ....and it ain't free." PS: Skip has enjoyed a remarkable and higffiy commended career as an engineer and management consultant to the Adrffiffistration. He has completed advanced studies in engineering and science at the Universities of Nebraska, Colorado, Denver, UCLA and Oxford, as weU as, more recendy, MEA studies. His photo in the Class SOYears Later History Booli shows he and his wife, Tong Su, at Mt Everest Base Camp. As he says, "I am also a hcensed Professional Engineer, a hcensed SCUBA Instructor (PADI) and hold an Amateur Advanced Ham Radio License—and my dog loves me!"

• "With the help ofJerry Nay, I was able to locate Bob Boughner at his Rhode Island summer address. We met for a relaxing lunch at Skipper's Dock in the harbor in Stonington, CT. Lunch lasted most ofthe afternoon as we tried to get caught up on Academy memories, mutual friends and the rest ofour lives. Bob, as you know, was a member ofour 1954

swimnfrng team's AU Ainerican relay along with Paul Slack and Chuck Gray, so natoraUy, our conversation drifted around to various exploits, in the pool and out, of other team members. We had a great time, and, if any classmates are passing thru New England next summer, please join us." • Peet Odgers checked in to say:

• "I am staving active by participating in bio fiiels production and ffistribution. I also joined with two friends in fornUng a new corporarion to ffight test newly developed black boxes (ECM gear, afrborne cameras, conmi relay systems) and an Aero Conmiander frrcnift here in Dayton. Also, I StUlflyffieWright B Flyer. AU tffis on top of maintaUUng a 40 acre farm where I cut 20 acres of grass per week!" • From John Gonzalez (in July) in part, B "Though I was in a deep quandry for about 4 months after my Elaine ffied, I've begun to create a revision to my Ufe pattern...when to cook, what to cook, when to wash clothes, how, etc. I also spend a lot of time preparing for my Sunday School class of adffits and am mvolved wiffi my chUffien and grandchUdren whenever possible. PhysicaUy, I am domg vveU for 77! I've learned to Uve wiffi my nvo metal ffips stemnfrng from ffie deterioration brought on by aU my sports activiries. Separately, the Judo accident I had vvhUe on duty ffi the old Weapons Dept at USNA ffi the late '60s had to be dealt with in 2005 due to pain.

A neurosurgeon at Duke fmaUy strapped my neck togeffier -wiffi 2 metal rods and 7 screws! I am a walking hardware store, but offierwise doffig ok." I John emphasized that his mvolvement ffi reUgious acrivities and convicrions have been instrumental ffi helpmg him carry on.

Courtesy of Ned Floyd: Ray Mahr contractor from early days: Ann and George Marburger, USNA '60, 4th CO; Beth Lindsey widow of Eugene Lindsey USNA '58,3rd CO; Marylee and Rich Seeholtz, USNA '56,2nd CO, and Mary.

From Ned Floyd.

• "Mary DiPrisco, the widow of John McDonneU and sister of CharUe Edson, came to San Diego from Naples, FL for the decomnfrssioffing of USS Dolpffin (AGSS-555) on 22 September, 2006. John vvas the first C O of Dolpffin some 38 years ago. Mary was Ned and Lynne Floyd's house guest. Dolphin was ffie Navy's deep diving submarine and had conducted many oceanographic.

acoustic, and physics research experiments, and testing and development of underseas systems. Rerirement ofthe diesel-powered Dolphin brought the diesel era of submarining in the US Navy to a close.

BRAVO ZULU to molecular submarines! We remain in good hands with nuclear submarines." I D o n KeUerman reports that, H "We had two foursomes for golf (at ffis course, BeUhaven on 21 September) which included, Lucy Mustin, Monroe Hatch, Tony Bracken, Ray Hine and son, Greg, Ted Parker, Ed WardweU (who Uves in StThomas,Vl,but spends the hurricane season in Reston!), and myseff. The weather cooperated and everyone seemed to enjoy the ouring." H

who had planned to make the game but vvere on the "binnacle Ust" were Roger Coffey and Hugh Webster. Roger had done the spade work on getting us the CaUfornia Hotel set up-neat place—a Uttle cozy, but conffortable and priced right. I Debbie Adams (wife ofJohn Adams) and Bob Newbegin were laid to rest at ArUngton in September. Tom Lapham, who ffied on 12 September wffi be laid to rest in November.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHTP: 7% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 58% CLASS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRMEN: CAPT Douglass F. Hayman, USN (Ret.) (11) Col George Mushalko, USAF (Ret.) (15) SECYS: Dan Garges (24) 1846 Greenplace Terrace Rockville, MD 20850 P: 301-340-8197; E: Dan.Garges@filetek.com WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1956

Chopin Cusachs (05) Reflections on New Orleans after Katrina The New Orleans alumnus's ofthe USMA & the USNA have occasional gatherings in the area and did so again in September after Katrma ffid her dastarffiy work. The group consisted of many graduates of classes ranging from '52 through '87 and one recent West Point graduate named Vanessa from the Class of 2003.

Standing-Bud Summers, Ray Medeiros, Guy Grafius; Although the junior officer ofthe group, Seated- Ned Floyd, John Haynes, Seab Wade). she took command of the photo session and as you can see it turned out weU. Also from Ned Floyd and John Haynes.

Vanessa has orders to Iraq so we aU wish • "The Stanford (footbaU) game provided her a safe and producrive tour. Navy and opportonity for West Coast classmates attendees were Bob & Augusta Elmwood to gather in Palo Alto. The foUowing (52); Choppy & Carol lee Cusachs (56); camped at the Hotel Cffiforffia (!), a B&B Tom Cruser (69); Dan Musumanno (73); just off the Stanford campus: Lynne and Tom Nagehn (74); BG Dave & Kate Ned Floyd, Pat and Guy Grafius,John Papak (76);PJ>d)M Craig McDonald Haynes with Alberta (Bert) Smith, Ray (76); Kirk & MeUssa Benson (87); Doug Medeiros with Barbara Obinger, Schffitz (87) and of course also Vanessa (03) Madeleine and Bud Summers, and who is easUy identffiable in the photo.

Juaffita and Seab Wade. Others known to Conditions in the Big Easy — have attended the game include Dora Much ofthe city that was at or below sea (Griffin) and Jim BeU,'54, Elaine and level is stffi slowly being rebuUt. There are John KeUy, Linda and Dick Knock, two basic conditions in the city: 1) High Priscffia and John McLaughUn, Bob and dry incluffing along the Mississippi, Merritt, Rene and Burt Munger, the French Quarter and Uptown, 2) Kathryn and Pres Reynolds and Sue Lower and very low neighborhoods and Bob Stuckey. (My appologies to where some flooding or massive flooding those 1 may have nfrssed). AU thorougffiy occurred. In areas where there was no or enjoyed the Navy victory as weU as the little flooding, there were stiU power warm hospitahty rendered by Stanford U outages. It took several days to restore in it's inaugural game at reconstructed order. On block, for instance burned a Stanford Stadium."John, "The Navy few days after the storm because there was TaUgate offered a great opportoffity to no water pressure for firefighters when meet and greet alumni from other arsonists torched a home to cover-up classes-over 1500 at the event! Ned their thievery. provided the banners displayed at the In the areas that experienced the most taUgate and at the game. Two classmates flooding as we have seen on TV, need to December 2 0 0 6

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be gutted and/or rebuUt. There were so many breaks in ffie water and gas Unes it seems imprudent to try to go back into ffiese devastated areas. It remains a huge dUemma poUricaUy and emotionaUy as to what is the most acceptable course of action woffid be to restore New Orleans as a safer haven to fotore hurricanes.

Some Cusachs FamUy History â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It turns out that Choppy's grandfather Caspar Cusachs loaned ffis coUection of dueUng pistols to the CabUdo Museum in New Orleans, which was damaged by Katrina. Choppy plans on getting a status check on the survival of these important fanffiy artifacts. Caspar Cusachs was president of the Louisiana Historical Society, an expert on coloffial ffistory and an expert shot with a dueUng pistol. And there is more.. .Caspar's cousin LCffi.

Carlos Cusachs was a foreign language professor at the Naval Academy. His widow. Marguerite Porter Cusachs, the granddaughter of Adm. David Dbcon Porter, sold Ogle HaU to the Alumffi Association. No wonder Choppy was so blessed during his days at the Academy!

Annual Doc Blanchard GolfToumament The Sixth Annual Navy League "Doc" Blanchard GolfTournament was played at Parris Island on September 27th. The tornout tffis year smashed aU previous records with 116 people signing up to play in 29 foursomes. The course was in great shape, the weather perfect and the Marines provided the sound effects with batde sounds blasted over loudspeakers just to rerffind the players where they were. FoUowing the goff there was a great bufl'et lunch at the Traditions Club with awards and door prizes galore.

The tournament is run each year by the HUton Head Chapter of the Navy League to honor the memory of Jim "Doc" Blanchard a past president ofthe local chapter and a member of the Class of 1956. A number of Doc's classmates

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were on hand to enjoy the event and a few of them walked away with some of ffie event trophies (see photo). Once again Sanmiy Blanchard and Jim (Doc's son) were on hand to present the winners trophy. The class was weU represented with both players and "lunchers."They were: Charlotte & Jim Smith (21), Nancy & Don Kennedy (12), Frances and MiUard AUen (06), Margaret & Dick Mozier (07), Herm and Joan (McGarry) Methfessel, Rod Flannery (04),Jim Flatley (05), and Jack WUson (04). If you ffidn't play this year and woffid Uke to get in on the fon next year, watch for the announcement ofthe 2007 event to be held next September.

The photo of ffie players from ffie class, taken in fixmt of a typical Low Country setting clearly shows ffiat we are stiU going strong, 50 year later. "Tough as NaUs, Hard as Bricks", or sometffing Uke ffiat.

Leftto right Flatley, Mozier, Flannery, Smith, Allen and Kennedy The three on the left showing their bragging trophies.

Last Call for Armand David Maio (01) We are extremely sad to report that Dave Maio passed away. He ffied peacefuUy in the evening. His obituary has been published in The Arizona Republic and a full accounting wiU be published in Shipmate at a later date. The family reports that donations in Dave's memory may be made to the LeukenfraLymphoma Society, PO Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202.

Last Callfor Lawrence O. Marr (08) Lawrence O. Marr, 74, Anaheim, passed September 10,2006. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, November 12,1931. After graduating fixim U.S. Naval Academy, Class 1956, comnfrssioned Ueutenant USAF Served tour with 35th Tactical Fighter Squaffion in Japan flying F-100s as part of U.S. air surveiUance over Korea during that conffict. Retorned to U.S. and civffian Ufe, raising a fanffiy, and worked in Southern CaUforffia real estate and mortgage industry for 40 years. Is survived by wife, Elizabeth Marr of Anaheim; Laura Stoermer of FuUerton; Terry Marr of NewYork; David Marr of Denver; 7 grandchUdren; brothers, Wiffiam, Donald and Thonias. Memorial service was held September 13,2006. He was a significant man and wffi be gready rffissed.

Congratulations to the Newlyweds Ray HiU (22) is pleased to announce ffiat he and Jean Buchanan Berthelote were married in BeUevue, Washington on 16 Jffiy, 2006. The happy couple first met in 1946, as sixth grade classmates in ffie Lincoln School of MUes City, Montana.

After honeymooffing in Waikiki Beach, they headed south to San Francisco for a deUghtfffi weekend wiffi other USNA grads and watched ffieir boys walk all over Stanford. Now they are at home in Bagdad, FL for the next 9 months, and then it's back to BeUevue,WA for 6 months. By the time we read tffis in Shipmate, the happy couple wffi have been greeted and congratolated by everyone at the 50th Reunion!!!

Ray HilL Pastor Kim Forman and Jean Hill

Class Luncheon In the West Once again, 56W enjoyed making good on the stanffing invitation to take visiring classmates to lunch. Jacque and Cliff Schoep [01] arrived for a week to visit their son Mike who lives here. Of course they were once 56Wers themselves and neighbors of ours, and are good friends of all of us. They currendy Uve in St. Louis for reasons, wffich escape us San Diego locals, but it was indeed a treat to do chips, salsa and lunch at the Guadalajara in

Old Town. CUff kinffiy fiUed is on ffie detaUs of their extensive activities since moving almost 20 years ago. And, we look forward to seeing more of them at 50*-".

Those attenffing included: BiU Auer [24], Jim Brunner[23], Eleanor Foumier[01], Carl Nelson[10], Jody Nelson[16], Jay Ransom[21],Jacque and CUff Schoep[01], Lyn and Bob Shinn[17], Joe Talbert[2], Martha and Jim Thomas [9], and Rich Thomas[01]. Besides 50*^, we are looking forward to Army-Navy, wffich wffi be hosted by ffie Ransoms. Tffis is always a vvffiz-bang fon time. Other news includes our concern for the healffi conffitions of Tom Bruyere[24], Dave Minton[18], Mai MaUoy[10], and Jim Thomas[09].

Our best wishes, good thoughts and hope for clean Uving for aU of them as ffiey work towards recovery ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 57% PRES: CAPT David S. Cooper, USN (Ret.) SEC'Y: LCDR. P. O. Behrends, U S N (Ret.) 143-A East Lake Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403 E: pobehrends@aol.com CORR. SEC'Y: CAPT EN. Howe Jr., USN (Ret.) 1 'water Cir.. Fredericksbuig,VA 22405-2363 E: fiihusna57@cox.net WEBMASTER: Fred Dammann WEB SITE: www.usna57.org

It is ffie scribe's whoUy unpleasant, critically important task to pass along the bad news, try as we may to seek it not.

Captam John La-wrence Finley, USN (Ret.) passed away on 19 September ffi Mempffis, T N after a long, valiantfight.Jack's specffic requests were that ffiere be no memorial service and that he be buried at sea. Daughters Vicky and Cffidy and her two sons hosted a Celebratory Tribute and FareweU for Jack's sffipmates and friends on board MIDWAY ffi San Diego on 21 October, where "Blackjack" served as Air Group Commander.

What we woffid otherwise do to keep up with the adventores ofour left coast mates absent the faithfol organizing of guys like Ray Fazzio and crack reportage of stringer Bart CampbeU is a considerable mystery. Anyway, here's the latest from Bart on Bay Area operations: • A huge number of USNA graduates, spouses, famffies and friends converged on Palo Alto ffi nfrd-September to witness ffie Navy footbaU team defeat Stanford 37 to 9. Our own '57 festivities began on Friday the 15th with an exceUent Salmon/Veal roast dmner for grads and

'57 at Navy - Stanford

wives at the Basque Cffitural Center in South San Francisco arranged by Ray Fazzio. Pictored nearby at that venue from left to right are Fred Derr, Frank Alvarez, Art Spring, Joe Koch, Ray Fazzio, Bear La SaUe, John Holt, MUt Bank, Brad Parkinson, Bart CampbeU and PhU Papaccio. Note Ray's "Go Navy" flag with the added "Class of'57".

Ray and John Holt foUowed tffis up on Satorday by putting together a great cfficken/tri tip and baked bean barbecue taUgate at the Stanford facffity where Dave MitcheU and Florence and Vic Prushan added to the '57 crowd. In spite of bemg a two point underdog, the Navy team, combined with ffie 500 Midsffipmen, Drum and Bugle Corps, Navy Seals, the F-18 flyover and our own very loud support managed to far outdo the Stanford team, fans and their mvisible band! We had good seats, saw a great game, enjoyed a brand new staffium and thorougffiy enjoyed the food, camaraderie and Northern CaUforffia weather. • A few days earher and a few time zones to the east the usual suspects gathered for the montffiy elbow and jaw Umbering exercises at Ft. Myer. During what was otherwise a fairly orderly assembly President Dave Cooper used the occasion to present our own DickVosseUer with a citation from the NAAA. Here's Dave's report ofthe ensuing skirrffish: • Thanks to some hard work by Shannon Heyward, we were able to surprise and honor DickVosseUer at the September luncheon. Unbeknownst to almost everyone, mcludmg Dick, he had recently been honored by having ffis name added to the Naval Academy Atffieric HaU of Fame as the offiy tworime First String AU American in Pistol.

Shannon had arranged for a letter from the Atffietic Director, Chet Gladchuck,

recogffizing Dick for tffis acffievement.

Along with the letter was a Usring of Dick's many records durffig ffis 1/C year during wffich he was declared the number one coUegiate pistol shot m the country. In ffis uffiquely modest manner, Dick's response to the luncheon gatherffig was,"AU I reaUy wanted was a DFC." H

Dave and Dead-Eye Dick

By the time you receive tffis effirion you'U be down to countmg the shopping days before the big event and wffi have largely forgotten the labors of your Company Coorffinators (CCs), a number of whom wiU be spenffing ffieir hoUdays sriU puUffig together your contriburions for The First 50. There are a few compaffies that have the luxury of having CCs employed for specffic tasks but the majority of these volunteers double in brass and thus look after not just the book activiries but every other issue that arises from reuffion planffing to Last CaU. They do aU tffis stoff because they are defficated to their mates, aU those old friends with whom they spent their formative years a haff centory ago. Smce you know aU tffis I'm certam that when you get a commuffication from your CC you chop to your desk and bend every effort to respond prompdy and constructively to ffis inquiries and requests. And, at the end of your note, you express your appreciation for ffis work.

Good on you.

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taUor shop getting their blues striped thus the mufti. ReaUy lame.

The Check Please

Spring '57

MeanwhUe, back at Ft. Myer for the October effition ofthe montffiy ritual, the Wasffington chapter had the pleasure of getring a comprehensive dump on the trip taken during the summer (and iffitiaUy reported in the September column) by Dave Cooper and Bruce DeMars who attended the 43 Internarional Submariners Conference in Moscow. That conference also celebrated the 100th anffiversary ofthe Russian Submarine Force and the presentation included not offiy a fuU brace of fine photography captured by the tourists as they made their way among the attractions of St. Petersburg and Moscow but Bruce's usual, iffinfrtable stand-up routine.

President Dave also used the opportuffity and the presence of a gang of 22nd Company 1/C (among a larger group of members ofthe Class of'07 attending) to pass the Class' annual wardroom stipend to the representative deputation pictured below. Exactly what these guys find to spend this contribution on every year is something of a mystery to those of us who never had a wardroom but abundant assurances were provided that the money was essential in chinking up the basrions of freedom — and that seemed OK to the old guys present.

Pictured are (1. to r.) Ed Pivarsky, President Dave, Co. Cdr. Vince Mazzurco, Jujuan Bonner and Brian Cald-weU, aU of whom came armed with some lame story about problems with the

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As the leaves in central Virginia begin to turn here in rffid-October the realization comes that wffile we're enjoying another remarkable year of Navy footbaU and the days between games seem to drag a bit as we wait for each new opponent to be teed-up, this wffi be our last session here untU after the baU drops on 2007! At this writing there is the fuU expectation that a fresh issue of the Class newsletter wffi be in your hands before you get this edition of Class News so the latest peripheral dope on the reuffion front wffi be held in abeyance so that Chairmen Pete Junghans and Fritz Warren can take a fuU swing at that subject.

That said, perhaps just a Uttle teaser would be appropriate: Jerry Smith, the reuffion PAO, reports that from G2 he has been able to puU together at his command post, a total of 375 Classmates and widows currently expect to attend the reunion lending to a one-day (Saturday, 27 Oct) ffigh water mark of 717 persons present.

Does that sound Uke a party, or what?

Best wishes to aU for a great hoUday season. Send us a pictore of your assembled mulritode. Remember to BEAT ARMY on the appointed day and as cousin Monty Knapp continuaUy enjoins: Drive carefrJly. Carpe Diem. FNH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 53% PB.ES: Lt Col Gordon M. Gerson, USAF (Ret.) E: gordon.gerson@1958.usna.com SEC'Y: Col Warren S.Walters, USMC (Ret.) 5664 R.wenel Ln., Springfield.VA 22151-2430 H: 703-321-9586; E: wwalters@erols.com WEB SITE: vnvw.usna.com/Classes/1958/

In the poem "The Raven" Edgar Allen Poe wrote the Une, "Ah, distinctly 1 remember it was in the bleak December..." setring the scene for the rapping at the door. This thought was probably engendered by his time at West Point, for as we know, December's were

cozy in Mother Bancroft, never bleak.

There was always a big tree in the rotunda, a wreath over the door, greens in the mess haU and chapel, and USNA greeting cards for sale in the Mid Store.

The countdown included the number of days to Christmas leave, and the Unes at the phone booths making reservations were long. AU that happened so long ago in a place so different from the USNA of today, it is almost Uke recaffing a Dickens novel! What with global warnfrng, ceU phones, cars, continuous Uberty, cafeteria style dining, stroUing to class, cruising the Internet for travel arrangements and aU that, our Decembers look absolutely antiquated. But, we loved them anyway and recaU them fondly as part of the Voyage.

Now, on to the adventores of 50 some years later!

Early tffis year the class was enthraUed by the world circumnavigation ofJoan and Rupe MacLean (21^'-) aboard the QE2.

In the process, they took a huge number of photographs, wffich Rupe has finally gotten into a presentarion format. Here is the information about it from Rupe: B "1 spent the summer immersed m the 8,000+ photographs and other materials from our World Cruise— selecring, tweaking, and rearranging them to buUd PhotoShows and DVD's. I feel that the story Unes, photo transirions, and music selections torned out quite weU and they are fon to watch. There are nine PhotoShows m the coUection and their viewing time averages 33 mmutes each. We wish to share them with everyone and elected to do so by uploadmg them to PhotoShow Circle. They may be obtained by going ffirecdy to the Internet site: http://photoshow.comcast.net/rupertnjoan/ and cUcking on your choice.We hope that you wffi enjoy watcffing the shows as much as we ffid Uving them. For those so incUned and with thefr eqffipment properly configured, these PhotoShows may be dowffioaded and burned into personal DVD's that wffi play on most TV sets. Have fim, Rupert and Joan." • Let's see now, that's 9 shows at 33 rffinutes each, or 297 nfrnutes, or 3 nfrnutes short of 5 hours of tffings to watch. Best to go to the Internet site and bookmark it as a favorite so you can return to enjoy the photos whenever time penffits. In the meanwhile, you wiU be treated to some of their photos with the '58 class flag in this column for a couple of months. How about the Taj Mahal?

MacLeans at the Taj Mahal

Another batch of photos for you to look at is avaUable on the class web site on the Shipmate page. There you wiU find a link to the lO*- Company M i n i - R e u n i o n , wffich vvas held tffis year on the West Coast at BeUa Beach, Oregon. Here is the tale ofthe gathering prepared by George Jenkins: • "The Tenth Company held its second annual nUffi-reunion on the Oregon coast at BeUa Beach, Oregon 8-15 September 2006. Starting a year ago, Dianne and Jake McMichael. ably assisted by Mickey and BiU HiUsman, planned, coorffinated and executed this superb get together, wffich was attended by a total of 32 Tenth Company classmates, wives and fanfrly members. In adffition to the McMichaels and HUlsmans, the attendees vvere: N o r i n e and Dave Ault, Pat Doss, Nancy andVic Fredda, Peggy and J i m Fredericksen, AUce and BUl Garvey, EUeen and Mike GigUo, Pat and G e o r g e Jenkins, Karol and Dennis Lanigan, Jean and H a r l o w Manahan, Bette and Ivan N a n c e , Pat and JJ Seeberger, Bonnie and B o b Venable, Jearme and Wes May, their daughter Kristen, grandson O w e n and son-m law Woody Myklebust.

Jake arranged for lodgffig at BeUa Beach, Oregon, wffich is a comfortable resort area close to Lincoffi City, about a 2.5-hour drive from Portiand. T h e three spacious houses assigned to us sit squarely on the edge of a 25-foot cUff overlooking the fabulous Oregon coast. T h e seascape views from our accommodations were tmly breathtaking. Although the event's activities were bffied as "freeform, whatever comes to rffind," the reunion quickly took on a structore of its own. T h e McMichaels and Hffismans greeted Friday arrivals with drinks, a light supper and a welcome aboard basket of great Oregon Wme and reunion memorabffia, and helped us get setded in our new digs Monday eveffing, September 11 *• , the group adjourned to an exceUent local restaurant for a buffet of Lincoln C o u n t y

sTREAf A l 10^'' Company Reunion in Oregon

cuisine. At this gathering Jake asked us to take a few rffinutes to remember those NavalAcademy alumni lost on 9 / 1 1 / 0 1 .

In addition, we honored aU our Tenth company classmates w h o are no longer with us.The remainder ofthe eveffing proceeded on a Ughter note as we exchanged yarns about Bancroft HaU days and various J O nfrsadventures. It appears that some wives were hearing these for the first time.You shouldn't think that aU we did was eat and drink (though we tried!).There were plenty of other diversions. Just "surf watching" or walking the majestic beaches was plenty for some.The intrepid golfers — May, Hffisman, Fredda and Jenkins — tackled the beautiful and difficult SaUshan Goff Course. There were plenty of outlet shops for the ladies and locaUy made glass artifacts were popular.

In aU, the reuffion was a resounding success; old friendships were renewed, new friendships were formed, bonds built and strengthened. At the end we aU knew each other and appreciated each other better. W h e n we rolled out homeward bound on Friday morning, two thoughts were uppermost: First, this had been one great week . . . Second, there M U S T be a tffird Tenth Company reunion, in the not too distant foture - time and place to be sorted out. George Jenkins" • You can see about 35 photos ofthe fon the group had on the web site, but here and now is a group photo of aU the participants.

Among the more unusual photos sent in for the class to share is one from BiU Withers (19'^'^') w h o explains: • "1 have enclosed two great snapshots from an August adventure based on the newly minted (in June 2006) Colorado Quarter, which depicts a mountainous scene. T h e vantage point for that scene is

Mffis Lake in nearby R o c k y Mountain National Park, and the first photo is of me standing at that lake with Pagoda Mountain directly above my left shoulder, and a saw tooth ridge caUed 'Keyboard of the Winds' above my head leading up to Long's Peak, over my right elbow. Those mountains, which are five mUes behind me in that picture (to give you a perspective on their huge size), are exactly the mountains shown on the quarter!" I Bffi also told of cUmbing the peaks in the photo, which you wffi be able to read about on the class web site w h e n the December Shipmate addendum is posted.

Bill Withers at Mills Lake CO

In the June/July column, mention was made of Paul H e r n e r (20'-'^) on the road to Alaska. N o w he has subnfrtted an Alaska report; H "Nancy and 1 took our flag up the Alaska Highway in our motor home. May, June and July were spent in the backcountry with a group of bird watching enthusiasts, lead by Master Birders. We flew also to N o m e and Barrow to observe birds such as snowy owls and eiders that nest in the tundra and are rarely seen in the lower states. In August, we brought a 13-year old grandcffild up for fishing, gold panning, and wUdlife viewing. FaU colors are coming on and the Aurora Borealis is

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now visible in Fafrbanks in the rffidffie of the ffight since darkness has retorned to ffie sky. Beat Army! Paffi Herner" H

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New Jersey Veterans Cemetery in Arneytown NJ. That's 2,000 for tffis month. See you on the website!

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 6% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 5 3 %

PRES: VADM Francis R. Donovan, USN (Ret.) CHAIRMAN EXEC. COMMITTEE: Gerald G. Garbacz E: g^arbacz@aol.com SEC'Y: Col J.H. "Tim" Tinsley, USMC (Ret.) 2207 Lomond Ct.,Vienna,VA 22181 H: 703-648-1744; E: ttinsley59@cox.net WEB SITE: www.usna.cotti/classes/1959 WEBMASTER: Dave SuUivan E: dsulhva9@cox.net

Herners Headed for Alaska

The class flag also made it to the Air Force game out in Colorado Springs C O last October. In the pictore you see 1-to-r, Mid'n Alex HarreU '08, JJ Seeberger (10"^^), Mid'n w m Harris '08, and Scott Seeberger '87. Looks Uke ffiat staffium is in a sparsely populated area, and that people are parking in a pastore, yet the cheerleaders found '58!

Seeberger atthe Air Force Game

There are two losses to the class to report tffis month. On 22 September 2006, Cdr Lester O.Johnson, USN (Ret) (23'"'^) passed away in San Diego. DetaUs ofhis passing are not known. Services were held at Ft. Rosecrans on Point Loma in San Diego on 20 October 2006. His wife, Ardath, two daughters and three grandsons survive hfrn. The passing of Charles P. Bohan Sr. back in June of 2004 was discovered by the USNAAA telephone soUcitors. Charles did not graduate with the class, and eventoaUy got his BS degree from Widener Uffiversity. He spent a career with Hercules, Inc as a plant engineer in Newark, DE. He died in Berkeley Townsffip, NJ, and was interred in the

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itr" Reunion Planning: Mark your calendars! Sixteen members of the Class 50'-'^ Reuffion Comnfrttee met on 28 September at Chairman Joe Flynn's (6) home, and confirmed the dates for the 50'-" reuffion to be FridaySunday, 25-27 September 2009. Tffis weekend is once again not the same as the designated Navy Homecorffing Weekend to avoid facffities confficts and traffic issues in AnnapoUs. Confrng off a trffiy superb 4 5 * Reuffion in 2004 attended by 540 persons, the new Comrffittee is weU staffed with veteran reuffion planners from that successfffi celebration. The program ffighUghts -wffi include company parties on Friday ffight, taUgate for an afternoon footbaU game against Wake Forest, and a gala banquet on Sunday eveffing. We wUl use tffis column, the Class emaU Ust, and Company Representatives to locate ffistant classmates and get the word out as plarming progresses.Tffis wffi surely be our best ever and most memorable reuffion.

Outer Banks Golf Outing: A week of goff, local activities and great feUowship on the Outer Banks (OBX) of North CaroUna was enjoyed by eleven Classmates and their spouses during 1-8 October. Art Emmerson (6) served as

coorffinator, making the arrangements for two beautifol houses overlooking Curritock Sound (with spectacffiar sunsets) and goff at five different courses.

Niki Pickett and Tom Lukish (2) effectively sorted out the ffighdy combined ffinner preparation assignmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;^wiffi the cocktaU hour(s) preceffing proviffing the "goff talk" and entertainment. Lois Flynn led the group m singing "God Bless America" on the deck each eveffing as the sun set. Robust versions of Navy fight songs were also sung, most especiaUy "The Goat is Old and Gnarly" (Reif's favorite).

The group photo excludes Nancy and Dave Donovan (13) and Jane and George Lehmberg (8), who arrived later in the week. Despite stormy weather over the East Coast the last two days, our goffers managed to stay dry and complete each daUy round.

Homecoming 2006: Tffis year's Homeconfrng Game on 14 and taUgate on 14 October ffiew 80 Classmates, spouses and guests, with nationaUy ranked Rutgers providmg a stern test for the Mids. Ted Alexander (18) orgaffized tffis catered buffet affafr, Dan Truax arranged to have the Class tent erected and Joe Flynn brought and iced down aU the beverages. Beautifffi crisp early faU weather contributed to a wonderfiffiy pleasant gathering in ffie spirit of homecorffing. Despite the ffisappomting score for the Blue and Gold (and the horrific knee ffijury suffered by QB Brian Hampton) it was a grand day for ffie Class of'59.

Walt Wynn sent in a photo wiffi feUow 11â&#x201E;˘ Company mates Da'vid LaCagnina and Peter McCaU.The threesome was attenffing a Mffitary Acaderffies Alumffi luncheon in Gainsvffie, FL. Clay Chance, a Club Eleven non-graduate, helped Walt locate David in Higffiands, NC, where he runs Higffiand Scarves by LaCagffina.

OBX Golfers: Tim and Barbara Tinsley (17), Joe and Lois Flynn, Linda and Griff Hamilton (12), Gisela and Roland Johnson (5), Pat and Dave Green (9), Tom and Delores Lukish, Ona and Dan Truax (6), Niki Pickett Art Emmerson, Bob and Sandy Reifsnyder (5)

fortone to celebrate with his moffier on th

'59ers Cruising Alaska's Inside Passage

Walt Wynn, David LaCagnina, and Peter McCall

B o b Kihune (1) was honored by ffie Native Hawauan Chamber of C o m m e r c e wiffi a 2006 O ' o award. PhU Powers (20) ffid ffie reporting, citing Bob's role as a trustee and vice chafr of ffie Missouri Memorial Association and recogffirion as ffie first native Havvffiian to acffieve ffiree stars rank. PhU also provided a photo of a get togeffier wiffi Classmates BUl Clautice (3) a n d E d V e a z e y (8) during ffis recent trip fixim Hawafr to Vfrgiffia.

Hosting a fanffiy and friends partv' were PhU's stepson,Joseph, and Ed's daughter, Karen, who were celebrating ffiefr 10 weddmg anffiversarv'. Son's Jim Clautice and Ted Veazey" are close fiiends from USNA and P-3 fl-ving. Ed pomts out that Joy Veazey and Joyce Clautice prouffiy display a uffique "Trident" pffi arrangement of three U S N A Class crests from a faffier. husband, and offipring.

Bill Clautice, Phil Powers, and Ed Veazey

Retirement offers ffie opportuffity for interesting and fun ocean and river crffises, and many o f o u r Classmates are testing ffiefr sea legs agam. Peggv" Mauz sent a note wiffi photos of four '59ers w h o found ffiemselves on ffie same U S N A Alumffi Association cruise of Alaska's Inside Passage during 2-9 September, exploring America's last frontier aboard ffie Y O R K T O W N C L I P P E R . Left to right m ffie photo are D a n Branch (2), Hank Mauz ( l l ) , R o n Jesberg (12), and Dave CaUioun (12).

J i m L o w e (14) pointed out ffiat ffie Puget Sound Alumffi Chapter sponsored a sunset cruise m September on Elliott Bay ffi Seatde (as reported m advance m Chapter News ffi ffie October Shipmate). Despite ffie unanticipated absence ff a visible sunset and cool weaffier, embarked alumffi mcludmg Jim and Toby War son (16) and ffiefr wives had a wonderfffi evenffig.

Judith and Jim Lowe at Embarkation

B u d McFarlane (14) was off to DaUas m September for the christenmg of ffis new'est grandson, Aidan Robert, son of Scott (Brigade Commander, '87) and MaUnda McFarlane.

Bravo Zulu: J i m Mintun (16) was named 2006 Person of the Year for Chautauqua Countv' in NewYork. Tffis comes in from Steve McGanka (15), w h o enclosed a Chamber of Commerce press release. Jim vvas cited for ffis many civic leadersffip contributions during a career ffi the steel busffiess m the county. After eight years m the Navy he went to work with AUegheny-Luffium Steel in 1968 and reffied in 1997 as C O O of Sammi Steel N o r t h American Operations. Jim spent a quarter of a centor)' servffig on the Service Academy Selection Comrffittee for local congressmen. H e was so proactive in tffis effort ffiat at one point his congressional ffistrict had 27 Cadets at West Point-a higher number than any other district in the countrv'.Jim and Sue now Uve m Portiand, N Y near Lake Erie.

Steve adds that Jim recendy had the good

her 104 birthday. Thanks, Steve, and congratolations Jim. Directory Assistance Information on Class Website: A ffirectory of Class emaU adffiesses is mamtamed by Dave SuUivan (2) on ffie Class Website. Newly added to tffis dfrectory are ffie detaUed steps to access ffie U S N A Alumffi Association alumffi lookup under "OnUne Commuffity" on the Association's homepage. This database mcludes adffiess, phone numbers, and offier personal and professional information as provided by each alumnus. Dave serves to keep the Alumffi Assodation database up to date. Please be sure that we have your fuU current contact information.

In Remembrarue: It is with great sadness that I pass on reports ofthe death of two Classmates.

Fenwick Richard SmaU died on 25 August 2006 at his home m HendersonviUe, N C . A memorial service was held ffi HendersonviUe. Internment was private.

T h e Class extends its deepest sympathy to Fen's beloved wife, Janet, his tffiee daughters, and ffine grandchUdren. Fen was a member ofthe 19â&#x201E;˘ Company, a Navy pUot and worked for Eastman Kodak Company.

Steven C. Lamphear of Saffit Augustine, FL ffied two years ago on 5 September 2004 at h o m e surrounded by his famUy. FoUowffig active duty ffi the Navy he was awarded a P h D m natoral ffistory management by the Uffiversity of Georgia and reffied as Associate Professor Emeritos at the Uffiversity of Missouri.

H e reffied from the Naval Reserve as a captaffi. Steve was survived by ffis wffe of thirty-four years, Juffith Arm, and two daughten. H e was a member o f t h e 7 Company and a steUar performer on ffie wrestUng team.

As previously reported in the October Shipmate column, Gary Findlay's (10) wife, Jerry, passed away on 3 September.

Attendmg her memorial service on 23 September m San Clemente, CA were Diane and Joe McGlinchey (6), Shfrley and T o m Billings (6), Grace Fritzinger and Jane and Joe Keeley (19). Jerry was Gary's chUdhood sweetheart, havms; met tin

m the 5â&#x201E;˘ grade. Her famUy and friends wiU remember her as a wonderfffi wife, mother, grandmoffier, service wffe, and talented church and commuffity organizer.

Rise and Sffine, T i m

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ail CLASS NEWS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 3 % LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 63% PRES: VADM Ed Clexton, USN (Ret.) 1000 Bobolink Dr.Virginia Beach.VA 23451 H: 757-491-2141; E: dexboeck@aol.com SEC'Y: BiU Lewis 14312 Cove Ridge PI., Midloduan.VA 23112-4337 H: 804-744-8808; E: bilewis@comcast.net •WEB SITE: http://www.usna60.com/

From Rod Friedmann (5): "BiU, our very own Don Sanders (Fighting 5th), put together a combination Land Tour and Sea Cruise for 39 classmates, wives and guests. It was a two-year labor of love for Don, but it finaUy came to fruition when we rendezvoused in Effinburgh, Scodand on Sunday, Aug 13th.

Europe trip

British foUed terrorist plot. Neeffiess to say, they were pretty tired and frustrated, but after a few pints in a local pub, spirits were ffigh and we celebrated Joanne Gamba's birthday The next day, we took a half day tour of Edinburgh and attended the MiUtary Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle. It was spectacular! The foUowing picture shows our initial gathering at the George Hotel in Edinburgh.

The next day, we aU packed up again (Hamons were stffi waiting for their luggage-over 20,000 bags were lost at Heathrow Airport), hopped on a bus to catch the train from Edinburgh to London. A different experience for some of US-old hat for our sffipmates landing at Heathrow. Once in London, the group divided-some taking independent tours, others exploring on their own. Don made provisions for a half day bus tour of London. Many were able to obtain theater tickets for the eveffing.

On Friday, Aug 18, we agaffi boarded busses to take us to the Royal Caribbean's, Jewel ofthe Seas, embarkation point-Harwich, England. The boarding process was extremely efficient and easy for 37 weary but "pumped up" travelers. The sffip was a beauty - great Unes and a very smooth ride. The food was plentifol and exceUent. After our first formal ffight, the foUowing two class pictures were taken.The first was the Men of Sbcty and their guests, the second included our laffies.

Our saffing ports of caU included Oslo, Norway: Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Fiffiand; St. Petersburg, Russia and finaUy Taffin, Estoffia. St Petersburg was the gem ofthe ports visited. The photo below shows the Men of Sixty outside the Church ofthe Spffied Blood in St. Petersburg.

From Barbara Kolbe: • "Greetings from warm Bucks County!

Thank you for your newsy emails that keep me apprised of Academy happenings. I'm particularly pleased to read that the class of'60 is aligning itself with the current plebe class of 2010. One of'my girls"....I'm her Blue and Gold Officer, was inducted on "IDay" and wiU most ^^^H^ ^ ,• | assureffiy be a H ^ ^ ^ JH^ J

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Participants in the UK Land Tour were: Joanne & Bob Gamba (11), Gloria & Bob Antonio (14), Karen & Don Sanders (5), Paul & Marcia White and Jack & SaUy UUom (guests ofthe Sanders), Sandy & John Leahy (13), Nanette & Bob BeU (12), Patty & Chuck Bingemer (8), Anita & Bob Rohr (22), Bob & Annette DahUn (Guests),Joy & Dick Hamon (8), Paula & Rod Friedmann and Claire & Jimmy Stuart (guests ofthe Friedmanns)..A few ofour classmates who thought that they had connecting flights in Heathrow Airport had to find alternate modes of transportation to Edinburgh due to the

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wonderful addition to this class. Another

Hank Chiles speaking to Class of 2010

lax in that area. New floors, paint, appUances, HVAC, doors, etc. By Christmas we shoffid be ready to receive visitors. We spent the last 2 months in the motor home during work on the house. Now the motor home is in the shop and we hope to get it back so we can gut the HVAC in the house this week. Fun, huh?

Hope this finds aU ofyou weU, happy, and prosperous. At least, if you read tffis, you are stiU here! Norman" I From Al Arcuni (2):

ALITC group at Academy

one of my B&G rffids wffi be a firstie tffis September. A young man who is e.xtremely active in many activities, great student and a fine Christian. Bucks County Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick's Academy Selection Comrffittee, of wffich I've been a member for several years, interviews stodents from areaffighschools wffich are unbeUevably talented m acaderffies, atffietics and commuffity service.

It always gives me a wonderfol "ffigh" to meet these young Americans who wish to support the American way ofhfe through service in the Navy or Marme Corps. One ofour cffief flag-wavers and selecrion comrffittee members is RADM. Steve Chadwick bet you know him!

1 hope you heard from our daughter, Kathryn, thanking you for your incredible interest and subsequent support of "Operation School SuppUes." I wish to thank you and your feUow classmates for all your kind efforts, your time and financial support to make this project a grand success. Would you beUeve that a young Navy JG joined Kathryn's group and completed the distribution ofthe school suppUes? Kathryn's commanding general told her Camp Ur was "mature" and that she was to move north near FaUujah. Her job remained the same OIC Engineering Base Facffities. She left Iraq a month ago, attended commander's school in Hawaii and yesterday, at a change of command, became the CO ofthe engineering squadron at SpangdaWem AFB in

Germany. Her husband, who recently became C O of an F-16 Squadron in South Korea, was able to spend a few days with her before returning to his duties.

Thank you so much for your support of her project as weU as any prayer petitions said on her behalf. We are ever grateful that the Holy Spirit remains with her and has answered our prayers.

Our farffily welcomed back our son, Chip, USNA 92, this past week foUowing a three year tour with the Corps in Okinawa. He wffi be stationed at Quantico for Staff and Command School and has already spent several hours at the yard renfrffiscing the hot summer of'88 as a plebe.

I hope you have the remaining summer weeks fiUed with the joy of famUy and friends. With a deep gratitude to you and your Navy classmates. Barbara Z. Kolbe" • From Norm Mims (10): • "HeUo guys- Lynn and I have bought a home near Tucson, AZ and are prepping it for foUtime residence starting in December. New e-maU is rffims2home(g msn.com. It is dsl and pictures are welcome. We wffi keep nfrms2go@pcrvus. com for RV travel use. No pics on that one.

New address is 4530 N.TortoUta Rd., Tucson, AZ 85745. Phone number is (520) 743-3164. MaU stiU goes to 172 Rainbow Drive #7244,Livingston,TX 77399-1072 as we are stffi fuU-timing RVers.We are head down and sit upon up trying to get this 1985 house equipped for Uving as the previous owner was a Utde

• "The VA/MD/DC group kicked off the faU season with their 1st Wednesday of the month lunch meeting at the Army Navy Country Club in ArUngton on September 6th. We had a good turnout with the foUowing present; front left to right in the photo - 1st Row Tom Solak (2), MikeWiUsey (24), Gary CogdeU (7), Tom Head (14), Jim Hancock (16), Lou Schriefer (10) - 2nd Row Al Arcuni (2), Ron Reese (23), IJustin Wickens (18), Dick Pariseau (1), Bud Powers (21), GU Hanson (5), Mike CoUey (3), Jack'Whitely (17) " Regards, Al • From Bob Osmon (17) ALITC Coordinator: • "Man, talk about a bunch of handsome Sixty Year old men!! Tffis group has got to take the cake! Now let's see how good I am with names. I've met some ofyou more than once now, so I am geffing better.

Front Row L-R: Tom Solak (2), Curt Goldtrap (10), Bob Lowe (7), Howard Sipple (8), Bob Towle (8), Gerry Nelson (8), Ron Burdge (9), Mark Golden (6), Pete Latimer (16), Bob McAfee (23).

2nd Row L-R: Colin Saari (4), Rich Lang (7), Tom Paulsen (10), Jack Lynch (11), Don Delude (12), Paul Bg (13), Bob Antonio (14), Ron Brandquist (15), Tom Wishart (22), Jim BriteU (13).

3"^^ Row L-R: Doug Johnston (5), Warren Hahn (4), GU Hanson (5), Al Arcuni (2), Frank Kay (8), Jack Greenhalgh (9), Ed McCaskUl (8), BiU Kee (9), Joe Jaap (13), Hank Papa (17), Bob Osmon (17). Apparently Hank ChUes (21) and Ed Clexton (10) were preparing to go on stage when tffis was taken. Sorry. Oz •

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B l CLASS N E W S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 9% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 55% PRES: RADM Jerome E Smith Jr., USN (Ret.) C O R R . SEC'Y: CAPT Roger Onorati, USN (Ret.) 1756 Point-No-Point Dr. Annapohs.MD 21401 H; 410-849-3812; W: 410-849-2600 F: 410-849-2600 E: roger.onorati@1961.usna.com or rtrogero@comca';t.net WEBMASTER: Howard Winfree E: winfTee@1961.usna.com WEB SITE: www.USNA61.org

Greetings CeUmates, and a happy and holy Christmas season from my Babe and me to aU of you. This month I have a ton of "stoff" to pass on to you, incluffing President Circle Weekend and our 45 reuffion, but because my EvU Effitor, Maria "McScrooge" O'Shea, wffi offiy give me an extra 500 words for the column, I fear that if I don't foUow her orders, I may be banished to the Ust of "Former Scribes." Anyone want the job?

By the time you read tffis, plebes from the class o f 10 wffi be carrying on foUowing our big victory over the Black Knights ofthe Hudson.The Commanders In Cffiefs Trophy wffi therefore remain in the USNA rotunda, thanx to our Big Blue team that also crunched the crybaby Zoonfres who lost their fourth loss in a row to a "lucky" Navy team. Bancroft HaU wffi soon be decorated for the festive season, and the rffidsffipmen wffi be getting ready for their final exams before heading home for the holidays.

I have just completed my annual letter to Santa Claus wishing for, among other tffings, a new golf swing, a quick medical research breakthrough involving growing hair on bald heads, a mUd winter, and a great year for aU my classmates and your famUies.

THE LATEST NOOZE. The third weekend in September marked a great weekend in San Francisco for the Alumni Association President's Circle Weekend that included a big footbaU win at Stanford. The WGNAC was weU represented in Frisco and in Palo Alto where Navy trounced Stanford in their newly updated stadium. By the end ofthe 3'-" quarter, there were more Navy rooters in the stands than Stanford's. I counted more than a dozen WGNACers in attendance.

Nearby, are a few fotos of the WGNAC contingent.

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WGNACers at Stanford tailgate

More WGNAGers at Stanford

Hills & Ardells at Stanford

WGNACers at President Circle party

Dave Stryker's term as head ofthe USNA Alumffi Association's Connecticut Chapter ended at nfrdffight Saturday, September 30th.The Mystic resident, Navy Class of 1961, couldn't have gone out on a better note. Stryker organized the biggest visiting taUgate in Rentschler Field ffistory, playing host to a massive gathering on "The KnoU" prior to the Navy-UConn footbaU game, won by Navy, 41 - 17. Hundreds of nfrdsffipmen, alumni and academy farffiUes came together under a huge tent to bring Navy footbaU's long traveling tradition to UConn for the first time. "Some towns are used to having us in," said George Watt, president and CEO ofthe USNA Alumni Association & Foundation. "This. is the local chapter's first opportuffity to | do a taUgate. They didn't have a road map, a cook book so to speak. For the first one, it's pretty remarkable." Dave Stryker began work on the event at the start of the year and ffidn't get to enjoy the fruits of ffis labor untU Saturday. On Thursday ffight, he was asked to house 17 members of Navy's drum and bugle corps Friday and Satorday ffight. It seemed Uke a problem for about two hours when the Navy famUy showed its dedication to the academy and those associated with it. "I put out a blast e-maU to 520 people," Stryker said. "Within two hours, we had homes for aU of them. We coffid have housed 50 more people if necessary. It was pretty amazing." Dave Stryker and ffis comnfrttee raised $10,000 to stage the taUgate.

Saturday's event was on the smaU side ffi comparison to the usual foUowing Navy footbaU has. But for a first-time outing in Connecticut, it was surely impressive. As the drum and bugle corps played outside the tent 90 nfrnutes prior to the start of the game, hundreds of fans dressed in UConn garb stopped to take pictures and nfrngle with the nfrdshipmen. Many of them offered their respects to those who chose the nfrUtary Ufe, particularly these days. "The Navy team and the Naval Academy belong to the whole country," saidVAdm. Rod. Rempt, superintendent ofthe academy. "This is their team, too.

It's a chance to let a lot of other people see what the Naval Academy is all about."

4 5 ^ REUNION "STUFF": First, let me tee up with a BRAVO ZULU to WGNACers at President Circle meeting our past president, Arlie CampbeU and the leader ofthe 45'^, Joe AUegrettti, From the paper, Republican-American in East and his merry men for what I tffink was Hartford, Connecticut foUowing Navy's the best reuffion our Class has ever had. win over U C O N N in late September: Kudos go to Joe's team who made sure

everytffing went weU, except for ffie footbaU game that we lost by a point in overtime. Thanx to: Ho-wie Winfree Registrarion and aU around right arm; Fred Palumbo -Gifts at registrarion; Jay Bower - Check in; Bob Hofford Memorial Service;Toni Corboy - Friday Banquet; Tim Dugan -Tailgate;Jack Sheehan - Co. Parties; and last, but not, least, your faithfffi scribe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Golf. Joe adds: " Let me emphasize that aU of these men were in on aU ffie decisions ffiat had to be made. It was a true team effort."

Our Class was blessed during our reuffion weekend. The weather was perfect, ffie Memorial meeting and Class meetmg went off without any gUtches.

Thursday eveffing found many compaffies havffiig ffiefr ffirmer parties to kick the weekend off.

On Friday morrung, ffie goffers set out at 0800 for ffie WGNAC Tournament.The winners were: Low Gross: 1^' - H e m d o n OUver (85); 2'^'^ Mel Long (86); 3'"'^ - N o z Nozal (86); Low net: 1^^ - BUl Catlett (72); 2"^ Herky Hardison (74); 3"^^ _ Dick Kievit. Longest Drive: Jim HeUauer.

Closest to ffie pin: Dick Kie-vit.

After noon formation. Bob Hofford put togeffier the Memorial Service in the newly upgraded Memorial HaU. It was very weU attended, as was the Class meetUig that foUowed. During the Class meeting our new "Class President for Lffe",Jerry Smith took the rems from ArUe CampbeU and the entire Class Executive Committee torned over.Your new ExCom members are: Executive VP: Tom Corboy; Administrative VP: Jerry Rosenberger; Commuffications VP: Howie Winfree; Development VP: Mike Roth; Treasurer: BiU Hartman; and Secretary/Historian: Arlie Campbell at 45' Bob Sherer. banquet

Tom Rooney & Friend

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Howie Winfree chimed in with a report that says it aU, plus some requests.

Les Lemke, Art Rowe & your scribe

Bill Kraus, Jim Joyner, Rod McDonnell & Virg Hill

Dan Schroeder, Bob O'NeiL Pete Femso, & John O'Conner

â&#x20AC;˘ "What a great week it was! Everyone seemed to tffink it was a very special reuffion. We had over 290 classmates and more than 580 total attendees. Some were a Utde late in making their decision to attend (a nfrstake we'U try to rectify before the 50th.) The offiy sour note was our one point loss to Tulsa, but it was a reaUy good game. I want to thank each of you for making our 45th Reuffion so successfol. Without the company reps commuffications to your company mates, we would not have had the "grass roots" effort to gather together. I also talked to many folks who thought their respective company parties were a ffighUght of the weekend ... a chance to spend quaUty time with those to whom they were so close for four years almost haffa century ago. They felt that we were fortunate to have spent the four years in the same company, so those relationsffips were nurtured into beconfrng Ufelong friendsffips. Before the glow fades too quickly, I'd Uke to each classmate, to help us keep up to date with current information for our database, whether or not you attended the 45 . Please update your proffie at the Alumni Association website <http://www.usna.com>. Go to the "On Line Community" page and cUck on "My Proffie" to update your irfformation. Also I ask you to routinely check in with our Home Page http//www.USNA61.org for updates, Class Cruises, fotos, events, ExCom meeting nfrnutes, etc. H PARTING SHOTS. Let me end tffis last column of a very successful year with my annual request for inputs from aU you faithfol readers ... and those who haven't been so faithful. Obviously, Hank "Teddy Bear" Hahn and Bob "Bear" Sheridan are ineUgible, both having flunked "BuU" at the Boat School. Based on many inputs I receive, it appears that our column is read by alumni of aU

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persuasions. So, if you'd Uke to see your name in Ughts, send me an emaU and teU me what's going on in your end of the woods. Even better, send me some fotos to go wiffi it.

"GET IT DONE WITH '61" ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 1 1 % LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 6 1 % PRES: CAPT RichardJ. Hayes, USN (Ret.) H: 703-461-3582; E: usna621@netzero.net SEC'Y; CDR Howard S. Pinskey, USNR (Ret.) PO.Box 3380,Ann.ipohs,MD 21403-3326 H: 410-974-1962; E: PINSK62@aol.com WEB SITE: www.nampows.org/62.html

GREETINGS FROMANNAPOUS With the Thanksgiving weekend over, we now enter the traveling, fanffiy visiting, gift buying, joyous month of December.

May aU our classmates and their extended famffies and aU the world enjoy a happy, healthy , peaceful hoUday season and a happy new year.

Good time to mark your calendar for our 45th reuffion weekend, 19-23 September 2007. More detaUs, information and reservations to foUow. CLASS NEWS Our east coast class Vice President, RAY MADONNA writes this commentary for a recent issue ofthe PROCEEDINGS pubUcation. Quite apropos for this month and aU months I Having graduated from the Naval Academy 44 years ago, I have seen a number of Academy traditions live on in the Brigade whUe others have been consigned to the dustbin of ffistory. One tradition that seems to have gone the way of June Week (we now have Commissionmg Week in May) is supporting the other service acaderffies in sporting events when they are not playing Navy. It is a shame nfrdsffipmen do not cheer for the acaderffies because one day their lives actuaUy may depend on a comrade-in-arms from another service During a Navy-Tulane home footbaU game a few years back, I was aU smUes watching Navy running over an opponent when the score board flashed a score: Army was winning their game 3 to 0. I jumped up, cheering at the thought of another classic Army-Navy battle for the Commander-in-Cffief s Trophy if the Woops could keep the lead. Then I noticed that very few others were cheering for Army - least of aU members of the Brigade. 1 thought back over the many seasons since graduation 1 had spent in the upper deck of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and found that I could

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not recaU ever seeing the Brigade cheer for one ofthe other acadenfres when that school's score appeared on the scoreboard.

When my wife asked why I was cheering for Army, I asked her why we cheer for Navy." Navy is our team" she repUed. WeU, the Army and Air Force acadenfres are my teams, too, as I learned offiy too weU on the batdefields of Vietnam and in the concrete jungle of the Pentagon, at least when I was not competing with their graduates. Today's rffidsffipmen do not seem to get it that life as a comnfrssioned officer often involves close interaction with members of the other services. And sometimes your Ufe depends on them.

During my Plebe year, my firsties, the Class of 1959, taught me to cheer for Army except when they played Navy. An unscientific survey often of my classmates revealed nine continued to cheer for Army and Air Force uffiess they were pitted against Navy. A friend in the Class of'64 felt the same and recaUed being taught to do that. The same survey of ten current nfrdshipmen and recent graduates ffisclosed that aU but one never cheered for the other service acadenfres and among those who ffidn't, some actoaUy wanted to see our future comrades lose.

The camaraderie among aU services that I had been taught seems to no longer exist- and I find that ffisappointing. What happened to the tradition drilled into me so many years ago? Did an over-eager upperclassman take "Beat Army" way too seriously and change it to "Hate Army"?

At least, that was the reason a member of '03 gave me when he told me why he never cheered for the Cadets. Indeed, he was encouraged to hate them. Regarffiess of what caused it, the tradition I was taught has disappeared and it is time to bring it back. Respect for the other services is more important now than ever.

Joint operations are a way of life among today's warriors. Midshipmen wffi find that when they ffit the Fleet and take part in joint operations-or are sentenced to a tour in the Pentagon interservice cooperation is key to an officer's ability to get something done.(wel said, Ray).

Let nothing I have said be taken to ffisparage other comiffissioning sources from such great schools as Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Maryland and other worthy opponents. These universities continue to produce outstanding officers. However, none of these institutions has a complete student body defficated from the first day of coUege to serving our nation in one of the armed forces.

We have witnessed the loss of a few traditions that I beUeve should be revived.

Midshipmen and grads should be cheering for West Point, the Air Force Academy and the Coast Guard Academy except when we play them. Joint thinking should begin during Plebe Summer, with a healthy dose of respect for their fotore comrades. Midshipmen should be taught, as I was, to root for the other acadenfres.

If we start buUffing a joint traffition early in the professional lives ofour foture Naval and Marine Corps officers, I am confident that it wiU pay ffividends in the years ahead. B JOE BROZ sends us this September 2006 photo of our'62 basketbaU team in SW Washington state. BOBBY MORRELL, MIKE MIGA, BILL KIRVAN & JOE BROZ spent 3 days salmon fisffing, wine drinking and reUving old times. It was truly a great reunion.

On the way here, Mike and Bffi stopped at Walter Reed hospital and picked up the young man in the picture, CPL Rob Kislow, USA, 82nd Airborne. He is recuperating from wounds received in Afghanistan. What a fine young man he is. He was fuU of energy, positive, proud as heU ofhis country, his Army and his 82nd Airborne Division. It was indeed an honor to host him. He was an inspiration to us aU. He also caught the most fish and the biggest fish and won aU of our money.

Warm regards to all ofour classmates.

JOE BROZ, BILL KIRVAN, BOBBY MORRELL, MIKE MIGA

TOM GRZYMALA writes us from central Virginia. â&#x20AC;˘ Life is good here in the footffiUs ofthe Blue Ridge Mountains, playing lots of golf and enjoying good Ufe! Last month my wife Barbara and I went out to ffie San Francisco Bay area and watched Navy absolutely troiiip Stanford. The D&B ffid a great job entertaining the rather sparse crowd on this, the opening day ofthe newly renovated stadium. Like the footbaU team they didn't have much competition since Stanford's band was not

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aUowed to perform after vandalizing their rehearsal traUer last summer with spray paint and sledgehanmiers. What is truly remarkable is ffiat my Boat School roommate and "Da Dean" BiU Mffier, and the supe,VADM Rempt are also alumffi of Stanford. FoUowing the game, we went north a bit to Petaluma, CA, spent the week with our daughter, AUison and her femily and got togeffier for dinner m Sonoma with JIM and Ann HONEYWELL and GEORGE and JiU INSKEEP. Unfortonately, D O N CRISTY was on the binnacle Ust so he and Kyoko couldn't join us as planned.

Yesterday, lo and behold, our oldest daughter, EUzabeth, gave birth to her 8th chUd (5 boys, 3 girls) and out 13th grandchUd!! Mom and daughter are doing weU and we're about to head up to Northern Virgiffia to play grandparents for a few days (somebody's got to feed ffie seven oldest!) I guess tffis latest birth keeps me at ffie top ofthe '62 Ust as far as number of grandkids goes. HeUuva ffisrinction. • JNMEMORL4M It is with great sadness that I inform the class of the passing of our friend and classmate BILL LORESrO. Tffis obituary appeared in ffie Kno.xviUe News Sentential.

• WILLIAM JOHN LORINO, age 67, passed away early Friday morffing, October 20,2006 at ffis home in ArUngton,Vfrgiffia after a brave battle with recurrent lung cancer. Bffi had been in rermssion for over 10 years untU his cancer retorned in AprU 2006. He was bom on February 10,1939 in Morristown, Tennessee, to the late Mattie Lormo Hagans and the late Frank Norman Lormo, founders ofthe Little Dutch Restaurant, a Morristown landmark. He is survived by ffis wffe, Bettie B. PorzeUus Lorino, formerly of Chattanooga; ffis son, Frank Norman Lorino II and daughter-in-law Carol Lorino ofYonkers, NY; daughter, Mary PorzeUus Lorino Chase and son-in-law Chris Chase of Richmond, Virgiffia and grandchUdren, Andrew and Mattie Lorino and Ruby Chase; sisters Rita Lorino Snfrth of Morristown, Deloris Lorino Snfrth and her husband Robert G. Srffith of KnoxviUe and Frances Lorino Moyers and her husband Dr. P. Charles Moyers of Morristown. In addition, Mr. Lorino leaves several ffieces, nephews, other

faiffily members and numerous friends.

BiU grew up and attended elementary school in Morristown. In 1956 he graduated from The McCaUie School in Chattanooga and attended the University ofTennessee, KnoxviUe in 1957 before attenffing and graduating from the Uffited States Naval Academy in AnnapoUs, Maryland in 1962. As a young Ueutenant, Bffi served under Adiffiral Hyman Rickvoer, who was known as the Father of Nuclear Navy. Early in his ffistinguished career. Lieutenant Lorino was assigned to the Nuclear Submarine Project as a nuclear engineer and was in charge of weapons for the USS Guardfish (USS-612), where he was one ofthe original crew members. Mr. Lorino retired from the Navy in 1970. As a civffian, Bffi was appointed to the position of Deputy Director of Naval Sea Systems Command and was program manager for Attack Submarines in Wasffington, DC where he continued desigffing nuclear submarines for the Untied States Navy. He retired to private Ufe in 1988. BiU was a miscffievous Uttle boy and an ambitious young man who matored into a wise and wonderful human being. Bffi's associates at work wiU no doubt remember ffim as a briffiant coUeague and those ofus who loved Bffi wffi be warmed by the memory of ffis +6-.0Tuesday, October 24th at 2:00pm at the Memorial Baptist Church of ArUngton, Virgima, Dr. William Srffith officiating. M The class extends it's sincere sympatffies to ffis wife Bettie and extended fanffiy and friends.

JIM BAGBY, who manages the Parker-Brook farm in McHenry, South CaroUna, and ffis wife Irma, moved to a smaUer home in the Mount Pleasant area.

That's our class news for this November 2006 issue of SHIPMATE. Tffis time of year is a great one for travel, fanffiy gatherings, photos and stories.

Your classmates want to hear about you.

Please send in your news and pictures any way you can. Next week, in PhUadelpffia, Navy wffi beat Army in the 102nd meeting ofour great institotions, and then go on to our record fourth straight bowl appearance. For the 49th rime '62 SEZ — ZONK 'EM. Keep in touch. UntU next time

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There are more news and photos tffis month than 1 can include here. Be sure to visit USNA63.org to see the complete report.

This has been another terrific season for Navy footbaU. The Class of 1963 has been making a lot of noise at the games and enjoying weU-attended taUgate parties before and after each contest. Thanks to EUen Sherman for supplying two photos from the first taUgate ofthe year, on 2 September. Standing in front of the Class of 1963's new blue and gold tent are Ian Sargent, Mike Bracy, BiU Earner, Lew BlackweU, Paul Tobin, Jim Ring, Tom O'Brien, Pete Quinton, Al Sherman, Dan Hitzelberger, and an unidentified gentleman. KneeUng in front are Forrest Siburt, Watt MUes, Bob Forster, and Jeff MUes. Two weeks later. Navy traveled to the west coast and again enjoyed vital support from our classmates. Here is a report on 1963 activities from Jim Oakes: • We had a '63 class dinner in connection with the Navy vs. Stanford footbaU game on Friday, September 15, at the Stanford Park Hotel in Palo Alto, CA.The Stanford footbaU team was staying there, so we bought them drinks and caUed their rooms aU ffight to help our cause. Maybe it helped? The attendees were: Arlene Inch and Jim Oakes; Pat Leicher and John Newton; Sandy and Mike Harman; GaU and Craig Barton; Sue and Jim Delong; Lynn and Lew BlackweU; Liffian Karson and Kit's sister,Vicki Hughes; Patric and Bo Kearns; Marion and Chuck MacUn; Katherine and Pete Savage; Pat and Lee Pekary; Betty and Kent Maxfield;Jim Penrod; Frank HUton; and Thomas Rossa.

Everyone looked "fit as a fiddle" and we hoisted a few for aU classmates not there.

Winffing the game so convincingly in the inaugural game in the new Stanford stadium put a nice cap on a great weekend. The last time Navy played Stanford at Stanford was October 9,1954. Navy won 25-0.1 was there. • I haven't yet received pictures from the dinner, but Jim did send a nice photo of himself and ffis lady, Arlene Inch, at the taUgate.

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Arlene Inch and Jim Oakes

I am sorry to report the death of Larry R. Wliite, who passed away on 22 September in Lexington, KY. No detaUs have yet come to me.

It was to good to hear from Alan McAnaUy, who sent an ffiustrated report from a noteworthy event this August.

• August 20th on Cape Cod was a special day for a special guyjoe CoUins. Hosted by ffisfivecffildren at Joe's Pocasset Goff Club, famUy, friends, business coUeagues

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guys" aU joined them for a pleasant and memorable eveffing. Yvonne and Jack Saux, DoUy and Tom Batzel, Wink WUkinson and Carol Davisson, and Terry and Alan McAnaUy woffidn't have rffissed it for the world.

Not many people retire from two distinguished careers, so there were plenty of anecdotes and laughs as we sent Joe off into the next phase offfisUfe. When Joe left active duty in 1969 and he took a posirion at MIT in their Alumffi

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Association. He also remained in the reserves, retiring in 1985 as an 0-6.Joe had the good fortone to be passionate and comrffitted to two fine institotions. A short 37 years later, reaUzing that ffis goff game needed more attention than MIT's fond raising, he retired tffis summer.

Jack, Wink and Tom used the celebration as an anchor for a week's vacation on the Cape with Joe and Suzanne, and Alan came down from Andover for a couple of days. Tom, Wink, and Alan and Terry played goff Sunday afternoon at ffie beautifffi Donald Ross course, and joined everyone ffiat evenmg for ffie Toast to Joe CoUms. We had lots of laughs and special remembrances. (More at USNA63.org) •

• In late August Dave ("Na'vy Davy") ; Moore and I joined John Peterson and eight other stalwarts for a 7-day 40-inUe backpacking expeffition in the High Sierras.The ffighUght ofthe trip was ffie I ascent of Mt.Wffimey at 14,491 feet the ffighest mountain m ffie "lower 48." One photo shows Dave, me, and Steve Clarey (an old navy sffipmate who joined us) on the traU down toWffitoey Portal. The second photo shows John and me atop Wffimey on a beautifffi, sunny day when you coffid UteraUy "see for mUes."The thfrd photo shows Dave, Steve, and John sharing a sumptoous lunch on the traU. The crisp clean air, beautifffi vistas, and ffie wonderfffi camaraderie of tffis backpacking group made for a memorable trip. H

Tom O'Brien has been on ffie road agaffi, and filed tffis trip report in September.

H Ann and I recendy completed a swing through New Hampsffire,Vermont, and NewYork whUe visitingfriendsand buying sterling for our antiques business.

We spent two ffights with Zoe and Bob LaGassa in their lovely home in the Eastman Commuffity in Grantham, NH, and were treated to their outstanffing-asusual hospitality. Bob again demonstrated his mastery of both garden and grffi and prepared a wonderful meal that we Ungered over for a couple of hours whUe catching up. Our second night there, we helped them celebrate their 43rd wedffing anniversary at a nearby restaurant. Here are some photos from our visit. The crossed signal flags on the house sign are Bravo and Zulu; I'm sure our classmates remember what that means. •

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John Peterson and Phillip Marsden atop Mt Whitney Photo

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Lunchtime on the trail

What a great variety of news and photos we have tffis monffi, ffianks to the folks vvho sent ffiem to be shared with you.

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This monffi's column opens wiffi a note ftom Jim Shanahan's wffe Sanffi: I "I woffid Uke to get some frfformation out to ffie class of'64.1 want to smcerely ffiank everv'one for ffiefr outpouring of love and kmdness to me and our famUy at lim's passmg. The evidence of love and respect for Jim was overwffielirdng. I'm sure he was smiling dowm in amazement, bemg ffie humble man ffiat he was.

I parricularly want to thank ffie memben of ffie 9ffi company - several whom I have never even met. Remember, ffie 9ffi company party at ffie 45ffi wiU be

B "Each summer, Ann and I travel to Micffigan to play in a charity goff outing in memory of one of her in-laws. A ffighhght of the trip is an annual visit with Sandy and Hal Anderson at ffiefr home ffi Dryden, Michigan. Dryden is a very smaU town norffi of Detroit and they hve at the end of a qffiet street looking over a soybean field.

Tffis year we were able to get together for lunch at one of ffie local Dryden restaurants (I tffink there are two!) and spend some time getting caught up. Hal and Sandy have been traveUng extensively and most recendy participated m the class river cruise m Europe. Sandy does superb photo documentaries of thefr trips and we enjoy seeing the sights through her eyes.

Hal continues to amaze us with ffis fight against mffitiple myeloma. He looks vveU, although a bit shorter than he used to be. He told us he wffi have to resume treatment tffis faU and asked aU ofour classmates to keep him m thefr prayers." H

Hal Anderson and Rick Dau enjoying the Michigan summer weather

A still shotftoma recording made for use during the Army-Navy game of 18 grads ranging from '64 to '04 on the grounds of the Baghdad Palace. Jack Dempsey is in the center ofthe picture, back row

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Jack Dempsey sent in a note and a picture from Iraq where at the request of the State Department and The Iraqi Government Electric Commission, he has agreed to extend unffi next spring. He did manage to make CONUS for Homecorffing in October after wffich he accompaffied the Iraqi Miffister of Electricity to Adanta for an industry conference then to Washington D.C. FoUowing wffich he and Jack conducted negotiations with General Electric and Siemens regarffing construction of $20 biffion U.S. worth of generating plants over the next seven years. Jack retorned to Baghdad ffi November. Stay safe. Jack, keep that flak jacket properly secured.

Four classmates met in Charleston last September on the occasion of Claudio "Chico" Pacheco's passmg tffiough town on ffis way to a golfing vacation in Myrde Beach, SC. Clauffio recently retired from a tour of duty as Commandant ofthe Costa Rica Coast Guard, durmg wffich he fficreased the strength ofthe Guard and mvolved it m operations and trafrfrng wiffi the US Navy and Coast Guard. He and ffis wffe SheUa (Member ofthe British Empire) hve ffi San Jose, CA.

John Common, Claudio Pacheco, Barry Relinger and John Nuernberger taken on Sunday, September Iff" at die Nuernberger home

Lmda and John Common are neighbors of Sue and John Nuernberger on Daffiel Island, Charleston; SC.The fost John practices periodontal dentistry and plays a mean game of goff whUe the second John is reffied from ffis post-Navy career with Exelon, an electric utffity, and is currendy buUffing houses with Habitat.

Carol and Barry Relinger visited from Georgetown, SC where they had provided a bed and breakfast for Clauffio on ffis way to Myrde Beach. Barry is reffied from EDS and as dock master of a marina in NY. He is recovering ffis strength after kidney surgery but needed no time to recover ffis sense of humor.

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FinaUy, your humble correspondent has extracted especially poignant excerpts from a long communication sent in

by Mac Hanna: • "...today Ufe took on a.. .much deeper meaffing. The WaU that Heals is in Aiken, apparendy its offiy stop in South CaroUna. As I moved slowly along the waU.. .Usteffing as the names of those on ffie waU were being caUed out 24 hours a day for the four days the waU is here, I came to Line 97,1 stooped down, started on the left and let my eyes continue right and after what seemed an eternity, ffid I reaUy want to do this, there it was. Tom Holden. I was reluctant to touch Tom's name because the waU took on an aura of someffiing sacred. It was as if I woffid deffie the waU to touch it. I hadn't earned the right to touch that waU. A waU made up of heroes. FinaUy, I compeUed myself to feel Tom's name and touch it again and again and again. I looked around me at the memorial flowers, insignia, letters, pictores and yes, even a few medals. I was on haUowed ground in the rffidffie of a soccer field. No food, no drinks, no ceU phones, offiy a quiet reverence and respect for those who gave that last foU measure for us and our country Suddeffiy I was thrust back to 1961 and could see Tom and Jim [CampbeU] on the atUetic field so fiffi of life and forever young. Classmates aU around. How unfair for these two young men. But, is lffe always fair? I especiaUy thought of Tom. 1941-1966. Harffiy a start on Ufe. But, tears weUed up within me and as I looked at my wife and thought of my chUdren, my grandchUd and even Room 1210, Bancroft HaU. I could hold the tears back no longer.

Amazing, but after aU of these years and being disconnected from you guys because I didn't graduate with you, today I reaUzed that I am stffi connected to you and you are part of my Ufe, a very dear part. God bless you and keep you in aU that you do. Forgive the musings of an old man." •

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Greetings again, Classmates.Tffis issue of Shipmate wiU find you looking back at the footbaU season with some very fond memories. We hope that one of those includes a victory over Army and ... weU, it could happen, even ND but that would, at this point, be looking into the future.

Nevertheless, tffis column seems to be aU about the great season the boys in blue have had to date, including the fourth in a row dismantling of a very strong Air Force team. Big and difficult games lay ahead of us as we put fingers to the keys for this column. Let's start off with the not so new but great tribute to our friend and classmate Roger.

• Roger Staubach selected for 2006 Patriot's Award by Congressional Medal of Honor Society; DaUas presentation ceremony announced DALLAS, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced today in DaUas that Roger Staubach has been selected the 2006 recipient ofthe prestigious Patriot's Award for ffis continuous support ofthe community and comrffitment to America and its veterans. The Award wiU be presented at a special dinner in DaUas on October 19,at wffich 25 ofthe 111 living Medal of Honor recipients wiU attend to recognize Mr. Staubach.

The Patriot's Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society to individuals whose Ufe's work is dedicated to freedom and perpetuating the Society's ideals, including American courage, sacrifice, and patriotism. Among previous recipients are Bob Hope,John Rangos Sr., Lee lacocca.

Dr. Robert Haley, Ross Perot, former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and General Norman Schwarzkopf. "Because this is one ofthe highest tributes paid to great Americans by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society each year, we are especiaUy honored to bestow the 2006 Award on

Roger Staubach," said Mike Thornton, ; Regional Director ofthe Society. "Not | offiy has Roger demonstrated greatness in | what he has acffieved in ffis mUitary j service and pro footbaU and business | careers, he has consistendy made time for j unselfish community and civic service and ' patriotism in support ofour troops and j veterans spanning the past 30 years." \ After graduating from the Uffited • States Naval Academy Roger Staubach i fulfiUed four years active duty and j embarked on an outstanding pro-footbaU i career with the DaUas Cowboys, culminated by his selection into the Pro FootbaU HaU of Fame in 1985.Today he is j Chairman of the Board and CEO ofthe j Staubach Company, headquartered in DaUas, and continues to be involved with \ the Uffited States Naval Academy ' Foundation.The 2006 National Patriots | Award Dinner wiU be held at III Forks I

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in DaUas,Thursday, October 19,2006, s 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. j About the Congressional Medal of ,' Honor Society: The Society's membership i is composed exclusively of Uving Medal ., of Honor recipients, currently numbering 1 111 .There can be no associate or j honorary members. Notably, the Society j holds a uffique view of its membersffip, in > that it hopes never to need to induct new j members.The Congressional Medal of i Honor Society is a not-for-profit, tax\ exempt orgaffization chartered by The I 85th Congress under a legislative act ] signed into law by President Dwight D. ; Eisenhower on August 14,1958.The | oldest Uving member is 98 years old and ' the youngest is 56 years old. Ofthe 850 medals awarded since WWI, the majority have been awarded ordy posthumously j Society members are defficated to the | protection and preservation ofthe ffigffity, \ honor and name ofthe Medal of Honor; I service to others; service to nation, and \ the promotion of aUegiance to the | Constitution and Government ofthe i United States. Members act to foster | patriotism and to inspire and encourage j the youth of America to become worthy | citizens. For more information visit http://www.cmohs.org. • i Congrats to Roger once again from the 1 entire Class! Continuing now with the ; ffieme of NavyfiaotbaUwe torn to tffis one \ fixjm Doyle Borchers, who ffied tffis report just after the terrific fboffiall outing j Navy had against a Pac 10 school, Stanford. : • Greetings from the greater Northern California contingent! Several ofus

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gaffiered at Stanford yesterday to watch Navy demolish Stanford in a terrific 37-9 victory! The Midffies had to work hard ffie first haff to get a 10-3 margin and on defense we ffiffii't have much against Stanford's passing eftbrt, but in the second haff our running game blew out ffie Carffinal! This game was Stanford's first in ffieir new 100 nfrUion doUar stadium wffich is reaUy neat. Now aU ffiey need is a team and a band (their band was on suspension for having wrecked a band haU on campus!).

Nearby is a photo of those ofus who taUgated togeffier. Seated: Joan Borchers, Jeanne AUen, Judy Zitzowitz and Karen Brown. Stanffing: Doyle Borchers, Chip AUen, Dan Flanagan, Rob Zitzowitz and Don BrowTi. Also there vvere Carla and Brian Lantier and Goose GosneU and Shawnee. Also ran into Valerie and Craig Rasmussen. Learay and John Wroten. Ann and BiU Bower and Andy Kish. Thanks to Brian for organizing the tickets to gettmg us seated together.

OveraU a great Navy Day and super camaraderie with feUow Classmates! •

home office when his new house is completed next spring.

The agenda for the class meeting was: * President's Remarks * Treasurer's Report * Update on 2006 Annual Fund * Class Communications * 45th Reunion Report * 40th Reunion Book * Capstone Moral Leadersffip Serffinars * Proposed Amendment to By-Laws •* Donation to Congressional Medal ot Honor Society from the Class in honor of Roger Staubach • Now from nfrster ever ready himself, PhU Ferrara, we have the foUowing: I To answer your caU for more photos / news , enclosed is a photo of two '65 classmates and spouses.To wit: Jan and Forrest Horton and Lmda and Phil Ferrara got together on Sunday, Oct 1, 2006, to cUmb Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah Nat'l Park in Virginia. Several hours were spent hiking to the vicinity ofthe sumrffit, and the views of the eastern piedmont and the Appalacffian Mt. range were gorgeous on a blue sky day. Dinner foUowed at a Red, Hot & Blue restaurant, and upon returning to the Horton home, Forrest closed the day by opening a botde of champagne — a trick with his Midshipman sword!! he had learned whUe stationed in France m the early years !! I

offered as the "anchor house" for the Air Force footbaU game "roU-up" party. Karen and Doyle Winters had already arrived at the 'anchorage' and were cheering louffiy for Navy. Food and beverages flowed plentifuUy as ffid Navy's scoring. We cheered, we worried, we even encouraged Doug's attitude adjustment toward PMA. After the Navy victory we adjourned to the ffiffing room for a great potluck dinner of salads, Pam's jumbalaya, and Mike acting as perfect host serving dessert to 'nearly everyone'. We berated Air Force's quarterback, Shaun Carney, for brusffing off Paul Johnson's recruiting efforts, and choosing instead to go to Air Force. (Shaun, boy, you went 0 for 4, lad..!

You would have gone to four bowl games ! ) To close the evening, Mike even broke off the port arm ofhis diffing room chair, threatening to "knock some sense into that lad"!! AU's weU that ends weU.We had a marvelous time and wffi rendezvous on the water again in the Spring as our RaftUp gang continues to grow. H

Leftto Right, Doug Katz, Mike Epprecht Phil Ferrara, Lloyd Abbot Doyle Winters Stanford tailgate

We now hear from President Jim Minderlein, who informed us of a class meeting which was held in conjunction with the BiU Erickson taU gate (once agam we coUectively thank Bffi and EmUy for their gracious and generous hosting of ffie Class at aU Navy home games).Jim went on to say ...

I Congratolations to the Navy FootbaU Team on its big win at Connecticut yesterday. Last week at Navy's home game, the Class presented Roger Staubach an 18" faux bronze repUca ofour Class Crest in recognition ofhis being such an outstanding representative ofthe U.S. Naval Academy and the Class of 1965.

The Class Crest was also in appreciation for Roger's strong support, both financial and moral, for the '65 Stadium Project the Spanish American War Battie Arch.

Roger was very appreciative and said that he intended to hang the '65 Crest in ffis

'Intrepid trekkers'... From left to right is Forrest Horton, Jan Horton, Phil Ferrara, Linda Ferrara

Again from Phil Farrara we have received this next item...

H The boat "raft-up" was washed out by a rainy, windy, wUd low pressure area that passed over the Chesapeake Bay on Oct. 7th. BUT, that didn't stop our intrepid bunch. We converted fr to a "ROLL-UP" instead. Sharon and Doug Katz got underway in their Navigator, picked up Cindy and Lloyd Abbot and , after an iUegal U-turn off the interstate, stopped to pick up Linda and PhU Ferrara.

We continued on to Pam and Mike Epprecht's house which was graciously

We send each ofyou fond wishes for a fabulous hoUday season and health and prosperity in the new year. We plan to continue doing this column in '07 so don't hesitate to send in those pictures and stories.Truth is desired but, when it comes to personal feats, optional.

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PRES: VADM Michael D. Haskins, USN (Ret.) SEC'Y: CDR Mike Baird, USN (Ret.) 63 Franklin St.,Annapolis,MD 21401 E: pmbaird@verizon.net WEST COAST SEC'Y; Robert G.Johnson Jr., Esq. 27136-B Paseo Espada #1121 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 WEB SITE: www.usna66.org

Here we are at the close of another year, and what a year it's been. The key highhght for our Class was the 40'- Reunion; a trffiy fabulous event. For those wondering about purchasing adffitional items from the 40™ Reuffion, I shoffid have more information by the February column, and I wffi also use our Class-wide emaU Ust. One ofthe features ofthe 40*-" Reuffion that made it special was that 16 widows of deceased Classmates accepted the Class' invitation to attend. As you recaU we stiU have a Class Foundarion, to honor our deceased Classmates, and we are stffi ffisbursing grant checks to their dependents seeking ffigher education.

Jim Long, Foundation President, sent me the foUowmg breakdown ofour grants for ffie 2006-2007 acaderffic year.

Our Class of 1966 Foundation reports that it has made four $2,500 Educational Grants to the foUowmg cffildren to honor our deceased Classmates.These grants are for the 2006/2007 academic year. The kids and thefr moms continue to be extremely appreciative of tffis effort by our Class.

Adriana Beneffict (daughter of Lee Beneffict) — Harvard Uffiversity; Sabrina Beneffict (daughter of Lee Beneffict) Boston CoUege; EmUy Magnuson (daughter of Ron Magnuson) - School ofthe Art Institote of Cfficago; Greg Prout (son of Jay Prout) — San Diego City CoUege Our Board reports that after these grants, $70,000 remains in our Foundation account with $17,500 in known fotore comnfrtments. Our Class Executive Comnfrttee is evaluating potential uses for any fonds remaiffing after our final grant obUgations are met.

Thanks to Jim and the other members ofthe Class Foundation, and thanks to each ofyou who contributed over the years to make these grants possible.

In an emaU I forwarded in October, I cited the death of Classmate O.T. Moore. I am providing that same information here for those who may not have received the emaU or may have misplaced it.

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• OlandThomas (O.T.) Moore, III, 63, of Lockhart, passed away Monday, 11 September 2006, at CffisofrnTraU Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born on 15 January 1943, in New Orleans, LA to Oland Thomas Moore, Jr. and Boffita (BlundeU) Moore. O.T. graduated from Lockhart High School in May 1961. He attended the Uffited States Naval Academy before retorffing to Baylor Uffiversity, where he received a BA in mathematics in May 1965. After serving in the United States Navy, O.T. retorned to Central Texas and resided near Rockdale untU November 2005 when he retorned to Lockhart. O.T. was preceded in death by ffis parents, Oland Thomas Moore,Jr., on 10 March 1989 and Boffita BlundeU Moore, on 22 March 2005. He is survived by ffis brother, Fred Moore and ffis wife Laura of Lockhart; two nephews, Ben Moore of Austin and John Moore of Grand Prairie; one aunt, Frances Moore Duce of Lockhart; six cousins and their famffies, Linda Lentz Elmore and her husband John ofVictoria,Joan Lentz Sffipnes and her husband Stoart of Austin, Rosemary Kimbrough Hicks and her husband Wayne of Austin, Charles Kimbrough and ffis wife Elaine of Lockhart, Judy Duce Satterfield and her husband Roger of Lockhart, and Jack Duce and ffis wife Cathy of Houston.

Interment foUowed in the Lockhart City Cemetery. H During the recent 40™ Reuffion, some of you may have heard the saga about WU Trafton's Class ring. Butch DoviTiey sent me a Unk to the Modesto Bee newspaper, wffich carried the article. It seems Wffi lost ffis ring or had it taken whUe working out at NAS Alameda in 1969.

During a sweep of pawn shops for recendy hocked items in the Modesto area, a community services officer with the Modesto PoUce Department noted the ring and being in nfrnt conffition, found WU's name etched inside. She contacted WU just before the reunion and he was able to claim it at no cost. The story goes that a security guard at Alameda found the ring in a parking lot at NAS Alameda and gave it to his girl friend who pawned the ring with other items in August this year. The security guard was unable to contact WU earlier because WiU was assigned to a carrier in Florida, then saUed to Vietnam. Anyone wanting to read the entire story can go to the foUowing Unk, or email me for it modbee.com/local/story/12778090p13470861c.html. It's one for the books.

In other news, Fred MoosaUy, president. Naval Electroffics & SurveiUance Systems, a segment of Lockheed Martin's Systems Integration business, is pictored with ADM Michael G. MuUen ('68), Cffief of Naval Operations. The event was the launcffing of LCS 1, the first Littoral Combat Sffip, on 23 September 2006 at Marinette Sffipyard in Marinette, WI. Congratolations to Fred.

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FinaUy, Fred Fredericksen sent me an emaU with the foUowing Unk to view 111 photos of ffie 40'-" Reuffion - http:// photos.yahoo.com/jtfrederiksen. Thanks to Fred. Also, ffiose ofyou who received yearbooks for the 40™ Reuffion may not have noticed that the back ofthe book contains a CD with photos and music. § Our Class President, Mike Haskins, asked me to pass along ffie foUowing irfformation he received in an emaU on helping the Naval Academy Foundation acffieve a potential gift.

• Dear USNA Alumffi Class President: EarUer tffis year, we iifformed you of a special opportoffity presented to ffie Naval Academy Foundation in terms of a potential gift of $1 miffion. In order to secure tffis awesome phUanffiropic opportoffity, we have to achieve a five percent (5%) increase in alumffi donor participation in 2006 over ffie 2005 level of 26% - the ChaUenge of'77. WhUe we are tracking in the right ffirection, more remains to be done and our efforts to increase the number of alumffi donors to ffie Foundation continue as we enter ffie final quarter of the year.

With just under three monffis to go in ffie fondraising year, we wanted to provide you with an update ofthe ChaUenge, in adffition to what you may find on our website, www.usna.com, or in Shipmate. Through the end of September 2006, the alunmi donor participation rate is 20.15%. (see attached for aU classes) Again, for 2005, the overaU alumni donor participation rate was 26%. Thus, we stUl

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A second element to tffis chaUenge vvas ffiat anoffier $5,000 would be provided for everv' class ffiat has a ffigher participation rate ffian ffie Class of 1977.

Through September, the Class of 1977 stood m 24th place among almnffi classes.

We know '77 is workmg to make it into ffie top 20,ffnot ffie top 10 in ffiese remainffig three monffis. H Our Class also has two remainffig projects to address, and you'U be hearmg more about ffiat later in 2007.

That vvTaps up December. I wish aU ofyou a Merry Chrismias, Happy Hanukkah, and a very Happy NewYear. I pray ffie season brings you joy and peace and ffie new year is prosperous for you.

U n d Februarv—^AU ffie best—Mike!!!

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Here it is...ffie last column of 2006. Hard to beUeve, isn't it? Let's get right to it!

Congratffiations are m order! Got wordfixDmTom Knudson that m August he had been elected Chairman of Bristow Group, Inc., a provider of hehcopter services around ffie world. He also said they had elected CharUe Bolden '68 to ffieir board of dfrectors.

Russ Tadych dropped me a note, too, and said that Lmda and Tom Pritchett had visited him and Joanne m Mentor, OH. In ffie past uvo years, boffi Tom and Russ have completed careers m ffie electric utffity mdustry (nuclear).Tom reffied after 33 years wiffi ConsteUation Energy and Russ ffid ffie same after 30 years with FirstEnergv: Boffi are fiffiy reffied, enjoymg family and offier mterests. Russ said they visited Offio landmarks, told stories, revisited old times, and even ffit the tennis courts. He sent a photo, but cautioned that vvhUe it documents ffiat ffiey can stffi get around ffie court, it says notffing about ffie quaUtv- offfieplay!

I'm not sure how many ofyou know it, but Mike Currie had a brain tomor removed in May.That, plus having ffis home flooded by one of ffie hurricanes, has made this a pretty chaUenging year for ffim and EUzabeffi, but he says they are boffi doing weU. I was reaUy happy to see ffis note to Dave Church saying he's back tofisffingand "lovin' Ufe and aU its ffiverse richness and blessmgs." His words echo ffiose I've heard from many Classmates who've been over a bump in the road: "Good friends/loved ones are the one common denonfrnator ffiat makes it easier to get thru it aU." Dave Candler sent a photo from the Navy-Connecticut taUgate in East Harti'ord, CT in September. In adffition to seeffig a Navy wffi, ffie '67 contingent had a great time. Dave said Al NUsen and Rick Davis and thefr respective spouses came up early for a Utde 32'^" Company miffi-reuffion. Paul McConneU Uves in Connecticut. Dave said the weekend was a big Alumffi deal: The local Chapter hosted 300+ Midsffipmen, the D&B, cheerleaders, and USNA coordmators to a pre-game taUgate. There were several hunffied alumffi and parents as weU.

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And ffiey were at it in September in the Northwest, too! Mary and Mike Sherer hosted a '67 weekend at thefr Riverwalk Inn at Chelan, WA. Skip Soper reports that at the Friday muster, the foUowing hands vvere present m adffirion to him and ffis wffe Sue (and Mike and Mary, of course): Jackie and Jay Fontaine, Star and Pat StaeheU, Pegg)' and Ron WaddeU, Jean and Doug Naylor, Betsy and Wayne Olsen. Lmda and Dick CoUins, Lmda and Cal Meek, and Karen and Bamey Racely.

Accorffing to Skip, Jay has been retfred from Boeing for about 3 years, but Jackie is stffi toffing away there. Pat is stffi at Boeing but threatens the company wiffi ffis rerirement in a few months. Ron has been retired from the Puget Sound Naval Sffipyard ffi Bremerton and has moved across the sound to be closer to the kids and grandkids. Doug is also retired from the naval Sffipyard and stUl resides close by. Wayne is a retired Navy oceanographer/weaffierguesser and is teacffing ffis craft to stodents at Pierce Commuffity CoUege in SteUacoom,WA. Skip is also stiU working at Boemg, traveUng internationaUy in ffie spare parts game, and doesn't plan to retire for a few more years so, he says, he can to make up for aU the slack time he spent ffi ffie back end of crew sheUs. Cal is Uving mVancouver,WA and workmg for a truckmg manufactorer down ffi Portland, O R . Dick, another Boeing reffiee, was married just last year and is enjoying biking tffioughout the USA and Europe. Barney is yet another Boeing cast-off and is liking staymg at home and tenffing to the house and chUffien when they pass tffiough. FmaUy, Mike is, of course, the noted proprietor of ffie Chelan hotel and owns and operates an apple orchard on the side. He also cooks a mean breakfast every morffing for aU the guests.

On Saturday, ffiey aU gaffiered at Mike's orchard for a Utde apple cider pressmg.

Mike operates a pay-for-play pressmg venture, aUowmg ffie people to press ffiefr own cider and ffie pay for ffie privUege.

That's wffiere ffie photo was taken (note ffie buckets). In ffie picture, standmg, are Olsen, Racely, StaeheU, Meek, Sherer, WaddeU, Fontame. KneeUng are Soper, Naylor, CoUins. Skip said this photo begs ffie question we always asked ourselves when ffie grads were mffieyard for reuffions: "Who ARE those old guys?" He saidffiey"then steamed mdependentiy for the afternoon, enjoymg wine tasting at ffie local wineries, visitmg open homes (owned by people wiffi wayyyy too much money), and resting, forffieactoal old people."

Dirmer at a restaurant sitoated among fields of blueberries foUowed by wine and conversation back at ffie hotel ended ffiefr day. And forffiosewhoffidn'tmake it, ffiey'U see you next year atffie40™.

Looks like everyone's warnfrng up for next year! Yet another miffi-reunion happened, tffis one with some 5''" Company Classmates at my house ffi Crownsvffie, MD wffiere we gathered for

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drinks and coffee after the unfortunate loss to Rutgers at Homecorffing. BaU game aside, we had a great time. The itinerant Gary Hodak, my USNA roommate, made an appearance, ffis first since graduation. He reaUy does have a home in Orlando, but is seldom there. Since ffis retirement five years ago, he's been spending his time traveling around "having fun" he says. Fisffing, hunting, doing the things he wants to do. Ike Ambrose saw aU the e-mail traffic and let us know he would also be in town from Austraha, so there we were. What else to do but have a party!

Dick Meade brought out one ofhis Lavazza coffee machines, so nobody fell asleep. In the photo and very wide awake are Gary, Steve Phillips, Jim Buttinger, Ken Ptack, Dick, Jim Barrett, Ike, and me. Steve and ffis wife Maureen run a smaU event management business. Among other tffings, they work with a lot of USNA Class Reunions in addition to ours. Jim Buttinger works as an analyst at a defense contractor in Virgiffia; ffis wife, Suzanne is retired. Ken works for Northrop Grumman; wife Joanne has a fiffi time job riffing herd on Ken. Jim Barrett has sold his B&B on the Eastern Shore and he and Mary have moved to a condo in Lewes, DE. On a more somber note, there wffi be a Protestant Comrffittal Service on Monday, 23 October 2006 at ffie Columbarium at the Naval Academy for Cindy Ambrose, who passed away earUer tffis year in AustraUa. We were honored to have Cindy's sister, Kathy White, join us.

his birthday! The second shows Nicky Zaiser, Kathy Kerins, Bobbie Herring, a guest whose name I iffissed, and Nadine Chicoine.The other side ofthe table is Gene Zaiser, Ed Kerins, and Ted Herring in front. Rene Chicoine's back there someplace!

Speaking of Homecorffing, those ofus who went to the game got together for dinner as we do every year.This year was atYeUowfin Restaurant on the South River. John CraighiU took photos, and I have room for a couple of them. The first shows Ed Black-wood and wife Beth, Hass RusseU, Pat Thompson, the top of BiU RusseU's head (sorry. Bill), Missy Thompson, and Sharon and Jim Schear.

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ii Participants at October's rededication of Memorial Hall and the Vietnam War Memorial included, from left, Capt George Zeberlein '54, Adm. Carlisle A. H. Trost '53, CoL John Ripley '62, and Lt Gen. Jack Klimp. USm Photo

Yellowfin Table 1 plus Jack

Yellowfin Table the second

By now, you should be almost done with the leftover turkey sandwiches and nearly ready for the next hoUday go-round. In the nfrdst of aU the festivities and gifting, please take a rffinute to remember the sons and daughters of our nation who are, have been, or wffi be in harm's way.

Think, too, of those who are doing their parts in other ways. And send up a prayer, truly, for peace on Earth and good will among her creatures.

That's it...Goodnight!.. Jim ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 50%

The Caffelnated Fifth

andVietnam Memorial redeffication ceremony at the Academy Oct. 13.

PRES: James Niehus 1422 Pennington Lane South, Ann,ipolis, MD 21409 P: 410-349-2361; E:jim.niehus@vi,ns.it.com EXEC SEC'Y: Leo Kuehn 531 Wilson Rd.,Anii.ipolis,MD 21401-1061 E: Ieo.kuehn@1968.usna.com P: 410-266-6821 C O R R . SEC'Y: CAPT Gordon I. Peterson, USN (Ret.) 7994 Hidden Bridge Dr. Springfield.VA 22153 P: 703-913-5404;W: 202-475-3023 F: 202-267-4020; E: gpeters621@aol.com; WE: Gordon.I.Peterson@uscg.mil WEB SITE: www.usna68.com

Past Class President Joe Conway and Memorial HaU ComnUttee member Jack Klimp participated in the Memorial HaU

Our Class was recogffized for spearheading the relocation, reforbishment, and updating of the Vietnam War Memorial. The monument's listing of operational losses is now consistent with the Usts in Memorial HaU and records the loss of Spence Dry. A large photo ofthe monument was presented to the Class and displayed in the taUgate tent at homecorffing.

A large tornout mustered for homeconfrng according to Becky and Dan Lear. Denny Young's rffidsffipman daughter, Brittany, and a number of her classmates celebrated her 19th birthday with a cake. Becky has continued runmng with the Army 10 MUer in October and the Maui haff marathon in September with a personal best time. I thank her for documenting the gathering with a photo.

Steve Haines relayed that ffis wife, Jayne, Pete Bishop, Kent McQuerter, Ken Pyrz and Fran HoUan vvere on hand Oct. 3 when Bob Duggan was inducted into the first class of San Diego County Sports Officials HaU of Fame at the city's HaU of Champions. Bob was cited for his 30-year service as a lacrosse official in San Diego. He was awarded the Golden Wffisde by the CaUfornia Lacrosse Association in 1999 and received the Bernie Ulman Award in 2002 by U.S. Lacrosse for his national service to the sport. Congratulations!

Mike Neale participated in the first "Light the Night Walk for Leukenfra and Lymphoma" in Annapolis Sept. 30. "It was a tremendous success," he reported. "We had more than 700 walkers that evening and raised over $120,000 for the fight against blood borne cancers." Mike's team raised over $7,500 whUe walking in memory of Cindy and Jim Barwick's 12-year-old daughter, Jenny, vvho passed away from leukenfra last January." BZ.

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Mike, Kristen, and Brian Neale atthe "Lightthe Night Walk for Leukemia and Lymphoma " in Annapolis in October.

Gary Jensen (gary:jensen@dhs.gov) departed ffie Office of Naval Research to work for Jay C o h e n , now- serving as the Under Secretary tor Science and Technologv" at ffie Department of Homeland Securitv-."1 wiU be opeffing a new D H S International Liaison Office for ffie Asia-Pacffic region, fiffing a simUar role to ffie one I have played with the Mid-Pacffic Branch Office of O N R , " Garv- said.

Denny Yoimg reported that the NavyStanford taUgate, hosted by ffie U S N A A A San Francisco chapter, was a great event ffighUghted by a big Navy win. Some 20 classmates and wives attended. Pat EUis was presented a botde of wine for suggestmg to the bartender at the Crowne Plaza Hotel to keep the bar open unffi Navy &ns arrived!

Eastem North Carolina Founder's Day gathering included (left to right) Chuck Henke (New Bern), Michael Metcalf (Greenville) and Roger Waniata (Morehead City).

Michael Metcalf (spedmath(ajeartlffink. net) reported news o f t h e Eastern N o r t h

Fred D e r b y (fdg@glassfiber.com) advised that he and EUsa bought a smaU house on the Papaloapan River in Tlacotalpan, Mexico. Fred says you can get to the ocean in about 35 nfrnuets on a good boat—which he hopes to buy when the house is fiffished. They wffi alternate their time between their new h o m e and Monterrey, Mexico. " G o o d food, great music and dances, very clean, inexpensive and colorfol," is how Fred describes ffis new surrounffings.

Carolina chapter Founder's Day ffinner in Fred also reported that ffis brother in September that included C h u c k H e n k e law R a y WaUace is recovering from a and R o g e r Waniata. T h e ffinner was at mUd heart attack he experienced in the Chelsea Irm in N e w Bern.

August. Ray told m e that he was feehng fine after a number of procedures and was into a cardiac rehabilitation program. " I ' m reaUy glad I retired from Los Alamos National Lab in AprU," Ray said. "I can concentrate on a healthier Ufestyle. I am also doing some consffiting in the D O E complex."The message, Ray said, is to 'beheve your infficarions' (a-la nuc power) and get to a hospital ffyou experience any symptoms. "I n o w teU people that 24^^ Company Plebe Year room mates Tom Martin, God thumped me on the head with tffis ring finger," Ray wrote. "Bottom Une, I'm Bob Scharnus, Fred Warburton, and Hank Martin. doing alright—^but we aU have to Fred Warburton (fwarburton(§san. watch it!" rr.com) held a reunion with four Plebe Ray said he and Martha hosted fajita Year 1968 roommates earlier this year. "It ffinner for Al Chaloupka, who, with had been 38 years since I had seen Hank PhyUis, has moved to Santa Fe, where he Martin and about 15 years or so smce I works for Los Alamos National Security had seen T o m Martin and B o b LLC, and Chris Chisholm, a vice presiScharnus (later class of 1969)," Fred dent for Sonalysts, Inc, w h o was visiting wrote. " T h e four ofus roomed together the Sanffia Narional Laboratory in for plebe summer and aU of plebe year, Albuquerque and ffis company's office at and we struggled but made it. We were Los Alamos. Ray also said that Gary joined by four other 24™ Company Francis Uves m Broomfield, C O , but has mates: Al Burda, Joe McGuire, Gordy been consffiting at Los Alamos for about Smith, and Chuck Stehle.The eight of tffiee years now. us had a great time renfrffiscing and catchRuss H e r m a n s o n says that he and ing up." Activities included a tattoo retreat Marguerite are getting accUmated to the at Marine Corps Barracks,Wasffington, Midwest and are enjoying it thorougffiy, D C , with SUke and Gen. Mike Hagee. I especiaUy the fisffing! H e also noted that vviU share the updates that Fred provided ffis son, an F/A-18 pUot, has chosen to on aU attendees in the next column. accept an early out fix)m ffie Navy. This is not the first report I have received of weUquaUfied U S N A alumffi and pUots bemg forced to leave the service before the end of thefr obUgated service. Welcome to the brave new world of a smaUer Navy and "ffie needs ofthe service!"

T h e 32'^'i Company's Clyde C l y m e r (letabee@beUsouth.net) completed ffis involuntary recaU to active duty tffis year as a physician in the Meffical Corps. His assignment at the naval hospital in Eiisa a no Fred Derby on their 36^" wedding Jacksonvffie, FL, mcluded a stmt at anniversary a year ago—with nine grandchildren (with another on the way this month).

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obstetric support. "Somehow I kept my practice aUve," Clyde said. "I had one doctor and tffiee rffidwives working for me." Clyde said he and Leta are both weU and happy.

He said he has been flymg for about eight years and owns a Cfrrus SR 22.

Jim CuUen had a good tornout of 12 classmates at the National Air & Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near DuUes Airport,Va., in October for a tour hosted by associateffirectorJoe Anderson. "Joe hosted us inffislarge conference room with windows overlooking the exhibit floor foUowed by a tour ofthe many aircraft onffisplay.He told us about the A&S Museum's excellent and aggressive outreach program to service men and women wounded in the Midffie East, and he brought us up to date on ffie new acquisitions (incluffing a Joint Strike Fighter),"Jim said.

Dan Lear relayed news of Amy and Rick Buchanan's wedffing in June at the Navy Memorial in Washington, DC.The large gathering included seven classmates.

Dan performed the ceremony as a layman. Rick is the president and CEO of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation.

Read about the wonderfffi efforts the Navy Memorial is doing to keep our naval heritage ahve by going to: http:// www.lonesaUor. org.

Fred Muniz, Don Wallace, John Knapp, Dan Lear, Mike GauL and Rick Buchanan atthe "Milers for Knapper" celebration.

Dan closes out tffis final column for 2006 with the inspiring news of a 30 Company celebration ofJohn Knapp's recovery from cancer. Accompanied by their wives, Dan, Fred Muniz, Don WaUace, Mike Gaul, and Rick Buchanan gathered in August at the Wintergreen Resort in Virginia to celebrate John's conquering melanoma. He was ffiagnosed last year and faced a yearlong outpatient treatment. "In order to support John, we formed a group caUed 'MUers for Knapper' and pledged to run, walk, bike, swim, etc., a specific number of rrffies per week inffissupport," Dan

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wrote. "As John went through ffis treatments, he knew that we were 'huff'en and puff'en' and tffinking offfim.In adffition to the above Usted Classmates, Terry Murray, Pat MarvU, and my daughter, HoUy, and son-in-law. Bob Baraffick, participated. We coUected and donated $2,519.68 to the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation in John's honor."

I can't think of a better way to close the column. Happy hohdays and aU the best in 2007.

Gordo ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 47% PR.ES: EH. "Mike" MichaeUs VICE PRES: Jim Speer SEC'Y: Dr. Steve Hudock 6006 Woodlake Ln., Alexandria.VA 22315-2637 703-989-4606; E: shudock@1969.USNA.com TREAS: Steve "Ward O: 703-413-4186; M: 703-969-6872 E: sward@nmiiconnect.com

Hohday Greetings feUow 69'rs!! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; let's get right into the good news. Our Class of '69 Foundation elections resffited in new Director John OhUnger and new VP Pat Stroop joiffing incumbent Secretary Steve Hudock starting new terms this January. Congratolations and thank you to Ron Gumbert,Tim Haffiday, Nelson BUsh and Walt Giralffi who stood up for office along with John and Pat. It was a good offering of fine men for the positions. Our Class of 1969 Foundation work is reaUy picking up steam.The Michelson Project is fiffiy subscribed in perpetoity. Our most recent Major Project, the $1 Miffion Chapel Enhancements Project has generated resounffing support from the class with about 350 members pledging over $420K as of this writing. We plan on defficating this gfft during our 40â&#x201E;˘ Reuffion (Oct 8-11,2009 - Beat Air Force!!). So, when you get the caU, please be generous. If you haven't gotten a caU for some reason, please contact me at the numbers/emaU in the header and we'U get on it!!

Other good news this month includes the election ofJim "Sandy" Sandberg to President ofthe Society of Experimental Test PUots (SETP) at the organization's 50th annual Awards Banquet in Anaheim, CA on 30 September. SETP is an international organization of some 2100 members in 35 countries around the world, founded in 1955 to promote air safety and contribute to aeronautical advancement by promoting sound aeronautical design

and development; interchanging ideas, thoughts and suggestions ofthe members, assisting in the professional development of experimental pUots, and providing Sandy Sandberg scholarships and aid to members and the famffies of deceased members.

Jim retired from the USMC Reserve as a Colonel in 1994. He has been an employee of Northrop Grumman Corporation for 25 years, primarUy as an engineering test pUot on the F-18, F-5, QF-86,YF-23, B-2 and the F/A-18E Super Hornet, and is currendy actmg as the Director ofthe F-35 JSF Integrated Test Force at Patuxent River, MD.Jim and ffis wife Marja are reaUy glad that their son Brian, USNA 97, and ffis wife Kris are stationed with them at Pax River as Brian undertakes the Rotary Wffig Test PUot course at the US Naval Test PUots School. BZ Sandy!!

Lots of good times at Homecommg tffis year in spite ofthe score! Spotted among the attendees were Rich Redd, Jim Ayers, Howie Gorman, Dave Bogosian, Norm Brown, Joe Chopek, Geoff Pomroy, Larry FaUs, Glenn Whaley, Ric ArUen, Bob Boyle, Steve Corffiskey, Todd Creekman, Lanny Hunt, Steve Ward, Pete Renfree, Auggie BeaUeu, Al Cipriaffi, Jake Jacobs, Dave Johnson, Bob MoeUer, Pat Stroop and a host of others!

Look forward to receiving pictores and sea stories from aU ofthe attendees!!

Bob Fender took on a real personal chaUenge this year.WhUe some ofus were in Baltimore attenffing ffie Navy-Notre Dame game, he was in Wasffington DC making final preparations to run in ffie 2006 Marine Corps Marathon. Now many ofyou already know that Bob's not a jock, particularly his mates in the 33rd Company. Runffing has become an oudet for him and doing a marathon (tffis wiU be his 11th) is one of those ffitimate challenges which helps ffim maintain ffis sanity. When he did the Marine Corps Marathon last year, he ffid it forffimseff.It had been 3 years since he had done a marathon and he had gained 30 pounds from lack of exercise. But he was able to fiffish, even though he walked the last half ofthe 26.2 mile course confrng in just under 6 hours. Tffis year his training was much better and he hoped to fiffish under

5 hours.This year he ran for kids. Kids wiffi health problems. Kids wiffi cancerrelated healffi problems. Kids who need a chance and a fotore. He defficated ffis maraffion run tffis year to the Peffiatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) and aU the good work ffiat ffiey do ffi working to find a cure for aU strains of peffiatric cancers. Thefr research helps offiers besides chUffien vvho have cancer as vveU. Many ofour Classmates signed up to support Bob in ffis run, and we'U be reporting ffie final figures next monffi.

BZ Bob!!

That's ffie bottom of ffie maU bag for this monffi.

Now, let's BEAT ARMY!! — often.

Steve ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 7% LIFE ME.MBERSHIP: 50% PRES: CAPT Lynn H. Widener, USNR (Ret.) SECT: CDR Royal ConneD, USN (Ret.) 1978Valle\- Rd...Annapolis. NU3 21401 E; rijiotc@iisna.edu ^STB SITE: http://usna70.org

Greetings aU, and welcome to ffie v^xlnderfiU world of Navv' footbaU. I've just wimessed a Navy team beat up on Air Force for ffie fourffi straight year and ffien get beat up by Rutgers, mcludmg losmg our QB just before Notre Dame...

Beat Army!

Lots of mput tffis month ffiough, so let's start wiffi Tom Fargo, gettmg himseff nominated to US AA's Board of Trustees. Hope everyone voted for him.

Les Gable vvas worried that I nfrght have a slow "maU monffi" and sent his mput and photo. A number of classmates from 1st Company coffid not wait for our 40ffi reuffion to celebrate our years togeffier. The photo confirms a "miffireuffion" at Lake Tahoe durffig early September of this year.

spectacffiar views of ffie Sierra-Nevada Mountams fixim ffie deck of their rental home, enjoyed ffiffing at Garwood's on the North Shore and losing money at ffie Hyatt casino in Inchne Vffiage. They rafted down the Truckee River and consumed massive quantities of "adult beverages".

A large amount of "baU money" was avaUable, and luckUy not required... a nfrnor miracle.

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f0f Class 2-man Bobsled Team (Frank and Phil) practicing at Olympic Park.

Frank Refsnider also sent me a reuffion story. Recendy after about 10 years m plannmg, four former members ofthe Tenth Company and ffiefr wives conducted a miffi-reuffion on a houseboat on Lake PoweU. The plannmg for tffis expeffition was spearheaded by PhU Eslinger and his wife, Jean. They were the offiy members of tffis group with prior experience on Lake PoweU. PhU is now fiffiy reffied as a pUot from Delta AirUnes, wffile Jean remains an active ffight attendant. One week after he fiffiy reffied as a Navy contractor, Frank Reifsnyder and his wife, Diane flew out to Park City, Utah to help wiffi ffie fmal plarmffig and logistics for ffie trip. WhUe in Park City, we also toured ffie Utah Olympic Park, where many of ffie events ofthe 2002 Olympic Wmter Games were held.

PhiL Buzz, ane '-:.'• -" :he bottom of Water Hole Canyon south of Page, Arizona Tahoe Reunion

Pictored front-to-back are couples Lib & Tom Gomia, Sharon & Charlie FarreU and Laurel & Dennis MacBain. Debbie & Les Gable were supposed to attend and paid thefr share of ffie house rental, but last-nfrnute busmess emergencies precluded ffiefr travel.The group enjoyed

Arizona aUowed a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park.

Buzz Savage and ffis wife, Barbara joined the e.xpeffition in Page. Buzz is the Program Director for the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle Iffitiative m the Department of Energy. For the next 10 days, they motored around Lake PoweU m the houseboat and 2 jet skis enjoymg the mcreffible scenery of blue skies, red rock canyons, and blue water of Lake PoweU.

Deborah and Steve Chapman, flew up from Houston a few days later, and they aU celebrated their arrival with a dinner m Salt Lake City. Steve contmues to work as a senior account executive for Infineum.

The next day, the convoy of fffily packed SUV and pick-up truck departed for southern Utah. A short stop in Page,

Mess Cooks

There was the normal share of excitement with some engine faUures and casualties along the way, but mosdy enjoyed the good food, beer, wine, and great camaraderie. Along the way, they visited Rambow Bridge National Monument and rums from the Anasazi Inffians, who mysteriously ffisappeared hunffieds of years ago. Upon completion of the cruise, most had the opportoffity to tour Zion National Park. FoUowing Zion, the EsUngers, Chapmans, and Reifsnyders retorned to Park City, where they had the opportuffity to ffiive ffie Alpffie Loop ffi ffie mountains around the Park City area and ride the ski hft at Sundance Ski Resort to enjoy ffie faU foUage.

The final photo vvas taken ofthe four miscreants ffi front of Rambow Bridge National Monument, the world's largest stone arch. Two ofthe members of tffis expeffition were mvolved ffi the partial redecorating ofthe USNA Laundry Smokestack during plebe year. We tried to stop them, but they coffidn't help themselves when ffie opportuffity presented itseff at Rainbow Bridge...Beat Army,

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speaking of photos, Jerry Ermentrout took the trophy was for Low gross in the B FUght at the Homeconfrng GoffTournament, where he shot an 85. He was partnered with Mark Lamb and Mick Halbreiner 74.

Why "speaking of photos you ask? At the Homeconfrng taUgate and class meeting, there were a couple of photos taken to commemorate the win, and they promised that I woffid get copies. It's now past my deaffiine and nothing heard... Maybe next month?

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In the first time writers category is PhU CahiU, who tffinks he's the least faithful of correspondents (tffis beingffisfirst subrffission, even though he is the Secretary for the PhUadelphia Chapter), but he thought we rffight find his picture interesting: from left to right. Jack DevUn '46, PhU CahUl '70, VADM James Calvert '43, Ralph Hooper '51, and Kerr Smith '72. It was taken at the reception preceding the Chapter's Founders' Day activity at the VaUey Forge MUitary Academy in Wayne PA. The guest of honor was none other than OUie North '68, who had an especial fondness for criticizing my particular form of pushup. Anyway, this is the man who did fry us aU, as I remember ... and one very fine gentleman indeed.

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FinaUy, a foUow up from Bob Alden, with a photo of him at a Padre pregame cermony at Petco Park in San Diego on September 20.

He's now board president ofVolunteer San Diego, which is the prerffier volunteer orgaffization in SD County. They were honoring NCR/Teradata for their support of Hands On San Diego, their annual week-long, county-wide volunteer event. On Bob's right is Sue Carter, Volunteer SD Executive Director and on his left is Nhu Tran,Volunteer SD Board member /Padre Commuffity Relations Director and Chris Khosravi and Jackie Arao from NCR/Teradata. He claims that they enjoyed watcffing the game from one of the owner's luxury suites, (I guess I'd enjoy it too!) unfortunately, the Padres lost 8-2! He is also on the board ofYouth Tennis San Diego, which promotes the educational, physical and social development of kids in SD County. For the past 10 years he's been involved with these two fine non-profits and they are a major part of Bob's Ufe. I second Bob's strong urging of aU of our classmates to volunteer in their communities. It's extremely positive, rewarding and inspiring. Bob is also a recent graduate from LEAD San Diego, wffich runs an annual community leadersffip course that's been described as a "Master's degree in San Diego issues".

MeanwhUe, he's close to his 13th year with L-3 Commuffications as a war gamer at TACTPJVGRUPAC, helping train the Pacific Fleet and Marines.

An final OBTW for those ofyou who do send in group photos or Usts... If you Ust the couples in the caption or text of your message, please Ust the wife first then the classmate, that way I can bold the classmates's name with out having to invert the order. See the Usts above...

Ring-A-Ding-Ding!

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 8% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 49% PRES: CAPT Perry Martini, USN (Ret.) E: pjmartini@comcast.net SEC'Y: CAPT Mike Longworth, USN (Ret.) 1145 Birks Ln.,Virginia Beach.VA 23464-5826 E: duke.longworth@l 971 .usna.com WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1971/usnal971.htm

What great fun! I'm stiU catching up from the superb party known as our 35 Reunion. 1 got to see many classmates whom 1 hadn't seen since graduation. I hope the same is true for you!

The first order of business is thanking the Reunion Comrffittee for a job, very weU done! Their dUigence and selflessness

were apparent throughout the weekend. I We are blessed to have these foUcs work- ] ing for us.They are: Maryanne and Tom i Gross; Conni and Steve Bruce; Susan j and Steve Brighton; Cathy and BiU ,| Butler; Tina and Finley Foster; Kathi \ and Jim Hergenroeder; Patty and Dave | MiUer; Nancy Van GuUck.Jane and the \ late Skip Wilhelm; and, Karen and Cass i Young. Please send them your Bravo Zulu for a superb job. ' How about those dinner speakers? i They were great and are doing servant I work for us and the nation. Adrffiral Tim i Keating, C O M N O R T H C O M , started | with inspiring insights toffisperspective ;] on leadership and the responsibffity he has for his classmates and the country. | Lieutenant General John Sattler, Joint ' Chiefs Plans Director J5,fbUowed wiffi a j! most rousing talk. I didn't see a dry eye in j the crowd when John fiffished. I think most of us would have signed up for ? combat duty when he concluded. These i are the finest ofour classmates and we can be justifiable proud of them!

J I hope many ofyou were able to visit i with Wandalee Keating and Ginny Satder ; They are wonderfol helpmates for thefr j busy spouses. '\ Just for fon I made a hst of classmates : whom I saw who were also sffipmates during my career. Here goes the Ust: Just prior to departing the Sheraton Sunday, 1 saw Mac Clark on the elevator. We were | onboard G O O D R I C H for Youngster Cruise. After the game I had a ffice chat with Paul (aka Jeff) Loustanau, my shipmate onboard ALBANY for First Class I Cruise. Jeff Albright was part of that conversation. We were shipmates onboard ] O'HARE for our "ensign cruise" to the Meffiterranean. I saw my ensign tour next-door neighbors, Kim and Jack Boniface, j at Sunday church services together with j their daughter, Robin Boniface '02.

Lew Mason and 1 were students at VT-4 in Pensacola and subsequendy we commanded FA-18 squadrons in the late '80's. Also, I had several good conversations with my neighbors during VT 1 primary andVT 4 basic jet traiffing, CaffiyI and BiU Butler and Marilyn and Jim | LoiseUe. Cass Young was at VT-4 during^ my SERGRAD tour in Pensacola as were I Moffica and Tom Dussman. Bob i Chimenti and 1 were Replacement PUots? inVA 174 together. I just barely got to see Pete MeUin who was a squadron mate inS VA 81.1 looked for Pat Mulvaney but ' ffidn't see him. We were instructors atVA i

174 together. For my next tour inVA 87, 1 saw Tim Keating, who was then the new XO as I was departing the squaffion.

But, for my foUowing tour at the Naval War CoUege, I saw T i m Dobrovolny and Jeff Albright. Duke BruneUi and I were post command commanders onboard MIDWAY for Operation Desert Storm wffile Glenn Montgomery was commanffing CURTS. Interestingly enough, wffile playing goff Friday, I found a dozen "38 Special" golf tees wffich Glerm gave to me during ffiat tour. I retorned a couple to him as momentos.

Also, for my Pentagon tour, I saw Perry Martini, Brent Greene and Steve Pelstring. Last, but not least, 1 chatted briefly wiffi Donna and John Meister, neighbors durffig my last active duty tour.

John and I now vv'ork in the same office in Joint Forces Command, J9.

That was just too much fon—catching up wiffi classmates from the various tours as weU as those whom I hadn't seen smce graduation. I coffid go on and on with a Ust of the classmates with whom 1 chatted. But that could get a Uttle boring.

So, on wiffi classmate news.

The first note is from Dick Enderiy: I "Yep, I've been in contact with Dave Luengen for a few weeks regarffing Homecorffing. I also tried to get Jack Cro-wther here from HawaU and Bing Alano from the PI, but they can't make it. Ffrst trip to the continent for Dave and Sue in many years. I agree that a good time should be had by aU....hope the footbaU team holds up their end of the deal against an opponent who is sure to be tougher, bigger, faster, and stronger than any they wffi have faced tffis year!

Dick Enderiy." I Thanks, Dick.

By the way, here's the response from Dave Luengen: I "Aloha Duke, I saw in a recent "Shipmate" that you were wondering if you would see some ofthe Ughtweight crew members. I just wanted to let you know that I wffi be at our 35'- reuffion and am lookmg forward to seeing you again. HopefoUy many ofthe team wffi also be there. Dave Luengen." H Dave and I ffid get to chat several times.

That was fon.

My next note is from Mike Marks: B "Duke, Timbo Keating made us real proud at the Air Force/Navy game on October 7th. He was an honorary captain

for the coin toss which we won. The game was a thriUer which Navy won. It vvas our fourth in a row over the Falcons.

Thought you rffight be able to use the photo. Jean and I along with Wendy and Mike O'Rourke attended the game.

Mike and Wendy hve in Denver. Beat Army, Mike Marks." • Thanks, Mike. 1 enjoyed getting to visit with you at the reunion. See you next trip. Here's a photo of Mike and Timbo.

Air Force/Navy game

The next note is from Mike Bluestein: H "Duke, when I read that you and Jimmy Barron were roonfres, brought back fond memories. My roommate was JP Timmins. JP and Jim are old time buddies. Jimrffie and I shared a few laughable moments on a Westpac cruise in '73.1 was flying A-7's off the Kitty Hawk, they instituted a swap with some JO's from the supporting sffips. I volunteered right away, knowing the 'new' DLG's woffidn't be on water hours, and the AC would probably work. Got to go on Barron's sffip. fon times were had by aU!Blue."B WeU, Blue I edited out the embarrassing stoff to protect the innocent! Nice to see you at the reuffion — weU, across the taUgate. You were plenty busy.

Blue's note continued after a brief emaU exchange ffiscussing the previous Shipmate column wffich included a photo of Blue and Brian Horias: • "Duke, if you, or your son, want to experience the track, go to the Summit Point Raceway web site. There is an event caUed 'Friday at the Track', that aUows street cars, with an instructor, on the race track. It includes classroom instruction too.Very fon, and informative. I don't personaUy teach the FATT (AnnapoUs is too far a commute), but I know a number of the instructors and can assure you a top notch guy. On the other hand, as soon as that Ferrari or Maserati ffits your driveway, I'm your guy Algar Ferrari and Ferrari/Maserati ofWashington keep me

busy. I can even get you a 'good' deal.Take care. Blue." • 1 must adrffit I'm looking forward to that trip around the track with Blue in a Ferrari!

This next note is from another 36™ Company mate. Rich (aka Sonny) Naple: • "Hi Duke. It looks Uke Barb and I nfrght be able to make the 36th Company get together on Saturday ffight. Do you know where everyone is getting together?

Sonny Naple."

Sonny continues, "I was on the Kitty Hawk for three years then two years of shore duty on Treasure Island before I got out. Since then I have delved into a few careers. For the past ten years I have been a furnitore maker in Vermont. I finaUy got married at the age of 50 and have a wonderfol wife, Barbara. I look forward to seeing you at one ofthe parties. Sonny." • ffi WeU, Sonny did get to the 36'-" Company party. Seems Karen and Rich ConnoUy were instrumental in getting Barbara and Sonny to the party. We owe them one for tffis.The 36 team reaUy enjoyed visiting with our long lost company mate.

HopefuUy, this is the first of many reuffions Barbara and Sonny attend.

Another 36'' Company classmate, Jan Milligan, wrote tffis note: • "Hey Duke, Long time no see. How is everytffing going? Do you know if 36th Co. is planffing a get-together for just our company during the reuffion Uke we did during the 30th on Saturday night?

Shauna and 1 had planned a trip to Italy this October, not tffinking about the reuffion weekend, but we may try to make it for at least Saturday ffight if our company is having its own get-together.

Rock arranged a ffice one in town last time but I reaUze the Boat Show is the same weekend so it may not be that easy.

Let me know if you know anything.

Thanks. My best to Lisa. Jan." • WeU, Shauna and Jan ffid attend our company get together. In fact, 36™ Company is starting an annual reuffion in the mold ofthe 11™ CompanyTestfest.

Should be fon. Anne and Ron Spratt and Carter and Craig WeUing have the lead for the first get together set for next faU The next note is from John Paulson: H "Duke, I saw my name in the Sept SHIPMATE update, for no current address. My last active duty assignment was Deputy Director, Strategic Systems Programs, Washingon, DC (SSP now pre-empted from the ffice Navy digs at December 2 0 0 6

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the old comsta. off Mass. Ave near American U. by Homeland Sec). My one and offiy active duty visit to USNA was June 9,2001 (21 days before I was officiaUy "let go", I ffidn't even have to subrffit a letter of resignation). I visited Trident Light, etc. In 2001 I used the TROOPS TO TEACHERS program to get a secondary education masters degree from Old Dorffiffion Uffiversity, and now teach Physics at Woodbridge HS in Prince Wiffiam County,VA. John." B Nice career,John. Sounds Uke you've found a great next career.

Next up is a note from Glenn Brugge to Steve Brighton: H "Steve, Greetings! I let my membership in the alumni association lapse after many years of faithfffi membership.

Consequently I cannot sign up on the website for the class party. Can you help me out? Can I sign up when I get there?

Thanks for any help. Glenn. PS do you have another Porsche?" H Steve repUed, "No more Porches." Best I can teU, Glenn did attend the reuffion.

Now, I need to assist Glenn with Lifetime Membersffip! Now is the time for aU classmates to be Life Members.

Do you remember the November column in which Leon Schierer located several classmates? WeU, he located another just in time for the reunion. This time he found Dave Chaney. Dave Uves in Albuquerque, NM. I'm not sure he made the reuffion; however, I'm gratefol to Leon and ffis family for the detective work they are doing in finding our classmates. Bravo Zulu to Leon!

Tffis note came in shortly before the 35'^ Reunion: "On January 2, 2007, Wak Havenstein, wffi succeed Mark Ronald as president and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc. Walt is currently serving as president of BAE's electronics and integrated solutions operating group. BAE Systems is a top-10 Pentagon contract company."

Congratulations Walt!

Time, tide and column due dates won't wait any longer. Please keep our classmates in your prayers. Please pray, too, for the success of our nfrssion in Iraq and Afghaffistan. Our selfless service personnel are sacrificing much for us.They deserve our whole-hearted support.

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Greetings and Happy HoUdays to you aU! As we roU into another HoUday Season, take a few moments to remember those who are in stffi in uniform, in harm's way and protecting our country and our way ofhfe. It is because of their sacrifices, and the sacrifices of those who preceded them, that we have the freedoms we enjoy in our country today. Let's not lose sight ofthe ideals they are putting their Uves on the line to protect.

Once again. Ken Smith saved us from a no-letter month.

H "Thought you nfrght be interested in a project we '72ers in the North Texas Chapter just completed. You may know that, with ArUngton Cemetery real estate becorffing more and more precious.

Congress has authorized several new regionalVeterans' cemeteries to be built.

One of those. The Texas National Cemetery, is just south of DaUas. After completing Phase I of the flag program to populate the Avenue of Flags with 192 sites, a new phase was just recently opened, and we aU chipped in the $500 donation to have a flagpole and plaque instaUed. We are the seventh flag as one enters the main gate." •

donate some of their time, either during reunion weekend (20-23 September 2007) or to assist with one ofthe planffing comnfrttees in advance. The Hotel Comrffittee has already negotiated reserved room blocks at reduced rates at two hotels: Country Inn & Suites (for The First Regiment Super-Stock Fieldies) and at the Sheraton AnnapoUs (for The Second Regiment Factory Full-Bloum Hemi's). Bus service wiU be provided to/from these hotels and aU events. Please make your reservations by phone or orffine:

1^ Regiment: Country Inn & Suites, 2600 Housely Road, AnnapoUs, MD 21401. Phone 410.571.6700. Ifmakinga reservation by phone, please remember to request the "1972" promotional code rate.

You may also make your reservation onhne at the foUowing webpage offiy: http: //www.countryinns.com /annapolismd _west. Promotional code — 1972 2— Regiment: Sheraton AnnapoUs Hotel, 173 Jenffifer Road, AnnapoUs, MD 21401. Phone 410.266.3131. If makmg a reservation by phone, please remember to request the "USNA Class of 72" promotional code rate.You may also make your reservation onhne at the foUowing webpage offiy: http://wunv.starwoodmeeting com /StarGroups Web /res?id=0610100067& key=56363. The Promotional code is already buUt into the webpage.

That's about it for tffis month's maUbag. Have a great HoUday! More to come... next year. D. O. Tried andTrueWith '12.

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Plaque at the Base ofthe '72 Flagpole at the Texas National Cemetery

Ken prorffised to send a photo ofthe flagpole dedication from Veteran's Day. Thanks for the info. th

Another plug for the 35 Reunion Comnfrttee, who are seeking volunteers in various capacities to assist with planning, registration, etc. WhUe certaiffiy not a prerequisite, Tal Manvel and his team are interested in those who Uve in or near the metropoUtan DC area who can

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Classmates, 1 As I write tffis Navy is 5-2 having just j lost to Rutgers. Losing is bad enough but i the starring quarterback was injured and is j Ukely out for the season. By the time you ; read this the fate of the season wffi have been deternfrned but as of now worries j abound. On a brighter note the Brigade is soUffiy behind the team and they both feed off one another. Stay focused on the i goal ... Army J The first thing I have for you tffis \ month is a note from John Cunliffe 1 wffich is an after action report on the j Navy Stanford game. As you already knowi the game was the comnfrssioning game ^ for a remodeled Stanford staffium. Here's ] what John has to say: |

great — haven't changed a bit, since I • ActoaUy, ffie game itseff wiU have already been weU reported on, and wffile recogffized them right away. Bruce has tffis report is by no means timely (no retired for the second time (he now classiexcuse, sir!), what it relates is timeless. For fies himseff as an independent acadenfrc), reasons that are not relevant, I ended up and he and Penny have just moved up to sitting in the Stanford student secrion, San Francisco. More to report on them giving me perhaps a unique perspective when their globe trotting aUows us to on ffie day's events. The fact that ffiere finaUy get together - must be great to were ffiese guys attired in Navy Blue and be retired. • Gold ffidn't seem to faze the Stanford John, thanks for the update from Stanford. folks (though of course their infamous I nfrght add that the Stanford band, which band had been banished and therefore apparendy spends Utde time this year actowasn't ffiere, so thmgs nfrght have been aUy playing their instruments, was banned ffifferent if ffiey had been). OK, fair from playing so Navy's Drum and Bugle enough, we are in the laid back Bay Area, Corps entertained the crowd at haUtime. but I wondered how these presumably Chuck McKeone sent along a Uberal eUtist coUege types would react to SITREP on TaUgating so far this year. ffie obviousffisplaysof mffitarism that Here's Chuck's report: woffid be occurring as part ofthe pre-game and half-time events.

H Homecorffing '06 ... It was Uke old times again! We won the pre-game, halfI am heartened to report that the very time, and post-game taUgate hands down. dramatic and impressive entrance into the But we had no carryover effect on the staffium by ffie Navy's Leapfrogs precision field! Kudos and thanks go out to Barbara parachute team, the F/A-18 flyover at the and Frank Lanzer for coordinating our conclusion ofthe National Anthem, and first catered taUgate and making it an the introduction of the flyover pUots at unbeUevable success. More than 175 hafftime were aU met with very enthusipeople crammed our tent (as that's the astic, warm and — dare I say it — number of paying customers Frank was appreciative applause by the Stanford Urffited to!) and many more just came by stodents as weU as ffie others in attenfor libations and camaraderie. Special dance.The Starfford alum also provided a thanks go out to Cindy and Larry warm and appreciarive receprion, as there Rounce-viUe and Rosemary and Ken were a number of Stanford taUgates that Hadley for donating the 4 kegs we shared had signs up saying "Mids Welcome." (to extinction).And a tip ofthe hat to On the offier side ofthe coin, you've Rene Curreri who brought the heUum undoubteffiy afready seen the perspective whUe husband Mike Curreri is in class on the game by Glenn Truitt '97 as passed for his Coast Guard Captain's Certificate. along by Dan Clarkson. I can confirm And there wouldn't be a tent without Jim that the Starfford stodents are, in fact, far CampbeU, Pete Flynn and Don Price. less enffiusiastic as fans than are the Mids, And Chuck McKeone and Tim ffiat it was indeed terribly lonely in the McClay were everywhere putting out aU stodent section by the start ofthe 4th the Uttle fires that came up. quarter, and that the Stanford team defiSusan and Pete Youngman (parents ffitely looked at a loss as to where to go or of Michael, '09) made another 46 new what to do when the Stanford afrna mater nametags, showing you how many was played. In contrast, one ofthe folks newcomers came out for the first time with me at the game (not an alum) made a point of noting that the southwest comer ofthe stadium where the Navy fans were seated was stffi a sohd sea of Blue and Gold. Defiffitely made one proud to be part of a tradition for wffich the words "Non Sibi" are truly evocative.

But just to clarify, I was not stearffing independently for the entire evolution. I did make the taUgate sponsored by the local Alumni Association chapter, where 1 met up with Penny and Bruce Castleman and ran into Andy Pease and Sean KeUy. The latter two are down in the Sfficon VaUey area, and both looked

Saturday. And Susan took a variety ofYard, march-on, taUgate and game photos which wiU be posted on our website (www.usna73.com) later this week under News. Be sure to check out the group shots of classmates and our legacies. See how many guys you can name—without resorting to your Lucky Bag. Tim Taylor is too easy—he doesn't look a day older than June 6,1973! (Now you rffight understand why nametags are such a good idea!)

AU our legacy parents from ' 10 attended- Laura and Mark Buletmeier, Ginny and Tom Feeks, Debra and John Mcintosh, Chuck O'DeU, and Steve Oswald. (Dabney O'DeU and Diane Oswald coffidn't make it.) Congratffiations to them and aU the classmates whose sons and daughters have foUowed in their footsteps. Our 56 classmates have 62 rffids (Jim CampbeU, Paul Ryan, Mark Shaughnessey, Greg Straessle, and Jeff Welsh ffit the un-coUege lottery multiple times!)! And we are stiU the offiy Class to recogffize our legacies. I

George and Chet showing off their namesl

Chuck, great wrap up.Thanks.

Here's a note from Ke-vin CaUahan on our 73 Legacy Gift goal.

H I am proud to announce that '73 has surpassed the Legacy Gift goal we estabUshed at the end of AprU 2004! BZ!!!

With an overaU goal of $730K for the three pffiars ofour project, we have raised

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73-75 CLASS N E W S more ffian $783K in cash and pledges as of tffis writing. Moreover, our total support to the Academy, the Naval Academy Foundation and Alumni Association in this same period is over $827,000! Three significant points should be noted: (1) if you have been one ofthe 362 classmates that are the source of our success, on behalf of the Foundation and myseff, thank you very much for your phUanthropy. If not, new and adffitional support for the project is welcome; (2) we've met our project goal for the support ofthe Staffium renovation component (thanks in large measure to the generosity of classmate Keith Patten (34th Company)); and (3) we're stffi about $100,000 shy ofour specffic goal of supporting the Distinguished Chair in Leadersffip and the Naval Academy Annual Fund is another top fondraising priority for the Academy - both iffitiatives coffid use your support! As I've pointed out, our class donor participation rate for 2005 was 30.2%.Through August, we're at 23.4% with 177 donors for 2006.We have kno'wn adffiesses for 742 classmates, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that our participation rate leaves plenty of room for improvement. We'U need to hit at least 40% to break into the top 10. And the Class of'77 ChaUenge is an extra incentive before the end of tffis year to participate. For every one percent increase (up to five percent) in alumffi donor participation during 2006, the Naval Academy Foundation wffi receive $200,000 from a member of the Class of 1977. For every class that beats the 2006 donor participation percentage acffieved by the Class of 1977, the Foundation wffi receive an additional $5,000! The time to get involved is now.Your gift in 2006 coffid be worth a mUUon! Alumni donor participation is being tracked at www.usna.com. and as of the end of August, it's at 18% with a goal of 31% overaU. Again, if you've given in the past, please continue. If you haven't, NOW IS THE TIME! For more information on how to donate, check the website or contact the Office of Annual Giving at 410-295-4165 and check out: http:// www.usna.com/WhatsNew/2006/ ChaUengeof77/ChaUengeof77.htm. M Got it, Mr. President. Thanks for ffie updates.

FinaUy this month congratulations are in order for Tom KUcUne who has been nonfrnated for his third star and wffi reUeve Jim Zortman as Commander Naval Air Forces. Tom, congratulations

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and Jim, thank you for your service to the RepubUc. This is your column ... I am but the scribe. Without your interest and input I am tempted (forced) to make stuff up. You wouldn't buy a novel I wrote so why would you let me make stuff up to meet a deadUne? Send me information!

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Greetings to aU you who read tffis article, may your HoUday season bring you and yours much happiness. We just retorned from the Homecorffing game where the 74 TaUgate was huge; unfortunately we lost but as usual we won the party. I woffid Uke to thank Eleine and Skip Stocknick for coorffinating the event to include our baUoon, tent, tons of food and beverages! They also hosted my famUy and BiU Fogler's at their home and we had a great time that ffight to include indepth analysis ofthe game.The foUowing photos wffi teU part ofthe story.

Blackie smiling before the game!

First, "Blackie" Blackburn and his wife attended and were in good shape and spirits. Blackie informed me the John Branchflo-wer and Tom Lozier were both on restriction again and could not attend. Loz was on laundry duty and Branch was doing commuffity service.

Coach Forzano and Rod

Dan, Bert, and Mitch Boswell

Dan DriscoU, Rod Garfield, Bert CaUand, Mick Halbriener, Dave Higgenbotham and CharUe MUetich were aU in attendance. The old baU players were able to spend some time wiffi Coach Forzano who looked hke he coffid sriU man the sideUnes. Here are some shots of these folks and offiers at ffie party

From the west coast, we had Houston Jones and his lovely wife Gayle! They Uve the high Ufe of floating around on a saU boat in warmer weaffier ffian we saw on Saturday.

And from my company, we had Ben Singleton and Frank "Scooter' Murphy, shown here wiffi vour class scribe.

Ben, Frank, and Scribe!

of a trip he always wanted to make. In September he flew ffis Cessna 402 across the North Adantic, starting in Texas where the plane was reforbished and eventoaUy finding ffis way to Prague, Czech Repubhc, where Christian has Uved for the last 12 years.

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And finaUy ffiere are many more photos, but due to space linfrtarions, I provide ffie classmates vvho vvere vvUUng to get ffi on a group photo opportoffity'!

STILL RUNNING!

ffi other news, I received ffie foUowmg for Steve Diamond: B"Many ofyou remember me Umpffig through ffie mUe run after mffitiple adventures wiffi ffie "Navy Kifrfe". I evenrecaUreuffions wffiere some were amazed that I stiU had aU of my original parts. So the short story and pictores ffiat foUow probably need to go mto Navy's "BeUeve it or not". Robm, my lovely bride, talked me mto runnffig a 12K through the streets of San Francisco with 60,000 of my closest friends in the armual event known as the Bay-to-Breakers.

She promised that we woffid run together - a promise that survived unffi the starting gun sounded. Now having no nmrfrng partoer and no ride home, I found myseff driven on, nffie after mUe, with thoughts of- REVENGE. WeU, before I knew fr, I had finished, Uved, and fiffished m the upper 20% ofthe racers. I found Robin inffiecrowd, hugged her, and thanked her for talking me into what wffi likely become an annual event for us. G O NAVY, BEAT ARMY!" • FinaUy, from the one and offiy "Cool Earle Babcock": BThe Queen City Chapter ofthe Service Academy Parents hosted a NavyAfr Force footbaU party at the home of

Suzanne and Tayo Montgomery in Mason Offio on 7 October. Suzanne and Tayo are the parents ofJim, USNA '09. Also m attendance was Jocelyn Ravens, USAFA '10. That's right - USAFA is lettmg Plebes take long weekends ffiese days! Tom Brochu, father of CaroUne '07, and Laura and John Madden, parents of Ben '09 were also among ffie guests. The USNA alumffi vvere represented by Cool Earle and Karen Babcock, '74. Earle got a chance to sit next to Jocelyn for most ofthe game, wffile Karen made the rounds with Granddaughter Brooke Babcock, USNA '27. The Navy crowd enjoyed a rousmg victory over Afr Force, wffich was punctoated by a pushup contest between Earle and Jocelyn, and Earle's sffirmg renffition of "Navy Blue and Gold" after the victory.

IfJocelyn is any mffication, Zoonfres are certaiffiy more attractive and charnfrng than ffiey were back ffi ffie day!" H In closmg, I prorffise to provide more photos and names of those who attended the game.You reaUy need to attend one of these events, it is great to see some classmates. But at least, as always, try and caU a classmate this month. Roamer sends.

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Dear 'mates.

It's another easy monffi for your scribe. ActoaUy, the tough part was deciding wffich items to save for fotore issues.

You've fffied my maUbox with more good gouge and pics than ever before. So why am I babbUng away at the keyboard instead of getting to it? Good question. I'U find out sfr!

We've had a nice recent trend of classmates checking m for the first time since graduation. Christian Nielsen teUs

Nielsen on the runway ready for another leg of the journey

Tom KeUey creffits 1/c year company officer Moon MueUer with the fact that 25 has remained in touch for 31 + years—but they're looking for Doug Jackson—the offiy member unaccounted for. Tom sent an update on the rest of the guys.You're going to have to read it piecemeal so I can save some room for others. [But Tom wins the Coveted Scribe's Awardfor December It was no contest.]

Contact Tom or me ffyou want emaU addresses forffieseguys.

H I Uve in Manassas,VA, where I have been for 11 years. I retired after 20 years (Naval Fight Officer, S-3 A). I spent most of my career ffi San Diego, but I had a tour at USNA on the Commandant's staff. Carole and I have been married for 23 years and have two daughters, Megan (21) and MoUy (17). Megan is a seffior at James Maffison Uffiversity (Nursing) and a certffied Emergency Meffical Techffician; MoUy is a ffigh school juffior.

I dabble m ffistory and genealogy and stffi haveffimterest m runffing but mosdy on the sideUnes. I am a Project Manager for a smaU information technology firm in northern Virgiffia Lunce Bass Uves in Conover, NC with ffis wffe (ffigh school sweetheart), Diane.They have two sons, Lunce,Jr., a seffior at N C State, and DJ a juffior at Newton-Conver High. Lunce was an SH-3 pUot and retired as a Naval Reserve 0 - 5 . He is a Director of Sales at Corning Cable Systems. TX^mn CaUand and Barbara Uve in Columbus, MS. He is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at a new steel manufactoring company (SeverCorr).Wynn retired from active duty as an 0 - 5 ; he vvas a "blackshoe"

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CLASS N E W S friend Kay, Zack WUhoit, Chip Stratmann and Leshe, Sue WUhoit and daughters, Dick Arnold, Nancy and D o n Garrett. It was the first time Don had hooked up with some offfiscompanymates since graduation. They were impressed with how Don can double for Star Trek's Captain Picard.

Last month we mentioned that Caffiy and Marty McDonough enjoyed attending Karen and Mike Stevens' daughter's wedding. Here's a pictore.

Good Time Ten in San Diego

before switching to Oceanography. They have tffiee chUffien: Christopher (25) runs an independent Internet/ebay sofirware business in Seatde, Lauren (22) is in her second year of veterinary mefficine at Kansas State, and Patrick (20) is a juffior at Saint Louis University majoring in the joint Law/MBA program. No grandchUffien yet!

Bo Clark and Dbde live in Florence, SC.They have three chUffien. Bo was a submariner and now works for the commercial nuclear power industry. Bo's son,Tyler, is in the Class of 2009 at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Their oldest daughter has been perfornfrng rffissionary work ffi the Andes Mountains of Argentina for the past year; the younger daughter is "creating" grandchUdren (two so far). [Morefrom Tom next month.] H

Short splices from the e-mail traffic ...

Les Edgar raised $1425 for the Leukerffia and Lymphoma Society during a Light the Night walk in Annapolis ... Mike Thtunm moved from the Tomahawk Weapons Systems Program office to be Executive Director of the Center for Surface Combat Systems in DaUgren ...

Carl June's son Ron was married to Jaime in September ... Gary Jones wffi be the new Cffief of Naval Education and Traiffing in Pensacola ... Jay DonneUy shoffid get a third star and reUeve as COMSUBLANT in January.

WhUe we're updating our flag officers, here's a note from Terry Blake, who writes for the first time in 31 years.

Regular contributor Rick Schwarting reported on a San Diego get-together with 21^'- companymates Jim Tenuto and A. J. Ronacher. A J. is teaching engineering and design at a S.D. high school. He rode a "short" 150-mUe two day bicycle fondraiser for MS. Rick got A J. started in cycUng a few years ago, but says he'd need a bungee cord strapped to A J. to keep up with ffim now. Jim runs Executive Forums. His second novel, Blood Knots, is due shortly.

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And that, classmates, stofis anoffier column completely fuU! Next issue more from 25™ company, and a Minnesota update from Alex Plechash.

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Blakes—father and son

Rick Schwarting joins the Ronachers and the Tenutos in San Diego

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H WeU, it took 30 plus years but I am finaUy senffing a note to our class column.

My son J.T. is a Plebe in 18 Company and currendy enjoying aU the privUeges that goes with being a Plebe. The picture was taken during Parents Weekend. I also attended Induction Day and ran into John Langdon who also has a son in the Class of 2010.1 am currently embarked in NIMITZ and heaffing to participate in San Francisco Fleet Week. I took over Carrier Strike Group ELEVEN in early August and we are just starting the workup cycle in preparation for a deployment in 2007. H Several members of 10™ company enjoyed an evening out in San Diego in August. Thanks to John Kittler for the input. Left to right around the table:John,

PRES: Kevin Stone 928 Lynch Dr.,Arnold, MD 21012 H: 410-974-4313; E: kevin.stone@1976.usna.com SECY: Mark Hubbard 5632 Tessie Court, New Market, MD 21774-2918 H:301-865-4472 E; Mark.Hubbard@I976.usna.com

Mercy me! Where has ffie time gone? As I write tffis column on a beautifffi sunny and cool October Sunday, I reaUze ffiat tffis update wiU appear in ffie December Sffipmate.We are already halfway ffirough ffie footbaU season and Navy appears to be headed for a fourth consecutive bowl appearance. Apparendy, ffiis wffi be wiffiout the services of our gutsy seffior QB after his possible season-enffing knee injury that occurred during the Homeconfrng griffiron contest against Rutgers. I've got to beheve that our ffiustrious coach wffi find a way to get ffie team back on the winning track. Speaking of a winffing track, our footbaU Tailgaters continue to be a real winner. Week after week, the caterer prepares delicious entrees and appetizers to support ffie great turnout of Classmates.

Now to the updates: — -• Bruce Hinkley reports that he was able to make the Class of'76 monthly

(sometimes) luncheon that is organized by Chuck Litz. It is held near Pentagon Cin- and is a great way to catch up and network. Anyone in ffie area who is interested in attenffing shoffid contact Chuck at chuck.Utz@sncorp.coni.

Lee Erdman, anoffier regffiar at ffie Navy home games, provided excitmg fanffiy news: â&#x20AC;˘ I ffiought I woffid send a photo ofus ftom our daughter's wedffing day on Simday ffie 17th of September in York, PA. From left to right - me, daughter Elizabeffi (ffie new Mrs.Wffite), my wffe, Karen, and ffie new Son-in-Law; Rob Wffite. Elizabeffi is a Perm State graduate workmg at Giant Food's home office ffi Carlisle, PA. Rob and Liz vviU be Uving ffi Carlisle, PA. Our younger daughter, Sarah, graduated from Perm State this year and is now Uving ffi New Jersey and working just outside NYC for Robertet Flavors (near Rutgers).The nest is empty and we oo to Naw footbaU games now! â&#x20AC;˘

Karen and Lee Erdman smile proudly on their daughter and son-in-law

Mark Haas attended the retfrement ceremony of Lee Freund at Quantico, VA, on 4 August 2006. Mark said of ffie event, "my wife, PhyUis, and son, Christopher, and I enjoyed seemg Lee head back to dviUan Ufe after 30 years ffi ffie Corps. He is now going to be doing ffie same job (same boss, even).. .but as a civilian. Nice work ffyou can get it!"

Mark also provided a pictore of Lee at the 30"^ accompaffied by ffis wife, Ann, and ffiefr nephew; Mike MiUer '09.

Lee and Ann Freund pose with nephew, Mike Miller, GolfTournament Winner, Skip Zobel, with PGA Pro, atthe 30^" Bill Hurley, and the Navy Gotf coach, Pat Owens

My wife. Barb, and I had the pleasure of visiting General Tom Stafford '52 in Oklahoma back in August. I have been assisting the General and ffis Dfrector in identifying space-flown artifacts from the Hubble Space Telescope servicffig missions that he has on ffisplay at the Stafford Afr & Space Center (it was recendy upgraded from a museum to a center with the adffitional space and fonctions) in ffis hometown ofWeatherford, OK. There is a newly added secrion to the center, mcluffing the "Hubble GaUery", wffich wffi be operfrng in December. In adffition to the Hubble GaUery, a classroom has opened in August to teach astronomy as part of the Southwestern Oklahoma State Uffiversity. WhUe we were there visiting with the General, we had the opportoffity to be at the museum when General Stafford had two VIPs present; Russian Cosmonauts Alexei Leonov andValeriy Kubasov.They vvere there along with Tom to sign the ApoUo-Soyuz ffisplaysfromtheir ffistoric ApoUo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), wffich occurred Jffiy 15-24,1975.What a neat experience! fiA

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Skip Zobel Craig Thomas, Keith Champion, and Gary Hentz enjoy a post-tournament celebration in honor of Skip's victory

I have space for a few more photos from ffie 30 reuffion and the footbaU taUgaters:

Pat and Lisa Tracy, Mike and Vanessa Self en, Bruce and Debbie Bevard at the Sunday Brunch during the 30^^ Reunion weekend

It was ffice to meet up with Cindy and Mark CosteUo, who traveled from Southern CaUforffia to be present for the 30 th id the second home game.

* Astronaut Tom Stafford, poses with Mark Hubbard in Weatherford, OK

Congratffiations are in order to Skip Zobel vvho was the winner m the 28"Annual Homecorffing Alumffi Goff tournament on 13 October. Keith Champion, Gary Hentz, and Craig Thomas also participated.

Cindy and Mark Costello at the UMASS tailgater

Jim "Doc" Doherty rented a saUboat during the Homeconfrng weekend and

Mad( Haas joins Lee Freund at Lee's retirement ceremony in Quantico

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saUed into AnnapoUs with ffis Dad,Jim Sr., sister, Susan, and her daughter, Laffi.

Doc Doherty widi his sister, Susan, at the Rutgers tailgater

Pete Varsanyi passed on some news from feUow Napster, Robert "Mac" MacDougaU: • I attended ffie Founders Day Celebration at the Eastern North CaroUna Chapter of ffie USNAAA last ffight. It was my first time attenffing since moving to N C from Newport, RI. As luck woffid have it, John AUen was the guest speaker. John just took over as Deputy Commanffing General ofthe 2nd Marine Expeffitionary Force/ Commanffing General ofthe 2nd Marine Expeffitionary Brigade. He just got back from Iraq. He and ffis wffe are stUI unpacking boxes at their new home at Camp Lejeune. John gave an outstanffing speech that tied together 9/11 at the Academy; his selection as ffie first Marine Dant; and, the formal recogffition of Founders Day during ffis watch. I have attached a photo ofJohn along with me and my son, 2LT Anffiew MacDougaU '05.

Hard to beUeve it has been 35 years since we aU got together at that place on the Susquehanna. •

Mac MacDougaU John Allen, and Andrew MacDougaU at the Founders Day Celebration

Tim FarreU is currently the Vice President-Membership of the PhUadelpffia Chapter ofthe USNA Alumni Association and encourages aU Classmates in the PhUadelpffia area to join the Chapter and those not in the PhUadelphia area to join and become

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active with their local Alumffi Association chapters. Tim also wants to refer our Classmates to the PhUadelpffia Chapter Column closer to the back of Shipmate for more news. On a personal level, Tim provided a famUy update: • Ryan and Shannon are freshmen at Bishop Shanahan High School in Dowffingtown, PA. Ryan plays on the freshman footbaU team on which he is starting offensive right tackle, starting defensive hnebacker or defensive tackle, and place kicker on kickoffs. Shannon plays her flute in the Bishop Shanahan Band. I was recendy elected President of the West Chester Band. • BRAVO ZULU to Jim Stavridis! The U.S. Senate confirmed ffis appointment to take charge of Pentagon operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. This new assignment as Commander, U.S. Southern Command, promoted ffim to a fiffi four-star adrffiral.

WeU, we are rapiffiy approacffing the end ofthe year and the hoUday season.

With that, our annual batde against Army, lots of torkey and stoffing, and time spent with farrffiy and friends. Wisffing aU of you the happiest of hoUdays and a Happy NewYear!

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Yo Ho me hearties! I may have pubUshed my preffictions for the Homecorffing goff scramble a month early, but was nonetheless correct in my fearless prognostication!

In an amazing display of bi-partisan cooperation that woffid make the Democrats and RepubUcans blush, BiU Herberger and yours truly joined with Skip Zobel and Gary Hentz of '76 to claim the tide for the second time in three years!

It shoffid be noted that in eking out its two-shot, 14-under-par win,Team Magoo overcame a very strong effort by several foursomes that included such '77 golf legends as Jim KeUy, Chris Feeney, Lee Geanuleas, Marc Troiani and Joe Christofferson. You'U recaU Jim, Chris and Lee, along with Pierre Thout, were victorious in the 25 reunion goff tourney; and although teanfrng with one Eric Utegaard, '69 may have cost them

tffis time, they look forward to defenffing their crown next year at our 30th. Joe, who placed second in the 25™ reuffion event, was in town for a warm-up round and a bit of sightseeing with ffis wffe MeUnda and fanffiy. As he's reffied and flying for Southwest, he couldn't complain about the airfare; the in-ffight food is another story!

BiU Hartman ffiopped me a note from Albuquerque, where he andffiswdfe Anffie are hving wffile Bffi does a bit of commuting with a smaU tech company in Carson City, NV. He observes being in Nevada four days a week is notffing ' compared to a deployment! He recendy spoke with Ken Shearer, who is with GaUup in Canada. Bffi closed by notmg his daughter is enjoying lffe with Goldman Sachs in NewYork (evidendy not working for that slave-driver Pete Grieve!) saw Skip MiUer some weeks back stiU beating heads in a lacrosse game.

Mark "Ragman" Gardner writes he has been partoered with Ray Crevier at Northwest Airhnes in A330 iffitial traiffing. Tffink of it.. ..Crevier and Gardner 6 Company's finest flying together! There hasn't been that much talent in the same cockpit sffice our days in ffight school when that National Airhnes crew smoothed ffieir 727 into Escambia Bay after torffing off the low altitode warffing horn 'cause they coffidn't hear each other! Mark says Ray's reputation for aviation exceUence preceded him; and whUe Rags was initiaUy curious at to whether Crevier's legendary ffight skUls woffid extend beyond naffing 3-wires on the Eisenhower, he now can say, borrowing a Une from Blazing Saddles, "it's twuu, it's twuu!" Ray and I were roommates during primary jet training at Meriffian NAS, and I'U always remember ffim, wait-. ing to spot me on ffie bench, looking down and saying "Magoo.. .shut up and Uft!" Ray's appetite for soft-serve ice cream is evidendy unffinfrnished! Mark made it into town for the East Carolina game, and John O'NeiU, '78 provided tickets at the 40-yard Une for Rags, Bert Cre-vier (brother of Ray) and Lt. Col. Mike Bird, USA (brother of our class- ' mate John Bird). He also ran into BUl Ittner on a layover in Amsterdam. BUl alsoffiesA330s for NWA, and Rags took the opportonity to express his condolences that he had iffissed the retirement ceremony "for that museum piece Bffi used toflyout of NAS Oceana"! And uffiike the F-14, Mark added, Mark observed Bffi has barely aged. ^

And if anyone needed proof miracles do indeed stffi happen, BiU D ' A m i c o emaUed m e last night fix)m ffis new h o m e in High Point, N C , where he's taken a j o b with Sealy, Inc. as V.P. of QuaUtv' and Safety. After servmg wiffi ffistinction for 21+ years, Bffi rerired after ffis selection to 0 6 , but before he coffid coUect 0 6 retirement so as to spare ffis lovely wffe Darlene yet anoffier move and aUow his daughters to graduate trom ffie s<mie ffigh school m wffich they'd started. Cara, now 24, and Anffi, 22 are both Gainesvffile Gators; Aiffi is finishing her undergrad degree and Cara is ffi post graduate nursmg school. Bffi observed Sealy is an equal opportuffirv" employer, as he has the pleasure of working wiffi not offiy a number of offier Navy alums, but a couple ot~West Pomt grads as vveU. H e pronfrses H U G E price breaks on matched bedffing sets for anyone vviUing to drive to High Pomt!

I'U close by renfrnffing everyone our 30 reuffion, Thursday September 13™ through Sunday September 16 ,2007, is fast approacffing. Participation in two events, ffie goU tournament and the Friday ffight receprion, vviU be Urffited, so sign up early. Also, it's miportant we have correct emails for as many classmates as possible, so fr you recendy changed emaUs, or Rick Wffite "s aU-hands messages haven't been reacffing you, please send corrected adffiesses to eiffier R i c k or m e at benynrick@comcast.net or magoo 131 O@comcast.net.

A Merry Christinas to aU, and to aU a good ffight! M a g o o *a *^

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AU I want for Christmas is to win a big Power BaU Lotterv" pot, lose 20 pounds, grow 6 inches, restore hair to the head, have world peace, or get another 500 words this month in Shipmate column lengffi.. .okay world peace is the more realistic possibffitv'.. .so I'U trim wffiat I have and make you wait for the next installment Anyway, on to the n e w s . . .

A vvhUe ago. R a y MUton reported a successfol " M O O N S T A N F O R D O P 5 . 0 " .

Ray John " B o y " R o g e r s . Lafayette Norton, Mike "the K O Z " Kozlarek. and descended upon R a y " R a y - M o o n " Luevano's house in Palo Alto for the Navy-Stanford game (They used the

"moonnfrle" ffight program). R a y noted that Koz won the shake off to see vvho got use ofthe "Balderrama R o o m " in the Luevano household. (That's my home away from h o m e when I'm out west that the Luevano's graciously afford me).They gang hooked up with E d Reid, John Sturges, Pat M c C o r m i c k , O t t o BuUch, J i m D e g r e e , and Mike Sears for the taUgater (wffich M o o n missed due to stffi being on a Tolyo time clock) and the game. Ray praised ffie pre-game show that Navy put on — a Seal Parachute Team j u m p into the staffium and a flyover that was perfecdy timed to just as the crowd ended singing the words "the home ofthe brave". H e figured that flyover stunned ffie Starfford players right from the start and they remained such aU the way to the end — even up to Navy smging "Blue and Gold". Ray says we sang it louder than the Starfford home fans sang their affiia mater— the resoundffig "BEAT A R M Y ! " echoed mcely off the empty seats. I'm stffi w'aiting on some photos so that John Boy can finaUy see more than ffis name ffi dfrs column (and it won't be because you're included m a shot with Storge, Reid and Degree!).

FoUowing the same advice Otter and Boone gave Flounder in "Animal H o u s e " — R a y said that west coast " R o a d Trip" w as a great shot in the arm for him.

Tffis year ffis measured pomts for stress level have been "off the scale" as he's had to contend with a lot of famUy trauma (ffis mom's cancer, sister's ffivorce, oldest son's marriage, wffe's stroke, and baby gfrl off to coUege (U of Marv'Wasffington)].

Top aU that off wiffi tffis weight of ffis j o b m Annapohs as Maffitenance Lead Manager for the Navy E R P AC ATI program (working toward a MUestone C) and he's defiffitely a canffidate to be "grounded". But after being wiffi the boys and seemg a great Navy victory, he's rejuvenated! You may see more of R a y MUton around town ne.xt year as he's looking to move to AnnapoUs from Virgiffia Beach. He'U then set up shop for hosting 78 visits for games. Ray also reported that after reriring from ffis bffiet as C O N A W C Oriando. A n d y Mohler is now working for Northrop Grumman and remains a Floriffian. Ray also had a great time visiting ffis roorffie, Ted NuU, over Labor Day weekend. Ted and C m d y hosted Patricia and Ray whUe they had been checking up on her Patricia's mom's medical progress and to move her ffito a care facffity. Ted and Cindy are recent

grand-parents again with the birth of thefr "gorgeous, black haired" granddaughter, Sabrma Vienna Mattahano, on Jffiy 23™.

Thanks for the scoop, Ray. Thanks also to RusseU P u p p e ('66), President o f t h e Columbus/Central Offio U S N A alumffi chapter for a report on C A P T T h o m a s "Chip"Walston's retirement on Sept 29™. Cffip fiffished off ffis career as the Commanffing Officer and Professor ofNaval Science, N R O T C Unit, at Offio State Uffiversity. T h e ceremony vvas held in the recruitffig room of ffie Offio State footbaU staffium, "the Shoe".The original plan was to hold the ceremony on the footbaU field with the staffium as a backffiop but quick plans to change the grass sod o n the field forced the alternative venue. In attendance besides Cffip's wife, Susan, and thefr chUffien, were ffis mother. Navy League reps Bffi Hanf, President; Bffi Jordan; and Chuck Cooper, many other famUy members from around the country and classmate and alumffi: Cffip's plebe year roommate,BiUYeager ('78);Roy Girod ('53); RusseU P u p p e ('66) and D .

Michael Crites ('70). Besides the usual accolades and certfficates, Cffip's shadow box included an American Flag that had flowTi over Bancroft HaU, the USS Constitotion, the USS Arizona Memorial, and the Offio State footbaU staffium. Cffip and ffis fanffiy vviU be staymg m Columbus, O H . Enjoy phase tvvo of your Ufe Cffip. But I adrffit, whUe it can be great—it ain't as good as flymg!

Speaking of flymg—Remember when we were young Plebes sitting en masse, Usterung to one of those professional lectores about tffis reaUy Sierra Hotel new Navy fighter with aU this, standoff sensors and nfrssUes, able to engage and to simffitaneously kffi mffitiple targets at long range and then ffit had too, it had the speed and maneuverabffity to best them in a dogfight? We aU ooh'ed and ahh'ed and aU us fledgUng aviators drooled in hopes of one day flying that F-14 Tomcat. WeU, a lot of aviators have done so over the years and the last one finaUy flew mto the sunset tffis year. Senffing her off in fashion vvas our own Glen ""Wheels"'Wheless.

From start to fiffish,Wheels was the F-14 Tomcat Sunset reuffion coorffinator for aU squadrons. H e reported long days and fon ffights (accent on the fun nightsl) and was in large part responsible for the successfffi 4 days of debauchery and camaraderie. H e saw a lot of people he'd forgotten he knew and one we coffid never forget—

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78-79 CLASS N E W S Mike "Flex" Galpin (Flex is an active duty 0 6 in Key West). We're aU sad to see the truly last Big Fighter go but you ffid her proud in the Sunset sendoff,Wheels.

(Great pic ofyou and your oldVF14 skipper- "Rattier" Rucker.)

Rattler Rucker and Wheels

As for sendoffs- other recent retirements (that I know about) were: John Cohoon — on Sept 29'' in a Ceremony in Memorial HaU at the Academy and the party was at Robert Crown Saffing Center; Bruce Latta's retirement ceremony was also in Memorial HaU on October 26™ and I can't remember if I mentioned Paul Russo's retirement on May 26 . Paul's ceremony was at the Navy Memorial in downtown DC. Kimber "Kim"Tageson sent an e-maU adffiess update [tagesonk@sbcglobal. net]. He also reported that the Tageson household is empty nested. In regards to my question if the doUars m the waUet hadn't also flown the nest with his prodigy he remarked, "The waUet isn't totaUy empty but it is sorta a "feed and bleed" situation. Both Kids are in coUege tffis semester, then two more semesters, before I am back down to one in coUege."

Yup, that'U defiffitely bleed a waUet! Both ffis kids are doing great. Matt is majoring in marketing — but Kim suggested he go Corps (Supply or Marines — he can figure it out). Either way, Kim—Uke me—hopes they do weU so that they can keep us in the Ufe style to wffich we aspire (I'm moving in with my son when he's successfol!) As for other parental pride— sincere apologies to Diane and Ed Henkler for dropping the baU on mentioning that there older daughter is a very successfol crew jock! Unfortunately she rows for BuckneU. Last season she led her boat to helping BuckneU defeat Navy at the Patriot League championships.

Here's where blood is thicker than water as Ed's -"proud Papa" won out over alumni loyalties, as you nfrght expect.

Sorry about the neglected note, Ed (I'm sure that's not the offiy one—apologies to

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aU the others.Thanks for reminding me— geez, after aU my years in cox'ing and coaching crew I can't beUeve I dropped a crew story too. I'm getting senUe!) Got some other saved rounds: Martin Bushika is the Assistant Program Manager for Traiffing Technology Development for Marine Corps Systems Command's Training Systems Program Office in Orlando, FL. Hope to report next time that we got together for lunch or a drink when he visited Syracuse for some business in October. We'U see.

CoUeen and M.F. "Mac" McKeon made it to the NAVY-TULSA footbaU game.

Mac was curious on the new security measures and how restrictive they were on bringing beverages into the staffium. I apologize for seeing ffis e-maU too late and being unable to answer him in time.

I'm sure heffiscoveredthat whUe there is no—um—"intrusive" body search. They just don't let you bring hquids or containers into the stadium. They'U take your bottles of water ("holy" or otherwise) and other sodas or "soda sweeteners". But Mac, you had a Plebe summer and a Marine Corps career, I'm sure you figured out alternatives. Mac's working in Suffolk, VA as a Joint M&S Technology Advisor, USMC JCDE Liaison Office.

Congratulations to Mel WUUams on his appointment to vice adnfrral and assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk,Va. By now they have left the flatlands of U.S. Strategic Command, in Ofiiitt Air Force Base, Nebraska and are now where a saUor should be—by the water. Also congrats and best wishes to Mark Fox who leaves his job as deputy assistant to the president and ffirector,Wffite House Mffitary Office to become the deputy to the deputy chief of staff for poUtical, nfrUtary and econorffic business, Multi-National Forces Iraq. Hmm, going from the White House to Baghdad... is that congrats or sympatffies? The irony isn't lost that where Mark once flew rffissions bombing the country, he'U now be responsible for helping rebuUd it. In today's world, they're both "hard" assignments but he'U do weU regarffiess in what "airspace" he operates.

Lastly, belated congrats to recent parentsin-laws,Julia and Rand Lebou-vier. This summer they married off daughter Tara to Mike LiUeberg ('04).Thirty-second company mates present were Mike Kalnoske, Roy BookmiUer, Ray Kwong, JD OUver, BiU Hession, and Tim Murphy.

Now retired, Rand works as a Business Development Manager for Bluefin Robotics in Cambridge, MA.

52"'' Co. at Tara and Mike's Wedding

WeU, that's it for tffis month. With a pic or two I'm at the Unfrt. Next month look for more news and—taUgate images, a Glee Club reunion in wffich '78 was featored and of course Christmas card news. As for the Balderramas, next month our son, Michael is off to Greece forffiscoUege junior year second semester for a study abroad program. As classics major, it's the perfect place for ffim to learn. A request goes to Sam Tangredi to look out for him (if Sam's stffi out there as the Naval Attache' to Greece.) or send gouge! Gotta go look for cheap ffights to Athens for our spring break visit. Happy Hohdays to everyone (Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, etc) .. .Launcffin' Spot Four in support ofToys for Tots!

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Greetings, 79ers!

So here you are, reaffing these words in the December issue of Shipmate.

Perhaps you're walking in from the maUbox, quickly scanning these pages looking for and Bolded Names that you recogffize. Or you may be sitting down with a cup of coffee, sorting through the Christmas Cards, creffit card offers, mortgage refinance apphcations, and catalogs (and catalogs, and CATALOGS!).

This time of year can be especiaUy frenzied, given aU the things that we try to "pack in". You may be traveUng, or expecting company The kids may be corffing home from coUege, or perhaps they're stiU involved in the myriad of activities of today's high schools (or

younger). Some ofyou may be heaffing over to Grandma's and Grandpa's for a big hoUday sffinffig. Or possibly the time has come for YOUR house to be Grandma's/ Grandpa's house!

Perhaps it's now January, and as you're cleaning up after the hoUdays you thought you shoffid just leaf through the magazine before you ffirew it out (with aU those catalogs!).

I know that for most ofus at ffiis time of year, reaffing Shipmate is probably not at the top of ffie priority hst. That's why 1 wanted to begin tffis column with a sincere "ffiank you" to aU ofyou who spend a few mmutes reviewing my words in dfrs column. With tffis issue I wffi have completed my 7™ year as your Class Scribe. In that time I've heard from a lot of classmates, yet I know ffiat there are many, many more out there that take a few mmutes a monffi to check in with ffie class. In reflecting over the last seven yean, I know I've thanked those 79ers who have contributed to the column, but I can't honesdy recaU ff I've ever thanked the greater majority ofyou — classmates, spouses, alumffi from other classes, and offiers - who take a few nfrnutes of your precious time to read what I've written.

And so, whenever you happen to be reading this column, I smcerely thank you for bemg a reader. I enjoy chrofficUng the happeffings ofthe class, but it's knowing that there's a "readersffip" out there that reaUy makes tffis job fiilfiUing.

over 30 in attendance for every game!

That's fantastic considering just a couple of years ago we struggled with only about a half dozen or so ofus.

As a renfrnder, we have been assigned a permanent taUgate space for the Class of '79 by NAAA. We're located on the Gold (visitor) side ofthe staffium's parking lot along the perimeter in space number 3.

That's along the back side down by the new courthouse towards the southeast corner. Enter the parking lot by the water tower, stay left and proceed down the back perimeter side ofthe parking lot.

Just look for the '79 flag flying above our location! H

Fred mentioned that the new taUgating spot has another advantage, in that it's on the paved side ofthe staffium lot. The other side has a rather nasty trend of turning into complete mud with even the smaUest of rain showers. And while it's true that many ofthe taUgating crowd are regulars (i.e., season ticket holders), the taUgaters are open to ALL classmates and famffies. So next season, even if you're offiy m town for one home game, PLEASE stop by. If you're visiting friends, bring'em (we have a number of local area Woops who routmely make an appearance). If you CAN brmg some snacks to share, it's always appreciated, but don't let that keep you from joiffing the fun.

Wffile we're on the subject of footbaU, Sean Cate and a smaU group are currently looking at venues for our 30™ For aU ofyou who are footbaUReuffion. I know, that seems hke a long rranded, tffis time of year brings the time from now, but reuffion hotels have to excitement of coUege bowl games and the be booked years in advance. One prorffiswindmg up ofthe regffiar NFL season. ing option is the new Westin Downtown Since I refrain from prefficting the fotore AnnapoUs hotel, which is just about ready (I tried to be a "medium" once, but was told allto open. The big reason the 25™ sandhlowers are "small") and since my Reuffion was held near BWI was that submission deadhne for tffis column is as there is no single hotel in AnnapoUs big early as it is, I cannot teU you where Navy enough to hold aU ofus (aUowing aU currendy stands in the bowl mix (or is that attendees to stay in the same place). The mixing howl?). However, I can bring you opeffing of the Westin changes aU that this "mid-season" report from the head of and several classes have already booked TaUgate Central, Fred Gerheiser futore reuffions there. Now just so you (FGerheiser@AUenShariff.com): know - nothing is written in stone yet.

HOWEVER: if you have any comments, •The Class of'79 kicked off a successful questions or suggestions for the 30"and weU-attended start of Navy's home Reuffion, send them to Sean (Sean.Cate@ footbaU season from a taUgating perspec1979.usna.com). Sean is also looking for tive (as weU as footbaU perspective as volunteers to be on the Reumon Committee Navy won their first two home games). when it is oSiciaUy formed - so please give it Along with the regulars, which has now some thought and let him know. grown to over 20 classmates, spouses, WeU, time for some bolded names. friends, neighbors and Navy fans, we have First up is an email (forwarded by Sean) had another 20 or so classmates and from Tommy Thompson famUy attendees during the first three (tommytl9792001@yahoo.com): games as weU. On average, we've had

I Things are weU here in "LA" (Lower Alabama) as I'm aVP of Sales with Open Solutions, Inc. and am based out of Foley, AL (between Pensacola, FL and MobUe).

My wife is doing weU and my son Shannon is married and doing very weU especiaUy with my new granddaughter KaUee Norris who turned one year old in November. Shannon is an Aviation Engineer for Helicopter Accessory Service, a ffivision of BeU HeUcopter, Inc. which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. My daughter Keffie, who has Cerebral Palsy, turned 25 in October and currently works at Lowe's. She is doing weU and is very happy.

Please pass on my warmest regards to aU '79 grads and have them drop me a Une or caU the next time they visit the Guff Coast. It woffid be fon to see everyone agam as I stffi recaU Bobby Leszczynski's beach house parties in the '80's with PhU McConkey and Tim OUvier among many others whUe aU were in flight school. FinaUy, I recently flew on Delta and ran into Mark Stephens who is planning to retire from Delta shortly and relocate to Destin, FL from his home outside of Atlanta.

Please pass on my warmest regards to everyone and to aU the best of luck in the foture. Let's break the trend and upset Notre Dame and hammer Army tffis faU!!

Very Best Regards,Tommy (251-9701622, ttrhonda@gulftel.com) • If you happened to be scanffing the "News and PubUcation" section ofthe Alumni Association web site (www.usna.com) last faU, you would have seen a great article in the 24 September edition ofthe Wisconsin State fournal, the local newspaper for Maffison,WI. It was a feature story about our own WUey Utterback and ffis wife Maggie (McKee) Utterback '87. WUey has a son Andrew (26), and the couple has two chUdren: Katie (17) and David (15). UntU both the younger kids were in school, Katie was a stay-at-home mom.

EventuaUy, though, she went to law school at UW-Madison and started work as a corporate lawyer.

Once that happened, Wiley left his job (which required LOTS of time away from home) and took over things at home. In addition to finaUy seeing more of his kids, he also got the chance to work with other local youth as a coach. According to the article, Wiley reaUzed that he had a longsuppressed dream of becorffing a teacher, so after two years at UW-Madison, WUey December 2 0 0 6

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Dave Jackson (djackson@drs-c3.com) has completed ffis teacffing certification. He's retired and moved from Colorado Springs currendy working as a substitute teacher, to the Washington, DC area. He now but his goal is a fuU-time position teachworks in business development for ing high school physics. Maybe ffiose Homeland Security at DRS Technologies. semesters suffering through "Boats", "Steam" and "Wires" wiUfinaUypay offl AndfinaUy,Andy Brower Anyway, I higffiy encourage you to go (ATBrow@aol.com) passes that Mark onhne and read the entire article. The Decker and family are currendy traveling hnk is a Utde long, but here it is: http:// up and down the east coast living on a commuffity.usna.com/NetCommunity/ 43-foot catamaran Spoony Cat. Mark is Page.aspx?&pid=370&srcid=379. Better maintaining a weblog of the journey, yet, head over to the Class Web Site and complete wiffi photos. The link for the chck on "News" — the Unk to the article blog is www.spoonycat.blogspot.com. is ffiere.

Be sure to check it out!

Now, for the moment you've aU been And with that, I'U close my last waiting for. To close out the year and column for 2006. Thanks once again to prepare ourselves for the GRJEAT ffiings aU ofyou for your readership, your to come, I now present, for your reaffing support, your contributions, and for your pleasure, ffie FINAL 2006 effition of... thoughts and prayers. Although Karen (waitfor it!) ... "The Ever Popular and and I celebrate Christmas, we both send World-Renowned Tidbits and Snippets our sincere best wishes to you and your Section"! (And the crowd roars . . .) fanfrhes for the event(s) you celebrate during this most special time of year.

The Class of 1979's first flag officer, Take care, and I'U be back in 2007!

RADM Jon Bayless (ion.bayless@ OmnesViri! —Wiz... navy.mU), was promoted to his current rank (08) on 2 October. Four days later, ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% Jon was instaUed as the Commander, LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 95% Navy Region Midwest. The region PRES: Tim Kobosko recendy expanded from 6 states to 16 (as a result of BRAC), so Jon has his hands foU. SEC'Y: CAPT Joseph A. Grace Jr., USNR 15 Allard Blvd., New Orieans. LA 70119 But, since ffis headquarters is at Great 504-915-6711 Lakes, IL, there are classmates urging ffim E:joe.grace@ 1980.usna.com to hold a party for the 2007 Navy-Notre 'WEB SITE: www.USNA1980.org Dame game in South Bend. Stay tuned Greetings Classmates! I'm writing ffiis for detaUs! note flat on my back with a back injury On 22 October, my feUow 19^^ from working on Katrina damage. Had a Company-mate Dave Bethel batde with a 150 lb beam that feU on me (david_bethel@comcast.net) retired after and it won! I'm supposed to be flying to 26 years of active service in the US up DC to start my new job as an Marine Corps. The evening before Dave Executive VP with SoftMed in SUver hosted a sit-down dinner at the USNA Springs this afternoon — should be interOfficers and Faculty club, complete with esting. I now have new empathy for those the obligatory karaoke machine! The with affing backs and muscle spasms. A Sunday retirement ceremony was held in whole new level of discomfort and pain Memorial HaU, with a reception at has come to my attention! For at least the Alumni HaU. 1 hope to have some photos next year or so 1 will stiU be commuting to print in the next issue. With Dave's to New Orleans and living on the boat retirement, offiy two members of "Cloud downtown DC. Come on down and swap 19" remain on active duty: John Holden a sea story or two if you are in the area.

(USMC) and WiUy Quintong (USN).

Anyway, on to the Mailbag: Rumor is there's a pool to see which one As you probably heard, recently the wiU retire last - but it's just a rumor.

Academy celebrated 30 Years ofWomen at (Pssst! Go with Holden - rugby players are so USNA. This note came in from a combidetermined! But remember, it's just a nation of Sharon Hanley Disher, rumor...) Congrats to "Big Dave"! dishfain@yahoo.com, Beth Leadbetter More retirement news: Mark Gordon, go.beth@verizon.coiii, and Clemente (Cleml979@aol.com) Tina D'Ercole, instina4@msn.com: wrapped up his nfrUtary career, retiring on • Twenty-two members of the Class of 22 September at the "Master Jet Base", '80 joined 116 other alumni and guests at NAS Oceana,VA. Congratulations Mark! a USNA conference, 7-10 September In his role as the DC/Tidewater area 2006, commemorating "30 Years of coordinator. Kirk Michealson passes that

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Women at USNA". "Honoring the ; History and Forging the Future" was the i goal of the conference whose highlights \ included a Forrestal Lecture by astronaut | Wendy Lawrence '81, and luncheon I address by Rear Admiral, select, MicheUe !

Howard '82, the first female graduate to ! be selected for flag rank. Lectures and \ discussions focusing on professional devel- ; opment and character issues that affect today's officer corps and Brigade of ; Midshipmen were also part of the confer- ,! ence. The weather was great, the ] camaraderie was wonderful, and we beat I U Mass! The class of 1980 won the prize 1 for the most attendees from one Class. • I

Tina is stiU the 2 " " Company Rep so 1 check in with her if you haven't recendy j She is busy home schooling and keeping 1 aU sorts of chaos under wraps. She said I that there was a great gathering of our •) female classmates on Kathy : Shanebrook's steps in the yard. j Hopefully I'U get a shot for this column. | I received an e-mail from Nels j Frostenson, frostynels@aol.coni, vvho is ! senffina: out an invite to one and aU for ; u

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their 19™ Annual Army Navy Party. j HopefoUy this wiU come out before the ; party so folks can attend. Drop ffim a note i if you're interested. j • HeUo Joe, q From the Florida First Coast, just an 1 invite for December it's a tradition j that's been going on for ahnost 20 years! (;, If you live in the JacksonviUe - Ponte j Vedra Beach, Florida area and you're | thinking about attenffing this year's Army Navy festivities and game, there are warmer ; options.You're aU corffiaUy invited! i It aU started in '85 with Greg .• Hightiain drinking "poinsettia punch" ^ out of the punch bowl, Mike Sonnefeld j as a thesis partner and a few other '80 ,? grads stationed at the Nav;U Post Grad > school in Monterey... you know who you ' are and we have photos to prove it! ,t Over the yearj^this gathering has ' evolved to the point of mess dress blue's \ or tuxedos worn on the top and festive i bathing trunks worn on the bottom, ladies* dressing in similar "dress-up/dress-down" : fashion.Yes, we blow something up at the ] end! There is a football pool, bon fire and J the Navy tailgate spirit lives on as guests 1 bring a favorite hors d'oeuvre or tail gate 1 dish to share. John Dentler '72 has been i known to bring "Army A$$" pate, Mac's \ Dad brings his famous "GO NAVY" \ beans which all complete the festivities. M\

The West Coast just hosted a great football game out at Stanford and Danny Archer checked in with this photo and update:

set of orders are to the east coast and the C N O staff. Lastly Steve "Moose" Laukaitis just reported for duty here in San Diego as EA for COMNAVAIRPAC.Take care and enjoy that boat! Say heUo to Sherri for us! Danny Archer • Andy "Tonto" Otano, andres.otano@ pfizer.com sent in a great series of photos of one ofour Celebrity Classmates who is now circling us hour by our far above the earth, and this update:

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• Joe-Joe, Greetffigs fixim sunny SOCAL! Congrat's on your successfiil tour as CIO of Navy Mefficine and thanks for the fantastic job in writffig our Class column for Sffipmate.You've done great duty for many years in keeping our classmates connected and informed-Bravo Zulu sffipmate. On September 16th, members from the Great Class of 1980 traveled to Palo Alto, CA and attended the NavyStanford footbaU game. It was a beauriful day complete with taUgate festivities.

Navy Hyover and most importandy a Navy victory! Our very own RDML (sel) Bruce Grooms and ffis wffe EmUee led the cheermg for the Mids, Navy fans and USNA '80 in attendance. Other USNA 80 members attending the game included: Jerry ConnoUy and his brother PhU, Dave Whitlock, Reuben PadiUa and ffis wife Chris, Brian Carmichael and wffe Delores, and Rosie Johnson and wife Yolanda. Attached is a photo from the game (L to R) Tina Archer, Maureen Archer, Dan Archer,Yolanda Johnson, Na-vy Goat, Delores Carnfrchael, Rosie Johnson, Brian Carmichael, and DaffieUe Carrffichael.

Tffings are going weU in San Diego and we have many classmates here in the area. Barbette Lowndes, stffi on active duty and Director of SPAWAR Contracts, wffi be speaking at our USNA Alunmi Association San Diego Chapter luncheon on October 19th. Barbette attended "30Years ofWomen at USNA" celebration held at the Naval Academy in AnnapoUs, MD September 7 * - 1 0 * , 2006. She wffi provide our chapter members insight into the successes and the chaUenges encountered by women at the academy and the fleet. BiU Personius just completed an outstanding deployment and tour as Commanding Officer aboard the USS Pelehu. His next

• Joe- 1 had the great pleasure to go to Kazakhstan through Moscow and witness Mike Lopez- Algeria's launch. On Sept 18 at 1008 L-A launch from the exact launch pad Sputnik andYuri Gagarin launched 40 plus years ago. I attached two pictores. The launch was perfect and nfrnutes later they were in space and on their way to the International Space Station as a member of Expeffition 14. L-A wffi serve 6 months as the Commander of the ISS. The NASA home page has the latest info and an updates for classmates to keep up on the rffission. 1 spoke to L-A the day before the launch and he sounded excited and ready for ffis "deployment." Tffis is his fourth launch and is one of less than 20 US astronauts to be launched on a Russian Soyuz capsule. Then two Mike Lopez-Algeria days later I got to watch at Russia rffission control the Expedition 14 docked and boarded ISS to assume their duties. Everyone from class of'80 should be proud one of our own is flying over ahead. Andy "Tonto" Otario • Expedition 14

Space group

Our 34'^'^ Company Rep, Walt Porr, waltporr@comcast.net, who incedently I

beUeve has the largest family or is in a close running with Pete KUger, (who has recently relocated to Utah to be near the kids and setde down), checked in with tffis note from Boston: • Joe: Today (Mon 10/16) I started in my new job as an Associate Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston. I am assigned to the Inspectional Services Division where I serve as an attorney for the Code Enforcement Officers and BuUffing Inspectors for the City of Boston. I spend most of my days in Housing Court (a court of special jurisffiction wffich hanffies these kinds of cases for both Government Agencies in the enforcement business and for private litigants with ffisputes related to housing in particffiar and property habitabffity issues in general).

Tffis last May, I graduated from Suffolk Uffiversity Law School with a Masters of Law (LLM) in Global Technology with a concentration in International Law and Business. I am hoping to do some adjunct teacffing at both the undergraduate and law school level.

Susan and I are going on 25 years of wedded bUss. She is perfornfrng as the Principal Clarinetist with the Newton Symphony Orchestra, along with a number of other groups in and around Boston.

I see BiU MaUoy from time to time.

He is running the lobbying concern he took over from his dad here on Beacon Hffi near the state house where he spends a lot ofhis time on behaff of his cUents.

BiU is an 0-6 who has a very active reserve command. When I moved to Boston in January of 04, Bffi was extremely gracious and helpfol in assisting me in getting on my feet. So that's the news in a nutsheU. Semper Fi Walt • It's always incredible to hear from our Classmates who are doing so much in tffis War on Terror. We often forget that we are at war and that our Classmates are making a great difference for the Nation.Thanks to aU for your service! An-yway, I received a great letter from Dave Ray, david.m. rayl@navy.mU who just came back from spending some time in the desert: • Joe: Dave Ray here. I know I have been lousy in corresponding but here is some slightly old news some ofour class mates rffight find interesting.

I am stffi active in the reserves and had the opportuffity to go on 3 months of active duty (twice) to the Combined Air December 2006

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Operations Center (CAOC) atAl Udeid Air Base in Qatar. I went in the summer of 05 and again in the recent spring of 06.The attached photo shows me at "fighting weight" during my overseas duty. It Dave at As Sallyah was taken during a day-trip to the US Army Base at Camp As-SaUyah, about 30 mmutes from Al Udeid where I was stationed. During my 2 assignments, I acted as a Uaison officer (LNO) between ffie carrier air wing on station m the Guff and the CAOC, workffig wiffi Afr wing 11 on NIMITZ and Afr wffig 7 on REAGAN. I can teU you the Navy is puffing more than its weight over there, proviffing lots of afr cover for the "boots on the ground", doing anti piracy and humaffitarian ops throughout the entire guff, and taking a huge role ffi every ffisaster rehef effort that occurs.

I feel very fortonate to have experienced just a Utde of what our young men and women are doing in the War on Terror in the Midffie East. I ffigffiy recommend it to anyone who has the chance to serve over there, be it as a reservist or active duty Individual Augmentee. Happy HaUowe'en â&#x20AC;˘ WeU, that's about aU for the MaUbag. I hope that tffis finds each ofyou healthy, happy, and wiser today than yesterday. Take a few rffinutes to renew a friendship, caU a Classmate and send me an update.

As Always, BEAT ARMY, Joe ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 95% PRES: Jim Ahlgrimm 1948 Friendship PI., Falls Church.VA 22043-1542 H: 703-848-0793; E: jim@ahlgrimm.net SEC'Y: Dave CiccareUi 1545 Meadow Branch Ave., Winchester,VA 22601-6702 H: 540-665-0366; 0:540-751-1888; F: 540-751-1899 C: 703-431-0240; E: dave@lmainc.com NEW SEC'Y: Steve Colon 58 Kuuala St., Kailua, HI 96734-2728 E: scolon@hawaii.rr.com WEB SITE: www.usna.com/classes/1981 CLASSWIDE MESSAGES: usnal981@yahoogroups.com

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Wake me up because I reaUy must be dreaming I am facing, mortal dangers Seems I pissed off, all these strangers Memorized a, bunch a faces And their corresponffing names and hometown places 0600, I'm stffi tired But this German, guy is wired Lying on the, Astrotorf, wet Runffing after some guy in a red sffirt corvette Shaved my hair off, boy it itches Roommate doesn't, wash ffis britches By 1030, clothes are wringing Hope to God that they don't make us do more singing Take me home, don't Uke tffis bummer Discharge me, I hate Plebe summer Do not want to be a rffidsffipman Woffid rather be a civffian I just want, to grow my hair long Sleep in late, and sing my own song Who roUs up their socks aU into baUs? And braces up against the waUs? Every Thursday, I go marcffing In my coUar, fresh from starcffing Better hydrate, soon be sweated Ifl pass out, I just rffight get bayoneted Now, it's ac-year, there's less screarffing And for ffinner, there's ice crearffing But my roommates, test my Unfits So I spend aU of my time over at Nirffitz Verse, the 2*^ Wednesday night ig-nored my stoffies Went to Rudy's, with some budffies Now my head aches, ears are humrffing And the MOOW fried me for conduct unbecorffing I restrict in, the rotonda And my grease stinks, it's no wunda Though I'm older, I'm no wiser 'Cause the OOD found dust upon my visor

Through the wmter, there's dark ages Then the spring comes and we're let out ofour cages Four long years, and now it's June Week Goodbye Crabtown, Goodbye Weem's Creek Throw my hat right up, but tffiow it soon I'm getring ffitched tffis afternoon Pack my sea bag, check my orders Soon I'll be across the borders Catcffing rays and visiting sffip's store Uffiess I'm ffi the Marine Corps

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Some went Tomcat, some got Harrier Teddy Carter, got a carrier Some got ampffibs, some destroyers And a few became a doctor and some lawyers Went to Subic, went to Gitmo If accomp'ffied, famUy ffi tow CONUS NorfoUc, San Diego If no housing, Uved out of a Winnebago

Verse, the Last As the years passed, got promoted 1 Went to dry dock, got refloated | Had some kidffies, then teenagers Bought some ceU phones to replace aU of j our pagers Now; we're older, some retired Haff a Ufetime has transpired And reflection, is inherent Just be thankfiU ffiat you're not yet a grandparent

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Wear a suit, now, double ffipping 1 But the house needs, weather stripping ] And the mortgage, isn't paid off \ Hope to God ffiat sales stay strong so I'm j not laid off j

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A reuffion, twenty-five years But we can't drink, twenty-five beers So we sip our, botded waters WhUe we talk about our spouses, sons and daughters

Next door to me, body buUders Their behavior, just bewilders In the weight room, muscle ripples Then there's screarffing as they twist each other's nipples

Take me back, I'U be a young pup I won't nfrnd, ifl shoffid brace up I would glaffiy do it aU again Have hamfi-ancisco,now and ffien But my wdsh, is just a musing Can't go back, no more dress blues-ing Long remembered stories we'U repeat Whenever two or three shall meet

In the wardroom, ham francisco WhUe in Daffigren, doggie ffisco

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If put off by, my words, solemn Just remember ffiat tffis is my final column Thank you, classmates, for mdffiging Esoteric ffioughts ffivffiging But my term has, bought ffie farmy So, I'U leave you wiffi "Go Navy" and "Beat Army!"

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Bob Kemo recently assumed ffie duties as commandmg officer, USS NORMANDY (CG-60).Bob previously commanded USSYORKTOWN (CG-I8), successfiUK- taking her on a counter-narcotics deplovTnent to ffie Eastem Pacffic. His tour before assunfrng command of NORMANDY vvas ffi ffie office offfieJoffit Cffieft of Staff (J5) as Division Cffief for Stabffitv- Operations and Securitv Assistance.

A number of classmates were present during the F-14 Tomcat "Sunset" event at NAS Oceana ffi late September. Those reflecting on years of feeUng the need for speed included Brian Gawne, Mike UUrich, MUte Qumin. and Bob Roundtree. A commemoration was held at ffie new F-14 memorial at the front gate, wffich included bricks laid in honor of faUen classmates Matt Columbo and Rick Dempsey.

Steve Gatanis checked in with the foUowing report: • "1 became a cffiropractor after gettmg out in '87.1 practiced for about 10 years and got tired of deaUng with thfrd party pay (insurance compaffies, lawyers, PI cases, workers comp. etc.) Patient care is very rewardmg. The rest of it wiU make you get old qffick. After makmg a decent amount of money, I sold my practice, lowered my stress level, and now teach ffigh school chemistry ffi Cobb County, Georgia. Not too glamorous, but fon.

"Karen and I have been married almost 23 years now. Our son, Harry, is now a freshman chemistry major at Kennesaw State Uffiversity, and is qffite the kumdo artist (Korean swordsmansffip).

Our daughter, Lyffia, is a freshman m ffigh school, and is qffite the taekwondo and kumdo expert. I get ffi ffiere and take taekwondo with Lyffia. My goal as the old man is not to get laughed at durffig practice. Karen stays home as the lady of leisure now after chasmg msurance payments ffi the front office of my practice for a number of years." • Thanks for the update, Steve.

WeU that's it for tffis month. On behaff of aU the class officers I'd Uke to pass a wish for Happy Hohdays to aU, especiaUy our classmates who are deployed during this time.

Cheers, Ward ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: CDR James H. Flatley IV, USN 618Vandeibilt Are-.Viiginia Beach.VA 23451 H: 757-963-7353; W; 252-435-2488 HE: flatmingo5@aoLcom SEC'Y: Angela Roth H: 713-432-0069; E: chri5angelar0th@sbcglobal.net iXTB SITE: w-vfw.usna83.com

BA Kemp aijftresses the crowd as NORMANDY'S ne*i Commanding Officer

Josh Rubin sent in a great update complete with two photos: My wife Pam and I just got back from the mother of aU reuffions. Tomcat Sunset. There vvere lots of 83'rs m attendance, so I can offiy speak for the ones I saw. It was a three-day affafr

beginffing wiffi Key West ffight at the Oceana O'club, a golf tournament, 5K run open to the pubhc, symposiums.

Cheap Trick in Concert, a last ffight ceremony and a black tie ffirmer to wmd up the festivities.

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In attendance that I saw were Tom Kalfas, Tom Sedlack, Leo McKay, Chris Rice, and Seamus Flatley. I am sure there were others and I apologize to ffiose I missed, as ffiere vvere just so many old friends there. My wife and I raced the 5K and I got 2nd, much to the ffismay of ffie JO's from 143 vvho caUed me an "old geezer" the ffight before (that whole series of events worked out in my favor). It was sad to see the Tomcat reffied after 36 years of unparaUeled service to our country, it made me very proud to be a part of it aU, but aU good tffings must come to an end.

If anyone is m Houston please don't hesitate to caU.Josh Job change for Dionel AvUes: the Stars and Stripes reported that Dino resigned to take a position at a private company. No one has told me wffich company or a date of departore but it wiU have happened by the time you read tffis column. (It is offiy October right now).

Dmo was appointed Navy undersecretary ffi 2004 wiffi ffis previous job serving as assistant secretary of the Navy (fmancial management and comptroUer) from Jffiy 2001 to October 2004.

Jim Evans sent m a photo, (maybe next time he can add some mteresting stories about his experiences): • I have attached a photo of many ofthe alumffi assigned to the Marine Corps December 2 0 0 6

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Combat Development Command at Quantico. Top Row left to right: LtCol Drew Jensen '83, Mr. Steve Nolan '78, Col. Greg Reuss '77, Mr. Jim Evans '83, Col. Joe Smith '83, Mr. Mike Resnick '83, Midffie Row: Lt. Robin MarUng '01, Capt.Tamara CampbeU '97, Front Row: Capt. Marcus Johnson '01, Capt. Jason Charkowski '99. Sincerely and Beat Army, Jfrn^ Hot off the press, October 16ffi, John Croce emaUed: • Thanks for aU ofyou who have asked.

We are fine, the house shook at about 7:00 AM in the morffing, no damage, power was out for about 15 hours.

Victoria and I are fine. Back to work this mornmg. (Hopefully we will get some more photos to plan our vacations Angie) • May aU ofyou experience Peace and Prosperity in the NewYear! Make a Resolution to catch up with your classmates and volunteer to help with the 25'-" reuffion.—Angie '83A ClassAct ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES: CDR Mike Collins, USNR 935 Barracuda Cove Ct. Annapolis, MD 21401-4718 H: 410-626-8876; E: niike.collins@1984.usna.com VICE PRES: Maj James W.'Wilhehn, USMC TREAS: CDR Doug Denneny, USN SEC'Y: LCDR Karen (Malloy) Halverson 6795 Patton Dr., Fort Hood.TX 76544 H: 254-554-6365; E: dkhalvy@eartlilink.net WEB SITE: virww.usna84.com

Happy HoUdays, Classmates. Can't believe this year is nearly at an end already. Lots of news and pictures this month. Many thanks to aU ofour wonderful classmates who contributed. On to the news!

Rebekah Barrish wrote and sent along a picture from her promotion to CAPT last October. Rebekah delayed the oath of ofiice so that her farffily could

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arrange to be present during a drffi weekend. Evidently, her parents' retirement schedffie puts most work schedules to shame so it took a few months to synch calendars. Pictured in the photo are Rebekah, her dad, and CAPT Barbara BeU ('83). Also in attendance were one of Rebekah's brothers in from CaUfornia and Barbara's husband and son. Mike CoUins gets a big thank you from Rebekah for the role he played in the set up of the ceremony. On the home front, Rebekah is the lone female in a housefoUof testosterone with daughter DaffieUe now a sophomore at Randolf-Macon Women's CoUege. An interesting note from Rebekah - R M W C just voted to go coed to the consternation ofthe students and alumnae. Seeing the protests was an eye-opener for her and gave her some insight into the angst that probably took place when they finaUy decided to open the doors of USNA to let in you know who. Rebekah's husband Mike is a brand new Project Manager at a large construction firm. Tffis is his first office job for the company as he has been a field supervisor for the past several years.They have two boys at home, Mark (6) and Jacob (8) and Ufe is crazy busy for them aU.

Rebekah, Dad Barrish and Barb

Rob Romaine wrote with news of his life. Rob recently relocated to Pennsylvaffia where he is Vice President of

Global Recruiting for a company caUed j CDI Corporation, a Philadelphia based ! professional services company that special-1 izes in engineering, IT and professional j staffing solutions. The job requires quite a ; bit of travel, primarily domestic, but j usuaUy enables Rob to spend time in j some good cities. Rob was first hired to i run the South Region out of Orlando, J where he spent 18 months, and then on 1 to DaUas for two years where he focused | on their IT and Government Service verticals (Rob, what does this mean?)

Rob enjoys his work and hopes to be ablefj to stay put in PA for a bit. ^ Doug Thomas wrote with the | update he prorffised me years ago (ok, 1 maybe just two or three) when we were ' neighbors at Fort SiU. Doug has been busy Last month he relinquished \ command of 2d BattaUon, 10™ Marines | and was promoted to Colonel. Doug's | oldest brother Dave (USNA '81) pinned \ on his rank during the change of command/promotion ceremony Two days? later he headed to NewYork City for • Fleet Week 2006 as the C O of a Special \ Purpose MAGTF from Camp Lejeune. \ The majority ofthe Marines and SaUors ' from the SPMAG TF were on board USS \ KEARSARGE and were ably supported \

by Doug Borrebach who was the ship's supply officer. Doug reports that Doug B. \ did an outstanffingjob during this busy i time and provided great support to the \ embarked Marines both underway and in \ port despite having to deal with the Ukes .| of Kelsey Gramnier, Hugh Jackman and HaUe Barry. FoUowing Fleet Week Doug, • Teresa and Lisa (17) PCS'd to NewYork ^ where Doug is working with Pfizer for a f year as a Secretary of Defense Corporate ' FeUow. The Thomas fanffiy lives in a nice I set of quarters at Fort Hanffiton in ' Brooklyn and he commutes to rffidtown ' everyday. It's quite a change fi'om Ufe at ' Camp Lejeune but Doug is enjoying it. ^ Doug and Teresa's son Steven (19) is in ffis second year at Columbia in NYC and ' was able to live with them most ofthe j summer wffile working at a tech support j job on campus. Their oldest son Doug Jr. i (21) stayed in the Camp Lejeune area 1 where he works and attends the commu- \ nity coUege. The Thomas's invite anyone \ in the area to stop by and stay while as they have plenty of room and it's an easy subway ride to the city. Anyone interested in taking them up on their kind offer hadi better hurry up. FoUowing his feUowsffip, i the Thomas fanfrly will head back to 'i

Camp Lejeune where Doug is slated to take command ofthe 10™ Marine Artffiery Regiment later next year.

Fayettevffie, N C and look forward to the new adventores that await at Fort Bragg.

That's it for tffis month. 1 wish you aU a wonderfffi Holiday Season and let's aU hope that peace breaks out in the New Year. Talk to you later. Karen.

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Someone sent me an e-maU wiffi news ffiat Kevin Ste'vick has been named President and CEO of Niagara Corporation. Niagara Corporation is ffie world's foremost producer of ffigh-quaUty specialty and commoffity cold fiffished steel bars. Kevin has more ffian 20 years of experience in the metals industry includingffismost recent tenure as President and CEO of Engmeered Materials Solutions, Inc.

PRES: Bob Smith 4712 Fo.\ Den Court, Louisville, KY 40241 P: 502-432-6185; E: dc8driver@insightbb.coni C O R R . SEC'Y: CDR Dave McDonneU 1890 Lindamoor Dr.,AnnapoUs, MD 21401 H: 410-224-5675; W: 410-293-6331 E: nicdonnel@usna.edu

The foUowing photo is of Lisa Nowak presenting a plaque to Matt Schatzle, our exceptionaUy talented class VP and taUgate orgaffizer extraorffinaire.The plaque wffi be maintained by Paul RosmUso and it wffi beffisplayedat aU '85 taUgate parties.

It has akeady received a lot of attention along with the '85 taUgate flag Lisa took up to space with her.

Lisa presenting a plaque

I had to cut out some of Lisa's input for the O C T issue due to the Sffipmate hrffitations on number of words per article so I am putting herfoUinput in tffis month's subrffission.

Lisa Now^ak: The Henry Family Reunited!

Finally, let's wrap up tffis bad boy with some reaUy happy news. KeUy (King) Henry wrote and sent along a great picture of husband Mike's homeconfrng from a year in Iraq with the 101^*Afrborne Division out of Fort CampbeU, Kentocky. Pictored are KeUy, Mike, and chUdren AUie, Nick and Nora. After Mike remrned home, the Henrys ffit the road visiting FL, GA, NC, andVA and capped it off with an 11 hour drive home wffich was such a great farrffiy bonding experience that Mike is eagerly planffing ffis next deployment overseas. Just kidding.

The Henrys 'wffi relocate this month to

• It was a tremendous experience to blast off into space on the 4th ofJuly this year!

We spent 13 days in orbit, mostly working very hard, and occasionaUy taking a few moments to look at the beautifol blue Earth. Our nfrssion objectives included completing the Retorn-to-FUght test program and bringing over 28 thousand pounds of new supphes and experiments to the International Space Station (ISS). It was so incredible to feel the enormous thrust of the rockets as we puUed away from Earth. As Mission Speciffist 2,1 was the flight engineer for Ascent and Entry, sitting between the Commander and PUot on the ffight deck to manage the shutde systems. WhUe this kept me constantly busy during traiffing simffiations with many malfonctions, the real ffight was of

course much smooffier...! ffid have to cycle the Air Data Probe during Entry few times though, it was very slow to come out! I spent most of my on-orbit time doing Robotics. Some was for Survey, durmg wffich we inspected the entire vefficle for possible damage due to ascent debris (foam) or nfrcrometeorites using the shuttie's arm with a new 50 foot boom and optic sensors. I also operated the station's larger robotic arm during spacewalk operations, moving equipment and even people around on the end ofthe arm! The rest of the time was mosdy transfer operations. It's amazing how big a contamer you can move m rfficrogravity! We had to unpack the huge mffiti-purpose logistics modffie (MPLM), stow everytffing properly on ISS, thenfiUit back up with aU the stoff they ffidn't need anymore. There was also tfrne for exercise on a bike-Uke macffine, and of course eating!

We had a combination of dehydrated food (I Uked pasta vegetable parmesan), fffily prepared food in MRE-type packages (cfficken strips with salsa), and snacks wffich looked just Uke they do on earth (nuts, browffies). I also brought some extra chocolate bars, wffich were very popular! I reaUy enjoyed seeing so many classmates at last year's reuffion. I brought up a few souveffirs...you may recogffize our Class of 85 hat in the space pictore! Our class flag went up on tffis shutde ffight as weU, so you wffi see it waving at our taUgaters tffis faU! Thank you to aU the classmates who sent weU wishes and prayers.You were aU with me during theffight,and I was proud to represent our fine Academy. •

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Brothers were in attendance incluffing Gregg (Mongo) Sears, John (Face) Van Brabant, Mike (Mac) Mackay, and Kevin (Sherpa-Denton) Reeds.

The Monsoon Brothers now gaffier annuaUy to celebrate, hyffiate, and Uve up to their image as a subversive element witffin the 28th company. A subversive element that leaves offiy destruction in their wake. DaUy activities for tffis year's reuffion fficluded morffing yoga classes on the beach, biking, boating, and great food, more personal hydration, and afternoon coffee. The Monsoons are currendy seeking proposals from other locations and resort sites interested in hosting the 2007 Monsoon Brothers reuffion. •

Lisa in Space

Walt BeU: • I had a chance to visit with my old roommate Tracey and Chris Betton and their wonderfiU kids Charnae and Cffiistopher tffis summer. It was great to be able to catch up whUe they were down mVfrgiffia Beach for ffie weekend. I've run into my plebe summer roommate Jim Syvertsen once in a wffile. He's domg some beautifol wood torffing that you can see in some ofthe local art shows. I also spent a fon weekend with another former roommate Lisa and Steve Bongardt last November when we met some of Steve's coworkers and friends at a taUgater for one ofthe home games.

Susan WeUs has contacted me by emaU and hopes to pass through the area sometime tffis faU. I don't tffink I've seen her since the 10 year reuffion. I reaUy enjoyed catcffing up with so many classmates at the reuffion last year...too Uttie time to visit with so many. I'm stffi in Portsmouth, VA, and enjoying the area. Besides work with an environmental contractor, I stay pretty busy with biking, traveUng, gardening, local concerts, festivals and hanging out with friends. Living in a 95 year old house keeps me pretty busy, too. Hope to make it up to one of the home games tffis season. • Kevin Reeds: • The annual Monsoon Brothers reunion was a conducted over 4th ofJuly weekend at the Torch Lake resort home of Steve (Kow) Kowalkoski.AU ofthe Monsoon

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Monsoon's on the beach

James R.Turner: • My wife and I have kept in contact with Jeff Horton and his parents since your graduation. Jeff had been on the first battaUon staff when I was the first battalion officer. We were privUeged to attend his change of command tffis past summer.

It reaUy makes me start to feel my age when those I know as Midsffipmen are now becorffing Captains. Qeff was recendy selected for CAPT and has been in the Supply Corps since graduation. He is married to FeUcia from Maffison, Mississippi.) • I look forward to seeing everyone at the bowl game in Charlotte, NC on 30 DEC. GO NAVY! Let me hear from you—we usuaUy have extra space in the montffiy arricle. Dave McD

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As I write tffis column, many ofyou are just retorffing from our big 20ffi reuffion weekend here in AnnapoUs. Thanks to ALL OFYOU who came, brought your famUies, and made it amazing experience.

The reuffion weekend certaiffiy coffid not have been such a great success without a tremendous amount of hard work.

There were many contributors but the biggest round of applause goes to Dan White and Eric Smith. They ffid an mcreffible job with the planffing and execurion of aU events!! We had almost haff of the class under ffie big tent on Satorday, 13 October 2006. That's pretty amazing after 20 years and however many thousands and ffiousands of mUes we've aU traveled since May 21,1986.

Thanks to Eric Johnson for being the Goff Guru. He organized ffie kick-off event ofthe weekend was ffie Class of'86 goff tournament at Bay Hffis Goff Club in Arnold, MD. Over 90 '86 goffers and hackers reported to ffie hnks at 0800 (ouch!) for chow, brew, camaraderie and goff. 1st Company was best represented with a total of 12 goffers making an appearance (and many bogies)! WeU done Fighting First!

A few highUghts: Kylor Whitaker refosffig to ride in a goff cart and showing a complete lack of comprehension for the "best baU" format; Ted Cowan topping 13 tee shots in a row after showing up at ffie last nfrnute because he vvent to the wrong goff course; Randy Wolf captoring the long ffiive competition with a "Tiger-esque" 320+ yard bomb; Kip Pagach trying to "buy just one more muffigan" on the fourth tee; and Dan White capitffiating on ffie 9ffi hole for "offier obUgations".The weaffierman, for once, was correct and the sun came out just in time for the shotgun start and nary a cloud showed itseff.

Most importandy, '86 goffers raised hundreds of doUars to help fond a trained companion dog for our adopted class daughter, Megan Price (daughter of Rich and Laniel)! Congrats to ourfirst,second and tffird place team winners; enjoy ffie tropffies! The tournament was a great

ice-breaker to a great weekend! Thanks to aU who participated!

The goff tournament vvas foUowed Friday ffight by a verv' special moment of ffie weekend when ffie class honored our FaUen Classmates wiffi a memorial held during ffie reception. Vicki and Bo Gordy-Stith lead us in a moving, powerfffi remembrance of ffiose wffio are no longer wiffi us. To ffie best ofour knowledge and research, 1,328 rffidsffipmen took oaffi on 1-Day as member of "86 in Jffiv 1982.300 nfrdsffipmen ffid not fiffish ffie four years. 1,028 graduated mto ffie foUowing services ffi May 1986: Navy 850, USMC 170, USAF 5. FN 3. At tffis time we have 1,007 surviving classmates.

The foUowing are ffie 21 who have faUen: Mr. Kenneth M. Barnes. Date UNK; Mr. Gregg T. Landkamer, 2 August 1984; Mr. Robert M. Rosingana. 23 December 1984; ENS Gregory McMichael, USN. 15 AprU 1987; IstLt Anthony W. StancU, USMC.27Jffiy 1990;LTJames R. Hatala, US"N 4 Januarv- 1991: LT Dennis L. Redmond. USN, 21 March 1991: LT Jay A. WUUamson, USN, 21 March 1991;Mr.James R. Hofllieimer. 13 Jffiy 1991; LTThomas J. Losciuto. USN, 30 May 1992; LT RobertW. Stevenson m , USN, 9 September 1992: LT Bryan D. Hubbard, USN. 21 October 1994;LT WUUam V.Wallin, USN. 18 November 1996; Maj. Timothy M. Curry, USMC, 11 March 1999: Mr. Dean E Lueke, 6 November 2000: CDR'WiUiam H. Donovan, Jr., USN, 11 September 2001: LCDR Ronald J.Vauk, USNR. 11 September 2001; Mr. Kurt J. Enriquez. 2 Februarv- 2002; Mr. Kenneth P. Kmiec, 16 February 2003; LtCol David S. Greene, USMCR. 28 Juh- 2004; and Mr.Jack F. MacMiUan,' Jr.,'20 April 2006.

Now for some personal updates— From Tricia (TrudeU) Samora who just reffied from the Navy, took ffie summer off wiffi the kids and is now working for ffie City of FaUs Church as a CTvU engmeer. She also reports that Fran (CardinaUi) Franklin is sriU in Vfrgiffia Beach, balancing both heating and ventilation systems, and the activities of three rffidffie and ffighschool aged scholar atffietes.

Trish throws down the "Best Company at the Reuffion" chaUenge with ffiese words:

• "I, as the unofficial, unauffiorized, 9th company spokesperson, woffid Uke to seff declare 9th Company as the 20 year reuffion color company. Not offiy ffid we have 17 (maybe 18-were you ffiere Jim Gosney?) grads at the taUgater/game, we had the mortiest alum present (Agnes ConneUy Jensen in her Navy '86 beer ffiinking attire,) the largest Navy fanffiy fan club present (the Scrabacz's with 6) and ffie officer wiffi ffie career most resembUng a TV star ( Pete Rodnite PUot torned JAG officer.) We beUeve we had ffie most fim of any company there, and we chaUenge the other compaffies (especiaUy 1st company) that may ffispute our claims, to send updates and pictores to prove why we are wrong." • Nffith company has added some photos to back up thefr claim.

From Agnes (ConneUy) Jensen: • We are doffig weU. I moved to Ann Arbor 5 years ago for my husband Jim's job at Pfizer, and we love it here. I am close to my famUy plus we are just off campus for U of M, and it is a blast. I am a program manager/research associate for mental health research for seriously mentaUy ffi veterans at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital. It is reaUy ffiterestffig and rewardmg work. • From Robbie (Shaw) Belemiso: • I've received a few- photos ofthe '86 reuffion—^you guys look great! Included is a photo I received from Bobbie (Bass) HeUer—the three Nancys (Mann, Prout and Dykhofi) and Bobbie at the 3rd Company 'gator. Nancy (Dykhoff) Fechtig passed along word that Doug Larratt. Matt PUon, John Mansuetti, Dan BaUister, Matt DiVerde and Jay Ward were there as weU—a strong showing for 3rd Co. I wish I coffid have been jomed you. Unfortonately I'm swamped—busy raismg four kids and finishmg up my reserve CO tour in Stottgart, Germany. My husband (Tom, '87,12th Co.) is slated to complete ffis active duty tour with USEUCOM next summer. We plan to move back to the East coast by the end ofJffiy. We wiU probably end up ffi the Tidewater area, but D.C. or RI are possibffities as weU. My last 20 years m a nut sheU: After graduation and a stmt as saffing instructor, I went to ffight school and fiffished in October '88.1 flew CT-39Es and C-9Bs in NorfoUc,VA unffi resignmg my comrffission ffi January 1995.1 joined the

Navy Intel reserves, completed work on a master's degree (in EngUsh Lit), and began work toward an MFA in Creative Writing. In AprU 1996 I vvas ffiagnosed with Hodgkins Disease; I went through 6 months of chemo and a few weeks of radiation treatoient. I fiffished treatment ffi November 1996. At my one year check up (as my doctor emphasized the need for me to wait three years to start a fanffiy) I ffiscovered I was pregnant. I moved to Newport, RI, for Tom's tffiee year shore tour, carefiiUy moffitored my health, and had three kids ffi three years.

After RI, we retorned to the Tidewater area, then spent 2 years ffi Coronado, CA. In 2004 Uttie Tommy was born (just before my 40th birthday) and we moved to Germany for Tom's jomt tour at USEUCOM. These days I am busy with ffie reserves, Gfrl Scouts (I have tvvo Browffies and a Daisy), piano lessons, swim lessons, and AWANAS (a terrffic program, sponsored by our local Baptist Church, where the kids learn about and memorize Bible verses.) We have enjoyed hvmg m Europe, but are looking forward to our move back home to the US next summer. In the words of Nancy (Dykhofi) Fechtig,"God wiUffig, we'U cfrcle ffie wagons agam at the 25th." • Chris Cornish wrote ffiat he just started my new job as Dfrector of Development at the George Mason Uffiversity School of Law. Sharon (Alman) Chapman WTOte that she is so sorry she rffissed the reuffion but anklebiter footbaU is very serious for her famUy. Her husband (Scott Chapman) is coach and her son Jack (almost 9 years old) plays. Sharon just retired but am "consffitmg" Uke everyone else around here. She loves it though after 20 years she gets to spend quaUty rime with her boys. Ingrid Turner also wrote sayffig how sorry she was that she rffissed the reuffion. She won the Primary Election for County CouncU for Prince George's County and she wiU be the fint nfrnority to fffi the seat ff aU goes w'eU in the General Election on November 7th.

WeU, that's aU for now. Hope to get many months worth of input with aU the great stories and pictores from the reuffion.

AU the Best, Anne

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m front of ffiefr trusty steed.

Submitted by LT Andrew Winberry '02

Front row; LCDR Errol "Mooch" Campbell '95, LCDR Joseph "Mango" Dantone III '94, LT Justin "COBBA Mason '02, CDRJohn "CHl-CHl" Rodriguez '86, LTJG Jessie "Shotgun" Grove '03, LTMelane "Ship" Byr '02, LTAhsly "Tiny" Schwartz '97; Back row: LT Andrew "Murse" Winberry '02, LCDR Jeremy "Puddles" Andrew '98, LT Brian "ZortBoy" Whitten '02, LT Nathaniel "CLANG" Spurr '00, LT Robert "Boner" Stimis '02, LCDR Ramon "Dali" Lamas '95, LCDR Mark "Tank" Tankersley '93, LCDR John "BAM" Brattain '95 Dan Greico, Agnes (Connelly) Jensen, Chris Long

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Across Years and the Miles

Agnes (Connelly) Jensen, Fran (Cardinelti) Franklin, and Tricia (Trudell) Samora

Nancy (Mann) Kimbrell, Bobbie (Bass) Heller, Nancy (Prout) Brooks, Nancy (Dykhoff) Fechtig

USNA. is the place to get your Meineke Car Care Bowl planning DONE. •December 30,2006 •Charlotte, N.C. •1:00 p.m. kickoff

LTJG Nate "Chakka" Kahn '03, is currendy deployed wiffi ffie 7ffi Fleet wiffi Patrol Squaffion 46. At the time ofthe Navy-Air Force game dfrs year, he was at Kadena Afr Base, Okinawa. In the true spirit of ffie rivalry, he and ffis co-horts put togeffier a couple offiiUsize banners and coverdy positioned them on ffie Base C.O.'s lawn.

They knew he'd be surprised ffi ffie morffing! Attached is the pictore LTJG Khan submitted for pubUcation. On ffie left is LT Scott "Tree" Paffi '02 and on the right is LT Harold "Dufiy" CuUy '99. Down ffie street, thefr Skipper, C D R Erik Wright '88, was waiting to ffiive ffie getaway car. > •WJS-S-isSVif :CsS.SiKSS

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Greetmgs '87! Today I consider myseff a luckv person. For those ofyou with steel trap memories you'U recaU that 1 have on occasion shared with you stories of writmg tffis column tiom ffie confines of a rffiddle seat on some plane flving to some location, tv-picaUy surrounded by inffividuals qffite a bit larger ffian myseff (hence takmg up about a quarter of my OWTI seat each) and ffiat one guy in ffie seat right in front of me vvho decides that even though we're offiy on a sixtv- nfrnute ffight ffiat he has to lean his seat aU ffie way back and op for ffiat power nap, leavmg me ffi a position where I feel hke I'm trving to tvpe wiffi my elbows. WeU today fortone (and ffie good people at Delta AirUnes) has decided to sffine brighdy upon me, and I find myseff sitting m a ffice spacious seat m first class. I know for a lot ofyou a mornmg ffight seated m first class may not sound like much, but for your humble scribe vvho routmely finds himseff crowded onto a sold out Souffiwest ffight I feel Uke I've fmaUy made it to the big time, so enjoy ffie moment wiffi me. In fact, I find myseff hopffig ffiat when we land we end out trapped on the tarmac for a few hours just so I can Uve ffi ffie moment a Utde longer. Anyway, enough about ffiat - on to the news!

First is a qffick update on the plarming for our 20™ Reuffion. Roy Ledesma has stepped up to be our Task Force Commander for the big gathering. Roy, Dan Schindler. and Tim Wolf wiU be puttmg the Task Force together. If there is anyone vvho woffid hke to assist m the planffing and coordffiarion be sure to let Roy know. His e-maU address is ledesma (OjUsna.edu.

Keep an eye on the news for updates on Suni WiUiams launch on board the Space Shutde Discover); which as of tffis writing was schedffied for a ffight launch on December 7™, and depending on when you receive your December Shipmate may afready be m ffie ffistory books. Suffi is scheduled to spend six months on board the Internarional Space Station.

Next up this month is an update from Chris Newcomb on 19 Company and

their efforts to raise money and awareness for ffie Foundation for Prader-Wiffi Research by running in the Chicago Marathon. If you recaU from last months column, Chris, Curtis Lee, and John Craig have formed Team Danny in honor ofJohn's 5 year old son Danny vvho vvas born with Prader-WUU Synffiome, an extremely rare generic disorder that affects the hypothalamus. Here's the update fix)m Chris:

cUents were meffical device, aerospace and ffi-tech. Enjoying Ufe as I have to endure a 2 year narional non-compete.

Other big news, my wife Sara accepted a job as Chief Strategy Officer and EVP for Home Shopping Network wffich is based in St. Petersburg, FL. She started work afready and Mathew and I wiU be moving to South Tampa in November. •

• I'm stiU on rest for my knee with a final decision tffis week on wffiether or not I can run the marathon. Okay, here it comes.You aU know we are rffisffig money to fight Prader-Wiffi Synffiome so I have to make my pitch now. As I state in my letter. I know we aU have a bunch of financial comiffitoients so don't feel obUgated to contribute. I woffid appreciate it ffyou ffid visit the FPWR website to learn more about PWS and share your knowledge with others. That's very important m fighting tffis conffition, too.

Perhaps aU ofyou trairfrng for the "Drinkmg for Danny" team can save your beer cans and bottles and torn them in for cash (bring them to Cfficago and we'U make a run to Micffigan to get the 10 cents retorn!) to donate to FPWR. Thanks, Cffiis •

• Hi Craig, Jim Swanson (36th Company). I was recently out to Bethesda, MD to attend a Traumaric Brain Injury Narional serffinar, deaUng with how the mffitary and federal government is deahng with mjuries to service members and what we are looking to do to make sure that our warriors are taken care of gomg forward. It was good to see that each Service Component has a program in place and are contmumg to moffify and enhance it as sitoations arise.

In my current position. Director of FamUy Programs for the Minnesota National Guard, tffis is a real issue as we deal wiffi the service members and thefr famffies...currendy over 21,000 fanfrly members m MN have service members over supportmg the GWOT. I was able to make a stop to visit the yard, and was extremely pleased to be able to chat with Roy Ledesma and Tim Wolf. I vviU say tffis, we have two great representatives there ffi the yard, they bent over backwards to make me feel welcome...even ffi the 90 degree heat and 90% hurffiffity...we don't see that too often up in Minnesota. Roy was talking about what is currendy gomg on at the Academy and wffiat to expect next year at the 20 year reuffion, can't wait, and Tim spoke with me about our class and the projects that we are engaged m witffin the Alumffi Association.

I have also found the great orgaffization up here in MN, the Upper Midwest Chapter ofthe USNA Alumffi. Alex P is a great leader and is getting more and more folks motivated to participate and make it a great organization, I played m the Service Academy GoffTour this year, it was a real good time.

If anyone is traveUng tffiough the area, when we don't have massive snow- or bone chilling temperatores, please don't hesitate to give me a caU, I can most always break away for a wffile; I'm usuaUy at the HOCKEY rink vv^th my 3 chUffien, Nick 10, Erin 7, Amy 5 and wffe Kris...she corrupted them into tffis

By the time you aU read tffis column the Cfficago Marathon vviU be notffing more than a pleasant meniorv' for our brave runners (and ffiinkers, who actoaUy may not remember much of anythffig), but that doesn't mean the effort to fight PWS needs to end.You can stiU visit the website (www.^wr.org) to learn more about PWS and what we can do to help the son of one ofour classmates, and woffid certaiffiy encourage everyone to do so. I know John and his wife Carol, who is the national secretary for the Foundarion, would be very gratefffi.

Of course, we've been reporting on the efforts of 19th Company to raise fimds and awareness for PWS for a couple months now, and Len LaPorta, who became aware ofthe Cfficago gatherffig after readmg the October column, was kind enough to offer ffis help with transportation and lodging for anyone making the journey to Cfficago. He also passed on the foUowing update on what he's been up to: • In 2001,1 started a roU-up of precision manufactoring firms outside of Boston.

Neariy 5 years later I sold (Sep 20,2006) to a group of investors. Majority of my

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T U N D R A sport and I can't harffiy get any of them to pick up a basketbaU! Our home is always open so don't hesitate.

My work number is 651.268.8208.

Not sure if you can use tffis picture, it is ofthe fanffiy last Christmas eve: Erin (7) Kris,Amy (5) Me and Nick(lO).

Semper Fi.Jim •

Mike Quinn was recently relieved as commanffing officer of S C R A N T O N (SSN 756) by Wesley Guinn '89 during a change of command ceremony at Norfolk Naval Base Pier 3 on September 29'-". Mike now transfers to Commander, Submarine Squadron SIX as Deputy for readiness.

Jim Swanson with wife Kris, Erin (7), Amy (5) and Nick (10).

Mike Quinn is relieved as Commanding Officer of SCRANTON by Wesley Gunn '89.

We've also have some news from the command front. Pat Shea sends the foUowing on ffis recent visit to Peru: • I just wanted to send a brief note that may of some mterest to the Class of'87.

Tffis summer BUl Byrne (USS HALYBURTON) and I (USS CARNEY) had the opportoffity to deploy together in support of COMUSNAVSO Theater Security Cooperation requirements to South America. We conducted exercises in the Eastern Pacffic with a number of countties one of wffich was Peru.WhUe we were in Peru BUl and I were able to reacquaint with Luis Polar (USNA '87). I have attached a pictore ofthe three '87 Classmates taken during a reception onboard CARNEY. Luis wanted BUl and I to pass along to aU offfisfriendsfrom school - he is doing great and is Nl for the Peruvian Cffief of Naval Operations. He and ffis famUy Uve in Lima and are thriving.

Our reunion proved to me yet again the relationsffips we formed at USNA are Ufe lasting and meaffingfol. My best to everyone.

AU the best, Pat Shea, Commanding Officer, USS CARNEY (DDG-64) •

Tom Graves, who is in command of CONSTITUTION, was recently in the news as "Old Ironsides" hosted more than 60 Medal of Honor recipients during a special Medal of Honor flag presentation on September 30'- .The event marked the largest group of Medal of Honor recipients ever to step aboard a naval vessel. Be sure to check out the class website if you'd Uke to see the foU content ofthe article, where you'U also find stories on a number of our classmates who have made the news incluffing an article that ran in the Wisconsin State Journal about Maggie (McKee) Utterback and her husband WUey Utterback '79 tided HIS T U R N TO WORK, THEN HER TURN; ONE MIDDLETON FAMILY SHOWS H O W C O U P L E S C A N W O R K AS A T E A M T O FULFILL T W O C A R E E R GOALS. Afraid that's aU I have room for this month.Thanks to aU ofyou for writing in, and I hope aU ofyou have an exceUent hoUday season!

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Pat Shea, Luis Polar, and Bill Byrne at a reception on board CARNEY.

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Isn't it great to have a streak of four wins against Air Force going! As you may recaU, our streak was four losses. I thought we iffight have a chance going in to the Notre Dame game and then cringed as I

watched our quarterback go down against Rutgers with a career ending knee injury.

My physical therapist wife was quick to point out the dangers of playing football to my son. Here's hoping the team can raUy around our number two QB and close out the season strong so we can all meet up in Charlotte, N C for the Bowl Game on December 30™.

At this point, I am planning to drive up from Florida with Alfi-ed Bunge. Let me know if you plan to attend and we'U try to carve out some space for an '88 taU gate! Speaking of meeting up, I have been getting quite a few e-maUs concerffing our 20 year reuffion. If you are interested in helping out in a big or smaU way locaUy or remotely, please contact Tucker Hite by e-maU or phone. THite(gLNC. com or 410-987-3590 (you can also reach Chad Watson at that number ofTucker is not around).

My famUy and I just got backfixima ttip to the Big Apple and took m three Broadway shows, went to Ground Zero, ffie Statoe of Liberty, Centtal Park, the Empfre State BuUdmg and even had a place to stay on the 53rd Floor of the Trump Plaza, where they fUm The Apprentice. I even had time to give my kids a short Econorffics lesson on WaU Stteet.

Eric Reinhold and two ofhis children, Kara and Kyler, on Wall Street

Less than a week after my retorn, I received an e-maU from Mike Monroe, who is living in the City. I wish I woffid have remembered, so we could have hooked up.

Please foUow up on his note by checking out the website.

• I am stffi in NYC trying to buUd my Utde fitness empire. I now have two kids.

(2 under 2 for a 41 year old is a bit of a challenge).

I am doing another endurance related fundraiser this year, for spinal cord injury research.The fondraiser is caUed 10 for 10000. Tffis is my 4th fundraiser for tffis cause. Informarion can be found at www.10forl0000.com. (If the Unk doesn't

'w^^'^"m'mK^^'^fx^'-T >^ i^'^i.'

work then just type it into your browser).

To dare I have raised $25,000.00 (for U)forl0000) and over $150,000.00 for spinal cord injury charities. I think I mentioned this in my last fundraiser but we have two classmates who suffered spinal cord injuries—^RandaU Doane and Uya Poluektov. Any help is gready appreciated. AU ffie best, Mike • Lasdy, check out the foUowing Unk, if you want to be a part of a growing Yahoo Group thatffiscussesAcademy issues on the web: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/USNA-At-Large/ Hope to see some ofyou in Chariotte! Eric Iff

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Howdy '89 fiom upstate NewYork! It's the day after Homecorffing, the sky is clear and the sun is bright but it is a dark and dreary, 34-0 day. I ran into Thad Nesbitt, PCO USS Albany at KAPL doffig ffis I&C famffiarization tffing.

In September of 2005,1 attended the decomnfrssiorfrng ofthe last Spruance class destroyer USS Cusffing in San Diego. It didn't appear to me to be much Navy fanfare over the passing of an era.

The guest speaker was Acadenfrc Dean WUUam Mffier, who had served as Cusffing's first CO. The Cusffing's second CO was Wffi Rogers who later gained infamy as the C O of the Vincennes.

More CO news (I've eUnfrnated repeats when I've caught 'em): Joker Jenkins is PCO of USS Gary FFG-51; he wffi take command Mar 07.

Jim Howe is C O ofVF-31 Tomcatters.

From David Shalikash-viU; Wes Guinn took USS Scranton in September.

From Dave Roberts: Here is a short Hst of submarine PCOs from the recent and current PCO classes: Doug Perry—USS PASADENA Dave Roberts—USS DALLAS MUse Tesar—USS CHEYENNE Rick Stoner—USS CHICAGO

Andy Jarrett—USS PITTSBURG Carl Lahti—SSBN (?)

Dan Aronsmeyer—(?)

Changes of command for these officers start this month and will be completed by March 2007.

From Erik Burian: I relieved on Los Angeles (SSN 688) on 10 July WadeTurvold is CO ofVP-4 in Kaneohe MCBH. From Cathy Masar: • This is a way-late subnfrssion, but if you're lacking for material, feel free to use it! Mark Pimpo, Bruce Black, and I just graduated in June from the US Army War CoUege. We did our best to represent Navy during Army-Navy week last December- sheet posters and general tomfoolery. Attached picture is of me, Bruce, Tim BarkdoU (USNA 90) and C D R Dan AUen.Flapping in the background is one ofour sheet posters. Bruce and Tim's N sweaters caused the commandant, MGEN Huntoon, to run home and getffisWest Point sweater (2nd photo).. I'm now in N12 at the Navy Annex, Mark Pimpo is doing JPME II at JFSC en route to SOCOM, and Bruce is at CENTCOM m Tampa.

Cathy also wrote about Dawn Hffiman's recent wedding. She included a ton of photos, so I'U hold off because I want to include aU of her subrffittal at once. •

From Chris Fatheree: • HeUo from Camp FaUujah, Iraq. I was just trying to clear out my home emaU account and noticed a note from August

that was asking for information about commanding officers. WeU, I'm proud to say that I've got my battaUon, 2d Radio BattaUon, (a good part of it any way, over 230) here in Iraq with me providing the SIGINT/EW support to MNF-W (the Marines in al Anbar Province, western Iraq). My Marines and SaUors stretch from Husaybah (right along the border with Syria) to FaUujah (a good 3-wood from Baghdad) and are doing some unbeUevable things - unfortunately, most of it is classified so I can't brag about them here.

We arrived the first week of August, took conttol on the 15™ and wffi be here untU February.

1 tffink Ron Neff has VMAQ-1 out of Cherry Point, Paul Montanus has 2d Marine Special Operations Bn (what use to be Force Recon) in Camp Lejeune, Jim Glynn has 2"^^ Bn, 4'^^ Marines, and I think there are a few more Marines in command right now. Hope this helps. • From John Ostrowski: • I'm StiU active duty Marine Corps and am the CO of Marine Aircraft Group 42 Detachment C in New Orleans at the NAS/JRB. I assumed command 1 July 2005 and wiU have it untU July 2007. • From CUff Salonga: • On August 11,1 attended a retirement ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard in honor of Brian S. Tait. Brian started ffis navy career in 1982 by enUsting in the Nuclear Power Program. After graduation Brian served as a SWO and EDO, and retired with over 23 years of Navy service.

Brian is one ofthe first (ffnot the first) in our class to retire with 20+ years of service. He wffi enjoy some weU deserved time off with his wife Nicole and their nine chUdren at PUgrim's Reward Farm in Upper Marlboro, MD before starting with Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems as a Systems Engineering Manager. Marvin CampbeU served as guest speaker during the Ceremony.

Marvin is on foU-time staff with The Navigators and a C D R in the Navy Reserve serving Naval Sea Systems Command. Richard Dodson and Matthew McLuckie served as Sideboys.

Rich is assigned to COMOPTEVFOR. Matt, after 14 years of flying 46s, finished a tour in Quantico, and is enroute Camp Pendleton. Other classmates in attendance were James Imanian, James KeUer, and Joseph Krycia. James Imanian is on the Joint Staff Q6 Information Assurance Branch).James KeUer is a Seffior Project December 2 0 0 6

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Engineer with Computer Sciences Corporation. Joe is a Ph D, Senior Project Engineer, with Northrop Grumman. I'm living in the D C area, and have been working in OPNAV N095, the Office of the Cffief of Navy Reserve, as the Deputy CIO. My wife Leah and I had our first cffild, a boy (Jordan), on July 21st. • From Barry Gitdeman: • Notffing major to report on our end, other than after leaving active duty in 01, it was 2 years at b-school in Boston, then consffiting in Atlanta with BCG, and MeUnda and I moved from Atlanta to Jax m February of tffis year. WUUam was also born in July 04, and we've been entertained and exhausted trying to keep up with ffim ever since. I ffid convince Centex to offer the flat out 5% off any home here in North Florida to anyone with any connection to the mffitary, wffich we plan to continue forever, so anyone heaffing down this way should defiffitely check into that. •

were James Imanian, James KeUer, and Joseph Krycia. James Imanian is on the Joint Staff (J6 Information Assurance Branch).James KeUer is a Senior Project Engineer with Computer Sciences Corporation. Joe is a Ph D, Senior Project Engineer, with Northrop Grumman. I'm Uving in the DC area, and have been working in OPNAV N095, the Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve, as the Deputy CIO. My wife Leah and 1 had our first child, a boy (Jordan), on Julv 21 st. •

From Paul Herbert: • My wife gave birth to our second son.

Our first son was born on Harry Houffiffi's birthdaythe second David Copperfield's, maybe a theme?

Macalan Patrick Herbert 81bs 14oz 21in Born Sept 16, 2006 0910 • From Clifford Salonga: • On August 11,1 attended a retirement ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard in honor of Brian S.Tait. Brian started ffis navy career in 1982 by enUsting in the Nuclear Power Program. After graduation Brian served as a SWO and EDO, and retired with over 23 years of Navy service.

Brian is one ofthe first (if not the first) in our class to retire with 20+ years of service. He wffi enjoy some weU deserved time off with his wife Nicole, and their ffine children at PUgrim's Reward Farm in Upper Marlboro, MD before starting with Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems as a Systems Engineering Manager. Marvin CampbeU served as guest speaker during the Ceremony.

Marvin is on fuU-time staff with The Navigators and a C D R in the Navy Reserve serving Naval Sea Systems Command. Richard Dodson and Matthew McLuckie served as Sideboys.

Rich is assigned to COMOPTEVFOR. Matt, after 14 years of flying 46s, finished a tour in Quantico, and is enroute Camp Penffieton. Other classmates in attendance

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Thanks to everyone for their subnfrssions.

For those stffi on active duty, thank you for aU that you are doing!

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Greeting 90!

"Mr. Anderson, what is the tffird law ofthe Navy?" "Sir the third ofthe Navy is... ah., eh., um... " "Brace up Anderson!"And then 1 wake up in a cold sweat. OK, just kidding, I do not have nightmares about the laws ofthe Navy.

The recurring dream actuaUy starts in Smoke HaU on my way to King HaU, halfway down the steps it dawns upon me that 1 do not know the menu for evening meal. Aaaaahhh! Do 1 turn around? Do I

ask a classmate? I wffi get beyond plebe year someday... Ukely a few seconds after

Iffie.

So why do I bring up the tffird law of the Navy? WeU, because "a bird ofthe air" has been teUing me the matter. That little "bird ofthe air" forgot to hook me up with the menu for evening meal on the way down the steps into King HaU, but has made a late arrival to give me the gouge on 90 for Shipmate. We have some great updates in this month's column and even more in the pipeUne. First and foremost, a happy hoUday season to the Class of 90.1 don't know how you feel about this year's hoUday season, but I am looking forward to it. Two things have me appreciatmg Christmas.

First is that my daughter Johanna wUl be turning nine. She has reached the halfway point, in another ffine years she wiU Ukely be heading out on her own.The second thing that has me appreciating the hoUday season is the continuing wars.We aU know people in harms way, and I have come to appreciate every peacefol low stress moment given to me.

Our first subnfrssion is from Steve Maje-wski. Does anyone remember Steve's 914 Porsche?Youngster year, Steve and I rode in his Porsche to Dover AFB to catch a MAC ffight to Europe. Steve took foU advantage ofthe German engineering at hand and took us at triple digit speeds to Delaware. Neeffiess to say, we were the first in Une to catch a MAC flight and were on our way in a C-5 Galaxy to MendenhaU, England that evening. If my memory serves me correctly, Steve was not quite as fast at getting back to Dover and earned a few demerits for his late return to the brigade.

Talk about life changing and passing quickly. Look at the picture below. Steve appears to have traded in his 914 Porsche for a Craftsman riffing lawn mower.

• Hi Kent, After your recent threat to fffi the column on your own I thought I owed it to you to write at least every 2-3 moves.

My garage is piled high with moving boxes from my most recent move so I guess I'm due.

1 finished a great tour atVR-61 and after a summer of Legal School and C-12 transition training am now at NAF Washington at Andrews AFB. We are Uving in Crofton and enjoying it. I promise that the requisite picture ofthe family in front ofTecumseh is forthcoming, until then here I am with the kids mowing our

pastore. My new number is (410) 7 7 4 0232 —Steve Maievvski •

Sfei^e Majewski and kids out on the range.

Awesome Steve! Thanks for checking in, thanks for serving, and we are happy to see that you are doing great.You look the same as the day we graduated!!

O u r next update is from Harris Halverson, vvho has taken his love of flving fix)m one service to the next.

• Kent, Long-time reader, first-time writer. I spent 10 years in ffie Navy, and 8 of ffiose flving P-3's from N A S Jacksonvffie vvithVP-16 andVP-30. In 2000 I completed an interservice ttansfer to ffie N O A A Officer Corps. 1 know a lot of people are sa-ying, what is the N O A A Officer Corps? T h e National Oceaffic and Atmospheric Adrffiffisttation is part of the Department of C o m m e r c e and has about 12,000 employees. O f that number, there are 299 comrffissioned officers. It's actuaUy one ofthe 7 urfrformed services, wffich I ffidn't know unffi I started looking for a flying job outside o f t h e Navy.

1 spent 5 years flying WP-3D's from MacDffi AFB in Tampa, FL — where NOAA has its Aircraft Operarions Center.

The Tampa Bay area is where I grew up and it was ffice to come back home. I had the mterestingjob of flying into h u r r i canes and made nearly 100 penetrations into storms such as Isabel and Ivan - two category 5 storms at the rime. Pretty exciting flying, but it's not as bad of a ride as you would think. I also got to do the fly-over prior to the Bucs first h o m e game in 2004. T h e crew even got to walk the sideUnes and throw Bucs shirts from the pfrate ship - pretty cool!

1 ttansferred to N O A A HQ's in SUver Spring, M D last year and have been working on our Adrffiral's staff. I'm currendy the Project Manager to instaU a TaU Doppler Radar on NOAA's GuUstream IVThe radar is supposed to feed data into a new hurricane model being developed

by NOAA with a goal of better predicting hurricane intensity changes for the Narional Hurricane Center.

I was remarried in 2002 to a wonderfol woman named Sharon. She's veiy glad I'm sitting behind a desk for the next few years. We had our first child last August, Blake, and as aU ofyou with kids know, he's keeping us very busy. It's awesome being a dad ffiough.

I've kept in contact with a few people over the years. John H a g a is living near Whidbey Island, WA and flys for Jet Blue along with flying C-9's in the reserves. He just screened for command. 1 just caught up with Wes McCaU w h o works for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Pace. He's one of several protocol officers and was also selected for command of a HSL squadron - he's hoping to return to NAS North Island next year. 1 also recently talked to Daryl Potter, w h o got out of the Navy in the nfrd-90's and is a podiattist in KY. I've feU out of touch with my old roommate J i m Pfautz, so if you're out there Jim - give me a shout!

We Uve in Laurel, MD. If anyone is in the area, look me up. I can be reached at (301) 713-7651 or via emaU at harris.b.halverson@noaa.gov.

Take care and Go Navy! —Harris •

first year as general manager, the Perryman center has show significant improvement in productivity, quality and bottom-Une financial performance." • Have any ofyou ever visited a distribution center like T i m is running? 1 have been in several and can attest to the fact that T i m has a difficult and big job.

T i m has hit the 77m doing the corporate plank running at a pose 17 plus biUion dollar corporation. Congratulations Tim. O n c e again, 90 has a sffipmate we can be proud of. Is anybody noticing a trend?

WeU 90, that wraps it up for this month. Have a great hoUday season and untU next year...

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That is a good looking famUy!! Harris, you three are looking happy and healthy.

G o o d Navy (NOAA) deal!

O u r next update is direct from the "bird ofthe air" to me. T i m Peifley has been named Distribution Center General Manager of the Year at R i t e Aid Corporation. H e accompHshed this after less than tvvo years with the company. Is that impressive or what? Here is an excerpt from the press release.

Classmates, not much to pass on this month, outside of a short note from J o e Pasquito, w h o told me not much more than he was "married, Uving in San Diego with no kids and plenty of surf time". H e also signed his note "Duff's punching bag", which wiU bring a srffile to those w h o spent anytime around the Navy basebaU diamond and Coach Duff.

Rich and I wanted to pass on notes from George Watt, the C E O ofthe Naval Academy Alumni and Foundation, w h o found the time to speak to us on Saturday ffight at our class reunion event. T h e acoustics unfortunately made it tough to hear, and a lot of us were busy catching up, so we wanted to pass on some of the excerpts ofhis remarks regarding the foundation's efforts and our class' contributions.

• "Peifley... began his career as a Supply Corps Officer with the U S Navy. H e also served as a Distribution Center Manager for ACE Hardware. T i m began ffis career with Rite Aid in February 2005 as Senior Operations Manger at the Perryman, M D Customer Support Center and was soon promoted to General Manger. During his

• Thank you for inviting me to welcome the Great Class of 1991 back to AnnapoUs for your 15th reumon. These reuffions are a great opportunity, not offiy to bind and bond, but also to become re-educated about our alma mater and how it has continued to grow and advance smce we left. Your reunion is what our forefathers

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in 1886 may have envisioned when they formed the Association under Rear Adrffiral Edward Simpson, Class of 1846, " . . . to promote kinffiy feeUng and social intercourse among the members and to foster the memories ofthe ahna mater."

As weU, the rffission ofthe Association is to support our alma mater, and I believe your Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation are making great strides to do just that. We have grown in aU aspects, but especiaUy in our impact and import to our Alumni and to the Naval Academy.

The Class of 1991 made important contributions to our effort. You provided $328,000 in gifts and comnfrtments during the Campaign; and over one-half of this amount, approximately $172,000, was unrestricted support, which provides flexibffity for Naval Academy leadersffip to utiUze fonds to meet critical current needs and to aUow the Association and Foundation to do meet their rffissions.

Donors in '91 supported aU elements of the Campaign - atffietic, acaderffies, leadersffip, ethics and unrestricted. You should be proud of tffis participation, as weU as the increased level in the Class of 1991 alumffi donor participation already exhibited in 2006 - 17.4% to date and growing.

THANKYOU for your support!

We are also gratefol for your valuable and impactfol Class projects. Your prior support of instructional videos in the Leadersffip and Ethics arena was greatly appreciated. More recently, the Class of 1991 has found wonderful success in raising private gift support for the Stadium renovation, for Leadership and Character ExceUence programs and for the unrestricted Annual Fund. In particular, we look forward to instaUing the Academy seal on the Stadium tower soon due to the combined support of the Classes of '91 and'89. I also note that within the first-half of your ongoing Class Legacy Gift Campaign, donors in '91 have raised $317,000 in commitments (gifts and pledges) toward your project components.

Again, we congratulate you on your philanthropic support of these programs and contributing to the "margin of exceUence" at the Academy.

Yes, as noted above, a lot has been accompHshed, but we are not resting on our laurels. We wUI continue to go forward.

The Naval Academy Foundation's overarcffing goal is to institutionaUze and nurture a cffiture of consistent phUanthropy among our alumffi, donors, stakeholders and

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volunteers. The Foundation's leadersffip is sttongly committed to the principle that fonffiaising must be closely aUgned with ffiose sttategic priorities at the Naval Academy that are appropriate for private gift support. EquaUy, the Foundation is committed to expandmg and Unproving our donor stewardsffip and conducting business m such a way that effective and prudent use is made of charitable conttibutions.

Our purpose at the Naval Academy Alumni Association remains consistent and clear. In 1886, Rear Adnfrral Simpson and his coUeagues felt so strongly about the alma mater that in his inaugural address he encouraged those first members to perform acts that would ".put a capstone on the monument we have aU helped to rear, show our devotion to it, and prove our interest in its future weffare." The obUgation is now ours to carry on that legacy of support to the Naval Academy, with and through its alumni and the entire "Extended Brigade." We are comrffitted to that 120year-old legacy and it is our ffistinct honor to nurture and buUd upon. Our commitment is to pass tffis legacy on to those who foUow so that tomorrow's Naval Academy and Brigade of Midshipmen benefit and continue to produce leaders of great character for our nation. Thank you for joining us in that comrffitment.

I have so much to share with you. For complete detaUs, please take a look at our "A Measure of Success" feature posted on w^vw. usna. com in early May 2006, and my most recent August 2006 Leadership Update. Both of these can easily be found on www.usna.com under About Us. — George P. Watt,Jr., President and CEO, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation • It is exciting for me to see the contributions our class has made, and I beUeve we are earning a weU-deserved reputation of generosity, so please be a part ofthe foundation's effort to continue to make the Naval Academy a distinctive institution.

'UntU next month...—JD ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 99% PRES; Christopher "Cush" NewTnan SEC'Y: Robert Pothier 77 Colby Street, Bradford, MA 01835 E: rbpothier@yahoo.com WEB SITE: wTvw.usna92.com

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Like the tide, we seem to have swoing the other way this month. We had too much content not too long ago and now we have a single update. I think that I've got the spam problem fixed for my maUbox and the spam "catcher" seems to be working but it's also left our Shipmate e-maU mailbox empty for the most part.

Our offiy update tffis month comes from Greg Cameron who writes: • Hey Classmates and feUow Grads, this is the first time that I am writing in to Shipmate and it is overdue. I was prompted to write in when I ran into a couple of classmates at the Naval Academy Blue and Gold officer traiffing in July. Omar Jana, Pete Olson and I had a great week spending time with recent classmates as weU as Graduates from as far back as the rffid 40s. We got a chance to learn how some tffings have changed and how some things have stayed the same. Everyone should consider becorffing part ofthe program. Now to the updates for each ofus that attended this session from '93: Omar started off the weeks traiffing with me in Mother B (where most ofthe rooms have air conditioning). We both thought it was nostalgic for offiy about 2 hours. Fortunately for Omar, he has a sister Uving in Annapolis and made the move outside of Mother B the next night.

I was a bit jealous, but stock it out where the new rack ffidn't quite provide the same puU as the blue magnets we had. If anyone out there had seen the way the new rooms are configured, you wiU know that the Blue Magnets we came to love and adore are no longer there, which is too bad, but there is a lot more room.

Omar is stiU on active duty and is the Commanding Officer of Navy Operational Support Center Puerto Rico.

It was great seeing you and good luck.

Omar and I ran into Pete Olson on the first day of trainmg, Pete in my opinion was the smartest because he started the week out in town with a car. I kind of felt like the Plebe ofthe group stuck in Mother B without a car. Heck, it was probably worse since I couldn't even get

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my mobUe phone to work or get on the Internet. Pete lives in the gorgeous state of Montana and is a real estate investor developer. He invests in properties all over the countty. His oldest son wiU be a senior tffis year wiffi aspirations of stodying crinUnology at the Uffiversity of Montana. His daughter vviU be an 8th grader who has aspirations ofthe Naval Academy. His youngest son is 10 years old with desires of beconfrng a rffidsffipman also.

As for me, I left Active Duty after 6 years and visits to Charleston, SC and Gulfport, MS. When I left active duty, 1 started my career in the reserves as weU as a new career in Information Technology.

After a visit to Cfficago for a couple of years as a consffitant, I moved to Adanta and worked at GE as their Global Server Manager. I left ffiere and went to Microsoft, where my brother (Rob Cameron '91) had worked for 2 years.

My brother and I now Uve down the stteet fix)m each offier after Uving on opposite coasts for so many years whUe we were both in the Navy. I am very happUy married to the woman I met at the upper class dance back in September of Plebe year and we have three great boys (10,9 and 7). I take rime out of my schedffie to head coach or assist on each of thefr basebaU teams. We are very happy ffi the NE suburbs of Adanta. If you are ever passing through, look me up.

FinaUy, wffile shopping in the Midsffipman store, I ran into KjeU Wander who was in ttansit to his next duty starion, but had stopped to get some new gear m the store. We talked for a while and caught up. He has a beautifol famUy and good luck!

Hey 34th company and feUow grads!

Where are you? Send an emaU so we can catch up! (greg@cameron.org). Take care, Greg Cameron • That's aU for the month. Hope each of you are doing weU during tffis hoUday season and we'U catch you in 2007!

Beat Army! — Shogo

USNA, is the place to get your Meineke Car Care Bowl planning DONE. •December 30,2006 • Chadotte, N.C. •1:00 p.m. kickoff

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HeUo, 94! Happy HoUdays from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba-land of iguanas and banana rats. WeU, news has been Ught in recent months. Right before I was deployed, I received a message from an old friend from Cherffistry class, Kristen (Lopacinski) Denffis. Here's her update: • I recently relocated to the East Coast after twelve years in San Diego, CA. WhUe on active duty in San Diego, I attended the Uffiversity of San Diego Graduate School of Business and School of Law, receiving an M.B.A. and J.D. in 2001 and 2004 respectively. I also had my first chUd, who is now four.

In 2005,1 moved back to Wasffington D.C. for a job in the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, Under Secretary of Defense for Inteffigence at the Pentagon. I recently changed jobs and now work in the White House, Executive Office ofthe President. Aside from the D.C. weather, I love Uving on Capital Hffi and working downtown.

I hope to attend some footbaU games tffis faU and reuffite with some classmates. • Thanks for the update, Kristen. Best of success inside the beltway.

BeUeve it or not, that's aU I have for this month. Let me chaUenge you to make a New Year's resolution: write class news and send in a pictore sometime in the next 12 months.

As I close this column, I reaUze many ofyou may be reaffing this far from home, deployed from your loved ones. Know that we're thinking ofyou and praying for you.Your sacrifice is appreciated. Stay safe, and we'U see you when you get home.

Take care '94 and God bless. C-ya.. Jim.

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Happy HoUdays '95! Sorry 1 iffissed you last month- not too much going on in our reaffii apparently.. .so be sure to send in your updates. Tffis month we have two quick ones from John Pienkowski and Brian Frey. ActuaUy, I think John's letter may have been sent by ffis better haff...

• Hi everyone! OK, so I FINALLY told John that we could step foot in the new nfrUennium and get rid of dial up service!!! 1 know I know - get with it right?!

So as of Oct 30 you can emaU us only at pienkowski5@cox.net. 5 you ask? N O I AM N O T PREGNANT!!! Don't forget Obi!! We love and miss you aU and hope to hear from you aU soon! For those of you who don't know we have orders to remain in San Diego for another 18 months - 2 years. We coffidn't be happier!!

Love to you aU, Patti and her boys!

John Pienkowski, obiwan2@ nfrndspring.com • Now to hear some past wedding news from Brian.

• HeUo 95,There is a first time for everytffing, as tffis is my first subnfrssion to our class column. It would be fooUsh to try and sum up the last 11 years, so I wffi start with the last two. I have enclosed 2 pictores from my "recent" wedding in August of 2004 to the former Sarah Leer of Escalon, CA. I met Sarah in San Diego whUe I was stationed on board the rffighty DULUTH ( L P D - 6 ) . We were married in Washington, D.C. and several Classmates were in attendance; Jay Astle, Rich CosteUo, Andrew Grant, T.J. HaU, BUl Maske, John Palazza, and Mark Nave were aU there. The groomsmen included James HamUton '96, Gerald Donahoe '94, Steve OUvera '94, and T.J. HaU. Included is a picture of aU ofthe USNA grads who were present at the event. We enjoyed a honeymoon in Maui.

Sarah and 1 currently live in Annapolis. Since 2001 I have worked in sales for a few medical device compames in the Washington, D.C. area. I currently am a Regional Sales Manager for a company caUedTS03. Sarah works for a PubUc Relations firm in D.C. We do not have any chUdren, but are the proud

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owners of two wonderfol cats. If your travels bring you to Annapolis, don't hesitate to drop me a line. Brian Frey â&#x20AC;˘ Thanks and congrats to aU! Don't forget to send in your Beat Army photos!

Later, Don.

Brian and Sarah Frey

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Hey, 1996! For those that made it to Annapolis for the BIG 10 - thanks for coming! We nfrssed those who were not able to join us. I am hopeful that we can include some photos and updates for you in the confrng months to get everyone up to speed with what is happening.

A couple notes...

Rob Fumanti is currendy teacffing high school cherffistry. John Butler and his famUy have moved back to Virginia, where John is stationed at Quantico.

Mary and Laurent Hayward are stiU in CaUfornia, where Laurent is an engineer.

The U.S. NavalAcademy Foundation is currently seeking applications for the position of Associate Major Gift OflScer The U.S. Naval Academy Foundation is currendy seeking applications for the position of Associate Major Gift Officer. Major Gift Oflncers at the Naval Academy Foundation are responsible for the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of prospective donors of $100,000 or more. Naval Academy graduates are preferred candidates. Significant travel is required.

Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience.

To be considered for this position or for more informarion. please contact:

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Twenty-fifth Company had a good showing to include Chris Castleman (DC), Laurent Hayward (CA), Robin (Kane) Luebker,John Ferri, and Sean GaUagher (AZ).Jim Masterson,Jim Dunbar, Ryan Eisenhardt (WI), Sharon (EUassen) Barbins (VA), and Jim Lawson (ME) also joined the crew. FinaUy, Jason Nunez, Annika Moman (DC), and Tonya Bush rounded out the crew, (photo "25th Co": 25th Company at lOYear Reuffion).

A big thank you to all of those who assisted Bart PhiUips & Rhoan Boucher with the reuffion festivities!

Please jot me a line with some updates and/or photos. I cannot do justice to aU those with whom I spoke, so please help me out!

Until next month, I'U leave you with one from Abraham Lincoffi, "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.

The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real ffiing." -Tonya

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Hev 97.1 received just a couple of emails over ffie past month. Van R y p e l checked in to teU me he's Uvmg ffi Key West, flving F-5s m an adversarv' role agfrnst Replacement Air Group stodents in crainins. He seems to be enjoying it so far.

Nice dutv' station.V^in.

J.J. Bancroft, his wffe A m y and daughter Madffie, relocated back to ffie west coast recendy, setffing in Oceanside, CA.JJ. wiU remrn to a U H - I N Huey squadron (HMLA) at Marffie Corps Afr Station Camp Penffieton. H e had been at Marine Corps Base Quantico.VA for the past year attendffig Expeffitionary Warfare School (EWS) for ffis resident Professional MQitarv Education. H e also teUs me ffiat Travis WeUs is now attendmg E W S .

Sam Zager sent an update with lots of great news to report: • Tffis summer,Tracy and I moved from ffie Seatde area to Boston so I coffid attend meffical school here. I was pleased to see when I arrived that one of my newclassmates is also an AnnapoUs classmate, so Henry K r i e g b a u m and I wiU spend anoffier "four years together by the bay" — offiy tffis time it's a different bay. Eric Twerdaffi '04 is in our class of 2010 as vveU. I've also met one other U S N A grad, Adam BottriU '99, vvho is m ffie m t e grated dental school a year ahead ofus.

(Apparendy there are offiers ahead ofus, but curiously there are n o West Point or USAFA grads around.)

Tracy and I had a blast making it across the continent. We spent about tffiee weeks backpacking and camping m the Canadian Rockies. O u r favorite place was Yoho Narional Park, a smaUer and lesser known sister of nearby Jasper and Banff Narional Parks. W h a t Yoho lacks ffi n o t o rietv' and ski slopes, it makes up for in undistorbed natoral beauty. WhUe we vvere near Lake Louise, we ended up at a campsite next to a remarkable woman named Sue. She has through-hiked the Appalacffian traU (wffich I understand is acffieved by offiy a smaU fracrion o f t h e people vvho even attempt it); trekked across the whole Austtahan Outback on foot; and "walked" from 4,000 feet of elevation above 18,000 feet past the base camp at Mt. Everest. Did I mention that

she offiy began ffiking when she was sbctyfour and is stiU hiking at ninety-one years old? It turns out that she Uves in CrownsviUe, M D for much o f t h e year.

She says her house is near where the U S N A crew team passes by during training sessions. Attached is a photo of myseff with Sue, cheerUy sporting a BEAT A R M Y t-sffirt.

After our time in the R o c k y Mountains, we zipped across the plains states to Cfficago. There, we spent a week with my aunt and began seeing games in as many major league basebaU stadiums as we coffid.We saw five nfrd-western games in five days during Jffiy, including a very memorable game at the famed Wrigley Field (awesome!), and ffien a sixth one at Yankee Stadium m August.

We're looking forward to seeing a game at Fenway Park next season. Best regards to aU 97ers. Sam. •

Tracy and Sam Zager and dog, Zoe

Sam and Sue

Sam, thanks for sendmg m your update and best of luck in medical school. That's it for now. Have a great month, 97! — A a r o n

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We have a couple of updates from J i m D a y and Ed Hanley: • HeUo ' 9 8 — It is great to read about aU the exciting tffings our classmates are doing both inside and outside the mffitary on these pages, and that so many ofus are sta-ying in touch with one another.

Last sunmier 1 (temporarily) traded my golf clubs for a road bike and entered my fost ttiatffion. I bought the bike a week before the race...because I figured it would be Uke, weU, riding a bike. I was renfrnded again h o w much work 1 need on my biking skffis when I entered another tri in LurayVfrgmia m May of tffis year. I heard someone caU out "Jim Day.. .on your left!" looked over my shoulder and found Navy swimnfrng star MicheUe McKenna closmg qffickly. We caught up for about 10 rffinutes during the event and then she pedaled away. We were joined for a ffice httle Sffipmate photo-op after the race by Jason DaUey, w h o had a fanrastic performance m his fost tti, fiffisffing in the top 25% o f t h e field. MicheUe fiffished 2^^" in her age group and 5 overaU. Jason is enjoying ffis work at National Virginia Realty, and MicheUe has recendy gotten engaged / married and begun a career as a consultant at SPA. I have one year left in the law / MBA program at Georgetown, and am planffing on entering private practice after graduation. Work took me to NewYork City for part of tffis summer, where I had the chance to catch up with A r n y Stankus and Joe Femenia. Arny found ffis way back from the Iraqi desert to the jungles ofthe NewYork commercial real estate market, and Joe was working as a ttader for Goldman Sachs before retorffing to Columbia to finish ffis MBA. WhUe in NewYork, 1 shared an apartment with my U S N A r o o m m a t e , J P Se-vUla.We managed to keep the place a little cleaner tffis time than we did at boat school...must be that married hfe has had its impact on my former rooiffie.JP landed a very presrigious summer internship at one of N e w York's top law firms.

I'm looking forward to seemg him and ffis wife Debbie (whose Duke classmates 1 seem to keep running into) m NewYork next year.

Look me up if you are ever in D C . . JIM.DAY@1998.USNA.COM. •

Greetings AU! I hope tffis issue finds everyone m fiffi swing with the hohdays.

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CLASS N E W S CoUege Park. FinaUy, we just learned that we are number 5 on the hst to adopt a cffild from Russia.We're both very excited, but it's stiU a roUer-coaster ride since we don't know when we'U get the phone caU to go to Russia.

I hope this letter finds everyone weU. Please feel free to write at haffieyl030@ msn.com. Best Wishes and Fair Winds and FoUowing Seas, Ed and Stephaffie Haffiey •

Jim Day and Jason DaUey

Jason DaUey, Jim Day and Michelle McKenna

• Greerings Class of'98! After 8 years I figure I owe a brief update on Ufe after leaving theYard. Spending 3 years on USS MONTPELIER (SSN 765), based in NorfoUc, I managed to get a UNITAS deployment in prior to ttansferring. My wife Stephaffie and I then headed to London in 2002, where I workedffiops plannmg JTF exercises on the staffof Commander, US Naval Forces Europe prior to the command's ttansfer to Naples. Not offiy was it an awesome job, we both got the opportuffity tottavelaU the time. At last count I have 26 ffifferent countties in my passport from the 3 years m London.

In November 2004 I was ffiagnosed with oral cancer. Having never used any tobacco, it was certaiffiy a surprise. But after 3 surgeries, chemotherapy, and raffiarion treatment (both at Bethesda and Walter Reed) I am happUy recovered. In May of '06 the Navy medicaUy retired me, so I get to keep aU my doctors, wffich is exceUent.

Stephanie is an 8'-" grade science teacher at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke,VA, just outside Washington, DC. Having received my masters degree in civil engineering from North CaroUna State in May of'06,1 was able to get a job as a project manager for Clark Construction Group, the largest general conttactor in the Mid-Adantic.

I'm having a blast buUding buUdings and running my own show. 1 just started work on putring in a new bioengineering laboratory at the University of Maryland,

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As I write, my wife Carissa and I are expecring the arrival ofour tffird chUd, Ava Catherine, any day now. When she arrives, we'U have a three year old, a one year old and a newborn. As I've explained to a couple of people, my new defiffirion of surprised is (as a guy) stanffing at Walgreen's at 6:30 on a Sunday morffing with baby formffia in one hand and pregnancy tests in the other surprised but very, very blessed!

I've also attached a ffice photo of Bob Whalen andffiswife Mistie that was forwarded to me by a member of the PhUadelpffia Alumni Associarion Chapter.

Bob and Mistie Whalen

Merry Cffiistoias, God bless you aU and BEAT ARMY! fp^n ^j^j^

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2k, I just wrote my congressman a nasty gram. Can you beUeve the Armed Forces

Network ffid not show the Navy Afr Force game Uve? Inconceivable. Ramadan was almost as festive here as Christmas at home if you swapped out people caroling in the stteets to shooring in the stteets and decorating trees with Ughts to planting bombs next to roads. I can't help but tffink if these people skipped over the starving themselves part ofthe hoUday they nfrght be happier during it. Skipping lunch is bad idea whoever your God is if you ask me. On a Ughter note weffidget some rain recendy and the Cleveland CavaUers Cheerleaders made an appearance. When it rains it pours.

I recently had to pick up a guy in my helicopter and get him to another hospital as I often do out here flying CASEVAC with HMM 364. He was on a respirator, had already received a blood ttansfosion and needed another one shordy. As they are loading the guy onto ffie plane I am trying to figure out where my escort is.

They don't just let the rffighty batde phrog fly to and fro around here durmg the day alone. We need escorts. It's not Uke Las Vegas were some people need to get an escort. Our escorts have to be the attack hehcopter kind and more specfficaUy the AH-1 Cobra. Just as I am starting to worry I hear. "Morpffine tffis is Misfit we just set down beffind you." I was reUeved and then let out a giggle. I qffickly shot back "Roger Dog Nuts, 2 nfrnutes." Matt Daigneault, #47 in your program , # 1 in your heart, and my esteemed roommate from ffight school was going to be making the ttip in ffis heavUy armed whirly bird with me. I recognized his voice in about a haff second. SmaU World.

The traffic vvas Ught for write ups but heavy for pictores this month. The Maiden Voyage ofthe 2000 BUmp took place homeconfrng weekend, look for it at a Navy Game near you! Enjoy ffie pics and send me some ffirt to ShipniateOO@ yahoo.com. Almost 200 have updated their personal info at wwvv.usna2000.com.

You coffid be cool too. Godspeed....

—Murph September WiUcerson (Wife of Rob) writes: • We arrived in Southern Maryland at the end of August where Rob has just checked intoVSX-1 at NAS Pax River.

He's flying P-3s and C-12s and seems to be enjoying his first shore tour.. .at last!

We're happy to be back in Maryland and even made it up to the Navy V. Uniass

c^me last weekend m Annapohs. Sidenote: Griffin's just isn't ffie same wiffiout the class of 20(K\We also need to send out an update to ffie class because somehow over the last 6 monffis we've faded to get pictores of ffie newest adffirion to the famUv in Sffipmate! Preston James X^'ilkerson was born on March 21,2006, weigffing in at 81bs. 1 oz and 21 inches long. He is now 6months-old, and is qffite ffie character.

As I tv-pe, he is trving to eat ffie September issue of Sffipmate. See some pics atuched! Hope aU is weU wiffi everyone.. .fr you're m Maryland, look The former Miss us up! Hugs.

Kristen Riismandel September •

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Hi everyone, the arricle for November ffid not make it in due to problems with the ffie, so Sffipmate is runffing both that and the one for December. Enjoy!

November 2006 We've some good news on a couple fronts tffis month. A new doctor, a couple babies, and one of our sffipmates got ffis ffieam job...

Wes CampbeU writes: • As of last week I accepted a comrffission to Ensign ffi the USNR. I spent about tffiee weeks in the civiUan world after EASmg out of the Marffie Corps m August and some how I was able to puU off an inter-service ttansfer.

BeUeve me, I miss the Marme greens, but big mother green doesn't pay for tffirion.

My fost dutv^ starion is Georgetown Uffiversitv' School of Mefficine where I am defiffitely one of ffie older stodents of the class. There appears to be no USNA representarion at the school, so for those ofyou mterested, they hke mffitary appUcants. It may have somethmg to do wiffi the head adrffissions counselor being the wffe of an academy grad/Marme Colonel. Anyway, prior to leaving Calfforffia for DC I saw James Valentine and ffis wife Joannah, wffio have smce moved to Pensacola to become ffight surgeons and are sharmg a place with Luke McDonald. I had the opportoffity to dme with Kent Werner and Paul Rutz a few weeks ago. Other than Kent, 1 think I may be the most juffior officer m the class as he seems to be forever the stodent. Paffi is moving to take part ffi doctoral stoffies at Perdue Uffiversitv-.

Offier than trying to keep up with these 22 year old stodents and thefr many drinking parries, I don't have much else to share. I tffink ffiere is a USNA grad ffi my apartment complex as I see a car heavffiy decorated ffi USNA logos and USNA DoD srickers. Once I fmd out vvho it is, I'U be sure to blow ffis/her cover. I hope to see you aU at the homeconfrng smce I am finaUy ffi ffie same geograpffic area of USNA. Don't get any ideas that I'U be caffing any ofyou sir or ma'am. Don't be sttangersfr"you're ffi ffie area. Ensign Wes CampbeU •

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Mark Fenwick writes: • Greerings Class of 2001. Navy LT Dustin "FEEP" Engel ('01) and I just got back from the sandbox flying Prowlers withVMAQ-2 out of AlAsad.

Dusrin married Vanessa Ipsen ('01) a few years ago, and they are actuaUy my next door neighbors in Cherry Point.

Word on the stteet is that the FEEPshow wffi be going back to Wffidbey to fly with the Navy next summer. I tried so hard to convince ffim to go to TBS and join the good side forever, but apparently he'd rather smeU fresh gray paint than Copenhagen. Other'Olers at AlAsad whUe we were there included Kyle "Bubba" Buchina, who is flying Harriers inVMA-513. He and his wffe, Leanna,just had a baby girl namedVivian.

Bubba is famous for going off a "sweet jump" at Al Asad on ffis mountain bike, flyffig 20 feet through the air and breakmg ffis coUar bone. Neeffiess to say, the MAW C O was not impressed. Erick "Chow" Min is stffi out there, flying water and ffie occasional flock of puking insurgents around in the back of ffis CH53E. Johnny March is the hi-speed supply guy for 2d ANGLICO, and Josh Jabin is there working for MALS. Luis Martinez is an ECMO in VMAQ-3, who replaced us at Al Asad. We aU got together one ffight for a reuffion at the new MEF chow haU, wffich, if you haven't been, is about the size of your average Wafrnart. Size doesn't always make the food taste better, though. As for me, it's good to be home with my wife, Becky, and 1 year-old son, Jack. Best wishes to aU ofyou out there fighting the good fight.

Semper Fi, Capt Mark "Skeeter" Fenwick •

John March, Josh Jabin, Erick Min, Kyle Buchina, and Mark Fenwick in Al Asad

EmU Pieski writes: • It's been a while since I've written but tffings have been quite busy in our house.

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Manufactoring Engineer with BorgWarner Automorive in NY. Given my love of cars it seemed a natoral choice and I'm enjoying my work in the Assembly area.

Once we setded into our newest location we decided to start tffinking about a farffily. Those plans came to fruirion on July 21st with the birth ofour daughter, which is the cffief reason I'm writing today. EmUy Sarah Pieski was born on July 21 st and weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz. She's a beautifol Utde girl with a foU head of hair and her mom's eyes. She's doing weU but is defiffitely a night owl.

Stanffing a rotating bridge watch schedule on the carrier did an exceUent job of preparing me for her demanffing ffight schedffie. EmU. •

Justin and Kara have a beautifffi daughter, Lauren, who is growing up fast!

1 also get emaUs from Loren ('01) and Ana Morgan, who also have a beautiful daughter, IsabeUa. Loren landed a great job in the construction industry in Maryland. I got engaged tffis summer to the lovely Brandi Kinard, who I first met back in 7th grade. The wedding beUs are also corffing soon for none other than Ryan Atwood '01! I'm about to head out to watch the Navy-Air Force game with Pete PeemoeUer '01, who just moved to town with a new job.

That's aU the gossip I have, hope everyone had a great summer and is domg weU. If you're ever in Kansas City or passing through, give me a shout at 636734-7496." •

Congratffiarions EmU and Diana! For those who never saw EmU retorn from breaks at the Academy covered with grease and don't understand why tffis is his dream job, he spent the majority of ffis time off from the Academy at the Scranton junkyard and in ffis driveway resurrecting cars that had no right to Uve. Working with new cars is Uke going back to the fotore for ffim.

December 2006 Lee GUcour writes:

David BaUey writes:

• '"What's up '01! Long-time reader, first-time writer. For everyone deployed in harm's way, a lot of people here in the "Heartland" tffink about you every day and are proud of what you're doing for our nation. I have been "out" now over two years after the General Aviation folks were given the pink sUp. For those trying out the civffian side of tffings, be carefol with the headhunters and make sure you're getting into a job you'U be happy with. It's aU about YOU, not where they want to stick you. After two years of aU work and no play in nfrdffie management (1 drive a Dodge Stratus!), I am back to work for the government, as an Investigator for the Departoient of Labor in Kansas City, Missouri.

I recently traveled to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, where Justin WiUis '01 and J.D. Po-wers '00 were training for a deployment to Afghanistan as Inffividual Augmentees to the Army. Gene Smith '01, who is currently in EOD training, made it out as weU. We had a proper Mississippi send-off, complete with hair metal cover bands, hip-hop Une dancing, and a few bar brawls we managed to stay out of.

• Hey '01! Tffis is my fost Sffipmate update and there is a bunch to say. I've had a lot of fon reaffing about everyone, and can't say how proud I am to be associated with aU ofyou. Reaffing about company mate Stan Bednar's ('01) three tours in Iraq, as weU as aU ofthe marriages and chUffien runffing around.

As for me, I fiffished up my tour on USS Topeka in San Diego last year, serving with Jon Kim ('99), Parker Garrett ('01), Earon Rein ('01), Chad "Summe Cakes" Summe ('02), and Jon Coons ('02). We had an awesome wardroom and awesome crew. I love driving subs, but I love my wife more, so I am on my way to CIVLANT in May 2007. I got married to Jessica on October 22, 2005, and ran into company mate Nate Rocklein ('00) vvho I hacffi't seen in four years. His rehearsal ffinner was at the same restaurant as nfrne, and he got married on hour before me (we ffigh fived on his way out ofthe chapel and my way in). I'm now serving at Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) in Washington, DC. I get to work on developing the new SSGN weapons system with a bunch of great engineers, and a number of classmates. John Eisenbraun ('01), Jeff MitcheU ('01), Dwight Smith ('99), and Brad Harrison ('02) are aU here.

Mike "Snatch" Bradley ('01) is across the street on his IA tour (how lucky are you to IA in DC). Jeff is working on ffis second child. I stiU keep in close contact with Kris Boughton ('01) and Ray "Rabies" Bieze ('01). Aside fi-om Uving in a pretty expensive place, Ufe here is pretty good. Jess and I are looking

tbrwaid to moving to a place we can get a decent house, and starting to Uve the standard wffite-picket-fence suburban Ufestvle. Despite ffie hopefiiUy cast sums of monev I'U make in ffie civffiian world, I'U defimtely miss putring on ffie same pafr of cloffies every day, and workffig in my underwater office. God speed, evervbodv; and don't hesitate to drop a hne fr" you're in tovvTi. • Roxanne (Jensen) Heincock wTites: • I got married on Jffiy 8,2005 to Andrew Hancock from Charleston, SC. He is a civiUan. No chUdren yet. Just last monffi Ififfishedmy active duty time on USS ENTERPRISE (where Adam Nelson, Ray Gonzalez, and offiers are also starioned), and I will be startmg to work for Northrop Grumman as an electtical design engineer for CVN-21 at ffie end offfiemonffi. Sfficerely, Roxanne Qensen) Hancock • Thanks for ffie updates guv-s — and congratulations David and Rox! Before 1 sign off, I just wanted to update you on and ffiank our class secretarv for aU ffie morivarion she has given us '01 readers for ffie past five years.

Angle's latest Sffipmate arricle just ffit ffie streets and many are askffig how she is domg m ffie convent. (Some also wanted confirmation that she wasn't joking.) To seffie any bets — she wasn't. Katie McClintock GUliam '01, Jaimie Lusk '01, and Andrew Crawford '01 got to see her at mducted at "I" Day and I got to see her diree weeks later on visitmg day.

Asidefix)mbreakmg her arm roUer-bladmg (w-ffich ffidn't stop her that day), she is happy and reaUy enjoving the fonny and joyfid sisters she is wiffi. To lirffit distractions,ffiesisters at her convent do not have e-maU (ffidefiffitely), can write offiy three letten per monffi and make offiy one phone caU per month, but ffiey can receri'e unUrffited letters and packages.

They Uve ffi poverty, wffich means they eat only what is given to ffiem. For anyone w ho reaUv wants to hook Angie up, here's some gouge — her mentor Sister Charlotte Ukes "every kmd of sweet" (which simffitaneously describes her weU).

Several have mentioned how increffible Angie is at writmg our Sffipmate column. Her approachabffity and sense of humor and abffity to have the right tffing to say^ (or not say) are unmatched. She also faithfiiUy makes sure our column is fifled just about every time no matter where she is m ffie world. If she doesn't

have enough material, she often recruits WTiters for the month! (a traffirion that wffi not ffie) From aU ofus Angie — thank you for taking care of us and blessing us so much for ffiese past five years! We are reaUy happy for you and rffiss you! We also wanted you to know we are tffinking about you and chose a special member of ffie class to say heUo on behaff of aU ofus!

Have a good one guys,John ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 9 7 % PRES: LTJG C.J. Simonsen VICE PRES: LTJG Greg Chapman TR£.\S: LTJG Chris Carter SECY: IstLt Dani (La Salle) CasteOo 2652 Broad St.. Beaufort, SC 29902 E; usnashipniate02@vahoo.com ANNUAL ME.MBERSHIP: 0% LIFE .MEMBERSHIP: 96% PRES; L-rjG Daniel Bafley VICE PRES: LTJG Dan Emmert TREAS: IstLt NoeUe Navas SEC'Y: LTJG Rick Mui E: navydass2003@hotmail.com

Hey ^03! Aside from the fact that it is almost 2007 ( can you beUeve it?), Christopher O'Connor sent ffi a great pictore and arricle with plenty of informarion about his rime on the rffighty USS J O H N C. STENNIS (CVN-74) and other grads that he has been fortonate enough to come across on the west coast.

AdffirionaUy, our classmate JP Blecksmith is bemg honored ffi ffis hometown for ffis courage and heroism as a Marme combat leader ffi Iraq. Before we get to this months submissions, the class officers are pleased to present the new class website.

'WWW.USNA2003.COM.

The website has been in the works for the past several months and is now offiine.

I urge everyone to visit and update your personal proffie. The capabffiries ofthe site include an announcements page to post messages, photo gaUery, class Ust arcffive, personal proffie and bio secrion, shipmate arricle arcffive and saffiy, but necessary, a memorial to our faUen classmates. The website is configured for easy access and addirional photos or stories can be sent ffirecdy to our webmaster (a company ffi San Diego founded by two exceptional 2000 grads!). The goal is to utffize the website to help locate aU 2003 grads and to facffitate reuffions of aU sizes.

The announcements page is also an excellent tool to post employment opportuffities (for those on the outside looking ffi at us). Futore endeavors mclude orffine fond-raising and payment capabffities for taUgaters and major reuffions.

Anyway, take a look, send some feedback and we'U work at making the website even better. A special thanks to Christopher O'Connor andJP's famUy for tffis monffis information.

• Hey 2003, there hasn't been a lot of updates so I'm adding one of my own.

I'm happUy married now for over a year to Cronan whom I met before graduatffig from USNA.When we got married in May 2005 we weren't able to invite a lot of people or have a sword arch at the ceremony, so -we had a celebrarion ffi February (I know, it was a whUe ago) and vvere able to ffivite a number of people from 27th company, Pensacola, and Supply School in Athens. It was a great time, and we vvere able to have a joffit sword arch, thanks to Conor Teegarden

Picture caption (from left to right) Dave Nielsen '03, Tom Martin I Villanova '05), Chris Snyder (Texas A&M '03), Chariie Platt '04, Conor Teegarden (USAFA '03), Chris O'Connor '03, Jim Boehm '03. Ryan Miller '03, Cronan Murphy-O'Connor (Catholic '03), Mark Gordon '03, Sara Fabisoff'03, John Millsap '03, JayZwirblis '03.

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I am currendy the Wardroom Officer on the nfrghty USS J O H N C. STENNIS (CVN-74) out of Bremerton, WA. It is a great duty station because it aUows me to Uve in Seatde, one of the greatest cities on earth. We've been out to sea a lot, but it gives me a chance to go down to San Diego and visit with feUow 27'-" Company alumffi Chuck Simerman and John MUlsap.The STENNIS is crawling with Academy grads, but I'U offiy menrion a few. When CARRIER WING NINE (CVW-9) IS embarked, MoUy Crabbe '03 and (my youngster boxing partoer) Tom Murray '03 represent HS-8.T0 add to that. Matt Da-vin '02 (who also went to my high school) and Raul Acevedo '01 also come aboard withVFA-154. Near and dear to my heart is the Supply Department in which I am joined by Marcus Craig '04 the AVDLR Officer, Jake Broderick '04 the Staterooms Officer, and to top it aU off, Andy Mueck '88 as the SUPPO ffimseff.

I hope to hear from more ofyou in the fotore. Take Care,'03. • The PASADENA STAR contributes the foUowing story: • PASADENA -ThisVeterans Day two years to the day after 2nd Lt. James "JP" Blecksmith's famUy heard he'd been kffied in action in Iraq, the Marines wffi pay permanent tribute to one of their own. At 10 a.m. Nov. 11, Pasadena's Marine Corps Reserve Center -wiU be renamed in his memory. "It keeps ffim alive. Every time we drive by we'U see ^Blecksnfrth HaU,'" said his father, Ed Blecksrffith. "JP went to Iraq with his eyes wide open, knowing fuU weU he was going to be in harm's way. ...This is a wonderfol vehicle to honor our son, honor his memory and honor what he was doing. It's a tribute to his heroism and leadership." JP Blecksmith, 24, died in the FaUujah area when a buUet, possibly fired by a sniper, hit outside the left shoulder of his flak jacket. Either the buUet or a shard of bone punctured his heart, the fanfrly was told. It was Bffi Creedon, former president of the Pasadena CouncU of the Navy League, who first suggested dedicating the unnamed depot to JP Blecksnfrth.

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was flabbergasted - we both ended up crying and he said, let me caU you tomorrow," Ed Blecksnfrth said. "It was very touching." Creedon caUedJP Blecksnfrth "an exceprional young man" deserving of the honor. "He was the first member of his class at the U.S. Naval Academy to give his life" in Iraq, Creedon said. "He had deep roots in the community; he died leading Marines in combat; it was a heroic death. ...Any death is tragic,but it's appropriate that his be memoriaHzed."

Blecksnfrth's fanffiy wants to ensure their son's sacrifice is not the offiy one remembered, said Todd Moore, president of the Navy CouncU in Pasadena.

"We're planning a memorial to aU Marines from our area kiUed in Iraq and Afghanistan in the grounds of the Marine center," paid for by the JP Blecksrffith Foundation, Moore said. "The fanfrly wanted a fitting tribute to aU of them ...

It's the offiy active \ in the San Gabriel VaUey and we wanted to reach out to the whole area." Nine Marines from the San GabrielVaUey, incluffing Blecksrffith, have been kffied in Iraq. For now, plans are to put a plaque with JP Blecksrffith's picture in bronze and his name on the buUding, Moore said. Lt. Col. Mike Lee, battalion inspector-instructor at the Marine Corps Reserve Center in Pasadena, served in Iraq; although he never knew JP Blecksnfrth, Lee said he knows the honor is deserved. "I left before he arrived, but we were part ofthe same regular combat team, so I have an affinity for these units," Lee said. "I think we need our heroes too, andJP is the epitome of that. "Today, marines are not recognized like in past wars. It was common in World War II, even in Vietnam, to read about these actions on the front page. This is a nameless, faceless war except for the casualty Ust. "But aU those on the list are more than names and numbers.They made a comnfrtment and they Uved up to it, and that's a pretty heroic thing." • -Dan ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 0% LIFE MEMBERSHIP: 92% PRES: LTJG Lincoln Lukich E; LukichL@lpd 13.n;ivy.iiiil VICE PRES: 2dLt James Brobyn T l ^ A S : ENS Joseph Zukowsky SEC'Y: ENS Andrew Froistad E: LukichL@lpdl3.navy.mil

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Classmates and Friends, HeUo from NAPS. We've got good news. Our classmate, Nick Hamm, took some time before going underway to chime in on the Ufe in Yokosuka. (So basicaUy I'U hold off and keep everyone in suspense for another month for the up to date Ufe stories of Richard PoweU, BUly Kffips and Matt RusseU). Enjoy the news and stories from Japan and thanks Nick for the update. If anyone else wants to put sometffing in Sffipmate, please send it my way (andrewlukich@yahoo.com). I'U be sure to get it in. One last tffing, the holiday season is about to hit and we hope that you enjoy the rime wherever you are and wish that you're with famUy and friends. We hope aU is weU. Best of luck with everything, Andrew, NAPS Physics Instructor • GreetingsfiromYokosuka!

I figure it's appropriate that I write this update with the deadUne to subnUt mere hours away. I've procrastinated writing enough that this is beginning to feel Uke schoolwork again. Speaking of reliving some ofthe old days... if you are ever feeUng nostalgic for the Academy, just go to legal officer school. It's not bad, but when you're up at 2 a.m. cranking out a JAGMAN by yourself, you'U feel Uke you're home in Mother B again.

As far as the SWO Navy goes, I wUI be taking over the ordnance ffivision on the USS FlTZGEl^ALD (DDG 62) where Li-vi Salas has just taken over the Strike division. She's having a great rime and just finished acing our big 3M inspection, so weU done.

I also had the opportunity to see Ethan Heban (also the ordnance officer) lead the USS J O H N S. MCCAIN (DDG 56) to a third place finish in a large intership dodgeball tournament. I can't say the same for Beth Zmitrovich's USS

LASSEN (DDG 82) team who succumbed to the superior play of my own Fighring Fitz team. Sure we ffidn't even place, but we just felt sorry for the rest ofthe other teams.

One of ffie best things about being in Japan is how much the junior officers take care of each other The USS COWPENS (CG 63) took the lead this last weekend and hosted a JO HaUoween party on the roof of a btffiffing overlooking the USS KITTYHAWK (CV 63). D^ia Canby, a member ofthe COW, showed up sporring his cow costoiiie, wffich was issued to him when he checked onboard. He also informed me ffiat he has ffie privUege of being a dancing cow for ffis sffip's UNREPS or leapfrogs.

Justin Ossola recendy found out some great news: he vviU report to the USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LDH 6) out of San Diego and wffi be able to come back to ArmapoUs in December to get married, which makes ffim and his fiance Nicole pretty happy. Interestingly enough,Justin was stationed onboard the BONHOMME RICFLARD for a short rime wffile he was enUsted. He is also excited to be a Utde closer to ffis beloved Oakland Raiders as they make thefr run to the Super Bowl.. .wait, nevernfrnd.

WhUe on O-HARP duty awairing the start of Nuc School, Stanton Moore is makmg the most of ffis time by subsritote teacffing at ffis old ffigh school whUe coacffing a Pop Warner footbaU team.

He'U have the httie guys runffing the triple option ffi no time!

On a fmal note,Josh "Chode" Angichiodo is preparing to close on a ffice house in Jacksonvffie, Florida and in celebration of tffis achievement, he decided to take a cruise to the Middle East and take his whole sffip with ffim.

Way to spread the love Josh- that's "Chodetastic!"

That's aU for now from the land of the rising sun. I wish aU ofyou the best and I hope those ofyou around AnnapoUs are enjoying Navy footbaU donfrnate.

GO NAVY.. .BEAT EVERYONE! â&#x20AC;˘

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Friends, Tffis is the first of many Class News posts we wffi see as we move forward throughout our careers. But for now, we're stffi stock at the Academy, so let's focus on the present.

We left for the summer after a great Youngster Luau. Some ofthe favorites there were the pig roast, the surfing macffine, and the eUte, fiercely guarded buU pen of 21+ year olds hudffied around kegs.

Over the summer, Benjamin Whatley (13), Robert Epstein (5), Mike Slagh (16), and Canon PattUlo (11) completed the US Army Basic Airborne Course in Fort Benffing, Georgia.

Tim Sheehy (13) graduated first in his Army Ranger School class. He was one of86 ofthe original 340 class to fiffish, and also the first rffidshipman to graduate from the school.

Tucker George (30) represented USNA at the 2006 Worid Uffiversity Squash Championship at Szeged, Hungary.

Once back at school, we noticed a few changes. Gate 1 was under major renovation and so was King HaU. Gate 1 has since been completed with a brand new entrance, but the majority ofthe Brigade is stffi dining in DaUgren.

August also saw our deffication ofthe next 7 years ofour Ufe by signing our "2 for 7" comnfrtment papers. We celebrated afterwards with the Class of 2008 Comiffitment Dinner in Alumffi HaU. Many graduates of our 50 year Unk-inthe-chain were there, incluffing RADM George R. Meiffig,Jr. '58 (Ret.) who was our guest speaker. We have enjoyed a strong relationsffip with the Class of 1958, between their appearance at our Youngster Luau, our Comiffitment Dinner, and also their continued support at every home footbaU game.

Back in September, the Class of 1958 donated eight Class Rings to us.The gold from these rings was melted down into the gold used for our rings in the 2006 Ring Melting Ceremony. Not offiy do these rings represent 50 years of service and memories, but they forever uffite us with our Unk-in-the-chain class, aUowing their memories to live on through us.

They wffi forever remain a part of the Academy.

If there are any stories or pictures you want to see in our Class News Column, please emaU them to m084410@usna.edu.

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Alabama Alabama Chapter Phil Griese '75 1906 Shades Crest Rd., Birmingh.im, AL 35216 H ; 205-822-9470; E; pliil@flagshiptradinginc.com

Huntsville Chapter LCDR Frederick N. Steiner '57, USN (Ret.) 1059Teeii,ijo Dr.. SE. Huntsville.AL 35803-3907 H: 256-650-5423; E: navy57@,iol.com

Arkansas Arkansas Chapter President: CAPT Scott Pursley USN '79 7 Hillsborough Ct.. Little Rock.AR 72212 H: 501 -954-9612; E: spursley@.-iol.com

Vice President: Mrs. Carol Altom '95 2620 Indian Oaks Trail, Spriiigd.ile,AR 72762 P: 479-756-3347; E: c_altoni@yahoo.coin

Sec'y-Trea: Mr. Greg Stimis '68 42 Clervaux Dr, Litde Rock, AR 72223 p: 501-868-7590; E; gsQmis@swbell.net

Arizona Arizona Chapter President:J. J. Skip Lind '75 H; 602-265-0238; C: 602-697-1563; F: 602-265-1227 E: SKIPLIND@1975.USNA.COM www. usna.coni/Chapter/us/arizona

Secretary: Ed Howard '63 E: Ehowardl963@cs.com

T h e Arizona Chapter met on October 11th at Aunt ChUadas in N o r t h Phoenix.

President Skip Lind '75 covered future meetings and plans for speakers.TaUka Patel, guest speaker, spoke about various choices avaUable for seffior citizens w h o require special care. She manages an Adult Care H o m e in East Phoenix. Walt Peters '58, w h o owns that facffity also described a lack of certification procedures for health care workers in group homes.

Those attending were D e e k Harrison '53, R o y HejhaU '56, BUl Morrison '57, Walt B o o o r i a k i n '58, PhU M o u l t o n '58, Walt Peters '58, Mike S m i t h '62, Barbara Smith guest, E d H o w a r d '63, Pete Lumianski '65, Skip Lind '75, R a n d y Gustafson '84 and guest Lady Sally.

Next meeting is November 8th.

Army is hosting this year's game at Cooperstown in downtown Phoeffix.

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back at Aunt ChUadas the second Wednesday in January.

Beat Army Ed Howard '63 Southern Arizona Chapter President: COL George Dolan '57, USAF (Ret.) 7700 Calle Sm Controversia.Tucson.AZ 8571; H; 520-297-3659; E: wgiitdolan@earthlink.net

Secretary: AMB Jack R. Binns '56 4240 N Larrea Ln.Tucson, AZ 85750; H: 520-8869222; E: jiiibinns@aol.coni

T h e chapter kicked off its faU season September 21 with a dinner at the El Conquistador Country Club. O u r guest speaker was Prof. Emeritus Edward Wiffiams of the University of Arizona, w h o provided an analytical overview of the recent Mexican elections, Ukely ffirections in which the new government wffi move and how US/Mexican relations are Ukely to evolve over the next few years. In attendance were: Jack Binns, '56; Carol and T o m Andrews, '57; Barbara and R o n Bishop, '57; Nancy and G e o r g e D o l a n , '57; Solveig and E d Palanek, '57; Demetra and B o b T i m s , '57; Pat and Dave Stubbs, '58; Marilyn and D i c k Augur, '63;Jana and Len Eaton, 63; Beverly and BiU Peake, '64; T o m D o n a l d s o n , '75; Kathleen and R a y Green, '80;John and Sofi L o o m i s , '99; and John Bryant, USMA, '70.

T h e October meeting, a luncheon at the Old Pueblo GriU, wiU have former Assistant Secretary ofthe Navy Frank Swofford as the guest speaker. He wiU address the Navy's ship buUffing plans.

T h e chapter wffi also host a joint Army/Navy game party December 2 with the local West Point Society chapter.

It wffi be held at the Trident Grffi.

California Los Angeles Chapter LCDR Richard R. Pace '63 USNR (Ret.) 6443 Bi.NbyTcrr Dr., Long Be.ich, CA 90815 P: 562-493-4106; E: rpace@ninint.coiii; richardpace@dslextrenie.coni

Corr. Sec'y: William Cray '67 E: Williain^Cray@cymer,com

September 2006 San Gabriel Valley Luncheon T h e T h e San GabrielVaUey contingent montffiy luncheon crowd tied the record

again on 28 September at 13 members present. We were happy to welcome firsttimers BiU Markley '67 and Frank Taboada '85 and thus we heard some brand new sea stories. SOPA was Frank Taylor '37. Also attending were T i m M a h o n e y '49, PhU Suhr '49, B o b R o g e r s '54, V i n c e J a m i s o n '57, Joe K o c h '57, B u d HUl '59, R o b Bolster '62, Glenn Shindler '64, CoUn M a c k e n z i e '77, and Michael S c h o f f m a n '92.The group meets the fourth Thursday each m o n t h except November-December are roUed together on Beat Army Thursday (30 November 2006).To get on the montffiy e-Ust, contact shinffier64@eartffiink.net.

October 2006 Orange County Luncheon T h e Orange C o u n t y Luncheon was held on Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at the Santa Ana Elks Club at 212 Elk Lane ffi Santa Ana. O u r speaker for this m o n t h was C D R J o h n D . Z i m m e r m a n U S N '88, the Commanding Officer of the U S S J E F F E R S O N C I T Y (SSN-759).The J E F F E R S O N C I T Y is one ofthe three active duty uffits ffiat the Los Angeles Chapter sponsors. John told us a Utde about himself and then about what the J E F F E R S O N C I T Y has been doing and is scheduled to do in the not too ffistant fotore. John just reUeved as C O ffi August and has been in upkeep since the change of command. H e wiU be getting underway for the first time as C O in November. T h e J E F F E R S O N C I T Y returned from a 6 m o n t h West Pac deployment in May and is schedffied for another long deployment next summer.

After his presentation, John answered questions about various Navy and Submarine subjects for over 20 minutes.

T h e Los Angeles Chapter presented a check to John for the ship's M W R fond.

We had a Navy and Naval Academy birthday cake cutting ceremony with Bob Thomas '41 cutting as the senior naval officer present and Pete Snyder '90 cutting as the junior naval officer present.

T h e classes o f ' 5 3 , '57, '58, and '59 each had 3 classmates present. We welcomed back BiU Stedfield '67 w h o now Uves in Riverside County and does not get to Orange C o u n t y too often. We also welcomed first time attendees PhU Arst '51 and

Diane Wiggins-Llamas '88 and her husband Alex, and hope they vviU continue to join us for the luncheons....

Offiers attenffing the luncheon included: BiU M c R e y n o l d s '41, Bob T h o m a s '41, Lefty Lavrakas '43, Walt Stevens '43, B o b R u b e l '44, Rich Crane '47, T R J o h n s o n '47, John Snyder '50, D a v e Grover '53, Ed Peterson '53,Joe Zebrowski '53, Vince Jamison '57, Joe K o c h '57, Dave StUler '57,John C o b b '58, Bud Manazir '58, G e o r g e Watts '58, Joe Casasanto '59, B o b Currie '59, Joe Keeley '59, D i c k Banister '60, Rich Pace '63. Skip Storey '65, Tom Stein '80, Mike M a h o n e y '82, Steve Shatynski '83, Walter H i r s c h '85,John Z i m m e r m a n '88, Pete Snyder '90, BUl B r u m l i k W e s t Pomt '90, and former naval officer BUl Medffings.

In November, L T C O L KeU Gentry USMC '86 wiU speak to us about ffis battaUon, the 2^^" BattaUon, 11th Marines and we wiU celebrate ffie Marine Corps Bfrffiday with a cake cutting.

We are looking for speakers for next year. If anyone has any suggestions, please contact Joe Koch '57 atjwkoch@pacbeU.net.

Monterey Bay Chapter President: John A. Alich '64 Corr. Sec'y: Jim Egerton '56 E: usnaaa_mry@pacbell.net

Chapter Commumcations The Monterey Bay Chapter commufficates with aU area alumffi through emaU using the U S N A Alumffi Association database and by posting information on the up-to-date Monterey Bay Chapter website at http://usna.com/Chapters/ US/CA/MontereyBay/. If you haven't updated your emaU address at the U S N A Alumffi association you are encouraged to do so. They do not share the data for marketing purposes. T h e Chapter maintams an up-to-date website includffig information on planned activities, a local Chapter membership apphcation, and nfrnutes of Chapter Board meetings as weU as orgaffizational information. We recommend you make this web site a favorite. It is the best source of current informarion on the C h a p t e r Chapter Actitnties The chapter enjoyed a stimulating discussion ofthe proUfic wine grape research and production assets of Monterey County, foUowed by some deHcious samples of their products at the

Ventana Winery tasting room atTarpy's Restaurant on 25 August.

Sacramento Chapter President: Mr. Dennis P.Joyce '61 P: 916-631-8110; E:djoyce1961@liotmail.coni

Vice President: Dr. Terry Broivn '67 P: 530-676-0327; E: twbrovvn@innercite.com

Secretary: Mr. Steve Berg '66 P: 916-359-8811; E: reelberg@surewest.net

Treasurer: Mr. Jim D'Orso '52 P: 916-771-8950; E:jndo@sui-ewest.net

Wine tasting

Some o f t h e participants are shown here enjoying a sample of left coast agricffiture.

Chapter members in attendance were Susan and John Alich '64, Portia and Bob Bourke '60, Elizabeth Ward and N o r m ChanneU '55, Gloria and Berffie Czaja '54, Kathy Donaldson '94, Helen and Jim Egerton '56, Katie and Erick Eldridge '93, Margaret and John EUer '62, Pete Ericksen '58,Joy and Daniel Hancock '02, Katie and Christian Hansen '02, Nancy and Jim McFeeters '52, Mary and Chuck Messenger '89, DanieUe and Greg MisUck '80, Dorma and Jack Nordin '64, Peggy and "Pag" Pagnffio '59, Sandra and Al Shaffer '86, and R o b i n and Nagel SuUivan '96.

Navy-Stanford Football Many chapter members attended the Stanford home opener in their brand new stadium on September 16'-". Navy inaugurated the Cardinals' new home with an impressive 37-9 win for the Midsffipmen.

Stanford's new staffium, completed since the end of last season, holds 20,000 less fans than the old one.

Army-Navy Golf in Monterey U S N A and U S M A graduated are scheduled to participate in their annual goff outing at the Naval Postgraduate School course at Monterey Pines on Veterans Day. This event wffi be organized

by Dick Mffier '50, and we look forward to another enjoyable outing.

Call for Chapter Board Participation We are stiU looking for participation from recent incoming NPS stodents w h o are U S N A graduates. If you are interested or have a classmate that you would Uke to recommend to participate on the Monterey Bay Chapter Board please go to the Chapter website, cUck on "Contact Us," and send us his/her name. T h e Chapter is interested in expanding participation of aU classes and providing foture events of broad interest.

For the latest information on events go to the Chapter website.

Thirteen faithful Sacramento area chapter members attended the October meeting, including, in class order, Stan Hogshead '43,BiU G o o d e '43,Joe Drachnik '43, Ed AxteU '48, Steve Young '50, J o h n Haynes '55, Mel Nosal '60, George Simmons ' 6 1 , D e n n y Joyce ' 6 1 , Corky Guenter ' 6 1 , Steve Berg '66, Terry Brown '67 and Bob Gross ' 8 3 .

Chapter President Denny Joyce—who appears to enjoy his position as much as we enjoy his leadership (which is a lot)— opened the meeting with the pledge and sound off. Corky Guenter reiffinded us of the Navy-Air Force game to be played in two days. (Ed note: For the fourth year in a row, the Mids prevailed by a TD in a real thriller.) Denny and George Simmons, another '61er w h o led our chapter for a few years—also in distinguished fashion— summarized their 45th reunion at the end of September Denny explained the 0-01-3 program to bring more responsibffity into the drinking of alcohoUc beverages.

Corky described the excitement and heartbreak of the Navy-Tulsa game, which went into overtime with both teams scoring, and finaUy ending when Tulsa blocked Navy's PAT attempt to escape with a one-point victory.

Steve Berg, w h o along with Dave McKie and their wives Gerre and Connie, attended his 40th reunion the same weekend, pointed out that the Class of 1966 received special treatment from their classmate, the Supe.Vice Adnfrral R o d R e m p t , our "last man standing," hosted a magnificent cocktaU party in his garden, complete with gourmet food, bottonUess beverage glasses, and outstanding entertainment from two nfrdsffipmen singing groups. H e also made a special "state of the Academy "presentation in the Alumffi HaU for grads and wives one morning, very informative and punctuated with humor and inspiration. Despite his impressive demeanor in dress whites with gold shoulder boards and a chest foU of ribbons. R o d was able to "let his hair d o w n " and execute a ffilarious entry scene (to the tune o f o u r class song, "We Gotta Get O u t ofThis Place", by the Animals), considered perfectly appropriate and

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San Diego Chapter President: Mr. Chris Cooke '81 W: 858-536-8593; C: 619-972-4283 E: president@usnaaasd.com

Corr. Sec'y: Heidi Maley Gutierrez '89 W: 858-450-8422; C: 858-405-5819 E: corrsec@usnaaasd.com -Web site; www.usnaaasd.coni

Chapter President Chris Cooke '81 and Guest Speaker RADM Brian Brannman

DECEMBER 2006 O u r speaker at the September luncheon was R A D M Brian Brannman, M S C , Commander o f t h e Naval Meffical Center at Balboa.

T h e meering then deteriorated into a R A D M Brannman effiisted in the day of vaudeviUian humor, with sea Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. H e earned stories, anecdotes and jokes taking over. his undergraduate degree in Health Mel Nosal described h o w members of the Services Adrffiffistration from Southern Class o f ' 5 8 — d u r i n g one Worden Field Iffinois Uffiversity, Carbondale, IL. In ffiess parade—^yeUed manual-of-arms 1979, foUowing complerion of ffis graducommands across the pond from Hospital ate degree in Management from Webster Point, crearing aU kinds of havoc in the CoUege, R A D M Brannman received a back ranks ofthe second rier of compaffirect appointment to the MSC. ffies. "It looked Uke a Cffinese fire drffi His first comrffissioned duty starion out there!" O n e member stated how was Naval Regional Meffical Center, certain porrions of Bffi the Goat's Long Beach, where he served as Mffitary anatomy were painted for a footbaU game, Personnel Officer, Adrffiffistrative Assistant offiy to sffine brightly when a special to the Director for Adnfrnistration, and solvent was used to remove the paint Chief of Outpatient Adnfrffistrarion.

(Brasso?) Apparently the "Night H e subsequently served tours on board Crawlers" were responsible for many of USS BeUeau Wood (LHA 3); at Navy the ffi-jinx in the yard.

Meffical Command; on the Staff of the Stan Hogshead, the best damn song Chief of Naval Operarions; at the Office leader in the naval estabUshment, led us in ofthe Secretary of Defense; and at the a verse of "Navy Blue and Gold," which Bureau of Mefficine and Surgery. sounded remarkably acceptable, someH e additionaUy attended the Naval tffing that hasn't happened since the last Postgraduate School at Monterey, where time he attended, and Denny adjourned he earned an MS in Adnfrnistrative the meeting at 1300 hours.

Science/Financial Management.

R A D M Brannman went on to serve as X O of Naval Hospital Bremerton; C O of Fleet Hospital FIVE, wffich he took to Haiti in support of Operation Restore Democracy/Exercise Fairwinds; and C O of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. In January 2004, R A D M Brannman was appointed 14th Director o f t h e Navy Meffical Service Corps. H e subsequendy served as Deputy Chief B U M E D , Fleet Three prominent members of USNA Class of 1961, Operations Support.

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Diego, "Balboa - T h e Pride of Navy Mefficine," in June 2005. In August 2005, he was named Commander, Navy Medicine West, exercising regional C o m m a n d and Control over Navy Meffical Facffities in the Western Herffisphere.

R A D M Brannman gave the group a higffiy encouraging statos report, about the fantastic progress he and those under his command are making at Balboa. He detaUed plans for, among other tffings, an expansive state-of-the-art facffity for wounded warriors—to help them recover from their injuries, rehabffitate and, if possible, rejoin their active duty counterparts. Many thanks to R A D M Brannman for joining us.

NAVNET N A V N E T is a networking venue for U S N A grads, as weU as anyone else. The group convenes every tffird Friday at Treffises Garden Grffi in the Town & Country Hotel & Resort on Hotel Circle. It's " c o m e as you are" and "pay as you go."They average 30 + for breakfast, so if you are in the market for a new career or a motivated " n e w hfre," check it out. For information, contact T o m H a t n m o n s ' 7 1 , p h o n e (858) 538-9824, emaU tjhammons@aol.com.

San Francisco Chapter President: Chet Kolley '85 P: 650-678-5956; E: chet.koUey@1985.usna.com

Vice President: James Ryan '86 E: jam es@peisales.com

Secretary: Jeff Petrie '89 -W: 415-750-7648; E:jspen-ie@hotmail.coni

Santa Barbara Chapter Pres: CAPT Homer F Smith '63, USN (Ret.) 1925 Euc.il>-ptus HiU Rd. Santa Barb.ara, CA 93108-1830 H: 805-695-0033; E: hohohosnudi@cox.net

Secretary: Cam Vantrease '70 E; cam_v@sbcglobal.net

It was a glorious Santa Barbara day on O c t 2,2006 when R e a r Affiffiral (USNRet.) Thomas A. Long, U S N A Class of 1933, was laid to rest and began his final voyage at Santa Barbara Cemetery. The burial site was a gende slope that viewed the ocean and the Channel Islands.

Friends and famUy fixim near and far were in attendance to h o n o r ffis memory and contributions in his Navy career and in his many pursuits beyond retirement.

There were many fiiends fi-om the Santa Barbara Men's Garden Club, a favorite of Tom's, to which he gave many hours and contributed many permanent beautification projects in this area, incluffing the comnfrssioffing o f t h e Dolphin Fountain

at ffie Santa Barbara wharf. There vvere fiiends from the Santa Barbara Lawn BowUng Association, ffie Yacht Club, and various Navy bases fix)m his career time.

There were Naval Academy sffipmates as vveU. FamUy and extended fanffiy from ffie blended marriages came fiiom afar and gave loving testimony to the fanffiy memories ffiat Tom left behffid.

T h e fimeral ceremony was wdth fffil nfrUtarv- honors, incluffing ffie h o n o r guard wiffi gun salute and taps. Words were given by sons, daughter, grandson LT Justin Long, Class of 1997, members of ffis club affiliations and ffie Santa Barbara U S N A A A C h a p t e r T h e U.S. flag vv-as formaUy presented to ffis widow Donna.

At ffie Montecito Councrv- Club reception foUowing burial, friends and femUy reflected on ffie memories ofTbm's long and fiffi Ufe. There was a fine video presentation show-ffig major famUy events ov-er ffie years as Tom Uved through the grow-ffi ofhis chUffien and grandchUffien.

Tom vviU be long remembered for ffis defficate service and support of our Santa Barbara U S N A A A C h a p t e r

Colorado Colorado Chapter CAPT Daniel Branch Jr. '59, USN (Ret.) 555 .^poUo Dr.. Boulder. C O 80303-5002 H: 303-499-CI337; E: dbnmchjttgaoLcom Web site: www.usna-Com/Chapcers/US' Coloiado/deiauhJitm

Connecticut Connecticut Chapter LCDR David H. Stryker '61, USS (Ret.) PO Box 670; New London, CT "'^32' '-i.>670 H: 860-536-3636:VI!r: 888-447-0512 E:.ML8632@aoLcom

The N A V Y / U C O N N TaUgate Party and footbaU game was a huge success! In adffirion to winning ffie footbaU game, we, as an Alumffi Associarion Chapter Team, successfiffiy executed our first major taUgate event. This was the largest opponent taUgate event and most opponent ricket sales ever (over 3,000) ffi the history of U C O N N footbaU. More than 750 people were entertamed by ffie D r u m and Bugle Corps and NAVY Cheerleading Squad during a pregame party for the extended Brigade.

Over four hunffied rffidsffipmen were fed ffi adffition to sev^eralVIP's wffich mcluded Connecricut Senator Cathy Cook, the U S N A Superintendent, U S N A Athleric Dfrector and the P r e s i d e n t / C E O

o f t h e Alumffi Associarion and Foundarion. A good rime vvas had by aU, prior to, during and after the footbaU game!

O u r outgoing Chapter President, D a v e Stryker, '61, and ffis wife, Sharon, managed ffie overaU preparations and execution of tffis steUar event. Dave's son, Mike, provided the music and pubUc adffiess capabffity. Many others also contributed to the huge success of tffis event, incluffing R o d M a c D o n a l d , '61, and ffis wffe Paffia, w h o managed the catering of the event as weU as oversight of the Welcome Desk. D o u g WUson, '77, ran the Master-at-Arms team.

J o h n D e m l e i n , ' 7 0 , provided posters and communications support. B o b M u s s e l m a n , '72, orgaffized and operated the Welcome C e n t e r Chris Pearson, '81, put together a "lessons learned" ffie for foture reference. H e also sent a postgame emaU message to ffie U C O N N coach, thanking him for ffis team's respect for our team, fans, and smgmg of our alma mater after the game. (Effitors Note. It is somewhat questionable how happy Coach EdsaU, was to hear from a NAVY representative after the game, but it was done noneffieless.) R a y B o y d , ' 7 3 , hanffied the meffia releases. Sigffificant assistance w-as also rendered by members of our parent Alumffi Association m AnnapoUs.They mcluded R o n Casey, Jo Arm Metcaff, EUeen Proulx, Dave Church and many others.

Smcere thanks are due not offiy to those inffividuals mentioned above, but also to aU w h o made contributions to sponsor Midsffipman attendance at tffis event. Fmancial support came from 75 ffiffividuals (mosdy Chapter members) and also from corporate entities, mcludffig: AT&T, Liberty Bank, Barnum Financial Group,Valenti's Auto MaU, Chelsea Groton Bank and the U S N A Parent's Club of Boston. These contributions were sincerely appreciated and went for a good cause.

Here are a couple of photos taken at ffie tailgate party:

The Scoreboard SaysftAll!

The Supe Leads the CT Faithful in Cheers

Wisffing aU a Happy and Holy HoUday Season.

Dave Boyd '59

Costa Rica See International Chapter Section

Delaware Delaware Chapter Mr. Frank S. "Nick" Carter IU '70 PO. Box 462; Lewes, DE 19958-0462 H: 302-644-^838; E: nick.carter@verizon.net

Florida Fort Lauderdale Chapter President: Col Birney T. Pease '63, USAF (Ret.) 5555 N Ocean Blvd,Apt. 19 Lauderdale By die Sea, FL 33308-2352 H: 954-941-0561; E: r\vopznpod@juno.com

Secretary:Brian Kling '99 E: Brian_Kling@ml.com

Gainesville Chapter CAPT J Michael Smith '61, USNR (Ret.) 10424 SW 41st PL, GainesviUe, FL 32608 H: 352-376-6611;W; 352-376-3301 E: mickey@acceleradon.net

Jacksonville Chapter CAPT Michael O. Boms '70, USN (Ret.) 1185 Salt Marsh Cir. Ponte Vedra Beach. FL 32082-2543 H: 904-273-1714; W: 904-285-3400, e.xt. 356 E: mboms@meridianmgmt.com usnaaajaxchap@usa.net

T h e faU meeting vvas held September 15th at the Uffiversity Center on the campus ofthe Uffiversity of N o r t h Florida. T h e guest speaker vvas Richard Clark, JacksonviUe City CouncUman and Member o f t h e Mffitary Affafrs Comrffittee. His remarks and frfformation vvere very weU received by the Alumffi and guests present. FoUowing his presentation, CouncUman Clark entertamed questions and parricipated ffi ffiscussions with Chapter Members.The oldest graduate in attendance at the meering vvas Gris MoeUer, '42 whUe the youngest vvas our Treasurer, B o b b y Bray, ' 9 1 .

Those in attendance included: Mr. & Mrs. Scott B e t h m a n n , 80, Chapter December 2006

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T h e next regffiar meeting of the Chapter is schedffied for 1800, Friday November 17,2006 at the Joe Coleman Center of Fleet Lanffing.

Miami Chapter RichardW Ogden '66 5590 Hammock Dr. Coral G,ibles. FL 33156 H: 305-665-9641; B: 305-663-5860 E: bUlo 1 @beUsouth.net

Sec'y: Sergei Kowalchik '67 E: sergei@beUsouth.net

Naples-Fort Myers Chapter President: Robert Shearer '58 3900 Isla Cuidad Ct.. Naples, FL 34190; P: 239-596-2460; E: rliss58@swrfla.rr.com

Secretary: Roger Rotondi '57 E: RROTONDI@SWFLA.RR.COM

Orlando Chapter President: LCDR Nick L. Peterson '86 USN 5679 Pond Pine Point, Oviedo, FL 32765 H: 407-365-6707; E: nick.peterson@1986.usna.com

In Attendance: EUeen and John L o n g '55, N i c k Peterson '86, Conffie and Gary Washam '71, J i m B o r o p '42, Cheryl and Craig Corbett '73, Russ H a u c k '70, G e o r g e R u o s '50, Walt Marquardt '49, D i c k WUson '46, D a v i d Peterson '62, B o b Harper '62 and Art Herbert '48.

In celebration of the birthday of the Navy, chapter president, N i c k Peterson '86, played an excerpt of a video about the ffistory of the Naval Academy. He also organized a trivia game with a T V 'game show' feel. Two teams were chosen. Team # l , J i m B o r o p '42 and Gary Washam '71,Team # 2 George R u o s '50 and Walt Marquardt '49. Questions were asked and if either team iffissed the answer.. .anyone else could give it a g o . . .

Team # 1 earned 16 points, Team # 2 earned 19 points. We had an active though not always accurate 'Peanut GaUery'.

D i c k WUson '46 earned 8 points and

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Art Herbert '48 earned 10 points.

Conffie and Gary Washam '71, also prepared a Scramble sheet of Navy Movie titles.. .There were 20 Navy related movies on it. W h e n one member hoUered out "Destination Kyoto" (movie was "DesrinarionTokyo"), we aU got a big chuckle out of it.

J i m B o r o p Class o f 1942 attended his 65th Class Reunion. There were about 120 attendees 55 of them were alumni.

During the reuffion luncheon four rffidsffipmen gave talks, two first class and two plebes. A wide range of perspectives were shared. At the reunion dinner the superintendent ofthe NavalAcademy was the main speaker Some discussion about the Annual Christoias ffinner and contribution to the "Toys for Tots" program and Craig Corbett '73 wffi explore the idea of a new venue. Russ H a u c k '70 won the 50/50 drawing.

Please come and join us on the 2nd Saturday ofthe month, 8:30 at the HoUday Inn in Altamonte Springs.The food is deUcious, but mostly it's the good company and Uvely ffiscussions.

Go Navy!

Beat Army

Pensacola Chapter Mr. Dick Folga '70 2653 Del Mar Drive. Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 H: 850-934-1056; E: dfolga@beUsouth.net

National Trustee: CAPT Glenn Montgomery '71 USN (Ret.) 1152 Ceylon Ct. Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 C: 850-449-2510; W: 800-332-1411 E nionty4gb@aol.com

This month, the Pensacola Chapter ofthe U S N A A A has been busy with several events, which encouraged ffigh torn out from the enrire spectrum of alums. On 07 Oct, N Y Nick's hosted over 130 alums to watch Navy dismantie Air Force.The charge was led with nearly 70 members of the class of '06 and included alums from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and OO's. Since NAS Pensacola and N A S Whiting Field conduct Joint Primary Aviarion traiffing, a good time was had by nearly aU, with the exception of a dozen Z O O M I E S from the class of '06 w h o braved the fon and frivolity in search of an upset, which ffid not come.

Palm Beach Chapter CAPTWalterWhipple '57, USNR (Ret.) 1100 Marine Wy West, #A3L North Palm Beach. FL 33408 H; 561 -624-3051; E: WalWhip@aol.coni

O u r Navy cheering section can stffi be found at DUFFY'S Sport's Bar in N o r t h Pahn Beach.

Joiffing us for the encounters with Tffisa, A r Force and Rutgers were: Reynolds Beckwith '49, Ann & George Bole '54, Ken D u c k w o r t h '62, Mark Flagg '85, Hank GUndeman '46, Peggy & Hank G o r m a n '44, Betty & Al Haworth '57, BUl Hayes '58, Affita & Frank Marano '75, Mike WaUace '90 and chUdren, Liam, Grace & Ann Marie, Diana & Wah'Whipple '57. Guests included: Richard FUehe (Rutgers), Lu & Elaine HiU, Denffis Kee, and A m Thomas.

Remaining games to be aired at DUFFY'S include: 10/28 N O T R E DAME 12:00 NOON 1 1 / 1 8 T E M P L E 12:30 RM. 12/02 A l ^ M Y 2:30 P M .

See you there! Beat Army!

Wak Whipple '51

Glenn Montgomery '71 and Chapter Trustee with two potential USNA candidates

O n 10 Oct, the Chapter retorned to ffie frienffiy confines of Musrin Beach O'Club, recendy reopened after a twoyear hiatus as a result of Hurricane's Ivan and Dennis. Guest speaker for this event was V A D M Gerry Hoevving (ret), current Naval Aviation M u s e u m President/CEO VADM. Hoevving gave an outstanffing presentation on the state of the Naval Aviation Museum and Flight Academy.

T h e Museum recendy received an F-14, the last of which was retired fi-om acrive service only a couple months ago.

In conjunction with the acquisition of the F-14, the Museum also opened its new F-14 simulator attraction. There are Q^gst Speaker: VADM. four F-14 simulators Gerry Hoewing (ret). that visitors can Naval Aviation Museum President/CEO

"flv" during their visit to the Museum.

VADM Hoevving also briefed <ffi on the state of construcrion o f t h e FUght Academv, which has been delayed due to increases in construcrion costs after Hurricanes Ivan, Denffis, and Katrina.The purpose ofthe FUght Academy is to help generate interest and morivate stodents to pursue an education of maffi and sciences.

VADM. Hoevving <Uso mentioned creatmg a greater sviiergy benveen the Museum and ffie Pensacola C h a p t e r A l example is the upconfrng U S N A / N R O T C Canffidate Sv-mposium sponsored by ffie Pensacola Chapter and hosted at the Museum. Alumni in attendance at ffie luncheon included: H a n k Anson '45, Skeeter Carson '52, Kris Effiot "80, Myles Fischer "69. Dick ('70) and Celeste Folga. Dick Gaskffi "54,Toni Hoffman "71, Rick Holzknecht '78, lack Honefield "57, Pete ("70) and CaroUne Kmg,Jmi Kirby "69, Si Kitder '53. BUI Mann '94, Mffie M c C r a b b '78, Jerrv- McGaugh '57. Glenn Montgomery "71, Pete Morgan "Sl.Alovisius Pickert '47, Lee Price '78, Sean Qffinn '94, BiU Ramsey '53.Jim ('82) and Barbara ('82) Righter Jeddy Ruiz "83, Lou Sarosdy '51, Mark Schwan ' 8 1 , Denffis Shuman '65. Gordon Snyder '43,John Stein '65, PBWaU "44. Kevin Wffite '78, Bob WUmer '54. Also ffi attendance were prospective canffidates Lauren Glass and Sean Seid.

The chapter's next informal event is schedffied for 28 Oct, agam at Mustin Beach O'club when Navy looks to end its 42-year winffing ffiought against the Fightmg Irish of Notre Dame. T h e next schedffied limcheon is slated for 08 N o v at Zea's restaurant m d o w n t o w n Pensacola. Further dovv-n the calendar on 02 Dec, Mustin Beach O ' C l u b wiU host ffie Army-Navy game with Navy- looking to earn its fourth consecutive Commander-m-CffiefTrophy So, come one. come aU.. .Go Navy...Beat A r m y Space Coast Chapter LCDR Milton E. BurdsaU '56, USNR

'73 and the second a film o f t h e Academy entided "To Lead and To Serve". Also visiting from Annapolis,Meloffia Turish of the U S N A Foundation, presented an historical review o f o u r Foundation's birth via ffie efforts of R o b e r t Means Thompson whose C u p in his name is awarded each year to the Academy's top atffiete.

T h e members that enjoyed this exceUent lunch get-together were: Pat Grant '33, Ralph Styles '33, Beverly Harlfinger "35, Betty and Bruce R o h n "40, Enfrly and Lou Davis "41, Mary Hanffiton '41, R h o d a Stone '45, Helen and President CUff Bermann '45, Debbie and D o n Harvey '48, AUen Higgmbotham '48, Nancy and Dave Marder '48, Mary Vfrgiffia and Jim Morency '48, Elsie and PhUVladessa '49, Jane and Hal Wood '54, Alex Morris '56, Pat and Bffi Cartwright '58, R o b Harlan '60, Dick Nelson '64, Craig Harvey '76, guest Meloffie Turish, U S N A Foundarion.

Everyone j o m us for ffie Army/Navy game via our TV party and luncheon on December 2nd at the Sarasota Yacht Club!!

Bill Cartwright '58 Tampa Bay Chapter CAPTJohn S. Kamen '77, USN (Ret.) 1105 Culbreadi Isle Dr.Tampa. FL 33629 H: 813-288-9548; E: kamenjl@socom.mil

Secretary/Communications: Steve Swift '87 E: ss\\"itT@ 1987.usna.com w^vw.usna.com/Chaprers/US/fl/tampabay/

Wow - great tornout to our October montffiy meering. Such an honor to have the Dabney's (Tom & LUUan '36) join us one last tfrne prior to their heading back to Annapohs to be close to farffily! Thanks to John Kamen '77 for coordmaring and to Dick Ardavany '61 for taking them back home to St. Pete. Pictore shows the Dabney's ffi rffidffie and clockwise around includes: Tom Doyle '66, Hugh Pafrner '58, Matt Poage '94, Dan O'Shea ' 9 1 , Steve Swift '87, Brad DLxon '99, D o n CoughUn '62,John Kamen '77

1195 Starhng-Wy..Viera. FL 32955 H: 321-504-1050; E; pai3ndmilt@hotmail.com

Suncoast Chapter Oifford P. Bermann '45 3240 Lake Pointe Blvd #324. Sarasota. FL 34231 E: plcwec@aoLcom

The Suncoast Chapter celebrated USNA's 161st anffiversary- with a luncheon at T h e Fountains in Sarasota. To commemorate Founders Day, President Cliff Bermann showed two exceUent films. O n e vvas a message from Alumffi C E O , George Watt

October meeting

Great diversity on class parriciparion - 19 folks total is a near record! '95 wins agaffi

with most folks, but '99 ried with both Brad and Matt (albeit from USMA!) Attendees included: Dick Ardavany '61 (talked about the SP Navy League), Jim Aldrich '67 (talked about USS Adams and snags bringing it to SP), Gary Polansky '69, Nikolai MuUigan '92, D o n CoughUn '62 (going to 51st straight Army-Navy game ffi person),John Kamen '77, Brian Schultz '95,Tom Doyle '66 (had great rime 40th reuffion - classmates w / current Supe),JeffTomeo '80, Kevin U n d e n v o o d '95 (new to area; Surface Line; just got out; looking at Reserves; looking for right fit for work), Matt Poage '94 (using the network to get job), Dan O'Shea '91 (runffing own company - was higWight speaker on Hostage Sitoarion in Midffie East - N O V 8th), Hugh Palmer '58, LiUian & T o m Dabney '36 (we wish y o u weU in AnnapoUs!), Brad Dixon '99 (saw DevU Rays win in Boston),Warren Hahn '60 (Gave update on B G O affairs), Steve Swift '87, Matt Shanahan '99 (USMA - taUced Army-Navy game) We may be looking at a new locarion - send in for e-maU updates ffyou are not getring them!

By the rime you read tffis - we wffi have Ukely just played Army - so h o p e fuUy we are 8-3 with offiy losses to Tffisa, Rutgers (+Notre Dame/other) and going to a Bovvi Game! Jack Gantley '69 has been T E R R I F I C m coorffinaring Navy FootbaU game outmgs with over 70 total attendees for the Air Force win, and averagmg over 20 per weekend for aU other games. We've been holffing these fesriviries at Ricky T's on St. Pete beach, whose O w n e r / M a n a g e r is Jack Krayffiak...Dad U S N A '63.

Attendees for Air Force Game (a star * means they have attended multiple game!!'.)

USAFA attendees included 11 alumni from '65 to '95.

U S N A : Bud Alexander ('56*) Mac Fossett ('58*) DickArdavany ('61*) R u t Flynn ('61*) Dick Petrucci ('61*) Harry Barrett ('61) D o n CoughUn ('62*) Offie Donelan ('63*) Mike Bolier ('67) Gary Polansky ('69*) Jack Gandey ('69*) CharUe George ('72) Terry SUva ('73*) Dave Olson ('79) JeSTomeo ('80) Steve Swift ('87) Jerry Lavely ('90*) BiU Kunzmick ('90) Alex WUheUn ('91) John Garrv' ('92) Kevin Underw-ood ('95) Mike Webster ('10*) Others vvho made the Rutgers and/or earUer games include: Pat Brennan ('61) Vern Bowne ('63) Mffier Dietrick ('63) Scott H o o d ('66) Mike Surdyk ('67*) December 2 0 0 6

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D E C 2 - Army-Navy FootbaU Tampa Bay Gathering - 2:30 P M D E C 30 - Meineke Bowl game Ukely Navy FootbaU - Charlotte, and we wiU have a big gathering!

J A N / F E B / M A R - looking at Lightning Game - T B D !

M A R 07 - Gospel Choir comes to Greater Tampa Bay Area over U S N A Spring Break M A Y 07 (tentarive) - Navy FootbaU Assistant Coach Jones luncheon.

Georgia Atlanta

Chapter

CDR Steve Frederick '72, USN (Ret.) 1031 CockreU Dr.. NW. Kennesaw. GA 30152-4766 H: 770-419-9224; E: stevefred@beUsouth.net

Secretary: CDR Paul Borer '70, USNR w: 770-364-4332; E: pjborer@niindspring.com Web site: \vw\v.usnaaaa.com

MONTHLY CHAPTER LUNCHEONS W h e n : Tffird Friday of each month Where: Jock's and Jffi's Sports Bar and Restaurant in Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree R o a d Phone: 404 816-2801 What: Great opportoffity to spend time with feUow alumffi and to network in the Atlanta area. Registration begins at 1130 and the chow Une opens at noon.

See the website for detaUs. FaU in Adanta brings cool weather, and hot Navy footbaU. Navy is 5-1 as we speak, having just pounded Air Force.

O u r montUy luncheon in September was attended by a number of first timers, and we had one of the more energetic speakers in some time. Pete Herrmann, a former Navy assistant and head basketball coach, and current Associate Head BasketbaU coach at the University of Georgia, joined us and regaled us with stories of ffis time at Navy. Having also coached at Kansas State (think Kansas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kansas State) and now at U G A (think U G A and GaTech) Pete has been exposed to long standing rivalries. However, he

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was emphatic in ffis appreciation for the Army Navy rivalry. At aU ofhis career stops, Pete has patientiy explained to the locals that they reaUy don't understand the fiffi meaffing ofthe word "rivalry". WhUe a few weeks of fevered energy means big time rivalry for most, Pete has always explained that witffin nfrnutes of arrival at Navy, the words "Beat Army" become a heateffiy beUowed prayer that is an integral part of hfe, and that the Army rivalry is an intense and emotional 2 4 / 7 , 3 6 5 state of nfrnd. Attendees at the luncheon included: John Stark '51, Jim Todd '55, Denny Sloan '57, Perry Stephens '57, Carl McCaUum '60, Clint Johnson '60, Jerry Popp '62, Mary Popp Qerry's Spouse), Mitch Rowland '71, Bob Schultz '71, PhU Wiffiams ' 7 1 , Steve Frederick '72, Terry HamUton '77, Pete Knoetgen '77, Mario Maddox '85, Greg M o r r o w '85, Mary McEfroy '87, Brad Chattos '99, Pete Herrmann (Speaker/Guest).

We are getring to that rime of year when the Chapter acrivity level increases, and the opportoffiries to get together for some great camaraderie are numerous. As always, I woffid suggest that you pay close attention to the website for the latest and greatest on upconfrng activiries. O f note, the Army - Navy game viewing venue is moving tffis year from TJ's on Holcomb Bridge Road, to Pepperoni's, near Exit 10 off of GA 400. Specifics in regard to the time, place, cost and ffirections wffi be avaUable on the website in plenty of rime to make plans. Pepperoffi's has been scouted by our own Pies B r u c e '77, and he reports that it is newer, more spacious, and has aU the TV's needed for constant viewing that we could want. If you are not in PhUadelpffia and are anywhere near Adanta on that first weekend in December, you owe it yourseff to join us at Pepperoffi's to watch the annual mule thrashing along with feUow alums. We join with the West Point Society of Atlanta for the viewing, wffich makes it aU the more enjoyable.

We have many opportoffiries to gather over the next few months and whenever you travel through the Adanta area, you are invited to join us. Go to our website for complete information on aU acrivities.

We have a very active Chapter here in Adanta and feUow alumffi are always more than welcome. I hope to see you at some o f o u r fotore events.

Guam See International Chapter Section

Hawaii Honolulu Chapter CDR Alan B. Lerchbacker '74, USN (Ret.) 1350 Alamona Blvd., Ste. 2203.

Honolulu. HI 96813-4618; H: 626-644-6452; E: Alerchbacker@aol.c

Sec'y: Erin Orlich E: erineorhch@yahoo.com

Bob and Betty Geen '58, Fely Peet '88, and Katherine Ciano '79 1

Alan Lerchbacker '74 and Mario Melendez '99

Derek, Sandy and Sophia Frasz '90

Pete Hermann receives LobsterFest apron from Steve Frederick '72, Atlanta Chapter President

T h e Honolulu Chapter had a fon happy hour (more Uke 4 hours) at Sam Sneads on September 8. Ben Peet '88 ffid a fantastic j o b organizing this event.

attracting about 30 alumni, siginificant offiers, and keikis.The USAFA alumffi association hosted us at Hickam O ' C l u b for an enjov-able Saturday m o r n i n g Navy footbaU victorv.We also have an invitation from ffie Notre D a m e alumffi to watch ffie o-anie at OToole's dovvntowTi.To get on ffie ffisttibution hst, emaU ffie Honolffiu Chapter at usnaaa_honolffiu@ havv-auantel.net and you vviU receive notification o f o u r ev-ents. Chapter events m 2006 mcluded weekday luncheons and a fenUly picffic. We plan to close the year by having a Founders' Day d i n n e r Specifics on this event wUl go out by emaU and regffiar niaU.

Idaho Northwest Chapter Col. Kenneth WMoore '66, USMC (Ret.) 3104S E. Ha>-den Lake Rd., RO. Box 2020, Hayden, ID 83835-7059; H: 208-772-7494 £: i35faawk@sisna.coni

Intermountain Chapter - See Utah Chicago Chapter CDR Fredrick WWeber '75, USNR (Ret.) 2134 Erert Ct.. Northbrook. TL 60062-6612 H; 847-559-9381:W: 312-845-3+44 E: Fred.Webei@lpmediajiet Webgte: ww-w.usna_coni/chaprers/us/illinois ^Chicago

Indiana Indianapolis Chapter CAPT Charles A. Rainey '84, USNR : ; > - - Double Eagje Dr.. CimieL IN 46033 H; 31"-» 15-0575: E; ciainey@fhlbi.com

Michiana Chapter President: CDRJohn (Chris) Haizlip '72, USN (Ret.) 15246 Longforf Di; Granger, IN 46530 H: 574-273-2939: E: CHaizlip@aoLcom

Upper Midwest Chapter - See Minnesota

International Costa Rica ClaudioA. Pacheco '64 Apt. 43IJ7-1000. San Jose. Costa Rica H: 506-224-4325; W: 506-225 4239; C: 506 383 5824; E; cpacheco@1964.usna.com

Guam Chapter CDR Soel M. Enriquez '84, USNR P.O. Box 26849. GME Barrigada. GU 96921-6849 H: 671-172-%29; HFa.x: 671-t72-1966 C: 671-777-9629; E: NME@1984.usna.com

Tlte Qiallenge of'77

Your gift in 2006 coulcJ be wor&i a Million!

Visit www.usna.com formore information.

Philippines Chapter Jose "Roy"Roilo Golez '70 4/F Crowntop Condominium Ortigas Ave., GreenhiUs, San Juan H: 726-8134 917-539-5095 (NSC) 927-6271;fex:928-6029 E; g(^o@golez.com

Secretary: Vincent Sibala '93 O. N-l H Q Philippine Navy Cpma92) 2335 Roxas Blvd.. Manila P; 919-354-5846; E: pastilan@hotmail.com

R o y Golez'70 last Oct 18 received the foUowing request from ffis classmate Bffi Chambers: H HeUo, Roy. I am Bffi Chambers, your 1970 U S N A Classmate. If you coffid possibly help me find some information about a sunken Japanese landffig craft ffiat was released for salvage by the PhUUpme government during 1974,1 woffid gready appreciate it. I vvas recendy clearfrng out my attic and ffiscovered a Japanese army rifle complete with wooden stock, Canteen, and hatchet that I had with m e foUowing my last crffise aboard the USS O R I S K A N Y (CV-34). Several O f my feUovv- pUots and I used to scuba ffive usffig the C U B I P O I N T N A S special services recreational boats durmg our m-port periods. I flew F-8 Crusaders at ffiat time.

Durffig one in-port period, we learned that the Phffippine government had approv-ed salv-age operarions by a private Phffippme company on a sunken Japanese lanffing sffip located withm about two hours cruismg rime north along the coasffine out of Subic Bay. We were aUowed to scuba ffive on the sunken sffip durmg the salvage crew's breaks for about ten nfrnutes each h o u r T h e sffip was on the bottom at about 150 feet down, so our time on the craft was qffite lirffited. I don't recaU the name of the sffip; or any details about its sinldng, but we were able to explore compartments wffich had been sealed smce the sffip was sunk, presumably around 1944.1 recaU findmg some Japanese Army baU caps on a table. W h e n I tried to pick one up, however, it disffitegrated m my hand!

I have decided to donate these arrifacts to the Heet Admiral Chester Nirffitz Museum m Fredericksburg, Texas.

T h e museum curator said that it woffid be most helpfiil ffl coffid provide as much background frfformarion as possible regarding the rifle and its sffip. Coffid you help me m any way? I woffid gready appredate whatever assistance you might provide. I know that you are qffite busy, so thank you m advance for what you rffight teU me.

By ffie way, ffyou can provide your mailing address, I woffid Uke to send you a DVD I have informaUy produced enrided "a Navy Fighter PUot's Memories" with about 1.5 hours of some great Naval Aviarion film and video cUps set to music from my 25 years as a Navy Fighter PUot. Today I am a seffior Conrinental AfrUnes check afrman and pUot ffistructor on ffie Boeing 757 and 767 fleet.You shoffid find it most entertainffig. I also wiU add another dvd wiffi some great Blue Angels video.

I graduated with the 14th Company at U S N A . We have held our own company reuffions for ffie past seven years. Enclosed for your interest is a photo of the Japanese artffacts.

Best regards, Bffi Chambers H "Can anyone help me with this query from a classmate of mme? Thanks." R o y posted last week.

Boracay Life Chuck Agustm'60 writes: • Haven't heard from Ariel Abriam'74 for some time. Last rime he commufficated w^as w h e n he informed that ffis Boracay Beach Club becomes a ftffi-blown hotel, planned to be inaugurated durmg HaUoween 2006 — that's tffis 1 November!!

I had the rare opportoffitv' of bemg hosted for cocktaUs last January and saw ffie place being constructed, a 4-storey structore. T h e offiy setback is its not a beachfront property but just a nfrnute's walk from the fabled Boracay Beach.

Any possibffity of a meering there, Roy? • Tokyo Bay Chapter CDR Nolan D. Villarin '82, USNR PSC 473 Box 990, FPO Ap 96349-0990 O: DSN243-7437; Comm; OH-81-46-816-7437 E: \illarin@c7f.na\yniil

Turkey Chapter LTJGArifCirtlik '98,Turkish Navy Vehefendi Mah, 75/6 Sok.No:51/2 Ze\Tinbumu. IstanbuJ.Turkey 34765 H: 212-5KX-5805; E: adrtlik@hotmail.com

Japan Tokyo Bay Chapter (see International)

Kentucky

(see also Ohio)

Louisville/Southern Indiana Chapter Captain Gregory Reinhardt '79, USNR (Ret.) 712Talon Place. LouisviUe. KY 40223.

E: captaingieg@insightbb.com; H: 502-244-7707

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CHAPTER NEWS New Orleans Chapter Captain Thomas F. Nagelin,Jr. '74 ISMR 3510 Mimosa Ct, New Orleans, LA 70131-8305; H: 504-392-2076; C: 504-352-7922; E: toni.nageUn@cox.net

Maine Portland Chapter Jeffrey Peters '85 1 Sum.ic Dr., Brunswick ME 04011 H: 201-129~li0b\yU: 207-443-5576 E: jpeters@preri.com

Maryland Annapolis Chapter President: CAPT Owen 'Thorp '77 1037 B.iyberry Dr.Amold. MD 21012-1650 H: 410-626-7002; E: owen.thorp@1977.usna.com thorp@usna.edu

Secretary: CDR Dave McDonnell '85 E: mcdonnel@usiia.edu

T h e AnnapoUs Chapter held the October Luncheon on 25 O C T . O u r guest was author John Scaffian ('83) w h o ffiscussed his latest book, DinkGaffink. It was a humerous talk John Scanlan, '83 foUowed by an informarive quesrion and answer session. 30 alumni and friends were in attendance.

Baltimore Chapter CDR Steve G.Young '84, USNR c/o Morgan Stanley 11311 McCormick Rd., Hunt Valley MD 21031 W:410-229-8206 E: steven.g.young@morganstanley.com

Eastern Shore Chapter President: Mr. Sam Trippe '57 8585 Northbend Rd. Easton. MD 21601 H: 401-763-8719; E: rktrippe@dniv.com

Secretary: Mr. Frank L. Gunsallus E:flgiii@haniptonroads.com

Frederick Chapter John M. Heiges '59 13502 West 0.ik St., Mt. Airy, MD 21771 H: .301-798-0045; E:JMHEIGES@msn.coni

Secretary: Dan TAltomare '88 E: AltomarcDT@worldkitclien.com

Greater Southern Maryland Chapter CAPT Michael Dougherty '73 USN (Ret.) 23585 Town Creek Dr. Lexington Park, MD 20653-6343 H: 301-866-0484; E: michad.doughcrty@n.ivy.mil http;//www.navyalumni.org

T h e G S M C Chapter continues to meet on the second Tuesday of the month in the Roost Restaurant in Lexington Park.

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Average attendance is about 8 alumni but we would welcome many more. T h e last meering before this effition of Shipmate was held on October 10th and included some brief remarks by two alumffi runffing for office. Meeting dates for the next three months are Tuesday, November 8th, Tuesday, December 12th, and Tuesday January 9th, 5:00 PM, at the Roost Restaurant in Lexington Park.

Please put any ofthe foUowing upcorffing events on your calendar if you plan to be in Southern Maryland: Friday, December 1st, Eggs and Legs breakfast at LU' Eva's in the morning, foUowed by Army/Navy P - R a d e and Pep RaUey. Saturday, December 2nd, BEAT ARMY. Wednesday December 20th, U S N A Canffidate Open House at the Patoxent River Naval Aviation Museum, time to be deternfrned. T h e open house is intended for aU students grades 7 and up and their parents from the three Southern Maryland counties of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's to learn more about the Naval Academy and the application process.The presentation provides information on Ufe, educarion, and experience at the Naval Academy and the requirements for adrffission. Military members wiU also be available to ffiscuss careers as Navy or Marine Corps officers upon graduation.

2007 Elections for members of the G S M C Board of Directors and Chapter officers.

Tuesday, January 5th, nonfrnations close for member of G S M C Board of Directors and Officers.

Monday, January 11th, baUots are ffistributed.

Tuesday,January 26th, baUots returned and counted.

Friday, February 2nd, resffits are announced at our Annual Business Dirmer.

Massachusetts Boston Chapter William R. Neill '75 p: 78 I -258-2882; e: william.neiU@ 1975.usna.com

Michigan Detroit Chapter ArthurW Bryant '66 1811 Hollywood Grosse Pointe Woods. Ml 48236-1311 H: 31.3-885-2174; F; 313-881-23.33 E: lynorart@conicast.net

Minnesota Upper Midwest Chapter LtCol Alex Plechash '75, USMC (Ret.) 475 Highcroft Rd.Wayzata, MN 55391 p: 952-473-0011; m: 612-801-8222 E: Ale.xPlechash@mchsi.com

O u r Twin Cities-based alumni conrinue to have two regularly schedffied networking breakfasts each month. The West-Side breakfast is usuaUy held the first Friday morffing of every m o n t h at Kip's Authentic Irish Pub in the Marriott West in St. Louis Park. T h e East-Side breakfast is usuaUy held on the second Friday morning of every month at T h e Machine Shed Restaurant in Lake Effiio, M N .

There were 13 people at the East-Side breakfast on September 15th wffich included 3 from U S N A ; 9 from USMA and 1 from USAFA. Represenring USNA were: A l e x Plechash '75; B o b Christensen '80; and J o h n Mark R e i m a n n '92. Both the West Side and East Side breakfasts in September were ffighhghted by Adrffissions presentarions.

T h e West Side presentarion was given by Capt. Chip Sharratt '74 on Sept. 8th as reported in the Chapter News section last month. T h e East Side presentation was hanffied by A l e x Plechash '75 in his capacity as a Blue & Gold Officer.

O n September 22nd, there were a total of 9 people at our m o n t U y "Benny Havens" Happy H o u r incluffing a few of our West Point coUeagues. Neeffiess to say, with the footbaU season swinging into high gear, there was just a bit of Ughthearted banter about Navy's prospect of winning the Commander-in-Cffief's trophy again this yeai-. By the time tffis article is published, the winner may very weU have been deternfrned. O u r September Happy H o u r gathering was held at the Black Forest Inn in Minneapolis. Representing Navy were: Alex Plechash '75; Jeff A b e l '80; Todd Park '85; and Curtis Craig '96.

At the Oct. 6th West-Side breakfast and again on Oct. 13ffi at ffie East-Side breakfast we were tteated to a special presentation by C D R Cffip Laingen (ret.).

Director ofthe Defense AUiance of Minnesota. H e discussed the orgaffization's efforts to foster defense industry business in Mirmesota. T h e AUiance is an independent, privately fiinded entity founded in 2004.

See www.defensealUance.com.

There were 28 alunmi in attendance at the West-Side event including 12 from USMA; 4 from USAFA and 12^fi-om

USNA. Representing Nav-v- were: Mike Pole '69; J i m Patterson '72; Alex Plechash '75; N e a l ToUefsrud '75; Rick U d i c i o u s '75; Chris Bentley '79; Jeff Abel '80; T o d d Park '85; Craig B e n s o n '91; Craig Beal '94; Amanda N e s m i t h '95; and A l e x GutweUer ' 0 1 . T h e East-Side event was attended by 18 people, mcluffing 8 USi\L\ grads; one USAFA grad; nvo ijuests and the tbUovving 7 U S N A alums Dav-id M e n i k h e i m '60; A l e x Plechash 75; Bob Christenson '80; John Stefanko '87; K. C. Pfluger '92; A n d y WUliams '93; and T o m S c h m i d t ' 9 3 .

We continue to need the help of ev-eryone ffi our Chapter so ffiat we can bring our local Chapter records u p - t o date wiffi good contact information. To ffiat end. m Jffiy we maUed out 861 ttifbld maUers wiffi tear-out postage-paid replv cards to ^ALL alumffi m ffie Chapter for whom we had a maffing adffiess. As of this writing — two monffis after ffie maUins vvent out - w-e have offiy received 88 written reply postcards. Thanks to ffiose who took ffie tfrne to respond. In adffirion, 70 maUers hav-e been retorned by the post office wiffi forwarffing adffiesses noted. Saffiy, 98 maUers were returned as undehverable with n o forvvardffig informarion and anoffier 600+ maUers wffich were not returned at aU.. .eiffier by the addressee or by ffie post office.

I want to be sure to note that the prepaid reply card mailing vvas generously sponsored by Craig Beal, '94. President ofTravel Beyond. His company offers exotic travel, adventure travel and customized mdependent trav-el aU over the worid. Travel Bey-ond is located in Wayzata, M N . Thefr website is w-w-w.travelbey-ond.com. Check it out. If you are mterested ffi taking an exotic trip like a safari, give him a caU. They've sent intrepid travelers to 134 different countries around the globe.

PLEASE N O T E . . .If you hve ffi M N , IA, SD or N D and you have not gotten any emails from m e about Chapter events, it means we eiffier have n o emaU address for you. or the one we have is n o good.

EmaU vviU continue to be our prmcipal meffiod of commuffication, so ffyou haven't gotten any event notffications, please caU me or emaU me with your current contact irfformation. We want tffis Chapter to become m u c h more active and responsive to the needs and desires of our ALL o f o u r alumffi. You can also check for Chapter events orffine at wT^-v^.usna.com and navigating you way

to the U S N A A A Chapter Calendar Although most Chapters don't seem to be using tffis resource, ffie U p p e r Midwest has been maintaining an up-to-date listing of aU its events. Check it out.

Intermountain

- See Utah

Mississippi South Mississippi Chapter Pres: CDR E. Spencer Garrett IV '88, USNR P.O. Box 1792. Gaurier. MS 39553 H: 22S-497-5050; E; esgarrett@aol.com

Secretarry: Harry J.Rucker

Chapter members are renUnded to keep iifformed by checking our website at http://usna.com/Chapters/ US/MO/StLouis.

You can also find Unks to the narional chapter to update your contact informarion or to pay your dues oiffine.

Grads new to the St. Louis area or those w h o just want to get connected with feUovv alum are encouraged to watch for upconfrng events on the website or to contact either Mike Brown or Jay Butka for more iifformation.

Go Nav-v-!

E: na\-\'nomad50@caldeone.net

Missouri Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter LCDR Bryan J Didier '91, USNR 13t 122 Carter Sr.. Overland Pk.. KS 66213-1636 P: 913-239-0327; E:br\-an.didier@aquila.com

Secretary:John Williamson E:John.wi]Jiainson@dlas.iiiil

St. Louis Chapter President: Mike Broum '88 3446 Pestalozzi St.. St Louis. M O 63118

Vice Pres. & Corrs. Secretary:Jay Butka '90 P: 314-694-8165; E:jaya.budca@1990.usna.com Web site: usna.com/Chapters/US/MO/StLouis /default.htm

O n 01 October, the changes m the St. Louis Chapter leadersffip voted on at the picffic in August took place. T h e foUowing are the nevviy elected Board Officers: President - Mike B r o w n '88;Vice President - J a y Butka '90, Secretary — Laura Mannix '94;Treasurer — R o c k Harris '88. In addirion to the board officers, those serving on the Board are R a e s e S i m p s o n ' 6 1 , BUl C o c o s ' 7 1 , T o m Prince '72, T i m N o o n a n '88, Russ C o o l m a n '91, Jason Frei '94, and M e g a n S m i t h '95. B Z to T i m N o o n a n '88 for completmg a successfffi year at the hehn as President ofthe chapter. Thanks, Tim. O n 20 October, our annual Founder's Day Dinner was held at Carrffine's Steak House downtown. T h e featored speaker w-as Capt Karen Frye, U S N , Director of Adrffissions at the Naval Academy. More detaUs about the event vviU be captored in next months' Sffipmate.

T h e Chapter vv-ffi gather on Satorday, 02 Dec for the Army Navy game. Kickoff is at 1330. As ofthe wriring of tffis arricle, the locarion is stffi bemg deterrffined so please check your emaU and the chapter website for up to date locarion mformarion. Cheer Navy on as we look to win our fourth consecurive Commander ffi Cffief trophy.

Montana Intermountain

Chapter - See Utah

Nebraska Omaha Chapter CAPT Alan R. More '62, USN (Ret.) 2510 Nottingham Dr.. BeUeve. NE 68123-1959 E: alan.more@1962.usna.com

Secretary: LCDR Matthew Finney '93, USN C: 402-541-6398; E: mdfinney@yahoo.com

Nevada Southern Nevada James R. Koehn '63

Chapter

2864 SumterVaUey Cir.. Henderson. NV 89052-6876 H: 702-232-3317; C: 925-736-9642 E: jkoehn@niindspring.com

New Jersey New Jersey Chapter Mr. Patrick J Hurley '87 192 Ashland Rd.. Sunmiit. N] 07901-3244 H: 908-598-0512; E: panrick.huriey@gs.com

New Mexico Albuquerque Chapter Henr)' WSchwartz '62 60 Sandia Haven Dr.. Cedar Crest. NM87008-9425 H: 505-286-8934 E: hwschKaitz62@earthUnk.net

Secretary': Herb Richter '59 E: herbertnchter@msn.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/nm/

Those m the chapter w h o ffid not make it to Colorado Springs to watch Navy take a big step toward retaiifrng the Commanderin Cffiefs trophy enjoyed the enthusiasric get together and Spectators.We were sparked by our pushup squad of Nico and Lauren Shay, chUdren of Lyle Shay'90. We were deUghted to have them come down from Los Alamos to join us.

Offiers vvho celebrated tffis occasion included BUl and Bonffie Horton '44, Harry Bixby '52,Jerrv' and AUce Weinstein '53, Mark B W '54, BUl Schuler '54, D o n and PhyUis Roffi '55. Leo Stockham '56,

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T h e Army Navy game wiU be held at the Fox and H o u n d , a fine facffity near the I-25/Jefferson exit. Directions can be found on our chapter web site. We hope we'U have a big turnout to BEAT ARMY.

NewYork Capital District Chapter Gene W Griesau '75 216Woodlawn Ave, Albany NY 12208 H: 518-482-3370; E; gwgriesau@gocontec.com

Central New York Chapter President: CAPT Steve Erb '68 USN (Ret.) 16 Hurd Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035 H: 315-655-5957; E: SteveErb@aUtel.net

Secretary: Michael T. Keville E: niickvl(^ )tvvcny.rr.coni

Metro New York Chapter President: Robert Black '63

(NAANY)

247 W. Railroad Ave., #115,Tenfly,NJ 07670 P: 201-569-8925; E: RABlack@1963.usna.com

Vice Pres. and Webmaster: Tom Williams '88 E:Tom_2500@msn.com;Website; wwrw.naany.org HotLine: 1-800-234-USNA (-8732)

Western New York Chapter CAPT Nelson A. Blish '69, USNR (Ret.) 3840 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618-3729 H: 716-248-9739; E: nelson.bUsh@kodak.com

North Carolina Cape Fear Chapter CDR Geoffrey A. Losee '85, USNR 3128 Lantern Way, Wiknington, NC 28409-8548 H: 910-350-1516; E: glosee@ec.rrcom

Two Chapter meetings have been held since the last chapter news.The first meeting, on 27 September was held at the Eugene AsUey Center for recovering veterans, an orgaffization wffich the chapter has been assisting for some time. Tffis meeting concentrated on assistance to the center and attendees included two meffical doctors who, as members of our chapter, were personaUy engaged in assisting veterans at the Center The Cape Fear chapter is trying to develop a mentoring program for veterans w h o are utUizing the center Since the original chapter president, Stan R o m a n '61, who iffitiated the chapter's interest m tffis project, is in process of relocating to Florida, B o b Davenport '64 and C B Johnson '98 have agreed to represent the chapter on Ashley Center projects.

T h e second Chapter meeting on 6 October was concerned with arrangements for attendance by chapter members at the Navy -Duke game and coorffination with Triangle Chapter members before

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and after that game. It is anticipated that members attending the game wiU also attend a reception for the Superintendent before the game.

T h e Chapter is trying to develop a program to assist in increasing awareness about the Naval Academy in area high schools. In this connection, Stan R o m a n has identified several current nfrdshipmen from this area and contacted them in an effort to encourage them to attend our candidate B B Q at the BB N o r t h CaroUna next summer O u r goal is to assist Blue and Gold officers in promoting interest in the Academy and several members have expressed interest in helping to attain this goal Initial arrangements have been made for our third annual Army-Navy game party to be held this year at the Country Club of LandfaU. Walt FUppin '75 is completing arrangements for this joint Navy-Army grads (and friends) event.

Anticipating that Navy wffi be invited to the Mieneke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte on 30 December, several members have already made hotel reservations for attendance at the game.The chapter is developing a plan for sigffificant attendance in the event that the bowl invitation is received.

Charlotte Chapter President: Mr. Ryan M. Stone '96 17235 Georgian HaU Dr., Charlotte, NC 28277-1775 H; 704-540-4354; E: ryanmstone@carolina.rr.com

Eastern North Carolina Chapter President: Bill Ritchie '53 324 Plantarion Dr., New Bern, NC 28562-9507 H: 252-633-2396; E; ritchiewh@alwaysonhne.com

Vice President: Rob Skrotsky '67 PO Box 778, New Bern, NC 28562 H: 252-514-0299; E: crskrotsky@earthUnk.net

Secretary: Tim Marvin '59 PO Box 731, Kure Beach, NC 28449-0731 E: tmarvin@earthlink.net

Treasurer:Jim St John 'S3 601 Doral Ct., New Bern, NC 28562 H: 252-636-1977; E: sainthnk@,ilways-online.com

The Eastern N o r t h CaroUna chapter Founders' Day ffinner was held at the Chelsea Restaurant in N e w Bern, N C on September 16 with 38 alumni, spouses and guests in attendance. After cocktaUs and social hour, new chapter president, R o b Skrotsky '67 convened the dinner session with a short message from George Watt, President ofthe Alumni Association.

T h e guest speaker for the eveffing was BGen John R . AUen, U S M C , class of 1976 whose outstanffing talk was centered on his tour at the Academy as Commandant of Midshipmen. H e ffiscussed the effects of

9 / 1 1 / 2 0 0 1 on the nfrdshipmen and the response to those events by the Brigade.

H e reflected on his experience as the first Marine to be C o m m a n d a n t and on estabUshing the observance of Founders'Day by the Brigade wffich was implemented whUe he was Commandant.

After General AUen's most appropriate and moving discussion, a presentation was made to Bffi Ritcffie, '53 for his tremendous efforts as founding president of tffis chapter including a Certificate of Commendation from the U S N A Alurrmi Association, signed by BiU's classmate and Board Chairman, Admiral Trost. The ffinner was concluded after acknowledging aU ofthe chapter plank owners and singing of Navy Blue and Gold. Needless to say, General AUen remained ffi demand for informal conversation for quite some time after dinner Those in attendance represented classes from the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and OO's with the seffior class 1944 and 2005 the junior class.

MINUTES OFTHE OCTOBER 18, 2006, MEETING OFTHE EASTERN NORTH CAROUNA CHAPTER OF THE U.S. NAVALACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION T h e montUy meeting ofthe chapter was held on Wednesday October 18,2006, at the Officers Club M C B Camp Lejeune, N C .

FoUowing a buffet lunch, the chapter president, R o b Skrotsky, '67, caUed the ten (10) members to order. H e led the group in a prayer.

M r James St. John, Treasurer, reported on the Founders Day event and the bank balance.

Mr. Skrotsky introduced the guests: M r Hager, a former mathematics professor at U S N A , L t C o l J o h n Scaffion, U S M C (Retired), '83, the guest speaker, and LtCol Renalto Ferreira, a Uaison officer from the Brazffian Marine Corps.

M r R i c k Hine, the Blue and Gold officer for Eastern N o r t h Carohna, reported that he has recently visited with the new plebes from this area and they are doing well.

M r Scaffion gave a spirited talk about his new book, Dink-Gadink, about the trials, tribulations, and adventures of several fictitious nfrdshipmen. H e said he's sold out his original ffistribution of books at the Midshipman Store, but is heading to AnnapoUs soon to generate more interest in theYard. H e also shared his experiences dealing with book publishers.

M r Skrotsky gave a rundown of upcorffing events.The Navy-Duke football game wiU be in D u r h a m on

4 November Tickets for the game can be obtained ffirecdy fix)ni Duke University.

Section 6 tickets are probably stiU available. The Parents Club of North Carolina is hosting a catered tailgate party in ffie IM buUffing near ffie staffium. Also, the members of the Triangle alumni chapter is hosting a ffinner on Friday evening and ex-pect the Superintendent and the President ofthe USNA Alumni Association to attend. DetaUs are contained in e-maU to members on October 15.

The meeting in November wiU be at MCAS Cherry Point on 15 November The December meeting wffi coincide with the Army-Navy footbaU game on 2 December and wiU be at Sywanyks' in JacksonviUe. Piedmont Chapter

President: Col Gary L. Beaver '77 USMCR 10 Silver Oask Court. Greensboro. NC 27455-1481 H: 336-288-8792; E: gheaver@np.iklaw.com

Secretary: LCDR John Chilson '91 USN E: chilsoiij@comerfordbrirt.com

GreetmgfiximffiePiedmont Triad m Norffi CaroUna! Our Chapter recendy gaffiered togeffier on October 7,2006, to celebrate Founders Day. FoUowmg a terrific dinner at Anton's m Winston-Salem and a sterUng mtroduction by former sffipmate Claude Lumpkin '65, our guest speaker, Peter Deutermann '63, shared hisffioughtsabout Founders' Day, the reason for the nfrUtary acaderffies, and the necessity for our acaderffies to face our present national security chaUenges. He graciously answered numerous questions about his ttansition from a career naval officer to pubUshed author and described ffie processes of writmg and gettmg pubUshed, the workmgs ofthe pubUsffing industry, and ffie process by wffich the film industry options books.The successfffi author of 11 novels, Peter also graciously explained how he develops ffis storyUnes.

The foUowing alumffi attended the Founders Day DUmer: Jane and Gary Beaver '77, Kevin Brock '77 (Gary's companymate and classmate who was visitingfromWaynesvUle,NC), BiU SeUers '68, Claude Lumpkin '65, Ruth and Ted Lide '49, Jackie and Jack Adams '55,John Palmer '61, Margie and Wes Lindsey '49, AUce and Pat Love '72, and of course, Peter Deutermann '63.

Please join us as we gather together to watch the Army Navy game on 2 December at Legends Sports Bar in Greensboro. For more information, please contact either Gary Beaver '77 or John ChUson '91.

Triangle Chapter

LCDRTimothy S.Wood '92 USNR 45 North Bell.iire Ct., Clayton, N C 27527-4541 H; 919-359-8403; E: tnpwood@earthlink.net

Western North Carolina Chapter

Mr. Robert Cowin '69 23 Pleasant Ridge Dr, AshviUe, NC 28805-2621 P: 828-890-4246;; E: brcowin2@bcllsouth.net

Upper Midwest Chapter - See Minnesota

Ohio Cincinnati/Northern

Kentucky Chapter

CAPT Gerald R Motl 68 USNR (Ret.) 9825 Gateclub Dr.,Cmann.iri. OH 45241-3827 H: 513-769-4556; E; gerrymotl@fuse.net

Sec'y:Shane Crase '64 1188 CannonbaU Way Independence. KY 41051 H; 859-363-3467;W: 513-977-8495; E; cscyddc@aol.com

Cleveland Chapter

CAPTA.O. Rule III '50, USNR (Ret.) 90 Plieasant Run, Chagrm Falls, OH 44022 H: 440-247-4379; W: 440-247-5100 Ext328 E: nileIII@aol.com

Columbus/Central

Ohio Chapter

Russell A. Puppe '66 242 Crossing Crk., North Gahanna, OH 43230 H: 614-418-5024; E: rpuppe@columbus.rr.com

Chapter representatives attended the retirement ceremonies held on Sept. 29, 2006 for our chapter member, Capt.

Thomas L."Chip"WALSTON 111, USN, Class of 1978. Capt.Walston finished his career as Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science, N R O T C Uffit, The Ohio State University.

The ceremony was held in the recruiting room located in the Offio State footbaU stadium, affectionately caUed "The Shoe" by the locals. Original plans were to hold the ceremony on the footbaU field with the staffium as a backdrop but quick plans to change the grass sod on the field forced the alternative venue. Cffip's wffe, Susan, their chUdren, his mother and many other famUy members from around the country were in attendance.

Main speaker for the event was Captain Louis J. CorteUiffi, Deputy Director, Readiness and Logistic Support, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command based m San Diego, CA. Captain CorteUini served under Capt Walston different times during their career and spoke of Chip's great leadership prowess whUe having fon with the jobs.

Captain Walston received many awards and acknowledgements including those from President Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Also on display was Chip's career shadow box.

wffich showcased ffis career shoulder boards,ffismetals and his Sword. In this case, was an American Flag that had flown over Bancroft HaU, U.S. Naval Academy, flown over the USS Constitution, flown over the USS Arizona memorial, and flown over The Ohio State footbaU stadium. Tffis is truly an award to cherish after a great career of service. After requesting pernfrssion,"to go ashore for the last time", Capt.

Walston was "piped" ashore. Chip has chosen to stay in Columbus, OH, and we wish him "fair winds and foUowing seas" in ffis retirement.

In attendance were feUow Academy graduates: BUIYEAGER '78, Cffip's plebe roommate; Roy GIROD '53; RusseU PUPPE '66; and D. Michael CRITES '70.

Capt.Walston was a great supporter for the Navy League and representing the Navy League atffisretirement were BUl Hanf, President; BUl Jordan; and Chuck Cooper The next day, on Satorday 30 September, the Chapter and Parents club went aU out to support the #1 Navy Rugby team against the Offio State Rugby team. Chapter member Brandon LEWIS, '93, a former AU American Navy Rugby player, alerted us to tffis game date. Both an A game and a B game were played. After a quickly arranged plannmg meetmg, team support and taUgatmg plans were put mto action.

The game day was threatened with rain and heavy thunderstorms. Despite the inclement weather, a hearty crowd formed to support the team. The spectators included parents and relatives of players, girffiiends of players, and former players that had ffiiven for hours to cheer the team onward. For the A game. Navy led at haff-time 10 to 9 and went on to win 27 to 9. The B game results were even better as Navy led 17 to 3 at half time and won 48 to 10.

After the games, the team was hosted to a barbecue dinner at their hotel. Lots of extra food was packaged for the team's return bus trip the next day. The team and coaches expressed extreme appreciation and thanks.The hosting work party was presented with T-sffirts with the Navy Ruby logo on the front and the words "Elegant Violence" emblazoned on the back.

Seen in the crowd were Tim and Grace Bosma, parents of Adam BOSMA, '07 from Grand Rapids Michigan; Alberto ALBERTO, '88 and his famUy from Cleveland, OH; Scott GLEASON, '96, former Ruby player from Fort Wayne, IN; and other parents and famUy from Cincinnati, OH and IndianapoUs, IN. December 2 0 0 6

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At a recent visit to the Academy it was learned that offiy one school has more sport teams than NAVY and that is T h e Offio State University.We ofthe Columbus/Central Offio chapter have the best of both worlds. We have, the # 1 footbaU team in the country and lots of visits

by NAVY teams. O u r next venue is to see NAVY footbaU play Eastern Michigan at Ford Field in Detroit, a short drive away.

And, of course, we wffi aU get together for the Army Navy game and support our great team.

Edward Tipshus; ed@tipshus.com Toledo Chapter Mr. David B. Puckett '63 5051 Chatham VaUey Rd.,Toledo, OH 43615-1107 E: dpuckett@buckeye-express.com

Oklahoma Oklahoma City Chapter Col I.F. "Buck" Bonifayjr '60, USA (Ret.) 920 Riviera Dr, Norman, OK 73072 H; 405-360-8147; E; BBONIFAY@COX.NET

After major last rffinute trip financial issues were resolved, our U S N A Heavyweight Men's Crew Team flew to Oklahoma City to participate in the 2006 Head ofthe Oklahoma Regatta, and for the second straight year won the coveted Commodore's C u p over Harvard, Texas and several other top Midwest Crew Teams. Unfortunately our U S N A Women's Crew Team could not make the trip. Tffis brought up many questions from our alumffi on what our U S N A AtUetic Department financial poUcy is for such trips.

We had a smaU but very enthusiastic turnout of alumni, parents and famiHes to enjoy the Regatta festivities and meet and feed our great looking nine man Crew Team and their coaches at our Chapter tent on the banks of the Oklahoma River.

Among those attending were Charles Coley '34, Dick Vaffi '46, Stu Mernken '58, Buck Bonifay '60, Nels Petersen '80, Eric Olson '85, Conrad CaldweU '87,

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Tim Lobner '99, and CoUn Leonard '02, along with many ofour great supportive Oklahoma U S N A Parent's Club members, and the father of one ofthe Crew Team members who drove in from Wisconsin!

O u r thanks to those alumni w h o donated to the financial support ofthe crew team's visit.

Several ofus. Buck Boffifay '60, Bruce Lenz '63, and Lance Benham '72, attended the Navy vs Air Force game and enjoyed a super Navy taUgate sponsored by the Colorado Chapter Nearly a 1,00 Midsffipmen flew in for the taUgate and great game. We had the opportuffity to meet several ofour Oklahoma Midsffipmen and their fanfrhes.

We regret to announce the death of our senior Oklahoma alumni , Adrffiral John E. Kirkpatrick '31. H e was given fffil miHtary honors by the N a v y T A C O M O Squadron stationed at Tinker AFB Plans are underway for the annual Navy vs Army footbaU game party with our U S M A counterparts on 2 December.

You wffi received detaUs via e-mail.

Keep recruiting worthy Oklahoma canffidates for future U S N A classes and let our Blue and Gold Officers know resume detaUs about them and their names and addresses.

O u r abiHty to estabHsh and continue to maintain contact with many ofyou in our area is stffi not satisfactory, even through our latest postal mail out. Please contact me with your updated e-mail and maffing addresses.

Tulsa 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

T h e Tulsa Chapter celebrated the 161st anffiversary ofthe founding ofthe Naval Academy with a Founder's Day get together on October 12th atTeKai's Restarunt in Tulsa. Great turnout for the loyal alumni in the Tulsa area.

T h e cake cutting was lead by our senior alumni present, D a v e R e i f '63.We were joined by three new members w h o have recently move to the Tulsa area: R o b e r t Perry '85, Mike PurceU '93 and Jeff Stewart '00. Mike is on active duty with the Marines at the Reserve Center, Bob is a ffistribution manager for an industrial supply company and Jeff is an engineer for HeUnerich and Payne, a large petroleum exploration (offshore rigs) company.

Mike Purcell, George Carradini and Rose Dixon.

We were also joined

by Barbara and Ed FarreU '64, Harry Rouse '77, George Jackson '79, George and Kasey Carraffiffi, both '84, D o u g Wojcik '87 and Lael Wojcik '90.

Kasey Carradini,' Rounffing out the and Lael Wocjik,' group was Rose Dixon, wffe of BUl D i x o n '75.

Thanks to Rose for encouraging Bob Perry to j o m us.

T h e next event is the Army-Navy watch party. T h e game is Satorday, December 2nd. Kick off is currently set for l:30Tulsa time. N o t sure at tffis rime what the Chapter is going Doug Wocjik and Jeff Stewart to do, but there wiU be a watch party.

C o m e Around.

Bring a friend.

Oregon Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter CAPT R. Tim Myers '64, USN (Ret.) 3766 Lanewood Rd., Lake Oswego, O R 97035 H: 503-697-0865; E: tobymaggiel @aol.coni http;//usna.com/Chapters/US/OR

September Luncheon T h e Chapter met for our m o n t U y Luncheon on the 13th of September, 2006. Attending the luncheon were:

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John Besson '35, Lois & John LobdeU '43, Ken Lissy '45,John Frerichs '50,Jerry Rosette '51, Don Beatty '57,Wayne HUdebrand '59, Brenda &:John Morris '61, Butch Bewick '62,Joe Broz '62,Jan & Jerry Larsen '62, Fred Wicks '62, Ray Kutch '63,Ted Lyster '64, Mary ScTim Myers '64, Bffi BaUey '65,Joe Baney '65, Don Haslett '66, Richard Puttkamer '66, Ike Eisenbach '67, Alex "Tex" Harkins '67, Ed Hepp '67, Jean & Doug Bomarito â&#x20AC;˘68,Terry Murray '68, Mark Cooksey '71, Skip Pffipps '73, Bruce Thompson '73, Doug BaUard '74, Scott Fitzpattick '80, Robert Luffifeld '85,Tony Lash VMI '58, John McKinney USMA '60, Ann Clements,Ted Lachman, Gaylean & Glen Swanson, and Rich & Sffirley Walton.

The Chapter was quite fortonate to have Terry Murray '68 as our guest speaker Although we do not have ffie opportuffity to get Naval Academy officials as our speaker very often, it was ffice to have Terry spend a day wiffi us as he workedffisway toward Palo Alto for the Stanfoffi game. It was Uke old home week for Tim Myers '64 and Terry smce he had command of ffie embarked MEU on USS Peleliu LHAS durmg Desert Storm, whUeTim had command ofthe sffip. In addirion, a number of classmates and sffipmates were ffi attendance for ffie luncheon.

Terry updated ffie Chapter on the Foundation and the Alumffi Association and answered questions from those in attendance. It was great to have Terry as our guest, and we appreciate the update of what is gomg m theYard.

October Luncheon

Paul. After seven years as your humble scribe, 1 am going to have to pass the stylus and clay tablet to someone else. The demands of my new job prevent me from attenffing as many luncheons as I should to be a good secretary, a fact for which 1 am much saddened, but "time, tide, formation and opportoffity wait for no one" The Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter meets for lunch the second Wednesday of every month upstairs at The Old Spaghetti Factory , 0715 SW Bancroft St., Portland, Oregon, at 11:30 AM. Please join us. CaU Tim Myers '64 (503-697-0865) for any adffitional information, or check our website for map and ffirections.

The Chapter met for our montUy Luncheon on the 1 1 * of October, 2006.

Attenffing the luncheon were: Joan & Jack Barrett '43,Jim Leiser '51, Don Beatty '57, Paffi Herner '58, Jake McMichael '58, Ray Kutch '63, Gary Zimmerman '64, Jack KoU '65, Alex "Tex" Harkins '67, Ed Hepp '67, Doug Bomarito '68, Joe Kavale '68, Skip Pffipps '73, Bruce Thompson '73, Scott Fitzpattick '80, Lee HaU '80, Robert Lunifeld '85, Doug Cooper '86, Susan Mead '90, Darin Perrine '90, John McKinney USMA '60, and Lynn & John Gobble. There was no scheduled speaker, but we celebrated the anffiversary ofthe founffing ofthe Naval Academy, and the birthday ofthe US Navy by teU sea stones to each other Personal Notes

October is a busy month for the PhUadelpffia Chapter, with local footbaU taUgates, the Founders' Day celebration, and preparations for the Notre Dame and Army-Navy footbaU games.

We hoisted our pennant at Baggataway Tavern in West Conshohocken, led by BiU Leahy '44.

BiU and the rest ofthe Ught off watch were treated to higffiights from last year's Navy victory over Air Force on CSTV before this year's game. Twenty-one enthusiastic Navy fans (including at least one disgruntled USAFA grad) were onboard to watch Navy beat Air Force for the fourth consecutive year Founders' Day is one ofthe principle events of the Chapter's event calendar, and tffis year's celebration of Founders' Day was remarkable. The agenda is fuU of tradition, from the dinner fare at VaUey Forge MUitary Academy; to the cutting of the birthday cake by the most seffior

Attending the luncheon for the first time was Darin Perrine '90, welcome Darin.

Paul Herner '58, was back after a long absence, too much tfrne in the RV group

L to r: Doug Bomarito '68 and Terry Murray '68

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LtCol V.M. "Corky" Gardner III '77, USMC (Ret.) 121 Glenn Rd.. Ardmore, PA 19003 H: 610-645-5361; E: president@usnaphil.com members@usnaphil.com; events@usnaphU.com webmaster@usnaphil.com; www.usnaphU.coni

(BiU Leahy '44) and most junior (Bobby Whalen '98) alumm; to the presentation of our annual Shipmate of the Year award to COL David Vetter, USMC (Ret) '67 (USNA Dean of Adnfrssions); to the presentation by OUie North '68; to the singing of "Navy Blue and Gold".

In aU, some 150 NavalAcademy friends and fanfrly were present to honor DaveVetter and his many contributions to furthering the Chapter's rffission, and to hear ffis briefing on the improvements to the USNA adrffissions process from the ffineteenth centory narffing the "inmates ofthe Naval Academy" (how's that for a Freudian slip?) to today's totaUy automated application process. Dave was introduced by his friend and classmate John Cotton '67.

Offie North gave a sometimes fonny, sometimes poignant, sometimes critical presentation ofhis feUowjournaUsts (Offie is the Fox Networks Broadcaster for the US Mffitary) and their impact on the Global War on Terrorism and US rffission in Iraq. Offie's passion for the current group of American heroes in uniform, and ffis chaUenge to aU of us to honor and celebrate those heroes by hiring them and finding other substantive ways to incorporate them back into our society after their many sacrifices, were a strong renfrnder of our ongoing responsibffities to our comrades in arms.

Shipmate News Input: Phil CahiU '70 E; phil.cahiU@lmco.com; navyred@msn.com

From left to right John Cartwright '68, Phil Katauskas '68, Tom Speers '68, Ollie North '68, Tom Daly '68, Dave Vetter '67, and Corky Gardner '77, prior to dinner at our Founders' Day Celebration

Navy fans at Baggataway Tavern to watch Navy beat Air Force

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CHAPTER NEWS We welcome interested alumffi to check us out at www.usnaphU.com, or to contact T i m FarreU '76 at members@ usnapffil.com or at 610-455-0201.

Pittsburgh Chapter William E. Otto '71 4105 Tartan Ct., MurrysviUe, PA 15668-1045 E: figaro4105@aol.com

Philippines See International Chapter Section

Recreational Vehicle American Chapter CAPT James N Roberts '59, USN (Ret.) 152 Springlakes Dr., Marrinez, GA 30907 H: 706-860-6430; E: jrobe92528@aol.com

Sec'y:Charlie Norton '62 E: charies.norton@1962.usna.com

Treasurer: Glenn Shindler '64 4530 Lasheart Dr.. La Canada. CA 91011 E: gshindler64@eartllUnk.net

Shipmate inputs to: Terry Sutherland '54 1632A Firetower Rd., Chipley, FL 32428 E: terry.sutherland@1954.usna.com http://hey_fiankl6.tripod.com/rv/

Good news on ffie binnacle Ust. N o r m a n M i m s '60 advises ffiat Lynn Mims' doctor reported resffits of bone marrow biopsy performed Friday afternoon show Lyrm free of signs of leukerffia. Part of her freatment has been reassigned to outpatient category N o r m a n thanks members for cards, letters, e-maUs, and, most of aU, prayers.

They reaUy worked.

Pat and Jack Everett '64 hosted a CaUforffia Gold Rush C o m e Around at 49erViUage RV Resort, located about 35 mUes east of Sacramento in Plymouth, CaUfornia. Attending were Terry and Fal-vie A n d e r s o n '54, Pat and Fred Sendra '56 (USCGA), Mary Ann and G e o r g e Rayfield '57, Dee and BUl Bradford '63, and Glenn Shindler '64 with daughter Brandi.Two other schedffied attendees unfortunately spent the come-around in repair shops in opposite ends of California and a third had knee surgery (reported to be doing quite fine).

Seems everybody had a story of mechanical problems en route, but once in camp aU had a fine time.

Pat Everett outffid herseff by preparing the entire tasty repast for the Firsty Dinner on Day 1. Expect some great new recipes in the RV cookbook! Day 2 featored a generous potluck dinner, and other meals were taken at area restaurants and wineries.

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iasikiai:..s,^iÂŤ&.. one eveffing. Naida, also an author, gave background information leading up to area events that took place around the rffid-1800's. This was a refresffing change from the way most ofus remember our ffistory studies (memorization of names and dates). Some purchased books autographed by the author At Naida's suggestion, members later visited Inffian Grinding R o c k State Park, site of nearly 1200 grinding holes in the various rock outcroppings. Other sightseeing tours featured trips to the John Sutter gold nfrne museum and the Amador flower farm. Unfortunately the local goldpanffing attractions were closed for restocking of gold dust so members had to be content to just picking up nuggets around the countryside. It's difficult to walk, though, with pockets so heavy.

A short business meeting was held to inform members of RV Chapter's past and foture activities and the Everett's were presented with their Firsty caps. Bradford's are considering a fotore come-around in West Texas and Anderson's are looking into possibffities in the Bend, O R area.

DetaUs to foUow as they develop.

O u r ttaffitional first-of-year C o m e Around, always a popular event, is scheduled 5-12 February 2007 in Key West at Truman Annex under the leadersffip of Maryjane and B o b Metcalf '61. It is weU known that tffis meet always ffiaws a big crowd, so it wffi soon be time again to sit on the beach and watch the cruise sffips avoid runffing aground on the breakwater Remember, if you don't hold a service ID card you need to supply Bob with certain information, such as names, drivers's Ucense numbers, and last four SSN. Get Bob at randmjm@hotmaU.com or caU 706 273-6180. Don't wait untU it's too late to see your Alumffi friends. See the web site for recent news ofthe Metcalfs' going foU time.

Lynn and R e d D o g C a n n o n '53 wffi plan to treat members with another ofthe Charleston area C o m e Arounds.

Save it for the spring.

DetaUs on the Narional 1 6 - 2 1 May 2007 in Memphis, T N are forthconfrng, so mark it out on your calendar Historical Come Arounds are plentifiUly arranged in the faU of 2007 as, in addition to D a r w i n Hatheway's 54 Lake Erie event, Marion and Frank C o n e r y '58 and Susan and CharUe N o r t o n '62 lead us on a two week caravan of CivU War batdefields and sites beginning in N o r t h Virginia and spending about two or more days at each site. Check the Chapter web site for early detaUs.

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Again we have run out of space for photos and writings sent to tffis column.

Some made special efforts to get them in.

Perhaps the next issue wffi aUow enough slack to portray our loyal Alumffi members. Be sure to check into the web site for the latest word.

Merry Christmas from Pensacola. N e w emaU for your scribe is squid54@cox.net.

Rhode Island Newport Chapter ADM James R. Hogg '56, USN

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2556 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, RI 02871 H: 401-841-2625

Corr. Sec'y: Ben Katz '57 E: becat57@msn.com

O u r September guest speaker was Rear Adiffiral (selectee) John Christenson '81, C o m m a n d i n g Officer of the Surface Warfare School in N e w p o r t . W h e n he greets the incorffing stodents, John sets the tone for them ffiscussing ffis love of the Navy and ffis hope that they do too.

His j o b is to help them be successfffi at sea, to be leaders and to have the etffical underpinffings wffich re so critical to everything we do. Hs phUosophy is eloquendy summed up by a piece he wrote in 1999 and wffich I have reproduced blow in it entirety: I Love the Navy!

"I'VE B E E N T O 42 C O U N T R I E S , R E S C U E D VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CERTAIN DEATH O N THE H I G H SEAS, FELT T H E FIEAT O N MY FACE F R O M I R A Q I OIL WELL FIRES I N KUWAIT, H A D T H E D E C K AS A J E T H I T T H E BACK O F A N U C L E A R POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER AT N I G H T 500YARDS I N F R O N T O F ME, EVADED AT LEAST FI'VE TYPHOONS, BEEN INOCULATED F O R ANTHRAX, BEEN EDUCATED AT A N N A P O L I S , N E W P O R T , F L E T C H E R A N D HARVARD, DRIVEN ACROSS C O U N T R Y ELEVEN TIMES ELEVEN D I F F E R E N T R O U T E S , I D R I V E G O O D SAFE CARS, M Y C H I L D R E N G O T O G R E A T S C H O O L S , I FULLY F U N D M Y IRA EVERY Y E A R , I O W N A H O M E , HAVE M O N E Y I N TFIE BANK, S T O C K M A R K E T , A N D M Y WALLET M Y P A R E N T S A R E P R O U D OF ME, M Y H I G H S C H O O L CLASSMATES C A N ' T BELIEVE I C O M M A N D A U. S. NAVY WARSHIP, I HAVE H A D SO M A N Y E U P H O R I C H O M E C O M I N G S W I T H M Y FAMILY A F T E R B E I N G AT SEA T H A T I'M

ADDICTED T O IT. M Y D A D WAS A DIRT P O O R F A R M B O Y S O N O F IMMIGRANTS. T H E NAVY GAVE HIM E V E R Y T H I N G H E HAS E V E R HAD. A N D E V E R Y T H I N G I HAVE I N THIS W O R L D T H E NAVY GAVE M E .

I LOVE T H E NAVY!" g.N.C. Summer 1999) Captam Christenson gave us a great mndown of what' happeffing at SWOS. Time and space considerations prev-ent me irom goffig ffito great detaU , but two pomts he made are most worffiy of repetition. The emphasis at S W O S on Leadersffip, Sffip Handhng and Etffics has helped considerably ffi improving Juffior Officer Retention. Now-, over tvvo thfrds of ffie LTs at SWOS stay in ffie Navy.

Instructors at S W O S are eUgible for Graduate Education Vouchers (GEV).

What ffiat translates to is ffiat after 18 months as an instructor, you get a year off to pursue a graduate degree at a civiUan school. That sounds hke enUghtened leadenffip to me!

Jfrn H o g g '56; Ben K a t z & Karie A h e a r n e '57; Jim W r i g h t and Wayne R o b i n s o n ' 5 8 ; Bob & Margot C e r e s '59; Tom F e d y s z y n '69; Conrad & Karen D o n a h u e '73; Mike & Sue B u d n e y '80 and Associate Members CharUe & Betsy J a u s s and our Guest Speaker John C h r i s t e n s o n '81 and ffis wife Teresa.

S a d Ne-ws It is with great sadness that I report ffie deaffi of Chapter Member_Brad_Becken_147 on 22 September 2006 Brad was predeceased by ffis wffe GayneUe w h o passed away on 29 Jffiy 2006.

W e l c o m e A b o a r d to Capt Mike Budbey '80. Mike is assigned to the C N O Strategic Stoffies Group (SSG). H e and ffis wife Sue reside in Midffietown.

T h e chapter met on Tuesday, October 27,2006. O u r speakerwas C A P T Bob Brennan '82, Commanffing Officer, Naval Weapons Station Charleston. In attencbnce were: Mac Matthew '48; Max Hffi '51; Dick DaUa Mura '51; Dick Wright '53;Jfrn Blandford '55; Ed Parent '56; David Belton '62; Berffie Magdelain '67; R i c k Stem '82;Tim Sandeno '89; Paffi U n g '89; and Bffi DuU Associate.

Low Country Chapter CAPT Peter M. Hyers '77 75 Port Tack. HUton Head Island, SC 29928-5237 H; 843-842-6167; E: hyersp@cs.com

Palmetto William B. Swent '88 Leatherwood,Walker,Todd & Mann, PC. 100 E. Cofi-ee St., EO. Box 87 GreenvUle, SC 29602-0087 W: 864-242-6440; E: WSwentgLWTM.com

South Carolina Midlands Chapter President: LCDRA.EdTiUen '71, USN (Ret.) 4040 Bloomwood Rd, Colombia, SC 29205-2847 H: 803-254-0425; E: aedlden@sc.rr.com Web site: www.usna.com/chapters/us/sc/midlands

Secretary: Katie Hirsch E: nikh5325@aoLcom

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First row second from the right is BG Jack Burney USA, USMA '46, a Newport Chapter Associate Member

South Carolina Charleston Chapter CDR H. Richard Stein '82, USNR (Ret.) 784 Preservanon PL. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464-5196 H: 843-856-6591; E: rstein@sandlappergroup.com

T h e chapter met on Monday, September 21,2006. In attendance were: Gene Dunaway '50; Tom Mayberry '53; Jim Hadey '56;John Nolan '57; Joe Gamboa '62; Jim Welsch '67; Bffi Bobo '72; Dave Shfrnp '76; Bffi Druce '82; Andy FuUer '82; Rack Steffi '82;Jffii Mffier '89; Sean Magee '91; David Kern '92; and Capt John Allen USN (Ret) at the piano and VADM Bffi DuU Associate.

Thomas Weschler (Ret) '39 at the podium, leading O n Satorday, October 7, T h e the "Singing Chapter" in "Navy Blue & Gold" at the Charleston Chapter, along with ffie reception held at ttie Newport RI Officer's Club on South CaroUna Parents Club and several 13 July 2006 to honor the visit and talk by VADM mffividual alumffi sponsors, hosted a buffet Rodney Rempt dinner for the Men's Glee Club, ffi town If you missed Capt Cffiistenson's to perform. Alumffi attendees were: presentation, you missed a great evenffig.

R o b e r t McElroy '49; Ed Parent '56; joinffig us for our September meeting Joe Gamboa '62;W-yrm Harffing '68; Rick were chapter members: Sid & Terry Stein '82;Jim Mffier '89; and MerriU '34; Tom & T r m a W e s c U e r '39; Sean Magee ' 9 1 .

Ken Lyons '46 and Jack & Mary Biu-ney T h e Charleston Chapter meets on the USMA '46; Earie & Mary T r i c k e y and 3rd Monday of each month at 11:30AM Wfrt T h a y e r '47; Frank & Maggie at T h e Point Grffi, part ofthe O m a r Snyder '48; Bob & Pud C o n n e U y and Shrme Temple, near Pattiot's Pomt ffi Tom Lyons '52; Joe & Helen M u k a '53, M o u n t Pleasant. N o reservation required.

South Dakota Upper Midwest Chapter - See Minnesota

Tennessee Chattanooga Chapter Mr.John R. Rodman '66 1302 Peter Pan Rd., Lookout Mountain, GA 96729 W: 423-756-0285; E: rodman@usit.net

Knoxville-Oak Ridge Chapter CAPT Carl N. Strawbridge, USN (Ret.) 17 Rivers Run Way Oak Ridge.TN 37830-9005 H: 865-220-8861; E: cns@oml.gov

Secretary- Treasurer: CAPT Mark Kohring '73, USNR (Ret.) E: kohringmw@oml.gov Website: kor.tridentsource.com/home/tabid/ 74/defaut.aspx

Memphis Chapter CAPT Jack Quinlan '67, USNR (Ret.) 3987 Lakewood Cv., Memphis.TN 38128 H:901-372-8423 E:JACK.QUINLAN@na.manpowercom

Nashville Chapter CDRJohn E Ohlinger '69, USN (Ret.) 880 Lakemont Dr., NashvUle.TN 37220-2124 H: 615-370-1441; w: 615-594-7628 E: john.ohUnger@usna. 1969.com

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President: CAPT Ron A. Sandoval '81 USN 18010 Keystone Blf, San Antonio.TX 78258-34361

Please send Shipmate Submissions and all correspondences to: Secretary: Dave Driskell '63 RO. Box 461564, San Antonio.TX 78246-1564 E: info@aiamogoats.oi^

Our September meeting was ffighUghted by guest speaker Buddy WeUborn '59.

Buddy spoke to us on "Threat 21: Cffina in the Information Age." Drawing on ffis considerable geopoUtical knowledge, Buddy presented a very insightfffi view as to how the international sitoation rffight play out in the next few years. In attendance at the meetmg were: Dave DriskeU '63, Jim Droste '62, Mike Goodwm'65, LeRoy Haneze '58,Jim KieUe '62, Bffi McKay '54, Jeanette and John McKeown '52, John's Grandaughter MicheUe Hinojosa, and ffis daughter and son-in —law Carolyn and Edffie Castffion, PhU Meurer '58,Wm Morris '82, Elain and Joe Pope '56, Wendy Rivers '52, Ron Shaw '52, Gerry and Bffi Simpson '56, and Don Peacock '93.

The Alamo Chapter held our annual joint meeting with San Antoffio Navy League on September 26 at Fort Sam Houston Goff Club. Our guest speaker was ILADM Don Quinn '79. His presentation included RADM Don Quinn '79, Ron Sandoval '81 at a wide array of base joint Alamo facffities and Chapter/Navy league command sttuctore. meeting Notable among ffis efforts is that the ttaiffing command is able to get more from less using contact maintenance and services, (more flying hours per $$ compared to fleet activities Chapter attendees were Chapter President Ron Sandoval '81, Chapter Treasurer Jim KieUe '62, Ron Shaw '52, Chapter Secretary Dave DriskeU '63, Tom Cahffi '76 .,. „ , „ „ „ ,. „ 1 J T1 J Bethany and L l o y d B e u r m a n n '98,

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Dick Trippe '59, and Casey Harmigan '93.

We held our annual Founders Day Celebration October 11 at Olympia Hffi goff club. Guest of Honor and speaker was RjyDM Bffi McDarael (MC) Ret. Dick Trippe '59, Ron He spoke on "A Sandoval at Joint New Diplomacy: Use Alamo Chapter/Navy o f u s Navy Hospital League Meeting Ships with Volunteer CiviUan Meffical Staff ".The genesis ot tffis uffique approach was the ffiring of D r McDaffiel to head the advance team into Banda Ache, Indonesia, preceffing USNS Mercy D r McDaffiel gave a moving and enUghteffing account of the actual and potential benefits of tffis ffiplo- Marshall High School matic approach.

NJROTC presents colors at Founders Day Presentation of the colors was by MarshaU High School ISQROTC color guard. Ceremoffial cutting of the Official Birthday cake was performed by Lt Lloyd Beurmann '98 and Capt Wendy Rivers '52.Others in attendance at the celebration were: Bethany Beurmann '98, Richard Boggs '83, Ruth and Art Carpenter '53, Bruce Davis '85, Maria and Bffi Johnson '54, Charlene and Mike Lescffinsky '89, PhU Meurer 58, Ruth and JK Minton '66, Don Peacock '93, Betty and Wendy Rivers '52, Karen and Carlos Rosende '77, Blanca and Ron Sandoval '81, Ron Shaw '52, Bea and Dick Trippe '59, and Patty and Richard Vffiarreal, President ofthe south Texas Parents Club, Carolyn Snyder of Standard Aero and her husband Mark KuUmann (AFA '89).

Blue and Gold Area Coordmator, Maj Bruce Davis '85 reported ffie foUowmg BGO informarion Canffidate visit weekends for the class of 2011 have been designated.

These weekends are by invitationfiximffie affiffission office. The weekends start on Thursday evenmg and ends Satorday mornmg. The remainffig weekend start dates are 25 January, 8 February, 22 March, 12 AprU, 19 AprU As of October 12th there are 124 canffidates to be interviewed m ffie Souffi Texas area.Together with the Chapter and Parents Club, Bruce is recruiting and seek-

ffig to mclude BGOs m Navy/Alumffi activities. If you are readmg this and Uve in ffie Souffi Texas (especiaUy m ffie areas of Uvalde, Del Rao or Victoria) and woffid Uke to participate ffi the NavalAcademy Blue and Gold program contact myseff (210-275-4011) or Maj Davis at 210-884-2981.

LT Beurmann '98, Capt Sandoval'81, Wendy Rivers '52 cut birthday cake

Richard Boggs '83, Capt McDaniel, Ron Sandoval '81 at Founders Day celebration

Patty and Richard Villarreal, President South Texas Parents Club

Other schedffied events as of tffis subnfrssion are: December 2 - Army Navy Game December 16 -Annual Christmas Party December 30 - AU Service Academy Christtiias BaU, aboard USS Lexington, Corpus Christi.

Please visit our website Alamogoats.org for the latest information on our Chapter J. D. (Dave) Driskell '63 Chapter Secretarj'

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Austin Chapter RADM William A. Heine '62, USNR (Ret.) 8"lU Blue Creek Cv.. Ausrin.TX 78735-1431 H: 512-32~-5619; E: bheine@acitexas.coni

Corresponding Secretary: Don McAlister '63 H; 512-365-7068; E; don.mcaKster@skyvueusa.coni

Austin chapter meetmgs are held at 11:30 am on ffie fourffi Tuesday of each monffi at Marie CaUender's, 9503 Research Blvd. #400 m Austm. AU U S N A graduates and ffiefr spouses m ffie Austin area are mvited to parriapate. Reservarions are not required.

We had 27 people plus our guest speaker at ffie September meering.

Attenffing were: B r u c e C u n n i n g h a m '45, Jim Maffieney '49, D o n M c C o y '57, Pete Baker '57, G e o r g e D e n n y '58, Bmg Basset '58, Mike N e e l y '58, Joe Wnght '59, Gary Chapel '61, Arffie AUen "61, Marty Green '63, Tony Breard "63, D o n McAUster '63, Bob Jones '64,James Carolan '64,John Rogers "70. Carl Inskeep '71, C h u c k Trahan "73, Mike P a c z a n '74, Pat ConnaUy '75, Mark M i d d l e t o n ' 8 1 , RJ. Rusnak "83, A u d i e E m b e s t o '84, Rob Caffioun "87.Jim M o n e y '87, JeffBlock '94, and D a v i d W o o l s e y '02.

Usmg ffides to provide a closeup view of ffie war ffi Iraq, Marme Corps Capt.

John D Stephens. U S M C R , described ffis 21)04 tour of duD,- with ffie Second BattaUon. Fourffi Marines operaring at Ar Ramaffi.

Stephens is a graduate ofTexas Tech Uruversitv- ffi Lubbock,Tx., and has a BA in Busmess Markering. H e attended O C S in 2000 and was comrffissioned a 2nd Lieutenant later that year. H e graduated fiom Basic School and ffie Irffantry Officers Course in 2001.

His fost deployment was to Okinawa with the 31st M E U before retonfrng to ffie US and bemg reassigned to the Fourth Marines.

In Iraq, he was commander o f t h e Second MobUe Assaffit Platoon of Weapons Company. H e was awarded the Purple Heart, the Navy Commendarion Medal with " V " , the Combat Acrion Ribbon, Many and Marffie Corps Acffievement Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal.

Stephens currendy works for O r i o n Intemarional as an account execurive. H e lives m Lakeway, Tx. With his sUde presentarion, Stephens said the Marines were pleased to be part ofthe rebuUffing effort in Iraq.

"Marmes love a fight," he said, "and when we're left out, that's when morale goes down."

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H e showed pictores of ffie various types of improvised explosive devices (lEDs) and how they were used against US forces in Iraq. Other shdes showed the effects of various attacks on his and offier units, and members of ffis company in combat.

John Stephens, who commanded a platoon of Marines in Iraq, uses slides to demonstrate the types of lEDs and other threats with which the forces there must deal

Also in September, chapter members and famffies gathered with USAFA alumffi to watch the Midsffipmen beat the Falcons — again. O n to the President's Cup. And the chapter is planffing a Veterans Day ouring to Freffiicksburg,Tx., to the Museum of the Pacffic War at the Nfrffitz Museum.

Playing in the spring golf tournament sponsored by the Austin Chapter were: left to right Jeff Block, Chuck Trahan, George Denny, Bob Jones, Jim Connell, Carl Inskeep, Mike Paczan, and John Rogers

North Texas Chapter LCDR James M. Bethmann '77, USNR 3825 Marquette St., DaUas.TX 75225 W: 214-754-0019 ext. 222 E:Jijn.Bethniarm@highlandparmers-Com

LCDR Kurt Metcalf'91, USNR 9718 Enmore Ln., Fnsco,TX 75035 E: kun.metcaU@1991.usna.com http://ww^w.usnaaa-ntx.com

October 3,2006 T h e U S N A A A N o r t h Texas Chapter held its montUy luncheon on October 3^"" at the Park City Club and had a great tornout to hear Dan O'Shea ' 9 1 , Navy Seal, w h o recendy completed two years of service in Iraq as the Coorffinator for the U S Embassy Hostage Working Group ( H W G ) . Dan O'Shea has been interviewed and proffied by Newsweek, The NY Times, Esquire Magazine, CNN, The

Washington Post and CBS's 60 Mmutes.

H e is currently working on a documentary pUot and book about ffigh proffie kidnapping incidents.

Dan was a Navy Seal and a founffing member ofthe Hostage Workmg Group (HWG) m Iraq.The H W G was formed when it became apparent that kidnapping had become a popffiar poUrical tool and a source of fonds for many ofthe terrorist groups workmg m Iraq.These groups kidnapped anyone — without considerarion for race, nationaUty, reUgion, or even the role people were serving in the country — to force concessions from governments and other organizations. Hostages were also taken based on the behef that the terrorists coffid receive huge ransoms (wffich were often paid), resffiting in mUUons of doUars being avaUable for fotore terrorist activities. Tffis early success of these kidnappffigs and ffigh pubhcity has resffited in a global mcrease in hostage taking (in South and Central America, in parricffiar) and an increase in beheadffig as an end point for many hostages. Dan's efforts to educate groups that came to Iraq and as a focal pomt for rescue operarions resffited in a sigruficant reducrion ffi kidnappffigs ofWesterners m Iraq over the two years he served with the H W G .

In attendance:Jim Carrington '53, BUl LavaUee '55, R o b Kunkle '60 and Joyce H e n r i c k s o n , Mike Porter '60 and D o t t i e , R o b e r t Traister '60 and Jan, D a n H e n n e s s y '63, BUl CosteUo '64, John G o r m a n '64, J i m H u f f ' 6 5 , J o h n W r o t e n '65, D e n n y C o n n o r '66, Ray Garfield '66, John H a m U t o n '68, D e e EUiott '70, Larry Schear '70, D a n Weaver '72, Steve I n g r a m '73, B r u c e Marquardt '73, J i m B e t h m a n n '77, D a v i d Jones '77, Keith Tibbits '77, Mike H u b e r '78, N e d Mitenius '79, D a v e R i c h '81, Eric MehaUso '86 and guest M a x Kizziar, Mark Joslin '87 and guest, Bryan W r i g h t '90, Kurt M e t c a l f ' 9 1 , D a n O'Shea ' 9 1 , MUce Walsh ' 9 1 , CUnt B r u c e '97, PhUip D a n a '98 and guests, Steve HoUey '00, BasU T h o m s o n , Blue and G o l d OflHcer, and guests RandaU PoweU and Kathleen H o d g e s , P e g StUes, Joseph BeU, J i m Savage, Chris SchickUng, J i m NataUni, Steve Scott and D e b b i e Pace.

Upcoming events Dec 2 Army — Navy Game Watchmg Party — Gaylord Texan Hotel, Grap evine, Texas Dec 5 Alumffi Luncheon Dec 20 Blue Cffip Dinner December 2006

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CHAPTER NEWS Texas Gulf Coast Chapter Dan Holsberg '92 14406 Corktree Knolls, Cypress.TX 77429-4818 H; 281-256-2643; E: Holsberg@earthhnk.net Web site: usna.com/Chapters/US/Texas/GulfCoast /default.htm

Turkey See International Chapter Section

Utah Intermountain NA Alumni Chapter J Kevin Dolan '71 2415 East 10305 Soudi, Sandy, U T 84092-4416 H: 801-942-7240; E: kevin.dolan@1971.usna.com www.usna.com/Chapters/US/UT

VirQinia Blue Ridge Chapter Richard "Dick" Raymond '54 2794 Derwent Dr; Roanoke.VA 24015 P: 540-344-0736

Central Virginia Chapter CAPT Anthony A. Hastoglis '55, USN (Ret.) 102 Shavmee Ct., ChariottesviUe,VA 22901-1034 H: 434-973-7846; E; ahastoghs@earthlink.net

Treas: Eric Lindenbaum '81 E: eric.hndenbaum@sperry.ngc.com

Dulles Chapter LCDR Eric C. Ruttenberg '88, USNR 20445 Needleleaf Wy.Ashburn.VA 20147-2389 P: 703-858-4404; E: emttenberg@ritan.com www.usna.com/chapters/us/va/duUes/

Hampton Roads Chapter LCDR Jack Kasiski '79, USN (Ret.) P:757-631-2239; C:757-753-556 E: jack_kasiski@amsec. com

Corresponding Sec'y: Chad Sain Website: www.communicarions@usnaaahrc.org

From our Chapter President, Jack Kasiski '79: As the holiday season approaches and we have an opportuffity to reflect on the past year and celebrate aU that is good in our Uves, I would Uke to sum up our Chapter's 2006 year as on that was not offiy very successful, but also extremely exciring, providing many diverse opportuffities for our local alumni, friends and farffiUes to gather and share in celebrations. As we toast a great 2006, we look forward to an even better 2007. O u r Chapter's success resides in the strength and ffiversity o f o u r membersffip. To raise the bar of success even higher, we are always seeking new volunteers to help us out, proviffing fresh voices, energy and ideas witffin our membership. To those that are current members and have

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supported our events, many thanks.To those stffi contemplaring membership, I urge you to consider giving yourselves an early hoUday gift and join your feUow classmates and alumni.Together, we wffi aU be able to contribute in making this clearly the finest and most actively supported Chapter in the world! Jack ' 7 9 " O n September 20th, the H a m p t o n Roads Chapter kicked off its 14th season of Businesspersons' Networking Breakfasts at the USAA cafeteria in Norfolk.We enjoyed a great turnout, with just about 80 signed up prior, but more actuaUy showed. O u r alumni and guests were treated to an inside the hfeUnes look at the Alumni Associarion, Foundation and Yard through the eyes of A D M CarUsle Trost '53, former C N O and Chairman ofthe Board ofTrustees. It was a ringing endorsement of these "teams" on aU levels of operations. T h e Breakfast is held 07000830 the tffird Wednesday ofthe m o n t h (2nd'WED in December) at the USAA cafeteria and is open to aU Service Academy grads and their guests. It has a dual rffission of helping grads find employment in the local and narional j o b markets and to promote business amongst Academy grads. In adffirion to top notch speakers, several employers attend looking for grads to fffi their executive ranks.

More than 60 screarffing Navy footbaU fanatics were present on Saturday, October 7th , at AJ Gators (HoUand Road) in Virgiffia Beach as Navy won its fifth game beating the Falcons of Air Force 24-17 in a FAR, FAR too thriUing of a game. Coach Johnson summed it up best, when he, accorffing to the press, stated that he was "proud to be the coach ofthe luckiest team in footbaU." Senior members present in our cheering section at Gators were BiU Earl and John Smeltzer, b o t h '51 and their laffies (Sue and Beverly, respectively). Junior grads present were Chris Yost, Sven Chrisman and former star fuUback Kyle Eckel, aU representing '05.We were even graced by having a current Midshipman present, Chris DaUey '08 with his farffily. T h e no-host get together was coordinated by B o b Byles '69 on behalf of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the Naval Academy Alumffi Association.

Also making hay even while the sun was not shining, Mike S o t t u n g '79, Chapter Vice President soUcited many new m e m berships. If you are in the Tidewater area

ofVirginia, the Chapter would love to have you as a m e m b e r Contact Mike Sottong at Michael.Sottong@1979.usna.com or any board m e m b e r via the Chapter Web site at www.usnaaahrc.org

A reminder t o aU o n Chapter m e m b e r s h i p : Please go h t t p : / / w w w . usnaaahrc.org where you can join renew your Chapter membersffip onhne; check on current Chapter events' rime and place; read the latest Main Mast (our Chapter Newsletter); Unk to U S N A Sports, Blue & Gold Program and Parent's Club. Links to local Chapter Alumffi Sponsors and businesses, and more, so check by often! Or, you can always contact me (Chad Sain '79) as our Chapter's Corresponding Secretary at communications@usnaaahrc.org.

Richmond Chapter Mr.JohnJ. Driscoll,Jr. '90 207 N. Belmont Ave., Richmond.VA 23221-2811 P: 804-353-0165; E; John.driscoU@genworth.com

Corresponding Sec'y: Rich Polek 5543 Fox Vale Ct., Midlothian,VA 23112 H: 804-639-2860;W; 804-743-3239 E: richpolek@aol.coni

A baker's dozen R i c h m o n d area Navy fans gathered at MuUigan's Sports GrUle in R i c h m o n d on Saturday, 23 September, to cheer and gasp as Navy footbaU (3-1) lost its first game o f t h e season in AnnapoUs to Tulsa (3-1) in overtime by a score of 23-24.

T h e foUowing alumffi and fans were at Muffigan's to watch the game together: Paul Galanti '62, B o b Lawrence '68, R i c k WUUamson '72, Jenffifer &

Rich Polek '78 with children NadUee & Cole, CliffVaught '80 and son Andrew, Brook Schurman '83, Ryan Conjar '99, Patty Kruszewski, KatUeen Pitcher A fine group gathered at MuUigan's to vvatch our Midshipmen beat Air Force on Samrday, 7 October The gathering feasted on traffirional pub fare and free-flowing adffit beverages. But as wiffi aU USNA Richmond events, the success of ffie event vvas due not offiy to the nice venue and good food but to the terrific people gaffiered, whether USNA graduates, spouses, farffily and friends. Many thanks go to ffie foUowing, who braved the nasty weekend thunderstorms to attend: Jane and WUl Settle '63, Bob Lawrence '68, Rick WUUamson '72, Rob Waltenbaugh '74 with son David and Heather Mffier Priscffia and RADM Frank Rennie '76, R A D M Mark Heinrich '79 and son CoUn, Andy Brower '79 & Peggy Feldmaim '80, Jim WUson '80, John Taylor '80 and faffier-m-law Bffi Bartholomay, Brook Schurman '83, Susie and Mel Hammer '84, George Palmer '88, John DriscoU '90, Anne and Tom Stroud '94. PhU Armas '94 and friend Andy, Michael Ryan '99, Linda and Paul Feeley (parents of Scott Feeley '08), Kathleen Pitcher, Patty Kruszewski.

By ffie rime you read tffis USNA Richmond's automn dinner event at the University of Rachmond's Jepson Alumffi Center featormg Captain Ed WaUace '72 USN (reffied) wiU have afready occurred on 21 November Ed isffieVice President, Athletic & Scholarsffip Programs at the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation. Watch for a detaUed post event report via emaU, followed by an abbrevriated report in the January-February issue of Sffipmate.

The Army - Navy footbaU game TV viewmg party for Richmond area fans of both acadenfres wiU be on Saturday, 2 December, at Champps Restaurant & Bar in Stony Point Fasffion Park.

The armual, fancy USNA Richmond HoUday Party is scheduled for the evemng of Satorday, 16 December, at the home of Cheryl & Rob Casey '73. FoUowing last year's extremely successfol (i.e. fon!) party, the Caseys have agreed to host again, whichfrnpHeswe ffidn't tear the place up too badly, and we must not have overstayed our welcome. Sincere thanks go to the Caseys for offering their home again tffis year to continue a truly fine Rachmond chapter ttadition.Tffis event may become

attendance Hnfrted due to the venue being a private home. Preference vvUl be given first to ffiose USNA Richmond members, who have paid ffieir dues in 2006, in order of RSVP receipt by chapter treasurer, BiU Ruch '68.Thanks to aU those, who have afready supported chapter operarions in 2006 by paying dues.

Go Navy!

Rich Polek '78 /John Driscoll '90 Shenandoah Valley Chapter CAPT George O. Glavis '61, USNR 3446 Browntown Rd.. Front Royal.VA 22630 H: 540-636-3802 E: glavisgo@state.gov

WHODUNIT? nn|,frr;ÂŤi>i.;'r Chapter members, HI"-' '^^m1 -Mm farffiUes, and guests ^B|s " '^^^SMHv"-' mM enjoyed an October evening in historic Midffietown, Virginia, with ffinner at the Wayside Inn, oldest Grayson Redford continuously oper- (treasurer) '63 and his wife, Kitty ated inn in America, (1797) and a play at Wayside Theatre.

Over meals of Rosemary roasted pork loin and grffied salmon pommeray, "coffee" facts and trivia were pondered in prepararion for the play that foUowed, Ron Tebben '63, wife "Black Coffee," Sharon authored by the famed mystery writer, Agatha Christie. Over pecan pie dessert, served with coffee of course, various Annapohs coffeetreats and two of Christie's Black Coffee books were John Hemmen '84, wife awarded by random Carol drawings. Plans for upconfrng Army-Navy game activity, and possible changing ofthe watch were discussed.

Although the date confficted with the Navy game against Rutgers, die-hard Nick Nerangis, '63, found a way to do both. We won't mention the score of that game, but Nick was able to breeze m from AnnapoUs in rime to scarf down

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his salmon before curtain caU.The two intenffissions during the play found our group discussing who "done it."

Attendees were Sallie McLellan, David encouraged to McLellan, 73 identify their murder suspect to be subrffitted to the theatre box office by the end of the second intermission.

Correct answers would be included in a later drawing for two theatre tickets.

Some in our group were lucky (or detective enough) to have selected the correct culprit.

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Nick Nerangis, '63, wife Kathy John Norton, Jr. (West Pointer) wife Cindy

Some in our Chapter wffi be attending the Army-Navy game in December and others wiU be getting together (maybe even with a few Woo - Poos) for that event. In the

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CHAPTER NEWS meanrime, Nick Nerangis, '63, wffi be playing the father in the Christmas Story at Wayside Theatre from November 24 through December 24.A number ofus are making plans to attend.

Williamsburg Chapter CDR Tom Wishart '70 USN (Ret.) 4759Winterberry Ct..WUhanisburg.VA 23188 P: 757-253-0250; E: twishartl@cx.net or usnaaawnisbrg@cox.net

Many of us have experienced storms at sea. O u r first gathering ofthe faU was ath the h o m e of Dick and Peg Swanenburg on the banks o f t h e Cffickahorffiny River.

Unfortunately, the concurrent presence of a sttong Nor'easter nearly washed out what has been an outstanffing event in past years. A few members were able to get through the nearly impassible roads and were rewarded by the warm hospitahty at Dick and Peg's house.

A short seventeen days later, on October 24th, we celebrated Founder's day at the WUUamsburg Country Club with and exceUent dirmer Adrffiral CarUsle Trost, ffie Chairman of the Associarion Board of Directors was our speaker His remarks were rimely and focused on ffis vision for the role of the Alumffi Association in helping U S N A to acffieve its rffission. Rounffing out the program, we recogffized the Youngest and Oldest Graduate present and celebrated with ffiank traffirional toasts.

O n November 2 1 , we had a lunchrime event at the Fort Eustis Club.

O u r guest speaker was VAdm Jim Metzer, w h o currendy is a vice president Science Apphcations International Corporation (SAIC). His remarks on the new Joint Forces C o m m a n d and the role they play in bringing joint warfare fighting capabUity to our armed forces were timely and gave us a vision of h o w today's nfrUtary is responffing to the new threat imposed by terrorism.

As this is pubUshed, the Army Navy game wffi be recent history. HopefoUy we have foUowed our victory over Air Force with a victory over Army and retention ofthe Commander-in Chief's ttophy. In WiUiamsburg, Army is the h o m e team. O u r brethren from the institution on the Hudson are arranging the party and we are joining them at the Two Ravers Country Club. In recent years, the occasion has been marked with good feUowship, mutual respect and intense rivalry as offiy the Army Navy Game can inspire. Next year we wffi arrange

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the party and are already intending to us the Coloffial Heritage Community Club House.

We look forward to an exciring speaker series in the corffing months.

T h e January 23 evening event wffi feature author Bob Powers adffiessing Iran and Islam. T h e February 27 evening event wiU feature Mike Peters, N e w p o r t News Sffipyard addressing current and foture U S N sffip construction.

We welcome alumffi and guests at our events. Please contact the Chapter Secretary to be included on our meeting flyer e-maU Ust. Chapter officers are: President: Tom Wishart-757-253-0250 — twishartl@cox.net Vice President: BUl Riffer-757-6454097 — wriffer@cox.net Secretary: Ralph Lipfert - 757-2200418 — rUpfert@widomakercom Treasurer: Frank Reifsnyder— 757-223-5150Frank.Reifsnyder@1970. usna.com Past President: Paul R o u s h 757-229-9281 - p e r o u s h @ c o x . n e t At Large: Ace Davis -757-229-5166 — acedavis@widomakercom At Large: Tony YannareUa 757-851-0992-amynjy62@verizon.net At Large: Jack Greenhalgh 757-345-5506-jack@jackgreenhalgh.com O u r e-maU address is: usnaaawmsbrg@cox.net

Washington Hanford/Tri-Cities Chapter CAPT Edward Schwier '69, USNA (Ret.) 1196 Brentwood Ave., Richland, WA 99352-8540 H: 509-627-7288;W; 509-372-0176 E: Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@rI.gov;eschwier@chartern et; egschwier@aol.com

I am writing this article on October 16th for the December issue of shipmate. M y good friend, Notre Dame Alum D r PhU Loscoe.just told me ofthe injury to the quarterback early in Saturday's game against Rutgers.The local newspaper carries very litde on the coUege games outside ofthe top twenty o r W A and O R schools. I had not had the chance to get onhne and read any ofthe detaUs. Notre D a m e on October 28th and Army on December 2nd, kickoff at 11:30 PST West Coast time.

As of this writing, I haven't received any RSVPs for either the Navy-Notre Dame or Army-Navy games. I guess the rest of the world is pretty busy wdth work

and Ufe in general. Dave Srffith '95 and Jay Crabtree '89 checked in by emaU. Both are new to the area. Perry Dempsey '72 also checked-in. H e is working in New Mexico, along with ffis classmate John SwaUes. John's wife,Jaffine, owns the local fantastic Meadow Hffis Vet C e n t e r She and her staff have been proviffing excellent service to the Schwier pack for sometime, particffiarly over the last month as we have been battUng medical problems with two o f t h e three dogs. I wish they were covered by my health care plan.

I am stffi looking for volunteers to help orgaffize and execute group activities and foncrions. If you woffid Hke to host a foture meering, at either your home or an estabUshment ffi the Tri-Ciries or surrounffing area, please make the offer We would aU benefit from involvement of more of our group in planffing and orgaffizing social gatherings.

Contact me by emaU at Edward_G_Ed_Schwier@rl.gov or egschwier@aol. com.

Beat Army Edward Schwier '69 Puget Sound Chapter Pres:CAPT James N. Adkins Jr '58, USN (Ret.) 7304 NW Duckabush Ln. SUverdale, WA 98383 P: 360-662-1958; E; jadkins@wavecable.com

Corres. Sec'y: CAPT Walter S. Draper IV '61, USN (Ret.) 3725 Bahia Vista Dr. Bremerton. WA 98310 P: 360-479-3945; E: WSDRAPERIV@aol.com

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FeUow Alumffi!! Nice to see the participarion turning upwards tffis year!!

O u r October luncheon distinguished guest speaker was P e t e N a n o s '67, Associate Director, Research and Development, Defense Tffieat Reducrion Agency ( D T R A ) , Fort Belvoir,VA. H e provided insighffiil and clarifying comments on the ffifferent aspects of ffie global wai- against terror (GWAT).

November found the Chapter hosring potential canffidates at the Naval Memorial M u s e u m in downtown Washington. D o to the large numbers of attendees we held separate sessions on alternate weekends in November for Virginia students and M a r y l a n d / D C Students. W h a t a tremendous pool of

talent we have in the area, and what a super pafr of presentarions orchestrated Rich Perry '81.

Hope everyone had a great ffine at the annual Army-Navy pre-game raUy and luncheon held this year the Armv-Navy Country Club. It conrinues to be a fon, joindv sponsored ev-ent with the West Point Societv- combining forces with our Chapter for a frienffiy riv-alr^-. Thanks goes out to BiU Erickson '65 for hosring the arrangements this year.

Lookmg ahead, we wffi have a final luncheon for the year on Wednesday 20 December, so please get your reservarion and jom us for a surprise guest speaker being arranged by our Chapter Stalw-art.

Chuck Grutzious'66. Happy HoUdays evervone!!

Now- let's BEAT A R M Y ! ! - steve

West Virginia West Virginia Chapter Stephen S. Shumlas '69 1'6 Brier\\T>od Dr., Hurricane.TX'A^ 25526 E: shumlas(2inarshall-edu

Wisconsin Wisconsin Chapter President: Mr. Dan LaFave '85 dil 2 quaiies-com

Secretary Mr. Bob Simi '88 (USMCR) P:414-5^-1058; E: bnscsimj^execpccom

This year's Founder's Day formal at the Mihvaukee Yacht Club o n 10/07 proved to be a trffiy exceprional ev-ent. O u r esteemed Associarion Chafrman and former C N O , Admiral Carl Trost ('53), delivered an informarion packed and moffi-aring briefing on the state o f t h e Academv- and our Associarion. M o r e than a haffa centorv- after launcffing ffis naval career on ffie banks of ffie Severn, Admiral Trost spoke about h o w the Academy sriU "captores ffis imaginarion."

From describmg ffie impressive improvements around ffie yard, fficluffing the recent renovarion of Memorial HaU, to the exceprional young m e n and woman he contmues to see eager to form "another Unk ffi the chain," he charted out ffie Associarion's key role ffi execuring the Academy's vital rffission to form the chararter and rffinds o f o u r narion's fotore leaden. As Master of Ceremoffies and Chapter President Dan La Fave ('85) underscored in his closing remarks, we are indeed fortonate to hav-e such a comrffitted and passionate leader for our Associarion.

T h e Founder's Day ffinner proved to be a mini-reunion for the Class of'53.To begin with, Adiffiral Trost's former roommate and company mate. Captain Bob Woods and his wife Lou, made a day-long ttek from the far northern reaches of the state (near Danbury) in order to join the company. Rounffing out the '53-ers were Chapter newcomer Dick Wise and his wife GaU, as weU as Bffi Huegel.They appear in the accompanying photo left to right as foUows: Bob, Lou, Dick, Carl, GaU, and Bffi. An outstanffing showing indeed!

Other pronfrnent attendees were Rear Adnfrral Dirk Debbink ('77) and ffis wife Terry; and Captain Sean Donovan ('78) and ffis wife Jenny. Both gendemen cut fine figures in thefr mess ffiess unfform.

Adnfrral Debbink appears along with Kathy Walker (far left), her husband Wisconsin Blue and Gold Coordmator Craig Walker ('83), and Dirk's wife, Terry (far right). Adrffiral Debbink had just retorned from another sojourn to Hawafr m ffis capacity as Reserve Deputy C o m m a n d e r and Cffief of Staff, U.S. Pacffic Fleet. Captain Donovan had retorned earHer in the week from an even longer sojourn, having just completed a tour of duty in Iraq as the meffical officer for U.S. Marine Corps BattaUon 1/25, wffich was starioned near FaUujah.

Gendemen, we thank you and salute you for your exceprional service!

Dfrk's CrV-LANT hat is president of MSI General Corporarion, a regional design/buUd conttacring fom. Dirk and ffis company get a hearty " B Z " for underwTiring Adrffiral Trost's appearance as our featored speaker. The event reuffited Dirk with ffis former C O on the Seventh Fleet Staff. In 1980-81, then Vice Admiral Trost, vvas Commander ofthe Seventh Fleetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; notably, Carl's favorite command and duty starion. It was impressive to see the two men together, both with outstanding naval careers and totahng six stars! (See photo alongside.)

T h e eveffing's fesriviries vvere rounded out by some good old fasffioned Chapter business, which included the (re)elecrion ofthe foUowing chapter officers for a 2 year ffitch: Dan La Fave ('85) - President; Chris Adams ('75) -Vice-President; Bob Sirffi ('88) - Corresponding Secretary; and Brad Eckerdt ('91) -Treasurer AU four fek honored to be asked to conrinue in their bffiets for a second tour of duty, and look forward to more memorable events such as tffis one. Front and center on the radar

screen is the A r m y / Navy Game celebration on 4 December, for which Chris Adams has the deck and the corm for coordinating.

FinaUy, aU alumni in the area and their famUy and friends are warnUy invited to join our stanffing 1st Friday o f t h e m o n t h O-CaU at Paddy's Pub at 2339 N . Murray Stteet commencing at 1630. Don't hesitate to contact any of the officers regarffing upconfrng events, you'U be glad you ffid!

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L A S T ,ALL '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 ofthe sun and in the morning, we ivill remember them." , _.

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ROMBERG, ALBERT K E N N E T H

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CDR, USNR (Ret.) 8 October 2006

LT, USN (Ret.) 28 September 2006

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 18 October 2006

AYERS, ROBERT ADAMS '43

HIRST, J O H N WAINWRIGHT '41

ROOT,WILLIAM S C O T T '51

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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 9 October 2006

23 September 2006

B O H A N , CHARLES PATRICK '58

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SHAPPELL,JOHN R I C H A R D

Col, USAF (Ret.) 23 September 2006 BRATTEN, T O R I A JOEL J R . ' 4 5

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SPIKER, HEEWANNAH K E I T H '54

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Maj, USAF (Ret.) 19 October 2006

JENSEN, MARK KENDALL '67

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 7 October 2006

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STANKO, J O H N

CDR, USN (Ret.) 22 September 2006

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 15 October 2006

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KIRKPATRICK, J O H N ELSON '31

3 October 2006

RJVDM, USNR (Ret.) 3 October 2006

CASSIDY, EARLE M O R R O W '47

KLEIS, THOMAS JOSEPH '60

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ViTucci.Vrro Louis '43 CAPT, USN (Ret.) 4 October 2006

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VOSSELLER, JAMES BYRNE

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MCBRAYER, JAMES DAVID J R . '39

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CDR, USN (Ret.) 30 September 2006 *

CDR, USN (Ret.) 16 September 2006

RADM, USN (Ret.) 22 October 2006 FOREST, JOSEPH ANDREWS '55

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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 30 September 2006 GARDNER, JOSEPH STEPHEN '43

LtCol, USMC (Ret.) 19 October 2006 GODFREY, JACK EUGENE '44

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OLIVER, JAMES DAVIS J R . '43

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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 21 October 2006

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Moss, RICHARD IREDELL '39 * Col, USMC (Ret.) 5 October 2006 23 September 2006

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W A S H , J O H N LANGE '46

9 September 2006

ELLSWORTH, ERNEST BRADFORD J R . '31

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 13 October 2006

CDR, USN (Ret.) 6 October 2006 27 May 2000

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CAPT, USNR (Ret.) 2 October 2006

FOUST, JAMES WARREN

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MITCHELL, J O H N OLIVER '54

EIDSON, ROBERT ANSEL '45

W A R D , ROBERT M A T T H E W '64

9 October 2006

M C C O R M I C K , MARK ALAN '81

ECKHARDT, M A R S H KERMIT '43

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CDR, USNR 22 September 2006

DAVIS, FELIX ALBERT '41

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WEISNER, MAURICE FRANKLIN '41

ADM, USN (Ret.) 15 October 2006 WEYRAUCH, HERBERT EMIL '41

27 September 2006 W H I T E , LARRY RAYMOND

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CDR, USN (Ret.) 22 September 2006 WILLETT, ELBERT HENRY

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CAPT, USN (Ret.) 25 October 2006 ZULLINGER, J O H N R I C H A R D

CAPT, USN (Ret.) 12 October 2006

R I G D O N , ROLAND HENRY '53

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CDR, USN (Ret.) 14 September 2006

LORINO, WILLIAM J O H N '62

DUNGAN, J O H N DAVID '51

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17 August 2006 TOMBARI, HENRY A N T H O N Y

LAMPHEAR, STEVEN CLARK '59

C O R S O N , D O N A L D HARLEY J R . '48

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CDR, USN (Ret.) 3 October 2006

JOHNSON, LESTER OSCAR J R . '58

BURBAGE, CHARLES LEE '41

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LCDR, USN (Ret.) 22 October 2005

HOLT, EDWARD '46

BowDEN, JACKSON HUFFMAN '51

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.'JlUc;-'Kiii.i'JOHN ELSON KIRKPATRICK '31

Rear Affiiui-al John E. Kirkpattick, USNR (Ret.), ffied on 3 October 2006 at ffis home in Oklahoma at the age of 98.

John vvas born on 8 February 1908 in Oklahoma City. He attended Marion Institute in Alabama. John was appointed to the U.S. NavalAcademy and graduated wiffi ffie Class of 1931. He attended Harvard Business School after he completed ffis first tour of duty in the Navy. In 1932, John and Mary Eleanor Blake vvere married. He served as an officer in the Uffited States Navy unffi 1935 and remained in the Naval Reserv^e.John and Eleanor Uved in Tffisa, OK, unffi 1941, when he vvas caUed back to active duty. His longest tour during World War II was aboard NORTH CAROLINA, where he served as sky defense officer He also served as the officer-in-charge ofthe Pacific Fleet Macffine Gun School and commanffing officer at ffie Anti-Afrcraft Traiffing Center at Waianae on Oahu, HI. He also served m ALASKA in 1945 as gurmery officer and later aboard OKLAHOMA CITY as executive officer He held the rank of commander at the conclusion ofthe war and had received two Bronze Stars. He continued ffis career in the Naval Reserve, reffiffig as a rear admfral in 1956.

In 1946, John began ffis long career in the oU and gas business. Kfrkpattick OU Company was organized in 1950. He was also a major participant in Oklahoma City banking, where he served on Liberty Bank's board of directors for 50 years.

John and Eleanor began their many years as pffilanthropists by estabUsffing the Kirkpattick Foundation m 1955 and the Oklahoma City Commuffity Foundation in 1969.The Kfrkpattick Center opened in 1976, wffich included a large planetarium, expanded areas for science, arts and space programming. Other important contributions over the years included the Kfrkpattick Fine Arts BuUding at Oklahoma City Uffiversity; Oklahoma City Zoological Society; National Cowboy HaU and Western Heritage Museum, Lyric Theatre and the John E. Kfrkpattick Horticultore Center at Oklahoma State University/ Oklahoma City. John was inducted into the Oklahoma HaU of Fame in 1962.

John is survived by ffis daughter, Joan Kfrkpatrick; grandson, Chrisrian K. Keesee; and ffis great-grandson, Blake C.K. Keesee.

In Ueu offlowers,memorial contriburions may be made to the Oklahoma City Museum ofArt, 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 or other chariries ofthe donor's choice.

THOMAS ALBERT LONG '33

Rear Admiral Thomas A. Long, USN (Ret.), passed away on 21 September 2006 at his home in Santa Barbara, CA, at the age of 96.

He graduated with the Naval Academy Class of 1933 and entered the Supply Corps. Prior to Worid War 11, Adrffiral Long served in the destroyer

light cruiser C O N C O R D and the aircraft carriers RANGER and LEXINGTON. His tours included purchasing and ouffitting officer ofthe Bremerton Naval Shipyard, and as supply officer to the conmfrssioffing crew of the heavy cruiser WARRINGTON,

PITTSBURGH (later renamed CANBERRA).

During the war, he served in many combat engagements and was aboard CANBERRA when she was torpedoed off the coast of Formosa in the batde Leyte Gulf in 1944.

His shore assignments included the Naval Shipyard at Puget Sound, WA; the Naval Supply Center, San Diego, CA; the Naval Supply Center Annex, Stockton, CA; and as Auditor General, Pacific, with offices in San Francisco, CA. Adnfrral Long was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 1950 for meritorious achievement as logistics officer on the staffof Commander Service Squadron Three during action against the enemy in the Korean War Later, he was assigned to the Joint Cffiefs of Staff in Washington, DC, unffi 1953. Subsequent to tffis duty, he graduated from the Industrial CoUege ofthe Armed Forces in 1954 and was then assigned as Supply Officer, Mare Island Naval Sffipyard.

He served as Pacific Fleet and Force Supply Officer on the Staff of Commander in Cffief and Commander Service Force, U.S.Pacific Fleet, Honolulu, HI, from 1957 to 1959.

In 1960, Adnfrral Long assumed the post of Deputy and Assistant Cffief, Bureau of SuppUes and Accounts. Inffislast tour of duty, he served as Commander ofthe Naval Supply Center Norfolk,VA. After retirement in 1965, he engaged in real estate development in Los Gatos, CA. Later, in 1972, he andffisfamUy moved to Santa Barbara, CA, where he was active in commuffity projects.

Adrffiral Long is survived byffiswife. Donna; five chUdren of earUer marriages. CommanderTA. Longjr '59, Michael Long, Patricia Long Strohmeyer, Daffiel T Long and Jefirey T Long; seven grandchUdren, Commander Thomas A. Long, Suzie Butler, Lieutenant Justin Long '97, Rebecca Long, Scott Strohmeyer, Jordan Long and Ariana Long; and one great-grandchUd, Alex Long. He is also survived by stepsons, Geoff and David Bolton.

The Long Family CHARLES O ' N E A L AKERS '38

Captain Charles O. Akers, USN (Ret.), died of cancer on 2 September 2006 at Palo Alto, CA. He was 91 years old.

A native of NashviUe, TN, CharHe attended VanderbUt Uffiversity prior to receiving his appointment to the Naval Academy in 1934. He was a member of the Fifth Company and active in intramural sports.

After ffis graduation with the Class of 1938, he served in TENNESSEE (BB-43) and was aboard RJUVISEY (DM-16) at Peari Harbor during the Japanese attack. CharUe most enjoyed serving on destroyers and the tragic circumstance of war gave Um ample opportunities. During World War 11, CharUe was executive officer of LAWS (DD-558) and skippered HOBBY (DD-610). During the

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CALL in Iwakuffi,Japan, and ffirector of theTacrical School Lanffing Korean War, he commanded OZBOURN (DD-846). Later in his career he was execurive officer of Los ANGELES, ComDesDiv 72 Force Training Unit with the Pacific Fleet. He rerired from the and ComDesRon 13.

Marffie Corps in 1964.

His medals and commendarions include a Bronze Star with Subsequendy he rerired again in 1986 after working for the CombatV for acrion against shore batteries at Wonsan, Korea, Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, the U.S. Departoient of whUe commanffing OZBOURN. Ashore, he served as a Steam Transportarion and Trade Associarion Pohcy Development. insttuctor at the Naval Academy, in BuPers and OpNav. He Survivors include Us wife of 49 years, AUeen O. Moss of retired in 1968.

Washington, DC; their son, Geoffiey R. Moss of Balrimore, A4D; CharUe married Becky Cabaffiss in 1940 in Beverly Hffis, three sons fi-om Us first marriage, Richard T Moss ofVirgfriia CA.They had five chUffien (EUzabeth, Diana, Charles Jr, Beach,VA, James I. Moss of Gamesvffie, FL, and John N. Moss of Rebecca and Robert). During their 66 years of marriage, Charhe Springfield,VA; sister,Virginia Simmons ofVirginia Beach,VA; often expressed ffis deep appreciarion for Becky's loving support eight grandchUffien; and one great-grandcUld. and her sttengffi managing the famUy during long periods of Services were held on 10 October 2006 at the Naval separarion wffile he was away at sea.

Academy Chapel.

After rerirement, Becky and CharUe setded into their In Heu of flowers, memorial conttiburions may be made to waterfront home in Hunrington Harbour, CA, three blocks fi-om the Marine Corps Heritage Foundarion, P.O. Box 998, Quanrico, ffie beach. A dock on ffiefr property aUowed ocean access for VA 22134. their 37-foot saUboat (later replaced with a 42-footer). They were The Moss Faimly acrive ffi yacht club acriviries and often saUed to CataUna or farther, incluffing two long ttips up the West Coast. One of JOHN CAMERON KRESS MUHIENBERG '39 CharUe's saffing partoers recaUed ffis calm courage in handUng John C.K. MuUenberg ffied suddeffiy emergencies during races or heavy weather Becky was acrive in and peacefoUy on 23 September 2006 m the Hunrington Beach Assistance League.

Pottstown, PA. He was 90 years old.

Born on 18 September 1916 at CharUe had a second 14-year career as an execurive in the Schofield Barracks, Honolffiu,Territory savings and loan industry and was elected president of the of Haw-aii,John was the son of ffie late Associarion of Corporate Real Estate Execurives in 1983.

Colonel Henry and Helen MuUenberg.

CharUe is survived by ffis wife, Becky; and chUdren, Diana, He attended Poole's Preparatory school Charles Jr, Rebecca and Rob. in WasUngton, DC, prior to receiving a Befitong a man of ffie sea, the famUy wUl spread Us ashes at sea. congressional appointoient from Ohio. John graduated with ffie Memorial conttiburions may be made to the Navy-Marine NavalAcademy Class of 1939 as a member of ffie llffi Corps ReUef Society.

Company.

He received an award for fencing and enjoyed saffing.

The Akers Family & 1938 Classmates Upon graduarion, John served aboard the cruiser ^ ^ ^ RICHARD IREDELL M O S S '39 NORTHAMPTON ( C A - 2 6 ) , battiesffip NEVADA ( B B - 3 6 ) and desttoyer SiMS (DD-409) before being ffischarged in 1941. ''^^S, Colonel Richard I. Moss, USMC (Ret.), _ «», % ofWasffington, DC, died of renal faUure An electtical engineer, he worked for Los Angeles on 5 October 2006 at the Washington Shipbuilding in San Pedro, CA; Stone & Webster in Los Angeles, mm^r-^—-^ Home, a nursing home. He was 89 CA, and Jamaica; and Creole Petroleum in Venezuela. It was in •^'^If 'kr\/ ' years old.

Venezuela that he met and married the former Barbara Vincent of London, England. John and his fanfrly setded in Pottstown, 1 * ^ %' oSiitj( Born in 1916 in Annapolis, MD, the PA, in 1962 where he was a staff engineer for ffie Firestone Tire ' son of the late James Moss and grandson and Rubber Company unffi the plant closed in 1980. During ofthe late Judge Robert Moss, Colonel that time, he had temporaiy assignments to Firestone plants in Moss was reared in PhUadelphia, PA. He Peri-yviUe, MD;Valencia,Venezuela; and Albany, GA. He worked attended the NavalAcademy in 1935 and graduated from the in the nfrUtary departoient of Sanders & Thomas for two years Uffiversity of Pennsylvaffia in 1940, where he parricipated in and then at Bechtel Corporarion for a year during the consttucROTC and received an honor appointment to the Marine rion ofthe Limerick (PA) Nuclear Power Plant before finaUy Corps Basic School. reriring in 1984.

During World War II, Colonel Moss served aboard TEXAS on North Atlantic patrol and later participated in the South Pacific In rerirement, John and Barbara enjoyed traveUng around the campaigns on the Solomon Islands and the assault on BougainvUle. worid and attending reunions of the Tin Can Sailors Associarion, His post-war assignments included service in China with the NEVADA Associarion, Class of "39, Firestone and Creole rerirees.

Fourth Marines at Tsingtao and with the First Marine Division He was a long time supporter of ffie Boy Scouts and his church. in Tientsin; in Joint Nuclear Planning at the Pentagon; and as an Predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Barbara, on 1 January instructor at Marine Corps Schools in Quantico,VA. 2006,John is survived by his older brother David of Palm He also was a battffion commander in the Second Marine Desert, CA; daughter, Mariene Hanson ofWooffiand, CA; sons Division, nuclear staff officer with the First Marine Aircraft Wing and daughters-in-law. Brent and Lon of Las Vegas, NV, Barry and

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Tern. Jo of Pottstow-n, PA, Mark and Jeanne of Rachmond Hffi, GA. Deane and Beckv- of CoUegeviUe, PA. and Dale and Laura of WoodbridgeVA; 13 grandchUffien; and five great-grandchUffien.

A memorial service was held on Monday, 9 October 2006 at St. Gabriel's Episcopal C h u r c h in DouglassviUe, PA. Burial vvas in ffie church cemeten,-.

Memorial conttiburions may be made to St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, 1188 Ben Frankhn Highway East, DouglassviUe, PA 19318.

77ie Muhlenberg Family M A R V I N D O W D Y N O R T O N '39

Captam Marvin D Norton, U S N (Ret.), passed away at age 89 at Us h o m e ffi Coronado. CA, on 10 August 2006, foUowing a stroke.

Best know-n by the ffickname conferred Plebe Summer,"Doc," was fiom Marietta, GA, and attended E m o r y Uffiversity- prior to receivmg an appomtment to ffie Naval Academy H e graduated wiffi ffie Class m 1939. In 1941, after serving aboard a cruiser, he married his U g h school sweeffieart, DaUas "Dal" BeU, and earned h i s ^ a n g s . In 1942. wiffi Torpedo Squaffion Ten, he embarked aboard E N T E R P R I S E ( C V - 6 ) and fought ffi ffie eariy carrier batdes of ffie Pacific T h e a t e r D o c and his two crewmen were shot dowTu m ffie Batde of Santa Cruz, but were picked u p and back m ffie fight w i t U n days. They also flew from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. After World War II, D o c served at sea and ashore, m sUps and uffits in both the Adanric and Pacific. H e commanded ffie Nav-al Magazme Guam, G U R K E P D - 7 8 3 ) , E P P I N G F O R E S T (LSD-4),ffie Nuclear Weapons Training C e n t e r Pacffic and M A T T A P O N I ( A O - 4 1 ) .

Retiring ffi 1965, D o c experienced a year at ffie Unfr-ersitv- of ^ s h i n g t o n m Seatde as a Narional Science Foundarion FeUovv andffienj o m e d T R W Inc. Later, D o c j o m e d Litton Systems and vi^ part of ffie team that developed SPRUANCE-class destroyers, flduch boffi his sons, w h o foUowed him m naval service and retired as captains, served aboard. D o c got great pleasure from continuing to support ffie country- ffi his second career For Doc and Dal, retfrement meant visitffig and encouragmg diefr chUdren, grandchUffien and great-grandcUlffien and trav-el to hike, tour and ski. His family- fondly remembers diree-generarion ski gaffierings. Retfrement also meant anoffier avenue of service for Doc, this rime as a volunteer ffi the Coronado hbrary: Doc is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dal: sons, D o u g "65 and Don; daughters-ffi-lavv-,Jean and Janet; grandchUdren, Susan and Jeffirey; and great-grandcUlffien, Margaret, Lucie, IsabeUa and Ranger H e is admiringly and fonffiy remembered by them and

by Classmates and sUpmates w h o vvere compamons ffi a Ufe of service to our country; plus the many other friends he and Dal have made. D o c Uved Ufe Uved purposefiJly seUlessly, courageously and lovingly.

A memorial s e n i c e vvas held at Christ Episcopal Church, Coronado, CA, on 9 September 2006' attended by Classmates, sffipmates and friends, notably- incluffing the torret gunner w-ho flew- with U m in 1942. FoUowing the service Doc's ashes vvere interred in the church's memorial garden.

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Major Ed O ' H e r r o n J r , U S M C R (Ret.), died in Charlotte, N C , on 26Jffiy 2006.

H e vv^as 90 vears old.

Born in Balrimore, M D , and raised m Charlotte, N C , he was ffie son of "SaUy" Eckerd and Edvvard O ' H e r r o n . His father opened Eckerd C u t - R a t e Meffical H e attended Cffiver Mffitary Academy ffi Inffiana. where he rose to regimental commander, learned to fly and w o n a Naval Academy appointment. At U S N A , he was president ofhis class for two years, but left for U N C - C h a p e l Hffi because he had met a South CaroUna gfrl, Margaret Aston "Dosty" Blackman, and was afraid h e woffid lose h e r They were married m 1938 and thefr marriage lasted unffi her deaffi nearly 66 years later D u r m g World War II he tried to enlist as a naval aviator, but was too old, so he joffied ffie Marmes and took officer trainmg. H e was an ordinance instructor when he appUed for conibar duty.

H e was a 28-year-old Marine captam w h e n h e led his infantry- uffit mto the Battle of Iwo Jima and earned a SUver Star.

O ' H e r r o n landed at Iwo Jmia as a supply- officer, but was promoted three times, eventoaUy to captam, after his superior officers vvere kffied.

O n the thfrd day; he led the uffit onto the beach and volunteered to go to the front hne. H e figured out that ffie Japanese were shootmg officers w h o poffited dfrecrions and learned to use his ey-es to point.

Retornffig to Charlotte, N C , O ' H e r r o n opened the East Coast's first seff-service drugstore and helped buUd Eckerd Drugs ffito one of ffie largest drugstore chains in the country-.

O ' H e r r o n also became ffivolved m civic affafrs, fficludmg ffie hospital authority ffiat owns and operates what is n o w Carohnas Meffical Center. H e considered Us work on ffie auffiority one of his proudest accomphshments.

In ffie 1950s he was elected to ffie N C House,leav-ffigafter tUee terms to oversee Us busmess and growing fanfrly. StUl feeUng ffie need to serve, he decided to run for governor, but lost ffie Democraric primary to evenmal four-term governor.Jim Hunt.

O ' H e r r o n took ov-er ffie company- ffi 1962 and Eckerd Drugs of Norffi Carohna mffiripUed. It merged wiffi Jack Eckerd's Florida-based company- ffi 1977 to become the narion's second-largest drugstore chain.

O ' H e r r o n is survived by his sister, Nancy; cffilffien,Wiffiam, Patricia and Kennedy: nme grandchildren; uvo step-grandchUffien; and sev-en great-grandchUdren.

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LASTCALL HERBERT EMIL WEYRAUCH '41

Herbert E.Weyrauch ffied of congesrive heart faUure at Us home in Minneapolis, MN, on 27 September 2006. He was 87 years old.

Born on 10 January 1919 inWaverly, IA, Herb graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1941 and was one often Classmates selected for the fitring out and comnfrssioffing crew of N O R T H CAROLINA ( B B - 5 5 ) , affecrionately known as the "Showboat," prouffiy serving for 28 months. In Jffiy 1943, Rear Admiral WUder D. Baker '14 selected Herb to be Us staff communicarions and electtonics officer. Cruiser Division One, aboard RICHMOND ( C L - 9 ) and Herb again joined Adnfrral Baker when he took command of Crffiser Division 14 in AprU 1944 aboard ViNCENNES (CL-64). In June 1947, Herb received Us master's degree in electtoffics engineering, from ffie Naval Postgraduate School in Annapohs, MD. He served as assistant repair superintendent at Puget Sound Naval Sffipyard in Bremerton, WA, unffi 1951, and Us last assignment was as commanffing officer at the U.S. Naval Compuring Macffine Laboratory in St. Paffi, MN. Herb's civiUan career began in 1954, as an electtical engineer with DaUberg Inc., then progressed through Maico Electtoffics working with D.O.D. research and development contracts, Flo-ttoffics Inc. and American Monarch Corporarion, where he served as president and chairman ofthe board. In January 1965, he became a seff-employed consffitant to management, a posirion he fiUed even into the last months of Us Ufe. In 1986, Herb formed Flagcase Company, purveyor of fine flag ffisplay cases.

Herb was a Ufe member ofthe Insritote for Electtical and Electtoffics Engineers (IEEE) and founder of the CouncU of Independent Professional Consffitants. Herb conttibuted to numerous civic organizarions during Us 55-year residency in MinneapoUs. Predeceased by Us beloved wife of 56 years, Anne; sister, Madeleine (Snfrth); and brother,John, Herb is survived by Us brother, Gerald; daughter, CarolAnne Bozosi ofWaukesha,WI; sons, Arthur "Skip" of NiceviUe, FL,Theodore "Ted" ofVienna, VA, Walter of MinneapoUs, MN, and Gerald "Jere" ofVancouver WA; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchUffien.

If desired, donations may be made to either the N O R T H CAROLINA Battleship Memorial, (make check payable to Friends ofthe Battleship, note Herb Weyrauch Memorial Fund on the memo Hne) and maUed to Kim Sincox, Museum Services Director, Friends ofthe BattiesUp NC, PO Box 480, WUnfrngton, NC 28402; or to The Hospice ofthe Lakes, H.E. Weyrauch Memorial Gift, MaU Stop 11202C, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paffi, MN 55101-2595.

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ROBERT ADAMS BELDEN '43

Robert A. Belden ffied on 2 October 2006. He was 86 years old.

Born in Columbus, OH, on 18 August 1920 to Charles Lee and Dorothy Adams Belden, Robert Uved in southern OUo unffi he attended the Naval Academy at Annapohs, MD. He graduated with the Class of 1943 and served in the North Adanric and Meffiterranean theattes during Worid War II. After leaving the Navy in 1945, he attended the Harvard Business School and received an M.B.A. He married WUanne EmUy Schneider of Cleveland Heights, OH, in 1947.The couple moved to San Diego, CA, where Robert was employed by Convair, General Dynarffics and Sttomberg-Carlson. He attended the USD Law School earffing a JD. He taught at USIU, then at SDSU in the business schools, speciaUzing in business poUcy In later years, he became a professional photographer His hobbies and activiries included saffing as a member of Southwestern Yacht Club and serving on the Hanfficap Fleet Comnfrttee, holffing a techffical Ucense in amateur raffio, travel, woodworkmg, photography and playing recorder in Early Music Consorts.

Robert is survived by Us wffe, WUanne; their son, Leigh; sister,Virgiffia Kurtz; and four grandchUdren, Tara, Morgan, PhUUp and Scott.

Memorial services were held on Satorday, 28 October 2006 at AU Soffis' Episcopal Church in Point Loma, CA. In heu of flowers, donarions may be made in Us memory to The Parkinson's Foundarion or AU Soffis' Church.

The Belden Family MARSH KERMIT ECKHARDT '43

Commander Marsh K. Eckhardt, USN (Ret.), ffied on 16 September 2006 in Santa Cruz, CA. He was 86 years old.

Born in Rochester, NY, Commander Eckhardt graduated from Uffiversity of Rochester, and also attended the Naval Academy, MIT and ffie Navy's Model Basin in Maryland.

He ran the shipbuilding yards in Brooklyn, NY, and Mare Island in the San Francisco Bay. Commander Eckhardt rerired as a commander after 23 years in the U.S. Navy, and later worked as a sttuctoral engineer for Lockheed MissUes and Space in Sunnyvale, CA, for 14 years. He developed the formffia for calcularing propeUer pitch related to displacement for sUps, a formffia stffi used today.

He had lived in Aptos, CA, for 30 years, and loved music. He was a professional bass player, and had played with many bands around the world.

Commander Eckhardt is survived by his daughter, Marsha K. HeUer ofWatsonviUe, CA; son, Bruce Eckhardt of Coeur d'Alene, ID; brother, Norman Eckhardt of South Carohna; and six grandchUdren. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Octavia Eckhardt.

Services were held on 20 September 2006 at Santa Cruz Memorial Mission Chapel, foUowed by private burial.

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CHARLTON RUSSELL K I N G '44

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C. RusseU Kmg, former navral aviator and attorney in Santa Paffia, CA, sUpped the surly bonds of earffi on 19 Februarys 2006.

Born in Norffi CaroUna on 7 August 1921, he attended Mississippi State ^ ^ ^^SkB CoUege before Us appoinmient to the â&#x20AC;˘^ Nav-al Academy on 30 Jffiy 1940. His Class graduated a year early and he was assigned as a gunnery officer in AUGLISTA.ffieflagsffipffiboffi ffie Normandy and Southern France mv-asions. ffi 1945, he reported for ffight traiffing at Naval Afr Starion, DaUas.TX. He married MoUy Skirmer in October 1946. and received his nav-al av-iator Wings ffie foUowing December Thefr dau^ter, Margaret Jane, was bom ffie foUowmg year.

In 1947. he joined a Navy Pattol Squaffion VP-26 at Port Lvautey; Morocco. He flew PB4Y2 patrol bombers along the rim offfieIron Curtain to locate Soviet surface-to-air radar starions.

One of RusseU's close fiiends. Lieutenant Juffior Grade Bob Rey-nolds. w-as shot dovv-n by Soviet fighters in 1950. Inteffigence indicated ffiat some of ffie crew- members were captored and RusseU defficated years ofhis later legal career trying to fmd any trace ofhis friend, to no av-aU. Starring m 1949. he taught navigarion to N R O T C cadets for three years at ffie Uffiversity- of Micffigan ffi Ann Arbor, MI, where his second daughter, Charlton Arme, was born. After a tour on staff wiffi ffie Heet Afr Arm ffi Naples, Italy, where Us son.Walter RusseU, was bom ffi 1953, he resigned as a Heutenant to attend ffie Uffiversity- of Micffigan Law School. There, Us daughter, Nancy- Randolph, was bom. The farrffiy moved to CaUforffia m 1956. vv-here a fourth daughter, Miriam Irene, was bom m 1963.

In 1963, he opened his lawr practice m Santa Paffia, CA, -which offered him boffi smaU-tovvn atmosphere and an afrport vrithm walking distance ofhis office.

He was, abov-e aU, a man of honor vvho "topped ffie windswept heights with easy grace."

He is survived by Us wife, MoUy Skirmer Kmg; daughter, Margaret and her husband Jarffie O'Boyle of PhUadelpffia, PA; dau^ter,Anne and her husband, Saeed Sadeghpour, and thefr chUdren, Nura, Anfrn, RusseU, Soraya, and Nadia of MontebeUo, CA son.Walter and his wife, Conffie, and their cffilffien, Mereffiffi, Melaffie and Adam of Kerman, CA; daughter, Nancy of Santa Paula, CA; daughter, Mim of Lexmgton, KY; and Us sister, Jean Frisk of Barefoot Bay, ÂĽL. The King Family

WILLIAM STE-VEN RILEY '44

Wiffiam S. Raley ffied peacefiiUy m Us home in San Antoffio, TX, on 2 September 2006.

"Bffi" was born on 19 Jffiy 1921, ffi I ^t M f. Beverly, MA, to Wiffiam James Rfrey and ^^^m^^L.^10^ >^^ Anastasia Cheverie. In 1939, he gradu^^^^ ^ ^ ated from high school in Nashua, N H wiffi honors. He received an appointment to the Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1944 and was comrffissioned in the Navy, servmg aboard N E W JERSEY during World War II. In 1949, Bffi graduated fixim MIT wiffi a speciahst degree ffi naval construcrion and engmeering. He vvas a Ueutenant commander when he left acrive service.

He married MUffied Kearney m Jffiy 1943 and they had six cffildren, WUUam James, Lee Helene, Lynne Marie, Mark Stephen '72, Laura Ann and Anna Louise. MUffied passed away^ in 1964 and Bffi remarried a widow, Jane Barnhouse Morris, vvho had nffie chUffien from her fost marriage, Nancy Jane, Ehzabeth Ann, Mary Louise, WUUam Howard, Carol Joan, Helen Catherine, James Gerard, Thomas Frederick and Jean Marie. In 1966, Rebecca Jane was born, "an offiy cUld and the youngest of 16."

Bffi vvas a devout CathoUc, wffio served God, Us fanffiy and many others tffioughout Us Ufe. After Us service in the Navy, he was acrive ffi ffie Naval Reserve, whUe working as an engmeermg manager tffioughout Us career Bffi rerired from the U T System, MD Anderson Cancer Center, m 1990, where he worked as ffie dfrector of engineering plannmg and construcrion. He was a Fourth Degree member ofthe Kffights of Columbus (CouncU 9967) and also a member ofthe USNA Alumni Associarion.

In adffirion to a successfffi management career, Bffi contmued his educarion and became a cherffical dependency counselor.

TUs experience complemented the insight he gained from 36 years of sobriety. He also worked as a teacher, counselor, program dfrector and mentor ffi a number of service programs. He and Us wffe were active ffi the spiritoal program, RettouvaUle, sponsored by the church, to help ttansform ttoubled marriages mto sttonger uffions. The last two years, BiU and Us wife served as coordmatmg couple for the Rettouvaffie of San Antoffio Commuffity.

Bffi vvas predeceased by Us first wife, MUdred, son, Thomas, and grandsons, Brian BaUey, and Trace and Conner Rfrey. He is survived by Us wffe of 42 years, Jane; 15 chUdren; 38 grandchUffien; 13 great-grandcUldren; and many other loving fanffiy members and friends.

A foneral Mass vvas celebrated on 7 September 2006 at Holy Triffity Caffiohc Church.

Visit the Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium onhne: www.usna.edu/cemetery

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< TORIA JOEL BRATTEN JR. '45

Captain Toria J. Bratten Jr, USN (Ret.),, ffied on 7 October 2006.

"Tor" was born on 15 January 1923, the sixth chUd of Lola Robinson and i^^H ^fcSKi I^rToria J. Bratten, the town doctor in ^^^1 I ^ ^ H Liberty, TN. They moved to Woodbury, ^^^_ — 1 | ~ | | ^ ^ ^ ^^ escape a town fuU of relatives ^^^H ^ ^ ^ H demanffing free medical care. He graduated from Webb School in BeU Buckle, TN, as an honor student, member of the Plutonic Debating Club, and lettering in basket baU. He was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1941 by the Honorable Albert Gore Sr and graduated with the Class of 1944.

He served in NEVADA during the batdes of Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the East China Sea. He served with the raffiological safety group in the Bikini Atorffic bomb tests.

In 30 years of active duty, he was a "black shoe" officer on a batdeship, a cruiser, a destroyer escort, two destroyers, three ampffibious sffips and an aircraft carrier, and was commanffing ofiicer for four sUps. He commanded WRIGHT, an aircraft carrier reconfigured as an emergency command post for the president and Us staff during war.

Shore assignments included the Raffiation Laboratory (San Francisco, CA); instructor, U.S Naval Academy (AnnapoHs, MD); commanding officer ofthe U.S. Naval Commuffications Station, (Iceland); staff of Commander in Cffief, U.S.Atlantic Fleet; the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Pentagon); the staff of the Chief of Naval Material (Washington, DC). He retired from active duty from the staff of the Chief of Naval Techffical Traiffing at the U.S Naval Air Starion, Mempffis, TN, in 1974.

Tor also was a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA), the Industrial CoUege ofthe Armed Forces (Washmgton, DC) andThe George Washmgton Umversity, (M.B.A.).

Tor was a member ofthe MiUtary Order ofWorld Wars, The Retired Officers Association,Veterans of Foreign Wars, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, the Memphis Council ofthe Navy League and taught for the Memphis Literacy Council.

He married Alice Groves of Ripon,Wl,in 1947. She predeceased Um in 1985. He is survived by their two daughters, Clare and her son, Kevin; and Janis and her sons, Michael and Robert; and a son, Peter. In 1987, he married Betty GUes of Memphis,TN, widow of Colonel James Giles, USAF. He is also survived by Us wife, Betty; her daughter, Kaffiy; two granddaughters, Stacy and Kimberly; her daughter, Kristyn; and her son, Stoart.

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Commander Thomas A. Bush Jr, USN (Ret.), died on 13 September 2006 at his home in Topsham, ME, foUowing a brief iUness.

Tom was born in Rachmond,VA, on 10 August 1922, the son ofThomas and MaybeUe Bush. He graduated from Adrffiral Farragut Academy, attended

MIT, and was appointed to the NavalAcademy from the state of New Jersey graduating in June 1944 wdth the Class of 1945. On 9 June 1944, he married Mary Lawrence of Fafrnouth, MA. Most of ffis sea duty was in destroyers, his first assignment being as torpedo officer of MERVINE (DD-489), escorting Adanric convoys. In 1945, MERVINE was converted to a high speed rffinesweeper as DMS-31 and, after evaffing the Okinawa typhoon of October 1945, spent the foUowing winter in nfrne clearance operations in the YeUow Sea. He then served in MCKEAN ( C C - 7 8 4 ) , MADDOX (DD-731), YORKTOWN

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(CVA-10) and ORISKANY ( C V A - 3 4 ) , and commanded ENERGY > (MSO-436) and EPPERSON (DD-719). Other assignments included the Naval Postgraduate School, the Naval War CoUege, I nuclear supervisor in Navy Special Weapons Unit 802 and j officer-in-charge ofthe Sttategic Analysis Support Group in SUver Spring, MD. He earned graduate degrees in engineering electtoffics from j the Naval Postgraduate School and poUrical science (international ' relations) from Boston University. j FoUowing retirement in 1967, he worked as program i manager at Sanders Associates, Nashua, NH. In 1987, he retired \ to Moultonborough, NH. He was predeceased by Mary in 2001. j The foUowing year, he moved to Maine, where he developed a ] love of Uking the many traUs and parks in the nfrd-coast region. | Tom is survived by his daughter, Ann Bush Garland and her j husband, Charles of Saco, ME, and their chUffien, Daffiel (and his ; fiancee, D r Shannon MacDonald) and Jffi; Us daughter, Nancy Lawrence Bush, DBA of Monroe, NC, and her chUffien Marion, i Heather (and her husband. Captain Robert E.L. DeGraffenreid, USA) and Leah (and her husband Gary DUworth); and Us son, i ChristopherT Bush of FortWorth,TX. • A memorial service was held at St. Paul's Anghcan Church in !

Portland, ME, foUowed by a comrffittal service on 20 October ' 2006 at the Naval Academy Columbarium. '.

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i ROBERT ANSEL EIDSON '45

Captain Robert Eidson, U S N R (Ret.), | died in Johnson CityTN, on 2 October ] 2006. He was 85 years old. \ Bob was born in Topeka, KS, on \ 30 May 1921. He attended ffie Uffiversity | of Kansas, where he met CecU Ruth j King of Kansas City, MO. In the sunmier I of 1940, Bob completed Marine Corps OCS at San Diego, CA. In July 1941, he ; received an appointment to the Naval Academy. He was a i member ofthe Class of 1945, graduaring in 1944. On 10 June ; 1944, Bob and CecU were married in Kansas City, MO. He then | received orders to the Pacific Theater, where he served aboard j BOISE, parricipating in sea batdes incluffing Surigao Strait and I Leyte Guff. j In July 1947, Bob became a naval aviator and served as a hurricane hunter in Mianfr, FL. From 1950 to 1953, he attended \ the Naval Postgraduate School, earning a master of science in j electrical engineering. In 1956, Bob was assigned to the Office of • the Chief of Naval Operations. ,

In 1959, he resigned from acrive duty and accepted a posirion wiffi Sanders Associates, Nashua, NH. In 1964, the fanffiy moved to Beffiesda, MD, where he serv-ed as vice president of Airtroffics, ffien as Director Special Programs, for LBM. In 1972 he cofounded Decisions and Designs, Inc., McLean.VA, where he served as president unffi 1985.Thereafter he worked at Defense Analysis Corporarion, Overlook Systems Technologies and Cambridge Research Associates. He completed Us naval career in 1973 and retired fiom priv-ate business in 2004.

Bob vv-as acriv-e in many service organizarions, incluffing ffie Navffi Academy Foundarion and ffie WoUTrap Farm Park for ffie Perforrffing Arts. He also served as deacon of ffie First Congregarional Church of Nashua, NH, and the First Presby-terian Church ot~WasUngton, DC. Bob vvas a loy-al friend, admired for Us honesty, generosity and strengffi of character Bob was also an outstanffing and honored patriot who dev-oted Us lffe to ffie service of Us country.

Predeceased by Us wffie, CecU on 2 February 2005, Robert is surviv-ed by- his daughter, Susan Eidson Barclay (Scott); sons, Robert Bam Eidson (Elaine) and John Rffiodes Eidson; and six srandchUffien. AbigaU and AHce Barclay; Zachary- and Midsffipman 1, C Robert Eidson '07, and Arme and Eric Eidson.

Bob Eidson wiU be honored wiffi a memorial service at ffie Nav-al Academy- Chapel m AprU 2007. He wiU be interred with his wife, CecU, at ffie Naval Academy Columbarium.

The Eidson Family ROBERT FRANKLIN STANTON '45

Captain Robert F.""Bob" Stanton, USN (Ret.), ffied ffi Honolffiu, HL on 31 Jffiy 2006 of comphcarions from emphysema.

He vvas born ffi Pasadena, CA, ffi 1921 and attended pubhc schools ffiere before receiving an appomtment to the Naval Academy. He graduated wiffi the wartime-accelerated Class of 1945 ffi .^_ .^__- jjjjje 1944 and was comrffissioned as an ensign. He is also a graduate ofthe Armed Forces Staff CoUege.

Bob's Classmates and close friends caUed him "Big Stoop," after ffie gende giant by ffiat name m ffie "Terry and The Pfrates" corffic strip. His first sUp was TwiGGS (DD-591), wUch was m many ofthe acrions in World War II m the Padfic and was sunk by a torpedo durmg the batde for Okinawa. He later serv-ed in two destroyers, a cruiser, and an LSD before moving to command assignments. He was named commanding officer of HOLLISTER (DD-788), MO-NTICELLO (LSD-35),AmpUbious Squadron One, AmpUbious Squaffion One, UDT-13, and Special Warfare Group, Pacffic.

Durmg his years of defficated service. Captain Stanton was awarded ffie Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star with CombatV, Navy- Commendarion Medal with CombatV, and Navy Uffit Commendarion with one Star for a second award.

He rerired as a proud Navy SEAL m July 1974 after 30 years of active dutv-.

After rerirement, he received Us M.B.A. from San Diego State Uffiversity; and vvas hcensed as a CPA, foUowing wffich he served as the chief accountant for DiUingham Maritime Division and conttoUer for Warner-Springs Ranch, Warner Springs, CA. In later years, he vvas ffie cUef accountant for Moana Producrions, a maker of documentary films, co-owned by Us stepdaughter, Grace, and her husband, Paul Atkins. Four Narional Geograpffic Specials hsted hum in the ffim creffits. He became an Emmy Award-winning CPA when "Hawaii: Sttangers in Paraffise" won in 1991 for Best Informarional and Cultoral Programnfrng.

Stoop is survdved by his wife, Ingeborg of Honolulu, HI; daughters. Donna Stanton of Coronado, CA;Joan Ricketts of Newport Beach, CA; Grace Atkins (Paffi) of Honolulu, HI; and Mary Hemler (Colonel Jeffiey Hemler '71, USMC (Ret.)) of Burke,VA; five grandchUdren, incluffing First Lieutenant Joslyn Herffier '04, USMC; brother, Michael Murray; and uvo sisters, Margaret Stanton and Mary Anderson (Don).

A memorial service vvas held at Punchbowl Cemetery on 11 August 2006. His burial at sea wiU be schedffied at a later date.

Memorial donarions may be made to the Humane Society and/or the Navy ReUef Society.

ROBERT YOUNG KAUFMAN '46

Vice Adnfrral RobertY. "Yogi" Kaufman died on Friday, 22 September 2006, as a resffit of Parkinson's ffisease.

Born in Roanoke,VA, in 1924, he graduated from the Naval Academy ffi 1945 with the Class of'46. He served as a submarmer and was one of the earUest officers to receive nuclear trafrfrng prior to becorffing the execurive officer of SEAWOLF, our second nuclear submarine. He later commanded CAVALLA, SCORPION and WILL ROGERS. WhUe on board SCOBJ'ION, they set a world's submergence record of 70 days. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for "exceprionaUy meritorious service durffig a period in 1962."

Adrffiral Kaufman vvas part of a group of submarme officers vvho set the design specfficarions ofthe Los ANGELES-class of attack submarines (688 class). He attended the Narional War CoUege and received a master's degree from The George Wasffington Uffiversity m internarional affafrs.

In 1969, he became the deputy ffirector of the Joint Sttategic Target Planning Staff. He then served as the Director Sttategic Submarine Division OPNAV OP-21/Trident Program Coordinator His last posirion in the Navy was as the Dfrector Command, Conttol, Communicarions and Inteffigence (OPNAV-094).

Reffiing in 1981, he told friends that he was leavmg the Navy after 37 years of service to foUovv Us son, Steve, in a new career as a vvUdUfe photographer Together, father and son produced five coffee table books. Untamed Alaska, Silent Chase (Submarines ofthe U.S. Nai'y), Sharks of Steel ( a book covermg U.S., Russian and Japanese subs), Cify at Sea (about afrcraft carriers), and Untamed Alaska, 10th Armiversary Edition.

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Adnfrral Kaufman grew up in the WasUngton, DC, area, attenffing McKiffiey Tech and Dewitt Prep. He hved m Potomac, MD, from 1981 untU 2003. His last place of residence was the Arleigh Burke Pavffion, an assisted Uving and nursing home in McLean,VA. His wffe, Lucffie W Kaufman, ffied in 1995, one month short of their 50th wedffing anffiversary. He is survived by his son, Steve, who hves in Alaska; Us daughter, Conffie Robinson of Washffigton, DC; and Us granddaughter, Tara Robinson of Los Angles, CA. The Kaufman Family JOHN LANGE WASH '46

Commander John L. Wash, USN (Ret.), ffied on 8 September 2006 m Faiffield, CA. He was born on 18 AprU 1921 in Sparta,WI, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1946 in June 1945.

Commander Wash first trained for the command of an LCI. He served as gurmery officer, navigator and commanffing officer of LSM(R), a uffit of ServPac. He attended Electtoffic Maintenance School at Great Lakes, IL, during 1948.

Commander Wash served as damage conttol assistant and electtoffics ofJAMES E. KYES (DD-787).WUle serving aboard K-VTES, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Korean Service Rabbon with three engagement stars. Upon retorn to the Uffited States, he became engineering officer of RjVV'MOND (DE-341).

He had acaderffic assignments at the NavalAcademy (19521954) and Brovm Uffiversity (1963-1965). He was also head of ffie Electtoffics Uffit at BuPers in WasUngton (1957-1960).

Other assignments included main propulsion assistant in BoXER (CVA-21) and FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT (CVA-42), navigator in ST. PAUL (CA-73) and executive officer of POLLUX ( A K S - 4 ) .

During 1965, Commander Wash was commanding officer of EDISTO ( A G B - 2 ) , an ice breaker homeported in Boston, MA. He was then plans ofBcer on the staff of ComCarDiv 18. His last duty station was in JASON ( A R - 8 ) as executive officer.

After retirement. Commander Wash formed the Youth Employment Service at the YMCA Marin County, San Rafael, CA, and served as director untU moving to his ten acres of redwoods in Mendocino County, CA, near the coast. After 15 years he moved to Paraffise VaUey Estates, a retirement commuffity for rffiUtary officers and their wives in Fairfield, CA. Commander Wash is survived by his devoted wife of more than 52 years, NeU; daughter, Linda Mayr; son, Robert; and two grandsons, Benjanfrn andVincent Mayr As he wished, his ashes wiU be scattered at sea near the Marin coast.

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^ NEVIN W H U A M GEORGE '48

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Commander Nevin W. George, USN (Ret.), ffied on 19 Jffiy 2006 of compUcarions from an aortic aneurysm suffered in June 1996. He was 81 years old.

Nevin was born in Johnston, PA, on 8 December 1924. He was attenffing coUege when he received a ffiaft notice in 1943. He entered the Air Force cadet program and was about to receive Us Wings as bombarffier when he received a norice that he was accepted at the Naval Academy He graduated in the class of 1948A, the last class to go through in three years.

Nevin attended the Naval Supply School and then reported to RENDOVA. He was then transferred to the desttoyer LYMAN K. SWENSON in 1949 and was part ofthe Inchon landffig durmg ffie Korean War Upon Us return from the Korean War, Nev spent time at ffie Naval Air Starion, MempUs,TN, and then later with a U.S. squadron in London, England.

After reffiffig from the Navy m 1955, Nev received Us M.B.A. at Stanford Uffiversity and then accepted an offer fixim Chevron Corporarion. He remamed with the company for 33 years.

Nevm is survived by Us wffe of 56 years, OUve; Us daughter, Wendy; and grandson, Kevin.

Memorial services were held on 20 August 2006, at the Oakmont Memorial Park and Mortoary in Lafayette, CA. He was buried with nfrUtary honors in the memorial park.

Tlie George Family HERBERT SCHUYLER KLINE '48

Lieutenant Commander Herbert S. Khne, USN (Ret.), ffied on 11 March 2006 with Us wffe, daughter and granddaughter at Us side. He had been strugghng for four years with a myriad of problems, but was taken suddeffiy by an inttacraffial hemorrhage.

Herb was born on 17 October 1926 in Erie, PA, ffie son of ffie late Harriet Dickey KUne and Herbert Orlando KUne. He graduated fixim MiUcreek High School in Erie, and attended Columbian Preparatory School m Washmgton, DC. He was appomted to ffie Naval Academy fixim Pennsylvaffia, graduaring with the Class of 1948.

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and IREX ( S S - 4 8 2 ) . After retiring from the Navy in 1968, he spent 20 years with Vitto Corporation in Gaithersburg, MD, involved in submarine sUencing.

He completely retired in 1986 and spent the next 20 years enjoying his fanffiy and his hobbies. Herb was a great storyteUer, delighting his farffily and friends. He wiU be saffiy rffissed. He was a wonderful husband and partner, father and grandfather Lieutenant Commander Kline is survived by Us loving wife of 43 years, Patricia; Us devoted daughter and granddaughter,

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Sarah L.Joy and AsUey M.Joy of Martinsburg, WV. He also leaves a broffier James D. KUne of Boynton Beach, FL. He was predeceased by nvo sons, Herbert BaUey KUne and Christopher Dickey Khne.

He was mumed on 18 AprU 2006 m a moving ceremony at the NavalAcademy Colimibarium wiffi fanfrly and friends present.

T?ie iC//>ie Family V E R N O N PAUL KLEMM '49

Captain Vernon R Klenmi, USN (Ret.), of Bowie, MD, ffied at Us home on 18 September 2006 after a four-year battie with metastatic kidney cancer He was 80 years old.

Born on 2 Jffiy 1926 ffi Hays, KS, he attended Washburn Uffiversity on a 15-monffi accelerated program. In 1945, he vvas appoffited to ffie Naval Academy in AnnapoUs, where he graduated wiffi a degree m electtical engmeering wiffi ffie Class of 1949. He received degrees from the Webb Institote ffi nav-al arcffitecture and marine engmeermg.

He was stationed at v^arious Navy sUpyards, buUdffig and repairmg sUps, mcludmg afrcraft carriers. He also was ffi San Diego on ffie staff ot Commander Nav-al Afr Forces Pacffic Heet in charge of maffitenance of aU ofthe aircraft carriers in the Pacific, ffi 1968, he vvas program manager for non-nuclear afrcraft carrier construction, stationed in WasUngton, DC. He served ffiVietoam, helpmg ffie Vietoamese assume control of more than 1,000 smaU boats and craft given to ffiem by ffie Uffited States. Later he vvasffieVietoamese Uaison officer and head of ffie ampffibious desk for the Naval SUp Sy-stem Command. ffi adffition to service as officer ffi charge of ffie Naval SUp Engmeermg Center ffi PhUadelpUa, PA, he became program manager for marine gas torbmes, vv-Uch vvere just entering the fleet m great numbers. He retfred from ffie Navy ffi 1980 after 36 years of service.

Subsequendy, he worked for contractors m the WasUngton area, retiring ffi 1983.

He received ffie Legion of Merit with CombatV and a Star, ffie Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal and ffie Navy Uffit Commendation, ffi adffition to various local and service medals and awards.

Captam Klemm was an elder ofWUdercroft Church of Christ for 26 years. He enjoyed growing roses, model raifroadmg, buUdmg forratore and barbershop smging.

Survivors fficlude Us wffe, Norene Klemm whom he married on 7 June 1949; son, MerriU Klemm of Cedar Rapids, LI; diree daughters, Paffia Thomas ofJenffings, FL, Janet Osttoff of Largo, MD, and Peggy WUhams ofWUte House, TN; brother, WUbur Klemm of Olathe, KS; eight grandchUdren; and one great-grandchUd. He was predeceased by three broffiers, Curris, Howard and Jerry- Klemm.

Bunal vvas on Monday, 20 November 2006, at ArUngton National Cemetery.

Memorial contriburions may be made to the American Cancer Societv; 1041 Route 3 N, Gambrffis, MD 21054.

PAUL GREIG L E G R O S '49

Paffi G. LeGros ffied peacefiffiy at Us home in Houston, TX, surrounded by Us fanffiy on 1 September 2006. He was 79 years old.

Paffi was born in Houston, TX, to Bertha KUman LeGros and Paffi LeGros.

He attended Wheaton CoUege, where he met his fotore wffe, Kathy. Later, he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy and was a member ofthe 17th Company. Upon graduarion with the Class of 1949, he and Kathy were married and Paffi jomed ffie Civil Engineering Corps. He was sent to Rensselaer Polytechffic Insritote in Troy, NY, where he earned a bachelor's degree ffi civU engineerffig m 1951. His duty starions fficluded Corpus Chrisri,TX; Subic Bay ffi the Phffippines; Charleston, SC; DavisviUe, RI; the Panama Canal Zone; and Key West, FL. He received a World War IlVictory Medal and the Narional Defense Service Medal.

FoUowing his nfrUtary service, he earned a master's degree m environmental engmeering from Rice Uffiversity and worked as a professional engffieer for 20 years. After reffiement, he volunteered teacffing EngUsh to mtemarional stodents. He also recorded more ffian 24 coUege textbooks on tape for sighdess stodents.

Paffi is survived by Us wffe of 57 years, Kathy; ffiefr chUdren, Barbara Christman, Susan Downs, Carol Ranffie, Bruce LeGros and Paffi LeGros Jr; his sister, Louise LeGros Wilhoit; 12 grandchUffien; two great-grandchUffien; and numerous ffieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held on Sunday, 10 September 2006 at Church ofthe Redeemer m DaUas, TX. Memorial donarions may be made to Tapmg for the Bhnd, 3935 Essex, Houston, TX 77027; or AD Players, 2710 W Alabama, Houston,TX 77098.

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On 20 August 2006, the Class of 1950, Ninth Company, lost one of its finest.

Commander Joseph B. Howard, USN (Ret.), ffied in San Diego, CA, from compUcarions foUowmg a faU fixim a ladder "Joe" seemed desrined fixim the start to attend the Naval Academy. Born ffi AnnapoUs, MD, on 22 January 1927, he was a fifth-generarion Annapohtan and member of a fanffiy rich ffi navalffistory.His father was Captain Douglas Legate Howard '06, for whom ffie desttoyer HOWARD was named and boffi grandfathers were adrffirals who commanded batdesffips m the Great WUte Fleet.

After graduaring from ffie Severn School, where he captamed the footbaU team and lettered in lacrosse, Joe conrinued to ffisringuish himseff on the USNA atUeric fields, playmg varsity lacrosse on a team that won the Narional ChampionsUps Us Youngster Year. Like Us father before him, he retorned to coach Navy to victory whUe teachmg marffie engmeermg at ffie Academy.

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Joe was a veteran of the Korean Conffict and flew more than 400 Vietnam combat rffissions in U H - I B hehcopter gunsUps. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 13 Air Medals, the Bronze Star and the Navy Commendarion Medal, both with CombatV, ffie Presidenrial Uffit Citarion, and mffiriple Vietoamese decorations. He was higUy commended for his combat leadersUp as he personaUy conceived, tested and institutionaUzed many ofthe armed heUcopter/river boat tacrics used in ffie Vietnam War Joe had a varied 27-year career as a naval aviator His sea duty tours included a carrier based ASW squaffion, HAL-3 and HC-1 (Vietoam), and ffight officer on Iwo JiMA.They also included tours at the Naval Air Development Center, JohnsviUe, PA, duty as execurive officer and commanffing officer at HC-1 HeHcopter Squaffion, Imperial Beach, CA, Naval Air Systems Command and ffie Army War CoUege, Carlisle, PA. Upon rerirement in 1974,Joe and Us famUy retorned to Coronado, CA, where he improved his body-surfing and tennis skffis whUe working foU-rime in various capaciries of his new career in the automorive industry. He retired in 2005 at age 78.

A service was held on 17 November 2006 at the Naval Academy, where Joe was laid to rest beside his beloved wife of 52 years, Phyffis Freeman Howard, who ffied in 2005.

He is survived by Us son, Douglas Howard, daughter-in-law, Cindy Spoor, daughter, Nancy Peterson, son-in-law, Denffis Peterson, and four grandchUffien, aU of Salt Lake City, UT; and Us mother-in-law, Phyffis Freeman of Coronado, CA. J O H N DAVID DUNGAN '51

Commander John D. Dungan, USN (Ret.), passed away on 30 September 2006 at Commuffity Memorial Hospital in Ventura, CA, after a short Ulness. His wife of 54 years, Jane, was with him when he passed. He was 79 years old.

"Jack" was born on 31 May 1927, in Lakewood, NJ, son of Pauhne and Lieutenant Commander John Dungan.

He graduated early from Toms Raver High School in 1945 to jom the Navy as an aerographers mate and served in that capacity untU he received a Fleet appointment to the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1951.

Commander Dungan was a naval aviator with carrier-based attack and anti-submarine squadrons includingVF-54,VS-33 and 38. From 1966 to 1969, he was the air boss in HORNET and finished ffis final tour of duty at NAS Point Mugu as operations officer.

Non-flying duty assignments included the number three turret officer in HELENA, instructor duty at the Naval Academy, ASW training officer at ComASWForPac, and as survival training officer at FASO, NAS North Island. Jack retired from naval service in 1970 and took up residence in Ventura, CA. He sold life insurance for Acacia for several years untU he took ffis final job with the County ofVentora, where he served as the pubUc guardian for 13 years.

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Jack's happiest moments were those spent with fanffiy, close shipmates and neighbors, spinning yarns and teUing his favorite jokes. He was active with the Boy Scouts and Indian Guides and active member with Conmiunity Presbyterian Church.John wiU be affectionately remembered as a man of strong character, a loving husband, a doting father and grandfather and loyal friend to those fortonate to have known him.

John is survived by Us loving wdfe, Jane; sons, John Jr,James and Joseph; daughter, Sandy; and grandchUdren, John III, Alexander, Kali and Chloe.

A memorial service was held at Commuffity Presbyterian Church,Ventora, CA, and he was buried at sea. His ashes were scattered from a HSM-41 hehcopter off the coast of San Diego by his son, AWCM John D. Dungan Jr, USN (Ret). Jack's log ,, book reflects his last ffight in a naval aircraft the first week in l| November 2006.

In lieu of flowers, the farffily woffid like donarions in John's name sent to the NavalAcademy Foundarion, Class 1951 Museum Exhibit Fund #7651, PO Box 64978, Balrimore, MD 21264-4978.

The Dungan Family NICHOLAS DEJEAN MALAMBRI '53

Colonel Nicholas D. Malambri, USAF (Ret.), passed away on 24 August 2006 from compUcarions due to cancer.

He was born to Frank and Onalee Malambri in Quincy, IL, and attended the Uffited States Naval Academy, graduating in June 1953; he was comrffissioned ffi the United States Air Force. He attended Air Conmiand and Staff CoUege and the Industtial CoUege of the Armed Forces. He also received a master of science degree from Purdue University in 1963.

Nick had a very interesting Air Force career, serving in every major air command as weU as Headquarters Air Force. He was a command pUot and flew more than 8,000 hours in mffiri-engine aircraft ranging from the B-36 to the C-130. He was also rated as an aircraft performance engineer and navigator.

During Us Air Force career, he received the Legion of Merit, the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Commendarion Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Training Conmianders Trophy and the Air Force Logisrics Command Company Grade Officer of the Year Award. | After his rerirement from the Air Force in 1974, Nick was 1 employed by the Boeing Aerospace Company and Olin Ordnance and represented those compaffies in the Eghn Air Force Base area. While employed with Boeing, he was selected Marketing Man of the Year in 1979.

Nick and his wife, Pat, were married for 53 wonderfol years.

They first met at the age of seven when they received ffieir First ' Holy Comniunion together Nick was an avid golfer for many years; but, his passions, other than Patricia, were his beloved Cubs and Washington Redskins. Pat and Nick shared many wonderful hours together (every weekend) on their 42-foot Carver motor yacht, Dt:)LCE VITA (Sweet Life).

Colonel Malambri is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons, Nicholas II,Timothy Patrick, Mark, Frank and Tony; daughtersin-law, Betsy, Debbie and Maggie; and 13 grandchUdren. Nick vvas preceded in deaffi by his parents, Frank and Onalee, and his brother, WUUam. The fanffiy received friends at Emerald Coast Funeral Home in Fort Walton Beach, FL. After the fiineral service, Nick was cremated and he wffi Ue at rest in the Naval Academy Columbarium. Pat wiU join him there at a later date.

T?)e Malambri Family ROBERT G O R D O N LOEWENTHAL '57

Captain Robert G. Loewenthal, USN (Ret.), Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Tuesday, 4 July 2006 at Newport Hospital after a long batde with cancer "Bob" was born in Omaha, NE, the son of the late Charles and EUa (Shadbolt) Loewenthal. He entered the Naval Academy in June 1953, where he was a member ofthe Seventh Company andffieDrum and Bugle Corps. He graduated with the Class of 1957 and shordy thereafter wed Jo Ann Mundorff and remained so for over 49 years.

Bob served in the Surface Navy for one year and then reported to Submarme School in New London, CT. Upon graduation, he served two tours in ffiesel boats. His next assignment was to the Defense Inteffigence School in WasUngton, DC, after wUch he became an analyst at the Navy Scientific and Techffical Inteffigence Center, focusing on submarines and submarme-launched rffissUes. FoUowing that tour. Bob was ordered to Nuclear Power Traiffing. Upon complerion he was assigned to ffie commissiorfrng crew of QUEENFISH (SSN-651), first as navrigator and later as operarions officer Later submarine assignments included executive officer of DANIEL BOONE and commanffing officer of GEORGE BANCROFT, both Poseidon baUisric rffissUe submarffies.

Bob later commanded HUNLEY, a submarine tender, which he saUed from Guam to the Uffited States for overhaul. Later, he saUed the sUp to Holy Loch, Scodand, for tender duries. Bob was commander ofthe submarine base at Kings Bay, GA, for two years and then fiffished Us naval service by holding the Vice Adnfrral Charles Lockwood Chair of Submarine Warfare at the NavalWar CoUege at Newport, RI. After rerirement. Bob became the program manager for research and development at EG&G Corporation, where he remained active for ten years and consulted thereafter. He was a member of St. Mary's Church and choir, U.S. Naval Submarine League,Victorian Mffitary Society, Newport ArriUery Company, Coasters Harbor Navy Yacht Club and a number of other professional societies.

Besides Us wife, Bob is survived by Us sister, Peggy Johns of Iowa; chUdren, Daffiel, David and Steven Loewenthal and Janet Apter; five grandchUdren; and several nieces and nephews.

Bob made his wishes for his funeral known to his famUy weU in advance ofhis passing. His ashes were placed in a wooden sextant box and buried in the church graveyard.

Bob wiU be sorely nfrssed by famUy and friends alike.

The Loewenthal Family & Charlie Hall '57 NEIL CARLTON SAPP '62

NeU Carlton Sapp passed away on 3 November 2005, after an unexpected and brief ffiness of acute myeloid leukenfra, surrounded by fanffiy and friends.

Born at Victoria Hospital on 22 November 1939 to Alfred E. and Vera Crowson Sapp, NeU took pride in being a Miarffi, FL, native. He graduated from Mianfr Effison High School in 1957 and attended the Naval Academy, graduating with the Class of 1962,13th Company.

He served Us country prouffiy for five years as a F-8 Navy fighter pUot, attaining the rank of Ueutenant, before returffing to Miarffi to fly for National Airlines. He became a captain for National and later flew for Pan American and Delta, retiring in 1999. He was active narionaUy in the Air Line PUots Associarion, holding several offices.WhUe higUy regarded in his profession, he was also involved in many other business ventores.

Captam Sapp served his community in many ways. He was an acrive member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and was the founding president of the South Florida Chapter of the USNA , Alumni Associarion, a founder ofthe U.S. Service Academy Alumni Group, and a board member ofthe Pan Am PUots' Foundation. He was also a leader in the Riviera Country Club and the Surf Club and a volunteer for Informed Famffies and the national Red Rabbon Campaign.

Captain Sapp was an anchor for ffis friends and a mentor to many young people. He was able to set firm rules and clear boundaries and stffi love unconditionally He had an exceptional way of making people feel safe. Around ffim, tffings were always under control. He shaped the Uves of many, including his daughters, who were the pride ofhis Ufe. A man of many talents, NeU enjoyed flying, boating, buUffing, reading, and dancing with Us wife, Peggy.

Neil Sapp is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Peggy; daughters, Erin Beldy (Daniel) and Kerrie Lunsford (Jeffiey); brother, Alfred E. Sapp Jr; seven grandchUdren, Daniel IV,Taylor, and Palmer Beldy and CampbeU, Jeffiey Jr, NeU and EUie Lunsford; and by host of other friends and fanffiy, including Jan and CaUa Hartman, Dorothy Jenkins, Mable Higdon, and Vernon and Esther Sapp.

Services were held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Mianfr, FL, on 7 November 2005 with many Classmates and Academy Alumni m attendance.

In Heu of flowers, donations may be made to the Naval Academy Foundation or the Leukenfra Foundation.

The Sapp Family

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Commander Mark A. McCormick, USN (Ret.), ffied unexpecteffiy on 6 October 2006 in MobUe, AL. He was 47 years old.

Mark was born on 27 November 1958 in Wffiffington, OH. He was an Eagle Scout, graduated from Finffiay High School, and came to the Naval Academy in the summer of 1977 from Boynton Beach, FL. Affecrionately referred to as the "Class Company geek" by Us Eighth Company Classmates, Mark's innate inteUect quickly became apparent, and many creffit Mark with getring them through numerous ffifficult courses. He majored in chemistry, where he exceUed, and graduated with the Class of 1981.

Mark opted for nuclear power ttaiffing upon graduarion, and subsequendy became a career submariner He received Us master's degree in cherffistry from the Uffiversity ofTexas in 1987. In adffirion to several other sea and shore tours, Mark served as navigator in JAMES K. POLK (SSN-645) and execurive officer of ALBANY (SSN-753). He rerired in 2001.

Upon rerirement from acrive duty, Mark relocated Us famUy to MobUe, AL, taking Us engineering and naval experrise to Northrop Grumman SUp Systems. His drive and inteUect made him a natoral for the research and development department. He helped stand up the Command, Control, Commufficarions, Computers and Inteffigence (C4I) Group and, under Us leadersUp, tUs group helped sUp systems look beyond just buUffing sUps. His vision brought sUp integrarion to foture weapons and combat systems, and helped other sectors of Northrop Grumman understand the special requirements of putring compHcated systems to sea. At the time of Us death, Mark served as manager witUn the Advanced Capabffiries Group of NortUop Grumman s u p Systems and as a valued member ofthe NortUop Grumman Directed Energy Working Group.

Mark was a devoted husband, father, son, pattiot and friend.

He is survived by Us wffe of 24 years, the former Laura Avrett of Tuscaloosa, AL; teenage son, Andrew McCorrffick; teenage daughter, KatUeen McCorrffick; parents. Cliff and AUce McCorrffick of Boynton Beach, FL; brother, Jay McCornfrck of Weffington, FL; and other relatives.

Mark wiU be remembered by famUy and friends for his high energy level, quick wit and enthusiastic support of others. He wffi be rffissed by aU ofhis Classmates, especiaUy Us friends and Companymates.

A memorial service was held on 10 October 2006 in MobUe, AL. Funeral services and interment were conducted in Boynton Beach, FL. Dave Lannetti '81

JAMES CORDAHL VESTEVICH '90

Lieutenant Commander James C. Vestevich, USN (Ret.), ffied on 6 February 2006 in San Diego, CA, after sustaiffing a severe brain injury fixim a motorcycle accident on 21 January 2006 in Dulzura, CA. "Jirffi" was born on 5 December 1966 in Royal Oak, MI, and grew up in San Diego, CA, and Columbia, MD. Jimi graduated from Oakland Mffis High School (Columbia, MD) in 1985 with the ffisrincrion of Howard County Outstanffing Senior, among other awards (scholarsffip, leadersUp, and service).

He volunteered as a camp counselor for the Muscffiar Dystrophy Society in his teens and later as a Big Brother He Hved with compassion and purpose.

Majoring in cherffistry, Jirffi was in the Third Company at the Naval Academy and parricipated in crew. He graduated with the Class of 1990.A 1995 graduate ofthe NewYork CoUege of Osteopathic Mefficine, Jirffi completed his meffical internsffip at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth,VA, in obstettics/gynecology and became a ffight surgeon known as "DocV" to many people.

Jimi first served on the aircraft carrier KlTTYHAWK and later INDEPENDENCE (Airwing Five, hehcopter pUots) unffi the onset of seizures due to brain cancer in November 1998.

A vibrant inspirarion, Jirffi bravely faced cancer. He dffigendy pursued Us raffiology residency (Naval Meffical Center, San Diego, CA) unffi Us meffical rerirement in AprU 2004. He became a goff course ranger at East Lake County Club, Chffia Vista, CA. He loved Us fanfrly, friends, goff, surfing, swimnfrng, travel, music, cars and motorcycles. He Uved Ufe zestfiffiy. "Dense fon," he said.

On 6 AprU 2002 Jiiffi married Ms. KatUeen Lujan, RJSl, MSN, (NICU manager at Sharp, Chffia Vista, CA, Meffical Center).They have two lovely daughters,Jesi and Jacki.

Jirffi is survived by Us wife and daughters; Lujan famffies (Chffia Vista, CA), Us moffier and stepfaffier, Drs. Maryanne CordaU and Stephen KeUy (CDR, Ret.), sister, Jeanne Vestevich, LCSW, and her husband,Jini Bockerstette (San Diego, CA); father and stepmother, D r and Mrs. Robert Vestevich; Vestevich fanfrhes (Bloomfield HiUs, Ml); sister, D r Katherine McKinney, and her husband, Brian McKinney (Tampa, FL); KeUy famffies (Northern CaUforffia); Harrod fanffiy (St. Loffis, MO); and Normark famffies (Raleigh, NC).

WeU-loved by fanfrly and friends,Jinfr's humor, integrity, dedicarion, and curiosity were haUmarks ofhis outstanffing character. He is rffissed and celebrated.

For memorial donarions, please contact Fisher House, Naval Meffical Center, San Diego, CA (619-532-9055).

Katherine C. McKinney, PhD

If you have any quesrions regarding subrffission of obituaries to Shipmate, please contact either your Class secretary, or Shipmate's obfruaries editor, Timothy EUzabeth Woodbury (410-295-4064 or obits@usna.com).

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The Weems & Plath home decor collection reflects the passion for excellence of company cofounder and Naval Academ)- graduate, Captain Phillip Van Horn Weems. After graduating trom the Academy in 1912, Captain Weems went on develop a number of navigation tools, many of which are still in use today', publish numerous articles and teach navigation at the Naval Academy in the 1920's. A brilliant, inventi\'e and determined man, Weems revolutionized the fields of navigation \\ith his ideas, wTitings and inventions.

Home Decor Collection: • High qualit}- instruments set in solid North American hardwood • Brass finish porthole design \\-ill never tarnish • Limited lifetime warranty • Four color gift box, battery and instructions included • All can be personalized with Naval Academy crest and/or brass plate

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OCTAGON BOX ALARM CLOCK • SoUd brass quartz alarm clock • Includes engravable brass plate for interior hd • Optional engravable brass plate for front of box • Mahogany fimsh hardwood Depth: 3 V2". Width: 6 Vg".

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2007 ALUMNI fSAVEL PROGRAM Cruise the Panama Canal aboard the Crystal Symphony (27 Feb. - 9 IVIarch) (A Joint

Join one of our great alumni trips and see what you have been missing! Great itineraries and fabulous netv destinations allow our travelers to explore wonderful places in comfort, safety and style, mth the very best guides and staff. To receive one ofour catalogs or get on the mailing list for brochures, please email bobbi.colUns(^usna.com or call 410-295-4023. Go NAVY travel!

Academy Travel program)— Visit islands in the Caribbean then transit the canal in style, ending in tropical Costa Rica.

Grand Turk, St. Barts, AnguiUa, Aruba and Caldera onboard a ship that takes comfort and style to a new level. Great alumni pricing. ?2 days/Alumni Holidays/ from $2,395 + air

A n t a r c t i c a (4-17 Feb.)—Discover the beauty of Antarctica, a vast expanse of exquisite ice, populated by wildlife that has adapted in extraordinary fashion to the cold.Visit the Antarctic peninsula and the Wendell Sea aboard the Polar Star, perfected suited to this voyage.

14 days/International Expeditions/from $5,795 + air

Egypt- Gift of the Nile (23 Feb. - 4 IVIarch)—Cairo and the Pyramids, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel with a Nile cruise included. See the major archeological sites and amazing history of this land.Travel with special Egyptologists and guides, stay in perfectly situated hotels and travel in comfort and safety. tO days/International Expeditions/from $2,898 + air J e w e l s of India ( 6 - 1 7 M a r c h ) — A vast country with many facets, India has much to offer. Stay in the best hotels and see Delhi, Varanasi, Sarnath, Jaipur and Agra, including the Taj Mahal. Visit U N E S C O World fieritage Sites; enjoy a cruise on the Ganges River, plus much more, li days/Alumni Holidays/from $5,095 + air.

China & the Yangzi River (19 April- 6 May)—Beijing, Xian, Guihn, Chongquig,Yangzi River cruise, Zhujiajiao and Shanghai. See all the history and culture of this amazing country, with special features and visits. Whether this is your first trip or a favorite repeat, join us for the trip of a lifetime. Optional H o n g Kong extension. 18 days/China Advocates/from $5690 + air

Alumni Campus in Tuscany (Cortona) (9-17 May) (a Joint Academy Travel program)—Back by popular demand, the trip everyone wants to take! Seven nights in Cortona and day trips to see Assisi, Siena, Florence, Perugia and all the Tuscan sites, history (and cooking!)

An all-inclusive Campus program. 9 days/Alumni Holidays/ from $2,095 + air

Paradores and Pousadas (7 - 21 May)—Join a small group of travelers to journey through Spain and Portugal, staying at historic lodgings and enjoying the history and sites surrounding them. Feel the areas R o m a n and Moorish influences, and get to know the people of each region. Visit Lisbon, Evora, Carmona, Ronda, Ubeda and Madrid. 15 days/Odysseys Unlimited/ from $3,595 + air

Treasures of Japan (27 May - 6 June)—A uniquely designed itinerary—experience the culture, architecture and landscapes of Japan—urban Tokyo, coastal Kamakura and volcanic Hakone. See it all—shrines and temples, shoguns castles and a visit to Mt. Fuji, plus much more. 12 days/Alumni Holidays/ from $3,495 + air

Russia—The Golden Ring (27 May - 6 June)—Cruise the Volga River and enjoy Moscow,Yaroslavl, Kostroma and Gorki (now

Nizhni Novgorod).Visit Star City where Cosmonauts train, see Moscow in depth and enjoy local and regional cuisine and entertainment.

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Cruise the Mediterranean aboard the Crystal Serenity ( 1 2 - 2 0 J u n e ) — A t h e n s , Nauplion ,Santorini, Kudasai, Mykonos, Sorrento and Citavecchia in style and conffort. Classical ports of history; with beautiful beaches, towns and archeology. 9 days/Alumni Holidays/from $2,695 + air

Exploring Alaska's Inside Passage ( 4 - 1 2 July)—Spend a day in Juneau, then cruise aboard the small ship Spirit ofYorktown; visiting Skagway and Haines, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Tracy A r m and Frederick Sound, plus other beautiful areas o f o u r 49th state. Amazing natural history lectures and wonderful wildlife, aU up close and personal. 9 days/INTRAV/from $4749 + air

Alumni Campus in Scotland (5 - 16 July) (a Joint Academy Travel program)—Two location campus, featuring both Stirling and Inverness.

See Sterling Castle and Bannockburn battlefield, where Robert the Bruce fought for freedom. Visit Andrew's, the h o m e of golf and ancient Dundee. See Loch Ness and look for its famous inhabitant and so much more! 11 days/Alumni Holidays/from $2,798 + air

Danube's Enchanted Valleys and Festivals of Music ( 1 6 - 2 4 July)—Travel aboard the new Amadeus Princess as she cruises the Danube, through charming viUages and towns of Hungary Austria and Slovakia. Overnight in Budapest andVienna and enjoy a special excursion to ffie Wachau Valley 9 days/INTRAV/from $2,595 + air

Black Sea—Crossroads of Culture (29 July - 1 0 Aug.)—Sail the Bosphorus Strait and along the coast ofTurkey, visit Crimea and see the site of the world-altering Yalta Conference. Enjoy Odessa and Bulgaria's Nesebur with its Byzantine churches. End in Istanbul, with its dazzling sites and amazing history 12 days/Travel Dynamics/from $7,995 + air

Alumni Campus in Sicily (15 - 26 Sept.)—From Medieval Taormina and Mt. Etna to the archeological ruins of Syracuse, plus Agrigento, Palermo and Sagesta—see all the stunning architecture and marvelous artistic feats. Transfer to R o m e to explore the sites ofthe Eternal City. 12 days/Alumni Holidays/from $2,795 + air T r e a s u r e s of t h e E a s t (1 - 1 4 Oct.)—Explore the palaces, temples and scared sites ofThailand and Bhutan, nesded high in the Himalayas.

Learn about the rich culture of these amazing countries; from chanting monks in the Thai walled city of Chang Mai to an elephant ride in the bamboo groves o f t h e Chaing Dao Elephant camp. 14 days/Alumni Holidays/ from $4,495 + air

Azure Waters of the Dalmatian Coast ( 2 - 1 1 Oct.)—Cruise aboard the 3()-cabin MV Monet to enjoy Croatian cities with their deep blue seas, magical islands, R o m a n ruins and medieval architecture. T h e on to Venice with its wonderful canals and St. Mark's BasUica. 9 days/INTRAV/from $3,595 + air

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